She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 76 - Stockpiling Underway

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Stockpiling Underway!

Chapter 76 -76: Stockpiling Underway!

Xiang Ying’s hands and feet were bound, and her head was covered with a sack, but this did not stop her from memorizing the route.

She silently counted in her heart, one count, two counts…

From the boat to the land, and then to the mountain path, her insteps scratched by the grass.

Since the grass hadn’t been trampled, it must be leading into the mountainous gorges.

Soon, Xiang Ying heard the shouts of water bandits nearby: “Open up, Second Master has returned with a full load of people!”

Until this moment, she recorded the number in her mind, a total of over a thousand counts.

Based on the distance traveled, she was not far from the original boat, but with the mountain paths crisscrossing, she would have to look for an opportunity to find her way back.

Xiang Ying heard the sound of the gate being opened, and noisy voices reached her.

The sack over her head was also removed at this moment.

She looked up to see the houses of the village neatly arranged, chaotic yet orderly, almost like a hidden paradise in the mountains.

Old women responsible for washing clothes were passing by with wooden basins, smiling and greeting the water bandits.

“Second Mom, later help me scrub my trousers too!”

“Understood, you rascal, hurry up and find yourself a wife, give me a break.”

Listening to their conversations, they interacted as if they were all one big family.

Xiang Ying glanced back; the gate they had entered through was already closed, with water dripping down from it.

That being said, the entrance to the Water Bandit Village was likely located near a water source in some mountain hollow.

Xiang Yuanshuo was sticking close to Xiang Ying’s legs as they walked, his big eyes full of curiosity, not scared at all.

“Second Brother is back!” A lean-faced man approached them with some water bandit helpers following him.

The man at the front bowed with rough courtesy: “Third Brother, I was just about to see the Master, is he free now? Tell him to come quickly, see what treasure I’ve brought back for him!”

The lean-faced man laughed loudly: “Isn’t it just gold, silver, and jade? How precious can it be? Our Master has seen plenty of fine things, hasn’t he?”

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“This time it’s different; it’s a great beauty.” Second Master clapped his hands, and a water bandit pushed Xiang Ying forward.

When Xiang Ying stood upright before everyone, those around fell silent.

Running children, the old women washing clothes, and the young adults chatting under the trees all turned their gaze toward her.

Xiang Ying’s beauty was like a bold and vibrant rouge, striking abruptly into everyone’s sight.

Her black hair, snow-like skin, elusive lashes veiling eyes like autumn waters, and lips colored like red cherries.

Her body well-proportioned, and Phoenix Eyes, when not smiling, appeared inviting yet with a touch of aloofness.

“Beautiful, indeed beautiful!” The lean-faced man was the first to praise, his eyes fixated on Xiang Ying.

Xiang Yuanshuo ran to Xiang Ying’s side to guard her, his tender little face showing a tiger-like fierceness.

“Don’t you dare look at my mother!”

The lean-faced man immediately looked towards Second Master, surprised: “This woman has given birth to a child?”

Second Master waved dismissively: “So what, maybe the Master prefers such ripe and mature charm.”

“Besides, all the women in the village combined don’t match up to this one in spirit. The Master has not married for a long time; seeing her, he will surely like her.”

Saying so, Second Master moved to take Xiang Ying away: “I’ll take her to see the Master.”

Lean-faced man immediately objected: “Wait, Second Brother, now is not the time; the Master is discussing important matters with the Think Tank.”

“You must be tired too after the whole day, hand them over to me. I’ll arrange for someone to lock them up, and when the Master wishes to meet her, I’ll bring her over.”

After some thought, Second Master nodded: “Fine.”

He waved his hand, and Xiang Ying and her group were handed over like goods to lean-faced man and his people.

As soon as Second Master left, the lean-faced man dragged them around to the back mountain, where there was a row of houses specially used to lock up hostages.

Xiang Ying was singled out as an exception, along with her child Xiang Yuanshuo, mother and son were locked in a room.

The rest of the female prisoners and offenders were in the neighboring rooms.

The lean, long-faced man sent the others out, squeezed into the room where Xiang Ying was detained, and shut the door behind him.

Xiang Yuanshuo stood guard in front of his mother, alert: “What do you want?”

The lean, long face let out a lewd chuckle: “I’ve come to see if your mother is pure. Otherwise, how could she serve my elder brother?”

He approached and directly grabbed Xiang Yuanshuo’s collar, flinging him aside.

His large hand then clutched Xiang Ying’s lapel.

Xiang Yuanshuo lay on the floor, struggling to even sit up with his hands and feet bound.

Biting his teeth in anger, he said, “Touch my mother and you’ll not die a good death!”

The lean, long face wasn’t afraid.

He thought the beautiful and fragile woman before him was not untouched, so if he indulged himself a little, how would the Master realize it?

He spat at Xiang Yuanshuo: “Kid, quit your noise. My elder brother isn’t interested in women, he might even gift your mother to me soon. Then you’ll have to kneel down and call me ‘father’!”

Xiang Yuanshuo’s young face was flushed with rage, his eyes fierce like a tiger ready to attack.

“You will die by the hand of your own leader, you definitely will!”

Xiang Ying glanced sideways and saw blood dripping from the youngster’s nose.

The little guy was truly enraged.

But the lean, long face didn’t fear him, given his young age.

“My elder brother treats me like his own. He’s entrusted me with the keys to the granary and treasury. Him kill me? Ha, don’t even dream of it!”

After speaking, he gave a vile smirk, reaching out to touch Xiang Ying’s face.

In passing, he said, “Look how well-behaved your mother is, silent all this way, and even…”

Before he could finish, Xiang Ying’s hand, previously held behind her, clenched into a fist and smashed right into his nose.

The lean, long face cried out in shock and before he could react, Xiang Ying rose and brutally kicked him in the crotch.

Now the lean, long face couldn’t utter a word, curling up from the pain and shaking like a caterpillar.

Xiang Ying stood up, her Phoenix Eyes still devoid of any excess emotion.

“I haven’t spoken because I didn’t want to waste words with you.”

“You, you… someone come!” The lean, long face barely started shouting before Xiang Ying kicked him in the head, knocking him out cold.

Xiang Ying searched his body and found the keys.

Only then did a slight smile grace her red lips.

“That was unexpectedly easy.”

Xiang Ying went to Xiang Yuanshuo and untied him.

Then she pulled out a water pouch and four soy sauce meat buns from her sleeve and stuffed them into the youngster’s hands.

Xiang Yuanshuo was startled: “Had you prepared all along?”

“Sort of,” Xiang Ying replied, having taken them from another space, then instructed, “I shall deal with this man. Wait in this room for me. I’ll be back to take you away.”

Xiang Yuanshuo refused, but Xiang Ying reassured him a few times, wiping off the blood under his nose.

“Yuanxiao, be good, staying here will make it easier to assist me. If the patrol comes and finds no response from inside the room, wouldn’t that reveal us?”

“Then… you must come back, otherwise, I won’t forgive you!” Xiang Yuanshuo’s childish fierceness brought a smile to Xiang Ying’s face.

She nodded in agreement: “If you get hungry, eat something to fill you up.”

That said, Xiang Ying dragged the lean, long face out, locking the door from outside.

Their room was situated behind the mountain; Xiang Ying dumped the lean, long face into a clump of grass on a dirt slope.

Before departing, she even snatched a Jade Pendant off his person.

Immediately afterward, she took a schematic of the Water Bandit Village from her space and headed straight for the granary and treasury!

Stockpiling was underway!