Chapter 548 Robbery
An Yan lowered her eyes and said nothing. Li Rongsen thought Yan Qingqiu hadn't completely let go yet. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Yan Qingqiu start talking to himself: "I'm used to being free. After thinking about it, I don't think love is suitable for me. I'm afraid of wasting time and energy on one person and getting exhausted."
Meidie raised her eyebrows slightly, lowered her head and drank a mouthful of porridge, and then said: "Actually, worrying about something is also quite sweet."
"Just abuse yourself." Yan Qingqiu sneered at her.
Mei Die raised the corner of her mouth and said, "There is a lot of fun and happiness in this." Then she glanced at An Yan and said, "An Yan and Li Rongsen will definitely understand what I mean."
"I don't need to understand. I live a more carefree life than you. I come and go without any worries." Yan Qingqiu looked indifferent.
"Stop talking and eat quickly. We'll be there soon." An Yan said to them with a chuckle.
Li Rongsen asked his servant to go and tell the old man to help prepare.
After breakfast, the three of them set off and headed to the river together.
An Yan and Li Rongsen rode horses together, Yan Qingqiu drove the carriage, and Mei Die sat inside. She said, "This Yan Qingqiu is really something. He still can't ride a horse and he's not willing to learn."
"If I can ride a horse, who will drive your carriage?" Yan Qingqiu said unconvinced.
"It's because you can't ride a horse that I want to take a carriage. Otherwise, why wouldn't I ride horses with An Yan and the others? How free and cool it would be." Mei Die frowned.
Yan Qingqiu pretended not to hear and said, "Isn't it good enough to let you enjoy yourself? Really, not to mention you can enjoy the scenery."
"Oh, what kind of scenery can I see when I sit in a carriage? It's so comfortable to ride on horseback." Meidie sneered disapprovingly.
Yan Qingqiu couldn't argue with Mei Die this time, so he simply said nothing to avoid endless counterattacks.
At this moment, I saw a group of people jumping out from the air in front of me. They were wearing coarse and tattered clothes and looked a bit like beggars.
An Yan immediately became alert, and Li Rongsen also stopped his horse and asked them, "Who are you? Are you trying to block our way?"
"I built this road and planted these trees. If you want to pass through, you have to pay the toll." One of the men with a big beard said, with his hands on his waist, looking like a king.
Behind him was a group of younger brothers, none of whom was fatter than him, but their faces were a little sallow, as if they had not eaten enough. Two of them were so thin and shriveled that they seemed to have no strength to even stand.
Yan Qingqiu disagreed and said, "That's really funny. Where did you come from? I've never heard of a Road King on this road."
"Don't worry about where we come from. Just hand over all the food. If you don't, we won't be polite and will come up and take it yourself." The bearded man said as he took two steps forward.
This is interesting. They don’t want to rob money, but they want to rob food. Maybe they are starving.
Meidie jumped down from the carriage and said, "Don't bother. We didn't bring any money with us today, and we didn't have anything to eat. We ate our fill before we left."
The bearded man became unhappy when he heard this and snorted, "In that case, leave your clothes here." Then he signaled his brothers to charge forward.
Li Rongsen waved his hands, pushing them all back a few steps, and said, "Who the hell are you? How dare you come here like robbers? This is the official road between the river and West City."
"So what? We are going to rob West City." The bearded man laughed loudly with an extremely arrogant attitude.
Mei Die sneered and said, "I think you are just overestimating your own abilities. With your mediocre skills, you still have the nerve to come here to rob. Do you really think that everyone in this world is a fool?" After that, she released the butterfly at an extremely fast speed and rushed to the middle of those people, tied them up one by one, and then retreated back to An Yan's side.
Those people were unable to move, so they knelt down and begged for mercy, saying, "We...we were just joking, please forgive us."
"I've never heard of robbery for fun." Li Rongsen said angrily.
"Where are you from? Why are you here robbing people? Tell me the truth and I will consider letting you go." An Yan said to them coldly.
"We are originally from the other side of the river. A group of robbers came and robbed all the good things in our city. We were forced to come out to beg for food." The bearded man lamented.
"Nonsense! Recently, West City sent capable people to manage the river, but how come a group of robbers came instead?" Mei Die seemed a little unconvinced.
Lian Anyan was also confused and couldn't help but glance at Li Rongsen.
The bearded man said, "Go and see for yourselves. There's no point in us saying more."
"Why do you have to be robbers? We are all human beings with hands and feet." Mei Die couldn't stand their appearance.
"We make a living by fishing, but now we're not allowed to live there anymore. We can only eat tree bark and are starving to death," one of the men said, his head bowed. He added, "We used to have land and a house, but they were taken away. What can we do?"
An Yan was getting more and more curious about what was happening on the other side of the river. She said, "Come back with us and we'll see if what you said is true or not."
"We can't go back. If we go back, we will be killed. We were driven out by them." The bearded man sneered.
Li Rongsen said to An Yan, "I just sent a letter to the old man. He will send someone over soon. Let Yan Qingqiu watch here first. We will go to the river first, come back to find out the situation, and then come over to attack them."
An Yan nodded slightly, thinking that this was a good idea.
But Yan Qingqiu was not happy. He said, "How can this be possible? This is not okay. I'm so bored here alone."
"Come on, I'll accompany you, so you won't be bored. You need so much nonsense even when I ask you to do something." Meidie looked down on him.
Yan Qingqiu snorted twice and said nothing more. He saw An Yan and Li Rongsen both riding away on their horses.
The two men headed straight for the other side of the river. They had no intention of revealing their identities, but only wanted to find out what the situation was like in the city.
An Yan handed a mask from her bag to Li Rongsen and said, "Come on, put this on, and no one will be able to recognize us."
Li Rongsen took it and took a look. It turned out to be a man with very ordinary appearance. An Yan was also wearing a mask. Although she was not ugly, she could not be said to be beautiful either.
The two men entered the city like this, but were stopped as soon as they reached the city gate.
One of the guards at the gate asked, "Where are you from?"
"I'm from West City. I came here to buy some parallel imports." Li Rongsen replied.
"Do you have the customs documents for West City?" the guard continued to ask.
An Yan and Li Rongsen really forgot about this thing.
Li Rongsen said, "I left in such a hurry that I forgot to bring it with me. Is this document really necessary?"
"It's not particularly important. You can exchange it for something else, that's fine too," said another guard at the gate.
Li Rongsen understood immediately and only thought about entering the city. He took out two silver ingots from his purse and handed one to each of the two guards, saying, "Thank you very much."
"The silver must be given, but this thing must also be given." The guard who spoke first said, glancing at the two horses behind An Yan and Li Rongsen with a suggestive look.
(End of this chapter)
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