The girl couldn't believe her eyes! She thought she was going to die today, but she never expected to encounter so many people! And these people looked really powerful!

The guards couldn't believe their eyes! Where did this woman come from?! Someone had been scouting ahead.

The woman rushed into the middle of the road and blocked Ning Yirong and his group. "Gentlemen," she said, "I am the daughter of the magistrate of Donghua County. I came out to offer incense with my mother today, but we were attacked by bandits who kidnapped her. I beg you to help me rescue my mother. My father will reward you handsomely. Also, my attendants are all injured. Do you have any medicine for knife wounds?"

Ning Yirong looked at Gou Dan. "You handle this."

"Alright." Gou Dan thought for a moment, then asked, "Who is the magistrate of Donghua County?" "Young lady, do you know what the essay your father wrote when he passed the imperial examination was?"

His mother once said that those who need help the most are often in the most danger. For example, the elderly, children, and the injured.

His father had said that, given their status, others would try every means to get close to them. They had to stay alert at all times.

His uncle once said that before being a good person, you must first ensure your own safety, otherwise you won't even know how you died.

Uncle Bai once said that before you understand someone's background, you have to treat them as a villain; if you treat them as a gentleman, you're in big trouble.

Ning Yirong and Lao Hei both felt that Gou Dan was still too inexperienced after hearing what he said.

The girl paused, taken aback by Gou Dan's words. "You...you're the eldest prince?" Aside from the top scholar, the other candidates' papers weren't made public. Since this young master asked, he must have seen her father's paper. Plus, the eldest prince and the crown prince were out on an incognito visit. So...

The girl couldn't believe her luck. "You...you really are the eldest prince's grandson?"

The eldest grandson was a little annoyed. "Yes."

The girl immediately knelt down. "Please, please save my mother and my servants. When my father took the imperial examination, he wrote..."

The girl stopped her after carrying only half of Gou Dan on her back. "Are you hurt?"

"No. The blood on my body is from my mother and my servants."

How many bandits were there?

"More than two hundred people."

So many? That can't be right. His father and mother have spies all over the country. If there were a band of bandits this big, his father would have sent people to wipe them out long ago. "Father?"

"Save lives first."

“Okay.” Gou Dan looked at the girl. “I’ll send you twenty men. Take them and go rescue your mother and your entourage.”

The girl felt that twenty people were a bit few, but she didn't dare to ask for more. "Thank you, thank you."

"Go quickly."

"yes."

The girl kowtowed to Gou Dan and then left with the others.

After they left, Gou Dan sent twenty guards to secretly follow them.

Although the girl can recite the essay written when Magistrate Jiang passed the imperial examination, what if something goes wrong? It's always better to be careful when you're out and about.

After making the arrangements, Gou Dan looked at Ning Yirong and Lao Hei. "Dad, Uncle Hei, I shouldn't have used this method to see if she was Magistrate Jiang's daughter?"

Ning Yirong rubbed Gou Dan's head. "It's okay, take your time. Nobody becomes an expert overnight."

"Hmm. Dad, Uncle Hei, are those people not bandits?"

Ning Yirong: "No."

Old Hei: "There is a large family in Donghua County. That family sheltered the people of Donghua County during the war."

"No way? Uncle Hei, you mean those bandits were members of that family in disguise?"

"Possibly. That family is very prestigious in this area. Both the previous magistrate and Magistrate Jiang visited their patriarch."

"...Father, did you come here to meet that patriarch?"

Ning Yirong nodded. "Father wants to see if he is a man of high moral character and prestige, or if he disregards the court and its officials simply because he has done favors for the people around him. It seems more likely to be the latter."

Dog Egg was still a little incredulous. "Isn't he afraid of being investigated by the imperial court?"

"When a person goes too far, they become almost like a madman, and madmen don't know fear. Let's go."

Meanwhile, the bandits were searching for Jiang Ruojun when she suddenly emerged from a pile of weeds with a group of burly men.

The bandits then discovered a crack behind the weeds.

Jiang Ruojun just fell down through this crack.

Below the crack, there was a narrow path used by animals. Jiang Ruojun ran out along that path.

Jiang Ruojun was delighted to see the bandits were still there. "It's them! They're all bandits!"

Madam Jiang was nearly frantic when she saw her daughter return. "Why are you back again? Hurry up and leave!"

Jiang Ruojun's entourage also urged her to leave quickly.

Guards: Are these people terrified? Didn't they see that Miss Jiang returned with reinforcements?

The bandits sensed something was wrong. Although the other side was outnumbered, they seemed formidable. They knew their own limitations.

The bandits wanted to retreat.

Unfortunately, from the moment Jiang Ruojun met Ning Yirong and Gou Dan, they were doomed.

Soon, the bandits were defeated.

Madam Jiang could hardly believe her eyes. "Jun... Jun'er, who... who are they? How... how can they be so powerful?"

Jiang Ruojun wondered if Ning Yirong and Gou Dan wanted others to know they had come to Donghua County. "They are the chivalrous people I met on the road. Mother, are you alright?"

"No. We need to make sure your father thanks them properly."

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