"Oh no! Oh no! Little Lake has been kidnapped!" A group of children ran over and shouted.
"Dog Wang, what did you say? Who's been arrested?"
"Xiao Hu, An Xiao Hu has been kidnapped by bad guys!" Zhou Gouwang said breathlessly.
Upon hearing this, Wen fainted.
"What does that person look like? Do you know him?" Village Chief Zhou asked hurriedly.
"Did he say anything?" Yang Cui asked.
Zhou Gouwang shook his head again.
“If they had captured Xiaohu, they would have killed him on the spot if it were for revenge. They wouldn’t have gone through all this trouble by capturing him. So they must have some other purpose. Xiaohu is safe for now, Uncle, don’t worry,” Yang Cui reassured her.
Yang Cui guessed that the other party was after her again, but who could it be? The Wan family? The Yu family?
If they're here to rescue the Wan or Yu families, as long as the Wan and Yu families are still in my hands, I'll have leverage in negotiations, and Xiaohu will be safe for the time being. They'll definitely contact me.
Yang Cui had lost her appetite and got up with her people to go back.
Just then, a woman from the Lin family delivered a letter to Yang Cui. The letter stated that An Xiaohu was in his hands and that Yang Cui should go alone to the bamboo forest three miles away to keep an appointment.
"Did you kidnap my son? You heartless beasts! My son is so young! Let him go! Let him go!" An Dafu was furious and started punching and kicking the woman.
The woman surnamed Lin squatted on the ground, covering her head with her hands: "It wasn't me, it has nothing to do with us. I don't know anything! Stop hitting me, stop hitting me."
Yang Cui pulled An Dafu away: "Uncle, let her speak first."
"Are you jealous of our good life, so you're deliberately causing trouble?" Zhou Daqing said angrily. "Let me tell you, you can't mess with the village head without asking us for permission first."
"That's right, no one can touch a hair on the head of the village!"
"By harming the village head, you are going against us!"
...
The Zhou and Yan clansmen stepped forward, glaring angrily.
"Oh dear, it really has nothing to do with us. We envy you, but we don't have the guts to do it." Madam Lin was almost crying. "The person who asked me to deliver the message only gave me two taels of silver and said that if I didn't deliver it, he would kill my whole family. I don't know anything else."
"Let her go, what she said should be true," Yang Cui said.
If the Lin family really wanted to make a move against him, they had many opportunities to do so before. Now that Cen Xiao is a general and there are rumors that he is not dead, even if they are stupid, they would not be stupid enough to make a move now.
"Uncle, Aunt, don't worry, I will bring Xiaohu back."
Zhou Daqing asked with a worried look, "Lord Xiang, are you planning to go to the appointment alone?"
"My lord, it's too dangerous."
"Lord, we'll go with you."
"Yes, let's go together."
...
"Thank you all for your kindness. I have my own plans. Let's all eat and drink and make peace. We'll be leaving now."
The originally lively banquet became dull because of this incident.
"Mother, please don't go." On the way, Er Ya and San Ya's noses were sore, and they held onto Yang Cui's clothes tightly.
"Don't worry, Mommy will be alright."
In truth, Yang Cui wasn't entirely sure either. The letter hadn't mentioned the Wan or Yu families at all, and instead asked her to come alone. It seemed their purpose wasn't to rescue anyone, but rather to find her. In that case, she…
But she couldn't just abandon An Xiaohu.
“My lady, it’s too dangerous for you to go alone. Let me disguise myself as you and go to the appointment,” Xi Hongmei suggested.
“No!” Yang Cui refused without hesitation. “If you disguise yourself as me and they find out, you and Xiao Hu will both be in danger. I know you’re worried about me, and I appreciate your concern.”
“They didn’t bring anyone to attack me directly, which means they probably know I have many skilled fighters around me, or perhaps they don’t want my life,” Yang Cui said to Yin Neng.
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