On the road to escape famine, others ate vegetables but I ate meat

Chapter 14 Bandits
The family members had different thoughts, so they just ate half full and then went to rest.

Lan Yue ate a chicken leg while observing the situation around her. No matter where you are, safety is the most important thing.

When they had eaten and drunk their fill, cleaned the pots and bowls and were ready to rest, Lan Yue felt some unusual movement five hundred meters away from them.

Lan Yue's mental power has reached the point where she can sense any movement at a distance of about 500 meters. In addition to this ability, she can also send messages to her through flowers and plants.

Lan Yue's eyes flickered slightly. There were more than twenty people in total. In such a situation of famine, natural disaster, and war, there could be so many people coming here. In addition to soldiers, there were also bandits.

"Gu Yan, be careful tonight." Lan Yue walked to Gu Yan and spoke to him in a low voice.

A fresh fragrance drifted into his nose, and Gu Yan's heart fluttered for a moment, but soon returned to calm.

Lan Yue was sitting two fists away from him. Gu Yan glanced at her and asked, "What's going on?"

Lan Yue nodded.

Gu Yan thought about it, walked to the front of the carriage and knocked, and Gu Xue poked her head out.

"It's not a peaceful night. Be careful and don't sleep too deeply."

Gu Xue was startled and nodded.

"Mom." Gu Xue grabbed Liu's hand with some fear.

"Don't be afraid. We have been through all kinds of storms and waves." Liu comforted him, "Let's get something to protect ourselves."

The mother and daughter rummaged through the carriage and found two kitchen knives.

"son."

Gu Yan held a wooden stick and said, "It's okay, I will protect you."

His legs were almost healed, and he was more than capable of beating up a few people.

Lan Yue glanced at them and walked towards the village chief's house, "Village chief."

Lan Yue called out in a low voice. The village chief opened his eyes dazedly. Seeing that it was Lan Yue, he was a little confused, "What's wrong?"

"Don't sleep, it's not safe." Lan Yue said, "Trust me and leave quickly. It seems like a lot of people are rushing here. For everyone's safety, leave if you can."

The village chief was also a smart man. Although he didn't know how Lan Yue knew about it, as he was experienced in escaping famine, he immediately lost all sleepiness and organized everyone to pack up and get on with their journey.

"Village Chief, why are you in a hurry?"

"Yeah, it's so hard to rest, why are you in such a hurry?"

Many people are reluctant to get up and travel. They are ready to sleep after eating and drinking, but they have just taken a nap and now they have to get up and travel, especially in the pitch dark. No one wants to get up and travel.

"If you want to save your life, leave quickly. Didn't you notice something wrong?" The village chief was not sure whether what Lan Yue said was true, but he still explained a few words, "We are in the wilderness, and there are wars and natural disasters. There are many bandits. We should hurry up and don't waste time."

When everyone heard this, no one had any complaints!
Bandit!
If what the village chief said was true, then they couldn't stay and had to hurry on their way.

Everyone hurriedly packed their luggage, put out the fire, and ran away in the moonlight.

Lan Yue was sensing the fluctuations around her while hurrying on the road. The bandits were getting closer and closer to them. She just hoped that they could walk faster and get rid of those bandits!
Everyone knew that tonight would be restless, so they all started jogging.

Although Wang Dahua and his family were very angry, they had to shut up and keep going for the sake of their lives.

She had escaped from a desert before, so she knew there would be many bandits in the current environment, so even though she was very reluctant, she followed the main force.

"Sister Lan Yue, are there really bandits?" Gu Xue asked nervously in the carriage. "Well, if nothing unexpected happens." Lan Yue was not sure, she touched Gu Xue's head, "Don't worry, we will be fine, we still have the carriage, as long as we hurry up, we can get rid of the bandits."

Gu Xue nodded, but she was a little worried, "What about the village chief and the others?"

"I don't know. It depends on their luck." Lan Yue is not a saint. She cannot protect everyone, but if those bandits provoke her, she will eventually take action to resolve the issue.

Gu Xue blinked and said nothing.

She also knew that they could not protect themselves, and asking any more questions would be just asking unnecessary questions. She did not think about protecting others, after all, they were also weak women who could not even lift a finger.

"Oh no! The bandits are coming!"

When they ran two hundred meters away, they heard terrified shouts behind them.

It was the refugees who followed behind them.

"Everyone, run!"

The village chief no longer cared about others. He shouted and asked people to follow him.

"They haven't caught up with us yet, let's run!"

Everyone was panicking and quickly picked up their children and pushed the cart and ran away.

They heard bursts of crying and shouting behind them, and their hearts tightened as they were afraid that their things would be robbed by the bandits.

Lan Yue lifted the curtain and walked out, sitting next to Gu Yan. Then she looked back and saw that everyone in the team was fifty meters behind them. Those with carriages were running ahead like them, but those who were walking were not as fast.

"Why did you come out? Come in and sit down quickly. I want to speed up the horse." When Gu Yan saw Lan Yue coming out, his heart tightened, fearing that she might have an accident.

"It's okay, you go in and rest for a while, I'll do it." Lan Yue took the whip from Gu Yan's hand, and their hands accidentally touched each other. Gu Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and the place where Lan Yue touched also felt a little hot.

He entered the carriage calmly. Liu and Gu Xue glanced at Gu Yan and said, "Drink some water first. You seem to be sweating."

Gu Yan: "..."

There was no choice but to take the kettle and drink a few sips, and the strange feeling in his heart disappeared.

Lan Yue sensed the information transmitted by the surrounding plants. When the bandits were about to catch up with their team, she controlled her supernatural powers and used the plants to trip up the bandits. Whether they could escape depended on the will of these people.

She could only use the plants to trip up the bandits for half an hour. If she couldn't get rid of them in half an hour, half of their team would be lost.

"Everyone hold on, there are mountains and forests ahead. We will be safer if we run to the front. We can find a place to hide then."

The village chief's son encouraged everyone. Fortunately, there were no pregnant women, nor too many elderly people and children in their team, otherwise they might be held back.

After a while, Lan Yue sensed that the bandits had been almost left behind, so she withdrew her mental power. They would not run into the woods because they had a carriage.

So when the village chief was discussing how to avoid the bandits, Lan Yue asked Gu Yan and Liu to come forward and tell the village chief that they would leave first.

"You're going to leave first, not hide?" The village chief was a little surprised. "If the bandits catch up with you, you won't be able to escape."

The village chief said earnestly, "Would you like to abandon your carriage and come with us into the woods?"

There were too many people in their team, and even if he didn't want to go into the woods, there was nothing he could do. He was the village chief and couldn't abandon these people and run away.

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