Chapter 984 Entering Fort Naratha Again
Lin Mengya knew that these little tricks would soon be seen through.
At a glance, Lin Mengya could tell that those were well-trained soldiers. People like them usually had very detailed combat plans.
Although her subordinates were much better than the mountain bandits, they could not defeat the regular army. Lin Mengya was quite aware of that.
The only thing they could do now was to stall them. They hid in the forest, waiting to meet up with other teams.
“Which bandit village is nearest to Fort Naratha?”
This was the territory of the officials and bandits, who should be very afraid of other regular armies getting involved.
After all, this was not an honorable thing. In case, it was exposed, not only would the way of getting money to be cut off, but those officials who obtained merits from here would also be implicated.
For this reason, Lin Mengya’s plan was simple. She intended to lead the trouble to other groups of bandits and take advantage of it.
Qinghu thought about it quickly and replied in a low voice.
“The nearest one is a dozen miles away from here. I’m afraid it would be too late to go there on foot.”
Their enemies were on horses, while they were on foot.
Not everyone was as good as Qinghu in martial arts, so it was a little unrealistic to try to get to that bandit village before their enemies could react.
“Select a few people who are good at martial arts and pretend that we are heading for that bandit village. Remember, don’t go too far. Once you hear any movement behind, immediately turn back, and the others just follow the guide to find a secluded place to hide.”
Qinghu nodded, but he soon realized something in Lin Mengya’s tone.
“And you?”
Lin Mengya smiled, appearing to have a meaningful look.
“To ensure all of you are safe, I’ll have to do some sacrifices. don’t worry, I’ll be fine. Trust me.”
In the end, Qinghu did not stop Lin Mengya. He knew her character and also knew that she would not easily put herself in danger.
After a long time, Qinghu only took out a dagger and stuffed it into Lin Mengya’s hand.
“Take care. I’ll be back soon.”
Lin Mengya nodded. She understood Qinghu’s concern and care for her.
After tidying up her clothes and making sure that no soldiers of the regular army were chasing after her, Lin Mengya showed up by herself and walked toward the road.
“Who is it… Hahaha, so you’re here!”
Obviously, the several bandits, who wanted to take advantage of the situation to rob money, did not expect that the rich woman, whom they had just let go of in pain, would show up in front of them so easily.
Seeing that Lin Mengya, a delicate woman, was alone, the dirty ideas in their minds burned again.
“Take me to see your chief.”
Lin Mengya glanced at them indifferently, with no fear on her face.
No kidding! If she did not want to, no one could get close to her, let alone the several small potatoes.
However, it was obvious that the several small potatoes, who were ignored, did not know the strength of Lin Mengya. They surrounded her with sinister smiles. Lin Mengya frowned slightly. It seemed that she had to teach them a lesson.
Lin Mengya gently raised her slender and beautiful fingers, and a bit of white powder flew out of her cuffs. In an instant, the bandit nearest to her fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and twitching his limbs. He was dying.
“If you don’t take me to see your chief, you’ll be the next.”
Lin Mengya’s voice was as cold as that of Yama from h.e.l.l.
The several bandits were so scared that their legs went weak. They didn’t dare to be rash anymore.
After looking around, they had no choice but to take Lin Mengya back to Fort Naratha.
At the sentry post of Fort Naratha, Xia Bin was anxiously waiting for Zhao Guangda’s men to hand Qinghu over to him.
He didn’t expect his old enemy didn’t come, but the greatest nemesis in his life arrived.
Xia Bin saw several dejected bandits timidly walking ahead of Lin Mengya.
While Lin Mengya, the woman who should have died a long time ago, was not only unscathed but also extremely arrogantly scolded his men from time to time.
It took a long time for Xia Bin to suppress the shock on his face. He wondered, “d.a.m.n it! Why is she here?”
“Chief Xia, how have you been?”
It had only been a short while since they last met, but Lin Mengya deliberately provoke Xia Bin. Since Xia Bin had plotted against her step by step, Lin Mengya was unnecessarily to be polite to him.
“Hall Master Lin, I didn’t expect you to be in such a good mood. What? Do you want to be a bandit in the mountains with me, instead of living a good life?”
Xia Bin deliberately showed a gloomy face. However, Lin Mengya did not take his provocation seriously at all.
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows as if she was considering his advice carefully.
“Yeah, Chief Xia. Especially after seeing your demeanor, I feel more and more that Mount Five Heroes is a place for outstanding talents. I do want to take over this place, but I just wonder if you can give up your position?”
In Xia Bin’s territory, Lin Mengya claimed to take his position.
Lin Mengya’s arrogance was absolutely beyond Xia Bin’s imagination.
Xia Bin repeatedly suppressed his anger. However, no matter how hard Xia Bin tried to comfort himself, he could not resist the impulse to strangle Lin Mengya with his own hands.
If he had not made the agreement with that person in advance, he would have immediately jumped in front of Lin Mengya and cut her 17 or 18 times to vent his anger.
“Hall Master Lin, I’m afraid that this poor place is not to your tastes. Since I’ve made it clear that I won’t make things difficult for you anymore, why do you ask for trouble? Do you think that Fort Naratha is a place where you can come and go at your will?”
Lin Mengya had been putting a smile on her face, but her brain was spinning fast.
“There must be something fishy!”
“In this case, I will not leave. I think the sceneries here are breathtaking. From today on, I’ll stay here. Someone, open the door for me!”
Everyone was looking at Lin Mengya with terrified expressions, except for Xia Bin.
They had been mountain bandits for years, but they had rarely seen such a rich person who took the initiative to come to their door.
However, it was weirder to see the reaction of their chief, who had never let go of a rich pa.s.serby.
“No! Hurry up and go. Otherwise, I’ll teach you a lesson!”
“No, No, No. I won’t leave. Since you have the guts to catch me, why don’t you dare to open the door?”
Lin Mengya started her play directly, making a scene at the door.
After a few rounds, Xia Bin was so angry as to gnash his teeth, but Lin Mengya refused to leave and emerged herself more and more into her play.
Later on, Xia Bin’s face turned ashen. Lin Mengya, in contrast, played more and more exaggerated, like a shrew of a TV play she had watched in her last life.
“Open the door since you have the guts to rob me! You coward, I know you don’t dare to open the door!”
The rhythm of hitting the door was cheerful, the emotions were clear, and the words were ironic. All of this constantly challenged Xia Bin’s bottom line of endurance.
After Lin Mengya repeated this for the 15th time, Xia Bin, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, finally could not help but roar.
“Open the door for me! I’ll chop her to death!”
Xia Bin, who always twisted his slender waist while walking and paid great attention to elegance and charm, holding a steel knife, across a few steps to get to the ground with a gust of wind.
And Lin Mengya, who had finally achieved her goal, swaggered back to the yard of Fort Naratha.
“Chief Xia, I’d like to advise you not to be impulsive. If I die in your hands, those fellows outside will have an excuse to destroy your Fort Naratha.”
Lin Mengya blinked her eyes, pretending to be as innocent as she could.
Poor Xia Bin, who couldn’t win the argument, nor did he know how to play a drama, almost died of being choked to death with anger.
“You!”
Xia Bin held the steel knife in his hand, but he was hesitant for a long time and did not make a move.
Xia Bin was so angry that his features were distorted.
However, He was aware that Lin Mengya, the woman in front of him, was the key to deciding his life and death.
In a fit of rage, Xia Bin felt that only blood could comfort him. Without even a glance, he stabbed the steel knife toward his side.
With a “puff”, the bandit who was laughing secretly felt a sharp pain in his chest.
He looked at Xia Bin in disbelief with his eyes widened, and then his body fell to the ground.
The expressions on everyone’s faces seemed to freeze. No one dared to utter a single word, and not even breathe.
Seeing the bright red blood, Xia Bin finally recovered from the rage.
Xia Bin casually pulled the steel knife out of the bandit’s chest, with a ruthless sneer.
“Hall Master Lin, since you’d like to join here, of course, I should welcome you. Someone, arrange the best room for Hall Master Lin.”
Xia Bin’s voice was cold and ruthless. It was as if he did not kill his follower, but a kitten or a puppy.
Lin Mengya shrugged indifferently. Such an abnormal person had no sense at all. Anyway, it was enough to know that Xia Bin did not dare to do anything to her.
As for the other things…
LinMengya’s eyes inadvertently swept over the surrounding mountain bandits. She thought, “A tyrant can never truly win the hearts of the people.”
Instead of being brought to the best room, Lin Mengya was sent under guard to a temporary prison.
Although Fort Naratha was a bandit village, the interior decoration was not crude at all because of Xia Bin’s personal preferences.
After all, Xia Bin still missed the luxurious life he once lived. Nowadays, he had to live in the mountains with these rough people every day. How could he be willing in his heart?
The psychological gap could not be made up, no matter how much money he had.
Sitting on the chair, Lin Mengya had a general idea of the conditions offered by those people for Xia Bin.
In addition to money, there were probably some other things that Xia Bin wanted but could not get.
Otherwise, with his character, how could he keep his word?
Two strong mountain bandits watched outside the door, but Lin Mengya didn’t want to escape at all.
She did not come here to vent her anger at Xia Bin.
Lin Mengya was the target of the regular army. After chasing after her team for nothing, those people would return to Fort Naratha.
According to Xia Bin’s personality, he would not allow the regular army to enter Fort Naratha again. And those people would not give up until they caught Lin Mengya.
One party wanted to come in, while the other party didn’t allow it.
What a wonderful show it would be!
Leaning against the bedhead, Lin Mengya closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Lin Mengya hoped that Qinghu and Baisu would not encounter any danger. Otherwise, she would not mind overturning the entire Mount Five Heroes!