Those Bandits Want You to Walk Right into the Tiger's Jaws!

Zhou Wanwan did find this kind of thing quite annoying. Looking at the surrounding trees, she said, "How about we kill them and use them as fertilizer?"

Liu Su'e turned pale with fright. "Oh dear! Girl, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Liu Xiuyuan, who was standing nearby, coughed and said, "Heaven cherishes life, so why don't we let them go?"

"Yes, yes, Little Ancestor, we were wrong, we really know we were wrong. How about this? We'll send someone back to redeem us, okay?"

"Yes, our mountain stronghold is really rich. If they knew we'd been arrested, they'd definitely be willing to pay up."

Zhou Wanwan's eyes lit up. "You mean, your mountain stronghold is very rich? Tell me in detail, how rich is your stronghold?"

The third leader coughed and said:

"I'm not bragging, but our village is the largest village in the surrounding area."

The grain bins in the village were piled higher than the mountain walls, with enough rice, wheat and other grains to feed hundreds of people for a whole year. The amount of cured meat and dried goods in the cellars was countless.

Gold ingots and silver coins were locked in the storeroom; strings of copper coins alone could fill half a room.

He continued to boast:

"We divide our missions into three levels according to their difficulty. The first-level mission is to intercept wealthy merchants' caravans. A single mission can net us at least a thousand taels of silver. If they are carrying precious jewels or jade, the profit can be two or three times that."

The second-class mission was to escort nearby caravans on dangerous routes, earning three to five hundred taels of silver as a guarantee—a low-risk, stable income.

The third-class tasks were to help the mountain people recover their stolen goods, or to collect some grain and livestock.

Last month, we intercepted a shipment of salt merchants from Jiangnan and brought back three thousand taels of silver. The brothers hadn't missed a single month of feasting and drinking!

Zhou Wanwan squinted and asked, "Is your village really that powerful?"

"Of course. Or I can take you there. It's not far from here. We came by carriage today, which took about an hour."

"We received 1200 taels from them this time. We thought it would be a small task, but who knew it would turn out like this," the third leader said, looking at Zhou Wanwan.

Zhou Wanwan looked at Liu Xiuyuan, "Throw all this medicine powder into the river in Jiang Family Village. I'll take some men and go with them to check out the mountain stronghold."

Liu Xiuyuan frowned and said, "Miss, I think..."

"It's none of your opinion, it's just my opinion. The entire hunting party, step forward and come with me!"

The third leader smiled and said, "I'll take you there right away..."

He turned around, his face full of sinister smiles, and the bandits beside him also showed strange smiles.

Zhou Wanwan followed the bandits toward the carriage. The big trees kept calling out to her, "Silly girl, you're really brave. Don't go there. I've heard of Azure Dragon Mountain Stronghold. They say it's very powerful."

"Those bandits are trying to lure you into the lion's den! Can't you stop being so foolish?"

"Hey! You brat, are you deaf? We're still waiting for your water!"

Zhou Wanwan ignored them and got into the carriage.

As Liu Dalang drove the cart, he said, "Wanwan, are we really going to go to the bandits' den with them? Isn't that a one-way trip?"

Liu Erlang was also terrified. "Wanwan, you'd better think this through! There are only a few dozen of us."

"Yes, I think... we'd better not go. These bandits are vicious and cruel; how could we possibly be a match for them?" Zhou Qinghe said anxiously.

Zhou Wanwan lay directly on the carriage and said:

"This carriage is quite well-designed; it's even covered with a fur mat, probably made of fox fur."

The interior walls of the carriage were lined with cotton padding; wow, it must be so comfortable to lie down there.

Zhou Qingyan chuckled and said:

"You have to trust Wanwan, she definitely has a plan in mind."

Alright, let's get some sleep first. We still have a tough battle to fight later!

Zhou Wanwan for an hour when she heard Liu Dalang say in a low voice, "The carriage ahead has stopped; we've arrived."

As soon as Zhou Wanwan and the others got out of the car, they saw the third leader blow his whistle, and countless bandits rushed out from all directions and arrested them.

The third leader finally breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Damn it, I almost got into trouble this time. That brat is really something."

I don't even know how I fainted.

Do you know what happened?

"Third Master, how could we know things you don't? But these guys are pretty stupid; at least we caught them."

The third leader smiled and said:

"This village is a bit poor, but their weapons are pretty impressive, tsk tsk tsk..."

I'm also very curious, how exactly did they manage to knock us out?

The third leader led them directly to the mountain stronghold, which was indeed very large, with hundreds of people.

Zhou Wanwan looked around with curiosity and said, "Wow, Third Master, your mountain stronghold is really impressive!"

The third leader looked at her and said, "Little girl, you've got some nerve. Do you know what you're going to face next?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and asked, "What will we face?"

The third leader sneered, "You'll have your neck slit, you'll be thrown into the mountains to be eaten by wolves, or you'll be deep-fried."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him with a half-smile and said:

"Are you telling the truth or not? I'm curious too, especially since we spared your life before!"

"At the very least, you should spare our lives, shouldn't you?"

"Hahaha... This girl is really brave, she didn't even cry."

"Don't worry! As long as you're willing to give us the formula for that medicine, we'll definitely spare you," the third leader said calmly.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "What if I don't want to give you the medicine formula?"

"Then I'll kill you."

The third leader scoffed coldly:

Do you really think I'm joking with you?

I'm talking to you nicely. Give us the medicine formula, and I'll let you off the hook.

As they spoke, they arrived at the main hall of the stronghold. At the front of the hall were three high seats, with dozens of chairs below them, clearly indicating that it was a place for meetings.

The man in the main seat had a loud voice and immediately started yelling, "It's just a small village, why are you so slow in getting things done?"

The third leader quickly stepped forward to reply:

"Brother, we almost got caught by these guys. It was a huge struggle to bring them back."

Especially that little brat, she's got some skills, she almost drugged us all.

I brought her back because I wanted to ask about the medicine's formula.

The bandit leader's face darkened. "What's the use of bringing them back? They've even figured out the location of the stronghold! You're utterly foolish!"

The third leader curled his lip dismissively and said, "Don't worry, brother. These people are all going to die eventually anyway, so it doesn't matter if they find out."

Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said, "We're all going to die anyway, and you still want the formula? Are you dreaming?"