Chapter 903 - 802: Then We’ll Die Together

Chapter 903: Chapter 802: Then We’ll Die Together

Obviously, this group of people didn’t count Xia Wenjin in since she was just a little girl.

But Gu Heng was young and strong, holding a knife, which clearly made them more apprehensive. Xia Wenjin scrutinized this group of people; their clothes were tattered, and they were all skin and bones. Although they were adult men, they didn’t seem very intimidating.

At this moment, it was apparent they had already reached an agreement, with a reckless determination flashing in their eyes as they whispered their roles: "Five of us will block them, and the other two will grab the carriage!"

One of the guys assigned to grab the carriage said, "There are still people in the cart!"

"Just drag them out and toss them by the roadside, do you need to be taught that?"

Probably because they outnumbered them, they were fearless, not even worried that Xia Wenjin and Gu Heng would hear.

Once they decided, five of them indeed rushed towards Gu Heng.

Gu Heng stepped aside, and the two assigned to grab the carriage were ecstatic. One went to seize the horse, while the other stretched out his hands, trying to grab Xia Wenjin and throw her off the carriage.

Unfortunately, their idea was more beautiful than reality.

The one trying to seize the horse just got close when the horse raised its hoof and kicked him in the chest, letting out an "ouch" as he flipped onto the ground. He rolled left and right on the ground, obviously seriously injured, unable to get up.

The one trying to grab Xia Wenjin didn’t fare much better. He felt like his hand was scalding even before touching the little girl, and quickly let go. Looking down, he saw his hand was blistering. Looking up again, he saw the little girl smiling at them, showing not the slightest hint of fear even when faced with so many people.

Is this little girl made of fire? How can she burn people just by touch?

Fear gripped him, thinking it might be easier to handle the horse. His eyes darted, and he quickly approached the horse.

The horse, its hoofs itching after kicking once, saw another approaching and showed no mercy, throwing another hoof, sending the man to join his companion.

Gu Heng, on his side, didn’t take much time either.

The man at the forefront was easily swatted aside by the flat of Gu Heng’s knife. The remaining few couldn’t stop their momentum and charged forward; Gu Heng advanced instead of retreating, barreling into their midst with punches, kicks, and the knife’s flat side. The constant thudding was followed by a chorus of agonized cries.

Though they had numbers, firstly, they were not trained fighters, and secondly, they were weak and probably hadn’t eaten in days.

Gu Heng showed mercy, only using the flat of his knife and his fists and feet; otherwise, how could these people be enough to satiate his blade?

Xia Wenjin got off the carriage, walked in front of the group sprawled on the ground, and looked down at them, saying, "Why don’t you choose to live properly and instead resort to thievery? If you don’t give me a reason, I’ll send you all to your graves!"

Lying on the ground, each of them clutched their injuries, unable to get up.

The one with the blisters on his hands said fearfully, "We’re not trying to be thieves, just trying to take the carriage!"

"And taking a carriage doesn’t make you thieves?" Xia Wenjin sneered.

The man’s face turned red with embarrassment, and a burly man with a sallow face said, "Aren’t we already prepared? If we can take it, we take it; if not, we lose our lives. Why waste so many words?"

Another man, enduring the pain with a twitching face, but unwilling, muttered softly, "If we lose our lives, what about Yezi and the others?"

"Then we’ll all die together; so many have already died anyway! Even if we don’t die today, we’ll starve in a few days!"

"Which county are you from?" Hearing the grief and helplessness in their tone and seeing their state, Xia Wenjin had a guess in her heart.

"Shanluo County, what’s it to you? Kill us if you need to!"

"Why are you taking the carriage?"

The sallow-faced burly man snorted without speaking, but the unwilling man, seeing a potential turning point as Xia Wenjin asked further, hastily said, "We want to save people!"