"Sorcery, it must be sorcery!"
The thugs all showed expressions of fear, hesitated, and lost their courage to fight.
Even Third Master began to hesitate at this moment.
Given the current situation, he was beginning to believe it really was sorcery.
"Third Master, what do we do now?" The thugs retreated to a distance and looked at Third Master questioningly.
"Retreat first, and keep watch a mile away. Just make sure no one leaves. I'll go back and ask the master for instructions." After saying this, Third Master quickly left.
Upon hearing this, the thugs immediately retreated, remaining on guard without launching an attack.
Seeing that the other side had stopped attacking, Yun Zhourong climbed down from the tree and said, "If the other side doesn't make a move, we'll hold back."
The other side retreated quite far, beyond the range of grenade throws. Moreover, Yun Zhourong's main objective was to buy time for the prefect to arrive, so there was no need to engage in a deadly battle.
If too many people die, they won't be able to explain it to the prefect.
And so, the two sides remained deadlocked.
Third Master rode away at full speed and soon arrived at the Wang family's gate.
The plaque above the gate is gilded with the words "Prince's Mansion". The gate is magnificent and grand, and there are even two stone lions.
One look at this gate and you know it is extremely wealthy.
After dismounting, Third Master gave a brief greeting and went straight into the mansion, showing that he was already familiar with the place.
Upon entering the study, a middle-aged man frowned and looked up.
He looked to be around forty years old, with triangular eyes, exuding both an imposing presence and an indescribable sinister aura.
After making eye contact with him, I instantly felt a chill run down my spine.
Third Master glanced up briefly before quickly lowering his head and recounting what had happened on the mountain.
"Master, what should we do now?" Third Master asked, bowing in fear.
"Sorcery? Ha..."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man sneered, leaned back in his chair, and said disdainfully, "If there really were monsters, I would have been dead long ago. Someone must be playing tricks. Since we can't deal with them head-on, we'll use underhanded methods."
"Methods?" Third Master cautiously inquired.
"Set the mountain on fire."
The middle-aged man said slowly, word by word, "Since they are unwilling to be used by me, then why not just make them all disappear?"
"hiss…"
Hearing this, even the ruthless Third Master couldn't help but gasp and whisper, "Master, those slaves were all carefully trained by us, and there are also fragrant forests all over the mountain, some of which are decades old. Are we really going to just abandon them like this?"
"Don't make me say it a second time, the matter of slaves must never be leaked, otherwise it won't be as simple as losing some slaves and the fragrant forest."
The middle-aged man glanced at him and said coldly, "If this matter comes to light, we will all die. You should know that we are involved in more than just the agarwood industry!"
"Yes, I understand."
Upon hearing this, Third Master's expression hardened, and he quickly left after accepting the order.
Soon, barrels of kerosene began to be carried up the mountain and then poured onto the ground around them.
In order to counter the methods of Third Master and others, Yun Zhourong had been using drones to monitor them and immediately discovered their actions.
She was shocked and told Yun Hongcheng about it.
"They are absolutely insane! No wonder they act so brazenly; they're not even human!"
After hearing this, Song Shuyi couldn't help but start cursing.
"Now is not the time to talk about these things. We must find a way to stop it, otherwise once the forest catches fire, there will be no way to undo it."
Yun Hongcheng frowned and said, "Good agarwood trees are very rare. The entire planting process takes at least eight to ten years. Once they are burned, the loss will be huge. We absolutely cannot let this happen."
Even knowing that these agarwood trees belonged to the Wang family, the trees were innocent; they were the treasures of the entire Qiongzhou and should not be wantonly destroyed.
"Yes, so this war is unavoidable." Although Yun Zhourong felt a little sad, she understood the importance and urgency of the matter.
Once the mountain is burned, they will all die here.
"Um!"
Having made their decision, Yun Hongcheng and his three companions led all the soldiers to split up and disrupt the thugs' actions.
Although Yun Hongcheng had never been on the battlefield, he had read many military books and was about to discuss his ideas with the soldiers.
"Hmm, if the other side is focused on pouring kerosene, we might be able to catch them off guard."
Yun Hongcheng shared his idea, saying, "How about we split into four groups and then wage guerrilla warfare, defeating them one by one? What do you think?"
“We think this method is excellent, absolutely no problem.”
After listening to the explanation, the soldiers thought about it and all agreed that it was the best solution at the moment.
"In that case, let's set off."
Just then, Yun Zhourong and his group of four, each carrying a submachine gun, led a team and set off in the east, west, south, and north respectively.
Using a submachine gun is not difficult, and Song Shuyi learned it quickly and mastered it immediately.
On the contrary, Yun Zhourong's side, because she was a woman, had some people who were not convinced.
She didn't say much about it. Whether she's useful or not, and what her abilities are, she'll prove with her actions when the time comes.
Although calling Ji Minxiu over at this time could have solved a lot of trouble, Yun Zhourong did not do so.
This time, she wanted to try her best on her own.
Under the cover of the fragrant grove, the group quickly arrived near the thugs.
At this moment, the thugs were completely unaware, each of them separately and diligently sprinkling kerosene, and there were not many of them.
Yun Zhourong immediately raised her hand to signal everyone to slow down, and then they split up into pairs and acted separately.
Because the tactics had been discussed beforehand, the soldiers moved very quickly, and because they were very experienced, they were agile and swift in their actions.
Soon, several thugs were subdued and then tied up tightly.
Yun Zhourong and Ji Minxiu had already studied the space inside the safety buckle. They knew that only consciousness could enter; living people couldn't. So, they could only tie the person up, gag them, and temporarily place them in a hidden place.
At first, it went very smoothly.
However, the whole process took quite a long time, and an unexpected incident occurred when one of the thugs discovered them.
The thug was about to shout to warn the others, but it was too late to cover his mouth.
"Bang..."
Just as the soldiers were feeling ready for a big battle, a loud sound rang out.
Then, the soldiers saw Yun Zhourong holding a dark object and pointing it at the thug, who had a bloody hole between his eyebrows.
"you…"
Before the thug could say anything more, he collapsed to the ground.
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