Chapter 179 Canyon Robbers

But he saw Chen Tian squatting beside the shopkeeper, staring at him. Qingfeng frowned, "What are you doing?"

The sudden voice startled Chen Tian. He turned around and said angrily, "I'm interrogating him, but he won't say anything."

"..." Qingfeng walked forward with a knife in hand, "He knows nothing. You can't get anything out of him even if you pry his mouth open."

Chen Tian's eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth, "How can there be such a vicious person in the world? God must be blind to have given birth to such a thing that has a mother but no mother to raise it."

He cursed harshly. Qingfeng glanced at him without saying anything, but he had already drawn his knife.

The man on the ground looked listless, as if all his strength had been suddenly drained away. Like a fish on the verge of death, he watched Qingfeng's knife swinging up and could only barely keep his eyes open.

"I'll ask you again, do you have any information that can buy your life?" Qingfeng's tone was as cold as winter ice.

At this moment, a huge force suddenly attacked him from his wrist bone, and before he could retract it, it stabbed straight into the abdomen of the man on the ground.

Qingfeng's eyes gradually turned cold, and he turned back to look at Chen Tian who was pushing his wrist, "What are you doing?"

Chen Tian stared, "Why waste time? I have been waiting for him all morning, but he refused to say anything. Such a vicious man should be killed with a knife to avenge the people who fell into his hands."

He was very angry, as if he regarded the shopkeeper as his enemy.

Qingfeng stared at him, his eyes slowly becoming oppressive, "It is not your turn to interfere in the matter of murder. You are the prince's wife's man, you should guard the prince's wife and obey her orders."

Chen Tian curled his lips, but he was unwilling to give in. "The leaders of those bandits are probably the murderers of my parents. Now the murderers are at large. I want them to pay tribute to my parents' souls first."

"Will you let me kill them myself?"

Qingfeng narrowed his eyes and said, "You are a country commoner, do you have the guts to kill someone?"

Chen Tiansi sneered, "I personally fished out the bodies of my parents from the ditch, carried them to the mountain and buried them. I've experienced this before, so why would I be afraid of killing someone?"

"Okay then." Qingfeng handed the knife to Chen Tian and raised his chin. "Go ahead."

Chen Tian pursed his lips, took the knife and walked towards the people in the corner.

Maybe it was because they were tortured too badly by Qingfeng, but they all had their necks stiff and couldn't speak. Chen Tian raised the knife high and looked back at Qingfeng.

He gritted his teeth for the last time, closed his eyes and swung it down.

Qingfeng's knife was very sharp. It made only the sound of flesh being cut and the man groaning, and then there was no more sound. Only the warm smell of blood filled the man's nose.

Qingfeng stood still with his arms folded. After the first time, he was much more swift in swinging the knife the second time. Chen Tian reaped the lives of those people like an executioner.

After everyone fell to the ground, he wiped his face and looked back at Qingfeng with a little more sincerity in his eyes, "Brother Qingfeng, thank you so much."

"I can finally give myself and my parents some brief comfort and explanation."

Qingfeng didn't say anything. He moved his cold gaze away from his bloody face, walked towards him and took back the knife.

Chen Tian grinned, but his hands were shaking slightly, and he was obviously scared.

Qingfeng suddenly raised the knife in his hand. At that moment, Chen Tian's pupils widened and his face turned pale in an instant.

Qingfeng's eyes swept back and the knife directly stabbed into the chest of a Khan who was not yet dead behind the two of them.

"Since it is murder, there can be no room for leniency. It is safer to kill him immediately."

Chen Tian's legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. After listening to Qingfeng's words, he nodded slightly.

Qingfeng looked at him and said, "You are too weak. Next time you do something similar, remember to give him another blow."

Chen Tian nodded dumbly, his face wooden and unable to utter a single syllable, but Qingfeng had already walked out, "It's getting late, go back and pack your things and get going."

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Li Huaiyan watched people load things onto the carriage. When everything was ready, Qingfeng also came back, and Chen Tian followed behind him with a depressed look.

"All resolved?"

Qingfeng nodded, glanced behind him, and asked, "Where is the prince's wife?"

Li Huaiyan raised his chin and asked, "What happened in the carriage?"

"I have something to report." Qingfeng turned and walked towards the carriage.

Shen Anan was holding the sketch and analyzing the current situation when Qingfeng's voice suddenly rang out, "Prince's Consort."

Mo Xiang opened the car curtain, Shen Anan put away the sketch and looked at him, "What's the matter?"

Qingfeng frowned and recounted to Shen Anan what had just happened: Chen Tian murdered someone.

After hearing what happened, Shen Anan raised her eyebrows slightly, "In your opinion, does he have any problems?"

Qingfeng thought for a moment and said, "It has a bit of violence, but lacks ruthlessness. It should be the first time he kills someone. If he can cultivate it in the future, it will become a good knife."

Shen Anan nodded.

She understood what Qingfeng meant. This kind of person would be a help if they could be used, but would be a nuisance if they could not, so they should be guarded against in advance.

Shen Anan thought for a while, then suddenly asked, "When we checked his background, it was you who went there, right?"

"yes."

Shen Anan nodded, "Are you sure that this was his first time killing someone?"

"Sure." Qingfeng said immediately. Whether it was the technique or the strength used, Chen Tian was definitely a novice.

"Well, you should keep him by your side for a few days and train him well. If he turns out to be a talented person, that would be a good thing."

"Yes." Qingfeng took the order and left.

Mo Xiang frowned and asked, "Girl, do you want Chen Tian and Qing Feng to learn how to kill people? But we don't know him well, what if he has bad intentions?"

Shen Anan continued to look down at the sketch in his hand, saying, "If there is a bad intention, then the easiest thing to arouse bad intentions is violence and resentment. Qingfeng is highly skilled in martial arts, and it is more than enough to deal with him."

Since he is absolutely trustworthy in training, handing it over to Qingfeng is also a form of surveillance.

The team drove slowly, as if they were here to enjoy the scenery. Shen Anan leaned against the wall of the car and unconsciously thought of the letter Xiao Yuan wrote to her the night before.

I don’t know what the situation is in the capital, whether Xiao Yuan has been able to restrain Xiao Ze, and whether Duan Mengmeng’s affair with Xiao Ze has been exposed.

But that person has always been smart, good at planning and more scheming than her, so she doesn't need to worry about it.

The carriage traveled for a day before finally coming to a stop. Li Huaiyan rode over and said, "The canyon is a few dozen miles ahead. Let's rest here first and continue on our journey later."

Shen Anan lifted the curtain of the car and looked forward. The winding mountain road and the continuous mountains seemed to have no end. This season was particularly bleak.

"good."

The carriage stopped by the roadside. There was no one living here, not even a bird flew by.

Chen Tian built a fire to keep everyone warm.

Shen Anan knew that Xiao Yuan had sent her secret guards, but she had never seen them in all these days. She asked Qingfeng to get some food from the carriage and share it with those people.

"Princess, don't worry about them. They have all been specially trained and have their own survival skills. They are not allowed to appear in front of others."

The troops Xiao Yuan gave to Shen Anan were elite soldiers who could defeat ten enemies at once.

Hearing this, Shen Anan no longer paid any attention to it. Since leaving the waterway, she changed her cumbersome dress and put on a neat tight-fitting brocade dress, with a cloak covering her entire body to keep out the cold wind.

"According to the information we received, the timing of this gang's appearance and the ruthlessness of their actions are very consistent with Gu Tan, but we don't know Gu Tan very well, so we can only proceed to the next step of confirmation after we capture the leader of this bandit group."

Li Huaiyan analyzed.

Shen Anan nodded and continued, "The only people in Tianshui City who are most familiar with them are the local officials who have dealt with them several times, but we don't know whether they are friends or enemies yet, so we can't alert them yet."

Li Huaiyan said, "So we should try to make a big noise when we pass through the canyon this time, and fight with those people first to test the waters. If there is someone backing Gu Tan, then there will definitely be some flaws."

After all, he is a bandit who has become a gangster, or a well-trained killer. He will know the difference immediately after a fight.

Shen Anan nodded, but her brows were slightly wrinkled, "I always feel that things are a little too easy."

It was so easy to find out Gu Tan's whereabouts, and it was so easy to find out about the bandits in Tianshui City and find the canyon.

Li Huaiyan said, "If there is no one behind him, it would be easy for Xiao Yuan to find him with his power and means. It is not surprising. Otherwise, we should be more cautious."

At this moment, Chen Tian's voice suddenly sounded, "Take me with you, give me a knife, I can also kill people."

No one paid any attention to him, so he turned his gaze to Qingfeng, "Brother Qingfeng, give me a knife, I will definitely be able to help you, I will kill those beasts with my own hands."

Qingfeng glanced at Shen Anan and nodded, “Okay, there’s some in the carriage, I’ll get it for you later.”

Chen Tian was very happy and nodded repeatedly to express his gratitude.

Shen Anan glanced at him without saying a word. After resting for a while, they continued on their journey.

The carriage that Shen Anan was riding in was very luxurious, and it was guarded by Qingfeng, Li Huaiyan and others. The pomp alone was very eye-catching, not to mention that there was a cart full of boxes behind the carriage.

As they approached the canyon, Li Huaiyan said, "Everyone, be careful. Tianshui City has been in turmoil recently. You must protect your things and your wife."

Shen Anan sat in the carriage, listening to the extremely empty sound of the wind outside, and frowned slightly.

No movement?

Were the bandits being cautious, or had they noticed something long ago?

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the sound of fierce fighting caused by the clashing of swords, a buzzing sound that was quite harsh.

Even without watching, Shen Anan could imagine how tragic it was!

"What's going on?" She lifted the car curtain and looked forward, and saw two groups of people fighting in the canyon not far away.

The group of brightly dressed people who were protecting the horse-drawn carriages carrying goods were obviously no match for their opponent and were being defeated.

Shen Anan found the figure of the leading man very familiar, the extremely picky head of the Shen family, Shen Yunbai.

Li Huaiyan raised the corner of his lips when he saw this scene. "Doesn't the Shen family have connections and power? How come they are also held hostage in this canyon, struggling to survive?"

Shen Anan and his group did not move, watching the fierce fight between the people led by Shen Yunbai and the bandits.

The people over there obviously noticed the movement here, but they were too busy to do anything. The bandits' attacks became more and more fierce, and Shen Yunbai's pampered thugs were obviously no match for them.

"Qingfeng." Shen Anan said softly, "In your opinion, what kind of kung fu do those mountain bandits use?"

"It's hard to say." Qingfeng frowned. "Their fighting moves were disorganized, but they were brutal and effective. They looked like they were honed through hundreds of battles."

Judging from the surface, there is indeed no problem, but the master has taught that one should not judge things by appearances alone, especially when it comes to the safety of the prince's wife, Qingfeng is even more cautious.

People here slowly stopped to watch, but over there Shen Yunbai could no longer hold on, his moon-white brocade robe was torn into several pieces, and he looked in a very miserable state.

However, the bandits on the opposite side attacked more and more fiercely. Shen Yunbai's men slowly fell down, and he turned around to look at Shen Anan.

"Girl, are you just going to watch?"

Shen Anan raised an eyebrow, "Master Shen has been in Jiangnan for a long time, he has connections and power, I think reinforcements will arrive soon, so he shouldn't need my help."

Especially Li Huaiyan, who still feels resentful about the look of disdain he received from him at that time, "Yes, Patriarch Shen is so aloof and arrogant that he disdains to go the same way as us. How can we force ourselves to get close to him?"

As he was speaking, Shen Yunbai was hit in the lower back and rolled on the ground for several times before he barely avoided a knife.

He smiled bitterly, stood up and quickly approached Shen Anan's carriage, "It's my fault, Miss, even if you are considering giving me a ride, you can't just stand by and watch."

"I gave you the money." Shen Anan said confidently.

She gave him the silver and he took it too.

On the boat that day, she and Li Huaiyan repeatedly showed their goodwill and wanted him to do them a favor, but he simply refused.

At this time, several bandits also rushed towards Shen Anan with knives.

Qingfeng's brows furrowed as he stood guard beside the carriage. Shen Anan poked his head out to watch Shen Yunbai fighting with those men and asked Qingfeng.

"Is it possible to estimate the strength of these people?"

Qingfeng nodded, "We have been almost exhausted by the Shen family. If it were against the Shen family, they would definitely be crushed, but against our people, they are not good enough."

"What about the casualties?" Shen Anan was very concerned about this. Xiao Yuan gave the people to her, so she couldn't just do it casually. It would be best if she could bring all of them back without missing a single one.

Rather than suffer her own losses, she could abandon her conscience and let the Shen family be the whetstone first.