Crossing the Sword

Qing Luan was dissatisfied and said, "How is that possible?"

Ye Shisan knew that he should let the two innocent boys and girls know the dark side of the world, so he said, "Okay, let me ask you, you have also seen the Qinggong of the mayor and the guard. If I say that their martial arts are not good, do you believe it?"

The two shook their heads at the same time, and Huo Feng said, "If we just compare martial arts, Brother Luan and I may not be their opponents."

Ye Shisan asked again, "Since they are so powerful, why don't they lead the troops to attack? Also, when he talked about his son's experience, I didn't see any sadness in his eyes. Let's not talk about whether his acting skills are superb. Would a kind person joke about such a thing? So I doubt the credibility of this statement. Even if it is true, that son may not be his biological son."

The two were not fools. After hearing what Ye Shisan said, how could they not understand what was going on? After looking at each other, Qingluan asked with a guilty conscience, "Then why did he ask us to go? What's the benefit for him?"

Ye Shisan nodded and said, "You finally asked a more profound question this time. They are doing this just to make us cannon fodder. When we are in the thick of the fight with the bandits, he will find someone to clean up the mess. Only people as pure as you would be so confused by his accusation of getting rid of harm for the people."

Huo Feng was a little crazy at this time, and said admiringly: "Brother Thirteen, you are so awesome."

Seeing this scene, Qingluan, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel a little jealous. She said with some dissatisfaction: "Brother Thirteen is so powerful, it seems that he must be more dangerous than the mayor. If you sell us out, we will definitely help you count the money." What kind of words are these? It's clear that she is jealous!

However, Ye Shisan still smiled and said, "Your idea is worthy of praise. We have only known each other for less than a day, so it is reasonable for you to be wary of me. You should understand that you should only say half of what you want to say to others."

Huo Feng didn't seem to notice Qing Luan's abnormality. After hearing what Ye Shisan said, she said with a distressed look on her face, "Then according to what Brother Shisan said, doesn't that mean we can't trust anyone? If that's the case, how tiring would life be?"

Ye Shisan laughed and said, "It's not that no one can be trusted. Some people can be trusted after a short contact, and some people cannot be trusted even if you live together for ten or eight years. I can't explain the specific situation clearly, so you can only figure it out by yourselves. At least in my opinion, you two have been classified as trustworthy people." After a pause, he said, "It's getting late, Feng'er, you should go back to bed. I still have to discuss tomorrow's matters with Qingluan."

After Huo Feng left, Qing Luan, who had been discouraged by Ye Shisan's words, asked, "Brother Shisan, what's the matter?"

Ye Shisan nodded and said, "I have thought of a way, but I need you to do me a small favor. It's best not to tell Feng'er about this matter in advance, so as not to worry her." After a pause, he threw the booklet in his hand to Qingluan and said, "The information given by the mayor is not bad, but judging from the defense and the number of people, the 100 elite soldiers he gave are basically just for them to eat. So I decided not to take these 100 soldiers, but to double the reward. That's about it."

Qing Luan was stunned and asked in disbelief: "Brother Thirteen, you don't mean that only the three of us can deal with all the bandits, right?"

Ye Shisan shook his head and said, "No, there are only two of us. But don't worry, you don't have to do anything."

Qing Luan now felt that the more she interacted with this man who was about her own age, the more she found him to be unfathomable, so she was not too surprised and just asked, "Has Brother Thirteen come up with a good solution?"

Ye Shisan smiled and said, "The best way is, of course, poisoning."

"Don't be ridiculous." Qing Luan finally decided to refute Ye Shisan this time, so she said, "If this method was feasible, those bandits wouldn't have survived until today. Doesn't it say in the information that every food purchased or robbed must be strictly inspected before it can be eaten?"

Ye Shisan smiled mysteriously and said, "You don't have to worry about this. The mountain man has a good plan. Leave more money for Feng'er tomorrow and let her buy whatever she wants. Then we will go to the mayor to negotiate. Well, it's getting late, let's take a rest." After that, he stretched, lay down and fell asleep.

The next morning, two vendors were carefully pushing two carts along the road. They walked very fast, as if they were afraid of encountering bandits. Needless to say, the things on the carts were their goods.

But what you fear often comes true. Suddenly, a roar came from the mountain next to them, and then dozens of bandits rushed out, waving swords and rushing towards the two men.

When the two vendors saw the bandits, they immediately turned around and ran away, shouting "Oh my god!" At the critical moment of life and death, they no longer had any attachment to their goods. Fortunately, the bandits liked their goods more and were not very interested in killing them. Seeing that they ran away, they did not chase them too much, and left happily with their "trophies".

After the bandits left, a vendor hiding in the distance whispered to the other vendor, "Brother Thirteen, we both bought ordinary food. Persimmons are cheap, but your truckload of crabs cost a lot of money. And I still haven't figured out how you poisoned them. You didn't plan to treat them to a big meal and stuff them to death, did you?"

Ye Shisan chuckled and said, "This is one of the reasons why I am confident." He paused, threw off his vendor's attire, and continued to explain, "Crabs are a delicacy, and so are persimmons. But if you eat both of them together, they are deadly and poisonous. I heard about this before, but I wasn't sure, but last night I found a stray dog ​​to experiment with, and finally proved my idea."

Qingluan nodded as if she understood, and asked, "Then Brother Shisan, we have finished what you asked us to do. What should we do next?" With Ye Shisan around, Qingluan was too lazy to think about the problem with her own brain.

Ye Shisan said casually, "Wait, I'll go up and take a look in the afternoon, and you continue to wait here. After I come down to meet you, we'll go back." He smiled faintly and said in a gentle tone, "Sometimes, suppressing bandits is that simple."