Perhaps it was because of the great reputation of Shunfeng Escort Agency that the journey of this escort was incredibly smooth.

Those expected robberies and the love, hatred and vengeance in the martial arts world did not occur at all, which made Lin Zhongtian, who had been expecting some fun, feel a little disappointed.

According to Pan Yunpeng, ever since the group that robbed and killed the Shunfeng Escort Agency was massacred, no outlaws on this road dared to break the rules of the four major escort agencies in the capital.

The escort team passed by many mountain villages along the way, and almost every household accepted three gifts.

After receiving the fine wine, some villages also presented the escort team with a return gift, which was a large red flag with the words "Bon voyage" and "Bright future" written on it.

Pan Yunpeng explained that this is a unique rule for local outlaws.

If a patrolman sees this flag, he must report it immediately and then close the village for a day to allow the escort team to pass without worry. If anyone dares to break this rule, the escort agency will join forces with other villages to destroy them.

Lin Zhongtian has always been very interested in these rules of the underworld.

He discovered that the relationship between the escort agency and the mountain stronghold was somewhat ambiguous.

Many times, the relationship between the escort agency and the mountain stronghold is actually more friendly than the relationship between escort agencies and mountain strongholds. The latter two may even engage in intrigue against each other, but the former strictly abide by the rules.

In this regard, Lin Zhongtian also expressed his understanding. After all, competitors are enemies and there is a lot of competition between them.

However, the escort agency and the mountain stronghold have a relationship of mutual dependence and mutual need.

Without these heroes of the green forest, the escort agency would have no meaning to exist.

A few days later, the escort team suddenly stopped at the foot of a high mountain.

Pan Yunpeng ordered his men to prepare silver and silk, and he personally brought two jars of fine wine. He came to the carriage with a smile on his face and asked Lin Zhongtian and Doctor Zhang if they wanted to go up the mountain to drink together.

Lin Zhongtian immediately realized that the mountain stronghold here should be one of the strongholds of the Tongmenghui.

Out of curiosity, Lin Zhongtian accepted Pan Yunpeng's invitation and went up the mountain with Yang Suhua and Zhang Yan's father and daughter.

They met many secret sentries along the way. Pan Yunpeng greeted them one by one and called them back to the village with a smile on his face to have a drink.

If they were real bandits, they would have agreed without hesitation when they heard the word "drinking", but these people were not bandits after all. Faced with Pan Yunpeng's enthusiastic greeting, they just smiled and refused.

At most, he came out and hugged Pan Yunpeng, and then returned to his post.

Lin Zhongtian was somewhat curious and asked, "Are all the people in the village members of the Tongmenghui?"

Pan Yunpeng shook his head and said, "Not all of them. The only ones who really belong to the Tongmenghui are the original group of people. Those who joined later only knew that there was a backer behind the village, but they didn't know who it was."

Lin Zhongtian pointed to the woods next to him and said, "What about these secret guards?"

Pan Yunpeng smiled and said: "Those who hugged me were my own people, and those who greeted me only knew that I was a friend of the village."

Lin Zhongtian nodded: "I see."

Continuing up the mountain road, a clear mountain spring water passes by and rushes down to the foot of the mountain.

From time to time, a few fish would jump out of the stream and swim downstream along the current. The stones at the bottom of the water had been washed by the current over the years, so naturally not much moss was left. Instead, the stones became shiny and smooth.

When the sunlight shines down, the entire stream, including the rocks at the bottom of the river, becomes sparkling.

Yang Suhua had never seen such a beautiful scene before. She immediately handed the little fox in her arms to the bodyguard next to her, and she and Zhang Yan skipped along the stream, holding up their skirts. Their two bright faces were full of happy smiles.

Doctor Zhang frowned and was about to scold, but was stopped by Pan Yunpeng.

Pan Yunpeng looked at the two girls with a smile on his face and chuckled, "Uncle, let them have some fun. We are not afraid of hard work and have come one after another. Isn't it just to see more scenes like this?"

“…That’s true.”

Doctor Zhang's brows relaxed, he understood what he meant, but seeing his daughter being so unbridled, he still hesitated to speak.

After enduring for a while, Doctor Zhang waved his sleeves and simply stopped examining the patient.

Lin Zhongtian looked at Pan Yunpeng with some surprise, and raised his evaluation of him again.

The easiest mistake made by those who achieve great things is to forget their original intention for the sake of the process.

In this regard, Pan Yunpeng has already reached a high level of ideological awareness...

Suddenly, Lin Zhongtian raised his eyebrows, looked to the front right, and licked his lips.

"Brother Pan, is there a blind bear on this mountain?"

"Yes, there is one, for many years."

"Why didn't you send anyone to encircle and suppress them?"

"Well, firstly, that blind bear is not easy to deal with, and secondly, it's unnecessary."

"no need?"

"Well, that blind bear is quite old and very smart. It seems to know that the village is not easy to mess with, so it has never attacked anyone in the village over the years. Everyone keeps to themselves and lives in peace."

“So that’s how it is!”

Lin Zhongtian nodded and temporarily gave up the idea of ​​eating bear paws.

Pan Yunpeng finally reacted, his eyes widened as he said, "Brother Fu, you don't want to kill it, do you? Don't do that. I saw it last time I came to the village. It was more than nine feet long and weighed a thousand pounds. It could break a tree with one blow. Such a ferocious beast is definitely not something that human power can match. Even a dozen skilled fighters couldn't take it down..."

"Yeah……"

Lin Zhongtian smiled slightly and did not explain.

Pan Yunpeng and Shunfeng Escort Agency were the most hidden force of the Tongmenghui in the capital. Even when they robbed Tianlao, they only helped to recruit experts and did not take any direct action, let alone participate in the robbery and killing of Wei Zhongxian.

Therefore, Pan Yunpeng had only heard about Lin Zhongtian's bravery from his fellow Tongmenghui members, but had never seen it with his own eyes.

While chatting and laughing, everyone arrived at the mountain village. Many people were already waiting at the entrance of the village.

Seeing Pan Yunpeng and others appear, the bearded man in the lead laughed, ordered people to take the gifts from Pan Yunpeng, and then walked forward and hugged Pan Yunpeng tightly.

After letting go of his hand, the big man turned his head, looked at Lin Zhongtian's right hand which was as pale as bone, smiled and stretched out a hand.

"This must be Brother Fu Qingyun, my name is Ning Chengwu, nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you..."

Lin Zhongtian naturally stretched out his hand and shook hands with him, but there was a strange expression on his face.

The man in front of him was tall and strong, with a rough face and a full beard. He looked to be at least forty years old. Such a man actually called him Brother Fu as soon as he opened his mouth. This made Lin Zhongtian, who had heard Yang Suhua call him Brother Fu in a gentle and soft way all the time, a little uncomfortable.

When he let go of his hand, a smile appeared on Ning Chengwu's face.

The handshake etiquette was taught to them by Zhao Lihe. The fact that Lin Zhongtian could perform it so naturally showed that he had become their partner.

Pan Yunpeng turned to look at Doctor Zhang and said with a smile, "Uncle, you go in first."

Doctor Zhang asked, "What about you?"

Pan Yunpeng picked up a jar of wine and said softly, "I still have something to do."

After a moment's thought, Lin Zhongtian understood what he was going to do, so he also picked up a jar of wine.

"I'll go with you."

Pan Yunpeng looked at Lin Zhongtian with some surprise, thought about it, and nodded: "...Okay."

After everyone entered the village, Lin Zhongtian and Pan Yunpeng, carrying two jars of fine wine and accompanied by several bodyguards, followed Ning Chengwu to the forest behind the village.

There was a bamboo pavilion there, and next to it stood a tombstone with two rows of names of the dead engraved on it.

Pan Yunpeng walked forward with the wine and silently poured the wine in front of the tombstones one by one.

Obviously, those buried under these tombstones are the bodyguards who died here.

Perhaps because it was Lin Zhongtian's first time here, Pan Yunpeng explained softly, "When we robbed and killed the escort team, we broke the rules of the underworld. It was impossible for those bandits not to be afraid, so after they took away the property, they set fire to the bodies of my uncles. When Brother Ning and I fought our way back to the mountain, the bodies of my uncles had been burned beyond recognition."

Ning Chengwu nodded and sighed, "After the fire was put out, Xiaopeng took back those who could be identified, and the rest were basically unrecognizable, so they were buried here..."