allonlinenovel Chapter 341: Thank you for saving me, young lady.
Chapter 341: Thank you for saving me, young lady.
"How dare you wander around my territory! I'll kill you all!" the bandit leader roared viciously, his voice echoing through the narrow alley, filled with boundless killing intent.
Immediately, he drew his sword, which gleamed coldly in the dim light, and slashed fiercely at Fang Xiaoxiao and the others.
Fang Xiaoxiao swiftly dodged to the side, as agile as a swallow avoiding the gale. She pulled the woman behind her and shouted to the two soldiers, "Be careful!"
Without hesitation, the two soldiers drew their swords, the blades reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.
Instantly, the sound of swords clashing against knives rang out in the alley, as a fierce battle erupted between them and the bandits.
On Fang Xiaoxiao's side, the bandits' attacks were like a storm, each strike deadly, as if they wanted to tear her apart.
But Fang Xiaoxiao moved with the agility of a butterfly, nimbly dodging the opponent's fierce attacks in the narrow space.
Every dodge was perfectly timed; her eyes were fixed on the bandits' movements, searching for an opportunity to counterattack.
Seeing that they couldn't break through, the bandits became increasingly impatient, and their moves became chaotic and disorderly, like a mad beast that had lost its mind.
Fang Xiaoxiao seized the opportunity, nimbly dodging his horizontal slash with a sidestep, and her short sword flashed like lightning as she thrust towards his wrist.
The bandit winced in pain, and the knife in his hand clattered to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Fang Xiaoxiao then kicked him in the knee, and the bandit instantly fell to his knees, groaning in pain.
"Spare me! Spare me!" the bandit begged in terror.
Fang Xiaoxiao glared angrily, her eyes seemingly burning with raging fire: "You bunch of villains, you have committed countless evils, today is your death day!" With that, she swung her short sword, a flash of cold light, and ended his life.
On the other side, the battle between the two soldiers and the two bandits also entered a fierce stage.
A soldier was accidentally slashed on the arm by bandits, and blood instantly stained his sleeve. But he endured the pain, gritted his teeth, and continued to fight the bandits tenaciously.
Seeing this, Fang Xiaoxiao flashed and joined the battle. Her arrival was like a gust of wind, instantly changing the situation, and she fought alongside the soldiers.
With the close cooperation and valiant fighting of the three, they quickly subdued the other two bandits.
"Young lady, we shouldn't stay here any longer, let's leave quickly," a soldier said, panting heavily, sweat dripping from his forehead.
Fang Xiaoxiao nodded solemnly, then pulled the woman along to continue towards the pharmacy.
But the woman suddenly started struggling again, talking nonsense and refusing to move forward.
"What should we do?" another soldier said anxiously, his eyes darting back and forth between the woman and the surrounding environment, filled with worry.
Fang Xiaoxiao frowned, thought for a moment and then said, "You take her to a safe place to hide first, I'll go to the pharmacy to get the medicine."
"Girl, this is too dangerous!" the officers and soldiers said in unison, their voices filled with concern and unease.
"There's no time. If we delay any longer, the wounded will be in danger." Fang Xiaoxiao's gaze was firm, as unwavering as a rock. After saying that, she turned and ran towards the pharmacy.
The pharmacy was just a short distance away on the street corner. It was an old building with peeling paint on the doors and windows, and the signboard swaying precariously in the wind.
Fang Xiaoxiao proceeded cautiously, avoiding several patrolling bandits. Each time she brushed past a bandit, her heart leaped into her throat, and she dared not even breathe.
Finally arriving at the pharmacy, she was about to push the door open when she heard the rough voices of bandits coming from inside.
"Take all the valuable medicinal herbs and leave!"
Fang Xiao carefully lowered her head and quietly went around to the window at the back of the pharmacy. The windowpane was broken and covered with dust and cobwebs.
She peered inside and saw several bandits brazenly looting the medicinal herbs in the pharmacy.
The cabinets were ransacked, and medicinal herbs were scattered all over the floor. The shopkeeper was tied to a pillar, his face filled with terror and his eyes with despair.
Fang Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth and decided to climb in through the window.
She tiptoed into the pharmacy, the wooden planks beneath her feet creaking softly, the sound particularly clear in the quiet environment.
Taking advantage of the bandits' inattention, she quietly crept up behind one of them and delivered a powerful chop to the neck, knocking him unconscious.
Hearing the commotion, the other bandits all turned around.
"who?"
Without answering, Fang Xiaoxiao charged forward like a fierce lion, engaging in a fierce battle with the bandits.
With her agility and fearless spirit, she quickly subdued several bandits.
"Shopkeeper, it's alright now." Fang Xiaoxiao quickly untied the ropes binding the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was moved to tears: "Thank you so much for saving me, young lady, but this medicine..."
Fang Xiaoxiao looked at the pharmacy, which had been ransacked by the bandits, and felt extremely anxious.
"Shopkeeper, could you please pack up the medicines I might need as soon as possible?"
The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly and began frantically rummaging through the medicine cabinet.
A short while later, Fang Xiaoxiao left the pharmacy with the packed medicinal herbs.
However, she had not gone far from the pharmacy when she was surrounded by a group of bandits.
"Hmph, we've finally caught you. Let's see where you run this time!" the bandit leader sneered, his eyes filled with smugness and ferocity.
Fang Xiaoxiao gripped the short sword tightly in her hand, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
Her heart was pounding, but there was no fear in her eyes as she secretly plotted how to break through.
Just then, shouts of battle came from afar. It turned out that the two soldiers had arrived with reinforcements.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the bandits scattered and fled like stray dogs.
Fang Xiaoxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief and, after reuniting with the officers and soldiers, returned to their hiding place together.
The woman's emotions gradually calmed down when she saw Fang Xiaoxiao return.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the others rushed back to the dilapidated temple with the medicinal herbs.
The dilapidated temple was filled with an old and worn atmosphere. Most of the gold paint on the Buddha statue had peeled off, and cobwebs covered the corners.
Back at the dilapidated temple, Fang Xiaoxiao, without taking a break, immediately began treating the wounded. Under her meticulous care, the wounded gradually recovered.
In that remote and dilapidated temple in Dounan County, dim light seeped through the cobweb-covered window frames, illuminating Fang Xiaoxiao's busy figure.
Her face looked slightly tired, but her eyes revealed determination and gentleness.
Fang Xiaoxiao took meticulous care of each wounded person, her movements as gentle as if she were protecting the most precious treasure in the world.
She carefully cleaned the wound of a wounded soldier; the wound was bloody and emitting a nauseating odor, but she didn't even flinch.