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"What did Your Majesty say? Is there any news about Chu Nan?" Ling Hanxue asked impatiently.

Ji Menghan's face was full of bitterness, and she shook her head slightly.

"Father said that we must consider the overall situation and cannot go to Chu Nan for the time being."

Upon hearing Ji Menghan's words, a hint of disappointment flashed across Ling Hanxue's pretty face.

"Princess, how about I lead the household guards to Dongshan City?"

"Absolutely not!" Ji Menghan quickly shook her head.

"Any slightest disturbance could expose us."

"Nothing's happening in Dongshan City now, so Zhao Xingyu must be dead."

"Since Zhao Xingyu is dead, it proves that Chu Nan is still alive."

"So as long as Chu Nan is alive, we still have a chance to rescue him."

"Sigh..." Ling Hanxue sighed softly, a trace of worry appearing in her beautiful eyes.

Although they hadn't spent that much time together, Chu Nan had always protected them and even led them to escape from the deserted island.

Moreover, the relationship between the two of them and Chu Nan is more than just friendship.

They did everything they should and shouldn't have done.

"I wonder if this heartless guy even thinks about us," Ling Hanxue muttered.

Upon hearing this, Ji Menghan smiled, seemingly recalling Chu Nan's back as he stood in front of them.

"I definitely will!"

……

Chu Nan held a gun, his figure upright.

At this moment, the people in the village split into two teams, with Chu Nan and Zhang San each leading 33 people.

"Set off immediately, using the sound of grenades as a signal," Chu Nan instructed again.

Zhang San nodded: "Please rest assured, Chief, I will certainly live up to your expectations."

"Set off!"

At Chu Nan's command, the group quickly left the valley where the village was located.

They headed straight towards Qinglong Village.

After walking for nearly three hours, the group arrived at the fork in the road at the foot of the mountain where Qinglong Village was located.

"You take your men to the north, and I'll take my men to the south," Chu Nan said after taking a look. He immediately made a decision and gave the order.

"Yes!" Zhang San nodded and immediately led his 33 men northward.

The road to the north of the stronghold is steeper, but it also has the least defenses and is the safest.

The south side of Qinglong Village is its main gate, which has the strongest defenses and is also the easiest to be discovered.

As the bandit leader, Chu Nan naturally chose the most difficult south side.

As dusk approached, Chu Nan and his men lay in ambush in a dense forest at the foot of Qinglong Village.

As time passed, the sun completely set, night fell, and everything was pitch black.

Torches burned brightly on Qinglong Village, illuminating the area above the village. However, there were no torches on the path leading up the mountain from the foot of the hill.

"Everyone stay close to me, and no one is allowed to make a sound!" Chu Nan whispered.

The people behind him quietly agreed and followed Chu Nan.

Chu Nan walked at the front, carefully stepping onto the mountain path.

In fact, the mountain where Qinglongzhai is located is not high, and it only takes about 10 minutes to get up there.

Chu Nan carefully led the way, occasionally poking at the path with his spear to make sure there were no traps or mechanisms.

The crowd followed closely behind, one after another.

Soon, after more than 10 minutes, the group arrived at the foot of the main gate of Qinglong Village.

Qinglong Village is located on the top of this mountain, in a very flat area.

Clearly, after decades of management by Wang Cai and his son, Qinglong Village had been renovated and improved to a high standard.

"From today onwards, Qinglong Village belongs to the Chu family!" Chu Nan sneered.

Chu Nan pulled a grenade from the bag on his back, lit it with a flintlock pistol, held it in his hand for two seconds, and then threw it out.

boom!!!

A deafening roar instantly erupted within Qinglong Village, causing dozens of houses inside to shake violently.

Hundreds of people rushed out of the room, looking around in surprise and disbelief.

"What's going on? Is it thundering?"

"Why does it smell so fishy!"

Chu Nan's expression was icy as he pulled out another grenade.

The others behind him also pulled out grenades and, together with Chu Nan, lit them with flintlock pistols. After pausing for 2-3 seconds, they threw them out with force.

boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The series of loud explosions startled everyone in Qinglong Village, causing them to scream in terror.

In other words, Chu Nan didn't throw all the grenades into the crowd; otherwise, those 1000 grenades alone would have been enough to wipe out Qinglong Village completely.

Just then, from the north side of Qinglong Village, grenades were thrown to the edge, startling everyone in Qinglong Village into crowding in the middle.

"Where is Wang Cai?!" Zhang San shouted from the north of Qinglong Village.

Upon hearing this, a burly man with a bare chest, carrying a knife, stepped out from the crowd in Qinglong Village and glared fiercely at Zhang San.

"You dare attack my Green Dragon Stronghold? I haven't even wiped you out yet, and you're already causing me trouble!" Wang Cai said with a ferocious expression.

Upon hearing this, Zhang San immediately sneered, "Wang Cai, you idiot, shut up!"

"The one who came to destroy your Green Dragon Stronghold today is not me, but our leader."

"If you know what's good for you, surrender now, or you'll be torn to pieces!"

"Dead without a complete corpse?" Wang Cai was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Zhang Mazi, are you crazy?"

"Your bandit camp only has about 50 people at most, while I have over 130. What makes you think you can beat me?"

"Why should I? Because of this!" Zhang San sneered, took out a grenade, lit it with a flintlock pistol, and threw it directly to the stone mill 30 meters away.

To everyone's astonishment, the grenade exploded with a deafening roar, and the millstone, which even a donkey could pull, shattered into pieces.

"What...what the hell is this?" Wang Cai stared in disbelief, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

One can imagine what it would be like if this thing exploded near one's own home...

They will truly be reduced to ashes! They will die without a complete corpse!

"What is this thing?!" Wang Cai shouted in terror.

"Something that could kill you!" came a cold voice in response to Wang Cai.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Feng led his men over and stood about 5 meters away from Wang Cai.

"Your name is Wang Cai, right?" Chu Nan asked in a deep voice.

"Who are you? Are you the boss he was talking about?" Wang Cai clenched his fists tightly.

"My name is Chu Nan. From this moment on, Qinglong Village belongs to me, and your people belong to me too. Everything in this village will belong to Chu from now on!" Chu Nan declared forcefully and domineeringly.

"This is impossible! Qinglong Village is my life's work!" Wang Cai roared.

Chu Nan sneered, "Then you have no reason to live. Someone, send him two grenades; let him die a quick death!"

Upon hearing Chu Nan's words, Wang Cai immediately cried out in surprise.

"No! I'll give it all! I'll give it all!" Wang Cai trembled all over, his legs shaking like noodles.

He knew his body wasn't as hard as a millstone.