"Its just ahead, Qinghu, youll be seeing your new bride soon, haha..." The Teng clan people joked.

  Teng Qinghu, who usually has a sharp tongue, is somewhat blushing today, and is only smiling happily.

  Just ahead was the main gate of Dali Village. Teng Qing Shan, who had been in a good mood, found that the ground was covered with dense horse hoof prints: "So many horse hoof prints? Only bandits could have so many horses. Could it be that Dali Village has been raided by bandits?" Teng Qing Shan looked carefully at Dali Village.

  Didnt see any bloodstains.

  "Its probably just passing by." Teng Qing Shan said quietly.

  Just then, the Li family head led a group of people to the door to greet them. This group of people all had unpleasant expressions on their faces, and the Li family head only managed to squeeze out a faint smile.

  A group of people in Hengjiacun village clearly felt that something was off!

  Normally when welcoming a bride, the other side should be beating drums and gongs, and those nosy women should all come out to watch the excitement. But the entrance of the Lis village is very quiet, with only these few people coming out to greet us. There isnt even any drumming or music.

  "Li family head, whats going on?" Teng Yunlong dismounted his horse and asked with a frown.

  To welcome the relatives, but the other party did not make a big fanfare, and the other party also didnt have a good face. Teng Yunlong was naturally unhappy. However, Teng Yunlong also sensed that... there must be some reason behind it. Otherwise, he would have gotten angry long ago.

  "Brother-in-law!" A figure suddenly rushed out from behind, rushing to Tuo Yunlongs side, and immediately knelt down, wailing, "My daughter Luo Xiang... was kidnapped by the White Horse Gang!!! You, you must save my daughter, save her!!!"

  The originally calm and collected Qingtian Tiger suddenly turned pale.

  "Li family head, whats going on here!" Tianyun Long shouted with an unpleasant expression.

  Li, the head of the Li family, sighed and said: "Teng, its our fault that we didnt take care of you! I never thought... today is the day White Horse Gang went to destroy Iron Mountain Gang. When they passed by our village, the young master and his men captured several young girls from our clan, including Luo Xiang. Even our clans great master was killed, we were powerless! We could only watch as White Horse Gang took away our clans daughters."

  Hong Yunlongs face sank.

  "Damn it!" Teng Qinghu yelled on horseback and actually jumped off the horse.

  "What are you doing!" Teng Yunlong stretched out his hand and grabbed Teng Qinghu, glaring at his own grandson.

  Teng Qinghus whole body was trembling with rage, the first girl he had ever loved in his life had been kidnapped by the White Horse Bandits, how could Teng Qinghu not be enraged?

  "Li family head." Tianyun Long patted Lis shoulder and sighed, "Our village isnt unreasonable, this isnt your fault! Alas... when encountering such things, besides enduring, theres no other way. March 6th... is a good day. But didnt expect that the White Horse Gang also chose this day to destroy the Iron Mountain Gang! If I had known earlier, I wouldnt have chosen this day."

  Everyone understands.

  The White Horse Gang chose this day for the final battle, precisely because it was a good day. And Teng Qinghuo chose this day to get married, which led to Li Luoxiang being kidnapped. It has to be said, this is fate! A bitter fate!

  "Li Clan Head." Teng Qinghu stared at Li Clan Head, "How long has it been since the people from White Horse Gang left?"

  "Its almost half an hour." said Li Zong.

  "Qinghu, come back with me." Teng Yunlong shouted, Teng Qinghu stood still, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth.

  "Ah, relatives, its up to you to save my familys Luo Xiang!" Li Lao San wailed, throwing himself on the ground and knocking his head repeatedly. The Li clan leaders face turned stern as he shouted, "Take Lao San away, hes gone mad!" The clansmen quickly grabbed Li Lao San and dragged him back to the manor.

  "Save my home, Luo Xiang! Please, I beg of you!" Li Lao Sans face was covered in dust, and he continued to kowtow, his head bleeding from the repeated bowing.

  Heng Qinghu stared wide-eyed as Li Lao San, who was originally about to become his "father-in-law", was dragged into the clan by the Li family members.

  "Green Tiger, go back!" Tianyun Long shouted angrily.

  Teng Qinghu looked reluctantly at the direction of the hoof prints, but finally gritted his teeth and turned back to jump on the horse, following the tribesmen towards Tengjiazhuang.

  ……

  On the way back, Teng Yunlong said in a low voice: "Qinghu, youre not young anymore, you know whats important! What do bandits and robbers do? They just rob and plunder! The White Horse Society is in charge of our Yicheng, they are already considered good, the annual protection fee is only that much. Occasionally, they abduct some women and daughters from the village, this is much better than when I was young."

  "You should know that your second aunt was taken away by bandits. Go ask, how many girls of your fathers generation were taken away? After all, those bandits also need to have children! They need women!" Teng Yunlong sighed, "Every year, they abduct women from various villages, its a usual practice."

  Teng Qinghu did not make a sound.

  As he walked and listened, Qing Shan felt a sense of heaviness in his heart. Survival was indeed a very difficult thing.

  "These years, our Teng Family Villages reputation has also grown. Those bandit gangs that kidnap women usually go to find weaker villages. Im worried that the people of our Teng Family Village will go crazy and fight them." Teng Yunlong sighed, "Our village twenty years ago was about the same as Li Village! It was very difficult back then."

  "Grandpa..." Teng Qinghu opened his mouth.

  Teng Qing Shan felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

  He understood that in this world, bandits and thieves would never be eradicated. Even if he managed to wipe out the White Horse Gang, another gang would likely rise up to dominate Yicheng immediately. Perhaps, that gang would be even more greedy than the White Horse Gang.

  "To prevent Teng Family Village from being bullied, relying solely on my personal power is absolutely insufficient." Teng Qing Shan was very clear about this point. "Theres only one way... Join Gui Yuan Sect and hold a high position in Gui Yuan Sect! At that time, with just a casual order to the White Horse Gang, they probably wouldnt dare to provoke Teng Family Village again."

  Hong Qingshans idea of joining the Guiyuan Sect became even stronger.

  After all, in Jiangning Prefecture, Guiyuanzong is like the heavens! For Guiyuanzong to destroy the White Horse Society would be as easy as crushing an ant.

  ……

  A group of people from the Teng family are walking, the atmosphere is very heavy.

  "Green Tiger." Teng Qing Shan suddenly spoke up.

  Many people looked at Teng Qing Shan, and Teng Qing Shan said: "Qing Hu, follow me!"

  Teng Qinghu suddenly turned his head towards Teng Qingshan, and his eyes lit up.

  "Qing Shan, what are you going to do?" Teng Yunlong was shocked. "Youre confused too?" In Teng Yunlongs heart, Teng Qing Shan had always been extremely intelligent since childhood and never made him worry about anything, being very steady! Moreover, Teng Qing Shans extraordinary martial arts skills also made the clan members regard Teng Qing Shan as the spiritual leader of the clan.

  For example, when Tieshan Gang killed at Tengjiazhuang that year, the one who came out to talk was Teng Qingshan.

  "Grandfather, you can rest assured, I wont mess things up." Teng Qing Shan said confidently.

  Teng Yunlong saw Teng Qing Shans expression and felt slightly relieved, saying: "Although this child is older than you, he is more reckless in his actions... Having gone through this incident, it will also be beneficial for him in the future. As a person, one cannot be reckless and act solely on impulse. Dont let us worry either."

  "I understand," said Chen Qingshan, "Grandfather, rest assured, there will be no problem."

  Teng Qinghu had already jumped off his horse and was following Teng Qingshan: "Qingshan!"

  "Uncle, you take the clan members back first! Qinghu and I will be right behind." Teng Qingshan said.

  "Qingshan, I wont stop you from doing what you want to do, but I want to say one thing: no matter what decision you make, remember that behind you there are over 2,000 members of the Teng clan!" Teng Yunlong said.

  "Hmm." Teng Qing Shan nodded heavily.

  "Green Tiger, lets go." Teng Qing Shan carried the Wheel of Reincarnation on his back and swiftly headed towards the Iron Mountain Sect with Teng Qing Hu.

  *******

  The White Horse Gangs old nest is located in Yichengs White Horse Lake, which has an area of dozens of miles and is a well-known large lake in the entire Jiangning Prefecture. There is also a small island in the center of the lake. The White Horse Gang set up their old nest on this island. Being in the center of the lake, it is naturally easy to defend and difficult to attack.

  This is also one of the reasons why Baima Gang has been standing for so many years.

  The old nest of Tie Shan Gang is on the southeast side of Da Yan Mountain.

  If you leave from White Horse Lake and hurry to Iron Mountain Fort, you have to go around the entire Great Delay Mountain. Although its said that the southern and northern borders of Yicheng are only about 200 li apart, this road isnt straight, but rather goes around the entire Great Delay Mountain... So, from White Horse Lake to Iron Mountain Fort is a full 300 li journey.

  The people of Baima Gang set out early in the morning. With so many people and horses, its estimated that they wont arrive at Tieshan Gang until evening.

  "These White Horse Gang people probably didnt stop to rest at noon, and just ate some dry rations on horseback." Teng Qing Shan judged by looking at the tracks on the road. At the same time, he and Teng Qing Hu ran side by side, relying on their two legs, sprinting along the road. If it were just Teng Qing Shan alone, his running speed would far exceed that of a warhorse, but Teng Qing Hus speed was slower.

  This green tiger can lift 2,000 catties, but its internal organs are not strong enough, at most it can only keep up with modern marathon runners.

  From Dali Village to Tieshanbang, a journey of over 100 miles.

  Teng Qinghu ran quickly and was dead tired, probably taking more than two hours.

  "Qing Shan, Luo Xiang, will she be alright?" Tian Qinghuo panted, somewhat worried.

  "Its hard to say." Teng Qing Shan didnt dare guarantee it, because even the army would generally have military discipline, let alone these bandits who were even more chaotic. They took away some women and had their way with them - this was an extremely normal thing. It was impossible to expect that bandits would be more disciplined than the army.

  After hurrying for two hours, the sun was about to set.

  "Look, there are horse thieves ahead." Teng Qing Shan pointed to the front, far away in the distance, on that vast and desolate land, were densely packed with numerous horse thieves resting, among whom some had already begun to mount their horses, ready to continue their journey.

  "Theyre about to set off?" Tian Qinghu said.

  "This place is only half an hours journey away from the Iron Mountain Gangs lair," Teng Qing Shan said with a frown, "I reckon that after the White Horse Gang arrives here, theyll start resting and eating. Once theyve eaten their fill and rested enough, theyll set off and annihilate the Iron Mountain Gang in one fell swoop."