Chapter 375 Where are you all going in such a hurry?
Sang Zhixia stopped where she was, lost in thought. After a moment, she waved, "Lingchu, if we don't go this way, which direction should we take the detour?"
Ling Chu smiled bitterly and said, "If we want to take a detour, we can only go east through the canyon."
Meng Pei in the crowd subconsciously looked up and his breathing became lighter uncontrollably.
Unexpectedly, Sang Zhixia's next move was to shake her head: "I don't like canyons. Those places are dark and eerie and sound unlucky."
"Is there a village ahead?"
Ling Chu: "Just walk forward for at most half a minute and you'll reach Xiwei Village, where we inspected the land a few days ago."
Sang Zhixia smiled and nodded: "Then let's go to Xiwei Village."
"Let's go into the village and settle the remaining money for everyone. We can look at the land we didn't see today another day. Also..."
"This trip has been quite tiring. Next time, I won't come with you to inspect the land. You can just lead the team."
Lingchu obeyed Sang Zhixia's words and nodded in agreement without hesitation.
The others were also very happy to hear this.
You don’t have to work in the fields anymore, you can get money directly. Who wouldn’t be happy about such a good thing?
Those who were waiting to be paid ran up happily, and among them was Meng Pei, whose face turned pale uncontrollably.
Sang Zhixia unexpectedly changed her mind at the last minute.
If she didn't take the detour through the canyon, the ambush she had prepared would be useless.
The inns in the city were heavily guarded and difficult to capture.
If she didn't go out now, she would have no chance at all.
The bearded man subconsciously tugged at Meng Pei's sleeve: "I feel like something is wrong, how about..."
"Can't miss today."
Meng Pei gritted his teeth and said, "If we miss today, it will be difficult to find such a good opportunity again."
Shen Anzhu's situation is worrying. He knows nothing. The only person he can control is Sang Zhixia.
He must catch Sang Zhixia.
Meng Pei watched the gradually clearing outline of Xiwei Village from afar and said bitterly, "Once we enter the village, they'll definitely look for people to rest at their homes."
"When there are many people, light a fire and start a commotion."
It's easy to fish in troubled waters.
As long as the situation becomes chaotic, there will naturally be more opportunities for action.
Meng Pei didn't take Sang Zhixia, a delicate and weak woman, seriously. He sneered, "Once she's in my hands, I have the final say on what happens next."
"This kind of delicate and untouched girl will burst into tears at the slightest threat. There's nothing to be afraid of."
The person who was originally in a state of uncertainty was forcibly calmed down by Meng Pei's words, and the group went into Xiwei Village.
As Meng Pei said, Sang Zhixia found a family to stay temporarily.
After entering the village, people who had sold their land before came to watch the fun, and those who were anxious to get their money also gathered together. Sang Zhixia was drowned in the crowd and couldn't find a place to stay. She smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, everything you need is here."
"Lingchu, you stay in front and keep an eye on me. I'm going to borrow the master's house to rest for a while."
Ling Chu hurriedly responded and shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone line up!"
"If you just push forward recklessly, you'll end up last! There's no point in pushing to the front!"
The crowd, which had been in chaos for a while, gradually quieted down, and the bearded man winked at Meng Pei.
Meng Pei looked at the thatched hut in front of him, calmly avoided the chaotic crowd, and walked towards the back of the hut.
Inside the house, Sang Zhixia was playing with the small porcelain bottle in her hand, smiling and sighing.
Half a minute later, a man holding silver in both hands was about to turn around, but the bearded man standing behind him suddenly tilted his body as if someone had pulled out all the bones.
The two men collided and rolled on the ground. The one who was hit shouted in fear: "My silver!"
"Ah, ah, ah! That silver is mine! No one is allowed to pick it up!"
As soon as these words were spoken, people who had not noticed this side turned their heads, and some greedy people really wanted to bend down to pick it up.
The person who spilled the silver scrambled to grab it: "This is mine!"
"How can what I found be yours?"
"So many people saw it, are you still going to tell me?! Give me back my money!"
"I won't give it to you!"
Amid the sudden commotion, the bearded man secretly made a gesture, and immediately two more people came out to pick up the silver on the ground.
Some people who couldn't stand it spoke out to stop him, but he shamelessly shouted back.
The scene suddenly fell into chaos. Amidst the noise, someone with sharp eyes suddenly shouted, "There's a fire!"
"Look, there's smoke coming out of the other end of the house!"
The people in the melee turned around in horror, their faces filled with fear: "Hurry up and put out the fire!"
"Lao Bai's house is on fire!"
The thatch was dry, and a spark was enough to cause a huge commotion, and in the blink of an eye the flames covered the roof.
In the raging flames, Ling Chu shouted in a trembling voice: "Boss!"
"Our boss is in the house, put out the fire!"
"quick!"
The villagers who were watching and waiting to be paid were afraid that their customers would be burned to death, so they picked up basins and buckets of water and poured them towards the fire recklessly.
There were also people who slowly retreated among the crowd that kept rushing forward.
The bearded man threw the silver coins he had snatched into the crowd and ran as fast as he could: "Go, go, go, go!"
Firefighters continued to arrive, and a dense crowd of heads gathered in front of the small hut.
Amid the smoke and chaos, the bearded man and the remaining two people ran anxiously towards the back mountain.
Someone gasped and shouted, "Where's Brother Meng? If we run away, what will happen to Brother Meng and San'er?"
"They've already taken that woman to the front!"
The bearded man said angrily, "Hurry up! We must leave quickly, otherwise..."
"Walk?"
"Where are you all going in such a hurry?"
A light silk ribbon fell from the tall locust tree, and at the end of the silk ribbon was a pair of slender white fingertips.
The bearded man looked up in doubt and was met with Sang Zhixia's smiling face: "The money hasn't been settled yet, are you leaving empty-handed?"
"You...what are you..."
The bearded man instantly realized something was wrong, his face sullen, he grabbed the woodcutter's hat and threw it towards Sang Zhixia: "It's a trick!"
“Run!”
A crossbow arrow shot out from the sky, knocking the hat off mid-air. Sang Zhixia sneered, "Run?"
"You've all been so hard-working following me all this way. Now that you're here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
"Since you're here, come with me and sit for a while."
A ruthless look flashed in Sang Zhixia's eyes, and she raised her hand and decisively pressed it down: "Do it!"
Bang!
The crossbow arrows broke through the air silently. Several crossbow arrows shot from different angles penetrated into the bodies of the bearded man and others amid their awkward resistance.
The medicine applied on the crossbow arrow took effect after entering the blood. The bearded man was so shocked that he didn't have time to react. Before he passed out, his eyes went dark and the last thing he saw was Meng Pei, who was unconscious and being dragged over by someone.
Bang.
The three people who fled were shot by arrows and fell to the ground.
Sang Zhixia grabbed the branch and swung in mid-air, landing steadily on the ground. She stepped on the broken branches and leaves on the ground and walked over: "Is he not dead?"
Lingchu, who had escaped from the chaos at some point, whispered, "Don't worry, they're all alive."
"I'm glad I didn't die."
Sang Zhixia glanced at Meng Pei, whose eyes were tightly closed, with an ambiguous expression. Thinking of the voice of "Brother Meng" she heard when she pretended to faint, her eyes became subtle. "If this is really the person I guessed, it will be difficult to deal with if he dies."
"Clean up this place, find a reason to take these people back and lock them up. As for the rest..."
"Let's talk about it when your young master comes back."
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