The village where the bandits lived was called Black Wind Village, surrounded by mountains, and there were guards at every pass.
Meng Xun secretly observed the terrain and waited for an opportunity to act.
In the evening, a bandit came out to urinate. Meng Xun took advantage of his unpreparedness, covered his mouth and nose, and chopped him down with a knife at the back of his neck.
The bandit's eyes rolled
back and he passed out. Meng Xun took off the bandit's clothes and put them on himself.
He disguised himself as a bandit and sneaked into the village.
Not far ahead, a group of people were drinking in the yard, and there were many empty wine jars on the ground. When they saw Meng Xun coming in, one of the bandits in the lead suddenly stopped him.
"Stop! Whose subordinate are you? Why do you look unfamiliar to me?"
"I am..." Meng Xun stopped and was hesitating about how to answer.
Another bandit who was seven-tenths drunk shook his head and said, "Second brother, this is my brother, the one I just asked to move the wine."
The bandit called the second brother asked Meng Xun, "Where is the wine? Third brother asked you to get the wine? Why did you come back empty-handed?"
Meng Xun hurriedly bowed his head and apologized, "Please forgive me, second in command. I drank too much and just went outside to relieve myself. I will go get the wine now. Please wait."
The second in command shook the empty wine jar and urged, "Go, get the wine quickly. The brothers are waiting to drink."
He pointed to the left and said, "The wine cellar is just in front. Be quick and don't dawdle."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
Meng Xun took the order and hurried in the direction pointed by the bandit. Fortunately, the wine cellar was not difficult to find. He saw it as soon as he turned a corner.
Meng Xun went down to the wine cellar and picked the largest jar of wine. He tore open the seal, took out a packet of white powder from his inner shirt, and poured it into the jar.
This is a knockout drug. After drinking this jar of wine, the bandits will fall asleep in a short while.
Meng Xun re-sealed the seal, shook the jar vigorously a few times to mix the white powder inside with the wine, and then he walked out holding the jar.
When the second in command saw Meng Xun coming over with the jar, he urged him: "Pour the wine quickly and fill it up for the brothers."
"Yes, fill it up, fill it up." Meng Xun tore open the seal and poured wine for each of the bandits present.
These thieves were already about 50% drunk. Their minds were confused and they did not doubt Meng Xun's identity at all. They picked up the wine bowls and drank. After
drinking two bowls, some thieves fell down soon.
"Plop... plop..."
One after another, the thieves fell on the table.
The second in command looked at the drunken brothers and wondered: "Today, why are all of you so bad at drinking? You just drank a few bottles of wine. It's because I, Hu Laoer, am so good that none of you can drink."
After saying this, he fell down with a "plop".
Among the drunken thieves, there was no figure of the thief who carried Zhao Wan today. Meng Xun guessed that the thief leader should be with Zhao Wan.
He had to move quickly. He couldn't let the bandits bully the girl.
Meng Xun turned around to look for the room where Zhao Wan was. The Black Wind Village was neither big nor small, with more than 30 wooden houses. It would still take some time to search carefully.
In the northeast of the Black Wind Village, in a house with candles on.
The bandit leader held the wine bowl in one hand and pinched Zhao Wan's chin with the other hand, forcing her to drink: "Come on, young lady, drink some wine. After drinking this bowl of peach wine, you can have fun with me later."
"Um... no..." Zhao Wan shook her head and refused to drink, but the bandit's hand was very strong and he pinched her so hard that she couldn't move. About 70% to 80% of the wine went into her stomach.
"Cough cough..." The brigand threw away the wine bowl and let go of Zhao Wan's jaw. As soon as she was free, she covered her chest and started coughing violently.
Without waiting for Zhao Wan to recover, the brigand pounced forward, pressed her on the bed, and said with a chuckle: "Come on, young lady, let's do something happy."
"No... don't... let me go..." Zhao Wan turned her head and struggled, avoiding the man's drunken mouth.
The brigand rubbed her snow-white neck and reached out to untie her clothes.
Zhao Wan was terrified and screamed: "Help... Help... Wuwu... Help..."