Gu Dayong observed the surrounding environment, leaned close to him and whispered: "If the situation goes wrong later, lead them to the mountain, and then find an opportunity to escape."
Shu Mingli nodded, wiped the sweat from his palms, and when he looked up again, the group of people had already arrived.
The leader of the man was tall and thick, with a machete on his shoulder, and his mouth was full of gangsterism: "Where did you guys come from? Do you know that this is my territory?"
Shu Mingli hid the iron fork behind his back and replied with a hunched body: "We are refugees fleeing from famine in the north. We happened to pass by this mountain and wanted to come up to find some food. I didn't intend to disturb the rest of you adults. I'm really sorry."
After two days of walking on mountain roads and no water to wash their faces and wash their clothes, the group of people looked disgraced and looked like refugees indeed.
The man didn't doubt their words, but after scanning their young and strong bodies, he had other thoughts, "You are the only ones on the mountain, no family?"
Shu Mingli was afraid that he would be suspicious, so he immediately shook his head, "No, it's just us!"
"Very good!" The man laughed, "Then are you interested in joining our Dragon and Tiger Gang?"
"Longhu Gang?" Shu Mingli's heart tightened. The name didn't sound like a serious gang.
The man thrust the machete into the ground and began to promote his gang in a lively manner: "Did you see that this mountain top and several roads at the foot of the mountain belong to our Longhu Gang!
Anyone who wants to cross this mountain must leave behind tolls, food, wine and beauties. As long as we want to, there is nothing we can't get!
I see the yellow muscles on your face, have you been hungry for many days? Join our Dragon and Tiger Gang, I will ensure that you are well fed, clothed, married, and live a fairy life!"
Shu Mingli: "..."
He was able to describe the mountain bandit's robbery in such a fresh and refined manner. He was such a damn talent. He could deceive people better than the fourth child in his family.
"Thank you for your love, but... I'm afraid our brothers can't do it. We are sick..."
As he spoke, Shu Mingli covered his mouth and coughed twice. Tang Dashan also climbed along the pole, pounding his painful buttocks and twisting around.
The other three also started beating their arms and rubbing their heads, pretending to be weak and unable to take care of themselves.
At this time, a familiar voice suddenly came from the crowd: "Boss, don't be deceived by them. They are not fleeing alone, they have people from the same village!"
Zhuzi squeezed out from the crowd, pointed at Shu Mingli and others and complained to the bandit leader: "And the people in their village brought a lot of good things, including grains and yams, and one family even hid dried meat!"
The bandit leader narrowed his eyes, pulled out his machete, and asked fiercely: "Are you serious?"
"Of course! I was fleeing with them at the beginning, but I was driven away because I took two pieces of dried meat from them, and I was beaten up by these two guys before I left!"
Zhuzhu pointed at Shu Mingli and Gu Dayong with hatred on his face. If this group of people hadn't been so aggressive and insisted on driving them away, his brother Shuanzi wouldn't have been beaten to death for robbing food!
His brother was killed by this group of people!
He wants to get rid of these murderers to avenge his brother!
Zhu Zhu clenched his molars and punched Shu Mingli with his fist, but his small body was not big enough in front of Shu Mingli. The man raised his hand and twisted it, causing him to fall flat on his face.
Zhuzi was furious and wanted to get up and punch him again, but was kicked away by the bandit leader, "Get out of here, do you have the right to say anything?"
After saying that, the bandit leader looked back at Shu Mingli and asked rudely: "Tell me where the people in your village are, and hand over the food and water, and I will consider sparing your lives!"
This is pure deception. Even if everyone is lucky enough to escape from the bandits, they still won't be able to survive without food.
Food or life sounds like a choice between two options, but in fact there is no choice at all!
Shu Mingli knew this. He tilted his head and looked at Gu Dayong, and immediately had an idea in his mind, "I can take you there, but we have to agree in advance that after handing over the food, you can't use the knife."
The bandit leader agreed without even thinking: "Don't worry, our Longhu Gang is moral and will not kill anyone who has paid the toll!"
But whether he can be satisfied with the toll is another matter.
Shu Mingli didn't believe his lies, so he turned around and led them in the opposite direction. He also chose a particularly difficult road, full of thorns and vines, making it extremely difficult to drive.
A group of bandits followed behind them, cursing and cursing. At first they were walking very fast, thinking about food and dried meat. Later, they gradually lost patience and the speed slowed down. Many people fell behind.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Shu Mingli quickly exchanged glances with several people around him, and with a loud roar, the five people ran wildly in the left and right directions.
The two who were not injured went to the left, while Gu Dayong and Shu Mingli took Tang Dashan, who had broken his tailbone, to the right.
The bandit leader cursed angrily and immediately ordered a group of people to chase the two people who were heading to the left, while he led a large force to capture Shu Mingli and the other three.
Shu Mingli and the others were not far away from the bandits, and because Tang Dashan had mobility difficulties, they were quickly caught up with them.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Gu Dayong pushed the two of them, "Ming Li, you take Dashan away, I will trap them!"
Then he turned around and faced the enemy's blade with all his might.
Although he had good skills, he was unable to beat four hands with one punch. After several attacks, he was still defeated and was slashed in the arm by the bandit leader.
The sword fell to the ground with a clang, and Gu Dayong slumped to the ground holding his bloody arm, losing the ability to resist. Zhuzi took the opportunity to hit him head-on with a shovel!
"Uncle Gu!" Shu Mingli roared angrily, throwing out the iron fork in his hand with all his strength.
The iron fork pierced Zhuzi's chest accurately. Zhuzi staggered and fell to the ground, instantly lifeless.
Seeing blood and dead people, the bandit leader was completely angered. He waved his machete and shouted: "Kill all these people! Don't leave a single person alive!"
As for the group of villagers hiding in the mountains, if he wants to look for them, he will definitely find them!
Shu Mingli turned around and pushed Tang Dashan, "Brother Dashan, you go first! I'll be here right away!"
Having said that, he ignored Tang Dashan's reaction, picked up a branch, and rushed into the crowd.
At this time, Shu Mingli was like a crazed beast, his strikes accurate and ruthless, rushing through the crowd, knocking and kicking, and soon knocked down many bandits with his brute force.
But he was also injured. His arms and legs were covered in bloody wounds. In the last blow, he was knocked to the ground and his whole body was in so much pain that he couldn't move.
Gu Dayong helped him fight off the bandit, holding his bleeding wrist with red eyes, and burst into tears when he opened his mouth: "Ming Li, please go, let Uncle Gu stay here. Uncle Gu is old and will die soon."
pity."
"Go away! None of you can leave today!"
The bandit leader kicked away the howling boy in front of him and slashed at him again with his knife.
Gu Dayong wanted to pick up the weapon to resist, but his injured arm could not even lift the knife. In the blink of an eye, the cold light in the bandit leader's hand rushed in front of the two of them.
"Ming Li, I'll leave the lotus to you!"
Gu Dayong cried out in pain and stood in front of Shu Mingli like a hen guarding her chicks.