All The Female Disciples Want To Kill Me

Chapter 423 - 258 Ji Baoer, I’m So Scared. _3

"Cultivating Immortals is all about fate, huh? It’s not far from Xiegu City..." Su Bei mused.

The name Xiegu City perhaps originated from its abundance of mountain ranges. High and low peaks were visible everywhere, prompting Su Bei to exclaim, "The sky is clear, and all around are remarkable peaks."

The mountain roads were remote and seemingly uninhabited. Very few people appeared to pass through, with only an occasional woodcutter seen chopping wood.

Along the way, Su Bei shared many heartfelt words with Nan Ji, and the two had already become inseparably close.

As they traveled, without realizing it, they had covered dozens of miles. They began to see more and more people coming and going on the official road.

It seemed the number of people around them was gradually increasing, and Su Bei’s eyes twinkled with an inexplicable light. He turned his head to look at Nan Ji and saw she was also looking back at him. The two shared a smile.

"This place is so remote, why are there so many people?" Su Bei wondered aloud. Raising his eyebrows, he smiled. "It’s rare to find some fun..."

At the leeward side of a small hill, a campfire flickered. Around it sat more than a dozen fierce-looking, burly men. More than a dozen horses were tied nearby, but there were no goods in sight. They appeared to be Grass Bandits who lived by looting.

Not far away, several men ran up to their leader, a large, burly man, and whispered in his ear. Upon hearing the news, the leader’s eyes flashed. Has a fat sheep walked right into our hands?

"Is your information reliable?" he demanded.

The burly leader then picked up the Horse Knife at his waist, took a large swig of liquor, and spat it fiercely onto the blade, which immediately glinted sharply.

Only then did the scout confirm, "Indeed, it’s reliable! Those two came from that way. They don’t look old, at most in their twenties, and they both have top-notch clothing and bearing!"

"Especially that woman," another man, Lao Ba, chimed in, swallowing hard. "I, Lao Ba, dare say I’ve never seen such a beautiful woman in my life! The woman our Big Brother snatched last time is nothing compared to her!"

The burly leader squinted. On such a secluded road, dressed in exquisite clothes made of fine materials? Are they truly skilled and confident, or just naive and fearless, like newborn calves unafraid of tigers?

"Is that woman really that beautiful?" he asked, his voice laced with greed.

As soon as Lao Ba finished speaking, many of the other men by the campfire could no longer sit still. They all lived on the edge, relying on robbery and extortion. After waiting an entire day, it seemed a big prize was finally on the hook, and they could barely contain their excitement. They abruptly stood up, looking towards Lao Ba.

Without waiting for their leader to speak, some of them violently pulled a rope.

The lead burly man sighed. Oh well! In this line of work, what’s the point of being overly cautious?

"Brothers," he boomed, "this one might be a big haul!"

Just as Su Bei was pondering how to display his various martial skills for Nan Ji that night, he suddenly heard a thunderous sound.

BOOM!

The next moment, an enormous rock rolled down from the cliff above, blocking the road ahead of them.

Then, several dozen figures dropped from the sky, one after another. They were built like tigers and bears. Some even had cultivation, though only at the Qi Cultivation level, while their leader was at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"AHAHAHA—" one of them roared. "This tree is mine, this road I paved! If you want to pass, leave your..."

The group of Grass Bandits who appeared before the pair were obviously reciting their lines, true to their profession.

However, the moment they saw Ji Nanjue, their eyes widened in disbelief. They all held their breath, forgetting the rest of their lines.

Finally, a scar-faced man stepped forward, brandishing his knife. "Kid, hand over... hand over the woman!"

Su Bei chuckled, hugging Nan Ji tightly around the waist. He then gently nuzzled the side of her cheek and said with a pitiful, scared expression, "What should we do, Ji Baoer? Your husband is so scared. Protect your husband..."

Ji Nanjue glanced at Su Bei from the corner of her eye and pinched his waist hard, making him wince.

"HISS—" Su Bei sucked in a breath. "You’re still pinching..."

A smile played at the corners of Ji Nanjue’s mouth. She then looked indifferently at the group of Grass Bandits before her and said coldly, "Scram."