"HAHAHA! Only a child like you would believe those guys. See, who else believes them?" the man scorned, sweeping his knife in a gesture towards the surrounding crowd, his face twisted into a bizarre, convulsive laughter.
The villagers nearby fell into silence upon hearing these words. They wanted to believe; after all, only under the Lord's protection could they survive the bandits' plundering. Yet, most remained silent, and some even displayed clear distrust.
It was at that moment that someone stood up.
"I believe him," the captain, supporting himself with a wooden staff, limped forward. "I believe the Lord will drive away those bandits."
Susan, seeing the captain emerge, suddenly had a realization. It was the man My Lord had rescued from the bandits!
Indeed, the others did not know that My Lord had been making arrangements against the bandits all this time, and she herself had personally tended to the women who were rescued.
