Seeing that this group of thugs had no power to fight back, Chen Tiancai stepped forward and stepped on the chest of the leading man.
After hearing the man wail in pain, he asked him, "Tell me, who sent you here?"
These thugs were hired for money. They were idle on weekdays and only dared to do some petty theft and bullying the weak. Naturally, they were not tough guys.
Especially since they had originally agreed to deal with a poor scholar who was powerless, but they hadn't told him there was an evil spirit accompanying him, so they ended up getting beaten up for nothing! So now, these people were filled with hatred towards their employer.
Chen Tian didn't even need to interrogate them; they just spilled out everything they knew.
However, the man they were talking about who came looking for them was not Li Zixiu, but a gambler named Li Ergou.
Li Ergou was actually from Lijia Village. He was extremely poor on weekdays, so they found it strange that he suddenly became rich and had enough money to hire them to beat people up.
Moreover, the other party did not explain why they wanted to deal with Bai Su, they just took the money and did the job.
Chen Tian and Bai Su were silent for a moment when they heard the name Li Ergou. This man was a gangster from Lijia Village. Bai Su had heard of him, but had only seen him a few times.
I heard that he was a gambler who always hung out in the town's gambling house. He occasionally did odd jobs and threw all the money he earned into the gambling house.
But I have no grudge against this person, and logically he wouldn't hire someone to harm me, so there must be someone behind this.
Chen Tian naturally knew who the real person behind the scenes was, but he hadn't expected Li Zixiu to be so cautious and deliberately find an unrelated person. He used Li Ergou to cause trouble for them without leaving any evidence.
But Chen Tian didn't intend to let this man go. So he took the injured thugs with him and asked them to lead the way to find Li Ergou.
Li Ergou was also a celebrity in this area, and sure enough, he was quickly found next to a steamed bun stall near the gambling house.
At first glance, Chen Tian looked like a dark and thin man with ordinary features, but his eyes revealed a bit of shrewdness.
Seeing a group of people coming towards him, Li Ergou knew something was wrong when he saw the person leading the group. He immediately stuffed the remaining steamed bun in his hand into his mouth and ran away.
But those thugs had just suffered a loss at Chen Tian's hands and were looking for a reckoning. How could they possibly let him go? They ran over, grabbed him, and took him to a nearby secluded spot.
"Grandpas, I was wrong! I really don't know anything! That man was masked when he came to me. He gave me some money and asked me to be the middleman. I didn't even know who he was!"
Li Ergou cried and knelt on the ground, kowtowing, begging them to let him go.
Chen Tian frowned upon seeing this. If what Li Ergou said was true, the clue would be cut off at his side. It seemed that he would not be able to send Li Zixiu directly to the yamen this time.
He turned to look at Bai Su. Fortunately, his lover didn't look abnormal. With his own personal protection, his safety was guaranteed, so Chen Tian was not in a hurry.
He had just beaten these thugs to a pulp, and as for this middleman...
Looking at Li Ergou who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, he knew that the group of thugs behind him would not let him go so easily.
Chen Tian was too lazy to do it himself. Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, he picked up the things they bought and left with Bai Su.
As expected, after they left, they immediately heard the sound of the gangsters beating Li Ergou from behind.
Li Ergou wailed incessantly, but he also knew that he would be beaten today no matter what.
Thinking of the money he still owed to the gambling house, Li Ergou endured it and finally decided to say nothing and leave himself a way out. However, the resentment in his eyes became deeper.
On the other side, seeing that the sun was approaching noon, Bai Su took Chen Tian to a small stall and ordered two servings of wontons and two meat pancakes.
The wonton stalls in town use generous amounts of ingredients, each one filled with a solid layer of meat and egg. The meat biscuits are also salty, crispy, and fragrant, filling your mouth with juicy meat.
Of course, the price is not cheap. Ordinary people only come here occasionally to eat wontons to satisfy their cravings, but few people are willing to buy meat buns.
"Zi Chen, I didn't expect your martial arts skills to be so high!" Bai Su said with a smile as he looked at the man in front of him who was swallowing wontons whole.
Hearing this, Chen Tian nodded happily, patted his strong arms and said, "Yes! I am very skilled in martial arts and very strong. You can leave anything to me in the future. Suzhi, I will protect you!"
Seeing the serious look on Chen Tian's face, Bai Su's smile deepened.
"Then Zichen remembered his martial arts, but didn't he remember anything else?"
Hearing Bai Su's question, Chen Tian felt a little guilty for some reason, but he still shook his head with a confused look on his face and said, "No, my martial arts skills just came naturally when I wanted to use them."
Bai Su didn't ask any more questions after that, and Chen Tian wasn't sure whether the other party believed it or not.
After they finished their delicious meal, they strolled around the market for a while.
But when they were about to go back, Chen Tian suddenly said, "Suzhi, I remembered there was a stall selling water chestnut cakes. I want to buy some to take back to my aunt. Wait here for me, I'll be back soon!"
After saying that, Chen Tian ran away.
As for his purpose of leaving, it was naturally not to buy water chestnut cakes, but because he saw that this place was not far from the study, he had to seize the opportunity to contact his subordinates.
When Chen Tian quickly walked to the study, the old housekeeper was already waiting anxiously at the door. Seeing him come in, he quickly asked the servant to close the door and then invited Chen Tian to the inner room.
The old steward wanted to kneel down, but Chen Tian supported him and he had to continue standing.
Chen Tian felt that he didn't have much time now and had no time to care about all these red tape.
The old steward was obviously very excited to see Chen Tian. Seeing that his master did not allow him to kneel, he stood obediently. With red eyes, he looked at Chen Tian and said, "Your Highness, Second Prince, I am so glad that you are okay!"
The old manager of this study is from the original owner's maternal family. He has also been with the original owner for some years. He has deep feelings for the original owner's maternal family and is very loyal.
But later, when he was old and Anping Town was his hometown, he requested to be transferred here to retire. The original owner then let his youngest son who came back with him take over this place.
The old man also worked as a manager in this study. When he had nothing to do, he would drink tea and read books. It was so leisurely.
The old steward had received the news early on, knowing that the Second Prince had been attacked and had been missing for over twenty days. He had sent people to search for him for a long time, but there was no clue. He was extremely anxious. If General Qi hadn't concealed the news, the capital would have been in chaos.
Thanks to the good fortune of their Highness, he is now safe and sound.
"I'm safe for now, and I'm in good health." Chen Tian soothed him and continued, "Just tell the others here to hold off for now. We can take this opportunity to see who's really restless."
When the old butler heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes: "Your Highness means that there is a traitor!"
Chen Tian nodded. Huo Tianchen had many capable people under him. He could just give them instructions and leave the rest to them without any worries.
"Huo Kangcheng's people nearby should not have evacuated yet. I don't plan to show up so soon." Chen Tian said.
You know, it took the original owner several months to recover his memory after the provincial examination.
By that time, the eldest prince had already thought he was dead, and the news of his disappearance was almost impossible to contain.
The original owner suddenly regained his memory and rushed back at that time, killing Huo Kangcheng by surprise.
Therefore, Chen Tian, who understood the plot line, was not in a hurry. He could take this opportunity to remove some troubles around him.
After that, Chen Tian gave a few brief instructions before asking about Bai Su.
When the old steward heard Bai Su's name, he also remembered the scene when he met Chen Tian today, and couldn't help asking him, "I wonder why Your Highness is with Mr. Bai today?"
The old steward had also served Huo Tianchen before and knew that the Second Prince was very reserved and rarely got close to anyone. However, Bai Su, who had come with him today, had immediately caught the Prince's eye.
"When I was seriously injured and unconscious, it was Bai Su who saved me. I heard him say that he still has connections with this study. What's going on?"
"It turns out that Mr. Bai is your highness's savior!"
The old steward sighed at the mystery of fate and was very grateful to Bai Su.
He had always admired Bai Su, and now he was thinking that next time he must discuss with Bai Xiucai to increase his royalties and share of the profits.
He then praised Bai Su to Chen Tian, saying that Bai Su was a man of excellent character and great talent. He was from a poor family, so he wrote stories for his study to earn some money. Moreover, Bai Su was very talented and his books were very popular.
Hearing the old steward's praise for Bai Su, Chen Tian felt relaxed all over. He was happier than hearing others praise him, and he felt extremely proud.
His partner is no ordinary person. Even though she comes from a poor family, she still finds ways to stand out!
Later, the old steward suggested giving him some silver for emergencies, and Chen Tian didn't refuse. He was now living off his wife, and without money, he felt a bit constrained. Thinking that the study was also his property, he felt at ease taking it.
On the way back, Chen Tian bought a lot of cakes, a big roast chicken and ten meat buns, and then headed towards the direction where Bai Su was waiting.
Bai Su had been waiting at the street corner for a long time but didn't see Chen Tian, and he was worried.
It's not that he didn't suspect that Chen Tian might have completely recovered his memory, but through the contact during this period of time, he felt that he knew Zi Chen quite well.
If the other party really wanted to leave, he would not leave without saying goodbye. The main reason was that he was thinking about those thugs today and was worried that his sweetheart would encounter some danger.
So when Bai Su saw Chen Tian running towards him with a lot of bags from afar, he hurried to meet him.
“Why did you buy so much?”
Bai Su was a little surprised when he saw all these things, but when he saw that all the things he bought seemed to be food, he felt a bit amused.
I didn’t expect that the beauty has such a special liking for food. It turns out she is also a glutton. How cute!
The two of them sorted through their purchases, and Chen Tian, relying on his strength, insisted on taking most of the items. Bai Su looked at his strong and healthy beloved, shook his head helplessly, and followed.
The ox cart had been waiting at the original place for a long time. After they got on the ox cart, they were bumpy for a long time before returning to Lijia Village.
Because they bought a lot of food, Chen Tian just cooked a simple soup for dinner, fried a plate of vegetables, heated up the meat buns, and ripped the roast chicken before serving the meal.
The roast chicken and meat buns tasted very good, and the three of us were very satisfied with the meal.
It wasn't until Chen Tian brought the pastries that Bai Su realized many of them were expensive. Although the packaging didn't reveal it, some were only sold at Zhenxiu Lou, and Bai Su had seen them before. The price of such a pastry was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
He gave Zichen some silver, but it was probably not enough to buy these.
Looking at the beauty in front of him eating pastries happily with elegant manners and graceful demeanor, Bai Su's eyes flashed.
Beautiful appearance, strong martial arts skills, elegant demeanor, and this inexplicable money...
Zi Chen seems to have more and more secrets.
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