Border Soldiers: My granaries are full of grain and meat, and I guard this region.

Ma Shuo narrowed his eyes, not answering Ma Su immediately, but instead asking:

"Who are those three women? What are their identities? How do they know Qi Feng?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Su was immediately taken aback and stammered, unable to answer.

"I only know that one of the women is Qi Feng's wife..."

"Hmph! This isn't as simple as you think. The plan is good, but we still need to investigate these people's backgrounds thoroughly!"

"I'm going to see Zhao Tongchuan tomorrow. You go and dig up all these people's backgrounds, understand?"

"I understand!"

Looking at Ma Su below the stage, Ma Shuo's eyes revealed a complex expression.

"You're not a kid anymore, stop spending all your time surrounded by women!"

"The war between the Sui and Rong has been fierce recently, and the front line is too dangerous for me to send you there. Once this matter is resolved, I will arrange for someone to take you to suppress the bandits, and at that time you will be able to leave the army and embark on a career in government."

Upon hearing this, Ma Su pursed his lips, but looking into Ma Shuo's eyes, he finally cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Understood!"

......

For several days in a row, Qi Feng did not go into the mountains to hunt.

He was no longer burdened with the task of consuming 500 catties of meat and grain assigned by the imperial court, which greatly reduced his pressure.

Now all we need to do is provide wild game to the Ye Family Restaurant.

Qi Feng finished chopping the firewood in his hands. The corner of the wall was already piled with firewood, enough for them to get through the winter.

Yu Yourong cleaned the yard spotlessly, and the house was also renovated.

Compared to when she first arrived, the courtyard now looks like a normal person's house.

These past few days, Qi Feng has also been thinking about how to deal with He Wen and Ma Su.

With Duma Village as his backing, Ma Su, although Zhong Shao and Zhao Tongchuan wanted to take action against Duma Village, it was still just a plan and hadn't even come to fruition yet.

Therefore, Qi Feng is not considering dealing with Ma Su for the time being, so the only remaining target is He Wen.

Speaking of He Wen, everyone within dozens of miles of Fuxing County who has a gambler in their family hates him to the core.

The reason is quite simple: Hezhuangfang.

As the largest casino in Fuxing County, Hezhuangfang has ruined countless families and caused countless deaths.

When they ran out of money, they would steal and rob. Before they could find any money, they would sell their wives and children to Hezhuangfang.

Although the laws of the Sui Dynasty explicitly prohibited the buying and selling of ordinary people, no one in such a remote place would actually abide by them.

He Zhuangfang would rent the women he acquired to brothels, not sell them, but rent them out.

After all, if any gamblers wanted to redeem these people, Hezhuangfang would have to release them back.

But the brothels also became even more popular because of these people.

The people working in those brothels are always the same few people; who knows how many men they've served.

Now that a group of respectable young men has suddenly appeared, it naturally attracts countless people to flock to them.

One can easily imagine how tragic the fate of those women was.

"You Rong, it's been a long time since I went hunting. I'm going into the mountains today to deliver some game to the Ye Family Restaurant."

"Okay, then be careful. I'll wait for you to come back for dinner."

Qi Feng took his hunting bow and continued his journey into the mountains, stepping through the snow.

This time, he was also on guard, preparing to see if He Wen would send someone to attack him.

After catching Zhao Dazhuang last time, he didn't see him for several days. He didn't know if the kid had leaked the news.

Not long after Qi Feng entered the mountain, he heard some noises coming from behind the woods.

Hearing the commotion behind him, Qi Feng smiled slightly and immediately quickened his pace.

Soon, seven or eight burly men wearing overcoats and black headscarves appeared where Qi Feng had been.

"Where did that kid go? Where did he go?"

"Damn it, we've been watching this kid for four whole days! He finally came out! Now we've lost him again!"

Qi Feng secretly observed the group of people. He recognized a few of them; they were the thugs He Wen had brought with him when he visited Qi Family Village last time.

"Looks like this kid's always wanted to kill me. In that case, I'm not worried anymore!"

Qi Feng secretly drew his bow and aimed an arrow at the leader.

Loosen the string and shoot the arrow.

Before the leader could even hear a sound, an arrow was already stuck in his head!

This scene left everyone around bewildered and stunned in place.

But the next second, another arrow shot out from the forest, and Qi Feng killed another person!

Finally, the group panicked, and someone started shouting to the surroundings:

"Qi Feng! I know it's you! Come out right now! Murder is a crime, don't you know that?!"

"How dare you kill us here!"

Qi Feng didn't reply, but continued shooting arrows.

Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore and ran down the mountain like a madman, but the next second they would be hit in the leg and fall to the ground, clutching their leg and crying out in pain.

"Is murder illegal?"

Finally, Qi Feng slowly emerged from the woods, looking at the group of people with a cold expression.

"You think I don't know what you're planning to do by following me?"

"If you want to kill me, be prepared to be killed in return!"

When the man saw Qi Feng come out and heard his words, his expression changed.

"You've got it wrong! When did we say we were going to kill you? I just happened to be in the mountains!"

Qi Feng sneered and prepared to continue shooting arrows.

The man seemed to panic and immediately said:

"You, you can't kill me! If you kill me, Young Master He will definitely not let you off!"

But what awaited him was a rapidly approaching arrow.

"He Wen is next!"

After dealing with the group, Qi Feng searched their bodies for all their money and then dragged them one by one to the edge of a cliff, kicking them off the cliff.

Just as he finished doing all this, there was another noise behind him. Qi Feng subconsciously drew his bow and nocked an arrow, but then he heard Zhao Dazhuang's voice.

"Brother! Brother! It's me! It's Zhao Dazhuang!"

Seeing Zhao Dazhuang panting heavily, Qi Feng narrowed his eyes and slowly lowered his bow and arrow.

"What are you doing here? You saw what just happened?"

Hearing the murderous intent in Qi Feng's tone, Zhao Dazhuang was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands.

"No! I didn't see anything!"

"I saw that He Wen's men went into the mountains after you did, and I got a little worried, so I followed them in to check!"

Qi Feng stared at Zhao Dazhuang. "Do you want to see if I die or they die?"

"If I don't die, you'll continue to dutifully keep an eye on He Wen for me. If I do die, then you've done a good job during this time, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dazhuang froze, standing rooted to the spot, no longer daring to speak.

Seeing Zhao Dazhuang's appearance, Qi Feng put away his bow and arrows.

"Alright, has there been any movement from He Wen lately?"

Seeing Qi Feng put down his bow and arrow, Zhao Dazhuang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately nodded.

"have!"

"Yesterday when I went to see He Wen, I ran into another person. That person is the son of the chieftain of Duma Village. I heard them say that they are preparing to take action against you! This time, they have deployed garrison troops!"