Previously, Manager Wan only believed that Song Liyun had a relationship with Wei.
Moreover, Song Zhenping himself admitted that he was merely a military household member.
At this point, he had no choice but to think about things from a higher perspective.
Wan Liangjin was a knowledgeable merchant who knew that these so-called protective artifacts were actually high-end hidden weapons.
Just like the "Rain of Pear Blossom Needles" that were most widely circulated during the Wu Dynasty, known as the "Universe in the Sleeve," it was very difficult to obtain without a certain status.
Could this girl be related to the Marquis of Zhenbei, and is she going to be trained in Yunzhou?
Or perhaps they were originally from the tribe of that Di Lu lady on the grasslands?
He couldn't think of any other reason why he would hide himself like this.
However, in the blink of an eye, Manager Wan had already come up with a few ideas.
He re-examined Song Liyun's face: both the Song siblings had large eyes and long, thin eyebrows, and the more he looked at them, the more they resembled women from the Di tribe of the grasslands.
If that's the case, it would explain why the centurion of the Broken Gold Guard would let a woman named Rouge Tiger do this kind of business.
Not only do they have bodyguards accompanying them, but they also have protective artifacts.
At this time, Han Ming's side was also coming to an end. Two of the five men in black fell down, and the remaining three turned to escape, but two of them were taken down by Wan Jia Gu.
The remaining one was terrified and ran straight to the small village next door, shouting for help as he ran.
His response was met by two hunting dogs from the village who had been itching to pounce. They bit his throat, and blood spurted out instantly.
At this moment, all the men Qin He brought were killed, and Song Liyun dared not delay any longer; she had to go back immediately.
Manager Wan already had people taking care of him. He handed the money to Song Liyun and said, "Miss Song, just stay home and relax. We'll handle things here."
If government officials come to inquire, and you say you don't know, I will have someone inform them when the next delivery will be made.
Song Liyun nodded and said calmly, "Manager Wan, please take good care of yourself and recover from your injuries."
The Wan family has been in business for a long time and has their own ways of handling these matters, so she doesn't need to worry about it.
Han Ming had already harnessed the old horse to the cart, but the juqing horse ran away, leaving the cart behind.
Song Liyun ignored the carriage she had brought and headed straight for Suijin Town.
At the time of the incident, she desperately helped Song Zhenping onto the horse, hoping he would run as far away as possible and eventually disappear into a secluded spot to wait for her to find him.
At this moment, she hoped that Juqing was throwing a tantrum and was grazing on the road back to Suijin Town.
The small village that Wan Jiaxuan chose was only fifty li away from Suijin Town, which would only take half an hour to ride at full speed. However, it was in the mountains, and the roads were not suitable for galloping.
Moreover, the road was crisscrossed with ravines and had many forks in the road. Although Han Ming and Steward Wan both said that the old horse knew the way and that Song Zhenping should have returned to Suijin Town, Song Liyun was still worried.
Song Zhen's flat legs made it inconvenient for him to mount and dismount.
She's only starting medication now to regulate her body so that the bones can be set in the fall. If she falls off a horse without a saddle and gets seriously injured, she can't imagine what her legs will look like afterward.
On the way back to Suijin Town, Song Liyun, despite being extremely anxious, still urged the old horse to proceed slowly.
As they walked, they kept an eye out for anyone who had fallen off their horse and was lying on the ground.
At this moment, Song Zhenping was also extremely anxious.
They broke through the interception and galloped away. Fortunately, the chrysanthemum horse walked with a swift gait, not leaping wildly, and its body was stable, which allowed him to barely hold onto the horse's neck and avoid falling off.
Looking around, all I could see was darkness; I felt as if I were floating on clouds.
Finally, when the horse's hooves stopped, Song Zhenping's arms ached so much that he could no longer hold onto the horse's back and slipped to the ground.
Upon seeing him land, Chrysanthemum Green Horse paced back and forth restlessly, as if urging him to mount.
Song Zhenping struggled to his feet: "I... I can't ride anymore. No... let's go back and pick up Yun'er and the others."
He clung to the horse's back and started climbing up again, then slid down... then climbed up again... There was no other way but to lead the horse.
Ju Qingma walked forward, while Song Zhenping wanted to walk back.
The two remained locked in a stalemate on the road until Song Liyun caught up with them.
Upon seeing Song Zhenping, Song Liyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Chrysanthemum Green Horse has run quite a distance; if it continues, it will reach the dilapidated temple in Broken Gold Town.
Han Ming got out of the car and helped Song Zhenping into the carriage to check if he was injured.
The carriage continued back to town.
At this moment, in the once peaceful and tranquil village, several men were now moving back and forth.
Everyone in the carriage was injured. They simply cleaned their wounds and then rearranged the carriage to prepare for the return journey.
Manager Wan's arm had also been bandaged, and he was sitting in a small roadside hut talking to a thin old man.
"Old man An, I'll leave this matter to you!"
The skinny old man grinned and said, "Manager Wan, don't be so polite with me. These are just small matters."
For these hunters, cleaning hundreds of pounds of meat is easy.
Manager Wan took out a gold ingot and threw it over: "Don't go back to the village for the next few months. Qin He has other people on his back, and they will definitely come here to investigate."
The skinny old man took the gold ingot, stuffed it into his pocket without even looking at it, and laughed even more heartily: "In the spring, birds and beasts in the mountains give birth, so we're supposed to rest for two months anyway. I'm planning to go to the grasslands to get some medicinal herbs, so let's set off early!"
Manager Wan nodded slightly: "That's excellent!"
Three days later, after Hong Jingtian reported the case to the county government, the county clerk and head constable in charge of criminal cases led a group of people to investigate.
All they found was a blood-stained mountain path and an empty little village not far away.
After a considerable investigation, it was discovered that the estate had existed for a long time, but had been vacant for many years. Occasionally, hunters from the mountains would stop here to process some of their game.
But no one knows where these hunters came from or where they went.
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