Chapter 21 There is a clue
Jiang Yuyan leaned on the soft pillow embroidered with brocade. Her sick face looked unnaturally pale, and she felt mixed emotions.
The men in this strange world, like the women in ancient Chinese feudal society, have deep-rooted beliefs in the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. Even a fierce bandit can be exceptionally gentle and considerate to women.
She was somewhat grateful for his sincere care, but he ignored her wishes and forcibly restricted her freedom. She thought she was not a saint enough to reconcile with him, so she could not say anything good or bad, and remained silent for a long time.
Ruan Qi was almost inseparable from her and treated her very well. In order to make her eat delicious food, he specially found a cook from the restaurant at the foot of the mountain. He was also worried that it would be too cold in the mountains, and since she was weak after an illness, he gave her a sable cloak from his collection.
Jiang Yuyan discovered that the bandits here did not live a very wealthy life, and since they could produce this sable, it must be extremely precious.
The brothers in the village had long heard that the second in command had brought back a fairy-like beauty, and they were all eager to make a move, hanging around her door from time to time. However, Ruan Qi rarely even let her go out; when she occasionally went out for some fresh air, he would follow closely by her side and shout away the onlookers.
The first boss Zhao Fei and the third boss Qi Wu both had wives, so they just glanced from a distance and were not in a position to approach.
Jiang Yuyan spent her days in silence, feeling even more anxious. She was worried about Xiao Yuanyan, fearing that he would do something stupid; she was also concerned about Xie Jingyu, who felt so guilty and terrified that she had disappeared right under his nose.
Ruan Qi didn't want to anger her because she had just recovered from an illness, so he behaved well. Occasionally, he couldn't help but touch her face and kiss her, but Jiang Yuyan just remained indifferent. Her cold eyes hurt his heart, so he lost interest in continuing.
As long as he was here, Ruan Qi was not in a hurry and quietly prepared for the wedding. He just waited until they were married, and as time went by, she would surely develop some feelings for him. It didn't need to be a lot, just a little bit would be enough.
Ruan Qi was busy, but he did not forget to invite some women to accompany Jiang Yuyan. Perhaps he also wanted to be lobbyists.
Then Jiang Yuyan saw several women who were captured from the mountain stronghold. They were not happy when they were captured and cried for a long time, but after they got married, had several husbands, and gave birth to several children, they all let it go.
Apart from not letting them leave, the bandits here also treated them kindly. As time went by, few people wanted to escape.
Jiang Yuyan also met the wives of the first and third bosses. They were heroic-looking women with a well-proportioned figure and a very dignified look. There was a vague familiarity in her eyes and brows.
But the woman's attitude towards her was not friendly. Later, when she saw the way the woman looked at Ruan Qi, Jiang Yuyan suddenly realized.
But none of this had anything to do with her. Even if they got married, she would still run away because there were people waiting for her outside.
Counting the days, ten days have passed.
After Ying San had been tracking the traces for several days without sleep, he finally found something. After investigation, Chi Tiannan found that among the few people with outstanding light skills in the underworld, only Ruan Qi, the second in command of Tianlang Village in Tianlang Mountain, had been missing for ten days. Even Xie Jingyu received news from the gossipers in the underworld that the cook of Tianlang Mountain had let slip when he went down the mountain that their second in command had kidnapped a very beautiful woman.
All the clues pointed to Ruan Qi of Tianlang Mountain. Xiao Yuanyan and his companions wanted to rush to Tianlang Village and take back Jiang Yuyan. But the news they got back was not optimistic.
Hundreds of fierce bandits from Tianlang Village were stationed on the top of Tianlang Mountain. Surrounded by steep cliffs, there was only one road leading down the mountain. There were ambushes everywhere on the mountain road. Most people would die before they reached the mountain halfway.
Without saying a word, Xie Jingyu went to ask Zhu Yunqian to send troops to suppress the bandits and rescue people.
Tianlang Mountain is located at the junction of Yunzhou and Qingzhou, and is a no-man's land. Moreover, the bandits are highly skilled in martial arts, and usually only rob wealthy businessmen and kidnap women.
The imperial court had repeatedly sent troops to suppress the bandits but to no avail, and Zhu Yunqian did not want to get involved in this mess. Moreover, when Yu Zhizhi, the darling of the family, heard that Xie Jingyu had asked him to help save a woman, she pestered him not to get involved.
Zhu Yunqian laughed off Xie Jingyu's request, which made Xie Jingyu so angry that he smashed the tea bowl on the spot and secretly made a note of him in his heart.
There was no other way, so he could only write to his eldest brother, the Crown Prince, asking him to mobilize the Shadow Guard Battalion of the Prince of Wu's Palace. This even alarmed the Prince of Wu, who thought that his youngest son had run into some serious trouble.
With the news, Zhu Yunqian could not be counted on. Xiao Yuanyan could not wait any longer, so he found a jade pendant with a black deer carved on it and headed straight to the Qingzhou garrison camp.
In fact, Tianlang Mountain is closer to the Qingzhou garrison camp. Xiao's father had a young guard named Wei Yan. Because of his young age, he was left behind to cover his family members. Later, he survived and was re-incorporated into other local armies. Now he has become a captain in charge of a battalion in the Qingzhou camp.
Xiao Yuanyan had been quietly paying attention to the whereabouts of the survivors of Xiao's father Wei over the years, so he found Wei Yan as soon as possible.
When Wei Yan heard the soldiers report that a young master Xiao wanted to see him, he was confused and took two steps in a hurry to invite him in. He saw a tall and handsome man striding over, who looked very much like the former Wuwei General Xiao Heng!
"Captain Wei, how are you?" Xiao Yuanyan bowed.
Wei Yan quickly helped him up and said excitedly: "You, you are the eldest son!"
"Yes!" Xiao Yuanyan nodded and took out his father's green jade pendant.
Wei Yan looked at the jade pendant with red eyes, "Young Master, you have suffered so much over the years! How did you find me?"
"My father had three thousand personal guards, but only a few were left behind back then. I have been looking for your whereabouts all these years. I didn't want to disturb you. But I have really encountered some difficulties, so I would like to ask the captain of the guards for some help." Xiao Yuanyan said politely.
Wei Yan was grateful for Xiao Heng's teachings back then, and said, "Young Master, don't say that. Your business is my business, and it was also my fault that I failed to protect you... If General Xiao knew about this... I am sorry to the general!" As he spoke, the grown man's eyes turned red again.
"Captain, don't blame yourself. You have done enough for us. I came here for an urgent matter!"
"Okay, okay, tell me quickly!" Wei Yan managed to calm himself down.
Xiao Yuanyan then told the story in detail about how his fiancée was kidnapped by bandits from Tianlang Village.
Wei Yan looked solemn, and after pacing for a moment, he said, "General Zeng of my Qingzhou Camp will return to Beijing this year to report on his work. If we can accomplish these two tasks, suppressing the bandits and rescuing the woman, it will be considered a meritorious service. I will ask to lead the camp there, and the general will not object. However, the terrain of Tianlang Mountain is dangerous, so we need to discuss it slowly."
Xiao Yuanyan was overjoyed. With Wei Yan's promise, there was hope for this matter. So he sent a message to Xie Jingyu to come and discuss it.
Wei Yan was quite surprised to see that the son of the King of Wu was also involved in this matter, and he had called in 20 shadow guards from the King of Wu's palace and dozens of people from the underworld, all of whom were experts in fighting ten enemies at once. He secretly sighed that the eldest son's wife might not be simple.
Finally, the few people agreed that three days later at the hour of Hai, the Shadow Guard Battalion and the best fighters in the martial arts world would take the lead and first break through the traps and strategies on the mountain path, and the main army would then advance and attack the Tianlang Village.
Xiao Yuanyan also sent a letter to Qin Shangyu, asking Chi Tiannan to cooperate with the operation on the same day and steal Jiang Yuyan in the chaos to ensure that nothing could go wrong.
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