Chapter 61: Sweeping Away the Opposition
"How are things on the mountain? Have the county yamen's soldiers been dispatched?" Chen Yue pressed.
If a large force of soldiers went to clear out the bandits, the pressure would ease considerably.
Ma Jun shook his head. "We don't know the exact situation, but that disciple said the county magistrate has already given the order and conscripted men from the Sea Shark Gang and the Grain Transport Gang to suppress the bandits on Five-Color Mountain. It seems there are bandits elsewhere too, though, tying up the county yamen's forces—"
He paused, his face growing even more troubled. "And the Sea Shark Gang and the Grain Transport Gang may not be willing to give it their all. They may not even make rescuing Master their priority. They'd be more than happy to—"
Ma Jun left the rest unsaid, but Chen Yue and Yu Kan understood.
The Sea Shark Gang had a new feud with Iron Mountain Hall, while the Grain Transport Gang had an old grudge against the Sea Shark Gang. Those two groups might put in some effort to suppress the bandits, but would they risk their lives to rescue Zhou Jingfeng?
They might even sabotage the rescue in secret.
"Forget them! We'll rely on ourselves!" Yu Kan growled, then said no more and took off running toward the west gate.
Chen Yue and Ma Jun followed close behind, rushing through the west gate and along the official road toward Five-Color Mountain in the west at full speed.
All three were martial artists, and they moved swiftly. With the urgency of rescuing someone driving them, they held nothing back.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the rugged, precipitous slopes of Five-Color Mountain stood before them. The woods grew thicker at its