Chapter 107: Walking into a Trap

Soon, the bandit leader took Qin Xiangnuan and Jiang Lin to the east yard and pushed them in. Wang Qiang was sitting in the corner, yelling and cursing, "Let me go! I want to get out! You bastards, cowards! You can only ambush in secret. If you have the guts, why don't you fight me face to face? If you lose, I'll rip my head off my neck and let you kick it like a ball!" His other eye was also blindfolded, so he could only hear footsteps and had no idea who was coming in.

Fortunately, the bandits did not block Qin Xiangnuan and Jiang Lin's mouths.

Or rather, they hadn't thought of this at all. Qin Xiangnuan always felt that they looked like amateur bandits.

"Brother Wang, it's me." Qin Xiangnuan called out. Wang Qiang was stunned for a moment, then turned his head towards the source of the voice. Because his hands and feet were tied, he could only rely on his hips and body to slowly move forward. "Third Miss? How could you... It's my fault! I was careless for a moment, and they set me up. As a result, you were also captured. Are you okay? Are you hurt? You bastards, I will fight you to the death!"

Wang Qiang became impatient because of Qin Xiangnuan's appearance.

Qin Xiangnuan hurried to comfort him, "I'm fine. How are you? What did they say to you?"

"They captured me and threw me here. I just heard the guards outside say we could have a good meal today. I don't know what that means." Wang Qiang's words made Qin Xiangnuan fall into deep thought, her scalp tingling. She had always heard that some people in the mountains liked to kill people and eat their meat and drink their soup.

But after calming down, Qin Xiangnuan felt something was wrong.

Although these bandits looked ferocious, their swords and knives lacked much bloodshed. Their methods of tying people up were also rather crude, a far cry from the butchering and eating-the-meat woman they'd encountered earlier. What was going on here? Qin Xiangnuan narrowed her eyes, her hands clasped behind her back, her mind racing. Jiang Lin had already crept up beside her without her noticing.

The cold fingers touched Qin Xiangnuan's fingertips, making her tremble slightly.

"I'll help you untie it." Jiang Lin said in a low voice. His fingers nimbly pulled at the rough hemp rope, and soon Qin Xiangnuan was free. Qin Xiangnuan turned around and helped Jiang Lin untie it as well. Finally, she understood his intention. "Did you mean to get in here?"

Jiang Lin nodded and pointed outside and said, "They seem to have a lot of people. If a fight really breaks out, even if the two of us can win, we will have to pay the price of some physical injuries. It's better to sneak in, find him, and then look for a chance to slip away." Jiang Lin pointed at Wang Qiang in the corner. He had to admit that his way of handling things was much more reasonable and appropriate than Qin Xiangnuan's.

"There are guards outside. Judging from the footsteps, it should take about an incense stick of time to exchange them."

"We can leave here during the next exchange." Jiang Lin's eyes were fixed on the tall wooden window on the wall. In just such a short time, he had grasped so much information. Even Qin Xiangnuan was impressed. She wanted to help Wang Qiang remove the black cloth covering his eyes, but just as she was about to stand, Jiang Lin grabbed her wrist and her body tilted to the ground.

Someone is coming! Qin Xiangnuan also heard the footsteps, picked up the hemp rope on the ground, and leaned against the wall, pretending that her hands were still tied.

With a loud bang, the door of the small house in the east courtyard flew open, and the bandits outside were pushing people in like dumplings. Qin Xiangnuan's eyes widened, staring at Qin Feng, Qin Yi and others who came in one after another in disbelief. Had they captured all the people in the general's mansion?

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle! What's wrong with you?"

Qin Xiangnuan opened her mouth to ask, but was scolded by the bandit on the other side, "Shut up, don't talk too much, or I'll kill you!"

They counted the number of people and left in a hurry. Qin Xiangnuan confirmed that there was no one outside, put her index finger to her lips, and signaled them to be quiet. She and Jiang Lin bent down and stood up, then ran over to untie the ropes that bound their hands. The two of them rescued everyone as quickly as possible. They didn't leave in a hurry, but sat on the ground and talked quietly.

"What's going on?" Qin Xiangnuan looked at Qin Yi. Qin Feng scratched his head, wanting to point his finger outside and curse. But as soon as he said a word, he quickly stopped and spoke cautiously in a whisper: "When you left for a while and didn't come back, we knew something must have gone wrong. We wanted to look for you, but just as we were about to leave, this group of people rushed down from the top of the mountain and surrounded us all."

"Grandma was in their hands. They threatened us. Dad and I had no choice but to let them tie us up."

Still a bit smart. Qin Xiangnuan frowned, looked at Qin Yi and asked, "How many people were there who captured you?" Qin Yi recalled, "There were about 20 to 30 people I met on the road and in the village. They were all middle-aged and very strong. But the one who tied me up had deep calluses on his knuckles, like a farmer in the past."

Before Qin Guangcheng became a general, the Qin family also lived in the countryside and owned several acres of land.

So Qin Yi knew a lot about farming, and he said it with great confidence. This is strange, how could a farmer become a bandit? Qin Xiangnuan looked at the wooden window on the wall. She looked at An Feng and pointed outside and asked bluntly, "Is there anyone there? Use your ears to listen."

Qin Xiangnuan's tone was almost commanding. An Feng was stunned and looked at Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin nodded and let An Feng answer. An Feng felt a little aggrieved, but still said seriously, "No one."

"There are three at the door, but none in the backyard." An Feng's ears were able to identify how many breaths there were outside in such a chaotic environment. Qin Xiangnuan nodded in admiration and looked at Jiang Lin and asked, "Can I go out?" Jiang Lin looked at Qin Xiangnuan, understood what she wanted to do, nodded and stood up, "Of course." Qin Xiangnuan lifted up the hem of her clothes and tucked it into her waist.

Fortunately, she was wearing Jiang Lin's robe today, and the men's attire made her movements more convenient.

"Come here." Jiang Lin bent down, squatting on the ground, and placed his hands on a flat surface for Qin Xiangnuan to step on. Qin Xiangnuan unceremoniously stepped on his hands and struggled to hold on to the small window. An Feng couldn't help but exclaim, "Master!" How could the master be used as a stepping stone?

Qin Xiangnuan frowned, turned around and looked at An Feng, cursing with her eyes, "Keep your voice down! Do you want us to be discovered?"

An Feng shut up, ran to Jiang Lin and said, "Prince, I'll do it!" Jiang Lin didn't say anything, just raised his hand and sent Qin Xiangnuan up. Then he stepped on An Feng's hand and followed her out of the wooden window.