Chapter 41 Kill them both
Master Qin snorted coldly, too lazy to pay attention to his stupid daughter. He glanced at the dirty and smelly disaster victims, then looked away with disgust and instructed Qin Guan, "Let's hurry up and leave. The bandits should have gone far away. Wutong Town is ahead. Let's go there to rest."
The people in the other three carriages quickly followed Master Qin and the others. Liu Ye didn't dare to speak, as she was surrounded by people. She nudged Bai Zilin, who looked at her and whispered, "Wait a little longer."
Liu Ye nodded and walked to the side to stand alone. The disaster victims, who had recovered, immediately started cursing and crying again. Village Chief Zhao sighed and walked to Bai Zilin's side: "Zilin, look, all our things have been taken away. Not a single grain of rice is left. How are we supposed to live? Silly girl, listen to you. Tell her to bring out what she has hidden so we can all eat together. We can't let her eat alone."
Upon hearing this, the villagers of Shizigou Village immediately echoed him, one after another, "That's right, we absolutely won't stand for that silly girl to eat all by herself; she has to share with us!"
Bai Zilin surveyed the villagers' faces, then crossed his arms and walked to Liu Ye's side, saying in an unfriendly tone, "I'd like to see what you're up to! Humph! This silly girl was afraid some unscrupulous people would covet her food, so she threw it into the mountains to feed the wolves. If you want it, go find it yourselves. I'm out of bow and arrows, so I can't hunt. I'll just wait until you find the food and eat it ready-made. Go ahead, go into the mountains and look for it!"
The villagers looked at each other, and no one moved. Going into the mountains was too dangerous; they weren't going!
Boss Liu stepped forward and shouted, "That idiot has hidden the food! Let her lead us into the mountains to find it!"
Village Chief Zhao nodded and looked at Liu Ye, saying, "Silly girl, you lead us into the mountains to find the food you've hidden, or you're not coming with us!"
Liu Ye shook her head, feigning ignorance, and then hid behind Bai Zilin, pretending to be scared. Bai Zilin looked coldly at Village Chief Zhao and said, "Village Chief Zhao, what are you doing? This silly girl is an idiot. She has already thrown away the food. Didn't I say that if you want to find it yourselves, why make things difficult for an idiot!"
Village Chief Zhao dropped the pretense and roared angrily, his face darkening, "Bai Zilin! Don't push your luck! I'm telling you right now, none of us have any food. You're good at hunting, and you can find prey even without a bow and arrow. Today, I, the village chief, am entrusting you with the task of finding food for everyone. You'd better take the men of the village up the mountain and find food for us. If you can't find any, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Bai Shuisheng looked at Bai Zilin with schadenfreude: "Hmph, you little beast, if you can't find any prey again, we'll all beat you to death. You don't believe me? Just try it!"
Bai Zilin sneered, looking at Village Chief Zhao with a mocking expression, and said, "Try it then, I won't go find you any food, what can you do to me!"
Village Chief Zhao gritted his teeth and pointed at Bai Zilin: "Fine, you said it yourself, so don't blame me for being impolite. Listen to me, villagers, Bai Zilin has the ability to find food, but he won't find any for us. He wants to watch us starve to death. He's too vicious. Since that's the case, let's not be polite to him either. Everyone, let's attack and beat them both to death!"
Village Chief Zhao picked up a stone from the ground and was the first to rush forward, followed by Bai Shuisheng, the Liu family, and all the old and young people of Shizigou Village. They all showed their ugly faces, baring their teeth as they rushed towards Bai Zilin and Liu Ye.
Bai Zilin grabbed Liu Ye's hand and dragged her into the nearby forest. They ran like the wind, with Village Chief Zhao and his men chasing after them. They chased and chased until they lost sight of the two of them. Frustrated, they had no choice but to come out of the woods and continue their journey on empty stomachs.
Liu Ye and Bai Zilin hadn't actually run far; they were hiding in a pit. When Bai Zilin heard no movement outside for a while, he pulled Liu Ye out of the pit and said, "They're gone. Let's go out too."
Liu Ye nodded and returned to the road with Bai Zilin. They saw that Village Chief Zhao and the others had indeed gone far away. There were still disaster victims on the road, but they were all strangers to them.
"Brother Bai, wait here for me, I'll go and push the cart out."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zilin wanted to go along, but would Liu Ye allow it? "No need," Liu Ye replied, "Actually, I'm hiding right here. I'll push her out right away. Brother Bai, you wait for me here."
After Liu Ye finished speaking, she quickly ran into the nearby woods. Bai Zicun was about to follow when he saw Liu Ye pushing a cart out. He quickly went up and took the cart from her: "You really know how to hide things. They didn't even notice you hiding them so close. Get on the cart, I'll pull you along."
Liu Ye smiled and nodded, then sat on the cart: "Hehehe, who am I? I'm a master at hiding things. Even the gods can't find what I hide."
Liu Ye took an apple out of her basket and handed it to Bai Zilin: "Brother Bai, have an apple. It smells fresh, and it's not spoiled at all."
Bai Zilin took the apple and ate it as he pulled the cart forward. He was able to pull the cart very fast even with only one arm. Since his leg injury, his strength had become incredibly great. Drawing a bow and shooting arrows was as easy as playing with it. His bow and arrows had been stolen by bandits, so he had to buy a new one. The old man in the carriage said that Wutong Town was just ahead, and there must be a blacksmith shop there. He wondered if the blacksmith shop was open, in case the blacksmith had also fled to escape the famine.
"Willow Leaf, my bow and arrows have been stolen by bandits. I need to buy a new one."
Willow Leaf nodded and said, "Sure, but where should we buy it? A general store?"
Bai Zilin said with a smile, "The general store doesn't sell bows and arrows, but the blacksmith shop does. I heard the master in the carriage say that Wutong Town is ahead. Every town has a blacksmith shop, but I don't know if they're open. Let's try our luck."
Liu Ye thought to herself, it would be fine to try her luck, but she really hoped she wouldn't run into Village Chief Zhao and his gang again. She was annoyed just looking at them now; they were all shameless, their skin thicker than the corner of a city wall. She never expected that Village Chief Zhao was the same kind of person. He was usually so polite and always smiling, but it turned out he was just as shameless as the Bai family!
“Brother Bai, I was worried about running into Village Chief Zhao and his group. They were walking ahead and we were walking behind. We met them again soon after, and we weren’t far apart. By the time they reached Wutong Town, we had also arrived in Wutong Town.”
Bai Zilin snorted and said, "It's nothing. If we run into each other, so be it. This time, I won't be polite to them. If anyone dares to mess with us again, my fists aren't to be trifled with!"
Liu Ye also made up her mind that she would not tolerate anyone bullying them anymore. She had played the fool for long enough, and it was time to speak up.
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