After Li Lanzhen finished speaking, she said to the woman kneeling on the ground, "Get up and take me to the cave where the woman is being held."
When Li Lanzhen arrived at the cave entrance.
They saw four bandits lying on either side of the cave entrance, leaning against the cave walls.
They were also holding what appeared to be gourds for drinking.
You can smell the alcohol on them as soon as you get closer.
They must have drunk too much to hear the fighting sounds coming from the front.
When Li Lanzhen was about to kill the two of them.
Unexpectedly, the three women picked up the stones next to them and started throwing them.
He smashed things while crying and cursing.
Li Lanzhen ignored them and let them vent their emotions.
She picked up her axe and smashed the lock on the cave door.
He opened the door, went inside twice, and then immediately came back out.
The smell inside the cave was awful.
She shouted into the room, "Come out quickly! The bandits have all been killed. If you have any grudges, settle them. If you want to go home, hurry up and go home. Go to the kitchen, grab some food, and leave quickly."
Perhaps upon hearing that she was a woman, they gradually stood up, listened to his words, and began to sob.
Then, with a soft rustling sound, they rushed out one after another.
They saw the three women fighting four bandits.
They all rushed forward, picking up whatever was on the ground and hurling it at the four bandits.
The drunken bandits also woke up at this moment. As soon as they woke up, they shouted and cursed, preparing to draw their broadswords from their waists.
Unexpectedly, they came up empty-handed and were then met with a frenzied attack from the women.
Before long, the four bandits were killed by stones and hacked to pieces with broadswords.
In the dim light of dawn, Li Lanzhen could see the group of women clearly.
It's a truly appalling sight!
She was barely wearing any clothes on her lower body!
Some of them would wrap their genitals with tattered cloth.
Some were completely naked.
Li Lanzhen looked at the woman who rushed in front of her and said.
"Do you know where we can find clothes? We need to find you clothes to wear before you go down the mountain to find your families."
"Thump." The woman knelt down again.
"My benefactor, may I go with you? I have no family. They were all killed by these beasts. I am all alone in this world. I want to go with you to kill the bad guys and take revenge!"
By the dim light, Li Lanzhen saw that the woman's eyes were fixed firmly on her.
A thought struck me.
These women are truly pitiful; even if they return home, they won't have a good ending.
Sure enough, she spoke.
"Even if we go back, we'll be sold again, or better yet, sold to widowers, idiots, or morons to be their wives."
Those who are less fortunate will be sold to filthy places, where they will never see the light of day again!
Rather than that, I'd rather find a way to survive myself!
Li Lanzhen could tell that she was still quite clear-headed and not a clingy woman who couldn't live without a man.
I just wanted to help her!
"May I have your name?"
"My benefactor, my name is Tiehua. My father's surname was Tie, and he was a blacksmith. He named me Tiehua. But he's all dead. We have nothing left! Waaah!"
Several more women knelt down behind Tiehua.
He kept kowtowing and saying...
"My benefactor, please take me with you. I'm homeless too, and I need to survive on my own."
Li Lanzhen didn't think much at the time; as long as they were willing to live for themselves, she wanted to lead them.
Otherwise, they would only face certain death.
Being a woman is tough!
"Alright, those who are willing to come with me, stand up. Tiehua, you take everyone to the canteen, eat your fill, and each person will get some food."
Do you know where I can find some clothes? Find everyone a decent set of clothes, otherwise how are we going to get around like this?
The women shyly tore at their clothes, trying to cover their lower bodies.
"Alright, all of you hurry up and follow Tiehua. Tiehua, make sure they eat their fill and take some food, then find them clothes to wear. Let them take whatever they want, as long as they can carry it themselves."
After explaining all this, Li Lanzhen walked towards the cave behind the mountain that Tiehua had mentioned.
After walking a few steps, I saw the silver fox.
"Madam, come quickly!"
Seeing his anxious look, Li Lanzhen wondered if there was something extraordinary in this cave.
When she reached the cave entrance, she saw that Silver Fox had already opened the iron door.
Hundreds of arrows were scattered around the iron gate.
There really was a hidden mechanism here!
"Are you alright, Silver Fox?"
"No, madam, I'm perfectly fine."
Let's hurry inside the cave and take a look.
Li Lanzhen was shocked when she stepped into the cave!
The cave was enormous, stretching as far as the eye could see. There was a wide path in the middle, large enough for a horse-drawn carriage to fit through, and all sorts of weapons lined both sides!
Looking further ahead, there should be clothing and the like.
Silver Fox said, "Madam, these should be the military supplies that King Jin stored here."
"Could you please take it into your secret realm?"
Li Lanzhen said, "Of course we can, we'll take them all, leaving none behind!"
As they talked, the two of them walked backwards, and everything behind them disappeared.
Li Lanzhen was anxious to save Han Mingxiang, so she walked very fast.
I didn't pay special attention to what exactly was inside.
I only saw a lot of weapons, and further on there should be soldiers' clothing and other similar items.
At the very back of the cave, there were hundreds of large and small wooden boxes.
Li Lanzhen didn't even look at it; she just put it all away.
It's nothing more than gold and silver, or gold and silver jewelry and precious stones.
Since this is a bandit stronghold, who knows how many passing vehicles and pedestrians they have robbed.
I don't want these things; they involve human lives. Let's see when and how they get distributed.
After thinking for a moment, she simply opened a box.
Sure enough, it was full of women's gold and silver jewelry, and there was also a lot of loose silver at the bottom.
She wanted to give a share of this box of things to all the women.
Keep the ones that follow you, and use the ones that don't follow you as travel expenses.
"Silver Fox, carry this box up and share some with these poor women."
Silver Fox didn't say anything, picked up the box and followed Li Lanzhen out of the cave.
"Silver Fox, you said such a big mountain stronghold should have a lot of grain. Tie Hua said there's some grain in the kitchen. Let's go take a look."
“Madam, I have already investigated. Apart from this cave, the horses and donkeys in the livestock shed are all gone. I guess they took them out.”
There's a plot of land on the back hill where vegetables are growing. Nothing else has been found yet.
"Silver Fox, go straight to the main gate. These women are all disheveled. I don't know if they've found clothes to put on yet."
Silver Fox is a boy; it's best to keep him from seeing these things.
When she arrived at the kitchen, she saw the women wolfing down their food, though they were already fully dressed.
I don't know where Tiehua got the clothes for them to wear; some of them were clearly men's clothes, perhaps clothes from dead people in the mountain stronghold.
"Alright, I'm leaving now. Those who are coming with me should take their things with them. Those who aren't coming with me, if you're going down the mountain, then go down on your own. You can't stay here."
Tiehua said, "Our benefactor, we must burn this place down when we leave."
Li Lanzhen said, "Okay, then let's burn it!"
Upon hearing that the bandit stronghold was to be burned down, the women stopped eating, hurriedly stuffed the food into their bundles, went to find firewood, lit it in the stove, and rushed out.
Li Lanzhen quickly called for Tiehua.
"Tiehua, you need to hurry, I can't wait much longer. Let's meet at the main gate."
"I understand, my benefactor. There's a small cave behind this place, and it's full of grain."
After saying that, he picked up the torch and went outside.
Li Lanzhen lifted her foot and walked towards the cave behind the kitchen.
Behind the kitchen, in the cave, there was a large iron gate that was locked.
Li Lanzhen smashed open the iron gate with two blows and kicked it open as she went inside.
The cave was filled to the brim with food.
Li Lanzhen didn't have time to examine it closely before waving her hand and storing all the grain into her spatial storage.
Seeing that there were still some flatbreads on the stove, she put them all in a large basket and took them out, then burned down the kitchen as well.
When she arrived at the door carrying her basket, she saw women along the way crying, shouting, and setting fires everywhere with torches to vent their hatred for the bandits!
Perhaps they are crying for their lost selves, who will never return. From now on, their lives will be different!
These poor women!
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they had all gathered at the main entrance.
When they saw the silver fox, they were on high alert.
Li Lanzhen quickly replied.
"Don't panic, everyone. This is my nephew from my maternal family. Here is a box of gold and silver jewelry and loose silver. Everyone can take some, and those who are going down the mountain can use it as travel expenses."
When you see your relatives, don't give them all away. If they treat you well, live well; if they don't, take the money and go find your own way.
Tiehua stepped forward, opened the box, and distributed several items to each person.
Li Lanzhen looked around and realized that the cave had been dark and seemed to have been crowded with people, but now she saw that there were only about thirty people.
"Tiehua, how many people want to come with me?"
“Benefactor, the nine of us want to go with you.”
As soon as she finished speaking, eight other people stood behind her.
Li Lanzhen looked at the youngest one and estimated that he was only about 12 years old.
The largest one is iron flower, it should be over 30 years old.
Li Lanzhen nodded and said, "Okay, let's divide this basket of cakes among ourselves and put them into our bundles."
We're leaving now. Those who aren't following me should hurry down the mountain and avoid the main road; instead, take a detour through the mountains.
After descending the mountain, it's not far to reach Youzhou City.
This is all Li Lanzhen can do. She hopes that these women and girls will have a good future!
At this moment, two girls, about fifteen or sixteen years old, ran back hand in hand and knelt down in front of Li Lanzhen.
“Benefactor, my sister and I are not leaving. We want to come with you. Please take us with you. We were sold by our parents, and if we go back, we will probably be sold again. We don’t want to live like this anymore.”
Li Lanzhen looked at the child, who was probably around 15 years old, and his sister was at most nine years old.
Li Lanzhen nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you're willing to follow me."
With a serious expression, she turned to everyone and said, "Anyone who follows me must be loyal and never betray me, or my two axes will be formidable!"
As she spoke, she raised the axe in her hand and shook it.
The rising sun shone brightly on the axe.
It's terrifying!
But these women and girls were not afraid; they looked at her with firm eyes and said so.
"Rest assured, our benefactor, we will never betray you! From this day forward, you are our master!"
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