lcionline Chapter 206: Dai County Incident
Chapter 206: Dai County Incident
Master Shen Qi and his son were thrown out of the mountain stronghold by the brothers of the main stronghold. The father and son were thrown out of the mountain stronghold. The most important thing is that they were insulted! He was an official of the court, but he was thrown away like a piece of trash. He was not treated as a human being.
Shen Yuanfeng got up and quickly helped his father up. After watching the people from the mountain stronghold walk away, he said to his father, "Father, do you know who Dai Liwei is? When my grandfather died, he regretted hearing that he was his grandson and slapped himself in the face. I had just left after visiting my grandfather when he was secretly executed by the government. With my grandfather's martial arts, if he wanted to resist those soldiers, what could they do? It's clear that my grandfather wanted to die."
Master Shen Qi thought of many famous people with the surname Dai in the Jianghu, but he couldn't remember who they were. He shook his head and said, "I really haven't heard of Dai Liwei. He said that his Dai family had suffered a disaster, but where was the news that a family with the surname Dai was wiped out ten years ago?"
Shen Yuanfeng said, "I once heard someone named Dai mention that his ancestral home is Hongni Village in Dai County near the capital. Father, there seems to be a mine in Hongni Village that our family bought. I don't know if it's the Dai County."
When Master Shen Qi heard the words "Hongni Village", he felt a chill all over his back and froze.
The reason why he bought the mountain was because of a secret ambush. There was no place to bury the bodies of hundreds of people, so he simply bought the whole mountain. No one has discovered this for twenty years.
Seeing that his father's face was getting paler and paler, Shen Yuanfeng called him a few times.
Master Shen Qi recovered his composure and said, "It's alright. I remember that the magistrate of Dai County 20 years ago was surnamed Dai. This Dai County Magistrate was a member of the local Dai clan, and the Dai family is a well-known and prestigious family."
Shen Yuanfeng said: "It seems that Dai Liwei is talking about the Dai family in Dai County. Father, we must investigate this matter carefully when we return."
Master Shen Qi nodded, and hurriedly took his son's hand and said, "Come on, take me to see your mother. I must ask about the details of Dai Liwei and your grandfather."
Just when the two men had walked a hundred meters, they met their own men and horses coming to greet them.
The personal servant that Master Shen Qi brought with him this time was called Nianzi, and he was also one of his several capable servants. He had done many important things for him over the past few decades.
Nianzi held Master Shen Qi's arm with a worried look on his face and said, "Master Qi, we finally found you. You left as fast as you could the day before yesterday after you gave me instructions. You made us all very anxious. Fortunately, we arrived in time and you were not in danger."
Shen Yuanfeng hurriedly said: "Uncle Nianzi, things are not as you think. We...we were just captured and thrown out of the village." As he said this, he felt ashamed and lowered his head.
Nianzi sucked in a breath of cold air, and checked Master Shen Qi's body with even more worry, saying: "Master Qi, are you injured? Where are you injured? Don't hold on!"
Master Shen Qi waved his hand and said, "No one is injured, it's nothing serious."
Nianzi still didn't believe it. He insisted that his men bring a stretcher to carry Master Shen Qi away.
Master Shen Qi was really angry and said, "Don't you understand, you fool? I'm fine!"
Another man from the underworld who had a special relationship with him laughed and said, "Seventh Master cursed with full of energy, it seems that he is really fine, now we can rest assured."
Master Shen Qi said to the man, "Shi Mule, I feel relieved to have you here this time. Fortunately, I have brought many guards and fellow martial arts brothers with me. This time we have truly met our match. Please tell my brothers for me that it takes a thousand days to raise an army but only a moment to deploy it. Master Qi is counting on you to help me get back what I have lost."
Stone Mule said cheerfully, "No problem! We will fight the way you say, Master Qi. We have followed you in the past and have encountered all kinds of battles. Even if you ask us to take down the Eighteen Villages, it is no problem. How could you forget that we still have a thousand elite soldiers sent by Master Yan Er behind us?"
When Master Shen Qi said this, his brows were furrowed.
At this moment, Nianzi, who had just been called away, hurried back and said, "Seventh Master, something bad has happened! Our home in the southwest wilderness has been attacked by the enemy."
When Grandpa Shen Mao heard this, he staggered and almost fell down.
Master Shen Qi then led his men to the southwest without stopping. He did not even meet Shen Yuanfeng's mother, nor did he have the chance to hear the story about Dai Liwei and Ma Chengliang.
Two days later, Master Shen Qi led his men to the Baiyi Mountains in the wild southwest.
There are 300 mountains of different sizes in Baiyi Mountain in the southwest wilderness. There are one or two mountain strongholds on each mountain, and the relationship between the mountain strongholds is very complicated. The small forces are dependent on the big forces, and the big forces collude with the government, so the big forces are equivalent to the local emperors.
Master Shen Qi's father-in-law Murong Wang is the largest among the hundreds of mountain strongholds, and most of the mountain strongholds are dependent on him.
Master Shen Qi and his companions walked to Shewan Beach in the heart of Baiyi Mountain, where they ate, drank water and took a short rest.
Nianzi ran along the riverbank to the middle and upper reaches, fetched a pot of clear water for Master Shen Qi, and offered it with both hands with a smile, saying: "There is nothing in the wild mountains and ridges, only this mountain spring water is relatively clear. We are outside, it is not like the capital mansion, so you should be careful with it."
Master Shen Qi was also very considerate and took the kettle from him with great enjoyment. He took two sips and nodded, saying, "This mountain spring water is really good."
Nianzi was recognized by his master and smiled happily.
Master Shen Qi asked him to sit next to him and whispered to him, "Are your parents okay?"
Nianzi nodded quickly and said, "I'm fine. I'm in good health."
I was somewhat worried.
Master Shen Qi continued, "Everyone calls you Nianzi, but I don't know your last name. I remember you are from Dai County, so could your last name be Dai?"
Nianzi said, "Master, you have a very good memory. I am from Daili, but my last name is not Dai, but Ge. I still remember that it was fortunate that you, Master Qi, passed by our Hongni Village and took a liking to me who was chopping wood on the roadside. That's how I followed you and became so rich."
At this point, Master Shen Qi and Nianzi both remembered the great event that had happened that year and fell into tacit silence.
Master Shen Qi said, "There is a famous family with the surname Dai in Dai County. There is a county magistrate named Dai Qiantang. Do you know him?"
Nianzi thought for a moment and said, "Dai Qiantang? This man is not that successful. He became famous at a young age and won the second place in the imperial examination. With the support of the elders of the Dai family, he became the magistrate of Dai County. However, he only served as the magistrate for a year before resigning. Later, he lived in seclusion in the mountains, occasionally teaching students who came to him because of his reputation. Later, for some unknown reason, his entire family was wiped out."
Thinking of this, Nianzi slapped his head and said, "There is a strange legend about this matter. It is said that on the night when Dai Qiantang's family was murdered, people from three houses went to rescue him, but they went too late and failed to save Dai Qiantang's family."
Master Shen Qi had a strange look on his face and didn't continue talking to Nianzi. He waved his hand and told him to leave.
Master Shen Qi's right hand, which was resting on his knee, was shaking all the time.
How could he forget that Dai Qiantang was the one who discovered the clue to the ambush and murder case in Hongni Village, and was later silenced by the people sent by his uncle Yan at his request.
Master Shen Qi was suddenly in a state of confusion and didn't dare to think any further.
At this time, a group of people who were eating dry food and chatting not far away suddenly pointed at a mountain in the distance and shouted: "Hey! There's a fire! Look... Is it there?"
Nianzi looked at the location and felt something was wrong. He immediately reported to Master Shen Qi and pointed at the location of the fire and said, "Master, look! Is our home on that hill?"
When Master Shen Qi saw the location, he also said anxiously: "Not good! Quickly gather the people and rush to our house as quickly as possible."
Nianzi immediately responded and did it.
After more than an hour of marching, the men and horses, exhausted and panting, finally saw the gate of their own village.
But the scene before him was heart-wrenching.
The gate of the village had been breached, and the place was in disarray and covered in blood. The further one walked in, the more dead bodies one saw lying all over the place.
Master Shen Qi was so angry that he felt dizzy and was about to faint.
Nianzi sent people to search for his family members everywhere, and discussed strategies to defend against the enemy with Shiluizi and other gangsters, and sent people to guard in different groups.
After three hours, the guards who were looking for people came back and said, "We didn't see Village Master Murong and his wife and others."
Nianzi said to Master Shen Qi: "It's good, it's good. If they haven't been found, it means that Master Murong and his wife are still alive. Master, don't be sad. I believe that they will be found soon and the family will be reunited."
When Master Shen Qi heard this, he realized that this made sense, so he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
The stronghold was devastated by the war. Although everyone did not join the battle, some were busy and worked busily to clean up the place for half the night before they could rest.
Early the next morning, Master Shen Qi woke up the guards and personally led them to various places on the mountain to search for Murong's family.
Another morning passed like this, and after lunch, a guard found a feather arrow stuck on the gate of his village. There was a note embedded in the feather arrow. The guard hurriedly handed it to Master Shen Qi, who opened it and found that it was a letter written by the enemy to Master Qi.
It said that the leader of Murong Village, his daughter, Madam Murong, Shen Shifeng's mother, and Shen Shifeng had fallen into the hands of the enemy and were now hostages. The enemy used them as a threat and asked the Seventh Master to take money to the back mountain to redeem them at noon tomorrow.
Master Shen Qi was shocked by the ransom the enemy had set. His appetite was simply too big. This ransom could empty the family fortune that Master Qi had accumulated over the years.
Master Shen Qi held the letter in his hand, crumpled it up, threw it under his feet and stomped on it hard.
When Nianzi saw this, he waited for Master Shen Qi to calm down before asking, "Master, what should we do now?"
Master Shen Qi sighed and said, "What can we do? Just do as the kidnappers ask. Send someone to take my seal and go to the bank to get the money."
Nianzi hesitated and said, "But... the amount is too large. I'm afraid that the small bank in the city down the mountain can't come up with so much money at once!"
Master Shen Qi frowned, walked around twice with his hands behind his back and said, "It doesn't matter. I haven't yet successfully negotiated with Second Uncle Yan to buy the rattan armor. I'll take the money out of the treasure first for emergency."