Bai Wanrong's voice wasn't loud, but to Lin Ru it was deafening!
Perhaps when she was a child, she also wished for someone like that to stand in front of her!
Perhaps when you have someone like that in your life, you won't be called cold-hearted when you grow up!
For the first time, Lin Ru felt the comfort of having someone to rely on! It felt so good!!
Everyone present, including Bai Chengye, was shocked by the Bai family's actions!
From then on, no one dared to bring up the background of Lin Ru and her three siblings again!
Bai Chengye felt sorry for his daughter and was completely disheartened by these people, so he stepped forward and took his daughter and granddaughter's hands!
He retorted, "Whether you live or die is none of my business."
Then he led the people off!
Lin Ru also put down the stick and obediently followed behind her mother without saying a word.
Bai Chengye arrived at the village entrance and called everyone to set off! He ignored Bao Quan and the others who were following far behind!
The villagers of Shili Village headed north, encountering many others fleeing the same plight. However, due to their large numbers, they moved exceptionally slowly, allowing many others to overtake them.
They had only covered less than twenty li in three hours!
Following this route, we probably won't reach Chongqing by the end of the year!
Moreover, the Prince of Shun's men were on horseback, while they were on foot! If they didn't hurry, they would be caught up in less than three days!
After all, they could slaughter an entire county in one night!
Even at this speed, some people couldn't move anymore! There were many complaints!
Rong Peiyu was also somewhat worried about Bai Qiang!
Because the incident happened so suddenly, Bai Qiang was not at home; instead, Tao Shi went back to her parents' home!
Tao's father ran a private school in the county, where Bai Qiang worked as a teacher and spent most of his time living in the county!
Because Bai Chengye had previously asked his daughter-in-law to send a message home, reminding her family to stock up on some food!
Tao couldn't get used to living in the village, so she kept insisting on going back to tell her father in person! She hasn't returned to this day!
As the village head, Bai Chengye naturally couldn't risk the lives of the entire village by making them wait for his son with him! So he didn't wait for Bai Qiang!
The only option is to send Bai Jian and Bai Yong, who are skilled in martial arts, to find Bai Qiang and catch up with him as soon as possible!
Seeing that everyone was tired, Rong Peiyu suggested that everyone take a break!
As soon as everyone sat down, the refugees who had passed them suddenly ran back like madmen!
Seeing that things were not going well, Bai Chengye also told his men to turn back!
Seeing this, the villagers of Shili Village also panicked. In the chaos, some people even pushed their fellow villagers to the ground, stepped on them, and ran away. A child was pushed down, and when his mother rushed to pull him up, she was kicked and fell to the ground as well!
She was terrified that her child would get hurt, so she held him tightly in her arms! She herself was trampled on several times!
It was only thanks to two quick-thinking hunters that the man was helped up, preventing him from being trampled to death by the crowd!
Moreover, this was an official road, with mountains or forests on either side. The villagers dared not venture into the forest, so they all ran back along the official road. However, the luggage of those who fled first was piled up in the middle of the road, which slowed down the departure of those who followed.
Because Bai Chengye's family was at the front clearing the way, they ended up at the very back when it came time to escape!
Before long, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard approaching from afar!
There was also a group of men cheering!
Lin Ru turned her head and saw more than a dozen men on horseback, holding long knives and waving them left and right!
Wherever they went, they left no survivors; they all had their heads chopped off with a single stroke!
They seemed to find pleasure in this, becoming more and more excited as they chopped!
If he encounters a beautiful woman, he will even pull her onto his horse!
Bai Chengye was also terrified when he saw them!
"Bandits! It's bandits! Everyone, run in all directions! Get into the woods! Spread out!"
He had barely finished speaking when the trouble came galloping up to him!
Seeing this, Lin Ru realized that running away was useless; it was better to unite and fight back! Only then could they carve out a way to survive!
She quickly pulled the knife she had hidden under the donkey cart!
Then it was distributed to all the Bai family members!
Bai Chengye and Bai Gan were stunned! They hadn't expected Lin Ru to be hiding a knife! They quickly took the knife from her!
What surprised them even more was that Lin Ru actually had two names: Lin Mo and Lin Qing!
The bandits' eyes lit up when they saw Bai Shi and Lin Ru's faces!
They quickly rode over and surrounded the people of Shili Village, led by the Bai family, in a semi-circle!
Bai Chengye quickly stepped to the front to protect his wife and daughter!
The villagers were instantly frozen in place! They had lived their entire lives honest and law-abiding! Seeing this scene for the first time, their legs went weak!
But they still unconsciously surrounded the elderly, women, and children in the middle!
The leader of the bandits rode his horse back and forth in front of Bai Shi and Lin Ru, his eyes scanning them like they were appraising merchandise.
Then he picked up the long sword and pointed it at Bai!
"I want this woman! You can choose the rest yourselves!"
Another bandit next to him smiled obsequiously!
"The boss has a good eye! This woman is not only beautiful, but she also has a great figure! Look at her fair and delicate face, it looks like you could squeeze water out of it! I wonder if she can squeeze water out of other parts of her body too!"
The bandits nearby burst into lewd laughter upon hearing this!
Some people were even pointing at Lin Ru!
"This little girl is quite pretty too, exceptionally beautiful! Look at her eyes, they seem to be able to bewitch you! They must be mother and daughter, right? Boss, why don't you try dating both of them together!"
The leader of the bandits shook his head in disdain!
"This young girl is too inexperienced! She can't serve me well. I prefer girls who've been with other men! They're experienced!"
"Then you two should break up!"
The bandits laughed even harder when they heard this!
The Bai family members trembled with rage upon hearing this!
Lin Ru picked up the knife and sneered!
"A bunch of cowards! All they can do is bully the old, weak, women and children! They have no shame!"
The bandit leader was surprised that the little girl was not trembling with fear!
They even dared to pull out a knife! And they even dared to curse at him! That's interesting!
At this moment, some villagers in the crowd muttered quietly!
"You still dare to provoke them! You're asking for it, don't drag us down with you!"
The voice was very soft when he said that!
But Lin Ru and her three siblings, who have keen hearing, overheard it!
They turned around and saw that the person speaking was none other than Yang Cuihua, who had blocked them at the village entrance and cursed her mother to die!
Yang Cuihua felt uneasy under the cold gazes of the four siblings!
She hadn't expected that even though she spoke so softly, they still heard her. She stiffened her neck as if to prove that she hadn't said anything wrong!
He shouted even louder, "What are you looking at? Did I say something wrong? If you want to die, die yourselves! Don't drag us down with you!"
Then she looked at the bandits with great flattery!
"Good sir! Arrest them! We will absolutely not resist, please let us go! We are just ordinary farmers!"
She seemed to remember something and pointed at Bai Chengye!
"He's our village chief, and his family is the richest! They've taken all our money, so we don't have a penny left! Please, kind sirs, let us go!"
The bandits burst into laughter upon hearing this!
"Boss, did you hear that? She actually called herself a hero, that's hilarious!"
"Yes, since she has such good taste, why don't we just let her go!"
The leader of the bandits nodded with a mocking expression!
"Alright, we'll do as you say. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll spare this old woman's life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several other people in the village rushed to flatter him, saying nice things!
The bandits readily let them go!
But after they had only taken two steps, the bandit leader, with a mocking smile on his face, raised his hand and made a gesture. Immediately, several bandits chased after them and killed the villagers on the spot!
He even laughed after killing them!
"These guys are really stupid! They actually think we'll let them get away with this!"
"Don't you even bother to ask around! We've never left anyone alive in our hands!"
Seeing this, the villagers of Shili Village were so frightened that they hugged each other and sobbed quietly!
After dealing with those people, he looked at the Bai family with great interest.
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