"This town has become what it is now, all thanks to those bandits. Now this town is like an empty city. No one dares to go out and walk around."
Although the old man was greedy for money and not very likable, he did it out of necessity for his livelihood. When he said this, his voice became a little trembling.
Mo Yu nodded in sympathy.
Li Shuang asked in confusion: "Then why don't you escape?"
As soon as these words came out, the old man almost cried.
"There were also people who tried to escape, but they couldn't escape!"
Li Shuang continued to ask: "Why is this?"
"You don't know, our town is located in a dense forest. If you want to get out, you have to cross the dense forest."
"But in the dense forest, there are not only the spies of bandits, but also ferocious beasts. Once you leave the town, you will either fall into the mouth of a tiger or fall into the hands of bandits. In the end, there will not even be a whole body."
"My son once tried to run out with someone, but as soon as he got outside, he ran into bandits. My son was captured by them and sacrificed to heaven. Others who managed to escape were picked up by those ferocious beasts. In the end, there are no bones left.”
At this point, the old man's originally trembling voice had become smaller and smaller, leaving only choked sobs.
After a while, the old man finally recovered.
"Dear guests, please go to bed early tonight and leave tomorrow before the rooster crows and the sun rises."
"The bandits haven't gotten up at that time and won't raid the town. It's safest to leave before dawn."
Mo Yu cupped his hands towards the old man and said, "Thank you very much for your kindness..."
"But, old gentleman, don't you want to completely eradicate these bandits?"
Mo Yu thought for a moment and finally decided to help the people in this town.
The old man sighed and said, "I want to, of course I want to, but even the city guards can't do anything to them. We civilians are all powerless, so what can we do to them?"
Li Shuang said excitedly: "We can help you, you just need to tell me where the bandits' stronghold is."
"Can you help us?" The old man looked at Mo Yu and the others with some suspicion. Even the city guards couldn't do anything, but they can?
"Qianzhen is perfect!"
Mo Yu reiterated solemnly.
The old man was stunned for a long time and emphasized again:
"I thank you for your kindness on behalf of the people in the town, but those bandits are too strong. Even the city guards can't deal with them. How can a few of them, who are just passing scholars, be able to deal with those bandits? You guys still It’s best not to get involved.”
Wang Dali said impatiently: "Hey, why is your boss so weird? We are so kind to help you, but you are so ignorant of praise? Do you know that this person in front of you is..."
"shut up!"
Before Wang Dali finished speaking, Mo Yu stopped him, and then said to the old man with firm eyes: "The boss also has good intentions, and I understand, but you just need to tell us where the bandits' stronghold is." , we will help you with other matters."
The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "How about you guys just listen to my description first and then make a decision?"
"Those bandits are all extraordinary people. They are all as strong as cattle. They can break trees with their bare hands, break rocks with one palm, and even fly over eaves and walls. They can jump tens of meters high in one leap. Do you still want to try it? "
Ye Yun smiled coldly, expressionless.
This town is nestled deep in the mountains and forests, almost completely isolated from the outside world. The residents in the town are either farming or hunting. There are very few people who can go out. It is reasonable for them not to know how to practice.
The people here will never meet a cultivator for several generations. Even if they do, they will just watch from afar and never dare to have any negotiation with the monk.
So when they encounter these bandits, they will only think that they are not human beings, but immortals in heaven or evil spirits in hell.
But Mo Yu and the others told the old man that they were just scholars who came to Beijing to take the exam, and were no different from them.
Letting a few scholars fight against those bandits would be the same as committing suicide, wouldn't it?
After listening to the old man's description, Mo Yu and others just smiled awkwardly, because for them, such an existence was completely ignored.
The old man saw the expressions of several people and was a little confused as to what they meant.
But the old man has lived for most of his life, and he still has the ability to observe people's emotions. He couldn't see any surprised expressions on Mo Yu's faces. It was like hearing a cold joke, plain and boring.
They are not afraid of the bandits.
This was the only information the old man could see from Mo Yu's faces.
Mo Yu's next words further confirmed the old man's guess.
"Besides this information, what else do you know? Do you know the lair of the bandits? How many people do they have?"
Mo Yu didn't intend to ask about the specific strength of the bandits. First of all, he would definitely not get any useful information from the boss.
Another reason is that they have absolute self-confidence. Although there are people outside the world, there are people outside the world, and there are many people who are stronger than them, these bandits will definitely not be among them.
If you really have the strength, who would be willing to fall into the trap and become a bandit?
The old man shook his head helplessly and said with a hint of boredom:
"I don't know where their stronghold is, but there must be a lot of them. The city guard sent more than a thousand people there, but no one survived. It can be seen that their number is not less than a thousand. If it's just the four of you, If you go alone, hum!"
The old man didn't finish his words, he just gave Ye Yun and others a disdainful look.
The old man didn't know the strength of Ye Yun and the others, but judging from the number of people, they were completely overestimating their capabilities.
"Everyone, we appreciate your kindness, but we still don't overestimate our capabilities and seek death. It's best to rest early and leave here early tomorrow morning."
Although the old man was advising, his tone was full of impatience. He ignored Mo Yu and others and returned to his room, ready to sleep.
Ye Yun glanced coldly at the old man's leaving figure. This kind of ignorance made him sick.
"Let's rest early and discuss the suppression of bandits tomorrow."
In Ye Yun's eyes, these are just ants. Although he doesn't care about the lives of these people, he is still quite happy to kill a few ants that he doesn't like.
Moreover, there are thousands of bandits in this group. If you refine them and use them to improve your cultivation, you will gain a lot, so why not do it.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Mo Yu warned again:
"We don't know exactly how many bandits there are in this gang. If they attack rashly and show too much strength, they will definitely hide. By then, they will alert the enemy and some fish will definitely slip through the net."
"And after we leave, they will definitely come back, so if you fail to annihilate them all in one fell swoop, don't act rashly."
Everyone nodded solemnly and then went back to their rooms to sleep.
