The Legend of the Medical Concubine

Chapter 326 The Beginning of Coercion

The bandit leader's triangular eyes wandered over Lin Ruoxue and Xiaoxuan, with a greedy flame burning in his eyes. He licked his cracked lips and laughed disgustingly: "Hey, look at these two girls, they are so tender and delicate, like two lambs to be slaughtered." His rough and dirty hands stroked the hilt of the knife at his waist, and he approached the two step by step.

In the forest, the originally gentle breeze seemed to be cast with an evil spell, making the leaves rustle. The sound seemed to be a lament and warning from the forest, or a helpless whisper. Every leaf trembled as if it was trembling for the situation of Lin Ruoxue and Xiaoxuan.

Lin Ruoxue's heart suddenly tightened, but years of experience allowed her to calm down quickly. She raised her chin slightly, stared at the bandit leader with a sharp gaze, and said calmly but with unquestionable determination: "What do you mean? How dare you be so arrogant in broad daylight." Her brain was working rapidly, thinking about how to deal with it. Her eyes seemed calm, but in fact they were sharp.

Xiaoxuan was already scared out of her wits, her small body trembling like a leaf in the wind. Her eyes were wide open, and fear was overwhelming her like a tide. Her teeth kept chattering, making a "clucking" sound, and her hands were tightly grasping the corner of Lin Ruoxue's clothes like pliers, as if that was her only lifeline in this dark world.

"Oh, the girl has quite a temper." The bandit leader sneered, the flesh on his face shaking with the laughter, "Many brothers in our village are injured, and we need doctors like you. Come with us obediently, otherwise..." He suddenly drew out the knife from his waist and waved it in the air. The cold light reflected from the blade made people terrified.

The bandits around laughed, their ugly faces full of mockery. Some bandits licked their blades with their tongues, their eyes revealing madness; others waved their rusty spears and shouted unbearable words. They pressed closer and closer, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller. Lin Ruoxue could even smell the pungent smell of sweat and blood emanating from them.

Lin Ruoxue held Xiaoxuan tightly behind her, feeling anxious. She knew she couldn't panic at this moment. If she lost her mind, the consequences would be disastrous. She took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound steady: "We are just ordinary female doctors who collect herbs. We are not good enough to treat your brothers. Brothers, please let us go." As she spoke, she quietly observed the reactions of the bandits around her, looking for a possible breakthrough.

The bandit leader seemed to have heard a huge joke and laughed loudly towards the sky: "Haha, it's not up to you! You have to go today whether you want to or not!" His eyes suddenly became extremely fierce, like a hungry wolf staring at its prey.

Xiaoxuan hid behind Lin Ruoxue and cried softly, "Master, I'm scared..." Lin Ruoxue gently patted Xiaoxuan's hand, and that pat seemed to convey endless strength: "Don't be afraid, Xiaoxuan, Master is here." She kept telling herself in her heart that she must protect Xiaoxuan and find a way out of the predicament. At this time, the air was filled with a suffocating atmosphere of tension, as if a storm was about to come, and Lin Ruoxue and Xiaoxuan were at the center of the storm, with an uncertain fate.