Chapter 1272: Chapter 1274: Hiding Place Exposed _1 Chapter 1272: Chapter 1274: Hiding Place Exposed _1 The leader of the forest’s martial arts seed decent, but they were eventually thrown into disarray by the Beast Team, and soon they could only parry attacks, protecting only a small number of people, unable to safeguard everyone completely.
“Didn’t you say if we didn’t run away, you could protect us?
You liars!” a small rchant traveling with the rchant Team cried out, “I paid so much protection money, you can’t just watch die!”
Jin Wanliang was closely following the forest leader, also because he had yet to pay half of the final paynt, so the forest leader’s priority was to protect his life, fearing that the money would be unrecoverable.
Behind Jin Wanliang followed a young woman dressed in the attire of a woman from the Western Regions, her face half-concealed by a veil, carrying a Treasure Sword in her hand, occasionally chopping at the approaching beasts with two strikes, showing that her martial arts skill was not bad and that she was a brave woman.
“Dad, quickly think of a way to save everyone,” said Jin Jing, who is Jin Wanliang’s daughter.
Her mother was a woman from the Western Regions, which is why she always liked to wear clothes from there.
“Do you think I don’t want to?
Didn’t you hear that the leader is Sangta?
Running into Sangta’s Beast Team, we would be lucky just to save our own lives!” As he spoke, he shivered and muttered to himself, “How could we be so unlucky to encounter that Evil Demon Sangta!”
At that mont, everyone was scattered once again, and this ti, not many could run away as before.
Many were pinned down by beasts before they could move, and even those who ran fast were attacked by the hawks spinning overhead and fell to the ground.
The Invincible Escort Agency had also injured so beasts, but the wounded animals beca even more frenzied, leading to more injuries and deaths among the people, while only a few of the beasts were killed!
Human life was like weeds, many people cried out in regret for coming to the Western Regions to conduct their trade.
This journey could earn a lot, enough for a year’s expenses, and good fortune in finding valuable items might even lead to wealth, but all this was a gamble with their lives!
Seeing the approaching Beast Team, the leader of the forest broke out into a cold sweat.
In desperation, he looked around and his gaze fell on the small hill where Bai Ruozhu and the others were hiding.
“Mr.
Jin, we’ll protect you and head to that hill to take cover, let’s just leave so goods behind for them,” said the forest leader.
A look of reluctance flashed in Jin Wanliang’s eyes, but he gritted his teeth and agreed.
Seeing them draw near, Bai Ruozhu whispered, “This is bad, they’re coming our way.”
Jiang Yichun narrowed his eyes.
With so many of them, any movent would definitely attract the attention of the Beast Team, but if they stayed still, the Beast Team might chase them.
Then they witnessed the forest leader protecting about a dozen people including Jin Wanliang as they rushed towards them; those being protected were dressed luxuriously, obviously the wealthier rchants of the group, while the ones sacrificed were naturally the small rchants who had paid less protection money, including the small rchant who had been complaining earlier, now dead in a leopard’s maw, his eyes wide open, whether from fright before death or from dying with grievances.
As Jin Wanliang fled, he said to the people, “To avoid death, each of you should leave behind so goods, as long as we cooperate, they won’t kill us all.”
If they killed off all the rchants, there would be fewer and fewer traders, so how could they continue to rob?
The other rich rchants, having heard him, left behind so valuable items, except for one who was unwilling to say, “We paid so much protection money, you guaranteed our safety, and now you still want to give up my goods, wouldn’t that an I ca here for nothing?”
Jin Wanliang glared at him with deadly intent, “Not earning money is better than losing your life, if you don’t want to give up your goods, get the hell out of here!”
Having said that, he suddenly drew his sword and thrust it at the rich rchant, who didn’t even have ti to react before he collapsed into a pool of blood.
The team quickly retreated, leaving his body as the beasts’ lunch.
None of the remaining people dared to object anymore.
As Jin Wanliang retreated, he shouted, “Prince Sangta, all the goods we’ve left behind are tributes to you, please grant us a way to live!”
Sangta laughed as he looked at the goods and gold and silver scattered on the ground.
He didn’t answer, but he also didn’t order the Beast Team to pursue them.
On the small hillside, Jianqi and his group were about to move, but were held back by Jiang Yichun, who whispered, “If Sangta doesn’t co after us, we stay put.”
It seed that Sangta wasn’t going to chase Jin Wanliang and his group anymore, but if Jiang Yichun and his team revealed themselves, it would likely arouse Sangta’s greed.
After all, they were disguised as a rchant Team, just like Jin Wanliang’s, which, in the eyes of soone like Sangta, was a juicy piece of at.
Bai Ruozhu held her breath.
It wouldn’t be long before Jin Wanliang and Manager Lin noticed them.
If they were smart, they would pretend they saw nothing, for fear so idiot might…
Sure enough, Jin Wanliang and his n climbed up the back of the hill and squeezed into the forest.
But the forest was so small that Manager Lin soon spotted Bai Ruozhu and her companions.
He was taken aback, but it was the old fox Jin Wanliang who reacted quickly, pulling him aside and whispering, “Keep quiet.”
Manager Lin ca to his senses, politely greeted Jiang Yichun with a cupped-hands gesture, and Jin Wanliang also grinned and gestured towards Jiang Yichun.
If one hadn’t seen him kill one of his own with a sword earlier, one would have really thought he was an amiable person.
Just then, Jin Jing, who was following behind Jin Wanliang, suddenly glared at Bai Ruozhu and her group, and furiously said, “You…
”
Before she could finish, Jin Wanliang covered her mouth tightly and whispered, “My dear ancestor, stop shouting.
Do you want to attract them again?
This forest is so small, if they co, we’re all dood.”
Jin Jing nodded to show she wouldn’t cause trouble, but her gaze towards Bai Ruozhu and her team was still filled with hatred.
She whispered, “You hid here watching us get killed and didn’t even co to help, that’s so despicable and shaless!”
Bai Ruozhu, who had been sowhat distressed, now glared back and said softly, “Soone who sacrifices their own team as bait, do you have the right to call others shaless?
If you’re not shaless, why don’t you rush back and save them?”
Jin Wanliang pulled Jin Jing away, his voice lowered as he said, “Enough, don’t talk anymore, if Sangta discovers us, we’re finished.”
anwhile, on the official road in the distance, Sangta and his n were looting the rchandise.
They were too lazy to carry everything, only stuffing valuable items in their clothes and bags, all laughing and joking as if they were not bothered to chase after Jin Wanliang and his group anymore.
“That fat one has so sense in him, let’s let them go this ti so they don’t stop coming in the future,” Sangta said leisurely, taking a swig of wine from his sheepskin bag.
A skinny and dirty little man nearby suddenly called out, “Prince, why didn’t you say so earlier?
I just sent Xiaohua to bite him.”
“You’re quick, but since it’s done, let it be, it’s his bad luck,” Sangta replied indifferently.
At that mont, from the forest on the small hillside, a scream suddenly pierced the air as Jin Wanliang cried out in pain.
He collapsed to the ground, convulsing, his chubby face turning blue in an instant…
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