After the three groups of Yaji's men assembled outside the village, the members of the first group told him that they had sent Yexing inside to gather information and he had not returned yet.
Yaji checked the time. It was already 5:20 PM, and it would be dark soon.
This was according to their original plan: to reach the village before dark, carry out their mission under the cover of night, and then slip away quietly with their men overnight without anyone knowing.
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