Chapter 21 The Fat Sheep in Other People's Mouths
The man's eyes widened in horror, and he stood on one leg like a log.
It was almost, just a little bit, that the arrow would have pierced him.
"Bang!"
The body fell to the ground and dust flew up.
"Brother Yongzi!"
The moment the man fell, the people around him rushed over to help him up, and the rest of the people drew their swords and attacked. The people from Dujia Village, led by the escort, drew their swords without showing any weakness.
At this moment, Zhou Yunshu was standing on the shaft of the cart, with the second arrow in her hand already drawn to its full length, pointing directly at the fallen man's eyebrows.
"Get out of the way, or die."
Chunque held the reins with his right hand, and skillfully made a knife flower with the machete in his left hand, staring straight at the man.
"It seems you didn't get enough information before you came out. We dare to flee like this, do you really think we have no support?" Wei Zhong narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother, we have all seen blood on our hands."
He stared at the man opposite him and said, "Why not give it a try and see who will die under whose knife."
When Yongzi was helped up, he swallowed his saliva in fear and looked at Wei Zhong, and finally looked at Zhou Yunshu who was holding a bow and arrow.
The feeling of being locked in the clutches of death made his hair stand on end and his scalp tingle.
But he didn't want to let go of the opportunity to make a killing.
"You can fight, but can the old, weak, women and children in your team also fight? At worst, we can gain two benefits for each of us..." Yongzi's voice became louder and louder, as if he had found the weakness of Du Laozhuang and others.
"Casualties are inevitable." Zhou Yunshu interrupted him, pointing the arrow at his forehead again, "But it doesn't matter. We will let the people in your village be buried with our dead."
After Zhou Yunshu said this, both the people on the opposite side and those in her own team fell silent instantly.
Zhou Yunshu looked at the man and smiled, "I think you guys have made a lot of money on this road before. So, if we kill the bandit village, we can be said to be eliminating harm to the people."
Yongzi and others were frightened by Zhou Yunshu's cruel words in such a gentle tone.
He swallowed in fear and couldn't help but take a step back. He didn't doubt at all that what Zhou Yunshu said was false.
After all, Zhou Yunshu's attitude was very strong from the very beginning.
“Retreat, retreat!”
Forget it, let’s not bother with a madman. It’s better to go after the fat sheep that is alone.
Du Lao Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the people evacuate. Wei Zhong turned sideways and glanced at Zhou Yunshu quietly, then suddenly turned his head away when he met Zhou Yunshu's gaze.
Oh my God, why didn’t I know that the princess was so cruel before!
Zhou Yunshu's actions not only shocked the people who blocked her way, but also made those in the team who were jealous of her and wanted to take advantage of her give up their thoughts.
Who would have thought that Zhou Yunshu, who looks gentle and refined, would have such superb archery skills, and usually speak in a gentle and polite manner but act so cruelly.
Before the fight even started, she had already threatened to massacre the entire village.
Some people think that Zhou Yunshu's actions are too cruel, and of course there are also those who are eager to try.
For example, Du Mazi and his companions from Dujia Village came forward and said to Du Laozhuang and Wei Zhong, "I think what Brother Zhou said makes sense. Those guys don't look that formidable. Why don't we just go all out and rob them..."
"Shut up!" Du Lao Zhuang scolded before Du Mazi finished speaking.
Zhou Yunshu just said that in order to resolve the predicament at that time, but the people in front of her said that with the intention of robbing her.
"Second uncle, you finally got a chance to make a fortune. It would be a pity to miss it." Du Mazi was anxious. Their family was not richer than Du Laozhuang's family. He really wanted to rob people to help the poor, especially his own poverty.
Du Mazi did not avoid telling others what he said, so Zhou Yunshu of course heard it too.
But she didn't say anything, but looked at Wei Zhong who sent back the arrow she shot.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Wei Zhong's tone unconsciously became respectful, and he left after he finished speaking, without noticing Zhou Yunshu's frown after he said this.
Zhou Yunshu turned the arrow around in her hand twice. Wei Zhong's attitude towards her was a bit strange, but Zhou Yunshu was sure that she had never seen him before.
Let's put the things that we can't figure out aside for the time being. They will be traveling together for a long time anyway. If he really has a fox tail, Zhou Yunshu doesn't believe that he will not reveal it.
Du Mazi and his companions' little tricks were rejected by Du Lao Zhuang. After leaving angrily, Du Lao Zhuang looked back at Zhou Yunshu who put the arrows back on her back and continued on her way.
Zhou Yunshu returned to the carriage and Xixi snuggled into her arms.
Li Jialan asked worriedly, "Will things like this happen more and more?"
"There will be more and more." Zhou Yunshu did not hide the peace. "Luzhou is suffering from a severe drought. If you want to pass through Luzhou safely, you must be ruthless."
The man named Yongzi had been testing Du Laozhuang's bottom line. The more principled Du Laozhuang and others appeared, the more they could act without scruples.
When you meet such a person, as long as you are more ruthless and more unprincipled than him, he will shrink back in fear.
To put it bluntly, it means bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
Zhou Yunshu came forward today to tell the people of Du Lao Zhuang and Du Jia Village that in such an era full of natural disasters and man-made calamities, blindly compromising and giving in will not bring about a peaceful ending. All you will get is further encroachment and even being at the mercy of others.
Zhou Yunshu was still planning to get out of Luzhou with the Dujia Village team, so it was impossible for her to let Dujia Village become a fat sheep in the mouths of others.
If Dujia Village wants to avoid becoming a fat sheep in the mouths of others and leave Luzhou safely, it must become hard-hearted and tough-fisted.
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At night the team found a sheltered place to settle down.
When Du Laozhuang and the prestigious people in the team were about to discuss which path to take next, they asked Du Laoer to call Zhou Yunshu over as well.
The last time Zhou Yunshu was able to join the discussion was because she received news that refugees from the northern border were heading south, and this time it was entirely because her actions this afternoon shocked everyone, forcing the Dujia Village refugee team to face up to Zhou Yunshu's existence.
"Yunshu, do you have any opinions?"
Because Zhou Yunshu had resolved the conflict in the evening, Du Lao Zhuang took the initiative to seek Zhou Yunshu's opinion.
"I want to ask you if you know what we are doing now?"
Du Youtian didn't understand what Zhou Yunshu meant, so he said as a matter of course: "We are fleeing famine!"
"So what do you think of Luzhou, the place we're going to pass through next?"
“It’s just one state.”
"Drought, Luzhou has the worst drought!" Du Laosan said loudly while looking at Zhou Yunshu.
After what happened in the evening, Du Laosan, who already admired Zhou Yunshu, admired her even more.
"There are also disaster victims." Wei Zhong added.
"Yes, the drought, the victims." Zhou Yunshu threw a piece of wood into the fire in front of her and continued, "And this drought has been going on for several months. I heard that Luzhou has no harvest this year."
"There's no water, no food, and it's scorching hot. Everyone in our village is desperately fleeing the famine. How much sanity do you think the people of Luzhou and the disaster victims have left?"
"Or, guess how many people couldn't survive and turned to banditry."
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