Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Chapter 523: Bandit Embryo

Chapter 523: Bandit Embryo

Afan paused slightly, a hint of hesitation crossing his face. "Aunt Xiuying, it's not that I'm afraid of making this trip, but I'm simply unsure. Will the Wu army really send troops to help our village? I heard during my exile that the Wu army has always maintained a neutral stance on the dispute between Concubine Sun and the Crown Prince's faction."

Xiuying reached out and gently touched Afan's head. "Afan, if the two generals really don't want to send troops, that's no big deal. Given their character, they'll definitely keep you there. Just stay put, and the two generals will definitely protect you."

As she spoke, Xiuying pulled out a bag of gold leaves from her bosom and gently placed them in Afan's hand. "These were originally prepared by your auntie. I wanted to give them to you when you got married and started a family. But now the situation is urgent...Okay, take them." Xiuying said nothing more, and turned to look at Fusu beside her. "Asu, take Afan with you."

"Aunt Xiuying, I won't leave!" Afan's eyes turned red instantly. He knew in his heart that if the Wu family army refused to send troops, all the villagers in Futian Village would have no way out, but Aunt Xiuying left this rare chance of escape to him.

Xiuying's expression suddenly became extremely stern, and she shouted loudly: "Go!"

Fusu knew the situation was critical and there was no time to lose. He rushed forward and grabbed Afan, saying, "Let's go! Time is running out! If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

Afan instinctively wanted to struggle and resist, but Fusu's powerful hand was like a pair of pliers, tightly gripping his arm. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move at all.

Fusu dragged Afan all the way to a very hidden cave entrance, where Zhuiying was guarding.

Seeing this, Afan asked, "Have you taken the muscle softening powder?"

Fusu did not respond directly, but urged: "Are you leaving or not?"

Zhuiying quickly stepped forward and moved the huge stone under the wall, and a dark hole suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Afan glanced back and forth between Fusu and Zhuiying, and couldn't help but ask again, "Why don't you two run away?"

Fusu frowned slightly, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. When the time comes, we will leave naturally."

Seeing this, Afan said nothing more, crouched down and quickly got into the cave. Fusu's voice came from behind him: "Remember the pass code, the eagle spreads its wings and flies, the chickens are busy pecking at rice."

As soon as Afan emerged from the cave, before he could even take in his surroundings, he felt a chill on his neck. A sharp knife was already poised against it. He subconsciously looked up and saw that the person before him was none other than Zhou Dazhu, the bandit leader of the Black Wind Village.

Zhou Dazhu did not act immediately, but instead gave a secret signal with a vigilant look: "Eagle spread your wings and fly."

Afan was slightly taken aback, and quickly said, "The chickens are busy pecking at the rice."

Zhou Dazhu nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, that's right, follow me."

Before Afan could ask Zhou Dazhu why he was in cahoots with Asu and the others, Damao quickly found a set of bandit clothes, handed it to him, and urged him, "Hurry up and change into them."

Afan responded subconsciously: "Oh."

Da Mao was very nimble. He helped Afan change his clothes quickly, then picked up a piece of animal skin and carefully tied it around Afan's waist. He turned to Zhou Dazhu and said, "Boss, look at this kid. Standing there, he looks like he was born to be a bandit."

Grizzli walked over and saw the tall, dark-skinned Afan. He patted his shoulder and grinned, saying, "This kid is really good. He's a natural-born bandit."

Zhou Dazhu glanced at Hui Xiong and Da Mao in turn, and ordered, "Da Mao, you are responsible for escorting Afan out. If those corrupt officials ask about it, just say that he is a brother from Black Wind Village and is out on important business. If they dare to make things difficult, tell them to come directly to me."

"Yes, Boss!" Damao agreed and turned to leave with Afan.

Zhou Dazhu turned around, found some more stones and branches, and carefully covered the cave entrance. Then he instructed Grizzly Bear, "Grizzly Bear, you stay here and guard it. No one is allowed to approach. If anyone inside wants to come out, they must give a secret signal. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Boss!" The grizzly bear stood guarding the cave entrance with a big knife in both hands.

Zhou Dazhu walked towards the tent in front. At this time, the second and third in command were discussing cooperation with the village in the tent.

The second-in-command said with a troubled look on his face, "Third brother, we originally came here to plunder Futian Village. If we switch sides and cooperate with the people inside, if this gets out, our colleagues will laugh their heads off!"

The Third Master analyzed seriously, "Second Brother, you need to think this through. If we don't make some plans now, once the Jizhou troops arrive, the Nanyang Prefecture soldiers might defect first. By then, we won't just be embarrassed; we might even lose our lives."

The second-in-command's inner hesitation was clearly visible on his face. "I understand this logic, too. But, is that guy named Ah Su really trustworthy? How much can we believe what he says?"

Zhou Dazhu opened the tent curtain and strode in. "Second brother, third brother, I think Ah Su is no ordinary character. He might be quite capable. We are in this situation now. We really have no choice. It's a dead end anyway. We might as well have a big fight and fight it out!"

"If we win, we won't have to do this bloody banditry anymore and can live a peaceful and stable life." Zhou Dazhu said as he slowly sat down.

Although he was a bandit in the mountains and enjoyed himself quite a bit on weekdays, deep down in his heart, when the night was quiet, he always longed to be with his family like an ordinary person.

But will Xiao Xiong ever forgive him? Hongmei's father had pretended to be caring and devoted to his daughter and grandson, but in reality, he was plotting to sell Xiao Xiong to a wealthy family, earning money and forcing Hongmei to have another child. During a heated argument, he had accidentally killed Xiao Xiong. Terror-stricken, he pushed the body off a cliff without a second thought. Whenever he thought about it, he wondered if he could have another chance, he would destroy that heartless man.

The second-in-command raised his hand and touched his head. After a moment's thought, he clapped his hands and said loudly, "Okay, we're like standing on the edge of a cliff. One step forward is an unknown, and one step back is a desperate situation. At this point, we can only hope that the kid named Asu is not lying. By the way, big brother, how much do you know about this kid?"

Zhou Dazhu sighed helplessly, "This Ah Su, I came to the village after I left Futian Village. I don't know much about him."