Chapter 42: In Danger
After hearing this, Meng Yunqiao sat up straight and nodded seriously:
"If I can do that, I will do my best to protect Brother-in-law Nan."
After she finished speaking, her eyes were full of worry, and she said solemnly:
"Su Yuan, I am very touched that you are here to share the hardship with your sister, but if you can't save me later, you should leave first. Saving your life is the most important thing."
Su Yuan glanced at her indifferently without saying a word, then slowly closed his eyes like an old monk in meditation.
Seeing that his friend didn't listen to his advice, Meng Yunqiao sighed.
She lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly stood up and began to feel around her body.
Meng Yunqiao threw all the gold, silver and jewelry on his body into a pile, and finally took out two stacks of banknotes from the soles of his shoes, holding them in his hands and said:
"I have an idea. The bandits on Banshi Mountain are greedy for money. If we give them all the valuables we have, we should be able to leave smoothly."
Su Yuan did not open his eyes, and said with a hint of interest:
"Oh, they like to make money?"
When Meng Yunqiao heard this, he thought his friend also thought this was a reliable move, so he moved closer to Su Yuan and sneered in a low voice:
"Humph, of course they like to make money. There are actually people who follow the path of banditry, but they are all wealthy businessmen. According to gossip, there are many high-ranking officials and celebrities who cooperate with the bandits in Banshishan to smuggle contraband in secret."
"Otherwise, this mountain full of bandits would be defeated over time just by relying on the complex terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is only because of someone's protection that it is safe."
Su Yuan slowly opened his eyes, a hint of interest flashed across his eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up quietly.
What a coincidence, she also likes to make money.
Seeing that Su Yuan didn't say anything, Meng Yunqiao nudged her with his elbow and said:
"Sister, what do you think of my idea? If it doesn't work, I'll discuss it with them and let my brother go back to the Meng family to inform my mother and father. It's also good to use silver to exchange us. At least it can guarantee our safety."
Su Yuan glanced at Meng Yunqiao nonchalantly and said vaguely:
"Let's talk about it later."
After that, she opened the curtain a little, glanced out casually and said:
"Is that bare rocky mountain in front of us the half-rocky mountain you mentioned?"
After hearing this, Meng Yunqiao's heart skipped a beat. He leaned over to take a look and sighed:
"Yes, that's it."
After she finished speaking, she swallowed nervously and said in a trembling voice:
"It's coming eventually."
Meng Yunqiao's words had just fallen.
There was a loud noise of chaos outside.
Judging from the noise, not only are there a large number of people coming, but they are all carrying weapons.
The "swish, swish" sound of the sharp blade dragging on the ground was endless and so sharp that it made people feel creepy.
On the wide road in front of Banshi Mountain, a group of bandits with fierce eyes, each holding a machete or a sword, pointed it at the Meng family convoy and surrounded them.
A woman with a face full of flesh and who looked like a leader strode out and kicked the horse in front.
With a loud "bang", the brown horse, which was snoring with its head down, suddenly had a dent in its stomach.
It let out a sharp neigh, raised its hooves and rushed towards the group of bandits like crazy.
Unexpectedly, a cold light flashed, and the raised horse's head was chopped off, leaving only the horse's body standing in place, oozing blood.
After about two or three seconds, the horse's body collapsed and hit the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
The bandit leader glanced at the horse lying in a pool of blood, his triangular eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of ferocity appeared in his eyes.
She brought the bloodstained knife in front of her, stared at the blade with a sinister look, and said in a long and vicious tone:
"Are you going to get off the bus by yourselves, or do you want me and my brothers and sisters to invite you? Hehehe, I can't guarantee what will happen then~"
Inside the car.
Meng Yunqiao witnessed the entire process of the bandits' arrogance through the slightly lifted curtain of the car.
She was so frightened that her face turned pale. She fell back onto the carpet and turned to Su Yuan with trembling lips:
"Su, Su Yuan, you stay in the carriage to protect them. I'll go negotiate with the bandits and give them some silver."
Upon hearing this, Su Yuan squeezed her slightly trembling little hands and nodded lightly with a "hmm".
After Meng Yunqiao finished his instructions, he took a deep breath, tremblingly lifted the car curtain, and slowly walked outside.
She bowed to the boss and said respectfully:
"Please calm down. I will come out on my own."
"My seriously ill brother is in the car. The Pingji Bridge has collapsed and he urgently needs medical treatment. I have no choice but to go through your territory."
After saying this, he glanced fearfully at the bandit leader's gloomy face.
Meng Yunqiao opened the bundle with shaking hands, revealing the gold, silver, jewelry, jade and silver notes inside, and said with an apologetic smile:
"But I have prepared the tolls. Look, all the money in the car is here. I will leave it all to honor you. I only hope you will be kind enough to let us go."
After hearing this, the bandit leader stared at Meng Yunqiao's face with a gloomy look, then suddenly lowered his head and let out a low, terrifying laugh from his throat, which made people shudder.
When she looked up again, her expression completely changed. A fierce light flashed in her eyes. She sneered with contempt and disdain:
"Since you dare to take this path through Banshi Mountain, you must leave your life behind. Hehehe, don't all these properties belong to us sisters? You are using my things to bribe people, you idiot, do you think your life is too long?"
Then, she waved her sword, whistled and shouted:
"Sisters, come on, kill these fat sheep, and we'll have meat and soup tonight."
As soon as the bandit leader finished speaking, he flashed in front of Meng Yunqiao like lightning, and the cold blade swept towards her neck, about to cut her throat and separate her head from her body.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a silver light shot out from the carriage, penetrated the curtain, and blocked her fatal attack.
The sword in the bandit leader's hand was deflected a little, cutting off a strand of hair near Meng Yunqiao's ear, and then pierced through the air and hit the ground.
She looked up.
A woman in green rushed out of the carriage, walked quickly to Meng Yunqiao, grabbed her waist, threw her onto the carriage in the blink of an eye, and said coldly:
"I will lead the bandits away in a moment. You drive the carriage to take Nanchu and the others away. Don't hesitate at all. I can protect myself."
After saying that, Su Yuan did not stay any longer. He quickly flew back and fought with the bandits, leaving Meng Yunqiao standing there in a daze.
Meng Yunqiao just thought that he was going to die.
Unexpectedly, I was thrown onto the carriage the next moment, and then I heard the instructions given by my sister.
She reacted and looked at her friend in shock.
As soon as Su Yuan arrived at the bandit's lair, he was as fast as lightning and ruthlessly knocked down a group of bandits who had been showing off their power just now.
He snatched the weapons from their hands, and with a flash of swords and sabers, he chopped off the enemies' heads like a killing machine.
Meng Yunqiao’s eyes widened.
Oh my god, is this her sister?
That’s so awesome.
Seeing her friend so powerful, Meng Yunqiao felt relieved. She gritted her teeth, rode her horse out of the disaster scene, and fled with the men in the carriage.
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