When the bandit guarding the gate saw the boy far away, he cursed, "You little bastard is lazy again. I asked you to keep watch. Why are you back so early?"
After speaking, his eyes fell on the stranger Lu Jing again, showing a slightly wary look. However, because Lu Jing did not bring any weapons and did not look like an officer or soldier, he was not too nervous. He just frowned and said, "Who is this again?"
"He... is a distant cousin of mine," the boy said in a hurry. "The family couldn't live any longer, so they came to join me."
On the way back, he was still thinking about the upper, middle and lower strategies, but since Lu Jing showed his hand and listened to the sound to identify the position, the boy stopped thinking about it.
He also fully understood that he had no other choice but to perform well in front of Lu Jing.
Because all his little moves must be hidden from Lu Jing, so he could only turn around and hug Lu Jing's thick leg tightly.
And this is the only magic weapon he relies on to survive in this bandit den - always stand on the side of the strong.
So without Lu Jing opening his mouth, he took the initiative to cover for someone.
"I defected to you?" The bandit guarding the gate was amused. "Why does anyone in your hometown know that you are a bandit?"
The boy nodded, "Of course. I have been close to my cousin since I was a child. I won't hide anything from him."
The bandit guarding the gate sneered when he heard this, "How close can you be? You used to be a beggar in the city, why haven't you seen him help you?"
"Home, as I told you, my cousin is in my hometown... quite far away from here. It's normal that he couldn't help me. I've never complained about him."
The gatekeeper bandit waved his hand, as if he didn't want to dwell on this issue with the boy anymore, and just said, "Then I'm afraid his trip this time will be in vain. As you know, we don't have much food in the village. The boss Haven’t we already announced that we will no longer accept refugees coming to the mountain?”
"But he is not an ordinary person, he is my cousin!" The boy looked anxious, "I will go and tell the boss right now, and my cousin is very good at farming. As long as our village accepts him, he will definitely be able to do it." Harvest more food."
The bandit guarding the gate didn't take it seriously, "That's for next year too. Why don't we think about how we will survive this year first. The area around here has been plundered by us. There is not enough food, and everyone will be hungry in the winter."
The boy was a little silent when he heard what he said.
However, the bandit guarding the gate did not continue talking, opened the gate of the village, and let the two people in.
After seeing the first level, the boy did not relax, but became even more nervous, because according to Lu Jing's request, the two of them would go directly to the boss.
And thinking of the terrifying shooting skills of the big boss, the boy couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
He was lucky enough to see the big master take action. There were hundreds of officers and soldiers on the opposite side. However, the big master acted as if he was in a deserted place. He shot and killed the man at the front with one shot.
Then he advanced instead of retreating, jumped into the crowd, and shot out his spear like a dragon, killing seven or eight people in a row.
Although those officers and soldiers still had this numerical advantage, they were forced to fight against the bandits themselves, and their superiors still owed several months of unpaid wages. After witnessing the brutality of the thieves, their morale quickly declined. They disappeared, and then they dispersed and ran for their lives.
Seeing this, the eldest master chased after them again, and they charged and killed them. In the end, probably not even half of the officers and soldiers escaped. And that battle also made the eldest master's prestige in the village rise to the extreme.
Now that I think about it, the boy still feels that that figure is extremely tall.
It would be a lie to say that I don't feel guilty at the thought of becoming an enemy of that person.
However, he took a sneak peek at Lu Jing and saw that the latter still looked calm and relaxed. He was still looking around after entering the village, as if he was curious about everything.
"How many people are there in your village?" Lu Jing asked the boy.
"When I first came here, there were less than thirty people, but now, there are already two hundred and nineteen people, no... Ah Wu and Brother Fu Bao were stabbed to death a few days ago, but now there are only two hundred and nineteen Seven people.”
The boy poured beans out of a bamboo tube and told everything he knew, "Most of the two hundred and seventeen people are men, and there are less than thirty women. Except for four old ladies who cook, the rest are all men." They were robbed, the elderly and children... basically none.
"I am the youngest person in the village. I stayed here because I defected early. From now on, no one my age will be accepted.
"In the words of the third master, we are weak and cannot fight, and we will only waste food." However, the boy seemed a little angry when he said this.
Lu Jing asked, "What happened when you said Ah Wu and Fu Bao were stabbed to death? Were they fighting each other?"
"No, it was because he had a conflict with another group of bandits and was killed by the people over there. Our village leader does not allow his own people to fight."
"For the territory?"
"Yes." The boy nodded.
"Are there any other bandits around here?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.
The boy nodded again, "Yes, and there are quite a few. There are too many people in this world who can't survive, but the only ones with more than a hundred people are us and another group of guys, and we have the most conflicts.
"More people died at each other's hands than even at the hands of officers and soldiers."
As the two of them talked, they had already arrived at the residence of the eldest master. This was also one of the few tile-roofed houses in the entire village, although it was still somewhat crudely built.
But it looks much more impressive than the nearby huts.
Lu Jing gave the boy a look, and the latter immediately understood and went to knock on the door.
"Who is it?" A rough voice came from inside.
"It's me, the boss." The boy said respectfully, "I came back from the mountain and got some important news. I came back quickly to report to you."
"what news?"
"This... is really important news, so it may not be convenient to tell it like this."
"When did you little brat learn to show off?" The voice inside was somewhat dissatisfied.
But after he finished speaking, there was still the sound of rustling clothes being put on in the room, mixed with a woman's low breathing.
After a while, the door of the house was pushed open, and a burly man with a strong back and a muscular body walked out. His image was almost the same as that of the bandit leader in the TV series.
He said angrily, "What's going on? Tell me quickly."
As a result, before he could finish his words, he saw an unknown person not far away pointing at his chest.
The man was shocked and quickly put his arms across his chest, blocking Lu Jing's casual finger at the critical moment.
However, his men also flew out and rolled back into the house.
