Hearing this, the bandit leader trembled violently, cold sweat dripping down his forehead, and he hurriedly responded:

"To answer you, young lady, we brothers live on the edge of a knife all day long. To survive, we naturally have to rack our brains and think of every possible way to collect all kinds of intelligence.

As for the news that the prince's vassalage team passed through here, to be honest, I bought it from the secret village in that county at a high price! "

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingge slowly raised his head, exchanged a glance with Xiao Heng beside him, and asked again:

"Anzhuang? What is Anzhuang? And who is that Madam Zhang?"

When the bandit leader heard the words "Mother Zhang", his heart skipped a beat. He had never mentioned this person in front of these people before!

Could it be that the woman before him was a deity from heaven? Otherwise, how could she know about their previous conversation?

Looking at the woman's elusive, clean and efficient methods when killing people, it is really terrifying!

He didn't know what kind of bad luck he had in his life, that he was so obsessed with making this ill-gotten wealth!

At this moment, he had no choice but to answer:

"Mother Zhang... is the owner of the largest underground manor in Jiangdu County. Why are you asking this, young lady?"

"I'm just quite curious about that secret village. I really want to find out what kind of shady activities it's running!"

Shen Qingge still looked calm and spoke in a calm tone.

But the next moment, she swung her arm, and the shining big knife in her hand was instantly placed firmly on the bandit leader's thick neck.

"If you take us there obediently, we might be able to save your life!"

Shen Qingge's eyes were sharp as he stared at the terrified bandit leader in front of him.

"Ah...you guys want to go see it?"

The bandit leader stammered, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"Why? Is it not possible? Or do you want to die here now?"

Shen Qingge snorted coldly, exerted a little force on his hand, and the blade pressed against the bandit leader's skin, instantly cutting out a long line.

"Okay, okay, okay, whatever I say is what it is! I'll lead the way right away!" The bandit leader begged for mercy repeatedly.

There was a clang sound, and Shen Qingge nodded with satisfaction when he realized that he had achieved his goal. Then he threw the big knife in his hand to the side.

Then, she turned around and said to Xiao Heng who was standing beside her:

"Your Highness, if that's the case, then we should proceed without further delay. Please send some men tonight to accompany me and investigate the location of the dark web."

"Oh? Have you thought about what to do specifically?" Xiao Heng looked at Shen Qingge and asked.

"Your Highness, I intend to pretend to be a woman abducted by bandits, and have Yun Yi and the others dress up as bandits and travel with me.

As for you, Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about it yourself. Just wait for us to bring back good news."

Shen Qingge explained his plan in an orderly manner.

After saying that, she quickly walked behind a big tree not far away.

Not long after, a woman dressed in plain clothes and with a simple yet gentle bun walked out from behind the big tree.

Her eyebrows were like distant ink, her eyes were like autumn pools, her hair was black and shiny, and she was so graceful that everyone present was stunned.

It was the first time that Xiao Heng saw Shen Qingge dressed like this. With a few strands of hair fluttering in the wind, she looked as beautiful and charming as a fairy.

This softness is accompanied by a pure and elegant temperament that makes people unable to take their eyes away.

But he thought of what Shen Qingge said, and a strange feeling inexplicably arose in his heart, and an indescribable discomfort spread.

He cleared his throat uncomfortably, then slowly said:

"This is exactly what I intend to do, so I'm going to investigate! As a woman, it's too dangerous for you to go into the tiger's den alone. I'm really worried about you.

I once promised to take good care of Lord Shen's family. How can I watch you risk your life alone?

"No, Master! Madam Shen is not alone in this danger, isn't she accompanied by us?

You should stay in the camp and rest well! The situation of the underground village is still unclear, so you can't go there!"

Yun Yi on the side persuaded anxiously.

But before he could finish his words, he was frozen in place by Xiao Heng's icy gaze, and for a moment he didn't dare to say another word.

Seeing that they could not change the prince's mind, everyone had no choice but to obey.

They quickly dug out some relatively clean and tidy clothes from the dead bandits, and hurriedly put them on. Hey, you know what, at first glance they really looked like bandits.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people jumped on their horses and galloped forward.

Just as he was about to leave, Shen Qingge took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and quietly took out a bag of corpse powder and scattered it around.

She didn't want the hideous and terrifying corpses on the ground to scare her grandmother and the others.

After doing this, she lightly squeezed the horse's belly and set off closely behind the team.

……

The group passed by a bustling county town and stopped in front of a quiet farm on the outskirts of the city.

Shen Qingge was pretended to be tied up and dragged off the horse by Yun Yi. She took the opportunity to sneak a peek at the farm in front of her.

Zhuangzi occupies a very vast area, and at a glance, it seems that there is no end in sight.

Although the door lintel is tall, it does not have too many gorgeous decorations on it. It is just simple. At first glance, it is not much different from the ordinary slightly richer and larger houses.

At the entrance of Zhuangzi, there were only a few soldiers standing upright guarding it. However, from the faint sounds coming from them, it could be judged that there must be quite a few troops hidden inside Zhuangzi.

At this time, the bandit leader took out a token from his waist with a flattering look on his face, nodded and bowed as he walked quickly towards the gatekeeper, and kept saying flattering words.

After he whispered a few words to the gatekeeper, the gatekeeper waved his hand and let him pass.

So the bandit leader hurriedly called on everyone behind him to get on their horses again, whipped their horses and galloped towards the courtyard.

The group galloped on horseback for a while, and the originally quiet village suddenly became noisy.

All I could hear were various shouts and inhumane cries coming one after another:

"You ignorant little bitch! It's been a whole year, and you still can't even play a simple pipa piece in its entirety!

Come on, throw this useless thing into the woodshed and let it starve for three days and three nights!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at Qiuyue, how come her waist is so thick?

Mother Wu, please quickly bring the bandage over and wrap it tightly around her a few times!

Remember, don't let up on the pressure, and don't let her have another chance to steal food!"

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