Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 829 I Didn’t Make a Mistake

Zuo Gongming hurriedly took Fang Tianyi back to the village and asked hurriedly.

"Miss Pan'er, can you hand her over to me now and let me take her back to the village?"

"Mr. Zuo, I was originally going to Kyoto to do herbal medicine business, but now that we meet is fate, why don't I go with you to the village to play and see if I can help in any way." Gu Chan said cunningly.

"This is the best! I would love to have someone as strong as you to help me!" Zuo Gongming said happily.

He was worried in his heart just now. If the strong men from the City Lord's Mansion came, he would not be able to compete with his strength. Now that he has a strong man like Gu Chan to help him, what does he have to worry about?
Fang Tianyi yelled, "You stinky girl, I thought you were a good person, but after all this time, you actually helped the evildoers and helped these stinky bandits bully me. I tell you, you are dead. If my father knew that I was caught by the bandits, he would definitely send his strong men to lead the troops to flatten Gaobang Mountain."

"Then let's wait until your father sends a strong man to lead the troops to flatten Gaobang Mountain!" Gu Chan said disdainfully.

"You..." Fang Tianyi was speechless after being choked by her.

Gu Chan was too lazy to say anything more to her. She walked to the donkey, turned over and rode on it, waved to Zuo Gongming and said, "Brother Zuo, please lead the way!"

"Okay! Thank you sister for lending a hand and giving us a helping hand." Zuo Gongming clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude.

After saying that, he and his five younger brothers mounted their horses one after another and led the way.

Xuan Xiao pushed Fang Tianyi into the carriage, and three coachmen drove the carriage with Gu Chan towards Gaobang Mountain.

Half an hour later.

A team of officials followed the horse's hoof prints and came here, but they only found Fang Tianyi's horse that had not been taken away. After that, they could only lead the horse back and report to the city lord.

At dusk in the afternoon, at the foot of Gaobang Mountain, north of Linzhou City.

At this time, Gu Chan and others finally followed Zuo Gongming and his four companions and arrived at the foot of the mountain safely.

Stopping, Gu Chan looked up at the tall Gaobang Mountain in front of him and nodded secretly.

The mountain is at a very high altitude, with tall trees on the mountain. There is only a narrow mountain road at the foot of the mountain that extends up the mountain. The other three sides are surrounded by steep cliffs, which naturally creates a situation that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Zuo Gongming only needed to send people to set up an ambush on the only mountain road. Even if more officers and soldiers came, it would be impossible for them to easily break through the ambush and attack Gaobang Village in the mountains.

Not to mention the extremely dangerous mysterious beasts in this mountain. Even if a powerful warrior comes, he has to pay attention to these mysterious beasts.

After understanding this, Gu Chan praised, "Brother Zuo, you really know how to choose a location! This mountain is naturally easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you build a village on this mountain, it will be difficult for others to attack it."

"There's no other way. We are forced to do this. If we have enough food to eat, who would want to become a bandit?" Zuo Gongming said with a wry smile.

"Brother Zuo, how many people are there in your village now?" Gu Chan asked.

Zuo Gongming did not hide anything and said frankly, "There are more than a hundred people, 70% of whom are young and strong, and the rest are the elderly, the weak, women and children."

"Okay then! Let's go up the mountain!" Gu Chan said with a smile.

After saying that, she got off the donkey and prepared to hike up the mountain with Zuo Gongming and others. After all, the mountain road was too narrow and steep, and it was impossible to ride a donkey up the mountain. Zuo Gongming said in a calm manner, "Don't worry, sister. It's getting late now. It's not safe to go up the mountain. Let's go to our base at the foot of the mountain to rest for a night, and then put the horses and carriages in place."

"Aren't you afraid that the city lord will send troops to chase you?" Gu Chan asked doubtfully.

"We are not afraid. We have our own countermeasures." Zuo Gongming said confidently.

Gu Chan nodded quietly, and in her heart she looked up to Zuo Gongming even more.

This man is not as rough as he looks on the surface. He is not only brave and resourceful, but also very delicate inside. And most importantly, it seems that the common people nearby respect him very much and are not afraid of him. Otherwise, the common people they met along the way would not greet them so enthusiastically and would not even show the slightest bit of fear.

"If this person uses it well, it will probably be a great help, but if he doesn't use it well, it will be troublesome."

Gu Chan said this in her heart, but she did not say it out loud. Instead, she turned over and rode on the donkey, leading the caravan and following Zuo Gongming and others, they headed towards the village not far to the right of Gaobang Mountain.

The fact is, Gu Chan was not wrong about him.

When they entered the village, the villagers were very enthusiastic towards Zuo Gongming and his companions, and some even came up to them and offered them food.

For a moment, it was hard to believe that they were notorious and unforgivable bandits.

When they arrived at a farmyard at the back of the village, Zuo Gongming jumped off his horse and said to Gu Chan, "Sister, this is my home."

"So you are also a villager of this village?" Gu Chan asked.

"Yes! The name of this village is Gaobang Village. There are only dozens of households. I and many of my brothers in the village used to be villagers of this village, while those others came from other villages to join me." Zuo Gongming explained.

As he spoke, he walked forward to open the gate and led Gu Chan and others into the courtyard.

The three coachmen drove the carriage to the stable on the right side of the yard and parked it. Then they and Xuan Xiao escorted Fang Tianyi down from the carriage.

Gu Chan walked around the yard and found that this one was quite clean. There was not much dust in the house over there either. It was obvious that someone came to clean it regularly. She couldn't help but wonder, "Brother Zuo, I'm really confused. You've become a bandit in the mountains, so why haven't the government searched your house or taken action against your village?"

"This is just a poor mountain village. The villagers are so poor that they don't even have a good pair of pants to wear, and there is no money to be made. Why should the government touch it? If the villagers here are touched, it will arouse public anger and report it to the Queen of Kyoto. The city lord will also be held accountable! So it's better to just leave it alone!" Zuo Gongming said with his hands spread out.

"Oh! That's true!" Gu Chan nodded with relief.

She admitted that what Zuo Gongming said made sense.

If she were the mayor of Linzhou City, facing such a poor mountain village that couldn't be poorer, she would turn a blind eye and would not bother to touch the villagers here.

Anyway, Zuo Gongming and his men are bandits, so they probably won't cause any big trouble. At most, they can just wait until the time is right and wipe out this group of unruly people. Why waste time?

After figuring all this out, Gu Chan felt temporarily at ease and was able to rest here peacefully.

Zuo Gongming led a few of his men to quickly light a fire and cook, wanting to take this opportunity to prepare some delicious food to treat Gu Chan.