Yan Cheng noticed that Ma Zikun looked at him with a strange look, like a big cat seeing another cat growing strong and healthy and trying to secretly steal the kitten home.
This is not the first time.
Ever since he showed his maturity and wisdom, Uncle Ma would occasionally look at him with that look of wanting to steal his home.
He had discussed this with Leng Yan in private, but Leng Yan said as a matter of course: "You are so smart and courageous, everyone wants to have a child like you."
"How can I be as good as you say? There are always people who are better than me in this world and in life."
For example, his elder brother Yan Zhuo was a genius who was good at both literature and martial arts. He could write with great grace and wield swords and guns as light as a swallow when practicing martial arts.
In school, teachers and classmates all said that he had a talent for studying and would shine in the imperial examinations in the future. However, he was not as good as Yan Zhuo who was just over ten years old many years ago.
His wisdom was enhanced by his experiences in his previous life, while Yan Zhuo was a true ancient man, and all the knowledge stored in his mind was acquired since childhood.
Yan Zhuo has a flexible brain and his talent for reading is beyond Yan Cheng's reach. The articles he writes are full of vitality and everyone who reads them thinks they are good.
This is something Yan Cheng cannot do. Although the articles he writes are not bad, they lack spirituality and tend to be more pragmatic and cautious. His spirituality has been eroded by the ups and downs of his previous life.
If Yan Cheng was gifted in studying and was able to make great achievements in the imperial examinations, then Yan Zhuo was a natural-born top scholar.
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Ever since Tian Yongfu ventured down the mountain to investigate and was caught red-handed, Ma Zikun knew that the opportunity to wipe out the Black Wind Village had come.
Only when the situation in Black Wind Village becomes unstable will they risk sending people down the mountain to investigate.
On the third day after Tian Yongfu was captured, Ma Zikun divided the anti-bandit army into more than a dozen small teams, which surrounded Heifengzhai every few hours.
But it was just an encirclement. Once the Black Wind Village showed any intention of taking up arms to resist, they would immediately retreat. After several attempts, the bandits in the Black Wind Village were confused.
No, we are the ones being surrounded. We didn’t run away, so why are you running?
Are you going to fight this war or not? Give me a definite answer!
After a few times, the third in command vaguely guessed the plan of the bandit-suppression army. They were fighting in a way that disrupted the morale of the army.
Why would Governor Ma, who had been causing unrest in Black Wind Village these days, suddenly make such a decision? Did he see the decline of Black Wind Village?
How is that possible? No one has come down from the Black Wind Village in recent days, and the bandit-suppression troops are only circling at the foot of the mountain. How could they know the situation inside the Black Wind Village?
etc……
Did someone go down the mountain?
Thinking of this, the third in command might still be ill, his breathing stopped and he almost couldn't breathe.
Angry, his confidant patted his back quickly, and when his breathing became smoother, he immediately took him to find the boss and the second in command.
The confidant hesitated for a moment and wanted to say that since the prince was still ill, they should not worry about these matters, but seeing the determined look of the third in command, he could not help but shut his mouth.
He wordlessly found an outer robe to wrap around the third in command, then put one arm around his back and the other around his legs and carried him out.
Seeing the worried faces of the first, second, and third bosses, they interrupted their concern and asked anxiously, "Did you send anyone down the mountain?"
"How did Third Brother know?"
The eldest brother looked at the second brother suspiciously, "Didn't you say that Third Brother is not in good health and don't let him worry?"
Tian Yongfu's going down the mountain was a secret act, and only a few people knew about it. At this time, there was only the second in command here, so the boss naturally could only suspect him.
Second in command: "I didn't say that. I haven't been to Third Brother's place since yesterday. How could I have said that?"
Big Boss: "Who is that..."
"Now is not the time to talk about this."
Knowing that these two guys who were dragging their feet had caused a big trouble without his knowledge, the Third In Command was so angry that he almost fainted.
Help! This Black Wind Village is too difficult to lead.
He shouldn't have chosen to strengthen the Black Wind Village.
"They must have captured the man you sent down and know that our village is short of food and the people are in chaos. If it were me, I would also attack the village at this time."
It's all over.
The more the Third In Command thought about it, the more he felt that the future of Black Wind Village was bleak. How could they reverse the crisis when they were surrounded by enemies on all sides? He closed his eyes resignedly.
There is no way.
"I can't save the fate of Black Wind Village. If you want to survive, find a way to escape as soon as possible!"
The third in command's tone no longer had the previous anxiety. To the first and second in command, it sounded like he had completely given up on Black Wind Village, which immediately angered them who regarded Black Wind Village as their home.
"Third brother, how can you say such a thing? Black Wind Village is our home. How can we give it up so easily?"
"Third brother, the bandit suppression troops haven't reached the mountain yet. Why are you saying such discouraging words? Perhaps if we all work hard, we can save the stronghold."
"It's only a matter of time before the bandit suppression troops attack the mountain. Why are you kidding yourselves?"
The third boss, with an abnormal blush on his face, had stood up and was half leaning on his confidant. The obvious sarcasm in his eyes stung the faces of the other two bosses.
The night wind blew from the foot of the mountain, carrying with it a faint smell of blood. The third in command felt a little nauseous. He looked at the brightly lit mountain stronghold and felt that it was time for them to leave.
He patted his confidant's arm, signaling him to take him away.
The first and second in command wanted to stop them from leaving, but his confidant suddenly used his lightness skills and appeared at the door with the third in command in a few moments.
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