Ten miles west of Linyan Prefecture stood a Mountain God Temple. Turn right and travel several dozen miles farther, and a mountain called Sipan Mountain would come into view.
Sipan Mountain was a maze of overlapping peaks and ridges, its terrain complex and riddled with hiding places. The party dared not act rashly.
The troops Kan Ruifeng had brought scattered around the foot of the mountain and concealed themselves. Only Gao Siyuan and a few trusted men remained behind him.
"Can that fellow Wu really pull this off?" After crouching in wait for so long, Gao Siyuan cautiously shifted position and murmured, "He's been up there for half a day already..."
The little one had only explained precisely where Sipan Mountain was, without mentioning how treacherous it was. As a result, the looks on everyone's faces when they arrived had been quite a sight.
Fortunately, General Kan had shown foresight and sent someone to contact Wu Leyong in distant Mengzhou, asking him to come straight to Linyuan on his return journey and meet them. That was how today's plan had come about.
Kan Ruifeng kept his gaze fixed on the mountaintop, the emotion in his eyes undisturbed by those words. He merely said in a low voice, "If you entrust a man with a task, don't doubt him."
Gao Siyuan scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed. "That wasn't what I meant..."
Just then, a piercing bang suddenly rang out halfway up the mountain. Immediately afterward, a streak of flame shot skyward and burst into a brilliant firework.
Everyone snapped to attention.
There it was!
Kan Ruifeng shot forward, threw up his arm, and shouted, "Soldiers, follow me and kill those sons of bitches!"
None of the soldiers spoke. They merely tightened their grips on their long sabers and charged after him,