This journey lasted for a whole day and a night.

Leader Feng was anxious, fearing that he would miss the appointment on the seventh day, so he led his team over mountains and across rivers in the middle of the night, not giving his companions a chance to breathe.

By midnight on the sixth day, when they were about to reach the halfway point of Xuri Mountain where they had agreed to meet with the bandits, he shouted "Stop" in front and asked the people following him to stop and rest.

This time, when he came to Xuri Mountain to redeem someone, Escort Captain Feng only brought six escorts with him.

It’s not that he didn’t want to bring more, but he asked Zhao Wei to remind him.

If they brought too many people, the bandits might attack Feng Yuanfei and his companions when they saw that Feng Biaotou was coming with great force.

Escort Captain Feng only wanted his son to be safe and sound, so he naturally didn't want to cause any more trouble. So he listened to Zhao Wei and only brought six skilled escorts with him.

Others include Zhou Suting and Zhao Wei, as well as Jiang Wan, a hostage who was to be exchanged with the bandits.

Biaotou Feng looked at Jiang Wan who was sitting by the fire opposite, and a trace of pity flashed across his eyes.

Even if Xie Lan did something evil, his cousin Jiang Wan was innocent.

He shouldn't have blamed Xie Lan's fault on Jiang Wan.

Besides, if Jiang Wan, a pretty girl of fifteen or sixteen, fell into the hands of vicious bandits, the consequences would be disastrous.

He was silent for a moment, and was about to stand up to untie the hemp rope on Jiang Wan's hand. Zhao Wei happened to come over, handed him a rabbit leg, and said, "Brother, this is the rabbit I brought from Pingyao County. It's a dish from your favorite restaurant. You should try it and see if it tastes good."

Biaotou Feng had no appetite, but he still took the rabbit leg.

"Old Five, I just thought about it carefully. Miss Jiang has nothing to do with this matter. I shouldn't have sent her to the bandits."

Zhao Wei held his shoulders and asked him to sit down, saying, "Brother, you are too kind-hearted, so you were deceived by a villain like Xie Lan!"

He took a bite of rabbit meat and said with a gloomy face: "If it weren't for Xie Lan, how could our goods be robbed? How could Yuan Fei and his men be taken hostage by the mountain bandits? How could you borrow money from all your relatives and friends, and even mortgage the escort company, to collect money to redeem Yuan Fei? All of this was caused by Xie Lan alone. Miss Jiang is Xie Lan's cousin, and you can use her to threaten Xie Lan, make him kowtow to you and admit his mistakes, or even make him pay to redeem them. Otherwise, wouldn't that kid Xie Lan get away with it?"

Whenever Zhao Wei talked about Xie Lan, he felt so angry that his teeth itched.

One reason was that he was jealous that Feng Yuanfei trusted him so much right after he joined the escort agency, and even escort leader Feng had a good impression of him.

Even when he told Xie Lan that he was a spy for the bandits, Feng Biaotou still spoke up for Xie Lan.

The most important thing is that Xie Lan actually killed the third in command.

As a result, he was scolded by the boss, who ordered him to capture Xie Lan within ten days and report to the Black Wind Village.

Otherwise, his identity as a traitor would be exposed in front of Head Feng.

Zhao Wei finally got in touch with the Black Wind Village, but it was destroyed by Xie Lan's sword.

How could he not hate Xie Lan?

Xie Lan is a kid that he is nowhere to be found, alive or dead. He will definitely not be able to find him.

But if he could offer Xie Lan's cousin to the boss, maybe the boss would forgive him for a few days for the sake of the woman.

He took advantage of these few days to take money from the second in command and run away.

From now on, the sky is high and the birds fly freely. He can go wherever he wants. Why must he stay in a small Black Wind Village?

Jiang Wan is of great use, how could Zhao Wei be willing to let Feng Biaotou let her go?

Feng Biaotou hesitated and said, "But..."

"Brother, don't say but. Remember, if you are soft on your enemies, you are being soft on yourself."

Zhao Wei immediately interrupted him and added fuel to the fire, "Besides, you were so kind to Xie Lan's cousin, but has Xie Lan ever been kind to Yuan Fei? I saw it with my own eyes. When the bandits jumped out of the bushes, Xie Lan stabbed Yuan Fei in the back!"

"really?"

When Captain Feng heard this, his eyes turned red and veins on his forehead became visible.

Zhao Wei said sinisterly: "I saw it with my own eyes!"

Biaotou Feng was no longer kind-hearted. He stared at the burning and jumping fire and gritted his teeth.

Miss Jiang, don't blame me for being cruel.

If you want to blame someone, blame your cousin Xie Lan!

The time in the second half of the night seemed to deliberately slow down.

Even though she was warming herself by the fire, Jiang Wan's hands and feet were still cold.

The two bodyguards who were guarding beside her were dozing off, and they covered themselves with fur coats to keep warm.

On the other hand, Jiang Wan was still wearing the clothes she wore a few days ago.

With his hands tied, Jiang Wan couldn't buy anything from the trade mall to keep warm, so he could only stay as close to the fire as possible.

Suddenly, I felt a warm feeling on my back.

Jiang Wan turned her head and saw Zhou Suting making a 'hush' gesture to her.

Zhou Suting observed the people around her, squatted down and squeezed next to Jiang Wan, lowering her voice and said, "Miss Jiang, you knew Zhao Wei and Luo Hai were traitors, why didn't you tell Dad directly?"

Jiang Wan said, "Sister Su Ting, Master Feng and his men are still unknown whether they are alive or dead. Even if Escort Feng knew that Zhao Wei and Luo Hai were traitors, he would have to come to Rising Sun Mountain to look for Master Feng. And Escort Feng would never believe me. Zhao Wei and he are brothers. The time they have spent together and the friendship they have are beyond the reach of someone like me who only met them once. So, it's better not to tell anyone."

Zhou Suting was silent for a moment, then said, "Then wouldn't it be dangerous for us to rashly come to look for the bandits?"

She was worried that Zhao Wei and the bandits would work together to catch Feng Biaotou off guard again.

Jiang Wan consoled her, "Sister Su Ting, don't worry. I went out to look for reinforcements that night. They are soldiers from the military station, and they have come to Rising Sun Mountain to investigate the situation in advance. If they really find any traces of bandits, the military station will send reinforcements."

Zhou Suting breathed a sigh of relief, stuffed a piece of candied date cake into Jiang Wan's mouth, and let her drink some hot tea before returning to the tent.

After this conversation, not long after, golden rays of light appeared in the sky.

Feng Biaotou came out of the tent, glanced at Jiang Wan, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone get up! Let's go!"

With his roar, the escorts who were still dozing off jumped up and began to pack their things and mount their horses.

Walking in the morning mist in the mountains, Feng Biaotou and his group set out for the agreed location more than ten miles away.

At the same time, Zhou Jingteng, holding his bleeding arm, crawled into a dense bush.

Behind him followed Zhao Baihu, who looked embarrassed, and five or six wounded soldiers.

Captain Zhao bared his teeth and cursed: "Damn it! I didn't expect that this Rising Sun Mountain would really become a den of bandits! I thought there were only a dozen roaming bandits, but I didn't expect it to be the Black Wind Village!"

"Brother Zhao, what is the origin of the Black Wind Village?"

Zhou Jingteng asked reluctantly.

Captain Zhao spat out a mouthful of blood foam and explained, "As early as three years ago, there was a large bandit nest called Black Wind Village in Qinglong Mountain under Qingzhou. At that time, the bandits were so violent that they alarmed the capital. The emperor sent Qin Jingzhuo, the eldest son of the Qin family, to lead troops to suppress the bandits and wiped out the bandit nest in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, the bandits were cunning. Seeing that they could not defeat the brave Qin Jingzhuo, the first and second in command of the village escaped through the secret passage and are still wanted in Qingzhou. Unexpectedly, they appeared in Xu Ri Mountain!"

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