Chapter 6: The Master of Sleeping Tiger Mountain

  A large group of people followed behind the prison van, their faces expressionless. However, when a few of them walked past the door, Lin Fei took a glance and was shocked to find that these men were all armed.

  After the prisoner's cart had passed, the people at the entrance of the wine shop also followed to the west city gate. Lin Fei looked at those people and his heart moved, thinking that he might as well go and take a look at the excitement too.

  After leaving the city, Lin Fei followed the crowd to a deserted slope in Xiguan and stopped. He stood outside the crowd, constantly looking at those people, wondering what they were going to do.

  In front of the slope, a temporary stage was set up, covered with plastic sheeting, and inside, an old table was placed, behind which several people were chatting and laughing, but when they saw the prisoner's cart arrive, they all stopped.

  A thin man in the middle of the table bowed his head and said a few words to the people on both sides, several others nodded, and the man stood up with a smile, proudly looking at the audience below, raising his hands to signal everyone to quiet down.

  "Gentlemen, fathers and elders! Everyone, please be quiet for a moment! Has everyone seen? This is Su Yun, the notorious leader of the Wohu Mountain bandits who have been harming our village for many years! It's shameful to say that I, Li Yan, have been in Pingzhou for over three years, yet allowed Su Yun and his cohorts to wreak havoc, with annual campaigns against them ending in failure. But now, thanks to the collective efforts of all the fathers and elders in the county, we have finally apprehended the bandit leader Su Yun!"

  Li Yan coughed and swept his gaze downward before continuing: "After the bandit leader surrendered, I was entrusted by the people of the village to immediately begin interrogating him. The bandit leader Su confessed to all the evil deeds he had committed in recent years without hesitation. After the case was closed, I reported back to Director Yan Xishan of the Pacification Office, and Director Yan, upon learning that this bandit leader had been wreaking havoc on Pingzhou for many years and that the people of Pingzhou hated him to the bone, specially permitted the execution of the bandit leader Su Yun on the spot as a warning to others!"

  Li Yan finished speaking and cast his gaze towards the prisoner's cart: "Bring down the bandit leader Su Yun!"

  Several police officers, like wolves and tigers, shouted and opened the prison van, pulling Su Yun out and dragging her to the front of the slope, forcing her to kneel down. Su Yun turned back and spat.

  "Damn you, Li Yan! You scoundrel! Even if Auntie becomes a ghost, she won't let you off! Come on! I'll watch as you behead Auntie!"

  Lin Fei couldn't help but secretly cheer in the crowd, thinking that Su Yun looked delicate and weak, but who knew she was so bold and daring.

  Li Yan sneered coldly: "Su Yun! Executing you is the wish of all the people in Pingzhou. You have not been lenient with the people of Pingzhou for many years, and today, in front of everyone, let's take a look at the outcome of harming the people."

  Li Yan finished speaking and sat down, he smiled and said a few more words to the people on both sides, his face turned serious and sternly shouted: "Come! Executioner, serve! Start the execution!"

  A stout man with a thick beard nodded in front of the slope, took over a bowl of wine and drank a mouthful, then sprayed it on the ghost head knife in his hand, drew a few strokes with his hand, and slowly walked to Su Yun's back.

  "Boom... boom...!" The sudden explosions frightened the people on the scene, and Li Yan and others jumped up instantly. However, the scene below had already become chaotic. The thick smoke after the explosion filled the entire court, making it difficult to see each other within two meters.

  "Run quickly! Someone has escaped from the execution ground! Run quickly!" At this time, no one in the scene could bear to watch the excitement anymore. Everyone only regretted that their parents had not given birth to two more legs, and they desperately scattered and fled.

  Lin Fei was pushed and crowded by the crowd, and he didn't know where to go. Just as he was hesitating, he felt someone grab his arm, and before he could speak, he heard the person say: "Brother! Quick! Let's go find Sister Su!"

  Lin Fei followed the person to where Su Yun was earlier, and when they arrived, the executioner had already disappeared, leaving only a weak Su Yun leaning against a small tree with her eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.

  "Aunt Su! Quick!" The man said as he went around to Su Yun's back and quickly untied the ropes on her body.

  "Sister Su! Run quickly! Later it will be too late!" Lin Fei shouted in Su Yun's ear.

  Su Yun looked at him in surprise: "Okay! Thank you!"

  Lin Fei finished speaking and wanted to leave, he walked a few steps back and looked back, Su Yun was still standing in place in a daze, hurriedly turned back: "Su girl! What are you still doing here? Run quickly!"

  Su Yun forced a smile on her face: "Thank you! You go ahead! I can't move anymore!"

  Lin Fei was taken aback, he lowered his head and took a look, immediately understanding that Su Yun must have been tortured by those police officers for some time, and now even if she wanted to run, she didn't have the strength.

  Lin Fei didn't have time to think much, turned around and ran towards Su Yun again: "Su Miss! Quick! I'll carry you on my back!"

  "Miss Su! Which way are we headed?"

  Su Yun struggled for a few moments before becoming still, she stretched out her hand and pointed towards the back of the slope, Lin Fei nodded and carried Su Yun on his back as he ran towards the back of the slope.

  Lin Fei ran out for dozens of miles in one breath, and only then did he let out a sigh of relief: "Miss Su! It's okay now! We're safe!"

  "Alright! Put me down now! You can rest for a while too!"

  Lin Fei looked around, found a big stone on the side of the road to put Su Yun down, and then sat down with a thud, panting: "Huff...! It's been a long time since I've run like this!"

  Lin Fei rested for a while and looked at Su Yun: "Su girl! Just now in the law court, I saw that several people had something tied around their waists. Were those people going to rescue you?"

  Su Yun nodded: "Yes! They are all brothers of Wohu Mountain. I saw them just now, but I don't know how they are doing now?"

  Lin Fei smiled slightly: "Don't worry! They'll be fine! By the way, where are you going now?"

  Su Yun raised her head and took a look: "Where can we go? We might as well go back to our Wohu Mountain!"

  "Where is Mount Sleeping Tiger?"

  "What? You don't know where Mount Sleeping Tiger is? You... you're not a local?" Su Yun looked at Lin Fei with some surprise.

  Lin Fei nodded: "Yes! I am a Longcheng person! I handled some things here and went to Beijing to see a friend, but I didn't expect to encounter this matter."

  Su Yun nodded: "I said! No wonder! Look! The mountain behind us is Sleeping Tiger Mountain! It can be said that I have arrived!"

  Lin Fei was shocked and hastily turned around, wasn't it? Just now he was so busy running for his life that he didn't even notice they had already reached the foot of the mountain.

  Lin Fei smiled self-deprecatingly: "Hehe! I didn't notice! Is this the Sleeping Tiger Mountain?"

  Su Yun smiled: "Hehe! Yes! This is indeed Sleeping Tiger Mountain! I really need to thank you!"

  Just as they were talking, several war horses came galloping from afar, with people on their backs frantically waving whips in their hands. Lin Fei was shocked and hastily signaled to Su Yun not to speak, he stretched out his hand and picked up Su Yun, Su Yun's face suddenly turned red, Lin Fei didn't notice Su Yun's change at all, holding Su Yun to hide behind a large stone.

  Su Yun's face was red and she didn't dare to speak, but kept stealing glances at him. Lin Fei, on the other hand, had a serious expression as he stared at the approaching people.

  "This is strange! Su Aunt has disappeared! But we didn't see that dog official Li Yan take her away either? Where did she go?"

  "Yes! In just a split second, when I rushed over, Aunt Su was gone. Nothing happened to her, did it?"

  "It shouldn't be! At that time, you all saw the scene, those corrupt officials were only concerned with saving their own lives, who would have noticed Su Aunt?"

  "That's true! But where did Aunt Su go after all?"

  What followed was a moment of silence, Su Yun moved slightly, and Lin Fei only then realized that Su Yun was still in his arms. His face immediately turned red as well, and his hands unconsciously wanted to let go.

  Su Yun whispered in his ear: "Put me down quickly! These people are our brothers from Wotou Mountain, they're our own kind!"

  Lin Fei finally let out a breath of relief, slowly putting down Su Yun and turning to walk away. Those few people were shocked, instinctively reaching for their waists.