Chapter 68 A sheep in the tiger's mouth?
"Pah!" The Red Lotus Envoy spat on the ground and said, "A dirty country girl wants to serve the Holy Mother. What are you dreaming of in broad daylight?"
However, this Red Lotus Envoy still had some brains and did not follow whatever Du Lao Zhuang said.
He looked at Wei Zhong, Yan Shilei and others in the team, stroking the hilt of the knife in his hand and said, "I think some people in your village seem to have good skills."
Du Laozhuang glanced at his second son beside him, puffed out his chest with some pride, and said, "Before the drought, our village was well-known for being wealthy!"
"The village has abundant crops, and thanks to the mountains, we can hunt and sell furs. That's why we have our own escorts." He patted his son's shoulder. "We were able to come here from the north thanks to the care of these young people in the village."
"Are there many escorts?"
The Red Lotus Envoy who was asking the questions looked at the team. This team was a little different from ordinary refugees. There were many young and strong men who looked like martial artists.
Du Lao Er smiled at the Red Lotus Envoy beside Du Lao Zhuang and said, "Yes, sir. There are many young people in our village. During the slack season, many of them join us in escorting to earn some money for the family."
"How are your skills?" the man looked at Du Laoer and asked.
Du Lao Er patted his chest and said to the Red Lotus Envoy, "Although my skills can't be said to be the best, I am better than the average person!"
Du Laoer knew that they couldn't escape and go up the mountain, so he might as well take the initiative to find a better job.
"Sir, we are young and strong and have some skills. You can definitely choose us!"
When Zheng Qianshi walked over, he happened to see Du Laoer's promise. He looked up and down at Du Laoer and the young men behind him, with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.
Although the Red Lotus Sect was powerful in southern Luzhou, there was not harmony within the sect.
There are a total of six Thousand Envoys like Zheng Qianshi in the sect. Each of them has at least a thousand men under his command. Zheng Qianshi has two thousand men under his command, which is considered the largest number among the six Thousand Envoys.
But most of his subordinates are ordinary people, and those who have some martial arts skills and abilities are not as good as Sun Chengyang and Zhao Zigao.
Therefore, when he heard Du Laoer's promise, he was moved.
"How many young and strong men among you have some skills?"
When Du Laoer saw Zheng Qianshi asking, he knew that the matter at hand was settled.
"Your Excellency, there are ninety-seven young and strong men in our village, and thirty-two of them are quite skilled."
"Okay, I'll take them all!" Zheng Qianshi walked over to Du Laoer, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Is there anyone who can read?"
"Yes!" Du Laoer wanted to glance at Zhou Yunshu, but Zheng Qianshi was standing in front of him, so he couldn't do anything.
"Okay, find all the young and strong people in your team who can read and write and have them stand aside." Zheng Qianshi smiled and looked at the man next to him and said, "If you do a good job, I can make you a team leader."
Du Laoer immediately said excitedly when he heard this: "Zheng Qian, don't worry, I promise to complete the task, just hold it!"
Zheng Qianshi gave Du Laoer a teachable smile, and then continued to walk towards the next caravan.
Du Laoer felt a little relieved when he heard the crying of the women in the team next to him. At least Zheng Qianshi did not say that he would take the women in their team away.
After Zheng Qianshi left, Du Laoer immediately looked at Zhou Yunshu, who had been standing at the right rear side without saying a word.
When Zhou Yunshu walked to the middle of the team, Du Laoer and others followed behind her.
When the people in the team blocked them, Zhou Yunshu looked at Yan Shilei and asked, "Uncle Yan, what are your plans?"
At this point, they have taken the initiative to walk into the tiger's mouth.
Yan Shilei took a deep breath and said to Zhou Yunshu, "Mr. Zhou, as you think, we do have a grudge against the Red Lotus Cult. Or rather, we have a grudge against Sun Chengyang of the Red Lotus Cult."
Zhou Yunshu nodded and motioned Yan Shilei to continue.
"Sun Chengyang was originally the son-in-law of the village chief of our Shanxia Village. Later, he joined the Red Lotus Sect when it first emerged."
Yan Shilei recalled and said, "In the beginning, the Red Lotus Cult didn't require money to reach the position of Thousand Envoy. It needed to recruit people."
"At the time, Sun Chengyang wanted to convince the village chief to lead the entire Shanxia Village to join the Red Lotus Sect, but our village chief thought the Red Lotus Sect was a heresy and refused, even expelling Sun Chengyang from Shanxia Village."
Yan Shilei looked at Zhou Yunshu with some doubt and said, "That's all we know. The specific internal cause is the village chief's family affairs, so we are not very clear about it."
"After the village chief drove Sun Chengyang away, Xiao Cui'er, our village chief's daughter, secretly followed Sun Chengyang away."
The Xiao Cui'er that Yan Shilei mentioned was the woman in red robe who died in the village at the foot of the mountain. After Yan Shilei explained it briefly, Zhou Yunshu understood.
"So, your village has a grudge against Sun Chengyang of the Red Lotus Cult."
A murderous intent flashed in Yan Shilei's eyes. He said, "He must have been responsible for the massacre."
The reason why Sun Chengyang massacred the village must be because of the iron mine, the iron mine that only the village chief and a few elders of Shanxia Village knew about.
However, Yan Shilei did not tell anyone about the news of the iron mine. This was the secret of their village. He now only hoped that Sun Chengyang did not force the location of the iron mine to be revealed when he massacred the village.
Zhou Yunshu could also guess that Yan Shilei did not tell everything, but she understood that everyone has secrets.
"I see that there's no harmony within the Red Lotus Cult. If that's the case, why don't we help them escalate the conflict?"
Zhou Yunshu was still wondering when she would get her next unexpected fortune, but then the opportunity came right in front of her.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Yan Shilei and said, "You and the people from Shanxia Village will follow Brother Du to Zheng Qianshi's place. I will take the literate people in the village to deal with the situation."
"After we go up the mountain and find out what they are going to do this time, we will find a way to meet and decide what to do next."
"Sure!" Du Laoer responded immediately.
Yan Shilei hesitated and said, "Sun Chengyang knows us."
Once they meet, Sun Chengyang will not let them go.
And if he threatens with the iron mine, Zheng Qianshi will not offend Sun Chengyang for the sake of this group of newly recruited men.
"I'll help you make it simple."
How simple is this disguise? It is just to darken their originally bronze skin by one shade. Yan Shilei has a big mole on his face, and the others have had some minor changes on their faces. They blend in with the young and strong people in the whole team and are very inconspicuous.
Water is precious now and there is no need to wash your face. The makeup effect can stay on the face for a long time. Zhou Yunshu transformed everyone in Shanxia Village in just a quarter of an hour.
Du Laoer and Yan Shilei and his group stood in two rows, one row was composed of those with better skills, and the other row was composed of simple young and strong people.
Zhou Yunshu stood alone with Wei Zhong, Du Laosan, and Qingfeng.
Yes, Wei Zhong followed Zhou Yunshu on the grounds that he could read.
When Zheng Qianshi came over, he saw three teams of different lengths that had been arranged in an orderly manner by Du Laoer.
He looked at the three teams and nodded with satisfaction. He then asked as a matter of course, "Are there any children in the team? We need two pairs of boys and two pairs of girls."
Everyone: “…?!!”
"Zheng Qianshi, what do you want the child for?" Du Laoer took a step forward and couldn't help but sound wary.
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