Shimuwan, who was feigning unconsciousness, heard everything clearly. She couldn't help but wonder how large this organization was and who was behind it. How could they cover up such things?
Shimuwan couldn't help but think of Qingshui County. It seemed that there were deep - seated connections there. How did Lord Jia get rich? Could he be in cahoots with these people?
No wonder even Huo Qizhou got involved in this case. It felt like something bad was going to happen!
Xiao Li had been humiliated by Yin Muran, and all the previous pretense had crumbled. But now was not the time to quarrel.
"Let's retreat first. Otherwise, that person might catch up with us," he said.
Unexpectedly, Yin Muran's expression changed. "Retreat? A little girl. Are we so many people still afraid of not being able to handle her?"
Xiao Li was really holding back his anger. Yin Muran was so arrogant. He didn't know why the higher - ups kept him again and again.
Even though Yin Muran was bold enough to take on those big deals, so many people from various families were looking for their missing relatives. Maybe one day they would find their way here.
The organization was just covering up the traces to prevent them from being discovered. But just a few days ago, they found that someone had sneaked in to investigate them. That was why he was sent here to keep an eye on Yin Muran. But unexpectedly, he didn't know how to rein himself in. He just wanted to save face and oppose him. It was really infuriating!
Xiao Li cursed that he was crazy. Couldn't he see the situation? Leaving aside the woman who was chasing after them, although she was alone, it was not easy to deal with her just because she knew martial arts. Which ordinary girl would learn martial arts?
Just the fact that the other black - clothed men who had gone to capture people hadn't come back yet should have alerted them to something wrong. It was time to retreat.
"The people we captured before are still here. Although we've suffered some losses, it's not irreparable. We should retreat!" Xiao Li's tone became tough.
Yin Muran ignored him. He snorted and was about to walk into the forest to capture Yaokun who was chasing after them.
"If you want to leave, go. Leave that little girl to me. I'm waiting for this big deal to provide for my old age!" That person had promised him a large amount of gold. This was his last deal for the organization. After that, it would be time for him to enjoy life. What did it matter if he took a risk?
Xiao Li's face darkened. Everything should be for the organization's interests. He immediately gave the order to lead the people to prepare for retreat. Shimuwan was accidentally thrown to the ground with a thud. It felt like her bones were about to fall apart.
Shimuwan opened her eyes. But her hands and feet were tied tightly, and there was a thick cloth in her mouth, which made it impossible for her tongue to move.
There was also a tent behind them, but it was much smaller than the performance tent. After receiving the order, a group of people rushed into the tent. Then several people came out pushing a huge cage with wheels. The cage was covered with a strong white cloth, and there were several other cages following behind.
While they were arguing, Huo Qizhou had quietly gone in to check. Under the white cloth were those missing young girls. The girls were lying there quietly, neither crying nor making noise. It seemed that they had been drugged.
Yan Mo's people hadn't arrived yet. He wasn't suitable to take action for the time being. But these people couldn't be allowed to leave just like this. Looking at Shimuwan lying on the ground and the green figure approaching in the distance, Huo Qizhou followed the quickly retreating team.
Over there, Yaokun had quickly caught up. Yin Muran was sitting on his horse, holding a big knife in his hand with a contemptuous look on his face, as if he was looking at someone who had already fallen under his knife.
The big knife was swung up, kicking up a cloud of white dust. It flew towards Yaokun who was galloping towards them with a fierce aura.
Yaokun bent down to avoid the knife. The long sword in her hand neatly slid towards the horse's leg. The horse reared up in pain, causing Yin Muran to fall off.
Yin Muran fell to the ground with his big knife. Because of his lame leg, he couldn't stand up immediately. He staggered backwards to avoid Yaokun's long - sword attacks.
Seeing the battlefield getting closer and closer to her, Shimuwan wriggled her body on the ground in panic, trying to get away.
A knife landed right where she had been. Shimuwan was so frightened that she moved even faster. Yaokun found the right moment and swiped her sword across the hemp rope on Shimuwan's feet. The rope loosened a lot.
Shimuwan quickly broke free and got up to run away.
How could Yin Muran let her go? He was already furious after falling off the horse. The forest was too small for the horse to run. Once he got off the horse, he was like a general without armor, lacking defense. His lame - leg disadvantage made it impossible for him to fight back. He could only wave his knife to dodge.
Yaokun took advantage of the victory and chased after him, forcing him back. Who would have thought that he still had something else in his hand? He threw the big knife at Yaokun. Then he took out a dagger. Yaokun spun around to avoid the big knife but was faced with the dagger. In an instant, she leaned to one side and narrowly avoided the vital part.
"Kun'er!" Shimuwan shouted. She saw the bright red blood instantly staining Yaokun's waist, soaking through a piece of her dark - blue clothes.
Yaokun had been stabbed. After all, she was just a girl who had never been on the battlefield. Even though she had practiced martial arts, she had never suffered such an injury. She immediately lost her strength and fell to the ground.
Seeing that she couldn't move, Yin Muran's gloomy eyes were filled with a triumphant smile. He leaned against a tree trunk and gasped for a few breaths. Then he limped towards Yaokun. He stretched out his lame leg and kicked Yaokun. Maybe because he was a bit exhausted after the fierce battle, the kick wasn't very strong.
"Little bitch, do you think I, Uncle Yin, can't handle you after roaming the world for decades?"
"Damn it, you're really ruthless. I'll have to sever your tendons and send you to the organization. It's a pity that you'll become a defective product."
"Or, why don't you follow me? Hahaha!" Yin Muran laughed loudly and bent down to pat Yaokun's face twice.
Shimuwan took the opportunity and picked up a rock the size of a human head with her bound hands and threw it at Yin Muran.
"Ah, die, you old lecher!" The rock accurately hit Yin Muran's head, making a gash and blood spurted out. Taking advantage of his confusion, Shimuwan quickly rushed over and lay in front of Yaokun to protect her.
The wound on Yaokun's waist was still bleeding. Shimuwan panicked and covered it with her hand. "Kun'er, are you okay? Ah! Don't scare me! Kun'er!"
Yaokun's originally rosy face had turned completely pale. Shimuwan's hands began to tremble uncontrollably. It was all her fault. She had insisted on coming out, which had hurt Yaokun. Clearly, Yan Mo had told her that it was dangerous here, but she hadn't taken it seriously. It was all her fault!
Yin Muran was dizzy from the blow. When he came to his senses and touched his forehead, he saw the dark blood flowing. He gritted his teeth in anger, picked up the big knife that had fallen on one side, and was about to slash at Shimuwan.