The Three Kingdoms: I asked you to save Guan Yu, not to destroy Sun Quan.

Guan Xing lay prone in the grass, keeping a close eye on the mountain path. His neck was almost sore from looking up so long. Finally, he saw a group of bandits charging down the mountain like tigers.

The bandits moved incredibly fast; the steep mountain path was no different from flat ground under their feet. Guan Xing's eyes lit up as he watched, and he said, "Wang Ergou is really something; he actually managed to coax them down."

Meng Jun sneered, "It's not that Wang Ergou is capable, but that these guys are too greedy. They don't care about anything else when they see money."

Greed is normal; if you weren't greedy, who the hell would be a bandit?

Guan Xing didn't speak again, but patiently waited with his bow and arrow. Seeing the bandits rush into the ambush, he immediately drew his bow, released an arrow at the bandit leader, and shouted, "Attack..."

Meanwhile, Yan Qing, after searching for a long time without finding the caravan, realized something was wrong and immediately turned around and shouted, "We've fallen into a trap! Let's go back!"

His shout rang out almost simultaneously with Guan Xing's order to attack. As soon as he finished speaking, a barrage of arrows rained down, felling a large number of the unsuspecting bandits.

As the rain of arrows fell, countless Han soldiers surged out of the bushes and surrounded them. Yan Qing's eyes widened in fury, and he roared through gritted teeth, "Wang Ergou, you bastard, how dare you betray me!"

Compared to Yan Qing's grief and indignation, Guan Xing had a different feeling. He shouted loudly at the bandits, "The Bee King Yan Zhen has been captured. Those who surrender will not be killed."

What? The boss has been captured?

The already terrified bandits panicked even more upon hearing this, running around like headless flies. Yan Qing, however, reacted quickly, immediately kneeling down and shouting, "I surrender!"

He believed Guan Xing was telling the truth; if Yan Zhen hadn't been captured, the Han army wouldn't have been able to find this place.

Even if Yan Zhen hadn't been captured, so what? We're already surrounded. Are we going to fight to the death for Yan Zhen?

He wasn't that loyal to Yan Zhen.

Upon seeing Yan Qing surrender, the panicked bandits instantly found their bearings, immediately crouching down with their hands on their heads, their movements so practiced it was heartbreaking.

Guan Xing glanced around and walked up to Yan Qing. "You must be the leader of this bandit group. What's your name?"

Yan Qing said indignantly, "Grandpa, I have never changed my name or surname. My surname is Yan and my given name is Qing. If you want to kill me, then just do it quickly."

Guan Xing teased, "Judging from your posture, you don't seem to be convinced."

Upon hearing this, Yan Qing flew into a rage and said angrily, "Nonsense! We were careless this time and didn't bring any weapons. If we had weapons, who knows who would have died? If you have the guts, let me go and we can have a fair fight."

They came down the mountain to carry supplies, so naturally they wouldn't wear armor or make themselves look like a burden. They didn't even bring basic weapons like swords, let alone armor. If they encountered the Han army under these circumstances, wouldn't they become lambs to the slaughter?

But then again, who could have imagined that what awaited them at the foot of the mountain wasn't supplies, but the Han army?

Guan Xing shrugged and said, "If you're not convinced, then so be it. You're already a prisoner, what can you do to me? Go up and see."

After saying this, he didn't linger and led his army along the mountain path to the cave.

Yan Qing stared at his retreating figure, so angry that she almost ground her back teeth to powder.

With all the bandits on the mountain captured, Guan Xing was no longer hindered from going up the mountain. He soon met up with Wang Ergou, who ran up to Guan Xing and said with a smile, "Captain, you've solved this so quickly. You're too fast!"

Guan Xing patted his shoulder and laughed, "This is all thanks to you. You deserve the greatest credit for this battle. Come on, take us to explore the cave."

Guan Xing was astonished when he followed Wang Ergou into the cave.

A large hall of over a thousand square meters has been carved out at the entrance of the cave, with two stone gates at the end of the hall.

Wang Ergou explained, "There is an underground river inside the stone gate on the left. Yan Zhen built many thatched huts inside for us to live in and cook in. The stone gate on the right is a warehouse. All the wealth that Yan Zhen has amassed over the years is stored inside."

This kind of talk can only fool small fry like Wang Ergou; any leader with a bit of status wouldn't believe it.

According to Yan Zhen, this was just the public warehouse of the poisonous bees, and Yan Zhen's private warehouse was hidden elsewhere.

That's understandable; a cunning rabbit has three burrows!

"Go in and have a look."

Guan Xing walked toward the stone gate on the left, intending to first check out the bandits' living conditions. Wang Ergou eagerly opened the door for him and led the way. However, as soon as he entered, a stench comparable to that of Jianye Prison forced Guan Xing to retreat.

The cave's ventilation wasn't very good, and with thousands of men who didn't like to bathe living there for a long time, the accumulated foot odor was comparable to that of a biological weapon.

Guan Xing took a moment to adjust before pinching his nose and entering. Inside, he found a cave even larger than the main hall. There were many thatched huts on the right and a row of torches on the left wall, illuminating the cave as bright as day.

Following the light, a small river can be seen at the end of the path, flowing through the cave.

There was water halfway up the mountain; I have to say, nature is truly amazing.

Guan Xing went into the thatched hut to take a look and found that it was full of unwashed, smelly clothes, so he ignored it and walked through the hut to the river. He saw that the river was only about a meter wide and half a foot deep, but the water was clear and looked pleasing.

Across the river was a stone wall. Guan Xing glanced at it and was about to leave when he suddenly noticed traces of human carving on the stone wall. He asked in surprise, "Is there a hidden room inside?"

Wang Ergou nodded awkwardly, "Yes, it was originally a place to imprison offending bandits, but later Yan Zhen kidnapped many young women from the foot of the mountain, so..."

Guan Xing's face instantly darkened. He jumped over the river and opened the stone door, only to find it pitch black inside and he couldn't see anything, but he could hear many terrified gasps and scraping sounds coming from inside.

"Meng Jun, bring me a torch." Guan Xing called out from behind, and Meng Jun quickly took a torch from the wall and handed it to him.

Guan Xing extended the torch through the stone door, and upon seeing the scene inside, an unprecedented murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Inside the stone gate was a small cave of about 100 square meters. The ground was covered with straw, and on the straw sat twenty or thirty young women, the oldest not yet thirty and the youngest only thirteen or fourteen. At this moment, they were all huddled in a corner, looking at Guan Xing in fear.

What made Guan Xing even more unable to suppress his murderous intent was that all the girls were naked, their dirty bodies covered with all sorts of wounds, and some even had protruding bellies, clearly indicating that they were pregnant.

"Scumbag..."

Guan Xing was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder. As a model youth raised under the red flag, he couldn't understand how some people could be so wicked.

He couldn't even imagine the despair these girls, who would be in high school or even junior high school in later generations, had experienced at the hands of bandits.

Guan Xing grabbed Wang Ergou by the collar and pressed him against the stone wall, saying in a chilling tone, "Explain to me what exactly happened."

Wang Ergou was startled by the murderous intent in his tone and quickly explained, "As you know, Captain, bandits are after nothing but money and women. So every time Yan Zhen goes down the mountain to plunder, he brings up any women of marriageable age he encounters to provide for the bandits' enjoyment."

"To be honest, Captain, I have done this before, but it was just a normal need of mine. I have never abused them. But I can only control myself, not those beasts who don't treat women like human beings."

This is easy to understand. Bandits are lawless and do whatever they want. Among them, there are bound to be some perverts with special fetishes who do things that are outrageous to both gods and men.

Guan Xing questioned sternly, "Yan Zhen has been running rampant in Wushang for two years. He must have abducted more than just these girls. What about the others?"

Wang Ergou pointed to the wall next to the girl. Guan Xing followed his finger and saw a stone door in the wall. He took the torch and went inside.

Upon opening the stone door, he could no longer contain his anger and completely went berserk.