Upon hearing Niu Tou's question, I suddenly realized I had spoken out of turn, and calmly replied, "There was also someone from Ping An Village with me at the time. He was very skilled with Gu poison. After he realized that Duan Jinyan had poisoned us, he used Gu poison to threaten him and get the antidote. Unfortunately, Duan Jinyan still managed to escape."
Horse-faced, unsuspecting, nodded slightly: "You're lucky, kid. We've dealt with Black Robe for so long, and the number of people who have come back alive from Duan Jinyan's clutches can be counted on one hand."
Fearing I wouldn't know how to answer if they kept asking, I quickly changed the subject: "Masters, didn't you come to Sichuan this time to capture Duan Jinyan? Why didn't I see you at the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace?"
“We came here because of Duan Jinyan, not because of anything in the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, and unlike you, we’re not curious about that tomb. Why would we want to go in and take the risk?”
Niu Tou rubbed his hands together: "This time, Fengmen Village released the news of Miao Jiang Immortal Palace in order to take advantage of the chaos and catch Duan Jinyan! When you were robbing the tomb, we were always on the periphery, looking for Duan Jinyan and his group's escape point."
I eagerly pressed on, "Did it succeed?"
"Damn it, just one step away."
Niu Tou couldn't help but swear: "We found their evacuation point and launched an attack, but Duan Jinyan wasn't there! We fought each other, which eventually attracted the Ping An Village people. At that time, we had the upper hand, but since Duan Jinyan wasn't there, we didn't fight to the death."
After hearing Niu Tou's response, I said somewhat irritably, "The teams that were able to find the true location of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace were almost all after Duan Jinyan. So many forces laid a trap, yet they only managed a draw with him. This guy is too hateful!"
"To be precise, it wasn't a draw, but Fengmen Village lost."
Horse-faced tossed me a bottle of water and continued, "The news about the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace was released by Fengmen Village. Duan Jinyan knew full well that this was a trap, but he still came! He didn't even come in, and he still managed to get things done! We were waiting in comfort, but he escaped unscathed. This is a great disgrace. I don't know how I'm going to explain this to Sister Snake when we get back!"
"Duan Jinyan is a seasoned veteran. If he were so easy to deal with, why would we need to trouble our two masters to take action?"
I exchanged a few polite words with them, then added, "Masters, since we've met here, I have something very urgent I'd like to discuss with you..."
What I was trying to say was that I wanted Ox-Head and Horse-Face to help me rescue Jiang Man and the others. But before I could finish speaking, Horse-Face interrupted me: "Let me speak first! Those kids in your group are all in our hands. You can take them away anytime."
"Masters, are the friends you're talking about Jiang Man and Monkey?"
I immediately perked up: "How many people do you have?"
"Three men and one woman, one of whom had a broken hand."
Horse-faced paused for a moment: "To prevent our relationship from being exposed, I had my men impersonate the men in black robes and kidnap them. When they are released, we will put on another show so that you can lead your men to rescue them."
After hearing what Horse-Face said, my tense nerves immediately relaxed, and even the bad mood that Duan Jinyan had brought me vanished: "Masters, since you didn't enter the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, did you accidentally meet them after they ran away?"
“We didn’t go in, but we sent people in to investigate the direction Duan Jinyan and his group were heading! On the eve of the destruction of Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, our people encountered them on their retreat. After recognizing them as your companions, they disguised themselves as people from Ping An Village and brought them out.”
Horse-faced paused for a moment: "At that time, Ping'an Village had already surrounded the mountains in that area. Letting them go on their own would have been suicide! In order to conceal our relationship, I sent people disguised as men in black robes to tie them up."
"My two masters, I will never forget your great kindness and virtue!"
When I heard Ma Mian say that, I stood up excitedly and bowed deeply to them both.
Not long ago, I was convinced that Jiang Man and Monkey were doomed.
I didn't expect to receive the good news so soon.
They were actually brought out by people from Fengmen Village.
Come to think of it, I was so focused on capturing Duan Jinyan that I completely forgot the most important thing.
The Miao Jiang Immortal Palace was originally a trap set by Fengmen Village for Duan Jinyan, but I didn't see anyone from Fengmen Village appear at all during the process, which is very abnormal.
In just a few hours, my mood was like a rollercoaster ride, constantly sinking into lows and then soaring to new heights.
After learning that Jiang Man and the others were still alive, my mind was in a daze for a while before I remembered to ask, "Masters, where did you keep them locked up?"
"There's an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city, and we're heading that way."
Horse-faced paused for a moment: "Ever since the collapse of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, you have been missing. Snake Sister has been urging us to find you, but your friends are tight-lipped and refuse to reveal your whereabouts no matter what!"
Today we received information that you were in the city, so we prepared for this kidnapping as quickly as possible, also to avoid detection.
Thinking of the Wei family members who were arrested with me, I asked, "What about the person who was with me? How is he?"
"Dead."
Minotaur said expressionlessly, "At first, we thought you had been kidnapped by the men in black robes, but after we followed you, we found that you only had one person with you! After you were drugged, we had someone take over your vehicle. But that person woke up on the way and saw the face of one of my men, so I killed him."
"You didn't even ask any questions before choosing to kill them to silence them?"
I was utterly shocked by what they did: "Didn't you ever consider that if this person were my good friend, they might accidentally kill one of their own?"
"Have you forgotten that we came from Fengmen Village? For us, killing someone doesn't need much of a reason."
Horse-face seemed to sense that I was a little angry, and still explained, "You've been missing for three days without any news. If that person really is your friend, given your relationship with that girl from Tianxia Group, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any activity from Tianjin!"
Therefore, I don't think he'll be someone close to you. Of course, even if I'm wrong, it doesn't matter. He saw something he shouldn't have, so he should keep quiet forever—that's the rule of Fengmen Village!
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