Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"Stop! You're robbing me!"

With a loud bang, four masked men emerged from the side of the road.

These four masked men, some tall and some thin, some burly and some short and stout, wore cotton coats and hats, their faces covered with black cloths, completely concealing themselves except for a pair of eyes that gleamed with cold light and greed.

"Damn it, I really did run into highway robbers."

The moment the four masked men jumped out, Li Yunshan couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Earlier, when he saw someone peering in his direction from the roadside, he suspected that they might be highway robbers. To reassure Gao Hongmei, he still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that highway robbers wouldn't dare to openly rob people in broad daylight.

Unexpectedly, he actually ran into highway robbers.

He quickly glanced at the four masked highwaymen and noticed that one of them was carrying a musket, the burly one was carrying an axe, the lean one was carrying a machete, and the short, stout one was carrying a butcher's knife.

With just a glance, Li Yunshan knew exactly what was going on.

However, this was the first time Gao Hongmei had encountered such a situation of being robbed by highway robbers. She was so frightened that she turned pale and hid behind Li Yunshan.

"Li Yunshan, what should we do? I'm scared!"

Gao Hongmei gripped Li Yunshan's clothes tightly, her whole body trembling slightly.

"What can we do? Just do it."

Li Yunshan thought to himself.

In his view, the most threatening of the four masked highwaymen was the one with the shotgun.

Although the musket looks outdated and can't compare to his Mosin-Nagant or even his Tiger Head brand hunting rifle, it is still a firearm, and the bullets it fires are no joke; they can even cause fatal damage to a medium-sized wild boar.

As for the other three highway robbers, he wasn't too worried about them.

With his speed and strength, as long as he is bold and careful, dealing with these three highway robbers should be a piece of cake.

Although he wasn't afraid, he felt Gao Hongmei gripping his clothes tighter and tighter, so he still comforted her, saying, "What are you afraid of? They just want money. We'll just give them the money."

"Oh!"

Gao Hongmei nodded vigorously.

But the next second, she froze.

What?

Should we give all the money to these highway robbers?

"Oh my god, bandits! Run! Bandits!"

Behind Li Yunshan and Gao Hongmei, several pedestrians were so frightened when they saw several masked people, some of whom were even holding guns, suddenly emerge from the roadside that they immediately turned tail and ran.

Seeing the passerby flee, the bandits didn't give chase, which made Li Yunshan even more certain that the bandits' target was him and Gao Hongmei.

"Look, everyone else has run away, but these highway robbers aren't chasing us. They're just blocking our way. They're clearly after us. We were probably targeted by them when we were selling wild boar meat at the county's farmers' market."

Li Yunshan spoke softly to Gao Hongmei.

"Kid, hand over all the money you have on you."

At that moment, the masked man holding a musket on the other side spoke fiercely, giving an order.

"Yes, kid, hurry up and hand over all the money you have to pay tribute to us, or we'll make you regret it and skin you alive."

The short, stout masked man also chimed in.

He had heard from Skinny Monkey that the man and woman in front of him had brought two wild boars from Xiangyang Commune to sell at the county town's farmers' market, and that the two wild boars had reportedly sold for at least three hundred yuan.

If they absolutely have to snatch it, the four of them can split it equally, and each of them can get more than seventy yuan to live a carefree life.

"Hehe, hand over that pretty girl behind you to us, let us have a laugh."

The burly man grinned foolishly, pointed at Gao Hongmei hiding behind Li Yunshan, and a lewd glint appeared in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Gao Hongmei was instantly terrified and trembled all over.

She understood what the burly man was saying.

She didn't even want to think about what would happen if she were actually assaulted by these four masked street thugs.

Moreover, if that were to happen, would she still be able to return home alive?

"Okay, you can have all the money."

Unexpectedly, just as Gao Hongmei was panicking, Li Yunshan didn't even try to bargain and spoke up readily.

For a moment, the four masked men thought they had misheard.

Was this kid so scared that he didn't even haggle and just agreed to pay?

To be honest, this was somewhat unexpected for them.

In the past, when people were robbed on the road, they would at least beg and plead or haggle over the price, and the robbers thoroughly enjoyed the cat-and-mouse game.

But now, the other party agreed so readily, which surprised them somewhat.

However, since the other party was willing to pay so readily, they were too lazy to go through the trouble of robbing them.

Because they engage in highway robbery and banditry in order to make money, and no one wants to commit murder unless absolutely necessary.

"Fine, hand over all the money, and we won't make things difficult for you."

"That's what the masked man with the musket said."

"Hongmei, give me all the money."

Li Yunshan stared intently at the four masked men and reached out to Gao Hongmei.

"Oh, oh."

Although she was a little reluctant, after all, it was money she had worked hard to earn, Gao Hongmei still quickly stuffed all the money she had earned from selling wild boar meat that day into Li Yunshan's hand.

Seeing the thick wad of banknotes in Li Yunshan's hand, the four masked robbers all revealed a satisfied look in their eyes.

"When I make my move, hide behind the tractor."

Li Yunshan's lips moved slightly as he spoke to Gao Hongmei in a calm and collected manner.

"What are you going to do?"

Gao Hongmei looked at Li Yunshan in shock, tugged at his hand, and whispered, "Li Yunshan, let me tell you, Dou Dou is still young, and Xiu Lan is pregnant with your child. You must not do anything reckless. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to Xiu Lan, your mother, and your older brother?"

At this moment, Gao Hongmei couldn't help but think that if she hadn't pestered Li Yunshan to teach her how to hunt, and hadn't let Li Yunshan go into the mountains with her to hunt wild boar, they wouldn't have gone to the county town to sell wild boar meat today, and they wouldn't have encountered these highway robbers and faced life-threatening situations.

If something really happens to Li Yunshan, she will feel guilty for the rest of her life.

"I know what I'm doing."

Li Yunshan said something in a low voice, then pried open Gao Hongmei's hand that was tightly holding his clothes, took the money, and walked towards the masked man with the musket.

"Heh, kid's pretty quick-witted."

Seeing Li Yunshan so sensibly bring money to pay the toll, Skinny Monkey couldn't help but smile.

"We have no choice but to follow the rules. The situation is beyond our control. We have weapons, and he's all alone. What can he do against us? He has no choice but to obediently hand over his money and pay the toll."

The masked man holding the musket exuded an air of complete control, his tone even carrying a hint of disdain.

"Big brother, I want to have some fun with that girl."

The burly, masked man holding an axe pointed at Gao Hongmei with a simple and honest expression.

"Hehe, I must say, that girl is quite attractive."

"Tie her up and do whatever you want with her."

The masked man with the musket glanced at the masked man with the axe and thought to himself, "Since you're strong, I can knock him out and carry him away. You can do whatever you want with him."

But upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Li Yunshan's eyes.

I thought these highway robbers were just talking casually, but I didn't expect they actually wanted to do that kind of thing to Gao Hongmei.

Thinking of the debt he owed Gao Hongmei in his previous life, Li Yunshan felt a strange fire rise in his chest after hearing the words of these highway robbers.

These highway robbers dared to target Gao Hongmei, undoubtedly because they had crossed a line.

"Hehe, please, gentlemen, this is all the money we've earned today. Now that you've taken the money, please let us go."

Despite the fire burning in his heart, the two sides were still more than ten meters apart. To be on the safe side, Li Yunshan suppressed his anger, put on a smile, and walked towards the highway robbers with the money in hand.

Seeing Li Yunshan's obsequious demeanor, even the bandit leader, the man with the musket, revealed a satisfied smile behind his black veil.

Just then, Li Yunshan had walked to a place only a few meters away from them.

Immediately afterwards, he threw the banknotes in his hand at the highway robbers like they were free leaves, while shouting, "Hongmei, hide!"

The colorful banknotes scattered like petals, instantly obscuring the vision of the highway robbers.

Li Yunshan's sudden action startled the highway robbers.

At that moment, seeing Li Yunshan scatter the banknotes, Gao Hongmei immediately hid behind the tractor.

Just then, taking advantage of the banknotes briefly obscuring the highwaymen's view, Li Yunshan pulled out the thick-backed machete tucked into his waistband and threw it forcefully at the highwayman holding a shotgun.

A cold glint flashed from the back of the machete, and with a "thud," it embedded itself into the shoulder blade of the highwayman holding a shotgun.

"what!"

The highwayman holding the musket let out a scream, and the musket fell to the ground with a "thud".

At that moment, Li Yunshan's figure slammed into the burly highwayman like a cannonball.

With a loud bang, the burly highwayman was struck in the chest by Li Yunshan's elbow, sending his massive body flying backward. He spat out a mouthful of blood, rolled several meters on the ground, and finally stopped, but he was already severely injured and unable to move.

"Oh my god!"

The remaining two highwaymen were terrified by Li Yunshan's lightning-fast attack.

"You two, are you going to lay down your weapons yourselves, or I'll shoot you both dead with a shotgun?"

At this moment, Li Yunshan picked up the bird gun from the ground and aimed it at the remaining two highway robbers.