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The cavalry followed Huang Xin and hacked at anyone they saw.

The messenger soldier ran to the main hall of the mountain stronghold.

This immediately caused panic among everyone who was drinking.

"This... I never expected that Qin Ming and Huang Xin would actually track them down here!" Liu Tang exclaimed in surprise.

"Chief Li, Qin Ming and Huang Xin came after us; this was our brothers' fault."

Chao Gai bowed and apologized.

"It's all our fault; we've brought this trouble upon Peach Blossom Mountain."

"Chao Tianwang, please don't say that. We are all heroes of the martial world, and we put loyalty first. How can you be blamed for this?"

Li Zhonggang waved his hand and finished speaking.

Zhou Tong retorted sarcastically, "Brother, you're mistaken. We're meeting them for the first time, so where's the sense of loyalty?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chao Gai and the others looked grim.

"you shut up!"

Li Zhong quickly pulled Zhou Tong along.

In his heart, he did regret accepting Chao Gai and the others to come up the mountain.

But regret is regret, and some things can't be said openly.

Putting aside other things,

But now, Chao Gai and his group numbered five.

He only had two brothers on his side.

Just as they were about to anger Chao Gai and his men,

Once they get really angry,

How could the two of them possibly defeat them?

“Brother Chao Gai, Chief Li, now is not the time to concern ourselves with such things,”

Wu Yong shook his head and said, "Since the Qingzhou cavalry has already stormed into the mountain stronghold, they will probably arrive here soon. We should think of a way to escape as soon as possible."

Li Zhong hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

“There is only one road down the mountain from my mountain stronghold, and now the government troops have occupied it. I have no choice but to do what that monk did and roll down the back of the mountain. Although I don’t know if I will live or die, it’s better than falling into the hands of the government troops!”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong couldn't think of any good solutions either.

He and Li Zhong were both of poor martial arts skills.

Seeing that Chao Gai's group was being routed by the Qingzhou soldiers,

Neither of them had any intention of resisting.

"Very well, please lead the way, Chief Li!"

Chao Gai and the others responded.

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At this moment, standing at the entrance of the hall...

The chaos below was already apparent.

Seeing that Qin Ming and Huang Xin were about to attack,

Li Zhong and Zhou Tong didn't even have time to collect the wealth they had accumulated over the years.

He simply grabbed some gold and silver utensils haphazardly from the hall.

He then led Chao Gai and the others towards the back of the mountain.

......

After Zhou Tong and the others left,

.. . .......

The henchmen in the village couldn't find their leader.

Naturally, they had no desire to fight to the death.

Seeing that one of the two government army generals was holding a death knell,

One of them wielded a spiked club, and all of them were extremely ferocious.

The bandits hurriedly knelt down and begged to surrender.

Before long, dozens of corpses were seen lying scattered throughout the village.

Several hundred henchmen were kneeling and begging for mercy around them.

Qin Ming and Huang Xin were both overjoyed.

At this moment, a soldier came forward and reported,

"These thieves have amassed quite a fortune. We've taken a quick look, and it's probably no less than tens of thousands of strings of cash!"

Qin Ming, however, didn't care about the money; he simply asked,

"Is there any trace of Chao Gai and his men?"

Chapter 316 Chen Liqing's Son-in-Law Recruitment

"This...has not been found,"

The sergeant reported in a low voice.

"Some of the bandits said that the two leaders of Peach Blossom Mountain, as well as Chao Gai and others, all rolled down the cliff behind the mountain, and their fate is unknown."

"The back mountain? Lead the way immediately!"

Qin Ming shouted,

He then took his spiked club and followed the soldiers toward the back of the mountain.

Huang Xin followed behind them.

One group of pedestrians arrived at the back of Peach Blossom Mountain.

There, in this place, was a sheer cliff, extremely steep.

The mountainside was also covered with thorny bushes.

Qin Ming picked up the torch and looked down.

However, they couldn't see clearly what was happening below.

Thunderbolt was determined to capture Chao Gai and his men.

Go back and report to Murong Yanda.

He then handed the torch in his hand to the soldier next to him.

He picked up his spiked club and tried to roll down the mountainside as well.

Fortunately, Huang Xin saw that the situation was not good,

He quickly stretched and hugged Qin Ming.

"Master, we have no idea what the situation is like below this mountain wall,"

Huang Xin advised, "What if Master bumps into a rock or something along the way?"

"Furthermore, this mountain wall is so steep that ordinary soldiers wouldn't dare to go down. If only the two of us roll down, and we are ambushed by Chao Gai and his men, wouldn't we suffer a great loss!"

His apprentice's words brought Qin Ming to his senses.

He gritted his teeth, glared at the mountain wall, and roared.

"Those Chao Gai and his men, are they not like rats? They don't have much skill, but they are very good at running away."

"If we can't catch them, how will we explain ourselves to Prefect Murong!"

"Master, don't be anxious,"

Huang Xin laughed and said, "We had already found more than 10,000 strings of cash at Erlong Mountain, and now we have found another 20,000 to 30,000 strings of cash at Peach Blossom Mountain."

“That Prefect Murong is greedy. If we take these valuables back, he probably won’t hold it against us for not capturing Chao Gai.”

Qin Ming sighed deeply, though unwilling to offer a bribe.

But this is all we can do now.

......

Just as shouts of battle erupted on Peach Blossom Mountain,

In Peach Blossom Village at the foot of the mountain,

The old man Liu and his daughter welcomed Chen Xizhen and his party of three into their estate.

Old Master Liu instructed his servants to go to the side of the official road.

They retrieved all the money, grain, and valuables that had just been robbed from their estate.

Then a sumptuous banquet was prepared.

Then he didn't even ask his daughter to avoid suspicion.

The father and daughter sat down at the table themselves.

He accompanied Chen Xizhen and the other two to have drinks.

During the banquet,

Old Master Liu quickly ascertained the identities of the three men.

Upon learning that Liu Huiniang was merely the handsome young man's cousin,

And he already has another engagement.

Old Master Liu and his daughter both breathed a sigh of relief.

Subsequently,

The father and daughter, Liu Taigong, became even more attentive to Chen Xizhen and his two companions.

Liu Huiniang was standing to the side.

I had already seen through the father and daughter's intentions.

She didn't expose it.

He just suppressed a laugh, waiting to see the show unfold.

Chen 2.0 Xizhen is truly devoted to Taoist arts.

They no longer care about ordinary social interactions.

As for Chen Liqing, she has a very outgoing and carefree personality.

Naturally, they were completely unaware of the problem.

After a simple meal,

Old Master Liu arranged accommodation for the three of them.

However, they arranged for Liu Huiniang and his daughter to be in the same room.

This is clearly an attempt to get the daughter to build a good relationship with her future sister-in-law...

Chapter 317 Zhao Yuan Returns to the Mountain

Peach Blossom Village

In Miss Liu's boudoir,

Liu Huiniang and Liu Xianglan lay side by side on the bed.

Liu Xianglan was the given name of Liu Taigong's daughter.

The girl was initially a little shy and timid in front of Liu Huiniang.

But girls naturally become familiar with each other easily.