Chapter 42: There are Still Survivors

never ones riding horses!""That's right, even the fastest messengers at the county office wouldn't have this many horses. I think it's most likely soldiers from the prefectural government.""Oh oh, her...Through the hole, I saw four masked men in the courtyard. They were holding short knives and approaching cautiously.

Yang Lin took a slow, deep breath to steady himself. He drew his crossbow string tight, aimed the arrow through the gap in the wood, and focused on the hooded figure leading the way.

Within ten meters, he was confident he could hit his target with one arrow!

However, right now there's only him. At most he can take out one more before the rest probably flee in terror.

But what he wanted was to leave all those who dared to provoke him!

This battle not only has to be won, but it has to be a resounding victory. We need to demonstrate our strength and make those wolves understand the consequences of provoking us!

The arrow was aimed at the masked man, Yang Lin glanced back at Li Yuy Yao and Liao Hongying.

The two of them had also stood up and were now stringing their crossbows.

Li Yuyáo湊到楊林這邊，不等楊林指揮，就已將弩箭伸出了孔洞，對準了外麵。

The whole process was calm and composed.

So skilled, she must have been practicing during her night watch.

However, what surprised Yang Lin even more was over at Liao Hongying's place.

She gave Yang Lin a gesture, like a veteran who had been on the battlefield, and came alone to the door. She shot an arrow through the hole in the door panel and then nodded at Yang Lin, indicating that he could act at any time.

Four people were outside, very close to the door.

Including the eldest sister, everyone held their breath, waiting for Yang Lin's order.

Three people, three crossbows, after a volley of arrows, at least three will be left!

Such a result is already good. As for the last one, whether it can be kept or not depends on luck.

Just as Yang Lin took a deep breath and was about to order the shots fired...

A loud shout suddenly came from outside the door!

Run! Run away!

"Yang Lin! Liu Di is going to kill you! Run away quickly!"

Yang Lin's heart suddenly jumped into his throat.

But he was stunned at once.

Because the one shouting was one of the four masked men.

What's the situation

"Damn it! I knew you wouldn't do it. You bastard, ruining my business, looking for death!"

The scarred man, wielding a short knife, stabbed the masked figure beside him without hesitation.

"Poof!"

The person swayed and immediately fell to the ground.

Even as he fell, he still cried out "Run!", but his voice was weak, and soon he grew still.

"Brothers, Wang Laosan has messed things up for us. We've alerted the enemy. Time is of the essence, charge in and kill them all!"

Having been exposed, Dao Scar Face was quite decisive. He shook the blood off his short blade and stopped hiding, striding towards the door.

Meanwhile...

"Shoot!!"

Yang Lin shouted loudly.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh—"

Three piercing cries echoed through the air, followed by three pitch-black death arrows that shot out from the holes in the windows and doors, disappearing into the darkness.

In a flash, before Scarface could even react, his body stiffened abruptly.

"Ah—!"

Three screams, almost sounding at the same time.

The scarred man's face contorted in pain as he lowered his head in disbelief, staring at the short arrow that had pierced his chest. Shock and fear were etched across his features before his body slumped to the ground with a thud.

Three arrows, all hits!

Three people almost fell to the ground at the same time! “Wait a minute! Don’t go out yet, string your bows and arrows!”

Yang Lin hurriedly shouted.

Although he knew the other party, unaware of his possession of a crossbow, had sent four people to kill him, which was more than enough, they probably wouldn't have prepared any backup.

But whether or not they are prepared is their business, being prepared is your business.

After waiting for a while, there was still no movement outside. Yang Lin then said, "I'll go out, you two cover me."

Yang Lin held a nocked crossbow in one hand, slowly pushed open the door, and stepped outside.

As Yang Lin walked closer to the masked person, his heart finally started pounding wildly.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person. He had never been on a battlefield nor killed anyone.

Even when his life was on the line, he managed to remain calm.

But now, the crisis has been resolved. There are only four corpses left in the yard, and he also feels a chill down his spine, fearing what could have happened.

But even so, he still took a deep breath and forced himself to remain calm.

Because he knew that even though he had never seen blood before, he was an ordinary person, he was now the head of the family, the only man in the house, and their only pillar of support!

So, no matter what, you should never be afraid.

While breathing calmly, Yang Lin's mind was rapidly plotting.

First, he endured the discomfort and checked the condition of these four people.

Upon checking, Yang Lin was startled.

The masked man who shouted at him to run is still alive.

Among the remaining three masked men, there was even one who had only been shot in the thigh and was still breathing!

The remaining two were hit right in the chest with arrows, they died instantly.

"Hurry, find some rope! There's still one alive!"

With a crossbow trained on the masked man's thigh, Yang Lin cried out.

And at that moment, the sleeping women all woke up in a daze, but they still didn't know what had happened.

After waking Yang Lin, the elder sister was at a loss. Hearing Yang Lin's shout, she frantically searched for a rope, trembling and holding a bundle of rope, she rushed over.

Li Yuyáo and Liao Hóngyīng also came out with their crossbows, keeping watch on the surroundings while helping Yang Lín tie up the prisoner.

Just now, Yang Lin has had some ideas.

If all four of them died, that would be a good outcome as well.

But now that there are survivors, we should make the most of it!

At that time, there was flickering firelight in the distance, and voices could be heard.

Some villagers heard the commotion and are rushing over here.

"Quickly, draw all the arrows! And for now, keep the crossbows hidden!"

Yang Lin spoke, not caring whether the living man would bleed to death. He directly pulled the crossbow arrow out of his thigh.

"Ah—!"

The Masked Man let out a cry of pain before waking up. Just as he was about to struggle, he realized he was tied up tight.

"Spare my life, spare my life! It was Liu the landowner who made me do it. I don't know anything, please spare my life!"

Before Yang Lin could even question him, the man confessed to everything.

Actually, Yang Lin could guess it without even asking.

He had only offended so many people, Liu the Landlord, Zhou's family in the county town, and the son of Zhao the County Magistrate who had been beaten by them.

The young master of the Zhao family may not even know who punched him to this day, and although the Zhou family disliked him, there was no conflict of interest after all.

Only Liu, the landowner, truly hated him to his bones!

To cut off someone's source of income is like killing their parents!

Although he didn't intentionally target the Liu family, by lending money to the poor and preventing them from selling their land, he harmed the interests of the wealthy landowners like Mr. Liu.

Especially yesterday's move to pull the rug out from under, it is tantamount to a declaration of war!

Therefore, it's easy to imagine that Liu Di Zhu would be desperate enough to retaliate!

"Ah——!"

At that moment, screams rose and fell in waves.d.Although he was still unsure of the other party's identity and didn't want to act rashly, being so ignored by a woman also made Yang Lin somewhat angry.Purple didn't heed Yang Lin's words, but her g...