Chapter 31 One palm could smash his head.

Bai Zilin blushed and nodded, feeling a sweet joy in his heart. The meaning of being of one mind with someone meant that he had feelings for her, and she had feelings for him too. They were thinking the same thing. Was this silly girl confessing her feelings to him? She definitely was.

Bai Zilin glanced shyly at Liu Ye, then blushed and lowered his head. "Silly girl, don't worry. Once we're settled, I'll marry you..."

Liu Ye sat on the bamboo mat, looking left, right, and back and forth. It seemed that more and more people were fleeing famine to the south. There weren't so many at the beginning; it seemed that the number had doubled. They must have wanted to wait and see if it would rain, but after waiting for several days without rain, they finally came out of their homes.

Liu Ye was right. It was indeed the case, which explained the large number of disaster victims, some of whom had only emerged today. Suddenly, Liu Ye saw the woman who had held the child that day. She was sitting with a man, chatting and laughing, almost flirting. However, there was no child with them. Where was her child? Had he starved to death?

The woman holding the child was named Liu Niu. She turned around abruptly and spotted Liu Ye and the others. She glared at Liu Ye and then whispered in the man's ear, "Erqiang, those two have food in their baskets, and their cart is pretty good too. They're waiting for us to do this and that..."

Erqiang was a bald man in his forties with shifty eyes and a sleazy look. He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then looked at Liu Ye and the others with a wicked grin: "One's a piece of trash, the other's an idiot, easy to deal with!"

Liu Niu whispered again, "They have machetes on them. Don't be fooled by the fact that the man's leg is crippled; he's incredibly skilled with his hands. A couple of days ago, someone tried to take advantage of them, but he killed them with a single machete!"

Erqiang scoffed, "He must have killed ordinary people. I know kung fu, and my Iron Sand Palm is no joke. One palm can smash his head. Just wait and see!"

Liu Niu looked at Liu Ye and the others with a gloating expression. If they hadn't refused to give her food, her daughter wouldn't have starved to death. Humph, today is your death day!

Liu Ye noticed they were crickets chirping at them. She turned to Bai Zilin and said, "Brother Bai, look at that woman over there. She's the one who asked us for food a couple of days ago. She's lost her child, and she might be dead."

Bai Zilin glanced at them, then frowned and looked away: "We're being watched again. That man is a trained fighter. He's very strong, and his arm muscles are even more solid than mine. I might not be his match. Liu Ye, give me the bow and arrows from your basket."

When Liu Ye saw the woman looking at her with ill intent, she already guessed what was going on. She took out the bow and arrows and handed them to Bai Zilin, and then picked up a woodcutter's knife and put it on the bamboo mat. She was not one to be trifled with when it mattered!

Liu Niu teased Er Qiang: "Er Qiang, look, that man has a bow and arrow, he looks like a hunter."

Erqiang scoffed, "He's just a poor hunter. Don't worry, I can handle him!"

Bai Zilin lay on the bamboo mat with a bow and arrow in his hand, pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, while listening intently to the sounds around him. Liu Ye did the same, holding a wood-chopping knife and also listening carefully to the sounds around her. She dared not close her eyes and pretend to sleep, for fear of actually falling asleep.

Before she knew it, it was past midnight. Liu Ye was so sleepy that she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. But she was startled awake. Damn it, she was so sleepy. Were those two going to make a move or not? If they were going to make a move, they should hurry up! This old lady was so sleepy!

He had been pretending to be asleep until Erqiang suddenly opened his lewd eyes. He slowly stood up from the ground and walked step by step toward Liu Ye and the others.

Hearing the commotion, Liu Ye gripped the woodcutter's knife tightly. "You son of a bitch, you've finally made your move!" Bai Zilin, who hadn't slept either, suddenly sat up, bow in hand, and quickly drew his bow, aiming at Erqiang without hesitation: "Stop! If you dare take another step forward, I won't be so polite!"

Liu Ye quickly stood up from the bamboo mat and pointed her machete at Erqiang.

Erqiang was discovered, but he wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he continued to walk forward, step by step approaching Bai Zilin: "You're welcome. I want to see how you, this piece of trash, will treat me so rudely. With your broken bow and arrow, huh! Go ahead and shoot if you dare!"

"Come on, shoot it right in my chest! I want to see if your sword is faster, or my Iron Sand Palm!"

As soon as Erqiang finished speaking, he leaped into the air and swung his palm at Bai Zilin. Bai Zilin was no pushover either; he immediately fired an arrow. Erqiang dodged to the side, and the arrow struck Bai Zilin's shoulder. Erqiang gritted his teeth and endured the pain, then slapped Bai Zilin's head with his other hand: "You son of a bitch, die!"

What could Liu Ye do? She had been watching him all along. She quickly kicked him in the head, sending him flying several meters away. He spun around several times before stopping, his neck stiffening, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes rolled back and he died.

"Ah, murder!" Liu Ni scrambled to her feet and ran, while Liu Ye sneered, "Hmph, you're lucky you ran fast, you bitch!"

She looked at Bai Zilin with concern: "Brother Bai, are you alright?"

Bai Zilin breathed a sigh of relief, "If it weren't for your timely kick, I would have been in real trouble. Go check if he's dead!"

Liu Ye walked up to Erqiang with a wood-chopping knife, and saw that he was already dead, his eyes wide open and rolling back in his head: "Hmph, serves him right!"

Liu Ye glanced at the sleeping disaster victims around her, startling one of them so much that he froze on the ground, too afraid to move.

Liu Ye returned to their resting place: "Brother Bai, it's already dawn. Why don't we pack our things and leave? We can find a place to eat after we leave this place."

Bai Zilin naturally had no objections. He sat on the cart with his crutch, put the bow and arrows in his basket, and Liu Ye put the bamboo mat on the cart. They then pulled the cart and set off, continuing south until the sun came out. The two stopped to eat something and continued on their way. They walked for another day before finding a place to rest after the sun set.

The fried rice was all gone, so Liu Ye fried another 2 jin of fried rice. He ate the fried rice with water that night. Bai Zilin took a sip of water and shook the water bag. Why did he feel that the water in the water bag was not decreasing? It seemed like there was always half a sip left? But it seemed that he didn't drink much. He only took a small sip each time. He closed the water bag and put it in the basket.

Liu Ye secretly stuck out her tongue. Every time, she would secretly add a little water to the water bag, and of course he wouldn't notice. When it was almost full, she would stop adding water. When the water in the water bag was gone, she would find an excuse to go up the mountain to find water and then fill the water bag again.