“Boss, these women look pretty good, a bit dark, but nice figures.”
“Haha, I like this type. Boss, why don’t we not kill them yet? Take them back as meat mounts, play enough, then kill!”
“Second brother’s idea is great!”
Up to now, the bandits still thought they were well hidden, undiscovered, chattering about how to deal with the female soldiers left on the riverbank as bait.
“Shut up, all of you!” the bandit chief whispered. “When we mix in this world, our word counts. Since we took the money and promised to kill anyone heading to Xihe Bay, we leave no survivors, understand?”
The few female soldiers had deliberately dirtied their clothes, looking just like fleeing refugees.
The bandits suspected nothing, sneaking closer.
However, after they emerged from the woods by a dozen zhang, the female soldiers suddenly stood, turning towards the bandits.
Each held a crossbow, smiling coldly as they pulled the triggers!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
Immediately, five or six bandits fell, each with an arrow in the neck!
“Not good, it’s a trap!”
The bandit chief’s face changed wildly. He turned and ran back to the woods.
But after two steps, an arrow flew from behind a rock on the right, hitting his calf.
Thud!
The chief plunged face-first to the ground.
Crash!
The veterans emerged from various hiding spots, directly surrounding the bandits.
“Throw down what you’re holding, lie on the ground!”
Dazhuang walked out from behind the rock, saying lazily, “Hurry up. I’ll count to three. Anyone not down, or still holding something, gets killed!”
He started counting.
“One!”
The chief was still rolling, clutching his leg. The bandits looked at each other, unsure what to choose.
But Dazhuang did not wait, continuing, “Two!”
The veterans and female soldiers slightly lowered their faces, aiming at their targets.
Fingers on triggers.
The atmosphere by the river suddenly turned deadly!
Finally, some bandits could not stand it, threw down their weapons, and thudded to the ground.
“You’re spineless. Brothers with guts, follow me, fight them!”
The second-in-command cursed, raised his firewood knife, and charged at a female soldier.
But more bandits hesitated.
At that moment, Dazhuang said, “Three!”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!…
With a dense volley, the second-in-command was shot dead.
Not just him, every bandit still standing clutched their necks and fell.
Until death, many bandits could not believe the veterans would act so decisively.
These were over ten lives, really killed after counting to three, without hesitation.
But they did not think, the civilians who died by their hands were lives too, and they had shown no mercy then.
“You must be the chief, right?”
Dazhuang squatted beside him. “Speak. Which mountain are you bandits from? Why kill those heading to Xihe Bay?”
“We’re bandits. Robbing is our trade. What Xihe Bay or East River Bay?”
The chief still refused to admit.
“Very good…”
Dazhuang nodded, drew his waist dagger with a backhand, and stabbed the chief’s other calf.
“Ah…”
The chief screamed in pain. Dazhuang even saw the little tongue in his throat…
“Shut up!” Dazhuang dug in his ear. “Scream again, and I’ll dislocate your jaw!”
Hearing this, the chief quickly covered his mouth, daring not make a sound.
He had seen these people were far crueler than them, killing so many without blinking.
“Can you talk now?”
Dazhuang patted the chief’s cheek, asking.
“If I talk, will you let me go?” the chief asked.
“Why can’t you just cooperate?”
Dazhuang sighed, applied slight pressure, twisting the dagger.
The chief’s eyes bulged round, bloodshot, but he bit his teeth, not daring to scream.
Dazhuang released the dagger. “Speak. I don’t want to ask twice.”
“We’re from Dengtai Mountain. A few days ago, someone found us, gave me a lot of silver, told us to intercept people heading to Xihe Bay nearby…”
The chief was truly scared, spilling everything he knew.
“Who was it?” Dazhuang asked.
“Don’t know, never seen before.”
The chief shook his head.
“Still lying to me now?” Dazhuang frowned, pretending to twist the dagger again.
The chief nearly wet himself in fear, crying, “Hero, I really don’t know this person! … Right, he also contacted Gou San from Black Snake Gully. Hero, if you want to know, go ask in Black Snake Gully. They might know.”
“Black Snake Gully, Gou San…”
Dazhuang nodded slightly, memorising the place and name, then stood. “Xiao Qingzi, take him back to Xihe Bay for Sir. We’ll camp at Luanshi Beach tonight. After calling for help, come back quickly and join us there.”
“Yes!”
The cavalryman hauled the chief up, tied him securely, and threw him over the saddle front.
“Captain, what about them?”
A veteran pointed at the bandits lying on the ground.
Dazhuang did not answer but kicked one. “Was the Yanghe Village incident a few days ago your doing?”
“Yes… yes.”
The bandit, terrified by Dazhuang’s methods, dared not deny, admitting directly.
“That’s enough,” Dazhuang nodded to the veteran. “Kill them!”
“Hero, spare us! We’ll never dare again!”
The bandits were cowards. Hearing this, they knelt, kowtowing desperately.
But the veterans ignored it, pulling triggers cleanly.
“Captain, if you wanted to kill them, why all the trouble? One arrow each at the start would do.”
A veteran close to Dazhuang pulled arrows from bandit necks, whispering, “Sir said not to kill captives. If it reaches Brother Liang’s ears, you might get scolded.”
“Without leaving some alive, how to know their mountain?”
Dazhuang said, “If it wasn’t them at Yanghe Village, I’d spare them. But you saw the situation there. They didn’t even spare seven or eight-year-old girls. They’re not human. Keeping them wastes food!”
“Scum like this, kill and be done.”
The veteran sighed. “I’ll tell the brothers later not to talk loosely back home. As long as Sir doesn’t know, fine.”
“No, absolutely not!” Dazhuang grabbed the veteran. “Brother Tong, don’t ruin me!”
