The room door opened, and Ling Long came out with a smile, "No need to come back to our side, we have come out."
Ji Guang, Wang Yilun, and the four members of the Rock Band also followed them out.
The ten guards frowned, having not expected that there would be so many people here.
Counting them, there were six men.
These six men all looked tall and sturdy, and if a fight really broke out, the ten of them were not guaranteed to come out unscathed, let alone the possibility that the commotion could attract the men from the village, which would spell real trouble for them.
The ten men were starting to have second thoughts, but their exit was blocked.
Blocking their way was a little girl who looked like a plump little dumpling, fair-skinned and tender.
Little Taotie pointed to the knife in one of their hands, "Was it you who hurt Puppy?"
Blood was still dripping from the large knife, a clear sign they couldn’t deny.
The strong man’s brow furrowed, "Even if it was me, what of it—"
He hadn’t finished speaking when he was kicked and sent flying!
He was kicked a full ten meters away~
Ling Long applauded, "Well done!"
Little Taotie withdrew her little foot, the fierce look in her eyes turning towards the remaining nine men, clenching her little fists, "You came to kill."
It was not a question but a statement.
Village Girl Yang, having found a money jar in the room and lulled the two awakened children back to sleep, and seeing that the other four were still sleeping soundly, breathed a sigh of relief.
She took the money jar and went out, wanting to hurry and get rid of those bandits.
The village had encountered a few bandit invasions before, and once the village head had given money, they all left and didn’t really harm the villagers.
She pushed the door open, went to the courtyard gate, and witnessed an unbelievable scene.
All ten men lay on the ground, each with a swollen nose and face, unconscious.
She turned to Ji Guang, Wang Yilun, and the four members of the Rock Band, thinking it was they who had beaten the ten men down.
Ling Long looked at Little Taotie, who rubbed her little fists and showed no intention of taking credit, clearly comfortable with letting the misunderstanding continue.
Ling Long said nothing more.
Ji Guang crouched down and searched the ten men, finding the token that identified them as guards from the Marquis’ Mansion.
"Not bandits?" Village Girl Yang furrowed her brow, her eyes full of doubt and disbelief.
Why would guards from the Marquis’ Mansion pretend to be bandits, and why come to her home?
Could it be that her husband had offended someone he shouldn’t have?
But he was always kind to others in the army, and these six children were the orphans of fallen comrades, whom he had adopted and brought home.
Always so kind-hearted, how could he have offended people from the Marquis’ Mansion?
"Can’t figure it out?" Ling Long, having walked up to her side unnoticed, whispered in her ear.
Village Girl Yang slowly turned her head to look, and under the night sky, Ling Long’s face was calm and serious.
Village Girl Yang grew anxious, clenching the sleeves of her dress and asked quietly, "Do you know? Why did they pretend to be bandits, why did they come to my house?"
Ling Long narrowed her eyes and lowered her voice, "Making such a calculated move, I’m afraid it’s not as simple as just robbing money, think carefully, before Little Taotie came out, they already had drawn their knives."
Village Girl Yang’s gaze shifted to the injured leg of the hunting dog and she murmured, "They didn’t speak, but acted directly with knives, it was only after Little Taotie appeared that they changed their story to robbing money, but actually... they came to kill!"
Recalling the initially cold and impassive eyes of the ten men, which clearly showed killing intent!
It was a chilling thought!
Village Girl Yang nearly couldn’t stand steady, her legs going weak, but thankfully Ling Long supported her.
Village Girl Yang’s lips trembled, "They came to kill me? Why? I... I haven’t offended the Marquis’ Mansion, I’m just a simple village girl, I couldn’t possibly have crossed anyone from the Marquis’ Mansion..."
"Whether you offended anyone from the Marquis’ Mansion or not, the people from there came to kill you. Today, we were here, so they didn’t succeed, but what if we weren’t here?"
"If you weren’t here..." Village Girl Yang trembled even more, "I and the children... would not have survived this calamity..."