Family Has a Concubine

Some yamen servants had already gone up the mountain, and their actions were also quick. In just two quarters of an hour, they actually brought back four or five pheasants, and someone picked up a large bundle of dead branches.

At this time, Yu Han and several Chu family soldiers came back carrying a sack, and finally threw it heavily on the ground, and rolled out many sweet potatoes from the sack.

Ma Zhifu asked people to build six or seven fires, dug a hole in the ground, buried sweet potatoes in it, set up a shelf on it, put the packed pheasant on it, and started to light the fire.

"Ahem...so choking." Yu Han covered his nose and walked to Chu Yunpan's side.

Chu Yunpan raised his eyebrows and only smiled.

"Ahem... in this weather, the dead branches are all wet." Ma Zhifu hurried forward, "It will be fine in a while, hehehe."

After roasting for about three quarters of an hour, the smoke gradually decreased, and bursts of meaty aroma wafted up.

Yu Han felt greedy when he smelled it, and quickly took out the seasoning packet from his arms. Those who march outside usually carry some seasoning with them.

As soon as this seasoning is sprinkled, it will immediately be sizzling, and the fragrance will make people swallow.

After finally roasting, Ma Zhifu quickly looked at the fattest and most fragrant chicken, and it was not too hot. He even took off the wooden sticks inserted in the chicken, and made a low screech, his hands desperately Switching from side to side.

The corners of Yu Han and the Chu family's army twitched as they watched.

When it was not hot anymore, Zhifu Ma ran to Chu Yunpan with his fat body trembling, laughing and saying, "Master Hou, please."

Chu Yunpan glanced at him and took the chicken. After thinking about it, he broke off a big chicken leg and handed it to him: "The prefect, please use it too."

"Ah, good good." Ma Zhifu took it over flatteredly, and then began to eat it with relish, "It's delicious! This is the best chicken I've ever eaten in my life of more than forty years, hehehe .”

Yu Han heard that he opened his mouth as an exaggerated flattery, and rolled his eyes.

Ma Zhifu almost gnawed off the chicken bones to show his admiration for Chu Yunpan.

After Chu Yunpan had eaten, he wiped his hands, stood up, and the armor on his body clanged loudly: "Since we're done eating, let's go." Then he looked back at Ma Zhifu, "Most of the yamen's servants are locals, let's go In a small group of five, the Yachai and Chu's army march forward in a mixed manner."

"Okay." Ma Zhifu quickly agreed.

So the two teams began to go up the mountain, and the three Chu family troops plus two Yachai formed a group and advanced separately.

Ma Zhifu and two yamen servants followed Chu Yunpan and Yu Han into the mountain together.

But the slope is steep and the forest is extremely dense. Even if there is a path, it is buried by vegetation and snow.

Ma Zhifu and two yamen servants followed behind, out of breath, his swollen figure made it difficult for him to follow: "Hey... Hou Ye... wait, my officer..."

Chu Yunpan turned his head and gave him a cold look: "The prefect really can't do it, so just wait here! Or let someone send you down the mountain."

After finishing speaking, he and Yu Han walked forward quickly, and were submerged in the dense forest in a short while.

"My lord, let's go down!" said a clerk next to Ma Zhifu.

"Wait, don't worry." Ma Zhifu's flattering and smiling face just now tightened suddenly, and those small eyes that seemed to be stupid suddenly shone brightly, and a cold light suddenly appeared, "We have the antidote in us. I'm not afraid. Only when I see him die here with my own eyes will I be at ease."

"My lord's honorable name!" the Yacha said with a smile.

Ma Zhifu heheed twice, staring at the direction of Chu Yunpan's departure with shrewd and cunning eyes and smiled, "Young man, you are still too tender! I have traveled more bridges than you. Only on the battlefield Fighting and killing, but you can't prevent others from coming to you, no matter how brave you are."

"My lord, let's follow behind slowly. If they find out, just say that you don't want to go down the mountain." The Yamen said.

Ma Zhifu nodded and took a deep breath. The mountain climbing was really tiring, but for the sake of the future, he had to endure it.

Two days ago, he received a secret letter from Beijing asking him to kill Chu Yunpan.

Originally, the secret letter was sent by Fei Ge.

But after sending out the biography, the people in Jingzhong wanted to tell him something else, so they asked their cronies to hurry up and pass things to him.

Unexpectedly, the carrier pigeon did not fly over. Fortunately, the content of the letter on the pigeon was very concise, even if it was shot down, nothing could be seen.

Fortunately, there are other errands in Beijing that need to send another manpower to notify him, otherwise, he will miss this opportunity.

If it hadn't been for receiving a secret letter from the people in Beijing, magistrate Ma would not be willing to fight against Chu Yunpan.

But the people in Beijing said that the bandits had already been contacted, and they worked together to put Chu Yunpan to death.

At that time, if he bites the bandits again and kills Hong Guangtao, the prefect Ma will be credited with the credit. If he continues to move around in Beijing, he will be able to rise up.

Thinking about it, Ma Zhifu's eyes flashed a hint of promise.

There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in Eastern Niu Mountain. Among them, there is a kind of snake that is black and shiny, with a red belly. People in Xuzhou call it the Red Underworld Snake. It is the most poisonous, and its throat is blocked by blood.

In the cold weather of the twelfth lunar month, snakes are hibernating, but there is a kind of grass called Biluocao, which can wake up the red snake and attract it.

Just now he called to hunt and roast the prey, but in fact he quietly added the green grass to the dead branches, and the smoke would leave Chu Yunpan and others with the smell of green grass, which would not dissipate within three days after it was applied.

People can't smell it, but the Red Underworld Snake can.

Ma Zhifu and others have an antidote. The Red Underworld Snake would take a detour when it smelled the antidote.

Now, just waiting for the Red Underworld Snake to be awakened by the smell of Bi Luo, and then attack Chu Yunpan and others, then Chu Yunpan can only die here.

"Let's go!" Ma Zhifu said, and was supported by the two yamen servants, and slowly climbed up.

At this time, several Chu family soldiers and a Yamen servant who were scattered not far away suddenly shouted: "Hey...what's the sound?"

"Is there a sound?"

"No? I heard it, hissing, like a snake gliding by."

"You think too much. At this time, all the snakes are hibernating. Let's find them quickly."

Ma Zhifu and the two yamen beside him were in a large piece of grass one person tall, their eyes flickering slightly.

"Ah... my lord!" One of the servants suddenly screamed and patted him twice.

Ma Zhifu turned his head back, then gasped, and saw a black snake crawling out of the grass in front of him, with its head raised towards him.

Ma Zhifu was shocked, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.

No, after the snake raised its head, it turned and walked away.

The three of Ma Zhifu breathed a sigh of relief, and patted their chests: "This antidote really works."

At this time, there were bursts of screams from the distant mountains and forests, and it was unknown which team it was.

"Ah, snake!"

"How could there be a snake? It's the twelfth lunar month now! It crawled out at this time!" As he spoke, he drew out the knife with a bang, and cut the snake in two with one blow.

"besides!"

I didn't want to, I just killed one, and four or five crawled out not far away, and then rushed towards the human body, and there were bursts of screams in the distance: "Ahhhh—"

Then, with a plop, fell to the ground and smoked.

The three of Ma Zhifu were excited, "Come on, let's find Zhenxihou and see how he is." They expressed concern.

The three quickly stepped up and climbed up.

In front of him was a row of twigs taller than a person. Ma Zhifu saw only two figures in front of him, right in the middle of Chu Yunpan and Yu Han.

Ma Zhifu hastily pushed aside the branches in front of him, at this moment Yu Han suddenly shouted: "There are snakes, third master!"

Chu Yunpan raised his sword eyebrows and pulled out the Qingluan Sword from his waist. At this moment, his expression changed suddenly, he turned his head abruptly, and shouted violently: "Be careful!"

Yu Han was startled, and saw a huge shadow rushing towards Chu Yunpan in the dense forest, and roared, it turned out to be a big yellow and black tiger!

Yu Han's expression changed: "Third Lord——"

The three of Ma Zhifu who were hiding not far away were shocked.

Originally, they wanted to see Chu Yunpan be bitten to death by a snake, but they didn't expect that a big worm would suddenly jump out.

Ma Zhifu Sanyao's expression changed in fright, and he screamed: "Ah, tiger... let's go!"

As they spoke, the three of them rolled and crawled, crying for their father and mother, and rolled down the mountain.

Back down the mountain, Ma Zhifu was already covered in mud, with snot and tears.

One of the clerks said: "Prefect, look at the situation... the Marquis of Zhenxi will have no bones left. Even if they don't die at the mouth of the tiger, there are still red snakes all over the place. We can go back and exchange business."

"No, I have to see his dead body in person to be at ease." Ma Zhifu's eyes turned hard. "Live to see people, die to see corpses."

He is not the kind of negligent person who has to see everything with his own eyes.

"Then, what should we do now? Our people have also been lost." One of the yamen said.

If after going up the mountain, the poisonous snake only bites the Chu family's army and not the yamen's servants, Chu Yunpan will find out in a short time, and will definitely snatch the antidote from the yamen's people.

So it's a full set of dramas - except for the three magistrates and the ten yamen who came along with them, all the other yamen have no antidote.

Yachai said: "Even if you really want to go up the mountain to search for Marquis Zhenxi, if there are tigers...or other wild animals, it will be difficult to do so."

Ma Zhifu's eyes flickered slightly, "Go back to the Yamen to call someone, before the sun rises tomorrow, I want to see Chu Yunpan's body!"