Chapter 16: Catching Rabbits While Grazing Grass

Save those bandits?

Li Ji was stunned for a moment, then steadied himself and looked at the approaching petite figure before finally realizing, “Looking at the pace of those two women, they both have impressive skills.”

Of course!

Those were the two notorious female bandit leaders from Dang Mountain in his past life. How could they be weaklings?

He pulled Li Ji to hide in the distance. They did not wait long when the two petite figures entered the mountain from the fork in the official road. After the two women went into the mountain, the bandits following behind them quickly picked up their pace.

The subsequent plot development did not exceed Mo Xiaobai’s expectations. As soon as a few bandits opened their mouths to rob them, the two women knocked them to the ground with three punches and two kicks.

“Let’s go. It’s our turn.” Seeing one of the two women draw a slender sword from her waist, Mo Xiaobai immediately stepped out of the bush.

Seeing another passerby appear, the woman with the sword paused slightly, turned sideways to face Mo Xiaobai and Li Ji, and stared at them with an expression full of suspicion.

“I am Daydreaming, the Lord of Daming Village. I pay my respects to the two young ladies.”

Mo Xiaobai walked forward, first stating his identity to the two women, and then looked at the bandits on the ground. “These few men seem like they are not good people.”

“None of your business!”

The woman with the sword had a voice as sweet as a kingfisher, but her tone was far from kind. She glared at Mo Xiaobai: “Don’t think I don’t know you have been hiding there all along. In my opinion, you are definitely in on it together.”

“Miss, you are unfair to me. Do you think people like us look like mountain thieves?”

Mo Xiaobai held out his fair, white arm. Paired with his “little white face,” he looked completely different from those bulky, rough mountain bandits.

At this time, the other petite and lively figure also looked over: “Lord Bai, my younger sister is young and her words were rude. Please do not hold a grudge against her.”

“No harm done. I will not take it to heart like a child,” Mo Xiaobai replied with a feigned magnanimity, but this only made the sword-wielding woman glare at him angrily.

Ignoring the killing intent in the sword-wielding girl’s eyes, Mo Xiaobai spoke: “We came all the way from our Territory to Juancheng today to look for the descendants of the Divine Doctor Dong Feng. I wonder if the two young ladies have heard of them?”

“If we know, we still won’t tell you!”

The sword-wielding girl huffed from the corner of her mouth after hearing this, then turned to look at the bandits lying at her feet. “You have such bold faces, daring to rob me and my sister. Quick, tell me, who sent you to do this?”

“It was… it was us, our Chief.”

“Who is your Chief?”

“Our Chief is the Chief of Eagle Beak Mountain. This time we came down the mountain to hire a doctor, but no doctor in the city was willing to go up the mountain with us.” The bandits lying on the ground had already witnessed the skills of the two women, so they immediately told the whole story.

Mo Xiaobai stood aside and listened. He finally had a clear understanding of how Miss Dong managed to mix into the circle of professional mountain bandits.

These bandits could not find a doctor for treatment, so they had to return to their old trade. Coincidentally, Miss Dong of the Dong Family went out to gather medicinal herbs. They would not target women, so who else would they target?

Mo Xiaobai knew that if he did not appear, these two women would definitely follow the bandits up the mountain to treat their Chief. However, treating an illness was not something that could be done in a day or two. Plus, Medical Immortal Dong would also need to gather herbs in the surrounding area, so she would naturally have to stay at the bandit camp. However, bandit camps were notorious for frequent fighting, so it was likely that in a while, Miss Dong would use her skills to successfully rise to the top and take the seat of the Chief.

But all of this was the plot of his past life. Since he had come, Mo Xiaobai certainly would not follow the original script.

After considering his words, Mo Xiaobai spoke: “A healer’s highest duty is to save the dying and help the injured. Does Miss Dong agree?”

“You are right.”

Seeing Miss Dong nod, Mo Xiaobai continued while the iron was hot: “However, these people are still bandits. If you save them today, who can guarantee that the Chief of Eagle Beak Mountain will not do evil things after recovering? For bandits, robbing homes is quite common.”

“Then we won’t save them. Sister, let’s go gather herbs,” the sword-wielding girl seemed to dislike Mo Xiaobai very much and did not want to listen anymore. She pulled the woman beside her to leave.

“Yiyi, wait a moment.”

Although the girl’s attitude was clear, Miss Dong beside her shook her head and looked at Mo Xiaobai, saying: “According to you, should a healer just watch patients die from sickness or injury?”

“No, I mean we must cure the root cause of the disease. If you give help, you must give it fully.” Mo Xiaobai shook his head as well, then smiled: “My Territory is not far from here. We have plenty of grain and water. If these bandits intend to reform and become good people, is it wrong to save their Chief?”

“What bold words! These bandits are arrogant and unyielding. Can you, a weak Lord, persuade them to become good people?”

The sword-wielding girl spoke with disdain, but Mo Xiaobai just laughed loudly and pointed to Li Ji beside him: “I cannot, but he can.”

“He?”

As Mo Xiaobai pointed at Li Ji, the previously low-key Li Maogong immediately became the focus of everyone’s gaze. Seeing this, Li Ji understood his hint and let loose a surge of General energy from his body, an aura that only a General who had completed Class Transfer could possess.

In an instant, everyone in the scene except Mo Xiaobai felt a huge amount of pressure and dominance.

The dominance was so strong that it seemed one could lose their life in an instant.

“An 85 Martial Arts stat is not a joke. At this early stage of the Plane opening, he is a real living boss who destroys anyone he catches.”

Seeing the change in everyone’s faces, Mo Xiaobai felt secretly pleased in his heart.

He knew that Li Ji’s Martial Arts stat exceeding 80 was partly his credit. Without the blessing of “Civil and Military Rule,” Li Ji’s Martial Arts stat of 77, though not low, would absolutely not reach the level of crushing dominance.

“What a powerful aura.”

“Even in Prefecture City, it would be hard to find someone to compare with him.”

The two Misses of the Dong Family now looked at Mo Xiaobai and Li Ji with obviously changed expressions. Especially the younger girl, who now had no trace of arrogance left. Looking at Li Ji, her gaze felt just like a die-hard fan of Water Blue Star seeing her idol.

“With Maogong’s help, I am not afraid that a few bandits can cause any trouble.”

When Mo Xiaobai said this, he did not even consider the feelings of the bandits on the ground. To him, inviting Medical Immortal Dong back to his Territory was the main job. As for recruiting some bandits to increase the population of his Territory, it was just catching rabbits while grazing grass, a pleasant side effect.

“I really do not know what is so great about you, that you are followed by such a powerful martial artist.” The sword-wielding girl saw Mo Xiaobai’s confident expression and grumbled from the corner of her mouth. Then she thought of something and asked again: “Hey, you still haven’t said what you want to visit the Dong Family for. If you promise me one condition, I can help you.”

“Did I not say it before?”

“Of course not. Now I allow you to tell me.”

“Hehe, Little Girl, I have already stated my purpose. You should ask your sister instead.” Mo Xiaobai laughed loudly, thinking this girl was quite interesting.

“Sister, did he say it just now?”

“Stop messing around. Let’s go. First, let’s go to Eagle Beak Mountain.”