Chapter 17: Troubles Renewed (Part 2)

  It wasn't just the woman who called him Li Zhuangzhu, but also many people including Zhang Shu, who upon seeing this group of women, all took a sharp breath in unison. Especially Zhang Shu, who saw that familiar woman and exchanged a glance with his young master, causing the latter to suddenly lower his head.

  "It turned out to be Madame Lü of Shengnü Peak. I didn't know you were coming, what brings you here?" As soon as the master of Li Village saw his son lower his head, he knew that he was involved in this matter. He gave him a stern glance, but on his face, there was a hint of a smile as he spoke to the masked woman on horseback.

  "Ha ha ha!" Madam Lü burst out laughing, her body shaking uncontrollably on the horseback, making people worry that she might fall off. After laughing for a while, Madam Lü finally stopped and said: "Master Li, why pretend to be ignorant? Your disciple and the young master have been together for more than one trip, everyone knows what's going on, so why bother?"

  Upon hearing this, Li Zhuang's master glared at his useless son again and continued to speak with a laugh: "Since that's the case, let's not say anything else. I can give you half of the place to live, but don't try any tricks later." As he spoke, he intentionally took a small, exquisite mechanical hidden weapon box from one of his subordinates' hands and fiddled with it slightly.

  The lady across from him seemed to have not seen anything at all, and she giggled a few more times: "Since Master Li is so magnanimous, then this humble woman won't be polite. With so many women like us, and so many big men like you all crowded in one inn, it's not very proper. We'll take all those separate courtyards, Master Li won't object, will he?"

  "Good!" Li Zhuang master resolutely waved his hand: "It's settled then." After finishing speaking, he turned around and entered the inn. He understood more than anyone else the terror of those women, and at this moment, it was not the time to turn back.

  The conversation between the two seemed to have completely ignored Qin Yifan's reaction, and his actual master had long been thrown out of sight. No one paid attention to him. Moreover, when those people rushed in, they didn't care about anything, and Zhang Chong and several others' belongings were also directly thrown out, including Qin Yifan's own room was no exception. Even so, there were still too many people who couldn't be accommodated.

  According to the landlord's idea, they would directly rush into the village and drive away all the mountain people. As for how Qin Yifan and the others lived with the mountain people, it was not their concern. It was Zhang Shu who always felt that there was a problem with this ordinary smiling shopkeeper, and strongly prevented it, so such a thing did not happen.

  In comparison to the arrogance of the Wohu Villa, the people from Shengnü Peak seem much more disciplined. Not only did they not enter the mountain dwellers' homes, but Lin Qiulü herself didn't even set foot in her own private courtyard. The several veiled women moved into a few small courtyards, and apart from the few maidservants each of them brought along, all the other women dismounted their horses around those courtyards. They had many belongings with them, and surprisingly, there were quite a few leather tents as well; it seemed that if they set them up, they would be enough for them to live in.

  Zhang Chong and others looked at Qin Yifan with a bitter smile, it seemed that these outsiders did not understand the rules here, and Qin Yifan also didn't seem to be in the mood to teach them about the rules. What bad luck, how come when it's their turn they get taught a lesson, but when it's these Jianghu people's turn, Qin Yifan seems to not care that they are violating his rules.

  Qin Yifan had originally planned to take action if these people went too far, but the courier who passed by not long ago changed his mind. The courier was an acquaintance before, but after the general's passage, the attitude of those couriers had undergone some changes. Although the change wasn't very obvious, how could Qin Yifan, being who he was, fail to sense it?

  He knew better than anyone how powerful the army's attack was, and he also knew that at the other end of this official road in front of him was a military camp with nearly 5,000 people stationed. The expression on the eyes of the post officer had already been seen by him, which meant something without saying it. It seemed that although the general had left early, everything here was still arranged well.

  Since someone will take care of it, why bother to take extra action and worry. If we are going to take action, it's not just the people in Wohu Mountain Villa, but also those on Shengnu Peak who need to be counted in. Moreover, these people in Wohu Mountain Villa still have many hidden mechanisms and dark weapons in their hands, while those on Shengnu Peak may not have shown them, but they must have made some preparations and won't be worse than the ones in Wohu Mountain Villa.

  Get moving, Qin Yifan can be safe and sound, but Lin Qiulü, Zhang Chong and those mountain people may not necessarily be able to escape. The two groups add up to almost two hundred people, and Qin Yifan cannot guarantee that no one will escape when the fight starts. At that time, these Jianghu people will entangle themselves in a life-and-death struggle, making it impossible to have a peaceful day here.

  It's still temporary, after all, it's just a few dozen miles from here to the military camp. The courier will rush over on horseback, and at the latest, there will be a large army coming tomorrow. It's just one night, Qin Yifan often spends his nights by the lake anyway.

  For Qin Yifan's calm and unruffled personality, Lin Qiulü was the first to experience it, so she didn't find it strange at all. Others were not satisfied with this situation either, but they had also spent nights outdoors before, and there was a thatched cottage by the lake, which was already quite good conditions. The more difficult thing was that everyone couldn't practice their skills here to spend the long night.

  The people of Wohu Villa and Shengnu Peak were clearly distinguished. The rooms in the inn were not enough, so those people rested in the hall and corridor. The tents on Shengnu Peak looked more comfortable, and the women must have had a more pleasant evening than those stinky men.

  The owner of the inn, in a fit of anger, drove out everyone including Qin Yifan, greatly offending him. Although he didn't physically harm Qin Yifan and his group, Zhang Shu was worried all night. When the sky began to lighten, Zhang Shu's worries were finally confirmed.

  Before the burly men outside could report, a faint murderous aura with a hint of morning dew began to spread around the inn and mountain village. How could the owner and Madame Lü not feel such an obvious murderous aura? They had already arrived outside without waiting for the report.

  On the official road, a team of fully armed soldiers walked slowly and neatly towards this side under the leadership of a helmeted and armored general, without making a sound. Not only on this side of the official road, but the entire mountain village seemed to be surrounded by an unknown group of people, who were shrinking their circle. The people here could only occasionally see some flashes of swords and clothes in the gaps between the mountains and forests.

  Zhang Shu couldn't help but look at the village head, and Li Village Head's gaze was also looking over in his direction. The beads of sweat on his forehead clearly indicated to Zhang Shu that he had finally realized what kind of foolish thing he had done. This is going to be big trouble!