"Yes, it's a pity..."

Ziying sighed and looked at the thin clouds in the sky.

Where would that group of private soldiers hide?

On the official road to Xianyang, Zhao Xie leaned against the prison cart with a dry mouth, looking longingly at the water bottle in front of him.

"Why, you still haven't told me where those private soldiers are hiding?"

Captain Jiang Fan, who was in charge of the escort, opened the kettle and slowly poured the water onto the ground.

Zhao Xie anxiously stretched out his hand, trying to catch the falling water drops.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Fan suddenly pulled the kettle back and looked at Zhao Xie with amusement.

"I don't know, I really don't know. The private soldiers were all trained by Li Zuoche himself, and he's the only one who knows where they're hidden. We never talk about this..."

Zhao Xie swallowed hard.

During these days, Jiang Fan had not allowed him to eat or drink, and he would go hungry for days. Every time when he was about to starve to death, he would give him some porridge to keep him alive.

"Gulu gulu..."

His stomach protested again.

He really felt that his stomach was digesting his intestinal walls. If this continued, he would go crazy before he starved to death.

"It's true. I'll tell you anything you ask. I really don't know where the soldiers are hidden. I really don't know..."

Jiang Fan straightened up and glanced at Zhao Xie who was crying bitterly.

It seems that he really doesn't know.

Jiang Fan casually threw the kettle to Zhao Xie, and returned to the carriage with a heavy face, ready to write a letter to inform His Majesty of the news immediately.

Three thousand private soldiers is not a small number.

Must find.

Just as all parties were racking their brains to find this group of private soldiers, a group of more than a dozen ragged men were climbing a mountain.

The mountain road is rugged, the leaves are yellow and withered, and the fallen leaves cover the rocks under your feet.

"Brother Shen, how long will it take us?"

The wild cat wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked the strong man in gray clothes who was leading the way forward.

The strong man leading the way straightened up with his hands on his waist and looked around. "It's not far. We'll be there after we go over this mountain."

Hearing him say this, everyone felt relieved.

Shanzi, who had been walking on his way, also stopped, breathing heavily, and looked towards the top of the mountain.

Ever since they failed in their assassination attempt on the patrol team last month, they had nowhere to go, so they followed the Li family's followers named Shen and rushed here.

It is said that there are their other brothers here.

"Let's go, let's hurry up so we can catch up with dinner." Old Shen called out to everyone at the top of his voice, and continued to walk along the winding and steep mountain road without stopping.

The people traveling with them tightened their bags on their backs and quickened their pace to catch up.

Gravel and dead branches tripped their feet from time to time. The higher they climbed, the lower the temperature became. The biting cold wind cut their faces like a knife. Their thin and worn clothes could not withstand the biting cold at all.

Tiedan couldn't help but shiver and muttered softly, "This damn weather, when we get there, I must drink a pot of hot wine to warm myself up."

After saying that, he took a deep breath, grabbed the vines next to him, and used the force to cross a huge rock.

Fortunately, they quickly crossed the top of the mountain and the way down was much easier. They finally arrived at their destination before dark.

I saw several bonfires burning among the continuous mountains.

A group of soldiers armed with swords were training on a spacious flat ground.

The shouts of killing were in unison, echoing in the valley.

"who!"

Suddenly, several big men jumped out of the woods and blocked the way of Wildcat and his group.

Old Shen took a few quick steps and walked towards the big man holding a big knife.

"Xiangzi, it's me, Old Shen!"

"Old Shen?" The man looked at Old Shen in shock. "Old Shen! It's really you! You're still alive? That's great!"

As he spoke, he dragged Old Shen into the valley.

"Come back with me! Everyone will be so happy to see you!"

"Hahaha, let's go, brothers, we're home, let's go!"

Old Shen waved to Wildcat and the others, and everyone excitedly went in.

About a quarter of an hour later, the group finally arrived at the campfire.

A strong middle-aged man in military uniform and with a long sword at his waist was already waiting here.

Old Shen took a few quick steps and excitedly punched the strong man.

The sturdy man said excitedly: "Old Shen, you are lucky. It's good to be alive!"

Old Shen nodded and pointed at Wildcat and the others behind him, introducing them to the burly man: "Old Qian, these are the Qin assassins Shanzi, Wildcat, and Tiedan. They've attempted assassinations twice in a row and now have nowhere else to go, so I brought them here."

"Oh?" Old Qian looked at Wildcat and the others with admiration. "It's truly an honor for us to have such brave people come here! Come and sit down!"

Shanzi politely bowed to Lao Qian and thanked him, repeatedly declining, "I don't deserve such a compliment, General, you're too polite."

At this time, a soldier brought steaming hot food, and Lao Qian hurriedly asked everyone to sit down and eat.

Old Shen and the others naturally wouldn't be polite.

They had been traveling all the way, living in fear of death, and their stomachs were already rumbling with hunger.

"Bring me a pot of good wine!" Lao Qian shouted.

Tiedan immediately responded happily, "Give me two more pots, let's drink to our heart's content!"

The blazing firelight reflected on everyone's faces. Old Shen waited until everyone was half full before he told Old Qian about the situation outside.

"Alas! Poor general..."

Old Shen held the wine bowl and sighed sadly, "What should we do in the future..."

The execution of Zhao Xie and Li Zuoche caused a sensation, and even Lao Qian and others who lived in the mountains had heard about it.

Their general had been insulted in such a way that they had been holding back their anger for a long time and wanted to fight back.

Unfortunately, despite their daily diligent training, they only learned the skills of marching and charging. They were brave but lacked intelligence and really had no idea how to assassinate.

If they were to rebel against Qin on the spot, they would probably be surrounded and intercepted by the Qin army before they even left the county.

"Ugh……"

Old Qian sighed deeply. "Before, I heard the general say that there were other anti-Qin heroes in the south, but I don't know where they are exactly..."

He scratched his head in worry, and Old Shen was also distressed when he heard it.

He doesn't know either...

Are they going to hide in these mountains forever?

Just as I was in pain, the wild cat's voice suddenly rang out.

"I know!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially Lao Shen and Lao Qian, whose eyes were burning as they stared straight at the wild cat.

"Brother Wildcat, do you really know?" Old Shen asked anxiously.

Lao Qian also said at the same time, "Really?"

"Really!" Wildcat nodded, his voice firm. "If you're talking about that young master's whereabouts, I know where he is."

He pondered for a moment, as if recalling the past.

"Three years ago, we followed Prince Zhang Liang to ambush the King of Qin. While fleeing, we met General Li, and the general mentioned him at the time."

"Oh, yes, I have some stamps too!" Tiedan responded loudly and clapped his hands vigorously.

Wildcat continued, "I remember the general mentioned that person is now in Yingchuan County, under the nose of Emperor Yuehua's grandfather."

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