A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After hearing this, Sha Yanxiao looked at Shopkeeper Liu's face for several seconds before smiling and saying, "So that's how it is. After all, we are the ones who implicated you. But the one who arrested you that time wasn't an ordinary person. If you had pulled out your gun, you would probably be dead. This gun looks good to me, why don't you sell it to me?"

Gui'er looked at Manager Liu nervously. Based on her understanding of Sha Yanxiao, he must still have doubts. If Manager Liu insisted on taking the gun back at this time, it would be disastrous.

"Oh, since the young marshal likes it, then just take it. Our business is so good now, all thanks to you. We have wanted to give you a gift for a long time, but a wealthy family like yours probably doesn't lack good things. Since you like this gun, it is also a blessing for him. You can keep it. My wife and I will take our leave now." After saying this, Manager Liu bowed and left with Manager Zhang.

Sha Yanxiao turned around and looked at Song Xichen coldly. Gui'er saw that something was wrong and said quickly, "Brother, no, we originally wanted to ask Shopkeeper Liu for help. Shopkeeper Liu might have been scared, so he went to inform Song..."

"Shut up." Sha Yanxiao said unhappily.

Gui'er didn't dare to say anything. She knew that Sha Yanxiao and Song Xichen had never gotten along, and she was afraid that if she spoke too much, she would make more mistakes.

Song Xichen stepped forward and said sincerely, "Young Marshal, it seems I've been too nosy this time. I originally just wanted to take them in temporarily and go back to the mansion to find out what happened when daybreak comes. After all, it's getting late now, and it would be inconvenient for two little girls to be outside."

Sha Yanxiao laughed, or to be more exact, he snorted. He clapped his hands and waved vigorously outside. The soldiers dragged in four people, two of whom were seriously injured. Their clothes were torn and bleeding, and it was obvious that they had been severely tortured.

Song Xichen's face turned pale as he asked, "Why did you beat my men like this?"

Sha Yanxiao sneered and said, "If I hadn't treated him well, how would I have known you had brought my sister here? Young Master Song, don't think I'm unaware of your little tricks over the years. I'm a professional soldier, and everything I do is to protect Jiangcheng and Fengcheng. I know there are many scoundrels in this city, and I know exactly who's doing what. Don't think that just because my father has always looked after your Song family, I can do whatever I want."

Song Xichen was so shocked that he stood there, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Gui'er was also very surprised. From what Sha Yanxiao said, did he know that Song Xichen was involved in underground activities?

She quickly reached out and pulled Sha Yanxiao's sleeve and said, "Brother, I'm wrong this time. It was me who asked Manager Liu for help, and that's why Manager Liu found Director Song."

Sha Yanxiao turned to look at Gui'er and said, "He sent someone to find your brother and tipped off the news, and then hid you two here. He was deliberately trying to prevent me from finding you."

"Brother Dafu, what happened to Brother Dafu? Is he okay?" Taohua suddenly rushed forward like crazy, grabbed Sha Yanxiao's military uniform and shook it hard.

Sha Yanxiao frowned and shook off her hand. Taohua stumbled and fell backwards. Guier quickly stepped forward to support him, then turned around and asked nervously, "Brother, is my dear brother okay?"

"It's okay, I didn't mean to touch them at all."

Gui'er and Taohua both breathed a sigh of relief. Sha Yanxiao stood up and said to them, "Okay, let's go back home."

Gui'er is actually very reluctant to go back. Sha Yanxiao has feelings for her, but the same cannot be said for other people in the mansion. Once she returns to the Marshal's Mansion, can Sha Yanxiao still fully control the situation?

Song Xichen stepped forward to block their way and said, "Young Marshal, I don't mean to ruin your plans, but the situation in your mansion is complicated. If the two of them go back, can you still guarantee their safety?"

Veins popped up on Sha Yanxiao's forehead. Gui'er knew he was about to have a fit, so she quickly said, "Brother, I'll go back with you." Then she held his hand tightly.

Sha Yanxiao's expression softened a bit, and he returned Gui'er's hand, saying word by word, "I will never let Gui'er suffer even the slightest bit of harm. Instead, I want to advise Young Master Song not to do these little tricks in front of me in the future."

Then he pulled Gui'er and walked out the door, and Taohua had no choice but to stumble and follow him.

When we walked out of the gate of the small western-style building, we found that Sha Yanxiao had brought a truckload of soldiers. It was impossible for there to be no noise at all. The residents around were all looking out the windows.

Sha Yanxiao opened the car door and let Guier and Taohua get in. He sat in the passenger seat and drove vigorously. The soldiers also withdrew from the house one after another and returned to the truck.

Gui'er was still unsure, so she cautiously asked Sha Yanxiao, "What's the situation back home now? My eldest brother, the other brothers and sisters, as well as my mother and the concubines, should all know about this, right? Do they hate me?"

Dali said, "Why? You're afraid now. You're so brave that you even dared to beat up the Marshal."

Sha Yanxiao turned around and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Butler Zhao was the first one to notify me. I arranged for someone to quietly send my father to the hospital before I told the people in the first house. Mother and eldest brother don't blame you."

"After Taohua returns home, can she stay in our courtyard first?" Guier was worried that Taohua would be retaliated against if she was left alone.

Sha Yanxiao thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. Father is in the hospital now. Who would touch her? The Third Concubine doesn't know what happened either. Taohua, you don't have to tell them about it when you go back."

"Thank you very much, second brother." Taohua finally realized that it was Sha Yanxiao who protected them.

They soon returned to the Marshal's residence. Sha Yanxiao first sent Taohua back to the Third Concubine's courtyard. Gui'er was worried, so she got out of the car and walked with her into the courtyard. The Third Concubine, Sanmei, and the other servants looked at them in surprise. Seeing Sha Yanxiao sitting in the car at the gate of his courtyard, they quickly greeted him with a smile, "I was wondering, why isn't Taohua back so late? It turns out the Second Young Master took her out to play as well."

Gui'er understood something from their eyes. They should know why the Marshal went to find Taohua alone. Now that they saw Sha Yanxiao sending Taohua back, they probably thought that Sha Yanxiao saved Taohua for Gui'er's sake.

It is indeed necessary to send Taohua out of the house quickly, Guier secretly made up her mind, otherwise if she escaped this time, there might be a next time.

Back in her courtyard, Dingxiang and the other servants brought up fruits and snacks. Dingxiang smiled and said, "Miss, you've been out for a while. You must be hungry, right? Eat something. If it's not enough, I'll go get some more."

Gui'er felt that the people in her courtyard should also know something about this. She smiled and said, "No, I'm a little tired and want to go to bed first. Please help me spread the quilt." Then she turned to Sha Yanxiao and said, "Brother, I'm sorry to have troubled you this time."

Sha Yanxiao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not a big deal. You're tired too. Go and rest."