Qi Cunfang wiped his sweat and turned back and said: "Not far ahead is the bandit's lair, but it has been burned to a white ground by the county magistrate. Maybe nothing can be found."
Mu Yue and Mingyong still don't know about King Luo Bin and Li Yongye, so Qi Cunfang didn't mention it at all.
Li Ke looked at the dangerous and hidden terrain around him and nodded to continue.
But unexpectedly, just after climbing to the top of a mountain forest, Qi Cunfang suddenly signaled to stop.
This is a place that has not yet reached the bandit's lair. Li Ke pushed aside the leaves and looked down carefully.
Quiet, this place is very special. It is the place where bandits and water bandits fought a few months ago. It is a battlefield.
Mu Yue moved close to Li Ke and asked in an extremely low voice: "What are those people at the bottom of the mountain doing?"
There is indeed someone at the foot of the mountain, and the leader Li Ke also knows him, it is Li Tai.
I didn't expect to find Li Tai so quickly, but what were they busy with at the foot of the mountain?
Mu Yue and Ming Yong couldn't understand, but Qi Cunfang and Li Ke could tell at a glance that Li Tai and his people were surveying the battlefield.
It's strange, why didn't Li Tai go to investigate the battlefield on the small island in the secret channel, why did he come to this barren mountain?
Shouldn't the battle that happened on the Green Face Island be more important?
Moreover, the people Li Tai brought were very professional. They not only pulled the rope to measure, but also shoveled and dug here and there very carefully, as if they wanted to try their best to relive the battles that had happened here.
The ground is strewn with small tree stumps for calibrating distances and fixing measuring ropes.
I don’t know why Li Tai attaches so much importance to “an unimportant battle” that happened here.
Strangely, Li Ke glanced at the three pairs of doubtful eyes around him and said quietly: "Since you can't figure it out, let's take a look first."
The survey site at the foot of the forest slope was very careful and busy. Except for the more than 20 men with blue belts and black clothes, most of the people Li Tai brought were non-combatants in appearance.
But five fierce green-faced warriors flashed out from the side of the field, and a special shadow among them flashed into Li Ke's eyes like a branding iron. He was a tall and strong man covered in heavy black armor.
Li Ke explained in a low voice to the three of them: That tall and strong man is the son of Lao Huo, and he is also the best among the green-faced warriors. He is very difficult to deal with.
"How difficult is it to deal with?" Mu Yue asked with some dissatisfaction.
How to measure the skill of a master is a very troublesome problem.
But Li Ke's answer was concise and to the point: "Fang Rou failed to kill him."
This is an answer Mu Yue can understand.
Sure enough, Mu Yue just said "uh" and stopped talking. Apparently, she understood how difficult Gao Zhuang was to beat.
Li Ke asked before, who is more powerful, she or Fang Rou? But it was kept secret, and Mu Yue never gave an answer.
Maybe Mu Yue has never fought with Fang Rou.
Perhaps Mu Yue, a master who could defeat Eternal Night, never dared to challenge the palace's strength.
Li Ke looked at Ming Yong who was staring at Lin Po on the other side and couldn't help but think deeply.
Perhaps, the story between the masters of the Tang Dynasty will also be a magnificent scene.
Li Ke couldn't help but think about another question: If Lao Huo was here, I wonder if there was a way to bring Gao Zhuang's lost soul back...
After waiting for a long time, after Li Tai withdrew, Mu Yue and Ming Yong followed.
Li Ke and Qi Cunfang slowly walked into the battlefield that Li Tai had just surveyed.
Many objects were left in the spacious site, which shows how carefully Li Tai conducted his survey.
People with battlefield experience can easily reconstruct some of the battles that took place based on these remnants.
Qi Cunfang pulled up a measuring stick and looked at it carefully, "Your Majesty, you think Li Tai is an expert on the battlefield?"
Li Ke sighed, "Of course Li Tai is an expert on the battlefield. Not only him, there are also many experts within Wu Meiniang's force where he belongs."
Wu Meiniang's forces had a big fight in Lingzhou last year and then attacked the Queen Mother in Chang'an. Both major events revealed capabilities that are rare in ordinary organizations. It would be difficult for Wu Meiniang to do it without a large number of outstanding talents.
Qi Cunfang threw away the wooden sliver and asked thoughtfully: "Wu Meiniang has not seen any big actions so far. Is there something bigger that is brewing?"
"It must be." Li Ke replied deeply, "Maybe Li Tai's coming to this mountainous area is also a part of Wu Meiniang's big operation."
Without the Eye of God, no one can know what Wu Meiniang is thinking, not even Li Tai's inner thoughts.
It is not easy to see into other people's hearts.
Qi Cunfang took Li Ke to the lair where the bandits used to be.
The land was white, and even the ashes had cemented themselves into lumps of earth after the rainy day.
This place was once a battlefield, and some of the brutality of the battle can still be seen from the shattered wall tiles.
But strangely, Li Ke could easily see something strange: Li Tai's people had not surveyed this place.
There are no traces of any survey on the bandit's lair, nor are there any small tree stumps used for measuring distances and pulling ropes.
There were not even a single fresh footprint on the terrain formed by the previous days of rain.
Qi Cunfang and Li Ke looked at each other, silently filled with doubts.
The two battlefields we passed today were actually very close to each other. It was impossible for Li Tai not to discover this place!
But why didn't Li Tai investigate this place?
Is it because the battle that took place in the bandit's lair is not worth mentioning?
Or is it because there are any specific differences in the stories of the two battles that took place in this mountain?
Li Ke really hoped that he could have the eyes of God Haotian and be able to know what Li Tai was thinking in his heart.
But I am not happy, God Haotian will never sell his eyes to anyone, otherwise how can he keep his career as God?
It's brain-burning, but both Li Ke and Qi Cunfang are able to sort out the many questions into the most critical points:
Why does Li Tai only focus on the previous battle?
The differences between the two masters are obvious now, but fortunately, they did not do anything inappropriate because of their differences.
"What do you think?" Li Ke asked Qi Cunfang holding the letter.
As a former Lingzhou judge, Qi Cunfang also had strong analytical skills. He said very calmly: "I think Li Tai is not easy to catch. It is impossible to catch him without strong enough troops."
At present, Li Ke and Qi Cunfang do not have enough elite manpower. If they want to defeat the green-faced warrior, they cannot rely only on ordinary soldiers or servants.
At least it's impossible in this mountainous area.
But these things are not important to Qi Cunfang. What he cares most about is not letting Li Tai meet Li Yongye and King Luo Bin. This matter is too sensitive, and the task Wu Liangpu gave him is nothing more than this.
