Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

"Seventeen, this way." Song Zhu quietly appeared from behind the tree, with a bit of urgency in his tone, "I've been calling you for a long time, why are you here just now?" He thought that Seventeen had been exposed.

"Boss, don't you see that I'm in the bandit camp now? I have to fool them first so that I can find a chance to escape." Song Shiqi, who now has a shrewd look on his face, no longer has the honest look he had just now.

"I'm glad you're okay." Song Zhu nodded and asked solemnly, "Let me ask you, did Jinfeng Village rob the Chen family's caravan? Did they also capture the Chen family father and son?"

Song Shiqi smiled and raised his thumbs up, saying with admiration, "As expected of our boss, he knows everything. More than a dozen of them are currently being held in the dungeon."

Song Zhu ignored Song Shiqi's flattery and instead ordered sternly, "My Lord has ordered that you must do your best to cooperate with us in rescuing people tonight. If we can take advantage of the situation and wipe out Jinfeng Village, you will be credited with a great achievement."

The latter part of the sentence was actually Song Zhu's own meaning. His brothers worked hard to lurk in the bandit camp, risking being discovered at any time. It would be a shame if they exposed their identities just to save people. Completing the mission by the way was worth it.

Song Shiqi frowned slightly. "Are the people we need to rescue the Chen family father and son? Their condition isn't good, and most of them are injured. If Third Master hadn't stopped them in time, someone would have died. Tonight, it will probably be quite difficult for us to get them all out safely."

"I've thought of this a long time ago, so I brought this for you." Song Zhu said, taking out a small paper bag and handing it to Song Shiqi.

Song Shiqi took it, put it to his nose and sniffed it, then raised his eyebrows and said, "Knockout drug?"

Song Zhu nodded: "Put the medicine away. I've already informed you of the new mission, so go back quickly. If you stay out for too long, it will arouse their suspicion."

Song Shiqi stuffed the medicine bag into his arms and even adjusted his clothes to make sure it was well hidden. "Put it away!"

When he looked up again, Song Zhu was nowhere to be seen. He couldn't help but glance around, muttering, "What a fast runner! His skill is truly impressive." He quickly turned around and disappeared into the woods.

Youshi.

Ji Nuan sneaked into the kitchen again, intending to prepare some "special" seasonings for the bandits in the village, but she didn't expect that someone had already done what she wanted in advance.

Shi Qi, with his simple face, looked very greedy at the moment. He approached the chef Da Lai and asked flatteringly, "Brother Da Lai, what's for dinner?"

"Eat, eat, eat! You beggar, all you do is go to the kitchen every day." Da Lai glared at him unhappily. "I'm going to let you go hungry after you've come to the mountains?"

"Hehe, that's not the case." Shi Qihan smiled and followed Da Lai, "Brother Da Lai, is there anything else you need help with? I can lend a hand."

Da Lai scooped up half a spoonful of soup, tasted it, and then ordered him, "Then pour all the soup from the big pot into several soup bowls, and don't spill it!"

"Okay, I'll make sure not a drop is wasted." Shi Qi took the big spoon and smiled.

Seeing Da Lai turn around to fill the steamed buns, he quickly took out the medicine bag from his pocket and quickly shook half of the powder into the soup pot, then put the rest back into his pocket. Then, he stirred the soup pot a few times with a large spoon before pouring the soup into the basin.

Shi Qi sniffed the fragrant soup and praised it highly: "This soup smells so good! Brother Da Lai, I've already packed it."

"Once it's loaded, go get some people to carry it." Da Lai said as he was busy picking up the steamed buns. "By the way, the second in command bought some wine today and planned to celebrate yesterday's great harvest with the brothers."

"There's more wine tonight? That's great, I'll go call someone right away!" Shi Qile ran out of the kitchen happily.

Seeing this, Ji Nuan instantly flashed into the space.

When Shi Qi was about to call for help, he looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he quickly shook all the remaining medicine powder into two wine jars placed against the wall.

He rolled the paper containing the medicine into a small ball and flicked it lightly. The ball flew into the grass and disappeared.

He raised the corners of his mouth, thinking that this would ensure that more people could enjoy his kindness.

At the end of the You hour, Jinfengzhai.

The dining hall was noisy. The bandits ate their meals and boasted loudly, their voices rising one after another.

Dog Brother and a few of his friends sat around a table, and the conversation turned to the girl he'd visited last time. Dog Brother recalled with disdain, "Her waist was almost thicker than mine, and she insisted she had a willow-thin waist. Even more infuriating, she wouldn't let me tell the truth; she'd get angry the moment I did."

At this point, Gou Ge raised his head and drank a glass of wine, as if this could suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart. He continued: "I'm marrying a woman, not finding a mother for myself. How could I tolerate her cowardice? I grabbed a weapon and drove her whole family away. What bad luck!"

When Gou Ge was talking excitedly, his saliva splashed everywhere. The bandits next to him secretly retreated for fear of being splashed.

Shi Qi was glad that he had grabbed two steamed buns in advance, otherwise he would have had to eat Gou Ge's saliva for this meal.

Qiangzi stretched out his arms, hooked them around Gou Ge's neck, and began to tell his bitter story: "Gou Ge, you're lucky. Someone's even proposed marriage to you. But I'm miserable. In my entire life, I've only been proposed to once, when I was seventeen, and the guy was so ugly he was unbearable to look at."

Qiangzi pretended to be sad after he finished speaking, and sighed: "We two brothers are no worse than others, why don't girls like us?"

Shi Qi was quietly chewing his steamed bun, but when he heard him say that, he almost choked to death. He quickly lowered his head and started coughing violently.

Qiangzi slapped him hard on the back twice and cursed, "Are you a starving ghost? You can even choke on a steamed bun!"

Shi Qi regained his breath, lowered his eyes, and avoided Qiangzi's large, square face with small eyes and a flat nose. He said insincerely, "Ahem, ahem, I'm also feeling sorry for Brother Qiangzi. My brother Qiangzi has thick eyebrows and sharp eyes, and he's so strong and sturdy. It's just that those women are so short-sighted."

"You're such a good beggar." Qiangzi patted Shiqi's shoulder cheerfully and even took an uneaten steamed bun from his own bowl and put it in his bowl. "Eat more. You look so thin."

"Thank you, Brother Qiangzi." Shi Qi smiled innocently, looking flattered. He quickly stood up and enthusiastically served a bowl of soup to each of the bandits at the same table. "This soup tastes quite good. Brothers, have a try."

Qiangzi took the bowl, lowered his head and took a big sip, exclaiming: "Wow, it smells good!"

Suddenly, he felt a weight on his shoulder, nearly spilling the soup in his bowl. Turning around, he saw Gou Ge, already drunk and leaning on his shoulder. He couldn't help but joke, "Huh? Gou Ge can't hold his liquor well today. He collapsed so quickly!"

When the bandits heard this, they all burst into laughter.

Ji Nuan hid in the corner. When her eyes swept over Shi Qi, she paid special attention to the situation at this table. She couldn't help but find it funny when she saw Shi Qi performing with great effort.

Suddenly, Ji Nuan felt someone approaching from behind, and her nerves tensed up instantly.

It turned out that she had lived in comfort for too long, and her vigilance had decreased.

She quickly transformed her palm into a claw and attacked fiercely behind her.