Yang Zhi's arrival was tantamount to saving lives from death for Jiang Jing and his party.
With his words of assurance, everyone was aroused to survive, and everyone was full of enthusiasm.
Originally, they asked Yang Zhi to drink and celebrate together, but Yang Zhi and the other three went up the mountain at night, which was very dangerous. They could not stay for a long time and had to go down the mountain as soon as possible.
Jiang Jing knew the importance, so he didn't force him to stay.
So Yang Zhi led the two of them down the mountain and back to the village.
In the village, Lu Zhishen led the others and found a farmhouse to stay, but he was extremely anxious, fearing that Yang Zhi would arrive too late and it would be too late.
I was pacing back and forth in the hall when I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside, and I even asked someone to open the door quickly.
Yang Zhi and the others came in from outside, sat down and drank a bowl of water before explaining the situation in the mountains. After hearing this, Lu Zhishen hurriedly prepared food and sent it.
"Brother, don't be anxious. It will be daylight now, and the officers and soldiers in the mountains are afraid that they will start to patrol the mountains and encircle them. If they go in, their whereabouts will be exposed, which will harm the second master and them. We might as well wait until tomorrow night." Yang Zhi grabbed Lu Zhishen and said.
Lu Zhishen was impatient. Before leaving, Gao Kan specifically told Yang Zhi to hold him back and not make mistakes.
It took a lot of time to go back and forth last night, and it will be dawn in a while.
If they enter the mountains at this time, they will not necessarily fall into a trap. Even the hiding place of Jiang Jing and others will be discovered.
After hearing Yang Zhi's words, Lu Zhishen had no choice but to endure it and said: "I just hope they can spend today safely and go again at night."
"Don't worry, brother, I went to the mountain to see it. The place chosen by the second master and his friends is extremely hidden, and the officers and soldiers won't be able to find it for a while." Yang Zhi said with relief.
After talking and making plans, everyone got together to rest.
It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning on the second day that Yang Zhi woke up from the bed and heard the vibration and noise outside.
He hurriedly walked out of the house and saw other people looking at each other in the yard.
Even Lu Zhishen stood on the threshold, looking outside, wondering what else to look at.
He stepped forward and asked, "Brother, what's going on outside?"
"I don't know. Suddenly a large number of officers and soldiers entered the village. I don't know what they are going to do." Lu Zhishen shook his head and said in a low voice.
"Officers and soldiers? Are they the ones surrounding the mountain? Why did they suddenly go down the mountain?"
Yang Zhi frowned when he heard this and couldn't help but wonder.
It turned out that when they came, in order to easily observe the movements of the officers and soldiers without letting others notice their whereabouts, they chose a remote village near the foot of the mountain, which was more than ten miles away from the army station.
Ordinarily, if the officers and soldiers want to search the mountain, they will never come here. Even if they withdraw, they should go to the other side.
But at this moment, a large group of officers and soldiers from outside have entered the village, but they are serious.
After thinking for a moment, Yang Zhi said: "Ask two people to go to the village to ask and find out what the reason is."
"I think so too, just because I'm afraid that the officers and soldiers will find out." Lu Zhishen nodded.
"It's okay, just ask people to be careful." Yang Zhi said, walked out of the yard, found two inconspicuous men among the clerks, and after understanding the instructions, he called out to investigate.
After waiting for about half an hour, the person came back from outside.
As soon as he entered the hall, he said in succession: "Instructor Yang, Master Lu, good news, the army is going north. This time they are just passing through the village and resting temporarily!"
"Ah? Going north? So fast?" Yang Zhi's face changed, and he asked, "Isn't there a scam?"
"You can't be wrong! The village is saying that these officers and soldiers will set off in the afternoon and travel all night. They will rest in the village and wait for the money and food to be delivered." The waiter said with a happy face.
Hearing this, Yang Zhi was overjoyed and praised: "Great, it seems that Young Master's clever plan has indeed come true!"
Lu Zhishen, who was next to him, immediately said, "Why don't you go into the mountain quickly, tell the second master and the others the good news, and ask them to come out together?"
Hearing this, Yang Zhi shook his head and said: "No, although the officers and soldiers have withdrawn, we have only seen this one, and we don't know the other conditions. Are there any left in the mountain? It is not easy for one or two people to enter the mountain." We were discovered, but the Second Master and his companions were accompanied by twenty or thirty people. With so many people, it’s hard to hide their whereabouts, so it’s better to wait until night.”
"After all, I've been waiting for so long, so it won't be short of two or three hours."
After the discussion, everyone was no longer anxious and waited for sunset and darkness.
As time passed, in the afternoon, more officers and soldiers arrived in the village one after another. It was not until sunset that the officers and soldiers in the village set off in full force and left the village to go north.
After all the officers and soldiers in the village had withdrawn, Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen immediately set off for the mountains with a group of people.
Jiang Jing and others waited in the mountains for a whole day, but no one had anything to eat. Everyone was so hungry that they looked forward to Yang Zhi coming soon.
Finally, I saw a figure moving, and suddenly I saw a dozen or twenty people in the dark crowd. I suddenly panicked, thinking that it was not Yang Zhi who came, but an army team, and I bumped into this place by mistake.
Just when he was ready to fight, he suddenly realized that he was a tall figure, walking like the wind.
He was also holding a heavy Zen staff in his hand. Who else could it be if he wasn't Lu Zhishen?
So everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly came forward. After meeting, Jiang Jing asked: "Master, Master Yang, why are you all here?"
"Haha, I wish you good luck. All the officers and soldiers in the mountains have withdrawn today. Now the road is facing the sky. You can go wherever you want!" Lu Zhishen said with a laugh.
Hearing this, Jiang Jing and others were immediately overjoyed.
Yang Zhi asked his entourage to come forward, take out the food he had brought, and distribute it to everyone.
He knew that Jiang Jing and the others had no supplies yesterday. They might be starving or freezing by the day, so they had to eat first.
The people on both sides came together, and in this wilderness, they had a bonfire and had a great time drinking and eating meat.
After waiting for everyone to eat and drink, they gathered together and set off together. They left the mountain first, and after descending the mountain, they took advantage of the night to find another way. Instead of going straight to Daming Mansion, they took a detour.
It turned out that Jiang Jing was worried that after they came down from the mountain, they went straight to Daming Mansion to meet up with Gaokan.
If someone with an intention sees him along the way, he is a guilty person after all. Even if the officers and soldiers are ordered to go and surround the Liangshan people, there will always be government officials from various places.
Not to mention causing trouble, if Gao Kan is implicated, he will never be able to apologize for his crime.
By taking a detour, firstly, they can avoid risks, and secondly, they can find a place along the way and change their clothes so that they will no longer be recognized.
In this way, although some time wasted, everything went smoothly in the end, and the group arrived at Daming Mansion five days later.
But at this time, something big happened in Daming Mansion, so that the entire city was under martial law.
Inside and outside Xiongcheng, no one is allowed to go out but no one is allowed to enter. Anyone who comes from outside will be stopped outside the city gate. As for when the city gate can be opened, there is no explanation.
It made everyone anxious, but helpless.
