"First, the Zhou army came to inquire, and then the Northern Liao people came to search the village. If the elders hadn't hidden in time, we would have been discovered long ago."
"Who knows? It has nothing to do with us.
Okay, I'll go report the news to the clan elders first. You keep an eye on them. When I come back, we'll have a good celebration."
The woman nodded: "Okay, go quickly and come back soon!"
Chi Xingyue saw the woman pick up a hemp rope from the ground and tie them up one by one.
When it was his turn, he even pinched her a few times, which made her so angry that she almost got possessed and started to resist violently.
After everyone left yawning, Chi Xingyue came out of the space.
Hearing the "plop" sound and the little girl's scream, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Without waiting for him to move, Ling Jiheng cut the rope on his body.
Ling rushed out and stabbed the little girl with a knife.
He dragged her into the house and took back forty-five taels of silver from his home before returning to help his brothers untie the ropes.
But he found that there was no place for his skills.
The group of people looked at each other, packed their bags, and quietly went out.
Chi Xingyue went into the house and tied up the woman and child.
He also slapped the woman hard in the face several times to avenge the other party's attack.
Then he followed the man's footprints and moved forward quickly.
As a result, they didn't walk far before they found the other person in the snow.
The man and the woman were both stunned. Before their eyes were three similarly shaped courtyards.
Unable to determine which one belonged to the clan elder, Ling Jiheng could only send Ling Yi and others to investigate.
Fortunately, the people in this village are just stupid and bad, and they don’t have much military power.
Ling Yi and his companions climbed over the wall into the yard and even eavesdropped from around the corner without being discovered.
A quarter of an hour later, several people came back, but they all shook their heads.
Doctor Cheng touched his nose and felt that the medicine was too strong. If it had taken longer to take effect, the disease would have been cured.
But it was a good thing, as it pointed them in the right direction. Otherwise, they would have to search for the end of time.
For some reason, the village was exceptionally quiet tonight. Chi Xingyue had been walking for so long, but hadn't encountered a single living being.
Ling Jiheng felt that a group of people would make them too conspicuous, so he gestured to Ling Yi and the others with his hands.
In the end, Ling Yi took Ling San, Ling Si, and Ling Wu out to investigate, while Ling Jiheng took Chi Xingyue, Ling Jiyi, and Doctor Cheng to hide in the shadows, waiting for news.
They waited for half an hour, and just when Chi Xingyue thought something had happened to them, they came back exhausted.
“I didn’t expect that the clan leader’s house is the most dilapidated one in the village.
On the surface, it looks ordinary, but there are people on duty at night and they even have a dog.”
Chi Xingyue felt that there must be a secret here, but he said nothing.
Ling Jiheng discussed with a few people and decided to take action in the second half of the night.
The group stayed like quails in the snowy night, feeling frozen.
It was not until after one in the morning that he took small steps towards the clan’s ancestral home.
But he did not approach directly, but hid in the nearby woods.
Ling Jiheng gave a wink to Ling Yi and the others, and they rushed out as fast as arrows.
Fierce dog barking was heard in the yard. Ling Yi threw the man to the ground and quickly slipped away.
Ling Sanze raised his hand and threw the drugged dried meat into the dog. Within seconds, the dog became silent.
Two strong men came out of the house, looked around vigilantly, and soon found the man lying not far away.
When they turned the man over, they found that he was drunk and had a wine bag in his hand.
"Isn't this Chai Lao San? Why is he lying here? Didn't Liangzi say he had guests at home? Why isn't he at home entertaining them?"
"Of course he knocked someone down and came to tell me the news. I just didn't expect that I drank a little too much and fell at the door.
If it weren't for Hei Hu's cleverness in calling us out, I'm afraid Chai Lao San would have died in this snowy night!"
"So what should we do now? Help him back to the house?"
"Otherwise, he's still Lord Long's relative after all, we can't just watch him die.
So, I'll help the other person in to rest, and you go to the third brother's house to see what's going on."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you. I'll be back soon."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Ling Yi winked at Ling San. Ling San nodded and followed the short man away.
A hundred meters away from the clan’s hometown, they knocked the man unconscious, dragged him into the bushes and tied him up.
Ling Yi also took the opportunity to climb over the wall, hide in the doghouse, and adapt to the situation.
"What's going on outside?" A not-too-old voice came from the room.
The tall, strong man recounted the story, and the man in the room nodded: "Everyone, be alert. Don't let anything go wrong at the last minute."
"Yes, Lord Long, don't worry. It's late, you should go to bed early."
The tall and strong man dragged the man into his house and then came out to continue guarding.
Ling Yi took the opportunity to throw a dozen pills secretly made by Dr. Cheng into the yard. The pills slowly evaporated, emitting a drowsy gas.
The tall and strong man felt that he was not up to the task and called for help from other people in the room.
Only then did Ling Yi realize that there were more than a dozen thugs hiding in such a small yard. It seemed that this clan elder was indeed no ordinary person.
Ling San came back and just as he was about to climb over the wall, he found that the person on duty had changed.
He rolled his eyes and climbed up a nearby tree, but found that the yard was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.
But it doesn’t matter, you can use the branches to climb up to the roof and remove the tiles.
Of course, he was not that bored. Instead, he quietly lifted the thatched roof and threw pills inside.
After throwing away one room after another, he finally retired and waited at the door.
After about ten minutes, Ling Yi came out and opened the door.
Ling San, as well as Ling Si and Ling Wu who were hiding nearby, rushed in together and tied up everyone in the house one by one. After making sure there was no danger, they called Ling Jiheng over.
Ling Jiheng pulled Chi Xingyue, Ling Jiyi, and Doctor Cheng into the somewhat dilapidated courtyard. No one spoke and they went straight to the cellar.
When they removed the stone that was pressing on it, they saw a long ladder leaning against the wall.
Ling Jiheng climbed down a few steps before taking out the lantern he carried with him and lighting it. Looking down, he saw a disheveled figure.
Not surprisingly, it was the missing Ling Jiren.
The whole person was in a terrible state, with his hands and feet chained.
The cellar stank and there was excrement everywhere.
I really don’t know how Ling Jiren managed to survive these ten days.
What a great sin!
"Brother, brother, wake up, it's me, Ji Heng!" Ling Jiheng patted Ling Jiren's cheek, but found that his body temperature was frighteningly hot and his consciousness was unclear.
Ling Jiheng frowned, wondering why his elder brother's fever had relapsed, since it had subsided.
Could it be that something happened during the time when Chi Xingyue was not in the space?
Now is not the time to pursue these things. Ling Jiheng took out a piece of wire from the space and fiddled with the keyhole. Soon, the chain was untied.
Tie the person up to your body and prepare to leave this damn place.
But I found that the ground under my feet felt wrong, as if it had just been dug up by someone.
Thinking of the strangeness of this yard, Ling Jiheng asked Ling Yi to bring someone up and also send down a shovel.
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