Situ Yao also knew that no news was the best news, but he was still filled with endless worries. There were bandits above and thieves below, and the situation would not be good no matter where he went!
Thinking of this, he glared at Situ Zhao fiercely again.
Situ Zhao was just pretending not far away, and was given another cold stare for no reason. He wanted to get angry, but when he remembered the look in the prince's eyes just now, he didn't say anything.
He thought, forget it, he'd already achieved his goal, so what if he got glared at? He couldn't come back...
"Okay, let's all be quiet for a while!" The boss suddenly spoke and whispered a few words to the brothers around him. The man quickly took the order and left.
After a while, a woman in her fifties came with him. She was wearing coarse clothes and had a kind look on her face.
"What's the matter, boss, that you called me here? The rice is still warm in the pot." The woman looked very casual. Su Mengyan guessed that this woman was not captured and forced to cook for these people.
These bandits are becoming more and more unbelievable!
"Take her away and treat her wound." The boss said and left without looking back.
"Hey, carry the person to the inner room for me." After saying this, the woman went to look for something.
Everything here seemed normal, except Su Mengyan, who was becoming more and more nervous. She had arrived at a bandit's lair, so why didn't she feel anything?
The woman brought some abrasion medicine and carefully applied it to Su Mengyan's skin, saying, "Young lady, you must have been born into a wealthy family. You look so delicate and tender, you must have been pampered every day!"
Seeing the woman taking the initiative to talk to her, Su Mengyan also gained some courage to ask, "Auntie, do you know why the boss arrested me?"
After saying this, he acted a little flustered, appearing pitiful.
The woman stopped what she was doing and looked at Su Mengyan's face.
This girl is a beauty with her red and white lips, but I really don't know why the boss is doing this to her. It's probably because of that thing.
"Miss, just relax and recuperate here. The boss has his own plans, and I dare not say anything rashly!" After saying that, the woman took out the golden wound medicine and carefully applied it to Su Mengyan's injured arm.
Su Mengyan didn't say anything, just staring at the woman's movements silently, wondering if Situ Yao had noticed that she was missing...
After applying the medicine, the woman said before leaving: "Don't be afraid, the people here will not hurt you."
This made Su Mengyan, who was already confused, even more confused. What kind of bandit's nest had she come to?
At the foot of the mountain, Situ Yao and his group were still trying hard to find Su Mengyan, but unfortunately they found nothing. As it was getting dark, Situ Zhao became more and more dissatisfied.
He is a prince, but he is here looking for a concubine of Situ Yao. Isn't he overestimating this woman a little?
"Someone, go and invite the prince to me." Situ Zhao's personal guard brought him a sedan chair.
Situ Yao was already upset, and Situ Zhao's incident made his face even gloomier.
But Situ Zhao ignored all that and spoke up, "Isn't it a bit of a waste of military force to go to such great lengths to search for a woman?"
The implication was self-evident. The generals nearby stood up straight at once. The second prince was plucking hair from a tiger's head!
Sure enough, Situ Yao's face darkened when he heard this: "What's the point of being a royal guard if you can't even find a woman?"
Those generals lowered their heads in even greater shame. When the great god fought, it was always the small soldiers like them who got hurt!
This made Situ Zhao choke, and then he added: "Such a big show will probably let everyone on the mountain know that we are in disarray, which will give them an opportunity."
"If you ask me, there's no need to look for anyone. He was probably kidnapped by these bandits. Just take the soldiers and rush up the mountain to take the villain's head." After saying that, he glanced at Situ Yao with the corner of his eyes.
"I hope the Crown Prince will put the overall situation first and not forget the purpose of this trip."
These words were a naked threat, implicitly implying that Situ Yao was not doing his job properly. If this were to get back to the capital and the censors knew about it and made a complaint, Situ Yao's position would probably be in jeopardy.
Song Ming had tolerated Situ Zhao for a long time, and now that he had threatened His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he immediately lost his composure: "Second Prince, you can't say that. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has his own plans."
These words caused Situ Zhao to sneer.
"For a woman? Or are you cowering here timidly waiting for an opportunity? Where is the dignity of my royal family?" Situ Zhao said as he glanced at the generals.
Those generals had all fought on the battlefield, and they always felt that they were not qualified enough to deal with these bandits. Now, when they heard what the second prince said, their faces had already darkened.
Doesn't this mean they are incompetent?
But there are also rational generals here. How can the fighting between bandits be compared with that between two armies?
The bandits had the advantage of time, place and people, which was not favorable for them to suppress the bandits. Moreover, they were ignorant of this and their rash advance would easily lead to their defeat.
For a moment, these people split into two factions and started discussing here.
"Be quiet." Situ Yao had been listening to their discussion among these people, and suddenly spoke when the matter was almost discussed.
Situ Zhao had already gained most of the advantages in the previous discussion. Seeing Situ Yao stop him, he immediately felt proud. He had been very frustrated along the way, but now he finally got back some of his momentum.
"Has the prince made up his mind yet?"
These words made most of the personal guards nervous. This was related to Situ Yao's reputation. If the decisive battle went wrong, they would be blamed by the emperor when they returned to the capital.
"I am the commander-in-chief of this operation. You must do whatever I say. Do not disobey me, or you will be punished by military law."
As soon as these words were spoken, the group of generals knelt down one after another: "We are at Situ Yao's disposal."
Situ Zhao was very angry when he saw the group of people showing their loyalty. What a bunch of people who go with the flow!
"What about you? Royal brother? Is this a violation of military law?" Situ Yao glanced at the person in front of him with a rather unfriendly tone.
Situ Zhao was shocked. He could not afford to bear such a crime.
"I am at your disposal, my royal brother." After saying this, he got off the sedan chair and bowed slightly to show his respect.
Cui Mixue was still desperately searching for Su Mengyan's body, and she had never been so eager to see this woman.
"Miss, a woman was found on the mountain road over there." Cui Mixue's personal guard came hurriedly to report.
He was Cui Mixue's man, and the first thing he did when he found someone was to report it to his master.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com