Chapter 89 Encountering Bandits

After breakfast, the group said goodbye to the Xu family and continued on their journey.

There are many mountains in Ganzhou, but fortunately, we have already climbed the largest one, so the rest of the road, even if there are some climbs and descents, will be relatively easy to walk on.

At noon, they rested in a valley.

Lu Yao and the others arrived quite a while earlier, so when the main group arrived, everyone would sit together and chat.

Speaking of the Xu family, Lu Yao couldn't help but ask Chu Xiangning and others why they didn't agree to the Xu family's proposal and stay and settle down directly in Anhe County.

Finally, Lu Yao said, "The Xu family is very wealthy. With their help and care, things will be much easier for you."

Chu Xiangning half-truthed about their experience. It was true that they were abducted, but before they were sold, they met Lin Hongyang and his group and were rescued. However, due to various family reasons, they had no money to live with, so they simply followed the people who brought them back to the human world to start a new life in Ganzhou.

Xu Wanyu didn't expect that they had experienced such a dark life. She felt so distressed that she immediately invited them to live in Anhe County. Apart from anything else, her family had a house and connections, so if they settled down here, they would have some care.

Chu Xiangning and others were very tempted by this proposal.

This is the Xu family's territory. With their care, their lives would be much better. However, after seven people discussed it, they finally declined her kindness.

Seeing Lu Yao's curiosity, she said, "Indeed, staying here will make our lives much easier, but it goes against our original intention."

Lu Yao disagreed: "In the future, everyone will go their separate ways."

Whether it is General Lin, Captain Wu and others, or these exiled prisoners, they will eventually be separated.

At present, they have no idea where they will be assigned in the future.

It is even possible that a family will go to different places and never see each other again.

Thinking of this possibility, Lu Yao paused for two beats.

How could she forget such an important thing!

I kept this matter in mind and planned to discuss the follow-up with my brother Rong later.

I was worried about something, but I didn't show it on my face. I wasn't in a hurry at the moment.

Chu Xiangning knew that Lu Yao had no other intentions and that she was truly doing this for their own good, so he didn't hide anything. "The Xu family was willing to take care of us only because of that so-called life-saving grace, but everyone knows that we weren't the ones who actually saved them."

In their opinion, it was not wise to use this so-called favor to consume the Xu family's gratitude.

Moreover, they could see that Xu Wanyu helped them only out of sympathy and pity for their experiences.

Of course, they also knew that the other party really wanted to help.

Perhaps this experience left an indelible shadow on them, making their self-esteem stronger and wanting to move forward on their own.

Compared to Xu Wanyu, they are more familiar with Lu Yao and others.

In other words, I don't want to owe others favors anymore.

"I have to warn you," Lu Yao said seriously, "the further we go, the worse the living environment may become."

In this world, several women living alone will inevitably encounter many troubles. They are afraid that no one will take care of them and they will suffer.

Moreover, she was not wrong. According to the description in the original book, the land of exile was even more barren and difficult.

Chu Xiangning and the others had naturally discussed these things. They had several alternative plans, and would make specific decisions based on the actual situation after arriving at the location.

In short, they are no longer the daughters of wealthy families who have never done housework and know nothing, and they will not live off their savings.

Seeing that they insisted, Lu Yao stopped trying to persuade them.

It won't be long before there will be a general amnesty, and by then they may have other plans and arrangements.

Because they had a full meal in the morning, everyone had obviously more energy than before, and the road conditions were also good, so they traveled more distance in the morning than before.

By the time they arrived at the place chosen by Meng Hu and his friends, it was already later than usual.

After lunch, Lin Hongyang did not let everyone set off immediately, but generously let everyone rest for quarter of an hour.

Because the efficiency was very high today, they passed the post station and were still some distance away from the next one, so they stayed in an abandoned house at night.

It was obvious that no one had lived in this house for some time. The yard was overgrown with weeds, there were many spider webs under the eaves and in the corners, and many places in the house were covered with dust.

However, even if it is abandoned, there should be people staying there often, so some places are still relatively clean.

This way, they won't have to move anymore.

Firstly, I don’t know if I will come across a suitable place again if I miss this one. Secondly, I have been traveling all day and there is no need to go through the trouble again. I have to continue tomorrow.

Besides, we have been exiled, so why should we be so particular? It’s good enough to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

The house is a bit shabby, but fortunately it covers a large area. Although it is a bit crowded, everyone can live there.

After putting down all the luggage, everyone started to get busy.

The kitchen naturally belonged to Lu Yao, the "chef", and the others set up a small stove in the yard with ease.

Green smoke was rising from the house at the foot of the mountain again, and it seemed that there were quite a few people. A lookout on the mountain saw this, hurriedly gave instructions to the people around him, put down the things in his hands, and ran away.

Finally someone came, and he had to go and report the news quickly.

Soon, he came to a village.

"Ma Zi, weren't you on guard? Why are you back?"

The gatekeeper saw him and greeted him.

"Yeah, Mazi, you're not trying to be lazy, are you?"

"Ma Zi, let me tell you, this concerns the survival of our entire village, we can't be careless."

“…”

Several people chatted one after another, ignoring Ma Zi's red face, and talked more and more excitedly.

In the past, Ma Zi would have ignored these people and left immediately, but today, he glared at the people who were talking, saying, "I have an urgent matter to report to the village chief. If this delays something important, can you bear the responsibility?"

"Is there something urgent? Then why didn't you tell me earlier!"

"What's the matter? You don't seem panicked."

"What are you still dawdling about? Go find the village chief."

“…”

Ma Zi was amused by the shamelessness of these people, but he ignored these clowns.

Humph, soon he will be valued by the village chief and will no longer have to stand guard outside every day.

Soon, he arrived at the village chief's yard, was taken in, and reported what he had observed.

After hearing Ma Zi's report, the village chief immediately stood up and asked excitedly, "Really?"

Ma Zi nodded. He had a good eye. Otherwise, a little boy like him wouldn't have been assigned to such an important position.

"Okay, you did a great job. I'll give you an extra chicken drumstick tonight."

After the village chief finished speaking, he immediately arranged for people to go down the mountain to investigate the situation. He encouraged Ma Zi and asked him to continue to guard his position.

After everyone left, the village chief paced back and forth in the room nervously.

It has been a long time since a big fat sheep passed by. If they don’t get something, they will not be able to make ends meet.

However, when the person who went to investigate came back, the village chief was somewhat disappointed.

Why isn’t it a fat sheep?

"Brother, do we still need to take action?" asked his deputy.

The village chief did not make a decision immediately, but asked people to continue investigating and make sure to know the specific origins of these people, what they brought, and the number of officers and soldiers.

If there is nothing valuable and there are many officers and soldiers escorting it, then there is no need to do this unfavorable business.

On the contrary, if you get something valuable, all the hard work will be worth it.

The people who were trying to find out the information left again. This time, because the information they were trying to find out was very difficult, they sent several experienced veterans.

When the people in the village heard that there would be work to do soon, they were all eager to get to work.

Although the people who went to inquire about the news have not returned yet, they have already started making preparations for the event.

The village chief did not stop them. On the contrary, he was very satisfied to see everyone's enthusiasm.

After waiting for more than half a month, just when everyone was about to lose patience, the person who was inquiring for information finally came back.

Seeing everyone had their weapons out, he was stunned for a moment, "What are you doing?"

"How's it going? Did you find out anything?"

No one answered but asked instead.

The people who were trying to gather information looked at each other in bewilderment. One of them stepped forward and said, "Village leader, their belongings were all washed away by the flood. There's nothing valuable left, and..."

The man paused for a moment and continued, "There were about twenty officers and soldiers escorting us. They all had an extraordinary aura and looked like they had seen blood."

Soldiers who have seen blood, no matter where they come from, must be simple. It's not that he wants to destroy his own people's ambitions. Can these misfits really do it?

Obviously, the village chief was also weighing the cost and benefits, and finally gave up.

When some people heard that the event was cancelled, they were dissatisfied, but more people were relieved.

It is better to live a miserable life than to die. They all cherish their lives and do not have the courage to go against the officers and soldiers who have fought in the battlefield and killed the enemies.

Thus, a robbery plan was aborted.

Everyone thought that the matter would just end there, but the village chief immediately changed his mind after receiving a group of guests.

If there is nothing valuable, they will not take the initiative to confront these people, but if the gains are much greater than the costs, then it is worth everyone to give it a try.

but,

Before that, he wanted to confirm the accuracy of the news.

"It's absolutely genuine," the visitor assured, patting his chest. "Many people have witnessed this."

If they were not envious of the things sent by the Xu family and worried that the soldiers were too powerful for them to handle, how could they have rushed over at night to share the news?

This news is so important to everyone.

Those who had previously thought that their lives were more important changed their minds instantly.

As long as the benefits are big enough, they are not afraid of anything.

"Don't be afraid of her!" Someone with a bad temper slammed the table. "Just do it!"

Yes, just do it!

At that moment, everyone went back to pick up their weapons and prepared for a big fight.

If you succeed, you can enjoy a good meal for a while.

If you fail...

Pooh!

Only success!

Which action has failed in the past?

As it turned out, this time, they hit a wall.

Not to mention generals like Lin Hongyang who rose from the bottom through military merit, Captain Wu and Captain Zhang were both experts in fighting ten enemies at once.

Even the soldiers below had walked out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses.

With such a configuration, how could a few random bandits contend with it?

Soon, all the bandits who came were knocked to the ground. Some clever prisoners took ropes to help tie these people up and wait for their punishment later.

Lin Hongyang watched their actions and curled the corners of his mouth.

After asking about the origins of these people, Lin Hongyang selected a few with good skills and went straight up the mountain to kill them. In just half an hour, they destroyed the people's lair.

Hearing this news, Lu Yao couldn't help but marvel.

I knew that General Lin and his men were powerful, but I didn't expect them to be so capable.

No wonder the journey was smooth.

As for those who don’t have eyes tonight, they are probably really blind.

In other words, they are blinded by profit.

The colleagues who received the news early the next morning had mixed feelings, but were mostly surprised.

This is an achievement that comes to your doorstep.

I had heard about this person's great achievements before, and I was envious of those colleagues who benefited from his achievements. I never thought that one day, this good thing would suddenly fall on my head.

How can this not make people happy?

Immediately, the general of Anhe County came in person with his men to take over.

I thought there would be some wrangling, but unexpectedly, the other party did not put forward any conditions at all. Instead, he told the whole matter in detail without holding back. This made the military advisor, who had prepared a lot of speeches, instantly useless.

This style of painting is a little different from the others.

Faced with the open and honest Lin Hongyang, the general of Anhe County suddenly felt that he had been judging others by his own standards, and was suspected of being ungrateful.

Looking at the eyes without any private message or calculation, he felt a little guilty. Compared with the other party, he seemed not so generous.

Fortunately, Lin Hongyang is a good person, and after a conversation, the two of them became familiar with each other instantly.

He patted his chest and said that he owed someone a favor this time and he would definitely repay it when he had the chance in the future.

Lin Hongyang laughed heartily and said that it was just something he did casually and there was no need to take it to heart.

By retreating to advance, he instantly won more favor, and the other party felt regretful that they had met too late.

The two strangers developed a deep bond in just a short while.

The people who were paying attention to the movements here not far away had a new level of admiration for Lin Hongyang. They never expected that the usually serious man would have such a side to him.

Or are they too narrow-minded?

After handing all the people over to Anhe County, Lin Hongyang led his team on their journey. Today, the exiled prisoners were more obedient.

After witnessing the one-sided beating last night, they suddenly felt that the officers and soldiers who had seemed so hateful in the past were still very lovable. They were so gentle and kind to them.