Falling into the mortal world

Looking at the small, lightweight bamboo arrow in her hand, Lan Qingqing felt much more at ease. At least she had a weapon to protect herself, which made her feel safe.

In the following days, Lan Qingqing made many more self-defense weapons, one for each of the young men carrying the stretcher.

Although this weapon is small, it can be a lifesaver in critical moments. When the young men received the weapon, they couldn't believe how useful it was. Just by pressing the button on it, the arrow inside would be fired.

For these defenseless people, this was an invaluable life-saving weapon.

After witnessing Lan Qingqing's weaponry, the village chief began to have people learn from her.

Whenever the team had a break, they would cut bamboo to make weapons for self-defense, and they could even fight off wild animals they encountered along the way.

Not only young and middle-aged people carried one in each hand, but even the elderly, weak, women and children made one for self-defense.

This deepened the villagers' respect for Lan Qingqing even further. In their hearts, they had already regarded Lan Qingqing as their pillar of support, and their previously despairing hearts had been rekindled with hope. As long as Lan Qingqing was in the group, they still had hope of survival.

After traveling for several days and nights, they finally arrived at the canyon. For safety reasons, they did not immediately continue their journey, but instead observed their surroundings and eliminated any potential safety hazards.

Lan Qingqing also went from being carried on a stretcher to walking with crutches.

It was fortunate that they didn't go over there. There were traps set at the canyon. As soon as they stepped over, the rocks on the mountaintop would cascade down. These traps were originally set up to target the imperial army.

Lan Qingqing was the first to notice something was wrong. To be on the safe side, she first threw a stick into the road to make sure there was no problem before taking the next step.

Once they crossed the canyon, they would be safe. Just as they were throwing the third stake, a deafening roar came from the mountaintop.

Countless boulders rolled down from the mountaintop, crashing to the ground and raising clouds of dust.

Such a commotion would definitely attract the attention of the bandits, and they had to leave quickly. Upon hearing Lan Qingqing's words, the village chief immediately ordered his men to speed up their journey across the canyon.

Just as they crossed the canyon, a group of bandits rushed out from behind them. These bandits rode tall horses and wielded large knives, chasing after them.

Upon seeing this, Lan Qingqing immediately sensed that things were going badly; it would only take a moment for these people to catch up with them.

Lan Qingqing ordered her men to shoot at the bandits' horses. Upon hearing Lan Qingqing's words, the village chief immediately ordered his men to fire arrows. Although the arrows and crossbows were small, they were still powerful. While they couldn't pierce the horses' bellies at a distance, they could still cause the horses to go berserk and run wildly.

The villagers immediately began firing their trembling hands at the bandits' horses.

The horse, wounded by the arrow, began to run wildly. Almost every villager had a simple crossbow, and the bandits' formation was thrown into chaos.

Taking advantage of the bandits' disarray, Lan Qingqing led the villagers into the mountains. The mountains and forests were full of obstacles, and the horses had no room to maneuver, which gave them a chance to escape.

The village chief glanced behind him and knew that disturbing those people was only temporary; they would definitely come after him soon.

So the village chief said to the villagers: If no one stops them, we will surely be slaughtered.

I thought I should let the elderly and children go first, and the young man would come with me to deal with the bandits.

"Village chief, let's stay and deal with these people together," an old woman said.

A woman chimed in, "Yes, village chief, let's fight the bandits together. We, the people of Xiaowang Village, have been one family for generations, and we'll face life and death together."

The village chief said anxiously, "Listen to me, everyone. I am gratified that you are not afraid of death, but the children are the hope of our Xiaowang Village. If you all stay, our Xiaowang Village will be gone. If you leave with the children, you are taking the hope of our Xiaowang Village with you."

but…

A woman was about to say something when her husband pushed her out: "Take the child and leave quickly."

The other women and children also wept with reluctance, but in the end they had no choice but to leave.

The women, with tears in their eyes, quickly left with their children.

Faced with this situation, Lan Qingqing naturally chose to stay and fight the bandits together.

But the village chief refused no matter what. Before Lan Qingqing could react, the bandits had already attacked. Seeing this, the village chief realized it was too late and could only draw his knife to defend himself.

Seeing that the women and children had all run away, the bandits naturally gave chase, since women were the most scarce resource in these mountains. The woman who was at the back of the pack was caught by the bandits and immediately chose to fight them to the death.

In an effort to stop the bandits, some of the men in the village even chose to die alongside them.

A group of over a hundred bandits, with Lan Qingqing having only one crippled leg, killed more than thirty-two of them. The men in the village were mostly farmers, no match for these bandits, and after a fierce fight, countless people were killed or wounded.

Soon, Lan Qingqing was covered in wounds. Exhausted, she could only let herself fall down. Just when she thought she would die under the bandits' knives...

The bandit leader shouted to his men that the woman had to be alive, so the group of bandits put away their deadly knives and tied her up.

The bandit leader grabbed Lan Qingqing's chin and was immediately stunned by the beauty of the woman before him. Such a stunning beauty was unlike any woman in this world, and it would be a real pity if she died.

The bandit leader then threw the man onto the horse, where he landed. Lan Qingqing's head was heavy and she was completely out of it.

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, there were not only bandits but also kind-hearted civilians.

If she could, she would kill these people to avenge the kind-hearted people.

Faced with such unparalleled beauty, however stunning, even he dared not be tempted. The main reason was that this woman was far too ruthless. Half of his brothers had died at her hands. Judging from her injured legs, she had killed so many of his men. He must have had enough of living to harbor such wicked thoughts towards her.

However, this man killed so many of them, and now this woman is dead. It's hard to appease the brothers' resentment. It would be better to take her back and present her to our master. That way, our master will look at us differently.

The able-bodied men who survived in the village were also bound up tightly.

Seeing that the others had long since disappeared, the bandits gave up the chase, only regretting the loss of those beautiful young women.

He could see it clearly from afar; there were quite a few women among those fleeing.

They were soldiers in a guerrilla army, specifically responsible for guarding this canyon. There were no women in the deep mountains and forests, unlike other armies where women were available for casual encounters.

They lived worse than monks; they finally managed to attract a number of women, but they all ran away.

Originally, he wanted to kill Lan Qingqing, but when he saw her stunningly beautiful face, he still trembled.

Those with quick minds had been itching to make their move, just waiting for the opportunity to strike. Finally, when the bandit leader went to take care of his life's important matter, the bandits exchanged glances and understood each other perfectly.

The bandits quickly got Lan Qingqing off the horse.

One of the bandits said lewdly, "I must say, this woman is really alluring. Her skin is so tender you could squeeze water out of it."

One of the thugs joked: "Come on, with so many bloody holes in this woman's body, how can you bring yourself to kiss her!"

Haha, you coward. As long as a woman is useful, that's all that matters. I don't have many other reservations.

"I'm taking this woman to have some fun first. After we're done, I'll call you all to have some fun too." With that, he dragged Lan Qingqing into the bushes.

Lan Qingqing was in a daze until the man dragged her into the bushes, which brought her back to her senses. She saw that the man on top of her was extremely lewd and began to tear at her clothes without saying a word.

She wanted to resist, but her body couldn't support her. She wanted to make a sound to curse and threaten, but she found that she couldn't make a sound at all.

She was so weak that she couldn't even speak. She had no doubt that if she had endured this man's molestation, her life would have ended. Her only regret at dying was leaving behind her children, who were still so young.

Just when she thought this disgusting man would succeed in his scheme, he suddenly widened his eyes, as if he were dying with his eyes wide open. Lan Qingqing stared at this scene in disbelief.

It was Yuanyuan. Wang Yuanyuan was holding a cleaver and stabbed the man hard in the back.

Lan Qingqing managed to utter a few words: "Danger, let's go."

Wang Yuanyuan cried and said, "Waaah... Mother is dead, I can't watch you die too."

Wang Yuanyuan struggled to carry Lan Qingqing on her back, and just as she was about to walk forward, she heard voices behind her.

You really went there at this time, weren't you just interrupting the second-in-command's good time?

Another voice disagreed, saying, "What do you know? This is what makes it exciting! If the second-in-command gets too scared to get an erection, we'll take care of him!" He then burst into lewd laughter.

Besides, the women were in such a state, whether they could even survive was another matter. After the second-in-command finished having his fun, they were all dead. Everyone agreed that this made sense, and the group burst into lewd laughter again.

Wang Yuanyuan knew they couldn't escape, so she looked at the small gully next to her. The gully was small, but it could still accommodate one person.

Wang Yuanyuan gently laid the person down and then gathered some dry grass and leaves to cover Lan Qingqing. Lan Qingqing silently said through her tears: No.