Chapter 346 Zhu Jiuliu
"Bloody Man wants to see me?" Xiao Jiuyue's eyes showed doubt, but he still stood up to see the Bloody Man. The evidence in the Bloody Man's hand pointed to a senior official in the court, or even a prince.
If you can get it, it may not be a bad thing.
As soon as he entered the house, the blood-stained man, who had recovered a lot, knelt down in front of Xiao Jiuyue and said, "Thank you for saving my life, young lady. I just heard that your surname is Xiao, and you are the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Xiao Fu?"
The bloody man looked up at Xiao Jiuyue with excitement in his eyes. He lived in the same house with Hou Jian, and he did not avoid him every time Jin Wen and others interrogated him. When he found out that Xiao Jiuyue's surname was Xiao, and accidentally knew that she was Xiao Fu's daughter, he immediately asked to see Xiao Jiuyue.
"Yes." Xiao Jiuyue did not deny it.
The bloody man's eyes became even more excited. He stepped forward but was stopped by Jin Wen. The bloody man said, "I heard that the Xiao family has a unique jade pendant. Can you show it to me?"
"You also know about jade pendants?" Xiao Jiuyue pulled off the jade pendant from her waist. Every member of the Xiao family did have a jade pendant, which was given to them by their father.
The bloody man looked at the jade pendant and was about to touch it when Lian Xin beside him hurriedly said, "Wait a minute."
Lian Xin brought in some water to wash the bloody man's hands, and then placed the jade pendant in a clean velvet box. The bloody man looked at it again and again, his eyes almost staring at the jade pendant until it bloomed. The bloody man looked at the jade pendant again and again to confirm it, and said, "Yes, the master said that his daughter's name has the word 'Yue' in it, so the jade pendant has a moon on it."
"Benefactor!" The bloody man knelt down in front of Xiao Jiuyue and kowtowed in gratitude: "Master Xiao saved my life, Miss Xiao saved my life. My Zhu family, thirteen people, and the ninety-six people in Shuangshi Village will never forget it!"
Shuangshi Village?
Xiao Jiuyue looked at the bloody man and thought of the village that was almost completely massacred by bandits.
"My name is Zhu Jiuliu, and my father's name is Zhu Guangming. Two years ago, when the dam was being repaired, it was Lord Xiao who saved my father's life, and the lives of ninety-six people in Shuangshi Village!"
Zhu Jiuliu, who had never even said his name, now spilled the beans and told his life story: "Miss Xiao, I found an account book that the bandits have been looking for. My father, my second uncle, and my third uncle..."
Zhu Jiuliu thought of the family members who died because of him and because of this account book, and his words choked up. He said, "I don't know many words, but those bandits value it very much, so I am willing to give it to Miss Xiao."
"So, when you said before that you would only give it to one person, you meant the Xiao family?" Xiao Jiuyue understood at once. After Zhu Jiuliu was rescued, he refused to talk about the account book. It turned out that it was because of the Xiao family.
"Only Lord Xiao is trustworthy!" Zhu Jiuliu pressed his lips into a straight line. He said, "Those bandits killed many people for this thing. I think it must be very important!"
"Where is the account book?" Xiao Jiuyue asked directly.
Zhu Jiuliu replied: "I was afraid of being robbed by bandits, so I hid in a place where bandits couldn't find me, in Shuangshi Village, my hometown."
"I'm afraid your hometown has been ransacked by bandits." Xiao Jiuyue reminded him, "Since this thing is so important, I'm afraid even if you dig three feet deep into your house, it will be turned upside down."
Zhu Jiuliu paused, shook his head and said, "No, the place where I'm hiding is very special. The bandits will never find it!"
"Miss, then, shall I take him with me?" Jin Wen took the initiative to speak.
Xiao Jiuyue was silent for a long while before saying, "Don't worry, let's go explore first. If those bandits have given up their search, we can go over there later."
She said cautiously that if this thing was really important, the bandits would never give up looking for Zhu Jiuliu.
"Yes." Jin Wen said, "Then I will go explore the way."
"Be careful," Xiao Jiuyue reminded him. Jin Wen responded and looked at Zhu Jiuliu and asked, "Zhu Jiuliu, write down your home address."
Zhu Jiuliu tried hard to tell Jin Wen where their home was, saying, "Most people in the village have moved away. There's definitely no one within a two-mile radius of my home."
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"Miss, the rain has finally stopped." Lianxin brought breakfast over and gave it to Xiao Jiuyue. She looked at the gloomy sky and felt happy. At least it was not raining like before.
"Well, in half a month, it will be time for the autumn harvest." Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyes and looked at the dark clouds above her head: "It looks like it will rain again."
"Miss," Jin Wen returned and shared the news he had gathered. "Miss, I went quietly to check near Zhu Jiuliu's house last night. Everything that needed to be turned over had been turned over, even the house had been demolished. Finally, it was burned down."
"Zhu Jiuliu said that his account book is still there!" Jin Wen was a little curious about where Zhu Jiuliu put the account book!
"Since it's still here, let's go. We should take something this important." Xiao Jiuyue said, "Everyone, pack up your things, take them, and leave Shuangshi Town directly and return to Hongdu!"
Hou Jian captured and rescued Zhu Jiuliu, and accidentally got the account book. Since this is the case, it would be best to get the account book and leave early.
"Yes." Jin Wen responded and immediately went to pack up.
When Shang Yifan heard that they were going to leave, he packed up his things immediately. In fact, he had been preparing things for the past two days and could leave at any time. Now that he was notified to leave, he was ready to leave in less than half a day.
"My Lady, it seems Xiao Jiuyue and her group are leaving," Li Da quietly returned to report, "They've all boarded the carriage and taken everything in the house with them."
"Where are you going?" Bai Miaoyun asked.
"This..." Li Da shook his head.
Bai Miaoyun frowned and thought: "No matter where she goes, do as I told you before."
"Yes." Li Da responded and immediately took his men to chase after him.
Shuangshi Post Station is the nearest post station to Shuangshi Town. After Zhu Jiuliu was transformed, he disguised himself as a servant and followed the Xiao family. Even Shang Yifan and others were surprised to see a servant who appeared out of nowhere, but no one asked any questions.
"Sister Yue, it's drizzling again. Why don't we take a rest at the inn today? If it rains along the way and we can't make it to the next inn, we'll have to sleep outdoors." Shang Yifan expressed his idea while drinking water.
It would be fine if it wasn't raining, the weather was hot and there was nothing wrong with sleeping outdoors, but now it's drizzling and no one knows if the rain will get heavier.
"Well, let's rest here." Xiao Jiuyue said, turning back and saying, "Everyone put your things away and rest for a night."
As Xiao Jiuyue spoke, he turned around and looked at Hou Jian who was carried down. Hua Qing had used a mute drug on him, and he couldn't even speak. His disfigured face was transformed into a handsome middle-aged man by the magical makeup technique.
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