He had no choice but to tell the truth: "Many of the villagers' brothers and relatives had previously been bandits in the mountains. They oppressed the villagers and committed all sorts of evil deeds. Later, Master Yun killed them."
"Since that's the case, then there's no need to be soft-hearted."
Lin Yinan took a few steps forward, followed closely by Qianwu and the guards.
"Stop! Don't come any closer, or don't blame us for our ruthless attacks!" The leader of the men held a knife to Chen Shi's neck.
The sharp blade quickly pressed a bloody gash into Chen Shi's neck, and drops of blood rolled off the blade.
Chen Shi was so frightened that he couldn't speak. His pale face was covered in mud, and his rolled-up trouser legs were also covered in mud.
“He’s just a kid, how about I switch places with him?” Lin Yinan said calmly.
She was betting that the other party didn't know her background.
Before the man could speak, Chen Shi burst into tears, pleading, "Madam, this is absolutely wrong. I cannot let you fall into the hands of thieves."
"What are you crying for? A real man sheds blood, not tears. If you don't obey, I'll sell your whole family when I get back." Lin Yinan stared intently at the man and scolded him.
Her words successfully enraged the leader of the men, who said, "For the sake of your deep bond as master and servant, I will grant your wish. You! Now, slowly walk over here!"
"Madam! Absolutely not!" the guard hurriedly said.
Lin Yinan said in a low voice, "I have my own way of getting out of here."
"Wait a minute, this servant is willing to live and die with you, madam. Please, these heroes, have mercy on my sincere heart and exchange me for him," Qianwu said, pointing to Wu Song, who was being held hostage.
The man who tied up Wu Song glanced at the man, who agreed without hesitation.
Lin Yinan and Qianwu walked straight toward the man.
As she approached, the ropes binding Chen Shi had already been untied, and the man shoved him aside.
Chen Shi lost his balance and stumbled to the ground.
The moment the man reached out to pull Lin Yinan, the situation changed in an instant.
Lin Yinan moved swiftly, and the dagger hidden under her sleeve slashed hard across the man's neck. Everyone only saw a blur before their eyes.
Upon closer inspection, a jet of blood, over ten feet high, spurted from the man's neck.
Qianwu, who was standing nearby, also moved. She pulled Wusong aside and plunged the dagger in her hand into the man's chest.
Immediately afterward, before anyone could react, Yun Shiyi and Yun Ming also moved, attacking the people who had tied up their brothers and rescuing all the guards one by one.
Chen Shi and Wu Song, whose combat skills were zero on the ground, hurriedly scrambled away from the battlefield so as not to cause trouble for Lin Yinan and the others.
The mountain people were numerous, and when they came to their senses, they quickly surrounded the group.
"You cunning traitors, you actually killed Brother Cai and Brother Wang!"
"We must avenge Brother Cai and Brother Wang!" someone shouted.
"Charge! Kill them!"
These people were blinded by hatred, each gripping a knife and wishing they could devour Lin Yinan and the others alive.
Lin Yinan raised his arm and activated the hidden sleeve arrows in his sleeve, firing multiple arrows at the charging people.
The mountain people were numerous, and the hidden arrows were quickly used up.
Seeing this, Zhao Mang, who was guarding outside, picked up his wood-chopping knife and was about to go to rescue Lin Yinan and the others, but was stopped by Shan Que Niang.
"Brother Mang, there are so many of them, we definitely can't beat them."
"Even if we can't win, we have to fight. I can still distinguish right from wrong when it comes to matters of principle."
Zhao Mang shook her off, not forgetting to warn, "You'd better get out of there quickly, or you might get hurt."
Just then, an arrow flew past his head and pierced the shoulder of a bandit.
Zhao Mang and Shan Que Niang turned their heads to look, only to see their daughter Shan Que lying on the roof, shooting arrows at them.
"Let's go! Let's go help!"
Without further hesitation, Zhao Mang led his men to help.
As the saying goes, even the strongest fists can't beat four hands, and even a hero fears a gang fight.
Lin Yinan, Yun Shiyi, and the others were surrounded by a large number of mountain people who just kept hacking and slashing. Many of the guards were already injured.
“Madam, this won’t do. We’ll run out of strength sooner or later. I’ll cover you, Madam, you need to retreat quickly.” Yun Shiyi followed closely behind Lin Yinan.
Leaning against Yun Shiyi, Lin Yinan swung her aching arms.
"No need, you can just follow behind me and finish them off."
As she spoke, she put away the dagger and slid a solar-powered stun gun out of her sleeve.
Pressing the stun switch, Lin Yinan rushed back into the surrounded mountain villagers and began to beat them hard.
The mountain dweller was struck by the powerful electric current from the stun gun, causing him intense pain and muscle spasms. He then collapsed to the ground, his vision going black.
The titmouse, perched on the roof, witnessed a miraculous scene: the person struck by the black stick in Lin Yinan's hand instantly lost all fighting ability and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
Yun Shiyi's eyes lit up, and he shouted at Zhao Mang, "Quickly, get a rope and tie them up!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Mang hurriedly sent someone to fetch a rope.
With the addition of the amazing weapon, the stun baton, the battle situation quickly turned around.
When the stun gun ran out of power, the remaining resisting villagers were all captured, tied up like dumplings, and left on an open ground to await their fate.
After the battle ended, Lin Yinan retracted the stun gun, stuffed it into her sleeve, and threw it into her spatial storage.
Looking at the mountain people bound like rice dumplings, dead and wounded all over the ground, Lin Yinan frowned and his eyes turned cold.
Blood dripped from the hem of his black robe, and his expressionless face was covered in blood, making him look like a demon crawling out of hell.
"Lord of the City!" Zhao Mang said somewhat nervously, he hadn't expected so many mountain people to be turned against him.
Lin Yinan slowly turned around, subtly observing him. After a long while, she said calmly, "Does the village chief know anything about this?"
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