Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

As an important witness, Shen Gengfu must not get into any harm.

Han Zheng didn't even think twice and rushed to Shen Gengfu with Miao Da, "Come with us."

When Shen Gengfu saw Han Zheng coming, he almost cried for joy. He raised his foot forward, but his legs went weak with fear and he fell to the ground after taking only half a step.

Han Zheng immediately realized that it was impossible to let him run out, so he and Miao Da carried him outside.

A man in black saw them and raised his sword to kill them, but was slashed from behind by the soldiers, and blood gushed out immediately.

There was another man in black attacking from the side, and Miao Da was quick to stab him.

Blood splattered, with a few drops splashing onto the bodies and faces of several people.

Shen Gengfu was so frightened that his pupils trembled and his legs went completely limp.

At this time, Minister Pei and his followers rushed over after defeating a man in black.

Seeing Han Zheng dragging Shen Gengfu with difficulty, Minister Pei raised his chin to his attendant, and the attendant immediately stepped forward and carried Shen Gengfu on his back.

*

Outside the inn, the men in black were fighting with the guards.

Miao Da walked in front to lead the way, Han Zheng and Pei Shilang walked in the middle, and taking advantage of the poor visibility, they slowly moved to a slightly safer place.

Shen Gengfu was let down. He leaned against the wall, limp as mud.

Han Zheng didn't have time to talk to him. He just held the dagger and looked around vigilantly.

The noise of the fight had woken up other residents on the street. The lights in some houses were briefly turned on, but were quickly turned off again for fear of being discovered.

"There are quite a few people coming this time." Minister Pei said.

Han Zheng: "There are indeed a lot of them." In addition to the officers and soldiers, the guards of the East Palace and the Su family did not care about so much and all showed up.

If they were only protected by soldiers, they would be in great danger tonight.

*

The inn was completely burned down.

With the help of the fire from the inn, Han Zheng saw the man in black and his guards.

After all, it was one group of people against three groups. The men in black gradually lost the upper hand and were surrounded and hacked one after another by the guards and soldiers.

A man in black saw that the timing was not right and was about to escape, but was hit on the knee by a sword from the guard, and fell to the ground.

The guard wanted to kill him directly, but was stopped by Minister Pei: "Leave him alive."

The guard immediately turned the direction of the sword.

*

Another quarter of an hour passed, and the men in black were either dead or injured, and no longer posed a threat.

The uninjured guards from the Eastern Palace and the Su family helped the officers and soldiers tie up the men in black.

After helping, the guards stepped aside and pretended to rest.

To the officers and soldiers and Minister Pei, they simply said that they were escorts who had encountered this kind of situation by chance and were just trying to help.

The officers and soldiers were unaware of the true situation and believed this statement without a doubt.

Minister Pei knew the situation, but didn't say much.

These guards had followed them all the way and had protected them, so there was no need for him to sabotage them since they hadn't done anything bad.

It's a pity for the inn. Such a good inn is gone.

After all, it was because of them that the inn suffered such a disaster. We must find some silver to give to the innkeeper and let him open another one as compensation.

*

Such a big thing happened in the small town that the mayor finally discovered it and brought people to the scene.

When he saw a group of men in black, he was so scared that all the blood left his face.

He recovered as quickly as possible, and while calling on people to put out the fire in the inn, he looked for Han Zheng and the others.

Their town is close to the capital, and many nobles come and go. He knew that Han Zheng and Pei Shilang had just arrived yesterday, but since they didn't look for him, he didn't bother them.

I originally thought that these two would leave safely the next day like the other adults, but something happened at night.

Doesn't this mean that he doesn't run the town well?

The mayor approached with trepidation, "Are you two injured?"

Han Zheng looked at the mayor, "Wei Zeng, who are you?"

"I am the mayor of this place." The mayor said, "Something happened in the town tonight, and the adults were frightened. It was my fault, but I hope the adults will not blame me. I will have people increase patrols in the future to prevent such things from happening again."

"These men in black are coming for us. It has nothing to do with you, so you don't have to think too much about it." Minister Pei said, and asked someone to call the innkeeper over.

*

The innkeeper's face was covered with tears and he looked haggard.

"My Lords, what is going on? This inn of mine... was built with our family's half-life savings. Now that something has happened, what should we do?"

Minister Pei sighed, then opened his purse and took out a silver note.

Seeing this, Han Zheng quickly took out a silver note and handed it over.

Pei Shilang took a look at him and accepted it. Then he handed the banknote to the innkeeper.

The two silver notes totaled two hundred taels, which was more than enough to build a new inn in a small town like this.

The innkeeper stopped crying abruptly and looked up at them in surprise.

Han Zheng said: "This matter was caused by us, this is compensation for you."

Innkeeper: "......"

Minister Pei instructed the mayor, "Make sure to help him build the new inn."

The mayor was a smart man. He understood immediately that Minister Pei and Han Zheng would not cause him trouble, so he agreed seriously.

*

Fortunately, the inn occupied a separate piece of land and was not connected to other shops. If it were connected, I don’t know how many shops would have been burned down.

It's already past midnight and there are still a few hours until dawn.

The mayor invited Han Zheng and his group to rest at his home.

Han Zheng and Minister Pei looked at each other and refused at the same time.

They planned to find Lords Li and Yang and then leave directly.

They had to return to the capital before King Hui could react, because by then even if he sent more people, it would be of no avail.

*

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard footsteps.

Han Zheng and Minister Pei looked over and saw four people holding torches, walking towards them.

When they got closer, they saw each other's faces.

It was none other than Lords Li and Yang and their followers.

Seeing Han Zheng and Minister Pei standing intact, the two were stunned for a moment.

Han Zheng looked straight over and said, "Master Li, Master Yang, where have you been? Something happened at the inn and we couldn't find you anywhere. We thought you were kidnapped by the men in black."

Two people: "......"

When King Hui's men took them out, didn't they say that when they came back, everything would be different?

But what’s different now? They are both fine, and even the witness is fine too.

Looking at other places, they saw that the men in black were tied up in a row, and they could no longer remain calm.

"Master Han, Master Pei, that is..."

Minister Pei: "Those are the men in black who attacked us by surprise. All those who can be caught have been caught. Bring them back to the capital tomorrow. I want to see if they tell the truth in the prison of the Ministry of Justice!"

His tone was not harsh, but the two of them felt a black screen before their eyes and a chill on their bodies. Everyone in the capital knew that Pei Shilang of the Ministry of Justice was the best at using torture.

*

Later in the night.

After packing their luggage, everyone headed towards the capital together.

One of the carriages was burned out, leaving two, one for Han Zheng and Shen Gengfu, and one for Minister Pei and Lords Li and Yang.

Lords Li and Yang wanted to send someone to deliver a message to King Hui, but Minister Pei was present, so they tried several times but failed.

As they were getting closer and closer to the capital, the two said they needed to go to the toilet.

They thought they had a chance, but Minister Pei raised his hand and several soldiers followed them.

"Who knows if the man in black will come again? Someone must follow. My Lords, I am doing this for your own good."

Lord Li, Lord Yang: "......"