Chaotic Frontier: I Picked Up a Peerless Little Wife at the Start

Although Lin Hui was blindfolded when he went up the mountain last time.

But finding the way up the mountain was not difficult for him.

Upon arriving at the location where he had previously encountered the scout, Lin Hui surveyed the surroundings.

He chuckled and quickly disappeared into the woods ahead.

The path up Eagle Ridge is indeed difficult to spot; it is hidden behind several giant trees and is formed by stone steps and huge branches extending from the trees.

Even if most people get to the base of the tree, they wouldn't realize that this is the path to the cliff.

Lin Hui climbed up, and after reaching the top of the mountain, he didn't rush to the mountain village but headed straight there.

Instead, they went in the opposite direction and stopped to observe carefully where they could clearly see the inside of the stronghold.

It was a shock when I looked; sure enough, there was something going on in the village, and it was a big deal.

Because what was once a bustling stronghold of Eagle Ridge is now nothing but ruins and a few pieces of wood still smoking.

Without a doubt, the border troops came here to search for Fan Wujiu and his men, but they couldn't find them, so they set the place on fire and burned it to the ground.

This shows that Cheng Wuyou knew the location of Eagle Ridge.

However, he must have only recently found out, otherwise Cheng Wuyou would have already sent troops to encircle and suppress them.

Fortunately, Fan Wujiu didn't come back foolishly.

The good news is that Fan Wujiu and his group are safe for the time being, but the bad news is that they have no hope of finding any stored herbs in the mountain stronghold.

Just as Lin Hui was about to leave, walking along peacefully, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred.

Without any warning, Lin Hui suddenly found his foot caught in a rope.

He tried to break free, but was pulled down by tremendous force.

Lin Hui was dragged down the hillside for a long distance, and then someone took advantage of Lin Hui's unpreparedness and attacked him.

In a moment of desperation, Lin Hui decisively kicked the man to the ground, then quickly drew his dagger from his waist, cut the rope, and pressed himself down on the man.

He raised his dagger to finish him off.

At this moment, the man finally saw Lin Hui's face clearly and shouted, "Brother Lin..."

Next, remove the cloth covering your face.

Lin Hui looked and realized that the person was none other than Liu Hou from Cangying Ridge.

"Monkey, what are you doing here?"

"I thought it was the border troops who set fires and set up an ambush here."

The monkey got up with a chuckle and brushed the snow off its body.

The monkey was covered in wounds, the bandages on its arms were stained with blood, and its face was covered in blood.

"The border troops left after setting the fire. I came here to keep watch, fearing that other bandit groups might come and take advantage of the chaos. I didn't expect it to be you who came up here."

"Thank goodness I recognized you in time, otherwise I'd probably be meeting the King of Hell by now."

The monkey wasn't flattering Lin Hui, because he had clearly seen it while killing enemies last night: Lin Hui could kill almost instantly with a single strike of his blade.

Lin Hui smiled and said, "Alright, hurry up and tell me what's going on with you guys."

"How is the leader?"

"Brother Lin, come with me."

The monkey led Lin Hui around the mountaintop in circles, winding and turning for a long time, until finally they arrived at a mountain hollow.

It's very well hidden here; if you don't know its exact location, it's not easy to find.

Nestled in the valley is a small, rather simple courtyard, which serves as their current shelter.

The monkey knocked rhythmically on the door a few times, and the door opened from the inside.

"Let's go inside and talk."

More than twenty people were gathered in the main room; all the surviving members of Cangying Ridge were here.

Fan Wujiu was lying in bed when he saw Lin Hui arrive. He struggled to lean against the wall. His injuries were quite severe, with many parts of his body covered in bruises.

Blood seeped through the bandage.

As for the donkey, he was the most ferocious killer during the breakout, and the wound on his waist was so deep that the bone was visible. He is now very weak.

The others were also leaning against the wall, all injured and listless.

In the middle of the main room was a large brazier, from which the charcoal fire crackled and popped.

"Hurry up and lie down."

When Lin Hui saw Fan Wujiu get up, he went over and helped Fan Wujiu into a more comfortable position.

Fan Wujiu gave a wry smile: "Brother Lin, what brings you here?"

"I've come to see if there are any medicinal herbs that you have stored at Eagle Ridge."

Lin Hui looked around and asked, "Where is this place? It's a good place to hide."

"This is all thanks to Ziyi."

"After he arrived, he didn't like living with a group of us men, so he found this place in the mountains, and the brothers built this little courtyard together."

"This place is secluded. Although Chu Yanlai knows about it, he likes purple clothes and would never tell the border troops about it."

"Monkey, was that thick smoke from when the mountain stronghold burned down?"

The monkey nodded blankly.

The mountain stronghold held so much for these brothers, and now it's gone just like that. Monkey felt terrible.

Fan Wujiu snorted coldly: "That bastard Chu Yanlai, that traitorous scoundrel, once my injuries heal, I'll risk my life to kill him."

"Boss, take good care of your injuries." He then turned to the others and said, "Brothers, take good care of your injuries. I've already killed Chu Yanlai. I didn't spare a single one of those who betrayed us."

Fan Wujiu's eyes widened, and everyone looked at Lin Hui with surprise.

After a long while, Fan Wujiu laughed loudly: "Well done, well done..."

The donkey struggled to its feet and looked at Lin Hui with gratitude: "Brother Lin, you are a benefactor to all of us."

The others nodded in agreement, their gazes falling on Fan Wujiu.

Despite his severe injuries, Fan Wujiu got out of bed, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Lin Hui, and then said, "Brother Lin, you risked your life to save us all from the An family. You are the benefactor of my entire Cangying Ridge."

"The brothers are right. Without you, we would all be dead."

Suddenly, he knelt down with a thud.

Lin Hui hurriedly tried to pull Fan Wujiu away, but was stopped by Fan Wujiu's sincere gaze.

"Brother Lin, although we are a band of outlaws in the mountains, we are grateful for kindness shown to us. You must accept this bow."

Looking again, the others struggled to kneel down, saying, "Brother Lin, thank you for saving our lives."

Lin Hui clasped his hands in return: "Brothers, you suffered this calamity because of me. I, Lin Hui, am ashamed before the brothers who died. From now on, we are brothers in life and death."

"Brothers, please rise, please rise..."

Lin Hui helped Fan Wujiu up. Fan Wujiu's eyes were a little red. He held Lin Hui's hand and said, "Yes, from now on we are brothers in life and death."

After everyone's emotions had calmed down a bit.

Fan Wujiu instructed the monkey, "Monkey, go and get a few of the pheasants that the Third Master dried, stew them, and let Brother Lin eat his fill before going down the mountain."

Lin Hui hurriedly waved his hand: "Boss, there will be plenty of opportunities to eat and drink later."

"Now I just want to know if there are any medicinal herbs here."

"If we don't get the medicine, the girl in purple might not be saved."

Upon hearing this, Fan Wujiu's expression immediately changed: "What happened to the girl in purple?"

Everyone else looked anxious as well.

After Lin Hui finished recounting how Ling Ziyi had shielded him from an arrow, he then described Ling Ziyi's current condition.

Upon hearing this, Fan Wujiu immediately looked troubled: "There really is no medicine."

The donkey added, "Brother Lin, look at us. We're just barely hanging on. If it weren't for the food here, we probably wouldn't have made it."

Lin Hui's heart tightened. What was he going to do now that there were no herbs?