Chapter 12 Peaks and Loops

"Hahaha..."In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Jin's deep voice came from the village again, "Xiao Wanzi did a good job, come here, and there will be a reward!" ā€

I saw the second-in-command Li Gang enter the house, and after a while, he took out fifty taels of silver.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, King!" Xiao Maruko took the silver and bowed quickly, touching the silver in his hand and feeling more steady.

"Eh...."Zhang Jin waved his hand, "This is what you deserve, but you must let my new lady continue to be obedient, stay until the night before the wedding, scatter ten gold and sprinkle it in her meal, and wait for the raw rice to cook and mature, the new lady will be obedient in the future, hahaha......"

"Yes!" Xiao Maruko took the small yellow paper bag in Zhang Jin's hand, and remembered the delicate and refined face of the new lady, and couldn't help but chuckle in her heart.

Maruko exited the Great King Palace, and went to the kitchen to serve some early to the VIP room.

"Sister, Maruko is here early." Maruko knocked lightly on the door.

Zhiyi opened the door, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, come in." ā€

Maruko entered the house, placed the food on the table, and Zhiyi closed the door and sat down.

"Little Maruko, you sit down and eat with Sister Yi."

"This ...... This is the food that the king has specially prepared for you. Maruko was still standing aside, he had long been accustomed to waiting for the big brothers to finish their meals before eating those scraps.

"Since Xiao Maruki called me Sister Yi and entrusted me with the future road, Zhi Yi must take good care of it, come and sit down, my sister has something to discuss with you."

"This ......" Maruko moved to the corner of the table farthest from Zhiyi and sat down, as if this would reduce her guilt.

"Can Maruko tell my sister about the general situation in the village?" Zhiyi didn't notice the abnormality of Xiao Maruko's expression, just ate the breakfast in his hand and asked.

"This village is called Bianfang Village because it lives in Bianfang Mountain, although the altitude of Zhaifang Mountain is not high, but the terrain is very dangerous, and there are more than 10,000 brothers in the village......"

"What? More than 10,000 people? Zhi Yi's eyes widened and interrupted Xiao Maruki, I didn't expect that there were so many thieves and bandits in the small mountain, and the guard must be very strict, I was afraid that the third brother would break through if they were in a hurry, and they were not familiar with this mountain, isn't this a waste of death, no, you have to think of another way.

"Sister Yi... I—" The little ball lowered her head, as if there was something unspeakable.

"Xiao Maruko, it's okay for you to say, don't treat Sister Yi as an outsider." Zhiyi also seemed to realize something when she saw this.

"Sister Yi, in fact, I received the king's order and wanted to let my sister eat, I ...... I'm still ...... for that A bounty was received for this. Maruko nodded her head, and her green face was flushed again.

"Hey...... Maruko, Sister Yi knows. ā€

Xiao Maruko was very surprised to see Zhiyi so calm, "Sister Yi ......"

Zhi Yi got up and walked to the window, "Since last night, the two thieves who were guarding the door of my room about fifty meters have withdrawn, and the person who delivered the food has become you, this morning I heard Zhang Jin's thick and loud laughter, I have a certain number in my heart, just ......" Zhi Yi turned to Xiao Wanzi. "It's just that Sister Yi believes that what Maruko said is true."

Xiao Maruko also got up, and didn't know what to say for a while, maybe for Zhiyi, it was just a small trust, but for Xiao Maruko, after the age of eight, this was the first time she felt a trace of warmth in the world.

"Do you really believe me?" Maruko asked cautiously.

"Sister Yi believes that Xiao Maruko really wants to be a man again and be a man who stands up to the sky."

Xiao Maruko suddenly fell to his knees, "Xiao Maruko swears to the sky, and he will be loyal to Sister Yi in the future." ā€

"Hurry up, Sister Yi believes in you." Zhiyi was shocked at first when she saw this, but after thinking about it carefully, she laughed. "Come and sit."

The two sat down at the table again, "What do Maruko have in mind?" ā€

"Sister Yi, although I am familiar with this village, it is not easy to take you to escape, maybe a few sisters who were taken captive a few months ago can help Sister Yi?"

"Oh?! Can you show me there? Zhiyi thought to herself, if someone joined forces, there would be a better chance of victory.

"My sister is not in a hurry, when the meal is delivered in the evening, I will take my sister to discuss."

The sky gradually darkened, and the lights up and down the village gradually brightened.

Xiao Maruko carried a basin and something into Zhiyi's room.

"Sister Yi, although this dress is a little torn, the little balls have been cleaned very cleanly, you change it, and I will take you over." Maruko took out a set of clothes from under the basin and put it on the table, and turned her back.

"This is an extraordinary time, and my sister will not be as particular as before." Zhiyi replied as she quickly changed her clothes.

After the two were ready, Zhiyi used a flying needle through the window to extinguish the lights outside the door, and the two secretly went out of the door while the blind lights were dark.

"Several sisters are locked in the guest room on the east side, and the few thieves guarding the door in the east don't have much to do with the thieves and bandits on weekdays, and Sister Yi follows me with food, as long as she keeps her head down, she will not be discovered."

Zhiyi cautiously lowered her head and gave a gentle sigh.

Maruko took Zhiyi to avoid the bandits patrolling all the way and came to the east guest room.

"Xiao Maruko, I come alone on weekdays, but now I've come to the end and have my own little follower?" The four thieves guarding the door joked when they saw that Maruko was still with someone.

"Big brother smiled, such a hard work as bringing a newcomer, of course, is done by Xiao Maruko, how dare you bother other other big brothers?" Maruko responded as she quickened her pace.

"Our little balls have grown up." The four thieves burst into laughter.

The two of them ignored the diameter and came to the door of the guest room.

"Bang bang... Several sisters are me. Xiao Maruki knocked on the door, but Zhiyi still kept her head down.

"Come in." The door was opened by a woman about seventeen years old, dressed in white, but she couldn't hide her extraordinary temperament.

The two of them entered the door and quickly closed the door.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Maruko has brought a distinguished guest today." Xiao Maruko stood aside, Zhiyi walked in front of everyone, and four women surrounded him, and the four women in front of him were all handsome and had a good temperament.

Zhi Yi took off her hat and scattered her hair, "I am the new lady who has just been taken captive, I believe you have heard of it, I know that everyone was taken captive here, but are there anyone who is willing to escape with me?" ā€

"This sister, although our sisters were not taken captive together, but we were also locked up together for several days, and each of us wanted to get out of this tiger's mouth, but this village was heavily guarded, and we tried several times without success." The woman in white, who had just opened the door, stood up and spoke her mind for the sisters.

"Sisters, don't be discouraged, Maruko is willing to help us, with his help, we will have a chance to win."

Everyone looked at Maruko, and when they saw Maruko nodding, everyone looked at each other with a smile.

"Time is limited, so try to introduce yourself and what your strengths are in one sentence." Zhiyi motioned for the sisters to sit around the round table.

"I'll come first, the little girl's name is Wanrong, her ancestors have practiced medicine for a living, and the little girl has also learned first-hand medical skills." The woman in white spoke first.

"The little girl's name is Jade Niang, Nai...... Nai ......" A woman dressed like a person in the rivers and lakes suddenly vomited.

"Jade Niang? Could it be that you are the jade-faced thief Xin Yuniang? Maruko screamed softly, and when he was idle on weekdays, he would listen to other thieves tell about the affairs of the rivers and lakes.

"I also heard the third brother say that the jade-faced thief is a chivalrous woman who robs the rich and helps the poor, and I admire it, but since you are a jade-faced thief who must be very good at light skills and martial arts, why are you trapped here?" Zhi Yi looked at the slightly heroic woman between her eyebrows in front of her and asked.

"Sister doesn't know, Yu Niang is smart and confused for a while, she wanted to come to the village to steal things, but because of carelessness, she was hit by Li Gang's ten gold scatters, and now she has no skills and no power to resist."

"And although I am a skilled doctor, it is okay to cure these ten golden powders, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice." Wanrong sighed beside her and shook her head.

"Don't worry, what the sisters need, you can write it on a piece of paper and let Maruko do it."

"That's great." Wanrong got up and went to the side to prepare pen and ink.

"It's my turn, my name is Shen Bi'er, my ancestors are all servants, and there is a unique skill passed down by the family, which is the disguise technique. If Maruko can help prepare the materials, it may come in handy. "Shen Bi'er's clothes are more gorgeous than those of other sisters, and her voice is soft and beautiful.

Zhiyi's eyes lit up, and she seemed to have a plan right now.

"The little girl's name is Tang Yanran, the daughter of the Tang family who is doing business in Suzhou, the little girl is not as capable as other sisters, she can only play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Okay, each has its own strengths, and now I have a plan, and I believe that we can succeed in one fell swoop by uniting everyone's efforts." After Zhiyi finished speaking, he motioned for everyone to come closer and explained the plan in detail.

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Everyone shook their heads, and Zhi Yi continued: "In this case, everyone prepares separately, we will act according to the plan at the fifth watch in the morning the day after tomorrow, Xiao Maruko, your task is the heaviest, tomorrow you have to go down the mountain first, go north, and inquire about a son named Tang Yunchen in the nearest inn." Zhiyi said as she took off the golden hairpin from her head, "Take it with you, tell him about our plans, and let him be ready to meet us." ā€

"Xiao Maruko will live up to the trust of your sisters."

After everyone received their orders, Xiao Maruko and Zhiyi left quickly.