Lin Ru was speechless!

Having a chatterbox like Lin Qing was already enough to annoy Lin Ru!

Now two more have arrived!

Why didn't she realize before that her two cousins ​​were such chatterboxes?

Now that we've gotten to know each other well, I'm letting loose!

Lin Ru gave a few perfunctory words and then hurried off to scout ahead!

Although last year's drought wasn't severe, it still caused a significant drop in the water levels of major rivers! Some smaller rivers and lakes even dried up!

The most pressing issue for those fleeing famine is finding a water source!

Moreover, most of the people in their group were covered in blood. If the bandits had any accomplices who caught up with them, seeing them like this would be a sure admission of guilt!

Lin Ru strode forward until she could no longer see the crowd behind her, then she unleashed her full power! She quickly moved forward along the path, leaving marks on the trees as she went!

She searched where the vegetation was denser, and then looked at the animal footprints and droppings on the ground! Finally, she heard the sound of flowing water! So she quickened her pace, using her lightness skill to the fullest! She rushed towards the source of the sound!

The closer she got to the water source, the more lush the vegetation became. If the whole group came together, someone would need to clear the way. With that thought in mind, she pushed aside the dense grass and reached the riverbank!

Judging from the fine sand on the bank, this river must have been very wide before, but it hasn't rained for a long time now, and the water level has dropped considerably!

She surveyed the surrounding area to make sure there were no large or ferocious beasts nearby before marking the spot and returning the way she came!

When she returned, she saw seven or eight people blocking the way in front of the villagers from Shili Village, confronting them!

"Village chief, that's a bit unfair of you. Why didn't you help us bring our luggage over?"

"Yes, how could you just abandon us and leave like that?"

"Have you all lost your conscience?!"

"If we hadn't scattered and fled, buying you time, would you have been able to escape from the bandits alive?"

"Yes! And we don't need much! We just want you to share some of the food!"

Rong Peiyu, hands on her hips, pointed at the person opposite her and angrily cursed!

"Liu Ergou, how dare you say that! You were the ones who abandoned the villagers and ran away first! Although it's human nature to run away when faced with danger, and every life counts in such a situation, it's still a lot of wrongdoing to disregard the lives of your fellow villagers! Pushing them to the ground and trampling on them as you ran away is just too much!"

"If it weren't for Diao Yan and Xue Bao being hunters with some martial arts skills, and not being quick enough to help them up!"

"They're about to be trampled to death by you!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ergou snorted disdainfully!

"But we're not dead yet, are we? And we didn't do it on purpose! Everyone was just trying to escape! It's normal for something like this to happen. If you're so capable, you can step on us and get out of here! We're not capable, are we? And we didn't want this to happen either!"

These shameless words infuriated everyone in the village!

Especially those few people who were trampled were known as honest people in the village. They never expected to be treated like this by their fellow villagers!

Seeing them not only unrepentant but also acting as if they have nothing to lose makes me so angry I'm trembling!

Lin Ru just loves this kind of unreasonable person! This isn't some kind of gem! Isn't this just a tool for generating hatred points?

She strode forward and blocked Rong Peiyu's path, sneering, "Who do you think you are? Why should we help you carry your things? You said it yourself, everyone was just trying to escape, so it's normal for some accidents to happen. If you don't want to carry your own luggage, why should you make us, who are also trying to escape, carry it? Where do you get the nerve?"

"People like you, you're already doing us a favor by not holding us back, let alone giving us food? I'll give you a few sinuses, do you want them?"

Without waiting for their rebuttal, he channeled his inner strength and slapped them across the face!

Then he punched and kicked the accomplices who came over to help Liu Ergou!

Not satisfied with just beating them herself, she also called over the villagers who had been trampled by them to come and beat them up together!

"Come here, everyone! Let's vent our anger and vent our frustrations! We might as well give them a good beating! They've already gone this far, so we don't need to put up with them!"

Sure enough, the system's continuous broadcasting sounded in Lin Ru's mind!

At this moment, a woman emerged from the crowd, dragging an injured leg and limping along. She was holding a stick in her hand and began to strike Liu Ergou repeatedly.

"I told you not to push my son! You beast, you won't even spare a child! You did it on purpose! You beast, you shameless bastard!"

"You've always bullied us, a widow and her child! Now you want to kill us! My husband saved your life back then! Not only are you ungrateful, but you repay kindness with enmity! You heartless beast!"

She cursed and cried at the same time, as if she wanted to vent all the resentment she had accumulated over the years!

It turns out that the woman's name was Mu Jing. Three years ago, her husband went hunting in the mountains with Liu Ergou and others. Unexpectedly, they encountered a tiger. Her husband was skilled in martial arts, so he stood in front of them to buy time for Liu Ergou and the others to escape. As a result, he was killed by the tiger!

Her mother-in-law, unable to cope with the shock, also passed away!

All that's left are them, an orphan and a widow!

Unfortunately, they encountered some ungrateful people. Seeing that Mu Jing was beautiful, they always tried to take advantage of her. If it weren't for Bai Chengye protecting them all these years, the mother and son would have jumped into the river and committed suicide long ago!

As Lin Ru listened to the villagers behind her offering their explanations, she couldn't help but sigh, "This is a pitiful person!"

They only stopped when the woman was exhausted from beating and crying, and Liu Ergou and the others had fainted!

Lin Ru did not intend to kill them, as that would incur karma, which was not good. However, even if she did not kill them, given their current physical condition, death was only a matter of time!

So Lin Ru helped the exhausted woman up, handed her over to Rong Peiyu, and then called to the men!

"Carry them to the woods to the side and clear the path! Let's get out of here quickly!"

The men who were named immediately sprang into action. Lin Ru's intimidating power was now almost surpassing that of Bai Chengye!

Lin Ru is simply too fierce. She beheaded a bandit with a single stroke, and now she has single-handedly defeated all eight of them!

Lin Ru nodded with satisfaction when she saw how obedient the group was!

Pointing to the pitiful state of Liu Ergou and the others, she shouted to the people of Shili Village, "From now on! If anyone hurts a fellow villager again, beat them all up, throw them aside, and leave them to fend for themselves!"

"From now on, I hope you'll talk less and do more! Don't try anything funny! Otherwise, you won't want to know what will happen to you!"