She hid behind a pillar, concealing her figure, and tightened her grip on the pistol in her hand.

In the cowshed in the backyard, there were two masked men dressed in black, who were inspecting their oxcart by lighting tinder.

“We have already inspected the entire oxcart. There are no markings on it, so it shouldn’t belong to this family.”

"Yes, you're right. Judging from the wear and tear on the wheels, it's been used for quite a while; it's unlikely to be a new oxcart. Therefore, the person the general is looking for must be the family at the village entrance!"

There's a large scratch on the oxcart of the family at the village entrance. It's probably to cover up the original writing on the cart, in case our eldest brother is still alive and finds his way to their house.

"Should we head to the village entrance now, or should we complete the task Miss instructed us to complete first—kidnapping Jiang Wanwan?"

"Fool! Our master is a general, so naturally we must complete the general's orders first, otherwise we won't even know how we lost our lives."

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go back to that house at the village entrance right now and have them arrest and interrogate that family. Then the two of us brothers will come back later and kidnap Jiang Wanwan!"

"Okay, let's do it that way."

After the two masked men in black finished their discussion, they lifted their legs to leave the cowshed.

Jiang Wanwan was worried that her figure would be exposed, and was preparing to leave quietly. But as soon as she lifted her leg, someone grabbed her waist from behind and covered her mouth with a hand. Then, they pulled her back a few steps, spun around, and hid in the corner of the house, completely concealing their figures.

Her expression hardened, alarm bells rang in her mind, she pulled the trigger, and bent her elbow to ram backward, but then she heard a familiar, deep voice in her ear.

"It's me, Qi Zhao."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Wanwan paused in her movements.

She turned her head and saw a familiar face.

So, Jiang Wanwan quietly put the pistol away and hid it under her wide sleeve.

At this moment, the two were very close, and Qi Zhao's breath brushed against the back of her ear, making her face flush.

After the two men in black left the cowshed, they wandered around for a while before climbing over the wall and leaving.

Jiang Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately jumped three feet away, quickly getting away from Qi Zhao.

"What are you doing out here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" Jiang Wanwan stammered as she questioned.

"I heard a commotion and came out to check, but I didn't expect to run into you. How stupid of you! Instead of running away in this situation, you just hid and watched."

"If the men in black discover you, they could easily take you down with one hand." Qi Zhao was somewhat exasperated.

If he hadn't happened to find her, the man in black probably would have.

Jiang Wanwan rolled her eyes and snorted, "It's still uncertain who will take down whom."

She has firearms; how could those men in black's knives be faster than bullets?

However, Jiang Wanwan certainly couldn't say that.

"You!" Qi Zhao glared, somewhat angry that Jiang Wanwan didn't value her life.

"Alright, now's not the time to argue. Let's discuss what's at hand." Jiang Wanwan quickly interrupted him. "Those two men in black must have been sent by Su Mu. And the leader of the men in black who fell off the cliff last time really didn't die. It seems he has already informed Su Mu of this matter, so Su Mu is now sending people to Dashui Village to check if you have been brought back by the people of Dashui Village."