Not long after, Hang Baiqiu came back after changing her clothes. At this time, she felt that her whole body was much drier and her mood was also better.
Hang Baiqiu walked back to the fire, sat down, and began to bake his soaked clothes without saying a word.
The rain keeps falling outside and shows no sign of abating or stopping.
Everyone was also busy on their own, eating, chatting, and drying clothes. The atmosphere in the cave was very leisurely and comfortable.
Guan Maochun looked at the heavy rain outside and asked, "How long will this rain last?"
Cheng Jiudao: "The rain in the mountains comes and goes quickly, so it won't last long."
Hong Biao shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily true. The weather in Lintai Mountain is very strange. Sometimes it rains all day long, and sometimes it doesn't rain for ten and a half months. It's hard to say..."
When Guan Maochun heard the sound, he looked at Chai Yan and asked, "Sir, if the rain doesn't stop, do we have to spend the night here?"
Chai Yan smiled slightly and said, "Look what you're asking, it's raining so heavily outside, where else can you go if you don't rest here?"
Cheng Jiu also laughed, glanced at Guan Maochun and said, "Just ask useless questions!"
After a long time, Chai Yan suddenly stood up and walked to the entrance of the cave, quietly admiring the rain curtain outside and listening to the noisy sound of rain.
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I don’t know how much time passed, but the rain was still falling, with no sign of stopping.
Chai Yan was so absorbed in looking at the rain curtain that he didn't even notice that Hang Baiqiu came to his side.
Hang Baiqiu looked at Chai Yan's face and asked softly: "What are you thinking about?"
"Ah?" Chai Yan came back to his senses immediately, shook his head and said, "I didn't think about anything..."
Hang Baiqiu put his hands behind his waist and asked, "I'm thinking about Miss You, right?"
Chai Yan smiled slightly and said, "I'm not thinking about her at all. I also have Mr. Jimo and his family, Mr. Gu and Uncle Mo. I wonder what everyone's situation is like now..."
Hang Baiqiu nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, I don't know how they are doing... I really want to go back earlier."
Chai Yan turned around to look, paused and said, "Sir Hang, actually I have an idea..."
Hang Baiqiu asked: "What do you think?"
Chai Yan looked serious and asked in a solemn tone: "We have entered the mountains now and have fought against the bandits once. What do you think about going on to annihilate the bandits like Lu Dan in one go?"
Hang Baiqiu frowned suddenly and asked seriously: "Do you really think so?"
"Of course!" Chai Yan said with unusual certainty: "We have killed many bandits just now. I believe that Lu Zhang already knows the situation of the battle. According to common sense, Lu Zhang suffered such a big loss, and he was still under their control.
Suffering losses in the territory,
There is a high probability that he will not give up... Maybe when the rain stops, Lu Dan will bring his people over to seek revenge on us! If this is the case, we may be able to capture him alive or
Kill this guy Lu Tang!"
Hang Baiqiu thought while listening, and nodded involuntarily.
Chai Yan added: "Besides, haven't you been obsessed with the suppression of bandits taxes? Since we can't stop them from collecting the taxes from the inside, we will start directly from the external environment!"
"External environment?" Hang Baiqiu looked confused.
Chai Yan explained very patiently: "Sir Hang, think about it, if we wipe out the bandits in Lintai Mountain this time, then the soldiers of the Yaozhou Guard Camp will no longer have to surround the mountain. I believe they will soon."
Go back to the station, who will dare to collect this bandit-suppression tax then?"
"Yes, that's right! Your method is good!" Hang Baiqiu immediately nodded happily.
Chai Yan continued: "Furthermore, since there is gold veins in Lintai Mountain, these bandits must not stay. They will be suppressed sooner or later anyway, so why don't we just help him carry them!"
"Well, I agree!" Hang Baiqiu agreed readily, then turned to look at the fire and whispered: "I have no objection, just ask everyone what they think..."
Chai Yan nodded, then turned back to the fire and told everyone his thoughts.
After hearing this, Cheng Jiu looked at Guan Maochun and Yu Tie, and immediately nodded in agreement: "Sir, we listen to you. As long as you say we will do it, we will follow you and we will never be greedy for life or fear of death!"
Guan Maochun and Yu Tie also had the same idea, and nodded in agreement along with Cheng Jiu.
Chai Yan nodded with satisfaction, turned to glance at Hang Baiqiu, and said confidently: "Don't worry, with me here, nothing will happen to any of you! Hehe..."
Shangguan Peining immediately understood what these words meant, and immediately shouted in Chai Yan's mind: "Chai Yan, do you think that my martial arts beans are like rice? You can have as many as you want?"
Chai Yan secretly smiled apologetically: "Master Shangguan, don't be so stingy. It's just a few Martial God Beans, and you don't need them...Last time I went to the Tongtian Treasure Tree to help you pick the Martial God Beans,
They are everywhere all over the tree. I thought, if I pick them all, they can be eaten as rice."
Shangguan Peining suddenly got angry and said: "Chai Yan, don't take it seriously. Those Martial God Beans were cultivated by this palace with so much hard work. Don't think that the more they are, the less valuable they are!"
"I didn't say it wasn't valuable. The Martial God Bean is such a useful thing. I have always regarded it as a treasure!" Chai Yan's tone suddenly became extremely serious.
Shangguan Peining said contemptuously: "Go, don't do this with me!"
Chai Yan couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth, secretly happy.
"Sir...my lord..."
Suddenly, Chai Yan heard Hong Biao's trembling voice.
Chai Yan saw Hong Biao's frightened face and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Everyone else's eyes also fell on Hong Biao's face.
Seeing that Hong Biao was under great pressure, he lowered his head involuntarily and said timidly: "Sir, Xiao... I have a father and mother in my family, and two unmarried sisters.
No, no, no…I don’t want to die…”
Ever since he heard Chai Yan's words, Hong Biao's mood has become complicated. He said he was going into the mountain to look for mines, but now he's halfway there, why has he changed his mind and gone to exterminate the bandits? You are all so brave.
Don't be afraid of death, I'm not that powerful!
Chai Yan said: "Don't worry, this is our own business, not including you!"
Hong Biao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but his worry still did not go away. He asked again: "Sir, you...you have all gone to kill the bandits. Xiaoxiao...what should I do?
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Chai Yan quickly made an arrangement and said: "It's simple. When the rain stops, you take us to find the mine first. Once the location of the mine is determined, you can wait for us in the mine or go back."
You can wait for us in the village, or even go home... How about that, you feel relieved, right?"
"Don't worry, don't worry. As the adults say, the villain can feel at ease a thousand times or ten thousand times!"
Hong Biao's delighted smile instantly filled his face.
Guan Maochun immediately cast a look of disdain: "Hey, you coward!"
In the past, Cheng Jiu would have said this, but now because of Situ Jing, he can understand Hong Biao's mood.
Cheng Jiu shook his head and said: "Lao Wu, don't say that. If I were him, I would probably choose this way."
Hong Biao was inexplicably moved and said, "Thank you very much, sir, for your understanding!"
After making the decision, Chai Yan looked at the rain curtain outside the cave. The heavy rain continued and would not stop in a short time.
Considering that the firewood would not be enough to burn if it was dried for a long time, Chai Yan said: "Everyone, listen to me, this heavy rain looks like it will continue for a while, we have to get more firewood to dry it in case of emergency!