"Kid! I'm going to fight you to the death!"
As he spoke, the guy swung his axe and turned to charge towards Fang Yuan.
Lee Seung-cheol looked at this reckless fellow and raised his hand to draw his sword.
Unexpectedly, two arrows shot out from behind him, heading straight for the bandit leader's shoulders.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two arrows, with a sharp whistling sound, shot towards the bandit leader like lightning.
The immense force pierced through his shoulders, sending him flying backward and pinning him to the large tree he had chopped down.
Ah~~~ Mother~~~~
At that very moment, his shrill scream rang out.
The arrows were too fast; the other bandits didn't realize what was happening until their leader was pinned to the tree.
After exchanging bewildered glances, the group dropped all their weapons onto the ground.
Then the person also knelt down.
"Hero, spare us! Hero, spare us! This is our first time doing this kind of business, please spare us!"
"Gentlemen, we really just need a bite to eat, we have no intention of killing anyone."
"Spare us! Please spare us! We are refugees fleeing famine, not real bandits!"
"······"
A group of bandits who had only recently joined the bandits were terrified by Fang Yuan's arrow.
They showed no intention of resisting whatsoever, only kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Hmph, what a useless fellow!" Fang Yuan said unhappily as he put away his bow and arrow.
I thought bandits would at least have some backbone, but I didn't expect these people to be so cowardly.
"You said... you are all refugees fleeing disaster?" Cheng Hezhou asked with a solemn expression.
How did these disaster victims get ahead of them?
"Yes, we were among the first to escape from He County. We've run out of food here, and we just happened to see your convoy, so we thought we'd try to steal some food."
One of the older men quickly came out and replied.
Before fleeing the famine, they were all law-abiding citizens and had no idea how to choose a "fat sheep".
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so blind as to rob these killing gods.
Cheng Hezhou looked at Li Chengzhe, "Master, these refugees have all come here, I'm afraid..."
The road ahead may not be smooth sailing!
“These people…”
Lee Seung-cheol nodded, understanding his meaning, but since he had encountered this group of people, he couldn't leave them unattended.
"Never mind them, let's hurry up and set off!" Wei Canglan said from inside the carriage.
He had heard the previous conversation clearly, so he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
Let them go this time.
"yes!"
With Prince Wei Canglan speaking up, Li Chengzhe no longer needed to worry.
He turned to the group and scolded, "Considering you are all law-abiding citizens, I will let you off the hook today. Get out of the way."
The refugees who fled famine are all here, so there must be many more behind.
They need to get back to the capital as soon as possible.
"Thank you so much, sir! We'll make way right away."
Upon hearing Lee Seung-cheol's words, the guy who had spoken earlier quickly told the others to step aside.
Quickly make way for the convoy.
"Let's go!" Lee Seung-cheol said, preparing to leave.
"Cousin, wait a minute, are we really leaving like this?" Fang Yuan asked, somewhat unwilling.
Unexpectedly, this group of people turned out to be refugees; it was a waste of her arrows.
"Cousin, what are you going to do?"
Lee Seung-cheol turned to look at Fang Yuan, wondering what she wanted to say.
"Even if you let them go, at least give them some ransom money. They've wasted so much of my time..."
Fang Yuan glared at the group of people as he spoke.
When the group of people heard the archer, the god of death, speak, they were all so frightened that they knelt down again.
"Grandpa, we have no money, we really have no money. If we had money, we wouldn't be doing this."
"That's right, that's right. Look at me, even if I had money, I wouldn't just come out with a stick."
“We all fled here from famine; even if we had money, we wouldn’t do something that would cost us our lives.”
"Really, we really don't have any money..."
The bandits, who had been hiding on both sides, hurriedly begged Fang Yuan for mercy.
They never expected that after failing to get a single copper coin from the robbery, the person they robbed would now be demanding money back from them.
If they had money, why would they need to do this?
"Yuanyuan!"
Fang Congshan called out softly to Fang Yuan, telling the girl to behave herself.
His master is in this team too!
Fang Yuan didn't understand Fang Congshan's meaning, and smiled at him.
He turned his head and pointed to the axe on the ground, saying, "I want that axe."
She had been observing this group of people for a while, and after looking at them, she realized that only this axe was decent.
"Ah? Yes, yes, yes!"
One of them quickly picked up the axe and carefully handed it to Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan weighed the item in his hand and figured it could fetch some money, so he let the group go.
"Alright, get lost!"
"Yes, yes, yes~ We'll leave right away, we'll leave right away~~"
Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, the group of people scrambled away and disappeared by the roadside, leaving only the bandit leader wailing in the tree.
Fang Congshan glanced at Fang Yuan helplessly and said nothing more.
Lee Seung-cheol glanced at her with amusement before leading his team away.
Before leaving, he had Steward Cheng throw a bag of grain next to the guy nailed to the tree.
Once they were sure the others were far away, the group returned to rescue the guy who was nailed to the tree.
"Da Niu, Da Niu, you've suffered so much~~~"
"Waaaaah~~~ Village Chief~~~ I... I'm in so much pain!!!"
The bandit leader, nicknamed "Big Ox," cried his heart out to the eloquent man from before.
"It's alright, it's alright, we've met some good people. Your suffering wasn't in vain!" the village chief comforted him.
The group left them a bag of food, and with the extra wild vegetables they gathered, it would be enough for them to survive until they reached the provincial capital.
"But...but...my...my father left me this axe...Waaah~~"
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Fang Yuan had no idea about these bandits.
After traveling for a while, Fang Congshan slowed down his horse and approached Fang Yuan, asking in a low voice:
"You silly girl, why would you want a broken axe?"
Is his family really that short of money?
When he left, his family still had several dozen taels of savings.
"They used two of my arrows, so they should get something in return, right?" Fang Yuan replied confidently.
She didn't realize that her cousin, who grew up on the border, was actually kind-hearted and had someone leave them a bag of grain.
Fang Yuan's words left Fang Congshan speechless for a moment. Was this how the score was calculated?
He could only sigh and say:
"Dad has saved some money in the past two years. I'll give it all to you to manage when we get back. Just don't do this again next time."
"I know, I just didn't want to be taken advantage of!" Fang Yuan shrugged and said nonchalantly.
The main thing is that this axe looks like an old object.
This thing isn't worth much money outside, but it's recognized by the system space.
The system space cost for something of historical value like this is not low.
She made several gold coins when she sold the Li family's bed and cabinet.
"You~"
Fang Congshan glanced helplessly at Fang Yuan a few times, then followed the two people in front of him, trying to avoid seeing them.
This girl has really grown up; she's becoming bolder and more resourceful.
The key issue is that he, as a father, relies on his daughter for survival, and he can't control her now.
Wei Canglan, who was in the carriage, found their conversation extremely amusing, which put him in a very good mood.
Looking back on his interactions with Fang Yuan over this period, he now understands Fang Yuan quite well.
This girl is capable and smart. She's a bit greedy but also has principles. Most importantly, she's not one to suffer losses easily.
That would actually suit a family like theirs quite well...
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