Dai Fa had no time to think, he rushed forward and shielded them behind him, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, shouting at those people:
"In the great Zhou Dynasty, is there no law? If you let them go, we won't pursue today's matter!"
"Haha, in this wilderness, we are the law. You dare to protect them? Are you looking for death?"
"Don't waste words with him, chop him up and eat him too!"
These people spoke harshly, and picked up their weapons, long knives, short knives, they looked like habitual offenders.
Dai Fa was anxious, and said while protecting Luo Juan and Wang Da Ya:
"If you let them go, I'll give you 20 taels of silver!"
"20 taels of silver? Haha, do you think we're fools? If you have 20 taels of silver on you, we'll kill you and the silver will be ours anyway!"
These people said with a laugh, and surrounded them.
It's more fun to play cat and mouse.
The mouse wants to survive, but can never escape the cat's claws.
It's interesting to play with them like this.
Dai Fa looked back at Luo Juan and Wang Da Ya, who looked terrified, and felt very helpless.
Seeing the encirclement shrinking, and knowing escape was impossible, Da Ya said:
"Uncle, you go back and look after Auntie, this has nothing to do with you!"
Luo Juan said tremblingly:
"Let my uncle go, we'll go with you!"
"Oh, you're being soft now? You kicked me in the head just now, damn it, it hurt like hell. Begging for mercy is useless, we want both you and him!"
The pockmarked man said fiercely.
As he spoke, the pockmarked man could almost reach Dai Fa, and he thrust the knife in his hand at Dai Fa.
Seeing this, Luo Juan and Wang Da Ya cried out in horror, but could only huddle together, completely unable to resist.
Dai Fa dies first, then it's their turn.
They will suffer even more.
Life is worse than death...
In the crisis, several arrows flew from nowhere, whistling and hitting several bandits in front.
The pockmarked man was hit directly in the chest by an arrow, and before he knew what was happening, he cried out and died.
As for the other bandits, some were hit in the leg, some in the stomach, and there were screams everywhere.
Three people who were not hit quickly backed each other, holding their weapons, and shouted in fear:
"Who? Come out, I see you!"
"If you don't come out, we'll tie you up and roast you on a fire when we catch you!"
These people cursed, to embolden themselves.
Unexpectedly, the elusive rain of arrows came again.
"Whoosh, whoosh," more than a dozen arrows shot over, and the remaining three cried out in pain and fell to the ground.
Some were hit in the neck, some in the temples. The bandits who were fiercely trying to kill and rob were all annihilated.
Wang Da Ya and the other two stood there stunned, as if in a dream.
As they were surprised and uncertain, two people walked out of the woods, each holding a bow with an arrow nocked.
Luo Juan never expected that these two were people they knew. She said excitedly:
"Young Master Gu, is it you two?"
"You saved us?"
Wang Da Ya also found it hard to believe.
Dai Fa also did not expect that the ones who saved them were Gu Qingcheng and Mi Guo, who they had parted ways with a few days ago.
Gu Qingcheng and Mi Guo walked up to them with ease, kicked the bandits on the ground, and seeing that they were motionless, they confirmed they had been shot dead before speaking to them.
Gu Qingcheng said: "We walked a bit faster than you, and happened to be delayed by something, so we wanted to stop in the village. Hearing the calls for help, we didn't expect it to be a robbery."
In fact, Gu Qingcheng and they had not left them after parting ways, and had been following them secretly from behind.
They moved from the light to the dark, wanting to observe the state of the refugees.
Gu Qingcheng was also a little worried about Dai Fa, always feeling that a grown man bringing two young girls might lead to trouble.
After a few days of observation, they found that they were doing well, and Dai Fa had no improper behavior, appearing to be a good person.
Gu Qingcheng was relieved and was about to turn back, when she unexpectedly encountered a scene where bandits were robbing them, and Gu Qingcheng stepped forward to deal with these bandits.
"Benefactor, you saved us!"
Luo Juan looked at the heroic Gu Qingcheng with admiration. If she hadn't felt ashamed of herself, she would have wanted to step forward and hold Gu Qingcheng's hand, expressing her admiration.
Just then, a sudden change occurred. The pockmarked man, who had been lying motionless, suddenly jumped up and swung his saber at Gu Qingcheng.
He had been shot in the chest but was not yet completely dead.
Bandits are indeed fierce, even at this point, they still have the strength to fight back.
Luo Juan saw the other's actions, but couldn't react for a moment, and could only exclaim:
"Quick, dodge!"
Fortunately, Gu Qingcheng's alertness had not diminished. Seeing the other's actions, although she didn't have time to draw her bow, she immediately raised her sleeve towards his face.
Luo Juan saw three silver lights shoot into the pockmarked man's eyes, and the pockmarked man cried out and fell to his death.
Seeing this, Mi Guo was furious and stepped forward to stab him twice more. This time he was truly dead.
If it weren't for his sister's alertness, he would have been killed by the other party!
Fortunately, his improved hidden weapon worked.
Gu Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief and looked at her bracers with satisfaction, saying:
"Brother, you've done a great service this time!"
Mi Guo felt a lingering fear, his face pale, and said:
"Fortunately, you're okay, otherwise I would have dismembered him!"
This time, the two of them dared not be careless, and checked the other bandits again, confirming that they were all dead, and then collected their knives and guns.
Looking at the mess on the ground, Dai Fa took the initiative to drag the bodies into the grass by the roadside.
He was too lazy to dig holes and bury them, as they would be leaving this place tomorrow anyway.
Wang Da Ya and Luo Juan also actively came forward to help. Although they were fearful in their hearts, they still forced themselves to help.
The bodies were unceremoniously thrown into the grass. Gu Qingcheng then kicked some snow from the side to cover the bloodstains on the ground.
In the process of destroying the evidence, she had unknowingly become very skilled and experienced.
Dai Fa and the other two were still shaken, but with Gu Qingcheng around, they felt much more at ease. After dealing with these messy affairs, they quickly invited the two into the dilapidated house to warm themselves by the fire.
Gu Qingcheng and Mi Guo did not refuse.
Zheng Wuniang had been in the house all along, and the commotion outside had not affected her much. She sat by the fire, quietly.
Dai Fa said to Gu Qingcheng with a wry smile: "My wife is sometimes good and sometimes bad. When she's good, she recognizes me, but when she's bad, she's like this, ignoring everyone.
But she's much better than before, and I believe she will get better."
As he said this, Dai Fa looked at Zheng Wuniang with tenderness.
Gu Qingcheng felt that Zheng Wuniang was quite fortunate. In times like these, her husband was unwavering, truly marrying the right person.