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Chapter 612 Get the hell out of here!
Zhu Yu didn't hesitate. He took out the sleeping pills he had prepared beforehand from his pocket, pried open the landlady's mouth, and stuffed them in.

The drug was naturally Yan Daoxin's doing; it could be said to dissolve instantly in water and melt in the mouth, so there was no need to worry about whether the other party was capable of swallowing it, and it would not affect the drug's efficacy at all.

Then she planned to take off the proprietress's outer dress and put it on herself, but Lu Qing was more cautious than her. Even with the effects of the drug, he was still worried. He grabbed Zhu Yu and quickly "dislocated" the proprietress's arms and legs.

This is naturally safer, as there's no need to worry about the other party having a chance to resist or escape.

With two layers of protection this time, Lu Qing stopped stopping Zhu Yu and watched her take off the proprietress's outer dress. Then he covered her with a quilt and helped her turn over so that she was facing inwards.

The proprietress was slightly taller than Zhu Yu, and the dress looked a bit long on her. Fortunately, the dark red apron helped to hold the dress up a little, so at first glance, the proportions weren't too different.

A while later, the two brothers returned. This time, Fu Wen brought a bandit who looked about the same height as Lu Qing. Lu Qing used the same trick again, dismembering the man's arms and legs, having Zhu Yu drug him, and then changing into the bandit's "waitress" clothes.

To be on the safe side, Lu Qing also put a fake skin on the bandit's face while the Fu brothers were out again.

It must be admitted that his technique of applying fake skin was truly exquisite. Although it could not be said to be exactly the same, after he applied it, the person who originally looked completely different from Lu Qing actually looked somewhat similar to him at first glance.

If someone were staring at you during the day, you definitely wouldn't mistake it for the real thing, and there would be no way to pass it off as genuine. However, in a dimly lit place, especially if you're in a hurry, it would be enough to fool the other person.

The same method was used on the runes and talismans. After the four of them had finished, the rune swaggered downstairs first. Seeing that there was no one guarding downstairs, the other three left the room. The four of them slipped out of the inn as quickly as possible and headed out of the manor in the night.

Midway through their journey, they encountered a group of drunken bandits. Zhu Yu was startled, but the group was so intoxicated that their vision was blurred, and they were also dressed in the bandit clothes from the inn. So, they just mumbled something at Zhu Yu, seemingly teasing her.

Fearing that ignoring the drunkards would only cause them more trouble at this critical moment, Zhu Yu mimicked the proprietress's tone and shouted, "Get the hell out of here!"

A woman who can navigate a bandit's den with ease is definitely not a simple character. The proprietress probably has some status in normal times. After being reprimanded so harshly by Zhu Yu, the drunkards, in their daze, knew to restrain themselves and hurriedly staggered away, no longer daring to make any more drunken jokes.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the four quickly left. After leaving the village, they did not rush to continue their journey. Instead, they found a densely wooded hillside and, after confirming that there were no other ambushes around, rested there temporarily and observed the situation below from a distance.

About an hour later, flames suddenly appeared in the once quiet village at the foot of the mountain. It seemed that two or three houses were on fire, and there were also some chaotic noises, shouts, and screams.

The chaos at the foot of the mountain did not subside until dawn. The fires in the houses that had been set on fire were extinguished, and wisps of gray smoke still rose in the bluish morning light.

Zhu Yu was somewhat surprised. She had assumed that those who had followed them all the way, but only kept a distance and were very cautious in not getting any closer, were people who wanted them to die at the hands of bandits.

Unexpectedly, these people were even more ruthless than she had thought. In order to make the act more convincing, they slaughtered all the bandits as well, creating the illusion that the entire village had been massacred by the bandits, and that Lu Qing and the others were just unlucky to have landed there and thus died along with them.

The four of them waited until it was completely light before moving. The talismans and runes took turns monitoring the situation below the mountain. After daybreak, Zhu Yu finally succumbed to sleepiness and leaned against Lu Qing for a while.

When she woke up again, more than an hour later, Fu Lu was quietly asking Lu Qing if he wanted to wake the madam up for something to eat. When she saw that Zhu Yu was awake, she quickly took out some snacks from her bundle and gave them to Zhu Yu to eat. The night before, when they ran away from that shady inn and the den of thieves, they left the carriage and horses there, but Fu Lu did not leave anything important behind and carried it with her.

Even the few things that Zhu Yu usually likes to eat are no exception.

"Where are the runes?" Zhu Yu took the snacks and water bag from the talisman and looked around with some confusion.

“I’ll have him go and scout around.” Lu Qing helped Zhu Yu unscrew the water bag. “Take this opportunity to eat something. If the surrounding area is safe enough, we’ll go back and check on the situation at the estate.”

Upon hearing that he was going back to visit, Zhu Yu immediately perked up and quickly made some snacks, which he then wolfed down.

Firstly, she was genuinely hungry, and secondly, judging from the sounds and firelight of the previous night, the situation in the village probably wouldn't inspire any appetite.

Therefore, based on her rich past experience, she knew that it was even more important to seize the opportunity to eat and replenish her energy at times like these.

After a while, Fu Wen returned and told Lu Qing that the person who had been following them was now gone, and there were no suspicious figures around them.

Lu Qing was very satisfied with this, and told him to hurry up and eat something. Afterwards, the four of them went down the mountain around noon and made their way back to the manor.

Only half a night had passed, but now the place was completely silent. There was no human voice, and even the barking of dogs that they could hear from time to time when they came before was gone.

As Zhu Yu and his group searched along the way, they discovered that almost all the bandits who had taken over the farmhouses had been killed, and the methods were quite swift and efficient, with their throats slit with a single stroke.

Only a few of these bandits showed signs of resistance; most died without any struggle. Judging from the smell of alcohol mixed with the blood, it was easy to guess that they had been very drunk the night before. Many of them did not even realize that uninvited guests had arrived and died unknowingly at the hands of others.

From this perspective, these bandits are somewhat low-class and probably not a major gang, otherwise they wouldn't be so lacking in basic vigilance.