Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 562: Sneaking in the Second Time (2)

"Sister, there indeed is a cave inside, and there are people standing guard, but not in this area. We need to walk further, past that maple forest, and then we’ll get there," said Xiaobai, tipping an imaginary bamboo tube to spill beans, quickly disclosing everything without waiting for their master to urge on. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Roughly how many guards are there?"

"Er, around fifty or so, but as to whether there are people inside the cave, I’m not sure."

After listening, Feng Xuxu turned to look at Dugu Chen, "Husband, I estimate there might be some more inside the cave."

"Hmm," Dugu Chen responded thoughtfully. "Prince Fu is very cunning. I reckon that there are more than one cave in this mountain, and to have only fifty guards feels odd. Having had dealings with Prince Fu for half a day, from when I learned he employs decoys, I’ve come to realize that this man is extremely cautious. It’s unlikely he would put all his food reserves in one spot. It doesn’t fit his suspicious nature."

Feng Xuxu agreed, "Let’s go have a look. Since we’ve found it, we can’t let it be."

"Okay."

The two turned to look at Qiqi and Yueyue, who were still playing around, summoned them back, sent them into the spatial dimension with careful instructions, and only then left the space themselves. Together with a tiger, they dashed toward the cave.

When they arrived at the vicinity of the cave, they indeed saw a scattered few people. A rough count suggested only about ten or so. They pulled Xiaobai over, "Where are the others?"

"I, I don’t know either. When I saw them there were indeed around fifty people, who knew it would decrease now," Xiaobai was even more perplexed than its master at this moment.

"I reckon the rest of them went to eat," said Dugu Chen, taking Xiaobai from his wife’s hands and setting it on the ground, indirectly rescuing it.

Feng Xuxu curled her lips and sat on the ground, gritting her teeth, "We’re just going to tough it out right here."

Dugu Chen chuckled, "Once they come back from their meal, I’ll take care of them. You seize the chance to put the food in the cave into the space." He shook his head amusedly at her child-like frankness.

"Here, this is a sleeping potion. Spread some before the fight. Don’t disadvantage yourself." Feng Xuxu handed him a sachet of the potion from her sleeve.

Dugu Chen was dumbfounded, having not really considered those men a threat, but seeing the concern on his wife’s face, he still reached out and took the sachet, "Don’t worry, I won’t let myself get hurt."

"Good that you know."

Time trickled by leisurely. Finally, as twilight approached, the remaining men appeared. Seeing their lax demeanor, Feng Xuxu couldn’t help but smirk inside; the more lackadaisical they were, the bigger her chance of victory.

The sun was setting in the west, and they, deep in the mountain, didn’t light any torches but walked as if they were on flat ground, suggesting that they had grown accustomed to the surroundings.

"Wife, watch for the right moment to enter the cave with Xiaobai. I’ll go handle them," Dugu Chen said. After he finished, he picked up a black scarf and wrapped his face, revealing only his eyes.

Feng Xuxu watched as he, agile as a swift, quickly disappeared into the distance. She hurriedly grabbed a scarf and covered her features, slowly approaching the cave entrance.

By now, Dugu Chen had silently eliminated a few men. After silently taking down six more, the guards at the cave entrance finally realized something was amiss.

"Hey, where the hell did those guys go? Go and find them," said a man leaning idly near the entrance, thinking the disappearing guards had skived off for a nap.

"Yes, boss," lamented the soldier who’d been ordered to scout, as he started to run off.

However, when the soldier had scanned the perimeter and ventured out a few steps without spotting anyone, before he could go any further, he was suddenly tripped. Bending down to see what had happened, before he could even cry out in alarm, his body slumped down limply.