Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively lined up, holding their knives to see who could run the fastest, but after a few steps they stopped, looking bewildered.
"Tantan, which way should we go?" Usually we run up the mountain and then back, but now we're really fleeing. What if we get separated?
"Don't panic, everyone get ready first. If someone comes, we'll act accordingly. Don't worry about getting separated, survival is the most important thing," Song Tantan said calmly.
She can't take everyone away now; she'll have to stay with her aunt no matter what.
"Ye Moxun, take care of yourself later. If a fight breaks out, I might not be able to protect you." She turned her back to him, standing protectively in front of him, without turning her head as she spoke.
Ye Moxun twitched his lips, looked down at the swirl on the top of her head, his feelings were complicated. Although he knew that Song Tantan was an adult in her early twenties in her previous life, she was now a little girl of five or six years old, a head shorter than him, and the big knife she was holding was longer than her, yet she said firmly that she would protect him.
He was just physically weak, but he could still hold his own. In his previous life, he was a school bully, so he was very strong in combat. He wouldn't use brute force to fight. He was able to survive until now not only because of his uncle's all-out protection, but also because of his own resourcefulness. He wasn't really that useless.
However, he did not refute Song Tantan's words, but couldn't help reaching out to ruffle her hair, then quickly withdrew his hand, "You don't need to be distracted, I'll be fine."
"What time is it? You still have the mood to play with my hair? Grab the knife, get the lime powder ready, be serious." Song Tantan still didn't turn around, her little voice was very stern.
They stood back to back in a circle, knives in their hands, nervously observing their surroundings. Screams echoed from Zhong Qingyi and the others, reverberating through the valley and sending chills down everyone's spines.
Song Tantan was getting impatient. She squatted down slightly on her short legs and swung her big knife quickly a couple of times. Her aunt and the others had been fighting for about 15 minutes. It seemed that the other side had quite a few people, which was why it had taken so long.
Although Uncle Zhong was seriously injured and only recovered to about 80%, his martial arts skills are excellent. The fact that he and his aunt, who is so fierce, have fought this far together shows that the newcomers are really troublesome.
"Don't rush, wait a little longer." Ye Moxun pressed down on her shoulder, preventing her from going over to help.
"Oh, I know, take your hand away, I won't act impulsively." Song Tantan's sweet little voice was impatient, and she shrugged her little shoulders a couple of times.
Hmph, if it weren't for protecting these people, she would have rushed over to help her aunt long ago. Why would she be sitting here worrying?
Fortunately, not long after, Song Zhuiyan and Zhong Qingyi came over, supporting each other. The fight was finally over, but both of them were covered in blood, and Zhong Qingyi looked like she had been injured again.
"Uncle, are you injured?" Ye Moxun's eyes flashed with worry.
"It's nothing serious, I just got a cut on my arm." Zhong Qingyi's face was pale, but her tone was calm.
The two were only three meters away when they approached. Song Tantan was about to go to meet them when she suddenly stopped, her pupils contracted, and she heard the screams of the crowd behind her, "Watch out, you two!"
"Uncle." Ye Moxun's pupils also widened in shock, and he immediately took a step to rush over.
But a small figure moved even faster than him, instantly turning into a blur and flashing past. Immediately afterwards, a soft, childlike cry was heard, followed by a man's scream.
A burly man covered in blood, holding a knife, intended to ambush Zhong Qingyi and Song Zhuiyan. Just as the blade was about to strike Zhong Qingyi's head, he was unexpectedly kicked in the face at the crucial moment, causing him to fall backward.
The man reacted quickly. Although his clothes were covered in blood, he wasn't seriously injured. He had been pretending to be dead after being knocked down, looking for an opportunity to counterattack. He had clearly found the perfect moment, but he failed at the last minute.
He glared at Song Tantan with bloodshot eyes. This little guy had suddenly sprung up and kicked him down with a leap. He was less than half his height, but the force he unleashed was as great as an ox. He didn't believe it and thought that Song Tantan had just been lucky to knock him down.
He'd see if she could still withstand his attack before killing her.
The big man had just exchanged two blows with Song Tantan when lime powder was thrown into his eyes. He suddenly broke down, roaring and cursing, "You despicable villain, you actually used a sneak attack to hurt me! Ah!"
Before he could finish speaking, Song Zhuiyan slashed him with her sword, and the big man fell to the ground.
"You talk too much nonsense." Song Tantan spat out in disgust, walked over with her short legs, her chubby little face tense, ready to deliver a couple more blows, lest she be not completely dead and launch another sneak attack.
With a "plop," Song Zhuiyan acted before she could. She didn't want to dirty Tantan's hands, and if possible, she wanted to prevent her from getting blood on them.
"Everyone, let's leave here first. It's not safe here." Song Zhuiyan helped Zhong Qingyi and took the lead.
"Everyone line up and stay alert. I'll cover the rear." Despite his small stature, Song Tantan became the leader of the entire team.
Ye Moxun was both amused and exasperated, but he didn't laugh out loud because he was still a child at heart. Why laugh at someone who is only slightly better than him?
“Aunt Zhu, you and Tantan stay in the back,” Ye Moxun said to Zhu Xiu, his tone cold and unquestionable.
Although Zhu Xiu sometimes complains, she is more quick-witted and has a sharper mind than others, making it the best choice for her to leave with Song Tantan.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll take good care of Tantan." Although it's unclear who protected whom in the end, she still spoke eloquently.
Although Young Master Ye is young, for some reason, he has a very strong aura and his eyes are sharp and shrewd, as if he can see through people's thoughts, making people inexplicably afraid of him.
After traveling non-stop for three-quarters of an hour, the group finally crossed the mountain and reached the halfway point. Here, the view was expansive, and they could clearly see the official road below. Song Zhuiyan told everyone to stop and rest.
"Brother Zhong, please sit down and have some water," she said, helping Zhong Qingyi to sit on a rock. Then she called Song Tantan over, "Tantan, give me the medicine for treating your injuries from your bag."
Song Tantan was taken aback. She certainly couldn't openly take out alcohol or anything like that to disinfect, but luckily she had some knife wound medicine she got from the Hu people in her bag. She handed the bag directly to Song Zhuiyan.
Then she distributed the stir-fried rice noodles from her aunt's bag to everyone, saying, "Eat something to replenish your energy. The situation is likely to get worse, and you won't have the strength to run if you don't eat your fill."
"But if we eat it all at once, what will we eat next?" Zhu Xiu asked worriedly.
Others dared not raise any questions, but when someone spoke up, they nodded vigorously in agreement.
“Once we get down the mountain, there will definitely be more refugees and bandits, and we might even run into some barbarians. We should eat whatever we can get our hands on, because if we get robbed, we'll have nothing left.” Song Tantan spoke with such confidence, naturally because she had food in her spatial storage.
Seeing that some people were trying to secretly hide the rice noodles, she threatened them in a cute but fierce way, "If anyone dares not to eat them and saves them for later, I will take them back and not give them to you."
Everyone had no choice but to immediately finish off the rice noodles they were given.
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