Chapter 141 - Chapter 141: Chapter 140: Avoiding Bandits (Three Chapters in One)_2 (1/2)

Chapter 141: Chapter 140: Avoiding Bandits (Three Chapters in One)_2

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The bandits immediately charged forward with loud howls.

When Jiang Sanlang saw their large numbers, around one to two hundred, and his side only had several dozen, he knew they were outnumbered and promptly led his men to retreat.

He naturally couldn’t lead the bandits to South Slope, and North Mountain wasn’t an option either, as many villagers were hiding there. The crowd could only flee east.

A portion of the bandits pursued them, while the rest ransacked houses one by one.

However, the villagers had already taken all their food and valuables with them, leaving only those items too bulky to move.

Some households had left a small amount of grain, but the quantity was minimal.

The bandit leader took this in stride. Not many big scores were met on their robbing sprees, unless they went to market towns or county cities.

Villages like this were mostly filled with the poor, their houses run-down and dilapidated. Finding a family with several dozens of pounds of grain was rare.

However, the households with gray brick and tile houses were different; they were surely the local wealthy families.

The bandit leader, along with twenty or so of his fellows, stormed into Clan Leader Chen’s house and found quite a few valuable items, along with several hundred pounds of grain.

As such, he decided to settle down there, directing his men to scoop rice for cooking, pull vegetables from the garden, and cook them with the stolen meat.

Jiang Sanlang and his group desperately sprinted east, trying to shake off the bandits.

But these bandits were hell-bent on taking their lives, pursuing relentlessly and intermittently shooting arrows.

Two other villagers were hit by arrows, Jiang Sanlang swiftly had others carry them and run, while the rest provided cover, but this inevitably slowed them down.

“Hahaha! I want to see where you can run to!” The lead bandit laughed manically and directed his men to shoot another volley of arrows.

Suddenly, an arrow shot from a nearby tree, hitting the man right in the face.

It was shot with formidable force, penetrating the bandit leader’s temple in an instant.

The bandits froze, then all turned to look at the large elm tree in the distance, charging towards it with loud howls.

Another arrow shot from a tree further away, hitting the bandit at the front square in the chest. He thudded to the ground, motionless.

Then, another arrow, dropping another bandit in an instant.

The bandits were all shocked, and quite a few turned to flee out of fright.

The person in the elm tree jumped down and ran off.