The Second Volume: The Country of Daughters Chapter 13: Male Calamity (Part 2)

  I took a short rest in the male prison camp, but this was after all a place of right and wrong. I quickly directed everyone to carry their things and head south. As for those guards and officials, I had them bound up tightly and locked in a cell. It would be at least a day before they could be found.

  According to the original plan, we proceeded in a direction opposite to that of the capital of the Women's Kingdom. Before dawn, a village appeared ahead and I ordered Wu Ying to go and investigate how many people were there. Wu Ying waved her hand and said: "Qizhixiao, execute the order." Qizi Xiang replied: "Yes!" Then she led a squad of soldiers away.

  I'll take a look at Wu Yin's smile and say: "You little guy is quite good at learning from the big fish eating the small fish, huh."

  Wu Yingying smiled and said: "I just want to give them more opportunities to practice."

  Before long, Xiao Huan returned and said: "It's a fairly large village with over 100 households. I didn't alert them."

  I said: "Well done, from now on you're in charge of reconnaissance."

  I consulted with Geng Ling: "Should we go straight through or go around?"

  Geng Ling said, "Brothers, you're all still wearing prison clothes. As soon as it gets light, wherever we go, we'll attract attention. If I'm right, we should 'borrow' some clothes from the locals."

  Yu Manli worried: "Will they lend it to us?"

  Liu Si squeezed his eyes and said: "It's unavoidable, they have to lend it even if they don't want to."

  I looked at Yu Manli with a worried expression and said: "Bai Chang is so big, but he's not even as good as Liu Suo, a woman."

  Yu Man said with a sigh: "She used to be an official, how can I compare?"

  "From now on, everyone should stop calling me Si Le and call me Liu Jing instead."

  "Alright, let's go 'borrow' some clothes from the common people!"

  These people heard the music and understood the elegant meaning. Originally, they were not of any decent origin. Together, they raised their eyebrows, winked at each other, and responded in unison: "Good."

  "But let me make one thing clear," I said loudly, "borrowing is just borrowing, and it must be done with courtesy. It's only for clothes, not for money or valuables, and absolutely not for romantic interests!"

  Yu Manli said in a low voice: "You just need to take good care of Liu Si, what's the point of us men having any ideas?"

  A swarm of people rushed into the village, and saw the clothes on the drying rack, they reached out to grab them. Some bold ones even rushed into the house, rummaging through boxes and cabinets. As expected, with a team of over 1,000 people, this quiet little village was instantly thrown into chaos, with men shouting, children crying, and dogs running around. However, there were several women who showed unusual bravery, although they didn't dare to resist, they stood with their hands on their hips and scolded loudly.

  Several village women supported an old lady who came to see me, trembling and staggering. The old lady was probably just called out of her bed, and after finally understanding the situation, she repeatedly said: "Hero, hero spare my life."

  Those village women said: "This is our clan elder, who wants to negotiate with your leader."

  I hastily stepped forward to support her, politely saying: "Old lady, don't be afraid, we really have no choice, you can rest assured that we will only ask for a few clothes, and nothing else will be touched." Although this is not China, the tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young cannot be forgotten.

  The old lady's eyes were dim and she grasped my arm, saying: "Sister, we really don't have anything you want in this poor and remote place."

  Geng Ling whispered in my ear: "'Big wife' is usually what ordinary people call a bandit's woman."

  I rolled my eyes and said, "Damn it, you guys even have female bandits?" I waved my hand in front of the old lady's face and said, "Take a good look, we're men."

  "Ah?" The old lady was stunned for half a day, and finally came up with the correct term to address us bandits: "Good fellows, spare our lives!"

  I couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time: "Auntie, we're not bandits."

  The old lady was startled and said, "I'm not either!" This loud voice called out the wrong person... Qi Xiaohuan came to my side and whispered, "Long Ge, this village is really poor, on average each household doesn't even have three or four sets of clothes."

  "I couldn't help but wonder: 'Isn't this place close to the capital city? Why are the common people so poor?'"

  "This isn't going to lead to war with the Black Geese Continent, is it? The young and strong women from our village have all gone off to fight, no one is left to tend to the fields, only the old, weak, sickly and disabled remain."

  I couldn't bear it after listening, and said to Geng Ling: "Give him the money."

  "What money?" Geng Lingdao asked.

  "You pay as much as you take."

  "Oh." Geng Ling responded with a single word, took out a piece of gold and placed it in the old clan leader's hand: "Is this enough?"

  The old lady did not expect the bandits to rob and then give her money. She weighed the gold and was overjoyed, her mouth couldn't close as she kept saying "Enough, enough."

  "I listlessly said: 'Call everyone to gather and continue on our journey.'"

  Under the call of the old village chief, all the villagers gathered at the village entrance to give us a farewell ceremony. Many people asked eagerly: "When will you heroes come again?"

  This time, we only collected or bought less than three hundred sets of clothes, which were worn by a handful of people, while the others still wore their prison uniforms, making our team look even more like a group of refugees with a tragic color. On the way, Qi Xiaohuan said to me: "Dragon brother, we have more than a dozen people now."

  "How come there's so much?"

  Qī Xiǎo Huán said: "They are all villagers from that village, adopted sons, seeing that we don't beat or scold the local people, they are willing to follow us."

  "Raised boy?" I immediately responded: "It's the same principle as a raised daughter-in-law!"

  Qī Xiǎo Huán said: "There are also those who were trafficked, that village is too poor, many women can't afford to marry a man, so they spend money to buy from human traffickers."

  I was struck by lightning and felt dizzy, what's this nonsense about not being able to afford a man? Then I also felt a pang in my heart, it seems that whether in the land of women or anywhere else, without a car or a house, no one is willing to be with you. But human traffickers are despicable everywhere! I indignantly said: "If you want to follow us, bring your own!"

  Qī Xiǎo Huán said: "I've already promised them." She said with a sigh, "Seeing them reminds me of my own life. If I had met Dragon Brother earlier, I wouldn't have suffered those few years either."

  Yu Manli also indignantly said: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have given them money. She says we're bandits, why should we be polite to them?"

  "I said solemnly, 'Remember, we are not bandits. From now on, I'll set a rule: no matter where we go, we must not take even a needle or thread from the masses without permission. If it's absolutely necessary, we must pay the price. We were originally forced into this situation, and even if the imperial court wants to exterminate us, we cannot give them such an excuse. In the end, even if we can't escape, as long as the common people remember our kindness, it will be a way out for us.'"

  Geng Ling said: "Xiao Long did the right thing."

  Liu Jingxiao said: "It's really rare for a man to have such insight."

  "I was shocked and said: 'What is this? In the future, I will let you see what a real man looks like.'"

  Yu Manli exclaimed: "Not to mention anything else, just the move of Dragon Brother killing back to the male prison camp is too powerful, how did you think of it, Dragon Brother?"

  "I sneered: 'This move is nothing, it's even in the third-rate ones, and you're still treating it as a treasure.' Then I chuckled and said, 'But it's enough to deal with women.'"

  Liu Jing refused to admit defeat: "You think you're so clever, but in the Women's Country, there are many female generals who can fight, you just haven't met them."

  "Alright, alright, let's not discuss the issue of men and women anymore. After all, this is a contradiction within the people themselves. Men can't leave women, and women can't leave men either."

  Liu Jing rolled her eyes and said, "Who can't leave men alone?"

  Yu Manli also retorted: "No one can leave women behind."

  I raised my hand and said, "I just can't leave women alone!" This is the truth. Even before I had my first ejaculation, I was already fascinated by pretty girls. In kindergarten, I would snatch their candies; in elementary school, I would pull their pigtails; in middle school, I would write them love letters; and when I got to college, I started hunting for prey like a predator. When buying magazines, I liked to buy ones with beautiful women on the cover; when watching movies, I preferred those with explicit content. Even when shopping for socks on Taobao, I enjoyed chatting with female sellers - hearing that one word "darling" made my heart skip a beat, and I wouldn't dare log off without buying at least three or five hundred yuan worth of socks. In short, it's precisely because of women that men are willing to live long and healthy lives; without them, the world would be so dull!

  Who would have thought that after I finished saying this, Wu Yin and Yu Manli looked at me with a strange gaze, and finally Yu Manli couldn't help but lean over and whisper: "Dragon brother, you're not really doing that, are you..."

  I was speechless, is it a big sin to like women? I hummed and smiled: "I will make you all like women sooner or later."

  Yu Manli covered her face: "Oh no, Dragon Brother, you're too shameless."

  I'm speechless again...... Fortunately, no matter how self-positioning is, men are ultimately men. We set off in a row and hurried on the road. After noon, we finally left the capital far behind us. In the afternoon, we probably ran out of 40 or 50 miles, and a continuous high mountain appeared in front of us.

  At this time, everyone's physical strength finally reached its limit. I let everyone eat and rest in place while discussing the next plan with Geng Ling. Geng Ling said: "From here to the west is Ye City, but it's hard for us to cover our tracks with so many people, Ye City is out of the question. To the east is this vast mountain range, I suggest letting the brothers rest and we'll cross the mountain tonight."

  "What's after crossing the mountain?"

  Geng Ling said: "I've thought about it, the Women's Country can't accommodate us anymore. Currently, the only way out is to go to another country and join the army."

  "Join the army?"

  "Yes, now the Federal Continent and the Hegel Continent have not officially started war, but the smoke has risen. The various countries on the Federal Continent are in a tight battle and need troops at this time. The eighteen-nation alliance to the west of the Women's Country is separated from the Hegel Empire by only the Black Forest, and further north is the Honglie Empire, which is also on the front line of the Hegel attack. If we go to join the army, they will definitely be overjoyed."

  Yu Manli anxiously said: "Going to war? Is there no other way out?"

  Geng Ling said: "This commotion in the eyes of the imperial court is already similar to rebellion, even if we want to be ordinary people, it's not possible, so why not go and take a look at how men live in other countries."

  "This..." I hesitated, wanting to go back, it seemed that I still had to rely on Su Jing's bracelet and the Country of Women, if I did what Geng Ling said, wouldn't I have to stay in the Federation forever?

  Just then, a loud gong sounded from the front of the forest, and over 100 cavalrymen rushed out like flying, led by a woman with double knives on her back, a colored ribbon tied around her forehead, and three peacock feathers inserted, fluttering in the wind. The woman lazily leaned on the horse's saddle, her phoenix eyes smiling at us, while her attendant held a flower gun, sitting upright on the horse, expressionless, reciting like reading a lesson: "This mountain was opened by me, this tree was planted by me, if you want to pass through here, leave your toll money, not a single coin less, I am in charge of killing but not burying."

  "What's going on? They even charge tolls for this?"

  Geng Ling whispered in my ear: "We've run into real bandits!"

  Robbery? Rape? What do you think?