Chapter 750 Don't Cut the Hair of the Man on the Roadside (15)

The Seventh Prince's big black horse was peacefully grazing in the inn's stable when a small black figure suddenly appeared in front of it. It snorted and was about to call out to warn the innkeepers about the thief when, in the next second, it disappeared from the stable.

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The next day.

After the seventh prince woke up, he wanted to find his bundle to change his clothes, but he couldn't find it.

The bundle is gone.

He immediately reached out and touched himself, only to find nothing.

All the banknotes he had carefully hidden were gone.

Seventy-three thousand eight hundred and fifty taels, plus twelve taels of loose silver, were all lost.

He wanted to find the clothes he had changed out of yesterday to wear, and then rush to report to the authorities, but the dirty clothes were gone.

Even my shoes were stolen.

But that wasn't the worst of it. When he called his assistant, the assistant told him that his horse was also lost.

Was it a bolt from the blue?

He even wanted to go and stay with his maternal grandparents.

How do we get there now?

It seems the only option left is to beg for food.

The only saving grace was that he hadn't spent all the ten taels of silver he'd given at the inn yesterday.

The shop assistant was kind-hearted and helped him use the remaining money to buy a set of coarse cloth clothes and a pair of cloth shoes.

The Seventh Prince changed his clothes and shoes, ate a not-so-lavish breakfast, and left the inn with the remaining 928 coins.

Looking at the yellow dirt road in front of him, he suddenly felt a sense of bewilderment, as if the world was vast but there was nowhere for him to go.

Finally, he chose the main road heading southwest, which cost 928 copper coins. He had no idea how far this small amount of money would allow him to travel.

More than an hour later, the seventh prince, covered in dust and dirt, sat down to rest by the roadside. It was too hot, and he was exhausted and thirsty, so he could not walk any further. Just then, a father and daughter came walking along the path.

My father was broad-shouldered and burly, and he was carrying several wild rabbits on his back.

My daughter is also tall and strong, and you can tell at a glance that she eats well.

The woman's eyes lit up the moment she saw the Seventh Prince. "Father, look!"

The hunter glanced at the seventh prince, a slight smile appearing on his face.

The two approached the Seventh Prince. "Young master, why are you sitting alone by the roadside? Are you waiting for someone?"

The Seventh Prince, who was wondering where he was, asked, "I'm not waiting for someone. May I ask how far it is from here to Suzhou?"

Unless they were on official business, the princes rarely left the capital. The Seventh Prince only knew that Suzhou was in the southwest, but he had never been there.

The hunter was even more delighted to hear this. "Walking to Suzhou? How long will it take you to get there? My family has a mule. If you don't mind, you can ride it."

The seventh prince's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up: "Old man, could you lend me your mule? When I arrive in Suzhou, I will definitely repay you with great gratitude."

“Young master, you are clearly of noble birth and would not covet my mule. I do not expect any generous gifts from you, just help me build a new house.”

And so, the seventh prince went back to the father and daughter's home.

The hunter's surname was Zhang, and he was forty-three years old this year. He only had one daughter, but she was too ugly, and no one from the nearby villages was willing to marry her.

Not to mention taking a son-in-law as a son-in-law.

A few days ago, the family of three discussed that instead of having a son-in-law marry into the family, they could simply kidnap a handsome young man to take the father's place and leave the son behind.

If they're lucky, they might even snatch a scholar back, and maybe their family could improve their social standing.

Even if the Seventh Prince was dressed in the most ordinary coarse cloth clothes and walked in a disheveled manner, one could tell at a glance that he came from an extraordinary background.

And so, he was targeted by Zhang the hunter and his daughter.

Upon returning to Zhang the Hunter's home, the Seventh Prince received the warmest hospitality.

"Young master, there's no rush. It's already noon. You can have lunch before you leave."

My wife may not be good at much else, but her cooking is passable. You must try it, young master.

The seventh prince hadn't eaten well that morning and had been walking for so long, so he was really hungry and didn't refuse.

The hunter's wife and daughter busied themselves in the kitchen, and with the vegetables from the yard, they managed to prepare six dishes.

The seventh prince had never eaten farm-style food before, and the hunter's wife's cooking skills were indeed quite good; he ate with great appetite.

They didn't care about being 80% full; the Seventh Prince was stuffed.

After eating his fill, the prince felt sleepy. Zhang the hunter only gave him a couple of persuasions, and the seventh prince fell asleep at the hunter's house.

When he woke up again, it was already dark.

The seventh prince was bound tightly.

Her mouth was also gagged.

He made a series of whimpering noises, and finally the door was pushed open.

Then the hunter's daughter came in carrying a candle.

"Young master is awake?"

No wonder I didn't hear this woman say a word today; her voice was just too unpleasant, even rougher than a man's.

"Mmm..."

"Young master, don't be hasty. I'm not a bad person. I just want to borrow your seed. I'll let you go once I'm pregnant..."

The Seventh Prince's pupils dilated instantly, and he even forgot to struggle. He looked at the hunter's daughter as if he were looking at a demon!

Seeing that he had become obedient, the hunter's daughter put the candlestick on the table and reached out to pull at the seventh prince's trousers.

Seventh Prince: ...

After a long pause, a loud shout came from the room: "Dad! Mom! We've been tricked! This guy is a spineless coward!"

Seventh Prince: ...He already wants to die, can you please stop rubbing salt into his wounds?

As it turns out, it is not possible.

Soon he was naked from the waist down, receiving the gaze of the Zhang family of three.

He wanted to kill people, he wanted to destroy the world!

"Honey, could this guy have come from the palace? If we kidnap him, will he retaliate against us when he gets out?" The hunter's wife was very alert and thought of the most crucial point.

Zhang the hunter just happened to meet the Seventh Prince's fierce gaze!

This kid seems like he's not easy to deal with.

I originally thought he was some fallen official's son, and that if I really took him by force, there wouldn't be any trouble.

But if the person in front of me is a palace eunuch, then things might not end well.

Hunter Zhang ripped the rag out of the Seventh Prince's mouth, "I forgot your name before, young master."

Seventh Prince, this person is trying to trick him into telling the truth, but will he tell him the truth?

"I advise you to release me immediately..."

Zhang the hunter immediately shut him up. No need to ask, judging from his threatening tone, he was definitely someone who would retaliate.

After figuring it out, Zhang the hunter knocked the man unconscious with a single chop.

"Father, what should we do?"

Hunter Zhang paced anxiously around the house. After walking for about fifteen minutes, he finally stopped and gritted his teeth. "Daughter, let's go up the mountain together while it's still dark."

The hunter's wife looked at her husband with worry. Zhang the hunter said, "There's no other way. If we don't do it this way, our whole family might lose our lives tomorrow."

"Then you two be careful."

The father and daughter put the seventh prince into a sack, each carrying a corner of the sack, and carried him up the mountain.