Chapter 43 - Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Robbing the Path 1 (1/2)

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Robbing the Path 1

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What a dumbass!

Chen Thirty mumbled under his breath. Spotting what seemed like a man and a deer in the distance, he quickly whispered, “They’re coming, they’re coming!”

He shoved Chen Lulu, “Hurry up and get your staff! We’ll knock out Jiang

Sanlang first, then take the deer.”

Tu Xiong, peering out from behind the bamboo, spoke nervously, “What about that little kid? Shall we knock her out too?”

He worried that one blow might smash the child’s skull apart.

Chen Thirty gave him a look, “Knock out for what? She’s a kid. Just gag her. We could sell her in the county. She should be worth a few taels of silver.”

No one would care too much about a bastard child, even if she went missing from the Jiang family.

As for why they did not directly kill Jiang Sanlang, Chen Thirty had his own considerations.

Killing a man wasn’t the same as stealing a deer.

Murder came with a price; it required paying with your own life. But stealing a deer, as long as no one recognized them, it would be no big deal.

What Chen Thirty sought was wealth, not retribution.

Tu Xiong nodded and quickly covered his face with a prepared thick cloth, leaving only his eyes visible.

Turning his head, he saw Chen Thirty and Chen Lulu also covering their faces, with wooden sticks in their hands, ready to go out.

Tu Xiong felt a bit excited, as this felt thrilling, just as hunting in the mountains. The thrill of preying on the unsuspecting, the boiling blood, was quite stimulating.

Outside the bamboo grove, Jiang Sanlang paused and whispered to his daughter, “Baobao, let’s not go any further, let’s turn back and head to town.”

Once back in town, he could find some familiar folks to escort his daughter and him back to the village.

Yingbao, seeing her father’s nervous face, immediately realized something was going to happen.

She glanced towards the bamboo grove and saw three sneaky figures coming this way.

Yingbao pulled the rein, prompting Youyou to turn around.

As if sensing her intent, Youyou immediately turned around and bolted back the way they had come.

Jiang Sanlang also followed, constantly looking back to keep track of the three figures.

Seeing their prey trying to escape, Chen Thirty quickly signaled Tu Xiong and Chen Lulu, “They’re trying to escape, hurry up and intercept them! Once they escape, our chance is gone!”

With that, he took the lead and rushed after Jiang Sanlang and Yingbao.

Jiang Sanlang swiftly instructed his daughter, “Quickly go to the town and find the midwife! Or go to Rongji Pharmacy and look for Doctor Li! I’ll hold them off, quick!”

As he spoke, he smacked Youyou’s backside hard, urging it to speed up.

Youyou hastened its pace, speeding up in an instant, and Yingbao looked back at her father, calling anxiously, “Dad, hurry up and follow! Dad- -”

Jiang Sanlang had turned around, gripping his felling ax firmly as he eyeballed the approaching men.

They were now right in front of him and without a word, they immediately raised their sticks to strike.

With his short ax, Jiang Sanlang had to get close to harm them. But they swiftly pummeled down on his head and body with their sticks.

Despite evading repeatedly, he couldn’t completely dodge them. A blow landed on his head, causing his skull to crack with blood flowing out.

Furious, Jiang Sanlang lunged at the man who struck the hardest, gripping his long stick, and launched a strike with his ax.

The man quickly backpedaled, avoiding the ax, dropping his stick in the process.

“Kill him! Damn it!” Chen Thirty cursed, “Strike him dead! Let’s not worry about the brat coming back! ”

Tu Xiong and Chen Lulu pushed forward, raising their sticks high above their heads and swung down hard on Jiang Sanlang’s head.

“Dad!”

A mournful shout rang out behind them, accompanied by a flash of frosty light.

With a slashing sound, blood splattered as a long gash was slit open on Tu Xiong’s back. His body stiffened and he fell to the ground.

Another icy blade struck Chen Lulu’s arm, cutting deep to the bone. Pain shot through him and, with a scream, he fell to the ground holding the sickle.