"Spare us, Great King! We truly are honest, law-abiding citizens. We were only planning to go... to go..." Liu Dongsheng stammered frantically in defense, but before he could finish, a bandit savagely kicked him to the ground, sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt.
"Stop whining and babbling! Tie them up!" barked a minor bandit leader.
Two bandits immediately rushed forward, binding Liu Dongsheng and Li Chunli tightly with ropes like a pair of festive rice dumplings, before shoving and driving them into the ranks of the prisoners.
Chapter 47