Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 312 Aqi's Adventure (Bandits Rob People)

Just as I was wondering, I heard the sound of horse hooves from the south. The sound was chaotic and it was obvious that there were more people coming than the previous group.

Everyone thought that these people were a little strange, and they might have something to do with the loss of livestock. If they were bandits who stole things, they could just stop them and make a great contribution.

Kuang Chuanshan gave an order in a low voice, and all the soldiers put on their saddles and mounted their horses, forming a row to block the road.

The group of people gradually came closer, and everyone could see clearly that they were actually ordinary herdsmen.

When the herdsmen saw Kuang Chuanshan and his group of Bicheng soldiers, they did not avoid them but approached them directly, which made the soldiers even more confused.

Without waiting for the herdsmen to approach, Kuang Chuanshan shouted, "This is the Eighth Sergeant's Team of the Donggen Camp of the Bicheng Dongzhong Army. Who are you?!"

There were thirteen people in this group of herdsmen, each riding a big horse. When they saw Kuang Chuanshan and his group of Bicheng soldiers, they slowed down their horses and walked over slowly.

The leader was a capable middle-aged man in his fifties. He bowed to the soldiers and said, "Generals, have you seen a few horses pass by here?"

Kuang Chuanshan said with a straight face: "I haven't asked you yet, but you asked us first. Tell me! Where are you from? Are you good citizens?"

The middle-aged man bowed again and said, "We are from Liucao Village, so of course we are good citizens." Another man next to him, who was about forty years old, wanted to speak, but was stopped by him. He was so anxious that his face turned red and he was breathing heavily.

Kuang Chuanshan said: "You said you are from Liucao Village, do you have any evidence?"

An eighteen or nineteen-year-old square-faced young herdsman could no longer bear it and shouted, "We are from Liucao Village. What evidence do we need? What right do you have to stop us? Oh, I get it. You must be in cahoots with those bandits. You are in the same gang! You have shifty eyes and you are obviously not good people. I'm afraid you are the fake soldiers of Bicheng!" He was furious and became more and more anxious as he spoke.

The middle-aged man in the lead also had a bad look on his face. He stretched out his hand to stop him from continuing to speak, "No one dares to pretend to be a soldier from Bicheng." He turned around and said to Kuang Chuanshan, "We are neither going to your Dongzhong camp nor to Bicheng. Do we still need to carry the official certificates you issued with us?"

Kuang Chuanshan was about to rebuke him for being unreasonable, but Yu Aqi spoke up first, "Uncle, what do you mean by 'those bandits'?"

The middle-aged man in the lead saw that Yu Aqi looked very pleasing to the eye and spoke in a friendly manner, so he stopped talking to Kuang Chuanshan and said to Yu Aqi: "They also dressed up as horse herders, no wonder you couldn't tell. Alas..." He sighed heavily, turned around and said to the anxious man next to him: "Fifth brother, you talk to them."

The man called "Old Fifth Brother" said anxiously: "Those bandits...those beasts...they...they kidnapped my daughter! I don't know where she...she..." He was so anxious that he couldn't speak.

The soldiers were shocked, and Kuang Chuanshan's face also changed. He asked hurriedly: "He stole your daughter? Are you serious?!"

The man finally couldn't help cursing: "I...my daughter was kidnapped by bandits. Who has the mood to joke with you? You soldiers from Bicheng look so majestic at ordinary times, but you are so useless when encountering problems. Not only did you let the bandits go, you were also blind to stop us. Bah!" He spat fiercely on the ground to vent his indignation.

Yu Aqi nodded towards Kuang Chuanshan and said, "There is a person lying on a horse. Judging from her clothes, it is indeed a woman." All the soldiers knew that he had excellent eyesight, so they believed him a little more.

Kuang Chuanshan said: "So, those people are bandits pretending to be herdsmen?"

The middle-aged man in the lead said: "If they hadn't disguised themselves as herdsmen, we wouldn't have been so careless as to let them snatch us away."

The herdsmen were all filled with anger and kept cursing.

Kuang Chuanshan gnashed his teeth and said, "It is absolutely against the will of heaven to rob a woman in broad daylight!" He pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, shouting, "Follow me, we will chase them together!" He rode his horse and chased in the direction the bandits fled.

When the herdsmen saw that the soldiers from Bicheng were helping them chase the bandits, they felt much more at ease and followed them without saying a word.

After entering the dense forest, there were so many dead vines and hanging creepers that everyone had to dismount and walk. The bandits' tracks were relatively clear at first, but gradually became difficult to distinguish. After searching for about two or three miles, the tracks were interrupted and could not be followed any further.

The ground in the dense forest was covered with a thick layer of dead leaves. There were seven bandits in the group, so they should have left many footprints on the ground. However, contrary to expectations, the footprints left were difficult to distinguish. Yu Aqi thought that this group of bandits seemed to be very cunning. After entering the forest, they soon dispersed into several teams. He didn't know which direction the girl was taken. He told everyone his idea.

Everyone thought so too. Judging from the scattered traces, they were indeed going in several directions.

Kuang Chuanshan discussed with the leading herdsman and divided everyone into five teams. Each team consisted of five soldiers and two or three herdsmen. They searched in five directions and agreed to meet again in two hours, by which time it would be almost dark.

Yu Aqi opened the Force, and although he had been in the army the shortest, everyone pushed him to lead a squad. Yu Aqi couldn't refuse, and thinking that this was a matter of saving lives, he accepted it.

Yu Aqi led four soldiers and two herdsmen to pursue in the northwest direction.

One of the two herdsmen was the girl’s father, named Liu Chenggui, and the other was a square-faced young man about the same age as Yu Aqi.

According to Liu Chenggui, his daughter's name is Liu Yingzi, who just turned 17 this year. This morning, she was herding sheep with two other friends four or five miles west of the village. They met a few bandits dressed as herdsmen from other villages and asked for directions. Liu Yingzi kindly told them the way, but the bandits took advantage of her unpreparedness, picked her up on their horse's back, and rode away.

The other two companions were so frightened that they dared not chase after him. They could only hurried back to the village to report the news.

Liu Chenggui was so anxious that he wanted to chase the bandits alone. Fortunately, the village chief Liu Chengguang learned about it in time, and quickly gathered thirteen people and hurriedly chased in the direction the bandits fled.

Unfortunately, they were far away and the bandits ran fast, so they could not catch up. Fortunately, there were traces of horses running along the way, so they did not lose them.

Niu Shishu also joined Yu Aqi's team and cursed: "These bandits are so bold that they dare to rob people in broad daylight! If I catch them, I will not let them off!"

The seven people followed the vague traces for a while and came to a small stream about five or six feet wide. They crossed the stream and found no trace of any tracks.