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Tao'er knew that the three of them were in a very dangerous situation and had no way to escape.

I'd guess this masked man is a bandit leader, or at least a second or third in command.

Tao'er spoke calmly and surprisingly quietly: "Hero, we are just ordinary people passing by, and we don't have much money on us."

If you, sir, desire wealth, we are willing to offer all our possessions, only asking that you spare our lives.

Fortunately, there were some copper coins and loose silver in the package.

The masked man sneered, "Enough with the nonsense!"

get off!"

He moved his knife forward another half step, almost touching Tao'er's clothes, and then snatched the package from Tao'er's hand.

Tao took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

She gently pushed Ayan away and slowly stood up: "Hero, please calm down. We'll get off the car now."

But my younger brother is young, and my husband is frail; I beg you, sir, to show mercy.

The three of them got off the carriage one by one and stood beside it.

Tao'er then realized that there were more than a dozen masked men wielding weapons surrounding them.

Zhao the coachman had already disappeared, clearly having escaped during the chaos.

He probably ran away in fright when he saw bandits blocking the carriage.

The bandits didn't chase him, probably because they thought there wasn't much to gain from the coachman!

However, Tao'er didn't blame the coachman Zhao. After all, who doesn't value their life?

It's normal for people to run away in order to make a living.

"Open the package and see how much silver is inside."

The tall man spoke to another bandit.

"Yes, Second Boss."

Another bandit hurriedly went to search the package.

They then found some copper coins and loose silver.

Tao'er then realized that the person from earlier was the second-in-command.

That makes sense, as leaders generally don't come down from the mountain easily.

I heard that there are five or six hundred bandits in Jingmeng Mountain, which is quite a large group!

"Second Master, that's all. The rest are just some clothes."

"Damn, what a poor bastard!"

"This little bit of copper and silver isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap."

The second-in-command spat and cursed.

"Second-in-command, judging from their clothes, they don't seem to be rich."

However, this woman is quite good-looking. Why not take her back and make her the chief's concubine?

As for this man, let him do the hard labor, emptying chamber pots for us grown men…”

One of the bandits suggested with a smile.

"Hahaha………"

The bandits burst into laughter.

Dongkui was feeling shy, irritable, and angry all at once!

But she could only endure it, keeping a close eye on the bandits.

She had to protect Peach Sister and the young master, and not let them get hurt.

The so-called second-in-command looked them up and down, his gaze finally settling on Tao'er's face: "Although this woman is already a woman, she is quite pretty, just a bit dark-skinned."

"But it doesn't matter, the eldest brother's woman hasn't given birth to a son yet, so we can just take her back to have a son for him."

"Hahaha………"

The bandits burst into laughter again.

Tao'er suppressed her anger and forced a smile, saying, "Heroes, we are just returning home to visit relatives and passing through this esteemed place. We hope you will do us a favor. We have already given you all the money we had earlier."

Please let us go!

I am already a married woman, how can I become your boss's wife!

"That won't work, and besides, I'm ugly; your boss would definitely look down on me."

Another bandit sneered, "Visiting relatives? You're bringing such simple luggage?"

You look more like refugees to me!

Also, don't worry, our boss won't mind if you're ugly, as long as you can give him a son.

As for your husband, he looks weak and lacks any manliness. You'd be better off with our boss; he'll guarantee you'll be begging for mercy on your knees every night.

Then he let out a lewd laugh.

Dongkui suddenly interrupted, "Hey, watch your mouth!"

"If you dare insult my wife again, believe me, I'll smash your head in!"

Dongkui couldn't hold back any longer and shouted at him loudly.

Are you looking for death?

"How dare you insult our second-in-command?"

Another bandit stepped forward, brandishing his knife menacingly.

Tao'er quickly stepped forward, "Big brother, don't be angry. My husband usually dotes on me the most, so he won't tolerate anyone bullying me."

Don't take it to heart.

To be honest, our family has fallen on hard times, and we really need to return to our hometown to rely on relatives.

All the money I had on me was here.

Take this and have a little drink; consider it our way of showing our respect to you.

Why don't you just let us go?

As she spoke, Tao'er took out a money pouch from her bosom and handed it to the leader of the bandits.

The bandit took the money bag and weighed it in his hand, seemingly satisfied, but his gaze still swept back and forth between the three men.

Tao'er thought that if she gave them some silver, they would let them go.

After all, bandits are probably only after money!

Killing them wouldn't do them any good either!

The man called the second-in-command pondered for a moment.

Suddenly, his gaze fell on Ayan: "This little girl is quite fair-skinned. Why don't we take her back? Maybe we can sell her for a good price."

Tao'er was shocked upon hearing this and immediately shielded A-Yan behind her: "No!"

You can take the money, but you can't take the person with you!

"Do you think you can say no?" The bandit grinned and stepped forward, reaching out to grab Ayan.

Tao'er held a stun gun, but hesitated. After all, there were too many of them, and they were armed with large knives. What if...?

After much deliberation, they still dared not gamble, since the three of them couldn't run fast and couldn't escape.

So she quietly put the short stick away again.

Just then, the mallow suddenly moved.

She flashed forward and blocked Tao'er and Ayan's path, holding a dagger in her hand, and shouted, "You are not allowed to touch my wife, and you are not allowed to sell Aying."

Everyone was stunned, including Tao'er.

She never expected that the usually gentle Dong Kui would have such skill and courage.

She only now remembered that Dongkui was originally a bodyguard adopted and raised by the Li family to protect merchant caravans.

She has some martial arts skills, but they aren't particularly impressive.

This girl acted impulsively; isn't this like throwing an egg against a rock?

The bandit leader was clearly taken aback, but quickly regained his composure: "Interesting, so he's a pretty boy who knows kung fu."

I really didn't see that coming.

"But do you think you can take on so many of us all by yourself?"

"My husband..."

Don't do anything reckless...

Tao'er was afraid that she might act impulsively and lose her life here, which would be a huge loss!

"My wife, I won't let them hurt you and Sister Ying."

Winter Mallow whispered to Peach.

"Hahaha………

You really overestimate yourself!

Dongkui remained unfazed: "I can't do it alone, but I can still take you down with me before I die."

"You're after money, why risk your lives?"

Tao sighed inwardly, thinking how naive the girl was!

These bandits were not intimidated by her words at all.

"Brothers, stop wasting time talking to them. Arrest them and take them back to the stronghold. Let the chief decide what to do!"

The second-in-command didn't bother with words and quickly threw a dart, knocking the dagger out of Dongkui's hand.

Tao'er didn't expect that there would be a dart master among these people. These bandits from Jingmeng Mountain are not simple!

Luckily, I didn't make any rash moves, or I would have been a sitting duck.

Tao'er supported Dongkui, whose right hand was injured, and whispered in her ear, "Don't force it! Listen to my instructions!"

An hour later, they were blindfolded and led to a mountain stronghold with the words "Tiger Head Stronghold" written on it.