"Otherwise, shall we run now?"
After a long while, Scarface lowered his voice and said to Hu Changzai.
"With the two of us as scrap, where could we possibly escape to?"
Recalling the young man's terrifying skills, Hu Changzai no longer dared to hold onto any fluke at this moment.
All they could do now was hope that the mysterious person, who appeared and disappeared like a dragon, would find them soon.
After hastily eating a bowl of noodles at a small roadside eatery, the two of them paid for and hired two horses, then hurried back to Junxian.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yan and Yue Fei followed them at a leisurely pace, also heading towards Junxian.
"Little brother Yue, how did you train your skills? I've traveled extensively and seen a lot in my life, but when it comes to martial arts, with your abilities, you can almost rank in the top 3 among everyone I've met!"
As they walked, Jiang Yan chatted quietly with Yue Fei.
"It's just some basic boxing and footwork. How could it be as incredible as you say? Brother Jiang, please stop joking with me!"
Being praised so highly, even a young man like Yue Fei felt a bit embarrassed.
"I'm not praising you; I'm stating facts."
Jiang Yan said earnestly.
"That's because Brother Jiang hasn't met my master yet. When it comes to martial arts, my skills are still far from my master's..."
As they were talking, the sound of urgent horse hooves suddenly came from afar.
"Something seems not right!"
Jiang Yan immediately became tense.
His many years of military service had brought him not only martial skills and scars, but more importantly, a keen sixth sense.
His ability to survive multiple desperate situations relied on this sharp intuition.
"Could it be that the other party found out and sent people to silence us?"
Upon hearing him, Yue Fei also became nervous.
"They are just two criminals. Even if we catch them, they probably won't know anything."
"Don't worry. As long as he dares to show himself, I guarantee tonight will be his death day!"
While rapidly recalling the situation in Hebei Road that he had reviewed these past few days, and then carefully comparing it with the contents of the map,
Jiang Yan suddenly felt a wave of shame...
After days of pursuit and evasion, Hu Changzai, with trembling hands, finally handed an envelope to their leader, Jiang Yan.
"Brother Yue, this time it seems we have to rely on you!"
After reading the contents of the letter, Jiang Yan became instantly tense.
After waiting for so many days, the other party had finally revealed themselves.
"Don't worry, as long as that person dares to come, Yue will not fail in his trust! However, the place they chose really seems a bit inconvenient for action!"
Carefully examining the agreed meeting location, even Jiang Yan immediately found something amiss.
Five miles west of the city, wasn't that where the Changping Granary was located?
"No, we've been discovered! These people clearly want to frame us!"
Jiang Yan froze for a moment, quickly grasping the situation. The other party had clearly discovered them.
Otherwise, why would they choose the heavily guarded Changping Granary to act?
As one of the few important supply and logistics points in eastern Hebei Road, Junxian's Changping Granary stored a vast amount of supplies.
Under normal circumstances, it was a military stronghold, and unauthorized personnel were strictly forbidden from approaching, let alone at this time.
"What do we do now?"
After hearing him, and pondering for a moment, Yue Fei also immediately understood.
The other party wasn't arranging a meeting with them; they were clearly planning to frame them.
"What do you say?"
At this point, Jiang Yan was in a dilemma.
"Even if they want to frame us, they have to make some sort of move first. Don't you think they might be trying to..."
"Burn down the Changping Granary..."
As he uttered these words, even Jiang Yan himself was startled by his own conjecture.
Burning down the Changping Granary was no joke.
The entire eastern Hebei Road was currently teeming with armies drawn by the imperial court.
If it were discovered that they were involved in this matter at this time, even Han Mo, with all his virtue, would be unable to clear his name.
If it were merely his own life and honor at stake, Jiang Yan might not have been so nervous. But once this matter threatened to involve Han Mo, he couldn't afford to be careless at this moment.
Even though he knew this might be their last chance to approach the mastermind, Jiang Yan was truly in a quandary.
"Should we go or not? Brother Jiang, you decide!"
Yue Fei, being an intelligent person, and without even entering officialdom, immediately understood Jiang Yan's concerns after a brief thought.
"The agreed time is Hai Shi tonight. If we ride at full speed, we should be able to make a round trip..."
After a moment of hesitation, Jiang Yan spoke again.
"You want to go back and report to the Lord?"
"I'll go back myself. I'll leave things here to you!"
After a moment of hesitation, Jiang Yan said earnestly.
"Understood!"
Seeing Yue Fei agree, Jiang Yan patted his shoulder and walked out of his room without looking back.
Two hours later, after a hurried journey that exhausted two horses, Jiang Yan finally arrived back in Neihuang County.
"This is clearly a trap. You must have accidentally exposed yourselves!"
Just as Jiang Yan had guessed, after seeing the letter, Han Mo immediately made his judgment.
"We thought so too, which is why I rushed back. What do you think, my Lord?"
Jiang Yan asked casually while gulping down cups of cold tea.
"Since they've drawn the line, wouldn't it be too petty if we didn't play along? I think we should just do as you planned and turn their trap to our advantage!"
After taking a deep breath, Han Mo finally made up his mind.
He was too curious about the mastermind. Even knowing it was a trap, he couldn't resist wanting to investigate.
No matter what the other party intended to do at the Changping Granary, it had to be a grand plan.
After all, based on the information Han Mo currently possessed, the soldiers stationed in Junxian now numbered almost 8,000.
At this time, whatever the other party intended to do, they would have to carefully consider the interconnections of various parties...