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

"Governors? When are they planning to make their move?"

Upon hearing Zhao Dazhuang's words, Qi Feng felt a sense of unease, but also felt that it was somewhat unlikely.

Is it really necessary to send out garrison troops to deal with just one hunter like myself?

Don't say this doesn't make sense. Zhong Shao and Zhao Tongchuan in Fuxing County are keeping an eye on Ma Shuo. If Ma Shuo really uses the garrison troops to deal with him, wouldn't that be blatant suicide?

You should know that Zhong Shao and Zhao Tongchuan were worried that Ma Shuo wouldn't give them a chance!

Zhao Dazhuang scratched his head and stammered:

"I don't know about that. I just heard them talking about the garrison troops. But Ma Su stopped talking after he saw me. I was just worried, so I came to report to you."

Qi Feng nodded. "Good, well done. Keep an eye on them. We're all in this together now. The people who died in the woods today are closely related to you. You should know what to do."

Zhao Dazhuang nodded quickly.

"I know! I know!"

Watching Zhao Dazhuang's receding figure, Qi Feng withdrew his gaze, hunted some game in the mountains, and then also descended the mountain.

Dealing with the group following him was just a minor incident; he still had to go into the city today.

On one hand, he was delivering goods to the Ye Family Restaurant, and on the other hand, it was also a convenient way for him to find out information about Duma Village.

Although Zhao Dazhuang's words were not true, he still had to ask Zhong Shao and the others for the truth.

After traveling for half a day, Qi Feng arrived in Fuxing County, only to find that Ye Family Restaurant was inexplicably closed.

Qi Feng approached a nearby merchant and began to inquire about the situation.

"Old man, why is Ye Family Restaurant closed today?"

"Today? He closed the shop yesterday! I don't know what happened, but yesterday Miss Ye received some news and only said that something had happened at home before rushing back. She hasn't come back today!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Feng's heart skipped a beat.

Ye Zhiwan is from Ye Family Village. Since she said something happened at home, it must be something that happened in Ye Family Village.

Now, the only thing that comes to Qi Feng's mind is what happened in Ye Family Village last time. It seems that the people of Ye Family Village are unwilling to submit to Ye Ling Shuang's management and are preparing to seize power.

"Could it be that they've already taken action?"

Qi Feng muttered to himself, but did not rush to take action.

After thanking the old man again, Qi Feng hurried to the county government office.

Qi Feng took out the identity token that Zhong Shao had given him and met Zhong Shao without any hindrance.

Zhong Shao was clearly taken aback when he saw Qi Feng arrive, and then immediately got up to greet him.

"Brother Qi, it's been a long time!"

Qi Feng put down the game he had hunted, exchanged pleasantries with Zhong Shao for a while, and then got straight to the point.

"Young Master Zhong, have you heard any news about Duma Village lately?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Shao frowned slightly. "Speaking of which, there is indeed something. A few days ago, Magistrate Zhao ordered the imprisonment of several garrison soldiers from Duma Village. The next day, Ma Shuo, the head of Duma Village, came over."

At this point, Zhong Shao glanced at Qi Feng, seemingly having something difficult to say.

Qi Feng was an impatient person, so he quickly pressed for more information.

"Young Master Zhong, please speak freely."

Zhong Shao took a deep breath, his face turning ashen as if he were recalling that day.

"Ma Shuo insisted that Liu Daye's garrison soldiers were carrying out military duties and did not intend to attack."

"To carry out military duties?" Qi Feng was clearly taken aback upon hearing this, but his expression then turned serious.

Zhong Shao sighed.

"Ma Shuo insists that he recently received news from the Great Rong that the Great Rong has sent many spies to infiltrate Fuxing County, so he sent Liu Daye into Fuxing County to investigate, which is why the conflict broke out with you."

"So, Ma Shuo thinks I'm a spy for the Great Rong?"

Qi Feng narrowed his eyes, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

Zhong Shao stepped forward. "Everyone knows this is just Ma Shuo's excuse, but there's nothing they can do about it. In the end, Magistrate Zhao could only order Liu Daye and the others to be released..."

Upon hearing this, Qi Feng snorted coldly.

"If there's a next time, won't Ma Shuo just pin another accusation on me, saying I'm a spy for the Great Rong? Is this guy really that lawless?"

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do now. I was thinking of using the pretext of inspecting military inventory to infiltrate Duma Village, but Ma Shuo said there's been training these past few days to guard against the Da Rong. That bastard is truly despicable!"

Qi Feng was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. "Young Master Zhong, His Majesty is the Prefect of Shuofeng County. How could Ma Shuo be so audacious?"

Zhong Shao waved his hand at Qi Feng, "Brother Qi, you don't know this, but although Ma Shuo is just a small village leader, he saved General Huang's life on the battlefield. It was because of this relationship that he was assigned to be a village leader here, so I can't do anything about him."

"General Huang? Huang Dingyuan?"

Qi Feng searched through the original owner's memories and quickly found out who the old general Huang mentioned by Zhong Shao was. He was Huang Dingyuan, a veteran general in Longxi Prefecture who could be ranked among the top five in the entire western battlefield.

With this connection, Zhong Shao really couldn't do anything about Ma Shuo.

However, Zhong Shao's inability to deal with him does not mean that Qi Feng is afraid of him. Since Ma Shuo regards him as a spy of Da Rong and will probably take action against him in the future, Qi Feng will naturally not sit idly by and wait for his death.

Finally, leaving the game behind, Qi Feng cupped his hands in a respectful greeting to Zhong Shao and immediately left.

As soon as he left the county government office, Qi Feng immediately headed towards Ye Family Village.

He also realized something was wrong from his conversation with Zhong Shao.

"Zhao Dazhuang is right, Duma Village did indeed deploy its garrison, but it's very likely that this isn't aimed at me, but rather at Ye Family Village!"

"That's why Ye Zhiwan returned to Ye Family Village yesterday but hasn't come back today..."

"If I were Ma Shuo, and I learned that an unknown official had been sent down by the imperial court, and that the county magistrate, with whom I had always been on good terms, was suddenly behaving strangely, I would know that someone was preparing to take action against me. And to turn things around, I would have to have some outstanding achievements to prove myself! That's what saves my life!"

"so......"

Qi Feng's eyes narrowed suddenly, and a complete picture appeared in his mind.

"Ma Shuo is probably using my claim that I'm a spy for the Great Rong as an excuse. In reality, he's preparing to attack Ye Family Village. Once he wipes out Ye Family Village and captures me, he can decide for himself whether things are right or wrong!"

"How dare these garrison soldiers be so audacious!"

Qi Feng was shocked and found it utterly unbelievable.

You should know that although Ye Family Village used to be a bandit village, it has now reformed and there are more than a hundred people in the village!

Have they become so unscrupulous in pursuing their own goals?

Qi Feng clenched his fist and plunged into the dense forest. He was getting closer and closer to Ye Family Village, and at the same time, shouts of battle reached his ears from afar.