Chapter 21 Yanzhou Branch
The two men avoided the main road and walked along the wilderness for a long time, and finally came across a wooden house where woodcutters stayed overnight.

When I pushed the door open, there was almost nothing inside except a few piles of firewood.

In this world, woodcutters are already at the bottom of the social class. Building a wooden house is already extremely troublesome, and they probably don't have the capacity to set up beds and other things.

After putting the girl down, Xiao Yan lit a pile of firewood, making the wooden house look less dark.

Then, he took off the Xuanming Sect's armor, which had already been stained, and threw it aside.

Then, he stretched out his hand and asked, "Give me your golden wound medicine."

Ji Ruxue huddled beside the fire. Upon hearing this, she took it out from her arms without hesitation.

Xiao Yan warmed his hands with the fire and said calmly, "Take off some of your clothes. I'll put some medicine on the wound on your back."

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Ji Ruxue raised her eyebrows and looked at him without saying a word.

"If you can come by yourself, of course you can." Xiao Yan frowned and said in a stern tone: "I don't like to owe favors to others. Don't regret it when your wound becomes festered."

The girl moved her lips but no sound came out.

She didn't think much about it and undressed and took off her armor. At the same time, she unbuttoned her inner shirt that was stained with blood, revealing her round and delicate shoulders.

She couldn't take off her clothes like that because her inner shirt was a long straight-cut style and she couldn't lift the clothes up from her waist.

There was a hint of blood in the air, but mixed in with it was a hint of fragrance.

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and looked over. The girl had her head slightly lowered and her expression could not be seen.

He moved as quickly as possible, and without touching the girl's bodice, he carefully sprinkled medicine powder on the arrow wounds.

As for other places, Ji Ruxue could handle them herself, so she didn't need his help.

Xiao Yan stood up and stood at the doorstep, looking at the tree stumps emerging from the snow outside.

After a moment, Ji Ruxue's voice came from behind.

"What should you do now?"

There was the rustling sound of her re-dressing behind him, so Xiao Yan did not turn around and replied, "Wait for the other party's next move."

Ji Ruxue re-tightened her corset and asked in confusion, "Shouldn't we try to get away from this place first?"

"If Xuan Jingtian succeeds and the deposed emperor is abducted, Zhu Hanbin will be furious. I'm afraid he will call in the Taining Army."

Xiao Yan turned back and said, "There are still pursuers behind us, so it is far from possible for everyone to leave smoothly."

Ji Ruxue was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise: "You still want to go back to Caozhou?"

"Correct."

"Wouldn't it be suicide to go back now?" Ji Ruxue raised her eyebrows and said in a slightly anxious tone: "Even Zuiyinlou has already started to transfer its personnel."

Finally, she added: "If we disperse everyone, we will be able to save most people's lives!"

"wrong."

Xiao Yan was neither hurried nor slow, stroking his chin and pondering, "Right now, it is Caozhou that is more anxious than us."

Then, he crouched beside the fire and asked, "According to the report from your Qi country, what do you think of Zhu Wen?"

Ji Ruxue frowned slightly, feeling that she had somewhat followed his train of thought.

"Of course, ordinary people don't know, but according to our information, he is licentious and immoral, with a violent temper, and often beats and scolds his attendants and ministers regardless of the occasion."

She paused, and then continued, "There is another absurd thing. After Zhu Wen's wife Zhang died a few years ago, his nature could no longer be suppressed, and he took his daughter-in-law, the wife of the Dark Emperor Zhu Yougui, as his own. From this, it can be seen that he may have some means to control his subordinates, but in fact he is no different from an animal."

"so……"

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "If a cruel man like Zhu Wen heard that Zhu Hanbin had lost the former Tang emperor, do you think Zhu Hanbin would be afraid?"

Ji Ruxue remained silent.

Xiao Yan didn't need her to express her opinion. He leaned against his face and covered his eyes. "But I can save him."

"Did you have this idea in mind long ago, and that's why you asked Xuan Jingtian to rescue the deposed emperor?"

"It's just the situation that forces us to do it." Xiao Yan clapped his hands and said, "This time the Bad People show up in the martial arts world, it will definitely attract other people's attention. If the trouble continues, it may lead to another killing. If Zhu Hanbin can cooperate, it will be great."

Ji Ruxue frowned and said nothing.

The two of them stayed in the cabin in silence for a long time, when suddenly the sound of several horse hooves was heard outside.

Xiao Yan stood up, but the girl had already heard the voice of the person coming.

"It's yours."

She then walked out with Xiao Yan, and saw the bad guy named "Fu An" leading a few people into the woods.

The horses they were riding also looked almost exhausted.

"This way."

They also saw the two men and jumped off their horses.

Xiao Yan looked at the few people and asked, "What's the situation?"

Although Fu An did not know the identities of the two, he had seen Xiao Yan's strength and knew that the Bad Banner was in his hands, so he replied: "It's not good. Most of the people have been dispersed. The pursuers along our way should not be able to find us in a short time, but this place is still under the jurisdiction of Caozhou, so I'm afraid it will be very troublesome in the short term."

One of them took off his bamboo hat and panted, "In less than half a day, I'm afraid that the Liang army in other places will get wind of the news and send troops to encircle and suppress us."

The few bad guys fell silent.

Ji Ruxue looked at Xiao Yan.

The latter took out the bad flag with "Yanzhou" engraved on it from his arms and said solemnly, "My name is Xiao Yan. My father was once the Dark Star of the Thirty-Six Colonels. He should have been in charge of this flag, but he was ambushed by a traitor a few days ago, and the flag fell into the hands of the Xuanming Sect, which led to you all falling into the trap."

Fu An took off his mask and sighed.

"The Bad People have been disbanded for a long time. It is suspicious to suddenly assemble them now, but I didn't know this was the case."

Xiao Yan explained the whole story and finally said, "I had the opportunity to inform you in advance, but I never had the chance to contact the bad guys before, so I had no way to contact you. I had to use this trick to save the lives of most of my brothers."

Everyone was depressed.

Of course, falling into a trap and dying was a major defeat, but hearing that the captain was dead and there was no hope for the revival of the Tang Dynasty was truly disheartening.

Xiao Yan didn't say anything more. It was their first meeting, and all the bad guys had lost a lot of their spirits due to this incident. They still needed time to digest it.

At this time, Fu An asked, "I wonder what you are thinking now?"

"Of course, we will do our best to preserve the strength of the Yanzhou Bad People." Xiao Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Zhu Liang is too powerful to be resisted by any Bad People. The most important thing is to gather the other Bad People again, so as not to be defeated one by one by the Liang people."

"Death is nothing more than a trivial matter."

Fu An said: "I, the Unruly, never take life and death seriously. What I am asking now is whether you have any idea of ​​reestablishing the Yanzhou branch?"

"Yes! This time, Liang Gou has framed so many of our brothers and killed them. How can we just stay dormant like this!"

"If we can destroy the Xuanming Sect and kill these traitors, it doesn't matter if I die! Losing my head will only leave a scar the size of a bowl. As long as bad people exist in this world, they only kill people and never fear them!"

Everyone had different opinions, but they were all instantly excited by this.

Xiao Yan tapped his knees with his fingers and looked at them.

"I am not yet a young man, and I am afraid I cannot take on this important task."

"You saved our lives, and you are very capable. I am not as good as you. I sincerely recommend you as a captain!"

One of the bad guys took off his armor and said in a strong voice: "If you hold the flag, I will obey you!"

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