Chapter 45: Hunting a tiger, one hundred gold in hand!

Ma San's whole family of seventeen people were burned to death by a big fire, which caused a great sensation.

The whole village went to watch early in the morning.

The local official in charge of the township, the three elders, the township assistant, and the pavilion chief all came to the ruins of Ma San's house.

The yellow adobe had already been burned to a black-red color.

The house had collapsed, and one by one, the charred corpses were lifted out from various corners under the earthen walls in the room.

The pavilion chief, the pavilion marquis, and the village head were all checking the corpses.

The corpses looked charred, but it was still difficult to hide the wounds on their bodies.

Finally, after a discussion among a group of people, a conclusion was reached.

This Ma San's family of seventeen was first killed and then the house was burned.

In the crowd, Duan Yu held Diao Chan's hand.

Hearing the village head, pavilion marquis, pavilion chief, three elders, and the official say that Ma San was killed first and then the house was burned, Diao Chan's hand tightened.

Looking up at Duan Yu, her eyes were full of worry.

Diao Chan was not stupid.

Ma San had been dominating the village for many years.

For so many years, there were those who dared to be angry, but none dared to speak.

Ma San was a bully in the nearby ten miles and eight villages, usually gathering a group of wanderers to bully men and women.

But for so many years, I haven't heard of anyone daring to trouble Ma San.

But it just so happened that Ma San's subordinates came to their house to show off yesterday, and Ma San's whole family was killed that night.

This matter...

"Husband..." Diao Chan called softly.

Duan Yu looked down at Diao Chan beside him, then smiled slightly and stroked Diao Chan's hair and said

"Maybe this Ma San did too many bad things."

"If you walk the night road too much, you will always meet a ghost."

"Let's go, let's go home, I have to go hunting in the mountains later."

Duan Yu pulled Diao Chan's hand and walked out of the crowd.

Diao Chan was worried, but didn't say much.

After nodding obediently, she left with Duan Yu.

Time passed in a flash for two days.

Evening.

In the dense forest in the mountains.

On a huge bluestone, Duan Yu was sitting and resting.

Beside him were a straight blade and a powerful bow.

The quiver was hung on his back.

The surroundings were filled with the smell of blood and the internal organs of animals that had been dug out.

It had been two full days since Ma San's whole family was killed.

As Duan Yu expected, the killing of such a person as Ma San did not cause much sensation.

The county only conducted a rational investigation.

After all, people like Ma San had too many enemies.

And that big fire almost burned everything clean.

More people were clapping and cheering.

Because before Duan Yu lit the house, he burned half of the house deeds, land deeds, and contracts of sale that Ma San had obtained by bullying men and women over the years.

The other half was scattered by Duan Yu around Ma San's house.

Without those contracts for selling oneself, selling land, and selling houses.

The surrounding people who had been extorted by Ma San or trapped by his schemes all shouted that the person who killed Ma San's family was a good person.

Of course, Duan Yu would not go to claim such good deeds. ===== CHAPTER 47 =====