Chapter 168: After confirming the look in their eyes, they both wanted to kill each other
However, what surprised Qiao Lan was that the other party refused to fight.
The attack was already in place and they were about to attack, but the woman on the other side said, "What I meant is, I don't need your compensation."
"Lost wanderers, do you understand the gift of the Mother Goddess?"
"Life is a gift, death is a gift, accidents are a gift, luck is also a gift... My companion's unfortunate injury is also a gift. This is his fate."
"If the Mother Goddess wants him to bleed to death and end his life in the snow, we cannot interfere with this arrangement."
uh-huh?
What the hell?
Have you heard what people say?
Qiao Lan looked at the other person who was talking seriously and majestically, saying these profound truths, and cursed secretly in his heart.
Is this what a human being would say? Watching a companion's broken arm, bleeding profusely, writhing and struggling in the snow, yet calling it God's arrangement? A fate bestowed upon them by grace?
The question is, is it your mother-in-law who has shit in her head, or is it you who has shit in your head?
"So what do you want to do? Just pretend nothing happened and let's just move on."
Qiao Lan wanted to stay away from these weird guys.
"Our meeting is destiny," the woman said. "You have blasphemed the Mother Goddess and should spend the rest of your life atonement for your sin. Join us. I am still willing to introduce you and continue to support you until you have atoneed for your sins."
"What if we don't join?" Qiao Lan asked.
The people around the woman glared at her.
"Do you know how great an honor this is? Envoy Zhang rarely makes introductions."
"Don't you know the benefits of joining us? Let me tell you, we have tens of thousands of people, plenty of food, clean houses, and better order than the world has ever seen. We will create an unprecedented new era!"
"Join us, and you'll never have to roll around in the snow, fight dangerous animals for food, or go hungry again."
"Join us now! Say yes!"
Amid their persuasion and urging, Qiao Lan shook his head firmly: "No."
"The abandoned child of the Mother of God! A blind wanderer!" A group of people shook their heads.
Someone looked at the leading woman and asked, "Messenger, are you going to kill them?"
The woman frowned and looked at Qiao Lan and the others coldly.
Geng Duofu held his old father tightly, preventing him from rushing forward impulsively. "Dad, if we want to fight, we have to follow the Lord's orders, Dad!"
"Ask again, do you want to join?" the woman asked.
"No." Qiao Lan refused again.
The woman suddenly smiled. "Well, it's you who gave up God's grace. Companions, let's go."
"Messenger, they are sinners, and according to the rules they should..."
"Do you know the rules better than I do?"
The woman turned around and interrupted someone who was questioning her with a smile.
The man showed fear on his face and quickly bowed his head to apologize.
“Ah! Ah—ah—”
The man with the broken arm was still screaming.
But after this delay, his cries became weaker and weaker, and he could no longer roll around. He lay in a snow pit soaked in blood, crying out.
The woman looked at him and sighed, "His past sins must have been too great to bear such suffering. Mother of God, have mercy on us, my companions, and allow us to accompany him on his final journey."
“Thank you, Mother Goddess!”
Everyone shouted in unison, and then, led by the woman, walked over and surrounded the man with the broken arm.
The woman crossed her arms over her chest, lowered her head, and muttered a few words. The group of people then expressed gratitude in unison again.
Then, as Qiao Lan and the others watched in astonishment, one of the men pulled out a dagger and stabbed the man with the broken arm in the heart!
The speed of the knife was so fast and the expression on his face was so pious!
"You beast! You're making me so angry!"
The old chef shook off his son's tight embrace and was about to fly up.
Qiao Lan held him down, pinched two numb spots on his legs, and forcibly stopped him from launching an attack.
“Wow—”
The old chef couldn't move, but he was still shouting.
Qiao Lan took out a chicken leg and stuffed it into his wide-open mouth.
"Uncle, cherish the food and don't waste it!"
“…Oh, ah… ah…”
The old chef, who took a bite of the chicken, knew that food was precious, so he had to chew the meat hard and swallow it.
Just after swallowing this mouthful, Qiao Lan fed him another big mouthful, so he couldn't shout anymore.
Over there, the group of people killed their companion, and after confirming that he was dead, they surrounded the corpse and muttered something in unison, then continued on their way under the leadership of the woman.
Before leaving, the woman turned her head and looked over here deeply.
Qiao Lan looked at her.
The woman finally nodded politely and led her away.
The wide wooden boards tied to their feet made walking on the snow easier. Soon they walked far away and disappeared into the distant desolate forest ruins.
"Why let the beast go, my lord!"
The old chef screamed in anger.
He had pushed the thick snow to the dead body and confirmed that the person was really dead. He came back even more angry.
Although the unfortunate victim was initially accidentally injured by the old chef's flying knife, he later had the opportunity to receive first aid and even be sent to the hospital to reattach his broken arm, but his companions missed the opportunity and they also killed him.
The so-called "accompanying him through the last journey of his life" turned out to mean killing him and sending him away?!
The old hero cannot tolerate the indiscriminate killing of innocent people.
"I didn't want to let them go," Qiao Lan said.
"Then why..."
"Do you know what that golden light that can bounce you away is, uncle? You don't know, right?" Qiao Lan shook his head and warned, "To be able to quickly accumulate so many people and turn it into a huge base in a short period of time, this organization must have some peculiarities we don't understand, such as that golden light. Also, we don't know their purpose in coming here, whether there are any support nearby, or whether there will be other strong people to reinforce them. So, we have to be cautious, uncle. We have to fight, but not in broad daylight, in the snow where it is too easy to leave traces."
Qiao Lan raised his gun as a response.
If the other party wanted to hit her, she would definitely accept it, but for now, she would not fight if she could avoid it. Wouldn't it be better to find a suitable time and place to stab someone in the back later?
Why confront them head-on? She didn't want to attract the attention and pursuit of a large organization.
So the other party's sudden and mysterious departure was exactly what she wanted.
But she knew this was definitely not over. The woman locked eyes with her before leaving, and they confirmed their gazes. Hey, they both wanted to kill each other.
"Xiao Fu, go back and bring out the pigeons." Qiao Lan said, "Also, if there are any useful animals at Sister Li's place, let her use them."
"Um!"
Fu Xingyuan immediately returned along the same route.
They pushed snow all the way here and had already cleared a path. It was not easy to come here, but it would be easier to go back.
Watching Fu Xingyuan pounce into the passage and run away, Qiao Lan thought that this place was only two or three kilometers away from the safe house, which was too close. No matter what happened, it would be easy for people to trace it back to the safe house.
Therefore, it is better to scout and track first, and then find an opportunity to take action.
"Tell me who Ms. Zhang is." Qiao Lan looked at the chef and his son.
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