The crowd responded, "Of course we remember!"
"Very good." Lin Qixia said to everyone, "Then let's do as I say and begin!"
"yes!"
As soon as she said that, everyone immediately started to move.
The crowd split into two groups and quickly moved towards the nearby mountain stronghold.
Just as Lin Jiudong was about to leave, Lin Qixia grabbed her collar and asked, "Where are you going?"
Lin Jiudong gave an awkward smile, "I... of course I wanted to go with them!"
"Really? But that's clearly the direction down the mountain!" Lin Qixia asked sarcastically.
Lin Jiudong's struggling movements froze, and then she gave in: "Okay, I admit it! I'm just scared, alright?"
Her voice carried a hint of anger; she couldn't understand why Lin Qixia, who was courting death, had to drag her into it.
As soon as Lin Jiudong said "I—", he regretted it.
Now that she knew Lin Qixia's temper, she was worried about angering her, so she turned to look at her cautiously.
Unexpectedly, Lin Qixia suddenly said to her gently, "It's normal to feel scared, but running away from something because of fear is always a low-class thing to do."
As she spoke, she released Lin Jiudong.
Lin Jiudong, staring into those clear eyes, blushed and clenched her fists. "I understand, but—"
"No buts, you're just following me from now on!" Lin Qixia coldly ordered her.
Then he lifted his foot and walked towards the mountain village.
She did not pressure Lin Jiudong, and at this moment, Huo Yanqing, Chen Jin and the others who were still in the same place all followed Lin Qixia and left.
Lin Jiudong stood there, stomping his foot as he watched Lin Qixia's retreating figure in the distance: "Pah! You're the lowly one! Your whole family—"
She finally stopped cursing, because no matter what, he and she were family.
She really didn't want Lin Qixia to be right, so she gritted her teeth and followed.
The stronghold was located in a valley below, surrounded by mountains on all sides, in a secluded and advantageous location.
At night, firelight flickers in the mountain village, and figures move about. The surrounding area is a cluster of low buildings, offering a wide view.
There were guards at the gate of the mountain stronghold.
Lin Qixia's men quietly bypassed the city gate and moved in from both sides to encircle the city.
At the same time, Lin Qixia and the remaining few people appeared in front of the mountain stronghold.
"Wow, this is really unusual today, someone actually came to us of their own accord!"
One of the guards chuckled the moment he saw Lin Qixia and her group.
"Who goes there?" another guard asked.
Lin Qixia stepped forward, her demeanor relaxed and indifferent: "Call your Boss Cheng out here! I've come to settle accounts with him."
The two guards exchanged a glance upon hearing this, and then both laughed: "Oh, you've got quite the big mouth, little girl!"
"Heh, you really overestimate yourself!"
call out--
The next second, a whooshing sound whistled past one of the guards' ears.
"Ouch!" he cried out, covering his face.
At the same time, a muffled thud sounded behind him, and an arrow was stuck straight into the pillar behind him.
The two stared in disbelief at Lin Qixia as she shot the arrow.
Lin Qixia lowered the arm that had just shot the arrow, and there was an exquisitely crafted crossbow bolt in her hand.
"You vile woman! I—" The guard who had been wounded by her arrow covered his face and cursed her angrily.
Lin Qixia sneered indifferently, "Still have time to curse here? I poisoned that arrow. If you don't want to die, go and call your boss over right now!"
The guard's voice abruptly stopped.
He immediately kicked the kid next to him in a panic: "Quick! Go find the boss!"
"I'll go right now!" The man hurriedly ran downstairs.
Lin Qixia stood at the door waiting, with Lin Jiudong beside her. As time passed, her nervousness lessened considerably, replaced by a sense of boredom.
She simply asked Lin Qixia, "What exactly are you planning? Sending others to lie in ambush is one thing, but now you're actually knocking on the door here?"
“Naturally—it’s a diversionary tactic,” Lin Qixia replied.
"Oh." Lin Jiudong nodded as if he understood, but then asked her, "What tiger are you luring? What mountain are you leaving?"
Lin Qixia, “…” How could her younger sister be so stupid at such a crucial moment?
"Just wait and see," she said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the gate of the mountain stronghold opened.
"It really is you." When Boss Cheng saw her, his face showed not panic but a smile.
"What's wrong? I let you go before, and now you regret it? Did you come here willingly to become my bandit queen?"
As he spoke, he gave a lewd laugh.
Lin Qixia was so disgusted by him that she frowned.
Before he could even return the ball and speak, Lin Jiudong, standing beside him, angrily cursed, "Pah! Go to hell with your bandit queen! You shameless bastard, you wish!"
After cursing, Lin Jiudong was so frightened by Boss Cheng's fierce gaze that he hid behind Lin Qixia.
Lin Qixia then spoke calmly, "Just as my sister said, don't even think about it. I'm here to take back the grain you stole from Xiahe Village, and incidentally—"
"We will completely wipe out you bandits who are terrorizing the region!"
Her words were spoken with conviction and force.
The bandits not far away were stunned into silence for a moment, all staring at the woman in front of them in surprise.
A moment later, Old Master Cheng burst into laughter: "Hahaha, you little brat, you dare to spout such nonsense!"
Even as he cursed, Boss Cheng felt less frivolous and greedy towards the slender girl in front of him, and more wary and cautious.
After all, he had suffered losses at the hands of the other party before.
Boss Cheng said, "Alright, since that's the case, then I have no choice but to—"
"Boss!" The person who had just been injured by Lin Qixia's crossbow spoke up.
Cheng, the eldest brother, impatiently cursed at him, "Shut up! Can't you see I'm talking?"
"But--"
"Now that you've delivered yourself to my doorstep," Boss Cheng interrupted the man, looking at Lin Qixia not far away, "I won't let you off the hook."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, signaling everyone around him to come forward, while he himself, having learned his lesson, did not rashly approach Lin Qixia.
After all, he remembered that the other party was incredibly strong, and he had to have his men gang up on her to wear her down.
Before long, those people attacked Lin Qixia and the others.
"Kill them!"
At the critical moment, Huo Yanqing stepped forward and blocked most of the attacks that were coming at Lin Qixia.
A series of clanging and banging sounds of weapons clashing rang out.
Chen Jin, standing nearby, also brandished his knife without hesitation, taking care of dealing with some scattered individuals.
Despite the chaos of the crowd, Lin Qixia stood in the middle with ease, and in a corner where her view was obscured, she slowly raised the crossbow in her hand.
"Boss!" the guard called out again upon seeing this, then hesitated before speaking.
Swoosh—
The next second, a sound of wind breaking through the air appeared.
Boss Cheng instinctively covered his neck, then touched a warm liquid.
It's blood!
Old Cheng was taken aback.
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