Chapter 244 Ambush in the Bamboo Forest

"Oh, wait, my young master hasn't come out yet."

The servant of the Yang family, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, ran out.

Old Li asked curiously, "Whether your young master comes out or not, what does it have to do with us?"

"The road is a little bit dangerous, isn't it safer if we walk together?" The servant's eyes rolled around.

Yang Yingrong came out wearing a fox fur cloak. There was darkness around his eyes and his face looked haggard. It was obvious that he did not get enough rest last night. When the servant lifted the curtain, he got into the carriage without saying a word.

The letter for help was sent back.

But there was no reply! The postmaster sent the thief to the government office, but there was no response. Not even a soldier was sent to protect him.

It would be strange if Yang Yingrong could sleep.

He always felt that someone was out to kill him, so he would lie there with his eyes wide open until dawn. When he learned that Qin Chi was going to Beijing, he couldn't just sit there and wait for death, so he decided to go with him without thinking too much, at least he would have a companion on the way back to Beijing.

Qin Chi noticed that Song Jin was paying attention to the outside world, and gently squeezed her little hand, "No need to look, everything is going as we planned."

"I thought there would be officials coming to ask questions." Song Jin said this with a hint of self-mockery.

Qin Chi said softly, "You overestimated the speed at which the government handles cases. The postmaster sent the person there overnight, and he was only locked up in the prison. He would not specifically wake up the county magistrate."

Wait for those people to wake up and go to work.

The sun had already risen high in the sky.

Old Li had received Qin Chi's instructions, and he asked the servant behind him who was about to drive the car, "Young man, do you want to go ahead, or should we go ahead?"

The boy turned around and asked the carriage.

Yang Yingrong's voice came from the carriage: "Let Qin Jieyuan go first."

So the servant conveyed Yang Yingrong's meaning.

For the master and servants of the Yang family, if they encountered someone blocking the way on the road, the one walking in front would have to block it for them.

Qin Chi has two carriages.

One car carried the luggage of several people and Huizhou specialties. The driver was originally Qin Ba, but now it was Lao Li.

The carriage that Qin Chi and Song Jin were riding in was replaced by Qin Ba as the driver, and Qin Qi sat on the other side of the shaft.

After they set off.

The carriage was not moving very fast, only slightly faster than walking.

There is a section of the road near the capital where the villages become fewer and fewer as you go along, and even on a cold winter day there are few pedestrians.

Suddenly, the carriage slowed down.

Qin Ba reported: "Sir, there are two people blocking the road. They are carrying book boxes on their backs. They are probably students going to take the exam."

Sure enough, when the carriage stopped.

A student came up and bowed, saying, "My dear brother, I am Lu Baizhou. I went to Beijing with my friends to take the imperial examination. I lost part of my luggage on the way. I am really tired after walking for so long. I came here shamelessly, hoping to take a ride in the carriage."

Hearing this, the student also stepped forward.

The two looked at Qin Ba expectantly.

Qin Ba had no say in this matter.

Qin Chi opened the curtain and said, "If you two don't mind, you can sit in the carriage at the back."

"I don't mind, I don't mind, thank you very much, brother."

Lu Bozhou thanked him repeatedly and walked towards Old Li's carriage with his friend.

Once you get on Old Li's carriage, naturally all his secrets will be revealed.

The two men were indeed going to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, but their luck was not good. The driver fell ill on the way, so they had to rent another car together. However, before they could rent the car, their purse was stolen at some point.

Can only walk on two legs.

There was nothing to eat on the road, so I could only sell books.

I got here with many bumps and bruises along the way.

Little did they know, something even more exciting was waiting for them.

Because Old Li's carriage stopped.

The carriage that Yang Yingrong was riding in passed and arrived right in the middle of the three carriages.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Old Li's carriage never overtook his again.

It was noon.

The carriage passed through a bamboo forest.

The ambush is coming.

"kill!"

Sixteen masked men armed with machetes rushed out of the bamboo forest.

Without saying anything, he rushed towards the three carriages.

Six of them rushed towards Qin Chi's carriage, and the rest rushed towards Yang Yingrong's carriage, while Old Li's carriage was ignored.

The Yang family’s carriage is the best.

You can tell at a glance that this is the seat for the master.

If they didn't kill the people in the carriage, who else would they kill? According to the news they received earlier, there were two carriages to be intercepted. As for why there was one more, it was not within their consideration. They just had to complete the mission.

"Asshole! Do you know who we are?"

The boy was so frightened that his face turned pale and he trembled as he spoke.

Instead, Yang Yingrong came out holding a long sword and kicked the annoying servant away, "Go to hell, you are bothering me here."

Yang Yingrong pointed his sword at the masked man in the lead and said arrogantly, "Just because you're masked, do you think I don't know who you are? Wait, I've already sent a letter home. Even if I die here today, you Yuan family won't have an easy life! If I don't die today, I will kill Yuan Shipeng tomorrow!"

These words.

Extremely arrogant.

The masked men who rushed up suddenly stopped one by one.

Then they turned their heads to look at the leader.

The leader was also shocked. Aren't they here to kill a student who is going to Beijing to take the imperial examination? Who is Yang Yingrong? Who in Beijing doesn't know this playboy? They all know him.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Oops, wrong person! The leader turned around and looked at the carriage in front.

The people over there have already started fighting, and there are three people lying on the ground, their lives or deaths unknown.

Just as they were about to retreat.

Unexpectedly, a group of people came hurriedly on the official road ahead.

“Hurry up and save them!”

It was the Yang family who came to pick up Yang Yingrong.

The leader was Yang Yingrong's eldest brother.

At first, the Yang family didn't believe that the Yuan family would kill Yang Yingrong. First of all, Yang Ge Lao didn't believe it. He and Yuan Shangshu's apparent disagreement was also a tacit understanding, and it was just a show in front of the emperor. But it's better to be safe than sorry, so he asked Young Master Yang to take people to the post station to pick him up.

Yang Yingrong confronted a group of masked men.

From a distance, the situation looked dire.

An arrow is shot at me!

Whoosh! One arrow, one person killed.

Another arrow! Blocked by the masked man who was on guard.

The masked man in the lead suddenly said, "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

As soon as he said this, he took the lead in fleeing into the bamboo forest.

After hearing this, the others hurried to follow.

The six people who attacked Qin Chi's carriage were all lying down. The others who were trying to escape could not escape from the horses on foot. The guards of the Yang family, led by Young Master Yang, pursued them relentlessly.

Finally, they were all captured.

However, before the Yang family could interrogate them, the captured masked men committed suicide by taking poison one after another.

He died very cleanly, without even a sound.

"Damn it, this young master is not done with the Yuan family!"

Yang Yingrong was so angry that he stepped forward and stabbed the corpse of the leading masked man several times with his long sword, "Brother, why are you so slow? If you were a little slower, you would have been able to catch up and collect my body."

Yang Yingji said coldly: "Who caused this disaster?"

Now Yang Yingrong was silent.

Qin Chi got off the carriage, followed by Song Jin.

Song Jin looked around the scene.

The bodies were carried to the side of the road, their veils had been torn off, revealing unfamiliar faces.

Song Jin didn't recognize any of them.

Qin Chi also looked through them and said, "I don't recognize any of them."

At this time, Yang Yingji saw Qin Chi, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Qin Jieyuan, nice to meet you."

"Master Yang, thank you for saving me this time."

Qin Chi bowed gently in return.

Yang Yingji said, "It is our Yang family that has implicated you this time. When we return to the capital, we will come to your house to apologize."

"No, no, Master Yang is too polite."

Qin Chi was chatting with Yang Yingji here.

In addition, Lu Bozhou and the other man came over trembling, their faces turned pale with fear, and their legs were shaking as they walked.

This is an unexpected disaster.

The unlucky duo is confirmed!

(End of this chapter)