Yunling nodded to Zhang and assured her:
"Don't worry, Mother, I will definitely come back."
After saying that, Yunling got into the carriage and went to the city with Gangzi.
Just as Wen Siqing had described, a group of people resembling bandits were arresting people, robbing things, and making a huge fuss. Even the Lu family's business was vandalized.
Yunling's heart skipped a beat, but thinking that someone like Lu Yinghuai must have made plans long ago, and that he was the one who told her about the situation in Shucheng, and that it was also his idea to distribute the goods, she was sure that he would not let anything happen to her.
Yunling composed herself and guided Gangzi toward the alley. Fortunately, it was nighttime, and the darkness concealed many things.
They turned into the alleyway and headed towards Pingli Alley. When they arrived, they saw two reckless men banging frantically on the shop door.
"My goodness, that guy just said this shop is full of young ladies, I think it must be true."
"Did you hear that? There's crying inside. Oh my, I can't even imagine how intoxicating that sound will be on the bed."
"Damn door, damn it, I've never seen a shop with such a small door that I can't even break it open, screw it to hell."
Gangzi looked at Yunling and whispered:
"Boss, I'm going to beat those two bastards up."
Before he could make a move, Yunling rushed forward and beat the two thugs to the ground.
"Boss, that's awesome."
"Drag them in, but don't tear their clothes."
Yunling opened the door, and Tang Ling and Li Yuedi, who were blocking the way, immediately put down their brooms and came to the front crying when they saw Yunling.
"My dear wife, I knew you wouldn't abandon us."
"Young lady, we're all terrified."
Yunling patted them on the shoulder respectively, comforting them:
"It's alright, hurry up and pack your things, I'll take you away."
"By the way, are the shopkeeper and the others there?"
"No, they went to the two towns below today, saying they were there to celebrate a family's birthday."
The next two towns are too far away, and she doesn't know their specific situation. Yunling can't put herself in danger because of them, after all, she has family waiting for her to go back home.
Yunling doesn't consider herself a savior, nor could she become one; she has no ability to save everyone.
"Go ahead and pack your things. We probably won't be coming back."
Tang Ling and the others were naturally happy. They were homeless to begin with, and thanks to Yun Ling for buying them, they now had a safe haven. So naturally, wherever Yun Ling went, they would go too.
While they were tidying up, Yunling quickly helped Gangzi remove the clothes from the two thieves, and then they put their own clothes back on.
After a short while, everyone squeezed onto the carriage. At this point, they didn't care about comfort; their only concern was survival.
Yunling was worried that the horse wouldn't be able to bear the weight, so she placed her hand on the wooden board to transmit her supernatural power and relieve the horse's stress.
The horse started running, but they soon encountered bandits who stopped the carriage, their tone somewhat fierce.
"Hey, where are you going? What's that thing in the car?"
Gangzi answered first:
"Oh dear, sir, you haven't forgotten, have you? We heard from that lord up there that we were supposed to search everywhere for young ladies. That's why we just seized a carriage and were thinking of going to complete our mission."
"But this direction isn't right. Aren't you heading into the village? The higher-ups said to loot the city tonight and then go into the village tomorrow. What did you hear?"
Gangzi immediately put his right foot on the deck, leaned back, and joked:
"Of course I know, but the young ladies in the city are all well hidden, and I can't find them in a short time. I'd better go to the village; I can catch six or seven there, and they're still too young."
The bandit nodded, but quickly shook his head again.
"No, no, I already said we're going to search the city tonight. If you go to the village, what if everyone in the city runs away? Where will I go to complain?"
Gangzi lashed the ground with his whip, his tone becoming increasingly aggressive.
"Damn it, you don't want to give our Third Master any face, do you? Fine, fine, you look down on our branch, then we might as well quit. Screw you, we work ourselves to the bone and get nothing in return. We quit, we quit. If the higher-ups blame us, you can take your own head to pay for it."
The bandits were somewhat frightened. Most of them had come from various places and usually attacked wherever they were told, so they didn't even really know each other.
Seeing Gangzi's imposing presence and the title "Third Master," they figured he was probably more powerful than them. Offending him would be asking for trouble, so they bared their teeth, made way for him, and respectfully said:
"Sir, please, please go ahead. Don't delay our business."
Gangzi didn't even glance at the bandits, and with a "humph," he drove the carriage towards Dongtou Village.
God knows how nervous he was; his palms were sweating as he gripped the reins. Luckily, he managed to dodge; otherwise, if they had continued to entangle themselves, their true identities would have been discovered, and none of them would have been able to escape.
"Not bad, Gangzi, you've got a pretty good set of pretenses."
"This is all thanks to the boss's excellent teaching. When you're out in the world, your identity is something you create yourself, so why not make an example of it?"
Yunling nodded in agreement, and Tang Ling, sitting in the carriage, also nodded. She had been really worried for Gangzi just now, but she didn't expect him to be so capable. No wonder Yunling kept him by her side. She wondered if this turmoil would allow her to stay by Yunling's side as well...
Back at the Yun family home, most of the belongings had been packed. Yun Ruoxia took the remaining seven bolts of cotton cloth, and the mushrooms from the mushroom house had been picked to eat on the journey. However, Yun Ruoxia also wanted to take the beehives with her.
“Sister Ling, these bees are the fruits of our labor, the treasure that made us rich, we can’t throw them away.”
Yunling casually gathered a couple of pieces of clothing and some valuables and jewelry, then stopped. Hearing Yun Ruoxia's words, she quickly shook her head.
"No, Auntie, we can't bring so many things. We can't drive a carriage; it'll be too conspicuous."
"With so many of us, it would be much more conspicuous if we didn't use a carriage. Besides, if we're fleeing, are we going to walk? How long would that take?"
"Right now, everyone is fleeing. If there are many people, we won't be a big target. But if we drive a carriage, it will inevitably make others think we are rich. Then they will all come and rob us. Wouldn't that just add to the disaster?"
Yun Ruoxia thought Yun Ling's words made sense, but she was still unwilling to put the bees down, and said again:
"Ling-jie, I think with so many of us, even if two people carry one box, we can still carry the honey. This turmoil came really fast, and we weren't prepared at all. Along the way, having honey to eat will help stave off hunger, right?"
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