In a flash, another month passed, and thousands of soldiers surrounded the Black Wind Village, without any movement.
It's like a hanging gate knife. As soon as the person controlling it moves his hand, blood will flow in the next moment.
Over the past two months, the food in the mountain stronghold has been decreasing day by day, and now there is only enough food left for the bandits in the stronghold to eat for a few days.
If they can no longer obtain enough food from the outside world, the people in Heifeng Village will starve to death.
The pressure was too great, and the bandits in Black Wind Village couldn't help but feel anxious.
The boss and the second in command discussed sending the bandits down the mountain to check out the situation. Since they couldn't rob this area, they could rob somewhere else.
There must be some profit. People cannot starve to death. The purpose of being a bandit is to make a living. Starving to death is not worth it.
The Second Chief said: "Let Tian Yongfu go down the mountain tonight to see if the security down there is not tight. We can find a way to get some food back."
The eldest brother asked: "Should we talk to Third Brother about this? Didn't Third Brother tell us not to act rashly?"
The Second Master said, "Third brother is ill, so we should not disturb him. Besides, the village can no longer survive. Even if we tell him about this proposal, I don't think he will refuse."
The eldest brother said: "That's right, Third Brother is seriously ill this time. We don't have a doctor in our mountain stronghold. If the security at the foot of the mountain is not strict, we can send someone down the mountain to find a doctor to come up and treat Third Brother."
The third in command had been working hard recently, busy trying to find a way out for the Black Wind Village, and a cold wind had entered his body. His face was flushed, and he was half-held in the arms of his confidant and fed medicine. He had no idea that he was about to be stabbed in the back.
He drank the bitter medicine and wondered where to get some food to go to Black Wind Village.
It’s not possible at the foot of the mountain. The bandit-suppression army has surrounded Houyan Mountain tightly and will never give Heifengzhai a chance to get food.
Other strongholds could give it a try. As long as someone dares to take the risk of crossing the mountains, they can borrow some food from the stronghold on another mountain.
On the next mountain is Shilin Village. The leader there is easy to talk to. The Luyang bandits share the same fate, so they should not refuse to lend them food.
“Ahem…”
"Your Highness, just take good care of yourself. The Black Wind Stronghold is clearly in decline. Why bother to think about them? At worst, we can just move to another stronghold."
"Let's wait and see. It's not easy for us to escape in this situation. Even if we leave, we have to find the right time."
By then he would maximize his escape.
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As night falls, everything is silent, only the stars shine in the dark sky.
A dark shadow came down from Houyan Mountain, looked around to observe the situation, and after making sure that there was no one nearby, he entered Xiaolin Village from a small path.
He walked quickly and quietly all the way, stopped outside the best house in the village, and leaned on the wall to observe what was happening in the yard.
There was no light, no sound, and the family seemed to have fallen asleep.
He knocked on a window and whispered, "Dad, it's me."
A few seconds later, hurried footsteps were heard in the house, and a gray-haired old man pushed open the window.
The visitor climbed into the house through the window.
The old man closed the window tightly and said anxiously, "Son, why are you back? You shouldn't be back!"
Tian Yongfu: "Dad, what are you talking about? This is my home, how can I not come back?"
Old man: "That will have to wait until this period of popularity has passed. Now..."
“Knock knock—”
"Tanaka, just now Li Sanjia told me that he saw someone enter your yard. Who was it?"
Someone was knocking on the gate of the courtyard. A dignified elder of the clan was shouting at the door, and several young men were holding torches beside him.
The bright firelight illuminated the night, and two figures could be vaguely seen standing by the window.
"Dad, what's going on? I didn't see anyone when I came back just now. How did Li Sanjia find me?"
Tian Yongfu was shocked. He didn't expect that even though he was so careful and didn't even take the right path, he was still discovered.
Tian Zhong was even more worried. Since a month ago, he had been praying day and night that his son would not come home, for fear that his son would be caught red-handed and the whole family would be in trouble.
Man proposes, God disposes. In the end, my son went down the mountain at this critical moment.
It seems that God wants to destroy the Tian family!
He complained about the cruelty of heaven and said, "Master Ma once said that if one family conceals the truth and fails to report it, ten families will be punished..."
"Tian Zhong, open the door quickly! Are you really hiding someone in your house?"
Before he could finish, the elder of the clan came from outside and urged him to open the door anxiously and angrily.
Tian Yongfu was still a little confused about the situation, so Tian Zhong grabbed his sleeve and pushed him out the door: "Yongfu, escape through the back window, and don't worry about me, an old man."
"Dad, what's going on?"
"Don't worry about it, just run away..."
"Bang—"
As soon as the door of the house was opened, the main door was kicked open by a young man, and then the main door of the house. Tian Yongfu, who was about to escape through the window, was caught in the act.
The young man held onto him tightly, "Elder, I told you he was going to run away, right?"
"Don't move! Humph! Li De, bring me the torch quickly. I want to see whose rat he is."
"No, he's not..."
Tian Zhong, who was not very agile, was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He tried to stop them, but the elder sneered, "Village chief, you are really good."
"I was wondering why our village always gets robbed by bandits when it starts to get better. It turns out you, a big rat, are the ones betraying us."
The young men holding torches glared at them angrily. It was not easy for ordinary people like them to make a living these days, and the village chief whom they trusted so much actually betrayed them.
At this time, the young man who entered the room first saw Tian Yongfu's face clearly, his eyes widened and he was shocked.
"Tian Yongfu, why is it you? Didn't you fall into the river and drown? Are you resurrecting?"
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