After a group of people appeared on the other side of the valley, we all lowered our heads to avoid being spotted.

I broke off a leafy branch and held it over my head, using my binoculars to keep an eye on the newly appeared group of people.

After those people appeared, they didn't hide like we did. Instead, they went straight down the hillside, clearly teammates of the people below.

Seeing the new group of people, I roughly counted them; there were at least fifteen or sixteen of them. Adding the people working below, the total number exceeded twenty.

Wei Shengnan looked at the group of people gathered in the valley and said in a low voice, "If these people were here to rob a tomb, they would never have made such a commotion. It's probably the people from Ping'an Village who have arrived! To prevent them from being disturbed by others before they destroy the entrance."

Qu Ruilin turned his gaze to me: "It does look like that. The people below just did a simple cleanup and didn't dump any soil. It doesn't look like they were digging a tunnel. Maybe they just wanted to blow up the entrance or destroy the keyhole!"

Xue Dong then spoke up, "They've made a move. Keep an eye on the person holding the reel!"

I raised my binoculars and looked into the valley, and sure enough, I saw a person holding a reel backing away in the valley.

Xue Dong explained from the side, "They don't need lighting at this time of day. What they've set up is definitely not electrical wires; it's most likely electrically detonated explosives!"

"We can't wait any longer; we have to find a way to stop this group."

As I watched the man with the reel retreat, I said in a deep voice, "Once we get down there, cut his lead wire first, and then take control of everyone on site."

"Let's do it together."

Wei Shengnan nodded in agreement: "Have the people below block the people in the valley, and we'll clear the entrance. We absolutely cannot let them succeed."

"The distance between us is too great. If we rush down together, the noise will be too loud. Once the people in the valley block our way, it will be difficult for us to get close to the entrance in a short time!"

Qu Ruilin stepped back a distance, avoiding the view from below the valley: "I'll lead my men around to the other side to draw their attention, while you launch a sneak attack."

After Qu Ruilin finished speaking, he selected four members of the Wei family and they disappeared into the bushes to go around them.

After Qu Ruilin left, I drew my machete and whispered to Jiang Man, "When we make our move, we can't all rush in at once. If we get surrounded or something unexpected happens, we won't even have backup. Xue Dong and I will charge in, and you can stay on the perimeter with a few people to support us."

Jiang Man rolled her eyes dramatically: "You don't need to worry about me, my skills are better than most people here!"

“It’s precisely because of your skill that I’m letting you stay behind to provide support. We’re a team, and if we get surrounded, you won’t be able to escape either.”

I paused for a moment: "With us men able to handle things, how can we let a young girl like you be on the front lines!"

"There's movement on the other side."

Xue Dong's words interrupted my conversation with Jiang Man: "Qu Ruilin moved so fast? He got to the other side of the valley in less than two minutes?"

I looked up and saw several figures appearing on the opposite hillside, rushing into the valley. There were at least a dozen of them: "It's not Qu Ruilin and his group!"

"An attack!"

A shout came from the valley, and then a group of men in black who were working all rushed towards the group, wielding knives and clubs.

Wei Shengnan looked at the group of people rushing down the hillside and stood up, saying, "The explosion earlier was quite loud, and more and more people will be attracted here. No matter who they are, we have to strike first!"

"Charge!"

I saw the people rushing down the opposite hillside collide with the men in black in the valley. They were also rushing down the hillside, wielding machetes.

At this moment, the men in black in the valley were running towards the other side, and the people rushing down the hillside lined up in a row, constantly waving their knives at the crowd.

One of the men in black was kicked down the hillside and tumbled down. As he got up, he saw us rushing towards him from the other side and roared, "People are coming from the south too!"

"Get them!"

Those men in black who couldn't get up the hillside to attack all turned around and charged towards us.

I was the first to rush down the hillside when I saw a man in black raise a knife and slash at me. I immediately tried to parry his knife with a slashing motion, but to my surprise, he managed to hold his position and turned the knife around, slashing horizontally towards my neck.

"when!"

At the same time, Wei Shengnan rushed to my side and swung her sword down, deflecting the opponent's weapon, and then closed in on him.

I was rescued by Wei Shengnan and rushed up to defend her flank, but after three strikes, I couldn't hurt her.

At first, I thought it was just a regular fight, but the other side put me under tremendous pressure.

In less than two minutes, the group of people who rushed down the hillside had been scattered, and more people rushed towards us, while Manjing, Xue Dong, and the others were separated on the other side.

I seized the opportunity and slashed one of the men across from me on the shoulder. As he retreated, I shouted, "Everyone be careful! These guys are all trained fighters. Stay alert!"

Just then, a loud shout rang out from the enemy's group. A tall man, wielding a long-handled broadsword, strode over menacingly: "Damn it! Chop all these bastards up!"

"Cao Xiong!"

"It's him!"

Wei Shengnan and I were both stunned when we saw the man holding the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword).

Unexpectedly, these men in black in the valley were actually members of the Black Robe Organization.

As Cao Xiong charged forward, a group of people also rushed out from the direction of the explosion point. The man leading them, wearing a gas mask, looked in their direction and shouted, "Everyone, hold the pass! Any extras, go support Brother Xiong!"

Seeing that the man in black robes also had a backup plan, I charged forward first: "Brothers, follow me and break their formation!"

I chose to engage in a melee because I knew Cao Xiong had a gun. Only by mixing our men with theirs could we force them into close combat, thus preventing them from accidentally shooting our comrades.

Seeing the men in black robes attacking from two directions, Xue Dong swung his knife, knocking back the people around me and shielding me behind him: "Mr. Duan, I'll stay here and hold them off. You rush towards the mountain pass! The black-robed organization has the key to enter the mountain. I suspect that the explosives they used to lay the cables a second time are because the passage has already been opened, and they're preparing to seal it off. Once we miss this opportunity, it will be very difficult for us to get close to this place again!"