In the next few days, the whole stone forest was noisy.
The thieves rummaged through everything they could, checking out any suspicious faces.
However……
"No."
"Nothing found."
"Can't find it anywhere."
All search teams and levels responded one after another.
Huting Tuochi and other horse thieves leaders listened to these results with expressionless faces.
I don't know if I'm happy or worried.
It's okay to say there are so many people during the day, but in the dead of night, Hu Ting Tuo Chi always tosses and turns and has trouble falling asleep.
The frozen corpses of Ge Li and Hu Hu always appeared in my mind.
Even knowing that his big guard was guarding the door, he still couldn't help but stare at the thick door with wide eyes.
It seemed that the next second, the door would be pushed open by an invisible shadow, and then someone would come in and twist his neck.
After a few days of being so suspicious and frightened, Hu Tingtuochi lost a lot of weight.
Fortunately, he has a new staff member.
It's just that this person is not as useful as Ge Li.
On this day, Hu Tingtuochi, who had not had enough rest, had his eyes turning black.
Listening to the non-stop chatter of his new staff, he couldn't help but feel upset.
"Let's go and stay for a while! What idea do you have in mind? Should you leave or stay?"
The staff member was talking freely, but when Hu Ting Tuo Chi roared like this, his mind went blank and he was speechless.
Hu Ting Tuo Chi became even more angry when he saw it. He raised his hand and pointed heavily in the direction of the door.
"Go back and think about what to do, and then give me...the leader a clear answer."
The staff left in confusion.
When he takes office as a new official, he plans to light three fires.
However, as soon as the flame was lit, it was extinguished by Hu Ting Tuo Chi's saliva, and no sparks were left.
The other horse thieves leaders saw all this. They all had thoughtful eyes, some were excited and some were worried.
A few days later, almost half a month later, it was time for Beard to go south to get the antidote.
The horse thieves in the stone forest began to move frequently.
They deliberately prepared to go there two days in advance to set up an ambush, preparing to kill the unknown group of enemies in one fell swoop.
On this day, the small conference room in the stone forest was filled with the leaders and leaders of the horse thieves.
After a few days of peaceful life, Huting Tuochi, who came first, seemed to be in much better spirits.
"The mouse hiding in the stone forest has not been found yet?" His tone was very kind.
The staff member replied cautiously: "Back to the chief, although I haven't found him, I haven't seen anything wrong in Stone Forest recently."
"The thief probably saw that we were heavily guarded and had no way of attacking, so he had to leave sadly."
Hutingtuo breathed a sigh of relief.
"The light and dark sentries outside the stone forest didn't find anything strange?" he asked again.
The horse thieves in the room looked at each other.
Do I still need to ask?
There are eyes and traps everywhere in the stone forest, but no enemy can be found. The light and dark sentries on the periphery are even less likely.
Not long after, the smell of gunpowder in the small horse thief conference room became stronger again.
Some leaders supported setting up an ambush in the south, while others expressed their opposition. The two sides were clearly divided into two factions, and no one could convince the other.
"Everyone." Suddenly a small boss stood up, "There are enemies in the stone forest. No one should doubt this, right?"
Everyone was silent.
The little leader squinted at the people in the room, "There are countless spies and agencies in the entire stone forest, but no one can be found. Don't you think it's strange?"
"It's very strange." The horse thieves nodded one after another.
The little leader continued: "As the saying goes, it is difficult to guard against thieves day and night. Haven't you ever thought that the so-called enemies may be among our group of people!"
Buzz~
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
The conference room quickly became noisy.
The horse thieves present looked incomprehensible, and they all distanced themselves and looked at each other warily.
Wow.
At this time, there was a sudden movement outside the door, and several rows of horse thieves armed with weapons surrounded the small conference room with murderous intent.
What's going on?
The horse thieves leaders were shocked and turned to look at the big leader above.
However, Hutingtuo lowered his eyes and seemed to be asleep.
His big bodyguard stepped forward, pulled out two large axes, and blocked Hutingtuo Chi tightly behind him.
Dongli, who supported sending troops to set up an ambush, couldn't help but stand up: "Big leader, what is this?"
"Take it."
Someone gave a cold shout, and Dongli was swarmed by several horse thieves outside the door and captured him.
Dongli was startled, and then became furious: "Damn it, what do you mean?"
He raised his head and looked around, but everyone around him looked like he was watching a show.
Dongli's heart suddenly sank.
"Big leader, although I, Dongli, am not very powerful in terms of force and reputation in the stone forest, you know that I have always been loyal..."
"What a loyal person." Huting Tochi stood up gloomily, "It's not in vain that my leader has been plotting for so long and finally fished out traitors like you."
"Tell me! You know that the south is a trap, why do you still support sending troops out?"
traitor?
Dongli was so anxious that he was sweating, "The big leader is wronged. Didn't Huzi say that he would get the antidote fifty miles south in half a month? I thought..."
Hum!
Hu Tingtuochi sneered, "As we all know, the roads in the stone forest are winding and winding, with dead ends everywhere, and there are many overt and covert mechanisms. Outsiders breaking in are like entering a trance formation, and they can easily be killed."
"It's good for you. We have to move our troops out of the stone forest to set up an ambush."
"Tell me!" Huting Tuochi shouted again, "Who sent you here?"
Dongli was stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses: "The big leader was wronged. His subordinates just didn't expect this level..."
Hu Tingtuo was too lazy to listen to his sophistry anymore and said, "Take him to jail and serve him, and have a thorough trial."
The frightened Dongli wanted to say something, but someone quickly stuffed a ball of rags into his mouth and dragged him out.
Hutingtuochi looked coldly at the horse bandit leaders who supported sending troops and waved his hand.
Another group of people pounced on them and detained them, dragging them away one by one regardless of their objections.
"Everyone!"
brush!
The remaining horse thieves leaders in the conference room suddenly stood up.
Hu Ting Tuo Chi knocked on the stone table in front of him, "Prepare for war!"
"Yes!" The horse thieves replied loudly.
Hutingtuo nodded belatedly.
He glanced at his new staff, then looked far south.
"Big leader, the enemy does not dare to attack the stone forest openly. They can only resort to assassination and intimidation. Therefore, the people coming are definitely not the royal court's army, and the number should not be too large."
Although it was not snowing at this time, it was still the twelfth lunar month of winter when everything was dormant. There were only a few tribes around the stone forest. This group of people could not obtain effective supplies, and they did not dare to attack the stone forest.
Instead of going out and pushing each other, let them stay outside.
In the stone forest, you have to eat, eat, drink and see who can survive.
Ren Ning laughed at this.
He didn't stay any longer and found an opportunity to quietly leave the stone forest and go west around the bend.
Sure enough, it was quiet outside. Except for some hidden stakes, not a single horse thief was seen.
Fifty miles is not too far, but Ren Ning did not walk in his place and still walked for half the night.
He made a new contact mark, then changed his position, got into the bushes and rested leisurely.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already noon.
Standing in front of them were the smiling Lei Er and Zhui Feng's long horse face.