Just as it was getting dark, Hua Rongyue and her maid Jinhuan boarded the boat, each carrying a large bag.
In the middle of the night, Kang Yueran was awakened by a rapid knock on the door. While putting on her clothes, she asked, "What's the matter?" At the same time, she secretly decided that she would have to wear clothes before going to bed in the future. It was too troublesome!
Hu Xiaocheng replied: "Miss, there is something going on on Black Dragon Mountain."
Kang Yueran came to the deck, and Ma Shun pointed in the direction of Black Dragon Mountain and said, "Look, girl, this wasn't the case last night."
They were too far away to hear any movement, but countless torches were lit on Black Dragon Mountain, like swimming dragons.
Hua Rongyue also came to the deck, "Oh no, someone went to Black Dragon Mountain, I have to go back."
Kang Yueran grabbed her and said, "I'll go with you!"
She turned around and instructed Ma Shun, "After we go down, if anything happens, you should immediately start the boat and sail it away. When I call you, you can come and pick us up."
Led by Hua Rongyue, the three of them ran quickly towards Black Dragon Mountain. Halfway through, they heard a passionate flute sound.
The snakes around twisted their bodies and swam in one direction.
Hua Rongyue slowed down her pace and explained, "It was Uncle Guai who was controlling the snake."
Countless snakes passed by Kang Yueran's feet. Although they didn't attack her, they still made her feel uneasy. "Hua Rongyue, can we take another route?"
Hua Rongyue burst out laughing, "Are you scared? I thought you were pretty strong, but I didn't expect you to be afraid of snakes."
Kang Yueran didn't deny it. "What's the big deal about being afraid of snakes? Oh, let's go another way!"
"No change! Listen to the sound of the flute! All the snakes within five or six miles are heading in this direction. Don't be afraid. I'm here. They won't bite you."
She took out a bottle of powder from her bosom and handed it to Kang Yueran, "Sprinkle this powder on your body, and the snake won't attack you!"
"No, I brought a snake repellent sachet."
As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of the flute suddenly changed, sometimes fast, sometimes slow...
Hua Rongyue opened the medicine bottle and sprinkled it on Kang Yueran, explaining, "Uncle Guai has ordered an attack, your sachet is no longer effective.
We take medicine all year round, and the smell our bodies give off is very familiar to snakes. When Uncle Guai gives the order to attack, the snakes will attack unfamiliar people based on their sense of smell."
Kang Yueran sniffed the body and found it smelled earthy, but not too bad. "Thank you! Let's catch someone and ask about the situation!"
Jin Huan said, "Wait a minute, girl. I'll go catch him!"
She knew kung fu and soon came back dragging someone with her.
Kang Yueran slapped the man, waking him up, and then grabbed his neck with his hands. Applying a little force, he asked in a cold voice, "Who are you?"
The man's face turned red from holding back his anger. "Don't kill me, I'll tell you what I'm talking about!"
Kang Yueran loosened his grip slightly and said, "Hurry up and tell me!"
"We are the garrison troops of Huaizhou, and we have received orders to encircle and suppress Black Dragon Mountain."
"Nonsense! Huaizhou is over 600 miles from here. It would take at least three or four days to walk here."
The man was very anxious. "I dare not lie to you. It's true. We arrived at noon today."
"The people from the mountain stronghold launched so many snake attacks, so there must be quite a few of you here. Unauthorized deployment of garrisons is a capital offense. Tell me the truth, are they garrisons or private soldiers?"
Hua Rongyue grabbed a snake and said, "Let my baby bite him first and see if he will tell me."
The man's face turned pale with fear. "It's private soldiers! We are private soldiers. We were originally garrison troops, but later we were reported as casualties and became the private soldiers raised by Duke Lu. Girl, don't kill me, I'm telling the truth!"
Kang Yueran continued to ask: "How many people came today? How many of you are there in total? Where are you hiding? Are there any more people somewhere else?"
"Three thousand people came today. We hid in Yueyang Mountain. There are seven thousand private soldiers there. I heard that there are people hiding somewhere else, but I don't know where."
Even if there are 7,000 people in each of the two places, there are still 14,000 people in total. Duke Lu has a lot of backup plans.
Hua Rongyue brought the snake closer to the man and snorted coldly, "You're talking nonsense! Since you're private soldiers, you're also guilty of a capital crime. How could you confess so easily?"
"Ahhh! Take it away! Take the snake away! What I said is true, it's true! I don't want to be a private soldier, it's General Li who forced me to be one."
Hua Rongyue held the snake further away and said, "Explain clearly!"
"I joined the army to make a name for myself, not to be a private soldier. Once, the Southern Chen Kingdom came to rob food, and I performed a small merit. General Li saw that I was strong and simply reported me as killed in battle. I could have been promoted to sergeant, but inexplicably became a private soldier."
Hua Rongyue threw the snake away and asked, "Are you willing to testify against General Li?"
The man shrank his neck and said, "I, I'm just a soldier. No one would believe me even if I told them."
"If you don't try, how do you know no one will believe it?"
Kang Yueran advised: "Forget it, relying on him alone is really not enough."
Hua Rongyue pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it into the man's heart, "Useless thing!"
The man pointed at Hua Rongyue and said, "You, you..." Without saying anything, his eyes widened and he stopped breathing.
Kang Yueran let go of her hand and asked Hua Rongyue, "Do you want to go up the mountain and take a look?"
Hua Rongyue listened to the flute and said, "The flute sound has slowed down. The enemies are almost killed. However, I still need to go and take a look. It will make me feel relieved."
Just as Hua Jiayue expected, as they went further up, they saw more and more corpses. The corpses of humans and snakes were entangled together, which was very scary.
The three of them walked around the mountain village, and the sound of the flute became slower and slower.
Hua Jiayue said happily: "Uncle Guai made the snakes disperse, which means we won the battle."
After a while, the flute sound stopped and there was a commotion outside.
Uncle Guai walked away from Hua Rongyue and said, "I'll be watching over the village, so you can go out without worry!"
"Well, is everyone okay?"
"It's okay. A lot of snakes died this time, but there's also a lot of fertilizer in the back mountain. The medicinal herbs will definitely grow well next year."
Kang Yueran felt a little disgusted. This fertilizer...
Hua Rongyue was relieved that the village was fine. She said goodbye to everyone in the village and the three of them returned to the dock.
After working for most of the night, the boatmen still hadn't had a good rest. Kang Yueran asked Ma Shun to notify everyone to sleep for an extra hour and set off a little later.
The ship set sail, and Hua Rongyue stood on the deck, gazing into the distance. This was her first time traveling by ship, and also her first time stepping out of the southwest. Everything was unknown, everything was new.
Jin Huan stood behind her and asked, "Boss, can we really trust Kang Yueran? There are fewer snakes in the north, and will the snakes in the north obey our orders?"
"I don't know if the snakes in the north will obey our orders, but Kang Yueran should be trustworthy."
Last night, Kang Yueran asked people to drive the boat further away. As the boss, she is willing to protect her subordinates and is willing to take risks herself. Just based on this, she is not a bad person.
After arriving safely in Anzhou, Kang Yueran stretched and got off the boat.
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