"Boss, we've been chasing them for so long, but we haven't caught up with them yet. Isn't that right?"
The man called "Boss" was a big bearded man. He frowned when he heard this and looked fierce.
"Logically, if we keep going this fast, we should be able to catch up with them. Go and bring over the people we captured two days ago."
When his men heard this, they took their men there quickly.
Soon, the man was brought before the bandits.
The man was beaten beyond recognition and his body was covered with scars.
If Lin Jiuyue and others were here, they would be able to recognize at a glance that this was Li Huaer's uncle, Li Hai!
The bandit leader looked at the man in front of him as if he were a dead dog.
If it weren't for the fact that he still had some use, I would have taken this 'dog life' long ago. How could I have kept it until now? What a waste of my own food.
"You're the one who said that group of people had a lot of supplies?"
Li Hai knelt weakly on the ground, looked up at the bandit leader in front of him, then lowered his head and spoke timidly.
"Yes, yes. My good man, there are two young people in that team, a man and a woman. They not only have a lot of supplies, but also a mule cart."
"Well, you said earlier that they suddenly changed their route at the fork in the road and took a longer route. Why did that happen?"
Li Hai shook his head.
"I don't know about this."
As if afraid of the bandit leader's anger, Li Hai continued.
"However, that woman, a woman named Lin Jiuyue, found a small animal in the woods. That animal was a little unusual."
The bandit leader nodded.
"Tell me everything about that little beast again. Don't hide a single word. Otherwise, you know the consequences."
The bandit leader raised his eyebrows and made a fierce look after he finished speaking. Li Hai was so scared that he quickly lowered his head.
Among those who were captured with him, he was the only one still alive. The others were killed by this group of bandits.
If I hadn't been smart enough to realize that Lin Jiuyue's little beast was a little special and told the bandit leader about it, I guess by this time next year, the grass on my grave would be taller than me.
No! I don't even have a grave. I'm afraid my body can't even be found. It was eaten by wild animals in the mountains.
"I dare not hide it from you, my good man. But I don't know much."
"I heard that the little beast was found by Lin Jiuyue in the forest. It eats whatever Lin Jiuyue eats normally. Lin Jiuyue has a lot of supplies and the food is good."
"At first, I was curious why Lin Jiuyue would treat an unknown little beast so well. Then one night, I suddenly discovered that the little beast actually brought back a ginseng. At the time, I thought I was seeing things and didn't take it seriously."
"But I still kept an eye on it. Gradually, I discovered that the little beast would bring back some valuable things from time to time. It was like a treasure-hunting beast."
The bandit leader stroked his beard.
I have never heard of such a thing before, but seeing how timid he is, even if he had a hundred courage, he would not dare to make up such lies to deceive me.
Now that I have encountered it, if I don’t go and take a look, I will always feel itchy in my heart.
If what he said was true, then he would have one more little beast that could hunt for treasure. If what he said was false, then he would just kill him. Anyway, his team was going to take this route too, and they were just a little pressed for time.
"Boss, do you think there really are such magical little beasts in this world? Why does this sound a bit unreliable to me?"
The man next to the bandit leader spoke.
"Not to mention you, even I haven't heard of it!"
"But now that I've heard about it, it doesn't matter if I go and see it."
Li Hai lowered his head and glanced at the bandit leader out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that the bandit leader was still interested, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good that they are interested. Only when they are interested can we be saved.
Lin Jiuyue and Ji Liangchuan can kill even big tigers, so maybe they can deal with these bandits. As long as they fight against Lin Jiuyue and the others, he might be saved.
Although this hope is a little slim, it is better to have hope than to have no hope, right?
Lin Jiuyue didn't know that the bandits were chasing her team relentlessly because they were targeting Paopao.
Seeing the official road right before his eyes, the village chief was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Lin Jiuyue's voice came over.
"Village chief, hurry up and get everyone moving. The sooner the better. The bandits are coming."
When the village chief heard this, his heart tightened.
The bandits are coming? So soon? We've been speeding up along the way, and we're almost at the official road. How come the bandits are catching up now?
Before the village chief had time to think about it, Gu Chengyan's voice came again.
"Village Chief, it's probably impossible for everyone to go together right now. There are too many people in the group and we'll be too conspicuous. If necessary, we should disperse. Whether we can get through safely depends entirely on everyone's luck."
The village chief opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but swallowed the words back.
Lin Jiuyue and Ji Liangchuan have been very considerate of me and my people. If I continue to cling to them with my team, it will only annoy people.
However, the most important thing right now was to escape first. As long as they were on the official road, the bandits would at least be more restrained, and everyone would have a better chance of escaping.
"Ji family boy, you and Jiuyue girl are both good people. If it weren't for your care along the way, we would have starved to death and died of thirst."
"It's a good thing that everyone is spreading out now. See you in the capital!"
The village chief's tone was a little heavy, and he had no idea that the bandits were targeting Lin Jiuyue.
He only thought that if Lin Jiuyue and her brother and Gu Chengyan were no longer a burden to him, they would definitely be able to reach the resettlement site in the capital safely.
After the village chief finished speaking, he turned around and told everyone in the group to go their separate ways.
After hearing this, all the villagers panicked.
Bandits? Why did bandits suddenly appear? And they're already on the official road!
"Village chief, we were all walking together before, but now we have to separate suddenly. We are so panicked."
The villagers are panicking, and so is the village chief.
"All good things must come to an end. Why are you panicking? Hurry up and leave! The bandits are coming soon."
After the village chief finished speaking, he and his family quickly walked towards the official road.
The remaining villagers still didn't understand the situation. They looked in the direction of Lin Jiuyue and others, then looked in the direction the village chief had left. In the end, they chose to do the same as the village chief and escape for their lives.
Lin Jiuyue felt relieved when she saw that the village chief and others had left.
With the village chief and others around, it was difficult for me to do anything. Now that the village chief and others have left, it is time for me to do something.
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