Chapter 32 Mountaineering
In theory, they should have been acting as secret sentries, but they carelessly lit bonfires and hung lanterns, as if they were afraid that others would not know where they were hiding.

I just heard that today the chieftain, Guoshanhu, and his brothers in the village suffered a great loss at the hands of the government in Baicheng. When they returned to the mountain, they were furious when they saw what had happened, and many of their brothers were whipped for dereliction of duty.

Xiaoliu, who was in charge of guarding the first of the three sentry posts, did not dare to light a fire as usual, nor did he sleep soundly like his other companions.

Speaking of Xiaoliu, he was also a poor man. Because of the poor harvest, he saw that he and his mother were about to starve to death at home, so he took his old mother to become bandits.

Also, because they had only been in the mountain for less than a month, they were still quite cautious in what they did. Unlike the rest of their companions who were carefree and fearless.

Even though the leader of the stronghold, Guoshanhu, had just suffered a great loss, none of his accomplices on the mountain thought that the government would dare to attack them.

Only Xiaoliu felt vaguely uneasy, and stood on the feeling stand all night, anxiously looking towards Baicheng.

It wouldn't matter if he died, but it would make his helpless mother suffer.

However, after watching for a whole night until his eyes were sore, he did not see any unusual movement or fire on the official road leading to Baicheng.

"Ha, I'm so stupid. There are so many old thieves on this mountain and I'm not afraid of them, but I, a fool, was worried all night for no reason."

As he spoke, Xiaoliu yawned loudly and raised his thin neck high.

But just when he was most relaxed, a cold touch climbed up his neck like a poisonous snake.

Xiaoliu's eyes suddenly widened in horror; the cold touch had a hint of sharpness.

Before I could close my mouth after yawning, it was covered tightly by a small hand that was slightly cool but extremely soft.

The cry of warning died down before it could be uttered, and turned into a gurgling sound and a gushing out of hot blood that filled the cold morning.

"mother……"

The process of death was much faster than expected. Xiaoliu just struggled to utter a word, and his body collapsed to the ground and he never made any sound again.

Faint sounds came all the way up the mountain path, and the bonfires occasionally lit by the bandits gradually died out.

However, except Wang An and others who were on high alert at the foot of the mountain, no one noticed this subtle change.

"We are halfway up the mountain..." Wang An said softly, "Give the order for everyone to catch up!"

At this point, although Chen Huaian still had some doubts about Yu Nu, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot, so he said no more and passed on the order in a low voice.

The subtle sounds of armor colliding could be heard one after another. Wang An took the lead and led the surprise attack team up along the rugged mountain path.

Along the way, one or two corpses could be found in the bushes from time to time. Needless to say, they were all bandit sentries.

Chen Huaian took the time to look at two of the bodies, but came back without saying a word.

Wang An found it a little funny and asked, "How is it?"

Chen Huaian nodded and said, "All of them were fatal. It seems that this new colleague of Meijiang is really amazing!"

Wang An nodded and said with emotion: "If their intelligence was not wrong and they thought that I was just an ordinary person who didn't know any martial arts, they would not have fallen into my hands."

Chen Huaian didn't say anything, but obviously agreed with Wang An's point of view.

Simply put, the reason why Yunu's action failed was that Wang An did see some flaws, but it was also related to Yunu's lack of intelligence and some underestimation of the enemy. Looking at the corpses of the bandits on Crescent Mountain at this time, it fully shows that Yunu's actions were worthy of a top killer under the premise of being prepared.

After passing at least twenty or thirty corpses along the way, the group finally tiptoed to the top of the mountain.

A cold figure was hiding behind a big tree, looking at Wang An and others who were moving slowly and tiptoe towards the top of the mountain with a half-smile.

"Your Highness asked Yu Nu to wait for a long time, thinking that you dared not come."

The figure behind the tree was none other than Yu Nu, who had quietly dealt with the bandit sentry.

"Yu Nu is so capable!" Wang An ignored Yu Nu's teasing and praised her sincerely.

As the saying goes, you should not hit a smiling person. Moreover, Yu Nu was living under someone else's roof now. She straightened her face and pointed to the bandit base not far away and said, "Before you came up, I had already walked around the top of the mountain. The large area on the left is where the bandits and their families live. On the right is the residence of the bandit leader Guo Shanhu and others, which is also the lobby of the bandit base."

"Right now, Guoshanhu has joined forces with several other leaders, and they are discussing how to take revenge in the Juyi Hall."

"You still dare to think about revenge," Wang An chuckled, "It's just a fantasy before death, it doesn't matter."

Chen Huaian came up and asked, "How does the prince plan to arrange it?"

Wang An turned around and looked at everyone, called Xu Huang and said, "Take the brothers of Jizhou Guard to guard this mountain road. Don't let any bandits escape!"

"Are you confident?"

Xu Huang clasped his fists solemnly and said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness. The brothers are seeking revenge on these bandits. How can we let them escape?"

"Very good. After this battle, I will never treat my brothers unfairly!" Wang An patted Xu Huang on the shoulder, then turned to Chen Huaian and said, "Take seventy brothers to the bandit's lair, beat the gong and set fire, and shout loudly for the officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits and create chaos!"

"The remaining brothers are just playing with money to go to Juyi Hall to capture the bandit leader Guoshanhu!"

Chen Huaian was a little worried and said, "Your Highness, only bringing 30 brothers with you is not too few. What if that tiger attacks and injures Your Highness before dying? Don't be blamed for your death!"

Wang An didn't care, he smiled and said: "You have seen my skills, don't you have any confidence at all?"

"This one……"

Thinking that Wang An's skills seemed to be better than his own, Chen Huaian was speechless for a moment.

Just as everyone was taking their positions and about to take action, Yu Nu suddenly whispered, "Your Highness Prince Xin, can Yu Nu rest now?"

Wang An smiled and said in a friendly manner: "Miss Yu Nu is very skilled. We will face the mountain tiger in a while, and we will need your help."

Yu Nu curled her lips, "Just now Chen Huaian asked you to bring more people, and Your Highness pretended not to care, and now he wants to drag a girl like Yu Nu into danger..."

Wang An laughed and flattered him, "Isn't it because of Miss Yu Nu's presence that I am so confident?"

"Your Highness is really good at talking. This little mouth of his must have charmed many girls." Yu Nu teased.

Wang An waved his hands, pretending to be regretful and said, "If that's the case, I will be the first to charm Miss Yu Nu to death."

(End of this chapter)