Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Just then, a noisy sound of footsteps could be heard outside the hall. A few young guards patrolling the mountain entered, escorting a heavily bound man. The man's head was lowered, his hair disheveled and almost completely obscuring his face, making it difficult to discern his identity.

"Boss, this guy claimed to be looking for you. We were worried that it was a trap, so for the safety of the stronghold, we tied him up and brought him here." As he spoke, several bandits dragged Guangzong into the hall.

Guangzong strained to see through the gaps in his hair that fell across his face. He saw that the man sitting in the main chair was none other than Zhou Dazhu. Although his hands were crippled, his eyes were not blind. He twisted his body desperately, shaking his drooping hair with all his might, and cried out, "Uncle Dazhu, it's me, Guangzong!"

When Zhou Dazhu heard Guangzong's voice, he jumped up from his chair and rushed over. He kicked the bandit who was tying up Guangzong and shouted angrily, "Get out of the way! You ignorant bastards!"

Zhou Dazhu then squatted down and quickly untied Guangzong's ropes. He helped Guangzong up with both hands and asked, "Guangzong, why are you here? What happened?"

Guangzong burst into tears and said in a sobbing voice: "Uncle Dazhu, it's bad, something happened to Xiaoxiong!"

When Zhou Dazhu heard this, his heart trembled violently. He became very excited and grabbed Guangzong's shoulders tightly with both hands, shouting, "Tell me quickly, what happened to Xiao Xiong?"

Guangzong sobbed and exaggerated, saying, "Uncle Dazhu, Xiuying has kidnapped Xiaoxiong! She is so ambitious that not only did she kidnap Xiaoxiong, she also wants to be the local tyrant in our village! Now she has already started training troops in the village.

I don't know what kind of magic she used, but the villagers seemed to be under a spell and obeyed her every word. Little Bear refused to listen to her, but she actually got angry with a child and tied him up, saying she wanted to teach him a lesson.

Zhou Dazhu was so angry that he kicked over the stool next to him and cursed, "Fuck her! When I attack the village, I will kill her with my own hands!"

When Guangzong heard this, his eyes lit up instantly. He immediately grasped this key information and pretended to be confused and asked, "Uncle Dazhu, are you going to attack the village?"

Zhou Dazhu patted Guangzong's shoulder with a smug look on his face and said, "Haha, Guangzong, we've teamed up with Lord Luo! Once we take over Futian Village, you'll have a share of the village's fields and food. Little Bear has been with you for quite some time, and you've been taking a lot of trouble with him."

Guangzong had never expected that this group of bandits would actually collude with Luo Jing'an, the county magistrate. He had originally planned to use some means to provoke Zhou Dazhu, but now it seemed that there was no need.

Zhou Dazhu noticed the confusion in Guangzong's eyes and explained, "Guangzong, you don't know that Luo Jing'an's wife is the daughter of the Jizhou prefect. Xiuying is ignorant of her own limitations and has offended Mrs. Luo. Mrs. Luo has sent people to negotiate with us. If we cooperate with them to eliminate everyone in the village, then all the benefits in the village will be ours. Go back to the village now and tell your father that we can cooperate internally and externally..."

……

Fusu and Zhuiying failed to leave Futian Village smoothly this time. Who could have expected that they would encounter such a big thing.

Zhuiying's tone was filled with worry. "Master, the situation is critical right now. We have to leave here quickly! This place is extremely dangerous. If Liu Guozhong knew that you stayed in Futian Village without a single soldier, your life would be in danger!"

Fusu frowned slightly, "I never thought that Liu Guozhong would be so bold as to do such a terrible thing in Jizhou."

Zhuiying urged him earnestly as he carefully led Fusu towards the low city wall on the back hill, urging him repeatedly, "Sir, please don't hesitate any longer. Come with me! It will be too late if you're any later!"

Fusu pondered for a moment, finally making up his mind and saying, "Okay. I will return to Pingyang County first, find General Wu, and then lead the army to rescue the villagers here."

Now the capital has been controlled by the imperial concubine's party, and the situation is complicated. Only Master Bowen is still struggling to hold on. At this moment, only this plan may be able to save Futian Village.

Just as Fusu and Zhuiying were about to leap onto the wall, a strange puff of white smoke drifted past. They felt a dizzying sensation, and suddenly, they lost control and plummeted from midair. Then, two gleaming swords were placed at their necks.

Wang Dali brought Xiuying's servants and caught Fusu and Zhuiying red-handed.

Wang Dali snorted coldly, "Humph, where are you guys going in such a hurry?"

Zhuiying hurriedly said, "Brother Dali, what are you doing? We have no grudges in the past or in the present."

As he spoke, Zhuiying subconsciously mobilized his internal energy, only to find that it had vanished without a trace. The same happened to Fusu, and they both suddenly realized that the mysterious white smoke must have been to blame.

Wang Dali sneered and said, "Hmph, I've been watching you for several days. Don't waste your energy, you two. You've been poisoned by the medicine carefully prepared by our lady. Once you're poisoned, all your internal strength will be lost." After that, Wang Dali waved his hand, and the servants who accompanied him picked up the two men like chickens.

"Take them to the village chief's house. I'll go and ask the lady to come over." Wang Dali ordered.

"Okay!" everyone responded in unison.

After Wang Dali finished his instructions, he quickly ran up the slope.

Ma Caifeng was practicing her crossbow in the village grounds. With her sharp eyes, she spotted from a distance several servants from Xiuying's household, escorting her husband, hurriedly heading towards the village chief's house.

"Ma Caifeng, that man looks like your husband!" The woman who was practicing archery with him couldn't help but remind her.

"What's going on? Did he do something wrong?" someone else muttered in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Ma Caifeng threw the crossbow in her hand and said angrily, "What could my husband have done wrong! Maybe that brat Qingfeng has returned and can't stand our love and affection, so he's deliberately doing something bad! Humph, he just built three houses, what's the big deal? He and that girl haven't even started dating yet!"

Before she finished speaking, Ma Caifeng spread her legs and ran towards the village chief's house.

Grandma Zhang, who was arranging food supplies in the rear, heard the news that Fusu was kidnapped and taken to the village chief's house. She hurriedly called out to San Gouzi: "Gouzi, help me up, let's go to the village chief's house!"

San Gouzi hurried forward, supporting Grandma Zhang while softly comforting her: "Mom, don't worry, let's walk slowly and don't fall."