Niu Lianshan thought they were taking advantage of the fact that the village was deserted to go hang out with the women. His face darkened and he said unhappily, "Look at the expressions on your faces. Don't overindulge yourself..."

Dozens of bandits yawned, feeling very tired and wanting to sleep, but they just couldn't fall asleep.

They all looked at him with empty eyes, as if they were lost in thought, with dark circles under their eyes, as if they were about to die.

After venting his anger, Niu Lianshan looked at their gloomy faces and became furious. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, all of you get out of here."

Jiang Sheng stood beside him. Now he was the fourth in command and had more power, making it easier for him to do things.

He whispered, "Boss, Hutoushan has always had contact with the governor, and provides women for him to play with every month. If there are no women this month, will…"

"Hmm? You mean I should establish good relations with the governor so that I can take my time in the future."

"Yes, sir. Think about it. The power of our Niutou Village is not enough to compete with the governor. It is better to drag it out than to do this."

Niu Lianshan thought for a long time and nodded: "Fourth brother, you are right. However, how to invite the governor to the mountain is something we need to discuss slowly."

"If I go to the governor, and he wants to harm me, then I won't be able to come back."

Jiang Sheng's eyes flickered, and he whispered seductively, "Boss, please take a look at this. These are letters we found in the mountain stronghold. Tianlang, Hutou, and the governor are all in cahoots."

"Their goal was to join forces and destroy our Niutou Stronghold. However, something unexpected happened. The sister of the leader of the Hutou Stronghold died."

"Look, the fact that Tianlang Mountain and Hutou Mountain have become mortal enemies actually benefits us. Otherwise, we would be in such a passive position now."

After hearing his words, Niu Lianshan felt a chill on his back. If it had been a little later, or if there hadn't been that accident, he would have been the one begging humbly now.

Seeing that he was wavering, Jiang Sheng continued, "Boss, no matter what time it is, we must find a way to take the initiative and not wait for others to kill us."

"When you don't have enough power, you try to use others to climb up. When you have enough power, the imperial court will be nothing to you."

"It's so ordinary, that's what it means to be truly happy."

Niu Lianshan's eyes gradually became firm. He knew that Niu Dashou was very loyal, but he didn't expect that he was also very smart.

He raised his hand and patted his shoulder, praising him generously: "Fourth brother, you really surprised me. I didn't expect you to see things so clearly. It's me who is short-sighted."

"Okay, let's do as you say. First, I'll disguise Gao Hu's handwriting and invite the governor to the mountain. If I give him enough benefits, he won't break up with me."

Jiang Sheng nodded and said seriously: "Yes, that's the truth."

Niu Lianshan trusted him now, so naturally he handed this matter over to him. He said solemnly: "Brother, go to the town and make sure to deliver the letter to the governor."

"Whether our village can survive depends on you."

"...Yes, don't worry, Boss. I will definitely get it done."

Jiang Sheng lowered his head to hide the strangeness in his eyes.

Jiang Sheng went down the mountain that day and went straight into the city to the prefect's mansion. He sneaked into the mansion when it was dark, robbed the mansion, and then waited quietly.

The next morning, Jiang Sheng hid in a beggar's den, watching the officials running back and forth, with a slight smile on his face.

The prefect's mansion was in complete chaos. Prefect Xia Ping was so angry that he covered his chest and smashed things frantically in the mansion. His scarlet eyes looked as if he wanted to tear people into pieces.

The housekeeper hurried in, not caring about the sweat on his face. He took out the letter and said breathlessly, "Sir, there's a letter from the mountain."

Hearing the letter from the mountain, Xia Ping slowly suppressed his emotions, reached out to take it, and after reading the letter, his face slowly relaxed.

He smiled a bit and said, "Not bad, not bad. I knew Gao Hu was capable of great things. He said he discovered a salt lake. That's salt."

"As long as I can control it and not get involved in this business directly, and let the copycats do it, and I can take advantage of it behind the scenes, then if something goes wrong in the future, I can just push them out."

The housekeeper nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "Yes, sir, you are right. This way, the loss from the theft in our mansion will be quickly compensated in the future."

Xia Ping nodded. "That's right. Go, quickly buy some simple clothes. Tomorrow morning I'll disguise myself and go down to Hutou Mountain to discuss this in detail."

"This matter is of utmost importance. I cannot rest assured unless we discuss it face to face."

"Yes, sir."

After a day and night of torment, Xia Ping got up the next day with dark circles under his eyes, took a carriage out of the city and headed straight for Hutou Mountain.

Jiang Sheng and his men had been waiting on Hutou Mountain.

After being led all the way up the mountain, Xia Ping entered the village. Looking at the empty village and the dry, blackened marks on the bluestone slabs, he felt something was wrong.

I sniffed and could faintly smell blood.

He asked tentatively, "Where is your boss? Why didn't he come out to meet me? What happened?"

Jiang Sheng lowered his head slightly and said humbly, "Your Excellency is worrying too much. It's not that my headman doesn't want to come pick me up, but he was injured while hunting. These bloodstains are from the prey."

"Well, the head of the family said that since the master is coming in person, we must treat him well and hunt prey in the mountains."

Xia Ping raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and felt much more comfortable.

"Oh, so what did your boss fight?"

"Of course it's a tiger. I heard that tiger penis is the most suitable for men to eat. After eating it, the virility will be several years younger. The head of the family heard this and would risk his life to go hunting."

Jiang Sheng said this without changing his expression. When Yang Er, who was standing beside him, heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched violently.

Sure enough, the previously kind-hearted Third Young Master has become sinister after this experience. No, he is even more deceitful than the Eldest Young Master.

Xia Ping really believed it and couldn't help laughing: "Well, your boss is so thoughtful. Let's enjoy the glory and wealth together in the future. I will definitely remember this kindness in my heart."

"You are too polite, sir. What the head of the family says is what we should do."

After bringing the person to the backyard, Gao Hu sat motionless in the pavilion. He saw Xia Ping approaching from the corner of his eye, his eyes widened and he whimpered, unable to speak.

Xia Ping was also stunned when he saw the man with his head wrapped up and his body wrapped in gauze. "Oh my God, how did he get injured like this? Brother, you really don't care about yourself at all."

"Wow, no, that's not the case. Why would an adult come to the mountain? What on earth are these people trying to do?!"