Chapter 124 Ambushed

  Ambushed

  Yin Ruofei lowered his head and silently ate the meat. The skewers were marinated in a special seasoning unique to the Da Yue clan and roasted on local tree branches, giving them a distinct flavor. The liquor from the grasslands also had a unique taste, said to be brewed with a rare wild fruit. It was smooth and soft when entering the mouth, but the aftertaste was full-bodied, making it very addictive.

  If it were usual, Yin Ruofei would have been over the moon, but at this time, she had something on her mind and wasn't in the mood. After eating and drinking with Wen Juanli, she slept in the tent arranged by Wen Juanli, waiting for the next morning to go out and search together.

  The grassland is vast, and everyone analyzed the terrain and possible environment for producing medicinal herbs, and selected several places.

  "Brother Wen, time is pressing, we'll set out to these four places simultaneously. You have more men, so I'm afraid you'll have to trouble yourself with three teams. Here, here, and here, these three places, are assigned to Brother Wen, the remaining one will be taken care of by me." Yin Ruofei circled the four most likely locations where Han Susu might be on the map prepared by Wen Jueli, marking three of them.

  He had only seven or eight people with him on this trip, all of whom were handpicked by him, and at most they could find one place to stay. The rest of the places could only be left to Wen Jue Li. Although Yin Ruofei could mobilize a small number of troops in the border area, after all, this was still the territory of the Daxueshi tribe, so it was better not to do things that might easily lead to conflict.

  "Little Fei..." Wen Jun Li's face changed greatly as soon as he saw it, because the location chosen by Yin Ruofei for himself was actually the most forbidden and dangerous place on this vast grassland. "You can't go to this place, even if you want to go, I'll go instead. I'm more familiar with this grassland than you are."

  "Wen Ge." Yin Ruofei's expression was calm, "I know this place is very dangerous, I've already inquired about it. This place is equally unfamiliar to you and me."

  "Then you still..." Wen Qiong's face was filled with anxiety and confusion.

  "In these four places, this one is the most likely. But the other few can't be let go, trouble Wen brother. My master might just be there, I'll go to the most suitable place." Yin Ruofei took a deep breath, "Besides, I'm also a man, some things I must take on, Dali needs me, I can't shrink back for personal life and death, otherwise I wouldn't have come here either."

  "Then I'll go there with you!" Wen Qianli made a decision after a moment's hesitation.

  "No, no, Wen Ge, I'm already grateful for your help. Really can't ask for more..." Yin Ruofei was a bit flustered, hastily waving his hand, he didn't want to owe the other party too much favor, especially one that couldn't be repaid...

  Although he is young, he also has a true love partner. The reason why he delayed others because of his own desires. This time it was forced to come, otherwise he did not want to give Wen Qianli too much misunderstanding, nor did he want to take advantage of this relationship and occupy the other party's interests.

  "Xiao Fei." Wen Kunlei smiled and shook his head, "I like you, but I know you're the lover of a rascal. I won't have any other thoughts about it. I'm helping you because we are brothers!"

  "Brother..."

  "Right, just like brothers, we can't be lovers, can't we still be family? Don't hurt my heart as a brother!" Wen Jiaoli made a gesture of holding her heart, her eyebrows and eyes squinting at Yin Ruofei.

  "Good." Yin Ruofei nodded, "Please, big brother."

  When it comes to Wen Kui Li, if Yin Ruo Fei still wants to stop him, he would appear too hypocritical. Besides, having such a powerful martial artist by his side is also a good thing.

  "Alright, I'll go and inform them, we set off immediately."

  Although the grassland is vast, water sources are not everywhere, and there are wild grasses, mushrooms, and wild goats. However, on a long journey, it's impossible to hunt for food along the way, so everyone still brought a lot of dry rations. This trip won't be returning in just one or two days.

  The political affairs of the Dà Yuè family were taken care of by the previous king, while several other teams brought letters and tokens written by Yīn Ruò Fēi himself. Wēn Jū Lí chose trusted men to lead the search party. After a brief preparation, Wēn Jū Lí and Yīn Ruò Fēi's group marched towards their predetermined target.

  The scenery on the grassland is indeed good, with blue sky, white clouds and green grass. Although we have been fighting here for more than a year, it's only now that I've really taken in this view. The wind blowing through the grass is like waves.

  It's just a beautiful scenery, but it's enough to make people feel bored if it doesn't change. For three consecutive days, looking up is blue sky and white clouds, looking down is green long grass, plus no one talking along the way, Yin Ruofei felt like he was going to suffocate.

  "Is Xiaofei feeling tired?" Wen Jiaoli looked careless, but in fact, she was very thoughtful. Seeing Xiaofei's expression, she had already guessed eight or nine out of ten things.

  "No." Yin Ruofei shook his head. He had only been here for a few days and was already fed up, while the person beside him had lived here for decades.

  "Are you still cheating me?" Wen Qianli also smiled, "Tonight we'll find a place to rest early, I'll catch a wild goat for you to eat." These past few days they've been busy rushing on the road, at night they just set up a simple tent to block the wind, and even their meals were just hastily roasted flatbread with some water. Although everyone in this group was tough and didn't complain, they were indeed exhausted.

  "Uncle Wen, don't bother..."

  "Aren't you tired? And aren't the people you're bringing along also tired?" Wen Jiaoluo asked in a warm voice, "I know you're anxious, but if we get sick from exhaustion on the road, it'll only delay things further."

  "It was my fault." Yin Ruofei turned his head and looked at the tired faces of everyone, suddenly saying. In fact, he was also tired, just looking at these unchanged scenery made him feel tired, but no one could understand the urgency in his heart. Seeing that everyone didn't want to complain, Yin Ruofei's heart was also somewhat unbearable, resting for a night wouldn't delay things either.

  On the grassland, there were still many dry branches and hay. They set up a frame, boiled a small pot of water, and everyone stared at the wild goat brought back by Wen Jiaoli. If it were them who took action, catching a goat would be no problem, but Wen Jiaoli had actually caught a live one, which made things difficult.

  "Wen is so amazing." Yin Ruofei stood up and laughed. "I'll help you clean up."

  "Where you need to use your hands, you sit and wait, today taste my craftsmanship." Wen Jiaoluo said while taking out a dagger, the way he slaughtered and skinned the sheep was no less skilled than that of an old butcher from many years ago. Looking at Yin Ruofei's surprised expression, Wen Jiaoluo couldn't help but laugh, "On our grasslands, not to mention men, even women can all handle live sheep, this is the foundation of living."

  This was the most comfortable meal in these days, with wine, meat and hot soup, and enough rest time. These days on horseback, people are almost scattered. They can't compare to the grassland nation, who have been riding horses since they were a few years old.

  Rushing from the capital city to here was already at the limit, and after staying overnight, they set foot on their journey again. Everyone was a bit unable to keep up.

  Yin Ruofei's internal strength was strong, and he could barely hold on, but in fact, he was just relying on his breath. Seeing everyone in the tent talking about this and falling asleep, Yin Ruofei felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

  "Thank you, Wen Ge. It was my oversight." If it weren't for Wen Qiang Lei, perhaps Master would not have found him yet, and his subordinates would have fallen first.

  "Where is he?" Wen Qianlei whispered to Yin Ruofei, "You shouldn't be too anxious either. As long as you find the person, isn't that already half the success? If you keep going like this, you'll get sick from exhaustion."

  "Wen Ge, you don't know, my heart is anxious......" For many days, Yin Ruofei couldn't sleep well. Whoever knows that their loved one has gone to a place they clearly know is very dangerous to do something dangerous, will not be at peace in their heart. He just wants to find his master as soon as possible and develop an antidote.

  The confrontation between Han and Wang was inevitable, but it would never be under such passive circumstances.

  After traveling for four days, they finally arrived at their destination.

  "It's here." Wen Kui Li held the map, this place was rarely visited by people, and it was an old shepherd who got lost that drew this map, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to find it.

  "Let's split up and search separately." Yin Ruofei's heart grew increasingly anxious. Although they had arrived at their destination, it was still a vast wilderness, making anyone feel uneasy.

  "Alright. In an hour, whether you find it or not, meet back here." Wen Qianli nodded in response and used the curved knife on her person to carve a few marks on a nearby tree. The crowd responded with a murmur, fewer than ten people, each searching separately, and soon they all disappeared from view.

  There are more trees here than on the road, if you want to live here, you must have a house and water source. After careful consideration, Yin chose a path with the most lush vegetation to move forward.

  It seemed that the right path had been found, and Yin Ruofei saw a thatched cottage in the distance. Yin Ruofei's eyes lit up, and he started running towards the thatched cottage with his inner strength.

  "Master... who are you people!" Yin Ruofei had thought that Hansu Sheng would be here, but instead, when he pushed open the door and entered, he saw several men dressed in attire similar to that of a great official, smiling sinisterly at him.

  Yin Ruofei had a bad premonition, and soon a gust of cold wind came, he hastily lowered his head and dodged to the side, the blade grazed his hair as it swept past, the jade crown on his head was shattered, and together with his severed black hair, they fell to the ground.

  "Bastard!" Yin Ruo Fei dodged to the side and drew her sword, blocking the second strike. "Who are you people?!"

  "Look at your attire, your age..." A lean black-clad man sneered as he directed several others to attack Yin Ruofei. "Could it be that you are the newly appointed young Marquis Yin Ruofei?"

  Yin Ruofei was shocked in her heart and knew that the people in front of her were well-prepared, so she didn't dare to show it on her face. She pretended not to understand and attacked even more fiercely.

  "As expected, I guessed it right." The man in black looked up and laughed loudly, "I didn't expect to be so lucky, the first one who rushed in was exactly the person we wanted to catch. Quickly take him down, let's withdraw!"

  Yin Ruofei was young after all, and although it was only for an instant, he had been seen through by the cunning enemy, who had recognized his identity.

  He actually didn't know that his attire and age matched the clues obtained by the enemy, even if he didn't reveal any flaws, the enemy wouldn't let him go.

  "Bastard!" Although Yin Ruofei's kung fu was good and could be considered top-notch, his internal strength was limited by his age. He couldn't compare to those old thieves in their 40s or 50s. Moreover, there were too many of them. Despite putting up a fierce resistance, he was struck on the back of his neck with one palm and lost consciousness.

  After a long while, Wen Kui furrowed his brow and asked, "Something's off, which direction did Little Fei go in?"

  "It's just over there." Meng Ke pointed to the road chosen by Yin Ruofei.

  "Go!"

  A group of people went in search of Meng Ke's direction.

  "Sure enough, something has happened!" Wen Kui Li saw the chaotic signs of fighting all over the house and the jade crown broken into pieces on the ground as soon as she entered the door.