Chapter 28: Putian County - Mountain Rain is Coming

  Pucheng County

  "The adults have spoken, if everything goes smoothly today, you will be credited with a military achievement. However, don't get too proud of yourselves, if I hadn't put in a good word for you in front of the adults, you wouldn't have gotten off so easily. Hehe, when the time comes..."

  That military officer looked greedily at the people below, as if what he saw were not two men in dark green night-traveling clothes with masks on their faces, but two ingots of shining silver.

  At this moment, Lu brothers who were bowing down below also smiled carefully and echoed: "I understand, I will prepare some gifts to pay respects to you at that time."

  The general was delighted to hear this, and these two rabbits were quite sensible. The general couldn't help but inch forward and say: "Then you plan..." As he spoke, he stuck his hand out of his sleeve and pinched out the shape of an eight in front of them.

  Lu brothers took a look, feeling both angry and amused. Good rascal of a military officer, but when under someone's roof, one cannot help but lower their head, collecting him was what they wanted, but now wasn't the time.

  Then a slightly older and more robust man lowered his voice and said: "You understand in your heart, who dares to make that little meaning awkward."

  The general burst out laughing: "Well done, you little devil, you're quite the talker. Scram, there's nothing for you tonight."

  The Lu brothers stood on the ground but didn't move.

  The military officer looked displeased, lifted his foot and kicked Lu Xiao Tian to the ground, shouting: "Get out of here! Are you deaf?!" He was about to kick him a few more times.

  That older Lu Dahai took a glance and hastily stepped forward to support General Ye, saying: "Sir, please calm down, sir... We still hope for your care in our future endeavors, so we have something to discuss with you..." As he spoke, his tone became lower and lower, and a pair of sly eyes glanced at the guards on either side.

  The general understood at once, stopped in his tracks, let out a cold snort, and restrained his arrogance, saying: "You should have spoken up earlier, follow me."

  Lu Da Hai followed Jun Ye to the back and turned around a corner, arriving at a dimly lit area.

  "Bring it out!" The military officer sneered with a greedy smile, one hand stretched out in front of him, palm up.

  Lu Daihai also smiled at this moment, revealing his white teeth, and the sharp canine teeth on the edge of his lips were particularly seductive. One hand slowly searched out from another sleeve.

  The old soldier narrowed his small eyes and stared intently, secretly calculating the weight of the silver.

  Just as the silver was about to be pulled out of his sleeve, the sleeve suddenly shook and covered the soldier's mouth and nose. Before he could react, a sturdy hand had already tightly grasped his neck, rubbing against the rough wall and lifting him straight up over his head.

  That military grandfather was unable to shout, his neck was constricted, his airway was blocked, and he was suffocated with his brain's blood boiling. He only felt that the more his feet kicked wildly, the less air could enter his neck.

  Lu Dahai smiled and looked at him, saying in a low voice: "If you want silver, it's possible. Tell Grandpa where the troops from all over the city are stationed, how many there are, and where they are located. I'll make sure you don't have to worry about silver for the rest of your life. If you shout, before anyone comes to rescue you, I'll send you on your way!"

  That military officer looked at the masked man in front of him as if he had changed, his fierce eyes full of killing intent. This military officer was also a slick talker who had been mixing with the army for a long time and knew how to read the situation well.

  Jun Ye immediately stopped making a fuss, Lu Da Hai relaxed his grip, Jun Ye felt a bit better and managed to speak.

  Xiao Ren is under the command of Meng Du, the governor of Hua Prefecture. The commander-in-chief led an army of over 5,000 troops and secretly camped in Putian County yesterday.

  Lu Dahai listened and interrupted, asking: "What are you going to do here?"

  The general saw that Lu Dahai's face was as fierce as a demon, and his heart felt hairy. He didn't dare to lie and said: "It is indeed for the purpose of suppressing bandits."

  "What method?"

  "This... small doesn't know" Lu Da Hai's hand tightened, the painful military officer's eyes rolled back, and he choked with sobs: "Really... doesn't know... but..."

  Lu Dahai saw that his complexion was mostly not like a lie, and when he heard there was a twist, he relaxed another three points.

  "Cough, cough, but Meng Du summoned that rascal Qi Er over, probably nothing good will come of it."

  "Kui Er, what kind of official is this?" Lu Dahai was somewhat perplexed, it was the first time he had heard of it today.

  "It's not an official title, it's a personal name. He has a large group of henchmen under his control. They specialize in robbery and burglary." The soldier looked at him and didn't know, so he had the intention to please him and deliberately told him more details.

  "These people are usually arranged by the commander to go and plunder villages, when the county reports to the state, they are arranged by the commander to catch them. In fact, they are all in one group. After being locked up in prison for a few days, they come out secretly again."

  Lu Daihai's teeth itched with anger, but he didn't have the patience to listen to him ramble on about old times, so he impatiently said: "Tell me, where are those people stationed, what kind of hiding method is this, how can they leave no trace?"

  The military officer, seeing that things weren't going well, was afraid that he would lose his temper and lose his life. So he obediently answered all of Lu Da Hai's questions, no matter whether they were related to the garrison or not, and told him everything he knew in his heart, hoping to please him and let himself off easy. As for the consequences, it wasn't too late to settle accounts when they returned to the front courtyard.

  Lu Da Hai listened until he finished speaking, nodded and smiled: "Good."

  The general saw that his complexion was calm and unlike just now, so he also relaxed a bit and said with a flattering tone: "Can we let our guard down a bit now?"

  Lu Daihai smiled and shook his head upon hearing this, saying: "In these years you only knew that silver was beautiful, but today you don't know Grandfather's ways, isn't it a pity."

  That military grandfather heard that he was about to shout, and the word "cheat" had not yet been spoken. Lu Dahai's wrist turned over.

  With a crisp crackling sound, the soldier's neck was broken. Those greedy little eyes soon dimmed and lost their silver-like luster.

  Lu Da Hai looked at Jun Ye Ta La's head on the side and said softly, "Deceive? Where did I deceive you! This way, for the rest of your life, you really don't have to worry about silver...".

  After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the military officer, with his hat pulled low over his face, slipped out from behind the house and was heading towards a side room on the other side. However, he inadvertently caught sight of Lu Xiao Tian still standing at the gate, and immediately stopped in his tracks, walking towards him instead.

  Just now, Lu Da Hai followed that military officer to go, and Lu Xiao Tian's heart was somewhat worried. At this moment, seeing only the military officer coming back alone, his mind was lost. Just as he was entangled in his heart whether to kick him down and kill him, he rushed out.

  That military officer had quietly walked up to him, pointed at him with his hand, and then casually moved the two joints of his index finger.

  The two rows of guards on the side were expressionless and naturally didn't see this small action, thinking that Jun Ye was just calling out to that little kid. But Lu Xiao Tian had seen through this subtle movement.

  It means follow him.

  The military officer walked ahead and exited the courtyard, with Lu Xiao Tian following respectfully behind. After they left the yard and walked for about ten steps to a secluded spot where no one was around, the military officer turned his head and lifted the brim of his hat. The two exchanged a glance and smiled at each other in mutual understanding.

  The two of them walked through a small alley, one in front of the other, and turned into an unassuming hutong. At the end of the hutong was a courtyard gate with a pair of white lanterns hanging above it.

  Lu Dahai took a look and was convinced that it was here. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he leaned in to whisper a few words into Lu Xiaotian's ear.

  After listening to what was said, he also smiled and said: "Brother is indeed a ruthless character!"