Qin Youran endured a sharp pain as she climbed the slope, only to see several figures holding torches surrounding Hua Fushu. After a struggle, Hua Fushu was abducted. The bandits looked around, but seeing no one around, they dragged Hua Fushu back home.

Watching Hua Fushu being taken away, Qin Youran knew that the best thing for her to do right now was not to rush to rescue him.

The area is overgrown with vegetation and it is dark at night. If you try to rescue Hua Fushou, not only will you fail to save her, but you may also lose yourself, which would be a loss.

He thought that Hua Fushu's life should not be in danger for the time being. After dawn, he would meet up with Mu Qing first and then discuss what to do next.

The Dayi Hall was brightly lit with candles, and several leaders of the Qingyun Mountain bandits gathered together.

The eldest boss Sai Yuhuan sat in the first seat, next to the third boss Yin Jiujiu sat the fourth boss Qi Yuyan, and opposite them was the second boss Zhang Zhongjian.

Zhang Zhongjian was a rather burly man with a full beard. All that could be seen were a pair of big eyes, a mouth, and a nose.

The third in command, Yin Jiujiu, spoke first, "Sister and brother, my fifth brother has already made arrangements with the Xiangshui Cao Gang. He has been traveling for the past two or three days and is now resting. I have instructed the brothers to pack their bags and go to the Xiangshui Ferry tomorrow morning. We will be able to leave Luocheng by tomorrow night at the latest."

Sai Yuhuan remained silent.

The second in command, Zhang Zhongjian, looked at Sai Yuhuan thoughtfully before saying to Yin Jiujiu, "Third brother, I'll do as you say. We'll set off tomorrow morning."

The four bosses discussed a few more things. After three quarters of an hour, the third and fourth bosses left, leaving only the second boss Zhang Zhongjian and Sai Yuhuan in Dayi Hall.

Zhang Zhongjian hunched his body, rubbing his forehead with his palm, and said distressedly: "I know what you are thinking. You are reluctant to leave and don't want all these years of hard work to go to waste. But you must understand that this is not a question of reluctance. The lives of our brothers are at stake."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Linglong, Cai Zijing is a ruthless person who will do anything without hesitation. You and I both know this. From the moment he approached us and started working with us, he's been planning to kill us to silence us. Killing Yu Xuanji, framing us, and then catching them all in one fell swoop and leaving Qingyun Mountain is the only way to save his life."

Sai Yuhuan knew that leaving Qingyun Mountain as soon as possible was the best course of action, but Cai Yuanchang was her sworn enemy. Her name wasn't Sai Yuhuan; her given name was Huo Linglong. She was the daughter of Huo Qing, the garrison commander of Beiling. Cai Yuanchang had once served under her father, a highly valued captain. Her feud with Cai Yuanchang began ten years ago.

In the autumn of the first year of Huangyou, her father received news that Goryeo and Northern Liao had joined forces to invade the border. Her father led his troops to the Song-Liao border to quell the rebellion. After a bloody battle with the Liao army for a day and a night, he finally drove the Liao army out of the Song border. Just as they were cheering for their first victory, they were surrounded by soldiers led by Prince Qinghe. They killed her father and the soldiers of the Huo family army on the charge of rebellion, and the person who accused her father of rebellion was Cai Yuanchang.

Thirty thousand soldiers and her family were killed by the army led by King Qinghe. Only she and thirty or forty of her comrades were lucky enough to escape.

After going through many hardships, he finally settled down in Qingyun Mountain. It took a lot of thought and effort to establish a relationship with Cai Yuanchang, all for the purpose of avenging his father.

She was unwilling to leave and abandon all her past efforts. Her greatest wish was to avenge her father.

No, she would not leave. As long as she did not take Cai Yuanchang's head, she would never leave!

Sai Yuhuan slowly straightened her body. Her tall figure resembled a pine tree standing tall and straight under the weight of heavy snow, or a bamboo rooted in a broken rock, determined and unwavering. "I won't leave. There's no point in your talking!"

Zhang Zhongjian felt that this scene was so familiar. He seemed to see the female general who commanded thousands of troops and was persistent and resolute on the battlefield in the northern border.

Ten years.

In order to seek revenge and get close to Cai Yuanchang, they have put in too much effort. He also doesn't want to leave Qingyun Mountain. Revenge is important, but saving the lives of his brothers is more important!

As the saying goes, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. As long as they are alive, there will be no fear of not having a day of revenge.

"Linglong, you know better than me what to do and what not to do right now. Think about Yue Zheng, he's only six years old." Zhang Zhongjian knew he couldn't persuade Sai Yuhuan, so he reminded her with his young son. She didn't care about herself, but she had to take care of her son. He thought she didn't want to leave her young son without a mother for the sake of revenge.

Speaking of her little son, Sai Yuhuan was moved. Yes, her son was still young and couldn't live without his mother, but she was the only one who knew best why she had endured humiliation and lived in seclusion for all these years.

She raised her hand and said, "Go see Yue Zheng. He hasn't seen you for a while."

"Linglong." Zhang Zhongjian called her name and was about to say something else when he was interrupted.

"Go and see Yue Zheng." Sai Yuhuan turned around, leaving her back to him, and said thoughtfully, "Let me think about it."

Zhang Zhongjian looked at her for a moment before leaving Dayi Hall.

After a while, the bandits took Hua Fushu back to the bandit camp. Seeing that the lights in the Dayi Hall were still on, they thought the boss should still be inside, so they entered the Dayi Hall and found that their boss was indeed there.

One of the leading bandits said, "Boss, our patrol officers have captured a woman. She might be a spy from somewhere. I've already brought her here."

Sai Yuhuan turned around and saw the woman the brothers had captured was wearing a crimson dress. The light from the lamplight made it clear her clothes were stained with dust. A piece of cloth was sealed around her mouth, and she was making mumbling sounds. She couldn't make out what she was saying, but she could guess what she was saying.

Her almond-shaped eyes were already big, and when she stared and opened them wide, they seemed to be even bigger, and the pupils were about to pop out of their sockets.

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