The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

At one o'clock in the morning, the apprentice who had been on night duty knocked on the passenger window right on time.

Li Kaixin got out of the car and walked straight towards Wu Tian and the others.

At this moment, Wu Tian, ​​Qian Dazhuang, and Song Hai were standing in the middle of the convoy, carrying guns and looking around warily.

Wu Tian was the first to notice the newcomer and was taken aback. "Kaixin, what brings you here? Isn't Zhiming on night watch tonight?"

"I let him rest."

Li Kaixin responded, then his gaze swept over the dark mountains around him.

"That kid was panicking, he had a feeling something was going to happen tonight, so I thought I'd cover for him for another night."

Wu Tian clicked his tongue, feeling a little envious:

"Kaixin, you're quite the mentor. I wish my mentor was like that."

"Come on, isn't Captain Wang good enough?"

Li Kaixin glanced at him and teased, "Be careful, or I'll tell him what you just said and see if he punishes you."

"No, no, no!"

Wu Tian quickly waved his hand, forcing a fawning smile: "Kaixin, I was just kidding, please don't tell my master!"

Qian Dazhuang and Song Hai, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh out loud when they heard the conversation between the two.

"Alright, let's stop talking."

Li Kaixin's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Don't let things get really bad and someone sneak over here."

Upon hearing this, Wu Tian, ​​Qian Dazhuang, and the others all nodded and returned to their respective guard positions.

Time passed by, second by second.

On the mountain, the scarred man remained lying behind the large rock, staring motionlessly at the convoy below.

Xu Ming, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't resist and leaned closer:

"Brother, we've been keeping watch for most of the night, the brothers are almost at their limit, why don't we just..."

As he spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture.

"No!"

The scarred man immediately interrupted him, "The group down below just changed shifts, so they need to be on guard. Go tell the brothers to hold on a little longer."

Xu Ming opened his mouth as if to say something, but seeing the scarred man's gloomy face, he didn't dare to utter another word and retreated.

Around four in the morning, the scarred man finally moved.

He slowly withdrew from behind the large rock and whispered, "Xu Ming, wake up the brothers, get ready to move."

Xu Ming's spirits lifted, and he quickly turned around to call his underlings.

Although these underlings had been on guard all night, their eyes immediately lit up with excitement when they heard that they were about to make a move.

They all knew that the carts below were carrying grain, and if they could seize it, they would have no worries about the future.

Meanwhile, in the convoy at the foot of the mountain.

Li Kaixin was leaning against the wheel of a car, holding a gun, his eyes still occasionally scanning the surrounding mountains.

Wu Tian, ​​who was standing to the side, was feeling sleepy and kept yawning.

"Kaixin, what time is it now?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.

"It's just past four o'clock," Li Kaixin replied, turning to look at him. "What's wrong? You can't hold on anymore?"

"It's alright, but the latter half of the night is really exhausting."

Wu Tian patted his face, forcing himself to cheer up: "Kaixin, it'll be dawn soon, nothing should happen, right?"

"That's hard to say."

Li Kaixin was halfway through his sentence when he frowned and suddenly turned his gaze to the mountain on his left.

"What's wrong?" Wu Tian asked, lowering his voice as he noticed Wu Tian's expression.

Li Kaixin didn't reply, but simply raised a finger to make a shushing gesture.

Upon seeing this, Wu Tian immediately shut his mouth and even slowed his breathing.

Qian Dazhuang and Song Hai, who were standing to the side, also noticed Li Kaixin's unusual behavior and looked at him together.

"There are at least several dozen people on the mountain to the left, heading this way."

Li Kaixin spoke very quickly, then looked at Wu Tian and Qian Dazhuang.

"Old Wu, you and Dazhuang hurry up and go to the front and rear cars to inform everyone to be alert and get their weapons ready."

Upon hearing this, Wu Tian and Qian Dazhuang felt a sudden tightness in their chests.

However, they quickly realized what was happening and, with their bodies bent, they split up and hurried away.

Li Kaixin kept a close eye on the movements on the mountain, quickly calculating in his mind.

If it were just a few petty thieves, he would have fired a warning shot long ago. But judging from the commotion, there are at least forty or fifty people here.

"Junior brother, don't move here." He turned to Song Hai again. "I'll sneak over and keep an eye on things first."

Song Hai nodded and gripped the gun in his hand tightly.

Over the course of the year, he had experienced such scenes several times.

Although he was nervous inside, he remained calm on the surface.

Before long, under the cover of darkness, Li Kaixin made his way up the mountain to the left along the roadside bushes.

He strode very lightly, trying to avoid the dry branches.

They stopped when they reached about halfway up the mountain, and slowly poked half their head out from behind a mound.

To his side, several figures could be seen moving about in the woods.

These people were all carrying weapons, clearly indicating they came prepared.

Meanwhile, on the team's side, Wu Tian and Qian Dazhuang had already relayed the message to the entire team.

At this moment, whether they were on night watch or sleeping in the car, they all took their guns and hid on the right side of the car, waiting for Captain Wang's orders.

On the other side, the scarred man had already led his men to the foot of the mountain, less than a hundred meters away from the convoy.

"Big brother, something's not right!" Xu Ming whispered, lying down beside him.

The scarred man frowned, a sense of unease creeping into his mind.

Logically, at this distance, one should at least be able to hear some conversations, but right now there isn't a single person in sight.

However, having come this far, if we were to back down now, we would lose all our prestige.

After weighing his options, the scarred man gritted his teeth and was about to order them to continue forward.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and one of his henchmen behind him fell to the ground, clutching his shoulder and screaming in pain.

"Brothers, get out of here! We've been spotted!" The scarred man's expression changed drastically, and he turned to run up the mountain.

But before he could run a few steps, he was hit in the thigh and stumbled and fell to the ground.

And this shot was fired by none other than Li Kaixin, who was lying in ambush on the mountain.

Just then, Captain Wang's voice rang out.

"Everyone, give it a shot!"

As soon as he finished speaking, bullets rained down on the scarred man and his gang.

The scarred man's henchmen immediately fell into chaos; some turned and ran, while others, in their panic, bumped into each other.

"Stop running! Get back here, you son of a bitch!" The scarred man shouted hoarsely, clutching his injured thigh.

But at this point, which of his underlings would listen to him?

Terrified by the intense gunfire, they were only concerned with saving their lives and scrambled up the mountain to escape.

Xu Ming didn't move; instead, he lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

He had considered running away, but what he had just witnessed was too terrifying.

Anyone who could run fast was invariably taken down by bullets that seemed to come from nowhere.