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After laughing, the bald thug slapped Zheng Fugui's fat face several times.

When the bald thug slapped Zheng Fugui, he had a smile on his face, as if he was just playing around with Zheng Fugui.

These slaps weren't light, turning Zheng Fugui's fat face bright red.

Zheng Fugui swallowed his anger and dared not retaliate.

The bald thug said calmly, "You don't actually think that just because I took protection money from your village, I'm going to protect you, do you?"

You're not the first person to come to me today seeking protection.

A bunch of whimsical peasants.

I advise you to go back to where you came from and get out of my way.

Zheng Fugui was secretly furious; the Iron Rod Gang was indeed not helping him.

The Iron Rod Gang and the bandits are no different; they are both leeches that suck the blood of ordinary people.

Zheng Fugui didn't want to stay here for a moment longer, but his wife and children were still in the hands of the villagers.

Zheng Fugui said with a forced smile, "Brother Baldy, the villagers have taken my family hostage."

If I go back like this, my son will definitely be handed over to bandits by the villagers.

"How about I pay you some money, and you take some men and come back to the village with me to help me get my wife and children back?"

"Oh?" The thug became interested. "How much silver are you willing to offer?"

Zheng Fugui gritted his teeth, "I'll pay fifty taels."

Bang! The thug kicked Zheng Fugui to the ground. "Go to hell! Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

Zheng Fugui immediately got up, knelt on the ground, and said, "One hundred taels, I'll give you one hundred taels, this is all the money I have."

"Please, bald guy, bring a few people and help me."

A thug standing nearby felt sorry for Zheng Fugui.

How humble can a man be for his wife and children?

He joined the Iron Rod Gang because he didn't want his family to be bullied.

He walked up to the bald thug and said, "Baldy, we're just killing time anyway, why don't we take a quick trip and earn this hundred taels?"

The bald thug reluctantly said, "Fine."

Zheng Fugui knelt on the ground like a fat pig, bowing repeatedly, "Thank you everyone, thank you everyone."

……

In Mr. Hong's house, the maid Yue'e was pacing back and forth in the courtyard.

She heard about Lin Feng's family situation and wanted to help escort them.

Based on her experience in the martial arts world, she judged that bandits would definitely intercept them on the way, and Lin Feng's family would probably be in danger.

The maid Yue'e was worried not only about Lin Feng, but also about the five children.

All five children were well-behaved, and she often played with them, especially Yueyue.

Whenever Yueyue goes to her house, she can't help but pick her up and knead her.

The maid Yue'e had already developed feelings for these children.

She wanted to go out and help, but she was worried about Mr. Hong's safety if he was alone.

Moreover, the two were also on the run from pursuers and were in seclusion recuperating from their injuries. If they were to make a move, their identities would be exposed, which would attract enemies and bring about their deaths.

Mr. Hong was sitting in a wheelchair, basking in the sun with his eyes closed.

He could guess what the maid Yue'e was thinking just by listening to her footsteps.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

The way Mr. Hong's eyeballs kept rolling under his eyelids showed that he was not at peace either.

Let's not even mention that Lin Feng is his junior apprentice.

Just for the sake of those five children, Mr. Hong would make Yue'e make the trip.

The five children learned to read and write with him. At first, they called him "Master," but later they simply called him "Grandpa."

Mr. Hong also allowed them to call him Grandpa.

Mr. Hong had given up everything to devote himself to martial arts when he was young. He had no woman and no children.

In his later years, after the passing of his parents and brothers, he inevitably felt somewhat lonely.

The Lin family entered his life, giving him a sense of warmth and belonging.

He even unconsciously planned for the future of his five children.

The Sword Sect possesses a powerful Five Elements Sword Formation that requires five like-minded individuals to cultivate together.

The Lin family's quintuplets are a perfect match.

He hadn't even had a chance to teach Lin Feng the Five Elements Sword Formation when this happened to Lin Feng's family.

Mr. Hong opened his eyes and said, "Yue'e, if you want to help Xiao Feng, then go ahead, but be careful to conceal your identity."

The maid Yue'e was overjoyed, but then became worried. "Teacher, will you be able to manage on your own if I go out?"

Mr. Hong smiled and said, "Although I can't use my true energy yet, my body is fine now, so you can go without worry."

"Then I'm leaving." The maid Yue'e returned to her room, and soon disguised herself as an old lady and climbed over the wall to leave.

……

Lin Feng and his group had not been away from Xiahe Village for even half an hour.

From afar, they could see more than thirty bandits from the Heavenly Serpent Gang riding tall horses beside the official road.

One of the sharp-eyed bandits pointed at Lin Feng and his group and said, "Brother Hammer, look at those people over there. They actually have six children with them."

Do they want to send their child to the county town?

A burly man wielding a hammer and several bandits beside him looked at Lin Feng and his group at the same time.

He grinned, showing his big yellow teeth, and said, "There really is someone who dares to run away."

The strategist is truly insightful; he didn't keep us waiting in vain.

It is a blessing that our Heavenly Serpent Gang uses their children to worship Lord Heavenly Serpent.

They should obediently offer up their children.

A bandit nearby chimed in, "Brother Hammer is right."

These unruly people not only refuse to hand over their children, but they even want to take them and hide in the city. They deserve to die!

"Giddy up, giddy up!" The burly man leading the pack, wielding a hammer, raised his whip and shouted, "Brothers, follow me and charge over to catch them!"

The young lady over there is quite pretty.

All the women are to be kept here, so the brothers can have a taste of their newfound freedom.

The men were all crippled; let them see for themselves how these old men take care of the women in their family.

A burst of laughter erupted from the bandit group.

One of the bandits chimed in, "Give me that old lady; I like things with a sense of history."

The burly man wielding the hammer laughed and cursed, "You're so young, yet you have such unique tastes, and you even have the air of age? You're really funny."

Hahaha, the bandits laughed wildly.

Lin Feng's group was quite frightened.

Zhou Haitao and Lin Hu's hands were trembling slightly as they gripped the knives.

There were too many bandits, and they were riding tall horses; there was no way to fight them.

Only Zhang Xiaoyu remained relatively calm.

He was actually quite panicked, but his wife and children were there, so he had no choice but to fight desperately.

Lin's mother, Zhou Chunlan, and Sister-in-law Zhang were all terrified and turned pale.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

If the three of them didn't have children with them, they would probably have collapsed to the ground in fear.

Lin Feng's brows twitched as he listened to the bandits' lewd words and unrestrained laughter.

Lin Feng first calmed everyone down.

He said urgently, "Don't panic, everyone, I'm here."

"Zhang Ge, Hai Tao, Hu Zi, you three quickly escort everyone into the woods. I'll handle these bandits."

All three of them frowned. Lin Feng was going to cover their retreat, wasn't that just sending them to their deaths?

Lin Hu asked, "Brother, are you sure you can manage? Let me help you."

Zhou Chunlan bit her lip and said, "My lord, you..."

Lin Feng raised his voice a few decibels, "Don't say anything more, don't ask any more questions, just listen to me and hurry into the woods."

Zhang Xiaoyu and Zhou Haitao picked up the two children and headed into the woods.

Zhou Chunlan carried Yueyue and followed them into the woods.

Lin's mother followed closely behind, supporting Zhang's wife who was holding the child.

Lin Hu took off the hunting bow he was carrying and walked at the very back.

Lin Feng held an iron ball in each hand, aiming at the burly man wielding a hammer and the sarcastic bandit who liked the smell of time.