Shipbuilding, what's the point of shipping without ships? The He family must know a lot of people who deal in shipping, and anyone with the financial resources to do so is considered a major merchant. While the identity of the person on the other side couldn't be confirmed, the risk was worth taking.
Kang Yueran said to He Jinsong sincerely, "You must take it seriously!"
He Zhengchu frowned and said, "Why should we cause this trouble?"
Kang Yueran raised her eyebrows and smiled at him, "When you see injustice, you should help!"
He Zhengchu didn't think about shipping. He thought Kang Yueran was just trying to pave the way for the future. After all, if they really saved the He family, it would be much easier for them to gain a foothold in Anzhou City in the future.
"I'll go with you. I can use a knife, too."
"I'll take Dacheng with me, and you stay behind to protect them."
He Zhengchu hastily refused, "No! I'm worried about you two going alone."
Kang Yueran pretended to be embarrassed, "But if you leave, I won't worry about them. I have a bow and crossbow, and Dacheng is strong. Don't worry, I will observe the situation first. If I really can't win, I will retreat and won't go to die."
He Zhengchu nodded. "Okay, make sure you watch carefully first and don't take any risks!" They were still too weak.
Hu Dacheng had just returned from disposing of the body. Kang Yueran briefly told him about He Jinsong's situation, and the three of them set off.
He Jinsong led the way, Kang Yueran kept an eye on the surroundings, and the three of them soon arrived in front of a dilapidated temple.
A bonfire burned in front of the dilapidated temple, and eight people were gathered around it, drinking and barbecuing. They were loudly discussing how to capture a few women to serve them after daybreak, but they also said that the ones they had captured before were too few and dry and not satisfying enough.
Snoring sounds could be heard from the temple, but one could not see what was happening inside.
He Jinsong whispered, "The man holding the jar and drinking should be their leader. He was the one who ordered me to be killed this afternoon. He's very good at martial arts. He's the best martial artist in my family. He killed two of the guards."
Kang Yueran gave the hidden arrow to Hu Dacheng and took the crossbow herself. "You two find a place to hide first. I'll go up the tree and take a closer look."
Hu Dacheng was very obedient. He and He Jinsong crouched down and retreated more than 20 meters. Each of them found a big tree to hide their bodies.
Kang Yueran sat down on the trunk of a tree very smoothly. There was only one temple, and it didn't look very big. It was hard to fit 30 people in unless they stood in a row.
There are definitely no more than thirty or forty people in this group. Kang Yueran thought about it and decided to do it!
She set up the crossbow and shot the first arrow at the leader He Jinsong mentioned.
The leader had no time to react and was shot in the chest by an arrow. He fainted halfway through standing up.
The remaining seven people immediately stood up and became alert, and shouted into the house.
Kang Yueran shot two more arrows and knocked down two more people.
The people in the room rushed out and everyone looked towards Kang Yueran in the direction of the voice.
Due to the dense leaves and the fact that it was night, they did not see Kang Yueran, but they knew her approximate location.
Seeing someone running towards her, she pulled the trigger without a second thought and fired five arrows, hitting four people. The arrows were laced with anesthetic, so no matter where they hit, they would knock the person down.
After losing seven men in a row and still not knowing where their enemy was, the group began to grow angry. "Who is it? How can you be considered a hero by shooting someone in the dark?"
Kang Yueran curled her lips, thinking that if she could kill you scumbags, she would be a hero. She waited for the right moment and shot two more arrows.
Two more people fell, and the remaining few stopped looking for Kang Yueran and began to flee. Kang Yueran shot the three closest to him and did not chase the ones who had already run far away.
Hu Dacheng saw Kang Yueran coming down from the tree and quickly ran over. "Girl, your archery skills are really accurate! Every arrow hits the vital point! It's amazing!"
She really wanted to accept the praise, but unfortunately, she still had her dignity. "My arrows are medicated. Some of them are just fainted. Dacheng, go finish them off one by one, and retrieve my crossbow arrows while you're at it."
Hu Dacheng's smile remained unchanged. "That's pretty impressive, at least they all hit the target!"
"Once you've mastered your skills, you'll be quite powerful. Go quickly and be careful!"
"Hey! I'll go right away!"
He Jinsong ignored the two of them and ran towards the ruined temple like crazy, with Kang Yueran following closely behind him.
The Guanyin statue in the middle of the dilapidated temple hall is already dilapidated. The room is not big and can be seen at a glance. Kang Yueran is a little disappointed. There is no silver!
Thinking about He Jinsong saying there were thirty or forty of them, but not so many people tonight, Kang Yueran frowned. It seemed that they were not just in the ruined temple, and there were more than thirty or forty people. After all, thirty thousand taels of silver was not something that could be managed by just a few or a dozen people.
There were several injured thieves sitting under the Guanyin statue, unable to move. They must have been beaten by He Jinsong's guards in the afternoon.
He Jinsong was untying the two men in the corner, "Dad, second brother, wake up!"
He called out several times before the two men opened their eyes slightly. The old man looked very weak. "Jinsong, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Dad. It was that girl who saved us."
After repairing his knife, Hu Dacheng entered the ruined temple and showed Kang Yueran the bag he was carrying, "I have kept the arrows." The bag was made of clothes he had stripped off from the bandit.
Then he asked Kang Yueran, "Should we kill these thieves?"
The thieves wanted to run away but couldn't, so they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Kang Yueran asked He Jinsong, "Do you think I should kill him or not?"
He Jinsong understood what Kang Yueran meant. He let go of his father, picked up a knife from the ground, and killed the three injured thieves.
Everyone has killed someone, and no one will report anyone else.
Kang Yueran was very satisfied, and she unilaterally announced: She was determined to be friends with He Jinsong.
She took off her water bag from her waist and handed it to He Jinsong, "Let the old man drink some water first."
"Thank you!" He Jinsong took the water bag and fed water to his father He Yifan and second brother He Jinyang.
The water from the spiritual spring was very effective, and the two of them became much more stable in breathing.
Kang Yueran said, "It's not advisable to stay here for long. You can go back with us first and go home after daybreak."
In the resting place, no one was asleep, and everyone was looking into the distance.
Seeing Kang Yueran, He Zhengchu said, "I'm relieved that he's back. We have to travel at dawn, so you guys should get some more sleep."
Only after seeing with their own eyes that Kang Yueran and Hu Dacheng were not injured did everyone relax their tense nerves, adjust their posture, and go back to sleep.
Kang Yueran gave each of the He family father and son two cakes, two pieces of dried meat, and a water bag. After the three of them finished eating and drinking, they thanked Kang Yueran again.
He Zhengchu asked, "Do you know who kidnapped you?"
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