"Apologizing now won't help much. You'd better come up with a solution. If she keeps chasing us, I'll have to fight back!" Mei Sanniang said seriously.
This was no joke. If Dongfang Qinlan continued to pursue them, their situation would become extremely difficult. Moreover, according to Mei Sanniang's observation, there was a cliff ahead. If they didn't come up with a solution soon, they would either die at Dongfang Qinlan's hands or fall off the cliff.
"Sister, let me think. This control can't be long - term. There must be some medium for it!" Zhi Li remained calm and composed. He saved his energy while thinking of a way that could free Dongfang Qinlan from control and also ensure their survival.
"I'm counting on you. I thank you on Qinlan's behalf." Dongfang Huaizhu said gratefully and tried to use her martial arts to stop Dongfang Qinlan.
Unexpectedly, at some point, the innkeeper appeared in front of them. Now, the group couldn't move forward. They found that behind the innkeeper were wave after wave of zombies, and behind the zombies was a bottomless cliff.
"Hahaha, you didn't expect this, did you? In the end, you still couldn't escape." The innkeeper stood laughing in the middle of a group of zombies.
Under his command, Dongfang Qinlan started to attack them more fiercely, while the remaining zombies surrounded Dongfang Huaizhu.
"Don't panic yet. That innkeeper's skills aren't that powerful. If we can defeat him, we might be able to break his control over the zombies." Zhi Li got closer to the others and whispered his speculation to them. His soft words weren't heard by the innkeeper.
The innkeeper was now elated by his own cleverness. He looked at the surrounded group and laughed heartily. He didn't notice that behind him, Zhi Li was disguising himself as a zombie and slowly approaching him.
"After this is over, I hope you two sisters won't cause me any more trouble!" Mei Sanniang said with a cold face to Dongfang Huaizhu, completely forgetting her own actions before.
Dongfang Huaizhu ignored Mei Sanniang. At the moment, she was fully focused on dealing with the zombies. She knew the cause of these zombies and their harm. Dongfang Huaizhu would kill any zombie except Qinlan without hesitation.
"Don't show mercy. These things can't be killed unless you deal a fatal blow. They don't feel pain!" Qi Miao shouted while attacking the zombies. His voice reached the innkeeper's ears, which made the innkeeper scoff.
"Stop struggling in vain. There's no hope for you." Just as the innkeeper let down his guard, Zhi Li reached his back. As long as he stretched out his hand, he could grab the innkeeper's neck and end his life.
But the innkeeper suddenly turned around and found Zhi Li pretending to be a zombie. The innkeeper quickly stepped back, but he wasn't as fast as Zhi Li. He wanted to summon two zombies to protect himself, but he didn't have the extra energy.
"You'd better worry about yourself. Stop looking around." Zhi Li said coldly and increased the intensity of his attack.
The innkeeper still had some ability to resist Zhi Li, but perhaps because he didn't have the energy to control the zombies, the others broke through the encirclement and came to the innkeeper's side.
"Die! Scum like you should go to hell!" Mei Sanniang stabbed the innkeeper's chest with her sword. The fierce attack left him no chance to dodge.
After the innkeeper died, the zombies all fell to the ground, and Dongfang Qinlan regained consciousness. Her body went limp and she fell to the ground. Dongfang Huaizhu quickly helped her up.
"Qinlan, are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?" Dongfang Huaizhu asked anxiously. Dongfang Qinlan weakly shook her head.
Mei Sanniang rolled her eyes at the Dongfang sisters but didn't say anything. The bodies on the ground were jointly disposed of by the group to avoid any unexpected situations.
"Let's go. We're going to Longcheng." Mei Sanniang said to the Dongfang sisters.
Longcheng was an extremely prosperous city. They had been to Longcheng many times before. If everything went smoothly this time, Mei Sanniang estimated that she could return to her previous life as a great bandit.
After arriving in Longcheng, the group was covered in the smell of blood. Passers - by were all staring at them, which also caught the attention of the patrolling soldiers around.
"What are you doing? Why are you in such a state? Wait, the Infamous Bandit Group?"
The one who stopped them was Wu Su, the governor of Longcheng. He had been observing the Infamous Bandit Group for a long time and was very familiar with Mei Sanniang, the leader. He just never had the chance to capture them. Now, by coincidence, Wu Su recognized Mei Sanniang's appearance.
Hearing Wu Su's words, Mei Sanniang grabbed her little brothers and stepped back. The Dongfang sisters also ran away with her.
Soon, they confused the soldiers, but the guards at the city gate were strengthened, and Wu Su was guarding there.
"What should we do now?" Mei Sanniang frowned, annoyed.
"I have a plan, but it requires Zhi Li's cooperation." Dongfang Huaizhu showed a confident smile.
A moment later, a carriage was slowly approaching the city gate. Wu Su looked at the carriage warily and sent someone to stop it. When the curtain was lifted, there was a man dressed like a wealthy landowner inside, having fun with his concubine.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you disturbing our fun?"
Under the scolding of the wealthy landowner, Wu Su put down the curtain. A soldier beside him told him the identity of the landowner, and Wu Su let the carriage pass. What he didn't know was that he had missed the Infamous Bandit Group again.
With the help of Zhi Li's props, Dongfang Huaizhu disguised Mei Sanniang as a wealthy landowner in the city, and she and Dongfang Qinlan as his concubines.
The relatively petite Zhi Yu was also dressed up by Dongfang Huaizhu and became one of the concubines of Landowner Mei. As for Zhi Li and Qi Miao, they were the coachmen.
Dongfang Qinlan sat inside the carriage and looked at the scenery outside through a small opening. Longcheng was a very prosperous place. People were coming and going. There were stalls for trading almost every short distance. Many restaurants and inns were overcrowded, showing a thriving scene.
"This place is really prosperous. There's an inn ahead. Let's stay there tonight." Mei Sanniang pointed at an inn in front.
Dongfang Huaizhu looked in the direction she was pointing and found it was a mid - level inn. It didn't look very big. She didn't reply, which was like a silent agreement.
"Boss, get us six top - grade rooms." Mei Sanniang took out some silver from somewhere and put it on the counter.