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

Qi Feng returned to Ye Family Restaurant. Ye Ling Shuang's health had improved significantly, and the most dangerous situation had passed. She only needed to rest during this period.

However, Qi Feng was not in a hurry to leave. He still needed to go to the county government to witness the profit-sharing agreement he had made with the Ye Ling Shuang and Ye Zhi Wan sisters. Only in this way could it be completely proven that the Ye Family Restaurant did not have eight-tenths of its profits to be given to Qi Feng.

This wasn't his request; it was Ye Zhiwan and Ye Ling Shuang who insisted that Qi Feng agree.

Since the two sisters have gone to such lengths, Qi Feng will naturally consider the Ye Family Restaurant as his own. Facing the bet with Lai Xiang Lou in three days, Qi Feng also decides to make proper preparations.

Before that, however, he planned to go back to Qijia Village. He had borrowed some medicinal herbs from Qi Changlai yesterday. Qi Feng had been thinking about this matter. Since Qi Changlai didn't want money, Qi Feng planned to take some brewed wine back with him.

It would also make it easier for him to go home and check on his house, in case it had been burgled. Although he didn't have much money, he still had the wild boar meat he had hunted before, so he could bring it back with him this time.

"You Rong, I'm going back to the village. Is there anything I need to bring back?"

Carrying the drinks, Qi Feng asked Yu Yourong.

"Husband, please be careful on the road. I don't need anything."

Once outside, Qi Feng headed straight for the city gate, found a few people going the same way, shared a carriage, paid a few copper coins, and left Fuxing County.

After returning to Qijia Village, Qi Feng first went to Qi Changlai's house.

"Village Chief Qi, the medicinal herbs from yesterday were very effective. I've come today to pick out some more. Also, I have some homemade wine here; please feel free to try it!"

Qi Changlai looked at the drinks Qi Feng handed him with a suspicious expression, sizing Qi Feng up and down several times.

"Qi Feng, tell me, how have I treated you?"

Qi Feng didn't know why Qi Changlai asked that, but he still answered honestly:

"Village Chief Qi is naturally good to me."

Qi Changlai shook his head upon hearing this, "If that's the case, then why did you try to harm me?"

"I've watched you grow up. When did you learn to brew wine? Could it be that you've set your sights on the village chief of Qi Family Village at such a young age?"

Upon hearing Qi Changlai's words, Qi Feng was left speechless, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

"Village Chief Qi, smell this wine first before making a judgment. No more than five people in the entire Fuxing County have ever drunk this wine, and you are the sixth. Among those five people, two are the county magistrate of Fuxing County and an official of the eighth rank. Others would love to drink it but can't even get a taste!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Changlai shook his head and walked into the house, leaning on his cane.

"You're young, but you're quite the braggart! I'd like to see what's so special about your wine!"

Watching Qi Changlai walk away, Qi Feng shook his head and turned to select some medicinal herbs for Ye Ling Shuang.

After Qi Feng had made his selections, he suddenly heard Qi Changlai shouting from inside the house.

"Wow! This is really good wine! Qi Feng, you weren't lying to me! You can take as many of those medicinal herbs as you want, and do you have any more wine?"

Qi Feng packed up the medicinal herbs and went into the house, only to find Qi Changlai savoring the wine with great interest. With each sip, his eyes would squint and his lips would smack several times.

"What fine wine! Having lived this long, to be able to drink such wine makes my life worthwhile!"

"Alright, Village Chief Qi, the wine is good, but you can't overindulge. I'll bring you more in a few days."

Upon hearing that Qi Feng still had it, Qi Changlai immediately perked up.

"Qi Feng, you still have some wine? Yes, you really brewed this?"

"Village Chief Qi, I'm not lying to you. This really is homemade."

Having received Qi Feng's affirmative reply, Qi Changlai could no longer contain his smile.

"Hahaha! That's good! Take as many medicinal herbs as you want from the house, just give me as much wine as I want!"

"Okay! I've got enough medicine for today. I'll come back in a few days." Qi Feng waved to Qi Changlai and went straight out the door.

When Qi Feng arrived at his doorstep, he saw a person rush out from the roadside.

This person was none other than Zhao Dazhuang, whom we hadn't seen for a long time.

"Zhao Dazhuang? What are you still doing here?"

Qi Feng was somewhat surprised to see Zhao Dazhuang. Logically speaking, since he had already killed Ma Su, He Wen was just a young master of a gambling den who had to curry favor with Ma Su. He shouldn't have bothered him.

In addition, he killed the group sent by He Wen at Liupanling last time. He should have made He Wen feel that he was not easy to deal with. But looking at Zhao Dazhuang's hurried appearance today, it seems that there is another situation.

"Qi, Brother Qi! Something terrible has happened!"

Seeing Zhao Dazhuang so agitated, Qi Feng gestured for him to calm down first.

"Take your time, what could be so important? Is He Wen trying to get back at me again?"

Zhao Dazhuang shook his head.

"I've been waiting for you in Qijia Village for the past few days, but I haven't seen you. You killed those people He Wen sent out last time, and He Wen was very angry when he found out. Although there are no direct clues to prove that you did it, He Wen still insists that you did it and is determined to take revenge again."

"I've been looking for you because I wanted to tell Brother Qi about this."

"But just the day before yesterday, for some reason, He Wen suddenly disappeared! Before he left, he told me to keep an eye on you, but when I went to Hezhuangfang to report to him, I found that He Wen was gone!"

Qi Feng frowned upon hearing this.

"He's gone? Where did he go?"

Zhao Dazhuang was so exhausted that he could hardly breathe.

"What I don't understand is this: I don't know where he went, and not only has he disappeared, but Hezhuangfang is also closed!"

"Now, Hezhuangfang is deserted, not even a ghost can be seen! It's been completely abandoned!"

Upon hearing Zhao Dazhuang's words, Qi Feng was taken aback at first, and then immediately frowned.

This was indeed quite unexpected for him.

"Did he say anything during your last meeting before he disappeared?"

Zhao Dazhuang stood there for a while, recalling the events, and then nodded.

"When I last saw him, he asked me to continue monitoring you, but he didn't say anything else."

"However... the next morning when I was about to come over to keep an eye on you again, I saw He Wen from afar. He seemed to have received a message from someone and seemed very happy! When I went back that night to report the news to him, he was gone, and even Hezhuangfang was gone."

"What time is the second day you mentioned?" Qi Feng asked, frowning.

Zhao Dazhuang recalled for a while, then started counting on his fingers.

"It should be... the day before yesterday."

Qi Feng counted down the days, and the day before yesterday was the day he, along with Zhong Shao and Zhao Tongchuan, captured Ma Shuo and came to Duma Village to kill Ma Su.

Could He Wen's disappearance be related to this incident?

Qi Feng shook his head again as he thought of this.

He Wen was just the young master of a gambling den; how could he possibly know about this?

Moreover, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't know he was involved. Apart from Zhong Shao and Zhao Tongchuan, none of the Fuxing County officials who attended the banquet that day knew his identity.

If that's the case, then how did He Wen disappear?