I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

On the rugged mountain road, Jiang Yuan and his group were walking in front. Wang Gang and Li Hu were walking so fast that Jiang Yuan was amazed.

What they didn't notice was that several sneaky figures had been following them for a long time.

"The military advisor is really good at predicting things. As soon as we left, this bastard official hid in the mountains. He must have really hidden the orphan of the Zhao family in the mountains." Zhao Kai's eyes flashed with cold murderous intent.

A soldier beside Zhao Kai looked at the three men with a cold gaze: "Should we notify General Ning?"

Zhao Kai pondered for a moment, then grinned and said, "No need for now. The military advisor has said that Jiang Yuan is extremely cunning and can bend and stretch. Perhaps this is just a test from him."

In front, Jiang Yuan was almost foaming at the mouth from exhaustion.

"Slow down, both of you. I can't walk anymore."

Wang Gang stopped immediately, scratched his head and looked around: "What should I do? There is no carriage around here, how about I carry you on my back?"

Jiang Yuan immediately climbed onto Wang Gang's back very obediently.

The price of showing off was too high, and Jiang Yuan had already surrendered.

"Master, be careful, we are speeding up!" Wang Gang grinned at the top of his voice and suddenly accelerated.

The surrounding scenery was rapidly receding, at a speed approaching seventy miles per hour.

Jiang Yuan resisted the urge to slap Wang Gang on the head.

No, buddy, you have this speed, why didn’t you think of carrying me on your back when we were running away together?

We can both run all the way out of Taiping County, so why do we need to be worried for those days?

But what surprised Jiang Yuan even more was Li Hu. Even with the bandages on, it did not affect his lightness as a swallow, and he showed the style of a master as he moved around.

"I can see now that each of these guys has special skills."

Seeing how fast the two were running, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but feel excited.

If they can practice, why can't I?

Even if you are unable to travel to the world of immortal cultivation and be married and granted immortality, you can still practice martial arts in this world and travel the world with a sword in hand.

With the two of them secretly competing to speed up, in just half an hour, Black Cloud Mountain, which Jiang Yuan had originally estimated would take half a day to reach, appeared before their eyes.

"I didn't realize this big guy is really capable." Li Hu glanced at Wang Gang.

Wang Gang just smiled foolishly and said nothing.

Jiang Yuan climbed down from Wang Gang's back and started hiking with the two of them.

Black Cloud Mountain lives up to its name. For some unknown reason, the entire mountain appears black and towers into the clouds.

Jiang Yuan looked at it and shook his head. The terrain of Black Cloud Mountain was dangerous and the roads were extremely narrow. In such a place, one bandit could stop hundreds of people. No wonder they could still be so rampant.

Suddenly, a dark shadow jumped down from the trees on both sides of the road ahead, holding a long knife and pointing it at Jiang Yuan and the other two.

"Stop! Where did the mushrooms come from?" (Slang: Where did this fool dare to come to Grandpa Mountain?)

There was a hint of childishness in his voice, and the bandit seemed to be quite young.

Jiang Yuan was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. These bandits were quite legitimate and even had their own jargon.

Jiang Yuan had seen the mountain eagle, but he didn't dare to mess around with these people. If they really chopped him down, he would have no place to cry.

"I am Jiang Yuan, the magistrate of Taiping County, and I have come to pay a special visit to the master of Black Cloud Mountain!" Jiang Yuan said softly.

The knife-wielding bandit was stunned for a long moment, then fiddled with something before taking out a lighter from his pocket and lighting it. He looked again and again at Jiang Yuan's black county official uniform, then stared at his back for a long time, his face full of suspicion.

"Just you three?"

Jiang Yuan calmly adjusted his official hat and said, "Yes, just the three of us."

The knife-wielding bandit looked the three of them up and down before asking, "Is it really that difficult out there? Is the county magistrate going to become a bandit?"

Jiang Yuan's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times. Why does this guy have the same train of thought as Li Hu?

"We are not here to become bandits. We are here to discuss a business deal with your mountain master Chen Qing." Jiang Yuan explained.

The knife-wielding bandit suddenly showed an expression of disbelief on his face.

Doing business? Still with us?

Are you kidding me?

This is Black Cloud Mountain, a den of bandits. You must be crazy to do business with us.

"My dear friend, please don't disbelieve me. I really am here to do business with you. Please lead the way." Jiang Yuan said politely.

You really can't mess with these people. Each of them has killed several people. Why are you arguing with these lawless outlaws? Don't you think you're not dying fast enough?

The knife-wielding bandit scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed.

"Okay, I can only take you up there. I can't tell you what the outcome will be."

The mountain trail was not easy to walk on. The four of them walked for half an hour before they saw a mountain village halfway up the mountain.

In the mountain stronghold, there was no pile of corpses as expected.

On the contrary, one can often hear children playing, women scolding and beating, and many men gathered together bragging at the top of their lungs.

No matter what I did in the past, if I hadn't offended anyone, I would be a constable in my hometown now.

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but look complicated, as he saw bandits who were different from those in the TV series.

As soon as they walked to the fire, they heard a few screams.

"What the hell! Then, then, that's the county magistrate?!"

"Fuck! We've made it this far? Brothers, grab your weapons!"

Soon, a dozen strong men armed with knives and guns surrounded them.

"Everyone, don't do anything yet. This man is not here to wipe us out." The young bandit who came up with a few people immediately stood between the two groups.

After some explanation, many bandits looked at each other in amazement.

What's the difference between doing business with them and a mouse coming to wish a cat a happy new year?

After a while, someone brought Jiang Yuan into the village.

In the crevice of the rocks not far away, Zhao Kai and a few others were staring at the mountain village.

"I actually made a discovery. Could this be where the orphan of the Zhao family is hiding?" As he spoke, Zhao Kai cursed in his heart.

Wasn’t it agreed that the former prince didn’t have many people around him?

There are at least a few hundred people here, and the three of them might die here.

"What do you two think?" Zhao Kai turned and looked at his two colleagues.

"As you say." The two said in unison.

Zhao Kai was furious and said through gritted teeth, "If we can confirm that this is the place where the Zhao family's orphan is hiding, we will not care about life or death. If you don't accept it, just fight!"

"What if you don't take it lightly?" A weak voice came from behind Zhao Kai.

Before Zhao Kai could speak, the voice spoke again: "I have a wife at home."

Zhao Kai touched the sword at his waist and said unhappily, "Kong Xuan, what do you say we should do?"

Kong Xuan grinned and pointed at the road down the mountain behind him: "Of course it's because of the strong wind."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Kai turned around with a smile and said, "Okay, you come to cover us!"

Kong Xuan was stunned for a long while, then groaned weakly, "You're not asking me to cover my retreat, you're clearly asking me to completely eliminate my descendants."