The mountain road was rugged, and it was really difficult for those donkey carts and horse carts to get up here. The water they stored up was also carried up by everyone, otherwise it would have been gone long ago!
Lin Ru observed the terrain along the way and concluded that it was a good place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack! Moreover, the higher she went, the denser the forest became, giving the impression that there was an underground river!
No wonder even though Prince Shun had arrived in Kangqu County, they weren't running away from the mountains; they were still focused on rescuing people!
It took about another half an hour to walk!
We had only reached the halfway point when the area suddenly opened up!
What comes into view are two huge stone statues. Further inside, there is a tall gate, next to which is a wall more than three meters high made of yellow mud, grass, wood and stones!
The wall covers an extremely large area; you can't even see the end of it!
And there are even sentry posts on top of these high walls!
There are six people standing on it!
Upon seeing Zhang Tiedan and the others, they immediately began blowing something that resembled a horn, except that the sound coming from it was like birds chirping!
As soon as the sound was heard, someone immediately opened the heavy door from the inside!
A group of people immediately ran out!
They were overjoyed to see that Ji Wenxuan and the others had returned safely and ran up to them!
"Boss! Second Boss! You're finally back!"
We were so worried!
"Were all the people rescued?"
"Have any of our people been injured or killed?"
"What happened to the boss's face? How did he get injured like this? He's clutching his stomach, who kicked him?"
"Hey, why are there women here?"
"These people behind don't look like able-bodied men either!"
"It's good to be back! It's good to be back! Come in quickly, we've already prepared dinner and are waiting for you!"
Before Ji Wenxuan could say anything, Zhang Tiedan stepped forward!
He used his other, uninjured hand to pull Lin Ru to his side and formally introduce her!
"Brothers! This is my savior! Lin Ru!"
"From now on, when you meet her, it will be as if you've met me in person!"
"Whatever she says is equivalent to my command!"
Did you hear that?
Upon hearing this, the bandits all echoed his sentiments!
"I heard you, Brother Zhang!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Ru with great curiosity!
They all knew Zhang Tiedan's personality. Apart from the second-in-command, he had never truly submitted to anyone, especially since this girl was so loudly proclaiming that she was his savior. It seemed that this little girl had some extraordinary abilities; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to subdue such a reckless person as Zhang Tiedan!
Seeing this, the leader of the gang, also very dissatisfied, propped himself up!
He pointed at Bai Shi and said to everyone, "These two women have saved my life twice. If it weren't for them, you wouldn't be seeing me today!"
"From now on, you must respect him as you would me!"
Did you hear that?
The bandits were surprised that Zhang Tiedan, that unruly man, was saved by a woman, so they didn't say anything. But they never expected that their own leader would be saved by a woman. How strange!
Are all women this amazing these days?!
They looked at Bai Shi and Lin Ru. Unlike the other women, their faces were dirty, making it impossible to see their features!
It seems these two are truly talented, not just good-looking!
So everyone echoed what their leader said!
And so everyone went into the mountain stronghold together!
The villagers of Shili Village were terrified as they came into close contact with bandits for the first time. Some of them kept their heads down, while others looked around.
They had heard that the mountain villages north of the mountain were filled with either human heads or corpses!
They were all like wild beasts from the mountains, eating human flesh and drinking human blood!
But it seems to be different from the legend. The village is very clean, with many wooden houses of varying heights, as well as several caves and thatched huts!
There were many wooden stakes, swords, spears, and halberds in the area directly opposite the gate, as well as a large arena!
There were even many chickens and ducks being raised nearby! Several women were standing there feeding the chickens and ducks, all looking at the newcomers with curious eyes!
As they walked deeper into the village, they suddenly realized that this mountain stronghold was not much different from their own village!
When they arrived at the main hall, the space inside was enormous, and there were several long tables!
There are three main positions at the top!
It seems this bandit stronghold has a third leader!
At this moment, a woman walked in. Her hair was tied up high with a simple headband, and she was wearing a vermilion dress. She was very beautiful, but her skin was a little dark!
As soon as she came in, she laughed heartily and said, "Old Hei, you're finally back!"
"If you don't come back soon, I'm going to bring my brothers to rescue you!"
"Old Hei, what happened to your face?"
"How did you get hurt like that?"
"Why are you clutching your stomach?"
"Gao Du! Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on him? He's already getting old, and his legs aren't very agile. He can't even hold his own against me for more than a couple of moves! And now he's tripped and fallen on flat ground?"
"Zhang Tiedan! What happened to your arm? You were bragging before you left that you'd come back with not a single hair missing!"
"Has that boast been exposed now?"
Before Gao Du could answer, the woman turned her gaze to Lin Ru and the others!
Her gaze swept across everyone's faces, finally settling on the captured soldier. She stepped forward and lifted the soldier's chin with one hand!
"Old Hei! Why did you bring back a soldier too?"
"Could this be the husband I've chosen to marry into the bandit camp?"
"But I don't like him like that!"
She glanced at the others, seemingly quite satisfied with the male members of the Bai family!
Bai Shi's beauty was actually inherited from Rong Peiyu. Bai Chengye, who was sought after by various women in the village when he was young, was not only because of his knowledge, but also because of his outstanding appearance!
However, these two are getting on in years, and due to overwork, their former glory is no longer visible!
The Bai siblings have inherited the best qualities of their parents!
So the woman walked up to Bai Qiang, the only man without a wife!
She actually hoisted Bai Qiang onto her shoulder in one go!
She smiled and said to the bandit leader, Old Black, "Those soldiers are too young. I prefer someone like him!"
"From now on, he will be my husband!"
"Oh, by the way, my husband doesn't have a wife, does he?"
"You better not bring me back a married man, or I'll ruin someone's marriage!"
Bai Qiang was suddenly hoisted onto a woman's shoulder, and she blushed with embarrassment!
He truly regrets not learning martial arts!
He struggled on the woman's shoulders and pounded on her back!
Who would have thought that the woman would actually free up one hand and gently pat his buttocks twice!
"Alright! Alright! Behave yourself!"
"Tell me then, do you have a wife?"
When Bai Mingkuai and Bai Mingle saw their father being carried on a woman's shoulders and being so humiliated, they were shocked!
They marched forward in great anger!
He was about to take action to save his father!
"You woman, let go of my father!"
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