PDLP Chapter 1279 The Bandits Are Here
Chapter 1279 The Bandits Are Here
Without even hearing her voice, Lin Feng knew that Pang Xiu was a woman. However, in this era, many young men who secluded themselves to study had fair skin, handsome features, and gentle demeanor, making it difficult to distinguish between male and female.
Ye Liangcai recognized her as the young lady of Hongsheng Escort Agency. Upon hearing her name, he didn't reveal her identity and quickly said...
"Young Master Pang, you're too kind. Come, come, try my cooking."
He cut off a piece of rabbit meat with his dagger and handed it over.
To everyone's surprise, Young Master Pang shook his head, but reached out to Lin Feng instead.
"Brother Lin, may I have a sip?"
Lin Feng was somewhat surprised; why would a woman have such a taste?
Without hesitation, he raised his hand and presented the wine pot to her.
"Please proceed, Young Master Pang."
Pang Xiu took the wine pot in his hand and looked at Lin Feng with admiration.
"I wonder where the poem that Brother Lin just recited came from?"
Lin Feng touched the stubble on his chin; it hadn't been groomed for several days and was a bit prickly.
"This... I heard someone recite it when I was a child, but I don't know where it came from. I just thought it sounded nice, so I remembered it."
"Where is Brother Lin's hometown?"
"Oh, the three of us brothers are from Zhenxi."
Pang Xiu tilted his head back, took a sip of wine, frowned, and swallowed it forcefully without choking.
"That's right. This poem is bold and unrestrained, and it is a perfect match for the vastness of Zhenxi."
"Young Master Pang is a man of great literary talent, which shows his profound knowledge."
Lin Feng praised it and then took a big bite of the rabbit leg in his hand.
Sister Hu stood to the side and nudged Ye Liangcai's back with her knee.
"Give me one too, how can you be so tactless?"
Ye Liangcai smiled, cut off a piece of rabbit meat with his knife, and turned to hand it over.
"Sister Hu is truly bold; she does things herself and doesn't need to ask others for help."
"He who takes a man's money is bound to him; he who eats a man's food is bound to him. I know shame, you know?"
Pang Xiu looked at Lin Feng and asked expectantly.
"Brother Lin, is there any context to this poem?"
Lin Feng shook his head: "I only remember these few sentences, nothing else."
It wasn't that he was being pretentious; he genuinely forgot the other words and phrases.
Pang Xiu was very disappointed. He held the wine jug in his hand and stared blankly at the fire in front of him.
Sister Hu simply lowered her head and dealt with the rabbit meat in her hand.
The surroundings fell silent, with only the crackling sound of the firewood burning.
In the distance, the occasional snort of a horse could be heard in the night sky.
Lin Feng said softly, "It's time to rest. We still have a long journey ahead tomorrow. Everyone, let's disperse."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Jushan and Ye Liangcai immediately got up and started packing their things.
Pang Xiu remained seated, only turning her eyes to look at Lin Feng.
"I'd like to spar with you a bit, is that alright?"
Lin Feng smiled wryly. This young man just does whatever comes to mind. He waved his hand dismissively.
"I'm tired, let's go play with them."
Even the usually oblivious Sister Hu stared at Lin Feng with suspicion.
"Lin San, why do you look like an old man to me? Which of you three brothers is the eldest?"
Before Lin Feng could speak, Qiao Jushan, who had been silent for a long time, immediately straightened up.
"Of course I'm the boss. Want to have a fight?"
"With your physique, what's the difference between you and a black bear? How do you expect to fight a human?"
Sister Hu was the quickest to respond, immediately refuting the claim.
Pang Xiu wouldn't fight Qiao Jushan either. Anyone can imagine how a grown black bear could compete with a small monkey.
Should we let monkeys scratch the black bear's itch?
Ye Liangcai, carrying bedding from his horse, was walking towards the dilapidated house when he saw this and quickly said something.
“Young Master Pang also uses a sword, and so do I. Let’s have a go.”
Pang Xiu nodded slightly and glanced at Lin Feng.
"Lin San, your two older brothers take good care of you, that's really nice."
Lin Feng said calmly, "The three of us brothers have always been on the road, so it's essential for us to take care of each other."
Ye Liangcai scratched his head: "Let's have a sword fight instead."
As he spoke, he drew his longsword from its sheath, twirled it a few times in his hand, and in the firelight, it gleamed with a cold light that was dazzling to the eye.
This move immediately caught Pang Xiu's attention, and he became excited.
He leaped up from the ground, drew his longsword, and swung it around, creating a dazzling display of light and shadow. The sharp, whistling sound was captivating.
Lin Feng had lost interest in these worldly martial arts. These skills, honed over many years, were utterly worthless in the eyes of a true cultivator.
He turned and walked back to the dilapidated house, thinking it would be more worthwhile to hone his internal energy and temper his spirit and will.
He had just sat down on the bedding in the dilapidated house when he heard the sound of weapons clashing in the courtyard; the two men had already started fighting.
However, Lin Feng heard other voices as well.
With a moment's concentration, I sensed something was amiss.
This is...
Lin Feng clearly discerned from his senses that this unusual commotion was very familiar; it was the sound of hundreds of warhorses galloping.
The distance is about five to ten miles, and it will take about fifteen minutes to reach the town.
The fight was still going on in the courtyard, with cheers erupting from time to time.
It seems the martial arts competition attracted many spectators.
Lin Feng pondered to himself, what kind of people would send hundreds of cavalry to raid the caravan in the dead of night?
It was impossible for the Zhenxi Army, because they knew the caravan was full of rubbish.
Then there's only one possibility: these people are bandits.
This was also the target that the escort agency lured out with the grain.
No one has noticed the approaching war cavalry yet, and Lin Feng doesn't plan to issue any warnings in advance, so as not to stand out too much and arouse suspicion.
Just as he was pondering this, he heard someone shout.
"Bandits! Bandits are coming..."
Suddenly, chaos erupted in the town, with shouts of people, neighing of horses, and the clash of weapons.
These bodyguards and porters were all skilled. Although there was chaos, they did not panic. Under Shang Keshen's command, they began to run north of the town.
Lin Feng and the others also grabbed their weapons and ran outside.
If they were truly bandits, they wouldn't rob a caravan like this. The proper procedure would be to notify them first and negotiate the price.
They only resorted to robbing the goods when they couldn't agree on a price.
These bandits directly used surprise attacks to kill and rob the goods.
Their target was clear, and they made no unnecessary moves.
It seems there is inside intelligence that has confirmed what Hongsheng's shipment is carrying.
At this moment, the thunder of hooves, mixed with the tremors of the ground, signaled that hundreds of riders were approaching the town.
It was no easy feat to organize such a large cavalry force between the Imperial Guards of the Taisho Era and the Zhenxi Army; the bandit leader must have been quite resourceful.
Without saying a word, they just started fighting, which was enough to give the镖局 (bodyguard agency)'s镖师 (bodyguards) a headache.
As hundreds of warhorses approached the town, the whistling sound of arrows piercing the air echoed through the dark night sky.
Everyone hurriedly hid in the corner of the wall, and the next moment, with a series of loud thuds, countless arrows were embedded in all directions.
Lin Feng hid behind a broken wall, calculating the strength of both sides.
The escort team consisted of about twenty guards, seventy porters, and the rest were grooms. How could they possibly withstand a night attack by hundreds of bandits?
Before he could figure it out, warhorses had already leaped over the broken wall and charged into the town.
Lin Feng was also surprised. Were they bandits?
How can someone have such excellent riding skills?
Under the cover of night, in the dim and chaotic surroundings, these bandits managed to ride their horses into the town, which had a somewhat complicated terrain.
This requires exceptional skills and a great deal of courage.
It's what they call "high skill breeds daring".