Quickly wear the boss and don’t be cannon fodder

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill in the evening, they sat down to rest on the makeshift straw or quilts.

Each house was a few meters apart, and Su Yan chose the spot closest to the cave entrance, mainly because it would be easier for her to notice any movement around her while sleeping outside.

The mother and her three daughters lay on a pile of hay covered with thin blankets. Although they were physically exhausted, they felt peaceful and serene at that moment.

Everyone was chatting privately, and Su Yan could overhear if she wanted to.

They mostly talked about what they had seen and heard on the mountain that day, and their plans for the future, but Su Yan wasn't very interested.

I'd rather talk to Da Ya and the others more.

“Now that you have left the Li family, I have decided to give you new names,” Su Yan said softly.

Daya immediately sat up, and in the firelight, her expression was one of unprecedented joy.

"Mother, what name are you going to give me?"

Er Ya and San Ya also sat up, craning their necks and staring at her expectantly.

Su Yan thought for a moment and then said, "From now on, Daya will be called Su Hui, Hui meaning intelligent. Erya will be called Su Ying, Ying meaning to stand out. Sanya will be called Su Linglong, Sanya is small and exquisite and looks the cutest."

"Great! Second sister, third sister, I have a name now. My name is Su Hui."

"Big sister, little sister, my name is Su Ying, Ying as in 'standing out'."

"Big sister, second sister, my name has three characters. My name is Su Linglong. It sounds nice."

"Yes, my little sister's name is the most beautiful," Su Hui praised affectionately.

"Yes, yes, my little sister's name is the most unique and the most beautiful."

"My eldest and second eldest sisters have nice names too. We all have names now, that's great."

The three sisters' excited voices were heard by Widow Zhang next door. She smiled knowingly and was happy for them.

Daya, Erya, and Sanya were truly obedient. She never heard the three sisters complain of being tired or hungry along the way. As long as Su Yan kept talking, they wouldn't rest.

Other children could ride in carts, but the two sisters basically always had to walk on their own.

Even adults can't hold on, let alone these two teenagers.

They were skin and bones, even thinner than Zhang Tong. The Li family was truly heartless. They used to dump all the dirty and hard work on the two sisters and didn't even let them eat their fill. Fortunately, Su Yan broke ties with the Li family, otherwise the two sisters would probably be dead long ago.

After chatting for a while, they gradually fell silent. They had never been able to sleep so soundly during their escape.

Although it's deep in the mountains, they won't be in danger as long as there are no wild animals.

Traps were set outside the cave, so wild animals generally couldn't get in.

In the middle of the night, Su Yan was woken up by 999.

999: "I've spotted bandits within a one-kilometer radius that I'm monitoring."

Su Yan: "Which way did they go?"

999: "South".

Su Yan: "Are there many people?"

999: "There are probably around two hundred people."

Those heading south, if they set off tomorrow, will likely encounter those mountain bandits.

Moreover, we don't know if that mountain to the south is their base camp. If it is, we either have to take a detour or try to avoid them by sneaking out at night.

However, in such a year of famine, the bandits in the mountains probably all have people on their hands.

Su Yan got up and looked at Zhao Fu, who was still on night watch.

The group agreed to take turns keeping watch at night. Zhao Fu, who was experienced, volunteered to keep watch first. He had just laid some thorns outside the cave entrance to prevent small animals from sneaking in.

Seeing Su Yan get up, Zhao Fu assumed she needed to use the restroom and said, "You just need to move this piece aside so you can go out and relieve yourself."

Su Yan nodded and quickly pressed his pressure point to put the other person to sleep as he walked inside.

Su Yan then helped the person to the entrance of the cave and lit a calming incense stick. The person inside the cave, who was originally only in a light sleep, fell into a deep sleep after smelling the incense.

She went out and set up two more barriers to ensure that neither people nor animals could enter the cave.

Su Yan used his lightness skill to chase after the group of bandits.

Half an hour later, Su Yan followed the bandits to their stronghold.

A group of bandits spoke crudely all the way, boasting about how many people they had killed.

Su Yan had already determined from their conversation that this band of bandits not only burned, killed, and looted, but also ate human flesh.

When they returned to the village, Su Yan smelled the familiar aroma of human flesh.

In the very center of the village, there was an iron pot that was emitting smoke, and the aroma of meat was clearly coming from that huge iron pot.

Around the iron pot, several leaders were urging a group of bandits who had just returned to eat meat.

The leader laughed heartily and said, "Brothers, you've worked hard. The delicious food has been prepared for you. Tonight, eat meat and drink wine to your heart's content. In a little while, we'll serve you some warm and beautiful women."

"Ooh ooh ooh!" A group of people shouted loudly, acting like savages.

The newly returned villagers carried the day's harvest of grain, gold, and silver to the storeroom, while the captured women were roughly embraced and groped.

The bandits here are nothing but wild beasts; they have only the most primal desires and have long since lost their humanity.

The woman they had captured was already hoarse from crying. Her face, which was originally dirty, only showed glimpses of her fair skin where her tears had soaked through.

Their eyes were vacant; they had lost all will to live.

Just as the bandits were tearing at the clothes of the women around them, a sudden gust of wind swept in, making it impossible for the bandits to open their eyes.

However, accompanying this gust of wind was a graceful figure moving lightly beside the bandits.

Wherever Su Yan went, the bandits were killed without even making a sound.

The woman, who had already resolved to die, suddenly found the man beside her motionless for some unknown reason.

When the storm passed and everything calmed down, the entire mountain village was eerily quiet.

The captured women looked around in terror, and with a gentle push, the bandits beside them fell to the ground.

"what!"

"what!"

Two screams echoed throughout the village, and then they covered their mouths, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Those bandits are all dead!

Could it be the mountain god manifesting his power?

Those bandits who ran out upon hearing the screams were killed with a single blow before they could even see what was happening.

At this moment, the woman who was still alive in the field finally saw what was going on.

A woman in black moved with incredible speed; no one could rival her wherever she went.

Hundreds of people in the mountain stronghold died silently.

There were also some bandits who came out at the sound, and they looked around in fright. When they saw Su Yan's figure, that was the moment they died.

Su Yan wandered throughout the entire village as if it were his own backyard.

This was the first time she had shown no mercy and only sought a swift kill.

Fifteen minutes later, everyone in the entire mountain stronghold, except for the women and children who had been kidnapped, was dead.

Su Yan turned to leave, but the women all knelt down before her.

"Benefactor, thank you for saving our lives. Please show us the way."

Su Yan originally intended to leave after killing the person, but when she saw the women and children kneeling on the ground, she felt compassion.

She chose to wear black and a mask because she didn't want to reveal her identity.

However, even if these women and children leave the mountain stronghold, they will probably die anyway.

For a moment, she was in a dilemma.

"Benefactor, please show us the way."

The woman leading the group seemed to sense Su Yan's wavering, and after shouting again, she continued kowtowing.

Others followed suit, echoing her words and kowtowing as well.