After lunch, Jin Yan and his party continued to move forward before they heard a fierce fight going on ahead. The clang of weapons and metal clashing was mixed with roars and shouts.

Si Yin signaled the convoy to stop, as if he had no intention of continuing and wanted to wait for the incident to end.

Jin Yan did not sit in the carriage because she had just eaten. She followed Si Yin on the snowy horse to eat. At this time, she looked forward curiously: "What's going on? Why don't you go and see? It's bandits who are robbing the road." Well?"

Si Yin only felt a constant buzzing in his ears, and explained helplessly: "If there were people crying and calling for help in the robbery, there would be people fleeing in all directions. Now the movement should be two parties fighting. It is better to do less than to do more. There is no need Get involved in unnecessary disputes.”

"Then there's no need to stay so far away. Come a little closer and see how their kung fu is!"

After defeating the short, fat golden bear, the journey has been smooth, but we haven't even encountered a town. Jin Yan sits in the car practicing every day, which is a bit boring. If there is a rare occasion, she can't help but want to join in.

Mr. Lu, who was driving behind him, was used to the interaction between the two these days.

Although they didn't know where Jin Yan came from, everyone could see the way his shopkeeper doted on her like a daughter.

In addition, Jin Yan was always well-behaved, and although she was curious about everything, she never caused trouble. Mr. Lu also loved her like a granddaughter. Seeing that Jin Yan was really curious, he helped her and said:

"From what I hear, it's just a normal fight. There shouldn't be any danger. If you want to go, little master, can I take you a little closer to have a look?"

Si Yin glanced at him. Mr. Lu acted calmly and thoughtfully along the way, and Jin Yan was now strong enough to protect herself. There should be no problem for the two of them to step forward. Si Yin thought for a moment and nodded.

Jin Yan jumped off the horse with a cheer, and urged Mr. Lu to take her forward quickly, for fear that the fight would be over if she got there too late.

This is a narrow mountain road, and the sound travels quite far. It took the two of them a while to get close to the place where the sound came from.

Mr. Lu quickly grabbed Jin Yan, clung to the mountain wall, and carefully approached the fighting place under the cover of rocks and trees.

Before he even got close, he smelled the pungent smell of blood. Mr. Lu looked at Jin Yan with a solemn expression and whispered, "They all seem to be desperadoes, why not go back?"

Jin Yan was a little hesitant when she smelled the blood, but she heard the sound of fighting in front of her gradually weakening, followed by a few sporadic "ding" and "dang" sounds, and then fell into silence.

Mr. Lu naturally noticed it too. He held Jin Yan who was about to step forward and waited for a while. Seeing that there was no movement in front of him, he was hesitating whether to allow Jin Yan to step forward to check when he heard the whimpering of young children in the wind. .

Jin Yan rushed out without Mr. Lu holding her back, and he had no choice but to follow her quickly. Within a few steps, the front suddenly turned around, revealing the appearance of a purgatory on earth.

The small mountain col and the flat ground were littered with corpses, including those of humans and horses, in various forms of death. It was too horrific to look at. The only carriage was also shattered into a pile of wreckage.

A seven or eight-year-old boy stood alone in the horrific ruins, covering his mouth tightly with his hands. Looking at Jin Yan and Mr. Lu, his eyes were full of fear, and he didn't know whether it was tears or sweat flowing on his face. The collar was soaked.

Jin Yan endured the discomfort and comforted the boy in as gentle a tone as possible: "Don't be afraid, we are not the same as them. What is your name?"

The boy probably saw that Jin Yan and Mr. Lu didn't mean any harm, so his tense body relaxed a little, and he lowered his hands covering his mouth, lowered his head and sobbed quietly again.

Jin Yan walked lightly to the boy's side, while Mr. Lu was checking the body while keeping a vigilant eye on the surrounding area.

"Be good, tell me sister, what's your name?" Jinyan tentatively touched the boy's head. Seeing that he didn't resist, she knelt down and took out a handkerchief to wipe his water-stained face. He continued talking to him softly.

"My, my name is Shen Xingliang..." Jin Yan's gentle comfort seemed to have some effect, and the little boy responded to her in a low voice while sobbing.

"careful!"

Mr. Lu suddenly let out a loud shout, and Jin Yan felt a chill pass by her ears. When she looked closely, she saw a flying knife nailing the right hand of the "corpse" next to her to the ground.

"Corpse" Wuzi stared at the boy with his bloodshot and red eyes, struggling to raise his twisted left hand to grab at the boy.

The boy looked at him and opened his mouth to say something, but he seemed to be too frightened and finally made no sound.

Mr. Lu rushed over and kicked the middle-aged man aside and protected Jin Yan. Jin Yan picked up the boy and said, "It's too dangerous here. Can my sister take you to a safe place first?"

The boy turned his head, buried his face in Jin Yan's neck, and said nothing.

Jin Yan took it as acquiescence and left the place to return to the convoy under the protection of Mr. Lu.

The journey went smoothly, but there was a dispute when we arrived at the team.

"Come out with an empty horse, prepare some dry food, and let him go back on his own." Si Yin told Mr. Lu after listening to Jin Yan's narrative.

"No, who knows if those gangsters are still pursuing them! This child is obviously their target, and it would be too dangerous to leave alone!" Jin Yan rarely rejected Si Yin's decision and refused to let the boy leave on his own.

The way the "corpse" wanted to catch the boy just now, rather than die, really frightened her.

After all, although there were constant turmoils along the way, Si Yin's actions rarely hurt lives, and those gangsters had no chance of hurting anyone in front of him.

This was the first time in Jin Yan's life that she had seen such a bloody scene like the one just now. It was considered that her mental endurance was very good as she had not vomited it out until now.

Si Yin looked at Jin Yan's pale but determined face, pondered for a moment, dismounted and called Mr. Lu to ask for some details in a low voice, then walked up to the boy who was holding Jin Yan's clothes tightly, lowered his head and asked:

"Why did you pass by here, who did you conflict with, and how did you escape? Tell me in detail."

Si Yin's tone was not harsh, but his indifferent expression might still frighten the boy who had just been frightened. For a moment, he opened his mouth but could not make a sound.

The boy raised his head and looked pitifully at Jin Yan. After some encouragement and comfort from her, he finally spoke. Fortunately, his words were coherent and not confusing. He should be a smart child who has already enlightened himself.

"My name is Shen Xingliang, and I am the youngest son of the owner of Shenjiazhuang, half a day's journey from here.

Yesterday, Heishanzhai came to collect the monthly rent as usual, but he fell in love with my uncle's fiancée and wanted to take her to the mountain with her.

The future aunt said that it was okay to go up the mountain, but she had to prepare a sedan chair to show off the matchmaking ceremony, and I don’t know why those gangsters agreed to her and made an appointment to welcome her to the house in seven days..."

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