Chapter 3159 Guess
But Daji didn't let anyone go forward. Although the yamen runners were ready to move, they didn't move because the guards were holding them back.
In fact, they also think that this is just an ordinary fallen tree and they can just move it away. Why should they be so cautious?
Daji was already frowning and looking at the woods on both sides. He was hesitating whether to send someone to investigate first when Zhou Man had already lifted the curtain and jumped out of the car.
Daji was startled, "Wife!"
Zhou Man waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'm just taking a look. I'm curious about how the tree fell."
She had already asked Koko, but there was no one around.
Zhou Man took Daji and a group of guards to take a look and saw that the roots of the tree were still connected in one place, and the soil on the ground was lifted up, as if it had been blown down by the wind. But Zhou Man squatted down and took a closer look, and still saw traces of felling, but the traces had been destroyed by someone.
Daji also noticed it and frowned, "Looking at these traces, it doesn't seem to be long ago. If it's not an ambush, who would do this?"
Zhou Man clapped his hands and said, "Whatever, move the tree away and let's go."
They moved the tree, mounted their horses and left. Half an hour later, they encountered a second fallen tree.
Daji and the guards became nervous again. Zhou Man: ...
Zhou Man was furious and waved his hand, "Move away!"
Daji didn't listen, but first asked someone to check the conditions of the mountains and forests on both sides. Only after confirming that there was really no danger did he ask people to move the trees.
Then they continued forward. This time, after less than half an hour, Zhou Man suddenly opened his eyes, lifted the curtain, looked out, and waved to Daji, "Daji, Daji, I guess there's another tree ahead. Do you believe it?"
Daji: "...What does my lady want to say?"
"Hmph, let's split up into two groups and bring my horse here."
Daji frowned, "Where are you going? You can't take risks yourself."
Daji would not refute Zhou Man's inference, because in terms of intelligence and talent, he was far inferior to them.
Although he didn't understand who was so stupid, if you want to ambush, just ambush once, but what about ambush three times?
The carriage slowed down gradually. Daji finally gave the horse to Zhou Man, then selected seven of his best guards and said to them, "My wife is going into the mountains to collect herbs. We will follow her."
He called over another guard, whispered a few words to him, then patted him on the shoulder and said loudly, "Just go to Shouguang County. Find a suitable place to camp near dusk. We will come to find you."
Zhou Man called Zheng Gu, and the ten of them rode into the mountains together. Except for Zheng Gu who heard the whole process, no one doubted Zhou Man's purpose.
Because she has this habit.
Sometimes she would be walking peacefully, then turn to the other side to dig grass. Not only the guards of the Bai family, but even the yamen runners of Beihai County were used to this kind of thing, so they did not suspect anything.
They just need to meet up in front.
Zhou Man rode his horse into the forest and followed Koko's instructions. He said to Daji, "You're the best in the team. If you're not here, they might get suspicious."
Daji: "My dear husband, I have to follow you all the time, not even a step away."
He said, "If they doubt it, they doubt it. If there really is an ambush, the result will be the same whether they take action or not."
The guards then realized something was wrong and asked, "What ambush?"
Daji said, "Hold your swords and follow my orders."
After a pause, Daji continued, "Let's first see what the enemy's situation is like. If there are too many of them, we'll keep quiet and protect my wife first. We'll only take action if we can defeat them."
One of the guards glanced at Zhou Man, who had a serious face, and said, "Brother Daji, are you overthinking it? Who would ambush us?"
"It's always better to be cautious. We've already encountered two trees blocking our way today."
"Wasn't it just blown down by the wind? If we were to ambush, wouldn't the first tree be the best place? Why do we have to use trees to block the road again and again?"
Daji couldn't figure it out either, so he said, "Maybe stupid people think too much."
This made Zheng Gu, who had never expected this, feel a little better, but he still couldn't help asking: "...Why not a smart person?"
"Because their purpose is to ambush. Normally, we wouldn't be able to come up with such a plan, nor would we be able to see through it. But someone as smart as you saw through it. So if his plan can't work against a smart person, then wouldn't he be a fool?"
Normal people, like them, cannot come up with such a plan; smart people, like Zhou Man, can see through it at a glance, which means that the other party is not reliable on either side. What else can he be but a fool?
Zheng Gu and the guards were confused by Daji and did not realize anything was wrong for a moment, so they just nodded.
Only Zhou Man looked at Daji and couldn't help laughing out loud.
They went up the mountain, then walked down for a while before tying the horses in the woods, and Zhou Man led them forward.
Not to mention the other guards, even Daji couldn't tell the direction, but soon they vaguely heard the sound of carriages and horses walking.
A guard looked down the mountain and saw their convoy slowly approaching. Before he could be happy, he glanced to the side and saw a tree blocking the road.
Guard: ...
My wife really guessed it?
The other guards were about to speak, but Zhou Man hushed them, signaling them to be quiet, and then pointed down the hillside. Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and after a while, they vaguely saw... people among the clumps of weeds.
It must be a person, it looks like a person's leg.
The guards swallowed and turned to look at Daji. Was there really an ambush?
The guards first suspected Dajing Village and Xiaojing Village, and lowered their voices and asked, "Could it be the remnants of the bandits from last year? But didn't the master arrest them all? Could it be their families seeking revenge?"
Zhou Man looked at them sympathetically and whispered, "Let your brains go."
Daji also gave them a sidelong glance and said, "Don't make random guesses. Just look at how many people there are. If you can defeat them, arrest them. If you can't, just leave."
"Then what about us people down the mountain?"
"Don't worry, my wife isn't in the car. They'll find a way to escape." Daji lowered his voice and said, "Liu Da, be careful and go check how many people are ambushed in this area."
Zhou Man knew, but it was difficult to say it directly. He could only stare at the grass for a long time, and waited for Liu Da to come back and report. He said, "I can't see clearly, but there should be seven or eight. I also found someone behind the tree near the roadside, but I dare not go closer. I'm not sure how many people there are."
Zhou Man whispered, "I took a look. There are at least ten people in that patch of grass, and five more further down. If they're ambushing, there should be ambushes on both sides. If there are equal numbers, that would be thirty people."
Zheng Gu was surprised. "Master, your eyesight is so good that you can see through so many trees and dense grass?"
"Of course," Zhou Man whispered, "You don't need to see the person. You can infer it based on the shape of the trees and grass."
Although she didn't know how to infer it, or even whether she had this knowledge, it was always right to say this first, to fool people first.
The guards, like Zheng Gu, looked at Zhou Man with admiration.
(End of this chapter)
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