The three jeeps stopped, but there was no other movement. The people inside showed no sign of getting out.
Instead, from the other vehicles, a few people got down on each side. Surprisingly, they were a mix of white and black too.
From the middle three jeeps came a woman’s scream. Then it seemed someone covered her mouth and cut it off.
Lu Zheng glanced over there. Vendetta? Or spur of the moment?
Lin Wan eyed the beds of those pickups. One had a male lion’s corpse lying there. She frowned and said, Poachers?
Lin Wan frowned, looked at the three jeeps over there. Her finger lifted lightly, blood and qi surging.
Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow. Worth it? Poachers killing to silence too?
Depends on what they poached. They can even fight rangers with guns, so why not silence witnesses? Lin Wan said. Of course, normally it would not go that far. In this situation, I do not know what is up.
On this side, the leader was a white burly man too. He eyed Lu Zheng and Lin Wan with amusement, then glanced at the jeep on the nearby hill, shook his head with a laugh.
Get out! A gunman got down from a car, fired a few shots into the sky.
On the other side, a big man climbed down from a pickup’s back seat, an RPG on his shoulder.
Get out. You have no choice. I am watching you. Do not use the satellite phone, or we will shoot right away!
The white burly man approached a vehicle, pistol in hand, pointing at the lead jeep.
Young master, please put down that satellite phone in your hand, then get out nicely.
Bang!
A gunshot. He casually shattered the headlight.
Then, under the aim of seven or eight AK barrels, the three jeep doors opened. The three pairs of men and women got out trembling.
Please, do not kill me. I will delete the video I just took, okay?
We have money. We can give you lots. Let us go!
The woman called Katherine held up her phone, sobbing. The Louis who had been cocky in the third jeep now raised his hands high, begging loudly.
Lu Zheng and Lin Wan exchanged a look. Now they knew what happened.
These rich kids saw poachers hunting a lion and went to film video?
Just said it was dangerous here, then they went up to record evidence of poaching. Thought having cars and guards made them invincible?
Poachers showed their faces. Of course they would silence them.
Heh!
Haha!
The men looked at each other, then at the three pairs, and burst out laughing.
Katherine! You and your damned sense of justice! Now it is all over!
I did not think they were this fierce. You lot did not object when I said to film!
The woman from the third jeep and Katherine already started blaming each other.
The seven or eight poachers now took no rush to approach. They just watched with amusement, grinning wide, eyes roaming unchecked over the four women.
Yes, four women. Including Lin Wan.
Lin Wan’s eyes sharpened. She saw two burly men turn guns her way. Over there!
Lu Zheng frowned, face calm and cold, looked at the lead burly man.
The burly man saw Lu Zheng look over, grinned crookedly, asked casually, Chinese?
Lu Zheng nodded.
The burly man looked at Lu Zheng, then Lin Wan, grinned viciously, raised his gun in hand, waved it at the two. Go, stand with them.
What do you want?
Hahaha!
As soon as Lu Zheng asked, the crowd around laughed hard.
On the other side, James and the rest looked at him like an idiot. Though there was some pity and a bit of guilt. After all, the two got dragged in because of them.
So naively cute. Still asking what we want?
They are unlucky enough.
I think we are lucky. Chinese women suit my taste. Their skin is so good. Later the whites are yours. That yellow one is mine!
Fine. Chinese are not as wild as Europeans. I like white chicks.
Haha. Keep these men too. I like doing them while hearing their men’s wails.
Lu Zheng nodded, let go of Lin Wan’s hand. One each side?
Sure. Lin Wan smiled, corners of her mouth lifting, eyes excited, eager to go.
She cultivated the Taiyuan Xuan Book, already formed true qi. Now dual cultivating dao and martial, her strength more than doubled. Wrestling elephants, fighting lions. None as fun as dodging bullets.
Tone it down a bit. You do not want to silence these six too, right? Lu Zheng said.
Lin Wan glanced at him. You need to tone it down. No flying. No flying sword or thunder arts.
Lu Zheng nodded. Can I kill?
Lin Wan eyed the six, eyes cold. No killing. Plant a hidden hand. Let them suffer months of torment before dying.
Lu Zheng looked at the poacher eyeing Lin Wan, smiled coldly. Just what I wanted.
…
Seeing Lu Zheng and Lin Wan actually smile, both sides froze.
James muttered, Did they go mad from fear?
Katherine said sympathetically, So pitiful.
Louis spat bitterly, We are about to die, and you pity two Chinese?
Only Elizabeth looked at Lu Zheng and Lin Wan’s confident smiles. Maybe not…
On the other side, the black men still laughed loudly. But the white burly man already sensed danger on instinct.
You…
Next moment, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan surged forward, one left one right, charging straight in.
What?
They mad?
Do not shoot. They have no weapons. I will play with them… No, so fast!
Lin Wan reached the burly man nearest her. He punched out. She twisted his arm back, punched his ribs, spun. As he bent over unable to help it, she chopped the back of his neck with a knife hand.
His eyes went black. He flipped over and fell.
F**k!
Stop! Do not move! Or we shoot!
Da da da!
On the other side, facing Lu Zheng, they did not hesitate at all. Just shot.
But…
Lu Zheng dodged left and right, charged through the hail of bullets. In all their shocked eyes, he closed in on the first man.
Bajiquan. Heart piercing elbow!
Thump!
A light thud. The shadow flew ten metres.
Shoot! Shoot!
Lu Zheng and Lin Wan burst out suddenly. The poachers reacted, turned guns on the two, pulled triggers.
Then…
Lin Wan sidestepped, leg out, planted a hidden strike into the foe’s body. He flew back, two ribs cracked, could not get up.
Lu Zheng flickered, kicked up dust, closed in. Knee rose lightly. Crack. The one who eyed Lin Wan just now clutched his groin and knelt.
…
Less than a minute. Over a dozen burly men all down. Fainted or broken bones. Anyway, no fight left.
Last, only the lead white burly man. He reacted a bit faster. Grabbed Elizabeth, hid behind her.
Shaking, gun to her head, he yelled loud. Let me go! Let me go! F**king let me go!
