Looking at the direction in which Ma Xiaowu ran and disappeared, the five abandoned bandits already looked desperate.
Yuan Yuan sheathed her sword with a clank, then turned around and walked towards the crowd.
Chai Yan came forward and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, madam..."
Yuanyuan looked at Chai Yan and smiled slightly, and said, "What's so hard about dealing with these guys?"
After saying that, Yuyuan walked to the village chief.
At this time, the villagers in Yujia Village looked at Yuyuan with admiration and admiration.
"Village Chief, the two of us are still in a hurry, so I'll leave these bandits to you," Yuanyuan said.
Chai Yan also followed Yu Yuan, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, village chief, please take these people to the county government office."
"Don't worry, you two, this matter will be left to our Yujia Village!"
The village chief immediately agreed and asked the villagers to tie up the injured bandit.
After being pestered by the villagers and saying something, Yuan went to put the black iron sword back on the horse. When he turned around, he found that Chai Yan was missing...
Yuan Yuan looked around and found that Chai Yan was talking to the gangsters tied up in a pile in the distance. He didn't know what he was asking. The gangsters nodded and shook their heads...
Yuan Yuan felt slightly curious and walked towards Chai Yan. As soon as he got closer, Chai Yan stood up and turned around...
"What are you asking them for?" Yuan asked.
Chai Yan walked back to Yuan and said, "Madam, I just asked them about the situation in the direction of Yaozhou..."
"What did they say?" Yuan Yuan became concerned about this issue as soon as he heard it.
"From their tone, it seems that there are quite a lot of bandits over there..." Chai Yan looked slightly serious.
"Oh?" Yuan Yuan also became serious.
Chai Yan said sternly: "Those people said that they were driven here by a stronger group of bandits, and they had nothing to eat or drink, so they ran into the village to grab things...
..”
Yuan thought for a while and asked in surprise: "Why do so many bandits suddenly appear for no reason?"
Chai Yan shook his head and said: "There is nothing unprovoked in the world. Something must have happened in Yaozhou to cause the bandits to suddenly break out."
"That's right..." Yuanyuan nodded in agreement, and then asked: "What happened, you didn't ask?"
Chai Yan immediately said: "I asked, but these guys didn't know anything about it. They said that their fifth brother was coming this way, so they all came running after him! Alas, you don't know, with these guys
It’s so hard for these guys to talk, they’re all idiots who go out without any brains!”
"Since you can't ask anything, just leave it alone and continue on your way." Yuan was free and easy.
"That's right, let's get on with it."
With that said, Chai Yan and Yuan went to the horses and got on the horses neatly.
After saying goodbye to the people in Yujia Village, Chai Yan and Yuan left.
After walking for a while, Chai Yan said to Yuanyuan: "Madam, I didn't expect that after not seeing each other for so long, your Xiao family's swordsmanship has already been perfected! Congratulations, congratulations..."
"What are you congratulating for? It's still too early for Dacheng!" Yuanyuan said: "The Xiao family's swordsmanship is infinitely mysterious. Now I'm just more familiar with it. I can deal with a few bad cats. But if I meet a master, I can't do it."
It’s not that easy anymore.”
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry about this. If you really meet someone powerful, won't you still have a husband..."
"Hmm." Yuan Yuan responded and sped up the horse's speed.
Soon the two of them got on the official road and continued towards Yaozhou.
In the next three days, the two of them traveled extremely smoothly. At night, they either stayed at inns along the way or in inns in the towns. Although they often heard about bandits and villages being robbed, they had not been there since Yujia Village.
After one time, Chai Yan and Yuan never met again.
A few days later, Chai Yan and Yuan finally approached the border of Yaozhou. In front of them was a place called Xingyang Gang. As long as they climbed over this hill, they would enter the border of Yaozhou.
The official road ends not far in front of Xingyang Gang. From here to Yaozhou, you have to walk a trail in the mountains and forests.
Before coming here, an innkeeper had warned them and advised them not to go through Xingyang Gang alone. It would be better to follow some caravans or hire a few bodyguards before leaving.
The reason is that Xingyangang is not safe and bandits are making trouble!
However, Chai Yan just smiled and thanked him, and continued to Xingyang Gang with Yuan.
While riding, Chai Yan suddenly turned around and said, "Madam, I almost forgot, today is New Year's Eve, right?"
Yuan thought for a while and replied: "It seems so."
The two of them were busy traveling these days, and even the days blurred.
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Madam, do you think the bandits should also have a holiday during this Chinese New Year?"
Yuanyuan laughed immediately after hearing this: "I don't know, I don't have any friends who are bandits..."
Chai Yan raised his head and glanced at Xingyang Gang in front of him, and said: "I hope the bandits will have a holiday, otherwise we will waste time if we run into them. I also thought we would have a good meal tonight."
"I hope so..." Yuan Yuan nodded.
When approaching Xingyang Gang, Chai Yan saw a wine flag in the woods from a distance.
A gust of north wind blew, and the wine flags fluttered in the air.
"Look, there's a restaurant ahead." Yuan Yuan also saw the wine flag and pointed at it.
Chai Yan suddenly smiled and said: "Madam, as soon as I saw this restaurant in Xingyangang, I remembered the story of three bowls but not enough..."
"Why can't you serve three bowls?" Yuan asked curiously.
While riding side by side with Yuan, Chai Yan told her the story of the Water Margin in which Wu Song crossed Jingyanggang to fight a tiger.
Yuan couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and said: "Where did you hear these strange stories? This is Xingyangang, not Jingyanggang, where did the big insects come from!"
Chai Yan thought that it would be a good idea to meet a tiger, and he believed that Shangguan Peining must need the tiger's blood.
Not far from the restaurant, Chai Yan and Yuan Yuan dismounted their horses and walked all morning. At this time, there was a restaurant where they could eat, drink and feed the horses.
Looking at the smoke rising from the back of the restaurant, Chai Yan approached Yuanyuan and said, "Madam, do you think this restaurant is run by bandits? I read that most bandits are at the foot of the mountain.
Opening a tea stall or a restaurant, on the surface, is to do business, but in fact it is just an outpost. If there is any trouble at the bottom of the mountain, the people in the old nest on the mountain will know about it."
Yuan Yuan was also observing the situation outside the restaurant, and said in a deep voice: "What you said is not impossible. You need to be more careful when you enter later."
Just as they were talking, a waiter came out of the restaurant. He took two steps forward with a smile and said, "Two guests, have a great Chinese New Year..."