It gets dark early in the mountains. At dusk, the blood-like sun shines brightly on the horizon for only a short moment before being swallowed up by the endless darkness, and the endless rolling mountains immediately fall into the dark night.
The cold evening wind blew through the deep cliffs, with high and low whistles in the wind. Pale mist filled the air from the bottom of the cliff, obscuring the mountains opposite and the water bandits' village hidden in the mountains. .
There were no lights on the edge of the cliff. Under the dim moonlight, shadows of people could be vaguely seen swaying and intertwining. The night wind blew through their clothes and made a hunting sound. There were obviously a lot of people. They were all wearing dark narrow night clothes, with soft swords wrapped around their waists. The aura was so restrained that it seemed to be nothing, only a hint of murderous cold light was revealed, which complemented the cool moonlight.
Han Changmu stepped on a boulder on the edge of the cliff with one foot. The vast night dew soaked into the hem of his clothes that fluttered in the wind, and the scattered water quickly smudged into deep and cold dark flowers.
He held a telescope in his hand, and his gaze penetrated the mist like a torch and landed on the opposite side of the cliff.
His brows were furrowed, it was getting late, the fog in the mountains was thick, and it was pitch black on the other side, without any lights. Even with the telescope modified by Yao Yao, the distance he could see was much farther than the ordinary telescope. Still can't clearly see the situation in the mountains opposite.
He squinted his eyes, chuckled, raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows. When he came, he checked the details of this group of water bandits in Qingyun Village. Decades ago, they were just a ragtag group with no fixed abode, living on the Jialing River. Wandering around.
Generally speaking, water bandits who became large-scale would choose a foothold on the rapids and dangerous shoals and build water forts to resist attacks from the court or their peers.
But the water bandits in Qingyun Village obviously did not follow the ordinary path. I don't know who received the guidance of some master, and actually built a mountain stronghold in the hidden place of this lofty mountain. They became water bandits when they advanced, and they became mountain bandits when they retreated. He acted more and more arrogantly without any scruples, and his power naturally grew stronger, eventually becoming the problem he is today.
"My lord, I've asked you all." Wang Xian hurriedly walked to Han Changmu's side and stood with his hands tied. He changed his clothes and combed his hair again, but he still couldn't hide the strong smell of blood, which made his face full of blood. He is honest and kind-hearted, and he has a sense of chill out of thin air.
Han Changmu uttered one word without looking back: "Say."
Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "These people are also water bandits from Qingyun Village. One of them is the leader of the village and takes orders from the second master of the village, Li Changming. They confessed that a boatload of girls were indeed sent to them a few days ago. They were sent directly to the stronghold and have not been sent out in the past few days. This is their confession and how to enter the stronghold."
With that said, he took out a few pages of paper, held them in both hands and handed them to Han Changmu.
Han Changmu took the pages and read them carefully. These water bandits have been stationed here all year round and have not stayed in the village for a few days. They do not know much about the situation in the village. If they are not familiar with the situation in the village, With the people carrying them, and the news about Gu Chen could not be spread, the internal guards rashly sneaked into the village and became living targets. Not only were they unable to successfully contact Gu Chen and the others, and they were unable to find out the situation of the village, they could not even protect themselves. becomes a problem.
He thought for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Instruct the guards to hide on the spot. You will personally select a few guards who are smart and good at disguise. If there are water bandits who want to enter the village in the next few days, they will kill them." Replace it and enter the village
Lurking. "
Wang Xianying claimed: "Yes, the lowly position has kept the water bandits who were raising flags, and the internal guards have replaced several other water bandits. It must be foolproof."
Han Changmu folded the confession and put it in his sleeve, stepped on the boulder again, held up the telescope and looked into the distance, feeling a little sad in his heart.
Judging from the confessions given by these water bandits, it seems that there is only one way up the mountain. The water bandits on the cliff side will raise flags, and the water bandits on the opposite side of the cliff will swing up the ropeway, and people will go up the ropeway from the hanging basket. Send him to the cliff opposite, and then let the water bandits carefully search him before he can enter the stronghold.
The water bandits who control the ropeway on the opposite side of the cliff are the most elite and skilled water bandits in the village. They have deployed several long-range and powerful crossbows on the edge of the cliff. Once they find out that there is something fishy about the people on the ropeway, , he will be shot immediately without hesitation.
In this case, he was not sure that he could attack the village gate from this ropeway without the leadership of the water bandits.
Just when Han Changmu was staring at the other side of the cliff, unable to do anything, two people and two horses came from Juechen from the bottom of the mountain, clattering through the night, and finally the horses stopped outside the small farmyard halfway up the mountain.
The two people got off their horses and just rushed outside Chaimen. Before they could knock on the door, a clang of swords suddenly sounded from all around, and a sharp cold light surrounded the two of them, and the murderous aura instantly became thick and solemn.
Seeing this, one of the two men quickly took out a sign from his sleeve, flashed it in front of everyone, and shouted loudly: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Guard is here! Take me to see the Commander-in-Chief quickly!"
The group of internal guards who gathered around looked at each other. They did not recognize the two people in front of them, but they knew that the sign in the man's hand was the token of the envoy of the Internal Security Department.
The inner guards looked at each other and sheathed their swords, but out of caution, they had no intention of taking the two of them up the mountain.
The man holding the token took a step forward and continued with a solemn expression: "I am the general manager of Mr. Han's mansion, Jin Yu." He glanced back with a fearful expression and said solemnly: "This is the commander of the left guard of the Yulin Army. Mr. Qiu Fuqiu came to see Mr. Si Envoy under the imperial edict."
When the inner guards heard this, their expressions changed and they looked at each other. The leading inner guard stepped out of the crowd and saluted respectfully: "It turns out to be Manager Jin. Your Excellency has already left here and gone into the mountains." He hesitated. He glanced at the man who was wrapped in a long dark cloak and couldn't even see his face clearly: "There are many dangers in the mountains. It's better for Manager Jin and Commander Qiu to rest here now, and send people into the mountains to ask the Commander to come back." ."
Hearing this, Jin Yu subconsciously turned to look at Qiu Fu.
Qiu Fu was wrapped in a floor-length cloak, with the hood covering his head and face. His expression could not be seen clearly. His whole body was wrapped in a gloomy ghostly aura, which made him very uncomfortable.
He noticed Jin Yu's gaze, but still did not speak, only shook his head very weakly.
Jin Yu was stunned for a moment, coughed slightly, and said solemnly: "No need, the matter is very important, there is no need to delay, Colonel Lao will arrange for someone to take us into the mountain."
The leading inner guard was a little embarrassed, his face darkened, and he suddenly said with a normal expression: "Yes, what Manager Jin said is absolutely true, I will make arrangements right now."
The night is getting darker and the surroundings are quiet. There are few idle people walking back and forth in the deep mountain village. The sound of rising and falling footsteps is from patrolling back and forth.
The water bandits walked away solemnly.
There were no burning lamps on the paths in the entire village, and it looked dark from a distance. The lamps held by the water bandits patrolling back and forth emitted a faint light, like dots of fireflies scattered among the lush vegetation.
An oil lamp was burning in the room, the light was like a bean, and the faint green smoke curled up on the jumping flames.
Li Changming and Dou Weiqi sat opposite each other in front of the dining table. On the dining table were placed four simple dishes to go with wine, and the strong aroma of wine overflowed from the unsealed wine jar.
There were already two blushes on Li Changming's face, his eyes were blurred with drunkenness, and the bamboo chopsticks in his hand shook and fell on the food table.
He didn't pick it up. He picked up the wine cup and took a sip of wine. He drunkenly opened his mouth and spit out the hot smell of wine: "Third brother, you said that you caught such a big fish, but the elder brother hid it from us." , what exactly does he want to do?"
Dou Weiqi blinked: "How could eldest brother deliberately hide it from us? I'm afraid there are too many things, and sometimes we forget for a while."
"Fart!!" Li Changming made a "pop" sound and slapped the food table hard. His scarlet eyes widened and he muttered: "Fart, third brother, you will please both sides, you wallflower. What did he forget? He just wanted to keep it for himself. He has a son! He, he."
Li Changming was so excited when he said that, his face turned red, and he slapped the food table with loud noises: "He has a son! Neither you nor I do! We have worked so hard to build such a big family business. It’s going to be a big deal for his turtle son!”
Dou Weiqi was speechless and curled his lips.
It was as if if they had a son, they could compete with Zhao Yingrong for the family business.
Not to mention that they have no children, even if they have a son and a half, it is impossible for them to own this water bandit den.
Zhao Yingrong didn't just have one son, he had a group of sons.
Brothers fighting tigers, father and son went into battle, and there was a large group of people from father to son, who looked frightened, but he did not dare to fight head-on.
However, most of their group are not smart enough. There is only one Zhao Fusheng. Although he is more smart and scheming, his foundation is shallow, so it is nothing to worry about.
Therefore, when dealing with Zhao Yingrong and his son, it is better to play with open fire than to play with intrigues.
If it weren't for Xue Shou standing in the way, he would have already manipulated Zhao Yingrong and his son just by being cunning and cunning.
But Dou Weiqi would never say this to Li Changming.
Li Changming looks like the second fool in the village to everyone. In fact, he is the biggest fool in the village. He always feels that he is both wise and brave. With his size and skill, he is obviously destined to be a thug, but he just You should follow the example of conspiracy and conspiracy, stretching your neck to make people plot and instigate.
It’s also a strange thing among people who are stupid and don’t realize it.
Seeing Dou Weiqi lowering his head in silence and just drinking, Li Changming suddenly became angry. He glared at Dou Weiqi fiercely and cursed: "Lao San, don't you have a damn mouth? You will pretend to be a good old man." , do you think you will be spared if the boss of the eldest brother's family takes power? Let me tell you, he is not a good person. If he takes power, how can he let us two old guys step on his head? superior?"
