noffsinger Chapter 964 Scared off
Chapter 964 Scared off
The long run left him breathless.
But the fact that his prey almost escaped made him even angrier.
As they drew closer, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue, though terrified, still took out the large knife that was hidden under the carriage shaft.
The two stood behind Qin Lang, their breathing becoming rapid with tension.
Lu Qingqing, who was at the very back, had already taken out her bowstring and quiver.
However, the alley was rather dark.
Only the lanterns hanging in front of Qin Lang's carriage emitted a faint light, barely enough to make out the figures of the men.
She stood on the carriage shaft, aiming at the figures of the men ahead.
At this moment, Qin Lang spoke up.
"Brothers in front, if you have any needs, you can make a request."
If we can resolve this without resorting to violence, it will be better for both sides, don't you think?
Upon hearing Qin Lang's words, the man paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Don't let your height fool you, you're not just someone who knows how to act recklessly."
Here's what we'll do: leave your grain and wagons behind, and I'll let you go.
However, there is one condition: you must not report to the authorities after you leave.
"If the authorities come after us, you can forget about living in Dongyuan City from now on!"
Qin Lang sensed the greed in his words, gripped the Tang sword in his hand, and remained silent.
He didn't want to take action in the city, since Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue were both there, and disposing of the bodies would be troublesome.
But these people are clearly not reasonable, so there's no need to waste time talking nonsense.
"Do it!"
Lu Qingqing had been waiting for these words, and the moment Qin Lang uttered them, the arrow shot out.
The light was too dim, and she could only make out the figures of the people in the front row.
Therefore, she aimed her first arrow at the man who was most exposed in the light.
With a whistle, an arrow struck the neck of a man in front.
He collapsed without even uttering a sound.
Upon seeing this, the leading man panicked.
He was quick-witted and soon realized that the problem was with the lantern's light.
He quickly ran a few steps to the left, disappearing into the darkness.
The sudden arrows disrupted his plans.
At this moment, Lu Qingqing's hands did not stop moving.
The second arrow followed immediately, striking the second man in the neck.
Now, all the men realized what was happening.
They hurriedly dodged to the side, and within seconds they were all hidden in the darkness.
In his panic, one of the men whispered a question to the leader.
"Boss, they have a sharpshooter. We've already lost two brothers. What are we going to do?"
The man in the lead was also somewhat flustered.
In this situation, sending your men to charge forward would only result in severe losses.
But thinking about all that grain that had just been loaded onto the truck, it was heartbreaking to think he should just give it up.
Just as he was hesitating, Lu Qingqing's third arrow arrived.
With this arrow, she only defined the area.
Unexpectedly, the group of men were huddled together, and the arrow struck one of them in the arm.
The man screamed in pain, clutching his arm and yelling in agony.
At this moment, the leader finally spotted Lu Qingqing shooting the arrow.
He stared intently at the figure whose face he couldn't make out for a few moments, then hissed:
"Let's go, let's retreat!"
Before he finished speaking, a group of men had already run away, hiding in the shadows against the wall.
Seeing this, the leader quickened his pace and fled.
Old Zhuang and Sun Yue, who were standing at the front, never expected that this group of people would just run away like that!
Both of them were prepared to fight these people.
Unexpectedly, Qingqing only shot three arrows before they ran away in fright.
Actually, neither Old Man Zhuang nor Sun Yue realized it.
Their previous targets were those who had run out of water and food and were on the verge of extinction.
These were refugees who had to fight and rob for food in order to survive.
The men from earlier, though better equipped, didn't fight as hard as the refugees.
Seeing the men escape, the two men breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Qin Lang went forward to check and confirmed that the two people were dead. He then told Lu Qingqing about it.
Looking at the corpse on the ground, Old Man Zhuang was also somewhat conflicted.
"Qingqing, what should we do with these two corpses?"
Leaving it like this might cause trouble!
But if we take it with us, we have nowhere to put it!
When we leave the city, the soldiers will definitely check us. If they find anything, we'll be in trouble!