Chapter 113 Chapter 113 Hope
Yu Li was talking to those girls when his expression suddenly froze.
At this moment, their attention is all on her, or in other words, they are at a sensitive time, and any slight disturbance will cause them to have some kind of stress behavior.
"What, what happened?" someone asked timidly.
Yu Li said, "Someone is coming." Seeing their panicked faces, she comforted them, "Don't be afraid, they should be government officials."
When they heard that they were government officials, they were finally not so panicked. However, they were still on guard instinctively, their bodies were tense, and there was no trace of joy on their faces.
Yu Li glanced at them and said, "If you don't want to see them, you can find a place to stay. I will take you down the mountain later."
They were stunned for a moment, and then the leading woman said, "We will go down the mountain with you."
The others didn't say anything, obviously preferring to go down the mountain with her.
Not long after, the government officials finally arrived.
Yu Li turned around and saw a group of people entering the bandit camp, Xuan Huaiqing and Boss Tu were among them.
However, these people were not wearing yamen servants' clothes. Except for the people brought by Xuan Huaiqing, the others looked more like private guards and servants.
When they saw the scene in the bandit camp, the group of people were extremely shocked.
County Magistrate Shen, in particular, could not believe what he saw.
As the county magistrate of Yuqing County, he had sent people to investigate and knew a lot about the bandit camp in Yanzi Mountain. He knew that it would not be easy to wipe out the bandit camp and the manpower he had was definitely not enough, so he wrote to Xuan Huaiqing and wanted to borrow people from the Zhennan Army.
Along the way, County Magistrate Shen was actually reluctant to believe what Boss Tu said about wiping out an entire bandit camp by himself, but due to Xuan Huaiqing's presence, he couldn't say anything.
Especially when he learned that the reason why these two people came here to suppress the bandits last night was because when they arrived in Yuqing County yesterday, the city gate was closed and they could not enter the city, so they decided to come here first to suppress the bandits.
This sounds sloppy!
How could anyone suppress bandits like this? And they actually succeeded.
As they got closer to the bandit camp, he began to waver.
Because the noise they made when they went up the mountain was quite loud, in the past they would have attracted the attention of the bandits in the mountains. By the time they reached halfway up the mountain, they would have been attacked.
However, along the way, not to mention being attacked, they didn't even encounter any bandits on guard.
In addition, Xuan Huaiqing also followed them up the mountain.
Xuan Huaiqing dared to come here directly, even without bringing many men with him, which proved that he believed in what Boss Tu said very much and felt that the bandits had been wiped out and there was no danger here.
The life of the only heir of the Xuan family is much more precious than that of the youngest son of the Marquis's Mansion. The fact that he dared to come says it all.
County Magistrate Shen looked at the situation in the bandit camp in shock. Except for the messy ground at the entrance, the bandit camp looked very tidy, without the mess after a big battle.
There was a group of bandits lying on the open space in front of the house.
These bandits were all tied up, and those who were not tied up were already silent. There were a lot of bloodstains on the ground, and the air was filled with a lingering smell of blood. It was obvious that many people had died.
Just smelling the blood makes people think that a great battle has taken place here, but this bandit camp is too tidy and clean, and it doesn't look like it was broken into. These bandits don't even show any signs of resistance.
County Magistrate Shen still couldn't figure out how one person could wipe out the bandit camp.
Why are there no signs of resistance from these bandits?
While County Magistrate Shen was shocked, Boss Tu and Xuan Huaiqing had already seen Yu Li and went over to find out what happened with her.
As they got closer, they also saw a group of girls not far behind Yu Li.
They stood behind the tree, their figures obscured by the shadows, making it difficult to see their appearance clearly. When they approached, they visibly shrank back and were nervously on guard.
Xuan Huaiqing was stunned for a moment, and instantly realized that they must be victims of the bandit camp.
He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and restrainedly withdrew his gaze and said to Yu Li: "Miss Yu, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Yu Li briefly described the situation in the bandit camp, and then said, "Master Xuan, there shouldn't be any trouble here. I want to take them down the mountain first."
Xuan Huaiqing said, "Okay, leave the things here to us." Thinking of something, he asked again, "Do you want me to arrange a carriage to take them back to the city?"
Yu Li said: "Then I'll trouble Master Xuan."
These girls all had various injuries and were very weak. It was impossible for them to walk back to the county town on their own.
It would be better if there was a car to take them back.
As the two were talking, they saw County Magistrate Shen coming over.
County Magistrate Shen noticed that Xuan Huaiqing and Boss Tu came in and headed straight over here. When he saw that there was a girl here, he instantly thought that the hero who wiped out the bandit camp could be this girl?
It's actually a woman?
Before he could think about it, Xuan Huaiqing called out to him, "County Magistrate Shen, this is the hero I invited to help suppress the bandits. Her surname is Yu." Then he introduced Yu Li, "Miss Yu, this is the county magistrate of Yuqing County. His surname is Shen."
It’s actually true!
County Magistrate Shen was so shocked that he couldn't help but look at Yu Li. The more he looked, the more incredible it seemed.
No matter how you look at her, she looks like a weak little girl. Who would have thought that she was the hero who fought against the bandits this time? What's even more unbelievable is that she solved the whole group of bandits by herself, and it didn't even take her much time.
"Did Miss Yu really solve it all by herself?" County Magistrate Shen asked stutteringly.
Xuan Huaiqing was unhappy, "What? Do you suspect we are lying?"
He was very unhappy if anyone doubted his savior. Miss Yu was such a powerful person that she could not tolerate any doubt.
Seeing Yu Li also looking over, looking very serious, County Magistrate Shen's heart skipped a beat and he said hurriedly, "I don't doubt it, I just find it incredible. Miss Yu looks quite frail..."
By the way, Xuan Huaiqing had told him before that this righteous man was a very capable person...
He didn't take it seriously at the time, but now he understands the meaning of this "talented person".
Yu Li was calm and composed, and other people's doubts could not change the facts.
She said to County Magistrate Shen: "County Magistrate Shen, if there is nothing else, I will take them away first."
County Magistrate Shen was still a little dazed. He quickly responded and did not stop her from going down the mountain. The main reason was that she was not needed to do anything here, so it didn't matter whether she was there or not.
Boss Tu was a careful man. He asked the others to explore other places in the bandit camp and not hang around, so that Yu Li could take the girls down the mountain more easily.
Yu Li glanced at Boss Tu and thought to himself that Uncle Tu was indeed very reliable.
She led the group of girls out of the bandit camp and down the mountain together.
When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Yu Li asked them to find a place to rest and wait for the person arranged by Xuan Huaiqing to drive over.
Xuan Huaiqing had previously sent a few guards down the mountain to arrange this matter.
Then she checked their conditions. If the situation was serious, she would first give them some supernatural powers to ensure their lives.
It was now bright day, and under the bright light, the wounds on their bodies looked even more horrific.
Each girl was badly injured. There wasn't an inch of intact skin on her body. The places not covered by clothes were covered with bruises and various scars, not to mention the places that couldn't be seen, and we didn't know what they looked like.
Yu Li held the hand of a girl who fell into a coma due to a high fever.
When she remained silent, her expression was cold and serious, which made people inexplicably feel a sense of fear.
However, the girls present were not afraid of her. They even felt close to her and clung to her like frightened little animals.
The leading woman suddenly said, "Thank you, Miss Yu."
Earlier in the bandit camp, she heard someone calling her Miss Yu, so she called her that too.
Seeing those people finally made them completely believe that she was indeed a mortal woman, not a goddess.
Even so, in their hearts, Yu Li was like a "goddess" who saved them in the darkness and gave them hope. They would never forget the "goddess" who silently protected them in the darkness when they stumbled out of the house that trapped them.
Yu Li turned to look at her and suddenly asked, "What's your name?"
The woman was a little stunned. Since she fell into the bandit camp, no one had asked her name for a long time.
In that kind of place, women don't need names, because those evil bandits don't care what women are called. Women there are just toys, and when they are broken, they are thrown into the mountains, where wild beasts will soon eat their corpses and leave nothing behind.
The woman whispered, "My name is Shan Niang, the mountain where the storm is coming."
She didn't say her last name, and it might not even be her own name.
Yu Li didn't care. He put down the hand of the girl who was unconscious due to high fever, and pulled the hand of another girl, listening to these girls say their names.
Their condition was really bad. Three of them fainted after they managed to get down the mountain, and the others were just holding on.
Yu Li carefully controlled his supernatural powers and cautiously input some of them to make their bodies feel better.
When the people present saw this, they didn't think much about it, thinking that she was just checking their bodies. Perhaps because she saved them, even though the marks on their bodies were extremely shameful, they didn't shy away from it.
After waiting for an hour, three carriages finally arrived.
The driver was the guards brought by Xuan Huaiqing. They jumped out of the car and saluted Yu Li. One of the guards said, "Miss Yu, the young master asked us to take you back to the city."
Yu Li nodded and asked the girls to get in the car.
Three carriages were just enough to carry all the girls away.
After they all got on the carriage, the guard looked at Yu Li not far away and motioned for her to get on as well.
Yu Li walked over slowly. As she got closer, the horse pulling the carriage became a little restless, and the guards hurried to calm it down.
He muttered to himself, this horse was quite well behaved when we were coming here just now, why is it suddenly so irritable now?
Are you hungry?
Yu Li looked at the restless horse again. When she finally got close, the horse pulling the cart suddenly knelt down.
Guard: “…”
The guards looked at this scene in bewilderment, standing there dumbfounded.
At this time, Yu Li had already calmly got on the carriage.
Because the horse knelt down, the carriage leaned forward, as if it was specially made to make it easier for her to get on, which stunned the guards around her.
The girl in the carriage also saw this scene and her eyes flickered slightly.
They couldn't help but hold each other's hands, and the thoughts that had just been extinguished came up again.
Even horses kneel down for her. She must be a "goddess"...
After Yu Li got on the carriage, he deliberately sat at the innermost part.
Perhaps because she was a little distance away, the horse slowly stood up after being comforted by the guards.
In the carriage, Yu Li noticed that when the carriage started to move forward, he thought to himself that it seemed that as long as he didn't get too close to the horse, the horse would still be able to continue pulling the carriage.
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After returning to Yuqing County, the carriage went straight into the city without stopping and arrived at a house.
The carriage drove into the house.
When the carriage stopped, everyone finally got off. Yu Li looked around and found that the house was quite large and the environment was very good. It looked like a private villa.
A guard said, "Miss Yu, this is the place Young Master Xuan has arranged for you and these girls to rest here first."
Yu Li nodded. Since it was arranged by Xuan Huaiqing, there was no need to be polite.
She asked, "Is there anything to eat? I'm hungry?"
Having previously injected super powers into those girls, she was now hungry and tired, and felt that she could eat a cow and then have a good sleep.
"Yes, yes, it has been arranged." The guard said quickly.
There were people specially arranged to clean and serve the house. Soon, a middle-aged woman in her forties came over and took them to eat.
The old lady had kind eyes and brows. When she saw the girls, her expression did not change. She smiled and led them to wash up, and then took them to a hall for dinner.
Yu Li was very hungry, so he started eating as soon as he sat down.
Probably because there were so many people, we cooked the rice in a big pot, but it still tasted very good.
When the others saw how happily she was eating, the girls who had been suffering finally had some appetite and started eating too.
Perhaps because of Yu Li’s special ability, the three unconscious girls woke up and joined him for dinner.
They were all very silent, and the only sound in the room was the sound of eating.
After they finished eating, they saw Yu Li was still eating, so they all waited quietly, and Shan Niang even took the initiative to help Yu Li pick up some food.
"Thank you." Yu Li took the time to say to Shan Niang.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on Shanniang's purple face, and she continued to pick up food for her in silence.
Everyone else sat in silence, and no one left.
But when they saw that Yu Li had actually finished the remaining food and even asked for more rice and dishes, they finally showed shock on their faces beyond silence.
Yu Li looked at them and said, "I am strong and eat a lot. When you become stronger in the future, you will also eat more."
These words made the expressions on their faces even more vivid.
Are they going to have to eat so much in the future? Won't their stomachs get bloated?
"That won't happen!" Yu Li said, "In fact, I am an exception. You guys just eat two more bowls of rice than normal people at most, not too much."
You need to eat as much as you have strength.
Practicing that set of physical skills can indeed increase a person's strength, but it will also increase their appetite, but not to such an outrageous extent as hers. She consumes both strength and supernatural powers, so she must eat more.
When Yu Li was finally full, she said to the girls, "You all go and have a rest. We can talk about anything tomorrow."
They continued to nod in silence.
While the lady was taking them to rest, Yu Li called a guard stationed in the house and said, "Go and ask a doctor to come over and take a look at them."
Upon hearing this, the guard went to arrange this matter without saying a word.
Young Master Xuan had instructed them to follow Miss Yu's words in everything.
Yu Li sat in the house waiting. When the doctor came, she accompanied the doctor to find the girls and treat their illnesses and injuries.
When the doctor saw the appearance of these girls, he looked reluctant, but he also didn't say anything.
Apparently, someone had specifically warned him about this when he came here.
After such a busy schedule, by the time all their injuries were treated, it was already dark.
Yu Li was really exhausted. After making sure that there was nothing that needed her attention, she went to the guest room arranged for her in the house to rest.
She had learned from the guards that this house was actually the villa of a wealthy businessman in Yuqing County.
The rich businessman was a ruthless person. When Magistrate Shen first took office, he teamed up with clerks and wealthy gentry to try to undermine Magistrate Shen. In the end, Magistrate Shen caught him and convicted him last month, and his property was confiscated. So he kept the villa.
County Magistrate Shen originally planned to sell it and use the proceeds to build a better wharf for Yuqing County.
Now, we can free up some space to accommodate these girls who were rescued from the bandit camp.
Yu Li was really tired. He hadn't slept for two days and one night. He had been traveling all the way, and his supernatural powers had been greatly consumed. He slept very deeply and slept until the next morning.
After waking up, I saw the unfamiliar environment around me and it took me a while to realize where I was.
Yu Li sat up with the quilt in his arms, and was stunned for a moment, realizing that he seemed a little uncomfortable.
Maybe it’s because Fu Wenxiao has always been there since I came to this world, and when I suddenly woke up and he was gone, I actually felt a bit strange.
Yu Li quickly put aside his discomfort and went to see the girls first.
They all woke up, but their mental states were not very good. They would rather stay in the house and were reluctant to go out.
Yu Li said: "Are you hungry? I am hungry, let's go eat together."
They looked at her, then stood up silently and followed her to the hall where they had eaten yesterday.
The servants in the house considerately brought them a lot of food, and it was obvious that it was specially ordered.
Yu Li was very satisfied with this, and she still ate a lot.
After they finished eating, she didn't let the girls go back to their rooms to hide, but asked directly: "Who among you can paint?"
The girls present looked at her blankly, not knowing what she meant.
Finally, a girl with a scar on her left cheek timidly raised her hand and whispered, "Miss Yu, I can do it."
Yu Li looked at her and found that the scar on her left face ran from her cheek to her chin, which was very hideous. If it weren't for this scar, she would be a very beautiful girl.
She remembered the girl's name and said, "Jinniang, I'll give it to you later, so paint it well."
Yu Miaojin looked at her blankly, not yet understanding what she meant.
Not only her, but all the other girls are the same.
They followed Yu Li to an open area in the yard. Yu Li asked people from the other courtyard to bring pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and moved in a table so that Yu Miaojin could paint here later.
Then she stood in the open space in front and said to them, "Watch carefully, I will teach you a set of physical skills."
In an instant, the eyes of these lifeless-looking women burst into some bright light, and everyone stared at her with burning eyes, as if afraid of missing anything.
Yu Li practiced the basic physical skills in front of them.
When she finished practicing, she turned to Yu Miaojin and asked, "Mrs. Jin, have you remembered it?"
Yu Miaojin held a wolf hair brush in his hand and hesitated, "I'll draw first, you see if it's right."
"Okay, you can draw it."
Yu Miaojin first closed his eyes and thought for a moment. After opening his eyes, his whole demeanor changed and he began to paint on the paper.
Yu Li watched from the side and found that the little figures she drew also had simple lines. The little figures were equally vivid and no worse than the ones drawn by Fu Wenxiao, and even more delicate. It seemed that she also had a good foundation in painting.
She has a pretty good memory and can draw a picture almost exactly after just looking at it once.
After Miao Jin stopped writing, Yu Li corrected two places where there were some deviations, and she drew it again.
After confirming that all the movements were correct, Yu Li said to the girls present: "You should practice according to this set of physical skills in the future. After practicing for a year or so, your strength will increase and your body will be strengthened."
The girls present didn’t care about “keeping fit”; they wanted to become stronger so they could beat ten people at once.
Just when Yu Li was earnestly teaching these girls physical training, he heard that Xuan Huaiqing and Boss Tu had arrived.
Upon learning that the two were coming, Yu Li asked the girls to practice on their own, and she went to the front yard to meet the two.
Both of them looked very tired, which made Yu Li a little puzzled. Could it be that there were some changes in the bandit camp after she left yesterday?
When he saw her, Xuan Huaiqing first asked about the girls' situation.
"Not very well." Yu Li said, "The doctor examined them yesterday. Their health is seriously damaged. They need to be taken good care of."
Xuan Huaiqing looked a little uncomfortable and said, "I discussed with Magistrate Shen and decided to let them stay in this house to recuperate. After they have recovered, I will ask them whether they want to leave or stay..."
After what these women have been through, they can't just ignore it for the time being. They have to at least wait until they recover from their injuries.
As for how to arrange them in the future, that is also a problem.
Of course, this was not a problem for Xuan Huaiqing because he already had experience.
He said, "Three of the girls you rescued from the gambling house last year could not return home and are working in my farm. If they are willing, I can arrange for them to go there. After all, they will not starve."
Upon hearing this, Yu Li praised: "Master Xuan, I'll leave them to you. You are such a good person!"
Young Master Xuan’s farm was so nice, she was a little envious and wanted to have one too.
Xuan Huaiqing scratched his face in embarrassment, "I'm just doing my best. Compared to me, Miss Yu, you are a good person. I heard that you also taught them physical training to cheer them up."
They had been there for a while and learned from the servants in the house that Yu Li was teaching them physical training.
Neither of them thought much of it, thinking she just wanted to cheer the girls up and give them something to do.
After saying this, Xuan Huaiqing's face turned serious and he said, "Miss Yu, we found a secret passage in the bandit camp yesterday."
"Secret passage?" Yu Li blinked.
"Yes, this secret passage leads to a valley not far from the bandit camp. There is a silver mine in that valley." Xuan Huaiqing looked serious. "There are signs of mining over there. It should be the work of those bandits."
Yu Li finally realized that it was no wonder they looked so tired, there was such a thing.
Suddenly she remembered what the boss said when the landslide happened. No wonder the boss said so lightly that if there was a landslide, they should move to another place. He probably wanted to move to the valley with the silver mine.
Xuan Huaiqing smiled and said, "If it weren't for Miss Yu, we wouldn't have been able to solve the problem so quickly. Not a single one of them escaped, and we also discovered the silver mine in the mountains. I have to thank you for this. County Magistrate Shen said that when he finishes this matter, he will come to thank you in person."
The discovery of the silver mine is a big deal. County Magistrate Shen is so busy with this matter that he doesn't even have time to sleep.
Yu Li naturally didn't care about these things. It didn't matter whether others came or not, as long as the reward was received.
After saying this, Xuan Huaiqing asked again: "Miss Yu, when are you going to return to Shanping County?"
"Maybe in a few days." Yu Li said.
After hearing this, Xuan Huaiqing probably realized that she stayed here for the girls she rescued, and he felt that she was a kind girl even more.
After leaving the courtyard, Xuan Huaiqing and Tu Lao Da said, "Most of the dead bandits were killed by sharp weapons. The people who killed them should be the girls who fell into the bandit camp."
Boss Tu thought about how those people died. Some were killed by stones, and some were killed by sharp weapons. From their wounds, it could be seen that they were the actions of people with less strength who died in anger.
No one cared about the dead bandits and didn't think it was a big deal.
Given the numerous crimes they committed, even if they did not die on the day, they would have been sentenced to death afterwards.
It's just a pity for those women. They have experienced all those things, and are physically and mentally traumatized. Now they have to bear the sin of killing someone with their own hands.
Xuan Huaiqing was also filled with emotion and said, "I don't know what the physical skills that Miss Yu taught them are useful for. If they are useful, let the girls in the manor practice them as well."
Boss Tu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll tell Li Niang when the time comes and ask her to teach them when she's free."
Xuan Huaiqing said: "That has to wait until she is free to go to the capital."
"That's easy." Boss Tu said, "She should go to the city in April. Mr. Fu is the top scorer in the Shanping County exam. He will go to the city in April to take part in the provincial exam. She should accompany him."
Xuan Huaiqing was surprised, "Is Miss Yu's husband so powerful?"
He became more and more curious about the man named Fu Wenxiao. He heard last year that he was a sickly person. He felt sorry for Yu Li, but he didn't expect that this year his body would recover and he could even take part in the imperial examination and win the first place in the county examination.
This is truly a case of if you don't make a sound, you will be a sensation.
Xuan Huaiqing couldn't help but mutter, "Are all people with the surname Fu so good at studying?"
"Master Xuan, what did you say?" asked Boss Tu in confusion.
Xuan Huaiqing said, "Nothing. I just remembered that when I was in the capital, I heard about a guy named Fu. He was very good at studying. The princes and grandchildren of the emperor were not as good as him. Even the saints praised him as a talented person."
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