Chapter 347 Find a way to eliminate this mountain stronghold
Xie Yun-yang carried Sheng Sheng and the little girl into the carriage and instructed them, "Stay inside and don't come out."
Then he asked Zijuan to go in and keep him company.
After saying that, he went out.
Sheng Sheng thought she had just heard Xie Yunyang tell the guards to leave one person alive, and guessed that he was going to interrogate that person, so she obediently sat inside.
As soon as Zijuan entered, she looked Shengsheng up and down and asked, "Miss, were you frightened?"
The little girl trembled and clung tightly to Sheng Sheng, seeking a sense of security.
Sheng Sheng quickly poured her a cup of tea: "The tea's cold, don't mind it, have some tea to warm up first, okay?"
"No, no, thank you, miss."
The little girl took a sip of tea, pointed outside, and asked, "Big sister, are those bandits and you all alright?"
The little girl was probably asking them if they could defeat the bandits who numbered eighteen while there were only four guards.
Sheng Sheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, those older brothers and sisters are all super powerful. Listen, isn't it quiet outside? Those bad guys have all been killed."
"Really? That's amazing!"
The sounds of swords flashing and clashing outside made the three people in the carriage a little nervous. Through the gap in the curtain, they accidentally caught a glimpse of a bandit raising his large knife and slashing down, which startled them.
The bandit's ferocious face slowly overlapped with the image of Lady Jingguo, who was beating her with a stick.
Sheng Sheng: "..."
"Miss, are you alright?"
The little girl kept watching her, and when she suddenly stared blankly at one spot, she asked her a question.
"Hmm?" Sheng Sheng chuckled. "It's nothing."
Perhaps it was the infectious laughter that calmed the little girl's frightened heart and dispelled her fear.
Sheng Sheng regained his composure and waited until the little girl finished two cups of tea and calmed down before asking, "Do you know who these bandits are? This place is only three miles from the provincial capital. How dare they be so bold as to burn, kill, and plunder here? They were lucky today. Judging from their behavior, wouldn't they usually come into the village and cause all sorts of trouble?"
The little girl shook her head and then nodded. She shook her head because she didn't know much, and she nodded to affirm the latter part of her statement.
"All Nannan knows is that they are mountain bandits. They have robbed almost all the villages outside the city. If they are lucky, they only rob silver and grain. If they are unlucky... they will end up like Grandpa Wang."
As the little girl spoke, she trembled with fear again, remembering how she had said she had witnessed Grandpa Wang being killed. Her heart sank even further, and the doctor hugged her to comfort her.
"It's okay, let's not talk about it anymore, don't be afraid."
Zijuan said worriedly, "Miss, I just heard that deputy chieftain say that his elder brother is the chieftain of this bandit stronghold, right? We killed so many bandits today, and there's still one deputy chieftain among them. If we don't eliminate this stronghold, it will definitely be a hidden danger. Who knows when they'll come looking for revenge!"
Zijuan is right. There is still a leader in that mountain stronghold. Shengsheng is not afraid of them being retaliated against, but if this stronghold is not eliminated, this village, and even other villages, will definitely continue to be harassed, even without the possibility of revenge.
Sheng Sheng looked down at the little girl who was only two years younger than her, dressed in very ordinary clothes, which were far inferior to the clothes Sheng Sheng was wearing.
Yet this simple and kind-hearted little girl was willing to risk her life to let them hide in the cellar together.
It was only because Sheng Sheng smiled at her, and only because they kindly let her touch Yan Hu's dog head.
Sheng Sheng didn't want to see such a lovely child harassed and threatened by those filthy bandits again, and she believed that Xie Yun-yang would also not want to see these innocent people fleeing in such panic when the bandits came.
“That’s right.” Sheng Sheng nodded. “Brother is already interrogating those bandits; he’ll definitely get some information out of them. Don’t worry, I’ll have Zhui Feng go to the provincial capital to report this to the authorities and let them handle it. In short, we must find a way to eliminate this bandit stronghold.”
The little girl's disbelief was mixed with a hint of anticipation and admiration: "Big sister, can you really make these bad guys disappear? Even the government can't do anything about them."
Sheng Sheng subconsciously felt strange. What did it mean that the government couldn't do anything about them?
Is it because these bandits are too cunning and difficult to catch, or because their stronghold has someone backing them up?
But before Sheng Sheng could ask a few more questions, she heard a loud shout coming from outside the carriage, calling out "Nannan".
The little girl perked up: "It's Mom!"
Then there was a knock on the side of the carriage, and Xie Yun's voice came in: "Sheng Sheng".
"Is it over outside?"
Sheng Sheng hurriedly led the little girl downstairs. Apart from the splattered blood on the ground, there were no corpses, but she saw a row of things neatly covered with white sheets under the tree.
Those are probably the corpses of those bandits.
The battlefield was probably cleaned up quickly, and to prevent the corpses from frightening the children, they covered the bodies with white sheets.
"My little girl!"
A force pulled the little girl she was holding away. Sheng Sheng saw the woman with tears streaming down her face, clinging tightly to the little girl with a feeling of relief. There were several villagers behind her.
Sheng Sheng glanced at the bulge under the white cloth, but Xie Yun-yang calmly blocked her view: "Are you alright?"
Xie Yun watched the little girl's expression with some concern, afraid that she would be frightened.
The air was filled with the distant sounds of villagers' cheers and women's cries, all tinged with fear of the bandits.
Sheng Sheng didn't know what to feel, a mix of empathy and amazement, but it was hard to put into words.
Sheng Sheng shook her head and smiled: "What could possibly happen to Sheng Sheng? Brother and everyone else will protect you. Sheng Sheng isn't even scared."
Seeing that she was in good spirits, Xie Yun patted her head.
An old man stepped forward and introduced himself as the village chief of Shuimiao Village, surnamed Zhang.
"Young master, thank you so much for taking care of these bandits. Thanks to you, otherwise our Shuimiao Village would have been ravaged again." Village Chief Zhang was old, and his bow was slightly trembling as he expressed his gratitude.
"These bandits are lawless and even the government can't do anything about them. They've robbed our villages outside the city of their grain. If you're unlucky enough to run into them when they're in a bad mood, they'll kill anyone they see!"
After Village Chief Zhang finished speaking, the little girl's mother also kowtowed to them, crying: "Yes, this child ran away just now, and I almost thought... Thank you for saving my little girl, thank you!"
Xie Yun frowned and gestured for Lan Yun to help the woman up, and then help Village Chief Zhang up as well: "Old man, you don't need to do this."
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