After waiting quietly for half an hour, the sounds of fighting in the distance finally stopped, indicating that it was over. There were more than three hundred people involved, and the two senior sisters were quite fast.

"Let's go take a look." Zhu Qiuyu said, and drove the carriage over first. The others quickly followed.

After everyone arrived, they discovered that not all the people had been killed. The two senior sisters were too soft-hearted to kill them all. If it had been the senior brothers who had taken action, the outcome would have been different. They would have dealt with them all in one go, saving a lot of trouble later.

Both Zhu Changge and Zhu Qingruo's white clothes were stained with blood. When they saw the carriage coming, they climbed into the carriage to change their clothes.

Zhu Qiuyu glanced around and found that three guards had been killed in the robbery, and the others had been injured to varying degrees. The losses were relatively minor. The people inside the carriage had been protected, and no money had been lost.

About two hundred bandits died, leaving only about one hundred survivors. The survivors were all immobilized by pressure point manipulation, unable to move on the snow. If left unattended, they would freeze into ice sculptures and die just as quickly.

"The ground is too dirty. These people need to dig holes and bury people." The boy seemed to dislike seeing blood and dead bodies everywhere, and always arranged for people to dig holes and bury people immediately.

So the people who had been immobilized were released from their acupoints and then assigned to bury people. Some of them, now free, tried to escape in the chaos, but were killed on the spot by Zhu Qiuyu's hidden weapons.

After this, no one else dared to have any more thoughts of running away, and they all worked diligently.

"Thank you so much for your help, heroes..." The head guard of the Iron Mansion came over to express his gratitude.

A short while later, Tie Qingfeng got off the carriage with the help of his guards. He should thank them in person for saving his life.

"Young Master Tie, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to run into you here." Zhou Erfu jumped down from the carriage and greeted Tie Qingfeng in a boisterous manner.

Tie Qingfeng was taken aback. He hadn't expected to run into an acquaintance here, let alone be rescued by them. "Erfu, where are you going?"

"Where are you going again?" Zhou Erfu didn't answer him, but asked him instead.

After regaining his senses, Tie Qingfeng first thanked the people from Xianwu Island for saving his life, especially his two senior sisters, before continuing his conversation with Zhou Erfu.

“My father sent people to pick me up and take me back to the capital. The eighth young lady of the Song family also came with me. I never expected to encounter bandits here. Fortunately, I met you.”

"Oh, so you're going home. I didn't expect to see you again, haha." Zhou Erfu chuckled awkwardly. He and Tie Qingfeng weren't exactly close, but they weren't strangers either. The atmosphere was awkward, and they couldn't continue their conversation.

Tie Qingfeng was a meticulous man. He had already heard from Zheng Qingshu that the Zhou family's daughter was likely the real princess of the day. Now that the Zhou family's Fu brothers and several experts had come to the north, they must be heading to the capital.

Although the other party did not specify where they were going, Tie Qingfeng took the initiative to establish a connection, "Are you going to the capital? If so, why don't you travel together?"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Of course, it must be because we have benefited from your help. The journey is long, and we need your assistance. Once we arrive in the capital, whatever help you need, the Tie family will certainly not refuse."

Zhu Lin gave him a deep look, and understood the subtext in his words: Tie Qingfeng's father was a third-rank official in the imperial court, and his maternal family was a powerful clan with considerable influence. It was worthwhile to befriend him.

"Okay," Zhu Lin agreed.

Tie Qingfeng was overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face. He cupped his hands to Zhu Lin and said generously, "If there are any expenses for staying at inns along the way, just pay for them. Otherwise, it would be very unnecessary for us to contribute anything."

"Whatever makes you happy," Zhu Lin replied indifferently.

Tie Qingfeng was taken aback. He felt that this young master was somewhat hostile towards him. They had only met twice in total. Last time, they only glanced at each other and didn't even exchange a word. Had he offended the other party in any way?

"Then thank you very much for your generosity, Young Master Tie. You've had a long journey," Zhu Qiuyu said, trying to smooth things over.

Tie Qingfeng nodded solemnly, watched as the people buried the dead, and knowing it was time to set off, he boarded the carriage.

"What about those people?" Zhu Qingruo asked, pointing to the remaining hundred or so bandits, looking somewhat troubled.

The senior brothers turned their faces away and did not express their opinions, which is why it would have been better to kill them all together earlier, so that they wouldn't have to worry about what happened afterward.

Zhu Changge narrowed her eyes, then suddenly rushed out and knocked out all the remaining people. Then she shook her hand and came back, saying, "We can go now. Let's leave these people as they are. Whether they live or die when they wake up is not our concern."

This is the wilderness. If those who have fainted do not wake up in time, wild animals may suddenly appear and tear them apart. Of course, if they are lucky, they may wake up and survive. If they are unlucky, they will either be torn apart by wild animals or freeze to death.

The two groups merged into one, and the group traveled for half a day with great difficulty without stopping. They ate dry rations in the carriage.

It gets dark especially early every time it snows, but we were lucky today and actually came across an inn on the road. The group stopped the carriage and prepared to stay at the inn.

However, upon entering the inn, we learned that it was already full. The innkeeper explained that there might be a blizzard tomorrow, making it impossible to travel, so the guests wanted to wait until tomorrow before leaving.

Zhu Chumo looked up at the sky and did some calculations, confirming that heavy snow would begin tonight and not stop until tomorrow night, making it indeed unsuitable for traveling.

So even if the guest rooms are full, they have to stay.

"Is there any woodshed or something that you can prepare so we can make do for the night?" a guard from the Iron Mansion asked the innkeeper in a low voice.

The shopkeeper seemed embarrassed. "Gentlemen, please don't make things difficult for me. The woodshed is also occupied, and there's really no room left for you."

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