The bandits ran over and saw that the water in one of the bamboo tubes had leaked out. They were heartbroken, but thankfully, they had managed to collect three bamboo tubes of water.
"I don't know where this stupid donkey got the water from, it runs faster than a rabbit."
"Boss, how about we search the neighborhood? The person can't have gone far."
"Let's look around nearby. If we can find a new water source, we'll have done a great job."
The bandits searched for a while but couldn't find a single trace, so they had no choice but to catch up with the group that had come before them.
On a distant mountain, the village chief of Lotus Village quietly watched the bandits below. Suddenly, a strong wind rose, making his sleeves flutter loudly.
"The east wind is blowing, let's go!"
As the bandits walked along, someone suddenly asked, "Have you smelled anything burning?"
"No, there's no burnt smell coming from here!"
"I can smell it, but it's not very strong."
Suddenly, a bandit shouted, "There's thick smoke ahead! It's on fire! Run!"
A fierce wind carrying raging flames rushed toward them.
The bandits planned to retreat to the surrounding areas, but tragically discovered that the fire had formed an encirclement, trapping them inside.
"Boss, what do we do?"
Many bandits were terrified. The fire was too fierce to escape, and the dry grass on the ground was highly flammable, quickly spreading to their vicinity. They never imagined that they would one day be burned by fire.
The fire burned fiercely, but it stopped when it reached the firebreak and could not spread to the surrounding forest.
Today's east wind was very powerful; when it was time to come, it came with great force and unstoppable momentum, and when it was time to withdraw, it withdrew cleanly.
Another group of bandits was walking along when suddenly, the group in front of them accidentally fell into a pit.
"There's a trap, everyone be careful!"
The bandit leader scoffed, "You think you can stop us with such petty tricks!"
This trap did not stop the bandits, however, they encountered rolling stones on a slope on the way up the mountain.
A young man coldly looked at the bandits below the mountain, "Slingers, archers, don't stop!"
Seeing that there were quite a few people on the mountain and that the current terrain was very unfavorable to them, the bandit leader decided that there was no need to fight them head-on. So he led his men to take a detour. There was more than one way to get there, and he didn't believe that they could block all the mountains.
Seeing the bandits leave, Baiyun sighed and said, "They really ran fast!"
She finally managed to snatch a stone spear and was about to show it off when the bandits ran away.
Old Chen observed the bandits through his binoculars, predicting which route they would take, and then planned to find a good spot to ambush them.
When he saw them heading down a fork in the road, he quickly knew which way the bandits were going.
They knew the terrain well, and they searched every corner in search of food.
When the bandits encountered the rolling stones again, they were furious, thinking, "It's those bastards again!"
The bandit leader roared, "All of you, charge! Let's teach them a lesson!"
The bandits, brandishing their knives, charged forward, dodging the rolling boulders. Just as they reached the top of the mountain, many thick wooden stakes were suddenly swung down from above.
Several bandits were caught off guard and were knocked away, tumbling down the mountain.
Just as the bandit leader dodged a wooden stake, he suddenly sensed danger and quickly sidestepped. An arrow grazed his ear, leaving a bloody mark.
Ignoring his injured ear, he continued to dodge. He knew the saying "strike the snake at its seven-inch spot," and sure enough, another arrow flew by, but luckily he was prepared and dodged it.
More and more bandits are coming up the mountain, so the rolling stone is no longer useful.
"kill!"
When the bandits charged at them with their knives, the group did not fight back, but retreated quickly.
The bandits rushed up a hillside, only to be attacked by a barrage of stones.
The slingers pounded the stones with all their might, while the poor archers could only make do with bamboo arrows. They were almost out of arrows and had to save them for a critical moment.
The bandit leader was furious. He should have brought a squad of archers with him. They had been slaughtered along the way, and now there were only three hundred men left.
A ruthless glint flashed in the bandit leader's eyes: "Keep charging! We'll trade their heads for those women!"
After saying that, the bandit leader took something out of his pocket and lit it on fire.
"Whoosh—Bang—"
The object quickly flew into the sky and exploded.
The village chief of Lotus Village exclaimed, "Oh no! They're calling for reinforcements!"
Old Man Chen and Mrs. Zhou, who had just arrived, happened to hear the noise.
Old Man Chen retorted angrily, "It's just setting off firecrackers, I can do that too!"
A fight has already broken out; Boss Chen and his men are locked in a fierce battle with the bandits, wielding stone spears.
Old Man Chen took off the basket from his back, took out a lump of black mud, and wanted to find a place to light a fire.
You think you can scare them by lighting a firecracker? They have firecrackers too, let's see who scares whom!
As Zhou saw the bandits approaching, he thrust his stone spear with all his might, and Chen Laosi and the others also surrounded them.
The fourth son said urgently, "Father, Mother, you must retreat quickly, they will send someone over soon."
Zhou: "What are you afraid of? Scaring people is easy. Anyone can do that. It's just throwing firecrackers. We have those too!"
The fifth brother was full of questions. When did they get firecrackers? And even if they did, they couldn't get anyone to help them!
Old Man Chen ran to a hillside with the lump of black mud in his hand and shouted, "Anyone who doesn't want to die, stop right there!"
The scene quickly quieted down, and the bandits looked at the old man holding the lump of black mud with disdain.
Old Man Chen shouted, "You scoundrels, get out of here right now, or I'll call for help!"
Let me tell you, we have over ten thousand refugee allies behind us. Dare to mess with us, and we'll chop off your heads and use them as donkey kicks!
The bandits burst into laughter. They knew exactly what the bandits were like—just a bunch of old, weak, sick, and disabled people.
The bandit leader laughed loudly, "Go ahead and yell if you dare! Let's see if your reinforcements are faster, or if my knife is faster!"
Old Man Chen: "You don't believe me? Fine, you just wait and see, I'll call them over right now!"
Taking advantage of the opportunity, a young man shot an arrow at the bandit leader, but unfortunately, the leader dodged it again.
The bandit leader sneered, "With your few arrows, you think you can hurt me? Just wait, when our archers arrive, we'll let you taste the power of fire arrows!"
Old Man Chen was really angry. It was these scoundrels who had caused them so much trouble!
In a fit of anger, he set the black mud ball on fire. Suddenly, a large knife was thrown at Old Man Chen. It turned out that a bandit had sneaked over.
Old Man Chen was so frightened that he threw the black mud ball down. Fortunately, the eldest brother's stone spear blocked the big knife, saving him from a fatal blow. He was about to start cursing.
Suddenly, with a loud "boom," Old Man Chen felt as if he had been thrown into the air, and then everything went black and he passed out.
The hillside where Old Man Chen was standing was directly below a densely populated area of bandits. His black mud ball exploded immediately after being thrown down, with a great force that even shattered the small hillside where Old Man Chen was standing.
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