When Jiang Yunqi crossed mountains and rivers, and made his way through the bandits, through all the difficulties and dangers, towards the State of Wu.
Mingyue and his group, who were taking the official road, also encountered a group of bandits.
"Stop, this mountain is mine, and these trees are planted by me. If you want to pass through here, you have to leave some money for passage." Six or seven strong and sturdy men shouted loudly, holding weapons such as kitchen knives and sickles, and blocked the escort vehicle protected by the bodyguards.
Upon seeing this, the bodyguards from Weiwu Hall instantly became alert, and each of them picked up their swords and machetes, and the two sides formed a confrontation.
However, those who dare to rob on the official road must have some skills.
These bandits were all in high spirits, with fierceness in their eyes. The weapons in their hands also had dried black-red marks, and it was obvious that they had drunk blood.
There are some similarities between bodyguards and bandits. They both do business on the edge of a knife and earn money by risking their lives. Of course, they will not give away the money in their hands easily.
What's more, this group of bandits did not look like they would let go of the people just by giving them silver. Several escorts exchanged glances and guarded the escort vehicle even more closely.
You have to know that the escort vehicle is loaded with extremely valuable fabrics, and they cannot afford to make any mistakes.
In the eyes of the bandits, they just felt that they had really robbed something good this time, and their eyes lit up.
The leading bandit licked the axe in his hand and threatened with a sneer: "Leave the things behind and you can go. Otherwise, you will all stay here and serve as nutrients for my tree."
The head escort had a solemn expression and snorted coldly: "Don't be a hero with words. If you have the ability, show your true strength with your hands. Let's see who will stay here in the end."
"I think you are not going to accept my toast," the bandit leader sneered and shouted to the bandits behind him, "Brothers, go ahead, take down this batch of goods and let's go to the top of the city to drink."
The chief escort also shouted to the escorts beside him: "Brothers, protect the escort well. Don't forget that we have wives and children waiting for us to return home."
The atmosphere between the two sides was tense and ready to break out in an instant.
As the two leaders engaged in close combat, the remaining escorts and bandits also immediately engaged in a fight.
Mingyue, who was sitting in the last escort car, stared at it for a while and couldn't help but frowned.
These bandits don't look like ordinary people, but more like soldiers in a military camp.
Those involved in the matter are often confused, while bystanders can see things clearly. The escorts might not have noticed the problem because they were involved in the incident, but Mingyue saw the actions of those bandits clearly, whether it was their posture when walking or standing, or their subconscious straightening of their backs, or their tacit understanding when fighting, all of which showed that these bandits were well-trained soldiers.
But if even soldiers start to become bandits, then the world will completely collapse.
At this moment Mingyue suddenly realized that instead of stopping Jiang Yunqi from jumping up, what she should have done was to save this country that was about to collapse, save the displaced refugees, and save the people who were forced into desperation.
Mingyue pursed her lips and made up her mind in a moment.
Jiang Yunqi needs to be stopped, and she also needs to save this country that is about to rot to the roots.
By the time Mingyue came to her senses, the bandits and the escort were already fighting each other.
On one hand, they relied on their experience and tacit understanding in marching and fighting, on the other hand, they relied on the convenience of their weapons and equipment and their desperate fighting style. Both sides fought to the death, and for a moment it was difficult to tell who was the winner.
Mingyue knew that she couldn't go on like this.
After all, this was just the first wave of bandits she encountered on the long journey, and it was still a long way from the town to Longcheng, and these escorts had already shared danger with her. Mingyue took out a simple slingshot from her sleeve, and took out a thorn as long as her little finger from her purse, and a long-range consumption mage was already in place.
How could she possibly depend on others for all her safety? As early as when she was squatting in the thorn bush, she had set her eyes on these sharp thorns that were convenient to carry.
As for the heading...
In her spare time in the previous plane, Mingyue also learned a few tricks from the captain of the guard of the national protection team. She is very good at both shooting and dodging.
Pull the bow, aim, and… whoosh~
"Oh, it hurts so much, what is that?"
"My eyes, ah, my eyes, they hurt!"
"Who is it? Who is shooting arrows in the dark?"
"Oh my legs..."
The battle was originally evenly matched, but with Mingyue's intervention, it instantly became one-sided.
The bandits finally discovered Mingyue's location. They were so angry that they realized it was a woman who was causing trouble. However, with the close-range restraint of the escorts and the long-range control of Mingyue, they had no way to deal with Mingyue.
As the escorts and Mingyue fought together, the bandits became exhausted physically and mentally, and finally thought of escaping.
How could the escorts let the tiger go back to the mountains? They fought even harder, and finally won the victory after the bandit leader threw down his axe in surrender.
After the escorts had tied up the kidnappers one by one, the chief escort came to Mingyue to thank him.
Thinking back to when he asked the girl not to hinder the progress before setting off, he didn't expect that he would be rescued by the girl in the end. He was really short-sighted.
However, as a man who had seen a lot of ups and downs, the chief escort quickly calmed himself down and formulated the most suitable strategy for the team.
The chief escort handed over a handful of silver and sighed helplessly, "I didn't expect that there would be bandits on the official road now. Thank you Miss Song for helping me just now. But in the coming days, I'm afraid that such things will happen more and more. I'm afraid that Miss Song will have to trouble you to help again. Please take back the three taels of silver, and the other five taels of silver will be regarded as the reward from our escort agency."
Mingyue traveled with the escort company and paid the three taels of silver as protection fees to the escort company.
Mingyue was indeed short of money, so she took the money without hesitation and said, "Of course I will stand together with you all."
The chief escort breathed a sigh of relief, and after talking to Mingyue for a few more words, he turned around and went back to work on other things. He had a lot to do.
Many escorts were injured just now, and the journey is still long. He has to comfort everyone!
As for those bandits, they have to be taken back to the nearest county government office.
When the chief escort went to calm people down, Mingyue's eyes moved slightly, and an idea suddenly emerged in her mind. She limped to the front of the tied-up bandits.
The bandits were very excited to see the bright moon. They often walked by the river, but they didn't expect that their boat would capsize on a woman, a lame woman at that. It was a great shame.
But when the woman looked at them and suddenly said something, all the bandits' faces froze and fear appeared in their eyes.