At night, Jiang Xueying took all her equipment, walked along the mountain road alone, and quietly climbed up the mountain.

It was dark at night and the mountain road was not easy to walk on. She didn't even dare to use a torch, so she could only climb up slowly under the starlight. She almost fell down several times.

It took them about two hours to roughly figure out the location of the mountain. Jiang Xueying took a short rest. According to her current speed, she would definitely be able to find the specific location of the bandit's lair before tomorrow morning.

But you still have to be more careful and not be too anxious. After all, you can't be too confident. If you are discovered, it will alert the enemy.

After a short rest, Jiang Xueying continued on her way. After groping around for a while, she finally saw some bright lights.

This discovery made Jiang Xueying's eyes light up. It was impossible for anyone to live in this deep mountain. That meant that there was most likely a bandit's nest ahead!

After finding a suitable place to climb up, Jiang Xueying searched the approximate location for an incense stick of time and finally found the specific location.

She took a closer look and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that these bandits were really smart and actually found such a place as their den.

The entrance here is located in the gap between two mountain tops, protected by tall mountains on both sides. It is not easy to be discovered even with bright lights. Moreover, the exit is small, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and heavily guarded. It would be difficult to sneak in.

In this case, it would be impossible to enter the bandit’s lair through the main door. She had to think of other ways to get in and look for Ye Xiaoyu.

After careful consideration, Jiang Xueying silently memorized the surrounding terrain in her mind, then quietly retreated, fearing that she would be discovered by the bandits patrolling nearby, and turned to walk towards the bandit's lair.

These bandits were not only able to rob people of their money and women on the road and escape here secretly for so many days, but they were also able to capture so many children overnight and abduct and sell children and women. I guess their population base must be very large.

In this case, she was afraid that a small place could not accommodate so many people. Generally, bandits had their own strongholds, so this one must be very large. So she had to look carefully to see if there were any gaps. If she could find the back door of the bandit's lair, she could find a chance to sneak in without being discovered.

When Jiang Xueying was looking for the passage into the bandit's lair by the thick mountain source, she suddenly saw two sneaky men in black in the night not far away. She was stunned and subconsciously took a step back, hiding herself behind the wall, holding her breath, for fear of making any sound and being discovered by them.

The two men in black were a little nervous and did not notice Jiang Xueying's presence. They were groping around the outer wall stealthily, and it seemed that they also wanted to sneak into the village.

It was obvious that the purpose of the two men in black was the same as hers. It seemed that they were not bandits and were most likely here to gather information.

Jiang Xueying was thinking that it would be difficult to go in alone, but unexpectedly help came. Following the two men in black, if they could find a way to enter the village, it would be a help to her and save her a lot of effort.

After thinking about it, Jiang Xueying followed quietly.

The two men in black looked at each other, looked at the nearby terrain, and began to survey the site.

Judging from their skills and temperament, they don’t look like ordinary villagers, but more like well-trained soldiers.

"Brother, the master sent us to find out the news about the bandit's nest. We must be careful. If we are discovered by the bandits, we will never come back, and it will also disrupt the master's plan."

"I know without you telling me that the master has told us to be very careful this time. If we find something wrong after we go in, we must keep watch in time and not let them find any clues."

"I see, this should be it, let's go in now."

After determining the location of the leak, the two quickly found a place with a lower wall and flew in using their lightness skills.

Jiang Xueying, who was hiding in the dark, looked a little surprised. The two of them actually knew Qinggong. It seemed that they were not ordinary soldiers.

Jiang Xueying didn't know how to do martial arts, so she could only use a rope with a hook to gain leverage. Fortunately, she was well prepared.

After the two men in black entered for a while, Jiang Xueying quietly took out the rope with the hook.

Looking at the tall and thick wall, she swung it a few times with all her strength and finally hit the wall. She pulled the rope, but the hook didn't move and didn't fall off. She then pulled the rope and slowly climbed up to the top of the wall and jumped over.

After she jumped in, she saw someone lying unconscious on the ground next to her. She must have been killed by the two men in black.

Jiang Xueying was delighted, fortunately someone was leading the way ahead, which saved a lot of trouble. Then she quietly followed them, thinking that maybe she could find Ye Xiaoyu soon by following them.

With these two men in black, we didn’t encounter any danger along the way!

Jiang Xueying silently followed the two soldiers disguised as men in black into the mountain stronghold. Although there were some bumps along the way, they quickly searched the entire bandit's lair and only left the bedroom of the bandit leader to be turned over.

But as the sky gradually brightened, Jiang Xueying still found nothing and did not find any trace of Ye Xiaoyu.

Similarly, the two men in black did not find any clues.

It is obvious that the bandits have taken precautions. Just looking at the geographical location of the hideouts they are looking for and their orderly movements, I am afraid there must be someone with expert guidance.

In this case, she guessed that the captured children must have been placed somewhere else.

However, it is precisely this attempt to cover up that makes things more obvious, which further proves that the disappearance of these children must be related to bandits.

Daybreak will soon arrive. If we don’t find Ye Xiaoyu before daybreak, it would be bad if we alert the enemy.

After thinking it over, Jiang Xueying decided to go down the mountain first and wait for a chance to investigate again. After all, the location of the bandit's lair has been found, so rescuing people will require further consideration.

The two soldiers in night clothes obviously understood this and found an opportunity to quietly go down the mountain.

Jiang Xueying came out of the woods after they left and walked down the mountain carefully.

After searching all night, she found nothing. Although she had a guess in her mind, she was not sure. She was at a loss and became more and more panicked. The most important thing was that she was afraid that Ye Xiaoyu would be hurt. After all, she was just a child who knew nothing. When she met those inhumane bandits, the result was predictable.

But Ye Xiaojin was still at home waiting for her to bring Ye Xiaoyu back, so she couldn’t lose her composure!

Thinking of this, Jiang Xueying stopped and turned to go to the government office.

As she walked towards the government office, the closer she got to the office, the quieter the road became.

On normal days, there are many vendors walking around the streets selling their wares, and many pedestrians coming and going.

But now it’s not raining and I haven’t heard of anything happening, so why is the road so quiet?