Wan Xueying led the people to the entrance of Yangshu Village. Before Shunzi came to report, they heard the faint sound of horse hooves.
She concentrated her mind and investigated, discovering that, just as Shunzi had reported, the enemy numbered approximately forty. Time was running out, so she had to hastily arrange for her men to hide in the shadows and set up a few tripwires.
On the eve of the bandits' arrival, Shunzi hurried back on horseback. Fearing they might be accidentally injured, Wan Xueying stopped them in advance.
"Miss, the horse thieves will be here soon." Shunzi reported to her.
"I know." Wan Xueying nodded, "Just follow me around here."
Shunzi then realized that Wan Xueying had already made some arrangements in such a short time. After bypassing the tripwire and tying his horse to a tree, he stood silently behind Wan Xueying.
This gesture was to tell Wan Xueying that no matter what order she issued next, he would stay by her side and put her safety first in everything.
Wan Xueying understood his little idea but didn't say anything. She ordered Qiu Shi and others to be at the front and be ready for battle at any time.
The horse thieves who arrived first did not expect that they would make preparations in advance, and four horses were tripped by the lassoes one after another.
Before the bandits could break free from their stirrups and dismount, Qiu Shi and his men, following Wan Xueying's instructions, quickly dispatched the four men with their swords. There was no other way; they were at a disadvantage and needed a quick victory.
"Oh no! There's an ambush!" The horse thief behind shouted when he found his companion was killed.
Some of the bandits managed to stop by pulling on their horses' reins, while others, driven by inertia, were tripped by the stumbling horses and the slain bandits in front of them. Qiu Shi and his men again worked together to quickly kill the bandits, unexpectedly angering their leader.
"You dare to kill me? Do you want to die?" A burly man saw his men being killed, his eyes bloodshot. He shouted at the remaining men, "Kill all of them! Don't spare a single one!"
"Yes! Boss!"
After the bandits responded, they were afraid that there were still trip ropes, so they dismounted and ran towards Qiu Shi and his companions with machetes in hand.
Ten people against more than thirty people, even if Qiu Shi and his companions continued to train every day after arriving in Yushu Village, they did not have much chance of winning.
Seeing the enemy rushing towards Qiu Shi and his men, Wan Xueying hurriedly told Qiu Shi to take his men to retreat. Qiu Shi and his men did not want to fight anymore and quickly retreated to Wan Xueying's side.
"Ha!" The bandit leader sneered and said sarcastically, "I thought she was so capable, but she just used despicable means to catch us off guard!" He then ordered the other bandits, "Catch that little bitch for me, I'll reward you handsomely!"
"Yes! Boss!"
"Except for her, I'll kill all the others and avenge my dead brothers!"
"Yes! Boss!"
Wan Xueying did not lose her composure because of the other party's words. She curled the corners of her lips slightly, and when a gust of wind blew towards the horse thieves, she raised her hand and scattered a large bag of medicine powder, which was blown into the horse thieves' team by the wind.
"What did she spread?" the horse thief asked casually, "Isn't it some drug that makes people dizzy?"
"What can a little girl have that thing? It's just to scare people." One of the horse thieves sneered and didn't take it seriously.
"Maybe it is..." The horse thief who had just asked the question had not yet finished his words when he felt dizzy and then fell off his horse with a "thump".
"Oh no! This is really a drug that makes people dizzy! Everyone, hold your breath!" Although the bandits realized that something was wrong, holding their breath was useless at this time. Then, "thump" and "thump" they fell to the ground.
"Kill that little bitch too!" The bandit leader realized that among the entire group of people, Wan Xueying was probably the most difficult one to deal with. Because it was dark and Wan Xueying was hiding in the back, he could only hear her voice but not see her. Therefore, the bandit leader didn't care about her beauty and just wanted to kill her to vent his anger.
Seeing the enemy's aggressive momentum, Wan Xueying shouted to the strong laborers from Yangshu and Yushu villages, "If you don't want to die and don't want your wives and daughters to be humiliated, fight back!"
But after she shouted, apart from Qiu Shi and his men, there were only a few strong laborers from the two villages combined, carrying farm tools and rushing forward.
Wan Xueying threw a packet of medicine powder in the direction of the horse thieves to stop them, then looked at the strong laborers from the two villages and said coldly: "You guys are not going to do it, right?" She knew that people are afraid of death, but the horse thieves were already at her doorstep and were still shrinking. It was too unkind to expect others to help.
"Okay!" Her voice became even colder. "If you don't come, then you can handle this place on your own." What does it mean to be angry at someone for not fighting? This is it.
Seeing that no one came forward, Wan Xueying shouted to the people she brought with her: "Qiu Shi, let's retreat!"
"Yes, Miss!" Qiu Shi was also chilled by the scene just now. They were Wan Xueying's guards. Why should they risk their lives for people from other villages in vain? Did they deserve to die?
"Miss Wan!" Someone saw Wan Xueying about to take her people away and hurriedly said, "Let's go! Let's go right now!"
Without them, wouldn't Yangshu Village be doomed to follow the same fate as the other villages and be massacred? The man quickly shouted to the strong laborers from Yangshu and Yushu villages, "What are you waiting for? As long as we work together, we can definitely kill the bandits! If we wait for Miss Wan to leave with her men, not only us, but everyone in both villages will die!"
"Yes!" another person said anxiously, "Miss Wan has already knocked out so many horse thieves. With so many of us here, are we still worried about not being able to kill them all?"
Liu Laolai, who was hiding in the crowd, also shouted at this time: "You didn't see how tragically the people in Xujia Village died. Even the village was burned down!"
Liu Ergou echoed: "My father was right, those people died tragically! Some of them even lost their heads."
"Okay, let's go together! Kill all these horse thieves!" Some people were aroused by the words of Liu Laolai and his son, and then joined the resistance team.
As their momentum grew, some of the bandits began to retreat. One of them said to the bandit leader, "Boss, how about we retreat first? Come back another day?"
"Why retreat? They're just bluffing! Charge forward and avenge our fallen brothers!"
"Okay, let's listen to the boss and avenge our dead brothers!"
Seeing that the horse thieves on the opposite side were gaining momentum again, Wan Xueying raised her hand and raised another bag of medicine powder, scaring the horse thieves so much that they held their breath.
But in fact, Wan Xueying was just bluffing this time. She had just used up all the medicine powder, and what she sprinkled out this time was hemostatic medicine.
Fearing that she would miss the opportunity to fight, she hurriedly shouted to Qiu Shi and the others, "Kill them quickly!"
"Yes!" Although Qiu Shi and others didn't know what was going on, Wan Xueying let them go and naturally would not harm them.
Afterwards, Qiu Shi led his men to attack the bandits again. However, they did not disrupt their formation, as they would work together in groups of three or five, rather than fighting alone.
Wan Xueying instructed the strong laborers from the two villages: "Hurry up and get rid of those horse thieves who have fainted. It will be troublesome when they wake up." This was mainly because they were outdoors, and even if those people inhaled the powder, they would not be able to inhale much, and it would probably not take long for them to wake up.
This time, Wan Xueying looked over coldly. The man who had stopped Wan Xueying from leaving before did not hesitate at all. He picked up the farm tools and led his men to run towards the unconscious horse thieves.
"If you dare to kill my brothers, I will kill your whole family!" The leader of the horse thieves was secretly resentful when he saw the strong laborers from the two villages attacking his men who had just fainted. This time, he no longer hid behind, but rode his horse and led his men to rush towards the strong laborers from the two villages, but was stopped by Qiu Shi and his men.
"Shunzi, go kill that bandit leader first." If we kill the bandit leader, the bandits will surely lose their composure, and the remaining bandits will naturally be unable to make a difference. Shunzi is the only one who can do this.
"Don't talk about protecting me," Wan Xueying continued before Shunzi could refuse. "I can definitely protect myself." It's just that as a woman, it's not convenient for her to fight the bandits in public. Who knows what kind of rumors will spread afterwards. She didn't care, but she was mainly worried about the An family being implicated.
Seeing her firm attitude, Shunzi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away." After that, he stepped on the ground and rushed towards the horse thief leader with sword in hand.
The bandit leader hadn't expected there was another expert on their side, and was careless, so he was stabbed in the right shoulder by Shunzi, and the pain almost knocked him off his horse. Shunzi didn't give him a chance to breathe, and jumped high to fight him.
During this time, Qiu Shi and others confronted other horse thieves.
Wan Xueying was not in a position to take action, but she was not idle. She picked up stones from the ground and threw them at whoever was at a disadvantage.
With the help of her mental power, she smashed the stones with great accuracy.
However, since there were few people on their side who knew martial arts, they were always at a disadvantage, which forced Wan Xueying to fight without stopping for a moment.
Fortunately, although Liu Laolai and his son didn't dare to step forward to fight, they were very discerning. Seeing that she needed stones, they helped her find some. Some of the strong laborers followed Wan Xueying's example and threw stones at the bandits whenever they got the chance.
Although the accuracy was poor, at least it could distract the horse thieves, making it easier for Qiu Shi and others to attack.
After killing the unconscious bandits, the strong laborers became bolder. Without waiting for Wan Xueying's orders, they seized the opportunity to help Qiu Shi and his men attack the bandits.
When the villagers of Liushu Village arrived, a few brave ones came forward to help, and some also followed Wan Xueying's example and threw stones at the horse thieves.
As the number of horse bandits decreased, the situation on the battlefield gradually turned around.
When the bandit leader was stabbed through the heart by Shunzi and fell off his horse, the bandits were in complete chaos, and some of them even wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape.
Seeing this, Wan Xueying hurriedly shouted: "Shun Zi! Qiu Shi! No one can be let go!" She was really afraid that the escaped horse thieves would bring people back for revenge.
"Don't worry, Miss!"
After Shunzi finished speaking, he got on the horse thief leader's horse, picked up his sword and started chasing after the fleeing horse thieves.
After killing the horse thieves here, Qiu Shi and his companions found a horse to ride and chase after them.
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