Not long after, Xue Zhiyi arrived at the stockade.
The reason he could move freely on the mountain without fearing wild beasts was because he carried dicinal powder that repelled them.
As per the usual routine, even before he reached the stockade, news of his return had already spread throughout.
By the ti he arrived, everyone ca out to see him, which made him feel helpless; it was always like this.
As soon as he entered the stockade, everyone gathered and shouted, "Big Boss!"
"Yes." Xue Zhiyi scanned the crowd and then focused on the Third-in-Command, saying, "You all get back to work. You, Old Three, co in with ."
"Okay." The Third-in-Command agreed and followed Xue Zhiyi inside.
Once inside, Xue Zhiyi quickly asked, "I heard so villagers went up the mountain to gather herbs. Did they discover our stockade?"
"Boss, don’t worry. We kept them from getting close; our people diverted them away."
Xue Zhiyi nodded, then continued, "This mountain is so dangerous; did the villagers get into any trouble?"
"No, Boss, rest assured, our people helped them discreetly," the Third-in-Command said proudly.
Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi felt relieved. It was best not to let anyone discover the stockade to avoid rumors. He hadn’t expected news of bandits on the mountain to spread so quickly.
He then inquired about the situation in the stockade and, learning that everything was fine, decided to take so of his brothers to gather herbs.
On this mountain, not everyone was skilled. In fact, only the people brought by the Second-in-Command had skills; the others were just so unfortunate people he had taken in, without any skills.
He needed to find those brought by the Second-in-Command to go with him.
Speaking of the Second-in-Command, he realized he hadn’t seen him since coming up the mountain and asked, "Where’s Old Two? I haven’t seen him."
When Xue Zhiyi asked this, Old Three, who was usually straightforward and quick, suddenly looked shifty, clearly hiding sothing, "Second Brother went hunting."
Xue Zhiyi frowned. Old Three shouldn’t be like this if it were just hunting, "You’re lying! Tell ! What is Old Two really up to?"
The Third-in-Command, who was not very cunning and bad at lying, was clearly suspicious, yet he still gritted his teeth and said, "Boss, Second Brother really went hunting."
Xue Zhiyi usually didn’t interfere with what they did, but being blatantly lied to made him unhappy. He insisted on knowing the whereabouts of the Second-in-Command, "Old Three, what did I say before? It seems you really don’t want to stay on this mountain."
Indeed, when Xue Zhiyi said this, the Third-in-Command beca frightened. Second Brother had said this was the safest place, and they couldn’t leave because they needed to gather information on Old Four. He quickly replied, "No, Boss, I’ll talk. Is that okay? Second Brother just went down the mountain, nothing else."
"..." Down the mountain? If it were just going down the mountain, why be so secretive? He had never stopped them from going down before.
Could it be that they went down the mountain behind his back to do sothing shady?
If that’s the case, it wouldn’t do, he couldn’t have such people on this mountain.
His expression imdiately turned grim, and he asked sternly, "Old Three, tell the truth, what exactly did Old Two go down the mountain for?"
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