Chapter 509: You Can’t Get Out While I’m Here
When Old Qi arrived, the little ones who had been making a lot of noise and were anxious calmed down.
They just looked at Sang Zhixia with red eyes. They really had no idea how to stop him openly, so they just held each other's arms and blocked the door like a chain.
The action is simple but the meaning is rough: Sang Zhixia cannot walk out of this door no matter what.
You can't even step over them!
But at this time, Sang Zhixia noticed that it was not them.
Sang Zhixia was startled for a moment, but quickly recovered. She gritted her teeth and said, "Is the situation over there with Chen Jingan so serious?"
"Who did it?"
"I don't know either."
Elder Qi positioned himself as someone who would protect Sang Zhixia and prevent anything from happening to her. After sitting down, he said calmly, "I got the news around the same time as Xu Yu did. I'm afraid we won't know the exact situation until Xu Yu returns."
"But the situation of that kid surnamed Chen is worrying. The place where the incident happened is only about 80 miles away from Luobei Village. Xu Yu must go and investigate thoroughly."
Chen Jing'an is from the Xu family and is accompanied by a team of skilled guards.
Now that Chen Jingan had made a mistake without making any noise, no one knew whether it was aimed at Chen Jingan himself or at the Xu family.
Xu Yu had to go today, he had to go too.
Elder Qi sighed softly and explained, "Your grandfather was very decisive. He guessed that once Xu Yu learned of the incident at the farm, he would be unable to hide it from you, so he cut off the news."
There were only a few walls separating them, and although the people coming in and out of the east and west main courtyards were panicked at night, they tried their best to control the noise, and nothing was heard by the people in the north courtyard.
Elder Qi gave Sang Zhixia a meaningful look and said slowly, "That's what happened. It's almost under control now. Just wait at home."
If it were in the past, Sang Zhixia would definitely go out to block the wind and rain and protect the old and young behind him.
But her situation is special now, and the whole family, young and old, tacitly chose to conceal it, trying to solve the trouble before Sang Zhixia found out, and not wanting to make her worry at all.
After hearing this, Sang Zhixia held her forehead and took a breath. Under the nervous gazes of the little ones, she sighed, "Is everything really under control?"
"Of course..."
"Mr. Qi."
Sang Zhixia said helplessly, "Even if you're old, it's not appropriate to lie, right?"
Mr. Qi: “…”
Sang Zhixia said with a smile: "If everything is really settled, even if Grandfather and Third Uncle have to stay for a while to sort out the mess, my mother-in-law and the others should come back."
Mrs. Xie has not appeared since the incident, but instead she sent Sang Yanyou here, which shows that Mrs. Xie is not at home either.
Second Aunt Xu and Third Aunt Xu can still stand on their own two feet. They are strong-willed people who can stand their ground and speak out in times of chaos. Her mother and mother-in-law are not such people.
Now these two people who usually stay at home and don’t see outsiders have not come back yet. How chaotic is it outside?
Sang Zhixia felt a chill in her heart. Old Qi was too lazy to pretend after being exposed. He said frankly with a frank face, "What can you do to me?" "Yes, we haven't settled it yet. This incident happened suddenly, which is a bit troublesome."
"But since I'm here, you just stay put."
"You can't get out while I'm here."
As if afraid that Sang Zhixia had forgotten something, Old Qi smiled and added, "Those little boxing and kicking skills you have were all taught by Xu Yu. I can beat three of them with one hand. I advise you not to try it."
Elder Qi's reminder left Sang Zhixia speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, Sang Zhixia smiled bitterly and said, "Am I such a trivial person in your eyes?"
The unexpected changes on the farm did make Sang Zhixia feel troubled, but it was not to the point where she was completely panicked.
Moreover, the timing of Chen Jingan's attack and the farm fire was too coincidental to bear close scrutiny.
Even if Sang Zhixia didn't consider herself, she would never take risks with the baby in her belly.
She wouldn't go out and put herself in danger.
Under the gaze of Old Qi, Sang Zhixia slowly exhaled, calmed the complex emotions surging in her heart, and threw the Xu family token that she had been carrying with her into Aunt Xie's hands.
Sang Zhixia said slowly, "Aunt Xie, take this and go to the farm immediately. Tell my grandfather, Third Uncle, and the others not to worry about the potential damage to the farm and to prioritize people."
"If anyone on the farm disobeys, you can use this order to issue a direct order, saying that the order from the head of the family represents my will, and everyone in the Xu family must obey."
If you lose something, you can buy it again. If your hut burns down, you can rebuild it, but nothing can happen to you.
Aunt Xie stepped out decisively.
Sang Zhixia lowered her eyes and said, "Hua Shan, you must go to the city immediately to find a doctor. Any doctor who is well-known in the city, regardless of age or medical skills, should be brought here as quickly as possible."
"I'm afraid the search in North City alone isn't enough. We can increase our manpower and expand the search area. The reward will be doubled after the task is completed. As long as the person arrives first, it will be fine."
Huashan took the order and left. The next person to be called was Diancui. "Go buy some herbs. Don't be stingy with the money. Buy everything you can use and bring it back to the village."
The farm is the hard work of Sang Zhixia, and also the hard work of thousands of people living in Luobei Village who depend on it for their livelihood.
Sang Zhixia was unable to see with her own eyes what the scene was like when the farm was destroyed, but just imagining the glimpse of it was unspeakably shocking.
She could grit her teeth and give it up, but there were definitely people who were unwilling to see all their hard work go to waste.
Sang Zhixia didn’t know how many casualties there were on the farm, but all she could do at this moment was to avoid greater damage as much as possible.
She had to do something about it.
The people who were called came out one after another, their feet hurried.
Sang Zhixia thought for a moment, took out a whistle hanging around his neck, and blew it quietly.
As the whistle sounded, several men in black dressed in different styles appeared in front of Sang Zhixia. Half of them were the secret guards left by Xu Yu, and the other half were the guards secretly arranged for her by Old Qi.
Sang Zhixia looked at Cheng Qi's solemn face and said, "The chaos on the farm cannot be a coincidence."
"Split into two groups. Seven of you will lead a search of the farm to check for any suspicious individuals within the past three months. If you find any, capture them alive if you can, otherwise kill them without mercy."
A murderous look flashed across Cheng Qi's eyes, and he said murderously, "I obey your orders!"
"Huo San."
"exist!"
Sang Zhixia turned to look at the other man standing there defiantly and said, "Take your men and quietly sneak into the three northwestern cities and investigate the recent movements of those grain-focused merchants."
Sang Zhixia couldn't figure out what was going on, but everything had its cause and effect. Whenever a riot started, it was either for money or for revenge.
The Xu family has many enemies in Kyoto, but those enemies far away cannot reach the northwest for a while, so it should be a good idea to start from the three cities in the northwest.
Huo San stood up as ordered. Before he could even make a gesture to keep them, he heard Sang Zhixia say, "There's no need to keep anyone here. Take them all away. It's more important to find out what's going on as quickly as possible."
Huo San hesitated: "Boss, I can't be around you..."
"I have someone to protect me, so I don't need you."
Sang Zhixia looked at the silent Qi Lao with a smile and said teasingly, "You can beat three Xu Yu with one hand, so I think you can protect me with ease, don't you think?"
With a rare killing weapon like Mr. Qi, why leave guards?
Moreover, the troublemakers' target was the farm, but they didn't dare to make it too obvious. At most, they planned to take advantage of the chaos to do something if Sang Zhixia went to the farm. They didn't have the courage to break in in broad daylight and chop off Sang Zhixia's head.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
After sending Huo San and the others away, Sang Zhixia slowly leaned back in her chair, her lips tightening silently as she whispered, "As for me..."
"I'll wait here. I want to see who is jumping on my face and trying to destroy my foundation..."
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