Captured all of a sudden, that person let out muffled shouts instinctively. However, after hearing his words, they stopped doing this at once obediently, but they could not stop their body from trembling all over.
“Oh?” Only thanks to the dim moonlight outside the window did Bai Yunfei see clearly that the target was unexpectedly a woman!
Could it be this was a female bandit?
Bai Yunfei was doubtful for a short while, but then he said threateningly: “I’ll let go of you now. Don’t shout! Or I’ll kill you just like I killed other bandits!”
That woman was trembling nonstop in fear, but after hearing these words, she was stupefied for a while then unexpectedly relaxed. Without struggling, she nodded slightly.
Bai Yunfei slowly loosened the hand which was covering her mouth, but the Glacial Pricker still had yet to move away from her neck. If she dared to shout for help, he would kill her instantly.
That women slightly gasped for air then said in a low voice: “You… You are the person who wants to destroy the stronghold? You… You have come to rescue us?”
“Oh?” Bai Yunfei was stupefied. What did she mean? Seeing that this woman did not want to shout for help, he put the pricker down a bit then took half a step backwards. Only now did he see clearly the woman in front of him.
This was an ordinary middle-aged woman dressed in somewhat shabby clothes. She was looking at Bai Yunfei with an expression full of hope. No matter how he looked at her, she resembled a virtuous woman in a common village instead of a bandit.
“You’re not a bandit? Who are you?” Bai Yunfei asked in a low voice.
“I… I came from the Cheng village a hundred kilometers to the west side of Mt. Blackwood. A year ago, the bandits captured me and brought me up into the stronghold to do the washing and cooking for them. Besides myself, there are still many people locked up in this stronghold. It’s still tolerable for old people like me because we’re only in charge of the rough work and the food. But… those young women, not only are they forced to work, they are also tortured… I beg of you, please save them!” The middle-aged woman implored in a low voice as if she was clutching at the only life-saving straw.
Unexpectedly, there were still many abducted women in this stronghold!