Chapter 79 Robbery of the Birthday Gifts!
The constables and prisoners were so frightened when they saw Liu Yanhui being flapped by the giant eagle's wings that they almost stopped breathing.
Fortunately, scholars are quick-witted and know how to flatter eagles. No wonder they came from official backgrounds; they can't even flatter people properly, let alone eagles.
When you compare people, you can't help but admire them!
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Yuezhou is located on the edge of the Third Princess's fiefdom, and the birthday tribute must be sent a month earlier than in other places. In previous years, ten cartloads of grain and treasures would be sent, but this year, the drought has also affected Yuezhou, and the local people are almost forced to flee their homes. Where would they find the extra money to offer as tribute?
Local officials racked their brains for half a month before finally coming up with a solution. They lacked money and food, but they had plenty of people!
Every year, officials would send handsome men to the Third Princess, and she kept them all. If others could send them, so could they!
Shen Lanxi and the others watched from afar as a caravan of carriages approached. There was no gold or silver treasures, nor any food on the carriages, only a group of young men.
The men all had handsome faces, and some had more ordinary faces but strong physiques. They were all dressed like noble young masters. If you didn't know better, you would think they were students from some academy on an outing!
"Target spotted! Ten escorting soldiers and seven on the carts, a total of seventeen. Two carts in total. Only ten soldiers are armed, with broadswords, spears, and other weapons. The lead cart carries the Yuezhou flag!" A scout from the Wei family army rushed to report the situation!
Shen Lanxi looked at Wei Dongzhu and asked, "How many people can you use on your side?"
Wei Dongzhu: "Twelve people!"
"How is their combat strength?"
"Each of them can take on a hundred enemies!"
Shen Lanxi: "We only need ten people, one person responsible for one soldier!"
Wei Dongzhu: "Where are the people in the carriage ahead?"
Shen Lanxi: "They are congratulatory gifts!"
Wei Dongzhu: "..."
Soon the carriage arrived. Shen Lanxi waved her hand, and the Wei family soldiers, who had been lying in ambush on both sides, leaped out and killed them one by one with a single strike.
Before the soldiers from Yuezhou could react, they had already died on the spot!
The congratulatory gifts in the car were all looking straight in Shen Lanxi's direction.
"Don't panic. As long as you behave yourselves, we guarantee we'll send you to Tianjin to live a life of luxury!"
One of the people on the bus said, "Okay, we'll do whatever you say!"
Shen Lanxi raised the corners of her mouth and gestured: "Collect the spoils, change clothes, and clean up the scene."
Wei's army immediately followed their previous instructions, stripping the Yuezhou soldiers of their clothes and putting them on them, and then finding the travel documents and other items.
A moment later, they transformed into soldiers from Yuezhou!
The document listed the number of soldiers and the number of people transporting birthday gifts. With a stroke of her pen, Shen Lanxi added ten more people to the document.
"Chunxue, bring the pastries over. I'll go distribute them and also find out about the situation in Yuezhou!"
Chunxue was puzzled; she could have found out these things herself! Oh well, if Miss asked her to do it this way, she must have her reasons!
Shen Lanxi carried the pastries and jumped onto the carriage. She made up an excuse to send Wei Jiajun, who was driving, away. Just as she was about to take the reins from Wei Jiajun, someone else took them first.
"I'll drive, I can drive!"
Shen Lanxi took the opportunity to step aside and sat on the carriage floor!
"Fifth Senior Brother, what brings you here?" Shen Lanxi changed her cold demeanor and greeted the handsome man sitting next to her affectionately.
The handsome man subconsciously touched his mouth, but found nothing. He snorted coldly, "If it weren't for Third Senior Brother's message, we wouldn't have known about the Shen family's misfortune! Little Nine, you're treating us like outsiders."
Shen Lanxi's eyes reddened, and she quickly composed herself, saying with a slightly nasal tone, "Fifth Senior Brother, I've been wandering aimlessly all this way, and I don't even know where my next destination is. Even if I were to send you a message, you wouldn't know where to find me!"
Feng Wu's expression finally improved after hearing her explanation.
"Fifth Senior Brother, after I arrived in Anzhen, it happened to be the birthday of the Medicine King there. I figured that on such a big day, the people from Ghost Valley would definitely be there. If it were any other time, it certainly wouldn't be so easy to contact Third Senior Brother!"
Feng Wu nodded. Normally, their people wouldn't be stationed in Anzhen so often.
"Consider yourself lucky!"
Shen Lanxi immediately smiled and asked, "Fifth Senior Brother, how are Master and the people in our valley?"
Feng Wu nodded: "They are all very worried about you and want to come and take you back to Guigu!" This was also the purpose of his trip.
Shen Lanxi's eyes immediately hardened: "Fifth Senior Brother, I won't return to Ghost Valley for now. I want to send the Shen family to Dongchuan, and then find out the truth about the theft of the Wei family army's supplies, and clear the Shen family's name." She wanted justice for them!
Feng Wu frowned, somewhat disapproving, and said, "The Great Zhou is about to fall into chaos. Even if the Shen family arrives safely in Dongchuan, they will not be able to remain unscathed and live a peaceful life!"
Shen Lanxi: "Fifth Senior Brother, I have my own plans!"
Feng Wu glanced at her twice and saw that her eyes were firm and her whole person was like a sharpened blade, so he knew that her mind would not waver.
“Master often said that although you are young, you have the best brain among all of us. Given time, you will surely achieve great things. Master was right!”
Shen Lanxi felt ashamed upon hearing this. If she were truly as her master said, she wouldn't have ended up like that in her past life.
Fortunately, she learned everything she hadn't learned in Guiguzi, after her death!
"I've brought you six helpers; from now on, they'll all be at your command!"
After Feng Wu finished speaking, the other six people in the car all clasped their hands in a fist salute to Chen Lanxi. If the car hadn't been so cramped, they would have already knelt down and acknowledged her as their master.
Although the fifth senior brother appeared refined and scholarly, he was actually in charge of training the Ghost Valley guards. These guards were divided into two types: the overt guards and the covert guards.
When they have free time, these guards will take on bounty or assassination jobs, partly for money and partly to gather information.
These people were silent and unassuming; they were clearly bodyguards.
"Fifth Senior Brother, thank you!"
Feng Wu frowned, looking disgusted: "When fellow disciples are in trouble, as disciples of Ghost Valley, it is our duty to protect the people of our valley!"
Shen Lanxi: "I was talking about your beard. Thank you, senior brother, for shaving off your precious beard that you've been growing for over ten years in order to protect me. You must be heartbroken, right?"
Feng Wu froze, his eyes widening instantly into copper bells.
"Fifth Senior Brother, I don't want to reveal my identity as a member of the Ghost Valley sect for the time being. In front of outsiders, I'll just call you Fifth Brother!"
"I'm leaving now, let's talk again another time~"
Watching his junior sister gracefully depart, if Feng Wu hadn't shaved, he would definitely be so angry he'd be standing on end right now.
This little Jiu is just as naughty as she was when she was a child!
They passed a post station along the way, exchanged their mules for tall horses, and the group hurried towards Beiheng Town.
I didn't rest during this trip; I kept running until the early hours of the morning.
"There are people ahead!" Several campfires were very visible in the night.
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