Underestimating your opponent is the worst thing you can do.
When those men saw that Song Ning was just a teenager, they immediately relaxed their guard, rolled their eyes, and started chatting with him.
“How do we know if what you’re saying is true?” one of them said in a gruff voice.
Song Ning said innocently, "I'll tell you where the grain is hidden, then you can go and see for yourselves."
The group chuckled to themselves. This little girl was incredibly naive. What if she told them where she hid the grain and then changed her mind?
A middle-aged man coaxed, "Then tell us first that you can go up only if we see grain."
Song Ning pointed at the person who had just spoken: "I only told him to one person."
The big man was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward.
Song Ning beckoned him to bend down, then leaned close to his ear and whispered something.
The man frowned slightly, and before he could hear clearly, Song Ning laughed and said, "Alright, I've told you the place. Go and see it now."
"Little girl, say it again?" the man pressed.
Song Ning raised his voice and said, "Uncle, I've already told you, it's the same place no matter I say it again."
Then she asked in a low voice, "Uncle, you don't mean you don't want to tell them, do you?"
Song Ning spoke softly, just loud enough for the people next to her to hear.
Now, those men glared at the middle-aged man in front of them with cold eyes.
"Hey, Third Brother, are you trying to hog all the food yourself?"
Seeing the knife raised in his hand, the middle-aged man hurriedly explained, "No, no, she didn't explain it to me clearly at all."
Song Ning opened her eyes wide: "Uncle, how can you say that? My family will die of thirst if they don't wait for me to bring water back. I would never lie about my family's lives." As she spoke, she even looked aggrieved.
What people hate most is being stabbed in the back by their own people. You treat someone as one of your own, but they are always on guard against you. There is nothing more infuriating than that.
So much so that they forgot about Song Ning, the one who started the trouble.
One of the young men spat out, "Third Brother, I'll give you one more chance. If you tell us, we'll pretend nothing happened."
The middle-aged man hurriedly explained, and Song Ning took a few steps back, beckoned behind him, and said it was about time.
They outnumber us, and more and more people are coming up to fetch water from this area. If we can just take the knives from them, they won't stand a chance.
The situation escalated completely, and by the time the group remembered that Song Ning was involved, it was too late.
Gao Tiedan pulled out his knife and slashed at the group. People rushed forward and scattered the group. Several of his men then tackled the group and snatched the knife from them.
When the people who came to fetch water saw this situation, they didn't even need Song Ning and the others to lift a finger; each of them punched the people so hard they couldn't get up.
With no one guarding the outlet, everyone rushed forward in a rush.
Those bandits were trampled to the ground, coughing up blood.
They insisted on becoming bandits in the mountains. I guess the previous bandits ran away when they saw there was no way to survive, and these refugees took over the mountain and became kings.
They too were refugees, and now that they've come up the mountain, all they know is to bully these poor people who are on their way to escape.
After the people finished fetching water from the mountain, Song Ning and his group hurried down the mountain.
When they were beating people earlier, Song Ning deliberately let one person go. That person hurriedly ran down the mountain to report the news before Song Ning and the others left.
Song Ning and the others followed behind that person, heading down the mountain.
The main force that had emerged from the bandit's den hadn't even reached the foot of the mountain when the messenger arrived.
Upon hearing that something had happened on the mountain, the leader cursed, "Damn it, he's asking for it!"
Once the group had returned, Song Ning and the others quickly led their men down the mountain.
"Brother Tiedan, go back and tell everyone to hurry up and pack their things to get ready to leave. If we're late, we'll lose our lives here."
"good."
The high-speed train was fast and disappeared in no time.
Although these people were all villagers, they had knives, and besides, they would do anything to seize food.
Not to mention these complete strangers, there are countless examples of family members turning against each other in order to survive.
Everyone saw what happened on the mountain just now.
When these people realize what's happening, they'll definitely come down the mountain to retaliate, and we don't think we can win then.
They've persevered so far, they can't afford to ruin it all here.
We need to get out of here quickly.
They ran down the mountain without saying a word.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Gao Tiedan had already notified everyone that the car was ready and they were packing their things.
Village Chief Zhou asked, "Er Ya, what's wrong?"
"We need to get out of here quickly, or we won't be able to escape if those bandits come down."
People didn't dare to delay. They didn't even have time to put down the water they had carried from the mountain. A dozen or so young people just carried it and ran away.
They've endured all kinds of hardships and experienced all sorts of things along the way, and now they're completely unfazed.
Their mental fortitude is truly remarkable.
The two village chiefs ahead of them were already prepared and set off first in their oxcarts.
Those behind saw the commotion ahead and, some rushed to catch their carriages while others pushed them, all ready to depart.
As she passed the carriage ahead, the guard gave her a disdainful look.
Now, besides Song Ning and his group, only these few people on this road seem to have a wealthy background.
Song Ning had originally planned to inform them, since most of their men were on the mountain, and if the bandits came down, they might not be able to handle them alone.
But upon seeing the man's expression, Song Ning dismissed the idea.
Forget it, even if I did say something, people might blame me for meddling.
They can only hope for the best.
It was getting late, and the group had originally planned to rest at the foot of the mountain, but now they were enduring hunger and fatigue, gritting their teeth and persevering.
They walked until midnight before stopping.
When the young men carrying the buckets put down the water, they couldn't lift their arms anymore.
With her head drooping and eyes red, she put down the water and immediately lay down on the ground, desperately trying to catch her breath.
Even the livestock were snorting loudly and panting heavily.
Song Ning swallowed hard, feeling like her throat was on fire. She hadn't dared to drink much water on the way to keep up with the group.
I'm so tired, my chest hurts even when I breathe.
Sprawled out on the ground without any regard for appearances, I felt for the first time that even the air smelled sweet.
Everyone was starving and couldn't stand it anymore. After resting for a while, they started preparing a meal. Song Ning also got up from the ground, jumped into the car, and fed the two people in the car water.
The situation seemed to be getting better, as both of them were breathing more easily, but the girl still hadn't woken up.
After giving her some water, Song Ning was about to get off the bus when someone in the bus spoke up: "Er Ya..."
Song Ning was taken aback and turned to look at the man. Did this man know her?
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