When a trace of fish belly white just appeared on the horizon in the east, Yang Zheng had already led the convoy of people and horses, drove out of Yangjiazhuang, and went straight to Songfeng Valley sixty miles away.

According to Yang Zheng's calculations, they set off at about five o'clock in the morning, and it is expected that they can arrive at Songfeng Valley smoothly at three or four o'clock in the afternoon.

In order to be able to rush to Songfeng Valley as soon as possible, along the way, Yang Xiu and Yang Shiyuan both instructed all the clansmen to speed up and hurry, and try to stop as much as possible, and even when it was time for lunch, everyone took out dry food and dealt with it casually.

In this way, under the rapid driving of everyone all the way, at about two o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Zheng's convoy of people and horses came to the periphery of Songfeng Valley-Bai Liyuan.

Shirakurihara is actually an open wilderness full of wild chestnut trees.

In previous years, when the bandits in Lianyun Mountain were not so bad, the villagers in the nearby area often came to Bailiyuan around the Mid-Autumn Festival to pick up wild chestnuts and take them back to wrap zongzi.

However, in recent years, the mountain bandits in Lianyun Mountain have been more fierce, especially in the area of Songfeng Valley, where groups of mountain bandits often haunt, so gradually few people come here to pick up wild chestnuts.

After entering the White Chestnut Plain, as far as the eye can see, the ground is covered with half-human-tall withered yellow weeds, and dark yellow thorn balls the size of eggs are scattered all over the wilderness.

Under the sun's rays, the thorn ball had already exploded, revealing the deep red chestnuts hidden inside, like rubies.

Yang Xiu, who was walking at the front of the team, suddenly turned his horse's head, ran quickly to Yang Zheng, and said in a deep voice: "Owner, cross this white chestnut plain, and go forward for a mile, where is the entrance of Songfeng Valley." ”

Hearing this, Yang Zheng said casually: "Tell everyone to cheer up and pay attention to the surrounding wind and grass at any time." ”

"Yes, owner!"

After receiving Yang Zheng's instructions, Yang Xiu immediately turned around and trotted all the way forward, and passed the message to the clansmen who escorted the grain, grass and money, so that everyone could be smarter.

At this time, Tao Yunlong, who had been following him, suddenly spoke: "Big brother, if the situation is not right, you have to be within five steps of me, otherwise if there is a real fight, if you are too far away from me, I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of it." ”

Hearing this, Yang Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll know what to do later!" ”

After that, he turned his head to look at Yang An, who was following the horse, and found that this guy looked a little nervous, his eyes had been staring at the carriage beside him, and he must have been thinking about his crossbow hidden at the bottom of the carriage.

Yang An had asked Yang Zheng for a hand crossbow before, and Yang Zheng also promised him, saying that he would give him a different hand crossbow.

However, due to the relationship of time, Yang Zheng did not have the time to choose a different hand crossbow for him, so he asked Yang Xiu to give him a small yellow crossbow for temporary use.

After Yang An got a crossbow, he was naturally overjoyed, and when he was okay every day, he practiced shooting with a crossbow, and after five days of practice, the hit rate and accuracy were not bad.

Compared with those family members, Yang An's shooting talent is still quite high, therefore, Yang Zheng has secretly calculated in his heart that if he has arms and weapons in the future, he must also prepare one for him, no matter what, there is such a personal loyal servant, who is guarded by his side with arms and weapons every day, and his safety factor is also higher.

A mile away, not too far.

It didn't take long for the people of Yangjiazhuang to drive the oxen, horses and mule carts, slowly drove through the White Chestnut Plain, and came to the entrance of Songfeng Valley.

Seeing that there was Songfeng Valley in front of him, all of a sudden, the expressions on everyone's faces became solemn, far from the relaxed atmosphere before.

At this time, Yang Zheng sat on his horse, rode his horse and galloped forward a few steps, and found that in front of the team, a mountain range appeared, and in the middle of the mountain range, there was a flat and wide valley.

On the mountains on both sides of the valley, there is a verdant greenery, and as far as the eye can see, there are ancient pine needle trees with lush foliage.

A gust of mountain wind blew, causing the pine forests on both sides of the valley to shake and tremble, and from time to time there was a sound of rustling.

Pine Wind Valley, Pine Wind Valley, as its name suggests, pine wind full of valleys.

When they reached the entrance of Matsukaze Valley, all the horses and carts stopped, because they didn't know whether they wanted to continue or not.

According to the message left by the thief in the Black Tiger Village before, only let the Yang family send the ransom grain and grass to Songfeng Valley, and now Songfeng Valley has arrived, but there is no trace of the thief.

Seeing this scene, Yang Xiu and Yang Shiyuan, the team leaders, had to turn around and come back, and asked Yang Zheng again, "Owner, we have arrived in Songfeng Valley, but the people from Black Tiger Village have not appeared, do we want to move on?" ”

Yang Zheng lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Those thieves like to hide in the shadows, since we have all arrived at the entrance of Pine Wind Valley, we might as well go inside a little more and see where those thieves came from." ”

"Yes, owner!"

With that, Yang Xiu and Yang Shiyuan returned to the front of the team again and ordered everyone to drive the carriage on.

With more than 50 carts of grain, oxen, horses, and mules loaded with grain, grass, gold and silver, driving into the dark and secluded Songfeng Valley, at this time, everyone's mood gradually began to become a little nervous.

You know, this time they Yangjiazhuang is dealing with the famous Black Tiger Village, who are the people in the Black Tiger Village? Those are all ruthless people who kill people and oversell goods, and regard human life as a mustard.

Although they all have hidden strong crossbows, but at this time, they are always a little timid in their hearts.

Just after Yang Zheng's convoy entered the Songfeng Valley, it had not walked a mile forward, and suddenly, abnormal noises occurred.

I could only hear a strange whistle in the dense woods on both sides of the valley.

The whistle was sharp and piercing, one after another, echoing each other from afar, as if someone was hiding in the mountains and forests to exchange codes.

Hearing the strange sound, Yang Zheng's heart moved, and he was about to order everyone to stop, when suddenly, in the dense pine forests on both sides, there was a sudden trembling and shaking, and then, a group of mountain bandits wearing various colors rushed out of the secluded mountain forest, instantly blocking the way of the Yang family's convoy.

At the same time, in the rear of the Yang family's convoy, in the pine forests on both sides of the valley, a group of mountain bandits also rushed out with shouts, blocking Yang Zheng's retreat.

In the blink of an eye, the front and rear of the Yang family's convoy were all stopped and killed by mountain bandits.

The mountain bandits finally appeared, and suddenly, the faces of the Yang family who were trapped in the middle of the valley changed dramatically, and there was a panic and commotion among the crowd of cars and horses.

Encountering this kind of battle for the first time in his life, Yang Zheng was naturally a little nervous in his heart, but he didn't show it.

Holding back the nervousness in his heart, Yang Zheng took a deep breath and carefully looked at the group of mountain bandits that suddenly appeared in front of him.

I saw that this group of mountain bandits were all strong, and the blades in their hands were flickering, especially in their cold eyes, which exuded a terrifying and fierce light.

I secretly calculated the number of people on the other side, and found that the group of mountain bandits who stopped at the front of the road numbered about seventy or eighty people, and the group of mountain bandits who stopped behind the convoy was slightly smaller, only fifty or sixty people.

Seeing that there were only more than 100 people on the other side, Yang Zheng's mood was a little calmer.

Just as he was about to ask if the other party was a member of the Black Tiger Village, suddenly, the group of mountain bandits who stopped in front of the road suddenly retreated to both sides of the road and gave way to a passage.

At this time, there was a crisp sound of horses' hooves in front of the valley, and Yang Zheng and others looked up one after another, only to see one person riding and one riding slowly.

On horseback was a middle-aged man, dressed in a black robe and holding a long-handled saber, although his face was as handsome as jade, but his eyes flashed with a chilling sparkle of cruelty.

Seeing this scene, Tao Yunlong, who was guarding Yang Zheng's side, muttered to himself: "I didn't expect Huo Changdao, the second master of the Black Tiger Village, to come in person, but I'm afraid that there will be trouble this time." ”

Hearing this, Yang Zheng frowned, and said secretly: "It turns out that the black-robed man riding a horse is Huo Changdao!" ”

Huo Changdao rode his horse to him, pestled the horse chopping knife in his hand to the ground, didn't look at the people of the Yang family, and said expressionlessly: "Who is the head of the Yang family?" ”

"I am!"

Yang Zheng raised his head and said lightly: "I am Yang Zheng, the owner of Yangjiazhuang!" ”

Huo Changdao stared at Yang Zheng's eyes for a long time, and said, "Did you bring the ransom?" ”

"Bring it!"

Yang Zheng met Huo Changdao's cold gaze, took a deep breath, and then ordered several Yang family strong men to untie the three carriages in front.

On these three carriages, there are dozens of large wooden boxes, each box is full of gold and silver money, and at the same time, there are some wooden boxes containing some antique calligraphy and paintings handed down by the ancestors of the Yang family.

Huo Changdao sat on the horse and didn't move, and only ordered a yellow-faced man beside him: "Go and take an inventory." ”

"Yes, second master!"

The yellow-faced man walked quickly to the carriage, quickly opened all the wooden boxes, and didn't see how he counted, just glanced at it slightly, then ran to Huo Changdao with an expressionless face, bowed down and said, "The second is in charge, the number is wrong!" ”

Huo Changdao raised his eyebrows, and the coldness in his eyes grew, "How much worse?" ”

"Returning to the second master, the distance from 30,000 is more than double the number ......"

Hearing this, Huo Changdao looked coldly at Yang Zheng, who was a few feet away, and said slowly: "Master Yang, do you take our Black Tiger Village in your eyes. ”