novelones Chapter 431 I have a way
Chapter 431 I have a way
Suspense flashed in Xiao Ruohan's eyes, and he lowered his voice and said, "What, is there something wrong?"
Bei Xiuyan nodded to her and said, "If my guess is correct, there are probably people coming to the village, and we have to help them."
Bei Xiuyan's face was calm and calm. His calmness made Xiao Ruohan feel at ease, "What should we do next?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Shuo walked in with a dozen burly men carrying a big knife over one meter long, "You are indeed not ordinary people. Did you bring the officers and soldiers in the valley?"
Xiao Ruohan immediately retorted: "How could it be that we brought it? We are not fools. We snitched and came here alone, rushing to be your killers?"
Thinking that the officers and soldiers had already entered the valley, it would only take a quarter of an hour to reach the village.She couldn't help but urge, "The officers and soldiers are coming soon, you'd better hide first."
Hong Shuo ignored him, with a sharp light in his eyes, "Even if you didn't bring it, it still has something to do with you."
"Hong Xi, lock them up in the cellar first." He ordered his son. When his eyes glanced at the Beixiu Banquet, he paused obviously. "This man knows martial arts and put a heavy lock on him to prevent them from running away."
"Yes, father." Hong Xi took the order and brought the chain.
Beixiu Yan's eyes were filled with calmness.He took a step forward, opened his thin lips and said, "General Hong, we have absolutely no ill intentions, and we will never sell you to the imperial court."
Bei Xiuyan's voice was calm and majestic, with power that touched people's hearts. "It's normal for General Hong to have doubts about the current situation. We are willing to stay and leave after the immediate crisis is dealt with."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands and locked them with Hong Xi without any resistance to show his sincerity.
Such a magnanimous attitude really made Hong Shuo feel a bit of admiration on his face, "Then I will wrong you two first. If it is really a misunderstanding, I will apologize to you two."
After saying that, he asked Hong Xi to take Beixiu Yan and Xiao Ruohan to the cellar.
Everyone left the house and started busy with their farm work as usual.
At this time, a group of officers and soldiers came in from outside, and the leading soldier shouted loudly: "Ask your village chief to come and answer."
Hong Shuo hurriedly put down what he was doing, bowed his back and said with a compensating smile: "Master, what are your orders?"
The leading soldier looked at his honest and courteous look and asked loudly, "Are there any outsiders in the village who came here more than ten years ago?"
"No, no one comes from our remote mountainous area. Their ancestors have lived here for generations." Hong Shuo said in an authentic mountain dialect with a rough voice.
The officers and soldiers searched the village and found no suspicious person. They cursed bitterly, "Today's trip was in vain again."
But thinking of the instructions from above, I didn't dare to return empty-handed.The leading general said: "Bring the village chief and a few of them back to the military camp for questioning."
He casually pointed out a few men about the same age as Hong Shuo and ordered his soldiers to go up and get them.
Hong Shuo pretended to be scared and begged for mercy tremblingly, "We have always been honest and have never done anything bad. Why did the official arrest us?"
"The officials are handling the case. If I still can't explain it to you, I will take him away." The soldier spoke condescendingly.
The villagers gathered around, and many of them brought hoes and axes.Hong Shuo hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile: "The official must have something else to give, so we'll just go with you. Don't do anything nonsense."
Hong Xi understands what his father means. Now that his identity has not been exposed, he cannot act rashly.Besides, even if they can deal with this group of a dozen officers and soldiers, there are still [-] troops in the northern camp. No matter how powerful they are in martial arts, they still can't escape.
The cellar is directly below the wheat drying field, and the sounds from outside can be heard clearly.Based on the words of these officers and soldiers, Beixiu Yan roughly inferred the situation.
"The court probably only knows that General Hong is hiding nearby. As for the specific location and General Hong's appearance, they don't know, so they are searching for a needle in a haystack."
Xiao Ruohan whispered to Bei Xiuyan: "They don't know General Hong, so they must bring all the people of the same age and appearance back to the military camp to screen them one by one. However, General Hong and his soldiers have lived in seclusion here for more than ten years, and with the deliberate Disguised, it should be hard to tell.”
Bei Xiuyan leaned against the earthen wall of the cellar with a stern expression, "General Hong's identity must not be exposed, otherwise he and the entire village will have no way of survival."
Xiao Ruohan rubbed his hands and breathed out, and said helplessly: "But he doesn't trust us at all now, and he can't help even if he wants to."
Bei Xiuyan knew in his heart that his family and life were at stake, and it was human nature not to trust others easily.
He raised his head, looked at the gleam of light leaking from the door, and thought about how to deal with it.
The sky was getting dark, the cellar door was opened, and a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old came in carrying a basket to deliver food.
Xiao Ruohan remembered that this was Hong Xi's sister Hong Lan. Seeing that her eyes were red, as if she had just cried, she asked kindly: "What's wrong with you?"
Hong Lan raised his sleeves and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said with choked sobs: "My father and several uncles were captured by the soldiers. We were so anxious that we wanted to save them, but my brother refused to let us go."
Hong Lan put down the basket, took out the food and handed it to them, then turned to leave.
Bei Xiuyan stopped her, "Help me bring a message to your brother, saying that I have a way to save your father."
"Really?" Hong Lan asked happily. When Bei Xiuyan nodded affirmatively, he immediately turned around and ran to call someone.
Hong Xi was restless in the house. His father and several uncles in charge had been arrested. Now the whole village was waiting for him to make up his mind.
But he had never experienced such a thing. For a moment, he just felt his temples pounding. He had no intention of listening to what his sister was saying. He waved his hand and said, "Go out first and let me be quiet."
"Brother, the man in the cellar said he could save his father." Hong Lan emphasized again stubbornly.
"My silly sister, do you believe anything he says? Would you believe it if he said he was the powerful regent?" Hong Xi felt irritated and pushed his sister out of the door.
After closing the door, he just turned around when he saw someone suddenly appeared in the middle of the room, standing there looking at him with a stern face.
"It seems that even if I tell you my true identity, you may not believe it?"
Hearing this, Hong Xi said in horror, "How did you get out of the cellar? I obviously locked it heavily."
"A mere iron chain can't lock me up." Bei Xiuyan stood with his hands behind his hands. Although he disguised himself as a bearded villager, his sharp eyes like eagles seemed to be able to see through Hong Xi dare not look directly at the human heart.