Chapter 720

Nor was there any burning, killing, or plundering.

At most, they were just a bit rough in how they did things.

That was all.

"They meant well."

The village chief sighed with feeling.

The Dadan family had taken care of Ace and Little Lufei and the others for so long that they had indeed formed an inseparable bond.

Now that Ace and Little Lufei and the others had run into danger—

It was only natural for the entire Dadan family to mobilize and go rescue them.

"Since the Dadan family has already set out—"

"I imagine—"

"Our trip to negotiate with the bandits this time will likely go a bit more smoothly."

"Even though those bandits are utterly vicious, they certainly don't want to clash with us lightly."

"All of us put together, plus the members of the Dadan family, can form a force that's no pushover. When the time comes, if the bandits want to make a move on us, they'll have to think twice."

The village chief gained a measure of confidence.

At first—

Leading just these hundred-odd able-bodied villagers, he had almost no confidence to speak of.

Until now.

Upon hearing the news that the Dadan family had already set out.

They finally had a measure of confidence in the rescue.

"Village chief, we should be able to succeed, right?"

One villager looked less than confident, his expression uneasy.

"We definitely will!"

The village chief took a deep breath, his face full of solemnity.

Whether they could succeed or not—

They had to fight for it to the end!

They absolutely could not stand by and watch Ace and Little Lufei and those three kids get killed by the bandits.

Otherwise—

They would feel guilty for the rest of their lives!

"Is everyone ready?"

The village chief asked.

"We're ready!"

"We've got to teach these bandits a lesson!"

"Since they've decided to wipe us out, we can only fight back to the end."

"The village chief is right—we can't keep backing down any longer. Blind tolerance won't earn us any retreat from the bandits; it'll only make them more aggressive."

"We've got to resist!"

One villager after another gritted their teeth, each gripping a weapon and shouting in anger.

Seeing this—

The village chief withdrew his gaze and sighed inwardly.

If he could—

He truly did not want to lead this group of villagers into a fight against those utterly vicious bandits.

He knew—

It was no different from throwing an egg against a stone!

Over eight hundred bandits, every last one utterly vicious, while the hundred-odd villagers he led were mostly just full of brute strength and had no idea how to fight at all.

The gap in strength between the two sides was far too vast.

But at this point, there was no other choice.

He could only stake everything on one last throw!

"Prepare to set out!"

The village chief gritted his teeth and raised his arm in a rallying cry.

But just as they were about to set out—

Tap-tap-tap—

The sound of footsteps slowly approached.

In an instant—

Before anyone could react.

Like a gentle breeze brushing past—

In a flash—

A figure seemed to appear out of thin air, right beside the village chief.

Everyone was utterly stunned.

The figure appearing out of thin air caught them completely off guard.

They were almost entirely unprepared.

Immediately after,

They stared blankly, their gazes fixed on the figure that had appeared out of thin air.

They could see clearly.

It was a young man!

A young man draped in a white Justice Marine coat.

He looked…

No more than five years old!

The youthful face of the young man struck them all as deeply familiar.

"H-he's…"

A villager's eyes went wide.

The other villagers opened their mouths one after another, momentarily unable to speak.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

"Village Chief, I'm back."

Lu En raised his head and looked at the elderly old village chief.

That's right!

The one who had just now returned to Windmill Village was none other than Lu En, who had just logged in at the port.

Ever since he had learned from that Third Prince of the news that Windmill Village had been attacked by bandits—

Lu En had raced back to Windmill Village from the port at top speed.

The whole trip had taken only three minutes.

He had made it smoothly from the port back to Windmill Village.

"Y-you're…"

The village chief looked at Lu En beside him, his cloudy eyes filled with agitation and disbelief.

"It's me."

"I'm back."

"As for what comes next…"

"Leave it to me to handle."

"Village Chief, tell the villagers to disperse."

"I will make those bandits pay."

Lu En said.

"Good! Wonderful!"

"Lu En, you little rascal finally decided to come back!"