novelraw Chapter 2266 - 9: Falling into the Bandits’ Lair
Chapter 2266 - 9: Falling into the Bandits’ Lair
Feng Yingying was so angry she was stomping her feet: "Why should I be disappointed? I don’t want to be your Bandit Chief’s Wife; I already have someone I like! Whoever wants to be your Bandit Chief’s Wife, go find them, but don’t come looking for me!"
Already have someone she likes?
Xia Lang felt his heart sink. He was about to say something when he suddenly heard voices not far away, and the tone sounded unfriendly.
Suddenly remembering something, Xia Lang quickly pulled Feng Yingying aside, and the two hid behind a tall rock.
"What are you doing?"
"Shh!" Before Feng Yingying could finish speaking, Xia Lang covered her mouth. The space behind the rock was somewhat narrow, and with the two squeezed together, Feng Yingying’s body was almost entirely pressed against Xia Lang.
Her heart was pounding, and her cheeks were hot.
Luckily, the voices outside grew closer, and her attention quickly shifted.
Outside, someone was saying, "Are the people from Dayong and Xia Liang here because of admiration? Hmph, the name of the Goddess of the Sea really is burning bright, even people from so far away know about it!"
"Indeed. I heard the two people from Dayong are even some Commandery Princess and Commandery Prince! Tsk tsk, if we ignite this kerosene, won’t Yun Shu and Feng Yin have to drink a good cup of it? Haha!"
Upon hearing the names of her parents, Feng Yingying reacted even more intensely.
Xia Lang’s expression turned solemn as well. Commandery Princess and Commandery Prince from Dayong were referring to his parents, Xia Zheng and Lin Yuan, weren’t they? These people dared to use kerosene to hurt others; how could he sit back and watch?
Their words further confirmed his suspicions—these were indeed the water bandits Feng Yingying had mentioned, the real water bandits!
Just as he was thinking, a knee suddenly hit him in a crucial spot, making Xia Lang’s face change with pain, instinctively covering it as he bent over.
Feng Yingying, now free to speak, shouted: "You’re indeed in cahoots with the water bandits! You even want to harm my parents and their guests! I’ll kill you all!"
Xia Lang was in too much pain to stand, and it was impossible to cover her mouth again.
Sure enough, the water bandits outside heard Feng Yingying’s outburst and immediately charged over with knives and clubs. Feng Yingying, who had been readying a whip attack on Xia Lang, quickly changed her aim to fend off the bandits.
Originally thinking there weren’t many water bandits outside, they didn’t expect more than ten burly men wielding clubs to rush over, making Feng Yingying somewhat frightened just looking at them.
Seeing a burly man wielding a gleaming knife about to slash her, Feng Yingying couldn’t dodge and was about to perish under the blade, when a bright sword light flashed before her, and ding, the knife was instantly sliced in half by the sword light.
With a bang, the knife fell to the ground, the burly man was fearful, and Feng Yingying was even more astonished. Xia Lang, whom she had accused of being a water bandit, was actually standing in front of her with a sword, fighting against the burly men.
"What’s going on?" Feng Yingying couldn’t spare time to think more, quickly swinging her whip to launch an attack on the water bandits. The two coordinated seamlessly, one on the left, one on the right.
However, two fists were hard-pressed against four hands. Even though Xia Lang was skilled, the water bandits kept growing in number.
"Why are there so many!" Feng Yingying was about to be overwhelmed.
Xia Lang sank his sword into a water bandit’s chest, blood droplets splattering on his handsome and bright face, his obsidian-like eyes shining: "It just means our luck is good, landing right in the water bandits’ lair!"
Feng Yingying was furious: "It’s all your fault!"
Xia Lang laughed bitterly, how was it his fault again? If it weren’t for this girl stubbornly entangling them, would they be this unlucky?