"What mountain god... what the hell is this thing playing tricks on me! If you've got the guts, come out here, or I'll chop you into mincemeat!"

The bandit leader, knife in hand, looked around but saw no one.

A cold wind rustled through the low trees in the woods, but there was no one else in sight; the surroundings were eerily quiet.

The bandit leader felt a little fear, but he was quite calculating and kept a fierce look on his face as he looked around with his knife in hand.

"Damn it!" he yelled through gritted teeth, "If you've got the guts, then..."

Before he could finish speaking, the head with its wide-open eyes rolled off.

"Ahhh—" The remaining two bandits were already terrified, so they kowtowed even harder towards Zhao Hong and his men.

"Mountain God, Mountain God, please have mercy... spare us! We were forced into this, we were forced by him... if we didn't follow him, we'd be eaten too..."

"Please, spare us, spare us..." The two bandits knelt on the ground and kowtowed frantically, completely losing their previous arrogance.

This is really too bizarre!

Aside from the idea of ​​gods and ghosts, they couldn't think of anything else.

Niu Er and Zhao Hong, who were also kneeling on the ground, exchanged glances, their eyes conveying a message.

"Grandpa, thank you!" Lin Wanyue's clear voice said.

The heads of the two bandits rolled to the ground, and their pleas for mercy ceased instantly.

Their pleas for mercy were not an admission of wrongdoing, but merely a submissive act born of fear.

Upon hearing Lin Wanyue's voice, the tall man in armor turned to look at her, a flame seemingly burning in his dark eyes.

"Little girl, can you see me?" a cold, serious voice, as if squeezed out of rust, asked.

Lai Fu was somewhat frightened, but he still stood trembling in front of Lin Wanyue, "My lord, she's just a little girl, please don't take her seriously..."

He cursed the little pink butterfly a thousand times in his heart. Why is it taking this guy so long to save someone? Why isn't he coming over yet?

Although Laifu lived a long time, he was completely powerless!

Looking at the spear in the armored demon's hand, Laifu's legs trembled like crazy. This demon had been ruthless when it killed people. What if it killed them too?

After all, this armored demon's methods of killing are far more ruthless than Little Pink Butterfly's!

The armored demon's gaze fell on Lai Fu, then returned to Lin Wanyue.

He was certain that the little girl was just a tiny human, barely taller than his knees, yet she could see him. Besides, she was also being protected by a ghost.

only……

That ghost is such a coward!

However, this also shows that the little girl is not simple.

"Okay." Lin Wanyue nodded to the armored demon. "Thank you for saving us. Is there anything you want?"

She observed that the armored demon did not possess any dark or malevolent aura, and therefore did not harbor the same murderous rage as the little pink butterfly. Yet, it remained in this world, refusing to depart.

Perhaps there was some unfulfilled wish left behind?

Lin Wanyue felt that since the armored demon had helped her, it had also helped Zhao Hong and his son. Without these bandits, the villagers down the mountain would be much safer.

The armored demon had never seen a human like Lin Wanyue before, and remained silent for a long time.

“Wanwan…” Niu Lao Er gently tugged at Lin Wanyue’s sleeve: “What did you see? There’s nothing here…”

"Yes, little immortal, I...I want to go back and save my son..." Zhao Hong was still only thinking about his son, Zhao Youtie.

The five bandits who followed them have all been dealt with. Apart from the bandit whose leg was cut off, only his son is left at the shack!

The thought of his son still hanging in the tree broke Zhao Hong's heart.

Regardless of who saved them, he needed to find his son first.

…

Just then, another sound came from the woods.

"Hurry, hurry, it's right here! Even the dogs can smell it! It must be up ahead!" Boss Niu shouted in his booming voice.

Niu Lao Er, who was kneeling on the ground trembling, heard his elder brother's voice and, without caring whether there were any ghosts he hadn't seen, jumped up three feet high.

"Big brother, we're here!" Niu Lao Er shouted, waving his arms. "Here, here!"

After descending the mountain, Niu Laoda ran wildly, having nowhere else to go, so he ran straight into the village.

Before the bandits who were with him could even notice, they were surrounded by villagers who were working with shovels and hoes.

There were patrols on the watchtower, so they had already seen the bandits chasing Niu Laoda down the mountain. They immediately sent word down, and the villagers made preparations and wiped out all four bandits.

They also learned from Boss Niu that Lin Wanyue and the others were still on the mountain. Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed, "This won't do!"

Everyone in the village knows how much Lin Wanyue has helped the village.

Even this watchtower for sending messages was built thanks to the Lin family; otherwise, even if they could have dealt with these four bandits, they would probably have suffered some losses.

So everyone discussed it and decided that they could postpone digging the ditch on the ground for a couple more days, but they couldn't delay going up the mountain to rescue Lin Wanyue any longer.

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