Chapter 119 Li Shiyue didn't think that just because someone was a child, they would receive preferential treatment...
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The yurt door was already half-open when Li Shiyue swung it forcefully, and the flaming tinder fell directly to the ground, igniting the carpet inside the yurt.
It moved!
The person inside the yurt moved!
Although Li Shiyue couldn't see inside the yurt, being so close, even amidst all the noise, made it incredibly easy for him to pinpoint the location by sound.
In a flash, he lunges forward, bends his knees, extends his arm, draws his blade, thrusts straight in, and twists his wrist to inflict greater damage on the target directly in his path!
Someone inside the yurt shouted, and many more were thrown into chaos by Li Shiyue's incredible ability to thrust his knife through the yurt.
The next instant, Li Shiyue suddenly drew his sword, and human blood emanated into the cold air, its smell repulsive.
Liu Tan was very surprised. He had seen Li Shiyue leap up and behead people, but at this moment he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I underestimated her!"
Even I wouldn't necessarily be able to pierce this felt tent in one go!
However, this thought only flashed through Liu Tan's mind for a moment before he seized the opportunity when Li Shiyue suddenly appeared.
"kill!"
Ma San swung his knife forward and cleaved open the door of the yurt with a single stroke.
Zhao Da and two other guards stayed outside, waiting behind Liu Tan outside the yurt, while the other guards followed Ma San and rushed into the yurt.
Li Shiyue stood to the side and forcefully swung his knife, shaking off the blood on it.
Although she wasn't afraid of the smell of blood, her senses were exceptional, and she really didn't want to suppress her nose.
Seeing that there was no room for her to make a move here, Li Shiyue called out to Liu Tan, "Young Master, I'll go take a look over there."
Before Liu Tan could respond, Li Shiyue lifted her leg and headed southeast with her knife, where she heard the loudest commotion.
Liu Tan wanted to say something, but he really didn't have anything to say. After all, Li Shiyue was not one of his soldiers and did not need to obey his orders or be dispatched.
The entire barbarian camp was filled with all sorts of sounds: crying women and children, male barbarians fighting back against the sneak attack, and cattle, horses, and sheep frightened by the sudden war. It was truly a chaotic scene, like a grand drama unfolding.
The whistling wind brought a familiar sound, and Li Shiyue adjusted her pace, running towards the direction where Erdan's mother was shouting.
Erdan's mother followed Zheng Meiniang into the outermost yurt of the yurt group. Zheng Meiniang kicked open the yurt door and went in first, followed by a series of bleating sounds from sheep.
There were actually more than a dozen lambs inside that yurt!
Zheng Meiniang was momentarily stunned. She really hadn't expected that the barbarians' yurts were not only for living but also served as sheep pens.
However, there were people inside the yurt with sheep!
Li's mother watched as a blurry black shadow darted towards her from the bleating sheep in the darkness. Erdan's mother, who was outside the yurt, also heard the sheep bleating. Curious, she mustered her courage and looked into the yurt.
Upon looking, Erdan's mother saw the young boy, who was barely taller than Zheng Meiniang's waist, wielding a dagger and stabbing at Zheng Meiniang, who was just a step away from the yurt door!
After a moment of stunned silence, Erdan's mother let out a loud, shrill scream of "Ah!"
The commotion startled the sheep inside the yurt, causing them to bleat loudly.
If it were the Zheng Meiniang of the past, she would have been able to subdue the young boy by risking injury when he charged at her.
After all, she had never practiced any martial arts techniques; she had only learned some methods of dealing with pigs from Butcher Zheng since she was a child.
Where can you find someone who is far more clever than a pig?
In addition, Zheng Meiniang is getting on in years. Even if her eyes can keep up, her hands and feet may not be able to react in time.
but!
Yes, but last time, in order to save Li Wangming, Li Shiyue poured all the vitality water she obtained from completing the mission into the pot, so that everyone in the family could drink two bowls.
The system does generate some low-quality tasks, but the rewards it provides are of quite good quality.
This life-giving water not only saved Li Wangming's life from a high fever, but also restored Zheng Meiniang's sight after she was half-blind from eating wild fruit poisoning, and she can see farther and more clearly than before.
Meanwhile, the Vitality Water also subtly changed the health of Li Shiyue's family in the days that followed. Zheng Meiniang's back and leg pain, which she had suffered from in her youth due to repeated childbirths and not having a proper postpartum period, was cured!
So, at this moment, facing the wolf cub that suddenly appeared, Zheng Meiniang reached out and precisely grabbed the wolf cub's wrist, restraining his hand. With a forceful pull, the wolf cub, in excruciating pain, dropped the dagger from his hand to the ground.
As a result, Zheng Meiniang still underestimated the wolf cub's vengeful nature. Taking advantage of her unpreparedness, the wolf cub bit Zheng Meiniang's tiger's mouth.
Zheng Meiniang was careless. She endured the pain and was about to slap the wolf cub's face with the back of her knife when Erdan's mother came in with a woodcutter's knife. She heard Zheng Meiniang cry out in pain just now. Without thinking, she rushed in with the knife and stabbed the wolf cub directly in the back of the heart.
"Don't!"
Zheng Meiniang didn't want Erdan's mother to hurt the little wolf cub, at least not to kill him outright!
But Erdan's mother was no longer able to stop herself at this point.
With a "bang," the stone thrown by Li Qiutian deflected the knife that Erdan's mother had thrust out.
This gave Zheng Meiniang time to toss the little wolf cub toward the flock of sheep huddled together.
When Li Shiyue came over with his knife, this was the scene he saw.
"Forget about the sheep for now, let's tie all these people up with rope first."
Li Shiyue drove all the dozen or so sheep out of the yurt. Li Qiutian lit a tinderbox and then saw clearly the group of people who had been pushed aside by the sheep. They must have been huddled together behind the sheep.
It was a group of children. Apart from the little wolf cub, the rest of the children, judging from their height, ranged from five or six years old to around ten years old.
Zheng Meiniang felt a pang of guilt, while Erdan's mother was at a loss for what to do.
If it were a strong man, that would be fine, but even if it were a barbarian woman, at least one would be able to bring oneself to harm her.
But now, seeing these children trembling in front of him, or expressionless and numb, how could anyone bear to lay a hand on them?
Using Li Qiutian's tinderbox, Li Shiyue glanced at the bloody teeth mark on Zheng Meiniang's tiger's mouth and became interested in the child who was not even as tall as her chest.
However, Li Shiyue didn't think that children deserved preferential treatment; just now, this little wolf cub had tried to stab Zheng Meiniang with a dagger.
The thin hemp rope that Zheng Meiniang and the others brought came in handy. Li Qiutian cut the hemp rope into sections, Erdan's mother searched them, and Li Shiyue tied the hands of each of the little boys.
They weren't even allowed to leave their yurts. In fact, Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian drove the flock of sheep back inside.
These cubs weren't exactly naked, but they were all wearing only a single layer of clothing, except for the wolf cub, who had a sheepskin coat to keep warm.
These dozen or so sheep live in a yurt, probably specifically for keeping the children warm. Sleeping with the sheep at night must keep them quite warm.
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