This is what a fairy should be like

When Tao Yuanming and the other two were having dinner at the restaurant, two bamboo rafts finally found a suitable beach to dock on a river tributary a little further away from Wuling City.

It was a long way from the port, but for the sake of safety, it was understandable to be cautious, as long as you remembered the exact direction.

Zhuang Lin and others dragged the two bamboo rafts out of the water and placed them there, then looked up at the surroundings.

Although there was no obvious road at first glance, you could still see a small path passing by if you looked closely.

Zhuang Lin breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the people around him who were nervous. Even Mr. Mu was somewhat uneasy at this moment.

"Master Zhuang, was Wuling City in the port just now?"

Zhuang Lin shook his head.

"I don't know, but we must go in that direction!"

"What if we need a pass to go to the city?"

"Then think of another way! Or ask the locals if there is any way. It is impossible that there is no one outside the city, right?

And the Jin Dynasty was definitely not a clean government. As the saying goes, money makes the devil work. We have collected some gold and silver on us, so we can get a pass!"

Zhuang Lin's words gave everyone a lot of confidence. He looked at a few people.

"Let's go, it should be that direction!"

Zhuang Lin grabbed the package on his shoulder with one hand and pointed to the north with the other. Although they had deviated from the waterway just now, they had been paying attention to the direction. It was estimated that it was probably not a big problem.

Seeing that Mr. Mu was a little depressed, Zhuang Lin spoke to comfort him.

"Mr. Liu should be in a bad state during this period. We were not able to find it. Everyone is responsible. In this case, if he did not go with Mr. Yuan Liang, he would sneak out by himself. It would be more troublesome at that time. Now at least there are traces to follow. The most urgent thing is to find him first!"

Seeing this, the others also persuaded together.

"Well, Master Zhuang is right. Doctor Mu, it's useless to think too much!"

"Yes, none of us want this to happen!"

"Let's go, cheer up, the sun will set in a while!"

"Yes!"

Grandpa Mu felt better. Several people cheered up, took another look at the location of the bamboo raft, and then walked along the trail together.

Zhuang Lin and a hunter were in front, and the others followed one after another. Fu Zeyang, a burly man, walked behind. Everyone checked their belongings as they walked.

There was no money from the Jin Dynasty. They carried gold and silver jewelry collected by the people in the valley, as well as arrows, hatchets, and some tools that might be used, plus some clothes, dry food and medicine...

However, after walking for a long time, several people realized that the population density was indeed not high in ancient times.

It stands to reason that although it was a distance from the port just now, it was not too far away. According to the era they came from, the population density of places close to the city was very high.

Wuling is at least a famous ancient place name in later generations. It may be a big city, right?

But as they were moving forward, they could not see anyone around them, not to mention any villages.

If it were not for the wheel marks on the path under their feet and the traces of people cutting down trees nearby, they would have suspected that they were walking in the deep mountains and old forests.

Although it was not a deep mountain and old forest, it was obviously not an open and flat place. The path meandered through the high and low hills, or it was more like a small mound than a hill, with many weeds on it, which blocked the view.

No wonder there were no pedestrians at this time. This kind of place is not only a good hiding place for snakes, insects, rats and ants, but also a good place for robbing!

Zhuang Lin and others were not bad in physical fitness. Even Grandpa Mu often went into the mountains to collect herbs and was well versed in health preservation, so they moved forward very quickly.

But the speed of the sun setting seemed to be faster than expected. The sky was already red, and the chirping of insects and birds on the nearby hills increased. There were also waves of frogs waking up from hibernation, which overwhelmed other sounds...

In this environment, the pace of several people also accelerated unconsciously.

"Help! Help! Help!"

A cry broke the relative calm.

Although the sound was not very loud, it was unique enough in this environment. Perhaps because of the shock, even the croaking of frogs nearby disappeared at once.

Zhuang Lin and the other six all paused, then looked at each other.

"Is anyone in danger?" "Save or not?"

"Go check first!"

"Go, remember to be quiet!"

The six people walked forward quickly, and now they did not follow the path, but went directly over the mound.

Especially the hunter Li brothers and the strong man Fu Zeyang, they were very agile and could climb to the top of a mound in seven or eight steps, followed by Zhuang Lin, and the other two were not far behind.

Everyone had a tacit understanding. Although they were fast, they controlled their steps and did not make much noise.

However, after passing through several mounds in a row, there was still no trace, as if the sound was an illusion, but from time to time there were some subtle movements, which could be distinguished in the quiet surroundings.

Finally, on top of a large earthen mound, everyone crouched down, hiding themselves behind bushes and weeds, and then looked around to find the source of the sound.

"Who can tell which direction it is from?" "Why is there no sound all of a sudden?"

"Shh... there is laughter, over there..."

The eldest brother of the Li family had sharp eyes and pointed to an inconspicuous road in the distance. Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and found that there seemed to be several people on that path.

"One, two, three, four..."

There were five people in total, four of them were in the same group, and the other one was probably a woman, whose hands and feet were controlled and her mouth was covered, and there was a knife on her neck.

The four of them all laughed lightly, and the laughter revealed a meaning that all men could understand.

Even though they were still a distance away and couldn't see their faces clearly, Zhuang Lin and others imagined that the four people looked ferocious and lustful.

However, Zhuang Lin was a little confused in his heart, because the one who just shouted for help sounded like a man.

At this time, there were faint sounds of struggle and the man's teasing voice.

"Young lady, just obey us, and we will make you comfortable..."

"Hey, the sun has set, and you are still having a tryst with your lover? I think we are better than him!"

"That guy wet his pants when he saw us, gave us money and kowtowed, and ran away without looking back! He didn't care whether you lived or died?"

"Hahahaha..."

"Hey, if you behave yourself, we will make you comfortable, but if you don't, we will kill you. To be honest, we have lives on our hands!"

"If you don't say anything, it means you agree!"

"Ahahaha, I'll go first..."

Amid the threats and teasing, the woman seemed to be extremely frightened, her body trembling but she didn't dare to struggle too much...

Thanks to the adaptation of Tao Yuanming in the past few days, otherwise the speed and accent of these people's speech would be difficult for Zhuang Lin and others to understand.

And now, guessing 70% of the words and watching the actions 10 times 10, you can probably know that they are definitely not good people!

"Master Zhuang, should we intervene?"

The faces of the people on the mound showed struggle and hesitation, and then they all looked at Zhuang Lin, obviously forming a path dependence.

Zhuang Lin's brows were furrowed into a "chuan" shape, and his knuckles were clenched into fists, but surprisingly there was not much fear at this moment. He looked at the others and knew that they obviously had tendencies in their hearts.

Punishing evil and promoting good is a simple emotion of normal people, although rationally speaking, it is not convenient to intervene in their current situation.

But if we think about it from another perspective, if we intervene, we can save people, and secondly, for the situation of the six people, we may also get someone who can help break through.

In an instant, Zhuang Lin made a decision!

"Two of the four of them have knives and two have sticks, and we only have hatchets and medicine hoes. Fighting hard is not a solution, but we have bows! Brothers of the Li family, Zhuang knows that you are very capable, do you... dare to shoot people?"

Zhuang Lin paused when he said this and asked while looking at the hunter brothers.

The Li brothers were skilled in using bows and arrows. They could shoot fleeing prey in the mountains, so shooting people would be no problem. The only question was whether they dared to do it.

The two brothers looked at each other and clenched their bows and arrows in their hands.

"What are you afraid of? Just be a beast. I'll shoot the man who caught the woman, and you shoot the one holding the knife next to him!"

"That's right!"

"Okay!"

Zhuang Lin looked at the man on the other side.

"Brother Fu, you often practice martial arts in the valley, and you are strong and powerful. Are you sure you can deal with one?"

Fu Zeyang gritted his teeth and nodded immediately. This was a real life-and-death fight, but he couldn't afford to retreat!

Zhuang Lin looked at Grandpa Mu and Tang Bin again.

"Brother Tang and I will fight one with a hatchet. When the time comes, we will attack together. Brother Li can choose to wait for an opportunity to shoot or come to help directly. We will solve all the problems as soon as possible. Grandpa Mu will hide. In case we get hurt and need your treatment!"

"Don't be afraid. These rural bandits look scary, but they are just relying on their fierce appearance and numbers to do evil. The four of them are not that tall. They are just like the ruffians in our city. They do a lot of bad things but most of them have no real skills!

There is no real martial arts that can fly over the eaves and walls, break monuments and crack rocks. Even if someone can do it, it only exists in a very few talented generals in history. We have a lot of people and we are unexpected. There must be no problem. Premise to protect yourself, try not to get hurt!"

"Yeah!" "Okay..."

Zhuang Lin said a lot of words in one breath, encouraging everyone and himself. Thanks to the training during this period, his mentality is extremely calm at this moment.

At this moment, the man who controlled the woman grabbed the woman and entered the nearby bushes, as if he was ready to take turns to do things.

Zhuang Lin's eyes lit up and he immediately gave a low order.

"Right now, let's put down the extra stuff and move over there. Brother Li, watch our position and act immediately. Once we get there, we'll attack immediately!"

No need to say more, Zhuang Lin had just finished speaking when everyone put down their packages and other things.

Fu Zeyang, holding a hatchet, immediately rushed out. His speed was so fast that several people were dumbfounded, as if a black panther was silently moving in the shadow of the grass in the dim dusk.

Oh my god! This Fu Zeyang is really something!

Zhuang Lin was stunned for a moment and then reacted. He immediately moved over there, and the bachelor Tang Bin hurried to follow.

Fu Zeyang obviously took out all his skills. Zhuang Lin and the other man were still halfway, but he had quietly arrived not far from the three men who were laughing and talking.

And on the mound just now, the brothers of the Li family had already drawn their bows. About 30 meters away, it was about the fixed target, and they would definitely hit it!

But the two of them focused their attention on the bandits. At dusk, their vision was affected. When they saw Fu Zeyang coming from a distance, they thought everyone had arrived.

At this moment, the brothers were in sync, locked onto the target with that feeling, and then released the strings together.

"Here!"

"Bang~" "Bang~"

The sound of the bowstring rang out, and two sharp arrows instantly cut through this space.

"Puff~" "Puff~"

"Uh ah... " "Uh..."

Blood flashed, and two arrows pierced into the throat of a bandit, one on the left and one on the right. The two men couldn't even make any sound. In the painful suffocation of blood, they were knocked down by the inertia of the arrows.

What happened?

Another bandit looked at his companion in astonishment, panicking and at a loss. At this moment, Fu Zeyang jumped out of the bushes, holding a hatchet and slashing at the man's face, shouting in a low voice...

"Die..."

"Ah——"

The man screamed, and only had time to raise the stick to block it. Then there was a "click", and the hatchet broke the stick and hit his face with the same strong force.

"Bang~"

With a muffled sound, the third bandit fell to the ground, his body still twitching.

When Zhuang Lin and Tang Bin arrived, they saw the scene of all three bandits falling down.

"There is another one!"

After a slight pause, Zhuang Lin reacted immediately and rushed to the bushes over there. Fu Zeyang, who was trembling with excitement, also rushed in.

But when the two rushed to the depths of the bushes to see the situation over there, they both stood still on the spot.

They didn't need to deal with the fourth man. He was lying on the ground with his clothes half-dressed and his pants half-unbuttoned. He looked terrified. There was a tear bigger than a fist on his neck, and there were still strands of blood flowing out. It was obvious that he was dead.

And the woman had disappeared...

"Master Zhuang, do you smell a faint odor, like the one in the zoo..."

"Yes..."

At this moment, Zhuang Lin and Fu Zeyang felt a chill from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads!