Chapter 77 Ambition
Captain Sun didn't know that the general was not going to help him capture Liu Wei, and he didn't dare to stay here any longer.
In fact, such a big thing must be reported to the court immediately, but to be honest, Captain Sun is just a small captain and it is difficult for it to reach the emperor.
Therefore, he could only report it through the memorial of the Wen County Magistrate, so he had to bribe the county magistrate to speak well of him.
Afterwards, he did not stay with his troops to wait for the court's reply, but left with his troops first.
He was afraid that the court would blame him, so he immediately sent people to capture him and behead him, and then replaced him with a new captain.
Because of the riot last night, it was already dawn when the riot was suppressed, so Captain Sun did not even have time to rest and urged the prisoners to continue on their journey.
He was not worried that the prisoners would riot again if they were forced into this way, because this time they had already remembered it deeply. He believed that as long as they were not fools, they would not commit the same crime again.
And he has now changed his mind and will continue to discipline these prisoners.
Now their arrogance has not been worn away, and they have not yet faced the reality.
As long as they are not fed enough, they will not feel bloated and will not have the energy to cause trouble.
Captain Sun left in a hurry without even paying attention to the Chen family, let alone apologize to them.
The Chen family also knew that it was impossible to get Captain Sun to apologize, so they could only make note of this matter.
Then, they looked at their servants. Some of them were covered in blood and looked very scary.
Chen Xue also knew that they were trying their best to stop them and helped them delay time, otherwise the existence of the space would have been exposed long ago.
After all, it was only Qian Yayi who saw that there was no one in the carriage, so it could be said that he was dazzled. But if Captain Sun lifted the curtain in front of everyone and let everyone see that there was no one in the carriage, then they would have no way to explain it.
Therefore, Chen Xue would not be stingy with her loyal servants and would share the healing ointment she had exchanged before with them.
With the ointment, the bleeding from their wounds stopped quickly.
Although they were somewhat surprised by the effect of the ointment, they also knew the girl's magic, so they quickly regained their composure.
"Tell me exactly what happened!"
Lord Chen felt relieved. He had worried several times before about the bailiffs suddenly running over, but it never happened, so he relaxed his vigilance.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong last night.
Fortunately, he was tired from farming, so he changed his clothes and came out to rest, thus avoiding being exposed.
Next time, be sure to leave someone outside.
Lord Chen thought to himself, and then he felt that he could only let Chen Xue guard outside. He had to replace any other one of them. Even if they knew that there were others outside, they would not be able to enter the space and call them out.
"Xiaoqing is awesome!"
Chen Xue, who was standing nearby, heard Xiaoqing helping to repel the prisoners and immediately praised her. Xiaoqing also flew to Chen Xue, stood on her shoulder, and rubbed her head against Chen Xue's.
Soon they found out what had happened. It was the criminal who attacked the carriage that triggered everything.
However, because of the riot, no one knew whether the prisoner was dead or hiding in the crowd.
After this incident, their relationship with Captain Sun deteriorated further. Perhaps Captain Sun had secretly instigated the burning of the carriage.
Even if it wasn't them, Captain Sun had lost face this time and would definitely take it out on them. If it were other yamen runners, it would be okay, they could use intimidation and bribery to get them to do it.
But Captain Sun is very difficult to deal with because he is not easily influenced by others.
It is very difficult to find something to threaten him. As for using benefits, I am afraid that he will turn against them and kick them out the next day, just like when they cooperated to collect medicinal materials before.
"Dad, I think we should get some soft armor!"
After all, it is easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark.
Anyway, the system only exchanges soft armor for 5,000 points each, and she already has 20,000 to 30,000 contribution points.
"Let's go to the carriage and discuss this!"
Lord Chen did not answer, but asked his daughter to get on the carriage. Xiaoqing spread her wings and flew high into the sky, continuing to soar.
Back in the car, everyone sighed, "Human life... Ouch!"
In just one night, dozens of people died, and many of them were people Lord Chen knew.
If they had not been corrupt, they would definitely have been promoted in the future. Even if they were not promoted, they would still be officials that the yamen runners in the capital had to bow their heads to.
Now, he died so hastily...
Moreover, Lord Chen was terrified. If they came out later, the general's men would find that the carriage was empty. What would happen then?
Maybe all the Chen family servants would be killed and the carriage taken away.
The carriage might also be destroyed, and it is hard to say whether they can get out of the space by then.
Or maybe, they can come out.
But after they came out, how did the yamen runners, the prisoners, and even the soldiers view them?
Someone who suddenly appears may be regarded as a god or a monster.
It would be fine if they were respectful, but if they were not and instead became greedy, then their family would probably have a miserable end.
Thinking of this, several people were terrified.
Lord Chen immediately discussed with his wife and daughter, and decided that Chen Xue would stay outside and enter the space at regular intervals to avoid such problems.
"There's another question." Chen Xue suddenly became serious and stared at her father. "Dad, those yamen runners wanted to kill us several times before, but we stopped them with various excuses... But what if they insist on killing us next time?"
Chen Xue's words stunned Lord Chen. They were already prisoners at this time, and if the bailiffs wanted to kill them, they would have no way of running away.
But will he sit idly by?
No way!
At least he would not let his wife and daughter die, so even if it cost him his life, he would protect them and help them escape.
So, once his wife and daughter escape, they will face the court's wanted list and the pursuit of the whole world.
Therefore, how to keep his wife and daughter alive is also a problem.
And he had considered before that his daughter's space was their last refuge.
But he didn't want to go this far, because at this point, they would just be staying in space and would have no way of entering the city.
It’s impossible to let my wife and daughter hide in space for the rest of their lives!
"I'm not strong enough to protect my wife and daughter!" Lord Chen was very upset. If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have gotten sick.
Even if he was sick, he had to go to court so that he would not be deceived by them and falsely accused of being the "mastermind" of the disaster relief grain embezzlement case.
But now we are back to the question just now.
Chen Xue continued, "Even if we can dodge the yamen runners next time, what if we encounter bandits? What if the imperial court wants to deal with us?"
"Then Xue'er, what do you mean?" Lord Chen seemed to know that his daughter had her own ideas, so he asked.
Chen Xue's eyes flickered. "I think we should make ourselves stronger, not just in terms of money and power..."
Lord Chen did not expect his daughter's ideas to be so amazing. Although many of them cannot be realized now and can only be realized in the Southern Barbarians, if they are really realized, then there is no need to worry anymore and no need to worry about who will attack his family next time.
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