“So, it wasn't me falling into their trap, but them falling into ours…”

Hu Ma, who had been vigilant ever since leaving Anzhou, fearing an ambush and mishaps, suddenly felt relieved.

Miss Red Wine and the others had been busy, figuring out the whereabouts of Ji Tang, the Beggar Gang leader, and even their gang's movements?

Damn…

…They even figured out how many times Ji Tang could do it in a night, and for how long each time!

He couldn't help but feel endless admiration for these transmigrators from Anzhou, and at the same time, he became curious about them…

Counting it, this was his first contact with transmigrators from Anzhou, but he had only met Miss Red Wine, and Shao Daozi was only half counted, since they had borrowed Miss Red Wine's magical artifact when they met in reality, and hadn't seen each other's faces.

With someone like Miss Red Wine, who was rare even among ordinary people, what would the other transmigrators be like?

Seeing so many of them suddenly appearing, seemingly all involved in this matter, did that mean they would all take action this time?

"After all this talk, what kind of trap did Ji Tang set, what plan did he prepare?"

Only after everyone had reported the news they had gathered did Miss Red Wine's voice sound again: "Don't tell me you even figured out where his mistress lives, but you still haven't figured out how he's going to do it until he's about to start?"

"That would make Brother Lao Bai Gan laugh at us for being unprofessional."

"..."

"No laughing, no laughing…"

They figured out how many times he could do it in a night, but didn't figure out his specific plan of action. How strange.

Unable to figure out the other party's specific plan, there was nothing he could do but try to remember as much as possible. The next day, he had a hearty meal and set off again.

"..."

"..."

Along the way, he occasionally encountered members of the Beggar Gang. Some were squatting lazily by the roadside with their dog-beating sticks, while others were shuffling along in their worn-out shoes, following behind his carriage.

Knowing that the Beggar Gang was definitely going to make a move against him in Niu Tou Town, which was half a day's journey away, he didn't change his route and went straight there.

As he got closer and closer to the place where they were waiting, the number of beggars watching and following him actually decreased.

Shao Daozi's voice rang out, and he said with a wry smile: "He has gathered the small leaders on Pingnan Road, and he is definitely going to set a trap."

"We really didn't find out."

"You should go too!"

He guessed in his heart that there were many beggars following him now, and maybe there would be even more when he approached Niu Tou Town. Perhaps all the beggars with any ability on the entire Pingnan Road had been summoned to prepare a big gift for him in Niu Tou Town.

Compared to before, they didn't bother to pretend anymore, but Hu Ma was even less flustered. He covered his face with a bamboo hat and walked slowly on the official road.

"But I really didn't find out what their plan is."

"Could it be that they just gathered everyone in Niu Tou Town, and then, after Brother Lao Bai Gan appears, they will use the standard equipment of the martial world: first, poison in the wine, then scatter lime, set up trip wires, barbed wire, and then go up and hack him with random knives?"

Unexpectedly, the transmigrators, who had been quite relaxed and discussing things lively just now, fell silent after hearing Miss Red Wine's words.

"What kind of trick is this?"

Hu Ma thought silently in his heart. This was already very thorough and outrageous…

At the same time, outside Niu Tou Town, in a roadside teahouse next to the official road, Ji Tang, the handsome Beggar Gang leader dressed in brocade robes, was…

This abnormal feeling made Hu Ma secretly vigilant: "They're all gone?"

But he didn't expect that things would change so quickly.

Listening to his detailed description, Hu Ma didn't know if he had done it before, but after listening to this discussion, he was indeed a little surprised.

"..."

He turned to the old servant serving him tea and said, "Go and meet those people we summoned, tell them that the Beggar Gang is about to disband, quickly divide the remaining things, and escape far away to avoid trouble!"

"After all, we have to leave Pingnan Road after this job. If we leave them behind, who knows how they will be tortured by their enemies!"

"..."

"Yes."

The old servant said: "Yes, I know how serious it is, but now that the enemy is at hand, don't think about this, Gang Leader. The main thing is important."

"What enemy, what's there to be afraid of? What kind of martial world are you going to live in if you're afraid of this and that?"

Ji Tang waved his hand lazily, pointed to the servants standing upright beside him, who were still guarding the teahouse, and said, "Take them away with you later, so they won't be implicated when the fighting starts."

"Although those of us in this line of work all have worthless lives, a worthless life is still a life, isn't it?"

"When you meet those summoned people later, just wait for my signal. When you see the signal, bring them over to help me pull the cart, and you can get a little more when you divide the things."

"But it's still the same as before, only wait for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"If you don't see the signal fire I set off within that time, just let everyone disperse and escape with the remaining things!"

"And don't ever mention the identity of the Great Elder and the Eight Great Vajras of the Pingnan Road Beggar Gang to outsiders…"

"...No one in the martial world really takes our Beggar Gang seriously."

"..."

"Yes, yes…"

The old servant, or rather, the Great Elder of the Beggar Gang, nodded busily, and said with a wry smile: "Don't say this every time. Every time before we start, you always give a last will and testament. Aren't you afraid of bad luck…"

"These are all proper arrangements, what's unlucky about it? Those who live in the martial world risk losing their heads every time they make a move?"

Ji Tang laughed, looked at him, and said, "If something happens to me, you not only have to dismiss the children in the gang, but also have to take care of my wild woman."

"I know you're also greedy for her, just take her away, but I have to tell you, you can sleep with her, but you have to take care of her. Don't sell her off to me, or I won't spare you. I'll come back and clean you up even as a ghost."

"I guess you know that someone like me will be a vengeful ghost even if I become a ghost."

"..."

"Stop talking."

The old servant slapped his mouth twice, as if to get rid of the bad luck for him, and said, "I remember everything you said, but do you really not want us to stay and help? Those people who were summoned…"

"Why would you help when the Night Watcher is doing things?"

Ji Tang glanced at him and said, "The more people there are, the more troublesome it will be. It's a mess, and I have to guard against killing the wrong person."

"Hurry up and leave. I figure that little shopkeeper is almost here…"

"..."

"..."

He thought that when he arrived at Niu Tou Town, he would run into a den of beggars, but Hu Ma never expected that when he was about to reach the range of Niu Tou Town, there wasn't a single person around him. The entire official road had become empty.

"What kind of tricks are these guys playing?"

He couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart, and he didn't dare to be careless.

Even when fishing, you have to prevent capsizing in the gutter. What if someone really eats your bait?

Just as he was thinking in his heart, a figure finally appeared in front of the carriage.

He looked up and saw that in front of him was a roadside teahouse outside Niu Tou Town. A few wooden sticks supported two torn straw mats, plus a stove and two tables. It was empty and there wasn't a single person.

But outside the teahouse, in the middle of the official road, stood a person. He had his hands behind his back, looked at the slowly approaching carriage, and smiled slightly.

"Is he also from the Beggar Gang?"

When Hu Ma saw that figure, he had already perked up: "His clothes aren't torn, could it be…"

He was thinking quickly in his heart, wondering if he should rein in his horse and ask a few questions first, or what, when he saw the man standing in the middle of the road with his hands behind his back slowly raised his head, took a step, approached the carriage, and took a deep breath.

"Not good."

The two were still three or four yards apart, but Hu Ma suddenly felt alert in his heart.

The next moment, the man suddenly roared and exhaled directly.

In an instant, the yin wind rolled, captivating the mind, like the opening of the gate of hell, sweeping along the official road.

"He's not even going to exchange pleasantries, and he's going to attack directly?"

Hu Ma instantly understood that this person was none other than Ji Tang, the leader of the Beggar Gang.

Because this roar was clearly the skill of the Night Watcher.

He just spit out a mouthful of yin energy, and it turned into a rolling yin wind, as if it would blow away people's souls.

Those with low cultivation would probably lose their lives with just one encounter. He was also shocked in his heart, and hurriedly pulled the reins, fearing that he would face this mouthful of yin energy and send this big beast's life away first…

Unexpectedly, he pulled the reins, but this horse, which had been honest all the way, suddenly went crazy.

It had been listless all the way, but when it encountered someone who attacked as soon as they met, it suddenly perked up. Its eyes seemed to turn red. Under the circumstances that Hu Ma was pulling the reins, it didn't stop, but instead rushed towards the other party like a madman.

"Ah yo?"

The person blocking the road was stunned when he suddenly saw that the other party's horse was so bad-tempered.

Immediately, he laughed and, facing the tall horse that was crashing into him, suddenly lowered his head and butted him with his head.

"Bang!"

This horse was already different from other horses, and now it was running wildly, the faster it ran, the more urgent it became, and the force was even more powerful. Even if there was a wall in front, it would be knocked down.

But when the two heads collided, there was a muffled sound. The tall horse was directly knocked over, and the carriage was overturned on the ground along with it.

He watched as the horse was knocked unconscious, and several teeth fell out.

"Little shopkeeper from Mingzhou?"

But the person blocking the road just shook his head, as if nothing had happened, looked over with a smile, and said with a smile: "I am Ji Tang, who makes a living on Pingnan Road. A few people under my command died in your hands."

"Today, I am here to kill you!"

(End of chapter)