Disguised as a man, she became the biggest villain in the book.

After changing their clothes, Zheng Luoqi and Lin Zifeng were ready to head to the location where the rebels were raiding.

They traveled as merchants, and deliberately chose clothes suitable for disguise, making them look like a pair of traveling merchants from out of town.

To enhance the realism, they also prepared a horse-drawn carriage loaded with various medicinal herbs and fabrics.

This not only makes their appearance more realistic, but also better conceals their true intentions.

After a short journey, the carriage finally arrived near the location where the rebels had looted.

The group had only been on the road for a short while when suddenly, a group of people emerged from the jungle.

These men, wielding large knives, had ferocious faces and exuded menacing aura. Zheng Luoqi's guards, seeing the sudden appearance of these men, immediately reacted, feigning to draw their swords in defense.

"Hahahaha! Surrender obediently, and maybe we'll spare your lives!" The scarred leader laughed arrogantly.

"Who are you?" the guard asked, feigning fear.

"Who are we? We're just a bunch of people who can't survive and have to come out looking for a way to live. You'd better be smart and hand over all your valuables, and maybe I'll spare your lives," the scarred leader replied coldly.

"General Mighty, why waste time talking to them? Let's just take action!" suggested one of Scarface's henchmen.

The scarred man, whom his men called the Mighty General, stroked his chin, pondering his subordinate's words. He agreed with him and ordered his men to swarm forward.

The guards pretended to resist for a while, but when they realized they couldn't win, they immediately pretended to be afraid, dropped their weapons, and knelt down to beg for mercy.

"Hahahaha, you guys know what's good for you!" Scarface laughed triumphantly when he saw that Zheng Luoqi's caravan had wisely surrendered.

He waved to his men to stop hurting people, and then tied everyone up.

Scarface ordered his men to check what was inside the boxes behind Zheng Luoqi. After his men opened the boxes and fiddled with them for a while, they returned to report to Scarface.

"Reporting to the general, these boxes contain medicinal herbs, cloth, and a small amount of jewelry," the subordinate said.

Scarface was secretly pleased upon hearing this, but on the surface he still put on a fierce look and shouted at Zheng Luoqi and the others, "What are you guys doing with so much treasure and medicine?"

Zheng Luoqi was secretly delighted, knowing that her plan had succeeded halfway. She pretended to be afraid and said, "Please spare us, sirs! These treasures, medicines, and cloth are the capital I use for doing business. My brother and I are just passing through on our way to the capital to make a living. Please have mercy on us."

“You don’t look like you’re from around here. Are you from out of town?” Scarface asked.

Zheng Luoqi and Lin Zifeng exchanged a glance. Lin Zifeng said, "Yes, sir, we brothers are just passing through and want to go to the capital to do business. You can take all the money, medicine, and cloth, as long as you spare our lives."

Zheng Luoqi said, "Sir, as long as you don't kill us, you can have all of these things."

Scarface nodded with satisfaction at the two men's pleading expressions and said, "This isn't something I can decide, but judging from your fine clothes, you must have quite a bit of wealth at home."

“Yes, yes, I will write a letter and send someone to fetch as many as you want, sir,” Zheng Luoqi replied immediately.

Upon hearing this, Scarface was immediately delighted. He ordered his men to keep a close watch on Zheng Luoqi and the other girl, and to take them back to the village. He then instructed Zheng Luoqi to write a letter home and send money over.

Next, Scarface had all the treasure and goods loaded onto the cart, and then left with Zheng Luoqi and the others.

Zheng Luoqi and Lin Zifeng easily blended in and followed the group to the mountain stronghold.

Zheng Luoqi's caravan was taken to the mountain stronghold by that scarred man.

On the way to the mountain stronghold, Zheng Luoqi began to observe the surrounding terrain and the construction of the stronghold.

He discovered that the mountain stronghold was strategically located, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There was only one main road leading into the stronghold, and two watchtowers stood before the gate, offering panoramic views of the surrounding area. Furthermore, the stronghold had a thick gate secured with iron locks, appearing extremely sturdy.

Just then, Scarface led Zheng Luoqi and the others into the mountain stronghold.

Zheng Luoqi carefully observed the layout of the stronghold and discovered that it contained many rooms and warehouses, as well as a spacious courtyard filled with various weapons and tools. Furthermore, numerous bandits claiming to be righteous warriors were busily moving goods and patrolling the area.

Zheng Luoqi sighed inwardly, "This mountain stronghold is quite large and well-organized. It seems that this scarred man is not an ordinary bandit leader."

Scarface locked up Zheng Luoqi and the others. Zheng Luoqi and the two brothers dressed as Lin Zifeng were locked in the same cell.

There are other wealthy businessmen in the jail besides Zheng Luoqi and Lin Zifeng.

Zheng Luoqi and Lin Zifeng took the opportunity to talk to the other prisoners and learned that there were about two thousand bandits in the mountain stronghold. They usually made a living by robbing passing caravans and occasionally went out to plunder the money of some people. Although they did not kill them, they forced those people to come into the stronghold to work, saying that they wanted to expand their manpower.

Zheng Luoqi secretly plotted how to deal with these bandits, and at the same time planned to find some time to go out and explore the terrain.

In the main hall of the mountain stronghold, Scarface knelt on one knee and respectfully reported to the person sitting in the main seat: "My lord, today we captured two pretty boys. According to them, their families are in the business of buying and selling. But I feel there's something fishy about this, so I locked them up for now. The two also said they could write to their family and then send some money over."

The man seated at the head of the table was burly, with a thick beard. He frowned and asked in a serious tone, "Since they are the court's eyes and ears, wouldn't it be enough to kill them? Why keep them alive?"

Scarface quickly explained, "My lord, please calm down! Although these two do look suspicious, what if we're mistaken? They're dressed well, so they must be quite well-off. If we can squeeze a lot out of them, we can raise more funds for our army."

The man addressed as "Lord" nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Scarface's statement.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Well, what you say makes sense. If we can get the money smoothly, that would be the best outcome. But if it's fake, and these two are indeed spies sent by the imperial court, then we should execute them immediately."