Chapter 222: Entering Black Eagle Village at Night
"Are you talking about Black Eagle Village?"
Zhao Xingjian smiled mockingly, "How can a county magistrate with only a few officials under his command wipe out the Black Eagle Stronghold?"
"Yes, yes!" Zhou Huaining was very angry. "Doesn't the prefect know who my father is? He ordered me to do this work without even investigating it clearly?"
"It's not targeting you," Zhao Xingjian said. "This is a routine annual procedure. When I was a legal advisor at the county government, he made the same request to the previous county magistrate.
The previous county magistrate would usually take a hundred or eighty people on a grand tour of the mountains, and upon returning, submit a document to suppress the bandits, detailing the steepness of the Black Eagle Stronghold's mountain gate, the bandits' cunning, and the officials' efforts, and that was considered the mission accomplished."
Zhou Huaining suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. I've learned something!"
Zhao Xingjian said, "Not to mention that the Black Eagle Village has now turned over a new leaf, suppressing the bandits now would be tantamount to forcing them to return to their old ways. Just consider the Black Eagle Village's strength; it's beyond the reach of a few county officials. You don't have to worry about it. Just do as I say."
Zhou Huaining chuckled, "If I succeed in suppressing the bandits, won't it surprise everyone?"
Zhao Xingjian was stunned. "What do you want to do?"
"I didn't say what I was going to do!" Zhou Huaining shoveled his food into his mouth. "This potato stew with meat is really delicious. Eat more!"
"You..." Zhao Xingjian put down his chopsticks, "You're not really going to provoke the Black Eagle Village, are you?"
"No! Why would I provoke them for no reason?"
"That's good." Zhao Xingjian warned worriedly, "The Black Eagle Village is not an ordinary bandit. They have thousands of people, including many talented people. There is also the bandit leader Eagle Eye. He has many tricks and a strong desire for revenge. You must not get entangled with him."
"Don't worry, senior brother! A lazy person like me will never cause trouble for myself!" Zhou Huaining promised.
After dinner, the Ye and Zhao families discussed in the main house about going to the town to invite a matchmaker tomorrow.
Zhou Huaining ate too much and walked around in the front yard to digest the food.
The bright moon hangs in the sky, covering everything with a layer of silver gauze. The quiet night in the countryside is very intoxicating.
"Sir." Wu Yong came trotting over and said in a low voice, "One of our men has already entered the stronghold."
"Only one person went in?" Zhou Huaining asked in surprise, "Why didn't more people go in?"
"Sir, it's great that even one of us can get in," Wu Yong said. "I heard that to enter the Black Eagle Village, one must cross a ten-thousand-foot abyss. Among our people, only one person has the ability to cross that chasm!"
Zhou Huaining complained: "Out of more than a hundred people, only one has this ability. What kind of people did my father give me?"
He naturally didn't know that anyone who could cross that chasm was already considered a top master.
Over the years that Black Hawk Village was built, Ye Buwei was the only one who crossed that abyss.
"Sir..." Wu Yong hesitated, "Are you sure you want to go tonight?"
"Of course I have to go. I finally found some fun, how can I miss it? It's like suppressing bandits. It's exciting just thinking about it!" Zhou Huaining rubbed his hands excitedly.
"Then, young master, go to bed early, otherwise you won't be able to wake up when the time comes." Wu Yong muttered, "Then you'll blame me for not calling you..."
"Am I that kind of person?"
"yes!"
"If you can't wake me up, just strangle me!"
"I dare not."
"Anyway, I have to go tonight!" Zhou Huaining turned and went into the house. "Bring some water. I need to wash up."
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Zhou Huaining took a nap this afternoon and lay in bed completely awake.
He didn't know how long it had passed, but just as he was drifting off to sleep, he heard Wu Yong's low voice calling him, "Master, wake up!"
"Shut up, why are you yelling!" Zhou Huaining turned over.
"Sir, it was you who said you wanted to go into the stronghold to suppress the bandits!"
Zhou Huaining waved his hand impatiently, "No more suppression! Don't call me even if the sky falls!"
Wu Yong shook his head helplessly, leaned close to his ear and called out, "The chickens are coming!"
"Chicken! Chicken! Where is the chicken!" Zhou Huaining jumped up from the bed.
"Sir!" Wu Yong ran as fast as he could. "There's no chicken. Hurry up and get dressed. Let's go fight the bandits!"
Not long after, two figures sneaked along the veranda to the front yard.
There was no need to open the gate, Chen Xingnong Yue directly pulled the two of them over the wall.
After leaving Heihe Village, several people got on the carriage.
In the moonlight, the sound of horses' hooves was like heavy rain, and soon they reached the foot of the mountain.
Zhou Huaining thought Wu Yong was a burden, so he asked him to stay in the carriage while he and Chen Xingnongyue went up the mountain together.
When they reached the top of the mountain, more than a hundred guards were squatting quietly, closely watching the movements on the opposite side.
"Sir, once our people make a move, we can go over!"
Zhou Huaining looked towards the other side and began to understand why only one person could get across.
The Black Eagle Village is really good at finding places.
It was already late at night. Apart from the sound of the wind, the only sounds in the valley were the subtle chirping of insects and the occasional cry of one or two night birds. The rest was complete silence.
"How much longer?"
Zhou Huaining tightened his cloak and began to yawn.
Just then, a creaking sound came from the opposite side, and then a floating bridge slowly came from the opposite side.
"That's quite interesting. The village chief must be an interesting person!"
Zhou Huaining was no longer sleepy and was about to step onto the floating bridge.
"Sir, let us go first to ensure your safety." The guards rushed onto the floating bridge.
After a few people passed by, Zhou Huaining couldn't wait any longer. "No more waiting, I'll go check it out first!"
Crossing the floating bridge was not that difficult. After all, Zhou Huaining was the son of Marquis Wuping and had some skills.
After entering the stronghold, the guards quickly hid in the darkness to scout the enemy situation.
Zhou Huaining was wandering around when he suddenly saw a dim light coming out of a window.
Zhou Huaining walked over quietly, and just as he got close to the window, he heard a faint sound of water coming from inside.
Wow, this bandit is quite clean. He is still taking a shower so late?
Zhou Huaining squinted his eyes and looked inside through the hole in the window paper.
There was a large bathtub in the middle of the room, with steam rising from it, and the sound of water coming from the tub.
Sure enough, he was taking a bath.
Go to the bar, this is your last chance to enjoy it.
Zhou Huaining was not interested in the man taking a shower and was about to look away and go somewhere else.
Suddenly, two long, white, straight legs stretched out from the water.
The legs were tightly muscled, well-proportioned and beautiful, emitting a charming glow under the water's light. The arch of the foot was curved, the toes were round, and there was a hint of pink, which was very cute.
Zhou Huaining was completely stunned.
Why are there women in this bandit den?!
"Gudong!"
The involuntary swallowing sound in his throat scared Zhou Huaining himself.
I... I actually swallowed my saliva?
"who!"
A cry came from inside...
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