Li Ruo's expression was cold. "Chief Xie, why don't you let them go down and experience the baptism of the flood?"
Liao Fusheng, standing behind her, glanced at her silently.
"That's what I thought too, but—" Xie Xiao handed the child to Xiao Lizi, and with two swift chops, knocked his elder brother and mother unconscious one after the other.
"I'm afraid Dad will get up in the middle of the night and scold me. Take them back!"
His sister-in-law, trembling with fear, looked at him as if he were some terrifying monster, and quickly followed him back.
Xie Xiao glanced at Li Ruo, "You've made a fool of yourself."
Li Ruo kept a straight face and didn't say anything.
What could the author do to portray the male protagonist as such? Besides, filial piety was highly valued in ancient times; disobedience would be condemned. The author wasn't entirely wrong. (Hey!)
But that's all. A hero isn't made in a day. Before becoming a hero, he was first and foremost a scoundrel.
Xie Xiao resumed his nonchalant smile and looked at the refugees who wished they could tear him apart and bleed him alive.
"Alright, brothers!" he shouted. "Back to the stronghold! Let these uncles, aunts, elder brothers, elder sisters, younger brothers and sisters wander around the mountains first."
"Yes!" The brothers had been wanting to leave for a while.
"You should go back too," Xie Xiao said to Li Ruo with a smile. "If you need any help, just come find me, Sun Ergou!"
"Here!" Sun Ergou stood protectively behind Li Ruo. "Sister, this place is not safe to stay for long. The boss told me to escort you and leave quickly!"
Li Ruojing watched Xie Xiao's back as he turned away, opened her mouth, and said, "Xie Xiao."
But the sound of the rain was loud, very loud.
He didn't stop.
There are two paths halfway up the mountain: one leads to Ziyang Peak, and the other branches off to Heifeng Village.
Little Li led his men in a methodical retreat.
The people cheered!
They won.
They drove away Black Wind Stronghold.
The next step is to strike right at their stronghold!
Of course, since the other side was carrying gleaming broadswords, they could only shout slogans first and not rush up to their deaths. Their immediate priority was to find a place to build a thatched hut and settle their families.
The rain was getting heavier, and not many of the refugees had raincoats or rain gear; they were shivering with cold.
Some refugees brought some food, but not much.
Meanwhile, waves of refugees fled the floodwaters towards General Mountain…
Sun Ergou said, "Sister, I'll have someone block your way in a bit and set up some mousetraps or something, but it won't hold out for long. I'll leave a few men for you."
“No need, you need people too.” She looked at his wound, took out a packet of pills and a jar of powder, both of which she had repackaged and had no modern Chinese labels. “Take two pills a day, and apply the other. You’re injured, so go back quickly.”
Sun Ergou said, "Then take care, sister."
After saying that, he went to meet up with Little Li and the others.
The girl who came with Xie Xiao hadn't left yet; instead, she ran over and asked, "You're Li Ruo?"
"Who are you--"
The girl looked her up and down. "Hmm, you're pretty. No wonder he gave you that hidden blade."
Seeing the confusion on Li Ruo's face, she added, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Xie Ying, Xie Xiao's younger sister, his biological sister."
Li Ruo remembered.
The male protagonist in the book does have a younger sister who was separated from him when they were young. She was found by Xie Xiao and is only close to Xie Xiao. In chapter 100, she was seriously injured while trying to save either the fourth or fifth leader. The male protagonist and the female protagonist, who has medical skills, were unable to save her.
Since it's a male-oriented genre, it's more brutal, so it's normal for it to have more grievances.
Each stab could kill.
One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand.
It was Xie Ying's death that spurred Xie Xiao to strike hard against his greatest enemy, and at the same time, the female lead's comforting words warmed up their relationship.
Li Ruo always felt like she was a bug in this world, only wanting to stay out of it and be a bystander, protecting herself and her family. But looking at this spirited girl with a bright smile, she couldn't seem to return the smile.
What did you just say about a hidden blade?
"You don't know? Didn't my brother give it to you?" Xie Ying frowned. "I clearly heard my brother tell Xiao Li to put the hidden arrow in the box. My brother got that hidden arrow by chance before, and I've been drooling over it for a long time. But it wasn't given to me."
Li Ruo was stunned for a moment.
He raised his right hand. "Is this it?"
"Yes, yes."
Li Ruo: "That is indeed with me, but I won't return it to you."
"Heh, I'm not trying to steal it from you. I just wanted to confirm." She smiled brightly. "Come visit our village sometime."
Li Ruo wanted to say, "Let's keep playing."
"Oh no! The floodwaters are rising again!" someone shouted.
"The village below is almost flooded up to the rooftops."
"Oh my god, there are so many people coming from over there..."
Xie Ying frowned. "I'm leaving now. Take care."
Li Ruo suddenly called out, "Hey, do you have any dogs in your village?"
Xie Ying ran while looking back, "There's not much of anything, just a lot of dogs."
After thinking about it for a while, Li Ruo decided to make a notice board first.
Turning around, he saw that Master Liao had already found some tree branches. He asked, "How about this wood for the plaque you mentioned last time?"
"Okay," Li Ruo said, "Let's go inside and do it."
Master Liao's calligraphy is quite good; the characters written with red paint are very powerful, like iron hooks and silver strokes, which is somewhat inconsistent with his delicate appearance.
Li Ruo also drew a skull next to the words. He made a total of seven signs, two each for the east, west, and south sides, because the north side is a waterfall cliff, so hardly anyone comes here.
After writing it down, the two of them, still wearing raincoats, stood the sign upright next to the barbed wire fence.
An extra one was placed at the south gate.
“If someone still dares to break in like this, they must have ill intentions. Don’t blame others if they die,” Li Ruo said.
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