Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Her opponent was a family with several strong men while she was a young lady on her own. Even though she could attack with her knife, she was still outnumbered after all.
“Aiya, the young lady is in trouble now.”
“That’s right. No matter how brave a lady is, she’s still no match for two strong young men.”
“Sigh, another sin’s about to be committed!”
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When Old Granny Qian saw the two men charging towards them–with a middle-aged woman following behind–she was so frightened that she shouted, “Qin, run!”
However, Qin Yiling continued standing in the same spot without moving an inch, looking calm and serene.
The two men threw their fists at her from both sides. Seeing that she was about to get punched, everyone squinted in fright.
“Ouch!”
“Ah!”
In the end, before anyone could even see how she had fought back, they saw the tall men fall to the ground.
Qin Yiling stepped on the eldest brother’s stomach and kicked the third brother again. Instantly, two blood-curdling screams echoed throughout the wilderness. Next, she saw the middle-aged woman approaching. Raising her eyebrows slightly, she asked blandly, “You still want to fight?”
The middle-aged woman frantically waved her hands about and quickly denied, “No, no, no! I didn’t mean that. Heroine, it’s all our fault for failing to recognize your prowess. Please, be magnanimous and spare us this once.”
Their family was unlucky to have encountered such a fierce character today. As the saying goes–a wise man would know better than to fight when the odds were against him. They had to avoid this disaster first.
“Get lost!” Qin Yiling said coldly.
“Yes, yes, yes!” The middle-aged woman replied quickly and shot a look at the three brothers who were whining loudly on the ground. Enduring the pain, the three of them immediately crawled up and returned to their places, looking humiliated.
After this incident, everyone’s opinion of Qin Yiling had changed completely, and they all agreed that she was not to be trifled with. Now, no one dared to even peek at her, and the entire group had become meek and docile all of a sudden.
After a short rest, the group set off again. As usual, Qin Yiling was still walking leisurely in the back.
While walking, someone in front was suddenly heard shouting.
“Run! Bandits and robbers are here!”
Upon hearing that, the large group instantly fell into chaos as all of them screamed in panic.
“Don’t let the money bags escape! Brothers, quickly surround them!!” Not far ahead, a feral cry was heard, and they could vaguely see a dozen strong men rushing over. This situation was so frightening that everyone dispersed and fled for their own lives.
Seeing this, Qin Yiling–who was walking behind the group–cursed in her heart. She merely wanted to find someone, why did there have to be so much trouble?
Seeking refuge one moment and fleeing for their lives the next. Couldn’t there be more peace?
“Aunt Qian, this way!”
Qin Yiling looked around quickly, picked up Tiger Head swiftly with one hand, and ran towards the hills. There was only one wide road in this wilderness, so it would have been too easy to spot them if they had just run backwards, and the bandits would have caught up with them eventually.
Only by running to the mountains would they be able to avoid the bandits’ pursuit, by using its complex terrain as a cover.
Seeing that there were already people fighting at the front, Old Granny Qian clutched her ragged bag and followed closely behind Qin Yiling.
Since they were at the back of the group and the people in front were already in a brawl, they could take advantage of the chaos to escape the place quickly.
“Quick, follow that woman!” Someone suddenly shouted, prompting the people who were about to hide in the bushes to turn and spot Qin Yiling running up into the mountains with the old woman and her grandson. Immediately, everyone got up and started following after her..