Chapter 2589 - 2588: Bandits
After a moment of reflection, Ling Feng stood up, went out the door, and arrived in the courtyard.
The village was peaceful and harmonious. Standing under the big tree, breathing in the fresh air, his mood finally eased from the longing for his family.
After a while, Ling Baoguo still hadn’t returned, but a figure hurriedly ran back from the village entrance.
This person was also a villager from Shiliu Village, but since it wasn’t the original village, Ling Feng didn’t know him.
However, the villager recognized him. Seeing Ling Feng in the courtyard from afar, this person quickly ran in: "It’s good you’re here, Mr. Ling!"
Hearing this, Ling Feng was momentarily stunned and asked, "What’s wrong? Has something happened?"
"Yes, yes. We just came back from the market, and a group of bandits blocked our way just outside the town!" the man said, panting.
Ling Feng’s heart sank upon hearing this. He immediately asked, "Bandits in the Li Dynasty?"
"Yes, they don’t know when they showed up; we’ve never heard of them before!"
The villager took a breath and then added, "The main problem is that Doctor Ling’s wife and sister-in-law were captured by them!"
"What!"
Ling Feng’s eyebrows shot up upon hearing this!
Tang Wan and Tang Man were practically like family to him. Hearing that the two were captured by bandits, Ling Feng was, of course, anxious!
Seeing him exude an aura of killing intent, the villager shivered: "Mr. Ling, there’s no need to be too anxious. Some villagers have already gone to report to the town mayor, who will surely send soldiers to capture those bandits!"
"Got it. You wait here. When Ling Baoguo comes back, tell him the situation and let him know not to worry. I’ll go check it out!"
Ling Feng said this, and then he soared into the sky, reaching mid-air!
The villager lifted his head, and Ling Feng was already flying far away.
Ling Feng was desperate. With the bandits kidnapping Tang Wan and Tang Man, without a doubt, they were after the women’s beauty!
He was afraid that if he arrived late, the two women would be humiliated by those bandits.
So, not only did Ling Feng expand his divine sense, but his flying speed reached its peak. In a moment, he flew over the town.
His divine sense rapidly scanned a fifty-kilometer area, and anyone moving outside was projected into Ling Feng’s mind!
He discarded single or small groups as targets, since the villager had said there were many bandits!
A minute later, Ling Feng’s divine sense locked onto a group of people!
This group was walking in a valley, each one of them shabby-looking men, with haggard faces and seeming malnutrition!
Among these people, Tang Wan, Tang Man, and two other women were tied with ropes, being dragged by several men!
The women’s eyes were filled with terror, wanting to resist but unable to overcome the men’s strength, being forcibly dragged into the mountains.
Seeing this scene, Ling Feng squinted his eyes, and killing intent arose!
The distance wasn’t very far. The bandits had only run about ten miles since leaving town, having taken the women less than half an hour ago.
Ling Feng flew directly in that direction, then took out Kai Tian, God Slayer, and the Blade of the Apocalypse, ready to attack at any moment!
He flashed over, arrived above, and issued a booming shout, causing the bandits below to shiver and halt!
Ling Feng’s eyes burned with fury, but he didn’t rush to kill. After landing on the ground, he sternly shouted: "Release them!"
His presence was like a god descending, stunning the bandits.
Though they heard Ling Feng’s order, none of them moved to untie the ropes binding the four women!
At this time, Tang Man called out: "Brother Ling, save me!"
"Don’t worry, it’ll be alright!"
Ling Feng squinted his eyes, threading through the bandits to reach the four women.
Without using a knife, he simply pinched with his hand and broke the ropes instantly.
The bandits still dared not move, staring wide-eyed at this scene.
Having rescued the four women, Ling Feng turned his head to look around, and asked in a deep voice: "Who is the leader here?"
"..."
The bandits glanced at each other without speaking.
Then Tang Wan pointed at a bearded man: "It’s him. They were all calling him boss just now!"
Ling Feng turned to look at the bearded man, noticing his face had turned ashen, and walked over coolly: "How dare you! Under the rule of the Li Dynasty, there are scum like you!"
The bearded man had never seen such a spectacle before. Ling Feng exuded killing intent, with three gleaming weapons floating behind him, and the man was stupefied!
Seeing Ling Feng approaching, the man’s survival instincts suddenly kicked in, as he waved his hands and said: "Big, big brother, don’t kill me, don’t kill me!"
"Before I kill you, be clear about what’s going on. Speak, why are you bandits? What do you want with these women?"
Although Ling Feng wanted to kill, he didn’t act hastily. His mindset had grown much since before.
The bearded man tremblingly said upon hearing this: "We, we used to be villagers. Life was unbearable, so we took to the hills. Capturing these women was... was to offer them to the great king."
"What great king?" Ling Feng asked.
"It’s, it’s our leader. He’s very powerful, and if we disobey, he’ll kill us!" the bearded man said, dropping to his knees.
As soon as he said this, the other bandits followed suit, kneeling and echoing his words.
Hearing this, Ling Feng squinted his eyes: "So your great king was also a former villager?"
"No, when we started as bandits, we were just clearing land in the mountains for subsistence, but then the great king and his followers arrived. We became his underlings. Any disobedience was met with beatings or worse, and they even killed those who didn’t surrender!" the bearded man explained.
"Is that so?"
Ling Feng squinted his eyes and took a deep breath.
If Li Chunxi and his daughter knew about this, they’d probably be infuriated?
Originally thinking their kingdom was harmonious, it turned out there were still spots of oppression and savagery!
Ling Feng squinted his eyes and said to the bearded man: "Your one-sided words aren’t credible. Lead me to your lair and if it’s true, you might escape death!"
After finishing, he turned to look at Tang Wan and the others: "Don’t be afraid, I’ll have the spaceship take you back first!"
He then took a miniature spaceship out of the space ring.
Among the women, only Tang Man showed a face of delight, as she had wanted to ride the spaceship for a long time but never had the chance!