However, given the current situation, it seems more likely that the former is true!
Simply because if the bandit gang had known, they wouldn't have ambushed and robbed here, and they wouldn't have suffered so many losses!
Therefore, this boy should be an unexpected factor, just like Ye Lang and the other two, they were all unexpected factors, a coincidence!
"Why run? We've been spotted. Let's stay here and give them whatever they want," Ye Lang said, pointing ahead.
At this point, some of the bandits had already come over. If they ran now, they would definitely be chased and killed, which could cause unnecessary accidents.
Anyway, Ye Lang was a very cooperative Young Master who was robbed. He would give the robbers money if they wanted it. He had plenty of money and was just worried about where to spend it. He was more than happy to have these people help him!
As for life, of course not!
However, Ye Lang's hopes seemed to be dashed. The bandits glanced at the carriage and then at the coachman outside.
Then the bandits walked away disdainfully, leaving only a few people behind, who also said something disdainfully—
"You broken-down carriage, there's no profit in it. Leave some money for the journey and get the hell out of here!"
Clearly, these bandits mistook Ye Lang's carriage for an ordinary person, or even a poor, wretched man. They never imagined that someone would use this as a disguise.
Even if they were to disguise themselves, they would have brought some people with them, not just one horse-drawn carriage!
Having been a bandit for so long, I've learned this lesson the hard way. The people in this carriage are either people with no money to be made and don't need any protection, or people I can't afford to offend and don't need any protection either.
Regardless of the type of person, it's not wrong to collect a small toll. Even those who don't profit from the trip will at least receive some money, and those you can't afford to offend will still be given a little something, so as not to waste time on this.
This time, they encountered someone they couldn't afford to offend, but this person was a bit of an exception; unlike others, he wouldn't just pay a toll and be done with it!
"This is mine..." At this moment, the driver gritted his teeth and took out some of his money to buy safety, but he didn't realize that the money should have been paid by Ye Lang.
At this moment, he just wanted things to end as soon as possible, and he could worry about everything else later!
However, Ye Lang was displeased and shouted outside—
"What? You actually look down on me, a spendthrift young Prodigal Son! You think you can make a fortune off me with just a little toll?"
"?!" Ye Lang's words puzzled the people nearby. They found it very strange, extremely strange!
"Fine, if you look at your poor, pathetic appearance, then you can go ahead! Don't interfere with our entertaining of our important client!" The bandits paused for a moment, then waved their hands and said.
According to their understanding, the person inside must have said something wrong, or is mentally unstable. Yeah, that's it. Let's get rid of this lunatic as soon as possible.
Normally, they might have considered teaching the people in the car a lesson, but they didn't have the time for that now.
The coachman was overjoyed at this situation; he couldn't have been happier. He immediately whipped his horse to leave this troublesome place!
Only--
"What?! You're just letting us pass like this? How can you be such an unprofessional bandit?!" Ye Lang poked his head out and loudly questioned the bandit who had spoken.
"..." Everyone fell silent, exchanging glances to make sure they hadn't misheard, before wondering what the boy meant. Did he want money from them?
What do you call unprofessional robbers? Just look at the situation over there, and you'll see how professional we are. We're not afraid of bloodshed or sacrifice for our robbery business; we're determined to complete this glorious task!
Look at that young master, surrounded and attacked by our valiant bandits, he's already at his last gasp, and looks like he's about to die!
Therefore, we are professionals, that's undeniable!
"Excuse me, everyone, my Young Master often has mental lapses. We'll be leaving right away, right away..." the coachman said alertly, urging the horses to leave.
"Where are you going? Stay here and make your point! Do you look down on me? I'll show you what it means to be rich!!" Ye Lang stopped the coachman, jumped out of the carriage, and Xiao Rui Ye Lang.
"..." The driver looked around and decided to do something.
"Young Master, you can have fun by yourself. This old man can't take it anymore and is leaving!" The coachman abandoned Ye Lang and ran away. This was something they had agreed on beforehand. If anything happened, he would run away, and Ye Lang did not object.
At this moment, the bandits, seeing this situation, would naturally instinctively chase after the coachman, even though they didn't know what purpose it served or what the current situation was.
"Don't move! Let him go, and don't kill him!" Ye Lang pointed at the heavily injured boy in the middle. "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll buy his life. Just tell me how much you want!!"
"Huh?" Everyone who heard this was stunned, not understanding what Ye Lang meant by "buy it".
"Young Master, judging from your attire, you don't seem to be an ordinary person. What you just said is a bit hard to understand. What do you mean?" Although the people on the other side did not stop and continued to fight, some people took charge of Ye Lang's situation and negotiated with Ye Lang.
"I said, tell your people not to make a move yet. I'll buy that person's safety. Name your price!" Ye Lang replied.
"Buy it? What exactly do you want to say?" The bandits still couldn't understand what he meant.
"How can you be so stupid? Just tell me, how much money do you need to let that person go?!" Ye Lang shook his head, as if he had never seen such stupid people.
If people who know Ye Lang knew this, they would burst out laughing. These bandits were actually called stupid by Ye Lang, it was just too funny!
Ye Lang was always the one being called stupid...
"Impossible! He killed so many of our brothers, we will definitely make him pay with his life!!" The bandits shook their heads in refusal.
"Someone once said that there are many things in this world that are not impossible, and that money can solve anything, only that the price is not high enough! I'll offer 100,000 gold coins, and you'll let him go!!" Ye Lang said nonchalantly.
"Hmph! You think we... Wait, what did you say? 100,000 gold coins??" The bandits, who were initially disdainful, were stunned after hearing about the 100,000 gold coins, and this stunned silence quickly spread.