Seeing that the slave trader had come prepared, Su Jin ran back, grabbed a wooden stick, and rode off to catch up with him.
Su Huai-ren and Su Nan also followed the crowd.
Seeing the crowd getting further and further behind, the slave trader was confident that he would succeed tonight, and the leader let out a sinister laugh.
"Boss, those guys are asking for trouble. They kidnapped four children tonight."
"Hmph! They complain that a bag of rice isn't enough for them during the day. I won't tolerate these lowly people. Ah..." Before the leader could finish speaking, his horse seemed to be struck by something, and he and his horse tumbled to the ground.
"Boss!"
"Put down the child. If any of you dare to make a move, I will kill him."
In a flash, a cold glint appeared in Lin Miaoshou's hand, and a chilling dagger was pressed against the leader's neck.
The lead slave trader, seeing that the pursuer was alone, didn't care what the hard object pressed against his neck was.
He said in a hoarse voice, "Quickly grab him. There are more of us than you. Don't be afraid of him."
"Ah..." Lin Miao exerted force, and the leader of the slave trader felt pain in his neck and couldn't help but cry out.
"Stop! If you know what's good for you, I'll return your child to you. If you don't, don't blame us for being ruthless."
Several slave traders dismounted and surrounded Lin Miaoshou.
Inside the sacks on the horse's back, the children heard someone chasing after them to rescue them, and they made whimpering sounds.
"Shuashuashua..."
The slave traders all drew their swords.
Lin Miaoshou said coldly, "It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin."
"Ouch!"
"Great hero, spare my life! I was blind and ignorant."
The leader of the slave traders felt blood dripping from his neck and immediately begged for mercy.
"Retreat! Retreat immediately!"
"Boss! We can't go back empty-handed. We've already received the deposit; how can we explain going back empty-handed?"
"Are you trying to kill me so I can take over the boss's position?"
When Su Jin arrived, he saw the two sides locked in a stalemate, with the slave traders tearing at each other.
"Uncle Lin!"
Su Jin pulled on the reins and dismounted.
"Ah Jin! Quickly save the children!" Lin Miaoshou said, tightening her grip on his hand.
After a scream, the leader of the slave traders collapsed to the ground.
"Hero, spare my life! Release him! Release him now!"
The night wind blew by, and the air was filled with the stench of blood.
The other slave traders then realized that the other party was not an ordinary villager.
After dismounting, Su Jin went straight to the horse carrying the sacks, quickly took the sacks off the horse's back, and protected them behind him.
"Get out! If I see you again, I'll make sure you never leave here." Lin Miao shoved the hostage in her hand and ran to Su Jin's side.
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves approached from afar.
"Go, go quickly!"
In the blink of an eye, the slave trader was so frightened that he wet himself and scrambled onto the horse's back, quickly disappearing into the vast night.
"Uncle Lin, Ah Jin, where are the children!"
After Grandma Xu woke up, Jiang Shuyue also rode up and caught up.
"It's alright, the children are all here."
Lin Miaoshou and Su Jin untied the sack and removed the rags from the children's mouths.
The rescued children were terrified, and three of them burst into tears.
"Aunt Yue!"
Xu Shuisheng didn't cry. As soon as he came out of the sack, he was embraced in a warm hug.
"Shuisheng, don't be afraid, Aunt Yue is here." Jiang Shuyue gently patted his back.
A faint fragrance lingered at the tip of my nose. If my mother were here, her embrace would surely smell just as sweet as Aunt Yue's.
Jiang Shuyue could feel that the little girl was suppressing her fear and stubbornly tensing her small body.
Lin Miaoshou and Su Jin handed the children over to the pursuers.
The man and woman who lost their child knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, expressing their gratitude.
After all that fuss, dawn was breaking.
Seeing Grandma Xu holding her grandson and sobbing uncontrollably, everyone's eyes welled up with tears.
Sui Sui, who was fast asleep, was awakened by crying. He looked outside with a blank expression.
Jiang Shuyue walked into the carriage and pulled Sui Sui into her arms: "My darling, the thief is already far away."
Sui Sui wrapped her arms around Jiang Shuyue's neck and said in a childish voice, "Sui Sui is not afraid of death, Sui Sui will protect Mother."
The soft, sweet words felt like a wad of cotton, stuck in Jiang Shuyue's heart, making her feel sour and a little breathless.
After arriving here, she used to think she was the unluckiest person in the world.
At that moment, she felt like the happiest person she had ever been.
A thought popped into my head: maybe the father of my child is a warm-hearted man.
The mother and son slept in each other's arms.
Seeing that her grandson was safe and sound, Grandma Xu calmed down after her initial excitement subsided.
Lin Miaoshou and Su Huai'ren led the horses into the woods to graze on the withered grass.
Su Jin told his mother and sister to go back to the carriage to rest, while he and Su Nan cooked porridge.
Seeing that the amount of rice in the bag hadn't decreased much, Su Jin was puzzled.
How come there's still so much rice?
He was completely baffled, assuming that Lin Miaoshou had simply put all the rice she brought together.
After having breakfast, everyone continued on their way.
"Miss, look, there's a carriage over there."
Jiang Shuyue looked outside and saw Widow Li sitting on the shaft of a carriage, driven by a man who looked like a merchant.
A few days later, I looked at the lush greenery and wildflowers on both sides of the road.
Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer worried about finding water, Grandma Xu suddenly fell ill.
Lin Miaoshou took Grandma Xu's pulse, then walked to the side and said to Su Huai-ren, "Old Su! I'm afraid Grandma Xu won't make it to Yannan."
Seeing Shui Sheng's tears welling up in his eyes, Jiang Shuyue patted his head, unable to find the right words to comfort him.
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