12dz Chapter 504 Mountain Bandits Block the Road
Chapter 504 Mountain Bandits Block the Road
"Someone is shouting for help, Brother Pang, can you hear that?" The voice from afar successfully attracted Lin Ping's attention.
Pang Xingji shook his head and said, "There is no sound at all. It must be that the Prince Consort was a little tired after talking with the gods all night and was hallucinating."
Not only Pang Xingji, but the other soldiers also shook their heads.
“No, someone is definitely calling for help. It’s a woman’s voice,” Lin Ping said with certainty.
Since receiving Jiang Hongling's energy, his five senses have become more acute, and even his X-ray abilities have been enhanced.
Therefore, he may have heard sounds that Pang Xingji could not.
"It's over there, let's go take a look." Lin Ping didn't explain much and hurriedly ran south.
"All generals, listen to my command! Remain where you are and be ready to depart at any time," Pang Xingji ordered, then strode after Lin Ping.
This place is dozens of miles away from Yingtian Prefecture, surrounded by hills, where wolves and tigers could easily appear. Even though he knew Lin Ping was quite strong, Pang Xingji still wanted to protect him closely.
The further south they ran, the clearer the cries for help became; even Pang Xingji could faintly hear them.
Judging from the voice, the one calling for help was a woman; her hoarse voice contained terror and despair.
"Don't come any closer, please don't come any closer." A woman in her early twenties sat on the ground, constantly moving backward.
Her plain dress was torn to shreds by the branches, and bloodstains appeared on her snow-white calves.
Opposite the woman stood more than a dozen burly, dark-skinned men, each holding a knife and wearing lewd smiles.
"Young lady, where are you going? It's dangerous to be alone in these deep mountains and forests. Why don't you let your brother give you a ride?" The leading man said, licking his lips, his eyes gleaming.
Although the woman who fell to the ground was dressed in tattered clothes and had disheveled hair, her pretty face was still undeniable.
"Please, let me go." Even though the young girl was not yet married, she knew what these evil people wanted to do.
"Let you go? Sure, as long as you satisfy us, we'll let you go. Of course, if we serve you too well, you might not be able to leave." The leader of the men charged at the woman with a ferocious expression, like a tiger hunting its prey.
The little girl was exhausted from running and had suffered many injuries. She had no strength left to run away and let the other person pin her to the ground.
"Third Master, hurry up, we're waiting for you," the others said enviously.
Living in the mountain village year-round, women are a rare commodity. Having finally caught a beautiful one, how could they waste resources? They must share her.
"Go and keep watch for me," the man said as he tore at the woman's clothes.
The man had strong, muscular shoulders, while the little girl's hands were pinned to the ground, unable to move, and she could only cry incessantly.
"Damn it, they're beasts!" The cries for help from ahead grew more and more pitiful. Lin Ping roughly guessed what was going on and hurriedly used an X-ray to check the situation. He then discovered that more than a dozen burly men were bullying a girl.
Lin Ping wasn't exactly a chivalrous good Samaritan, but he wouldn't allow such a thing to happen under his nose, so he sped up again.
"This girl is really tender!" The burly man frantically tore at the woman's clothes, exposing large areas of her snow-white skin, which further aroused his bestiality.
Suddenly, the little girl stopped struggling and lay on the ground like a corpse, even wiping away her tears.
She knew that no one would come to her rescue in this desolate wilderness, and that she would inevitably be violated sooner or later.
She valued chastity more than her life, so she had no choice but to die. Since she was going to die anyway, why not face it with a smile?
"Even if I become a vengeful ghost, I will not let you go," the little girl said coldly, her aggrieved face suddenly becoming much more resolute.
The burly man paused for a moment, then replied, "I'll return those words to you verbatim. Even if you die, I won't let you go."
In an instant, the girl's mentality completely collapsed; she never expected the other party to be so perverted.
A row of teeth, like corn kernels, were clenched tightly against the tongue, constantly exerting force.
"You little bitch, you really want to die? Not so easy." The burly man pinched the girl's cheeks with his thick, powerful fingers and forcefully pried open her mouth.
"I'll teach you to be so suicidal, I'll beat you to death!" The burly man slapped the woman across the face, leaving five bright red handprints, and blood began to trickle from the corner of her mouth.
"It's just ahead, I'm afraid it's too late, Brother Pang, fire the arrows!" Lin Ping said anxiously as he ran at full speed.
Five or six hundred meters is not a short distance, and with his strength, he cannot arrive in an instant.
If this continues, the girl's innocence will be lost, and her life will be in danger.
Pang Xingji nocked an arrow and fired it straight ahead.
call out!
The sharp arrowhead pierced the air with a shrill sound, finally landing dozens of meters away from the burly man.
"Who? Who's there?" The burly man noticed the arrows and immediately became alert.
Before he could react, an arrow came flying and landed less than five meters away from him.
"Damn it, what kind of skill is it to use a sneak attack? If you've got the guts, come out here!" The burly man was furious, and he temporarily suppressed his desire to bully the woman.
Seeing the burly man climb off the woman, Lin Ping breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid of a direct confrontation, but he was worried that the young girl would be humiliated.
"Go to hell!" Lin Ping suddenly jumped out from behind the big tree and kicked a burly man away.
"You brat, who are you? You dare to hit even one of our Yinfeng Village people! Brothers, kill him!"
They initially thought the visitor was up to no good, but instead discovered he was a frail scholar. Now that he had discovered the secret, he had no choice but to go to the underworld.
"Tsk tsk, a pretty boy like you thinks he can be a hero and save a damsel in distress? Die!" One of them swung his curved sword at Lin Ping.
"A few petty thieves dare to act wildly in front of me, Old Hu? They're asking for death!" Pang Xingji shouted coldly, punching one of them away.
These men looked strong, but they didn't have much real skill. They couldn't withstand Pang Xingji's iron fists and were all lying on the ground howling in pain, with several broken ribs.
"I am Zhang San, the third chief of Yinfeng Village. I have no grudge against you two. If you leave now, we can still keep to ourselves," Zhang San said warily.
Lin Ping alone was not enough to make Zhang San wary, but Pang Xingji was dressed in military uniform and was highly skilled, so he was obviously not a good guy.
Although Zhang San bullies the weak, he doesn't want to make enemies everywhere.
“We can leave, but we must take this young lady with us,” Lin Ping said coldly.
Lin Ping is not a murderer; if Zhang San is willing to repent and reform, he can be forgiven.
"I'm sorry, she's mine now. If you insist on taking action, don't blame me for being impolite." Zhang San forcefully pulled the woman up, holding her scimitar to her throat as a hostage.
Zhang San knew that these dozen or so men were no match for Pang Xingji. He needed to take the woman hostage and wait for reinforcements. When hundreds of bandits appeared, even ten Pang Xingjis wouldn't be enough to kill them.