Chapter 332 Extra: The Goddess Doctor Has a Bad Temper (Part 7)
When King Zhao arrived at the scene, a large crowd had already gathered.
A group of heavily dressed red-haired barbarians stood behind a tall, red-haired man who was holding the petite Lianqiao hostage.
"Step back, all of you! Otherwise I'll kill this woman! She has such delicate skin, she must be your most pampered guest."
With a general accompanying him, he must be of extraordinary status. Everyone step back and call your great general here! The red-haired man spoke in broken Chongqing Mandarin.
Further out were the King of Zhao's men, who were completely surrounded by his troops and had no chance of escape.
Shen Yunchuan looked helpless.
I really didn't check the almanac before I went out today, otherwise I wouldn't have encountered such a thing!
Kidnapping even a divine doctor... Hah, these people are really tired of living.
Seeing that Lian Qiao also looked helpless, Shen Yunchuan took a step forward.
"Let's talk this out. Let me go first... My sister is timid. She can tell me what she wants."
"How about... we switch? You release my sister, and I'll go with you!" Shen Yunchuan said with a forced smile.
The red-haired man understood Shen Yunchuan's meaning. He had led his men to lie low in the royal city for several years, learning the language of Dayu and doing business with the people of Dayu, all for this day.
Two days ago, his informant reported that the Prince of Dayu who had taken over the royal court was unwell and that a renowned doctor had been invited from outside to treat him.
He thought this was a good opportunity and was preparing to lead his men to break into the prison and rescue his master. But just as he finished planning, he saw a young, handsome general with a woman shopping at a pharmacy in the capital.
Seeing the faint scent of medicine emanating from the woman, the man quickly realized that she was the one who had treated the Prince of Dayu.
At first, he didn't intend to harm the woman, but when she saw the medicine her own people had prepared to be secretly sprinkled into the wells of the royal city in the spring, she suddenly asked a couple of questions.
"This medicine of yours is really potent! If you drink this bottle, half the people in the royal city will be wiped out!"
These two sentences made the red-haired man realize that this woman was definitely not ordinary, and perhaps she had already seen through his plan.
Without saying a word, he took advantage of the fact that the unfamiliar, pale-faced general was looking at other medicinal herbs in the pharmacy and kidnapped the woman.
Plans changed, and he had to change them.
...
When King Zhao saw that Lian Qiao had been kidnapped, his expression changed.
"General Shen, what exactly happened? How could you allow someone to kidnap the physician Lian right under your nose?" King Zhao's tone was extremely harsh.
Shen Yunchuan glanced at Zhao Wang, whose complexion was rosy and who did not look like he had been lying in bed for three days.
Would you believe me if I said it was an accident?
"You actually call this an accident? How could you protect even a female physician? You're skilled in martial arts, yet you can't even protect one person. How can you be expected to guard the border?" King Zhao's words were anything but polite.
Shen Yunchuan rolled his eyes at him, not wanting to waste any more words on him.
Was it that he didn't want to save her? It was clearly Lianqiao who wouldn't allow it.
Just as he was about to make a move, Lianqiao shook her head at him, indicating that she could handle it herself and that they should take this opportunity to find out what these people were up to.
And so, Lianqiao readily cooperated and was abducted by the red-haired man.
Shen Yunchuan cooperated by surrounding the group of people who had suddenly appeared.
"Sure, if you're so capable, then you do it!" Shen Yunchuan said to King Zhao without any politeness.
King Zhao...
"Alright, their purpose in kidnapping the female physician is to see you, which means that Your Highness has a grudge against them."
"If you just agree to their conditions now, maybe they'll release Lian Yinu!" Shen Yunchuan reminded him.
King Zhao ignored Shen Yunchuan and instead looked at the man who had kidnapped Lianqiao.
"You are a member of the Gur tribe, aren't you? Tell me, what do you want in exchange for the release of the hostage?" King Zhao asked in a deep voice.
Shen Yunchuan and Lian Qiao, who had been kidnapped, both knew the origin of the red-haired man.
The Gur tribe was the largest family in the foreign royal court and the main tribe that invaded and occupied the two cities of Tianji and Tianju in Dayu.
After the retired emperor led the Prince of Zhao to conquer the foreign kingdom's court, he ordered the arrest of the Gur people.
The Gur people, who were originally the largest tribe in the foreign lands, quickly disappeared from everyone's sight. However, unexpectedly, five years later, there are still so many Gur people in the capital of the foreign lands.
"Your Highness of Dayu, you've arrested so many of our people and imprisoned them in your jail. Now release them all so we can take them away," the red-haired man said, grabbing Lian Qiao by the neck.
King Zhao nodded.
"No problem, I'll have someone release all your people right away. You release her first!" King Zhao immediately agreed.
It's just releasing a few people, right? We can catch them again after that. Those people won't get very far.
When the red-haired man saw that King Zhao agreed so readily, he immediately knew that the woman in his hands was very important to King Zhao.
This made him even less willing to release the person easily.
"It's not that simple! First, release all our people, then have your troops withdraw, and then prepare five wagons for us loaded with food and water bags."
"Hurry up! Otherwise I'll crush her right now!" the red-haired man said, making a move to continue pinching Lianqiao.
Shen Yunchuan and King Zhao's faces immediately darkened.
However, Shen Yunchuan soon noticed that Lian Qiao shook her head at him.
"Release the prisoners first! Everything else is negotiable!" King Zhao dared not withdraw his troops.
The majority of people in the capital are from foreign lands, so if they sneak into someone's home... then they'll be hard to find.
"Hurry up!" The red-haired man became anxious as soon as he saw that King Zhao did not speak.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yunchuan immediately looked at King Zhao.
"Your Highness, saving lives is the priority. Just agree to their demands for now."
"Shen Yunchuan, what do you know? These people are remnants of the Gur tribe, the same people from Tianji City and Tianju City that the Gur tribe massacred back then."
These people are cunning and cruel by nature. Do you know how many people will suffer if we let them go?" King Zhao glared fiercely at Shen Yunchuan.
“I know! I know the Gur people very well.”
"But I know Lian Qiao better. You should have her evacuated far away first!" Shen Yunchuan insisted.
King Zhao...
"Shen Yunchuan, don't forget..."
"Your Highness, grant their request and have your men stay far away from me," Lian Qiao finally spoke.
King Zhao...
"Hurry up! Didn't you hear what the healer said? You're not even listening to your savior anymore! Make them all leave now," Shen Yunchuan urged again.
King Zhao had no choice but to order his men to retreat and not surround the Gur people so tightly.
"Not enough! Further!" Lian Qiao continued.
King Zhao...
Even the red-haired man was a little surprised.
What is this woman trying to do?
"You'd better not try anything funny..."
“You’re a member of the Gur tribe, is this how you just watch your fellow countrymen go?” Lian Qiao asked the red-haired man.
Red-haired man...
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