A slap sent the villager’s mouth shut obediently, but his gaze towards Ye Fan was filled with grievance.
“Where are the people from East Village you’re holding? How many guards are here now?”
Ye Fan narrowed his eyes, staring coldly at him.
Hearing Ye Fan’s words, the villager instantly sobered up.
“So you are the demons of East Village, wanting to pry information from me? You are delusional.”
His face, which was full of grievance moments ago, completely changed. This made Ye Fan pause.
Shen Bao, standing beside him, angrily retorted, “Where are the two elders you captured? The life and death of East Village people are none of our concern. We only care about our own people.”
This statement clarified their situation to the villager; they were not from East Village.
As expected, upon hearing Shen Bao’s words, the villager’s attitude softened slightly, and he sized them up.
He then said, “So you are allied with those old fossils. Since you’re not from East Village, it’s fine to tell you. They are currently locked up in the basement by the village chief, right under his house. Because they are not from East Village, only a few brothers are guarding them.”
“If you dare to lie to us, I promise to make your life worse than death.”
Shen Bao said angrily, then knocked out the villager again.
Having already learned the location of Elder Ji and the others, the next step was to sneak in without anyone noticing and rescue them.
Ye Fan and Shen Bao planned carefully, then glanced at each other, smiles appearing on their faces.
…
At the entrance of South Village, the villagers on guard were chatting idly.
“Did that idiot Ma Wu get diarrhea? He’s been gone for so long.”
“This kid probably put too much effort on his wife’s belly last night and hasn’t recovered yet.”
“He’s back, isn’t he? Ma Wu, are you still capable?”
Seeing the person walking back in the distance, the others burst into laughter.
The person wore a dog-fur hat, the brim pulled low, and held a steel fork. His build was similar to Ma Wu’s.
Little did they know, Ye Fan was under that dog-fur hat.
This was the strategy he and Shen Bao had devised.
Ye Fan would impersonate Ma Wu, ambush the guards, then enter the village to find Elder Ji and the others. Shen Bao would guard the village entrance, ready to provide backup at any time.
Although this plan carried some risk, it was the best option available at the moment.
Seeing that the newcomer remained silent, the villagers laughed even louder.
“Ma Wu, are you dehydrated? Why are you walking so awkwardly?”
One villager shouted with laughter.
“Probably injured somewhere from too much exertion.”
These people were so unrestrained and low in quality.
Ye Fan still said nothing, merely walking slowly towards the villagers.
Thirty meters, twenty meters, ten meters. He could even see the eyebrows of these people.
Finally, when they were only three meters away, one villager frowned.
“Ma Wu, why is the scar on your hand gone?”
Looking at his hand gripping the steel fork, the villager suddenly stood up and asked with suspicion.
But at that moment, Ye Fan charged forward rapidly, almost instantly reaching the villagers.
He then dropped the steel fork, his palm transforming into a hand blade, and swiftly slashed towards their necks.
The villagers had no time to react. Before they could even cry out, they had already fallen to the ground in a daze.
Everything happened in a flash. Ye Fan’s movements were extremely fast, without any hesitation.
Seeing Ye Fan succeed, Shen Bao, who had been hiding in the bushes, rushed over quickly. Then, the two of them carried the unconscious villagers into a nearby room to hide them.
Shen Bao also changed into a villager’s outfit and sat in the guardhouse, vigilantly observing their surroundings. No slightest disturbance could escape his eyes.
“There’s still half an hour until the next shift change. I’ll go in immediately to find Elder Ji and the others. If I don’t return within half an hour, you must not engage in any prolonged fight, and you must escape at the first opportunity.”
Ye Fan said solemnly to Shen Bao.
If he couldn’t rescue Elder Ji and the others within half an hour, then what awaited them would be the pursuit of all the villagers of South Village.
By then, they might be unable to escape even with wings, and even if Shen Bao stayed, he would only be sacrificing his life in vain.
Looking at Ye Fan’s determined gaze, Shen Bao, though extremely reluctant, finally nodded: “I understand.”
Watching Ye Fan walk into the village, Shen Bao gripped the steel fork tightly, ready to deal with any unexpected situations.
South Village was about the same size as East Village, with only a few streets.
Moreover, from what he had learned from Ma Wu, Ye Fan already knew the location of the village chief’s house.
Therefore, Ye Fan walked briskly without stopping along the way.
He encountered a few villagers on the road, but they all mistook him for Ma Wu. After a few casual exchanges, he quickly arrived at the village chief’s house.
At this moment, the main door was open, seemingly without anyone inside.
Since they had just captured the people from East Village, most of the people in South Village were now in the ancestral hall where the East Village people were being held.
Only a few villagers left behind to guard were in the village chief’s house.
“Ma Wu? Why are you here instead of guarding the main gate?”
A middle-aged man frowned and asked with annoyance when he saw Ye Fan enter.
“The village chief asked me to bring people over.”
Ye Fan deliberately lowered his voice, making it impossible for the other person to discern his true voice.
Indeed, upon hearing his words, the middle-aged man paused, looking puzzled.
“Why would the village chief want them to come over? Could there be demons from East Village in here?”
Ye Fan shook his head, walked past the middle-aged man, and headed straight for the basement.
All the way, he kept his head lowered, completely concealing his face.
Coupled with the approaching dusk, it was extremely difficult to see his face clearly.
Finally reaching the basement, the middle-aged man followed closely behind Ye Fan.
“They are all here. Who does the village chief want you to bring?”
He pointed at Elder Ji and Elder Lei, “Bring these two.”
These two old men had lost all their former dignity. They lay listlessly on the dry grass on the ground, but their eyes were still filled with anger.
“Let us out! You are disregarding human life. Aren’t you afraid of the solemn law?”
Seeing someone approach, Elder Lei suddenly jumped up from the ground and said angrily to Ye Fan and the others.
“You old bastard, if you don’t want to die, shut your mouth! Let me tell you, this is South Village, we are the law. What do the matters outside have to do with us?”
The middle-aged man sneered, despising Elder Lei’s refined demeanor.
“Bring them out, the village chief needs them urgently.”
Ye Fan instructed coldly.
“Alright, I’ll have someone tie them up.”
Saying that, the middle-aged man beckoned, ordering his subordinates to help.
Ye Fan even personally took action, completing the final binding work.