The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

She liked An Mi very much and naturally hoped that her brother Bai Yi could win the heart of the beauty. If possible, she, as the younger sister, would naturally help her in the process.

Bai Yi listened and gave Yan Bing an approving look. An Mi, however, glared at Bai Yi and continued, "Please help me send a letter to Rong Jincheng and deliver it to Cheng Ying of Shengshi Lieyan as soon as possible."

"Heh, what's the big deal? It's just a small matter. Mi'er, hurry up and write it, I'll have someone send it out right away." Yan Bing patted her chest and replied cheerfully.

An Mi nodded. She also hoped that An Yuefeng would arrive at Lingfeng Pass as soon as possible. Given the An family's financial resources, it would be difficult for them to come up with 600,000 taels of gold in such a short time. She could only give An Yuefeng a push.

An Mi wrote a letter, which Yan Bing sent out. At the same time that Cheng Ying received An Mi's letter, An Yuefeng at the An residence also received a letter written by An Xinlian.

An Yuefeng looked at the contents of the letter with a heavy expression.

"What exactly happened?" Yu Fangfei also read the letter, feeling displeased. "How could Xinlian not even handle such a simple matter? Not only did she fail to kill An Mi, but now she's been detained by that bandit leader."

“Useless things. These daughters of yours, how come An Mi is the only one who is capable?” An Yuefeng scolded in a low voice.

Yu Fangfei was displeased. "An Mi is capable? If she's so capable, why is she siding with outsiders? Since she's so capable, why do you still want her dead?"

An Yuefeng's face turned pale and then red after being talked to, which was quite a sight.

"Now we need to think about how to raise the money." Yu Fangfei glanced at An Yuefeng, her brows furrowing.

"Raise money? Where are we going to raise money? Six hundred thousand taels of gold, do you think that's a small amount for a woman like you?" An Yuefeng slammed his hand heavily on the table. Even if the entire An family were given away, it would still only amount to this much.

"Master, this won't do. You can't not go and redeem Xinlian. Don't forget, it's clearly written in the letter that if the boss doesn't see 600,000 taels of gold, not only will Xinlian be killed by them, but they will also tell Anmi about your and Xinlian's scheme against her. Do you think Anmi will tolerate your life if she knows that you and Xinlian want her dead?"

An Yuefeng's heart trembled, and his face became even uglier. Yes, now there was only one path in front of them: to quickly gather 600,000 taels of gold and send it to Lingfeng Pass. Only if the bandit leader was satisfied and killed An Mi could everything be resolved.

Yes, once An Mi dies, all her assets will fall into his hands. Six hundred thousand taels of gold is nothing more than a sesame seed in An Mi's assets.

With this thought in mind, An Yuefeng suddenly stood up and hurriedly left the An residence. Now, no matter what method he had to use, he had to raise the money.

An Yuefeng hadn't expected that raising 600,000 taels of gold would be much easier than he had imagined. In just three days, he had almost raised enough. Early that morning, An Yuefeng took several boxes of gold, found a security escort agency to help him transport them, and headed towards Lingfeng Pass.

However, he did not expect that Lingfeng Pass was a huge trap waiting for him to jump into!

After seeing An Yuefeng off, Yu Fangfei returned to her residence, but a sense of unease lingered in her heart. She tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, and her right eyelid kept twitching violently.

"What on earth is going on?" Yu Fangfei was extremely agitated, so she got up and paced back and forth in the room.

"What's wrong? Let me tell you what's going on!" A rough voice suddenly rang out, and Yu Fangfei froze. At the same time, the door was pushed open with a bang, and the people standing at the door made Yu Fangfei's face turn pale instantly.

"What are you doing? This is the An residence! Who are you? How dare you trespass!" Yu Fangfei panicked even more when she saw these fierce-looking men walk in. She kept backing away, but the room was only so big, and she eventually had to retreat to the very end.

The second-in-command snorted and winked at his bandit brothers, "Trespassing? She says we trespassed, so what? Heh, brothers, let's let this woman know why we trespassed!"

"Yes, Second Boss." Several bandit brothers immediately rushed forward and quickly subdued Yu Fangfei's hands.

"Ah..." Yu Fangfei exclaimed in surprise, but before she could finish, the second-in-command stepped forward and slapped her hard across the face. The pain made Yu Fangfei freeze for a moment, "You..."

Yu Fangfei was filled with fear when the second-in-command shouted sternly, "What are you yelling for? If you dare to make another sound, I'll take your life, you believe me?"

Yu Fangfei nodded hurriedly. She believed it. How could she not believe it?

These individuals were of unknown identity, but given their fierce appearance, they were definitely not benevolent. At that moment, she had no choice but to obey them; otherwise, they might really take her life!

Seeing that the master had already sent silver to Lingfeng Pass, and that she would have many more days of wealth and honor after killing An Mi, she couldn't just die like this.

"Take him away," the second-in-command said loudly, brandishing his knife as he stormed out of the room.

"Where are you taking me?" Yu Fangfei was afraid, but she dared not not ask. At this moment, she spoke very softly, as if she was afraid of angering these fierce-looking, bandit-like people.

"Where to? Of course, to Lingfeng Pass!" The second-in-command's voice rang out in the darkness, followed by loud laughter. The laughter reached Yu Fangfei's ears and stirred up an indescribable fear.

Lingfeng Pass? Isn't that where the master is going? Why are these people taking her there?

The more Yu Fangfei thought about it, the more a bad premonition rose in her heart. However, she could not change her own fate and could only be led away by these people and disappear from Rongjin City overnight.

For several days, the atmosphere inside Lingfeng Pass was exceptionally lively. In order to entertain An Mi and Bai Yi, Yan Bing instructed the brothers in the mountain stronghold, as well as a few women and children, to have a bonfire party every night.

The liveliness of the mountain stronghold was even clearer at night, and the sounds occasionally reached the place where An Xinlian was imprisoned in the back mountain. An Xinlian was also puzzled. Every time the person who brought her food came, she would try to ask about the situation outside, but she would only be met with silence.

In the dilapidated room, An Xinlian endured the pain of her missing finger. Since the injury, she had only wrapped it with a cloth without applying any medicine, and even now, it still occasionally bleeds, not to mention the pain.

In the darkness, An Xinlian vaguely heard footsteps approaching and immediately became alert.