"Then I saw a group of bandits killing people!"
"There are people from our village inside! Those guys are notorious deadbeats in our village! We were even thinking about how to help them!"
"Unexpectedly, to save their own lives, they knelt before the bandits and said that some of their accomplices had been killed by the people of Shili Village! Then they pointed out the direction you were going to escape in!"
"The bandits were furious when they heard this, and they killed those men on the spot, then chased after them in the direction they pointed!"
"When I went up to look, I saw that your maternal grandfather had indeed made a mark there! So I had your second uncle and the others follow at a distance, and I went ahead and followed closely behind!"
"As soon as they caught up, they saw Liu Ergou and the others from our village kneeling in front of the bandits, covered in wounds! They even gave them directions!"
"I chased after them for a while, but it was getting late. The bandits must have been tired after running all day, so they stopped to rest. I bypassed them and followed the markings to hurry over and deliver the message to you!"
Lin Ru wasn't in a hurry to go back and call for help. She asked curiously, "What are those deadbeats you mentioned called?"
Bai Jian was taken aback by the question, "It's the Bao siblings, and Chai Yushan and others."
Why are you asking this?
Lin Ru felt somewhat speechless; the concept of cause and effect was indeed quite mysterious! Sure enough, those few people who were used to generate hatred points were the ones who betrayed them!
Lin Ru felt that she was too soft-hearted. People who had been thoroughly offended should be killed to prevent future troubles. Who knows when or what opportunity they might seize to stab you in the back again!
Lin Ru reflected deeply on herself!
So she decided to deal with the potential problems right now!
"Uncle! You wait here for me! Even if we run tonight, they'll catch up quickly once they get up and ride their horses. I plan to launch a surprise attack tonight. I happen to have some poison on hand, which should come in handy!"
Although Bai Jian disagreed with it, he knew that taking the initiative was better than being passively attacked!
So I reluctantly agreed!
"Then go back and call more people over. I'll wait for you here!"
"Remember to call plenty of people!"
Lin Ru nodded and returned the way she came!
She went back and woke Lin Bai, "Come on, let's go take care of something!"
Lin Mo and Lin Qing immediately sat up!
"Eldest sister, we want to go too!"
Madam Bai whispered, "Daughter, where are you going? Has something happened? I'll go with you. Otherwise, I'll worry!"
The sound from this side made Bai Chengye sit up as well!
"Ru'er! What's wrong? Where are you going?"
Lin Ru sighed, unable to tell them what had happened!
Bai Chengye was furious and cursed, "These heartless bastards! I should have killed them with one blow back then!"
After finishing his angry rant, he was about to wake up everyone in the village and tell them to leave immediately!
Lin Ru made a reassuring gesture!
"Grandfather, calm down! This constant running isn't going to work. We're on foot, while they're on horseback. They'll catch up soon! If we don't deal with them, we won't be able to sleep peacefully at all!"
"I have some poison and sedatives! If I bring a few more men, we should be able to take them all out while they're resting!"
"Your ankle is injured too, so don't come along and cause trouble!"
"But you can wake them up! Be prepared at all times!"
Bai Chengye thought this made the same sense!
So he called everyone up and explained the situation to them. Immediately, everyone began to sob quietly again.
"These beasts! We're from the same village!"
"Yes, they were clearly greedy! Even on their deathbeds, they wanted to drag us down with them!"
"I should have killed them!"
Hearing their complaints and sobs, Lin Ru quickly tried to comfort them!
"I just wanted to tell you about this. Don't sleep for now. Be prepared. If they can't resolve this over there, we'll send someone to let you know. Then, take a few essential items and head into the forest!"
Upon hearing this, Diao Yan and Xue Bao immediately stepped forward from the crowd!
"Miss Lin! We both know a little archery, which should be of some help to you! Why don't you take us with you?"
Several more people stepped forward from the crowd, some claiming to be strong, others saying they were good at throwing stones, and still others saying they were fast runners!
Everyone wanted to go and help!
Lin Ru found these people quite interesting. They knew that the enemy was strong and they were weak, and that they would most likely die if they went there, but they still wanted to do their best. This was probably why Bai Chengye insisted on bringing them along!
In the end, Lin Ru only took Lin Bai, Lin Mo, Bai Guangrong, Bai Guangyao, Diao Yan, and Xue Bao with her!
For the remaining people who wanted to go, Lin Ru assigned them another task: if they failed, they were to protect the elderly, women, and children of the village as they left!
Hearing this, those people were all filled with fighting spirit!
Lin Ru smiled and shook her head, then left with her people!
Bai Jian was somewhat surprised to see that Lin Ru had only brought so few people, and the fact that nine-year-old Lin Mo was among them made him feel even more unreliable!
Bai Guangrong and Bai Guangyao were both very excited to see their father and went to greet him!
To everyone's surprise, Bai Jian looked at his two sons with obvious disdain and went to greet Lin Ru!
"Ru'er! Are we sure we can manage with just these few people?"
"Lin Bai, Lin Mo is still so young. What if we scare them?"
"It's a good thing you didn't bring Lin Qing with you! Otherwise, you would have scared him to tears, and we would have been exposed!"
Bai Guangrong really wanted to tell his father that Lin Qing had killed people! And he killed them one by one, slitting their throats! Blood was spraying all over his face, but he didn't cry! He felt that even if his father cried, Lin Qing wouldn't cry at all!
But he decided to keep quiet, afraid of getting beaten up!
Diao Yan and Xue Bao had also witnessed the Lin siblings' prowess, so their expressions were somewhat strange when they heard Bai Jian say this!
Lin Ru looked at Lin Bai and Lin Mo with a bit of amusement!
"Did you hear that? Don't you two get scared and cry later! If you make any noise and they find out, I'll give you a good beating when we get back!"
Lin Bai and Lin Mo weren't nervous at first, but upon hearing their elder sister's words, they suddenly became tense and repeatedly assured her, "Elder sister! Don't worry, we'll definitely kill as many enemies as possible!"
Bai Jian sighed helplessly. His niece was acting like a child playing house! How could she laugh about something so dangerous and serious? He could only keep an eye on her when the time came! He'd spoil his own niece!
And so the group set off in this eerie atmosphere!
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