Grass and mustard reign supreme

Chapter 77 The Transparent Leopard

Leopard felt he had been waiting for too long, but Yang Can still hadn't arrived.

Lord Leopard was displeased. How dare a mere steward be so arrogant in front of me?
Even if things don't go well, I'm still the clan leader's younger brother!
Leopard was furious, but it would be even more undignified for him to get out of the car on his own.

He could only suppress his anger and continue waiting in the car.

Yang Can had no intention of neglecting this Third Master Yu, simply because Feng'an Fort was not small in area.

Finally, a loud shout came from outside the car.

"Third Master, your presence is an honor! I, Yang, have failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me! Please forgive me!"

Yu Xiaobao snorted coldly, then slowly got up, lifted the carriage curtain, and stepped out.

Yang Can, accompanied by Leopard Head, strode out from the suspension bridge, bowing respectfully as they walked, his face beaming.

Seeing his pretentious act, Yu Xiaobao stood straight in the car, pursed his lips, and wiped his eyelids.

That expression was a perfect replica of Zhao Lidong's disdainful look when Gao Qiqiang didn't come out to greet him at the banquet.

Yang Can walked forward with a smile and said repeatedly, "I didn't expect it to be Master Leopard. Quickly, please help Master Leopard out of the car."

Wangcai agreed and happily went to move the "pedal".

Suddenly, a rapid, thunderous sound of hooves came from afar.

Everyone looked up in surprise and saw a herd of angry horses galloping towards them, kicking up dust in the village.

The chickens and ducks that were leisurely strolling along the road were all startled and fluttered their wings, scattering in panic.

Even the village dogs started barking incessantly.

Yu Xiaobao, who was about to get out of the car, and Yang Can, who was about to step forward to help, both froze.

Yu Xiaobao thought to himself: Who's here? What a grand entrance! Even more arrogant than me, Leopard King?

Yang Can narrowed his eyes slightly. From their "suotou" hairstyles and clothing, he could tell that they were a group of Xianbei people.

They were burly and arrogant, and only when the horse was close did they suddenly pull on the reins.

The horse suddenly reared up, letting out a loud, terrifying neigh.

The two horses pulling Yu Xiaobao's carriage were startled and involuntarily took a few steps back.

Leopard was caught off guard while standing on the car and almost fell off.

This made Yu Xiaobao even more embarrassed. He darkened his face and shouted angrily.

"How dare you! Where did this Xianbei come from, so utterly disrespectful? Don't they know Lord Leopard is here?"

The group consisted of about thirty riders.

They reined in their horses and immediately looked at Yang Can and Yu Xiaobao.

Among the crowd in front of the fortress, these two men, with their demeanor and bearing, were clearly the most likely to be leaders.

However, with one standing in front of the fortress and the other in the car, it was immediately clear who was the host and who was the guest.

So, the bald-headed falcon pointed his riding whip at Yang Can and shouted sternly, "Which of you is the master of Feng'an Manor?"

Leopard realized he had become invisible once again, and his face turned purple with anger.

Upon seeing their appearance, Yang Can immediately guessed that the people from the Balimo tribe had arrived.

Mr. Yang has been waiting for you for a long time!
Yang Can then stepped forward and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect with a puzzled expression.

"My name is Yang Can, and I am now the master of Feng'an Manor. I did not know who you are..."

Ba Limo pulled on the reins and circled around in place.

He stared intently at Yang Can and said in a deep voice, "This area within a hundred miles is all your Feng'an Village's territory."

Someone came to ask you, "Many people died at the mouth of Canglang Gorge. Are you, Master Feng'an, aware of this?"

Yang Can's expression slowly darkened: "May I ask who you are?"

Ba Limo proudly declared, "I am Ba Limo, the chief of the Ba Li tribe."

Yang Can frowned slightly: "Then why did Chief Balimo ask about the murder at the entrance of Canglang Gorge?"

Upon hearing his words, Ba Limo couldn't help but show a look of joy.

He asked impatiently, "So you really know about this? Tell me the details quickly."

Pulling Li Mo is very panicked now.

Some of the herdsmen in his tribe ran to him to report that some of them had disappeared without a trace.

This matter involves five herders. Other herders who have heard the news are now very nervous, and it has already affected their grazing.

Ba Limo was quite surprised to hear this news.

The shepherd is gone, but the cattle and sheep are not?

What kind of number is this?
They only kidnap people, not cattle and sheep. When did herdsmen become more valuable than cattle and sheep?
When Bald Falcon heard that the five groups of people involved in the incident were nomads near Canglang Gorge, he was greatly alarmed.

The incident occurred at the very place where he and Shanye were trading. Could the disappearance of these herdsmen be related to his shipment?
That shipment was key to their bald-haired tribe's desire to reunify the Xianbei.

The chieftain exhausted all the savings of the Bald Tribe accumulated over many years for this purpose.

If something went wrong in his hands, he worried that his older brother would kill him with a knife.

At that moment, Bald Falcon could no longer hide his intentions and immediately asked Balim to go to Canglang Gorge with him.

Upon seeing how tense the bald-headed falcon was, Ba Limo, though unsure of what the bald-headed tribe was transporting, knew that it couldn't possibly be just some silk and porcelain.

The two men rushed to the vicinity of Canglang Gorge with their troops, immediately dispersed them, and began a thorough search.

After searching for a while without finding anything, Ba Limo had no choice but to send people to explore the Canglang Valley.

He had to search, because Bald Falcon wouldn't leave.

The bald-haired falcon stood there, utterly dejected, refusing to leave.

The missing people are clearly from the Bali tribe, so why is Tuoba Junxie so concerned?

Full of doubt, Ba Li Mo sent people into Canglang Gorge, thinking that if they still found nothing, Tuoba Junxie would have nothing to say.

Unexpectedly, the scouts discovered dozens of corpses in the canyon, including members of their own tribe.

I only lost about ten of my people, but there are dozens of corpses in the valley? Who are those extra corpses?

This time, even Ba Limo couldn't hold back any longer and entered the valley with Tu Ba Junxie.

Here, Balim's men recognized the missing herders from their tribe.

Bald Falcon also found two people he had contacted who were traveling through the mountains among some of the other corpses.

Bald Falcon Demon went mad at that moment.

He immediately drew his sword, ready to fight Ba Limo.

He was currently on Ba Limo's territory, so Ba Limo naturally wasn't afraid of him.

But Balim didn't want to offend the Bald Tribe for no reason.

Despite his best efforts to explain, Ba Li Mo finally managed to persuade the bald-headed Jun Xie with just one sentence.

"Lord Falcon Demon, those who died in my tribe were all ordinary herdsmen."

How can a dozen or so ordinary shepherds deal with more than twenty skilled mountain traders?

If this was my arrangement, would I leave corpses here as evidence of my crime?

That makes a lot of sense; Bald Falcon Demon regained his sanity!
What he needed was the whereabouts of that shipment, not to create an unnecessary enemy for the tribe.

So, the bewildered bald-headed Falcon Evil and Ba Limo left Canglang Mountain together to search for news.

Canglang Gorge is the dividing line between the power of the Yu Fa and Ba Li Mo tribes.

If any Han Chinese or merchants rashly cross the valley, the herdsmen there, upon discovering that the number of them is small, may suddenly turn on them, killing and robbing them.

After all, in a place where you can't see a single wisp of smoke for dozens of miles around, it's a perfect place to do business with no capital.

However, the herdsmen rarely crossed the Canglang Gorge to plunder the people here.

Because the power of the Yu family was much greater than that of the Balimo tribe.

Cross-border plundering is a different matter altogether, as it can easily provoke a war between two major powers.

Actually, the fact that Ba Limo entered without notice was already a very sensitive matter.

In order not to provoke the Yu family, he dared not bring too many people, and he and the bald-headed falconer only brought thirty people in total.

On that day, Yang Can and Kang Zhengyang led more than three hundred of their men in a circuitous route, making their way diagonally into Canglang Gorge...

The march was so impressive that it was a major commotion that couldn't be kept secret.

In this region, the most densely populated area is Feng'anzhuang.

However, not everyone in this area lives in Feng'anzhuang.

There are also some small, satellite-like villages around Feng'anzhuang.

There are also some mountain dwellers and hunters scattered around the mountains.

Tuoba Junxie and Balimo visited various places and learned from the people there that Feng'an Village had made a big move a few days ago, so they rushed over.

Yang Can listened to his question but did not answer. Instead, he asked in return, "Chief of Balimo, you still haven't told me why you are asking about this matter?"

Balimo said, "Because those shepherds in the valley are from my tribe."

Upon hearing this, Yang Can immediately flew into a rage: "So it's you! Come on, surround them!"

Wangcai was stunned when he heard that.
I?
Thirty Xianbei men surrounded them?
Although I think this is a bit ridiculous, I can't afford to lose face for my master.

Wangcai lifted the "pedal" and stood in front.

With a clang, Leopard Head drew his knife.

Upon seeing this, the thirty-odd burly men drew their swords with a series of clanging sounds.

When the onlookers in front of the fort saw that a fight was about to break out, they immediately turned into dandelion seeds.

Some of them drifted into the fortress to deliver the message, while others drifted into the village to rouse people, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.

……

In the boudoir of Madam Chen, the young mistress of the Xiaomi residence.

Zhang Yunyi now stays here almost every day, and no one in the Zhang family dares to interfere with him; they all pretend not to see him.

He stood on the ground, and Wan'er, a beautiful woman dressed only in undergarments, was helping him get dressed.

At this moment, she looked gentle and obedient, as if she were Zhang Yunyi's wife.

She seemed to have gotten used to Zhang Yunyi's forceful possession.

When all her pleas for help went unanswered, what could a weak woman do but accept her fate?

"Alright, stop looking so long. If you're always this well-behaved, how could I not love you?"

Zhang Yunyi reached into her fragrant, deep, and smooth cleavage and smiled as he lifted her chin.

"Come on, give me a smile."

Chen Wan'er forced a smile, her lips twitching slightly.

Zhang Yunyi laughed and gave her a quick kiss on the lips, then slapped her plump buttocks: "Be a good girl and wait for Master to come back."

Zhang Yunyi walked out of the bedroom, where the butler, Wan Tai, was waiting.

Zhang Yunyi walked out, and Wan Tai smoothly turned around and followed.

"Master, a letter has arrived from 'Master Shan's' side."

Zhang Yunyi continued walking, his eyes filled with coldness: "What did they say?"

"The people from 'Master Shan' said that Master Shan would come personally to investigate the case of the missing mountain goods."

"Very good."

Zhang Yunyi suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Wan Tai, his face beaming.

"Wan Tai, tell me, on the day the eight great manor lords and herdsmen gather at Feng'an Fort, when I step on Yang Can's head and ascend to the position of fort lord again, wouldn't that be incredibly glorious?"

Before Wan Tai could answer, he burst into laughter: "Let's go watch a show!"

(End of this chapter)