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Chapter 36
Chen Yanfeng clenched his sword tightly, Zhou Rui raised Chen Yanfeng's short sword and placed it across his chest. Yushu stepped forward and held a wooden stick to protect Li Yan.

In the heavy thunderstorm, with Li Yan's hearing, the only thing he could hear was the powerful drake's voice.

"Listen to me! Our boss is very hot-tempered, but I kill people without blinking an eye! If you dare...stop for me! Damn it! I will shoot a transparent hole in you with an arrow...don't pull me...a woman How dare you treat me..." The anger in the male duck's voice was still restrained by someone, and the low hoarse voice was so unclear that Li Yan couldn't hear it clearly even though he tried hard to hear it.

"I'm still using your nonsense! Let's go! Get the fuck out of here!" The roar of the male duck was mixed with the sound of horse hooves, coming from near and far.

Until the sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard, Zhou Rui let out a long sigh of relief and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He had just gone around the gate of hell.

Chen Yanfeng returned the sword to the scabbard, "When did such a large group of bandits emerge in this area?"

"It should be the bandits from Hutou Ridge, more than 200 miles away from here." Zhou Rui lay on the ground and listened for a while, "They have gone far. Hutou Ridge is not far from Huainan Kingdom, and the terrain is steep. This group of bandits It has been said that we have been there for more than 20 years. The eldest son is surnamed Huang. He is almost [-] this year. He wields a big sword and is said to be extremely fierce. The second eldest son is surnamed Sun. He is a down-and-out scholar. Two or three years ago, when he went to Yichun to enjoy Qiong flowers, he was killed. Big brother recognizes it.”

"How did your elder brother recognize him?" Li Yan was surprised.

"Sun Xiucai came up the mountain late. My eldest brother checked on him and drew some portraits of his former classmates, so I can recognize him." Zhou Rui explained, and Chen Yanfeng sighed softly, "It's a pity for your eldest brother."

Zhou Rui's throat tightened, and he choked for a moment before he spoke, "The third son's surname is Song. He is a magic archer. He can shoot through the poplars with a hundred steps. There are two or three hundred people gathered in Hutou Ridge. There are fifty or sixty of them who have some skills and can fight. Just now There were no less than a hundred people in that group. Except for Hutouling, there was no such a large group of bandits within a hundred miles. Moreover, the leader said he was the boss and said he could shoot a transparent hole with one arrow, so I thought it should be the bandits from Hutouling. .”

Li Yan is about to applaud Zhou Rui. He must be so clever. No wonder his eldest brother singled him out to inherit the bloodline.

"Listen to what the third boss said, they came here after listening to other people's lies. Is there a big business?" Li Yan spoke intuitively, and Zhou Rui nodded, "I think so too."

"The last person who came here said he was resting in Liushilipu. Liushilipu is twenty or thirty miles away from here. Let's rest for half a day tomorrow before leaving. Or should we take a detour?" Chen Yanfeng looked at Zhou Rui and asked.

Zhou Rui looked at Li Yan, "What does Miss Li mean?"

"Follow us and take a look?" Li Yan hesitated, "Let's take a detour, there are just a few of us."

"Then let's follow and see the excitement." Chen Yanfeng immediately added in a cheerful tone, and Zhou Rui snorted, "It rained most of the night, and the road must be very muddy. Our big car can't go fast, and it won't go as soon as dawn. Let's go."

Chen Yanfeng and Li Diao agreed that Yushu listened to her family's eldest lady in everything, and set off as soon as it was dawn, and then looked at the pale sky outside the door, and hurriedly packed things.

As soon as the sky turned pale, the group of people left the broken post and set off. The road was indeed very muddy and difficult to walk. Fortunately, when they came out, the rain was much lighter. After walking for a long time, the rain gradually stopped, and the sun emerged from the layers of dark clouds. With his face exposed, the sun shines on the roof of the carriage, warm and bright.

The road was muddy and difficult to walk, beyond Li Yan's imagination, Chen Yanfeng's mule was also harnessed to the cart, and the two mules worked hard to pull the cart, moving forward slowly.

It was almost noon when we arrived at Liushilipu.

Fortunately, Liushilipu has not been abandoned yet, an inn and six or seven shops are all open, and it seems that the business is not bad.

Chen Yanfeng hurried into the inn, stuffed a large amount of money into the innkeeper, ordered the mules to be fed, washed, and the cart, and then prepared a sumptuous lunch.

Zhou Rui stopped a waiter and asked if anyone had stayed at the inn yesterday.

Li Yan was next to Zhou Rui, and he was the only one talking to the waiter.

"... Sir, if you had come here last night, you really wouldn't be able to accommodate us in the small room. Yesterday, the small room was booked by someone. There were many people in the room. Even though they were all booked, they couldn't stay. They slept in the lobby. They were all, they said they were going to the capital. They pulled a lot of goods. I don’t know what they were. They were tightly covered... but I didn’t dare to move forward. Our shopkeeper often said that the melons and plums were harvested. This is especially true in our inn. The wind is still making waves, how can I dare to get up and take a look? But it seems that the car is not heavy. You also caught up with the rain yesterday night, didn't you? Tell me, such heavy rain, I woke up this morning, it is still raining , the car was pushed out as soon as it was pushed. It was obvious that it was not heavy. If it was heavy, one person would not be able to push it... How many shopkeepers? I didn’t pay attention. There seemed to be only one, about fifty years old, and he looked very kind. But there are quite a few bodyguards, more than a dozen tall horses, and those people are all carrying bows, so it's not easy, what does the guest officer want? Stay for one night before leaving?"

The buddy finally returned to his job, and Zhou Rui asked all the questions he should ask, so he stopped talking to the buddy.Over there, Chen Yanfeng had already ordered soup and snacks.

"I said I left early in the morning, so I probably won't be able to make it in time." Li Yan said to Chen Yanfeng with some regret.

"It seems that he brought valuables with him and got away with the news." Zhou Rui looked at Chen Yanfeng and whispered in a low voice. Chen Yanfeng hummed, "There is nothing good about killing people and stealing goods. This incident at the Huainan Prince's Palace is just taking advantage of the chaos. These are all It’s a pond fish.”

Zhou Rui sighed muffledly. Li Yan looked at Chen Yanfeng, then at Zhou Rui, and also sighed and stopped talking.

The few people didn't say a few words. The waiter's arms were full of plates and brought over all the soup, vegetables and rice ordered by Chen Yanfeng.

The four of them had a hearty meal with soup and water. Li Yan saw that there was a grocery store diagonally opposite the inn, and next to the grocery store was a blacksmith shop and other useful places. He reached out and asked Chen Yanfeng for half a silver leaf, and took it with him. I went to Yushu to buy pots, bowls, shovels, etc., so I could prepare things that would be useful if I had to sleep outdoors next time.

After Li Yan had bought what he could, and the two mules had eaten and drank enough, Zhou Rui hitched the cart, and the four of them were on the road again.

It seemed that there wasn't much rain at night in Liushilipou. It had been sunny for most of the day, and the road was almost dry. Chen Yanfeng got back on his mule, and Zhou Rui drove the car. The four of them walked slowly. It’s not slow, the excitement is too much to watch anyway.

(End of this chapter)