Chapter 15

“These bastards, why are they running so fast? Otherwise, if I ask them for some money instead, it should be considered money I earned, right? A million, a million, I want to earn money…”

Fang Chen felt that it was a pity, but there was nothing he could do. After all, the bandits would not take him seriously.

Seeing Xu Mianfeng looking at him in confusion, Fang Chen said awkwardly, “Well… I just feel that it’s too easy to let them off so easily. We should teach them a lesson.”

Xu Mianfeng shook his head and said, “Let bygones be bygones. Since they don’t have any killing intent, there’s no need for us to kill them all.”

Fang Chen recalled that the bandit leader had said that they had come to be bandits because they were hungry and had no food to eat. He asked curiously, “Elder Xu, is what those people said true? Are they so hungry and did not have any food? Previously, we saw that although those farmers were struggling, they shouldn’t be food deprived, right?”

“Yes, farming depends on the heavens. If you plant it well, you will have food. If you don’t, there’s nothing to eat. It’s inevitable that some people go hungry.”

Speaking of these refugees, Xu Mianfeng had a look of pity on his face. It was obvious that he did let the bandits off just now because he knew that it was not easy for ordinary people to live.

Fang Chen nodded and did not ask further. After all, there was nothing he could do about such things. There were too many pitiful people in the world.

Shaking his head and not thinking about those things, Fang Chen suddenly asked, “Elder Xu, weren’t you too powerful when you blew away the bandits just now? Was it our Whole Unitary Sect’s kung fu?”

“It’s indeed a martial technique of our Whole Unitary Sect. It’s called the Cloud Qi. It can erupt and attack the surrounding enemies. It’s very difficult to learn. When you enter the sect, you can try it yourself,” explained Elder Xu.

“Oh!”

Fang Chen held his phone and was eager to try, but he did not dare to let Xu Mianfeng show him again.

Just as he was thinking that he had a chance to learn such a handsome martial technique, a figure approached sneakily.

It turned out that Old Fang had returned with two wild rabbits in his hands.

“Old Fang, how dare you come back? My father asked you to take care of me. When you saw the bandits, you ran away. How dare you come back?” Fang Chen looked at Old Fang and said angrily.

“Young Master, with Elder Xu around, how could those bandits hurt you? I just happened to see a wild rabbit and wanted to get some delicious food for Young Master later, so I chased after it. I’m not running away,” Old Fang explained as he displayed the two hares.

“Bah, who do you think you’re kidding? You were shouting not to kill you. If the bandits hadn’t already run away, you probably wouldn’t have come back, right?” Fang Chen said angrily.

“Young Master, you must have heard wrongly. I, Old Fang, know martial arts. How can I be afraid of a few small mountain bandits? I really left to get better food for you,” Old Fang quibbled.

“Get lost, I don’t want to talk to you.”

Fang Chen looked at the shameless Old Fang and was so angry that his liver hurt. He decided to ignore him.

The three of them walked for a few more hours, but they did not see any houses. However, they did see some refugees and beggars along the way.

Some of the refugees saw that Fang Chen and the other two were dressed neatly and were even riding horses. Their eyes were filled with greed. However, because Fang Chen and Xu Mianfeng were both armed, those who were eager to try only followed them and did not dare to do anything.

“These people, what’s the situation? They’re not trying to rob us, are they?” Fang Chen said warily.

“Young Master, don’t be afraid. With me around, I definitely won’t let them hurt you,” Old Fang said righteously.

Fang Chen glared at Old Fang and could not be bothered. Instead, he looked at Xu Mianfeng.

Only then did Xu Mianfeng know that he was asking him. He quickly said, “They’re not stupid. They know that we’re martial artists, so they shouldn’t dare to act rashly.”

Fang Chen nodded and was about to leave when he saw an old man holding the hand of a little boy. Both of them were in ragged clothes and walked unsteadily. He felt sorry for them.

Therefore, he said to Old Fang, “Old Fang, don’t we still have some rations? Give them some.”

“What?” Old Fang glared at him and said unhappily, “Young Master, there’s no village in front of this mountain path. We might not have enough rations.”

“Cut the crap. You can hunt rabbits, right?” Fang Chen pointed at the two hares hanging on Old Fang’s horse.

Old Fang understood. If he did not listen now, he would probably really be kicked out by Fang Chen.

“Okay, okay, I’ll pass some to them.”

Old Fang jumped off the horse and removed the bag of rations from the horse’s back. Then, he walked towards the grandfather and grandson.

“Hey, you two, my young master takes pity on you. Here’s some food.”

Old Fang walked arrogantly to the grandfather and grandson duo and poured the dry food in his bag in front of them.

“Food, there’s food …”

But as soon as he poured the rations, they were seen by the refugees and beggars who were staring at them. Everyone suddenly rushed towards Old Fang like they were on steroids and swarmed over to snatch the rations.

“Ah, don’t snatch, you bastards, madmen…”

Old Fang was shocked by the people who pounced on him. He cursed and fled at the same time.

When Old Fang returned, he said to Fang Chen with a crying face, “Young Master, what should we do? Those bastards robbed us of all our rations…”

However, Fang Chen looked at the refugees and beggars in a daze, deep in thought.

“Who would do that if they had enough food to eat?” Fang Chen muttered to himself as he jumped off his horse and walked towards the refugees and beggars.

“Young Master, don’t go over. Those people are like lunatics. Let’s leave the rations?”

Seeing Fang Chen’s actions, Old Fang thought that Fang Chen wanted to snatch the rations back.

‘It’s all right. I’ll just have a word or two with them.”

Fang Chen pushed Old Fang away and approached the refugees and beggars. “Everyone, I know you’re all starving, but snatching other people’s food can only satisfy your hunger for a while. If you don’t want to starve, you have to be self-sufficient.”

Initially, the refugees and beggars were a little afraid when they saw Fang Chen coming over with his sword. However, seeing that he did not have any ill intentions, the bold ones immediately replied, “Young Master, it’s not that we’re lazy. It’s because our hometown suffered a disaster, our fields were destroyed, and our houses collapsed. We had no choice but to wander out.”

Fang Chen nodded and confirmed his thoughts. He said in a clear voice, “Everyone, I know a big shot in Northern Heavens City. If you’re not afraid of hardship, I’ll give you a letter. As long as you bring it to Northern Heavens and hand it to the officials, someone will arrange a plot of land and a house for you. Are you willing?”

“Ah … yes, I do …”

“Young Master, I’m willing too…”

“Young Master, let me go too. I’ll return the rations to you…”

As expected, when they heard that there were other passers-by, the refugees and beggars were extremely excited and fought to go. Those who had snatched the rations were holding them in their hands, afraid that Fang Chen would not give them a chance.

“Hehe, as long as you’re willing. You can share those rations. There’s no need to give them to me. Wait a moment, I’ll prepare letters for you.”

Fang Chen smiled. Now, he felt that those people were a little cute, so he asked Old Fang to bring the pen and paper he had brought.

“Stand still,” Fang Chen ordered, taking Old Fang’s pen and paper.

Old Fang did not understand, but he stood obediently.

Fang Chen looked at Old Fang’s hunchback and nodded in satisfaction. He wrote the letter on Old Fang’s back and handed it to the refugee who had just boldly spoken to him.

As the group of refugees thanked him profusely, they gradually left. Fang Chen looked at their backs and sighed.