After exiting the cave, Wang Jinhua slowed down and continued forward cautiously.
She wasn't stupid. Ever since Liu Ruyi asked her to meet in the cave last time, she secretly went to the cave again. She originally wanted to hide the silver that Liu Ruyi gave her, but she found that the cave could actually be walked further and further in!
She walked and walked, and soon she was out of the area, but unexpectedly, she was still in Yezhuping.
Wild Boar Plain is of great significance to the people of Dingshui Village. The villagers earned their first money by hunting wild animals here.
Although Wang Jinhua returned to the village later, these things had already been talked about to death by the villagers, so she was relatively clear about what happened at Yezhuping.
When Wang Jinhua came last time, she accidentally found the whereabouts of Liu Ruyi and the fifth prince of the Western Qiang.
She was completely stunned and only dared to watch from afar, not daring to approach. However, remembering that Liu Ruyi hadn't yet given her the money she promised, she became cautious and returned the money.
Sure enough, two days ago Liu Ruyi had clearly arrested Jiang Qinyu and her two nieces, but she hadn't given her the money she owed.
Hmph, if she won't give it to me, can't I just go and ask for it myself?
That's right, Wang Jinhua came here specifically tonight to ask Liu Ruyi for money.
She had it all planned out. Once she got the money, she would leave Yongshan County and go somewhere else to open a shop with it. Then she would find a suitable man to marry, and that would be her life.
Wang Jinhua turned left and right in the woods and walked for another half an hour before stopping.
Meng Tianze and A Ping, who were following not far behind her, also stopped. The two looked at each other, and A Ping whispered in Meng Tianze's ear, "There are people ahead, and quite a few experts. Brother Meng, you should hide in the shadows and act according to the situation."
"Huh? And what about you?" Meng Tianze's heart tightened, and he quickly asked in a low voice.
Aping gave him a reassuring look, "Don't worry, we have more people coming too."
For him, those people in front of him were not a great threat, but since he needed to leave them alive, he had to act in a planned manner.
Upon hearing this, Meng Tianze breathed a slight sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Okay, I understand. Please be careful as well."
No sooner had they finished speaking than Wang Jinhua boldly continued walking forward.
Soon, Meng Tianze saw Wang Jinhua being stopped by two men in black, with a knife held to Wang Jinhua's neck.
"Brothers, I... I'm here to collect a debt! I have absolutely no ill intentions towards you..." Only at this moment did Wang Jinhua begin to feel genuine fear.
Why didn't she come during the day? It's late at night, and there's no one in the mountains. If these people wanted to kill her and then just throw her to wild animals to eat, wouldn't that be too tragic?
Since she was already there, Wang Jinhua could only keep encouraging herself, thinking that these people wouldn't dare to kill her easily, since murder is illegal!
Not long after, Wang Jinhua saw Liu Ruyi again, but this time Liu Ruyi was in a man's arms.
Wang Jinhua had met this man before; he should be the Fifth Prince of Western Qiang that Liu Ruyi mentioned.
"I heard you were looking for me?" Liu Ruyi released Jiang Chengyou's neck, got off him, and slowly walked to Wang Jinhua.
Wang Jinhua's legs trembled, and she didn't know where to look. In the end, she could only stare at her feet and stammered, "You said last time that you would give me another two hundred taels after it was done..."
"You've come here to ask for money?" Liu Ruyi wanted to laugh, and she actually laughed. "I didn't realize you had such guts. No wonder you're Wang Bo's sister."
Wang Bo betrayed his country and gave the Western Qiang people advice to make gunpowder weapons to deal with the border troops. How could he do that without some guts?
Wang Jinhua, barely holding her breath, said, "I told you when Jiang Qinyu would be released, and when it would be easy for you to succeed. You can't go back on your word!"
Liu Ruyi clapped her hands, and immediately a maid came in and handed her two silver notes. "This is two hundred taels. I can give it to you."
When Wang Jinhua saw the banknotes, her eyes lit up, and she reached out to take them.
Liu Ruyi turned around and held up the silver note, "But I have a condition."
"What are the conditions?" Wang Jinhua asked blurtly, her eyes fixed on the silver note.
Liu Ruyi smiled and said, "Do me another favor."
"What is it?" Wang Jinhua looked at her when she saw that she was not giving her the silver notes.
Liu Ruyi said with a half-smile, "I know Jiang Qinyu has already gone back, so strictly speaking, your mission is not complete. But I can overlook that. You just need to provide me with information again so that we can capture her, and I can give you an extra hundred taels."
Wang Jinhua's excitement froze, her eyes darting around, before she continued to look at the silver notes in Liu Ruyi's hand. "I can agree to your request, but I don't want any more silver notes. Just give me these two hundred taels."
Liu Ruyi raised an eyebrow, then lowered her eyes, and quickly smiled, "You are clever, but... as long as we can capture Jiang Qinyu, nothing else matters."
The fact that Jiang Qinyu disappeared right under their noses that day greatly shocked her, and she was even more eager to see what would happen to Jiang Qinyu after they captured her and handed her over to the imperial court.
For the sake of the money, Wang Jinhua curled her lip and said, "If you want to arrest her, you have to arrest those two little brats first. With the children in your hands, she will go with you on her own."
Everyone in the village knows how much Jiang Qinyu values her two nephews and nieces from her maternal family. She treats them even better than her own children. I heard that the teacher currently tutoring the children in their village is a renowned scholar, one of the most academically gifted people in the entire Dayue region.
Liu Ruyi glanced back at Jiang Chengyou, then turned to Wang Jinhua and said, "Can you help me bring those two children up the mountain?"
“What’s so difficult about that? They usually have classes on this mountain!” Wang Jinhua rolled her eyes, thinking that Liu Ruyi and her group were a bit silly.
They've been in the mountains for quite a while now, why haven't they done anything productive? They didn't even know that Jiang Shufan and Jiang Pan'er would be coming up the mountain for classes.
A hint of annoyance flashed across Liu Ruyi's face, but it quickly disappeared. "Fine, you can leave now."
She nodded to the man in black, then handed the silver note to Wang Jinhua.
Wang Jinhua was taken away with the silver notes.
"How are your people preparing?" Liu Ruyi straightened her clothes and looked at Jiang Chengyou.
Jiang Chengyou stood up, put on his clothes, and said calmly, "We will arrive here tomorrow, and we can proceed according to plan tomorrow night."
“Alright,” Liu Ruyi’s eyes gleamed. “Tomorrow night I’ll let Jiang Qinyu know that no matter what she’s capable of, she’ll have to come with us obediently!”
Unfortunately, Liu Ruyi was unaware that they had already been surrounded by the men that A Ping had urgently summoned.
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Meanwhile, Wang Pozi's family had already discovered that Wang Jinhua was missing.
"No, we have to go back to the village now and tell A-Zheng's wife about this!" Granny Wang's words stunned Wang Laizi and Wang Che.
"Old woman, are you crazy?" Wang Laizi glared at her immediately after regaining his senses.
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