Yang Zhi had escaped and Yang Bo had failed to capture him. However, this man in black, fearing Sun Jian's reprimand, remained silent about the matter. He dragged out Yang Yuan's corpse, claiming that this person had fled into Hulu Valley and was killed.
Sun Jian believed his statement, as he had been hiding below the cliff and had not clearly seen what had happened.
He even thought that when La Erduo leaped off the cliff, it was merely a fall from being shot.
After clearing the corpses from the road, Sun Jian led his men to descend the mountain.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei and Li Dong were walking back cautiously when they suddenly tripped over something.
Li Dong struck a flint, looked down, and exclaimed, "Good heavens, it's a person!"
"Strange, how can there be a person lying here?"
Moreover, this person's attire was completely different from the black-clothed men they had seen earlier.
"Do you think it might be Sun Jian, the one they were waiting for?" Li Dong's idea was immediately endorsed by Chen Xiaobei.
They found some dry grass, lit it with the flint, and examined the person's appearance. Seeing his clenched teeth and pale, greenish face, and an arrow lodged in his arm,
Li Dong, having served in the army, immediately understood, "Oh no, it's a poisoned arrow!"
Just then, Yang Zhi, lying on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Chen Xiaobei's arm, "Save me, save me!"
After calling out twice, Yang Zhi's head lolled to the side, and he fainted again.
"His will to survive is truly strong," Chen Xiaobei murmured inwardly.
After his contemplation, Chen Xiaobei's mind raced. Although this person's identity was unknown,
he was Sun Jian's adversary, so he could be someone from Liu Rumei's side or Da Lao Hei's side. Sudan Novel Network.
Yes, this possibility was very high, so this person must be saved.
Chen Xiaobei hesitated for a moment, then said to Li Dong, "We have to save this person and find a way to get him down the mountain."
Li Dong was startled by Chen Xiaobei's idea, "Brother Xiaobei, what if he's a bad person?"
"Whether he's good or bad, we have to figure out his identity," Chen Xiaobei's attitude was firm.
Li Dong had no choice but to hand the two bundles he was holding to Chen Xiaobei, and then picked up the unconscious Yang Zhi from the ground.
At this moment, Cui Hongyu and Chen Dayong also entered the mountain with their men.
Originally, Chen Dayong and the others had advised Cui Hongyu to stay at home. However, Cui Hongyu was worried about Chen Xiaobei, so she handed Chen Qiao'er over to the village guards who stayed behind and entered the mountain with Chen Dayong and the others.
As soon as they entered Qingniu Mountain, the village guards shouted loudly as usual.
Over there, Batu was leading his men down the mountain when he suddenly heard the shouts and stopped.
The members of the Vermilion Bird Gang, who were following him, were like startled birds, their faces showing fear.
Only Batu knew clearly that it could not be Sun Jian and his men shouting, so there should not be any great danger.
He pointed to the nearby woods, "Let's hide in there and see what's going on."
The shouts grew closer. Batu placed La Tu'er behind a tree and said to the rest of the group, "Everyone, be absolutely silent."
This instruction made everyone feel as if they had found their backbone. They obeyed Batu's arrangements and hid behind the trees, not daring to make a sound.
Cui Hongyu and her group were unaware of the situation in the woods and quickly passed by, heading directly up the mountain.
Seeing that it were just a few villagers, Batu breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly led his men down the mountain.
Almost simultaneously, Sun Jian and his men also heard the shouts. They were near the Mountain God Temple when they heard the shouts and quickly found a place to hide.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei and Li Dong had also emerged from Hulu Valley. Hearing the faint shouts from the foot of the mountain, Chen Xiaobei secretly groaned.
Judging by the time, even if Sun Jian and his men had retreated, they probably hadn't left Qingniu Mountain yet.
"Let's hope Sun Jian and his men recognize them as village guards and don't attack them!"
Thinking of this, he and Li Dong also quickly shouted in response.
Hearing movement on the mountain, Cui Hongyu became excited, "Everyone, hurry up, they should be on the mountain."
Sun Jian did not recognize the village guards, but he did recognize Cui Hongyu. Seeing that this was Chen Xiaobei's wife, Sun Gui couldn't help himself.
He leaned closer to Sun Jian's ear and whispered, "Brother, these mountain folk entering the mountain so late, could they be related to those people just now?"
Sun Jian frowned, thought for a moment, and shook his head slightly, "No, there was also movement on the mountain earlier. Perhaps there are some mountain folk up there."
"Brother, why don't we deal with these mountain folk, and take Cui Hongyu back? The National Preceptor needs women, doesn't he!"
Before he could finish speaking, Sun Jian interrupted him directly, "The National Preceptor's altar requires a maiden. Cui Hongyu is already married. If we send her over, won't we be humiliating ourselves?"
After Cui Hongyu and her group passed the Mountain God Temple, Sun Jian and his men also quickly retreated.
As the shouts grew closer, Chen Xiaobei became less worried.
The fact that they could make their way down from the mountain meant what?
It meant that Cui Hongyu had not encountered any danger. Perhaps Sun Jian had gone up the mountain, or perhaps Sun Jian had already left, and he had been worrying for nothing.
Of course, it didn't matter where Sun Jian went. For Chen Xiaobei, the most important thing was to see Cui Hongyu safe. He and Li Dong shouted loudly in response.
The voices grew closer and closer, and the two finally met.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei safe and sound, Cui Hongyu's eyes welled up with tears.
They gazed at each other, neither speaking first.
However, Chen Dayong approached Li Dong, shone his torch on Yang Zhi, and asked, "Captain, who is this?"
This question brought Chen Xiaobei back to reality. He came to his senses, pointed at Yang Zhi, and said to Cui Hongyu, "Right, this person is poisoned. Can you quickly take a look?"
Li Dong quickly put Yang Zhi down. Cui Hongyu squatted down and examined him carefully. Finally, she pointed to Yang Zhi's arm and said, "It should be the arrow that's poisoned." Saying this, she gestured to Chen Dayong, "Lend me your short knife."
Chen Dayong immediately drew his short knife and handed it to Cui Hongyu.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiaobei was quite surprised. He could tell that the village guards respected Cui Hongyu greatly, which was somewhat unexpected.
Of course, if the village guards truly respected her from the bottom of their hearts, it would save him some trouble in the future, and some matters could be entrusted to Cui Hongyu.
Cui Hongyu heated the knife over the torch for two seconds, then directly cut open the wound on Yang Zhi's arm and pulled out the arrow.
Then, she squeezed the wound hard, expelling some pus and blood, and only stopped when the blood flowing out turned dark red.
"Alright, this is all we can do. We'll get some plaster for him down the mountain later to reduce inflammation."