Chapter 48: Who Would Ever Think They Have Too Much Meat?

A few minutes ago, at the moment when the two sides' gazes met.

"Is that... the people from Lu Family Stockade?" In the Wang Family group, a sturdy man holding a long spear spoke, his tone full of surprise.

"It really seems to be! That one walking at the very front, looking at his attire, isn't that Lu Guohao?" Another big man holding a long saber squinted his eyes to identify him carefully.

"Let me take a look, it really is him, that very soft-hearted coward."

"Hahaha!" A bald man with a face full of excess flesh let out a loud laugh. "Last time when we snatched prey from their hands, he still wanted to reason with us. I went up and gave him a slap, and he immediately wilted, not even daring to let out a fart."

"Hahahaha." The people around them laughed until they were bent double; some were almost laughing to the point of tears.

On the other side, the expressions of the few people from Qin Family Stronghold were ugly to the extreme.

They were currently having their path blocked by the people from Wang Family, and there was even a vague sense of being surrounded; they felt incredibly stifled.

Speaking of which, it was truly bad luck. After meeting Lu Yu and the others earlier, the people from Qin Family Stronghold had changed their route. They hadn't gone far before they encountered a lone Giant Horned Horse. They had spent a great deal of effort to hunt down this fierce creature.

The few of them were overjoyed at the time, thinking that bringing this prey back would be enough for the people in the Zhai to eat for several days. But who could have imagined that on the way back, they would run into this group of uninvited guests from Wang Family, and the other side had no prey in their hands at all.

This kind of thing was not the first time it had happened! Just like usual, the people from Wang Family directly and arrogantly blocked them, viciously saying that the people could leave, but the prey must be left behind, and warned them not to be ungrateful.

The people from Qin Family Stronghold were naturally unwilling, but they didn't dare to resist. They could only be angry but dare not speak, obediently accepting their fate, and even humbly begged the other side to take less.

Just when they were filled with despair, they suddenly saw someone walking toward this side, and their Spirit was instantly lifted—it was the people from Lu Family Stockade!

Although the two Zhai were only nodding acquaintances, seeing them being bullied, the people from Lu Family Stockade should at least step in to help, right? After all, they had also been bullied by Wang Family before.

The people from Qin Family Stronghold were full of anticipation, watching Lu Guohao and his group approach slowly with eager eyes. But immediately after, they were shocked and widened their eyes.

Heavens, the amount of prey the people from Lu Family Stockade were carrying was just too much! This... how on earth did they manage this?

A sense of foreboding suddenly surged in Qin Lianjun's heart.

"Wait! These guys..." At this moment, the bald man also sensed something was wrong. The smile on his face vanished instantly, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"One, two... five, five pieces of prey! A full five pieces of prey!"

"What? Five pieces of prey! God, how did they get so many? Last time when we ran into the people from Sun Family Fortress, weren't the Weijiaxiongdi also in the Lu Family Stockade group?"

"Look clearly, there are only nine of them, and the Weijiaxiongdi are definitely not there."

"Then what is going on? By what right did they manage to get five pieces of prey?"

The others from Wang Family also reacted, one by one gnashing their teeth in anger, their hearts burning with jealous madness.

Things they themselves couldn't do, by what right could this bunch from Lu Family Stockade do it? They must have had dog-shit luck, and these five pieces of prey must have accidentally fallen into a trap they dug.

"Big Brother," a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said with a fawning face, "I was just worried that we'd wandered around for half a day and caught nothing, and now someone has delivered themselves to our doorstep."

"That's right, and this 'cargo' is quite substantial. Big Brother, it would be too stupid not to take advantage of this delivery."

"Exactly, let's hurry over. They are carrying so much prey, they definitely can't walk fast."

The faces of the Wang Family crowd were piled with greedy smiles, each of them rubbing their hands, unable to wait to rush over and snatch the prey.

By comparison, the Giant Horned Horse from Qin Family Stronghold seemed to have lost its appeal in an instant.

The few people from Qin Family Stronghold heard this, and a glimmer of fluke subconsciously arose in their hearts.

If the people from Wang Family all went after Lu Family Stockade, for them, it seemed like a pretty good outcome?

Although thinking this way was a bit unfair to the people from Lu Family Stockade, in this world where the strong prey on the weak, they couldn't care about that much.

However, a young man from Qin Family Stronghold had eyes full of unwillingness and resentment.

"Don't be in a rush." A sinister smile appeared on the corner of the bald man's mouth. "They can't run away."

After saying this, he turned around and stared at Qin Lianjun. "Lao Qin, give me a straight answer, are you handing over the prey or not? I don't have the time to waste here with you."

That's right, the wishful thinking in the bald man's heart was that he wanted to snatch the prey from Lu Family Stockade, and he wouldn't let go of the prey from Qin Family Stronghold either! Just like wealth, who would ever think they had too much?

When the others from Wang Family heard this, they looked at each other and smiled, all understanding their boss's intentions. Once something is in hand, how could there be any reason to spit it back out?

"Brother Wang," Qin Lianjun squeezed out a fawning smile and pleaded, "Let's leave ourselves a way out so we can meet again in the future. We worked so hard to hunt this prey, and the people in the Zhai have been hungry for several days. If we go back empty-handed this time, it will really cost lives."

"That's right, that's right, brothers, at least leave us a little bit."

The others from Qin Family Stronghold also chimed in one after another, their eyes occasionally glancing secretly at Lu Guohao and his group, hoping they would notice this side and come over to lend a hand.

After all, if the number of people on both sides were about the same, the people from Wang Family would certainly not dare to act rashly.

An impatient expression appeared on Wang Ba's face. He hated these kinds of dawdling, haggling people the most; it felt just like buying vegetables at a market, it was annoying to death.

Just at this moment, a man with triangular eyes nearby leaned into Wang Ba's ear and whispered a few words.

Wang Ba's expression changed, he nodded repeatedly, and then snorted coldly, looking at Qin Lianjun as he said, "Fine, seeing as you are pathetic, I'll leave you one-quarter."

"Ah?" Qin Lianjun opened his mouth wide, wanting to continue pleading, "Brother Wang, give us a bit more, the people in the Zhai are all counting on this bit of food."

"That's right, Brother Wang, we beg you." The others also followed suit, continuing to plead, trying to stall for time.

"Hmm?" Wang Ba glared, saying viciously, "You surnamed Qin, I advise you not to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Leaving you one-quarter is already giving you enough face. If you make me unhappy, I'll take it all, what can you do to me?"

"Qin Lianjun, don't tell me you are intentionally stalling for time, hoping for Lu Guohao to come and help you?" The man with triangular eyes sneered. "If that's what you're thinking, then you're going to be disappointed. Look, they've already left."

"!" The few people from Qin Family Stronghold heard this and hurriedly looked over. Sure enough, Lu Guohao and the others were carrying the prey, walking further and further away.

Qin Lianjun slumped onto the ground, his face full of self-mockery. Sure enough, the thing he worried about most had happened.

Although the two Zhai had a bit of friendship, it wasn't good enough to the point of risking their lives for each other.

Furthermore, Lu Family Stockade had so much prey this time; they certainly didn't want to invite trouble. Taking advantage of his group holding back Wang Family to leave quickly was the wise move.

"Hahaha, they really did plan on that."

"Too naive! Did they think they had the guts to go against us?"

"Laughing to death, hahaha." The mocking laughter of the Wang Family crowd was like sharp knives, stabbing straight into the hearts of the few people from Qin Family Stronghold.

"Brother Wang, one-quarter is one-quarter." Qin Lianjun lowered his head in humiliation, his voice full of helplessness and unwillingness.

Qin Hai and the others also lowered their heads, their faces flushed red, their hearts full of anger and hatred, yet they were helpless.

"Hahaha, wouldn't it have been better to be this straightforward earlier?" Wang Ba laughed triumphantly, his gaze looking toward the direction where Lu Guohao and the others had left.

In his eyes, these people from Lu Family Stockade were just a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Did they really think they could escape from his palm? Simply too naive!