"Master, what should we do? Should we go up or not?"
Tu Hai estimated the number of people, glanced at Ji Changying and Zhou, and said in a deep voice: "These people are obviously going to send the stuff up the mountain. Our stuff must be up there. Let's wait and see what happens."
Ji Fengyi calmly held down Ji Changying's hand and lowered his voice: "If we start now, there will be more casualties. You saw how skilled that guy was just now. The other group didn't make a move, so let's not move for now."
Ji Changying glanced at the scarred boy. The boy was howling without tears, but there was a sly glint in his eyes, and he clearly didn't look scared.
There's something strange.
She loosened the knife in her hand and nodded, then handed the black dog on her shoulder to Ji Changchuan: "Let it follow you later."
Ji Changchuan agreed obediently and put the black dog on his shoulder.
Zhou was ready to use the hammer: "A Ying, can I use the hammer later?"
"Don't worry, you can use it after I make a move. I'll hold it for you first, otherwise it will be taken away later."
When Zhou heard that she could use it soon, she immediately gave the thing to Ji Changying for safekeeping.
The bandits came over and tied them all together and pulled them back: "Let's go, get them to the mountain as soon as possible so we can make a contribution!"
Scar and his men threw the people off their horses and were dragged away along with the people behind them.
As soon as he stood on the ground, the people around him cast concerned eyes at the young man. He shook his head slightly, signaling everyone not to act rashly.
Seeing the carriages, horses and mules in the crowd, greed flashed in the old village chief's eyes.
"I didn't expect so many people to come. It's a pleasant surprise. I'm sure our rewards will be big this time."
"It's not a surprise. These people arrived at our Qinghu Mountain yesterday. We just thought they were just some small fry and would deal with them another day. Who knew they would be so unlucky to run into them?"
They were talking about people from the Ji family.
Qingshan didn't expect these people to be so unlucky. They really wanted to break into the place where there was no door on earth but chose to take the road in heaven instead.
Ji Changying heard this clearly. She couldn't help but tug at her uncle's sleeve and said, "Uncle, what is Qinghu Mountain?"
Ji Fengyi frowned and shook his head: "Without a detailed map, we can only have a rough idea. Judging from their behavior, we may have reached the border of Guanzhou. Only here is the banditry rampant."
Zhang Ziwei and the others had already changed out of their yamen uniforms before they arrived yesterday.
At the moment, he looked like an ordinary person, but when he heard their words, he interrupted: "The people here are not simple, let's be careful."
Ji Changying and Zhou ignored the ropes in their hands and could break free at any time if they wanted.
Ji Fengshou and the others were not worried about the ropes in their hands, but were worried about how to escape safely.
Xie Siheng came up from behind without any hurry: "What are your plans?"
Ji Changying glanced at him and said, "What do you think? Aren't you also a prince?"
At this point, Xie Siheng stopped pretending: "I've already asked Mo Yu to take a message to the emperor about the situation at Wuhe Mountain. I have five secret guards who are very skilled. Once we find out what mine it is, I'll take care of the powerful ones inside."
Ji Changying glanced at the pitch-black surroundings.
Xie Siheng whispered, "When they are concealing their breath, ordinary people can't even sense their presence."
Ji Changying admitted that these people were indeed masters. She also used her mental power to search carefully for a long time before she saw people on a tree branch.
If you don't pay attention, it's easy to overlook them and think they are all wooden stakes.
"There's an iron mine up there, and the weapons they have are very sophisticated, and their equipment is no worse than what's in the barracks."
"Iron ore?" Xie Siheng's heart sank. "How did you tell that?"
Ji Changying pointed to the fields next to the village and said, "See? The crops in these fields are sparse, and the surrounding vegetation is not lush, with much of the soil exposed. All the plants look malnourished and unable to grow. This means that the nearby land has excessive levels of heavy metals."
"Most importantly, the compass fish failed. This indicates there is a magnetic field nearby."
Xie Siheng didn't understand at least half of it, but that didn't stop him from understanding.
Seeing Ji Changying so confident, he was already 90% convinced.
They passed through a small mountain village. Everyone in the village who saw them looked as if they were used to it, and some even had malicious smiles on their faces.
Go through the entire village and go straight up the mountain to the back.
The mountain road has been repaired and is wide enough for carriages to pass.
There were iron filings and fragments of raw stone on the ground. Ji Changying gestured to Xie Siheng to look.
He took a look and lowered his voice: "When we get to the mountain, we'll find the right opportunity and take action."
The people at the end quietly approached the young man in front and said, "Prince, when do we start? There should be an iron ore mine up there."
Prince Ping's son, Zhongli Zhou, tutted his words. "If it were just us, we would of course start fighting the moment we said so. But look at these people in front of us. They all look so weak. They'll all be dead if we fight. What would happen if my father found out? He'd skin them twice."
The lieutenant general behind him frowned: "Those who do great things don't care about trivial matters. There will always be sacrifices..."
Zhonglizhou turned his head and looked at him with a gloomy look in his eyes: "What is a big deal? What is a necessary sacrifice? As a general, you are only ruthless and have no mercy. You will do anything to achieve your goal."
"Have the people behind you light the signal cigarette."
After Zhongli Zhou finished speaking, he no longer looked at the lieutenant general behind him.
Watching the knife cut into the mine entrance.
"Stop! Check!"
The two teams of guards in the mine looked at them with burning eyes.
"Okay, okay, I'll go first." The old village chief stepped forward enthusiastically and stretched out his hand for inspection.
The two teams of guards walked towards the crowd, intending to confiscate weapons and conduct physical inspections.
Ji Changying and Xie Siheng looked at each other and took action at the same time.
Xie Siheng hid the crossbow in his wide long sleeves. He flicked his wrist and shot at the three guards.
Ji Changying stepped out of the crowd and wiped the old village chief's neck first when he was about to relax.
Tu Hai saw the commotion here and said, "Brothers! Go! Get our things back!"
The bearded man responded loudly, and the place became completely chaotic.
Qingshan felt something was wrong and pulled the old village chief's collar and retreated.
Being entangled by Ji Changying, she swung her scimitar at him, and Qingshan felt as if his feet were fixed to the ground and he couldn't move.
He watched helplessly as the other party wiped his and the old village chief's necks.
Zhong Lizhou looked at the two people who had taken the initiative in front of him in surprise. Seeing half of Xie Siheng's face, he was stunned for a moment: "Cousin?!"
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