Chapter 663: The Person Behind the Band of Robbers (4)_1
One of them said, "Those bandits might not necessarily be mere bandits. The people we dealt with these past few nights could very well be part of their group. Miss Mo’s place must be guarded tonight. Let’s split up; half will follow her, and half will stay behind just in case. We must ensure the safety of Miss Mo and her family."
No sooner had the voice faded, the others, in a silent agreement, split into two rows, expressing their compliance through their actions.
Unaware of the ten additional people following behind them, or that during their nights of peaceful sleep, guards from the Hidden Guard had already encountered several groups with malicious intent, the father and daughter walking from the back door to the back mountain were oblivious to it all.
To save time and rescue people quickly, Mo Yan mounted Little Flower while Mo Qingze rode on the more stable Golden Beast as it started running. Worried that her father might not adapt to the rapid pace, Mo Yan had the beasts deliberately slow down.
Even with the reduced speed, their pace was akin to that of a galloping horse, which left Mo Qingze, who was unaccustomed to such a wild ride, feeling dizzy to the point of nearly vomiting.
The Dark Guards, however, had a tough time keeping up, relying solely on light footwork and their legs to follow. They quickly lost sight of the two and the five beasts, but fortunately, they left clear traces which the guards followed without losing track of them.
Knowing Yuhua Mountain was fraught with danger and that the bandits’ hideout was some distance from Liu Yang Village, it wasn’t deep within the mountains but on the outskirts far from the village, where there were no settlements, and the mountain tops weren’t high, minimizing the chances of encountering large wild beasts.
In less than fifteen minutes of running, the beasts gradually slowed their pace, and eventually, they were tiptoeing around, careful not to disturb the birds perched in the trees above, lest the bandits notice.
Stealthily climbing a small hill, the father and daughter could see a bonfire at the hill’s base and a group of bandits drinking and feasting around it. Although the children were not in sight, faint cries could be heard.
Behind the bandits, several tents were pitched, clearly indicating that this group either had arrived that day, planning to survey the area before striking, or had already been there for a few days, ready to act at any moment.
Mo Qingze roughly estimated the number of people, finding there were as many as fifty, each robust. Could the five beasts take on ten each?