Chapter 31: The Bandit-Suppressing Record of Sleeping Horse Mountain (Part 1)

  On the mountain of Woma, there was a group of mountain bandits who had been causing trouble for the people by robbing and plundering since no one knew which year. On this night, inside the stronghold of Woma Mountain, drums were beating, se (a zither-like instrument) was being played, sheng (a free reed instrument) was being blown, and flames shot up to the sky, presenting a joyful scene.

  At the gate of the village, there were three or five mountain bandits on guard. "Damn it, just when we finally had a chance to eat and drink well, it's our turn to stand watch."

  "Hey, be content with what you have, if you were sent down the mountain today, who knows, you might just die down there."

  "The leader is still the leader, even if the second-in-command dies, there's still a mood for celebrating."

  "You don't understand, the leader has been displeased with Er Dangjia for a long time. Now that he's dead, this mountain stronghold..."

  Whoosh... A few swift arrows flashed by, and the mountain bandits on guard at the gate were instantly hit in the neck, without making a single sound as they died.

  "Zi Long is good at archery!" Qin Feng was the first to rush up, pick up a long knife that had fallen on the ground, and after playing with it for a while, he felt comfortable with it.

  "Up!" Zhao Yun shouted loudly, and with a single leap, he landed on the corner of the gate and flipped over it with great agility.

  Wow! Qin Feng looked at the more than three-meter-high stockade gate, which was more than one meter higher than the obstacle wall in military training. He hesitated and gave up his plan to climb over it.

  "Brother Qin!" Zhao Yun opened the gate of the camp.

  As expected, Zi Long knew Master Zhi's intentions, and Qin Feng slipped in.

  "Despicable mountain bandits!" Gao Shun saw the mountain bandits celebrating a wedding, how could he not know what was going on, worried about his wife's safety, he wanted to rush over and kill them.

  Qin Feng grabbed him and said, "Don't be rash, let's quietly find Sister-in-law and send her out first, then come back to kill these mountain bandits, it won't be too late!"

  Zhoa Yun and Gao Shun felt that what he said was reasonable, Gao Shun anxiously asked: "Qin brothers, how many rooms are there in this big camp, how can I find my wife?"

  "This is simple, the room with red decorations is naturally the bridal chamber!" Qin Feng smiled and said. "Let's not make a sound, let's sneak in quietly."

  At this time, most of the mountain bandits were drinking and having fun in the middle big house, shouting and cheering. These mountain bandits didn't know anything about military tactics, except for the gate, there were only two or three people patrolling lazily. Very easily, Zhao Yun and Gao Shun, the two powerful men, knocked down the passing sentry to the ground.

  From a distance, Qin Feng saw that there was a room with lights on, while the surrounding houses were all dark and very conspicuous. He pointed and said: "This is the one with lights on, there's a 'xi' character on the door and two mountain bandits standing guard, it should be this one."

  Zhao Yun looked around and slightly furrowed his brow, saying: "Brother Qin, the open space ahead is quite a distance away. If we go past it, we'll definitely be discovered by the mountain bandits guarding the gate. Moreover, it's very close to where they're gathering to drink. How can we get close?"

  Gao Shun's heart was anxious for his wife, and he couldn't wait to see her immediately. He hastily ordered: "Charge forward!"

  "Not allowed." Qin Feng immediately blocked the way.

  "What about Qin brothers then? What if my wife..."

  "My point is that we can't rush in, but can we just walk past openly?" Qin Feng smiled and said: "You two must not make a sound, listen to my command before taking action. We'll just walk past, and we must do it with dignity and confidence, like a dragon walking and a tiger stepping." After finishing speaking, Qin Feng took the lead, swaggering past.

  Gao Shun and Zhao Yun were at a loss for what to do, just as Da Guangming walked by, and they were discovered. What could they do? With puzzled faces, they followed him.

  The mountain bandits standing guard in front of the house were illuminated by the lights inside, and they were standing in a bright place. The surroundings, however, were very dark, and it was impossible for them to see what was happening in the dark from where they stood. Qin Feng understood this point clearly, but Zhao Yun and Gao Shun did not.

  So when they were ten meters away from the mountain bandits, the two of them felt a strange tension in their hearts, "What's going on? Why haven't these mountain bandits discovered us?" They were puzzled in their hearts, but due to Qin Feng's previous orders, they tightly gripped their weapons and didn't make a sound.

  Five meters

  40 meters

  The mountain bandits finally heard the footsteps and saw a figure swaying in front of them, but they couldn't see what he looked like at all. One of the bandits poked his head out and asked, "Who's there?"

  Found out! Zhao Yun and Gao Shun are about to take action.

  Qin Feng hastily waved his hand to stop them, knowing that the two mountain bandits couldn't see their faces clearly in the bright light. He burst out laughing and said: "Brothers, this fine wine is indeed good! The leader knows you two have worked hard, so he specially ordered us to take over your shift. You can go ahead and drink and eat now!"

  "Really!" The two mountain bandits had been standing here for more than two hours, and they were already getting impatient, especially with the constant aroma of wine and meat wafting over.

  Qin Feng saw the scheming hand, intentionally slowed down his pace and said: "Of course it's true, hurry up and go. When we came, there wasn't much wine and meat left, if you're late, there won't be any."

  "Thanks a lot, brother! Let's go!" The two mountain bandits didn't suspect anything and hastily ran towards the large house with the aroma of wine.

  Zhao Yun and Gao Shun were shocked, what's going on? The two mountain bandits didn't even notice our approach, but how did they mistake us for their own people? Didn't they see our faces?

  Gao Shun didn't have time to think again, he walked over and pushed open the door, only to see a woman wearing red clothes with her head covered, tied up on the bed. He rushed over, lifted the cover, and shouted: "Wife..."

  The woman, who was over twenty years old and had a pretty face, struggled to speak but couldn't make a sound due to the cloth stuffed in her mouth. When Gao Shun removed it, "Husband!" she exclaimed, embracing him and bursting into tears.

  "Qin big brother, how did those two mountain bandits just now fail to discover us?" Zhao Yun asked from behind, puzzled.

  "Ah!" Qin Feng walked into the shade and said, "Can you see me clearly?" Only then did he walk in and say, "You can't see those mountain bandits clearly either. A disorderly crowd without discipline is eager to go drinking, where would they care about chatting with us carefully."

  "So that's how it is!" Zhao Yun suddenly enlightened.

  "Remember this, standing in the light can't see the situation in the dark place. So when on guard duty, we must deploy a large number of hidden sentries. Patrolling with torches inside the camp has no practical effect." Qin Feng said with a smile.

  Elder brother indeed has extraordinary wisdom, Zhao Yun firmly remembered this point.

  Qin Feng gazed at the distressed couple with a sigh, thinking that turbulent times were indeed perilous. If it hadn't been for Zhao Yun's brotherly help earlier, he would have also fallen prey to these mountain bandits. He then said: "Brother Gao Shun, let's quickly leave this place and find somewhere safe; we can be intimate later."

  Gao Shun's old face turned red as he helped his wife up, saying: "Thanks to the help of you two brothers, Gao Shun was able to safely rescue his wife."

  "Go quickly, go quickly, let's get out first and talk later." Qin Feng said as he took the lead and walked out.

  "Although the Qin brothers are weak in writing, they are cleverer than us...". Gao Shun sighed and thought that according to his idea, he would definitely alarm the mountain bandits, how could he see his wife so safely.

  Zhao Yun deeply agreed with him.

  Gao Shun supported him and followed Zhao Yun out.

  Qin Feng had just walked out when he heard whispers and laughter coming from the side. His heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself, "This is bad!" He realized that they were now in a bright area, but all around them was pitch black and nothing could be seen. "Wait!" He hastily turned around to stop Zhao Yun and Gao Shun's couple who were about to come out, but it was too late.

  "What a person!"

  "Hey, isn't this the leader's concubine? How did she get out?"

  "Damn it, come quickly, someone has rushed into the village and robbed the lady!" This loud shout was earth-shattering. Inside the great hall where the mountain bandits were gathered, a crashing sound was heard, and in an instant more than a hundred mountain bandits ran out.