Chapter 22 Two Fatal Wounds
"Damn it, I thought there was some money to be made, but they turned out to be a bunch of beggars!" Someone among the people who arrived from the rear cursed and spat.
Old Lady Su plucked up the courage to look at these people.
A group of more than ten people, all riding horses and wearing tight clothes, draped in cloaks and fur coats, each holding a torch, illuminated the small space with bright lights.
The most terrifying thing was the aura they exuded: a sinister, cruel aura. Each one carried the scent of blood! Some even immediately draped motionless men and women by the waist, unable to tell whether they were unconscious or dead.
Old lady Su's face turned pale and her teeth chattered. They had encountered horse bandits!
Old Man Su and Su Da and Su Er were not in a much better situation either, their hearts were in their throats.
They were just ordinary people. If they had not been exiled, they would have lived an honest life in Dahuai Village, working from sunrise to sunset until they died of old age.
I've never seen such a scene before.
They had only heard a few words about horse bandits from other people before.
Now facing this brutal gangster, all four of them felt cold all over.
The leading bandit drove his horse slowly to the side of the earthen stove, took a condescending look, then drew the sword from his waist, leaned over and dug in the fire beside the stove, and dug out the fish bones that had been hastily buried in the ashes.
"A beggar who can eat so many fish must be a well-off beggar." The horse bandit laughed twice, but the smile did not reach his eyes. His triangular eyes were cold and ruthless. He stood up and swung his big knife in the air. "There are people hiding in the back, some are women and some are children. Kill the children, take the women back and throw them into Xunhuanju, and send the men to work in the village."
He spoke without any emotion and gave orders directly.
When these words fell into the ears of the Su family, they were filled with fear and hatred, and their hearts turned cold.
The blood in Su Da and Su Er's bones was aroused. In extreme anger, they grabbed the dry branches at hand and rushed towards the bandits, "You bastards, I will fight you to death!"
Old Mrs. Su and Old Man Su shouted with red eyes, "Big Brother, Second Brother!"
The bandits looked at the people rushing towards them and laughed wildly, "You don't know how to live or die! Brothers, kill them!"
Many people responded from the rear, whistling everywhere, "Kill!"
The place that was full of joy a moment ago is about to become a slaughterhouse in the next moment.
The bandits rode their horses in circles around the campfire, shouting and laughing, surrounding Old Lady Su and the others, and frequently kicking down those who rushed towards them desperately, like a cat teasing a mouse.
Killing is just a game for them.
At this moment, screams and cries of women and children were heard from behind the mound, and the bandits pulled them out.
Seeing this, the Su family's eyes were bloodshot and their hearts were filled with powerlessness and despair.
Tianbao was held tightly in the woman's arms, so tightly that she could hardly breathe.
Warm liquid dripped onto her face.
She reached out and touched it, then looked up and saw that it was her mother's tears.
Mother cried.
Grandpa and grandma were crying, dad was crying, uncle and aunt were crying, aunt and brothers were crying too.
Tianbao clenched his hands into fists in an instant, and red light surged from his black eyes, burning his entire eyes red in an instant like sparks of fire.
“Hmm!”
With a muffled groan, the heavy object fell to the ground.
The wild laughter and whistles in the forest suddenly stopped.
The bandits watched helplessly as their companions suddenly fell off their horses, their eyes bulging out, while covering their necks with blood gushing out. Before they could react to what was happening, they were the next to be killed.
Follow in the footsteps of your companions.
More than ten people died in an instant.
The torches they were waving fell to the ground, the flames flickering and reflecting the expressions of the people lying on the ground who were unwilling to close their eyes.
The Su family members stopped crying at this moment. They looked at the scene in disbelief and couldn't recover for a long time.
I thought they were going to be killed, but how come these bandits were the ones to die?!
Liu Yuelan, He Daxiang and Su Xiuer, the three women, huddled together, panting and hugging the three little kids tightly, feeling lucky that they didn't see such a bloody scene, otherwise it would have been a lifelong nightmare.
Su Da and Su Er rushed back to their wives and children immediately and hugged them. They had escaped death and were still in shock.
"I don't know which knight came to our rescue. Please show yourself. I'll kneel down to thank you!" Old Mrs. Su and Old Man Su supported each other and looked around the wilderness.
Someone rescued them.
Eleven lives in one family, this great favor cannot be left unrewarded.
At the foot of the mountain in the night, the shadows of the dead trees are eerie and the wind is howling.
A figure appeared from behind the tree and landed in front of the Su family in a moment.
He was dressed in black and almost blended into the night. He was tall and thin, with a leather mask on his face, revealing only a pair of eyes, which were sharp and cold.
"No need to thank me, I'm just following orders. My master is grateful for those fresh pears and ordered me to escort you across the Yudu Ancient Road." Zi Yi spoke in a low voice.
"Is it that lady... ? What should we do with such great kindness?" The Su family members looked at each other, grateful but at a loss.
Zi Yi said in a deep voice, "Madam is kind-hearted. She knows that you are going to Yongzhou and will have to pass through the Yudu Ancient Road on the way. This place is infested with fierce bandits and is full of dangers. It is not advisable to stay here for long. The most urgent thing is to leave here first. Otherwise, when the remaining bandits come, I may not be able to protect your family alone."
"Big brother, second brother, hurry up! Pack up your things, we're leaving now!" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Su made the decision without saying a word.
Not to mention the information revealed in Zi Yi's words, just the fact that there were corpses all over the ground made it impossible for them to stay here any longer. Even if the adults were not scared, the children would be scared too.
Su Da and Su Er moved quickly. They threw the pots, pans, and cloth bags into the car, then drove away.
The two were really scared after this incident.
They had never traveled far, so they had no idea that the Yudu Ancient Road was so dangerous!
During this time, the whole family looked away, and no one dared to look at the corpse lying on the ground. Just smelling the strong fishy smell in the air made them vomit frequently.
The torches on the ground gradually dimmed, the flames flickered and the light flickered, making the scene seem even more eerie and terrifying.
Zi Yi glanced at the dead horse bandits indifferently, his gaze pausing only for a moment at their throats before passing by.
The bandits on horseback were all hit by his hidden weapons and died from having their throats pierced.
After the Su family left, another group of horse bandits arrived.
Looking at the corpses all over the ground, he gritted his teeth and felt murderous.
"Brother, no one is alive! All of them have had their throats pierced! Who dares to kill people on our territory?" The rough man who went to check the wounds said angrily.
The bandit known as Big Brother had a gloomy expression on his face and dark eyes. "Were they all killed in one strike?"
"Yes... wait! That's not right!" The brute who spoke first looked at the chest of the corpse in front of him and noticed something unusual. He pulled the corpse's clothes away, his pupils suddenly constricted. "There's a wound on the chest too! Right in the heart! The wound is so tiny, it's hard to tell what kind of hidden weapon it was. Like a needle? Big brother, there are two fatal wounds!"
It was dim at night, and the dead were all wearing thick coats, cloaks, and fur coats, so the wound on the heart would be difficult to detect without careful inspection.
Also, because the wound is too small, the blood gradually coagulates before it can seep out, making it easier to deceive people's eyes and ears.
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