After dealing with the two guards, Ye Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now the situation was truly under his control.
If he could rescue Li Xifeng and others, he wouldn't have to worry about Xie Qi's threat anymore.
Looking at everyone's puzzled eyes, Ye Li took off the mask on his face, revealing his young and handsome face underneath the mask.
With the help of the light in the cell, Li Xifeng and others recognized Ye Li at a glance. They didn't expect Ye Li to come. Li Xifeng and others were filled with shock at this time.
They were dumbfounded, and no one spoke at the first moment. Hongdou was the fastest to react. After a moment of shock, she immediately got out of Tie Xiaohua's arms, ran to the iron fence, and shouted at Ye Li, "Brother Ye, Brother Ye is here!
Grandpa Xifeng, Grandma Xiaohua, Fat Grandpa, Thin Grandpa, look, it's Brother Ye, he must be here to save us!"
The moment Hongdou recognized Ye Li, an excited smile appeared on her face.
When Ye Li saw Hongdou, a smile appeared on his face. He had been tense and toiling for the entire night, just for this moment to rescue everyone.
"Hongdou, I'm here to save you and Mr. Li and the others."
After saying this, Ye Li nodded and greeted the stunned Li Xifeng and others.
"Ye...Brother Ye, why...how did you come here? How did you get in? The village should be full of bandits and guards."
Although Li Xifeng was very excited to see Ye Li, his heart was full of doubts.
Ye Li walked to the cell and replied, “I caught a guy who was following me, and then I knew that Xie Qi had a conspiracy.
I originally wanted to rush to Zimu Peak to inform you, but I was a step too late. I only saw Mr. Lin fainted on the side of the road.
After rescuing him, I also learned the whole story, so I decided to come here to find out the situation and see if I can rescue you.
I sneaked in from the outside. Except for the patrolling guards and bandits at the back of the stronghold, I have knocked out all the bandits in the front of the stronghold and the central area nearby.
We will hurry up and remove the shackles on your hands and feet, and then you can leave with me. It should be safe to leave now."
After hearing Ye Li's words, the shock on Li Xifeng and others' faces became more and more obvious.
Although they were not strong, they had lived for so many years and were not without the ability to judge the situation. They certainly knew how difficult it was for an outsider to sneak in alone and knock out most of the people in the village.
The most important thing is that all actions must be carried out in secret and must not alert anyone. This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.
"Ye...Brother Ye, you are indeed an extraordinary person.
On behalf of my old friends, I would like to thank you for taking the risk to save me."
As Li Xifeng spoke, he bowed respectfully towards Ye Li, and Chen San and Chen Wu beside him followed suit.
Ye Li didn't dare to accept the courtesy from the old men, so he quickly turned aside and said, "Mr. Li, Mr. Chen, please get up quickly, and don't be polite to me.
After all, I am also involved in this matter. We all know each other, and I can't bear to see you fall into slavery.
Besides, now is not the time to be polite. We don't have much time. The longer we delay, the more likely it is that those bandits I knocked out will be discovered. Then if we want to escape, we will definitely be stopped.
Wait a moment, I will go find the key, open the cell door first, and then help you remove the shackles on your hands and feet."
As Ye Li spoke, he returned to the guards he had just knocked unconscious and took out the keys to the cell door and the keys to the handcuffs and shackles from them.
At this time, the other captured traveling merchants also rushed to the bars of their own cells, calling out to Ye Li and begging him to release them all.
Of course, Ye Li couldn't just save Li Xifeng and the others. The hostages held here were all innocent hostages abducted by Xie Qi. His conscience wouldn't allow him to pretend not to see it.
Just as Ye Li was holding the key and helping everyone open the door and remove the handcuffs and leg shackles, Qian Yue had already staggered out of Xie Qi's room. After drinking for half the night, he was now a little confused.
Swaying his body and humming an unknown tune, Qian Yue walked on the path back to his residence.
However, this path that he had walked thousands of times seemed particularly quiet tonight. Qian Yue, who was humming a song, shivered unconsciously.
Qian Yue slightly opened his squinting eyes and looked around, feeling an unnatural feeling in his heart.
He and Xie Qi often got together to discuss things. Xie Qi didn't want others to hear their conversations, so he specifically ordered the patrolling guards to stay away from his house.
But he knew that there was always a team of guards patrolling this path, and he would meet them every time he went out.
Today, not only was there no one patrolling here, but the surroundings were also dead silent, which made Qian Yue unconsciously feel a little strange.
Qian Yue, who was slightly sober, looked around hurriedly, and sure enough, he did not see the guards who were on duty here all year round.
Confused, he quickly looked around, but didn't see even a patrolling guard.
Several guard patrol locations that he was familiar with in the past were all empty tonight, without a single person in sight.
At this moment he was completely sober. Knowing that something was wrong, Qian Yue hurried back to Xie Qi's cabin.
When passing by a bush along the way, he suddenly saw several guards lying inside.
Qian Yue was stunned, then he ran over quickly and squatted on the ground to check.
He originally thought that these people were dead, but when he took a closer look, he found that these guards were still alive, but they seemed to have been attacked and all fainted.
Qian Yue shook one of them awake and asked anxiously, "What happened? Why did you all faint?"
The guard was still a little confused when he just woke up, but he finally reacted after Qian Yue's questioning and said, "Second... Second Boss, it seems we were attacked.
Just now, the three of us were walking on patrol when someone suddenly appeared behind us. Before I could react, I felt a pain in my neck and then lost consciousness. I didn’t see clearly who it was. ”
After hearing his words, Qian Yue knew that something big had happened in the mountain village. However, the situation was unclear and he didn't know if there was any danger around, so he didn't dare to shout loudly.
“Hurry up and wake up the others, then go check the surrounding situation along the way. The village is dead silent right now, and I estimate that many guards may have been attacked.
I don't know how many people there are on the other side, or who they are. I'll go get my third brother first."
After instructing the guard, Qian Yue hurried towards Xie Qi's house.