King Duan was puzzled as to what the origins of these bandits were. These bandits were very powerful in combat, and based on their familiarity with the nearby terrain, they were beaten back steadily, unable to resist their offensive. If they continued to fight like this, they would not be able to resist them. Any chance of victory is possible. Feng Hai returned to Prince Duan with a blood-stained sword and scarlet eyes: "Your Majesty, many of our people have died. If we continue to fight like this, we may be defeated..." Prince Duan stepped out of his arms. He took out the token and handed it to Feng Hai: "Tell them the identity of this king. This place is not far from Kyoto. No matter how arrogant they are, they will not confront the imperial court head-on, right? We will give them all the property we bring." , shake hands with them and make peace.”

Feng Hai agreed, took the token and began to negotiate with the bandits. When the bandits heard that they had intercepted King Duan's team, their faces did not change at all. They held their heads high and glanced with disdain. He glanced at Feng Hai. "I won't talk to the watchdog. If I want to sue for peace, I will ask your prince to come over and talk to me personally... My brothers, we have been hungry for a long time. If we cannot satisfy our appetite, we will not It will be released easily."

Feng Hai was so angry that his face was livid, he pointed at the arrogant bandit and scolded: "You... you are so presumptuous. How dare you rob the prince of Nanchu? Don't you want to live?"

The bandit leader shook his shoulders and smiled with a wretched look on his face. "We are all bandits with various criminal records and numerous crimes. As early as when we embarked on this road, life and death were not important to us. It's a joke for you to threaten me with life and death..." "My brothers, all of them are living on the edge of their knives. We are not afraid of the court or the prince. In short, if you want to take this path, you must pay attention to it. We will let you go only after we surrender, leave you rich belongings, and show us your greatest sincerity."

Feng Hai was so angry that he walked back to King Duan angrily and told King Duan exactly what the bandits had said. A hint of sinisterness flashed across King Duan's eyes: "This group of people who don't know the heights of the world You bastard, you actually dare to threaten my head?"

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Feng Hai had no idea at all. They couldn't defeat the bandits. The only way out was to follow what the bandits said and seek peace with them. King Duan clenched his fists and tried his best to hold back the anger in his heart. After weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to make peace with them. Only when he does not bow his head and can bend and stretch can he be a real man. He cannot miss more important things because of temporary anger. King Duan adjusted his mood for a while before he opened the curtain and got out of the carriage. Fang Qingci supported his arm , walked up to the bandit leader. The bandit leader glanced at King Duan without any scruples. He sighed and said: "He is truly worthy of being a king, with his bearing and majestic appearance. , it really opened my eyes.”

"Since King Duan wants to surrender, then bow to us bandits. After living for so many years, we brothers have never seen a king bow to us. Hahaha..." The bandits don't want to either Killing King Duan, after all, this is the territory of Nanchu, and the entire Nanchu belongs to the Xiao family. If they really kill King Duan, they will definitely anger the emperor, and the emperor will definitely send heavy troops to destroy them. They They didn't want to bring about their own destruction, so they gave King Duan some power, and they managed to regain some of the situation. But for King Duan, it was a great shame and humiliation. His face turned pale, and he looked at the bandit leader Fang Qingci with gritted teeth. His eyes were red with anger, and he couldn't help but cursed at the bandit leader. "You... you are so impudent. My prince is the Five Pearl Prince personally named by the emperor, and he is a relative of the emperor. Your prince is willing to come over and see you." , I just want to give you face by saying a few words to you. Who would have thought that you would be ignorant of good and evil and humiliate my prince like this..." The corner of the bandit leader's mouth gradually dropped into a smile. He looked at him with a cool smile. Fang Celadon directly swung the whip in his hand and hit Fang Celadon. Feng Hai looked at it and quickly grabbed Fang Celadon's waist to avoid the whip. Fang Celadon was frightened in Feng Hai's arms. His face turned pale. Feng Hai scolded him angrily in a low voice: "You are so courageous. He is a bandit leader who kills many people. He is not even afraid of the prince. How dare you scold him?"

"At this time, is it your turn as a woman to interrupt? From now on, you hide behind and stop messing around."

Fortunately, he had quick hands and quick eyes, and saved Fang Qingci in time. Otherwise, Fang Qingci would have been injured if the whip was thrown down. The bandit leader saw that Fang Qingci was about to leave, and he suddenly became unhappy. With a sullen face, he looked at King Duan and said, "Duan Is the king's slave so reckless and rude? The master hasn't said anything yet, but she choked with pretense. My lord, if you don't give our brothers a satisfactory answer today, I'm afraid we won't be able to let you go."

"As bandits, the most important thing for us is face. If we lose this face, it will be a major matter related to our dignity in front of the brothers..." King Duan frowned slightly, clenched his fists and asked coldly: "You What do you want?"

The bandit was extremely arrogant and smiled with a wretched look on his face. He raised his hand and pointed at Fang Qingci: "I am the most compassionate person. I will not hurt her life. As long as she stays with me for one night, drinks and dances with our brothers. , this matter is considered to be over."

"Well, this is not far from where we live. Why don't you come to my place as a guest? Tomorrow, I will let you leave safely."

Prince Duan's face suddenly sank. Fang Qingci turned pale with fright, and knelt down in front of Prince Duan with a bang: "Your Majesty, I...I don't want to drink and dance with these bandits..." Feng Hai blocked him. Her mouth told her to stop talking. Fang Qingci was so scared that she started to cry. She really shouldn't have interrupted just now, and now she was so regretful that her intestines were turning green. The bandit's face was full of displeasure, and he had completely lost all hope. Patience. "Can you? Give our brothers an answer immediately. Do you want to leave the body now to pave the road here, or leave peacefully tomorrow? It's your choice."

"After all, a majestic king is not as knowledgeable about current affairs as the head of Taiping County, and knows how to bend and stretch. He is just a woman, and it is really unworthy of a king to be like this... Those who do big things should not stick to trivial matters."

When Prince Duan heard about Taiping County Lord, his expression suddenly changed. "Could it be possible that you also captured Taiping County Lord Yun Luan? She...where is she now?"

There was a hint of darkness in the bandit leader's eyes. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Prince Duan: "It seems that you really care about the Taiping County Master. She only arrived two hours earlier than you... The other one is Taiping. County Lord, one of them is your maid, you can choose which one is more important."

King Duan's face turned pale: "What do you mean by this?"

The bandit snorted coldly: "Either let you, a maid, accompany us brothers to drink and dance, or let Yun Luan accompany us."

Fang Qingci's heart suddenly sank, and she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Prince Duan's eyes were full of worry, and he looked at the bandit anxiously: "Don't touch her... I... I have agreed to your request. "

Fang Qingci's face turned pale, and she shouted sternly: "Your Majesty, no."

King Duan's mind was filled with the news that Yun Luan had been kidnapped by bandits, and he simply couldn't see Fang Qingci's pleading. He agreed to go back with the bandits, and when they arrived at the stronghold where the bandits were stationed, no matter how he made insinuations, those The bandits refused to tell him where Yun Luan was. Fang Qingci was forced to drink and dance with the bandits. She asked Duan Wang for help countless times, but he didn't even look at her. Fang Qingci was heartbroken. , couldn't help but feel cold to the bone. Compared with Yun Luan, she was nothing in the prince's heart. She had been with the prince for so many years, but in the end, it was just a joke! When King Duan saw that he couldn't find out Yun Luan's whereabouts, he couldn't help but feel. A bit of darkness passed by. He observed the cottage secretly. The defense of the cottage was messy. Although there were patrol guards, these people had not received any strict training. They smelled the aroma of wine coming from the hall, Gradually, the wine bug in their stomachs was aroused. Everyone stood there absentmindedly and glanced into the hall frequently. Duan Dynasty winked at Feng Hai. Feng Hai understood and immediately brought several wine jars. , and distributed it to the escorting bandits. At first, the bandits were unwilling to drink and were very wary. Feng Hai personally drank the wine from the wine jar in front of them, and they finally let down their guard. Everyone picked up their wine cups and started drinking. A hint of evil flashed across King Duan's eyes. He pursed his lips lightly and turned back to the hall. After that, the bandit leader was not allowed to move around anymore. King Duan was very worried. He nodded in agreement. He took the initiative to pick up the wine cup, personally toasted to the bandit leader, and said some words of respect for him. The bandit leader raised his eyebrows, and his eyes shone with joy. He praised King Duan for being able to bend and stretch. , His achievements in the future will definitely be more than this. King Duan was noncommittal. In order to avoid Xiao Xuanrui's sharp edge, he could stay in Beihan Mountain for ten years and be invisible. Not to mention, dealing with these brave and foolhardy gangs Since he couldn't defeat the bandits, he had to find another way. He didn't believe that he couldn't subdue these bandits who deserved death. After King Duan flattered the bandits, he talked enthusiastically with other bandits, and soon he He mingled with the bandits. The drinking atmosphere became more and more lively. The bandit leader seemed to have drunk too much. He put his arm around King Duan's shoulders and sighed: "Originally, I didn't want to block your carriage, King Duan." But, before you came, I suddenly received an anonymous letter."

"The letter said that if I can intercept you and block your way, he will give me one hundred thousand taels of silver, and even if he gets a high position in the future, he will also allow me to enjoy endless glory and wealth. Such a big temptation is No one will be untouchable. So Prince Duan, please don’t blame me. People die for money and birds die for food... This is all human nature."

Prince Duan's eyes flashed with a dark light. He asked tentatively: "Brother, can you let me take a look at that letter?"

The bandit leader felt that King Duan had a very upright attitude towards him. He liked his attitude very much, so he did not put himself on guard. He proudly took the letter out of his arms and handed it to King Duan. Wang put down the wine cup and slowly unfolded the letter. When he saw the familiar handwriting on the letter, his eyes were full of anger. "Xiao Xuanrui..." It was actually him? Unexpectedly, he was demoted to Jinzhou, and there was actually someone there The ability to instigate others to do things for him? What a great skill! He thought that Concubine Wan's help was absolutely indispensable in this. He thought that Concubine Wan's righteousness in killing relatives was because she had completely lost her heart towards Xiao Xuanrui. It turned out that the mother and son wanted to Cooperate inside and outside, lower the vigilance of others, and secretly eliminate the thorns in their eyes one by one. King Duan clenched the letter tightly and thanked the bandit leader in a low voice. Without hesitation, he took off the wrench on his thumb. He came down and gave it to the bandit leader. "Thank you, brother, for telling me the truth. I will accept your favor. I have another question. I want to ask brother, where did you lock the Lord of Taiping County? Is it okay? Let me take a look at him?"

The bandit leader couldn't help but let out a wine burp. He looked at Prince Duan with some confusion: "The head of Taiping County... She, she was locked up in the backyard woodshed. Last night, she stayed with us all night , I’m very tired, and I probably won’t be able to relax now.”

When King Duan heard this, there was a loud bang in his head. He looked at the bandit leader with horrified eyes: "You...what do you mean, why did you stay with you all night? You touched her?"

The bandit leader didn't understand why Prince Duan was so angry. He quickly explained: "We didn't force her. She took the initiative and said she wanted to serve us. You don't know, she is so beautiful and charming. We can't resist her temptation..." Prince Duan's expression changed, and with a snap, his fingers crushed the wine cup. Then, he stood up and kicked the bandit leader directly. "Bastard, who asked you to touch her? I'm going to kill you..." The bandit leader was kicked by him and was completely stunned. He fell to the ground, and waves of dizziness flashed before his eyes. , he frowned and shook his head. Unexpectedly, the dizziness became more and more intense. Suddenly, a bad premonition came to his heart. He turned his head and looked around. His bandit brothers, who didn't know when, all He was so drunk that he lay on the ground twisted and fell into a deep sleep. The bandit leader was startled and quickly got up from the ground, touched his sword, pulled it out of its sheath, and touched it with his sword. Prince Duan's chest. "You bastard, you drugged the wine..." Prince Duan's eyes were extremely cold, his thin lips squirmed, and he replied word by word: "You should never, never, shouldn't move. Yun Luan."

"Seal the sea, take action, and send all these bandits to the West."
Chapter completed!