"Head Chen, under the eyes of brothers, many have been injured, and I don't know what kind of kung fu that little guy is using. The places where the brothers are hurt seem to be fine on the surface but are actually extremely painful, it's really sinister." Old Chen's deputy said in a low voice as he walked over.

  "Right, Captain Wang is correct. After fighting with Wu for so long, we still can't gain the upper hand, and it seems like the situation is getting worse. We need to take precautions early on. The ambush team down the mountain can no longer use this route." Little Chen chimed in from the side.

  Lao Chen furrowed his brow in thought, then spoke up: "Take away the wounded and have the brothers apply poison to their blades. Now we can only hope that Zhu Laojiu succeeds on the mountain; otherwise, when the messenger returns, we'll have a fierce battle ahead of us."

  "Is Zhu Laojiu reliable? There's been no news of him since he went up the mountain, it's possible that those people in the mountains have already done something to him. And from the moment he left the city..." Little Chen hadn't finished speaking when he heard someone talking behind him.

  "What's going on, are you waiting for me?" Zhu Laojiu's figure slowly emerged from the woods, which made Xiao Chen jump in fright, almost saying something wrong just now.

  Old Chen glared at Little Chen fiercely, why didn't he know how to control his own mouth.

  "Old Ninth, how did you appear here? Didn't something unexpected happen on the mountain and you didn't succeed?" Old Chen asked with a smile.

  "Hmph, how could I, Zhu Laojiu, come out and return empty-handed? The four bandit leaders on the mountain have all been beheaded by my hatchet. Now the mountain is leaderless." Zhu Laojiu said coldly.

  "That's good, that's good. Then did you find the account book that Master entrusted you to find, Ninth Master?" Old Chen nodded repeatedly and asked again.

  "Th...". Zhu Laojiu's face showed a hesitant expression, as if there was something difficult to say.

  Lao Chen still thought that something had changed and hastily asked anxiously: "Ninth Master, didn't you find the account book on the mountain?"

  "Dad, what account book? I've never heard adults mention it before." Little Chen asked in puzzlement.

  "Shut up, this has nothing to do with you. Go and watch Wu Qiu and the others, don't ask unnecessary questions." Old Chen's face suddenly turned stern as he scolded, and Xiao Chen could only reluctantly turn his head back to continue watching the intense battle between the two people in the arena.

  "It's not that I didn't notice, it's just that things have changed a bit. There are many people around here, so come closer and listen carefully." Zhu Laojiu glanced around and gestured to Old Chen.

  Lao Chen nodded to show that he understood. After all, only he and Zhu Laojiu knew about the account book, not even his own son or deputy team leader were aware of it. This matter was very important, so being cautious was naturally good. He walked forward, bent down and wanted to hear what changes Zhu Laojiu had said.

  "It's like this..." Old Man Zhu had just whispered half a sentence in his ear.

  "You!" Old Chen suddenly jumped up and back, his left hand covering his chest, his right hand pointing at Zhu Laojiu, his face filled with incredulity.

  "Whoa!" Old Chen suddenly fell to one knee, spitting out a mouthful of blood as if he had run out of energy. The sudden change stunned Little Chen and Vice Captain Wang, who quickly held up their knives to guard in front of Old Chen, warily watching Zhu Laojiu, who was smiling ambiguously while playing with a hatchet.

  That machete was entirely crimson, its short blade covered in fresh blood, and at this moment it was rotating nimbly in Old Zhu's hand.

  "Old Zhu! What are you doing!" Little Chen loudly asked in puzzlement.

  "Oh? You should ask your County Magistrate Zhao about that. Does he really think I don't know anything? Ever since my dad left Pinggu County, all the businesses and brothers I had in the county were ruined by him. He's trying to cut off my retreat, and now Zhao Chuhai wants to use this old knife of mine to do one last thing for him, and then discard it when it's no longer useful." The rotating knife suddenly stopped, held upside down in Zhu Laojiu's hand as he coldly stared at the three of them.

  "Ah..." Old Chen, who had been stabbed in the heart with a ruthless knife, took a deep breath, not only due to the pain but also shocked at how Zhu Laojiu knew the news.

  "You old dog, don't even think about it, you calculated a thousand times and ten thousand times but didn't expect that the information was sold to me by your own people, hahaha, a group of greedy old ghosts raising a group of equally greedy little ghosts. For these years, I only gave him twenty taels of silver every month to let him pay attention to the news in the county government office for me, this is just in case Zhao Chuhai suddenly turns his back on me."

  "I originally thought it might not be used at all, but before going up the mountain this time, I felt that something was off. When did Zhao Chuhai become so easy to talk to? He even spared me this knife, so I secretly promised him a reward of 1,000 taels. As long as something unfavorable to me happens when I leave the county, he will send a message to me by flying pigeon, and I will tell him the location of the hidden silver. What do you think, Vice Captain Wang?" Zhu Laojiu said with a cold sneer.

  "What!" Little Chen was shocked and quickly pulled his father away from Vice Captain Wang, even Old Chen looked at him incredulously, not daring to believe that this deputy who had worked with them for many years would betray them for a small amount of money.

  Wang's deputy looked embarrassed. As soon as Zhu Laojiu started speaking, he knew he was going to be exposed, but he didn't expect Zhu Laojiu to be so unscrupulous, making him now neither here nor there.

  "Don't be in a hurry, I haven't finished speaking yet. Actually, before I came up the mountain, I found out one more thing - it turns out that this group of people on the mountain are my brothers! How coincidental is that? Hahaha!" Zhu Laojiu's ruthless mocking laughter caused Old Chen, who was severely injured and unable to get up, to turn red with rage, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

  Just as Zhu Laojiu made a sneak attack on Old Chen, Wu Qiu and Zhang Feng, who were in the midst of their duel, also reached a critical juncture. Wu Qiu, who had been unable to land a hit despite his repeated attempts, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He could only use his last three moves to make a desperate bid, or else everyone would have to settle accounts here today.

  The last three moves of the twenty-one road pounding method are exactly opposite to the first three moves, and are indeed real and upright moves that emphasize using force to suppress people and momentum to defeat enemies. If we talk about lethality, it may not be as fierce as those three sinister moves, but for an enemy who has been attacking for a long time, it is indeed the most suitable move.

  "Hah!" Wu Qiu made up his mind, exchanged positions with Zhang Feng in an instant, and let out a loud cry as he prepared to unleash three moves against the enemy.

  At this moment, a cold light shot out from the forest and pointed directly at Wu Sou's back as he was gathering his strength.

  "Ah!" Wu Ju let out a miserable cry as he rolled away, he had already sensed something was off and tried to dodge to the side, but who knew the arrow was so fast, it still hit his shoulder, and the last three moves were rendered useless.

  "Brother Zhang, we've come to rescue you! Brothers, attack!" Just as Iron Mountain's loud voice rang out, Zhang Feng and Old Liu both let out a sigh of relief. Sixzi was reliable this time after all, the reinforcements had finally arrived.

  With this loud shout, dozens of people rushed out from the forest, and the subordinates who were unclear about the situation hastily approached their boss. The situation changed from Zhang Feng being surrounded by two people to a three-sided confrontation, but now Lao Chen was seriously injured and dying, Wu Qiu had an arrow in his shoulder, Zhang Feng had some remaining strength, while Tie Shan was at the height of his momentum...

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