"Master, Prefectural Magistrate Song’s letter has been left unanswered all this ti."
"It’s normal for it to be unanswered. Great Qi is probably not peaceful at this mont; they likely don’t have ti to worry about this side."
Ye Zi’an added, "It’s a pity we don’t know the handwriting of that tribal leader; otherwise, we could imitate it and explore whether there’s truly a hidden passage between Liao City and Ning City."
"Master, why don’t I go search for it?" Ye Liu suggested, "We could definitely find sothing in his study."
"That may not be the case. He’s an old fox," Ye Zi’an waved him off, indicating for him to leave, "Let’s wait a bit longer."
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Little New Year’s Eve
Ye Zi’an’s family of three, accompanied by Mu Shaoling, spent a modest Little New Year in this small border town.
Compared to an average household, their al table was more sumptuous than a typical New Year’s feast yet lacked compared to the food they had in the Capital City.
"Tsk tsk, these dumplings are quite unique." Mu Shaoling picked up a dumpling, inspecting it closely, seeing so green ones while others were yellow and red.
"Uncle, these are specialty dumplings from Xining. They’re really delicious." He already finished two bowls, one more than usual.
Mu Shaoling just placed the dumpling in his mouth when he detected a hint of an unusual sll.
"It seems soone wants to join us for dumplings."
"Could it be that they find our dumplings particularly tasty? The sound of gulping down saliva is remarkably loud."
On the roof, a bearded man slapped the bald head next to him, "You fool, haven’t had good food for hundreds of years, have you? Does a plate of dumplings make you drool?"
"Eldest, those dumplings are really delicious, all filled with big pieces of at."
"Get lost." The bearded man nudged him lightly, jumping down, "Since we’ve been discovered, we might as well act quickly and decisively. After this job, I’ll make sure you eat enough at."
"Yes, thank you, Eldest!"
The bearded man blew on his hand in his mouth, imdiately lighting up the whole courtyard, seemingly surrounding the courtyard.
"Little New Year’s Eve, instead of celebrating at ho, you co out to stir up trouble—itchy hands and fingers, not afraid to lose them?"
Yang Chuxia stepped out, looking at the additional people in the courtyard, her face full of displeasure.
"Oh, isn’t there a little lady here?"
"And quite a beauty."
The bearded man and the bald man continued talking as if no one else was around.
Ye Zi’an, who erged afterward, glanced at the two as if looking at dead n, waving his hand behind him, "Take them down in fifteen minutes!"
Faintly ca one or two howls, "Our master is getting more ruthless."
"Yes, yes, to take down these people in fifteen minutes, does he want to exhaust us to death? So many pigs here."
"..."
Yang Chuxia and the others stood in the courtyard, the sound of howling echoing, then saw one person after another being thrown into the middle of the courtyard.
"Eldest, should we go help or make a run for it?"
The bearded man glanced around, sowhat angry, "Damn it, ran into tough guys. These are brothers who escaped with us from Jiangsu; we can’t leave them behind. Let’s fight with them."
Saying so, he charged towards Yang Chuxia and the others, seemingly intent on taking them down first.
Just as they were about to reach them, Ye Er descended from above, blocking two of them with a large knife.
Fifteen minutes later, the sounds of fighting stopped, and the n brought by the bearded man were stacked up like a small mountain.
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