Ma An knew that the person in front of him had the ability to kill him and Zhang Meng.
He smiled at Zhang Meng and said, "Brother Meng, when we decided to go up the mountain to kill Tu Da, didn't we already think about sacrificing our lives?" They all understood that if they went this time, they would surely die.
Zhang Meng smiled back at Ma An, then turned to Kang Yueran and said, "Okay! Let's go!"
Ma An said with a determined look, "We promise you! But I have only one condition, after Meng Ge and I die, bury us together."
After Tu Da and his men robbed their village, they were both left without parents, siblings, or children. They had originally planned to risk their lives to seek revenge on Tu Da, and now that their affairs had been arranged, they no longer had any worries.
Zhang Meng held Ma An's hand tightly, his eyes slightly red. The two of them smiled at each other without saying a word.
Kang Yueran was actually a little moved by the unclear relationship between the two people, "I promise you!"
The three of them had just finished their discussion when a commotion broke out outside.
Zhang Meng went out for a while and came back to tell Ma An that Wang Lang was really dead. He said he died of poisoning, but no wound was found.
Above Jiaziyuan is the home of the head of the family. It originally belonged to Li Hu and now belongs to Tu Da.
When Tu Da heard the news that Wang Lang was killed, he was so angry that he smashed the bowl of water on the table, slammed the table, went around to the backyard and entered a room.
In the room, the smell of blood, urine and various other smells mixed together, it was very irritating to the eyes. Li Hu was lying on the bed with his tendons in his hands and feet cut.
Hearing the door open, he knew it was Tu Da. Still with his eyes closed, he said, "I told you, most of the gold and silver in the stronghold was taken away by my brother-in-law. You found all of it in my room."
Tu Da had been in the village for five years and had never seen anyone come to take gold or silver. "I received news today that your eldest son, Li Zhao, is dead, and your youngest son, Li Yao, has been captured by my men and imprisoned in a dilapidated temple in the north."
Li Hu opened his eyes, stared at the ceiling, and gritted his teeth, "They've been on the run for a month, and you still want to catch them back? You don't have that ability."
"So you also know that they have been on the run for a month, from Anzhou to the capital. It's time for them to walk back."
Tu Da was lying to Li Hu. He had no news of Li Zhao and Li Yao, but what he said was not wrong. It had been a month, and he should have returned long ago.
Both of his sons were injured when they escaped, and Li Hu was worried. "It will take time for my brother to gather his troops and food supplies."
Tu Da sneered, "Isn't it said that your sworn brother is Duke Lu's favorite general? Duke Lu can mobilize the troops in a day or two with just a word. Or, if Duke Lu gives an order, there are still a thousand defenders in Anzhou City."
Li Hu closed his eyes again, looking unwilling to say more.
Tu was furious and grabbed Li Hu's neck. "Are you going to tell me or not? I don't have the time to waste with you anymore."
"Since you don't believe what I say, why are you still hesitating? Go ahead!" As long as he doesn't tell him where the treasure is hidden, Tu Da won't dare to kill him.
This kind of conversation happened every few days. Tu Da was sure that Li Hu had hidden gold, silver and jewelry, but Li Hu refused to admit it.
Tu Da let go of Li Hu and said, "I will help you."
After going out, Tu Da went to Tu Er's yard. The two brothers sat together and talked about whether to leave or not.
Tu Er advocated leaving quickly. "Brother, the jewels we found from Li Hu, plus the thirty thousand taels of ransom from the He family, and the silver we brought back from the robbery, we have quite a bit. It's enough for us brothers to leave Anzhou Prefecture and buy a mountaintop somewhere else to build a stronghold."
Tu Da was very hesitant. "I'm sure Li Hu brought the silver the merchants gave him down the mountain, exchanged it for gold, and then brought it back to the stronghold. That's a lot of gold. If we can get it, we won't have to worry about the rest of our lives."
"But we've already delayed for a month. I don't think Li Hu can hold out for much longer. Brother, let's go. Once our stronghold is built, we won't be afraid of running out of money."
Tu Da refused to give up the gold, and Tu Er could not convince him. The two brothers discussed for a long time but could not come to a conclusion.
The death of Wang Lang caused quite a stir among Tu Da's trusted followers, and Jiaziyuan also arranged patrols during the day.
Kang Yueran took the opportunity to go to the toilet to enter the space, bought a voice recorder in the mall, adjusted the voice changer to a different tone, and then talked to himself with emotion while recording.
The white tiger stood by with a confused look on his face. Is his master putting on an act?
After coming out of the space, Kang Yueran quietly slipped to the next door. She did not enter the yard, but hid outside the wall. She took out the recorder, pressed the play button, and turned the volume to the maximum.
After the movie was over, she quickly slipped back to the yard where she lived.
The words were short, but the meaning was clear: Wang Lang helped Tu Da find the treasure of Li Da's family. Tu Da didn't want people to know that the treasure was in his hands, so he killed Wang Lang to silence him.
The people in Yiziyuan were not considered confidants, so everyone just spread the news among themselves and no one told the Tu brothers.
In the evening, the people in Jiaziyuan also heard about it, and more than a dozen people gathered together to discuss it.
They didn't know whether Tu Da had killed Wang Lang or not. The only thing they were sure of was that Tu Da was very greedy for money. The reason he hadn't left until now was just for Li Hu's gold.
People in Jiaziyuan began to waver, with most believing that Wang Lang had been killed by Tu Da. A small number of them were already discussing how to replace Tu Da.
Zhang Meng and Ma An were sitting in the room talking, with two knives on the table. Kang Yueran was sitting in the yard enjoying the cool breeze, not bothering them.
The moon was at its zenith, and Zhang Meng opened the door. "Ma An and I are leaving. You must remember what you promised us."
Kang Yueran repeated, "Kill Tu Da and Tu Er, and bury you together."
The two men clasped their fists towards Kang Yueran, then walked out with knives in hand.
Soon, the sound of fighting began...
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