Chapter 61: Lian Shan's Gamble

  Five hundred miles away from the original city of Taiyuan, in the village where Peng Tianyang is currently located, a large number of government soldiers suddenly rushed in tonight and surrounded the village, making it impossible to escape.

  Among those Qing soldiers, there was one with the highest rank, his face as white as paper and his eyes fiercely poisonous. At this moment, he was riding a horse slowly coming from the middle of the village along that main dirt road.

  There were four others standing beside him, all dressed in armor and armed with swords at their waists, following the highest-ranking official into the inner quarters.

  The highest-ranking official stopped his horse and said in a very gloomy tone to someone on the left: "Jiang Ze, you go first to help your father investigate."

  The one-eyed man beside him made a fist and said: "You owe me your life!"

  That was the one with the highest official rank, called Jiang Ze, who urged his horse to go inside. Just as he had walked halfway, the doctor's sharp voice suddenly pierced through the air and went straight towards Jiang Ze's face.

  But just as a metallic sound was heard, a cold light flashed by, and the hidden projectile that had been shot at the young man was chopped into two segments.

  And this person's knife has been put back into its scabbard, while the eyes are even colder, with a single tap on the horse's back after removing his feet from the stirrups, he jumped up onto the wall and then after several leaps, he had already arrived at the top of a house.

  Jiang rushed up the house, crouched down and vigilantly looked around, then quickly retreated and mounted his own horse.

  The highest-ranking official sneered with a hint of cold smile: "That's interesting. Ignoring him, go and help Jiang Mou for now."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the tall figure on his right, who was even taller than him by a head while on horseback, dismounted and grasped a chain hammer weighing around 100 kilograms in his hand, striding swiftly towards Jiang Chou.

  "Father, why don't you just take down this mob in the village all at once?" said one of the two women standing beside the highest-ranking official.

  The highest-ranking official chuckled and said, "Isn't this game more fun?"

  The woman didn't say another word, and as for the other person, they still haven't even blinked an eye, with a look of complete indifference.

  In front of Jiang and Hu, the two had quickly searched around and returned, but they didn't gain anything.

  At this time, the highest-ranking official looked at the person next to him who seemed to be unrelated to the matter. This person didn't need the highest-ranking official to say anything and with a wave of his hand, led the soldiers who had followed from behind to search around the village in all directions.

  Jiang Ze returned here and reported to the highest-ranking official: "Reporting to Master, that agile expert just left."

  The highest-ranking official smiled and said, "Catching a cat with an old mouse, this is somewhat skillful."

  After saying that, he didn't speak again. When the scattered Qing soldiers reassembled here later, those who returned said to the highest-ranking official: "Commander, there is not a single person in the village."

  At this moment, thirty miles away from the original Zhuangzi village where Peng Tianyang and others were staying, Peng Tianyang was gathering with Haozi Ying, Duan Hong and others in a house, seemingly waiting for someone.

  As expected, the door was pushed open after a while, and a man in black came in from outside. As soon as he entered the house, he said: "Sixth brother is indeed prescient, and the Kamba lieutenant has indeed surrounded our original residence, and this man also brought his four adopted sons and daughters!"

  In the room, a mouse wearing a Buddhist pendant on his chest said: "Jiang Du, Han Zhao, Hu Zhe and Yin Ba Hong, all four of them have come, it seems that this Kangba still thinks highly of us!"

  Duan Hong, however, was worried and said: "Things shouldn't be that simple. This Kangba didn't come just because of us, he must have received a commission from the old master of the Pang family and brought his four adopted sons and daughters along with him."

  "It's a chaotic world! The clouds cover the sun and moon, and the planets are in disarray. Haoziying has encountered disaster, but it's up to us whether he emerges from this calamity alive or dead."

  The man who came in said, "Sixth brother, since the brothers have followed the new leader and sworn a blood oath, they are prepared to risk their lives to revive the flag of the Haozi Camp. You don't need to worry about anything else."

  Duan Hong also said: "Sixth brother, the brothers have been through life and death with Big Brother since childhood, what scene haven't we seen? This Kangba can't cut off the roots of my Haozi Camp!"

  Peng Tianyang nodded and said, "It's good that you brothers think this way. Although the Peng family is powerful and has a long history, but in these chaotic times, they will also be affected. When the time comes, I, Huozi Camp, will rise again in the east mountain, and we won't have to live in hiding like this!"

  Another person in the house said, "However, we can't stay here for long. Those villagers we brought with us, their mouths aren't that tight. I think it's better if we take advantage of the night and leave. By the time Kangba brings people over, we'll be long gone. And as for the villagers, whether they followed us or were originally from here, they won't be able to say anything."

  "Sixth Brother, I think it should be this way."

  Peng Tianyang thought for a moment and said: "Then let's leave tonight, but on the way, can we leave marks for Peng Zu and Da Lin?"

  Duan Hong replied: "Sixth brother rest assured, as long as they find us it's all good."

  Now outside the city of Taoyuan, on the top of Hamao Mountain, Jiang Feng and his three companions are now sitting together with the people on the mountain.

  The three masters of the house disliked Jiang Yunshui and his friends, so they said to the eldest sister: "Sister, even if the four of them went up the mountain, they can't just win like this. Why don't we have a 'lian shan du' (three consecutive wins for one side to win)?"

  The woman sitting in the main seat said: "Well, just sitting here like this is also meaningless, let's just have some fun."

  Gua Pi Mao asked: "Old Three, what are you planning?"

  "That's right, of course, we have to try our skills first. The question is, which one of you four will come out and compete with me?"

  Chi Pengzu had also been watching the three fat men with disapproval for some time, and was about to stand up, but was pressed down by Wang Lan beside him, and then he walked out.

  The three men burst out laughing and said, "This is really interesting! Three big masters didn't move, but a woman came out instead?"

  These three are just joking around. Apart from Jiang Yunshui, the one with a goatee, everyone else is laughing along with Ha Ha Da Le.

  Wang Lan standing there smiled and said: "That fatty! You're still not convinced, if you can't even beat me, then you don't need to fight with men either, because you're not even as good as a woman!"

  Wang Lan's words made everyone in the room burst out laughing even more than San Dangjia's, and now San Dangjia's face turned red with a thick neck.

  The three masters of the house patted their own big belly and said, "Well, you're a sharp-tongued little woman, so don't blame your husband for not being merciful!"

  The three masters said that, and the whole person rushed towards Wang Lan like a meatball. Although Wang Lan was teasing San Dangjia, she didn't really underestimate this man.

  The three masters, relying on the momentum of their physical strength, threw a punch at Wang Lan's shoulder. The whole scene was still some distance away from Wang Lan, but it had already caused Wang Lan's hair to flutter up.

  Wang Lan knew she couldn't compete with the three men in terms of strength, so she suddenly crouched down, using her left foot to support her body as she twisted and slipped under San Dangjia's arm. Then, she quickly turned around, raised her palm, and slapped San Dangjia on the back.

  The three family members were standing unsteadily, and before they knew it, they had taken a few steps forward. They finally stopped themselves and looked back at Wang Lan with some surprise and astonishment.

  The woman sitting in the first place, with her eyes narrowed and looking at Wang Lan's move as if thinking of something.

  And seeing that San Dangjia was at a disadvantage in Wang Lan's hands, Jiang Yunshui and Chi Pengzu, as well as Qian Chenglin, all cheered in unison.

  The people on the top of the hill are all smiling less, looking at this situation with some incredulity, and there is no more of the previous disdain.

  "And the three masters of the house also clenched their fists and said: 'Good, I didn't expect to lose a move in a woman's hands.'"

  Wang Lan clasped her fists and said: "After all, San Dangjia yielded."