Chapter 137 Return to Xiahe County
The night rain is still raining, and it is cold and slightly cold.
The battle in the woods was coming to an end, and soon the last tall remnant of the Moshan tribe was killed. The blood and rain mixed together, dyeing the surrounding area red.
Soon, it was washed away by the rain again.
The leader of the Black Wind Pirates looked around with a gloomy face. When he came, he had forty or fifty men, but now there were more than thirty left, and more than a dozen died on the spot.
Before this transaction even started, almost half of his men were dead.
Moreover, these mountain folk and savages are very poor, and not even a dozen of them can scrape together half a tael of silver.
Loss, blood loss.
"Master, do you think we should continue?" At this time, the second master stood up and asked, naturally asking whether we should continue to wait for the target.
"Continue? What to continue? Let's go back now. We've already made such a fuss, why are you ambushing us? I'm afraid people will know about it already." Han Sanshan snorted coldly.
"But it's hard to explain to Shanyang Mansion. Did the other party pay the deposit? Let's go now." The second master said with some embarrassment.
"Humph, unlucky, that little money is not enough for a pension. It's all because of the problem with the information they gave, otherwise we wouldn't have encountered this group of reckless men here. Go tell the contact person, if If you want me to do it again, you have to pay more."
Han Sanshan snorted and immediately turned around to call for the team to collect the corpses of his companions.
Soon the black wind thief came and went as fast as he came, disappearing into the vast curtain of rain.
Back in the ruined temple, the caravan members had already cleaned up the battlefield.
After such an incident, old escort Zheng naturally arranged for more escorts to keep watch.
Fang Yue returned to the inner room of the ruined temple and began to look at the animal skins he had just obtained.
The firelight shines, and a map is revealed on the animal skin.
"Is this a map leading to the deeper areas behind Mo Mountain?"
After just a few glances, Fang Yue judged that this map depicts the scenery around Mo Mountain, and And go deeper.
Originally, the Moshan tribe was in a deep mountain area, where ferocious beasts were everywhere, making it very dangerous.
In other words, these mountain people can use some means to make those ferocious beasts avoid their tribe.
In fact, Mo Mountain is difficult to attack because of the existence of these ferocious beasts.
This is a map, and it is also a map that leads deeper into the mountains and forests.
If this road is safe, then the value of this picture is not simple.
However, Fang Yue had no idea of going on an adventure. After all, going deep into the mountains would be extremely dangerous.
In old legends, there are monsters deeper in the mountains!
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At this moment, Shanyang Mansion is in a certain ordinary-looking house.
Even though it was late at night, candles were still burning in the main room.
"Master, the tea is ready. This tea is very expensive. It is said to be the top-quality tea just bought from the 'Yue Zhongshan' tea shop. I spent more than a thousand taels of silver to buy one pound."
The maid opened the door and brought a pot of tea that was still steaming.
"Well, leave it there. What happened to what I asked you to inquire about? What is the background of Yue Zhong Shan Tea Company?"
The voice was cold, but it was inevitably filled with emotion. A bit of softness that makes people think.
"That is the property of the eldest son of the Bai family in the city. It is said that the tea is sent from Xiahe County." The maid said.
"Well, you go down, go to bed early today, no need to wait."
"Yes, Master."
Soon, the maid left the room.
"Mom, Anu is thirsty."
At this moment, a slight murmuring sound came from the room.
The young woman quickly stood up, poured a cup of tea, blew the steam on her pretty red lips, and came to the inner room.
Looking at her daughter who was rubbing her eyes, Widow Yu smiled slightly.
“Come, Anu, drink water.”
Gudong, Gudong~
“Mom, this water is so delicious. Did Brother Yue make it? It’s the same as Zaiyue The drinks at my brother’s house are exactly the same,” the charming girl said.
However, Widow Yu did not answer, but patted her daughter and quickly put her daughter back to sleep.
In the house, only Widow Yu was left alone, listening to the sound of rain, lost in thought.
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A few more days passed, and by this time Fang Yue and the others had walked more than half the distance.
If it doesn’t rain and there are no surprises, we can return to Xiahe County in three to five days.
"Master, there is a teahouse in front of us. We have been walking all day, why don't we take a rest."
Old escort Zheng came to Fang Yue and asked for instructions.
Now, he has gone from his initial contempt for Fang Yue, his young boss, to his seriousness, and now his respect.
This was also the strength that Fang Yue showed along the way, which impressed this bodyguard who often licked blood from the edge of his knife.
Strength is respected, that’s it.
"Well, let's take a rest here."
As Fang Yue nodded, everyone in the caravan arrived at the teahouse.
Soon, some tea, simple pasta and pickled radishes were served as side dishes.
When the food is served, it is natural to test whether it has been drugged.
After ensuring safety, everyone began to eat and drink with confidence.
Although the food in this tea house is simple, the caravan still brought some dried meat, and paired with the hot water and noodles here, it was pretty good during this journey.
At the same time, on the hillside not far from the tea house.
"You guys must not have any more problems this time. What happened last time can't happen again!" Liu Chuanzhi looked at the ferocious scar-faced gangster in front of him and said in a gloomy tone.
"Don't worry, since you have added money, this will definitely happen! What happened last time will not happen again." The scar-faced gangster is the second in command of the Black Wind Bandit.
He went to contact the contact person for this transaction, and then met Liu Chuanzhi and explained the matter.
Of course, the failure of the mission was blamed on Liu Chuanzhi's inaccurate information.
At the same time, they took action on the rainy night before.
So not only did Liu Chuanzhi pay the balance, but he also increased the price this time, asking for an extra five thousand taels of silver.
"It's best not to have another accident." Liu Chuanzhi snorted coldly, and then turned around and prepared to leave without waiting for the other party to reply.
There is bound to be a fight here. He does not intend to stay here. If he is accidentally injured, it will be unlucky.
His own wealth and life are much more important than those of these bandits and those of Fang Yue. In the future, he will be a literary scholar or a literary scholar.
"Master Liu, walk slowly, there will definitely be no accidents this time."
The scar-faced bandit said with a smile.
Then he rushed towards the Black Wind Thief who was ambushing on the other side.
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Another moment passed. Another group of guests came to the tea house, about twenty or so, all dressed simply, like farmers.
But the aura exuded from his whole body intentionally or unintentionally is fierce and tight.
"Guests, what do you want?" The grey-haired old man, the shopkeeper of the tea house, saw another group of guests arriving, and his old face smiled like a chrysanthemum.
“Whatever they eat, we also eat.” The dark-faced man at the head said in an angry voice.
"Okay, please wait a moment." Cha Lao Zhang left with a smile.
Soon, the same tea, pasta, and pickled radishes were brought to these people.
“Master, these people are not right.”
At this time, old escort Zheng came to Fang Yue and whispered.
These people looked at the farmers dressing up, but the aura exuding from their bodies was not ordinary.
Besides, these people are strong and powerful, and they all have some skills in their hands.
How could these people be farmers?
More like a bandit!
"Well, let everyone be careful."
Fang Yue nodded. As soon as the dark-faced man spoke just now, he could tell that this man's voice was similar to that of the man who was in the ruined temple that night. It was the same as one of the group of men in black that I encountered in the woods in the distance.
These people are not farmers, they are Black Wind bandits!
I just don’t know what these people want to do when they appear here. Could it be that they are their target?
Having come into contact with this group of bandits twice, it can’t be an accident.
Fang Yue was wary.
After a while, everyone in the caravan had almost finished eating and drinking, so they paid their bills and started packing up to leave.
"Hey, let's take action!"
While the caravan was cleaning up, the black bandits who were eating and drinking on the other side finally took action.
They overturned the table in front of them, and immediately there was the sound of smashing dishes, and the sound of tables and chairs colliding and breaking.
Subsequently, these people drew out their weapons and prepared to kill Fang Yue and the others.
But before these bandits could take a few steps, they all collapsed one after another as if they were drunk.
"What! The food just now was poisonous!"
Seeing this scene, and then feeling the soreness and weakness coming from the body, the leader of the Black Wind Pirates didn't know that what they had just eaten and drank was poisoned.
Immediately, the executioner, whose hands were stained with blood, gritted his teeth and turned around to escape, but he only ran out for ten steps before he fell down.
It’s just that he can’t figure out why the people in the target caravan are fine!
“What happened?”
Fang Yue was stunned. These black wind thieves had just taken advantage of them to leave and looked like they were going to rush up to deal with them. Why did they all lie down before taking a few steps?
The food was poisoned? So how come they are okay?
While he was thinking, around Fang Yue, not far away, a dozen caravan members also collapsed to the ground.
Soon, the only ones left standing were Fang Yue, the old bodyguard Zheng beside him, and another bodyguard.
Immediately, Fang Yue looked at the shopkeeper of the tea house, that is, the old man and his two sons.
And just at this time, the other three people also looked at them.
The eyes are full of doubts, as if they want to ask, why are you the only ones who are okay after they have already fallen down?
"Sir, what happened? What happened to them?"
As soon as he took a breath, the doubts on the face of the tea house manager disappeared and replaced with He looked frightened and quickly approached Fang Yue.
The next moment, he raised his sleeves, and a cold light shot out from his sleeves.
"Huh, sure enough!"
Fang Yue had long been wary of this old man, so naturally he would not be fooled by his poor acting skills.
When the old man threw out his sleeve arrows, Fang Yue had already moved, easily avoiding the opponent's sleeve arrows, and then punched the old man in the tea house on the stomach, beating the opponent into a shrimp. .
After a while, the three people in the tea room were tied up.
After interrogation, Fang Yue also found out that these three people were indeed running a black shop.
Whether it is tea or pasta, they are actually not poisonous when taken alone, but as long as they are combined together, they will be poisonous.
Fortunately, the drug was not a deadly poison.
But the old man in the tea house didn't know why Fang Yue and the others were not poisoned.
The next step is to treat the caravan members and torture the Black Wind Bandits.
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An hour later.
Fang Yue slashed the throat of the leader of the Black Wind Bandits with one knife. As for the remaining Black Wind Bandits, they were treated the same way and were buried with the leader.
“It turned out that someone from Shanyang Mansion hired them to deal with me, so who could it be?”
Thinking about the information obtained from the master of the Black Wind Pirates, Fang Yue Weiwei pondered.
This time he was very cautious in Shanyang Prefecture, and he probably did not offend anyone.
Except for a little conflict with someone from the Chamber of Commerce when he entered the city, he probably didn't offend anyone else.
Could it be the Sanfu Chamber of Commerce?
It's a pity that the second leader of the Black Wind Pirates who was responsible for the contact was not caught, otherwise the matter should have come to light today.
As for the three tea house owners who administered the medicine, they were naturally dealt with by Mr. Zheng, the bodyguard.
Although, the Black Wind Thief was so easily defeated today, it really relied on the other party's poison.
But these people opened a black shop here, and I'm afraid they have harmed many people. They were lucky today. If they were all poisoned, the result today would be different.
It is naturally impossible that the other party will let them go.
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Xiahe County, in the Fang family’s residence.
"Oh, why are you here again? Didn't you say that Shi'er is not at home? When he comes back, I will find someone to let you know."
"What? You said you wanted to introduce a daughter-in-law to my pig son. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why don't you please come in and talk to me properly?"
Ms. Chen enthusiastically and happily handed over a girl wearing a Please come in, the middle-aged man in butler attire.
"Haha, old lady, the person I'm talking about is the apple of our Wei family's eye. No one in the entire Xiahe County can match this family background. He is definitely worthy of your family. Master Fang."
Wang Quan said with a smile.
He came here just on orders. Wei He is indeed a wily guy.
This man was planning to marry Fang Yue, and his purpose was naturally for the tea garden.
After all, seeing that Mr. Liu failed, Wei He knew that this matter was not easy to do, and he would definitely hit the wall if he forced himself to do it.
But if you get married, then it will be your own business.
Either deceive the Fang family into using the tea garden as a betrothal gift, or wait until they get married and find an opportunity to kill Fang Yue. By then, everything about the Fang family will not be left to the discretion of the Wei family.
Of course, when the time comes, he will definitely 'save' Fang Yue at the right time, and then incorporate Fang Wuju into the organization with benefits.
Be most prepared for the big things in the future.
(End of this chapter)