C31

Two days later. Above Yongan Mountain...

"Third Manager, do you think those soldiers are telling the truth?" One of them hesitantly asked the rough man beside him.

Third Manager slightly frowned. He didn't say anything.

Another one said, "Third Manager, I see that the soldiers are very sincere … "It's not the same as last time when he was that dog official Lord Wang."

"Yeah." Another person echoed, "Third Manager, could it be that the imperial court is really here to subdue us?"

"If what that soldier said is true, we can disregard our previous mistakes. As long as we abandon the dark and come out into the light …"

"Third Manager, I don't think it's true, right? "The dog officials all say it's good. It's not like that when it's actually done!"

"That's true …" Back then, I really believed that those dog officials would end up with a broken family. "

"Aren't I the same … However, right now, in the world … "We are always bandits. After all …"

"Alright, since we've already discussed this matter, it doesn't matter." Third Manager finally opened his mouth and stopped everyone's discussion.

Soon after, the crowd dispersed, and the three leaders went to the other side.

No one noticed that three of the dispersed crowd had gone off on their own to the other side.

Needless to say, these three were Shi Qingzhou, Long Xiaoyuan, and Liu An, who knew how to disguise themselves.

Liu An was considered half jianghu people. Originally, he had been rolling around in the martial arts world and was saved by Shi Qingshan when he was on the verge of death due to enmity. After that, Liu An had always been working under Shi Qingshan.

"Liu An, go around here and gather more information. Also, listen to more and see what kind of person these bandits are." Long Xiaoyuan said.

"Yes." Liu An answered, turned around twice, and left.

Long Xiaoyuan and Shi Qingzhou looked at each other, then walked towards the spot where Third Manager had disappeared.

They did not randomly choose three people, but chose people with similar figures to them.

Moreover, when he was dealing with the three of them, he had managed to force out some information from them, such as their names, the simple arrangements and even the basic situation. Otherwise, no matter how good the camouflage technique was, it would be easy for him to be exposed.

The two of them arrived at the door of a room. Seeing that no one was around, Shi Qingzhou stood close to the door. His internal energy was good, so he didn't need to have his ear pressed against the door to hear the conversation inside.

Long Xiaoyuan was on the lookout.

"Big brother." "That's Third Manager's voice." "Right now, there are a few people on the mountain who are thinking about this. What do you think we should do?"

The boss didn't say anything, but Lao Er did. The other side's voice was very rough.

"Big brother, I think those dog soldiers are here to cheat again!"

Third Manager frowned. He hesitated for a while before saying, "But, there are still a lot of people coming to the imperial court this time. If it's the proper Great General, even if we rely on the advantage of land, we might not be able to get any benefits."

When Lao Er heard this, he said unhappily, "Old Third, what do you mean by this? Is it possible for you to extinguish your own prestige with so much ambition?"

Seeing that the two were about to argue again, the Great Master finally opened his mouth. "Alright, stop being so noisy."

Lao Er frowned and said, "But big brother, you heard it too. Old Third had the intention to surrender! Didn't we already agree? "They will absolutely not surrender. Even if they die, they will die together."

Hearing that, the boss finally couldn't help but say, "At that time, we only had a little more than 100 people, and they were all from the Lian Family. Naturally, it was nothing to die together, but now we have a total of 4000 people, and there are hundreds of young women. These people, do you want everyone to die together with us? "

Boss' words made Lao Er open his mouth and stuttered, "But …" "But …"

The eldest brother waved his hand tiredly. "Alright, let's leave this matter for now. I have to think about it carefully. You guys can leave first."

"But boss …"

"Okay, second brother." Old Third scratched the other person's elbow, " Let's go out and let big brother rest in peace. "

The two of them opened the door and left. Lao Er shook off Old Third's hand. "Hmph, I'll leave by myself."

Old Third sighed helplessly and left as well.

A moment later, Long Xiaoyuan and Shi Qingzhou passed by them once again "casually". Then, the two of them looked at each other and left as well.

At night, Shi Qingzhou and Long Xiaoyuan slept in the same bed. On the mountain, there were many rooms. Some families lived together, while some men worked together.

Shi Qingzhou and Long Xiaoyuan pretended to live in the same room while Liu An lived next door.

Because they were in the same room, Long Xiaoyuan and Shi Qingzhou naturally slept in the same bed.

Long Xiaoyuan held Shi Qingzhou's waist and whispered: "Qingzhou, as you say …" Boss and Old Third are both rational people, and they can also be considered as thinking for the people on this mountain. So they don't want to continue being bandits? "

Shi Qingzhou acknowledged and said, "How many people are willing to be bandits when they can live under the sun? That's a matter of hanging their heads on their waists."

"Ugh …" That's true. " Long Xiaoyuan nodded after thinking for a while. If so... We can make a plan, and maybe, we can convince the two leaders inside. "

Shi Qingzhou was a bit hesitant, "But if we fail, then our situation will become dangerous …"

Long Xiaoyuan paused. "No worries, wealth comes from danger."

Shi Qingzhou slightly frowned. If he was the only one, then he wouldn't mind 'seeking wealth from danger'. However, the identity of an emperor was extremely important, so how could he take the risk?

Seeing that Shi Qingzhou didn't say anything, Long Xiaoyuan immediately understood. He thought for a while and said, "How about this, we will observe for two days. Before we carry out this plan, I will go down the mountain."

Shi Qingzhou heaved a sigh of relief. "Alright, since that's the case, leave the matter here to me. I definitely won't disappoint the emperor."

Long Xiaoyuan kissed Shi Qingzhou on the forehead, "En, be careful."

For the next two days, Long Xiaoyuan, Shi Qingzhou, and Liu An stayed on the mountain to watch and listen.

Using their own eyes, they concluded that they might all have been forced onto Liang Shan. However, there was also a portion of them who were not very good, and their hands were also stained with blood.

Towards people like that, Long Xiaoyuan and the rest had put him in their hearts. They would have to wait until the future came to an end.

Originally, Long Xiaoyuan wanted him to go down the mountain by himself, but no matter what, Shi Qingzhou didn't agree. Long Xiaoyuan didn't want to make things difficult for the other party at this time, which would lead to the failure of the negotiation work, so Long Xiaoyuan agreed.

That night, after Long Xiaoyuan and Liu An successfully arrived at the foot of the mountain, Shi Qingzhou sneaked into the bandit boss's room …

That night, Long Xiaoyuan stood at the foot of the mountain, waiting for Shi Qingzhou to come down.

The time he had to wait was hard. Facing the dark mountain, he clenched his fists. This feeling of not being able to protect the people he cared about was not good, even a little bad.

At this moment, Long Xiaoyuan realized that it was true that he cared about Shi Qingzhou.

It was not because the other party was the main character, not because the other party could kill him to ascend the throne, not because of these benefits.

He cared about Shi Qingzhou because he saw him as a partner and nothing more.

A companion … Not for profit, not for his own life, not for the book, just because of the word partner.

That night, Long Xiaoyuan saw clearly what Shi Qingzhou meant to him.

​

[Branches...]