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"My lord, this Peach Blossom Mountain bandit is extremely cunning. Coupled with the fog that rose in the mountain a few days ago, the mountain path is slippery. The wind will blow this morning, and the fog in the mountain will disperse. When all the soldiers have finished eating, I will lead my men to the mountain to kill the bandits. Zhou Debiao said in a trembling voice.

"Humph, I hope so!" With a flick of his sleeve, Ye Feian turned around and walked out of the tent.

Seeing that Ye Feian had left, Zhou Debiao's heart finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Ten days ago, the prefecture overseer had suddenly summoned him to order his men to go exterminate the bandits. Zhou Debiao thought that it would be the same as usual, so he had his subordinates randomly order a few hundred people, then ride their huge horses out of the city in a leisurely manner. However, just as they left the city gates, a trusted aide came to report that a noble from Beijing had been beheaded because his armor was not properly dressed.

Zhou Debiao was originally half asleep, but upon hearing these words, he immediately regained his senses. He immediately tidied up his armor and ordered his soldiers to reorganize their ceremonies and keep their spirits up. Even though he had the army, he was only a small general after all. The people in the capital were people he could never afford to offend.

When he led these several hundred men to the outskirts of the city, he saw a young man riding a horse. Although he wasn't wearing any armor or armor, his heroic spirit was overpowering. He immediately recognized that person. It was Ye Feian. When Zhou Debiao saw Ye Feian, he immediately dismounted his horse and went to pay his respects. Ye Feian told Zhou Debiao that on his travels outside, he encountered local bandits. Not only did they rob him of his belongings, they even killed his followers.

When Zhou Debiao heard that, his heart skipped a beat. He knew that there were a lot of bandits in Zhengzhou. If it weren't for the fact that the Zhengzhou region was located at the throat of a major road leading to the southeast, it would have probably become depressed due to the bandits long ago. After finding out that Ye Feian had been robbed, they immediately sent their trusted aides to mobilize their troops. They hastily gathered more than a thousand people and chased after him. He naturally did not know that the so-called 'bandit' he was pursuing was Nightingale. Otherwise, even if he was given a hundred guts, he would still not dare to do so.

Along the way, Zhang Long and the others relied on Xiaoqing's machinations to repel the pursuers. However, they could only blame the soldiers who had been training so hard for the past few days for not being able to take even a single blow. It was only because of this that they had managed to escape death many times. After seeing that these soldiers could not withstand a single blow, Ye Feian, who was infuriated, immediately ordered Zhou Debiao to redeploy more troops. It wasn't until Ye Lianhe and company had successfully ascended the Peach Blossom Mountain that Zhou Debiao had gathered 4000 men. Ye Feian had originally wanted to send everyone over, but this way, no one could defend the city.

However, they didn't expect that after Ye Lianhe and the others hid behind the Peach Blossom Mountain, it was as if they had disappeared from the world. If not for the fact that he accidentally caught a minion and tortured him to the point where he knew that everyone was still on the mountain, Zhou Debiao would have thought that there was another way out of the Peach Blossom Mountain that was completely surrounded by him. After besieging Ye Lianhe and the others, Zhou Debiao originally wanted to directly go up the mountain and narrow the encirclement, but at this moment, it suddenly started to rain heavily. The mountain road was muddy and slippery, making it impossible for them to pass through, so Zhou Debiao had no choice but to retreat. In the following days, because of the heavy rain, the mountain was filled with thick fog for several days. On top of that, the mountain road was slippery and steep, and after dozens of soldiers fell off the cliff, Zhou Debiao had no choice but to retreat. At this moment, Ye Feian was extremely angry. Although Ye Feian's face was very calm, Zhou Debiao knew that if he was unable to catch this group of damned bandits, then even if his soldier succeeded, he might not even be able to protect his own life.

After the meal, Zhou had selected two hundred elite soldiers as the vanguard to head up the mountain, while the rest of the group followed closely behind.

Not far away, Zhao Wei saw that these soldiers had already ascended the mountain, so he quickened his pace and followed the signs that Zhao Hu and the rest had left behind when they went up the mountain. Not long after, they arrived at a hidden cave entrance. There were a few underlings standing outside the entrance. When Zhao Wei saw this, he knew that he had arrived and went up to greet the underlings. When the lackeys saw someone coming forward, they immediately drew their sabers, and one of them nocked an arrow.

"Mushroom, where are you going?"

one of the lackeys asked sternly.

"Old He, you can do whatever you want. If you want to drink milk, you can have your mother. You miss your family, and your child's uncle is here!"

Zhao Wei said as he took out the keepsake.

When the subordinate saw the keepsake, he was slightly relieved and let them in.

Zhao Wei followed a small fry and entered a cave that could only fit a few people. However, after entering the cave, he continued to walk further in. After a few twists and turns, he actually exited the cave.

After Zhao Wei left the cave, he found that this place was an incomparably wide terrace. The mottled sunlight from the top of his head was dazzling. Zhao Wei looked up and suddenly realized that he didn't leave the cave just now, but came to a more spacious part of the cave.

Zhao Wei carefully looked around the vast terrace, and noticed that there were a few stone terracotta soldiers that were as tall as a person scattered around. Although the ground under his feet was covered in moss, one could still see that they were all made up of square rocks. There was a long stone table in the center of the stage. Surprisingly, there was a coffin on top of the stone table. However, someone had already opened the coffin a long time ago.

No wonder the four thousand soldiers couldn't find them. They had actually hid in an ancient tomb.

Zhao Wei followed the small fry and walked around the stone terracotta soldiers that were scattered on the ground. He followed a tomb door that had been destroyed and arrived at one of the eardrums. At this moment, Ye Lianhe was having a meal with Ye Qing and a young man in his early twenties. Even though he was trapped in a desperate situation, Ye Lianhe's expression did not change as he chatted and laughed with Ye Qing.

"This subordinate came late to save Your Highness, please forgive me!" Upon seeing Ye Lianhe, Zhao Wei did not say anything further and directly knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Enough." Although Ye Lianhe's body was in better condition, because of the excessive blood loss from before, his face was still pale. With some difficulty, he raised his right hand and gently helped Zhao Wei up.

"You guys didn't come late. After I asked Zhuge to send the message, I thought you would only get the news today and leave. "Zhao Hu told me what happened on the way here. You did well, but you don't have to interfere with what happens next. You just have to protect us when we leave the mountain. As for the matter at Zhengzhou, leave it to Zhuge."

At this time, someone came over to report to Ye Lianhe and the others.

"Reporting, the Leng Zi (officers and men) have come here."

"Tell everyone, don't act rashly. Stay away from the sun. Keep your voices down when you walk. Let's leave a few bold and cautious people behind to bring these chills up the mountain." The twenty-something year old youngster at the side suddenly spoke up.