Chapter 48 Encountering Bandits on the Road
Having someone here means they can finally leave this godforsaken place.
But the officer in front suddenly stopped.
"Why don't you leave?"
"Is he in danger?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone panicked and looked at the official: "Sir, what happened?"
"Yeah, why did you stop suddenly, sir?"
The officers had no time to answer the series of questions.
Just then, they felt the ground beneath their feet suddenly begin to shake.
The vague figure in front gradually emerged.
They were all strong men riding horses with long swords on their waists.
In an instant, they were all surrounded.
"Who are you? How dare you stop the imperial army!" Commander Lin's face turned pale, and his long sword was unsheathed with a swish.
He raised it horizontally in front of him and pointed at the person opposite him.
I didn’t expect to encounter bandits here!
"I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain today!" The leading gangster laughed.
He never took the imperial army seriously. Who in the southeast didn't know the reputation of the Thirteen Villages? Even the prefect had to be humble when he saw them, let alone a mere official.
"Brothers, take these people back."
Commander Lin’s veins bulged on his hand holding the sword. These bandits were too rampant!
He gave an order: "Capture them and hand them over to the local authorities!"
"You're young, but you have such an arrogant tone. I want to see if you can still be so stubborn when you are caught." The bandit leader sneered and looked down on him.
Since he arrived at this mountain stronghold, no officer or soldier has ever dared to make things difficult for them.
In his opinion, Lin Xiaofeng's words were undoubtedly nonsense and bragging.
"A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated!"
Although these officers are not in the military camp now, they have all fought on the battlefield with Lin Xiaofeng and are quite brave.
Hearing his provocation, I immediately became angry.
"Kill!" The officers rushed towards the group of bandits with long swords in their hands.
The two sides wrestled with each other, and the sound of ice blades clashing filled the air all around.
After all, he was a brave and skilled soldier. Soon, Lin Xiaofeng led the officers to break a path out.
"Hurry, run first!" He tried his best to resist the enemy and buy time for everyone to retreat.
At this time, we don’t care whether the prisoner will escape or not.
No one will have a good end if they fall into the hands of these bandits.
He just wants everyone to survive.
The prisoners swarmed towards the opening.
Gu Yanqing protected Shen Jinan and the child.
"Be careful." Gu Yanqing carefully pulled Shen Jinan towards him.
The prisoners were pushing and shoving each other, and Shen Jinan was almost pushed down by them.
"We can't let any of them escape!"
In the chaos, only the loud voices of the bandits could be heard.
They became more nervous and their pace of escape became more frantic.
Some people even fell to the ground and were trampled.
"Now let's see where you can run!"
In the midst of the chaos, Gu Yanqing was pushed by someone unknown.
He staggered a few steps and when he turned around he couldn't find Shen Jinan.
"Hurry up!" The bandit with a face full of flesh pushed the people who were left behind and kept urging them.
"I didn't expect that those officers were so stubborn. They kept biting us and refused to let go." Li Dongming spat, and then felt proud.
"But they are still no match for us. They are still a little too young to fight me!"
Li Dongming was the leader of the team before, and now he accepted everyone's praise without any modesty.
As the second in command of the Black Wind Village, he has had no rivals in these years.
Every time it was his turn to take action, he always won a great victory.
Over the years, the government's reward for him has increased several times, but no one can do anything to him.
This is also his capital to be proud of.
"Second-in-command has made a great harvest this time. The first-in-command must have spent a long time preparing delicious dishes to celebrate for his brothers!" The lackey beside him cheered to celebrate the achievement.
"That's right. Among the young ladies we snatched back this time, there is a top-quality one. We have all made great contributions. When we get back and the boss has enjoyed her, let the brothers have some fun with her too!" He laughed in an extremely obscene manner.
The bandits all agreed with a smile, and their pace quickened a lot.
Listening to their conversation, Shen Jinan felt nauseous.
The bandits' looks just now were extremely blatant, and she knew what would happen with just a little bit of guesswork.
However, now she has been separated from Gu Yanqing and doesn't know what happened to him and the child.
Her eyes searched the crowd again and again, and she actually found Gu Yanqing's figure.
Shen Jinan tried hard to move over there, and he breathed a sigh of relief the moment he saw the child.
Gu Yanqing grabbed her and held her tightly in his arms.
Feeling a little breathless, Shen Jinan moved: “I can’t breathe.”
Gu Yanqing loosened her grip a little, but still held him tightly. She said in a trembling voice, "Thank goodness you're okay. I couldn't find you when I turned around..."
The two of them hugged each other like this for a long time before Gu Yanqing recovered. When he let go of Shen Jinan, his ears turned slightly red.
"These bandits are too brutal."
Witnessing the scene of these bandits killing people, Shen Jinan was furious.
"I've heard about the rampant banditry in the southeast, but I didn't expect them to be so rampant that they even dared to attack the imperial army. It seems that the officials in the southeast are completely corrupt." Gu Yanqing's eyes were deep, with a thoughtful look in them.
If someone helps, they still have a chance to clean up the mess. But if officials and bandits collude, it will be difficult to deal with.
"Commander Lin will definitely bring people here." Shen Jinan sprinkled the powder from between his fingers and gathered his sleeves calmly.
After hearing them talk about the bandit problem, Huanhuan, who was so scared that he couldn't speak, came to his senses.
She tugged at it with her little hands and cried, "Mom, Mom, Huanhuan is scared."
Gu Yanqing felt very upset. The two children had suffered so much along the way.
Especially Huanhuan, who was timid by nature.
This time it was frightened again and turned back into the frightened little rabbit it was before.
"Boss, we're back!" A roar brought everyone back to their senses.
The expressions on people's faces were sad, and they were deeply afraid of the bandits.
A burly man with a full beard and a sharp gaze walked out of a house, glanced at the crowd, and asked, "Is this the person we captured today?"
"Yes, sir, you see, we've got a batch of top-notch goods today! These women will be for you to enjoy, and it will be easier to raise children. We can also make a lot of money by selling them!"
Li Dongming rubbed his hands with a sly grin. There are quite a few boys here!
Now I’m going to get rich!
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