The muscular man eventually accepted the invitation, as it was indeed a good idea. The arrow that killed the second leader must have been extraordinary. Since there was no way to get the outsiders out, it was better not to take any risks. So the group marched forward in a grand procession.
"Ah!" Someone exclaimed as soon as the group left the jungle, because the village ahead was so beautiful.
They were like a group of unsophisticated beggars who had suddenly seen a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
"Let's go! Carly, you lead the way." Although the muscular man was also surprised, he was, after all, the leader and had some experience.
However, he soon became somewhat unsettled, because the road ahead was incredibly smooth and wide, and the house they arrived at was shockingly large, easily accommodating over a hundred of them, and even spacious enough. "This place is truly wealthy!" the muscular man remarked.
"This must be Miss Carly's elder! It's a pleasure to meet you. I am the lord's client. You can call me Ed." Ed saw the muscular man walk in and knew immediately that he was the leader of the group.
"Yes, Mr. Ed, thank you for the invitation. My niece Carly should have told you about our situation." The muscular man sized Ed up.
"Yes, I already know. It's quite worrying, but I've sent some people to search for it, and I believe it will have a good outcome."
"Thank you so much."
"It's alright, it's alright. By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you? We're preparing dinner, it'll be ready soon." Ed looked at the muscular man, wanting to see his reaction.
"Thank you so much, but we have some food of our own." The muscular man was a little cautious; he didn't agree immediately.
At this moment, the fat man next to him spoke up.
"Chief, you don't know, the food in this territory is all free, and it's roasted rabbit and wheat bread. We had lunch here."
The muscular man looked at the fat man with surprise.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Jie already tried it at noon, and it is indeed very delicious roasted rabbit. We are preparing it now, and everyone will be able to taste it soon."
Ed quickly gave the fat man a helping hand, insisting that the muscular man stay to eat, but it seemed the muscular man still had some reservations.
Soon, roasted rabbit meat and wheat bread were served one after another.
The group of robbers looked at each other, practically drooling. But they dared not move until their leader gave the order.
"Everyone, eat! It's delicious." Seeing that they weren't moving, Ed took a piece of rabbit meat and started eating it himself.
The fat man glanced at the leader, who seemed lost in thought. So he quietly picked up a piece of meat, since he hadn't eaten lunch yet.
The fat man quickly finished the roasted rabbit meat, the leader also picked up some and ate some, and soon everyone started eating. Soon, none of them had any problems.
Everyone ate with great relish; the wheat bread was absolutely delicious. Many people sighed inwardly, realizing that what they used to eat was like shit. This was much better than being a robber, and some people's perspectives began to change.
The fat man enjoyed another delicious meal, but why wasn't there any drink for dinner? The bread and meat were a bit dry, and he was thirsty. He remembered there was porridge at noon!
"Mr. Ed, where's the porridge? I'm a little thirsty." The fat man's words were met with agreement from everyone; although the food was delicious, they were indeed a bit thirsty.
"Oh yes, we're temporarily out of peas for lunch, but we do have fresh milk now, which is hard to find anywhere else!"
Everyone was surprised. There was milk to drink? Wasn't that something noble gentlemen drank? We could try it today!
"Sophia, is the milk ready?"