Zhang Fu struggled with Mu Yan for several days, but couldn't do his job. Mu Yan refused to sell the jade pendant back to him.
This made Zhang Fu angry.
He is a great general, is he clearly robbing him?
It's a shame that he still appreciates him so much and wants to keep this fat water for nothing! He is so angry.
"Mu Yan!"
"My subordinate is here."
"I order you to lead 10,000 soldiers to Anandong to fight, cooperate with the left army and the right army, and capture Jian Ding!"
"Subordinates take orders!"
Seeing Mu Yan receiving the military order and retreating, Zhang Fu gritted his teeth and became angry just looking at it. He asked him to lead the troops to fight Chen Jun. When he came back, he would think of another way.
On the other side, Huo Xi took Huo Nian and left Shangyong for Yilong County.
When you arrive in Yilong County, you can take a boat at the Jialing River Pier and go all the way south to the confluence of the Yangtze River. Then you can boat into the Yangtze River and go down the river back to the capital.
After leaving his maternal grandparents, Huo Nian languished all the way, and Huo Xi was also full of reluctance. If his maternal grandparents could escape guilt, they would still be able to meet each other, but if not, they might not be able to see each other again.
Vanilla Xiahe came to Shangyong and already knew a lot of inside information. She felt very sorry for the girl and the young master. The two of them glanced out the car window and said, "Oh, young master, we seem to be almost at the place where we beat the bandits last time!"
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As expected, Huo Nian was distracted and lay down by the car window: "Let me take a look!"
This is fun to watch. Isn't it the place where I beat up the bandits when I came here? "Mommy, hurry up, give me something to eat. If I encounter a bandit later, I can fight him!"
On the carriage shaft, Bao Kang also lifted the curtain and got in with his head, "Mommy, give it to Xiaokang, and Xiaokang also wants to fight with Nian'er!"
Grandma Ma laughed angrily, what a good thing this was.
Without much persuasion, Xia He and Xiang Xiang unpacked their bags and found some dry biscuits for Nian'er, Xiaokang, Zhufengtayue.
"This is the cake made by my grandmother. It's so delicious!"
"It smells so good! There's meat in it." Bao Kang nodded repeatedly.
Vanilla and Xia He were afraid that they would choke on the food, so they boiled tea and poured it for them.
"Give them some mushroom sauce to eat with them," Huo Xi ordered.
"Well-off people want to eat rabbit sauce."
In the exile village, Zhufeng Tayue and Bao Kang hunted a lot of animals in the woods, added a lot of meat to their grandfather's family, and made mushroom sauce and a lot of meat sauce, which was so delicious that his grandparents and uncles kept boasting.
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"Nian'er doesn't want to eat. There are only a few cans left, so we should keep them and eat them slowly." After eating, there is nothing left. Nian'er is a little reluctant to give up.
"Then Xiaokang won't eat either."
"It's okay, there are still seven or eight cans left, give them each a spoonful." Huo Xi saw Bao Kang drooling as he stared at the meat cans, and ordered Vanilla with a smile.
"Thank you, girl. Girls are the best. Xiaokang likes girls the most!"
Aunt Ma looked at him and smiled. She was tall and strong, but her thoughts were like those of a child. She couldn't help but sigh. Just like this, no one would marry him. She was a little worried.
The carriage didn't stop, and everyone ate something in the carriage. The mushroom sauce and meat sauce were so fragrant that they almost showed up and grabbed them.
Arriving at the place where the bandits blocked the road last time, everyone became more cautious the closer they got.
The mountain road is narrow, with high mountains and deep forests on both sides. In a place like this, the biggest fear is that someone will ambush inside. In the carriage, Huo Xi and others grabbed weapons in their hands and did not dare to breathe.
It's just that the carriage has driven a long way and is almost out of the mountain road. Apart from the sound of the wind and the sound of the wind blowing on the treetops, there is not a single soul in sight.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that he was afraid of being beaten by us last time. He doesn't dare to block the road again."
Seeing that Huo Nian still had some slight regrets, Huo Xi poked his bulging cheek with his hand, "The bandits are extremely vicious and do not hesitate to die. You are still looking forward to it!"
Huo Nian refused, "What's the fun in sparring with two masters every day? You have to practice with different people. The more unexpected you are, the less clearly you can see the routine, the more experience you can gain."
Hiss, this kid is still in high spirits.
"We traveled all the way just hoping that the wife would be safe, but it's better for you to hope for something unexpected."
Huo Nian raised his chin and smiled at Huo Xi, a little embarrassed. The siblings joked a little.
Just when everyone thought Tai Tai left the mountain road peacefully, they suddenly heard a crashing sound from the mountain. When they looked closely, they saw rocks rolling down. Zhufeng and Tayue hurriedly stopped the carriage. Huo Xi and others also lifted the curtain to take a look.
, I saw several large rocks rolling down the mountain, blocking the road.
Everyone's hearts were tense.
The carriage can't pass. Has the bandit changed his strategy?
Seeing that the carriage was stopped, a large group of people rushed out from the mountain. There were men and women, old and young.
"Doesn't he look like a bandit? He looks like an ordinary person." Vanilla said with confusion on her face. This girl has seen Zhufeng and Taoyue's skills, so she is not afraid of this.
"There are still some vicious people among them." Xia He was a little nervous.
"Could it be that bandits kidnapped nearby villagers and forced them to become bandits?" Mother Ma looked carefully. There were even half-grown children and women in this group of people.
Huo Xi was about to say something when she saw Huo Nian had pulled out the crossbow from the wall of the car, stretched it out from the window, and pointed it outside, with a focused look on his face, uh...
This kid seems to have really gone astray.
Huo Xi looked out again and saw that someone had thrown a big stone at the back of the carriage. Now it was better. The carriage was blocked in the middle and could not even retreat. Outside, Bao Kang was already waiting in full formation.
"I'm just a passerby. I don't want to disturb you. I hope you'll let me pass." Zhufeng shouted to the other party.
"Let you pass? Do you see how dark it is?"
"Girl, what did he mean?"
"It means it's not dark yet, so we're dreaming."
Halfway up the mountain, a man who looked like a leader was shaking his legs and carrying a long knife on his shoulder. He looked carefree. It seemed that he regarded the group of people as a turtle in the urn.
"Ah?" Vanilla was a little angry after hearing this.
"Sister, it seems they are not the same group of people last time."
"Yeah." Huo Xi also noticed that on the same mountain road, at the top of the mountain and at the end of the mountain, just over a month apart, there was a different wave of people. This time, there were many half-grown children and women among the bandits, and they all carried them.
They were blocking roads and robbing people with hoes and various farm tools. They looked like ordinary people.
If this hurts civilians, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the government. If they are reported to the government, they may have to go to the government to defend themselves. If they encounter collusion between officials and gangsters...
This blocked the road and it was difficult for the carriage to rush over. Huo Xi frowned.
"Sister, I'll shoot the leading brother first!" Huo Nian was a little ready to make a move.
Huo Xi glanced outside and pressed his hand, fearing that he would be impulsive, "The distance is too far and you can't be accurate." Mo was frightened.
"What should we do?"
"I'll give the crossbow to Zhufeng or Tayue later." Let them capture the leader.
As soon as he finished speaking, the bandit led people down the mountainside.
Vanilla Xiahe suddenly panicked: "Girl, they are coming down! Do we want to get off?"