Ye Yutong looked at more and more refugees on the road and tightened his grip on the knife in his hand.
Several men looked at the sacks on their cars with greedy eyes.
Yongchang and Wencai held broadswords and glared at those with ill intentions with sharp eyes.
Ye Mingzhe, Mantang and Xiaosong Daniu, some of them had knives and some had sticks. They all stared at those people fiercely, with eyes like wolf cubs.
But no matter how fierce their eyes were, they couldn't stop the fact that there was life-saving food in their car. The food was so tempting that those people desperately wanted to snatch it.
Ye Yutong saw that this was not going to work. If someone started, the refugees behind would swarm them.
By then, not only would their food and horses be unsafe, but their people might also be injured.
She quickly thought of strategies, how could she deter the refugees?
I saw Mantang holding a big knife and protecting the food on the carriage. Despite his young age, this kid was very strong.
Pulling his mother on a cart every day on the mountain road felt like play, and I still had the energy to practice martial arts with Ping An at night.
She asked in a low voice: "Mantang, how have you been practicing martial arts with Ping An in the past two days? Why don't you demonstrate what you have learned and let those people see how good you are."
Mantang rubbed his head and said sheepishly: "I've only learned two moves, and I'm not familiar with them yet."
"It's okay, just use the two tricks you learned to scare them away, otherwise these people will steal our food and horses."
The two moves that Mantang practiced were specially taught to him by Li Yunze.
Ye Yutong watched him practice and felt very shocked. Even though he only had two simple moves, he was able to take advantage of his strength.
When the whole hall heard that those people were not only trying to steal their life-saving food, but also their horses, they immediately became angry and picked up the big knife in their hands and played with it a few times.
Another roundhouse kick, and with a "bang" sound, a tree as thick as a bowl was severed from the middle.
The refugees who were about to move took a few steps back in fright. It could be seen that although they were a little frightened, they still had no intention of giving up.
Ye Yutong only hopes that his eldest brother and Ping An can come back soon. This group of people is too weak. Maybe only Ping An can deter these people.
The two gangs were confronting each other silently, and Ye Yutong really had no choice.
She whispered to everyone: "If those people really want to come up to grab us, we may have no chance of winning. Don't fight hard then. It's not worth losing your life."
Yongchang and Wencai objected: "No, these grains are our life. If they dare to snatch it, then we will fight with them."
"Yes, let's fight." Several boys also said fiercely.
Ye Yutong reluctantly advised: "Although food is important, our lives are more important. When we enter the mountains, we will not starve to death even if we dig wild vegetables."
Li Wenxiu nodded and said: "Tongtong is right. We will act according to the situation later. If we can't win, we will run away. We will have a long time to come. We must not throw our lives away here for food and horses."
Wenchang and Wencai don't know this truth. Even if they lose their lives, they may not be able to keep their food. They are just unwilling to do so.
"Okay. Listen to my sister-in-law."
Although everyone knows in their hearts that food may not be saved, they are not relaxed at all.
The refugees on the opposite side were also looking at them. There were only two men among them, and the rest were either children or women.
Although there is a strong boy, he is only twelve or thirteen years old, and a few men can subdue him.
Those people's confidence increased and they slowly walked towards them.
Ye Yutong took a look and saw that there were about sixty or seventy people. The men rushed in front, and the women, old people and children followed behind with the guys.
Each and every one of them was skinny and emaciated, and they were originally objects of sympathy, but now they are extending their claws to people who have suffered the same fate as them.
Yongchang asked Ye Mingzhe, Xiaosong, Daniu, and Maodan to lead the horses on the road where Li Mingze and Ye Mingxuan went, with their adults guarding the back.
Which refugees want to run away if they see them? He rushed over with a stick.
Yongchang, Wencai and Mantang slashed at them with big swords. Each of the three people in front received a knife and fell down screaming.
The people behind were frightened, but when they saw the things on the four carriages, they rushed forward with red eyes.
Mantang used his strength and long knife to chop down three people in a row.
Yongchang and Wencai were not to be outdone and waved their swords.
Li Wenxiu and several women also fought with the men.
But no matter how strong they were, they couldn't outnumber the other party, and they soon gained the upper hand.
Seeing that the opponent's wooden stick was about to hit Mantang's head, Ye Yutong slashed with the knife, and the bones of the man's arm were exposed.
"Ah! You stinky girl, you are looking for death." The man shouted and was about to kick Ye Yutong with his feet.
But before he could lift his legs, a stone hit his temple, and the man fell to the ground instantly.
Li Yunze and Ye Mingxuan were far away when they heard the sound of fighting, and they knew something must have happened.
Li Yunze didn't care about his uncle, so he used Qing Gong and flew over.
He first dealt with the man who kicked his wife, and then went to the carriage to get a long knife.
With his joining, the refugees were beaten down in no time.
Li Yunze looked at the wailing refugees on the ground, but did not kill them all. Although these people had the evil intention of robbing food, they were different from the cannibal bandits yesterday.
Although he is not a good person, his sins are not punishable by death, so just give him a lesson. In such a world, kind people cannot survive.
Ye Mingxuan ran over panting. The fight was over. Seeing that everyone on his side was fine, there were only some stains on his face and body, but they were not serious.
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mom, Uncle Yongchang and Uncle Wencai, we have already asked about the way up the mountain. Let's set off now."
Everyone was very happy to hear this, but they also knew that this was not the place to talk.
Ye Mingxuan held the horse and led the way. Everyone followed closely, and Li Yunze walked at the end.
After walking for two quarters of an hour, everyone relaxed after seeing that there were no more refugees nearby.
Ye Yutong asked: "Brother, is there a way into the mountains nearby?"
"Yes, there is a trail up Lingnan Mountain half a day's walk from here, but there are few people walking there, so the road up the mountain may not be easy to walk."
"If you don't want to go, you have to go. We have so much food and four horses. We will definitely attract people's jealousy. Going into the mountains early is the best choice at the moment."
I wonder if their carts can be pulled up the mountain? If it really doesn't work, she will keep it in the space and find an opportunity to take it out later.
Everyone didn't dare to stop on the way. Until the evening, they didn't see the crooked-neck tree Huang Erguang mentioned.
It was getting dark and everyone hadn't eaten all day. Li Yunze suggested finding a place to rest for the night and then continue looking tomorrow morning.
