Hearing the dog's startled cry, the couple looked down at the same time, and a majestic city gate came into view.
"We have indeed arrived, even faster than I expected."
Jiang Jiuniang muttered something, then prepared to find a place to hide.
The mountain roads here are rugged and flat land is scarce. The family searched for quite a while before they were able to land safely.
However, the city gates were already closed, making it difficult to enter openly. So the family set up a small tent in the mountains to stay overnight and planned to enter the city early the next morning.
The next day at daybreak, the family prepared to descend the mountain. To their surprise, the mountains in Qianzhou were so steep that the carriage could not pass, and even the horses dared not walk.
One wrong step and you're on the edge of a precipice.
"Get on, I'll carry you."
Lu Baichuan was worried that his son would be afraid to leave, so he bent down in front of the dog.
The dog glanced at the cliff beside him and shook his head: "Daddy, I dare to walk. You carry Mommy on your back."
He was indeed a little scared, but compared to his mother, who was still pregnant, he was much braver.
"Don't refuse. Let your dad carry you. I'm pregnant and it's better for me to walk by myself."
Jiang Jiuniang patted his little head, then took the lead and walked ahead.
Before setting off, Jiang Jiuniang took out a safety kit from her spatial storage and equipped everyone with helmets, knee pads, daggers, and other items in case of emergency.
This distance wasn't much to Jiang Jiuniang, but she still walked very slowly to ensure the safety of the child in her womb.
Lu Baichuan carried the dog on his back and walked behind, keeping a close eye on Jiang Jiuniang's safety in front of him. He was highly focused and dared not relax for a moment.
"Be careful, everyone, don't let her fall to her death!"
A sudden noise came from ahead, and Jiang Jiuniang was stunned.
The path is only wide enough for one person to walk on, so it's not easy to make way for them. Besides, the other person looks like they're in a hurry. Who knows if they'll just push them aside and run away when they see them?
When people are panicked and desperate, they are capable of doing anything.
Although they could guarantee they wouldn't fall, they didn't want to needlessly take someone's life.
"Don't come this way, there's someone here!"
Thinking of this, she stretched her neck and roared.
The other side was clearly taken aback for a moment, then the group chasing after the person laughed and said, "Come back with us obediently. It's your good fortune to become our master's concubine. Don't cause us any trouble!"
A woman's voice rang out: "I'd rather die than go back with you! I'd rather die!"
The woman gritted her teeth and cursed, glanced at the bottomless cliff, closed her eyes, and prepared to jump.
Jiang Jiuniang panicked and hurriedly called out, "Miss! Don't do anything rash! We can talk things over calmly! Living is more important than anything else!"
The men chasing her were also worried that she might do something foolish, so they chimed in, "Yes, if you die, the master won't let us off the hook. At least think of us!"
The girl hesitated for a moment. If she could live, she didn't want to die. She had a sweetheart who would be coming to propose marriage in a few days. If she died, only her parents and lover would be heartbroken. As for that shameless old man from the Lin family, he might even make things difficult for her parents because of it.
But if she didn't die and obediently went back with them, she would only be able to become that shameless old man's thirty-two concubines. She might as well die!
Just as she was lost in thought, Jiang Jiuniang and the others had already bypassed the mountain that was blocking their view and saw the girl and several men dressed as servants.
That girl was indeed beautiful, but now her small face was covered in tears. Who wouldn't feel sorry for her?
"Girl, were you sold by your parents to a rich man as a concubine?"
Jiang Jiuniang communicated with her in the official language of the capital.
The girl shook her head vigorously: "I wasn't sold, I was robbed, waaaaah..."
Jiang Jiuniang raised an eyebrow. Forcibly abducting a woman? Is this some kind of high-stakes game?
If the girl had been sold by her parents, she would feel somewhat awkward, since that would be their family matter. But forcibly taking a woman is wrong, and she can intervene openly and honestly.
“Girl, let’s go back first. I’m going to take care of this. I definitely won’t let you get robbed.”
Jiang Jiuniang continued walking forward, trying to get closer to the girl.
The girl looked at her with some surprise, and asked incredulously, "You can really help me?"
"Of course! Don't worry, I'm a man of my word."
The servants were displeased and said, "I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Our master is not someone you can mess with."
"Oh dear, I'm so scared!"
Jiang Jiuniang rolled her eyes, not taking it seriously at all.
The girl was hesitant to trust Jiang Jiuniang, but it seemed there was no better way at the moment. She thought that if Jiang Jiuniang lied to her, she would just smash her head against the wall and die on the spot.
Seeing that the girl was softening, Jiang Jiuniang said fiercely to the servants, "Step back, or none of you will live today!"
As she spoke, she threw the dagger in her hand, securing it to the mountainside in front of her. Then she had the girl pull along with her, holding onto the rope attached to the dagger, and slowly walk forward.
She didn't need to do this originally, but now, in order to demonstrate her abilities to the servants, she had no other choice.
Sure enough, the servants were startled by her move, never expecting that a pregnant woman could have such skills.
At the same time, the girl felt much more at ease, thinking that Jiang Jiuniang seemed very reliable.
The servants were forced to retreat until they were back on level ground, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Jiuniang dismissed the servants and said, "Tell your master to come find me at the best mutton rice noodle shop in your area. I'll be waiting for him there."
"On what basis?"
The servants were very unhappy. They had come out to chase after someone, but now that they hadn't caught them, their master was being asked to go out and search for them himself. Wasn't that just asking for trouble?
Jiang Jiuniang ignored them and instead said to Gou'er, "Son, go tell them what right they have."
The dog responded and happily went over, then beat the man up without saying a word.
Everyone fled in panic, and the dog came bounding back to boast: "Mommy, they've all run away!"
"Great!"
Jiang Jiuniang smiled happily, looked at the girl, and asked, "My name is Jiang Jiuniang. May I ask how you are addressed, young lady?"
The girl was a bit timid. Seeing that even a child like Gou'er could drive people away, she knew that this family was no ordinary one, and she felt a little nervous.
She answered softly, "My name is Miao Lanlan."
"Lanlan, what a lovely name. Could you take me to the best mutton rice noodle shop in your city? I'm starving! And please tell me the whole story behind this whole thing."
She hasn't eaten anything since she woke up this morning, all in order to eat mutton rice noodles.
"Yes, that's fine."
Miao Lanlan nodded and led the way.
If they hadn't encountered these people, they had planned to release the carriage once they reached flat ground and take it into the city, but now that Miao Lanlan was there, they had no choice but to walk.
Meanwhile, the servants relayed Jiang Jiuniang's words to their master.
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