The group of people rested in that wild ridge for more than an hour.
When everyone's emotions and breathing were almost stable, Mingyue also regained her usual calmness.
She got up from the ground, dusted herself off, took a deep breath, and said in a hoarse voice, "Everyone is up now. It's time to get down to business. Don't let Zhao Laowu and the others sacrifice their lives in vain."
When the others heard this, a look of sadness flashed across their faces, but they subconsciously obeyed the order, got up from the ground and stood in three rows.
"Now that things have come to this, what we have to do is to complete the mission. We will complete what those brothers failed to do. If you really want to do it, in the future," Mingyue turned her head and wiped her eyes, then continued: "After things are done in the future, adopt a few children and register them under their names, so that they can have incense to worship."
"The boss is right. Now that those brothers are gone, what's the point of being sad? It's better to do something practical in the future."
"I remember Old Wang said that when the world is stable in the future, he will find a wife and have a daughter. He wants his daughter to study under his father and become the most outstanding woman in the world. Now that Old Wang is gone, I, Old Niu, will find him a girl and register her under his name. I, Old Niu, will raise a great daughter for him."
"And Xiao Zheng, I remember he has a six-year-old brother waiting outside. From now on, his brother is my brother."
"Brothers, I'm raising Zhao Laowu's mother for him, so don't compete with me for it."
"And He Lin's..."
"Zhang Mao's..."
"… "
As the wishes and concerns of the dead were properly taken care of by the surviving bandits one by one, everyone seemed to feel that the grief of losing their brothers was alleviated a lot.
Mingyue did not interrupt them until they finished talking about the wishes of all the dead. Then she looked at their faces one by one and said seriously, "I have remembered what you just said. I, Song Mingyue, swear here that all the dead brothers can rest in peace."
“Boss…” Everyone was shocked and looked up at her.
What she meant was clearly those wishes. Even if they regretted it in the future and didn't fulfill them, or didn't have the life to fulfill them, she would accept them all.
At this moment, everyone knew that they were following the right person.
Even if something happens to them in the future, their loved ones and wishes will still be taken care of and fulfilled, and death does not seem to be scary anymore.
Seeing the fearless expressions on the faces of the bandits, the veins on Mingyue's forehead jumped, and he quickly said, "But I still hope that you all live well. After all, life is only a few decades long, and living has infinite possibilities. And being your own support is more reliable than relying on others to fulfill your dreams."
Unexpectedly, one of the bandits shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I feel that relying on the boss is much more reliable than relying on myself."
Others actually agreed with it and echoed it one after another.
But after all this banter, everyone's tense hearts finally relaxed a little.
At this time, Mingyue said solemnly: "Let's go, the next destination is Kangyong Pass."
Climbing over the cliff is only the first step. The most important thing is how to open the door of Kangyong Pass while being guarded by countless Wu soldiers.
So... sacrifice is still needed next.
Taking advantage of the night, they knocked out a team of Wu soldiers and stripped off their armor. In an instant, Mingyue and his companions transformed themselves into a team of Wu soldiers. They originally planned to slowly approach Kangyong Pass, but they did not expect to meet another team of Wu soldiers halfway.
"Secret code?" Mingyue looked at Captain Wu Jun in front of her and asked with some surprise.
The team leader looked Mingyue and his group up and down with suspicion, and said casually: "Yes, now secret codes are needed everywhere in the military camp, and the secret codes are different in each place. You should know that, right?" The breathing of a group of bandits suddenly became disordered, and they subconsciously clenched their weapons.
Mingyue's heart also skipped a beat, but she made a gesture to the bandits to tell them not to act rashly.
She said calmly, "How could that be? I mean, how could you ask us for the code? We should each have one code."
The team leader thought about it and actually felt that it made some sense. "Well, I'll say the last sentence and you take the next one. The last sentence was about clearing away the dark clouds and seeing the sunny day. It's your turn."
Mingyue paused and asked tentatively, "Will the clouds clear and the moon appear?"
"Hey! Brother, you are too cautious." The captain smiled when he heard this. "But it's no wonder you want to go to the checkpoint... Okay, okay, I won't keep you from doing your work."
Mingyue felt relieved and nodded with a smile: "Let's have another drink together when we have time."
The group of bandits behind her also relaxed in an instant.
The two teams then separated.
However, Mingyue did not take people to the checkpoint immediately, because the team leader had just said that the secret codes for each place were different.
This time she was lucky enough to catch a dead mouse, and she used ancient poetry to come up with the secret code. And the person who foolishly told her the opening sentence may not be so lucky next time.
Moreover, they are now too few in number and have entered the Wu Kingdom's base camp. If something unexpected happens, they will be caught in the trap. They really cannot afford to take this risk.
But they couldn't just sit there and wait. Not to mention other things, the team of Wu soldiers they had just knocked out might be waking up soon.
One of the bandits did speak up, saying that he wanted to go out and perform a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but was rejected by Mingyue.
Mingyue took out a topographic map from her arms, frowned, and rehearsed in her mind dozens of times how to get to Kangyong Pass, with a myriad of thoughts in her mind.
After a while, her eyes lit up and she got it.
Mingyue gathered a group of bandits together and whispered, "Let's do this first... Then... Liang Ping and Shu Ran, you guys... Do this... Do you understand?"
The bandits all looked at their boss with admiration, and some couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, praising him: "Great, really great."
At this moment at Kangyong Pass, a team of Wu's most elite soldiers were facing the wind vent. They were so cold that their noses and tears were flowing. They kept stamping their feet and breathing hard, but it was still useless under the influence of nature.
"When will this horrible life of being blown into the wind end? I've been suffering from the cold ever since I came to Kangyong Pass."
"Isn't it? This is Kangyong Pass. Unless the Song army has wings, they can't get in once the gate is closed. I don't know what the person above is afraid of?"
"Isn't it because they were scared by those who surrendered? But it's really unbelievable that people from four cities actually surrendered? And I heard that in one city, the people killed the city lord and opened the gate. It's really crazy."
"But the Song army never harmed the people, unlike our leader..."
"Hush, stop talking, you dare to say anything, don't you want to die?"
Just as this group of Wu soldiers were complaining, they suddenly heard a noise coming from not far away.
(End of this chapter)