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"When the Liangshan troops arrive, we might be able to create chaos in the village and help Liangshan take over the Zhu Family Village, which would also be a way of repaying Liangshan for saving my father."

"I see,"

Zhao Yuan nodded happily.

Now in Zhujiazhuang,

Among the talented people Liangshan had, only he, Jiao Ting, and Shi Qian were truly capable.

Zhao Yuan was worried about not having enough manpower (18).

The sorghum, however, delivered itself to our doorstep.

"Brother Gao, since you have this intention, please settle down here for now."

"By the way, Chief Zhu, aren't you in charge of the hotel management at Liangshan? How did you end up working for this spy?"

"Gao Liang asked in surprise."

Her two maids, Mint and Buddha's Hand, were also looking at Zhao Yuan.

They were clearly curious about the answer.

"Yes, that's how it is,"

Zhao Yuan pondered for a moment, then explained,

"Zhu Biao, the third son of the Zhu Family Village, is about to marry Hu Sanniang, a woman from Liangshan, who also has a romantic relationship with our chieftain,"

"Two months ago, she returned to Hujiazhuang to visit her brother, but she never came back. Now there are even rumors that she is going to marry Zhu Biao."

“Our chieftain was worried, so he sent me here to investigate. If there are any problems, we will find an opportunity to rescue Hu Sanniang.”

"I only knew that Liangshan was going to send troops to Zhu Family Village, but I never imagined there was such a reason behind it,"

Gao Liang had just finished speaking when

The quick-tongued girl next to him, Mint, couldn't help but say something.

"We've always heard people say how heroic the leader of Liangshan was. We've never seen him, but we've certainly witnessed how dashing he was."

"He already has a wife, Shishi, in the mountain stronghold, yet he's still flirting with other women. My wife, you can't marry a man like that..."

"Mint!"

Seeing Zhao Yuan's embarrassed expression, Gao Liang quickly shouted to stop him.

"Shut up right now! If you dare say another word, when we get back to the village, I'll marry you off to that simpleton at the village entrance!"

The maid, Mint, awkwardly fell silent.

Zhao Yuan, of course, couldn't very well argue with a mere girl.

He then hurriedly instructed Zhu Yong to arrange accommodations for Gao Liang and his two servants.

........

The three of them, Gaoliang and his servants, had only just settled in.

Shi Qian was the one who went to gather information.

They had already returned to the courtyard.

They then noticed that there were suddenly three more people in the guest room of the courtyard.

Although Shi Qian had seen sorghum before,

Unexpectedly, the mistress and servant would also appear in the Zhu Family Village.

"Brother, how did the mirror sorghum end up here too?" Shi Qian asked in surprise.

"That's how it is,"

Zhao Yuan briefly explained the reason.

He immediately asked,

"How's the investigation going? Is Third Sister in this Zhu Family Village?"

previously,

After learning that Hu Sanniang was going to marry Zhu Biao

Shi Qian immediately went to Hujiazhuang to investigate.

I don't want Hu Sanniang,

And her elder brother, the manor lord Hu Cheng.

They weren't even in the village.

That Hu family manor manager

It turned out to be Zhu Hu, the second of the three Zhu brothers!

Seeing that Hujiazhuang had been taken over by the Zhu family,

Shi Qian inquired briefly,

Only then did I learn that everything had changed.

All from three days ago,

Hu Cheng was detained by the Zhu Family Village.

Hu Sanniang went to find her brother.

But he never returned.

On the contrary, Zhu Hu led a group of men,

They broke into Hujiazhuang.

On one hand, the marriage between Hu Sanniang and Zhu Biao was announced.

He took control of all affairs, big and small, in Hujiazhuang.

Shi Qian learned of this matter,

Then it was known that Hu Sanniang and her brother Hu Cheng,

They must be trapped in Zhu Family Village.

Then the news spread.

They hurriedly set off to investigate.

"Brother, I sneaked into Zhu Biao's house and I did see Third Sister,"

Shi Qian replied,

"But she was followed closely by the Zhu family members, making it impossible for her to get close enough to speak."

"What about Hu Cheng? Is there any news about him?"

Zhao Yuan pressed for an answer.

Hu Sanniang lost both her father and mother at a young age.

To her, her elder brother Hu Cheng was like both a brother and a father.

If it weren't for Hu Cheng being detained by the Zhu Family Village...

Hu Sanniang will not fall into the hands of the Zhu family.

Zhao Yuan wanted to rescue Hu Sanniang.

Naturally, they also needed to rescue their brother-in-law while they were at it.

Otherwise, if something were to happen to him,

Even if Hu Sanniang is rescued,

She fears she will live with this regret for the rest of her life.

“Brother, I’ve searched the entire manor, but I haven’t seen Master Hu.”

Shi Qian returned to the road.

"However, I heard that Zhu Biao's house has a dungeon specifically for imprisoning those who oppose the Zhu family."

“I went to take a look too, but the dungeon only had one exit, and there were three or four men guarding it.”

"In such a rush, there's simply no way to get in..."

Chapter 393 Liangshan Arrives

"If we don't rescue Hu Cheng, even if we find San Niang, she probably won't leave with us,"

Zhao Yuan sighed helplessly.

"Brother, I'd guess that Hu Cheng is most likely locked up in the dungeon,"

Shi Qian suggested,

"How about we just break them out of jail?"

"First, what if he's not here? If we suddenly break him out of prison, wouldn't that alert the Zhu family?"

Zhao Yuan shook his head.

"Secondly, now that we're in this Zhu Family Village, even if we manage to rescue Hu Cheng and San Niang, how will we leave?"

"this......"

Upon careful consideration, Shi Qian realized that this was indeed the case.

"Let's wait a bit, there are still three days until the wedding,"

Zhao Yuan calmly analyzed,

"Then Lady Gao told me that the two strategists on Liangshan have decided to launch an attack on the Zhu Family Village."

"Once the fighting begins and the Liangshan soldiers surround the Zhu Family Village, Zhu Chaofeng will surely mobilize all the able-bodied men in the village to defend it."

"His estate will be empty by then, and we'll see what happens."

"That's all we can do now."

Shi Qian just nodded.

Suddenly, I heard something on the street outside.

A series of gong sounds rang out.

Immediately afterwards, someone shouted at the top of their lungs.

Shouted loudly,

"By order of the manor lord, the Liangshan bandits have sent troops to attack my Zhu Family Manor!"

"From this day forward, no household in the village may shelter any unfamiliar guests!"

"If this is violated, the master will surely punish the offender severely!"

With this shout,

The faint sounds of soldiers breaking down the door could be heard.

The ordinary people were shouting angrily!

Obviously,

In this Zhu Family Village,

The search and arrest of visitors from out of town has already begun!

The three of them, including Gaoliang and his servants, hurriedly came out of the house.

"Chief Zhu, what should we do now?"

“Brother, Brother Zhu Yong has already built a secret chamber inside the house,”

Shi Qian chuckled softly.

"Brother, you should go into the secret room with Madam Gao first, and I will go outside to investigate the situation in Zhu Family Village."

"Brother, remember this: be careful in everything you do!"