Chapter 106 The Camp Was Robbed
Liu Dazhuang didn't say much, and immediately threw a big knife into the air. The knife turned into a fist in the air with a "whoosh" sound and flew quickly towards Xu Qingying.
Xu Qingying was about to stand up to take the knife, but suddenly a figure jumped out from the front. He swung his arms, grabbed with one hand, and steadily intercepted Xu Qingying's long knife.
Xu Qingying was stunned for a moment, looked at the thin boy, and almost burst into curse.
Brother, this is truly a critical moment for our survival. Are you serious about suddenly jumping out to show off and take the knife?
"Miss Xu, I've been learning swordsmanship since I was young, so I'm quite skilled. Don't worry, with me, Jiang Yongkang, here, the bandits won't be able to get close to me."
Xu Qingying looked the young man up and down. Although he was thin, his lower body was strong and the muscles of his calves were visible to the naked eye. He must be a martial artist as he said.
Well, despite this, Xu Qingying still feels that it is safer to rely on herself!
She is not used to entrusting her life to others for protection.
To snatch her knife at such a critical moment would be like snatching the last straw from a drowning person.
But at this moment, looking at the serious-looking young man, she had to swallow everything and patted his shoulder. "Mr. Jiang, your courage to stand up is admirable. Now I entrust my safety to you——"
"Don't worry, Miss Xu!"
Before the bandits got close, one of them was stabbed in the back. The pain was so severe that he dropped his knife instantly.
Xu Qingying looked closely and found that it was Feng'er, Qian Zhenniang and Li Zhaodi.
"Girl, we're here to save you!"
Xu Qingying shouted anxiously, "Be careful!"
The refugee who was stabbed in the back turned around, stared at the three men fiercely, picked up the long knife on the ground and went to attack.
Qian Zhenniang was so scared that she closed her eyes and screamed.
Li Zhaodi was so anxious that she pulled the two men back. They dropped their weapons in an instant. Only Feng'er was brave enough and held the weapons tightly in her hands.
Because she knew that as long as the weapon was there, her life would be there.
Without her weapon, she would be at the mercy of others.
She didn't forget to provoke the man, "Let go of my girl, come on, come at me if you have the guts."
"Jiang Yongkang, save them first!" Xu Qingying ordered. The young man named Jiang Yongkang raised his hand and swung out his long sword. The sword hit Xuan'er in the air, stirring up a cold wind. Xu Qingying immediately shouted, "Get down!"
The two girls were so frightened that their minds were blank and they had no time to react.
Feng'er was relatively calm, but she panicked when she heard Xu Qingying's instructions. Seeing the two people beside her standing there in a daze, she kicked them on the knees, and all three of them fell to the ground!
The long knife flew past from behind and directly cut the bandit's throat.
The blood splattered like a column of water.
Without time to think, Feng'er wiped the blood off her face and shouted to Xu Qingying, "Miss, be careful, there's someone behind you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tall figure had already covered Xu Qingying.
Xu Qingying quickly bent down, raised her right foot, and kicked the man hard in the knee!
There was only a "click" sound, and the man's knee was dislocated, making a crisp sound.
Before he could scream, Xu Qingying kicked him in the chest again. The man subconsciously bent down to cover his chest. The moment his tall body bent down, Xu Qingying unsheathed her dagger, and a cold light flashed. The man instantly fell to the ground from the carriage.
Xu Qingying stood on a high place, holding a dagger. The dagger was stained with blood, just like her bloodshot eyes.
The woman's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and she roared, "Come on, let's see who dares to kill me!"
The remaining besiegers were trembling with fear at Xu Qingying's aura. Two or three men holding knives were so frightened that they stood still and dared not move forward.
They glanced at each other, urging the other to go first, but they immediately began to back off in their hearts.
Xu Qingying said, "Your companions have all run away, leaving you three here. Now that you're here, don't even think about running away. Everyone, come together and kill them all!"
This threat was of no consequence. The three people were immediately frightened and rushed out of the crowd like headless flies.
Someone immediately asked, "Girl, are we still going to chase her?"
"Don't chase a desperate enemy. There might be an ambush. Just scare them away." Xu Qingying jumped out of the car, wiped the dagger clean and put it in her arms. Then the Xu family members went to meet them.
Huang slapped her back hard, making a "clang clang" sound, and Xu Qingying almost stumbled and fell down.
Huang was furious and anxious. "You damned girl! Men are the ones who will charge into battle. Why are you, a little girl, charging forward? Are you really that fearless? If you charge forward again next time, I'll break your legs!"
Huang originally wanted to suggest that Xu Qingying learn from the sisters Xu Lezhi and Xu Minglu, and know to hide away when encountering problems, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was inappropriate, so she kept silent.
Xu Qingying rubbed her head, gave a flattering smile, and took the opportunity to brush the dust off Huang's body. "That won't do. I'm your grandmother's granddaughter. Even at her age, she dared to rush forward. Why shouldn't I dare? Besides, going forward means death, and retreating also means death. I'd rather die standing."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft! What's with all that talk about death? Don't ever say such unlucky words again!" Miao helped her tidy up her appearance. "You really scared me to death just now. You're the bravest among the younger generation in our family!"
Lian came over with the three girls and praised, "That's right! If it weren't for the Sixth Girl's decisiveness today, we might have been slaughtered without a single survivor. Not to mention, the moment the Sixth Girl climbed onto the carriage and waved her arms, she really looked like a female general from a picture book!"
Xu Lezhi pouted and said, "Which female general would use such a despicable trick, kicking... a man's place..."
Xu Lezhi's face turned red, and she seemed extremely ashamed.
Now everyone around couldn't stand it anymore. "You really don't know how to talk, girl. If you don't kick him, wait for them to kill us! Who cares if he's a jerk or not? As long as he's useful, isn't that enough?"
"That's right, I scared off several people in one breath. Now I know that men are also human beings and have weaknesses. They say that women can't beat men. Bah, I have plenty of strength. Next time I meet such a person, I will poke holes all over his body!"
"Oh, Miss Xu Qi is a girl in the boudoir. She's not married yet, so she's shy!"
"When your life is at stake, who cares about anything else? I think Miss Xu's method is good. From now on, if anyone says that a woman can't beat a man, I will kick him in the groin."
The women's cheeks were flushed, but their smiles were somewhat unrestrained.
Xu Lezhi was so embarrassed that he didn't dare to tell the difference and just lowered his head to look at the shoe surface.
"Alright. Let's get down to business. Everyone, hurry up and pack up, count your supplies, and see if anyone is injured!"
As soon as Xu Qingying finished speaking, loud crying sounds were heard not far away.
In the procession, Aunt Liu's son was stabbed in the stomach with a long knife, his intestines spilled all over the ground, and he was already dead. Aunt Liu hugged her son and sat on the ground crying bitterly.
Only at this moment did everyone come back to their senses from the joy of victory in the war, and their expressions became extremely solemn.
Huang raised her hand and wiped away her tears. "No one in our Xu family is missing any limbs. It's God's blessing. Lian, take the kids to pack up and inventory our things. Big brother, take some people to check and see if there's anything we can do to help. Oh, please don't let anyone die again... Such a young kid, he looks about the same age as Huijia, what a pity... what a pity..."
Xu Qingying also felt heavy in her heart.
Although this was only a small-scale battle, both sides paid a huge price.
The yard was in a mess. All their carriages were turned upside down, the food was stolen, and the supplies were scattered on the ground. The bandits took away what they could take away, and chopped up what they couldn't take away.
They came like a whirlwind and took away almost everything they had.
There were constant cries coming from the yard. I was afraid that some son or daughter had been hacked to death. The injured were screaming, but unfortunately all the medicines had been taken away, so they could only barely bandage the wounds to keep them alive.
Zhao Bantou was also injured. He was stabbed on the right shoulder, but luckily, the knife just grazed him and it was only a superficial wound.
The remaining people had more or less wounds, they were covered in blood, sweat and blood mixed together, and at this moment they were extremely tired, they just sat under the eaves holding knives and gasping for breath.
Xu Qingying could only use leaves to surround the water and scoop water for them to drink.
Zhao Bantou was so exhausted that his face turned blue, but he seemed to be still not satisfied with the beating. He cursed angrily: "Damn it, they dared to steal my things, I'll kill them!"
Xu Qingying bowed deeply and said seriously, "Brothers, you have put in a lot of effort this time. If it weren't for you holding the line, we, the elderly, the weak, women and children, would be fish on the chopping board. I really want to thank Zhao Bantou and all the brothers this time."
"Alright, don't be so polite. If we didn't charge in that situation just now, we would still die in the end. Do you think those bandits will let us go? Damn it, this trip to Qianzhou is really unlucky!"
"Oh, I'm not going to be a bailiff anymore. Not only was I exposed to the wind and sun along the way, but I almost lost my life. Forget it, forget it. I still have a few acres of land at home. It's safer to go back and farm it."
"Me too. I... I've never killed anyone in my life. I just killed several people. They looked so hungry that they were almost skin and bones. They must have been forced to steal our food. I... I can't bring myself to do it..."
"You can't bring yourself to do it, but they killed our people without hesitation." Zhao Bantou glared at the man who spoke. "Damn it, I hate people without blood the most. Didn't he kill our people? He was just trying to save his life. Whoever has the stronger fist has the more influence. They can only blame their bad luck for ending up like this!"
Ming Xiaoshuang seemed lost in thought, mumbling, "Everyone says we have bad luck, but what kind of luck are we poor people? For a few bags of grain, poor people are risking their lives. Why? We're all human beings... We're all born into wealth, but why are some born into wealth, while others work themselves to death without even a full meal?"
Everyone was moved by these words and fell silent.
At this moment, Xu Qingying heard women screaming. Her heart skipped a beat, fearing something might have happened again. She turned around and saw two or three women shouting frantically, "Where's my Ergou... Have you seen my Ergou..."
"They took my puppy away. I'm going to fight them!"
The woman rushed out with the bamboo pole in hand, but was quickly stopped. "Those damn bandits, it's bad enough they stole our food, but they even stole our children!"
"Why are they snatching children—"
"Everyone, hurry up, are there any other kids missing?"
Xu Qingying was startled and quickly walked over. The woman saw Xu Qingying as if she had found a life-saving straw. She immediately grabbed her and knelt down in front of her. "Miss Xu, my daughter was kidnapped by those bastards. I beg you, please think of a way to save my daughter. My daughter is only seven years old—"
At this moment, Li Zhaodi walked over in a daze and walked straight past Xu Qingying. She was holding a weapon made of a sharpened bamboo pole in her hand, and Cao Qiner followed behind her.
Cao Qin'er pulled her hard, crying like a tearful person, "What's the point of you going now? The seal has been snatched away by them. Are you going to die too?"
Xu Qingying was stunned, then frowned.
Miao wiped her tears and whispered, "Alas, with Yinzhang's help, four children from our camp have been taken away by them. What should we do?"
Madam Fang couldn't bear it and just cursed, "These bastards, it's fine if they just stole our food, but why didn't they even let the children go?! What else can they do with the children?!"
As if they thought of something, some people in the crowd gasped and some people's expressions changed slightly.
Xu Qingying frowned and said to the man, "Just say whatever comes to your mind!"
The man looked at the expectant eyes of the crowd and stammered, "Maybe... I heard that the refugees are so hungry that they will... they will... eat people... Maybe because they didn't get much food... they will......"
The parents who lost their children fell to the ground almost instantly.
Even the other people's expressions changed when they heard this.
Cannibalism... How can it be cannibalism...
Although we have heard that refugees would eat their own children during times of chaos, when it actually happened before our eyes, no one could believe it.
"I want to save my sister!" Li Zhaodi suddenly burst into tears. "Don't stop me. If we chase after her now, maybe we can still save her! If we're too late, it will be too late!"
"Aunt Lu, Uncle Ge, will you come with me?" Li Zhaodi completely ignored Cao Qin'er's cries and insisted on going to save Li Yinzhang. She asked the people who lost their child one by one with an anxious look on her face, but those people were sad and could not make up their minds.
"There are only a few of us. How are we going to get the child back?"
"That's right, those people are all desperate. We just barely managed to save our lives, are we going to go back and die now?"
"You can have more children, but if I die, what will happen to my parents? What will happen to my other children?"
"This is all fate. We can only blame ourselves for our bad luck. When something like this happens, we can only accept it..."
"You...you guys..." Li Zhaodi gritted her teeth, her face flushed with anger. She couldn't say anything, and her heart seemed to be suppressing a kind of silent despair.
She didn't understand why someone who was crying so bitterly one second and vowing to kill her enemies could become as cowardly as a mouse the next...
"Okay, okay... You're all afraid of death, but I'm not... If you don't go, I'll go alone..."
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