Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhong Shan didn't care about his injuries and rushed over to stop the bandits, wanting to buy some time for Shen Nankui and the others. However, before he could touch them, he was kicked away. The huge force made half of his body numb, and he tried several times but couldn't stand up.

"Madam, run!" he yelled as he fell to the ground.

However, Shen Nankui was pregnant and had difficulty moving, so she was caught up after running a few steps.

He Hua opened his arms to protect her, "Don't come over, the government officials will be here soon. You have already taken the money, why bother causing trouble again?"

The three bandits surrounded them and looked at the bandit leader, "Boss, what should we do with them?"

The bandit leader's mouth, nose and eyes were all covered in poison powder, and he was unable to speak for a while.

One of them said, "What we have been doing these days is just to lure that man out. The people who died under our swords are old and young, and now there is a pregnant woman. It's perfect. I don't believe that after killing this pregnant woman, that man can still hide!"

Hehua's body was shaking like a sieve, but he still stood firmly in front of Shen Nankui and pleaded, "My wife is pregnant and poses no threat to you. Please, heroes, please spare us!"

A bandit said with a strange smile: "Oh, you are really dishonest girl. Didn't you just say that you were disapproved by the mistress and eloped with the young master? How come another lady suddenly appeared now? However, no matter what you say, it doesn't matter, because the one we want to kill... happens to be a pregnant woman!"

That's a weird thing to say.

If these gangsters were after money, they could just take the money and leave, just like what they did just now. Why would they have to kill a pregnant woman?

He Hua didn't have time to think about the deep meaning of this sentence. Seeing that they had no intention of showing mercy, he knelt down and begged for mercy: "Hero, if you feel that the silver is not enough, we can discuss it again. My family..."

She was about to reveal the real place where the silver was hidden at home, but Shen Nankui said, "I also have a shop at home, which is worth a lot of money."

After doing business for so long, she must have thousands of taels of cash in her hands. Naturally, it was not just the money they found. Even the jewelry was a decoy prepared by Shen Nankui in advance. The really valuable things and banknotes were all hidden by her on the beams of the house.

Shen Nankui knew that He Hua was really at her wit's end and that was why she wanted to use money to save her life.

She lived a new life, and money and other material things were not so important to her. As long as she had her brain, she could earn it back even if she had nothing.

The reason she interrupted was not to stop Hehua, but because she felt it was not a wise move.

Those thieves are now showing their vicious faces. If we tell them where the silver is hidden now, they will find out that they have been deceived and may kill them. If they really come for the money, the most urgent thing is to think of a way to delay them first, maybe there will be a chance to survive.

"What shop?" asked the thief.

Shen Nankui replied: "It is the rouge shop. My dear heroes, the rouge and powder shop is the most profitable. There are still several hundred taels of silver on the account of the store. If you are willing to let us go, I am willing to give all the money to you."

"A few hundred taels, that's quite a lot."

The three of them hesitated, but the leader of the thieves had recovered. He said in a hoarse voice, "This family is full of tricks. Be careful not to be deceived again. We have been delayed for so long tonight. I am afraid that the government office will be alerted. It will be bad if the two sides meet. Let's act quickly!"

There was a cold look between his teeth. "Old Third is right. We haven't touched any pregnant women during the days we've been causing chaos in the city. Today, I'm going to take this pregnant woman as my revenge!"

He didn't know what the powder was. After he inhaled it through his nose, a burning pain spread all the way to his chest. He even felt dizzy and staggered, unable to stand. He thought that in his entire life, he had never suffered such a loss at the hands of a woman. He immediately hated Shen Nankui to the core.

"Do it!"

At the order, the bandits no longer hesitated, grabbed Hehua and threw her aside, then raised their knives to chop at Shen Nankui.

In the dim night, the cold light on the blade flashed, and it was about to fall on Shen Nankui, but there was a "clang" sound, and a scabbard flew across the sky, knocking the knife from the thief's hand and stabbing it diagonally into the ground.

"You are so despicable!"

A middle-aged man's voice sounded. Shen Nankui and He Hua looked at each other and both found it familiar.

A figure jumped down from the roof. Shen Nankui looked carefully and when he saw the man's iconic beard, he instantly remembered who he was.

Hehua also recognized him and shouted, "It's that good man!"

As soon as the bearded man appeared, the attention of several thieves was instantly attracted to him. Even though the leader of the thieves could not see clearly, he could not hide his joy, "Gong Tao, you really showed up!"

Upon hearing the name, the bandits ignored Shen Nankui and the others and surrounded the bearded man.

The bearded man sneered, "You robbed and robbed, killed and burned, and now you want to harm an innocent pregnant woman. You are totally devoid of conscience!"

The bandit leader laughed, "Gong Tao, we did all these things because of you. If you had shown up earlier, those people wouldn't have suffered. In fact, they should have been harmed by you."

"That's nonsense. I, Gong Tao, am upright and have never harmed anyone!"

The bearded man was very indignant.

"Oh, is it so?"

The bandit leader laughed strangely, and because his voice was hoarse, the laughter seemed even more weird.

"If the great hero Gong Tao is really so righteous, then why are there rumors that you were the one who did the bloody murder that happened in Yongzhou City recently?"

The bearded man's face darkened and he said coldly, "I didn't do it. You are the ones who framed me!"

"You're a wanted criminal, why do you need us to frame you?"

The bandit leader looked at the bearded man and said fiercely, "You have been hiding for so long. Now that you have appeared today, don't even think about leaving alive!"

As he spoke, he gestured, "Brothers, go ahead!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several bandits attacked the bearded man together.

No one paid any attention to Shen Nankui for the time being, and Hehua hurriedly helped her up.

Zheng Hui was too badly injured to move, but Zheng Yue and Zhong Shan were still able to stand up. They rushed over to protect Shen Nankui.

Zhong Shan asked, "Madam, are you okay?"

Shen Nankui shook his head.

Although she was frightened and her face was pale, she was still calm. She slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the fight in the courtyard was getting intense again, she hurriedly said, "Zhongshan, your injuries are minor. Go to the government office and report the case as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Zhong Shan did not hesitate. He gritted his teeth, covered his wound and went out of the yard.