As the strong man committed suicide, the battle on the hillside came to an end. Pei Yue looked at the corpses everywhere, and instead of the excitement and joy that he expected to successfully suppress the bandits, Pei Yue felt a little disappointed.

The man's eyes before his death shocked him. He had never seen a person's eyes contain so much content.

Especially when the other party kept looking at him at the end, as if he wanted to express something.

When things have developed into the current situation, Pei Yue certainly does not believe that this is a group of thieves who only want to rob families. They must be carrying a blood feud, otherwise they would not be able to reach this point. Look at the corpses scattered on the hillsides on both sides. None of these people have abandoned their weapons.

They surrendered, and even the injured chose to commit suicide. The brutality was unbearable to witness, and the smell of blood filled the mountains and plains.

"Brother Xue, what is the condition of those escaped thieves?" Pei Yue asked.

Xue Meng did not hide his respect for the man on his face. What he admired most was a person who was not afraid of life and death, so the man's resolute suicide after knowing that he could not escape shocked him.

Hearing Pei Yue's voice, he turned around and replied: "The situation was a bit chaotic at that time. Our people in the south camp were blocked, so we couldn't catch up. There were about one or two hundred thieves who broke out of the encirclement, and then those in the west camp

Some people chased after him. Brother Yue, did Commander Li have a new general order?"

Pei Yue did not pretend to pass the general order, and said calmly: "Commander Li does not have the general order, but I want to catch up."

Xue Meng nodded without hesitation: "Okay, I'll go with you!"

While the two were talking, Qin Xian came over with about ten people. Seeing that both of them were safe, he said with a happy face, "What are you talking about?"

Pei Yue explained his plan again.

Qin Xian did not answer immediately. He was much more mature than Xue Meng and naturally considered the problem more comprehensively. After a moment, he hesitated slightly and said: "It is best to ask Commander Li for instructions immediately on this matter."

Nowadays, many people in Nanying know that Gu Liang has an unusual relationship with Pei Yue, and they regard him as a nephew. Therefore, some people think that the young man has a great say in the team. At least if he is determined to do something, Li Jin

It is difficult to stop it by force. But that is not what Qin Xian is thinking about. He knows that Pei Yue wants to join the army in the future. The army is a place that pays great attention to rules. If Pei Yue develops the habit of making his own decisions, it will be very bad for his future future.

Pei Yue sighed softly: "Commander Li will definitely not agree to my going, but I have to go."

Qin Xian asked: "Why?"

Pei Yue said in a deep voice: "The peach blossom is in their hands."

Qin Xian and Xue Meng looked at each other and understood immediately.

They all know that Pei Yue and Tao Hua have been dependent on each other since childhood. Unlike ordinary masters and servants, since Tao Hua appears, Pei Yue will definitely not be able to stand by and watch. In order to avoid a conflict with Li Jin, the best choice is to catch up directly at this time.

Qin Xian said to Xue Meng: "You stay here, clean the battlefield, and when Commander Li comes, tell me that Pei Yue and I went to pursue the enemy. Remember, if Commander Li is dissatisfied and angry, you must not fight with Commander Li."

He talked back."

Xue Meng scratched his head, obviously not satisfied with this arrangement, but he had known this eldest brother since he was a child and did not refuse.

Pei Yue and Qin Xian led more than 20 skilled soldiers to pursue the bandits in the direction they fled.

As we walked down the mountain through the dense forest in front of the hillside, we could clearly see the traces left by the bandits and the pursuers of the Western Camp on the road.

After following the trace for five or six miles, Qin Xian suddenly stopped and carefully observed the clues on the ground.

Pei Yue waited patiently, and after a while he heard Qin Xian say: "The thieves actually scattered and escaped."

"dispersion?"

Pei Yue frowned. This result was not unexpected, and for thieves who were very familiar with the terrain in the mountains, scattering and escaping could very well confuse the pursuers. After all, in these vast mountains, one or two hundred people scattered in all directions.

Escape was very troublesome for the pursuers. Moreover, Pei Yue also knew that the loser Chang Si was still in the canyon, and the pursuing soldiers of the Western Camp lacked the command of a general. In this situation, it was easy to cause disagreements.

Qin Xian was not a god, and he could not tell which direction the peach blossoms were taken from just by looking at the traces on the ground. The group had no choice but to choose the middle path and continue moving forward.

However, after walking two or three miles, they met two injured soldiers from the Western Camp, supporting each other and walking back.

Pei Yue stepped forward to inquire and learned that they had accidentally stepped into a trap set by the thieves during the pursuit. Although their lives were not in danger, they could not continue fighting and had to return the same way.

"There are two women and a young girl in the bandit team. Have you seen it?" Pei Yue asked.

"See, that woman who wields the sword is very good at martial arts and has killed many of our brothers." The younger soldier said angrily.

"Which direction did they escape from?" Pei Yue asked quickly.

The soldier pointed to the northwest and said, "They fled that way."

Pei Yue thanked them, said goodbye to these two unfortunates, and then hurriedly chased them northwest.

Only then did Pei Yue discover what was extraordinary about Qin Xian's ability. In his opinion, it was a very ordinary mountain scene with nothing strange about it, but Qin Xian could detect very shallow footprints on the ground or subtle traces on the branches of flowers and trees.

It was judged that someone had just passed by here. I remembered what he had said before that when Pei Yuan, the ancestor of Dingguo, was on the battlefield, the ancestor of the Qin family who was named Pingyang Marquis was in charge of the scout camp and made great contributions to Daliang.

When I saw him today, I realized that there are no empty men under such great reputation.

After nearly an hour, when everyone was a little tired, Qin Xian stopped again and observed the forest at the foot of the mountain in front of him very calmly and carefully.

Pei Yue asked everyone to rest on the spot, took out the dry food they had brought with them, and drank water to replenish their strength.

Qin Xian entered the forest and did not miss any patch of grass.

Pei Yue walked to him with dry food and water, handed it over and said, "Brother, eat some."

After Qin Xian took it, he did not rush to use it, but calmly judged: "The comrades from Xiying should have chased them here and lost them, but I don't know where they have gone now."

Pei Yue suppressed the anxiety in his heart and asked in a deep voice: "Can brother still find the direction in which they escaped?"

Qin Xian said confidently: "They can't, but I can find them."

After a while, after observing a large area in the forest, he pointed to the north and said: "Over there."

"Thank you, brother!" Pei Yue felt excited.

"There shouldn't be many of them, around ten or so. Brother Yue, please be careful if I bump into you later." Qin Xian warned uneasily.

Pei Yue said seriously: "Brother, don't worry, I won't act recklessly."
Chapter completed!