The once dark forest was now ablaze with flames, and besides government officials, there were also soldiers.
In addition, there were the Cao family's bodyguards and the people brought by the Xu family.
Everyone was holding a torch and a weapon for self-defense.
The large crowd startled the birds that had been resting in the trees, causing them to fly away in all directions.
With such a commotion, it would be difficult for the bandits on the mountain not to know.
"Boss, there are people everywhere!" The henchman rushed in and said to the person sitting in the chair.
The man sitting in the chair was none other than the bearded man Fu Man'er had met at the temple last time, named Ma Shan.
"Are you seeing things? No matter how many officials there are in Yunzhen, I'm not afraid even if they all come. It's dark here, they're just putting on a show."
Ma Shan sat there calmly, not taking it seriously at all.
It was expected that government officials would come up, since the one in trouble was a military officer.
The situation in the mountains is dangerous. Even when government officials come, they only go halfway up the mountain and dare not go any deeper.
"Brother, I'm not seeing things, there really are people everywhere. I looked down from the intersection and all I saw were torches. The foot of the mountain was as bright as day."
The henchman was extremely anxious. He was on lookout duty at the intersection and had a clear view of everything, but he was also quite frightened.
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Seeing his flustered expression, which didn't seem like he was lying, Ma Shan began to believe him.
"Has the government transferred all the yamen runners here? Does that mean Yun Town is left unmanaged?"
That doesn't make much sense. Even if they needed to find someone, they wouldn't ignore the people of Yun Town.
"I'm going to take a look." Ma Shan pushed aside the henchmen and strode out.
He thought to himself that the kid was just too scared and was exaggerating.
When he got to the intersection and looked down, he was completely dumbfounded.
"Damn, how come there are so many people!"
Flames were shooting up below. Although the exact number of people was unknown, if these people came up, they would be doomed.
Ma Shan's thick eyebrows were tightly clustered together, a situation completely different from what they had imagined.
"You immediately find a secluded path to go down the mountain and into the city, and ask Chunniang what exactly happened."
Chunniang was the smartest among them. Now that the situation had suddenly changed, all Mashan could think of was to let Chunniang know everything as soon as possible.
"Go quickly and come back quickly," Ma Shan reminded the henchman as he ran off.
People at the foot of the mountain have already started climbing up, and it probably won't be long before they discover where they are hiding.
After giving the instructions, Ma Shan asked, "Have you found that kid Xu Yi?"
If he hadn't been careless and let Xu Yi escape, he wouldn't be so worried now.
"No, I had the brothers search the area, but we couldn't find him."
This answer visibly made Ma Shan impatient, and he cursed loudly.
"If a dozen or twenty people can't find one person, what are you all good for?"
"I've been feeding and treating you guys well every day, how come you can't even do a proper job?"
"Send another batch of people out of the cave and hurry up and search. If we can't find them, we'll all be in trouble today."
He roared so loudly that Ma Shan started to pant heavily. He glanced back at the firelight below the mountain, cursed under his breath, and walked towards the cave where he was hiding.
Fu Man'er and the others at the foot of the mountain searched very meticulously, even finding footprints and carriage wheel tracks.
Xu Wen and Lu Sheng stayed close to Fu Man'er to protect her safety.
I don't know if it was because I was too nervous and worried today, but after climbing the mountain for only a short while, Fu Man'er felt extremely tired.
While everyone was searching around the wheels, Fu Man'er clutched her stomach and gasped for breath.
Lu Sheng held up the torch and looked at her face. "Man'er, why don't you wait down the mountain? I will definitely bring my senior brother back."
Fu Man'er shook her head. "It's okay. I've been too idle lately. I'll feel better after walking for a while."
Lu Sheng knew she was stubborn; even the Xu family couldn't stop her from going up the mountain, let alone himself.
The only thing we can do now is to keep a close eye on Fu Man'er and make sure nothing happens to her.
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