Just when Youcai was losing his balance, Wen Ziyu kicked him in the waist. Youcai covered his abdomen in pain, and before he could react, the wooden stick hit him again.
"Ah!" Youcai fought back, grabbed Wen Ziyu's neck, and pushed him into the thorn bush behind him. Tong Wenyao saw clearly at this time, and after looking at Xing'er, she said directly, "Xing'er, come and help."
Tong Wen Yao bent down to pick up a big stone, stood up and ran to Wen Ziyu. Xing'er dragged Youcai's legs to stop him from moving. Tong Wen Yao shouted loudly, picked up the stone and smashed it on Youcai's head!
Youcai felt a dull pain at the back of his head, then a chill. He subconsciously reached out to touch it, but it was sticky. He pulled his hand back and saw it was covered in blood. He immediately felt the end of his life. His eyelids grew heavier, and he finally gave in to the darkness.
Those who fled back to Cangzhou in horse-drawn carriages immediately reported to the authorities after seeing the officials. When Ji Lou heard about it, he was furious. The prefect trusted him and had handed the matter over to him for the past few days. He had been dealing with the Ma family's affairs before, and now someone dared to rob in the suburbs!
He immediately ordered a dozen officers to ride on horseback to the suburbs, determined to capture the thief!
The officers moved swiftly, and soon they were on horseback heading for the outskirts of the city. A ride that usually took three-quarters of an hour would have taken them two.
When we arrived, we saw a bunch of carriages parked together, with some people standing outside them.
"The officers are investigating the case, everyone else please stay away!" One of the officers shouted, and everyone present made way for him.
Ji Lou saw the young man supporting the old man, whose hands were dripping with blood, and he couldn't help but frown. The old man had been following behind Master Zhao when he was judging the Ma family case, so he didn't know whether the two had a close relationship.
Seeing the man lying on the ground, he waved his hand to signal his subordinates to go and investigate.
The officer ran to the lying man in small steps, stretched out his hand to feel his breath, and said, "Master, he is still alive." After hearing this, Ji Lou felt that the situation was much easier, so he asked the old man for advice.
"Old man, you are frightened. Can you tell us what happened?"
Tong Wen Yao glanced at Xing'er, who immediately stepped forward and said, "This is what happened. My father was taking me home in a carriage. When we got to the hillside, a gust of sandstorm hit us head-on! Something got stuck in my father's eye, and we never thought that the sandstorm was caused by someone. When the robber saw that we had blocked our eyes, he looked at us with a knife and said he would sell me to Wanhua Tower." After saying that, Xing'er covered her mouth with a handkerchief and burst into tears.
After recording the incident, the officer woke Youcai up. The bleeding on the back of his head had stopped, but he looked dazed and listless. The officer tied Youcai's hands and pushed him onto his horse.
After seeing that the matter was almost settled, Ji Lou said goodbye to Tong Wenyao, "Even if there is nothing wrong, then I will take the person back to deal with it!"
Tong Wenyao nodded, and Xing'er said worriedly, "If Master Ji sees Master Zhao, please help pass on a message that we are fine."
After hearing this, Ji Lou responded, "Of course, of course."
After Ji Lou left, Tong Wenyao felt a pain in her hand. She subconsciously looked down and saw Wen Ziyu holding her hand. "Why is it that every time I see you, you're either injured or on the way to being injured?"
He tore off the cloth from his clothes, took out the wound medicine from his sleeve and applied it directly on the wound.
"Hiss!" When the wound medicine was sprinkled on her, she made a sound of pain. Wen Ziyu's eyes were full of heartache, and he opened his mouth and blew on her wound.
"It won't hurt now. Next time you go out, call me and I'll go with you." When Wen Ziyu said this, his earlobes turned red, and even he could feel the heat in his ears.
After bandaging her hand, Xing'er helped her step onto the carriage. With her hand injured, she was worried about how to get the carriage back. Wen Ziyu, without saying a word, simply sat down beside the carriage frame and said calmly, "The carriage I was riding in has already left, and there's no carriage for me to take back now. Could you give me a ride?"
After hearing this, Tong Wen Yao was speechless. How could Wen Ziyu say without blushing or beating his heart that the carriage he had been riding in had left? Look, that carriage was still waiting for him there!
However, thinking about the fact that my hand was injured and I needed help right now, I decided to just take it as the truth.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir." It was Xing'er who spoke behind him. Xing'er was thinking a lot. The two young women had to go back, and the young lady was injured again. If they encountered bandits like before, they would not be able to resist!
After saying that, without waiting for Tong Wen Yao to react, he directly carried her into the carriage!
"Miss, your hands are cold. Warm them by the fire." He held her hands towards the brazier to warm them up.
After Tong Wenyao roasted for a while, she took the map and sat next to Wen Ziyu.
"Let's go back via the official road." Wen Ziyu said after hearing this. "It's almost New Year's Eve, and the official road is unsafe. Bandits are rampant."
After hearing this, she shook her head and said, "I took care of it a few days ago. You can go now." Wen Ziyu did not say anything after hearing this. She followed Tong Wenyao's instructions and drove towards the official road.
Because Youcai's work had been delayed for a long time, it was already getting dark when Dongzi arrived at the inn. Seeing the familiar carriage coming back, Dongzi hurried back to the inn and shouted, "The boss is back! The boss is back!"
When Wen Ziyu drove the carriage to the door of the inn, he saw five or six strong men surrounding the door. The man in the lead had a particularly attentive smile on his face, and it seemed that he was planning something bad!
He didn't dare get off the carriage, but the group of people had already surrounded him, "Boss, Boss, are you in there?" They even squeezed him out of the carriage! When Wen Ziyu wanted to pull the other party away, Tong Wenyao came out from inside.
Min Zhi spoke first, "Boss, you clearly said you'd be gone for two days, but now you're only coming back five or six days! You've kept us waiting for so long."
Tong Wenyao looked at the people in front of her and said, "During the days I was away, you didn't do any robbery, did you?" After hearing this, the shopkeeper laughed and said, "Boss, we didn't do it anymore. After selling the property of the Xionghu Gang, it will be enough for us to squander for more than a year!"
"Enough talk, have you packed your things?! We'll arrange for a few brothers to run the inn here tomorrow, and the rest of you, come with us! We'll get you new household registrations!"
When everyone heard this, they shouted, "Boss is wise! Boss is mighty!"
After dinner, Tong Wenyao went upstairs to sleep, while Min Zhi took a few people up the mountain so they could come down and reunite with the boss early the next morning. The Xionghu Gang's stronghold was not far from the inn. They had sold some of the gold, silver, and jewelry that had belonged to the previous owner, and had three boxes left. They had all been packed according to the boss's instructions, waiting to be loaded onto the truck tomorrow morning.
Min Zhi felt somewhat happy. He had been in the Bear and Tiger Gang since he was born. After he escaped, he was abused by the boss again. The boss he met this time seemed to be a pretty good person. He couldn't help but look forward to his future life with the new boss.
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