Upon hearing this, Qian Dabao's pleas for mercy abruptly stopped.
Her phoenix eyes, just like Qian's, darted around in a panic as she tried to think of a way to smooth things over.
But Su Dahu didn't give him the chance at all, and said coldly, "Mother, it was him, colluding with thieves, who asked us to bring five hundred taels of silver to the foot of Xiaoheishan Mountain to exchange for Hua'er's news."
Moreover, having just received five hundred taels of silver, he felt it was too little and asked for another five hundred taels.
That's why Jin Han resorted to violence.
Qian Dabao is Qian's older brother, and Hua'er is not entirely indifferent to Xiao Jinhan. If this matter is not clarified, it is hard to guarantee that a thorn will not appear between the second brother and Hua'er in the future.
Sure enough, upon hearing the sound, Su Erhu's hand, which was about to help Qian Dabao up, froze in mid-air.
His own brother-in-law actually used Hua'er as a bargaining chip.
Moreover, taking five hundred taels wasn't enough; they even demanded a price increase at the last minute.
Is he trying to send Hua'er to her death?
Zhao and Su Sanhu were also filled with disbelief. Although there had been some unpleasantness at Su Bai's birthday banquet that day, they were still in-laws for so many years. How could Qian Dabao act like this!
Was this his idea alone, or a scheme by the entire Qian family?
Did the Qian family know about this?
Su Bai's anger surged from her chest, and she rushed forward, delivering a powerful punch to Qian Dabao.
"Qian Dabao, you dog, has my Su family ever wronged your Qian family or what?"
You actually conspired with thieves to harm my Hua'er!
You still want me to save you? I'll be lucky if I don't beat you to death...
With each word the woman spoke, a powerful punch landed on her.
Every punch was delivered with full force.
Qian Dabao had already injured his hand, and Xiao Jinhan had broken his leg earlier. Now he couldn't dodge even if he wanted to, so he could only cover his head and howl for mercy, "Mother-in-law, please stop hitting me, please stop hitting me."
Hua'er's arrest has absolutely nothing to do with me. If you're looking for revenge, you shouldn't be looking for me.
I was just on my way to Qingshui County to get my medicine changed when I happened to see Hua'er being kidnapped and put into a carriage outside the alley, so I followed her all the way here.
If you're going to fight, fight those bandits in the Black Mountain. Why are you fighting me?
"What? You said Hua'er was kidnapped by bandits and taken to Daheishan!" Su Baishi suddenly pulled her fist back, her slanted eyes flashing with sharpness.
The Great Black Mountain stretches endlessly, from Yu the Great in the east to the Western Rong in the west. She had indeed heard of a bandit gang living in the mountains.
However, in the past two years, the bandits of Daheishan have not committed any crimes in Qingshui County, so the fear of this bandit den in the nearby villages has gradually faded.
But bandits are bandits, how many good things can they possibly have?
Hua'er is so beautiful. It's been almost six hours since she was kidnapped to the bandits' den. If those bandits do something to Hua'er... Thinking of this, Su Bai felt dizzy and her body went limp.
"Mother!" Zhao Shi and Su Sanhu quickly helped her up.
Beside him, Qian Dabao's round face was bruised and battered, looking extremely aggrieved. "If it weren't for me today, you probably wouldn't even know where Hua'er is right now. Logically speaking, you should be thanking me..."
"I thank your whole family!" Su Sanhu, who had a fiery temper, punched Qian Dabao again upon hearing this.
They knocked one of his front teeth, mixed with blood, to the ground.
His handsome face was contorted with rage. "From the beginning until now, a full six hours have passed. You could have come to inform us much earlier."
But not only did you not do that, you also colluded with others to extort money from the Su family. And five hundred taels wasn't enough; you wanted more.
Even strangers wouldn't do such a thing. We've been in-laws for so many years. Hua'er risked her life to hunt wild boar and gave a lot of it to your Qian family. Did you eat the meat and let it go to the dogs?
Now you expect us to thank you? I've never seen such a shameless person!
Qian Dabao, his face contorted with embarrassment, dared not utter another word against Su Sanhu. He hid behind Su Erhu, pointing at the unconscious man on the ground and softly pleading, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, believe me, I had no choice. He made me do it. I didn't want to, I didn't want to..."
However, Su Erhu didn't respond to a word, standing there blankly, seemingly lost in thought.
Upon hearing the news of "the bandit's den in Daheishan," Xiao Jinhan summoned his black-clad subordinates to recall all the people from Qingshui County.
At this moment, Yu Feng also brought Xue Lao to the mountainside of Xiao Hei Mountain. The old man looked like he had been dragged out of bed, with a messy bird's nest hairstyle on his head. "You brat, I have brought the Scent-Attracting Butterfly. This Scent-Attracting Butterfly King can smell the fragrance within twenty miles. Let's go find the little girl!"
"Only twenty li?" Xiao Jinhan frowned.
The Daheishan Mountains stretch for over a thousand kilometers from east to west, and the bandits in the mountains often change locations. Using the scented butterflies to search for someone for twenty miles is of little use in the Daheishan Mountains.
Seeing his disdain, Xue Lao scratched his messy hair somewhat awkwardly. "Although it's only twenty li, even a mosquito is still meat. As long as we can roughly determine the direction of the bandits' den, this fragrant butterfly can lead us there."
Moreover, there's miasma in the Black Mountain. If these bandits are hiding behind the miasma, we humans won't be able to get through. But the Butterfly King isn't afraid of the miasma; at least it can fly over.”
"Hmm." Xiao Jinhan nodded perfunctorily.
The old man's words were not very reliable, but he was right about one thing: as long as they determined the general direction of the bandit's den, they could find Hua'er as quickly as possible.
However, it hasn't rained for the past few days, and the ground in the mountains is mostly dry, so finding the bandits' hideout along their route into the mountains is not an easy task.
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