Outside the stronghold.
The old man pulled the cart out of the stronghold. Just as he disappeared from the bandits' line of sight, a person appeared in front of him.
She landed right in front of him!
"Ah!"
The old man screamed in fright, clutching his chest and almost fainted.
Shi Zijin was dressed in a dark red tight-fitting robe. She stood in front of the old man with a grim expression. Her cold, piercing eyes looked as if she wanted to pierce a hole through the old man.
"Who … who are you?"
The old man's body was pressed against the cart, his whole body trembling.
Scaring someone in the middle of the night would scare them to death.
Shi Zijin didn't reply. Instead, she walked around him and stopped beside the empty baskets. Her eyes scanned the car like a scanner and quickly scanned it.
Finally, her gaze stopped at the bottom of an empty basket.
Her eyes narrowed.
When the old man saw it, he instinctively knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Heroine, I don't have anything valuable on me. I only have a few worthless baskets left. My entire family is counting on these to survive. Heroine, please have mercy, I beg you!"
As he spoke, he repeatedly kowtowed. His forehead hit the muddy ground, leaving a large patch of mud.
Shi Zijin glanced at him. She lifted the hilt of her sword and picked up one of the empty baskets, revealing the blood-stained cloth and the bell collar that Wei Yi had placed at the bottom.
In an instant, she grabbed the two items and stuffed them into her waist pouch.
At the same time, she took out a silver ingot and threw it into the old man's basket. Then, with a leap, she disappeared.
The old man was stunned. When he regained his composure, he slowly got up, picked up the silver ingot, and bit into it.
Shocked, he held the silver ingot in his hands excitedly.
Thud.
He knelt down again.
"Thank you, heroine. Thank you, heroine!"
His voice echoed in the mountains.
Shanhuai County.
The county magistrate's mansion.
People went in and out of the house. Some went in with clear water, others came out with blood-stained water and gauze. They went back and forth a few times.
Inside the house.
Mo Ruo had just finished dressing Jing Rong's wound, changed his clothes, and leaned against the bed.
After half a day's journey from the forest to Shanhuai County, Jing Rong's injuries had worsened. Fortunately, he had Mo Ruo with him, and his life was saved.
Jing Rong's face was pale and his eyelids were slightly drooping. Even if he survived this great disaster, his vitality would still be damaged.
His dry, bloodstained lips trembled a few times.
He stared at Mo Ruo and asked, "How is it?"
Mo Ruo said in a low voice. He wiped his hands as he walked towards the table.
"You should worry about yourself first. If it weren't for me, you would be dead by now."
"Any news?"
"Take a good rest first."
Mo Ruo didn't reply.
Since he didn't receive any news about Ji Yunshu, he became extremely anxious. He pressed his chest and turned over, preparing to get off the bed.
Fortunately, Mo Ruo quickly walked over and pressed him back onto the bed.
"When will this stone of yours blossom? That Teacher Ji who always cares about you doesn't even know he's dead. "
Rebuke!
Jing Rong panted.
"I'm only concerned about Yunshu's safety now. If something happens to her, I'll really die."
"You don't even want your life for a woman."
"Yes!"
Jing Rong's reply was firm.
Mo Ruo sighed, he really didn't know what to do with him.
But what could he do?
He could only tell him the truth, "Lang Po has already gone to Gaoshan Village and sent someone to report. I didn't expect such a small village to be like a military camp. The security is so tight that even Shi Zijin couldn't get in. It seems like those we killed on the official road were just some small fry."
"Can't get in? Why can't we get in? "
It's just a small village, how could it be like a military camp?
Mo Ruo said, "The original owner of Gaoshan Village was an old wine-making devil. I don't know where he learned the art of mechanisms, but he set up the entire perimeter of the village with mechanisms. Anyone who isn't familiar with those mechanisms will die if they barge in."
Mechanisms?
He didn't expect a small village like Gaoshan Village to have such a meticulous layout.
Jing Rong became even more worried, his pale face sinking.
Mo Ruo reached out and patted Jing Rong's shoulder lightly.
"Don't worry, those people obviously wanted to lure you to save Ji Yunshu. Otherwise, they would have already killed Teacher Ji in the forest.
They wouldn't have kidnapped her and that brat. "
That's true!
But …
Jing Rong suddenly asked, "Don't you think it's strange?"
Mo Ruo wasn't stupid, he knew what Jing Rong meant.
Jing Rong returned to the table and began to rummage through the medicinal herbs.
"Are you trying to say that you were the one who gave the order to kill them? Why were Teacher Ji and Wei Yi the ones who were kidnapped instead? There must be something strange going on. Moreover, when those people were in the forest, although they released their arrows, they quickly stopped. It seems like they didn't want to kill us. Perhaps, they had other motives."
Jing Rong continued, "This time, those people kidnapped her and deliberately let us go in the forest. Indeed, they wanted to use Yunshu's life to threaten me, but there aren't many people who know that my weakness is Yunshu."
"Then who could that person be? I don't think anyone has met them before this. Who could the informant be? "
Jing Rong's heart thumped, but he didn't speak.
After a long time, he finally asked, "Where's the Shanhuai County Magistrate?"
Mo Ruo sighed, pointing towards the door.
"He's kneeling at the door. That idiot has been kneeling outside since the moment you were carried into the yamen. This happened within his jurisdiction, how could he not be frightened? But he deserves it, the Shanhuai County bandits are rampant, yet he, as a magistrate, lives in a spacious mansion every day and receives his salary from the court. He's such a muddle-headed official. "
Mo Ruo was indignant.
Jing Rong waved his hand, "Let him in."
"What? You want to remove his official hat? "
Jing Rong glared at him. Mo Ruo shut his mouth and went out to 'invite' the so-called magistrate in.
Zhang Huanping entered with his head bowed, his entire body itching to fall to the ground. He lifted his official robes and knelt beside Jing Rong's bed with a thud.
He raised his hands high and slammed them on the ground, his body prostrating.
He shouted, "This lowly official is incompetent, this kind of thing happened within this lowly official's jurisdiction. This is wrong, please forgive me, Prince Rong."
His voice was laced with sobs.
All the officials in the world were the same!
They bullied the weak and feared the strong; they were greedy for life and afraid of death!
Jing Rong's expression was cold, his eyes piercing into Zhang Huanping's body like a sharp sword.
He questioned, "This Prince asks you, how do you plan to deal with the Gaoshan Gang?"
"This lowly official will immediately send men to encircle and annihilate them. I will definitely make them release Teacher Ji."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
