If it were an ordinary day, the bandit leader would definitely ask someone to investigate.
But now the fire was getting bigger and bigger, the bandits were in a panic, and the bandit leader had lost his usual rationality. In addition, when he saw the fire in the distance, he really thought that the soldiers had come.
"Pack up your stuff and retreat!"
"Boss, my brothers and I are trapped in the house by the fire. We..."
"We can't care less. If we stay any longer, we'll all die. Let's retreat!"
The younger brother gritted his teeth and shouted, "The soldiers are coming! Grab your things and run!"
The brothers trapped by the fire kept wailing, "Boss! Don't abandon us!"
“Help!”
When disaster strikes, everyone flees for their lives. The bandit leader has no time to pay attention to their cries and just mounts his horse and runs away.
In the firelight, everyone fled for their lives, but one figure quietly entered the yard and closed the door.
Su Man went to the livestock shed to look for people without stopping. Her move was very dangerous. If the bandits realized their mistake and came back, she would be doomed. She had to race against time.
Wang Tiedan said that Zhou Pingping was pressed at the bottom, and Su Man dragged the people on top to the side. After a few back and forths, she was sweating all over.
The fire grew bigger and bigger and Suman had no time to rest.
Finally, after she pulled Wang Fu away, she saw Zhou Pingping dying in the corner.
Her clothes were soaked with blood, and it was hard to tell whether it was her blood or someone else's.
"Zhou Pingping!"
Su Man slapped Zhou Pingping's face hard. She had fainted and was lifeless.
There was no time to waste, so Su Man simply grabbed her and carried her on her back.
When he pushed open the door, a flash of fire appeared and the heat wave forced Su Man to take a few steps back.
The surrounding fences were on fire and flames were everywhere.
Su Man ran back into the house, pulled a quilt over herself, tied Zhou Pingping to her back with a rope, and rushed out of the fire.
Amidst the turbulence, Zhou Pingping opened her eyes.
Her head bounced up and down on Su Man's shoulder. Through her blurry eyes, she saw the flames rising into the sky and Su Man's face so close to her.
Su Man's profile was blackened by the fire, but her eyes were extremely determined.
Most importantly, she held her tightly, without letting up even a bit.
Zhou Pingping suddenly wanted to cry. She wanted to say something to Su Man, but she had lost too much blood and was too weak. Her voice was not much louder than a mosquito, and she fainted halfway through her words.
Su Man ran all the way until she met up with Wang Tiedan and Wang Tiejiang.
They were waving torches made of branches in their hands vigorously, and there were several piles of burning fires on the ground.
In order to create the illusion that there were soldiers, Su Man specifically asked Wang Tiedan and Wang Tiejiang to light a fire in the distance, and then wave the torches to make them feel that the soldiers were coming towards them.
Seeing that Su Man had rescued the person, Wang Tiedan's eyes changed when he looked at Su Man, "Aunt Zhou, you are so amazing!"
Su Man smiled and said, "Alright, the bandits may come after us at any time, let's go and meet up with the villagers."
"Why."
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On the other hand, the bandits realized something was wrong after running for a while.
Didn't they say there were soldiers? Why haven't they come chasing us?
"Stop."
The bandit leader stopped.
When they moved into the village, there were more than 200 people. Now they have lost dozens of them, which seems to be a lot less.
He turned back in the direction they had come from. The lights representing the "officers and soldiers" were motionless and much dimmer than when they first saw them.
"Damn it, I fell into a trap!"
When the bandits returned to the village, the brothers they had abandoned had been burned to death, and the group of "officers and soldiers" were nothing more than a few burning fires.
The bandit leader was furious, "What the hell is going on?"
The bandits looked at each other, "Is someone trying to mess with us?"
The bandit leader thought of the "little brother" who had tipped off the gang just now, "Where is that guy in blue clothes?"
"I didn't notice."
"Yeah, which team is he on?"
"I don't know him."
What was there to be confused about now? The bandit leader raised his knife and roared, "Go and bring him back to me!"
"yes!"
They thought that Su Man would never be able to escape from their clutches by herself, but they didn't expect that a group of bandits chased her for most of the night and still couldn't find Su Man.
Logically speaking, given Suman and his friends' speed, they could never outrun the bandits. So how did they escape from the bandits' pursuit?
It turned out that Su Man and his companions happened to run into two younger brothers who were sent out on patrol by the bandits on their way to escape.
At that time, the bandits learned from Aunt Wang Liu that there were other villagers nearby, so they asked the two of them to explore the way.
It just so happened that these two guys were sneaky and cunning. They stopped and started, and teased cats and dogs from time to time. At that time, they had just stopped to make some pancakes and were caught by Su Man and Wang Tiedan.
With the horses, they ran away as fast as they could and escaped from the danger.
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The sky in the east is getting brighter, and the mountains and fields are illuminated by the morning light.
The people of Wangjia Village did not sleep all night. The fear of encountering bandits made them travel all night without stopping.
After walking all night, everyone's physical strength had reached its limit.
In the team, Zhou Anan looked back as he walked.
That night, he didn't know how many times he turned back, but each time ended in disappointment.
Pingping is missing, grandma is in a coma, and even auntie...
Staying up late made my eyes hot and painful, and tears flowed down my face with burning heat.
Aunt, where are you?
"Da-da-da-"
The sound of horse hooves came from far away.
When the villagers heard the sound, they felt as if they were facing a great enemy, thinking that the bandits were chasing them again, until Zhou Anan pointed at the horse's back and shouted.
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