Chapter 9: Su Yun Loses Her Composure

  "Aunt Su! Something terrible has happened!" A shrill cry awakened Su Yun from her reverie, she hastily adjusted her clothes and touched her slightly flushed face, saying seriously: "Xiaofeng! Who is outside? Let him come in and speak!"

  The door opened and Xiaofeng led a shabbily dressed young man in. If Lin Fei were here, he would have recognized this little beggar as the same kid who had stolen his food at the tavern.

  Su Yun took a glance: "Oh! It's Xiao Shi Tou! What happened? Why so flustered? Be more steady in the future!"

  Xiao Shi Tou nodded: "Yes! I remember! Auntie, our great benefactor Mr. Lin was captured by the newly arrived 217 Brigade!"

  "Oh--! What did you say? Mr. Lin was captured by the 217th Brigade? How do you know that? Isn't the 217th Brigade in Anzhou?" Su Yun was shocked.

  Auntie! Mr. Lin was caught in Pingzhou, and the 217th Regiment is now in Pingzhou!

  Su Yun was shocked and stood up: "What? Do you know why they want to catch Mr. Lin? And where is Mr. Lin being held now?"

  "He was detained in their department, but I don't know specifically why he was caught."

  Su Yun suddenly fell into a chair, Xiao Feng hurried over: "Aunt! Are you okay? Do you want me to call Er Dangjia and the others?"

  Su Yun nodded: "Good! Quick! Quickly call them all over!"

  Kung Fu is not great, Zhong Er Deng and others followed Xiao Feng to walk in quickly. As soon as they entered the door, Zhong Er Deng shouted: "Auntie! Are you going to rescue someone?"

  Su Yun nodded: "Second master! Do you all know?"

  Zhong Er nodded: "Yes! Just now Xiaofeng told us all about it! You say, how do we go to rescue people? As long as you give the order, brothers will not hesitate!"

  Su Yun lowered her head and fell into thought, it wasn't until after a long while that she looked at the small stone: "Small Stone! When was Mr. Lin captured?"

  "Hmm! It was the day before yesterday! Yes, it was the day before yesterday! On that day, Mr. Lin went from our Wohu Mountain to the county town and was taken to the military camp by a soldier. I followed Mr. Lin as you instructed, but he didn't come out for a long time after entering. The next day, I saw several soldiers taking Mr. Lin to a room at the entrance, and then I don't know what happened."

  Wei Wu You narrowed his eyes: "Hmmm! So that's it! Right! The master of the house! I think we can't rush over there, because we don't know what the situation is like. How about this? Xiao Shi Tou, you make another trip and see if you can gather some useful information."

  Xiao Shi Tou looked at Su Yun for a while, and after a long time, Su Yun nodded: "Alright! Xiao Shi Tou! You have to be careful!"

  After Xiaoshi left, Suyun couldn't sit still anymore. She also felt a bit strange and didn't know what was wrong with her. But Lin Fei's comfort really touched her heart.

  "Ah, great idea! I think we can't just rely on Xiao Shi Zhu, let's send more people to the county town, maybe we can gather some useful information."

  "Wei Wu You nodded: "Hmm! This time the second master has indeed spoken a big truth! Master, you can rest assured and recover from your injuries in the mountain stronghold. We'll go to the county town, and as soon as we have any news, we'll notify you immediately."

  Two days later, Zhong Er and others all returned to the mountain stronghold. Su Yun hastily gathered everyone together and asked them about the situation they had inquired about over the past few days.

  Wei Wuyou pointed at Zhong Er Dang and said: "Second Master! You've met an acquaintance, you speak!"

  "Alright! Auntie! This time we arrived in Pingzhou, coincidentally met a neighbor from my hometown, he's now in the 217th regiment, he's in the guard squad. Through him, I got some information."

  "Second Master! Speak quickly! How is Mr. Lin now?"

  "Ah, Master! Mr. Lin is still alive for the time being, but... but... he's suffered some physical harm. I heard that those people haven't stopped and Mr. Lin is now on his last breath."

  Su Yun was shocked: "Why did they want to catch Mr. Lin?"

  Wei continued, "That's what happened! Mr. Lin's home is in Long City, and he had just returned from abroad at the end of last month. As soon as he entered his house, he saw that all his family members had been killed. After figuring out what was going on, he snuck into the enemy's house and killed them."

  Su Yun nodded: "A life for a life, a debt repaid! This is the way of heaven and earth! But what does this have to do with the 217th Brigade?"

  Wei Wu You nodded: "Yes! At first, we were also puzzled. Later, when the second master's fellow villager explained it to us, we understood that Mr. Lin's enemy's father was Zhang Dakuan, the garrison commander of Longcheng. Coincidentally, a staff officer from the 217th Regiment was Zhang Dakuan's son-in-law and also Mr. Lin's classmate."

  Su Yun slowly leaned back in her chair: "So that's how it is! Right! Is there any other news? What are they going to do with Mr. Lin?"

  Zhong Er stared blankly and lifted his head: "I heard that Mr. Lin's colleague, Zhu Canmou, is going to escort Mr. Lin back to Long City. Because something came up in the past few days, he hasn't had a chance to go back yet. Maybe he'll take Mr. Lin away tomorrow."

  Su Yun lowered her head in thought, while Zhong Er suddenly said loudly: "Auntie! I think we should just hijack Mr. Lin back halfway."

  Su Yun nodded: "I think so too! But we must come up with a foolproof plan or else not only will we fail to rescue Mr. Lin, our mountain stronghold will also be in trouble."

  Wei Wuyou nodded: "Auntie is right! I think so too!"

  Zhong Er jumped up: "Wei Wuyou! I knew you would say that."

  Wei Wuyou was about to retort when Su Yun waved her hand: "You all stop arguing for now! Let me think carefully... where exactly should we make our move?"

  Several people suddenly quieted down, everyone stared at Su Yun with eager eyes. Su Yun slowly stood up and walked to the door, after a while she turned around and looked at everyone, Zhong Er and several others rushed over in an instant.

  "Let's take action at Xiaolang Mountain! It's over a hundred miles away from our hideout, and those scoundrels at Xiaolang Mountain have cheated us more than once or twice. Taking action there also fits with their character, no one would suspect it was us."

  "Wei Wuyou clapped his hands: "Wonderful! Auntie! This move is really too wonderful! I agree!"

  Zhong Er grinned: "I agree! I've been wanting to find trouble with Lai Bazis for a long time, it's just that I was worried about their numbers and guns, or else I would have made my move already!"

  Several others also applauded and cheered. Su Yun waved her hand: "Alright! It's settled then! Come, let's discuss the specifics of what to do!"

  "Lin Fei! How have you been the past few days? Comfortable, huh? Haha! I just want you to beg for death but can't get it, and you guys don't need to serve him today. If we beat him to death, how are we going to explain ourselves when we go back? Zhu Ming! Give him some medicine so he doesn't die halfway!" Zhu Lianyun looked at Lin Fei with disdain as he struggled for breath.

  Lin Fei struggled to get up from the ground, but Zhu Lianyun kicked him again. Lin Fei winced and furrowed his brow in pain. He lifted his head and glared at Zhu Lianyun with bloodshot eyes. Zhu Lianyun took a step back, startled: "Damn! You're still so tough even when you're on the verge of death? If I didn't need you for something else, I would have sent you to the afterlife already."

  The next day, Lin Fei was carried onto a horse-drawn carriage by several soldiers. Zhu Lianyun walked over and stared at him fiercely: "You little brat! Take a good look now! In a few days, you won't be able to see anything anymore! Let's go!"

  Zhu Lianyun led a dozen or so soldiers to follow the horse-drawn carriage on the road, he rode on the horse and looked back with a hint of a sly smile at the corner of his mouth.

  Two days later, Zhu Lianyun and his party arrived at the foot of a mountain. Zhu Lianyun pulled the reins to take a look: "Hey! Who knows what place this is? Why do all these mountains look alike?"

  A soldier rushed over: "Director Zhu! This mountain is called Xiao Lang Mountain, not far from our home, would you like to go to my house for a visit?"

  Zhu Lianyun waved his hand: "Don't go home! Everyone, cheer up! Once we get past this mountain, it's not far from Long City. When we arrive in Long City, I'll give you all a holiday and let you have a few days of fun before coming back!"

  Those who were soldiers all showed a hint of joy on their faces, and one by one they saluted Zhu Lianyun with raised hands. Zhu Lianyun had a self-satisfied look on his face, he waved his hand and the troops continued to march forward.