The leading guard heard this and asked no more questions, and took the other two guards at the door to replace the secret sentry.
Not long after, three similarly dressed masked men returned holding torches.
The leading guard said solemnly to the two guards behind him:
"Wait until the boss finishes asking questions, then go and exchange him back."
The two people behind him nodded. After An Zhixian looked at each other, he and Ling Jiu led the two people towards the wooden house inside.
The leading guard said to the five remaining guards at the door: "Leave two people here and keep them from running around. I saw a wild boar on the road. The three of you will come with me to carry it back for a meal."
The three guards followed the leader into the dense forest without any doubts. When they were about to ask, someone covered their mouth and nose from behind. After struggling for two times, they lost consciousness.
The leading guard lifted his mask to the top of his head, revealing Feng Xiaoran's handsome face. He raised his foot and kicked the guard who was unconscious at his feet and said:
"Drag these three into the pit. The three of you follow me in, and replace the other two at the door."
On their way back to the wooden house, An Zhixian and the four of them caught up with everyone after eating and followed the masked guards back to the house. Everyone looked numb and followed the footsteps in front of them obediently.
When the four of them returned to the door of the wooden house, they were stopped by the guard:
"What are you doing?"
Ling Yi: "A few of us discovered something and we want to report it to the boss. Has the boss finished his meal?"
Guard: "Just start eating. Wait until I go in and ask."
While Ling Yi was talking, An Zhixian looked at the situation around the wooden house. The big flag in front of the wooden house fluttered slightly in the evening breeze. The dragon totem on it made An Zhixian couldn't help but take a second look.
After the guards went in and reported, they came out and let An Zhixian and the other four into the house.
After entering the house, Ling Yi closed the door. A middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and a square face was sitting at a bamboo table eating, with two masked guards standing behind him on both sides.
The candlelight on the bamboo table swayed left and right with the wind brought in by several people. The man was holding the dishes and chopsticks, with large red marks on the back of his hands. He only wore white underwear, and his clothes were not tied up, revealing a palm-wide chest in the middle. , looking strong and burly. Because I had just taken a bath, the hair on the back of my neck and sides was still damp.
Seeing the four people coming in, the man raised his eyes and glanced around, then said softly while holding the dishes:
"What do you want to report?"
An Zhixian bowed his hands and said, "We found something bad, can we report it to you alone?"
Man: "Let's just say it here. Chen Wu and Liu Qi are both trustworthy people."
An Zhixian hesitated and said: "This..."
The man said in a deep voice: "Say!"
An Zhixian took out the handkerchief in his arms and walked to the man's side:
"I found this in the woods."
The man put down the bowl and chopsticks, took the handkerchief, looked over it twice and said doubtfully:
"It's just an ordinary veil, what's wrong with it?"
Ling Yi walked forward from the other side and handed the sapphire-colored porcelain bottle in his arms to the man:
"I also picked this up."
The man took the porcelain bottle, opened it and smelled it. He suddenly felt dizzy in his mind. He shook his head vigorously, but the dizziness became more serious. He was horrified at the moment. He leaned on the table and said in a hoarse voice:
"who are you!"
When the guards behind the man named Chen Wu and Liu Qi heard this, they immediately became alert and were about to draw their swords and shout, when An Zhixian and Ling Yi grabbed their necks, pressed them against the wall, and covered their mouths and noses.
The two people who followed An Zhixian in came forward, one from the left and the other from the right, to restrain the man who was about to lift the table and alert the guards outside.
