Li Yanfeng's words made Deputy Captain Gao a little distracted.
Li Yanfeng looked at his expression, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why, what's wrong?"
Deputy Captain Gao hurriedly shook his head, "There's nothing wrong with that."
He didn't want Li Yanfeng to know that his biological father was a horse bandit. In his heart, even those horse bandits didn't know about his relationship with the boss. After all, he had never shown up in the mountain stronghold and had warned his horse bandit father.
However, in reality, the boss was very proud of having a military officer as his son. In order to demonstrate his prestige in the village, many of the upper-level bandits knew about it.
The war on the front line was tense, and he was transferred back to handle military pay matters because he was originally from the garrison in Qingyuan County. He had no idea that the owner of the bandit's nest had changed.
In the mind of Lieutenant Gao, no other force in Liangzhou would dare to come up with any other tricks. After all, even the horse bandits existed to make money for them.
When Xiao Feng heard this, he quietly closed the tiles on the roof and disappeared into the night like a ghost.
When he returned to the village, the sky was already turning pale.
Another batch of corpses were burned and buried in the back mountain, and gray smoke floated in the air.
The smell of burning mugwort and atractylodes was strong in the village. Xiao Feng tied his horse to the stable and walked back into the village with his mouth and nose covered. Fan Jing happened to come out with a basin of water. Seeing him, she hurriedly said, "Master, the lady's eyes are swollen from crying."
Xiao Feng paused, "What's going on? Is she in the house now?"
Fan Jing shook her head and said, "I just went to the back mountain."
Xiao Feng turned around and was about to go to the back mountain when he saw Yu Song and An Xi coming out of the house one after another, opening the curtain. His brows furrowed slightly.
After an incense stick of time, Xiao Feng felt a little heavy-hearted when he learned from Yu Song about the changes that had taken place in Kyoto.
When they reached the back mountain, Xiao Feng saw her sitting quietly on the hillside. He slowly approached her, took off his cloak and put it on her.
"Let Yu Song and An Xi escort you back to Kyoto. Bring your firearms with you."
When his mother passed away, he at least saw her for the last time and sent her to the imperial mausoleum.
In the current situation, he cannot escape, and it is not safe for her to go back. But if she doesn't go back, she will always be worried about him.
Seeing her pale face, Xiao Feng squatted down, put his arm around her shoulders, and accompanied her quietly.
Wan Jinlan made up his mind and sat up straight and said, "Yu Song, come with me. An Xi will stay and help you. You have to pay attention to the situation of my brother and sister-in-law."
She hadn't slept all night, her eyes were dry and swollen, the room was very warm, she felt dizzy from lying down, so she simply came out to get some cool air.
Xiao Feng squeezed her hand: "I'll wait for you to come back."
Xiao Feng wanted to bring the relatives of the Duke to Liangzhou, after all, no one knew how the situation would develop in the future.
But he also understood that now was not a good time. He had no roots in Liang Province, and it would be safer in Kyoto than to bring his people here. The emperor had once been wary of the Duke's Mansion, but now that his father-in-law was dead and only the elderly and children remained in the Duke's Mansion, out of gratitude, he would not do anything to the Duke's Mansion.
But if they confront the imperial court in the future, all the people in the palace in Kyoto will be hostages.
Some refugees in the back mountain died, and those who were almost recovered moved into the mountain village, making it look much emptier. Wan Jinlan had already thought about how to transform the back mountain when the weather warmed up. If this place was used well, it could be turned into a secret camp.
As the two of them walked back, they ran into a large group of people who had arrived at the back mountain for training. The smell of food wafted through the mountain village.
When I returned to the house, Fan Jing had already prepared the porridge and dishes, all steaming hot.
After the two of them finished, Wan Jinlan began to pack his bags. "Wei Xian wants to talk to you. You don't need to follow me here. It's more important to take care of business first."
She took two steps and he followed her two steps, which was quite awkward.
Xiao Feng said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that you'll leave and never come back, and I'm also afraid that something will happen to you."
Wan Jinlan actually heard a hint of pity in his tone.
"Don't worry, I've already invested all my money. Even if it's just for this money, I will come back. It's enough for me to have Yu Song with me. I have firearms in my hands, so you don't have to worry."
Firearms are unsafe, so she won't use them unless absolutely necessary.
Xiao Feng hugged her tightly, rested his chin on her shoulder and gently stroked her hair.
He held her tightly.
Wan Jinlan and Yu Song rode out of the mountain stronghold. Xiao Feng stood at the highest point, his brows fixed on the direction she left.
Wan Jinlan had already walked the way back. The further south she went, the warmer the weather became, and she could guarantee the road would be clear without the need for transit. With Yu Song by her side, she didn't need to worry too much about safety on the road.
Xiao Feng didn't go to Wei Xian's house until he could no longer see anyone.
Wei Xian and Wei Sinian had just finished their meal, and the room was filled with a strong smell of medicine.
When Wei Xian saw him come in, he stood up to greet him.
Xiao Feng held up his hand to stop him, "I am just a refugee now, so there is no need for those formalities."
Wei Xian didn't listen to him and insisted on kneeling down.
"This is not a visit to the King of Qi, but a thank you for your kindness. It is thanks to you that Si Nian is able to come here."
Xiao Feng helped the man up, "You are weak, get up quickly. In the future, when there is no prince, just call me the boss like they do."
Calling him "boss" sounds too bandit-like, "boss" is more appropriate.
Wei Xian sat back on the stone bed and sent Wei Sinian away, saying, "Thank you, Master, for your consideration and for sending someone to Xiliu County to look for me."
Xiao Feng said, "I only have one thing to say. If you still resent the suffering of exile, once you've recovered, I'll just send you and Wei Sinian away. We'll be even now. I believe you're not going to betray me."
Wei Xian smiled bitterly, "Boss, you really embarrassed me. If you hadn't intervened for my family, we would have been beheaded. How could I have held a grudge against you?"
"I know my boss has something to offer me, and I'm willing to work for him in the future."
He wasted more than ten years in the imperial army, was suppressed by his clan and never got promoted, and his whole family was implicated. When he arrived in Liangzhou, his wife Bai couldn't stand the hard life and thought marrying him was the most unfortunate thing in her life. She married someone else and he didn't blame her, but the love between husband and wife had ended.
Wei Xian sighed, "It's because I'm useless. If I were alone, that would be fine. For Si Nian's sake, I will definitely serve the master wholeheartedly in the future."
Xiao Feng could naturally tell that what he said was the truth. He felt more at ease working with such a person. Everyone has selfish motives. If someone said that he was only doing it to repay his kindness, he would feel it was hypocritical.
"Wei's ex-wife, Bai, is now the concubine of the second son of the governor's mansion."
Xiao Feng was indeed a little shocked.
Wei Xian was quite calm when he mentioned Bai.
"When she left with Si Nian, I was worried and followed her. Later, we were discovered by the people from the governor's mansion, captured by the guards, and thrown into Mangshan. I wonder if the boss knows that there is an iron mine in Mangshan."
Xiao Feng nodded, "I've explored it before."
Wei Xian nodded, "In that case, I have explained everything I need to explain."
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