Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 617: The Mighty Red Python (2)_1

Chapter 617: Chapter 617: The Mighty Red Python (2)_1

Seeing how futile the pursuit was, with a distance of four or five li separating them, the leader with the scarred face viciously spat on the ground and cursed through gritted teeth, "Damn it, they’re running too fast. Even if we ran ourselves to death, we couldn’t catch up! Third Brother, quickly notify the men ahead, they must hold those people down, otherwise our brothers don’t stand a chance at survival!"

"Yes, Big Brother!" The man called Third Brother hurriedly responded, taking out two tubular objects from his waist and lighting the fuses on top with a fire match stick.

All of a sudden, the moment they were lit, two dazzling lights shot upward with a whoosh, piercing into the high sky dozens of feet above, instantly streaking through the pitch-black night.

Watching the sparks gradually disappear into the night sky, Scar face chuckled with a sneer, a malicious glint crossing his face, "We’d better hurry and catch up, even if we can’t seize any heads, grabbing some limbs to take back will do. Who knows, if he’s pleased, he might even grant us official status!"

"Haha, Big Brother is far-sighted indeed. When we get official status, those young ladies from wealthy households— we might even have a chance to bed them!"

"Heh, that’s the spirit! I’ve heard long ago that those noble girls aren’t just tender-faced, their whole skin is soft too. If we could have a few in bed, just thinking about it gets me damn excited!"

"..."

The others noisily echoed the sentiments, their words exceptionally lecherous and vulgar.

Scar face felt a feverish excitement listening to them, the lechery in his bloodshot eyes unmistakable, "If you want to sleep with beauties, you’d better fight with all you’ve got, satisfy that guy, or else, prepare to meet the ugly ghosts at King Yama’s!"

"Hehe, Big Brother, with us in action, we’ll make sure those who’ve never seen blood before die with their bodies torn apart. You can rest easy!"

The others laughed and agreed, completely underestimating their target.

It wasn’t that they were arrogant; they simply had no idea that the person they were chasing was Xiao Ruiyuan, with a distinguished record of military accomplishments, nor did they know that among his company were fifty of the Imperial Family’s best Hidden Guards. Had they known, even with a hundred times the courage, they wouldn’t have dared to act so brashly!

Hearing his brothers’ fervent echoes, Scar face envisioned himself dressed in official robes, lounging in the arms of delicate beauties, counting his mountainous riches of gold and silver. In that moment, his heart grew even hotter. He lifted his riding whip high, bellowed, and fiercely struck his horse’s hindquarters, urging it forward in hot pursuit.

Seeing this, the others also brandished their whips and followed with strange cries and yells.

Xiao Ruiyuan and Mo Yan had long since put some distance between them and their pursuers, and since they were on the same level terrain, they hadn’t noticed the two fireworks that had risen into the night sky behind them.

However, in a nearby mountain stronghold not far from them, some people had spotted the unusual sight and quickly informed the others in the village. Amidst urgent horn calls, hundreds of people suddenly surged out from every corner of the stronghold.

Each of these men had a shimmering broadsword slung on their backs and were armed with Strong Crossbows, more lethal than bows and arrows.

Under the leadership of a bearded man, hundreds of them rode tall horses and charged down the mountain with an imposing momentum...

Dabai, blazing like lightning at the forefront, suddenly came to a halt and pricked its ears, attuned to the fray moving toward them. It let out a warning Wolf Howl in the throat.

Red Python at the rear caught on as well, flicking its sanguine tongue, its hissing carrying a peculiar rhythm. Apart from the four beasts, nobody else knew what this strange rhythm signified.