Lei Meng's gaze roamed freely over the three women, his eyes filled with greed and evil: "Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect to run into such beautiful girls in this desolate wilderness."
Zhao Jian couldn't help but swallow hard, and said lecherously, "Big brother, we've really hit the jackpot this time."
Xiao Meng shrank back in fright at their gazes, while Hua Nianci, her face flushed with anger, roared, "You shameless bunch!"
Qin Xiaoxuan shielded them in front of her, pointed her crossbow at Lei Meng and the others, and said sternly, "Take one more step forward, and I won't be polite!"
Lei Meng, however, showed no fear and laughed contemptuously, "Little girl, what can you do to us with your little thing?"
Li Jing fanned the flames from the side: "Big brother, don't waste time arguing with them, just snatch it! I haven't touched a woman in days!"
Zhao Jian suddenly said, "Wait, brother, look at the crossbows they're holding, aren't they the same as Li Fan's?"
Upon hearing this, Lei Meng's face darkened: "Could it be that they have a relationship with Li Fan?"
Lei Meng stepped forward and asked fiercely, "Tell me, what exactly is your relationship with Li Fan?"
Qin Xiaoxuan had some guesses, but still replied, "We don't know any Li Fan!"
Lei Meng's eyes widened, clearly not believing Qin Xiaoxuan's words. "Hmph, don't think I'll believe you. This crossbow is clearly his. You must be connected to him!"
Qin Xiaoxuan's gaze was firm. "I said I don't know her, and that's final. Don't accuse me wrongly!"
Li Jing said impatiently from the side, "Brother, stop wasting time talking to them, just take them away and interrogate them slowly."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaoxuan knew she could no longer sit idly by and shouted, "Attack!"
Before she finished speaking, she pulled the trigger of her crossbow, and an arrow shot towards Lei Meng.
Hua Nianci and Xiao Meng then launched their attack, firing crossbow bolts at the three men.
Lei Meng reacted quickly, dodging the crossbow bolt aimed at him, and roared angrily, "You reckless girl!"
Li Jing wasn't so lucky; he was shot in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt, and he screamed in pain.
Zhao Jian cleverly dodged the attack. His face darkened, and he quickly drew his bow and arrow, aiming at Hua Nianci. He said viciously, "You're asking for death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "whoosh" sound, and the arrow left the bowstring, flying straight towards Hua Nianci.
Hua Nianci was unable to dodge in time and was grazed on the arm by an arrow, causing it to bleed profusely.
"Sister Hua! Are you alright?" Qin Xiaoxuan and Xiaomeng exclaimed.
Hua Nianci clenched her teeth in pain, cold sweat beading on her forehead.
"I'm fine! It's just that my arm is injured!"
Seeing this, Lei Meng shouted triumphantly, "If you don't surrender now, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Li Jing echoed, "That's right, surrender now, and maybe we'll spare your lives!"
Qin Xiaoxuan shielded the injured Hua Nianci behind her and said firmly, "We will never yield to you villains!"
Xiao Meng also shouted, "That's right, don't even think about it!"
Lei Meng's face darkened. "Then don't blame us for being impolite!"
Lei Meng gave Zhao Jian and Li Jing a wink, and the three of them approached Qin Xiaoxuan and the others together.
Seeing that things were going badly, Qin Xiaoxuan shouted, "Run!"
With that, she grabbed Xiaomeng and the injured Hua Nianci and turned to run.
Lei Meng roared from behind, "Don't let them get away!"
The three women fled desperately through the woods, branches tearing their clothes and scratching their skin, but they dared not stop for a moment.
Zhao Jian was very fast and quickly closed the distance between them.
He drew his bow and aimed at Xiaomeng, who was running at the back, and shouted fiercely, "Where do you think you're going to run to!"
Just as Zhao Jian was about to release the arrow, Qin Xiaoxuan suddenly pulled Xiao Meng aside, and the arrow flew past the hem of Xiao Meng's clothes.
Xiao Meng turned pale with fright at the sight.
"Run! Don't stop!" Qin Xiaoxuan shouted.
The three continued running desperately, but Zhao Jian remained in hot pursuit.
Hua Nianci, due to her arm injury, gradually lost strength and slowed down.
Qin Xiaoxuan glanced back at Zhao Jian, who was getting closer and closer, and inwardly groaned.
"We can't keep running like this, we have to fight back!" Qin Xiaoxuan suddenly stopped and shouted.
Xiao Meng and Hua Nianci also stopped, looking at her with determined eyes.
Qin Xiaoxuan quickly loaded her crossbow and aimed at Zhao Jian.
Hua Nianci and Xiao Meng also picked up their crossbows and prepared to fire.
When Zhao Jian saw that they had stopped fighting back, he not only did not slow down, but quickened his pace, a ferocious smile on his face.
Just as Zhao Jian was about to reach them, Qin Xiaoxuan decisively pulled the trigger of her crossbow.
However, Zhao Jian dodged the arrow by sidestepping.
Qin Xiaoxuan exclaimed in surprise, "How did you react so quickly!"
Zhao Jian laughed loudly: "You think you can hurt me?"
After saying that, he continued charging towards them.
Hua Nianci and Xiao Meng quickly fired their crossbow bolts.
This time, the crossbow bolts seemed to have divine assistance; one of them struck Zhao Jian in the leg, causing him to scream and fall to the ground.
"Damn it!" he cursed, trying to get up.
Qin Xiaoxuan took the opportunity to fire a few more arrows, but Zhao's arrow tumbled and only hit his arm.
Zhao Jian rolled on the ground in agony, crying, "Big brother, save me!"
Hearing his shouts, Lei Meng and Li Jing quickened their pace and rushed over.
Seeing the two approaching, Qin Xiaoxuan steeled her resolve and said, "Let's go!"
Xiao Meng and Hua Nianci nodded and followed Qin Xiaoxuan running in another direction.
But they hadn't run far when a cliff suddenly appeared in front of them, with the rolling sea below.
"What should we do? There's no road ahead!" Xiaomeng said, her voice trembling with tears.
Qin Xiaoxuan gritted her teeth: "Let's fight them!"
Just then, Lei Meng and Li Jing caught up behind them.
"Let's see where you can run now!" Lei Meng laughed triumphantly.
Qin Xiaoxuan, Xiaomeng, and Hua Nianci leaned against the cliff, their faces filled with despair.
Li Jing said sinisterly, "We'll give you one last chance. If you obediently come back with us, we might spare your lives."
Qin Xiaoxuan glared at them angrily: "Dream on! Even if I die, I won't let you succeed!"
Xiao Meng gripped Qin Xiaoxuan's arm tightly, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Hua Nianci's wound bled again due to the strenuous exercise.
Lei Meng stepped forward and reached out to grab Qin Xiaoxuan: "Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
Just at this critical moment, a sharp bird cry suddenly came from the sky, and a huge black eagle swooped down.
Meanwhile, Wang Fan and his group in the sky had returned to the sailboat, only to find that Xiao Meng and the others were missing.
He guessed that it must be because he hadn't gone home all day and was worried about his safety, so he came out to look for him.
Then I happened to see Xiaomeng and the others being forced to the edge of a cliff.
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