Chapter 163: We'll settle the accounts slowly
"Jiang Yuzhu, what's the matter?"
Although he has not received any news from the customer yet, he will not let the person go according to the agreement.
"No matter how sweet your words are, no matter how smooth your tongue is, or even how much money you offer, the rules of the underworld will not be broken."
After the man in purple finished speaking, he turned and left.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuzhu hurriedly asked people to stay.
"Brave man, even if you don't let me go, you have to be nice to me. What if I am your next customer?"
Always leave a way out for everything so that we can meet again in the future.
By now the news of her being abducted had spread, and seeing that the person behind her had stopped taking any action, he must be afraid.
Who tricked her?
If it hadn't rained so heavily today, she would have left Hongxiu and Hongjin in the Huguo Temple, and there would have been no chance for the man in purple to take advantage of them.
"You can't earn 10,000 taels of silver without my cooperation. I want hot water to wash and change into a set of clean clothes. Is this too much to ask?"
Jiang Yuzhu looked around and began to make demands.
There are deep mountains and forests all around, and if you escape you might end up in a wolf's den.
Jiang Yuzhu weighed the pros and cons and decided that she had to run away.
If you escape, you can at least survive the danger on your own. If you stay and let others do the killing, it would be too passive.
"Not ten thousand taels."
The purple-clothed man made another mistake and corrected Jiang Yu's mistake, "First take the 5,000 taels deposit, and then settle the remaining 5,000 taels after the matter is completed."
He had sent someone to deliver the letter as agreed, but there was no response from the other party and he did not receive a reply.
According to the rules of the underworld, the other party is considered to have broken his promise.
Jiang Yuzhu sneered and said, "That person broke the contract first, so you don't have to follow the rules so strictly, right? Now you are a free man, I can hire you to do something."
"You have no money."
The man in purple was slightly shaken. Their business only charges half of the deposit.
Jiang Yuzhu's jewelry was worthless. She shook her sleeves and found that they were empty.
Because she suddenly had spotting, she changed her clothes in the carriage and left her purse in the carriage.
Jiang Yuzhu said with a look of sadness: "I can't hold the money now, but I can use my cousin to pay off the debt."
A flash of disdain flashed across the purple-clothed man's eyes, and he thought to himself that being Jiang Yuzhu's cousin was truly unlucky.
Although he couldn't stand the love between men and women, he couldn't stand being taken advantage of!
Find an opportunity, the man in purple must persuade his stubborn cousin.
"Brave man, ask around. The Lu family is also well-known in Jiangnan. My cousin is a teacher at Qingzhu Academy. Anyway, they won't be short of your money."
Jiang Yuzhu tried her best to persuade him. The man in purple thought it over and gave Jiang Yuzhu a set of men's clothes and pushed her into a better thatched house to change clothes.
The men's clothing was too loose, so Jiang Yuzhu simply put it on.
A whistle was heard not far away. The man in purple didn't care about anything else and immediately mounted his horse and went towards the sound.
The man in purple had few companions, and they were all attracted by the whistle.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Yuzhu went to the kitchen, grabbed a few steaming buns, and rushed straight into the mountains.
As for her cousin Lu Yunxi, she had long forgotten about him.
At dusk, the rain stopped and the sunset dyed the sky red.
Not long after, Xuan Yao was kidnapped by a group of men in black and pushed into a thatched hut.
"Who are you? Where is my cousin?"
Lu Yunxi leaned against the wall and asked with pursed lips.
In all these years, he had never been plotted against by a woman, and Jiang Yuzhu was the first.
Although she had blocked the knife for her before, Lu Yunxi didn't feel any gratitude from her cousin.
Selfish enough, he likes it!
"How do I know who your cousin is?"
Xuan Yao kicked the door hard and cursed madly, "You know who I am, yet you dare to kidnap me? You all will die miserably!"
Xuan Yao received news that her brother Xuan Qi was at the academy and wanted to see her. Before she arrived at Qingzhu Academy, she was kidnapped by a group of people.
After calming down and thinking back to what happened, Xuan Yao finally looked Lu Yunxi straight in the eye and immediately exclaimed, "You lecher, why are you not wearing any clothes!"
"Yes, I didn't wear it. Then I am being rude."
Lu Yunxi pressed Xuan Yao against the wall and stripped off her coat.
Xuan Yao tried her best to resist, but her strength was as weak as that of a chicken. Finally, she made up her mind and said, "If you damage my reputation in the slightest, you will be killed, and your body will be chopped into dozens of pieces and fed to the dogs!"
Facing the girl from the Xuan family, Lu Yunxi didn't need to pretend. He put Xuan Yao's coat on himself.
He doesn't have such a strong taste for this kind of people, who are arrogant, domineering and brainless.
If we really talk about relationship, Xuan Yao is his cousin.
But his cruel mother probably doesn’t know that he is still alive.
Back then, his own mother, Queen Dowager Xuan, disliked him because he was weak and thought he was a stillbirth, so he was replaced.
If he had not been abandoned, he would not have been sent to Jiangnan to be a member of the Lu family. He would have already been a legitimate member of the Xiao family and ascended the throne to become emperor!
Everything was clearly within his reach and originally belonged to him, but Lu Yunxi insisted on planning it all on his own and took the blame for being a traitor!
Xuan Yao was left with only her underwear, crying, "How could you..."
"Why not?"
Lu Yunxi replied coldly, "Miss, if you think I'm rude, then I can only find clothes to cover it up."
Xuan Yao was so angry that she couldn't speak. She muttered softly: "Then you're going to grab my clothes?"
"Is there anyone else here?"
Lu Yunxi closed his eyes, looking doubtful.
Someone went to the black market and paid someone to kidnap Jiang Yuzhu, so how could they have captured Xuan Yao?
Who on earth dares to offend the Xuan family so blatantly? I'm afraid there are not many people in the capital who can do that.
Lu Yunxi only felt that there was a thick fog in front of him, and for a moment he couldn't figure out the real purpose of the person behind him.
If it wasn't someone behind the scenes who did it, but someone else interfered and created complications, things would become even more complicated.
"Scholar, who is your cousin?"
Xuan Yao cried for a while and asked with sobs.
"Jiang Yuzhu."
"Why is it her again? It's bad luck to see her!"
Xuan Yao fell to the ground in despair and asked again, "Where is Jiang Yuzhu?"
Lu Yunxi shook his head. No one was missing, so it was most likely that she had escaped. His cousin was smart and knew how to mediate.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to light the lamps, and Jiang Yuzhu was still wandering in the mountains.
The temperature in the mountains was low, and even with her coat on she was still so cold that her lips turned white. The pain in her lower abdomen made her clear her mind.
Instead of staying in the thatched hut and waiting for others to rescue him, it is better to find a way to survive for himself.
It will be dark soon. It is easy to get lost if you wander in the woods, and you may even encounter wild animals.
After much deliberation, Jiang Yuzhu decided to find a big tree to climb up and wait until dawn to find a way down the mountain.
There are many dead grasses and leaves in the mountains, and the air is filled with the fresh scent of grass and trees after the rain.
Jiang Yuzhu had just taken a few steps when she was tripped by a stone and stumbled forward, only to feel her feet go empty.
Jiang Yuzhu's eyes went dark and she heard the whistling of wind in her ears. When she came to her senses, she had already fallen into the bottom of the pit.
In this mountain, someone dug a trap to catch prey, and she was unlucky enough to fall into the pit.
The pit was at least several meters deep, and the surrounding area was bare. It was difficult to climb without any tools. In addition, she felt dull pain in her lower abdomen from time to time. Jiang Yuzhu's eyes went dark and she passed out.
After about a quarter of an hour, there were noises all around.
"Master, I found my wife!"
The subordinates reported back, and Xie Zhao jumped into the trap with a few leaps.
In the moonlight, Jiang Yuzhu's face was red, and when Xie Zhao touched it, it was very hot.
His eyes deepened. He quickly took off his coat, carefully wrapped Jiang Yuzhu in it, and jumped up with her in his arms.
"Master, the man in purple got the news and ran away first, we..."
The subordinate asked for instructions.
Xie Zhao gently stroked the wet hair on Jiang Yuzhu's forehead and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter. The monk may escape but the temple cannot. Chop off Xuan Yao's fingers and send them to the Xuan family."
Although the mastermind behind the scenes was not the Xuan family, the unexpected disaster that befell his wife was caused by the Xuan family.
Xie Zhao would not let off any of the people who had ill intentions towards Jiang Yuzhu, and would settle the scores slowly.
He is narrow-minded and intolerant, and will only retaliate a thousand times!
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