“Weilong Escort Agency, also from the county, didn’t you see the flag?” Ma Ren raised his neck and pointed to the flag that had been raised.
"We can't read, how would we know what it says?" Before the bearded man could speak, one of his henchmen couldn't help but chime in. Perhaps because Mo Lan had given them money, these people's hostility had lessened considerably, but some still harbored greed in their eyes.
"It doesn't matter if you don't recognize us. I'm telling you now, our Weilong Escort Agency will be passing through here again in the future. You'd better not stop us again, otherwise, if we hurt you, don't blame us for being ruthless."
The bearded man stared with his big, round eyes, scanning the area up and down before finally fixing his gaze on Mo Lan. "According to the rules, you must pay your respects to my mountain before you can pass by. This rule cannot be broken."
"That's right, we can't break the rules. If you don't pay your respects at the mountain, we'll stop you every time you pass by. Let's see who can outlast whom."
"Boss, they have a lot of goods, let's just rob them..."
"Tch~, do you even know how powerful you are? Do you want to die?" No wonder you're doing so poorly if you can't see the situation clearly.
Frost coldly stared at the bearded man, "Don't be greedy. When you go down the mountain again, keep your eyes wide open, so as not to hurt someone and suffer a loss."
As soon as Han Shuang spoke, the bearded man became noticeably more wary. He looked at Han Shuang cautiously, smacked his lips, and seemed unwilling but dared not make any rash moves.
He didn't move, but the men behind him couldn't hold back any longer. "Brothers, we've finally passed by a fat sheep, let's kill it..."
With that shout, twenty or thirty men rushed over, wielding tools. The bearded man hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and charged forward as well.
Mo Lan looked at these people with a calm expression. They were disorganized, undisciplined, unable to see the situation clearly, and greedy. They would be doomed sooner or later.
Just as Mo Lan predicted, those people were just going all out with their ferocity, hacking and slashing wildly from the start. But against a well-trained escort agency, the fight could be quelled in no time.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a bunch of people were lying on the ground, including a man with a thick beard.
Only then did fear show in their eyes, realizing they had messed with someone they shouldn't have.
"Girl, please spare us."
"Yes, we are all pitiful people. If we had enough to eat, we wouldn't be out here robbing."
"Waaah... Please have pity on us, young lady. We don't know anything about bandits. We are just villagers living nearby. Because of the poor harvest, we have no money to buy food, so we have resorted to this desperate measure. Our elderly and children have not eaten for several days."
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"Greed knows no bounds, Frost. Take back those ten taels of silver. These people don't deserve any sympathy." Mo Lan stroked the pointer in her hand, sweeping it over the group of people. There's always a reason why someone is pitiful.
She didn't intend to do anything at first; it was their own resentment and desire for more that led them to smash things and then try to play the victim and gain sympathy, which only makes them seem hateful.
That said, what if they succeed?
Heh~
With a cold expression, Han Shuang walked to the bearded man's side, took out some silver from his pocket, and turned to leave.
Mo Lan glanced at the bearded man and waved to Ma Ren and Ma Yi, "See? Sometimes, the more pitiful they seem, the more vicious they are. You pity them, but they're thinking about how to kill you. In the future, as you do more escort missions, you'll encounter more and more of these situations. Don't be easily moved by pity if you don't have enough ability."
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