Chapter 157 Mu Laidi Injured and Missing
"Where else can we go if we don't take the official road? Isn't there only one official road to the south? Didn't you take the official road?" the big man questioned the village chief.
The village chief nodded slightly.
"Yes, we didn't take the official road, we took the mountain forest."
Although the roads in the mountains are difficult to travel, there is no shortage of food and water.
We survived on wild vegetables and small prey, and we did quite well.
"If it weren't for the fact that winter is coming soon and we can't survive the winter in the mountains, we wouldn't have left the forest."
As the village chief spoke, he also picked up the meager and worn-out luggage at his feet.
When Ningbao asked us to pack our luggage, she only thought that taking everything would make things easier for everyone.
However, the village chief allowed each family to leave behind some rather old and useless items. The village chief was more knowledgeable than Ning Bao, and he felt that it seemed unrealistic for all of them to be empty-handed without any luggage.
In retrospect, his decision was very wise. The big man saw that the villagers of Lin Village did not seem to have much food, so he softened his heart and stepped aside to let them pass.
Seeing the burly man make way, the villagers of Shanglin breathed a sigh of relief.
But their relief was short-lived, as another group blocked their path. The village chief repeated his story, but this group was less kind.
"If there's no food, then keep the people. After all, people taste better than food; they're still meat, no matter what."
Besides, these people look to be in good health; they'll definitely enjoy their meal more than those who are all skin and bones.
The man even sucked on his saliva in disgust as he spoke.
Even though it was very dark, the village chief could still clearly feel the man sucking in saliva.
Before the village chief and the others could react, the leading man drew his knife and slashed at them.
At this moment, Shen Junshan, Lin Jianfei and others also arrived. Just as the knife was about to strike the village chief, the man suddenly turned around and changed his target, slashing at Mu Chengrong behind the village chief.
Seeing the knife coming towards her grandson, Zhao Juhua rushed forward without thinking. The man was startled by her sudden appearance, but he didn't hesitate and slashed the knife at her fiercely.
At the same time, Mu Laidi, who was standing next to Zhao Juhua, grabbed Zhao Juhua's arm and pulled her to the side...
"Sizzle!"
Although Zhao Juhua escaped unharmed, the man's knife still managed to cut someone. Zhao Juhua stared blankly at Mu Laidi, whose arm was bleeding.
She never expected that her granddaughter, whom she had always disliked, would save her at the critical moment of life and death.
Just as Zhao Juhua was stunned, the man swung his knife again, and the people around him immediately dodged.
Mu Laidi and Mu Chengrong were instantly swept to the other side by the crowd.
"Third Sister!" Mu Chengrong immediately shielded the injured Mu Laidi and moved her aside when he saw that something was wrong.
Although Mu Lai Di is a year older than Mu Cheng Rong, Mu Cheng Rong is half a head taller than Mu Zhao Di, so Mu Zhao Di looks like the younger sister and Mu Cheng Rong looks like the older brother.
Mu Chengrong and Mu Laidi were both members of Ning Bao's field team, and they usually trained with Ning Bao.
Although he didn't learn many martial arts moves, he did learn a bit about Ning Bao's boldness and composure.
The two did not panic, but instead tried to minimize their presence and squeeze towards the outer edge of the crowd.
Seeing Mu Lai Di's bleeding arm, Mu Cheng Rong didn't hesitate to tear off a piece of his undergarment and use it to bandage Mu Lai Di's wound...
"Laidi! Chengrong!"
By the time Zhao Juhua came to her senses, Mu Laidi and Mu Chengrong were nowhere to be found.
She shouted anxiously, but by then Shen Junshan had already led his men into a fight with the men from before.
Mu Dachang and his daughter Mu Zhaodi, who had been separated by the crowd earlier, squeezed through the crowd.
Zhao Juhua burst into tears upon seeing them.
Wang Wencai was a little puzzled when she saw her mother-in-law crying. She had been married into the Mu family for over ten years and had never seen her mother-in-law cry before. She was about to ask what was wrong...
"Grandma, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Where are Lai Di and Cheng Rong? I don't see them.
I remember they seemed to be with you before we were separated by the crowd?
Upon hearing Mu Zhaodi's question, Zhao Juhua looked apologetically at Wang Wencai...
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