Passing through the narrow path sandwiched between the mountains, the oppressive feeling brought by the steep mountain walls disappeared.
The tone of Jie Guan's speech became much lighter, and he encouraged everyone, "Work harder, there is an inn less than ten miles outside Yue Heng Mountain. If you don't want to live in this desolate wilderness, then cheer up!"
However, the moment he finished speaking.
The two big trees beside the road ahead suddenly fell down towards the middle of the road at the same time.
The horse under Officer Jie was frightened and its front hooves suddenly lifted into the air. Officer Jie pressed his body tightly against the horse's back and gently patted the horse's neck. He finally avoided the danger of being thrown off. Then he saw dozens of figures rushing out from the woods on both sides of the road.
"Oh no, it's bandits!"
"Defend against the enemy!"
There were more than twenty officers, most of whom gathered in the front half of the team, with only two at the rear.
The group of bandits that rushed out seemed to be aware of this, and most of them rushed to the rear of the team first.
"Why rob a mule cart? Those horse-drawn carriages ahead look even richer!"
"What do you know? Those girls at the end of the team are obviously virgins. Let's take them back first!"
"Hehe, that's true."
This group of people ate both meat and vegetables, and it was obvious that they did not take the officers in the team seriously.
The two officers at the end of the team felt that they were no match for so many people, and even if they drew their long swords, they did not dare to move forward. Facing the bandits charging at them, they retreated with their swords raised, and in the blink of an eye, they gave way to the two mule carts at the end of the team and the group of Wei family members beside the mule carts.
Wei Yunlan had long known that these officers were unreliable, but he didn't expect them to be so cowardly that they didn't even have the courage to resist.
At the critical moment, the only one you can rely on is yourself!
In the mule cart, Cheng Yue'e hugged Jiarong tightly and huddled beside the seat with Jiayan, still tightly grasping the dagger that Wei Yunlan had just handed her.
Outside the mule cart, everyone picked up their weapons and stood in front of them.
The masked man in the lead grinned, revealing his yellow teeth. "Why are you panicking? We are only after money, not life. Hand over all the valuables on you and the girls around you, and we will let you go!"
If you are only after money, you don't necessarily need to risk your life.
But this group of people also wanted to kidnap the women in the team!
The lustful eyes swept over, and the Wei family members couldn't help but turn pale, "Dream on!"
"Tsk." The smile in the big man's eyes disappeared instantly. "If you don't accept my toast, then I'll punish you. Brothers, go ahead!"
This battle was inevitable. Dong Da and Liu Quan were the first to pull out the long poles hidden under the oilcloth and swung them hard to repel the bandits who tried to approach the mule cart.
Wei Mingxuan and Wang Gui took the hook knives they had used to cut grass and waved them in front of them in a disorderly manner, which made people afraid to get too close for a while.
However, the bandits were not targeting them. Seven or eight of them held back Dong Da, Liu Quan and Wei Mingxuan, and the rest rushed towards Wei Yunlan and Gao Shi.
Wei Yunlan tightened the dagger hidden in his sleeve and stood in front of Gao.
Of the three daggers he bought in the capital, apart from the two he kept and the two he gave to his sister-in-law, the third one was in Suihe's hands.
At this time, Suihe was holding a dagger, and together with Nanny Wang who was holding a kitchen knife, they were protecting Wei Yunlan and Gao on the left and right.
The bandits didn't see the dagger in Wei Yunlan's sleeve, but they saw the bright cold light in Suihe's hand and said jokingly, "Such a pretty girl, don't cut yourself again."
As he said this, he was about to reach out and pinch Suihe's chin.
Suihe suddenly raised her foot and kicked, and the sturdy man who looked as wide as Suihe was kicked away.
"Oh, you're still a hidden little bitch!"
"Damn it, tie this bitch up for me!"
Three or five bandits, wielding swords and knives, immediately surrounded Suihe, while the rest set their eyes on Wei Yunlan's face.
"The most beautiful one is hidden here."
"Don't let anyone touch this. I'll tie it up and send it to the boss later!"
Perhaps thinking that Wei Yunlan's face could bring great fortune, the leading bandit's eyes turned and his attitude softened a little, "Young lady, why don't you just follow us up the mountain, so as to avoid getting hurt accidentally in a fight."
Wei Yunlan pursed her lips tightly, and her fingertips gripping the knife handle had turned white from the force.
"Girl, why should you resist? If you are favored by the headmaster, you can spend all the gold and silver in the village and wear all the jewelry you want. Isn't it much better than being exiled to the border?"
"It's okay if the boss doesn't like you. You can enjoy the same good life as me!"
Looking at the bandit with pockmarks on his face and bared yellow teeth, Ting Xue was furious and pointed at the man's nose and cursed, "Bah! Do you think you are worthy of coveting my young lady?"
With a "slap", Tingxue was slapped in the face as soon as she finished speaking. The person who slapped her was the man with yellow teeth and pockmarks who had been staring at Wei Yunlan and teasing her before.
After being beaten, Tingxue did not stop, but instead provoked Mazi even more vigorously.
Wei Yunlan understood that Tingxue wanted to use herself to divert the attention of these bandits so that they would stop harassing her.
This silly girl!
"careful!"
Seeing a big knife slashing towards Tingxue's arm during the tussle, Wei Yunlan hurriedly pulled out the dagger hidden in his sleeve.
With a "ding" sound, the blades collided, and the dagger actually cut a gap on the blade of the broadsword.
The bandit holding the knife was stunned for a moment, then his eyes became more eager as he looked at Wei Yunlan.
"It would be a pity to leave such a magical weapon in the hands of a little girl like you, why don't you hand it over to me now!"
Although Wei Yunlan had a magical weapon, he had no martial arts skills and could only wave the dagger around randomly. He could barely resist one bandit, but if two more bandits surrounded him, he would immediately be at a disadvantage.
The maids and old women around were surrounded by bandits and no one could help. Just when Wei Yunlan thought that she was about to fall into the hands of the bandits, Gao suddenly took the kitchen knife from Nanny Wang and chopped at the bandits in front of Wei Yunlan.
The bandit's ear was nearly chopped off. He suddenly became serious about teasing and raised his knife with murderous intent, "You bitch, you're looking for death!"
Gao did not retreat. She stood there holding the kitchen knife, constantly signaling Wei Yunlan to run away quickly.
There is no way Wei Yunlan would run away at this time!
Just as the bandit was about to strike with his knife, she suddenly spun around, got behind the bandit, aimed at his back, and stabbed him with the dagger in her hand.
With a "puff" sound, the sharp blade pierced deeply into the flesh.
Wei Yunlan did not dare to slack off at all. He pulled out the dagger with force and then stabbed it in a second time quickly.
The sharp blade flashed with a cold light, and it was pulled in and out, splashing blood all over his face.
The scarlet blood formed a sharp contrast with Wei Yunlan's fair face. The touch of red made her originally elegant and dignified temperament suddenly look sharp.
At this moment, she no longer looked like a noble lady raised in a wealthy mansion, but instead looked like a female Shura who killed people without blinking an eye!
Not far away, people who saw this scene were stunned.
Old Mrs. Feng, who was hiding under the carriage, couldn't help but shiver.
Wow, it turns out that the girl from the Wei family was not bluffing, she really dares to kill people!
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