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Chapter 397 - 394: Target Person Goes Missing

It must be said that Gao Fei and the others were incredibly lucky, somehow breaking through the encirclement without any mishap.

"Everyone split up! If we all survive, let's meet in Border Town!" Gao Fei said with a grave expression, knowing that the larger a group they formed, the easier they were to be spotted. Splitting up was the best strategy.

"My lord, take care!"

"We're off!"

Chen San and Liu Qing led several hundred soldiers away quickly, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

"Let's go too," said Gao Fei as he carried Miao Kuangfeng on his back, quickly moving away with two soldiers.

At that moment, Miao Kuangfeng had already fallen into a coma, breathing weakly, his complexion deathly pale, and black blood oozing from the corners of his mouth… To summarize, Miao Kuangfeng's condition was extremely bad at the moment. If he wasn't treated promptly, he would likely lose his life.

"Wan Fuchang, you must hold on! After we shake off the enemy's pursuit, I will find a way to give you the Antidote! You must endure!" Gao Fei urged in a low voice while sprinting.

Miao Kuangfeng lay on Gao Fei's back, unresponsive.

...

Elsewhere.

The battle had reached its climax.

Tens of thousands of soldiers had almost all been annihilated, the battlefield a ghastly sight.

Cao Buwei and Di Renkui stood amidst the corpses, their complexions ashen. It was clear that their hearts were heavy with sorrow. They would not have sided with the bandits if it hadn't been for dire circumstances.

"Where is Miao Kuangfeng? Where is he!" Hao Niu strode over, "Is Miao Kuangfeng dead or not!" Following him was a man moving with a dragon's stride and a tiger's vigor—this man was Ma Wei.

"Reporting to the leader! We've searched the entire camp and have not found Miao Kuangfeng," a bandit stepped forward to report.

"What? Not found?" Hao Niu became anxious upon hearing this: "Where is Cao Buwei! Where is Cao Buwei? Get over here, now!"

"I'm here," Cao Buwei walked up from a distance.

"I'm asking you! Did Miao Kuangfeng get poisoned?" Hao Niu glared at Cao Buwei.

Cao Buwei nodded, "He should have been poisoned…"

"What do you mean by should? Don't you know whether he was poisoned or not?" Hao Niu snapped angrily.

"I did as you ordered, putting the Poison in the medicinal soup that Miao Kuangfeng usually consumes… Whether he took it afterward, I'm not sure…" Cao Buwei spoke, "But by my guess, Miao Kuangfeng should have taken the soup."

"Whether Miao Kuangfeng took the medicinal soup or not, just ask him and you'll know," Di Renkui walked over from afar, dragging someone, "Bang!" Di Renkui threw the person on the ground, his face cold as he said, "Mr. Feng, if you do not wish to die, you will answer my questions obediently."

"Pah!" Mr. Feng spat out a mouthful of saliva, "Di Renkui! You bastard! Wan Fuchang treated you with great respect and promoted you to Chiliarch! Not only did you not repay his kindness, but you also poisoned him! You're no better than a beast!

A scoundrel! Scum!!! And you, Cao Buwei! You ungrateful wretch, you will come to a bad end!"

"Who is he?" Hao Niu frowned and asked.

"His name is Feng Xiaolin, and he is highly skilled in medicine. The medicinal soup that Miao Kuangfeng consumed was prepared by him," Cao Buwei explained.

"Oh?" Hao Niu's eyes lit up, "Feng Xiaolin, is it? You tell me, did Miao Kuangfeng get poisoned? Speak up, and I'll spare your life!"

"Dream on! I won't say a thing!" Feng Xiaolin sneered, "Kill me if you have the guts. If I even frown, I was raised by you!" With that, Feng Xiaolin closed his eyes, prepared to face death.

"Hmph!" Hao Niu snorted, "Toast not wanted, penalty to be drunk! Cao Buwei, I leave this man to you. I don't care what method you use, but you must pry his mouth open."

"Understood," a vicious look flashed in Cao Buwei's eyes, "Feng Xiaolin, I would advise you to confess…"

Feng Xiaolin kept his eyes shut, ignoring Cao Buwei.

"A fool who doesn't appreciate favors," Cao Buwei cursed, "I don't believe you can keep your mouth shut forever!"

In the following time, Cao Buwei began to torture Feng Xiaolin with methods so brutal it was harrowing to witness.

At last... Feng Xiaolin still bowed his head...

It wasn't that Feng Xiaolin wasn't tough enough, it was that Cao Buwei's methods of torturing people were too despicable, too vicious, too cruel... Feng Xiaolin simply couldn't bear it anymore...

"Cao Buwei! I curse your eighteen generations of ancestors!!!" Feng Xiaolin screamed, voice tearing: "I won't let you go even as a ghost!!!"

"Speak up! Once you've done that, I'll give you a quick death!"

"...Chiliarch... drank the medicinal soup... got poisoned..."

"Really?"

"...I saw it with my own eyes..."

"Where is Miao Kuangfeng?"

"I don't know... I really don't know... He probably broke through and escaped..."

...

Cao Buwei smashed Feng Xiaolin's head with a palm: "I keep my word, giving you a quick death."

"Ah..." Feng Xiaolin fell to the ground, his face revealing a trace of relief; finally dead, no longer needing to endure the torment.

"Spread out the troops, search for Miao Kuangfeng's whereabouts!" Hao Niu ordered loudly.

"Swish!"

Tens of thousands of bandits dispersed, leaving in different directions.

"Senior, we needn't have made such a fuss actually; that Miao Kuangfeng fell victim to a severe poison, he definitely won't survive much longer," Cao Buwei said obsequiously.

"Better safe than sorry," Hao Niu shook his head: "I won't be at ease until we find Miao Kuangfeng's body."

Standing by, Ma Wei nodded: "Alive, we need to see the person; dead, we need to see the body."

"Senior, where did these bandits—oh no, I mean these heroes—come from?" Cao Buwei couldn't help but ask.

Hao Niu gave Cao Buwei a dismissive glance: "What business is it of yours?"

"Ah! It's nothing, I was just curious," Cao Buwei said awkwardly.

"These men were borrowed," Ma Wei said from the side.

"Ah?" Cao Buwei was startled: "Borrowed?"

"All of Hao Niu's own men died, so he had to borrow from other bandit leaders," Ma Wei shrugged: "Let me tell you, Hao Niu paid a hefty price to borrow these men, likely emptying years of savings."

"Ma Wei! Can you keep your mouth shut!" Hao Niu scolded.

"I'll say whatever I like, what can you do about it," Ma Wei huffed.

"Don't forget, we're in this together now, rising and falling as one; if I'm doomed, you won't fare any better," Hao Niu said angrily.

"Enough, stop the idle chatter, finding Miao Kuangfeng is what matters," Ma Wei said impatiently, waving his hand.

"You needn't remind me!" Hao Niu huffed: "Even if I have to turn the hills and grasslands upside down, I will find Miao Kuangfeng!"

"Senior... I've completed the task you gave me, may I have the Antidote now?" Cao Buwei asked cautiously.

"And mine, my Antidote," Di Renkui said, his face full of anxiety.

Hao Niu was true to his word and handed over the Antidote to both Cao Buwei and Di Renkui.