Chapter 264: Using Myself as Bait

night. Just when he thought everything was going smoothly, suddenly a dozen or so masked, black-clad men jumped out from the side. Without saying a word, they flashed their swords a few times, instan...After Zhang Qian and his men had hauled the hundred stones of salt out of the sea, they hastily transported it out of the village under cover of night. Just when he thought everything was going smoothly, suddenly a dozen or so masked, black-clad men jumped out from the side. Without saying a word, they flashed their swords a few times, instantly killing all his men!

“Who are you” Zhang Qian realized these people were highly skilled and well-trained. His own martial arts skills were mediocre; he couldn’t even last three moves against one of them, let alone fight a crowd. He thought to himself, survival is paramount!

"Master Zhang, your task is complete. Our master said to just give us the salt!" The leader in black slowly revealed his token.

Zhang Qian was so frightened when he saw the token that his legs went weak and he immediately knelt down respectfully. But in his heart, he was still puzzled: "Since you're here to collect the goods, why kill them" Those were all his loyal subordinates, gone in the blink of an eye. How could he not be heartbroken

"Lord Zhang, the master said that anyone who knows this secret must die!" The leading figure in black slowly raised his long sword in his hand and flicked it lightly. The sword let out a piercing clang, emitting a chilling gleam under the moonlight!

"No! My master promised me he wouldn't kill me!" Zhang Qian could see the desperation in his opponent's eyes. He was truly scared now.

"Zhang, you know too much!" The black-clothed man flashed, kicking Zhang Qian hard to the ground.

"Ugh!" Zhang Qian, who was heavily thrown to the ground, felt as if his chest had shattered. He spat out a mouthful of blood and saw the black-clad man approaching again. Ignoring the pain in his body, he quickly expressed his loyalty.

"No! I swear, I would never betray my master. I won't say a word!" He just wanted to fight for his life at this moment; promotion and wealth seemed insignificant compared to staying alive.

“Only the dead keep secrets,” the master said. The masked man in black, sword in hand, approached him slowly. With each step, Zhang Qian felt a powerful pressure bearing down on him, as if he would be dismembered at any moment.

"No! Don't kill me! Please don't kill me!" Zhang Qian instinctively retreated.

"Accept your fate!"

Just as the men in black got close to him, Zhang Qian suddenly grabbed a handful of sand and flung it towards them!

The man in black instinctively reached out to shield himself from the sand. When he lowered his hand, he found that Zhang Qian on the ground was gone. He hurriedly searched around but couldn't find Zhang Qian's figure. He could only return and order those people in a deep voice: "All of you hurry up! The master ordered that it must be delivered before dawn, or all of you will die!"

"Yes!"

After they left, Zhang Qian, severely wounded, crawled out of the sand pile. He had known he couldn't escape just moments ago, so in desperation, he dove into the nearby sand pile. Having grown up in this area, his childhood game of hide-and-seek unexpectedly saved his life tonight.

He gritted his teeth and walked into the woods, knowing that since his master had made up his mind to silence him, he wouldn't be allowed to live. He had to find a way to save himself.

Because of the passing of Grandmother Liu Tai, both villages were immersed in grief. Therefore, they had no idea what happened that night until daybreak when they realized that Doctor Keer was missing!

Qianting Xuan was anxious. He hadn't expected that after just one night out with Mingyang, Ger would disappear. Although he knew her martial arts skills were sufficient for self-defense, she was inexperienced in the world and the Jianghu was dangerous. How could he not worry

After hearing that Doctor Ke'er was missing, the village head, bearing the grief of losing his mother, arranged for people to search the forest. Villagers who had been treated by Xiao Yuge all bravely volunteered to help. However, after a thorough search, they found no clues at all.

"Grandpa, look!" As Mingyang walked to the edge of the stone bridge, he suddenly noticed something seemed to be there.

Thousand-Thunder Pavilion went to pick it up and looked, it was a hairpin, Ge'er’s hairpin. On closer inspection, there seemed to be traces of struggle beside it, and even a strand of blood. He could almost be sure that something had happened to Ge'er here. But, with Ge'er’s martial arts skills, it wouldn't be easy for someone to sneak attack her, unless…

"Mingyang, let's go back to the cabin first!" I was so eager to find Ge'er just now that I forgot to check on the cabin.

As expected, inside the cabin he found a letter from Xiao Yu Ge. Though short, it explained everything.

"What a nuisance!"

Qian Tingxuan took the letter and said, "Mingyang, pack your things. Let's leave here immediately!"

"Yes!"

It is said that Xiao Yuge was taken all the way to a dark prison. There were indeed twenty or so girls imprisoned there, it seemed that those who had gone missing before should be here.

It turned out she had been secretly following Liu Lian and overheard his conversation with Zhang Qian. So, she made a plan. She originally intended to go back and discuss it with Qian Tingxuan, but coincidentally, Qian Tingxuan went out with Ming Yang at that time. Therefore, she left him a letter and pretended to be alone before being taken away by Zhang Qian.

Seeing the various whip marks on those girls, I estimated they were beaten when resisting. They looked at her with sympathy as she entered, but none of them spoke up, probably out of fear of being beaten.

At this time, footsteps came from outside. One of them said: "Scar Brother, I heard that Liu Lian brought a stunningly beautiful woman today, don't know if it's true or not, let's go and see for ourselves."

"You're asking for trouble! The boy the other day got into it with that girl, and she ended up committing suicide. We already lost one person because of this, and if it weren't for Mr. Zhang, we all would have been implicated. You dare to provoke her again!"

"I just heard that she's very beautiful, so I wanted to see for myself..."

"Stop wasting time, get them taken away at once. Send them out tonight, or the master will be displeased. You'll be the one fed to the dogs if you fail!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Yu Ge seemed to have understood. She appeared at just the right time today. It would be interesting to see where those people wanted to take them and what they intended to do.

Soon, several burly men walked in. Those girls were terrified and huddled together, only Xiao Yuge who had just arrived stood there.

"Are you the new one"

Xiao Yuge didn't speak, she just raised her eyes to look at the man. The leader of the group was a big man with a large scar on his face, he must be the Scarface that the man mentioned earlier.

The cell was dimly lit, so the man couldn't see Xiao Yu Ge's features clearly. He only vaguely felt that she was beautiful. With a wave of his hand, he shouted, "All get up!"

Those girls, upon hearing this, jumped up in fright. They huddled together nervously, as if terrified.

"Get out!"

Everyone obediently walked out, Xiao Yuge also following among them.such ferocity! Don’t blame this young lady for retaliating!”The jade hand swiftly circled around her soft whip, and with lightning speed, clamped onto her delicate neck: "Tell me, who exactly are you"...