sjar Chapter 121: The bandits are villagers?
Chapter 121: The bandits are villagers?
"I'm not sure whether they have already targeted my hiding place. I can only go back as soon as possible and move my family away. This way I can better ensure their safety." Fang Yu said anxiously.
Lin Wan listened and thought, going over the entire situation in her mind.
She felt that the current target of those people was most likely the cave where they lived and the valley where He Lizheng and his group lived.
Seeing Fang Yu so excited, she stood up and analyzed calmly:
"You are right to want to move your family as soon as possible, but the marks they left behind are heading towards our cave, so you followed the marks to meet Uncle Dashan and his men. It is possible that your home has not been discovered by them yet."
Then she continued, "But for safety reasons, we need to send someone back with you as soon as possible to move your family to a safe place. At the same time, we also need to work out a comprehensive response plan, because the direction of the mark found yesterday was towards us, so it is very likely that they are targeting us now."
"Then they won't call today, right?" Li Chongshan asked hurriedly.
"It's hard to say. The nearest marked location is about an hour away from us. They may take action in the next one or two days. We have to solve this problem before they act." Lin Wan said seriously.
Uncle Li was invited over when Fang Yu was carried into the cave, and he had heard everything that happened.
He also said: "Yes, we can't just wait and kill them before they take action."
As expected of someone who has survived a famine, he is decisive in doing things.
Lin Wan secretly praised in her heart.
"Then wouldn't it be useless for us to clear those marks just now?" Li Chongshan suddenly asked.
"It is still useful in the short term. And I talked to my cousin Chongwu and the others this morning. After clearing the marks, let them make some false marks to guide and confuse those people's judgment." Lin Wan explained.
After hearing this, everyone felt a little relieved.
Afterwards, they quickly arranged for Li Chonghai and four others to follow Fang Yu to his hiding place to check the situation.
Let Li Chongwu and Li Changli take a few people to the mountain temple to investigate the situation of the bandits.
Before going out, He Lizheng took Fang Yu and told him to find his family and move to the valley where they lived in seclusion.
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Fang Yu arrived at his hiding place and found that everything was normal outside, with no signs of being visited by bandits.
He heaved a sigh of relief and walked quickly into the cabin. The first person he saw was his father.
Fang Xuewen was pacing back and forth anxiously, wanting to go out to look for Fang Yu, but was afraid that they would miss each other like they did in the morning.
Fang Yu called out "Dad" softly. Fang Xuewen turned around and saw that Fang Yu had returned safely. He was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly shouted to the inner room that Fang Yu was back.
Hearing Fang Xuewen's cry, Fang Yu's mother, wife and children also rushed out and surrounded Fang Yu, asking him why he didn't come back in time and whether he was injured.
"Fang Yu, don't delay too much, pack up quickly and let's leave." Li Chonghai beside him reminded.
Fang Xuewen understood that the situation was critical and said quickly, "Yu'er, pack your things. I have something to discuss with them."
Then he turned to Li Chongshan and the others and said, "I saw a few of those bandits. They seemed to be villagers in disguise."
"Uncle Fang, why do you say that?"
Fang Xuewen then narrated what he had seen and heard.
It turned out that he had seen the vanguard scouts of this gang of bandits a long time ago. They were the four or five people he saw coming from the mountainous area in the direction of Jiangbei County on the day when Li Changli and He Lizheng returned from the dark market.
At that time, He Lizheng, Fang Yu and others also reminded him not to show up rashly when meeting strangers.
Later he discovered that these people often wandered in the nearby mountains, as if they were exploring something.
Until early this morning, a group of people approached the mountain temple where he lived. Fortunately, he was always alert and hid before they came in.
"Do you know anyone among those people?" Li Chonghai asked.
"No, but I'm sure they are villagers because their clothes and behavior are very similar to local villagers. Tell He Lizheng and others this information as soon as possible."
Li Chonghai replied: "Okay, Uncle Fang, let's move faster."
Everyone quickened their pace to pack up, preparing to move as soon as possible.
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On the other side, Li Chongwu and others had quietly approached the mountain temple.
Li Chongwu signaled everyone not to act rashly and to observe the surroundings first.
They held their breath and through the broken doors and windows could vaguely see people moving around inside, and from time to time they could hear a few low conversations.
Li Chongwu winked at his companions beside him, indicating that they should disperse and observe from different angles.
Two of them wanted to sneak around to the back of the temple, but they accidentally kicked a stone, making a "click" sound.
"Who's outside?" A loud shout came from inside the temple, followed by several bandits rushing out.
They quickly hid in the trees and grass nearby, not daring to make a sound.
Fortunately, the bandits did not discover them and went back cursing.
"Did you see clearly those people who rushed out?" Li Changli asked in a low voice.
"I didn't see it clearly, what's the matter?" Li Chongshan responded in a low voice.
Li Changli frowned and said, "Why do one or two of them look familiar to me?"
"Just now I was just busy hiding my head and didn't dare to look up carefully." Li Chongshan answered helplessly.
"Maybe I saw it wrong." Li Changli shook his head.
They continued to observe and could only peek in from the outside, figuring out roughly that there were about thirty bandits inside, but their weapons and equipment were not clear.
The few people who came out just now were holding hatchets or kitchen knives, so we can judge that these should be their main weapons.
It seems like they are not professional bandits, but a group of people who have changed their careers and are temporarily put together.
They didn't dare to stay long and retreated quietly.
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Fang Yu and his family also packed up their things and were on their way to the secluded valley.
Li Chongwu met them on the road. Everyone helped share the luggage and told them what they had found out.
"With so many people around, the situation doesn't look optimistic. We have to speed up and get to the valley to meet up with He Lizheng and the others to discuss countermeasures together." Fang Xuewen said solemnly.
He measured the combat power of both sides based on the strength of ordinary villagers, and had no idea that the people living in seclusion in the caves were conducting various defense and combat training every day.
Everyone quickened their pace and rushed towards the secluded cave.
When they were almost at the secluded cave, they still decided to act separately, and Li Chonghai would send Fang Xuewen's family to He Lizheng and their secluded valley.
Li Chongwu and the others were preparing to rush back to the cave where they lived in seclusion. Fang Xuewen heard that He Lizheng was also living in the cave and decided to follow them.