Zhuang Yusheng's attitude didn't soften at all because of Mu Wulin's words. "Third brother, how can you say I'm making things difficult for them? Didn't I give them a choice? What's wrong with staying in our Pangu Tiger Stronghold? They can drink and eat meat heartily with the brothers. But these two just don't appreciate it."
Then, he turned to Wang Laoda and Li Erhua. "Well, have you made your choice?"
Wang Laoda and Li Erhua glanced at each other, then lowered their heads. They both resigned themselves and said, "We'll stay!"
"Good, that's the right choice!"
Zhuang Yusheng let out a big laugh. At the same time, he turned around and motioned to a subordinate beside him. The subordinate immediately understood and stepped back.
"Now that you two are part of our Pangu Tiger Stronghold, I'll introduce some of our people in the stronghold for you to get to know." Zhuang Yusheng still had that smiling expression on his lips, but it gave people a sense of distance.
Soon, the subordinate who had just left returned, followed by a thin man with a sallow complexion and a listless look.
The man immediately bowed in the main hall. "I'm Li San. Greetings to the three leaders!"
The smile on Zhuang Yusheng's face widened. He said warmly, "Come on, Li San. These are the two new people in our stronghold today. Get to know each other."
Then, he motioned for Li San to stand in front of Wang Laoda and Li Erhua.
"Come on, look up and get to know each other."
Wang Laoda and Li Erhua could only look up at the person in front of them. There was confusion and doubt in Li Erhua's eyes, along with more fear.
Even though she hesitated a bit when she heard Li San's name just now, although she knew she had changed her appearance through disguise, she still feared that Li San would recognize her.
Li San scrutinized their faces for a long time without saying a word. These two were indeed new faces in the stronghold. He had never seen them before.
Just as he was about to turn around, his eyes suddenly met Li Erhua's. Li Erhua gave him a friendly smile.
This glance made Li San's heart skip a beat.
That night, he was held hostage. It was not only dark but also those two people were masked. He couldn't see their faces at all. He was so nervous that his whole body was tense, fearing that he would end up like Wang Dali.
But when one of them asked him if he would say the secret signal and he hesitated, he saw a pair of deep, night - like eyes. Although it was just for a moment, he still remembered it until now.
Just now, when he met the eyes of this completely unfamiliar woman for a moment and she gave him a friendly and kind smile, he still saw the same pair of eyes on her face as that night.
Although many thoughts flashed through Li San's mind, he quickly averted his gaze from Li Erhua's face and shook his head at Zhuang Yusheng beside him.
Zhuang Yusheng didn't say anything either. He waved his hand and motioned for Li San to step back.
On his way out, Li San was also hesitant and doubtful. Although it was just a suspicion, he wondered if he should tell the second leader about it.
He didn't know why, but just now he subconsciously shook his head at the second leader to deny it. Maybe he was still grateful that those two black - clothed people didn't kill him that night.
However, these days had been tough for him. Wang Dali, who was with him, was dead, while he had survived safely. Naturally, it had aroused the suspicion of many brothers in the stronghold. Although no one said anything, they all started to distance themselves from and make things difficult for him.
Zhuang Yusheng didn't dispel his suspicion of Wang Laoda and Li Erhua because of Li San's words. He also knew that Li San didn't see the faces of those two people that night. In fact, according to his previous intention, as long as these two were suspected, they should be killed directly.
But his elder brother still wanted to find out the forces hidden behind them from these two people, so he had been asked to test them repeatedly.
"We've taken up a lot of your time tonight. Well, you can go down and rest first. We'll talk about any arrangements tomorrow."
Wang Laoda and Li Erhua both let out a sigh of relief and stepped back.
"Second brother, are you still suspicious of them?" Mu Wulin looked at the sinister look on Zhuang Yusheng's face and asked.
"These two don't seem that simple!"
Mu Wulin looked puzzled. "Second brother, I also suspected them before and tested them. They don't know any martial arts at all. They're just ordinary civilians."
Hearing this, Zhuang Yusheng's expression didn't relax. "Third brother, I'll deal with these two. You'd better take the brothers and patrol the stronghold. Don't let any suspicious people sneak in again!"
Zhuang Yusheng's words were a reproach to Mu Wulin for bringing two strangers into the stronghold.
Hearing this, Mu Wulin lowered his head and didn't defend himself. This incident was really due to the recklessness of his subordinates.
Wang Laoda closed the door of their small room, took off his shoes and sat on the bed. He patted his chest in fear. "Oh, I was really scared tonight! How about you, wife? Are you scared?"
Li Erhua also sat on the bed. "I'm scared too. That master is really terrifying!"
"Shh! Don't talk anymore. If others hear it, it'll be bad. Come on, there's still some time before dawn. Let's sleep for a while."
The two then lay down on the small bed, closed their eyes and didn't say a word because they both heard that there were four or five people hiding outside to monitor them.
Xuan Yuanjue suddenly reached out his hand and held Shen Li's fingers. He started to write on her palm. He wrote it once, but Shen Li didn't guess it, so he wrote it a second time.
Shen Li repeated the words written by Xuan Yuanjue in her heart: Try to escape tomorrow!
Shen Li also grabbed Xuan Yuanjue's hand and wrote on his palm: If we leave, we'll alert them!
After Xuan Yuanjue guessed this sentence, he silently shook his head at her and wrote on her palm: If we don't leave, there'll be danger!
Shen Li fell silent. Their two actions had already made the people in the Pangu Tiger Stronghold vigilant, and it was obvious that they were already suspected. The reason they hadn't been dealt with yet was probably that the stronghold wanted to fish for big game.
If they didn't leave, there was indeed danger, but if they left, it would arouse the vigilance of everyone in the Pangu Tiger Stronghold. Regarding these people who were involved in the illegal salt trade, Shen Li thought that there was probably a huge interest group behind them, and some of them might even be people in the court.
The illegal salt matter would be exposed sooner or later. Anyone who had the slightest connection with it would not end well. She still wanted to use this illegal salt matter to get rid of those she disliked.
This Pangu Tiger Stronghold was a very important link. She couldn't let things go wrong here. She wanted to stay and find out the truth.
To leave or not to leave?
Shen Li hadn't made up her mind yet.