The refugees who had just been lying on the ground, half-dead, scattered as nimbly as birds and beasts.
When Xuan Yuanzhan came to his senses, the street, which had been full of refugees just moments before, was now completely empty.
Before Xuan Yuanzhan could figure out what was going on, he heard a series of rapid and chaotic hoofbeats behind him.
Xuanyuan Zhan turned his head and saw a group of roughnecks riding fast horses, galloping towards the city.
Xuanyuan Zhan suddenly narrowed his eyes.
These are the bandits from the North!
The bandits didn't even notice Xuan Yuanzhan on the street, or perhaps they were so used to everyone avoiding them that they never expected anyone to dare to stand so openly on the street.
"Whoa!" Finally seeing Xuan Yuanzhan on the other side, the bandit leader never expected that someone would dare to stand on the street.
No, to be precise, it was riding a horse on the street.
The bandit leader hurriedly pulled on the reins, and the horse came to a sudden stop, but he was thrown off by the momentum.
With a loud "boom," the bandit leader fell heavily to the ground, landing right next to Xuan Yuanzhan's horse.
The refugees who had hidden were terrified when they saw the bandit leader fall to the ground so hard that they dared not utter a sound, fearing that the bandits would become enraged and go on a killing spree, which would implicate them.
"Third Master!"
The bandits who followed were also quite shocked to see their leader fall to the ground.
Several bandits dismounted and helped the leader up, while others glared at Xuan Yuanzhan with hostility.
The bandit leader was helped up, and only after spitting out blood did he realize that he had knocked out all his teeth. He became even more enraged and turned to glare menacingly at Xuan Yuanzhan: "Pah, you son of a bitch! Who do you think you are, daring to block my way..."
A flash of silver light appeared, and the bandit leader suddenly felt a sharp pain in his throat, rendering him unable to utter a single word.
Seeing blood spurting from the leader's throat, the surrounding bandits belatedly looked at the blood-dripping sword in Xuan Yuanzhan's hand.
What happened?
Did he slit the third leader's throat?
How exactly did he do it?
They clearly didn't see him make a move?
Ye Yun, standing behind Xuan Yuanzhan, was speechless at the incredulous expressions on the bandits' faces.
These bandits think they're so powerful that they dare to insult their prince and princess? Aren't they courting death?
From the very first word this bandit uttered, his fate was sealed.
Slitting his throat was already too lenient on him.
"Boom!" The bandit leader collapsed to the ground without uttering another curse.
"Third Master!"
The bandits then came to their senses and rushed forward to check on the leader of the bandits.
"The third leader is dead!"
One of the bandits checked the leader's pulse and shouted in terror.
All the bandits turned to look at Xuan Yuanzhan once again.
sky!
He killed the third leader!
They didn't even see how he made his move, and the third leader's throat was slit!
One of the hot-headed bandits, completely oblivious to the situation, roared at Xuan Yuanzhan, "You dare to kill our third leader? You're practically courting death!"
After saying that, the bandit charged towards Xuan Yuanzhan.
The other bandits were forced into this situation and had no choice but to follow suit and launch an attack on Xuan Yuanzhan.
Sitting on his horse, Xuanyuan Zhan didn't even move his buttocks. With a left and a right swipe of his sword, he slaughtered all the bandits as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.
Those bandits had almost no martial arts skills, and they couldn't withstand a single move from Xuan Yuanzhan.
One clever bandit knew that Xuan Yuanzhan's martial arts skills were unfathomable and that he was someone they couldn't afford to offend, so he hid at the very back when the other bandits made their move.
Seeing that the bandits in front of him had all been killed before it was even his turn to go up, the bandit dared not go forward to his death and immediately turned around to report the news.
"Your Highness." Ye Yun stepped forward and asked in a low voice when he saw a bandit running away.
Xuanyuan Zhan raised his hand.
He didn't want to start a massacre, so he asked him to go back and report so he could meet the bandit leader.
The refugees who had been hiding were stunned to see that all the bandits had been killed. They all hid in the shadows and watched Xuan Yuanzhan, not daring to come out.
Who exactly is this person?
Not only did they fight these bandits, but they also easily killed them all.
Xuanyuan Zhan could already feel the probing gazes around him, and he shouted, "Come out!"
The surroundings were completely silent. No one came out, no one spoke, and even everyone unconsciously softened their breathing.
Xuan Yuanzhan could understand their fearful state, caused by being harassed by bandits for so long. He raised his voice again and said, "I am just a merchant passing through the North, bringing my servants to do business here. I never expected to encounter bandits so soon after arriving in the North. Fellow villagers, do not be afraid. I will not harm you!"
Xuan Yuanzhan's voice was clear and penetrating, loud enough for all the refugees hiding in the shadows to hear.
Soon, a few brave refugees came out.
The first person to come out was fine, so the refugees who followed became bolder, and one after another they came out.
"You're not a bandit, are you?" a refugee boldly asked Xuan Yuanzhan.
Xuanyuan Zhan smiled wryly: "Do I look like a bandit to you?"
The refugee looked Xuan Yuanzhan up and down, and saw that his eyebrows were like distant mountains, his eyes were like the Milky Way, his face was like jade, his figure was tall and handsome, and he looked like a god. He couldn't help but stare at him in a daze.
"Ahem!" Ye Yun coughed lightly to remind everyone, "My young master is not some bandit! Please don't misunderstand him!"
The refugee finally came to his senses, lowered his eyes, and dared not look directly at Xuan Yuanzhan. Such a handsome person, it seemed that even looking at him for a moment would be a desecration.
"Please forgive us, young master, we were terrified by those bandits."
"It's alright." Xuan Yuanzhan felt bad looking at the refugees behind him who had no spirit and seemed about to collapse at any moment.
It may take Mu Lingchen, his 100,000 soldiers, and 10,000 dan of grain several more days to reach the North. It is uncertain whether these refugees will be able to hold out until then.
Xuanyuan Zhan looked at Ye Yun: "Take out all the dry rations we brought."
"Young Master Wang!" Ye Yun looked at Xuan Yuanzhan with difficulty.
They did bring some dry rations with them, but the north was suffering from famine. If they took out all their rations, where would they get food to eat?
Moreover, the prince barely stopped to travel and didn't eat much along the way.
Xuanyuan Zhan didn't say a word, but just glared at Ye Yun.
Ye Yun immediately stopped talking and reluctantly took the large bag of dry rations off his horse.
Ye Yun originally wanted to take two pieces of dry food from the bag, but before he could even take them, Xuan Yuanzhan snatched the bag away.
Xuanyuan Zhan held up the bag of dry rations in his hand and looked at the refugees, saying, "I have food here."
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