Noble Lady

The crisis was over, Xia He let down her guard and stood behind Xue Chenyu.

"Qiuhua, give orders and have everyone pack up and set off at dawn." Xue Chenyu ordered.

"Yes, girl."

Logically speaking, we have been ambushed here, and the best thing to do is to move immediately.

But there were so many of them that it was unsafe to travel in the dark, so they could only pack up their things and be ready to leave at any time.

As for those men in black, they are dead or alive. We can’t kill them nor let them go. We still have to find a way to deal with them.

"Yumei, what do these Jingxi Army soldiers say?"

"Junior Master said that these people are at your disposal."

Xue Chenyu nodded. With so many people around, things would be much easier.

She walked up to the captain of the Jingxi Army and asked, "May I ask your name?"

"My surname is Zhang, Zhang Deqian. De means virtue, and Qian means qiankun."

This name is quite unique.

Xue Chenyu clasped his fists and said, "I have something to trouble Captain Zhang and all the brothers."

"Aunt Xue, please give me your instructions."

Xue Chenyu leaned over and whispered, "You guys, hang that leader like this, and the others will..."

She mumbled a lot, and Zhang Deqian was stunned and nodded repeatedly.

Finally, he said, "That's a good idea."

They have discussed it over there.

Everyone was ready to find a place to rest.

"Oh, I almost forgot something important!" Yumei slapped her head and hurriedly said to Xue Chenyu, "Something happened in Haicheng County."

"What happened?"

"Haicheng County is suffering from severe drought and famine, which is far beyond expectations. And, and..." Yumei couldn't continue.

Xue Chenyu frowned slightly and knew that this was something unusual.

"Come with me." Xue Chenyu got on the carriage.

Yumei had no choice but to take off her bow and arrow and climb onto the carriage using her hands and feet.

"You can say it now."

Yumei's lips moved, and after some hesitation she said, "Sister Dongyue and the others are missing."

"What do you mean?!" Xue Chenyu almost thought she had misheard.

I was in a hurry recently and didn’t receive Dongyue’s letter in time. I didn’t expect such a big thing to happen.

Yumei gritted her teeth and said, "Sister Dongyue and the others first worked with the local government to distribute porridge to help the people in Zhushan and Huaiyuan counties, where the drought and famine were most severe. Later, when they heard that the disaster in Haicheng County was out of control, they rushed there overnight."

"But Huaiyuan County and Haicheng County are less than a day's journey apart. They set out in the morning and hadn't reached Haicheng County by evening. There has been no news since then. They are missing!"

disappeared.

How can it be?

Xue Chenyu was a little impatient, "Have you looked for it? Do you have any clues?"

Yumei shook her head. "Junior Master said he's sent people to look for her, but the situation isn't optimistic. There's a severe famine in Haicheng County right now, and many people have already fled. I'm afraid..."

"No!" Xue Chenyu suddenly interrupted her, "If I hadn't been attacked tonight, I might have believed that the famine in Haicheng County was a natural disaster."

"But I was ambushed by these thirty or nearly forty people tonight. This is definitely not a coincidence." Xue Chenyu said firmly: "Yumei, Dongyue and the others are fine. Those people kidnapped them, I'm afraid it's not just to capture people."

She paused, then asked, "Where's the food we previously arranged in Haicheng County? Do you know the situation?"

Yumei shook her head. "I hurriedly set out with my men to pick you up. Junior Master didn't have time to explain everything to me."

wrong.

Something must be wrong.

Xue Chenyu closed her eyes and thought again and again.

Thirty or forty men in black ambushed them, and Yumei just happened to appear with her men.

Since Situ Zhen told Yumei the news of Dongyue’s disappearance, why did he only tell half of it?

He must have held back and left some things unsaid. Why?

Food, for food.

Xue Chenyu's eyes lit up, "Yumei, get ready, we'll set off at dawn."

"I know." She didn't know why Xue Chenyu said it again.

Xue Chenyu didn't say anything else. He got out of the car and called Qiu Hua, Xia He, Yao Biaotou and the caravan's martial artists over.

"We are not in Zhushan County anymore. After daybreak, we will head straight to Haicheng County."

Yao Escort Leader asked suspiciously, "Why did the young lady suddenly decide to change her route?"

"It wasn't a sudden decision." Xue Chenyu said firmly, "The people I sent to Haicheng County disappeared, and even their belongings disappeared. I had to go there myself. Moreover, these people tonight should also have been sent by Haicheng County."

Yao Biaotou sucked in a breath of cold air. "Who is so bold? Could it be some local force?"

Others may not know, but he is very clear about the girl's identity and background.

Who dared to touch her and her things? Are they trying to kill themselves?!

"We're not sure at the moment. We'll have to go over and take a look to find out. It's useless to speculate here." Xue Chenyu said, "I'm telling you now so you can be mentally prepared. It might be a tough battle."

Fan Wu, the caravan's martial arts leader, was puzzled. "You're going to Haicheng County knowing it's dangerous? Shouldn't we first find somewhere else to settle down, and then try other things after we've established a firm foothold? Going there like this is like walking into a tiger's mouth."

Xue Chenyu glanced at him and said, "It's still unclear who is the sheep and who is the tiger."

In her previous life, she lived in Shengjing City, far away from this disaster. She only knew that countless people had starved to death, but she had no idea that there were so many people who were interfering.

In any case, the rice she bought with great effort and money was not to feed those woodworms!

……

As the sky in the east began to turn pale, someone sounded the signal.

Everyone woke up and washed their faces hurriedly, and in the blink of an eye it was dawn.

They set off.

The seriously injured men in black were left behind. Xue Chenyu asked the escort to leave some medicine and food for them and then left them alone.

Those who were lightly injured were tied up and strung together, following the caravan.

Xue Chenyu was planning to let them follow the caravan into the city openly.

The leader of the men in black was hung on the tree, and the seriously injured people who were left behind could only wish for good fortune.

Xue Chenyu was not worried that they would be merciful and let the person go.

Even those who stayed behind were seriously injured and dying, so it was unclear whether they could let him go.

And with what happened last night, the leader of the men in black had offended everyone, and almost everyone died because of him.

If there really were one or two people with a kind heart who let him go, then the people she left behind would just follow her to find his lair.

I saw.

Three poles in the sun.

The leader of the men in black woke up from his trance.

What we saw were several seriously injured soldiers leaning against trees wailing, and it seemed that they didn't have much time left.

He was in great pain all over. He had sustained several serious injuries during the fight last night, and had been hanging for the entire night, which was even more unbearable.

He moved his chapped lips, but couldn't shout.

……

Xue Chenyu and his team headed towards Haicheng County with the medicinal herbs in a dignified manner.

The front and back cars both had "Jishantang" flags flying.

Jishantang, as it sounds, is a place that does good and saves lives. As the car moved forward, everyone could smell the scent of medicinal herbs. If it was food, some people would be interested.

But these are just medicinal herbs and they can’t fill you up.

The caravan's martial artists carried gongs and shouted as they walked, "We have come from the capital to bring medicine back to our hometown for disaster relief. Now, there are bandits trying to rob the medicine. We have captured them on the spot and handed them over to the authorities."

No matter whether it rhymes or not, let’s talk about it first, as long as our ancestors know it.

The martial artists changed shifts after each section of the journey, and they had to be in the best condition so that everyone in Haicheng County would know them.