It was almost midnight.

Nine out of ten shops on the streets of Pingyao County are closed.

Jiang Wan walked for half an hour but couldn't find a place to hire a carriage.

Seeing that all the shops on the street were closing their lights one after another, she prepared to go directly to the county government office to beat the drum to appeal for justice.

Although there was no 100% certainty of meeting the magistrate, it would still be possible to cause some commotion.

She originally wanted to hire a carriage back to Luohe Town and ask Mrs. Qian for help.

But who would have thought that she would hear the conversation between Zhao Wei and Luo Hai.

It took more than an hour to teach that villain Luo Hai a lesson.

Otherwise, it would definitely go according to her plan.

She was anxious and walked much faster.

It was too dark to see clearly, and she accidentally bumped into the man walking towards her.

"Hey, little girl, why are you hanging around outside so late at night instead of sleeping at home?"

The man was dressed like a servant and spoke in a very unfriendly tone.

Jiang Wan didn't want to stay, so she left after saying sorry.

But the servant refused to give in and pulled her arm, saying, "Whose little lady are you? You are so rude. You bumped into me, so you should apologize respectfully. How can you be so perfunctory?"

Jiang Wan frowned and was about to speak when a puzzled voice came from the sedan chair behind the servant.

"Shuyue, what happened?"

Shu Yue answered respectfully to the person in the sedan chair: "Sir, a reckless girl bumped into me and didn't even apologize. I am arguing with her."

The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and the servant next to it hurriedly brought the lantern over.

"I just bumped into you, why are you being so aggressive?"

When the person in the sedan revealed his face, Jiang Wan was stunned for a few seconds and immediately recognized his identity.

Isn’t this the Lord Zhou who invited Xie Lan to be his personal attendant at Liu’s residence that day?

She remembered that Mr. Liu respected him very much and was polite to him.

Among the guests at the table at that time, except for Mr. Liu, all the other important people showed great respect to Mr. Zhou.

This shows that Mr. Zhou’s identity is not simple.

Jiang Wan hesitated for only a moment, then lifted the veil and bowed deeply to Lord Zhou.

"Master Zhou, I am Jiang Wan, a commoner. I wonder if you still remember me?"

Lord Zhou looked at her for a while before he suddenly remembered.

"You are the miracle doctor who cured Mr. Liu's madness in the Liu Mansion in Luohe Town."

He stepped down from the sedan chair, looked around, and asked curiously, "Miss Jiang, why are you in Pingyao County? It's the middle of the night, and you're alone on this deserted street."

Jiang Wan spoke briefly about Xie Lan being captured by the bandits, and finally said, "Master Zhou, this matter is of great importance. It not only involves several lives, but also threatens innocent people near Pingzhou. If the disturbing hidden danger of Black Wind Village is not eliminated, how can the people live a stable life in the future? I think Master Zhou is very impressive and must have a prestigious reputation in Pingyao County. I hope Master Zhou can help me introduce me to the county magistrate and help me a little."

Lord Zhou's expression became serious, and he confirmed, "Miss Jiang, are you serious? Is there really a bandit den called Black Wind Village on Rising Sun Mountain?"

Jiang Wan said solemnly, "Sir, I dare not lie. My cousin Xie Lan followed Master Feng of the Dragon Tiger Escort Agency, escorting the escort agency's goods. He was robbed by bandits in the Rising Sun Mountain. He was also abducted by the bandits and his life or death is still unknown. Everyone in the Dragon Tiger Escort Agency knows about this. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to find out whether Escort Master Feng has been raising money in the past few days, or even sold the escort agency."

Lord Zhou was still in deep thought. Shu Yue, who was standing beside him, walked up to him and whispered, "Lord, I did hear some people in the academy talking about this during the day. They said that Feng Biaotou had borrowed a lot of money from his relatives and friends. They said that Master Feng Yuanfei was taken hostage by bandits, and they were blackmailing Feng Biaotou to pay a huge amount of money to redeem him..."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Escort Captain Feng and I are not old friends, but we have met each other. How could he not inform me of such a big thing happening in his escort agency?"

Lord Zhou looked unhappy.

Shu Yue hurriedly explained, "It was Madam who didn't let me tell you, saying that you were in poor health and shouldn't worry about so many things..."

"That's enough." Lord Zhou frowned and said to Jiang Wan, "Miss Jiang, the matter of mountain bandits cannot be solved by the magistrate of Pingyao County alone. Xuri Mountain is located at the intersection of Pingyao County and Yong'an County. If the county government wants to lead troops to suppress the bandits, then it must send people to Yong'an County, which is a hundred miles away, overnight to notify the Yong'an County Government. The magistrate of Jingshui will also send people to verify the specific situation outside. If there are traces of mountain bandits, they will not rashly send troops to suppress them. After all, we don't know the mountain bandits' lairs and number of people. If we act rashly, not only will we fail to suppress the bandits, but we will also alert the snakes and lose soldiers and generals."

He sighed and said, "So Miss Jiang wants to wipe out the Black Wind Village in just one night, but this is probably as difficult as climbing to the sky!"

The knot on Jiang Wan’s brow never loosened.

Of course she knew these principles.

But Xie Lan's whereabouts are unknown now.

Through the conversation between Zhao Wei and Luo Hai, we can learn that Xie Lan and others may be trapped in Xu Ri Mountain.

The winter is harsh and the mountains are full of dangers.

If we don’t send people to search Xuri Mountain, how can we find Xie Lan and the others?

"Master Zhou, can you lend me some people who know martial arts? Not many, about ten will be enough."

Jiang Wan was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

Lord Zhou was puzzled and asked, "Miss Jiang, why don't you ask Escort Master Feng to lend you some escorts? He has all kinds of escorts in his escort agency."

Jiang Wan smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, sir, I went to the Dragon and Tiger Escort Agency today and was locked up by Escort Captain Feng as if I were a bad guy. He believed that my cousin Xie Lan was a spy among the bandits, who robbed the goods and kidnapped Master Feng and several others. He wanted to grind me to ashes, so why would he lend me a hand?"

Lord Zhou shook his head and said, "I didn't expect it to be so complicated."

He added, "There is a garrison fifty miles away from Pingyao County. I am an old acquaintance of the captain in the garrison. If I ask him for help, there might be some possibility."

Jiang Wan's eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly, "Sir, I'll go to the military station to find someone now!"

"Don't worry." Lord Zhou stopped her and said, "You don't have my token, so the people at the military headquarters won't let you in. Come back with me first, and I'll send someone to take you there."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou!"

Jiang Wan couldn't wait to follow Lord Zhou's sedan chair and walked all the way to an elegant and beautiful house.

Jiang Wan was invited to a side hall and served hot tea.

But she had no intention of drinking tea, she just wanted to go to the military headquarters early to borrow someone.

After waiting for about half an incense stick of time, Shu Yue, who was beside Lord Zhou, walked in with a tall man.

"Miss Jiang, this is a token from the master."

Jiang Wan took a letter from him and looked up at the person next to him.

Shuyue introduced: "This is..."

"My name is Zhou Jingteng, and I'm Yuan Fei's friend."

Zhou Jingteng introduced himself and said, "I heard from my father that you are going to the military preparation station to borrow people to fight against the bandits in Rising Sun Mountain. I often go to the military preparation station, and if you come with me, you can get twice the result with half the effort."

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