With one hand she heals, and the other hand she kills, the princess vows to rule the world!

Chapter 459 Big Flower Bug and Little Girl

Baili Moqing tucked the quilt in for her and said, "It's okay. Have a good rest and we'll talk when you feel better."

The attic returned to peace again, and Shu He fell into a deep sleep.

This sleep lasted for another three days.

In the West Mountain of Yaozhou, countless people carried various "weapons" into the mountains just to catch a young "giant flower insect".

The magistrate of Yaozhou offered a generous reward, saying that anyone who could capture the "big flower insect" alive would be rewarded with 500 taels of silver and exempted from taxes for ten years!

"Big Flower Bug" is the nickname for tigers used by locals.

It is said that the origin of this is that a hunter went into the mountains and encountered a tiger. The tiger attacked him and he had nowhere to hide but to climb a tree. The tiger could not catch him, so it lay down under the tree and fell asleep. At this time, the hunter in the tree looked down and saw that the tiger's body looked like a long worm, so he gave the tiger this nickname.

After the reward announcement came out, countless people went into the West Mountain.

Five hundred taels and ten years of taxes!

If this happened to them, their lives would be ruined!

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round, and a big reward always attracts brave men. At this time, the entire West Mountain was almost filled with people who wanted to catch giant flower insects, as well as martial artists.

They surrounded the entire West Mountain, shrinking the encirclement little by little, with alert and fearful expressions, as if they were afraid of something.

A man wearing black cloth, a gray turban, and a half-finger-long beard on his face looked very rough and no different from the locals.

He asked the person next to him, "Brother, are you sure the giant flower insect is on this mountain? Why does it seem like there's nothing happening here?"

The man's name was Zhang Xiong. He was also a mountain dweller from a nearby mountain village. He owned several plots of mountain land and occasionally hunted, so he was relatively familiar with the situation in the West Mountain.

He said, "Someone saw the giant flower beetle being driven up the mountain! Besides, such a rare creature, if it left the West Mountain, someone would definitely see it."

"There's been no news so far. He should still be on the mountain."

After hearing this, the man nodded and said, "Yes, that makes sense."

"But, brother, why are you all so desperate? I heard that even though it's a cub, it's a giant one as tall as a man. Aren't you afraid of getting hurt if you go over like this?"

"Although the county magistrate gave a large reward, you still have to live to spend it!"

"Alas!" Zhang Xiong's face showed a hint of bitterness. "Not everyone is here for the money. The county magistrate has issued an order requiring every household to send one man into the mountains to catch big insects. Otherwise, taxes will be increased and doubled next year!"

He was forced into a corner, otherwise, he would not have come into the mountains.

It was a tiger after all, and as a half-hunter, he was well aware of the danger of this thing.

The king of beasts in the mountains, whose claws can rip people's intestines apart, no matter how much he loves money, he dare not provoke him easily!

The man in plain clothes was puzzled. "Didn't we agree on voluntary participation? Why is there this disguised request?"

Zhang Xiong walked slowly, holding a spear in his hand, not at all enthusiastic. "I was willing two days ago, but not now."

"The county magistrate's son made a bet that he could catch the giant insect within three days and then exhibit it at the Wanxing Tower in Yaozhou!"

"He's the county magistrate's son! Since he's made his promise, he'll naturally do everything he can to make it happen."

Therefore, these people became victims of power.

A murderous look flashed in the eyes of the commoner. "The county magistrate is the father and mother of the country. Does that mean he can just increase or decrease taxes as he pleases?"

"Besides, abusing his power and forcing people to go into the mountains and hunt tigers, risking their lives, is against the law! Why don't you go to the government office and sue him?"

Zhang Xiong looked at him and asked, "Brother, you are not from here, right?"

The man shook his head. "I'm a martial artist. I was passing through Yaozhou and heard there was a reward for killing a tiger, so I came to take a look."

Zhang Xiong smiled and said, "No wonder you said that."

With a hint of sarcasm and helplessness in his eyes, the commoner asked, "What's wrong with what I said? The magistrate is under someone's supervision. It's impossible for a small magistrate to be lawless!"

"Humph, control? Who can control him? He's the biggest man in Yaozhou, who can control him?"

"Why can't you do anything about it? Yaozhou is under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, and isn't the Yongzhou governor in Lanzhou next door? Why don't you write a complaint and go to Lanzhou to complain to the governor?"

"The Tianqi regime's jurisdiction over official ranks is very strict. If a county magistrate breaks the law, the governor has the right to decide his appointment or dismissal!"

"If the governor of Yongzhou knew about this, I think he would also stop this unreasonable hunting operation."

Zhang Xiong didn't say anything, his eyes were complicated and hard to understand.

"What's wrong, brother? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Zhang Xiong shook his head, gave a wry smile, and said, "Li Yong, the governor of Yongzhou, is the younger brother of our county magistrate."

After saying this, he said nothing more.

Anyone who understands understands.

The man in plain clothes' eyes flashed. So that's it.

He then asked, "Why did the county magistrate's son insist on catching that 'big flower insect'? How did he know that the 'big flower insect' was in the West Mountain?"

Zhang Xiong looked around and felt that the surroundings were too quiet.

However, there was nothing unusual around. Everyone was still walking on their own routes and didn't see anything else.

He returned his gaze to his own path and spoke, "I heard that three days ago, a child was seen riding that giant flower bug by the county magistrate's men."

"Later, Master Li brought his men to look for the giant caterpillar and the child. They discovered that the cat had been tamed and could understand human speech!"

"Mr. Li was immediately attracted by the cat and wanted to buy it, but was rejected. Later, he became angry and immediately sent people to capture the child and the giant cat. However, the child escaped with the giant cat and hid in the mountains."

"Mr. Li was very angry, so he asked the county magistrate to issue a reward for anyone to catch the giant flower beetle."

Later it evolved into this situation.

When the man in plain clothes heard this, his eyes flickered, as if he was suppressing his excitement.

Child?

found it! !

"What are you doing over there? Stop talking and go find that little bastard!"

As he was speaking, he heard a burst of angry curses in the distance. He waved the whip in his hand, making a "swish" sound.

"Yes, yes, sir, I understand!" Zhang Xiong nodded quickly towards that side, indicating that he would start working immediately.

After the people over there stopped staring at them, he whispered to the person next to him, "That's the runner sent by the county magistrate, keeping watch!"

I am afraid that these people will not do their best.

The man in plain clothes stared at the yamen runner holding the whip, his eyes full of frost.

"what!"

"Run for your life! The big bug has appeared!!"

A scream and a commotion attracted everyone's attention.

The man in plain clothes' expression tightened and he quickly ran towards the commotion.