0p0 Chapter 157 Outwitting the Bandits
Chapter 157 Outwitting the Bandits
At this time, shouts were heard in the yard, and the voices became louder and louder, and noisy sounds could be heard in the village.
Someone in the distance was shouting:
"It's on fire~"
From time to time, dull sounds of fighting could be heard.
Wang Jinlai and Wen Jinshu were both very nervous, panting softly. Wen Jinshu lowered his voice and asked:
"How many bandits are here?"
"There are three in the yard. We have dealt with one and there are still two left. One is the second in command and the other is Tiedan. I think those two will be difficult to deal with."
"It's okay, come with me."
The two walked forward in the dark. The walls and houses in the yard were crooked, and the messy ruins of the houses were hidden in the weeds, making it difficult for people who were not familiar with the layout of the yard to move forward.
Wen Jinshu held Wang Jinlai's hand and walked through the abandoned house. He heard someone in front of him shouting softly:
"Skinny monkey, skinny monkey~"
Wang Jinlai whispered in Wen Jinshu's ear:
"This should be Tiedan. We can't beat this guy!"
"There is a dry well over there. Let's go there."
The two men groped forward, one in front and one behind, and had just squatted down under the shadow of a tree not far from the dry well when Wang Jinlai heard light footsteps very close to them, as if coming towards them.
Wang Jinlai couldn't see any human figure at all, which showed that this person was also hiding in the shadows. So, Wang Jinlai tried not to make any breathing sounds, and pulled Wen Jinshu, pointing in the direction where he suspected there was someone.
Wen Jinshu was very alert. He covered his nose with his hands, curled up into a ball, and stared in that direction with wide eyes. Someone in the shadows actually shouted:
"come out!"
Wang Jinlai whispered in Wen Jinshu's ear:
"It's the second in command!"
Wen Jinshu stood up holding a stone beside him and ran towards the dry well. A man jumped out from the shadows and caught up with Wen Jinshu before Wang Jin could react.
Wang Jinlai didn't expect that the second in command was so fast, so he hurriedly chased after him.
In the eyes of the second in command, a girl ran out in a hurry holding a package. Because someone was chasing her, she was so scared that she lost her balance and almost fell down. The second in command was so happy that he reached out to grab the package.
Wen Jinshu poured the package from his left hand to his right hand, dodging back and forth, while moving closer to the dry well. The second in command became anxious and reached out to pull out a long knife from his back. Before he swung the knife out, he felt something coming from behind with the sound of wind.
Wang Jinlai, who was chasing him from behind, hit him on the head with a ruler. The second in command blocked it with a knife and turned around to fight with others. Suddenly, he was hit hard from behind and almost fell down.
The second in command found himself being attacked from both sides, so he took a step to the side, but his foot stepped on empty air. Fortunately, he had practiced martial arts for many years, so he put his arms on the edge of the well. He suddenly became shorter, with only his head sticking out of the well.
Wen Jinshu wanted to kick the second in command into the dry well, but was grabbed by the second in command's feet. Wang Jinshu seized the opportunity and hit the second in command's head with his long ruler. The second in command could neither see his opponent nor the weapon he used at night.
Looking at the weapon shaking and flying in the air, I thought it was a soft sword, but I was startled when I heard the sound of wind whistling in it.
He tried to dodge, but he was trapped in a dry well. In order to save his life, he had to let go of the well mouth and fell straight down, shouting:
"Skinny Monkey, Tiedan, I'm in the well."
Wang Jinlai and Wen Jinshu escaped the thrilling moment just now and collapsed to the ground in fright. Before they could catch their breath, they heard someone shouting and running towards them.
"Second in command, Second in command, where are you?"
Wang Jinlai stepped forward and grabbed Wen Jinshu, then quickly rolled and crawled into the shadow of the tree.
Soon Tiedan came following the sound.
"Where are you, Second in Command?"
"Be careful! There are two of them."
A muffled sound came from the bottom of the well. Although the sound was dull, it was still clearly audible in the dark night.
Wang Jinlai stood up, raised his weapon, and prepared to fight Tiedan. Wen Jinshu did not back down, and the two stood side by side.
Tiedan looked over and saw that there were actually two people carrying weapons. He hesitated for a moment. Wang Jinlai saw that Tiedan was hesitant and shouted behind him:
"Brother, the bandit is here. There is only one bandit left in this yard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jindong's voice came from not far away, and at the same time a torch illuminated the young man who was running towards him.
"I'm here!"
In his hand he held a long-handled hammer that the young lady had chosen for him, and the hammer was now covered in blood.
Wang Jindong casually placed the torch in his hand beside him and ran towards this side.
When Wen Jinshu saw that the two sides were about to fight, he was afraid that his own people would suffer, so he picked up a long piece of dead wood from the ground, held it up and ran towards the bandits.
Tiedan saw that all three of them had weapons, and the last one was born with supernatural power, holding a whole tree and rushing towards him. He didn't stop for a moment and turned around and ran.
Seeing a wall not far away, he jumped out in a panic.
The three people gathered together, and Wang Jinlai asked about the situation in Wang Jindong's village. All the villagers were in a turmoil. Two bandits were captured and one was injured. The villagers were now fighting with the bandits.
Wang Jindong ran in to find Wang Jinlai, wanting to help him get out of the village quickly. Unexpectedly, he heard the bandits shouting outside the courtyard wall, so he ignored everything and climbed over the wall, responded casually, and ran over.
It happened that Wang Jinlai was defrauding the bandits, and he really became a helper like a god sent from heaven.
The two of them chatted in low voices as Wen Jinshu returned to the courtyard where they lived.
When everyone gathered together in shock and lit a dim oil lamp, Wang Jinlai suddenly remembered a question the young lady had asked Wen Bai:
"If you could take one person away, who would you want to take away?" Now was really the right time. Wang Jinlai approached the old grandmother, lowered his voice, and expressed his idea.
Maybe it was because she was old and her reaction was slow, or maybe it was too sudden, Wen Xiao had already looked at the two of them in surprise for several times, but the grandmother of the Wen family was still silent and did not speak.
"Grandma, let the seventh and eighth sisters go. They are too young and weak. Let them go find the eldest brother."
As he spoke, he shook his grandmother's arm. The old grandmother looked at the young man in front of her. He was in a miserable state. His outer clothes were gone, and his middle clothes were covered in dirt. The sleeve on his left arm was also gone, revealing his strong arm.
Grandmother Wen couldn't bear to look at the child, but it was Wen Bai's friend who had just saved all the women in the Wen family. Grandmother Wen moved her lips sadly.
"But Jinshu and Jinxiu are both of marriageable age. If they leave, maybe..."
Wang Jinlai saw that Wang Jindong had already started to organize his clothes, and understood that Wang Jindong was reminding him that it was almost dawn and he needed to leave quickly.