Chapter 107 My God, it really is Prince Liu Shu!
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To prevent the smell of blood from attracting other wild animals, the group quickly led the horses to the foot of the mountain. Under the surprised and delighted gazes of Wang Shisan and the lambs who were left behind, Li Shiyue took the basket and put the horse's legs and the horsehide that Li Qiutian was carrying into it.
"My sister and I will head back first. We smell too much blood on us, so we'll stay away from you and you'll be safer."
After saying this, Li Shiyue put the basket on his back.
"Uncle Wangshui, just follow the trail we left when we came here."
"I'll go back and then come back to pick you up."
Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian were the first to go up the mountain together.
After resting for a quarter of an hour, Li Wangshui and his group lit two large torches at the original spot. As it was getting dark, some led one horse, and some led two horses, and they walked up the mountain one after another.
I was physically exhausted, but I was truly happy!
"So many! This one, according to October's prices, would be worth forty taels of silver!"
Forty taels! I've never seen so much silver in my entire life!
It was completely dark when Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian were almost at the top of the mountain when Li Shiyue suddenly stopped.
"October?"
Li Shiyue frowned and turned to Li Qiutian, whispering, "Sister, I heard footsteps ahead." After a pause, Li Shiyue continued, "It's not just one person, it's multiple people, a lot of them!"
As the two were talking, several people suddenly appeared from the mountaintop, with the one at the front holding a torch high and shining it down.
"Who? Who's there?"
They couldn't see the two of them clearly from the other side, but Li Shiyue's eyesight was excellent even at night, and she actually saw someone she knew!
Ma San, Liu Tan's personal guard!
Of course, Li Shiyue also saw the archers behind Ma San, who were drawing their bows and nocking arrows.
Li Shiyue grabbed Li Qiutian beside him and hid behind his head, then shouted loudly at Ma San: "Deputy General Ma, it's me, Li Shiyue from Liujiatun!"
After a while, Li Shiyue, who was standing there waiting, stared at Ma San face to face.
Ma San looked at the obvious bloodstains on the clothes of Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian, and smelled the pungent smell of blood as soon as he got close. He glanced into the basket on Li Shiyue's back and asked her with surprise and doubt, "You two sisters are really something, daring to cross the mountain to hunt like this."
What kind of wild animal is this?
Ma San, holding a torch, took a step closer and lowered his head to look into Li Shiyue's basket.
Upon closer inspection, Ma San, a seasoned rider, could easily tell that it was a horse's leg and hide.
"Miss Li, where did you get into this fight...?"
Li Shiyue knew that Ma San had misunderstood, so she quickly spoke up to explain, "Deputy General Ma, this is unclaimed!"
Then, Li Shiyue briefly explained to Ma San that she had led the villagers to scavenge for bargains on the grassland at the foot of the back mountain.
Ma San was truly shocked. Although he had always thought that Li Shiyue, who could cut off testicles and behead, was no good, he really did not expect that Li Shiyue would be so bold!
Li Shiyue also learned from Ma San about his search for people in the mountains. When Ma San saw the awkward expressions on Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian's faces after hearing his words, he knew that something must be going on!
"Oh my, Miss Li, it's already this late. I've been searching this mountain for almost a day and a night. What do you know? Tell me quickly."
We've been through thick and thin together, so you can't possibly not tell me, Old Ma."
Although Li Shiyue already knew that the young man Li Chunli saved was the male lead Liu Shu, Li Qiutian really hadn't thought of it at all.
Even when Liu Tan left, Li Qiutian and the others were present when Zhao Dahuzi mentioned that Liu Shu, the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, had run away from home.
However, they really didn't think in that direction.
When Li Youfu asked Li Shigui, who had come to his house to borrow ink and brush, who the person they had rescued on the mountain was, Li Youfu never imagined that the person he had rescued could be Liu Shu, the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei!
Yeah, who would have thought?
After all, he is the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei!
Their Liujiatun village is located near Daheishan Mountain, and behind the mountain lies the grassland of the Mohe people. Not long ago, Mohe barbarians came to raid them. How could such a noble person as the Prince of Zhenbei have anything to do with their Liujiatun village?
Not to mention, Liu Tan left Liujiatun with Zhao Dahuzi and a squad of Xuanjia soldiers, which gave everyone the impression that Liu Shu was unlikely to come here.
However, after hearing what Ma San said, Li Qiutian realized that the wealthy young man lying in Qin Tao's house was probably the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei!
Since Ma San had already said so much, Li Shiyue really couldn't remain silent any longer.
She then picked out the story of how Qin Tao's family had rescued a young man on the mountain and told it to Ma San.
Upon hearing this, Ma San immediately guessed that there was a 99% chance that the young man from Qin Tao's family was Liu Shu.
"Miss Li, I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you please come back to Liujiatun with me first and visit Qin Tao's house?"
Ma San, a personal guard under the eldest son of the Prince of Zhenbei, bowed to Li Shiyue and looked at her pleadingly. Could Li Shiyue refuse?
She can't!
Li Shiyue told Ma San that there were still people from Lijia Village she had taken out to look for the horse at the foot of the mountain. She left Li Qiutian there to wait for Li Wangshui and the others. She saw that Ma San had arranged for a group of soldiers to wait with Li Qiutian. Then she carried her basket and set off ahead with Ma San and another group of soldiers, heading back to Liujiatun in a grand procession.
Meanwhile, in Liujiatun, Zhou Lanhua, Gou Laosan, and the others, who drove back in three carts after dark, were all very happy!
Because it was about to snow, the price of firewood in Qingsong Town was not low. All three cartloads of firewood were sold, and each family got a share of the money. Who wouldn't be happy to make money?
Moreover, the firewood seller said he wanted more, as much as he could get!
Everyone was very happy to have such a profitable business opportunity before the snow fell.
At Qin Tao's house, because Liu Shu could feel less nauseous and want to vomit as long as he lay still, he didn't dare to move and just lay on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Therefore, even though Li Shigui brought back the pen and ink, Liu Shu didn't have the energy to get up and write a letter to Liu Tan.
Therefore, even though he heard Zhou Lanhua and the others talking outside the village, Li Shigui abandoned his plan to borrow a car and take Liu Shu to town for medical treatment that night.
However, just as Qin Tao's family was about to lie down and rest, suddenly, a loud noise came from outside, and their fence gate was kicked open!
Li Shiyue, still carrying her basket, stood outside the fence gate. She had just been about to knock on the gate to call for help when Ma San, impatient as ever, kicked the gate open.
How could that small fence gate withstand Ma San's kick?
Ma San didn't go to the main house. He had already learned from Li Shiyue on the way that the husband of this family was not around. He went directly to the door of the west house.
He didn't knock on the door, he just shouted at the window.
"Your Highness? Your Highness, are you here?"
My subordinate is Ma San, a personal guard under the eldest son!
"Your Highness? If Your Highness is here, please answer!"
Liu Shu, who was already lying there in a daze, was woken up by Ma San's loud voice. Ma San, of course, knew who it was, and his face lit up with joy. He quickly tried to move his body and sit up, but as soon as he moved, he felt dizzy.
Li Shigui, who was also awakened and was sleeping on the same kang as Liu Shu, was surprised. Although Qin Tao's family had guessed before that this young man must be very wealthy.
But they really didn't dare to think about the Prince of Zhenbei.
Seeing that Liu Shu was so dizzy that he was about to hit his head on the kang (a heated brick bed), Li Shigui quickly got up to help him.
Ma San heard the commotion inside the room. He disregarded social hierarchy and immediately called out, "Young Master, please forgive me."
Then, he walked to the door and kicked it open with a light kick. The room was dark and he couldn't see anything clearly. When Ma San got closer, he saw the face that Li Shigui was supporting.
My God, it really is Prince Liu Shu!
Ma San was overjoyed; he finally didn't have to run around aimlessly in the mountains anymore!
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