Ji Wenxuan nodded and then carefully went to give the instructions!
A moment later, Lin Ru shouted, "Release the arrows!"
Just as Yuan Fangqin was about to eat, she was horrified to see a hail of arrows coming from the hillside next to where they had settled!
The manager next to her had just said "hidden".
He was pierced through the heart by an arrow!
Blood sprayed right onto her face. By the time she realized what was happening and tried to pull Yu Teng away, she discovered that Yu Teng was also lifeless!
She backed away in great fear!
Only now did she regret not listening to the steward! The steward had traveled the martial world before, and when they chose this place to settle down, he had said that this hillside was easy to hide people on, and that there were bandits in the vicinity!
But she believed that at this point, with Prince Shun about to attack, any mountain bandits or local thugs would have already fled!
So I didn't listen, and I was secretly a little unhappy!
I feel like I've been listening to them too much lately, which has made them forget who the master and servant are!
Looking at her son's corpse and listening to the whistling of arrows, she suddenly realized that the arrows seemed to be circling around her!
So she quickly ran back to her carriage, grabbed a small box, and ran into the bushes to the side!
She couldn't just sit and wait to die. If she fell into the hands of those bandits, she would be worse off than dead!
Ji Wenxuan watched the woman's stumbling departure and couldn't help but wonder what was so special about her that made Lin Ru want to go there herself.
Yuan Fangqin ran through the grass for a while and then saw a woman's figure ahead!
The woman's clothes were tattered and ragged; she was clearly an ordinary person.
Thinking there were other refugees nearby, Yuan Fangqin ran over as if she had seen a glimmer of hope, wanting to ask for help!
But to her surprise, when she got closer, she realized that the person opposite her was actually that little brat!
She was overjoyed and didn't think much of it, only wanting to use the method they had just discussed to deal with her!
Let them go and reclaim their food and jewels!
"Miss Lin! Is that you? Miss Lin?"
"Oh my god, I can't believe I'm seeing you here! It's a miracle!"
"Miss Lin, I know you have a prejudice against me!"
"But I had no choice at the time. I was a woman who was taken advantage of by my brother-in-law for no reason. Moreover, I had a fiancé at the time and should have had a better marriage, but everything was ruined because of this incident!"
“My family all say I’m a slut, that I slept with my brother-in-law, but actually that old beast forced himself on me!”
"I had no choice but to go with him, otherwise I would have had to die!"
"Moreover, when he learned that Prince Shun was going to attack, he only thought about escaping himself and didn't want to take me and my son with him!"
"I'm a pitiful person too!"
"We just wanted to live out the rest of our lives in peace, but we never expected to be attacked by a group of people on the mountain when we got here!"
"I know you are all kind-hearted people and very skilled in martial arts. Could you please help me save my people?"
Please!
"Those are precious human lives!"
"If you are willing to bring people to rescue them, I am willing to give you half of my property!"
Lin Ru, whose face was expressionless, finally raised an eyebrow!
She hadn't expected this woman to be so generous, but then again, it was a matter of life and death; if she wasn't generous, she would only die!
Moreover, whether or not the money will be given to those people even if they are actually rescued is another matter entirely!
"Madam Yu! I remember you went towards Kyoto before, how come we've met here now?"
"Did you encounter the army of Prince Shun on your journey?"
"How many people do you think are on the mountain?"
Yuan Fangqin was extremely anxious!
"I don't know exactly how many, they were shooting arrows down from the mountain!"
"And that arrow seemed to be poisoned!"
"One arrow is all it takes to kill a man!"
"You'd better go back and call for help. We need to get there quickly, or they'll take all my money and food!"
"I'd rather give you all my money and food than let those bandits get their hands on them!"
Lin Ru stroked her chin, pretending to think!
"I can help you, but not for your food and money!"
"As you can see, I bought quite a lot of grain, enough for us to eat! If I were to take half of yours, it would just be inviting trouble!"
"Before we even reached a safe place, they were all devoured by the refugees!"
"So this is not a reward for me!"
Yuan Fangqin: "Tell me what you really want? As long as it's within my power, I'll do it!"
"Do you still have a prejudice against me?"
Lin Ru smiled and shook her head!
"Madam Yuan, you may have misunderstood. What prejudice could I possibly have against you?"
"Actually, I'm not very familiar with Yu Wang, so whether you slept with me or were forced into it, it's none of my business!"
"Just answer two questions for me, and I'll bring my men with me!"
"1. Why did you go to Kyoto first, and then why did you come back?"
Second, where is Prince Shun now?
Yuan Fangqin quickly replied, "My former fiancé was actually a man of the Marquis of Zhenxi. We were in love with each other back then, but who would have thought that such an old beast would suddenly appear out of nowhere. If it weren't for him, I would have been able to marry the man I love. This time, I wanted to go and seek refuge with him, hoping that he would take us in out of consideration for our past friendship!"
"After all, he's currently in Kyoto and his official position seems to be quite high!"
"At that time, we were trying to escape the people of Prince Shun, so we planned to go from the border of Changzhou, the territory of Prince Kang, to the capital!"
"Who would have thought that we would run into the King of Kang's men on the way before we even left Mianzhou!"
"Although he wasn't as tyrannical as Prince Shun, killing everyone he encountered!"
"But their people seem to have deliberately blocked that only route, with the aim of stopping the refugees fleeing to Kyoto! To use these refugees for their own purposes!"
"Men were conscripted into the army, while women did things like starting fires, cooking, and washing clothes!"
"Even children are being asked to go to the battlefield!"
"All money and grain shall be confiscated!"
"If anyone refuses, they will be killed!"
"I didn't want to suffer that pain, so I fled back the way I came, intending to go through Binzhou, which is nearby!"
"As for the Prince of Shun's men, I encountered them once on the road, but we had a carriage, so we were able to travel much faster!"
"Furthermore, there were some refugees behind us who didn't have carriages, so while they were dealing with those refugees, we rode at full speed, without sleep or rest, and left them behind!"
"But I expect Prince Shun's men to arrive here in about a day or two!"
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