Seeing that it was still early, Ming Li went for a stroll in the village.
"This is bad! Everyone hide! The bandits from the mountain are here!"
As Ming Li was wandering, she suddenly heard villagers shouting in panic and running into the village.
Upon hearing the shouts, everyone was so frightened that they hid in their houses. An old man, hunched over, saw Ming Li, a little girl, still standing there motionless. He quickly hobbled over to her with his cane, pulled her into his small, dilapidated house, then placed his cane by the wall and struggled to push the cabinet next to the door to block it.
Seeing how difficult it was for him, Ming Li walked over and easily pushed the cabinet to block the door.
Not long after, the sound of horses' hooves approached.
The old man looked through the broken window at a group of bandits riding horses. Trembling, he turned around, made a shushing gesture to Ming Li, and then pulled her down into the cellar.
After sealing the cellar entrance, the old man turned around, his hands shaking. He took out half a hard, unleavened bun from his person and offered it to Ming Li. Swallowing, he whispered, "Su girl... are you hungry? Come... Grandpa Li here... has something to eat." As he spoke, he pushed the half bun into Ming Li's hand, licked his dry lips, and continued, "Wait a moment... no matter what sounds you hear, absolutely do not make a sound, okay..."
Meeting the old man's slightly cloudy gaze, Ming Li was taken aback. She took the half bun and said, "Thank you."
Hearing Ming Li's voice, the old man stroked her head. "Shush, eat..."
Ming Li nodded obediently. Just as she picked up the bun to take a bite, she suddenly heard a loud bang.
Someone was kicking the door!
After a few more loud bangs, Ming Li clearly heard the sound of the door falling, followed by footsteps and men cursing.
The commotion was quite loud. The old man, whose hearing wasn't very good, also heard the sounds from above. He quickly pulled Ming Li and they squatted in a dark corner with no light...
Ming Li heard the sounds of smashing and banging from above. She frowned, her thin lips parted, and she softly uttered two words, "Go."
Her voice was very light, and the old man did not hear it.
A subtle white light flashed, and the silver sword appeared in front of the group of bandits the next second.
Seeing the silver sword suddenly appear and suspended in mid-air, the bandits' eyes lit up. They felt that this sword was no ordinary item, and greed flashed in their eyes. They raised their hands to grab it, but the silver sword immediately flew out of the house, moving very slowly, as if it were waiting for someone to chase it. Seeing this, the bandits exchanged glances, dropped what they were holding, and chased after it.
Leading them to a deserted corner, the silver sword swiftly dealt with these bandits.
After cleaning the blood from its body, it used the same method to lure the other bandits out of the villagers' homes and into deserted places, where it eliminated them.
Having finished its work, the silver sword quickly cleaned the blood from its body and flew towards Ming Li. As it passed by several villagers who were peeking, the silver sword paused for a moment, but did nothing else. It continued its flight towards Ming Li. Its master had said to only eliminate the bad people, and these villagers were not bad people.
After the silver sword flew away, the few bold villagers looked at the bandits' corpses, stunned. When they recovered, they immediately knelt on the ground, clasped their hands together, and repeatedly said, "The gods have manifested..."