Meanwhile, in Black Wind Stronghold, Xie Xiao was convening a meeting with several leaders to discuss matters.
The several family heads of Baiyun Peak who were captured last time were starved for several days, and they finally confessed today.
Their attack on Black Wind Stronghold was actually instigated by the Prince of Jiangning!
"Prince Jiangning!" The third leader slammed his fist on the table. "Why is this man also keeping an eye on us?"
Fourth Leader: "You forgot, he fought with the boss as soon as he arrived in Yuzhou. Last time, when the boss went to rob the Prince of Runan's grain, he ran into him again, and we killed some of his men. This feud is now firmly established."
"Does he want to wipe us out?" the third leader said angrily.
Xie Xiao's eyes were unusually dark, as if he had thought of something, and a dark undercurrent surged in his eyes. "Hmph, I'm afraid his ambition is not just to destroy us."
At this moment, the scout sent by the Fifth Master to Qinghua Mountain returned.
“Boss, recently a group of people have been dressed as refugees in Qinghua Mountain, but their eyes, build and walking style don’t look like ordinary refugees.”
The scouts said that this group of people descended from the dense forest behind Huaqing Temple on Qinghua Mountain and took a boat to the waters towards the capital.
The third leader asked, "Isn't Huaqing Temple on Qinghua Mountain the place where Prince Jiangning is staying? Could those people be Prince Jiangning's private soldiers?"
Rumors circulated that the Prince of Jiangning kept a private army, but no one had ever seen it.
The fourth leader said, "Why are we heading in the direction of the capital? The mountains near the capital aren't even as high as those in Yuzhou."
Xie Xiao sneered, "How could the Prince of Jiangning have no one in the court? Perhaps someone in the capital sent him grain, and his men went to meet him."
The fourth leader slapped his thigh, "That's why he dared to promise Bai Yunfeng and his men that he would give them 50,000 catties of grain after they wiped us out."
"So, he brought his private army here, scattered throughout the dense forests of various mountains, disguised as refugees?" The third leader's expression changed slightly. "Could there be his men on General Mountain as well?"
Xie Xiao: "That's inevitable, just like how some of us are mixed in with the refugees in Qinghua Mountain and Beishan."
Fourth Leader: "Boss, if you ask me, we should strike first and rob that guy's grain."
The fifth leader looked somewhat solemn. "This person is meticulous; we must have a thorough plan before we can act."
Xie Xiao glanced at the Fifth Master, a flash of sorrow crossing his eyes, "Fifth Master is right."
This time, he would not let any of his brothers die at the hands of the Prince of Jiangning.
Just then, Sun Ergou ran over from outside the door and said that his sister had arrived.
The group exchanged glances, and the third leader laughed, "Boss, should we leave for a moment?"
Li Ruo had already reached the door when she saw so many people inside. She stopped and said, "Excuse me, I didn't know you were having a meeting."
Just as she was about to leave, Xie Xiao called her back, "It's alright, come over and discuss it together." He wasn't treating her like an outsider.
Unable to refuse their hospitality, Li Ruo went inside. "I also have something to discuss with your Chief Xie."
"Understood, understood." The third leader and the others all had knowing expressions on their faces, the unspoken message being: You didn't come here specifically to see the leader.
Hehehehe.
"What do you want?"
What are you discussing?
Li Ruo and Xie Xiao asked each other at the same time.
Both of them were taken aback. Xie Xiao's smile gradually turned smirk, and his eyes deepened. "As expected, we are of one mind."
With so many people around, Li Ruo felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, so she rolled her eyes at him and said, "Tell me your business first."
Xie Xiao recounted the scout's report to her, "Do you think we should try to seize his grain?"
For some reason, Li Ruo noticed that when he spoke of the Prince of Jiangning, there seemed to be a hint of hatred in his voice.
Did he know in those precognitive dreams that Xie Ying and the Fifth Master both died at the hands of the Prince of Jiangning?
Li Ruo said, "I've heard that the Prince of Jiangning likes to have backup plans, and you can easily fall into his trap if you're not careful. Even if he really has grain, he'll probably set a trap, so we have to be careful."
There is no mention in the book of people from the capital sending grain to the Prince of Jiangning.
However, the plot has been completely altered and is no longer of any reference value.
The only thing that remains unchanged is a person's character.
Xie Xiao's expression shifted slightly. Why did he feel that she understood the Prince of Jiangning quite well? "What you said makes sense. Let's see where it is this time."
The fifth leader looked at Li Ruo with some surprise; her thoughts were actually quite similar to his own.
The fourth leader said, "What is real can be made to appear real, and what is unreal can be made to appear real. Perhaps while we are hesitating, the Prince of Jiangning has already secretly transported the grain sent from the capital back to Qinghua Mountain. If you ask me, let's not think about it anymore, let's just go and rob him."
Otherwise, how many pigs would he have to raise to raise enough money for the eldest son's dowry?
The third leader glanced over and said, "Don't be impulsive. You should take care of your pigs first. Whether the brothers can eat pork next year depends on you."
Speaking of pigs, Ye Ling'er suddenly rushed in, "Fourth Master, something bad has happened! That boar—wait, what are you doing here?"
She stared at Li Ruo with wide eyes.
Three days ago, Ye Ling'er angrily came to question Xie Xiao about why he had agreed to such a large dowry. As a result, Xie Xiao punished her by making her clean the pigsty for a month.
With her arrival, an indescribable smell was also brought in, and everyone pinched their noses.
Seeing everyone avoid her, Ye Ling'er sniffed herself and felt like dying.
"He just barged in like that, he has no manners at all," Xie Xiao said, frowning.
Everyone: If it were Miss Li, I guarantee you wouldn't have this attitude.
Ye Ling'er had already developed a thick skin. "I... I had an emergency. Our boar died!"
"What? Dead?"
The leaders asked almost simultaneously, "How did he die?"
This is a big deal; the breeding of piglets in their village depends on this boar.
The fourth leader suddenly seemed to realize something, "Oh dear, it's all my fault!"
Their thoughts started wandering, and they all looked at each other strangely. "Is it your fault?"
The fourth leader sighed, "Yes, that boar probably died from overwork."
Everyone: ...Huh?
The fourth leader continued, "Look, we only have one boar in our village, but twenty sows. Didn't a great flood come? In my haste to speed up reproduction, I made it work day and night, and it'll surely..."
Everyone: ...Oh!
Xie Xiao glanced at Li Ruo, his expression gradually turning serious, and asked the Fourth Master, "Then what should we do?"
He's about to have his wedding banquet. If he eats this batch of pigs, won't there be no more for the next batch?
The fourth leader looked deeply remorseful. "Ling'er, go and call Guan Siyu over. Maybe she has a solution."
Ye Ling'er said, "I've brought her here, Guan Siyu! Come in!"
Only then did everyone notice that there was a girl standing at the door. She had probably been overlooked because she had been keeping her head down and was wearing a gray coarse cloth dress.
Li Ruo was stunned for a moment.
Guan Siyu?
Suddenly, she remembered.
The original female protagonist, Mu Sisi, has a mother surnamed Guan, and the girl's name contains the character Si. Yu represents the surname Mu.
so……!!
Female lead?
At that moment, she saw Guan Siyu raise her head.
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