Chapter 124 Traveling at Night, A Terrifying Night
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Zhou..." Lin Luoxi nodded politely to Manager Zhou, took out the ten-tael silver ingot from her purse again, and handed it to Manager Zhou.
Manager Zhou glanced at the silver in Lin Luoxi's hand, then at Lin Dayou. It turned out that what the leader had said was true; their family really did have a little girl in charge.
"What? Are you stunned? I already told you, in our family, my daughter is in charge." Seeing the slightly dazed expression on Manager Zhou's face, Lin Dayou couldn't help but boast again.
"Yes, yes, in your family, your daughter is in charge..." Manager Zhou didn't want to say anything more about Lin Dayou's childish behavior and gave a very perfunctory answer.
"Father is leaving. If he doesn't leave soon, the city gates will be closed." The process of transferring the land deed at the yamen (government office) also took up a lot of time.
After arguing with Manager Zhou for a while, it was getting late, so we should hurry and leave before the city gates closed.
Seeing that Lin Dayou was about to argue with Manager Zhou again, Lin Luoxi quickly called out to him and hurried outside.
"Oh, oh, okay, I'll be right there." Lin Dayou saw that Lin Luoxi 99 had already walked quite a distance, so he greeted Manager Zhou and quickly chased after her.
The three of them left the city gate and hurried back as dusk fell.
"Father, Uncle Zhou Sheng, wait a moment." Lin Luoxi, who was walking ahead, stopped and called out to Lin Dayou and Lin Zhousheng, who were about to walk forward.
"Daughter, what's wrong?" Lin Dayou originally wanted to say that it was getting late and they couldn't delay any longer, but seeing that Lin Luoxi's expression was not right, he also stopped and asked nervously.
"There's something going on up ahead. It looks like there's a fight going on, and quite a few of them." This was also one of Lin Luoxi's concerns.
Lin Dayou and Lin Zhousheng, who were present, were both ordinary country folk. If there had really been a fight going on ahead, these two would have been sent to their deaths.
Upon hearing Lin Luoxi's words, Lin Dayou and Lin Zhousheng went from being nervous to being wary, and finally, their legs began to tremble with fear.
For no other reason than that the two of them remembered that Lord Su had personally come to Wutong Village to give Lin Luoxi a reward, because Lin Luoxi, Xie Hanchuan, and Lin Wenqian had taken down the ruthless bandits together.
What will they encounter today? Could it be another bandit who burns, kills, and plunders? Do they even have a chance to survive?
No matter how powerful Lin Luoxi is, she can't fight against four opponents. They don't know how many people the other side has. If it were only two or three, they might have a chance to survive, but judging from Lin Luoxi's serious expression, the number would be more than they expected.
"Dad, let's go back via the side path!" Lin Luoxi walked a little further, listened carefully for a while, and then turned to Lin Dayou with a serious expression.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say." As long as he could save his life, he was willing to go through fire and water, let alone take a shortcut.
Seeing that Lin Dayou had agreed, Lin Luoxi looked at Lin Zhousheng.
"Luo Xi, we'll listen to you." Lin Zhousheng quickly spoke up when he saw Lin Luo Xi looking at him.
Are you kidding me? How many lives do you have to be willful? Of course, I'll listen to Lin Luoxi.
Hearing the sounds of fighting getting closer, Lin Luoxi quickly grabbed Lin Dayou and Lin Zhousheng and ran straight towards the path she had previously taken with Xie Hanchuan.
"Daughter..." By the time the three of them walked along the path with many bushes, it was already completely dark. The bushes on both sides were pitch black, and the forest was eerily quiet because of the battle that had taken place not far away.
Even a strong man like Lin Dayou was so frightened by the slightest noise while walking on this unfamiliar path that he couldn't help but scream.
Watching Lin Luoxi leading the way and walking faster and faster, Lin Dayou couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart and wanted to tell Lin Luoxi to slow down.
"Shh, don't make a sound." Lin Zhousheng, being the village chief, was bolder than Lin Dayou. Hearing that Lin Dayou was about to speak, he quickly reached out and covered Lin Dayou's mouth.
Lin Dayou was caught off guard by Lin Zhousheng's sudden move. His mouth was covered, and he was so frightened that his eyes widened. If his mouth hadn't been covered, he would have let out a shrill scream.
"Dad, what are you doing??" Lin Luoxi, who was walking in front, heard the noise behind her and immediately turned around. When she saw Lin Zhousheng covering Lin Dayou's mouth, she asked seriously.
When Lin Zhousheng saw Lin Luoxi looking over, he quickly released Lin Dayou and pretended nothing had happened, letting go of his hand.
"Girl, can you slow down... ah..." Lin Dayou was trying to get closer to Lin Luoxi to feel a little safer, but when he saw someone suddenly emerge from the bushes, he couldn't help but scream.
He had only shouted halfway when his mouth was instantly covered. This time, it was none other than Lin Luoxi who covered Lin Dayou's mouth.
"Dad, keep your voice down, let's wait a bit. It'll be bad if bad guys come." Lin Luoxi whispered in Lin Dayou's ear, her eyes still cautiously observing the surroundings.
Upon discovering that apart from the dark figure that had suddenly appeared and was lying on their way home, there was no one else, they breathed a sigh of relief and released Lin Dayou.
Lin Zhousheng, who was standing nearby, also saw the dark figure that suddenly appeared. He wanted to shout, but he was afraid of attracting bad guys and losing his life here.
Quickly cover your mouth with your hand to prevent making any sound.
"Girl, ahead, ahead, is it a person or...?" In this desolate wilderness, Lin Dayou was really afraid that it was a monster from the mountains coming down, and he was so scared that he could hardly speak.
"Dad, it's alright. It looks like a person. You stay here with Uncle Zhou, I'll go take a look..." Lin Luoxi saw a figure lying motionless in the middle of the road. She first comforted the panicked Lin Dayou before slowly approaching the figure.
"Daughter, daughter, don't go..." No matter what lay ahead, Lin Dayou didn't want Lin Luoxi to take the risk.
With a swift movement, he tried to pull Lin Luoxi behind him, shielding her from view.
Lin Luoxi, who had been pulled back, was still deeply moved when she saw Lin Dayou's broad back.
Seeing Lin Dayou trembling with fear yet still determined to stand in front of her, her previous prejudice against Lin Dayou, her father, gradually dissipated.
"Father, if I don't go ahead to see what's going on, do you want us to go back the way we came?"
Lin Luoxi raised her hand and gently patted Lin Dayou's shoulder, indicating that Lin Dayou could rest assured.
They don't know what's going on that road now, so they dare not go back down that way.
"No!" Upon hearing Lin Luoxi's words, Lin Dayou quickly shook his head.
"Father, don't worry, there should be someone ahead, but he's injured, and quite badly so. He's no match for me."
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