Chapter 21 This is ready-made barbecue, what else is there to change?
Wan Xingmo, holding a long sword in his hand, shuttled through the dim forest like a ghost.
There is no sunlight in the forest all year round. It seems like a corner forgotten by time. The smell of rotten leaves is everywhere, which is suffocating.
Wan Xingmo's footsteps were as light as a cat's, making a rustling sound as they stepped on the fallen leaves. Occasionally, he would break a dry branch, making a crisp "pop" sound. In this terrifyingly silent forest, the sound was like thunder, shaking people's eardrums.
He followed the direction that Xiao Fubao had just pointed out and continued forward.
After a stick of incense had passed, suddenly, voices were heard from the front.
"Boss, those people over there are barbecuing. We captured these three people. Can we exchange them for some barbeque?"
"You idiot, this is ready-made barbecue, what else do you want to exchange? Let's kill these people, roast them and eat them, and then we can steal their barbecue."
"The boss is right. I also saw a lot of children and women there. We will seize them all by surprise later.
Anyway, those officers and soldiers thought that these people were eaten by wolves and would not care. Even if that guy is very powerful, he would not dare to attack us when we have hostages in our hands. "
After hearing this conversation, Wan Xingmo understood.
It turned out that they were a group of refugees who had fled from outside the Great Wall to escape famine. They made a living by robbing children along the way, and their methods were extremely cruel.
A surge of anger surged in his heart. He gripped the sword tightly in his hand and scanned the surrounding situation with his eyes as sharp as torches.
Wan Xingmo didn't know why, but little Fubao's pink face suddenly flashed before his eyes.
When he thought of such a lovely child being sliced and roasted alive by these beasts, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife and the pain was unbearable.
Wan Xingmo glanced at the surroundings and found that this place was still at the edge of the forest.
They were still hundreds of miles away from Hangu Pass, but the closer they got to Hangu Pass, the denser the forest became.
The laws of the Great Qi Dynasty clearly stipulated that refugees and criminals were not allowed to enter the city, and they had to bypass towns when they encountered them, otherwise they would be killed without mercy.
It seemed that their next journey would require them to frequently travel through the woods.
Wan Xingmo's figure flashed, and he leaped onto the treetops as lightly as a flying swallow. Standing on the high place and looking down, his vision suddenly became clear.
I saw a blazing fire about ten feet away, and a group of burly men were sitting around the fire. If you said they were refugees, no one would believe it because they were all fat and strong.
Behind these people, there were several people tied to several big trees. Wan Xingmo looked carefully and found that they were indeed the brothers of the Wan family.
They seemed to have been knocked unconscious and were now hanging their heads, unconscious.
Wan Xingmo counted silently and found that there were about twenty villains in this group.
Although they have committed many evil deeds, they probably don't have any real skills. They just gather together in numbers and bully people who are alone.
They are alive today just by luck.
To put it nicely, these people are murderers; to put it bluntly, they are beasts worse than pigs and dogs, and are a hundred times more hateful than the enemies on the battlefield!
The sword in Wan Xingmo's hand could no longer be restrained, thirsting for blood.
Wan Xingmo acted decisively and jumped down from the tree like a bird. Even though the road in the forest was rugged, he reached the side of the refugees as quickly as a gust of wind.
Before anyone could react, he raised his sword and killed the big brother they were talking about with one strike.
This big brother didn't know who killed him until his death.
Everything happened in an instant. Before others could react, Wan Xingmo killed another person as easily as slaughtering a chicken or a sheep.
The forest was in an uproar. Some people were so scared that they wet their pants, some used their hands and feet to climb out, some ran a few steps and fell flat on their faces, and some cried for their parents. The noise in the forest was one after another, and it also woke up the unconscious Wan brothers.
When Wan Laoer looked up, he saw Wan Xingmo raising his sword and a stream of blood spurted out on his chest like a fountain. The blood that had already dried up was dyed reddish brown by the new blood.
The man died with his eyes open. He fell to the ground with his hands covering his neck, spitting out blood. He kicked his feet and died completely.
Wan Xingmo flashed and appeared behind Wan Laoer like a ghost. The three of them only felt a whirlwind blowing behind them, and the ropes on their bodies broke and fell to the ground.
Without the restraints of ropes, the few people felt dizzy and slowly sat down against the tree.
Those who took the opportunity to escape were caught one by one by Wan Xingmo like an eagle catching chicks, and all of them were killed by slitting their throats.
If these people enter the Central Plains, they will definitely not be good people. They will either do some sneaky things or become hooligans. It is better for them to die. Anyway, each of them has blood on their hands and deserves to die.
Wan Xingmo counted the number of people and made sure that no one was let go. Then he drew his sword and walked up to Wan Laoer.
"Uncle Wan Er, are you all okay?" Uncle Wan Er slowly stood up with the help of a tree. He felt dizzy. Fortunately, Wan Xingmo was quick to support him.
"Thank you, young master." Wan Lao Er felt less dizzy and stood still. The situation of the other brothers of the Wan family was similar.
"Uncle Wan, these people are refugees who have fled from outside the Great Wall. They feed on lone people along the way. I just heard their conversation and it seems that they have been secretly spying on our every move. It just so happened that the three of you went into the forest to cut trees, and that's why you were ambushed by them."
Wan Laoer recalled the scene just now. As soon as they entered the woods, they were attacked from behind and knocked unconscious with a stick. They had no idea what happened afterwards.
Hearing Wan Xingmo's explanation of the whole cause and effect, they felt a sense of fear in their hearts. If Wan Xingmo had not arrived in time, they would probably have become someone else's meal.
Thinking of this, Wan Laoer immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.
"Young Master, thank you for saving my life. We brothers are unable to repay you. Please accept our greetings."
"No, this is what I should do. Uncles, please don't do this."
Wan Xingmo hurriedly held Wan Laoer's arm and helped him up.
Wan Xingmo looked at the time. It was too dark in the forest to see anything, so he said to Wan Laoer, "Uncle Wan Er, I didn't tell Grandma Wan about your accident because I was afraid she would worry. So I said I was here to help."
Wan Lao Er immediately understood Wan Xingmo's intention and responded with a smile: "Young Master is really thoughtful. This is great. Let's quickly cut down a few trees and bring them back. We have been delayed for so long and wasted a lot of time. It's almost dawn."
Wan Laosan and Wan Laosi also nodded in agreement.
After great effort, the few people finally cut down a few trees and walked back with one step forward.
Wan Xingmo took another look at the corpses in the woods, put out the fire, and left in big strides.
When they returned to the camp, Old Lady Wan and the women of the Wan family were looking anxiously towards the woods, fearing that there might be some ferocious beasts in the woods.
At this moment, a noise was suddenly heard, and several people were seen coming out of the woods carrying trees, exactly four people.
Wan Xingmo gently placed the tree on the ground, then quickly walked to Zhao's side and briefly recounted what had just happened in the woods.
Zhao was horrified after hearing this. The place where they were exiled was outside the Great Wall, and there was a famine outside the Great Wall. They might be in danger of death if they went there!
Zhao was worried and didn't know what to do for a moment. She could only take things one step at a time.
Wan Xingmo turned his gaze to Xiao Fubao in the distance, and felt that the future days might get better and better.
In the same situation, the mother and son have completely different mentalities.
After a night of hard work, when the sky began to darken in the east, only one piece of wolf meat remained to be processed.
Old Mrs. Wan ordered Second and Third Sisters Wan to roast the wolf whole so that everyone could eat and set off.
Since there was no water, we couldn't stew the meat. All the water in the house was used to stew meat for the children last night. Now if we wanted to drink water, we could only drink the leftover wolf meat soup from last night. Everyone got half a bowl and drank it.
Everyone ate some dried meat at night. Although it temporarily satisfied their cravings, no one felt full.
So many people have already eaten most of the wolf meat. It seems that we need to prepare more food for the road.
Old Mrs. Wan was silently calculating the days on the road and thinking about how to prevent everyone from starving to death.
Wan Lao San had already prepared a stretcher with thick bedding on it, so the Wan family members no longer had to carry the bedding when walking, which made things a lot easier.
Liu and her two sons, who had been hungry all night, smelled the barbecue and their stomachs growled. They stared greedily at Old Lady Wan and her group, wishing they could rush up and snatch the meat.
Half of the people from the Wan family's side branches had suffered serious injuries or internal injuries last night. They were so hungry that they had no strength left. The children were crying loudly with hunger, and they all stared at the roasted wolf meat.
Under the constant stimulation of the aroma of barbecue, these people finally rushed over like crazy.
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