That's right, they didn't succeed in eradicating them. In other words, the Aila Empire once sent troops to suppress the bandits, but they were never able to completely wipe them out!
After all, this mountainous area has a very complex terrain, and it is extremely difficult to wipe out these mountain bandits who are familiar with the environment!
Perhaps, existence is its own justification. The existence of these bandits and robbers also serves a purpose; at least for some people, it is a perfectly reasonable existence!
There are many people with extremely high power who control one, two, or even more bandit groups here, using these groups to achieve their own goals.
It's not just about money; there are other ulterior motives involved!
In such a complicated place, most people are escorted when they come here, unless they are just ordinary passersby who have nothing to gain.
If it is a nobleman, then there will definitely be an escort!
However, at this moment, there seemed to be two noble young masters and ladies in a carriage, and there was no one else around the carriage except for the two nobles and the coachman, just the three of them.
The carriage looked quite dilapidated on the outside, but the two noble young men and women inside were dressed very elegantly!
If the intention was to disguise oneself as an ordinary person, then one should at least change into ordinary clothes; that way, there would be a chance of fooling the robbers.
In other words, these two noble young men and women had no intention of hiding their identities. The question is why they came here alone without an escort, and why they were in such a dilapidated carriage.
The reason is actually very simple. Once you know who these two noblemen's young masters and ladies are, you'll understand!
These two young masters and ladies were none other than Ye Lang and his Puppet Girl. No one knew that the Puppet Girl was a puppet, and she was wearing the noble lady's clothes that Ye Lang had given her.
This also meant that Ye Lang received a lot of attention along the way, constantly drawing people's attention, mainly because of the Puppet Girl, which made him get more noticed.
The Puppet Girl now has a new code name: Ye KuiRui. Kuirui means puppet, which shows that Ye Lang was indeed too lazy to come up with a name.
However, under normal circumstances, Ye Lang would call her Xiao Rui!
It seems he's recently taken to calling people "little something" or "little something"...
"Young Master, young lady, why didn't you call some mercenaries and guards?" The coachman asked the people inside the carriage nervously, driving the carriage with some fear.
The coachman had never seen such a scene before, and there were no guards or mercenaries present!
"We don't need it, don't worry. If anything happens, we'll protect you!" Ye Lang said nonchalantly, while Xiao Rui sat calmly to the side without moving.
Hmm, considering what the coachman thought, these two Young Masters and ladies are far too calm!
Especially that young lady, she was completely motionless!!
The coachman was unaware that without Ye Lang's orders, this young lady would not budge an inch even if Mount Tai collapsed before her.
"Young Master, don't say I'm disloyal. If I'm discovered, I'll be the first to run," the coachman said honestly.
"I won't blame you, but I suggest you stay. If you run away, it will definitely upset people, and the consequences could be severe!" Ye Lang said kindly.
What Ye Lang said was also true. If they were surrounded now, and the coachman made such a move, he would definitely be hacked to death by those bandits.
However, when people reach that point, they won't care about so much. Even now, the driver feels that staying would be much more dangerous...
"Staying here is suicide, running away might give us a chance!! I hope God will protect us and keep those bandits away from our broken-down cart!" The driver prayed to God.
If Ye Lanyu and the others were here at this moment, they would definitely think that the driver should ask Ye Lang for protection, or at least have him say that he is safe and sound. That would be much more effective than praying to God.
This doesn't mean Ye Lang will protect him, but rather that with Ye Lang's luck, whatever he says will come true; he seems more accurate than a prophet.
At this point, Ye Lanyu and the others would definitely stop Ye Lang from saying something, such as wanting to see what the bandits looked like...
"Others might not notice, but we might accidentally bump into someone being robbed. Some things are meant to be yours, and you can't avoid them!"
Yes, that's exactly it. We can't let him say it!
Etc...
Just now, it seemed that the one who said those words was— Ye Lang!
This is getting interesting!!
"Young Master, you're joking. Even if someone else gets robbed, what does it matter? It's none of our business. We can just watch from a distance or turn around and leave!" The coachman, unaware of Ye Lang's power, continued to discuss the matter with him.
"My biggest fear is that they won't let us leave, but you can escape far away then, I can handle it!" Ye Lang said nonchalantly. "Actually, I also want to see what bandits are like. If I could, I'd like to be a bandit myself! It's a really interesting profession!!"
"..." Even if the coachman didn't know Ye Lang's power, he didn't dare to say anything more after hearing Ye Lang's words, because he was afraid that if he continued to speak, the Young Master in front of him might actually carry out his plan and rob him first!
And before long, it seemed that the prophet Ye Lang's prediction was coming true!
"Young Master, young lady, let's run!" The coachman suddenly stopped the carriage and said to Ye Lang and his companion, because he saw a group of bandits attacking a caravan ahead.
Upon closer inspection, the convoy was empty. Or rather, most of the living people were dead, except for a boy about the same age as Ye Lang, who was trapped in the center of the bandits and fighting.
This young man seemed to be a master; every move he made was very skillful, both offensively and defensively. However, the coachmen couldn't understand his moves, but they knew he was a master.
It wasn't that this boy was fighting so many people by himself; rather, there were many corpses at the boy's feet, clearly killed by him.
If these bandits were all mediocre, then this so-called young master wouldn't be any particularly outstanding either. However, judging from his skills in attacking these people, he seems to be quite extraordinary!
There are generally only two explanations for this situation. One is that the bandit group came here to rob and happened to encounter the unexpected young master, resulting in a stalemate. The other is that the bandit group knew that the young man was a master, and their goal was the young man or something here.