The Hermit of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 9

"It doesn't matter. You can act according to the original plan. Remember that you just need to lure Zhang Xiu out." Deng Mao's eyes flickered and he seemed to be thinking about something.

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Bai Chi nodded and turned to leave.

"Are you serious?" In the tent, after listening to their narration, Zhang Xiu looked at Tong Ying.

"It's absolutely true. Eldest Brother, you can't be tempted by that Bai old man tonight." Before Tong Ying could answer, Tong Ling had spoken first and said eagerly, "Brother Ying and I heard in person how the two men plotted against you, saying that they wanted to lure you to the back hill and that Deng Mao would deal with you personally!"

"Yes, Ling'er was right. She and I heard it in person. Eldest Senior Brother, you must be careful." Tong Ying echoed.

Zhang Xiu frowned, stood up and paced back and forth in the tent, without saying a word for a long time.

Tong Ling looked at him and couldn't help but anxiously say, "First Senior Brother, you can't hesitate anymore. You should strike first!"

" preempt first?" Zhang Xiu stopped and glanced at Tong Ling. She asked with a playful tone, "Junior Sister, what do you think we should do first?"

"Summon all the members of the caravan and the martial arts club to announce the conspiracy of those two people, and then drive them out!" Tong Ling was a little surprised, wondering why her senior brother, who used to be better than ordinary people, was indecisive and hesitant at this time.

"Do you really have solid evidence?" Zhang Xiu's face changed, and she asked coldly, "How can you judge whether he is true or not if you don't know the truth? Without evidence, how can you let others believe you? What's more, Bai Chi is the chief steward of the Bai's Trading Company, and he is a member of the Bai's Trading Company. How do you want the people of the latter to believe that Bai Tai will harm you? What's more, I have been friends with Mr. Bai for several years, and I believe in him. So you don't have to say anything more!"

"Eldest Senior Brother!" Tong Ling looked at the serious Zhang Xiu in disbelief. She suddenly felt that she had said so much just now as if she were playing music with cows. Zhang Xiu simply did not care. Did he really want to sit still? Was this the Eldest Senior Brother who was kind to her and obedient to her? What's more, would his junior sister, who was as close as a family, lie to her?

Tong Ling felt aggrieved at the thought, and tears welled up in her eyes. Unfortunately, Zhang Xiu turned away as if she didn't see her and didn't want to see her.

Tong Ling stamped her feet, covered her face, and ran out. Tong Ying looked at Zhang Xiu, sighed, and quickly chased out.

"Junior Sister! Junior Sister!" Tong Ying managed to catch up with Tong Ling, and her tears started to fall.

"Okay, don't cry, don't cry. You're already a big girl, why are you crying your nose? Aren't you afraid of being seen by others?" Tong Ying looked at Tong Ling, who was crying like a pear blossom. She reached out her hand to help her wipe away the tears dripping from her face and comforted her softly.

Tong Ling wanted to glare at him, but when Tong Ying's hand gently touched her face, her face turned red and tears stopped.

"Eldest Senior Brother must have his own difficulties. Don't blame him too much." Tong Ying thought for a moment and barely found an excuse for Zhang Xiu.

"Hmph, you're the only one who knows how to be a good person," Tong Ling said with a pout.

"You...shut!" Tong Ying smiled when she saw that Tong Ling was no longer crying. She was about to say something when she caught a glimpse of a familiar voice coming from the corner of her eyes. She lifted the curtains and entered.

"Bai Ji!" Tong Ying and Tong Ling looked at each other. Tong Ying asked in a low voice, "What should we do now?"

"What do you mean?" Tong Ling stared at him again and said in a low voice, "Of course, we'll go after him later. Do we have to leave First Senior Brother to take risks alone?"

"Oh, now you don't blame First Senior Brother?" Tong Ying said with a smile.

"Who said it's not his fault?" Tong Ling snorted and turned her head away. "I'm just going to watch him fall into someone else's trap. There's nothing to say."

"Alright. How about this? I'll go back and fetch my weapon first. I'll act according to circumstances," said Tong Ying. She knew she was trying to be brave again, but it was not the time to joke around. After a moment of silence, she said softly, "If something unexpected happens later, it'll help you a lot."

Even so, Tong Ying sighed in his heart. After all, their kung fu was mediocre, so it was not helpful for the overall situation. Now he could only hope that his senior brother could discover the conspiracy of the other side earlier so that the whole matter would have enough room for conversions.

"Elder Bai, it's getting late. What are you looking for me for?" Hearing the footsteps, Zhang Xiu opened her eyes slightly. She couldn't help smiling when she saw that it was Bai Da.

"I really have something important to do, otherwise, I won't disturb you at this time." Bai Chi didn't seem to be in a good mood like Zhang Xiu, and he looked a little unfriendly.

"In that case, Elder Bai, you can order anyone to call me. There is no need for you to come by yourself." Zhang Xiu slowly stood up with a smile on her face. It seemed that she did not take Bai Chi's words seriously.

"I just got a reliable news that the yellow scarf thief from Yuzhou had taken a fancy to our merchant group and was ready to kill them!" Bai Hou pretended to look around for a moment. He lowered his voice and said the "important task" word by word.

"Oh, Yuzhou?" Zhang Xiu raised her eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Our caravan is still in Province Province of Jing. Has Yuzhou's yellow-scarved band been informed of this news?"

"It's absolutely true. Someone among the caravan has already found a trace of a yellow-scarved thief on the hillside behind the mountain and reported it to me. I think the scout has come to inquire about our authenticity." Bai Chi continued, "Just now I received news from Xu Chang that it was the Yichuan yellow scarf of Commander Peng Tuou, the commander of the Yellow-scarved Army..."

"I didn't expect Elder Bai to be so well-informed. He even knows where this yellow scarf thief came from and who the leader is." Zhang Xiu suddenly interrupted, seemingly unintentional.

"This..." Bai Chi was slightly stunned. His expression suddenly became a little unnatural. After hesitating for a long time, he did not know how to reply.

"Haha, I've long heard of the Bai Clan's network of intelligence. Now, it looks like it really lives up to its name." Zhang Xiu laughed as she clapped her hands. "Thankfully, Elder Bai, you warned us in time. If the day had been a sneak attack by the Yellow-scarved Fiends, I'm afraid that all of us would have been in danger."

"Youwei flatters me too much. This is the only plan. Look..." Bai Chi quietly brushed off the cold sweat on his neck and said. He found that Zhang Xiu didn't seem to be suspicious, so he was ready to act according to the plan he had discussed with Deng Mao.

"Just now, you said that there was a trace of the yellow-scarved thief at the back of the mountain. Let's not waste any more time. I will walk with you right now and see if we can capture one or two yellow-scarved thief's spies. We will then decide how many people the yellow-scarved thief from Yuzhou has come this time." Zhang Xiu waved her hand and turned around to take her long spear. Filled with confidence, she said, "Let's go. In the past few days, I've always met some small-hair thief. I didn't even have the chance to do anything. My skills are already itching."

Bai Chi was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted. He tried to cover up the smile on the corner of his mouth and said hurriedly, "Okay, okay, I will lead the way for you, Youwei."

He immediately turned around, opened the curtains and went out. He didn't expect that Zhang Xiu would volunteer to take the bait without saying the explanation he had prepared for a long time. "Heaven is really helping me!"

###Chapter6,Intense Fight

Bai Chi led Zhang Xiu up the mountain and soon disappeared into the forest.

Looking back from the mountainside at the camp of the caravans, you could see that the whole caravans' camp was not guarded at all corners, but based on the hillside to gain strength. All the soldiers were assigned at the two corners of the mountain to defend the caravans.

Before setting up camp, Zhang Xiu had already taken people to patrol the back mountain and confirmed that no one was lurking there. In this way, even if there were bandits, they would only attack from the plain instead of killing their way down the mountain. It could be seen that Zhang Xiu had protected the caravan for so many years and all of them had been killed by accident.

However, in such a cloudy day, even ghosts were too lazy to come out, let alone horse bandits, so some people thought that Zhang Xiu's arrangement was really unnecessary.

"What should we do?" Tong Ling, who had been waiting outside Zhang Xiumei's tent, looked at her senior brother and Bai Chi's distant back and asked Tong Ying anxiously.

"There's no other way. We have to follow them first!" Tong Ying clenched the long spear in his hand, stood up straight, and quietly followed Zhang Xiu and Xiao Chen.

However, when he passed a tent and thought of the camp layout of Zhang Xiu, he couldn't help but have a doubt in his heart, "If there is really the attack of the Yellow-scarved Army, even if Zhang Xiu is not here, there are so many experienced warriors and guards, it must be difficult and thankless for us to attack from the foot of the mountain. Then why are Baichi and Deng Mao so confident that their plan will definitely succeed?"

Bai Chi and his partner walked along the hill. They didn't walk too far before they took a detour around the tent for rest. They arrived at the other side of the mountain, where there was a flat ground, forests, and shrubs. It was quiet and secluded.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiu stopped in her tracks. Her gaze swept across the bushes in front of her like a torch. Bai Chi turned to look at him in astonishment. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhang Xiu raise the tip of her spear and shout, "Who are you? Come out!"

Tong Ling, who was not far away, was shocked and slightly moved, but she was stopped by Tong Ying.

Tong Ying made a sound and looked at Zhang Xiu in the distance with a serious face.

"Hehe." Accompanied by two chuckles and the rustles of footsteps on the broken branches and leaves, a man came out of the darkness. Under the dim moonlight, Zhang Xiu recognized that the person was the Ranger Deng Mao, who had been recruited in the late time.

"Mr. Zhang, you're really cautious. It's worthwhile for me to come here and wait here." Deng Mao cupped his hands at Zhang Xiu and said with a smile. However, his smile was dyed by the sky, looking as cold as the mountain wind at this time.