Lifei Shouyu arrived at White Wolf Village within four hours after he noticed the thick smoke rising from the village. In such a short time, the defeated Tang Army soldiers who were lucky enough to escape might have just sent back the news of their defeat. However, when Lifei Shouyu arrived at White Wolf Village, he did not see any corpses of the Tang Army. This could only mean that the corpses of the Tang Army had been disposed of by the Fan Army.
When did the Fan Army become so kind as to collect the corpses of the Tang Army? This greatly surprised Lifei Shouyu. Based on his understanding of the Fan Army, this kind of situation usually did not happen.
"Master, I'm back."
"Erniu, what did you find out?"
"Master, about half a month ago, An Lushan sent Sun Xiaozhe and Tian Qianzhen, two trusted generals, to lead one thousand elite soldiers to the north to attack the Xi Tribe. Yesterday evening, Sun Xiaozhe and Tian Qianzhen returned to the Ping Lu Army's camp with about twenty defeated soldiers. The Tang Army's northern expedition was defeated."
Lifei Shouyu nodded. "It seems that the last battle between the Tang Army and the Fan Army took place in White Wolf Village. The battle between the two armies has caused the innocent people of White Wolf Village to suffer."
"Master, the Fan Army has repeatedly attacked the border, but that bastard An Lushan deliberately killed our general. He deserves to die." Erniu looked extremely angry.
"An Lushan is a bastard. He has evil intentions. Sooner or later, he will die an unnatural death," Lifei Shouyu cursed. Li Feishou scolded, then he turned to Zhang Erniu and comforted him, "Erniu, Li An has just returned from Ji City with two brothers. He is fine."
"Really, Master? That's great." Hearing that Ang Lee was unscathed, Erniu ran excitedly to Ang Lee's ancestral home.
"Erniu, come back. They are resting. Don't disturb them. Have our brothers stand guard inside and outside the village."
"Yes, Master."
On the morning of the second day, Ang Lee, Kun Xiong, and Fei Yu began their preparations. This time, the journey to the north to rescue their loved ones was fraught with danger. For this reason, they had to be fully prepared.
Their sabers, daggers, and bows were all newly bought. They had prepared a hundred arrows for each of them, as well as sufficient rations, horse feed, and water.
This time, Ang Lee had made up his mind to try his best to save his family. Of course, the prerequisite was that he had to find his family first.
"I'm fine. The journey up north this time is fraught with danger. You must be extremely careful. Do not act recklessly." Li Feishou warned.
"I will be careful. Shouyu, continue to help me investigate what exactly happened in White Wolf Village."
"Alright, I will."
Ang Lee looked at the ancestral house with sadness. His heart was filled with mixed feelings. After a while, he said loudly, "Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, let's go."
"Fort Master, Fort Master, our brothers have captured someone in the village."
Just as Ang Lee and the others were about to leave, Erniu ran over, panting.
"Quick, bring him over."
Soon, a trembling young man was brought over.
"Big Brother, it's Zhao Ergou."
"Zhao Ergou." Ang Lee was shocked. Zhao Ergou was still alive. This meant that he must know what happened in the village.
"Zhao Ergou, tell me quickly. What exactly happened in the village? Why are you the only one here?"
Ang Lee took a step forward and asked anxiously.
"Li Dalang." Zhao Ergou was stunned for a moment. Then, he started sobbing.
Crying your sister. Seeing Zhao Ergou crying, Ang Lee was anxious. He wanted to beat him up.
"Don't cry. Tell me quickly. What exactly happened in the village?" Ang Lee grabbed Zhao Ergou's collar and roared.
"Sob! Brother Dalang, the soldiers rushed into the village and killed everyone they saw. Sob!"
Ang Lee and Li Feishou looked at each other in shock. Kun Xiong and Fei Yu were even more confused. They did not understand why the soldiers of the Tang dynasty would slaughter the people of White Wolf Village.
"Why would the soldiers slaughter the people? Zhao Ergou, what did you see? Tell me clearly." Ang Lee was furious.
"Brother Dalang, I saw a large group of soldiers rush into the village with my own eyes. I, Aye, went to greet them, but I was beheaded by a general with a scar on his face. Then, the soldiers went around killing people. They killed everyone they saw."
"Then why are you still alive?"
"Mother told me to hide in the cellar and blocked the entrance from the outside. I hid in there and came out because I was starving."
From Zhao Ergou's dispirited eyes, it could be seen that he had indeed stayed in the cellar for a long time. He was not lying.
At this moment, Ang Lee's mood was extremely bad. The last flame of hope in his heart became dimmer and dimmer. Despair spread in his heart.
"Fan army? What about the Fan army?"
"Fan army? What Fan army?"
"Zhao Ergou, what did you hear when you were hiding in the cellar? Did you hear the sound of fighting outside?"
Zhao Ergou tried to control his emotions. After a long time, he nodded and said, "There was indeed the sound of fighting. Other than the screams, there was also the sound of fighting. Before my mother died, she cried and asked me not to go out."
Hearing this, Li Feishou and Ang Lee immediately outlined a miserable scene in their minds. They could almost deduce the disaster that happened in White Wolf Village.
A group of soldiers charged into White Wolf Village. The village chief, Zhao Yongchang, went to greet them. The villagers were not wary at all. However, the soldiers suddenly started a massacre, catching the villagers off guard. Their corpses littered the ground. Then the Fan army suddenly arrived and defeated the soldiers, taking away all of White Wolf Village's wealth.
However, there was a fatal problem with this deduction. Why did these soldiers kill the villagers? What reason did they have to do so? Also, what role did the Fan army play? Also, why were the corpses of the villagers and soldiers nowhere to be seen? Who was responsible for collecting their corpses?
These questions troubled everyone. They could not figure out the crux of the matter.
"Were there two leaders among the soldiers?" Li Feishou suddenly asked.
"That's right. There were two. One had a scarred face, and the other was very burly. They were too vicious. They killed everyone in the village."
Li Feishou and Erniu looked at each other. They immediately understood the identity of these soldiers. Meanwhile, Ang Lee let go of Zhao Ergou and sat on the ground powerlessly.
His heart was originally filled with hope, but at this moment, it was completely filled with despair. A large group of well-trained soldiers rushed into the village and began slaughtering the unarmed civilians. What were the chances of his family escaping this disaster? Obviously, the hope was extremely slim.
"Little Sprout, Big Brother didn't protect you well. Big Brother is useless."
At this moment, Ang Lee thought of the pool of blood outside the ancestral home. A tragic scene kept flashing through his mind.
The sprout was standing outside the gate, waiting for him to return. Unexpectedly, the soldiers suddenly rushed over, raised their swords, and killed it. The sprout was still looking in the direction of his return. Every time he thought about it, Li An's heart would ache intensely, until the pain was numb, until he lost consciousness.
"Don't worry. You have to be strong. There will be a chance for things to turn around."
Ang Lee smiled bitterly, "I just want to know who broke into the village and killed people. I want to avenge my family and kill these sons of bitches."
Despair and hatred had swallowed Ang Lee's rationality. Other than revenge, there was nothing left in Ang Lee's heart.
Li Feishou and Erniu looked at each other and didn't say anything. Although they already knew the identity of these soldiers, they didn't dare to tell Ang Lee. After all, they had a powerful background. If Ang Lee went to seek revenge, there was a high possibility that he would be beheaded. And with Ang Lee's current state, as long as he knew who the enemy was, he would definitely seek revenge.
Ang Lee paused for a moment. He took out a gold ingot and stuffed it into Zhao Ergou's hand. He said softly, "Zhao Chengye, you can't stay in White Wolf Village anymore. Go to Ji City immediately and seek refuge with your Big Brother. Let's go."
"Big Brother!"
"Let's go. What are you waiting for?"
"Thank you, Big Brother."
Zhao Ergou was really grateful. He put away the gold ingot and slowly walked away. After a few steps, he would turn his head back to take a look. Sometimes, he would look at Ang Lee, and sometimes, he would look at the ruins of White Wolf Village.
Looking at Zhao Ergou who was all alone and walking unsteadily, a faint trace of regret flashed through Li An's heart. Zhao Ergou was not an unpardonable evil person. Back then, he had really been a little too heavy-handed.
"Big Brother, what should we do next?"
"It shouldn't be hard to find a general with a scar on his face. We have to find out who these bastards are. I want to interrogate them personally and ask them why they killed the people of White Wolf Village."
Li Feishouyu and Erniu looked at each other. They were slightly shocked. They knew that they couldn't hide the truth for long. With Ang Lee's ability, he would be able to find out who Sun Xiaozhe was in just a few days.
Meanwhile, Erniu had been holding a grudge against An Lushan for killing Li Wu and three hundred soldiers. He had been wanting to take revenge for a long time. Because of this, he had secretly made up his mind that he would do everything he could to help Ang Lee.
After that, Li Feiyu went to the Pinglu Army's camp to investigate the situation, while Ang Lee and Li Kunxiong returned to the ancestral mansion to make the short spears. This kind of throwing weapon with great destructive power was something that Ang Lee and the other two had been practicing a lot. This time, the enemy seemed to be very powerful. They didn't dare to be careless, so they had to be fully prepared.
While making the short spears, Ang Lee was constantly making deductions in his mind. He came up with all sorts of hypotheses in order to straighten out the cause and effect of the disaster that befell White Wolf Village.
However, no matter how Ang Lee deduced and hypothesized, there were still many things that he couldn't understand. He couldn't figure out just who the simple villagers of White Wolf Village had offended and why they were met with such a disaster.
"Chief, I think that Ang Lee will find out who Sun Xiaozhe is very soon. We can't keep hiding it forever. We have to help him as much as we can."
Erniu was very worried about Ang Lee. He was afraid that Ang Lee would throw an egg against a rock and lose his life for nothing.
Li Feishouyu nodded and said softly, "Erniu, don't worry. Ang Lee is my good friend. His family is my family. I, Li Feishouyu, will not stand by and do nothing."
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