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Chapter 48: Chapter 48 You guys don’t think they would help, do you?
The time goes back a few minutes to the moment when both parties’ gazes met.
"Is that...someone from Chen Family Stronghold?"
In the team, a strong man holding a bow and arrow said in a surprised tone.
"It really seems to be. Isn’t that Chen Guodong walking at the front in those clothes?" another archer squinted his eyes.
"Let me see...it really is him, that coward."
"Hahaha, it’s really him?"
The square-faced man at the front laughed heartily and said, "That coward, the last time we took a piece of prey from him, he looked like he wanted to argue with us. I slapped him and he immediately shut up, didn’t even dare to fart."
"Hahahaha."
The crowd laughed so hard they bent over, tears coming out of their eyes.
However, a few others’ faces turned extremely ugly.
These people were from Gu Family Stronghold, now blocked and vaguely surrounded.
It seemed like an ill-fate.
After meeting Chen Fan and the others, they changed direction. Not long after, they encountered a lone wildebeest, and it took a lot of effort to successfully hunt it down.
They were overjoyed, discussing how this prey would keep the stronghold from worrying about food for days. But on their way back, they encountered this empty-handed group from the Li Family Stronghold.
This wasn’t the first time!
As usual, the other side blocked them, claiming that they could leave but the prey had to stay, and not to refuse their demands.
They certainly didn’t want to, but anger only made them more docile, leaving them no choice but to resign to their fate and hope their demands would be fewer.
But seeing someone approaching, their spirits lifted.
People from Chen Family Stronghold!
Although their relationship was superficial, seeing their side being bullied, they should step in, right? After all, they had been bullied by the Li Family before too, hadn’t they?
Their hearts filled with anticipation as they watched Chen Guodong’s group getting closer.
Then their eyes widened.
Heavens, people from Chen Family Stronghold, with so much prey!
What, what, what is going on here?
Gu Jianghai had an inexplicable feeling of unease.
"Wait! These people!"
At this moment, the square-faced man’s smile froze, revealing disbelief in his eyes.
"One, two...five, five prey! Five prey!"
"What! Five prey! My god, how did they get it? The last time, even the Wei Brothers, Zhao Family Castle met, didn’t get this much."
"Look closely, there are only nine of them, and the Wei Brothers are not even with them."
"Then what’s going on? How could they possibly get five prey?"
Others gradually came to their senses, their teeth gnashed with inner jealousy burning.
If they couldn’t do it, how could those at Chen Family Stronghold manage? It must be sheer luck, likely these five prey fell into their pre-dug trap.
"Brother,"
A middle-aged man said with a sly smile, "We were just lamenting a long day without anything, and now someone delivers right to our door."
"Yes, and quite a lot too. Brother, if we don’t accept these, we’ll be damned."
"Indeed, hurry over, they can’t move fast with so much prey."
The crowd grinned from ear to ear, eager and full of anticipation.
As for the attraction of Gu Family’s wildebeest, it didn’t seem as significant anymore.
To the people of Gu Family, this aroused a bit of luck.
If these people went after Chen Family, it might actually be a good result for them, even if it meant sorry for Chen Family.
Still, the young man nearby had deep resentment in his eyes.
"Just wait,"
The square-faced man sneered, "They won’t get very far."
Then he turned to Gu Jianghai, "Old Gu, give me a straight answer, I don’t have time to waste here with you."
Indeed, he wanted both Chen’s and Gu’s prey!
Like money, who can’t want more?
The others looked at each other and smiled.
Indeed, why spit out food already in the mouth?
"Brother Li,"
Gu Jianghai forced a flattering smile, "Leave us a line for future meetings. We barely caught this prey; people in our stronghold haven’t eaten for days. If we return empty-handed again, they will starve."
"Yes, yes, Brother Li, at least leave us a little."
Everyone pleaded loudly, their eyes glancing at Chen Guodong’s group from time to time.
They hoped they would notice and come to help.
If the numbers were even, the Li Family would surely hesitate to act rashly.
Li Xiong showed impatience, thinking they were in a market bargaining.
Then, a hawk-nosed man whispered in his ear.
Li Xiong’s expression changed, nodding continuously, and then snorted coldly at Gu Jianghai, "Alright, seeing it’s not easy for you, we’ll leave you half."
"Ah?"
Gu Jianghai opened his mouth wide and continued to plead, "Brother Li, give a little more, the stronghold people rely on us to bring prey back."
"Yes, Brother Li, please."
They continued to delay.
"Huh?"
Li Xiong glared, "Gu, I suggest you accept graciously. Giving you half is already generous. Anger me and I’ll take it all, what can you do?"
"Gu Jianghai, are you deliberately stalling for Chen Guodong to come help?"
The hawk-nosed snorted, "If you think so, you’re mistaken. Look, they are already leaving."
"!"
Gu Family members looked over, indeed Chen Guodong’s group was moving away with the prey.
Gu Jianghai collapsed in self-mockery.
Indeed, his worst fear occurred.
Despite the connections, it wasn’t deep enough to help out, especially with such a bounty.
Taking advantage of Gu’s restraint on Li Family, leaving was smart.
"Hahaha, so naive thinking they’d help."
"You thought they’d confront us?"
"Laughable, hahaha."
Li Family’s jeers stabbed like knives into Gu Jianghai’s group’s hearts.
"Brother Li, half, half is fine,"
Gu Jianghai said, humiliated.
Gu Ze and others hung their heads in shame.
"Hahaha, why not say so earlier." Li Xiong sneered, looking at Chen Guodong’s retreating back, thinking those cowards thought they’d escape his grasp?
Naive!
