The village of Village Master Pan has been particularly leisurely these days.
The people in the village were not affected by the uninvited guests. On the contrary, they showed an even more resolute attitude.
Their leader has already told them that life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. If you stick your head out, you will be in danger. Since you can't avoid disaster anyway, you might as well take it easy.
Of course, when Xiao Nanhui said these words, he already had some idea in his mind.
As long as the Bai family's prestige remains, even if those people live in her village for ten or eight years, they will not really commit acts of burning, killing, raping and looting.
She didn't know whether Bai had sent these people to collect benefits, but one thing was certain: these people roamed between the various villages to monitor the situation of each tribe. Without Bai's orders, they dared not act rashly.
These days, when she thought about the life-threatening situations and hardships she had endured on the road, she often felt that no one and nothing else could hinder her from completing her mission.
Although Ah Kuang was a jackal, he had to take risks to get the tiger cub. She kept Ah Kuang and his group for a few more days on the pretext that Qiu Mu's men had not yet returned to the village, hoping to take this opportunity to find out more about the Bai family's situation.
This move was tantamount to stealing something from a tiger's mouth. A Kuang was very tight-lipped at first, which could be seen from the fact that the Bai family could send him to coordinate the assassination of King Kang. Xiao Nan replied that he was not good at making small talk, but Wu Xiaoliu was a sharp-mouthed snipe, and no matter how tightly A Kuang's shell was closed, he could still pry open a crack for him.
On this basis, as long as Xiao Nanhui adds some fuel to the fire and provides some convenience, the effect will be immediate.
In the middle of the night, she took A Kuang out for a midnight snack as usual.
This has been a common scene late at night these days. Ah Kuang has been bored for a long time after being detained in this village by her, but he can't resist the delicious food and drinks he is being treated to.
The air grew colder, but the fire was warm. Snuggling in the soft, cozy blanket, she felt like she didn't want to move. This was the most tiring and lazy time of the day. After a few drinks, she could talk about anything. It didn't take long before she had gathered a lot of information, which she relayed to Shrike.
Maybe the wine was a little too strong today, but before A-Kuang could even get to the point, he started talking about his romantic affairs with a big mouth.
Xiao Nanhui responded incoherently, yawning uncontrollably.
Just when she was feeling sleepy, she saw a man running in hurriedly from outside. He glanced at her, restrained his expression, and whispered something in A Kuang's ear.
She stole a glance at him out of the corner of her eye, knowing that the other party would not let her hear a single word, so she was too lazy to pay attention.
After a while, the man finished his report and respectfully stepped aside. Before she could ask, A Kuang actually took the initiative to bring it up for the first time.
"I am deeply grateful for your hospitality over the past few days, Village Master. I have a request today. I wonder if you would be willing to accommodate me?"
Xiao Nanhui smiled and took a sip of the scalding oil tea: "That depends on what A Kuang is talking about."
Ah Kuang's drunken eyes were fixed on Xiao Nanhui's face, his gaze as if it meant something. "Something happened in the north yesterday, not too far from where Village Master Pan is. I need to borrow some land today. I need to meet someone."
Something went wrong? What happened?
She felt very itchy inside, but she had to pretend to be calm and not worried.
"Okay, okay. I wonder if you're meeting an enemy or a friend, A-Kuang? I can ask the people in the village to help prepare."
Ah Kuang smiled, but it was a forced smile. "How dare I trouble Village Chief Pan? If you have nothing else to do, you can come and see me. After all, Ah Kuang is just a pawn who gets paid to do things. I don't understand a lot of things. I need to listen to Village Chief Pan's opinions."
After spending these days together, she has become accustomed to the uncomfortable tone of voice of this person, and she can even smile a little.
"Then I won't be polite. Ah Kuang, please lead the way."
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In the north of Bijiang lies a barren and steep mountain range, which is the southward extension of the Gelete Plateau. Tiancheng calls it Damangling, and the southern Qiang people call it Shuhe, which means "that mountain".
Bijiang has two unique barriers, one is Sanmu Pass and the other is Famang Ridge.
Since no large army can pass through the Tamang Ridge, the Bai family can save half of their troops to guard the other important roads in Bijiang, which can be said to be a natural advantage.
However, this time, the natural barrier seemed to be failing.
Xiao Nanhui was sitting in the largest courtyard in the village at this moment. He could roughly hear the outline of what was happening from the low and intermittent voices of A Kuang's men.
Tiancheng organized a surprise attack force with a small number of people. They took advantage of the autumn rains that had just begun the rainy season to open a narrow mountain road washed out by mud and sand in Damangling. Then they marched day and night in secret, with the aim of encircling the empty gap in the north of Bijiang. If they succeeded, they would be able to cause chaos in its internal formation.
Just yesterday, one of the detachments of that army encountered Bai's troops. Most of Bai's troops were killed. Although they did not gain any advantage, they captured a young general of the enemy.
When two armies are at war, it is a big taboo for a general to fall into the hands of the enemy.
In the past, the Bai family would never let a pawn like A Kuang do something like interrogating prisoners. However, the war had already started, and they couldn't take care of such trivial matters for a while, but by chance, they ran into her.
"Come here, bring up Tiancheng's dog soldier."
Those words felt like a blunt knife cutting flesh in Xiao Nanhui's heart. Her fingertips clenched the rattan chair under her hands, and her nails turned white.
No matter how stupid the Southern Qiang people were, they wouldn't be so foolish as to not recognize Xiao Zhun, right? But judging from what the child said, they probably really didn't know him.
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