Chapter Thirty-Eight: Night Capture of the Traitor

  Xia Lin couldn't help but smile wryly, never expecting that at just 16 years old, she would have to act as a witness for someone's wedding.

  "Haha, since that's the case, for the sake of Da Zhuang's happiness, I won't decline then." Xia Lin laughed and continued, "Village chief, go back and prepare with everyone first. I'll tidy up with my brothers and follow after."

  "Alright, alright, I'll wait for you in the small mountain village."

  The village chief nodded happily and then took a group of villagers back, of course, when they left, the village chief gave a bad look at the Qing Shan Men disciples, making them quite embarrassed.

  From head to toe, the village chief didn't look at them once, and now he's looking at them with disdain. The small mountain village has been plagued for so long, but you haven't seen them come. This is just after liberation, and they rushed over to attack their benefactor, isn't this purely making things uncomfortable for themselves?

  "Uh... Ah, Xia brother."

  Even Lian Qing Song, who was normally calm and composed, felt a little uneasy, "I must have offended him greatly just now."

  Xia Lin smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, we wouldn't know each other if we didn't fight."

  Qing Song let out a sigh of relief, Xia Lin gave him an opportunity to step down, he naturally hurriedly walked down, "Thank you, since the death of Second Master has been clarified, we won't linger any longer. Brother Xia, in the future if there's a chance to go to Qing Shan Men, I will definitely treat everyone well, farewell."

  Xia Lin nodded slightly, watching Qing Song and others hurry away, leaving only a faint figure in the distance.

  "Master, are you just going to let them go like this?"

  Come and go as you please, think you can bully Heifeng Village?

  Looking at how Xia Lin brutally beat Qing Song earlier, he was extremely confident in Xia Lin. If they were to fight, he would definitely be able to defeat them and leave them crippled. Jokingly, even a butcher like that was taken down, what's there to fear from Qing Song? Although their strength seemed evenly matched just now, he had never made a move, otherwise...

  Xia Lin shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing, just let the brothers practice their skills. Those few Qing Shan Men disciples are quite capable, more importantly, Qing Song's strength is very strong, absolutely not below Butcher's. Although I have confidence in fighting him, it may involve other people, if there are casualties because of this, it's not worth it."

  Sun Zhong nodded, and the young master's consideration was indeed more detailed than his own.

  "Alright, let's gather the brothers." Xia Lin smiled, "From what we saw earlier, everyone's strength has increased greatly and it's time to go out. Let's have a good day at Xiao Shan Village, then set off tomorrow. I'm sure some people have been waiting for a long time."

  "Yes!"

  Sun Zhongying said, then led everyone down to collect things.

  The Heifengzhai disciples acted swiftly and soon finished collecting the goods. As for Xia Lin's belongings, Lü'er had already packed them up and was waiting beside him.

  Looking at Lu'er's smiling face standing beside him, Xia Lin sighed, this girl just can't rest.

  At night, she kept him company and didn't want to let her work so hard. As a result, this girl got up early every morning to busy herself, cooking for everyone and making chicken soup for him, leaving him with no choice but to accept.

  Lü'er still looked the same, obedient and lovely, but unknowingly, the attitude of the Black Wind Fortress disciples towards her had quietly changed. Even Lü'er herself didn't notice that she had gradually developed an aura different from other maidservants.

  When everyone arrived at Xiaoshan Village, everything was ready.

  The atmosphere in Xiaoyucun village was completely different from the first time, with lanterns and colored flags, red cloth strips hanging everywhere, filled with a festive atmosphere. To commemorate everyone's escape from danger and to celebrate Dashuai's wedding, handsome and elegant Comrade Xialin also became the youngest witness.

  The disciples of Heifeng Village were tense for over ten days, but they had also thoroughly let loose, drinking and eating meat with the villagers in big mouthfuls, as time flew by quickly.

  It's night, at dawn.

  The moonlight is clear and cold, extremely bright.

  "Whoosh... whoosh..."

  A white pigeon descended from the sky with a soft rustling sound and landed in the hands of a young Black Wind Gang disciple. The Black Wind Gang disciple took down the paper note tied to the pigeon's foot, then released the pigeon again.

  The disciple's face changed as he opened the note and took a glance, a hesitant expression floating on his face. He let out a sigh and quietly retreated back to the small hut to rest. What he didn't notice was that not far away, behind a large tree, Sun Zhong was calmly watching everything unfold. It wasn't until the disciple left that Sun Zhong silently departed as well.

  Everything returned to calm under the cover of night, as if nothing had happened at all.

  The next morning, Xia Lin took the Hei Feng Zhai disciples and left early. Before leaving, Xia Lin left behind 100 taels of silver. The small mountain village was not wealthy, and yesterday's big feast must have cost a lot of money. Leaving some behind would make their lives better.

  As for others, Xia Lin did not change and did not want to change. It was not suitable to bring them into the world of intrigue and deception.

  The people in this place are very simple and have their own happiness.

  ……

  "Sun Zhong, let the brothers rest for a while and take a break before continuing on their journey."

  "Yes, young master."

  The advancing troops stopped, and the crowd sat down to rest, leaving a few people on guard. Sun Zhong sat cross-legged and continued to practice, while Xia Lin and Lü'er sat by the carriage, chatting happily.

  At this moment, a black wind village disciple walked towards Xia Lin, Xia Lin looked up and saw him, his eyes flashing with sharpness, thinking to himself, he's here.

  This is an ordinary disciple of Hei Feng Zhai, also a 17 or 18-year-old young man, with an interesting name, Ke Le. He looks quite clever and is relatively active in his daily life, and is quite popular among the crowd. Of course, these are not the key points, among the more than 100 disciples of Hei Feng Zhai, Xia Lin can't remember so many, what makes Xia Lin memorable is that Ke Le is exactly the person who delivered messages to Xia Sheng!

  "Master." Cola stepped forward.

  Xia Lin raised his head and looked at him straight in the eye, smiling: "Heh, isn't this Ke Le? Why aren't you resting with the brothers, what are you doing here?"

  "You, you know me?" Cola said with some disbelief.

  "Of course." Xia Lin smiled, "You're quite clever and active. Among the hundred or so people here, I'm afraid there aren't many who don't know you, haha."

  "Oh, I see." Cola scratched his head and then somewhat timidly said to Xia Lin, "Young master, can we talk privately for a bit?"

  "Huh?" Xia Lin feigned surprise and glanced at him before nodding, "Of course, let's go over there."

  After moving to a relatively quiet place nearby, Xia Lin directly sat down on the stone beside him and said: "Sit down, have you encountered any difficulties recently?"

  Ke Le shook his head, gritted his teeth, seemingly hesitant about something, and finally said: "Young master, we can't go any further."

  "Oh? Why?"

  Ke Le hesitated for a moment, then suddenly knelt down: "I'm sorry, young master! I... I did something wrong."

  "Really?"

  Xia Lin was shocked, really shocked this time. According to his estimate, at this moment, Ke Le should be offering suggestions, putting forward some opinions, and then guiding the team in a certain direction? What's going on now?

  Some looked at Cola with suspicion, and Xia Lin asked in confusion: "What did you do wrong?"

  Ke Le bit his teeth, with a somewhat embarrassed tone: "I... at the beginning, was sent by Second Young Master. He said that as long as I pass on the information from this side, after it's done, he'll give me one hundred taels of silver."

  One hundred and twenty... Xia Lin sneered and Xia Cheng really went down to business. He looked at Ke Le and asked, "What now?"

  Ke Le took a deep breath and said, "At first, I was in it for the money. These disciples who came with me were all here for the money, just wanting to complete the task quickly and earn a fortune. But gradually, I found that Young Master's team is different from other teams. Everyone has been infected and has their own goals, starting to work hard. As for you, Xiaoyue Village, I also know that you are different from other young masters."

  Xia Lin looked at him with a smile that was not quite a smile: "Then why did you suddenly say it now?"

  "Because of Second Master's order, I originally thought it was just a simple message, but yesterday, Second Master's order was to have you and Xiaoming kill each other. I... cannot do this, nor can I lose the brothers who have struggled with me for these days. I also cannot betray my own conscience." Kele said indignantly.

  "The strength of the team, the strength of the young master, I've already sent out a message. The second young master must have made preparations. I also know that I was wrong, so whether you want to kill me or punish me, I don't care. However, we really can't move forward anymore!"

  "Not far ahead is Xia Ming's team, and after that, it might be Young Master Xia Yang and Miss Xia Yan. By the time we meet Second Young Master, we may not have much fighting strength left."

  Xia Lin suddenly burst out laughing, got down from the stone, patted Kele's shoulder and said lightly: "Knowing one's mistakes and being able to correct them is a good thing. Not bad, from now on, you'll follow Sun Zhongba."

  Xia Lin's actions left Kele somewhat perplexed. He had betrayed Young Master Da before, and almost caused trouble for the team, so why wasn't Young Master angry? It seemed that instead, he was being told to learn from Sun Zhongmo? What was going on?

  "Get up." Sun Zhong walked over and saw Ke Le still kneeling on the ground, saying: "Still kneeling there waiting for death?"

  "Ah…… Brother Sun, you're here." Cola hastily stood up. Sun Zhong walked forward and heavily punched him on the shoulder, "You rascal, not doing good things all day. Luckily this time you spoke out yourself, otherwise no one could help you."

  "Huh?" Ke Le was taken aback, what did this mean?

  "Did you really think that the young master wouldn't know about everything you've done? You were discovered from the moment you sent your first message. The reason I waited these few days was to give you a chance to repent, which is already an act of mercy on the part of the young master; otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to live until now."

  Ke Le was stunned on the spot, his face suddenly turned pale and sweaty, with a hint of fear: "So to say, everything Second Master does, Eldest Master knows?"