Chapter 660 Testing
Si You compared the map for a while and pointed ahead, "After passing this farm, we will reach the foot of the border town in another ten miles."

"Girl, there is an abandoned brick kiln two miles away. Could the grain that was looted at Heifengpo have been moved to the abandoned brick kiln?"

"Guess where those robbers are hiding?" Yu Linlang asked meaningfully.

"What is their ultimate purpose in grabbing this batch of grain?"

Four ghosts suddenly appeared, "We want to transport it out of the city and give it to the grassland people."

"But the prince must have received the news. I'm afraid not even a fly will be let out of the city gate during this period."

Jiujin nodded, "Then I'll go to the nearby village to check things out. Girls, you guys stay here and wait for me for a while."

Yu Linlang took the map and studied it, muttering to herself, "Logically speaking..."

With Mu Huaizhi's intelligence, he would definitely send someone to take a closer look when he learned that the grain had been robbed at Heifengpo.

Maybe he has already searched the area within several miles several times.

If there was a problem with the farm, the problem should have been discovered long ago.

"My lord, could it be that everyone in this farm is disguised as robbers?" Si You made a bold guess, his face full of curiosity.

"That's not the case." Ba Liang distributed the baked corn cakes to everyone. "If there are no good people in the whole village, it is impossible for the prince to send people to investigate without finding anything."

"That's true." Yu Linlang nodded, feeling emotional.

Huaizhi has a really hard time. He leads his men to fight on the front line, and is stabbed in the back by people in the rear. He has to send someone to keep an eye on him.

But now that she is here, all problems will be solved!

At worst, we can give them food first and then slowly look for the things that were stolen.

Anyway, she has food in hand, so Yu Linlang is not in a hurry.

After everyone was about 70% full, Jiujin ran back quickly.

Yu Linlang hurriedly handed the bamboo tube in her hand to her.

Jiu Jin drank it all up in a gulp, then wiped his mouth and said, "Ah, that village doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it."

"But there is actually no problem. I feel that is the biggest problem."

"Why?" Siyou asked.

Yu Linlang nodded. As expected of Jiujin, the girl who had been with her for many years, her brain was more active than that of ordinary people.

"You are stupid. Their farm is not far from Heifengpo. Even though the grain was lost, the people in the farm acted as if nothing had happened. They still work from sunrise to sunset. Isn't that strange?"

"Oh, by the way, I found someone watching not far from the manor. I guess it was someone sent by the prince."

"Do you think Zhuangzi doesn't know that the prince has sent people to keep an eye on them?"

"Even so, they are still very stable and don't show any signs of panic. This is the biggest doubt."

"That's right." Si You understood. "If it were an ordinary commoner, if a group of soldiers were to search their village, they would have been panicked to death. How could they be as calm as them?"

"How many farmers are there?" Yu Linlang asked.

"Not many." Jiu Jin shook his head. "I ran around the village and roughly estimated that there might be... at most a hundred people."

"According to the news, there were hundreds or even thousands of people who robbed the food. There was a fierce battle at the time, and the area around Heifengpo must have been littered with corpses." Jiujin frowned and said, "If it were an ordinary farmer, they would have been scared to death. How dare they do that, with their doors open, washing and cooking as usual, and looking like they were living a peaceful and happy life."

"Yes, this is unusual."

Yu Linlang nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that these dark forces have been lurking around here for several years."

They were able to easily rob tens of thousands of tons of grain, and do it without anyone noticing.

Unless... you have a built-in super cheating device with your own space like her!
Otherwise, it could only be transported through underground tunnels.

"Huaizhi should have thought of this, so he had people keep an eye on this farm." Yu Linlang pondered for a moment and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, there should be a tunnel under the farm leading to the outside of the city."

"So, the grain may have been sent out." Ba Liang clenched his fists. "Those farmers are traitors."

"Really? Let's go over there and stay overnight tonight, and then we'll know everything!"

……

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Yu Linlang specially picked two strong men to break down the door, making a deafening noise.

Finally, at her signal, the two men kicked open the door of the farm with both feet.

The steward rushed out in a panic, as if he had seen a flood or a beast, bowed his head and apologized, "I wonder who the guests are..."

"You are blind." Ba Liang put his hands on his waist and cursed, "We, the imperial envoy, came here on the orders of the emperor to deliver food to the soldiers in the border town! How dare you neglect us?"

"No, no, I dare not!" The manager was a little flustered. He looked around and his eyes fell on Yu Linlang.

Seeing that girl holding her chin high with an expression of contempt for everyone, he secretly wondered in his heart: Could it be that this girl is some kind of imperial envoy?

Why are the grain escort officers just a few young girls?
The steward was confused as to where Yu Linlang and the others were coming from, so he smiled and bowed and asked, "Are you going to the north gate? Just keep going straight ahead..."

"You blind old thing! Can't you see that our Imperial Envoy wants to stay overnight? What time is it now? It's almost dark! Hurry up, bring the best wine and food, and arrange the best room for our lord!"

The manager opened his mouth wide and didn't react for a long time.

Aren't you delivering food? Why don't you deliver the food quickly? We are almost at the city gate, but you still want to stay overnight. What the hell is going on?

"Why are you so surprised?" Ba Liang scolded angrily, "Don't think that we are from the capital and don't understand the situation in the border town. Look at the North City Gate Tower in front of us. It will take at least half a day to run to the city."

"We have been traveling all this way, we haven't eaten well and we haven't slept well. Now we are almost at the destination. Can't we let them have a good rest?"

"Yes, yes." The manager nodded repeatedly, but he kept cursing in his heart.

It turns out that none of these officials are good people.

The soldiers over there are waiting for the rice to be cooked! These masters still need to rest for a night, and let people treat them with good food and drink, bah!
"What are you still standing there for? Remove the threshold and let our carriage in."

"Hurry up and get ready. I'll give you half an hour. You must see hot dishes and hot soup!" Ba Liang waved his hand impatiently, showing a fawning smile. He held his girl's hand and walked into the farm with his chin held high.

Several men who looked like farmers ran forward, rubbing their hands and asking the manager what was going on.

The steward whispered a few words to them, and these people cast malicious glances at Yu Linlang and the others.

Then, his eyes fell on the carriages filled with grain.

Yu Linlang lowered her voice and said to Ba Liang, "Did you notice that this farm is quite large? But along the way, there are very few crops in the fields."


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