"Okay, we will definitely not make any noise and will follow you closely."
One of the older children lowered his voice and assured Jiang Xueying, and the other children nodded as well.
"Then you must keep up. Everyone, keep an eye on each other and don't fall behind."
Jiang Xueying was still worried, so she gave another reminder and led everyone out quietly.
The bandits patrolling nearby did not notice any movement inside and continued patrolling as usual.
Jiang Xueying saw the bandits leave, so she quietly walked around with her child.
Fortunately, Jiang Xueying was very familiar with the terrain of the mountain village. After some effort, she finally got to another courtyard. As long as they passed through two more corridors, they could climb out from the back mountain, and then they would escape from the mountain village.
Just as he was planning to lead his men out in one go, he suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps coming from outside, and then more and more footsteps were heard.
Jiang Xueying frowned. Hearing such a loud noise outside, she guessed that the patrolling bandits had discovered that the person they had captured was missing and were looking for him. She had no choice but to let everyone hide in the yard for the time being.
"You are useless. You can't even protect women and children. Why should I keep you? Where can a group of women and children run to? They must still be in the village. Everyone, go find them immediately!"
When the bandit leader heard his subordinates report that the captured women and children had beaten his men to death and then ran away, he was so angry that he kicked the intruder hard.
The bandit kneeling on the ground was trembling with fear, his eyes were filled with panic!
"Village leader, please don't be angry. I will go find them right away and I will definitely catch them today!"
The bandit leader glared at him, seeming to be furious.
"A bunch of rubbish, hurry up!"
It was obvious that the bandits had discovered that they were missing and were searching in the mountain village. Jiang Xueying nervously took a group of people to hide in a remote courtyard and listened to the noise outside. She felt sweat all over her body, and her underwear was soaked.
The breeze blew, bringing a slight coolness but also a bit of clarity.
She could no longer care about so many things at this point. It was not a good idea for so many of them to hide here. It was only a matter of time before the bandits found them. She had to find a way to transfer them as soon as possible. But so many bandits were on high alert. How could they leave with so many people?
Before she could come up with an idea, footsteps suddenly sounded outside and stopped at the door.
"Boss, we haven't searched here yet, could they be in there?"
Jiang Xueying was startled when she heard the voice and quickly made a gesture. Everyone quickly hid their bodies and stared at the door nervously with bated breath.
With a creaky sound, the dilapidated door was pushed open, making a sharp and piercing sound, which made everyone's heart tighten, and they almost dared not even breathe.
The three bandits held the torches in their hands forward, and were greeted only by a cold wind. After hesitating for a moment, they slowly walked inside.
"This place has been abandoned for so long, it's so gloomy, and it's so far away, there's no way those people could be hiding here!"
"Yeah, let's search somewhere else!"
Everyone who heard this breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when everyone thought they had escaped, one of the children was so nervous that he accidentally kicked a clay pot. The "clang" sound was so loud in the quiet night.
"Who? What's that noise?"
The bandits who had not gone far became very alert after hearing the sound and immediately ran towards the place where the sound came from. Seeing the people who had just left come back again, they realized that what they feared would come true.
Jiang Xueying's forehead was covered with sweat as she watched them approach vigilantly. She frowned repeatedly after hearing the voices. If she could deal with these bandits alone, she could still get away, but there were so many women and children behind her. What should she do?
"Everyone, follow me quickly. You must keep up."
Things have come to this point, the only thing left is to take a gamble. While there is still a glimmer of hope before the main force of bandits arrives, Jiang Xueying immediately speaks up. Everyone hears the voice and runs forward, but they are blocked by the returning bandits.
Seeing that the person the village chief was looking for was right in front of them, several people immediately showed obscene smiles, shone the torches around, and laughed.
"You are so brave that you dare to sneak away. I think you are worried that my knife is getting rusty. Who is the leader? Hand over the people immediately and follow us back obediently, otherwise I will start a massacre!"
A few bandits with fierce faces and ferocious looks drew out the big knives from their waists at the right time. With a cold light flashing, they shouted "Pah..." and immediately drew their knives to attack everyone.
"Ah, help, don't kill me!"
Everyone had been compromising on the mountain for so many days just to save their lives, and when their lives were really threatened, they were so scared that they almost fell to their knees.
Hearing the voice begging for mercy, the bandit became more proud and laughed even more wildly.
"Hmph, if you know what's best for you, come back with me right now, or else don't blame me for being blind!"
Jiang Xueying knew very well that these bandits didn't care about human life at all. They might even harm the children's lives in anger. How could she agree to that?
However, following these bandits back would only lead to death. After all, she had killed one of them and had escaped with so many people. They would definitely not let her go.
In order to protect the children, Jiang Xueying immediately stood in front of the children and fought with the bandits.
The bandits didn't expect that a seemingly weak woman could have such good skills. Before they could see how she attacked, some of their men fell down.
Fortunately, the bandits underestimated the enemy, so they didn't gain any advantage even with their swords.
"I underestimated you. You, a bitch, actually dared to come into the village to cause trouble and even killed my brother. Today, I will make you feel the pain of being cut into pieces."
"Hahaha……"
Although the bandit said this, the expression on his face was very obscene. Several brothers who were familiar with him burst into laughter. The intriguing expression was self-evident.
Jiang Xueying was very angry. These people were really disgusting, so she attacked more fiercely, attacking several people quickly, fiercely and accurately. Every move she made was aimed at the enemy's vital points, leaving them no chance of survival.
The children held hands and retreated one after another. Several women protected their children behind them. Some of the timid ones were so scared that they burst into tears and completely forgot what Jiang Xueying had just said.
On the other side, Yu Feng and others also successfully entered the village from the other side. When everyone arrived, they found that the village was in chaos and it was obvious that they were looking for someone.
Yu Feng quickly took his men into hiding, taking advantage of the chaos in the village to fish in troubled waters to look for the hostages. Just then he saw a passerby running forward anxiously.
Realizing that there must be something happening ahead, Yu Feng quickly led his men over.
When I got closer, I found that Jiang Xueying was fighting against ten bandits in the crowd, and she seemed to be unharmed.
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