Ah? The ladies I stabbed have come true.

Chapter 35: Bandit, I'll kill you without a ransom!

Because your behavior was too obvious, Guo Lin vaguely sensed your thoughts, but she was too self-righteous to have anything to do with you.

[In her eyes, you are just a servant who cooks delicious dishes.]

When spring arrived, Guo Lin invited several young men and women from the prominent families of Linjiang City to go on a spring outing, and specially brought along you, the servant who cooked delicious meals.

[The other young men and women have heard of your reputation, and you have also prepared a lot of food.]

[The most delicious one among them is the roasted venison.]

[A group of young men and women, accompanied by their servants, were enjoying a feast in the fields where spring had returned.]

【And you can only wait carefully on the side. 】

[Watching Guo Lin chatting and laughing with a few young men, you feel inexplicably uncomfortable.]

You are being unjustly jealous.

Just as everyone was enjoying the food, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Looking closely, you saw several men in rough clothing approaching on horseback.

After seeing this scene, you felt a flash of panic in your heart. It was obvious that these people were not friendly.

【The others also panicked at this moment.】

[They screamed and ran for their lives.]

[Some servants who have seen this shouted.]

"It's bandits! Bandits from nearby are coming down the mountain to arrest people!"

"It seems like they captured a lot of merchants last month, but these bandits didn't ask for ransom at all. All the captured merchants disappeared."

After hearing what the other servants said, you keenly realized that the bandits' purpose in coming down the mountain to capture people was not simple.

[The consequences of being caught could be dire.]

[Then you seized the opportunity, grabbed the hand of the second young lady, Guo Lin, and pulled her away.]

Guo Lin glanced at you with a look of surprise. She didn't expect you to abandon her and run away with her.

[But it seems these bandits had already made a plan. In the direction you two were fleeing, a group of horsemen also appeared and surrounded everyone tightly.]

[You are trapped by the bandits and there is no way to escape the encirclement. ]

[You, Guo Lin, and others were captured by bandits.]

[But these bandits didn't do anything. Instead, they tied your hands together with a rope and led you towards their stronghold.]

[During this time, someone tried to escape, but was shot through the back by an arrow. This was your first time witnessing a murder.]

You feel a little flustered.

[You've only seen this kind of murder scene in dreams. If it really happened to you, you wouldn't be able to adapt at all.]

[Guo Lin, who was standing beside you, was also extremely pale, unable to accept that someone who had been alive before had died right before her.]

You walked for a long time, probably over forty miles, before you were escorted back to the mountain stronghold.

[Those young men and women who usually live a life of luxury are now complaining bitterly.]

[But after arriving at this village, you smelled an extremely disgusting odor.]

You smelled the aroma of human flesh, bones, and internal organs, all mixed together, so pungent that your sense of smell was almost numb.

The bandits who stayed behind in the stronghold saw so many people being captured and danced with joy.

[At the same time, some bandits wanted to make a move on Guo Lin and the other girls, but were stopped by the head of the stronghold.]

You vaguely hear a sentence.

"Master needs pure Yin blood..."

[Not long after that, you, Guo Lin, and others were thrown into prison.]

[In the prison, the pungent smell of rotting flesh mixed with rust fills the air. You feel like your nose has completely lost its function, and the smell permeates your nasal cavity and lungs.]

You notice a person lying in a corner of the cell. This person has no injuries on his body, but he looks utterly dejected and skinny.

【After seeing you, the man's eyes gradually regained their spirit.】

"A new meat man has arrived."

You feel a deep discomfort when you hear the term "meat people," as if to say, "you have become fish on the chopping block." You approach and ask this person about his origins and why he calls you "meat people."

【The man laughed out loud upon hearing your question.】

【Then he told his story.】

After he explained his story, you learned that he was one of the vendors arrested a month ago.

[At first, he thought that after being captured, these bandits would make him write a letter to his family asking for a ransom.]

[However, these bandits did not follow his plan. Instead, they would pull one person out of the cell every other day.]

[After dragging the person out, he was never seen coming back.]

【Gradually, there were fewer and fewer people in the cell, until he was the only one left.】

[Originally, he should have been dragged out today, but since you guys showed up here, he's already skin and bones, so no one noticed him.]

【After hearing this person's words, everyone panicked.】

[These young men and women originally thought that as long as their families paid the ransom, their safety would be guaranteed.]

[But no one expected that these bandits didn't want your money at all, but your life! ]

[At this moment, everyone panicked and had no idea what to do.]

[Just then, several bandits came over and pierced the scapula of a servant in the cell with an iron hook, then dragged him out.]

[The servant's howling was extremely miserable, but no one could save him.]

[The vendor from before heaved a sigh of relief.]

"If that's the case, then we can live another day."

"According to the usual practice, only one person will be caught per day."

"I see there are still twenty-three of you, plus me, that's twenty-four. So, the luckiest person can still live for twenty-three days."

After hearing this person's conclusion, everyone was shocked.

[Especially the young ladies from the wealthy families, who all burst into tears and even started shouting.]

"I want to go back, I want to go back!"

"My father is Wang Qinghe, he won't let you go!"

……

[The violent cries attracted a bandit who was eating.]

[Looking at the crying ladies, the bandit bit off a piece of the barbecue in his hand and scolded you.]

"Why are you crying? This is not your home!"

"If you piss me off, I'll be the first one to catch you, a delicate lady!"

The barbecue in the bandits' hands caught your attention. It wasn't human flesh, but a rabbit leg. This made you breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed these bandits weren't cannibals.

[At this moment, an idea suddenly struck you, and you pointed at the rabbit leg in the bandit's hand.]

"Brother, brother!"

"I'm a cook. Look at the rabbit leg you roasted. It's dry and has no juice at all."

"How about I let you guys cook?"

[The bandit was a little skeptical after hearing what you said, because the food they made was really not tasty.]

If we had a cook, the food would be better.

【Thinking of this, the bandit immediately released you from the prison.】

"it is good."

"I'll let you out and cook for us."

"If it doesn't taste good, I'll start with you!"

　Brothers, please give me some monthly tickets. After being blocked and released, I found that I fell off the new book list. Oh, it’s so sad.

　　I have to be more careful when writing next time!
　　
　
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