Xiao Chengyi glanced at him and said: "What's the use of talking about this now? The most important thing now is to find a way to rescue people."
He stood up and said: "When He Cheng comes back, I will convince him to take us to the dungeon."
Now the most important thing is to figure out the guards of the dungeon and the defense inside Qingfeng Village, so that we can plan the next step.
Yan Jingxuan nodded and waited quietly in the room.
After about half an hour, He Cheng came back in disgrace.
Seeing this, Xiao Chengyi asked with concern: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
He Cheng sat down on the chair and said angrily: "It's nothing, I just got scolded by the leader of the village.
I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup Han Qiancheng poured into him. He agreed with everything Han Qiancheng said. I even doubted whether the man named Han was his illegitimate son."
Xiao Chengyi raised his eyebrows and thought about it. The relationship between the village leader and Han Qiancheng was indeed suspicious.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for the leader of a strong village to hand over such a large village to a man who has only known him for more than a year.
Unless they are old acquaintances or old masters.
Xiao Chengyi asked: "Master, do you know what the leader of the village did before he entered the mountains and became a bandit?"
He Chengdao: "I heard my father mention that my uncle seemed to have joined the army before he became a bandit.
He escaped from the army without knowing what mistake he made, and ended up in Qingfeng Village, where he married the daughter of the old village owner and became the head of Qingfeng Village."
When Xiao Chengyi heard the word "join the army", a light suddenly flashed in his mind.
At that time, Han Qiancheng's father, Han Jun, was on the southern expedition with his father-in-law. Because he discovered Xiao Ce's identity, his father-in-law and Xiao Ce jointly killed him, and finally made it look like he died in battle.
Logically speaking, this matter is top secret, but for so many years, the Han family has always believed that Han Jun's death was caused by his father-in-law.
It is obvious that death in battle is common, but why does the Han family insist on clinging to the Mu family? I guess someone must have said something?
Han Jun was also a general back then, and he must have had several close followers, and the leader of Qingfeng Village happened to have served in the military. This must not be a simple coincidence.
If the leader of the village is really Han Jun's old subordinate, then it makes sense that he takes orders from Han Qiancheng.
If that were the case, it would be much easier to break through Qingfeng Stronghold.
Xiao Chengyi suppressed his thoughts and said to He Cheng: "Maybe the village leader and Han Qiancheng are old acquaintances."
"Old acquaintance?"
He Cheng was startled. He frowned and said, "But there is a twenty-year age difference between the two of them. Could it be that they are still close friends?"
Xiao Chengyi smiled and said: "The old acquaintance I am talking about is the relationship between the village leader and Han Qiancheng's father. I heard that Han Qiancheng's father went south with the general Zhenguo in the southern expedition, and later died in the battle.
At that time, General Han was also a fierce general, and there were many loyal people under his command. You said that the leader of the village had joined the army in his early years, so he might have been loyal to General Han."
He Cheng suddenly realized what he said. He slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Why didn't I think of it? The reason why my uncle obeyed Han Qiancheng's words must be because of Han Qiancheng's father.
My uncle dragged people from Qingfeng Village to die for his old master. He is obviously doing this for personal benefit, I want to tell my father."
With that said, he stood up and was about to go out.
Xiao Chengyi hurriedly stopped him and said: "These are just my speculations. How can you convince others with empty words?"