It is ten miles outside the capital city.

Deep in the mountains.

A camp was built on the ground, located among the mountains and forests, with bonfires burning everywhere, and the smell of meat was constantly wafting.

Beside a bonfire, Hu Fei was lazily lying on his side on a tree stump, holding a wine bottle in his hand, looking up at the starry sky above his head with great pleasure.

After the training was over, he ordered his men to set up camp in the mountains, intending to continue training in this fairly good location for the next few days.

It was just a good idea to hide away from the errands in the city, so that Zhou Tong and Tang Duo would not bother him endlessly after returning.

"Commander, the game is ready."

At this moment, Mu Ping came to Hu Fei with a roasted deer leg and offered it respectfully.

Hu Fei immediately stood up, took the deer leg, smelled it, and his mouth watered instantly. He couldn't help but take a bite, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

There is nothing more comfortable than eating wild game, drinking wine and admiring the moon. Compared with shrinking in the Huitong Hall, he is living like a god at this time.

If it had been in the era when he existed, this thing would have been easily out of reach.

"Is there any news from the capital?"

Hu Fei asked calmly while eating game.

"There is no news, it should be going smoothly."

Mu Ping shook his head and answered slowly.

Hearing Mu Ping's answer, Hu Fei smiled and ate even more deliciously.

"Commander, how many more days do we have to train in the mountains? Brothers all say that the formation of the combination of swords and crossbows is very exquisite, and the coordination is quite tacit. They don't want to go back."

"It's a pity that there are no specific enemies and gunpowder cannot be used. Otherwise, everyone would really like to see the effect of the explosive crossbow hitting the enemy."

Mu Ping hesitated and asked with a smile.

"This place is nice. If nothing else happens, we will be here in the next few days until the business at Huitong Pavilion is over."

Hu Fei smiled and said lightly.

"Really? That's great."

When Mu Ping heard this, his face immediately lit up with joy.

"As for the explosive crossbow, it doesn't matter whether you practice it or not. As long as you practice the ordinary crossbow accurately on weekdays, it will be used sooner or later. Besides, the fire letter is exquisitely made and is very valuable, so it cannot be wasted casually."

Hu Fei raised his head, took a sip of wine, and continued.

"I understand your humble position! Then rest first while I go to greet the brothers."

Mu Ping nodded, bowed his hands, and bowed to retreat.

During this period of time, he has not been idle, and has long been thinking hard to equip Jin Yiwei with the latest weapons.

After passing through the northern border, he became more and more aware of the importance of the overall combat effectiveness of the Jinyiwei.

"who?!"

At this moment, a sharp shout suddenly came, and then a figure was seen rushing into the forest like lightning, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It was Ye Qing who was guarding not far from Hu Fei!

At the same time, the other Golden Cavalry Guards also rushed into the woods and quickly disappeared into the night.

Upon hearing the noise, Mu Ping immediately gathered his men around Hu Fei and formed a defensive formation.

Hu Fei also stood up from the tree stump, looked at the direction in which Ye Qing and Jin Qiwei disappeared, and couldn't help but frown.

He didn't know what happened, but he knew that Ye Qing must have discovered something.

After a long time, Ye Qing, who led his men into the mountains and forests, finally came back and returned to the camp.

"what happened?"

Hu Fei looked at Ye Qing who came to him and asked doubtfully.

"Commander, just now my subordinates noticed a figure flashing past in the woods, so they chased it out. However, the opponent's movement was very fast and he disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye."

Ye Qing cupped his hands and said with some self-blame.

"Are you sure you saw it correctly?"

Hearing Ye Qing's words, Hu Fei frowned and asked in a deep voice.

“You can’t go wrong!”

Ye Qing nodded and answered affirmatively.

"Commander, do you want to humble yourself and lead people to search the mountain? The other party must be coming for you!"

Mu Ping looked at Hu Fei solemnly and asked loudly.

"No need!"

"If he is really coming for me, he will definitely show up again. Don't fall for the enemy's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, just take strict precautions."

Hu Fei waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

Mu Ping agreed, and immediately gave an order to divide the hundreds of Jinyi guards into three groups and take turns to be on guard day and night.

Ye Qing led the Golden Cavalry Guards to guard the area closest to Hu Fei. They were all on alert and did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

Hu Fei sat on the tree stump again, picked up the wine bottle and took a sip, and couldn't help but squint his eyes.

If there is really a killer nearby, it must be coming for him, and the most likely killer is from Beiyuan, because since he returned from the north, there has been no pursuit from Beiyuan.

Is it Chunqiu Hall?

Hu Fei squinted his eyes and couldn't help but guess in his heart, a cold smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.

However, since the enemy alerted the enemy, they have not appeared again. However, the Golden Cavalry Guard and the Jin Yiwei did not dare to relax and guarded the camp closely all night until dawn.

...

It is ten miles outside the capital city.

Deep in the mountains.

Hu Fei, who was resting in the tent, was suddenly awakened by a cry of surprise. He slowly opened his eyes impatiently and looked outside.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Pei Jie at the door of the camp with a complicated expression!

It's dawn!

"Why are you here? What happened?!"

Hu Fei was stunned for a moment, then turned over and sat up, staring at Pei Jie and asked loudly.

The moment he saw Pei Jie appear in his sight, Hu Fei had an ominous premonition.

"Commander, what's wrong, the Huitong Pavilion was suddenly attacked before dawn. The Japanese envoy Kuroda Yoshitaka was injured and the tribute was stolen!"

Pei Jie quickly came to Hu Fei, knelt directly on the ground, and said with a look of self-blame.

"What?!"

After hearing Pei Jie's report, Hu Fei's head buzzed and his brows furrowed.

"It's all because my subordinates didn't do their job well and didn't take precautions. Such a big thing happened. Please give me some punishment!"

Pei Jie knelt on the ground and said with a look of self-blame.

"Who did this? Under the joint supervision of the Ministry of War and Jin Yiwei, how could such a thing happen?! How many thieves are there in total?!"

Hu Fei stared at Pei Jie and asked in a deep voice.

"one person..."

Pei Jie grimaced and replied in a low voice.

"one person?!"

"Only one person can hurt people and steal tributes right under your noses?!"

When Hu Fei heard this, his face became even more ugly and he said coldly.

"You deserve to die for your humble job!"

Pei Jie lowered his head deeply and apologized.

"Are the lost tributes private goods?"

Then, Hu Fei frowned and asked again.

"Yes...it's a tribute from the mission to His Majesty..."

Pei Jie trembled his lips and answered slowly.

Hearing Pei Jie's answer, Hu Fei's heart tightened and his face instantly darkened.

If it was private goods carried by the mission themselves, then the matter would still be within control. However, what was stolen turned out to be the tributes that Zhu Yuanzhang refused to accept, which would cause great trouble.

He never expected that something like this would happen to him just for sneaking out for a day. He would really get into trouble this time.
To be continued...