Chapter 278 The Little Nun 6
Chapter 278 The Little Nun 6
"My Queen, spare your life!"
"Grandma Fairy, spare me!"
When the bandit was awakened by the pain of having his leg bones stepped on, he saw Ling Yi's face, blurred and terrifying in the moonlight, and instinctively begged for mercy.
"How many people did you kill?" Ling Yi asked directly, without wasting any words with him.
The man was taken aback, his eyes flickering: "I... I'm a poor soul who came up the mountain because I couldn't make a living. This is my first time robbing someone. I've never killed anyone before."
Ling Yi nodded, understanding; she had indeed killed someone.
She flicked a pebble with her fingertip, creating a hole in the man's neck.
Blood spurted out, jolting the people around him awake, only to make them faint from the shock of the blood spurting everywhere.
Ling Yi didn't hold back and woke him up with a kick.
Ling Yi stepped over them one by one, killing them one by one. Among the twelve, only two bandits remained who had just arrived on the mountain and had not yet had a chance to kill anyone.
It's not that they are truly kind; Lingyi believes that given the chance, they would certainly not hesitate to raise their butcher knives.
But that's just how the world is; finding a pure and flawless person is harder than finding a beautiful jade.
As long as the person can use it, that's fine!
"Take me to your hideout!" she commanded, kicking the two men in the backside.
This was an extremely poor bandit stronghold, with only a few bags of mixed grains, a little bit of salt, and not even a decent piece of meat.
No wonder he's still so skinny after all this robbery, serves him right...
Under Ling Yi's indescribable gaze, the two men trembled: "That's really all we have..."
If they really had plenty of food, why would they bother going down the mountain to rob it?
It's never uncommon to encounter fierce resistance during a robbery. I heard that this mountain stronghold used to have nearly fifty people, but due to the lack of loot and the deaths and injuries, only these few remained.
Useless things.
Ling Yi sighed deeply: "I'll give you a chance..."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the three of them, master and servant, broke into another bandit's territory.
The leader was a woman, followed by two servants pushing a cart loaded with grain.
"Boss, shall we rob her?" the bandit asked excitedly.
The bandit died.
On this mountain, Ling Yi captured five more bandits who were still relatively clean, and also learned about two more bandit strongholds.
As she walked and killed her way through the mountains, Ling Yi had almost wiped out all the bandits in the area. Behind her, she had over three hundred able-bodied men and several women.
These three hundred-plus people were all lucky ones selected from ten, innocent people who survived the massacre of countless bandits.
And those women...
Here's a cruel truth: when food was scarce, the first to be eliminated from the mountains were those who had been robbed...
Those who remained were either favored by the leader or possessed a special skill.
The former were mostly killed by Ling Yi because they had a history of aiding and abetting evil, while the latter were left behind to handle some trivial matters for the team.
As for the elderly, there are none.
The children were dumped in front of the county government office by Ling Yi when they passed through a certain county town.
Those children were the children of the bandit leaders. Although they hadn't had time to do anything wrong, they still hated her intensely. She couldn't possibly keep such a threat in her ranks.
Now they have reached the heart of the rebel army's territory. As the number of bandits dwindles, the county government is finally able to function normally again.
Yes, she finally reached a place where there were people!
Heaven knows how happy Ling Yi was when she was given directions by an ordinary person for the first time!
She no longer needed to rely on bandits for directions. Those guys were not only unreliable, but also out of touch with the world. Finding the right way under their guidance was entirely due to her enthusiasm!
"We'll arrive in seven days, so everyone be on your best!"
Thinking of what those people said, that the general had arranged for most of the relocated people to work as laborers near the military camp to handle the camp's logistics, Ling Yi felt a deep sense of relief.
Finally, she's about to find him!
At her call, the procession behind her marched more and more orderly.
Compared to their previous state of being hungry and pale, after the reduction of personnel and Ling Yi's training, these people are now in a completely different league in terms of morale!
Here's a hellish joke: If there's not enough food, just kill most of the people, and then everyone will be full.
After killing most of the wicked bandits, these bandits, who had never had enough to eat even in the relatively peaceful years before, were finally able to have a full meal.
Thanks to Ling Yi and the bandits with hunting skills, they were even able to eat meat occasionally!
This is meat!
The bandits, who were originally terrified of Ling Yi, have now completely submitted to her under her strict training and the corrupting influence of her good food and meat.
Because of the streamlined personnel and the aggregation of dozens of mountain strongholds' soldiers, these muscular and strong men now carry iron weapons that, while not particularly sharp, are absolutely capable of killing. Their movements are also highly synchronized, giving them the air of elite troops and generals.
Ling Yi was quite satisfied with this; these people would be her stepping stone to see the general, and also her pass to see her master and the others.
"Another child has been dumped in front of the county government office?"
In the heart of the rebel army, 100,000 elite troops were stationed outside the city, while the city itself housed the entire administrative staff of the rebel army.
Now, as the rebel strategist listened to the reports from below, he stroked his beard so hard that he broke off several hairs.
Two days ago, news started coming from below that someone had thrown a child at the entrance of the county government office.
According to the older children who can remember things, someone broke into their village, killed their parents, seized their property, and dumped them here.
How should I put it...?
It looks quite comical when applied to mountain bandits.
The bandit child's words were terrifying, but in summary, it was that righteous people had killed all the plundering bandits and mercifully spared their children, handing them over to the authorities for processing.
Eliminating harm for the people is a good thing!
Master Xu initially thought so, but as children shouted "Where's Daddy?" at the yamen gate, things started to go wrong.
Where did that righteous man get the ability to kill so many bandits?
And according to those children, how did your team become stronger and stronger?
Now look what's happened; those kids are even spouting nonsense about having three hundred men under your command.
At first, the children only said there were a dozen or so people!
Moreover, where did the bandits' weapons and food go? Why didn't the men they sent see anything?
And which road did you take? How come we didn't see any trace of you except for the child being abandoned?
"Master, should we send someone to investigate this thoroughly?" The clerk beside him frowned and asked worriedly.
There is a force of unknown origin deep within the territory. Although it is not powerful enough, it is enough to cause chaos.
Must be on guard!
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