Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

His face was flushed red and veins were bulging. The man lay down in front of Meng Tong, using all his internal strength to break free from the whip wrapped around his body.

Unfortunately, none of them succeeded; in fact, the barbs only pierced deeper, leaving bloodstains all over the black robe, though they were barely visible.

All of this happened so fast that the thirty-odd people on the other side didn't even have time to react.

Originally, I thought that Meng Tong, a woman, was probably no match for the man from before, but I didn't expect that she would be tied up at my feet in just one minute.

Everyone was surprised, and some of the more timid but quick-witted ones had already started running up the mountain behind.

They definitely can't afford to mess with this person.

If one person runs, then more people will run away. In just a few dozen seconds, only a handful of people remained on the other side.

This included Zhou Man, who had remained silent and expressionless, as well as the brother and sister.

"If you release our adults, we'll go our separate ways from now on and won't bother you in the slightest, okay?"

A thin, slightly hunched man stepped forward.

His gaze toward Meng Tong carried a complex emotion that was hard to decipher.

With a flick of her wrist, Meng Tong handed the whip to Lu Chuan, who was walking over, and took two steps forward.

She looked at the hunchbacked man and said, "How can I believe you have any credibility?"

"I……"

The man hesitated noticeably and did not answer her question immediately.

In that instant, the vines Meng Tong took out from his spatial storage quickly grew longer, and within a few dozen seconds, everyone standing opposite him, except for the brother and sister, was bound.

There were four people in total: Zhou Man, the hunchbacked man, and two other men who were also quite tall.

Their breathing was steady, and their eyes were cold; they were clearly trained fighters.

However, in Meng Tong's eyes, their internal strength and reaction speed were full of flaws.

Dealing with them is easier than dealing with zombies.

With a slight withdrawal of their supernatural powers, the four of them leaned forward and stood directly in front of Meng Tong.

"You... um."

The same thing happened again: a rag was stuffed into her mouth, and she didn't want to hear any cries.

The others hiding on the mountain were observing in secret, and when they saw Meng Tong's overwhelming performance, they were all dumbfounded.

"What should we do? If she comes, will we have to go back to the mountains again? But I don't want to live like this again..."

"Do not talk."

A man in his thirties with several scars on his face was clearly much calmer.

He interrupted the man beside him, staring intently at Meng Tong.

A strong voice inside him told him that this was the person he would follow from now on.

"Biaozi, should we hurry back to the mountains? I think this woman is too powerful; those guys are probably going to be killed by her."

"Yes! Brother Biao, the six of us barely survived, and Uncle is..."

Each person spoke a sentence, and the man named Biaozi was clearly a little annoyed, especially since his father was mentioned.

Biaozi's real name is Wu Biao. Before the refugees arrived, he and his father ran a very small security escort agency in the town. Their daily task was to transport goods for some merchants in the town.

It won't make you a fortune, but it'll be enough to cover your daily expenses.

However, as the refugees entered Laoshan Town, Wu Biao and his father reacted quickly and led the entire escort agency, along with several brothers, to escape into the deep mountains.

Thanks to their experience as镖师 (bodyguards/escorts), they fared relatively well in the early stages, at least finding a cave to live in and having weapons to hunt.

But things often don't go as planned. The heavy snow that lasted for months was too much for older people to bear.

Thus, of the original twenty people, only six strong and healthy men survived.

They were able to survive the entire winter thanks to the others who had already died.

They had to take off all their clothes and wrap them around themselves to barely keep warm.

Wu Biao is a person with an extremely strong will to survive, and also a very sensitive person.

To be honest, he was a little resentful of the masked man who suddenly appeared, but unfortunately, the man had food.

But they need to survive.

But now... he has a choice.

……

Standing up from behind the rock, Wu Biao walked down the hillside.

"Hey! Biaozi, what are you doing?"

The person who called out was Wu Biao's cousin, Wu Zheng, who was about the same age as him.

Seeing his behavior, the man disregarded everything else and rushed over to pull him away.

"What are you doing? Are you going down there to your death?!"

"Who said I went to my death?" Shaking off Wu Zheng's hand, Wu Biao revealed a strange smile on his rugged face.

He leaned close to Wu Zheng's ear and whispered, "I'm trying to find a way out for us."

"What way out?"

Wu Zheng didn't understand, but he looked in the direction Wu Biao was pointing.

This clearly refers to Meng Tong.

"What do you mean?" Wu Zheng was also a quick-witted person. Looking at Wu Biao's determined eyes, he said, "You want to side with her."

"Ah."

"No, what ability does a woman have? Besides..."

"You look down on women?" Wu Biao scoffed, then asked, "Can you beat that masked man?"

"..."

Wu Zheng remained silent.

He couldn't beat them, but his deep-seated beliefs told him otherwise.

Women should stay at home to support their husbands and raise their children, and in his eyes, Meng Tong wasn't that impressive.

"You don't have to, but don't stop me."

"You're the leader of our Wu Family Escort Agency, what do you mean by saying that?"

Wu Zheng was furious, and the other four people also gathered around.

The argument between the six people attracted the attention of others.

Especially when they heard that Wu Biao was going to seek refuge with Meng Tong, some people looked at him with disdain, while others were secretly plotting something.

They look like they eat well and dress well.

If we relied on them, we could live a good life from time to time, at least we wouldn't be like now, unable to even get a bowl of thin porridge.

……

Meng Tong was unaware that she was being "targeted," and handed the tied-up men over to Lu Chuan to watch over.

She then walked up to the brother and sister.

The boy was both happy and a little nervous, holding his sister's hand and looking up at Meng Tong.

"Sister, I'm the one you used to see at the pharmacy..."

"I know."

Interrupting the boy, Meng Tong glanced down at the girl beside him who had remained silent.

Her clothes don't reveal much, but she seems to be thinner than before.

She looked up at her with hopeful eyes, just like me.

"It's so good that you... are still alive."

After a long silence, Meng Tong said this, and then asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"No, no."

The boy lowered his head and said softly.

Actually, he had a very strong idea in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud.

After all, they are just a burden in their current situation.

“Madam, my name is Wu Biao. I greatly admire your work style. May I work under your guidance in the future?”

Ah? ?

Looking up at the man who had suddenly appeared, bewildered, Meng Tong paused for a second.