Chapter 16: Lucky Encounters with "Fellow Travelers" (Part II)
As soon as he made a move, he killed his boss, and in the blink of an eye, he cleared out all his archers, and the remaining strongmen were immediately shocked by this group of opponents who suddenly appeared behind him. So much so that although they still have a three-to-one advantage in numbers, they have lost their fighting spirit, and they no longer have the intention of snatching property, but are thinking about how to get out of the current situation. As the woman in white and her hand approached step by step, the strong men's desire to escape as soon as possible became stronger and stronger. Zuihou, I don't know who shouted, all the strongmen scattered with a bang, fled into the dense forest on both sides of the road, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the situation suddenly reversed in front of him, the originally dangerous situation took a 180-degree turn in an instant. If it weren't for the corpses of the strongman leader and his archers still lying on the ground, Liu Pinglan and his party would even suspect that they were dreaming. However, it was the woman in white who suddenly appeared and the group of men behind her who behaved extremely strongly, which made the Liu family's family members and guards not relax their vigilance while being shocked.
Speaking of which, although the group of people on the opposite side drove away the strongmen who blocked the road and robbed, it was still between the two whether they were friends or foes. After all, this kind of thing "black eats black" often happens on the green forest road. Who knows if the group of guys on the other side have a private grudge against the strongmen who robbed the road just now, and want to snatch their big "fat sheep" from the other party.
Seeing that the guards of the Liu family were still holding knives and sticks, and there was no change in the formation arranged around their vehicles, how could the woman in white on the opposite side not guess the reason why they were doing this. Although it is rare for her to be a chivalrous and righteous person, the result not only did not get the gratitude of the other party, but made the other party more like a great enemy than when she faced the robber strongman, which made her a little angry. However, this feeling of grievance existed for a moment, and then it was replaced by the thought of rushing away. Now the eldest brother is waiting for news from him in Changsha Mansion, where does he have so much time to waste his feelings on such a meaningless thing. If it weren't for the fear that this group of strongmen would threaten his companions who were resting two miles away, and seeing that the strongman had an unpleasant look on his head and was talking nonsense there with a broken gong voice, he would not have meddled in his affairs and came out to clean him up. Therefore, the woman in white just smiled at the Liu family's guards, then waved her hand at her subordinates very chicly, and led them straight to the direction where Liu Pinglan and his party came, not caring at all about the Liu family's family members who were very wary of themselves and their subordinates.
Just when the woman in white walked twenty steps away from her team, Liu Pinglan, who had not shown up in the car, suddenly lifted the curtain and shouted at the woman in white: "Girl, please stay." After saying that, he ignored the objections of the old butler, got off the ox cart, and walked quickly towards the woman in white.
Regarding the concerns of the old housekeeper and the family, Liu Pinglan naturally knows it. When the woman in white walked past her convoy without any unusual behavior, she even breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she had escaped. However, it was precisely because of the relaxation of her mood that she thought more and thought more comprehensively. In her opinion, the woman in white opposite and her subordinates first saved their group from the hands of the robber strongman, and then they didn't care that they didn't have any gratitude from the beneficiary, so they waved their hands and prepared to leave with their subordinates, which not only showed generosity and carelessness, but also showed that they had no ill will towards themselves. The road to Langzhou is still far away, and the land of Hunan has just experienced war, and the road is not quiet, and the strong Liliang shown by the woman in white can be used to shelter herself from the wind and rain and ensure the safety of her own group. What's more, the strongmen who blocked the road and robbed were only shocked by the strength of the woman in white, and they scattered and fled when their own leaders were killed, and the dragons were leaderless and their morale was completely lost. Once the woman in white and her men are far away, God knows if those strong men will turn back and continue to rob themselves. Therefore, Liu Pinglan decided to get out of the car and show up, thank the woman in white, and try to pull a relationship to seek a safety guarantee for her next trip.
Hearing Liu Pinglan's call, the woman in white stopped, turned around and asked, "What did the girl call me?" ”
Liu Pinglan walked a few steps to the woman in white, first gave a solemn salute, and then said: "If it weren't for the girl and the strong men to come to the rescue, I'm afraid that the little girl and the little girl's family would have become the ghost under the knife of the strongman who blocked the way at this time." The little girl was in a trance because she couldn't adapt to the change of situation for a while, so she couldn't thank the girl immediately, and hoped that the girl wouldn't be surprised. After speaking, Liu Pinglan gave a deep salute to the woman in white.
Although the girl was not very old in front of the meeting, her speech and demeanor were very decent, and she took the initiative to apologize to herself, and the unhappiness in the heart of the woman in white disappeared without a trace. She helped Liu Pinglan up and said, "The girl is serious. As the saying goes, 'when the road is uneven, draw a sword to help', since my subordinates and I have encountered this kind of thing, there is naturally no reason to stand idly by. Otherwise, I am sorry for my conscience and my ability. Besides, driving away those strongmen is just a gesture, and I really can't afford to be a girl. ”
"As the saying goes, 'receive the grace of a little water, and repay it with a spring', the girl and all the strong men who save me are equal to being in danger, and it is a gift, even if it is a gift of gold, it cannot be repaid in case." Liu Pinglan, who was trying to get close to the other party, naturally would not let go easily, and continued.
"It's a trivial matter, so why worry about it. Besides, the main reason why I led my men to drive away the strongmen was that my own convoy was resting two miles away. Failure to get rid of the strongmen who stand in the way is also a threat to our own convoy. Whether there are girls here or not, those strong men will be the targets of me and my men. Therefore, the girl does not have to dwell on this, let alone say anything in return. The woman in white, who was anxious to join her convoy, hoped that her coldness would end the conversation as soon as possible.
"Where did the girl come from?" Liu Pinglan continued to hold on to the words, "Although 'great kindness is not thankful', the grace of saving lives is like reconstruction, and such a favor must not be repaid." He also asked the girl to leave her name and address, and when the little girl rushed to Langzhou, she reported that her uncle, who was the magistrate there, knew about it, and sent someone to thank her. Liu Pinglan is still sticking to her intentions.
Hearing that the other party's uncle was serving as a magistrate in Langzhou, the woman in white couldn't help but move in her heart, and immediately changed her goal of getting rid of the entanglement of the opposite group as soon as possible, and taking her subordinates to Changsha to join her brother. Instead, he pretended to be surprised very naturally and professionally: "The girl is going to Langzhou, but this is a coincidence." Don't tell the girl that these companions and I were originally going to Langzhou to complete a transaction, but I didn't expect to be fellow travelers with the girl. That being the case, it is better for us to meet together and go to Langzhou together, and we can take care of them along the way. ”
Hearing that the woman in white and her subordinates on the opposite side were also planning to go to Langzhou, and made a request to go with her, Liu Pinglan's heart suddenly blossomed. In her opinion, since the two sides are on the same road, as long as there is such a strong Liliang by her side, it is very safe to go to Changsha and even cross Dongting Lake to Langzhou. Therefore, she agreed to the other party's suggestion to join forces and go to Langzhou together.