"Now, under the watchful eyes of the entire Jiangnan City population, Zhou Yingxuan dares not make any big moves."
When Jiang Jingyi was mentioned, Jiang Xingzhou's expression softened, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
There may be no major moves, but minor moves are another matter.
Sure enough, just as dawn was breaking, a rather loud commotion came from the courtyard. When Jiang Hua put on her coat and walked out of the courtyard, Jiang Xingzhou and Jiang Jingyi were already standing there.
In the courtyard, two soldiers were escorting a man in black whose jaw had been dislocated and whose hands and feet had been broken, their eyes fixed on them fiercely.
"You caught them?"
"Yes, they were spotted by the people lying in ambush at the foot of the mountain." Jiang Xingzhou saw Jiang Hua come out and immediately went to greet her.
"Take him away first. No one is allowed to see him without my order."
After he finished speaking, the two soldiers took the man in black away.
"You've been lying in wait at the foot of the mountain all this time?"
Jiang Hua recalled that after Jiang Xingzhou escorted her back to her room, she heard footsteps indicating that he had left and hadn't returned.
“Yes, stepmother, we thought he wouldn’t do anything, but he couldn’t hold back.” Jiang Jingyi chimed in, recounting in detail how they had just captured the man in black.
“However, stepmother, I don’t understand. If it’s just a bunch of bandits, why is Zhou Yingxuan so nervous?” Jiang Jingyi voiced his doubts.
"We'll know when it gets light."
After breakfast, just before leaving the house, the little white snake in the space crawled over with a jade pendant in its mouth.
"Take this with you, this!" the little white snake said anxiously.
Seeing the little white snake's sudden strange behavior, Jiang Hua took note and tied the jade pendant to her waist.
Once outside, only Bai Heng and Qing Ling were waiting in the courtyard, while Jiang Xingzhou and Jiang Jingyi led their soldiers and left first.
Because they had sent men to ambush at the foot of the mountain in advance, and no one went to inform them, the bandits in the mountain stronghold were completely unaware of the situation at the foot of the mountain.
It wasn't until Jiang Xingzhou led the group to the front of the village that they were discovered, partly due to Zhou Yingxuan loudly scolding his men for making a commotion.
"father……"
Jiang Jingyi was also a little anxious and wanted to say something, but Jiang Xingzhou grabbed him and stopped him. He had been discovered, and there was no point in saying anything more.
He immediately ordered the soldiers behind him to surround all the exits of the mountain stronghold.
"How is the situation?" Jiang Hua, dressed in neat clothes, walked to Jiang Xingzhou's side.
"Charge!" Jiang Xingzhou ordered, and his soldiers charged forward.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the gate of the village was trampled underfoot by the soldiers at the front.
"I'll go scout ahead." The two sisters, Qingling and Qingyue, followed them into the village.
"You all keep a close eye on the First Prince. He doesn't need to get involved in the affairs of the village."
"Jiang Xingzhou, what do you mean by this!" Zhou Yingxuan's expression suddenly changed drastically. Several soldiers surrounded him, glaring at him menacingly.
To his surprise, Jiang Xingzhou didn't even glance at him and led his men inside.
“Jiang Xingzhou! You stop right there! This is insubordination…” Zhou Yingxuan shouted, but all he got was Jiang Xingzhou’s back.
"Sister Jiang, we found a dungeon in the mountain stronghold. It's very well hidden. I discovered it by accident."
Qingyue flew over and appeared in front of Jiang Hua, whispering in her ear.
"Take me there and have a look." Jiang Hua followed Qingyue with a serious expression.
Who are you?
As soon as the two appeared at the dungeon entrance, they were stopped by the bandits guarding the entrance.
"I am your great-aunt!" Qingyue swiftly slit the throats of the two people guarding the door.
"Sister Jiang, come with me." After dealing with the two, Qingyue carefully led the way.
Around one corner, there was a stark contrast between heaven and hell. The entire dungeon was filled with all sorts of torture instruments, and both sides of the dungeon were filled with men.
Their bodies were covered in blood, with wounds of all sizes all over their bodies. Some even had bare bones exposed on their hands and feet, clinging to life with only a breath left.
His jaw was removed, his tongue was cut off at the root, leaving him with only a mutilated body, unable to live or die. The flesh at the wounds was charred, and there was no sign of life in his eyes.
In front of the cross, a bearded man swung his whip, striking the man bound to the cross with all his might; not a single patch of skin on that man's body was intact.
"Bring me a basin of salt water! I don't believe you're that tight-lipped." The bearded man spat on the ground, threatening him menacingly.
"Tell me the location of the treasure right now, or you'll just have to watch your brothers who've risked their lives for you die bit by bit right in front of you!"
Upon hearing this, the man on the cross still turned his head away without saying a word.
"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences." The bearded man, seeing that a servant had finally brought over salt water after so long, turned around impatiently.
"you……"
He turned around and was met with Jiang Hua's face. Before he could finish speaking, his neck was snapped with a "crack".
Hearing the noise, the man on the cross opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Hua's face, then his gaze was fixed on the jade pendant at her waist.
"Qingyue, come help, let him down." Jiang Hua took out a dagger from her spatial storage and cut the ropes binding the man.
As soon as the rope was untied, the man on the shelf fell to the ground. Without thinking, Jiang Hua rushed forward and caught him.
“He… gave him a… quick death.” The man said with difficulty, pointing to the man in the corner whose bones were exposed.
"you go!"
Just as she was about to ask Qingyue to do it, the man supporting her stopped her, his expression insisting that she do it herself.
Jiang Hua had no choice but to hand the man over to Qing Yue, then walked to the man in the corner, raised her knife, and gave him a quick death.
She took out a medicine box from her spatial storage and began treating the man's wounds. The man then struggled to raise his hand and pointed to his brothers, who were barely clinging to life in the cage.
This time, Jiang Hua didn't indulge him: "Alright, let's treat your wounds first. Qingyue, go and let them out. I have some hemostatic medicine in my medicine box. Give one to the bleeding ones first."
Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Hua treated his more serious wounds. The rest could wait until they were outside, as the current environment was not suitable.
"Huahua, how is it?"
At this moment, Bai Heng, Lin Zhi, Lin Feng, and the others walked in from outside. When they saw the scene in the cell and the corpse in the corner, their hearts skipped a beat.
"Uncle!"
Bai Heng immediately recognized the man next to Jiang Hua and hurriedly went over to him.
Uncle?
Jiang Hua was taken aback, and then looked at the man's face, which was covered in blood and wounds. His features bore a resemblance to her own.
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