Chapter 20

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“It’s my fault, it’s my fault. We can’t forcefully siege them any longer,” Hua Long said thoughtfully.

“I underestimated Li Chen. I didn’t expect them to make so many bows and arrows!”

Suddenly, Hua Long slapped his thigh and spat.

“Got it! Since we can’t attack by force, we’ll just rob them!”

As he spoke, Hua Long called his brothers over. They discussed how to steal together.

Li Chen and the others returned to their camp. They settled Wang Qi down and planned to continue living an orderly life.

“Li Chen, have you noticed that it’s getting harder to catch fish these days? Moreover, we don’t have much meat left!”

“Moreover, a portion of it is spoiled. It’s not enough to eat.”

When Li Chen heard what the others said, he was also very vexed. Recently, the weather had been constantly getting hotter, so meat could not be preserved at all.

“In that case, let’s go hunting more every day. We’ll eat them when we get back,” Li Chen said.

A large number of people began to enter the forest to hunt.

As for Hua Long and the others, they approached Li Chen’s camp.

“Brothers, do you see that? Li Chen’s territory is up ahead,” Hua Long said.

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go.”

Hua Long slapped his brother. “What’s the hurry? Let’s wait a while. We’ll take action after all of them leave!”

Li Chen did not expect Hua Long and the others to do this, so they all went out to hunt and catch fish.

“They’re almost all gone. Brothers, attack!”

Hua Long and his brothers quietly reached the vicinity of Li Chen’s camp. Hua Long kicked open the door and they swaggered in.

“Brothers, what are you waiting for! Snatch!”

With Hua Long’s order, everyone began to frantically store the food and various kinds of meat that Li Chen and the others had stored in their bags. Just like that, everything that Li Chen and the others had painstakingly stored was snatched away by Hua Long and the others.

Before leaving, Hua Long picked up a burning log from the campfire.

“Hmph! This is what you get for opposing me.”

As he spoke, Hua Long threw the log onto the woods and left.

The burning log quickly ignited more wood. Soon, the flames attracted the attention of Li Chen and the others. Li Chen and the others quickly returned.

Thanks to the help of the water source, the fire was extinguished. Fortunately, the fire only burned all the firewood outside the courtyard and did not continue to burn.

“Li Chen, we’re out of food!”

“What? We’ve been robbed?”

When Li Chen heard this, he was very shocked. He did not expect his camp to be robbed.

Li Chen checked their food angrily. As expected, it was empty. Everything had been snatched away. The crops in front of them had yet to be harvested, so they had no food.

“Li Chen, what should we do?”

“There’s no hurry. Let me think of something. Everyone, quickly see if there are any traces.”

Everyone immediately searched around the house for traces left behind by the bandits. After searching, they finally found the traces left behind by Hua Long and the others.

“From the looks of it, I know who the bandits are!” Li Chen said confidently.

“Everyone, don’t be anxious. Now, let’s go and check our fish baskets and traps. Then, we can have some food. The rest of you, stay here. Leave the rest to me.”

Hearing Li Chen’s words, everyone immediately took action. This was because they were facing a situation where they did not have anything to eat. If they were not careful, they might go hungry.

Li Chen took out the pistol he had hidden, put it on, and set off.

He followed the trail left behind by Hua Long and the others all the way to Hua Long’s cave.

At this moment, Hua Long and the others were celebrating with grain and meat. They were holding a celebratory party.

The food they had snatched was roasted on the fire. The fragrance of the roasted meat spread throughout the entire forest. At this moment, Li Chen was hidden in the grass.

“These damn bandits!”

Then, Li Chen raised his pistol and aimed at the person who was eating meat. He fired, but Li Chen had never learned how to shoot, so the shot missed and only hit his thigh.

“Ah! It hurts!” The gunshots alerted the party-goers . At the same time, the person who was shot rolled on the ground in pain.

Seeing this, Hua Long knew that Li Chen also had a gun. Moreover, he was sure that Li Chen had come.

“Li Chen, you little rabbit, you came so quickly!”

After saying that, Hua Long pulled everyone into the cave. Li Chen suddenly lost his target, but he also hid in the grass and did not come out.

Li Chen knew that as soon as he came out, arrows would definitely welcome him.

“Hua Long, you should take responsibility for your actions. Hand over the food you stole!”

Li Chen shouted loudly.

“You can’t eat it either. Can’t we snatch it for fun?”

As Hua Long spoke, he raised his hand and had his subordinates raise their bows. Hua Long already knew where Li Chen was hiding. He quickly pointed, and his subordinates locked onto that spot.

“You! Damn it! Hurry up and hand over the food! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!”

Just as Li Chen was speaking, Hua Long waved his hand and all the arrows were immediately fired.

Seeing this, Li Chen quickly retreated. The arrows did not hit him, but Hua Long quickly got his subordinates to chase after him.

Hua Long planned to take advantage of this opportunity to capture Li Chen alive. In that case, Li Chen’s base would be his. Li Chen quickly ran towards his camp.

“Chase after him! Don’t let him escape!”

Hua Long’s men were still chasing relentlessly. Just as they were about to catch up to Li Chen, Li Chen’s arrows suddenly shot over again. Seeing this, Hua Long and the others hurriedly lay on the ground.

“Run! They’re ambushing us!” Hua Long quickly called for his brothers to retreat.

At this moment, Li Chen did not expect his people to come and save him.

“Li Chen! Come here quickly!”

“Li Chen, come quickly!”

Everyone quickly called Li Chen over. Seeing this, Li Chen quickly crawled into the grass.

“I found you!” Wang Qi came over and hugged Li Chen, burying his head deep in her chest. Li Chen felt suffocated for a moment.

“Why are you here?” Li Chen asked in surprise.

“We saw you go out on your own and thought you might be in danger. That’s why we’re here.”

Zhao Yu quickly explained. Then, Li Chen looked at everyone and saw that they were fine.

“I don’t think Hua Long and the others dare to come. I injured one of them!” Li Chen said.

Everyone immediately returned to their camp. Li Chen felt that this could not go on. He could not rely on grain alone, so he planned to find a new source of food.

“Yes, it’s there!” Wang Qi suddenly thought of something and ran over excitedly to tell everyone.