Chapter 742: Taking Human Life Lightly
"Troublemakers, troublemakers, a bunch of troublemakers who don't know what they are doing!"
"Master, when we return, we must send someone to teach them a lesson."
After being locked up in the woodshed, the master and servant never stopped talking and kept cursing, making Daohua's head, which was already unhappy, buzz with noise.
"Shut up!"
The innocent Daohua yelled at the two of them.
Prince Ping and his personal eunuch Huai En were stunned for a moment, then stopped talking at the same time and looked at Daohua in unison.
"Who are you? How dare you tell my master to shut up? Are you tired of living?"
After Huai En came back to his senses, he started to yell at Daohua arrogantly.
Daohua looked at the two of them angrily and taunted them, "You've already been tied up and locked up, and you two still don't understand your own situation and are still talking nonsense here. You think death isn't fast enough for you, right?"
"If you keep on yelling, we'd better call those farmers in and have them beat you to death with clubs!"
Hearing this, Huai En's momentum weakened. They were the weaker party now, and it would be difficult to provoke the group of unruly people outside. If they really broke in, his master and he would not be able to withstand it.
Prince Ping glanced at the fierce but overly good-looking young man not far away, snorted, and finally stopped shouting and cursing.
He was careless when he went out today, bringing Huai En, a useless guy who didn't know martial arts. If Huai Zhong had been with them, how could those unruly people get close to him?
Oh, I didn’t check the almanac before going out!
Seeing that the two of them were quiet, Daohua breathed a sigh of relief. Although most farmers were simple and honest, this master and servant were full of threats and words of revenge. If they were to make someone's blood boil, it would not be impossible for them to stab you twice in impulse.
Daohua looked at the two of them silently.
The master looked to be in his thirties. Apart from his arrogant attitude, he was definitely a handsome middle-aged uncle.
The servant who followed him had a pleasant appearance, and looking at his rolling eyes, one could tell that he was a smart and cunning man.
Both of them were wearing the latest silk from the capital. Even the servant's clothes were of exquisite style, and it was obvious that he came from a wealthy family.
Thinking of the group of angry farmers, Daohua asked, "How did you offend them?"
Prince Ping glanced at Daohua, raised his chin slightly, and looked like he didn't want to pay any attention to her.
Daohua rolled her eyes secretly and continued, "Everything is subject to reason. They are outnumbered and powerful. As for us, it's best to use words instead of fists. Don't you agree?"
Huai En looked at his master and snorted, "They must be unreasonable. My master just dropped a pot of red peonies, and they wanted to beat and kill him."
Daohua was relieved to hear that the matter was not serious. "Since you broke their things, you should pay them back."
Huai En said angrily: "We paid compensation, but they didn't want it and even hit us with silver."
Daohua frowned: "Is the silver not enough?"
Huai En snorted, "No, I told those people that if they felt the money was not enough, they could negotiate, but they still kidnapped us regardless."
Daohua was puzzled. No matter how precious a pot of peony flowers was, there was no need to tie someone up with it.
Just then, the door opened.
Daohua and the other two saw several young men walking in, surrounding a white-haired old man with a cane.
The old man's face was full of wrinkles and age spots, and his serious face was framed by a pair of lifeless eyes. At this moment, there was obvious anger in those eyes, making him look even more terrifying.
"That pot of peonies was meant to be presented to the noble, and now that it's been destroyed by you, how are we going to report it to the noble?"
Huai En immediately said: "We will compensate!"
The old man's voice suddenly rose and he shouted sharply, "Can you afford to pay for it?" After that, he started coughing violently.
"Master, don't be angry!"
"Grandpa, calm down!"
The young and middle-aged men around him hurried to help the old man calm down.
After the old man's cough subsided, he seemed to have lost his spirit and waved his hand gently: "I have destroyed your flowers, and I will die for it. Drag me to the pond after dark."
Upon hearing this, Daohua and the other two widened their eyes.
Because of a pot of peonies, these people wanted to drown the three of them in a pond?!
Seeing the old man about to leave, Daohua quickly said, "Old man, everything can be discussed. I have some skills in growing flowers. I promise to grow you a pot of red peonies."
The old man looked at the rice flowers as if they were dead objects and said, "Even if you can grow them, there is not enough time." As he said this, he walked out of the woodshed with the help of a man.
Only after everyone left the house did Prince Ping and Huai En come to their senses.
Prince Ping was furious and said, "How dare you take human life so lightly!!!"
The man walking at the end sneered at Daohua and the other two and said, "You have ruined the flowers we sent to you, you deserve to die."
Huai En shouted, "I'm telling you, don't be too arrogant. We have people above us."
Hearing this, the man sneered: "Even if someone in your family is an official, so what? No matter how powerful he is, can he be more powerful than the nobles above us? Don't worry, we will make sure you die without anyone knowing."
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the woodshed and closed the door.
"Outrageous! Outrageous!"
"Where do these country guys come from?"
Prince Ping was really furious, firstly because that group of people wanted to drown him in a pond, and secondly because of that group of people's arrogance!
Three lives are not worth even a pot of flowers in the eyes of those people!
Daohua had calmed down from her previous disbelief and ignored the two people who were shouting. After seeing the old man's murderous intention towards them, she moved her hands tied behind her back, took out a blade from the space and quickly cut the rope.
She had heard that in the countryside, some clans would set up their own courts, and the clan leader and elders had more authority than the county magistrate, and could easily decide the life and death of clan members.
However, she still found it unbelievable that the three of them would lose their lives just because of a pot of flowers.
Could it be that she has been washed out of the capital by the river?
Otherwise, how could anyone dare to be so bold under the feet of the emperor?
While I was in a state of confusion, the rope broke.
Daohua glanced at the master and servant who had stopped shouting and began to anxiously save themselves, stood up quietly, walked to the door, and listened silently to the movement outside for a while.
"Hello~"
"Hey, young master, help us!"
Huai En called Daohua softly.
Daohua looked back at the two of them, thought for a moment, and then walked over to untie them. However, before doing anything, she said, "Don't make any noises later. If you're discovered, you'll be drowned in the pond!"
Huai En nodded quickly, and even Prince Ping put aside his pride and said "hmm".
After untying the two men, Daohua said quickly, "There are seven or eight people in the yard. We must escape before others come. We will rush out together later and knock them down as quickly as possible."
Huai En immediately frowned: "But my master and I don't know martial arts!"
Daohua gave the two of them a disdainful look and pointed at the wooden sticks in the woodshed: "You'll always hit people with sticks, right? Let me tell you something, if I rush out later, I won't be able to take care of you. Whether you can escape or not is up to you."
Huai En was anxious: "Young Master, you can't just ignore us. Are you going to watch me and my master being drowned by those villains?"
Daohua snorted, "You brought this upon yourselves. You're the ones holding me back. Anyway, if you want to survive, you'll have to run away as fast as you can. Don't expect me to save you."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ping glared angrily, but endured for a while. He was aware of his current situation and did not say anything unpleasant.
Daohua looked at the movement outside through the crack in the door and felt lucky that those people outside were just farmers and not well-trained killers. They tied them up without even locking the door.
When they saw a man take out a handkerchief, the other men immediately surrounded him with ambiguous expressions and teased him. Daohua quickly took out the slingshot from her waist and shot several sleeping pills at those men with "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh".
"Who hit me?"
"What's going on? Why do I feel a little dizzy?"
Seeing the men staggering, Daohua picked up a wooden stick as thick as her arm and rushed out without saying a word.
Prince Huai Enheping saw this and also rushed out with his stick in hand.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
When Prince Ping rushed out of the woodshed, he saw Daohua raising his stick and hitting the man in the yard hard on the head. In just a moment, three or four men fell to the ground, which made his eyelids twitch.
What a ruthless person!
"You're just putting on a show with that stick, why don't you knock these people out right away!"
Seeing the young man looking at him fiercely and thinking of the ruthless way he hit people, Prince Ping shuddered instinctively, picked up a stick and hit the man who had fallen to the ground and was trying to call for help hard on the head.
Seeing that everyone in the yard had been knocked down, Daohua ran to the gate and looked out. She saw some people talking outside, some washing clothes, and some enjoying the cool air under the trees. Knowing that she could not go out through the gate, she decisively ran towards the back door.
Most farmyards are built alike, so Daohua quickly found the back door and groped her way out.
Behind her were Prince Ping and Huai En.
She didn't say anything about this, but just ran forward quickly, and soon, she had distanced herself from the two of them.
Not long after the three escaped from the yard, someone discovered that they had run away.
"Oh no! Those three guys ran away!"
Seeing the villagers picking up hoes and other farm tools to catch up, Daohua ran even faster. Even Prince Ping, who was already out of breath, gritted his teeth and persevered with the support of Huai'en.
Daohua was not familiar with the road here and was worried that she would be blocked by people from other villages, so she simply ran straight into the mountains.
After running into the bushes in the mountains, Daohua looked back and saw that Prince Ping and Huai'en were about to be caught up by the group of villagers. After thinking about it, she took out her slingshot, loaded it with muscle-softening pills, and shot them out.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Anyone who was hit by the muscle softening pill fell down limply.
Gradually, the villagers dared not pursue anymore.
This bought Prince Ping and Huai En time to escape, and soon they also ran into the mountains.
(End of this chapter)
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