The man pointed out several problems in a row. Although they seemed to be only a few inches away, if they were really wrong during the bandit suppression, their entire army would be wiped out.
Xiao Yunyu had a sinister expression.
As he guessed, this Yu Zhifu not only colluded with Heiyun Village in secret, but also had vicious intentions and wanted to catch all the officials sent by the court in one fell swoop!
The officials sent by the court before and who survived safely were probably in cahoots with them.
Those officials who reported to the court that they were missing or sacrificed during the bandit suppression campaign must have been killed by them.
Xiao Yunyu looked at the man and said, "If I let you two lead the way to Black Cloud Village, how confident are you?"
The man looked at him suspiciously.
Cang Shu then remembered that he had not yet introduced himself.
He immediately began to introduce: "This is our master."
He did not reveal Xiao Yunyu's true identity. In fact, very few people in the cavalry knew their master's true identity, and those who knew it must be confidants.
In the past, Xiao Yunyu appeared in the caravan for business purposes, so no one could guess and just thought he was a wealthy businessman.
The father and son were startled and quickly saluted respectfully: "Greetings, Master!"
Xiao Yunyu: “Yeah.”
Seeing the two of them looking at each other curiously, Cang Shu reminded them, "Old Xie, the master is asking you a question! If you take people to Black Cloud Village, are you sure you can come and go freely?"
Old Xie had a look on his face that said, "Are you kidding me?"
"Not only is the terrain of Black Cloud Village complex and dangerous, but there are also many dangerous obstacles along the way. Xie'er and I have only been there once by chance. How can we come and go freely?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yunyu frowned.
In other words, we need to find another way to get to Heiyun Village.
"Then you lead the way, and where does that one end up?"
Old Xie returned his gaze to the map and quickly pointed to a spot: "Here."
Xiao Yunyu looked at the place where his finger was pointing. There was a valley across the mountain from Heiyun Village.
It seems very close on the map, but the mountains in Yicheng are an average of a thousand feet high. What's more, this map was provided by Prefect Yu, so its credibility is greatly reduced.
If this is true, it will be difficult for them to even reach the Black Cloud Village, let alone encircle and wipe out the Black Cloud Village.
"This..." Cang Shu also looked troubled. "Master, how about letting them go again and find out the terrain before you lead the others?"
Xiao Yunyu's brows darkened. "It's too late. The longer we wait, the more time they have to prepare."
"But if you don't know the terrain... it's too dangerous!" Cangwu's face was solemn.
The young man suddenly asked, "Why are you going to Black Cloud Village?"
Old Xie quickly pulled his son aside and said, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask!"
Xiao Yunyu raised his hand: "No problem." He looked at the young man, "The Black Cloud Village has been burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of evil in Yicheng. The imperial court has sent officials to suppress the bandits many times but to no avail. This time, they've arranged for us to be the target."
The young man's eyes lit up: "Are you an official from the capital?"
Since Xiao Yunyu decided to let them lead the way, he also did not decide to hide his identity.
What's more, after this incident, anyone who participated in the bandit suppression campaign could guess his identity.
"good."
Seeing that he admitted that he was an official of the imperial court, the young man immediately said, "I also drew a map before. I originally planned to give it to Uncle Cang Shu after I finished it. When my father and I insulted Black Cloud Village, I took the opportunity to write down the route we took."
As he spoke, the young man took out a piece of yellowed beige linen from his arms.
The boy folded it into a small piece, and when he spread it out it was about half the size of a table. Most of it was covered with a topographic map, and about a small half was left blank.
He explained: "There are some places I haven't been to, and I don't want to copy them from other people's maps, so I leave them blank."
Several people lowered their heads and looked closely at the map drawn by the young man.
Cang Shu pointed to a spot on the map and asked, "Is this Eagle's Beak Cliff? Is this a winding mountain road?"
The young man nodded. "Yes, the map I drew is very clear, isn't it?" He pointed to one spot and said, "The location of Black Cloud Village is indeed very tricky. It is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and there is only one winding mountain road leading up. However, this road is very narrow. If you want to lead your army to attack, it will be difficult."
Xiao Yunyu listened to the young boy's analysis and praised: "Not bad, you are very talented."
The boy looked at him in surprise.
Xiao Hei interrupted, "No wonder Xiao Zi disappeared after she went in."
Xiao Yunyu's slender fingers lightly stroked the winding mountain road to a cinnabar red dot.
The young man immediately explained: "This is the checkpoint set up by Black Cloud Village."
Xiao Yunyu nodded, and continued to trace his finger to a certain spot behind the village: "Does this stream run through the village?"
"This isn't a stream. It's a cave below. There's an underground river inside, and there are a lot of bones in there. Some look like they belong to wild animals, some to humans." The boy frowned and whispered, "I wasn't sure if there was a way to get up there. My father and I just wanted to get home quickly, so we just followed the underground river."
He pointed to the valley between the two mountains and said, "When you come out, there will be a pool of water here."
Xiao Yunyu: "According to the two maps, this underground river should be the main source of water for Black Cloud Village."
He put the map away and said, "We'll set out at noon tomorrow. You two should come with me."
Xiao Yunyu instructed Xiao Hei, "Take them and their son to the agreed location tomorrow."
Xiao Hei glanced at the boy's excited face and said, "Yes!"
Xiao Yunyu returned to the residence arranged by the prefect and found that several servants were acting suspiciously near their house.
Just as he expected, Prefect Yu had secretly arranged people to keep an eye on them.
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