Soon, Xie Qi took Li Xifeng and three others away from Zimu Peak.
Before leaving, he told Lin Shiyu that on the third day of every month, he must bring the account book for that month and half of the spirit stones he earned to find him at Mangxiong Village.
Otherwise, he would kill one of his hostages every night until all were dead.
Lin Shiyu looked at Xie Qi's leaving figure, his heart filled with helplessness and grief.
He really wanted to rush up and fight Xie Qi to the death, but now everyone's life depended on him alone, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only swallow his anger.
After Xie Qi left Zimu Peak, Lin Shiyu also slowly walked down the peak. He was the only one left among the group of people who were so excited about the successful holding of the trade fair a few days ago.
Now, let alone their dream of establishing a traveling merchants association, even their basic personal freedom is not guaranteed.
Lin Shiyu was dejected, with a burning anger in his heart. Moreover, his wounds had not yet healed. Before he could even walk down the Zimu Peak, he vomited blood and fainted on the side of the road.
On this side, Ye Li and Hu Qingshan hurried all the way and finally arrived at the foot of Zimu Peak at the fastest speed.
The Mother and Child Peaks were named after the two peaks, one large and one small, connected together. Ye Li held Hu Qingshan and stood at the foot of the mountain, and asked, "This mountain has two peaks, one large and one small. Which one are they on?"
Hu Qingshan said, "Young man, the sub-peak is very steep and dangerous, and few people would go up there, so I think the Third Master and his men must be on the mother peak."
Ye Li nodded and said, "Come with me."
Then he continued to carry Hu Qingshan and ran like a gust of wind.
At this time, Hu Qingshan was completely convinced by Ye Li, and cooperated very well in pointing the way for Ye Li.
Not long after Ye Li rushed into the mountain path on the Mother Peak, he saw Lin Shiyu fainted beside the path.
Startled, Ye Li ran over quickly, threw Hu Qingshan aside, and helped Lin Shiyu up.
"Uncle Lin, Uncle Lin, wake up quickly."
When Ye Li first saw Lin Shiyu with blood on his mouth and pale face, he thought he had been murdered.
However, when he got closer, he found that Lin Shiyu had just fainted, so he hurriedly called out to him.
Lin Shiyu finally woke up from his coma after being shaken by Ye Li.
"Uncle Lin, what happened? Where are Uncle Li, Sister Tie and the others?"
When Ye Li saw Lin Shiyu waking up, he quickly asked.
The moment Lin Shiyu saw Ye Li, tears immediately streamed down his cheeks, and he pulled him and said, "Brother Ye, all of them have been taken away as hostages.
Hongdou could not be redeemed, and Xifeng, Xiaohua, Fatty Chen, and Skinny Chen were all taken away by that bastard Xie Qi.
He asked me to hand over the spirit stones to him every month, otherwise he would kill them..."
After Lin Shiyu told Ye Li what happened before with tears in his eyes, Ye Li finally realized for the first time how despicable the nature of people in the world is.
Xie Qi's despicable behavior without a trace of shame made him have a new understanding of the world.
"Uncle Lin, what are you going to do next? Are you just going to succumb to Xie Qi's threats and provide him with a large amount of spirit stones every month
What about your and everyone else's dream? The Merchants Association you founded together has just started, are you going to give up?"
Ye Li asked with a frown.
Lin Shiyu's face was filled with frustration and grief, and he replied helplessly: "What else can I do in this situation
I would like to gather people to attack Mangxiong Village and rescue everyone, but that despicable guy Xie Qi will definitely send people to follow me and investigate my movements.
Once he finds out that I'm looking for someone to attack the village, he will definitely kill Hongdou and the others. What can I do?"
Lin Shiyu felt more and more helpless as he spoke, and for a moment he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Ye Li frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Uncle Lin, you are the one that Xie Qi is paying close attention to, and he will send someone to follow you in the city.
But I should still be free now. Although he has sent people to follow me, as long as I don't go back to the city, they don't know where I am.
Why don’t I go to Mangxiong Village first to find out the situation and see if there is any way to save everyone.
If the defense of Mangxiong Village is not tight enough, I can try to rescue everyone."
After hearing Ye Li's words, Lin Shiyu hesitated.
"Brother Ye, if they find you saving people, let alone whether you will be in danger, I think Xie Qi will definitely attack Xifeng, Hongdou and the others directly."
Lin Shiyu said.
After thinking about it, Ye Li reached into the Qiankun bag in his arms and took out a red mask with a red flame pattern on it that looked like a phoenix.
This mask was given to him by Zhao Wanyin to conceal his identity when he participated in the gambling fight. He had been carrying it with him ever since. Unexpectedly, it came in handy now. After putting the mask on his face, Ye Li said, "If I become like this, I think Xie Qi will definitely not be able to discover my identity.
Even if he finds me before I rescue them, he won't know my purpose and won't do anything to Uncle Li and the others."
Seeing Ye Li wearing the mask, Lin Shiyu's eyes lit up and said, "Brother Ye, are you sure
Although we haven't seen you use your full strength, I have a feeling that your strength should be even stronger than we previously estimated."
Ye Li didn't know how to answer Lin Shiyu, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Uncle Lin, I don't know if I can rescue them, and I don't know if my strength is as strong as you think, but I have to give it a try.
If nothing is done, there will be literally no hope of them being rescued, and all of your futures will be destroyed, including Anko's.
I think a person like Xie Qi, who has no humanity or shame, will definitely squeeze the value out of all of you."
After hearing Ye Li's words, Lin Shiyu also knew that this was the fact.
After struggling for a while, he finally nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Ye, let's do as you say.
But you must be careful. If we put you in danger, I would feel even more guilty."
Ye Li nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will do my best.
Besides, there is a person from Mangxiong Village here. I will first learn about the environment of Mangxiong Village from him, and then it should be much easier to deal with it."
Lin Shiyu glanced at Hu Qingshan, who was thrown to the ground by Ye Li and unable to get up, and nodded.
Afterwards, Ye Li began to inquire about the situation in the mountain village from Hu Qingshan.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the exploration and rescue operation, his questions covered almost all the details of the village.