Chapter 74 Who gave you the guts to be so furious? ...
Ye Lan frowned slightly, looking puzzled: "The shop is opening today, aren't you here to keep watch?"
Fu Yun responded truthfully: "The three of them have all disappeared, and I can't concentrate on guarding the shop. I'll trouble you and General Qian to keep a close eye on Lu Zhisheng and Cheng Jincheng for me, and let me know as soon as you have any news."
Before Ye Lan could respond, he quickly added, "As for me, I still need to go find Su Mang. She fled the Su family with me without hesitation, and she took great care of me when I was penniless. I have to find her and see what happened to her and why she had to deal with it all by herself."
Ye Lan remained silent for a long time after hearing this, and then carefully spoke: "Perhaps Miss Su witnessed Young Master Lu and Young Master Cheng being kidnapped, and in a moment of panic, she went to chase after the criminals."
“No,” Fu Yun shook her head, her expression resolute. “If that were true, Su Mang would definitely have left a note to let me know where she was. She would never have just abandoned the shop and left without a word. Besides, I sensed something was off about her this morning. I suspect she encountered something very difficult but didn’t want to burden me, which is why she left in such a hurry. I can’t just stay here and wait for her to come back knowing she’s in trouble. What if she can’t handle it?”
Hearing Fu Jun's words, Ye Lan was quite surprised: "I really didn't expect you to care so much about a servant of such lowly status? It seems that Old Qian's praise of your gentle nature was not entirely unfounded."
Fu Yun: "..." Gentle and graceful? Is that an adjective used to praise men?
Ye Lan had only said it casually and didn't expect Fu Yun to answer. After thinking for a moment, she said, "In that case, I will send two people with you. I will stay here and wait for news from Lao Qian before we formulate the next step of the investigation plan."
Fu Jun was deeply moved and very grateful: "Then I'll trouble you. I'll have someone relay any news to you as soon as possible."
Ye Lan beckoned to the two guards outside the door: "You two come here. Young Master Su has important business to attend to. You two go with him and be responsible for protecting him."
Upon hearing this, the two guards immediately entered the shop, knelt on one knee, and respectfully replied, "Yes! Your subordinate obeys!"
Just before Fu Yun and the guards left, Ye Lan reminded them again: "You two remember, Young Master Su's safety is of paramount importance. If he is in danger, you must protect him at all costs, even if it costs you your lives. Otherwise, you two won't have enough heads to lose. Do you understand?"
The two guards responded firmly, "Reporting to the Commander, we understand. We will protect Young Master Su with our lives."
Ye Lan then waved her hand in satisfaction, signaling them to leave.
After bidding farewell to Ye Lan, Fu Yun quickly left with two guards.
The three arrived at the place where Su Mang usually parked her carriage. Fu Yun searched around the spot and found that the carriage was nowhere to be found.
He wondered if Su Mang had driven the carriage away.
Thinking back to her bulging package from this morning, could it be that she was planning to pawn something to get money?
"Young Master Su, what are you looking for?"
A question came from one of the guards behind him.
Fu Yun touched his nose, a hint of embarrassment on his face: "My carriage is gone."
Upon hearing this, the female guard stepped forward and tentatively asked, "Where does Young Master Su wish to go?"
Fu Yun replied, "I need to go to the Su residence."
He frowned, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "It would be too much of a waste of time to walk there without a carriage. How about this, you wait here for a moment, and I'll go get a carriage first."
As he spoke, he turned to leave.
Before Fu Yun could act, the female guard stopped her, saying, "Wait."
Fu Jun looked at the guard with a puzzled expression: "Hmm?"
The female guard tentatively asked, "I wonder if Young Master Su can ride a horse?"
Although Fu Yun didn't know why she asked that, she still answered truthfully, "Yes."
The female guard's eyes lit up slightly, and she smiled faintly: "In that case, there's no need to waste time looking for horses. Our horses are tied up in the nearby stables. Why don't you ride to the Su residence, Young Master Su?"
Fu Yun naturally had no objection: "Of course."
"Then please wait here for a moment, Young Master Su, while I go and fetch the horse."
Fu Yun nodded: "Thank you for your trouble."
The female guard waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite. She looked at another female guard and said, "You protect Young Master Su. I'll be right back."
"Okay, go and come back quickly."
Fu Yun watched the female guard's figure disappear into the alleyway. Realizing he didn't know the names of the two guards, he asked in a low voice, "Miss, could you tell me your names?"
The female guard looked intently at Fu Jun without replying, her eyes filled with a hint of inquiry and confusion, as if she didn't understand why he wanted to ask a guard's name.
Seeing her strange and complicated expression, Fu Yun couldn't help but guess that these two women were probably not ordinary guards, but members of a mysterious organization disguised as guards, such as secret guards or escort teams privately trained by royalty, nobles and powerful families.
Because ordinary guards wouldn't be so wary of being asked their name.
Thinking of this, Fu Yun explained, "It doesn't have to be my real name, just give me my surname, so that when I talk to you, I won't be at a loss for words and thus lose my manners."
The female guard was slightly taken aback, then a smile curved her lips: "My surname is Fang, and hers is Zhang."
The word "panic" inexplicably popped into Fu Yun's mind.
He chuckled inwardly for a moment, then cleared his mind and replied seriously, "Okay, I got it."
Guard Zhang quickly returned with two fine horses. She asked Fu Yun, "Young Master Su, would you like to ride with me or with her?"
Instead of answering, Fu Jun asked, "Men and women are different. Can I ride a horse alone?"
Guard Zhang subconsciously looked at Guard Fang. The two stared at each other for a moment, both revealing a hint of embarrassment in their eyes.
Guard Fang hesitated, "Young Master Su, the horse is wild and the journey is bumpy. If you fall off its back, we won't be able to explain it to Commander Ye."
Fu Jun confidently replied, "No, I've loved riding horses since I was a child, and I consider myself a pretty good rider. Most horses can't stump me."
"Alright!" Guard Fang had no choice but to compromise: "In that case, Young Master Su, you may ride alone!"
She anxiously instructed, "Young Master Su, please be careful and ride slowly. Don't fall off."
"No, don't worry." After reassuring her, Fu Yun mounted her horse and sat firmly on it. She pulled on the reins, leaned forward slightly, and stared intently ahead.
He subtly squeezed the horse's belly with his legs and gave a low shout: "Giddy up!"
The horse trotted a few steps and then strode forward.
Fu Yun's smooth and flowing mounting movements looked elegant, clean, and pleasing to the eye; it actually looked quite impressive.
Seeing that Fu Yun was already clearing the way ahead, Guard Fang and Guard Zhang mounted their horses one after the other and followed.
In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Fu Yun and the other two arrived near the Su residence.
After tying the horses to tree trunks by the roadside, Fu Yun, along with guards Fang and Zhang, headed towards the gate of the Su residence.
Having been away from the Su residence for nearly two months, this was his first time returning.
Before even reaching the front gate, one could faintly hear intermittent, suppressed groans of pain coming from inside the house.
Fu Yun's breath hitched, and a sense of unease arose in her heart. Could it be that Su Mang had been beaten?
He quickened his pace and had just stopped at the gate of the Su residence when he heard the servants guarding the gate shout, "Who goes there? State your name!"
Before Fu Yun could speak, she felt a gust of wind flash past her, and Fang, the guard, appeared in front of the servants of the Su residence. Two muffled groans followed, and the two servants collapsed to the ground in an instant.
Fu Yun: "..."
As expected of a secret guard, they would rather take action than talk.
That reaction, that speed, absolutely incredible.
Guard Fang turned to look at Fu Yun, raised his chin, and gestured for him to come over.
Fu Yun gave Guard Fang a thumbs-up to express her praise.
Guard Fang said nothing, a fleeting smile playing on his lips.
Fu Yun walked to the front gate and peered into the house through the crack in the door.
There were several people gathered in the courtyard, seemingly dealing with something.
The person standing directly in front was not Su Tan, but Su Man, who had spoken ill of him and Su Mang after returning from the last bandit suppression. The person standing next to her was Su Xi.
Su Man and Su Xi stood in the center with their arms crossed, looking at the two people kneeling and lying on the ground with disdain.
Upon closer inspection, Fu Yun realized that the two kneeling figures were none other than Su Zi and Su Mang.
Su Zi was curled up on the ground, motionless, her life hanging in the balance.
Su Mang used her thin body to shield Su Zi from the blows, bracing herself to take the hits for her.
It wasn't that Su Mang was willing to be beaten, but rather that two servants were holding her and Su Zi down, preventing her from breaking free, and she was concerned that Su Zi wouldn't be able to fight back.
Upon seeing this, Fu Yun's expression changed drastically. Almost without hesitation, he kicked open the door and shouted, "Who gave you the audacity to touch my people?"
At this point, they had to take advantage of Su Fuyun's identity. No matter how unfavored he was, the young master of the Su family was still a young master, and his status was more noble than that of the servants.
Upon hearing Fu Yun's voice, Su Mang froze, turning around in a daze with a complex expression in her eyes: "Young master, what are you doing here?"
Fu Yun said, "I came out to find you after I received the news that something had happened to you."
Su Mang's eyes reddened: "Young master, you shouldn't have..."
"Who let you in?" Su Man interrupted Su Mang immediately upon seeing that the person who came in was Su Fuyun, and shouted fiercely, "Get out, you are not welcome here."
Seeing that Su Man, a mere servant, dared to be so arrogant and disrespectful, Guard Fang's face immediately darkened. He flashed in front of Su Man and, before she could react, slapped her hard across the face: "Insolence! How dare you, a lowly servant, insult Young Master Su?"
Everyone present was stunned, seemingly shocked by this sudden turn of events.
Fu Yun: "..." As expected of a secret guard, ruthless and taciturn.
Su Man was suddenly slapped across the face. Her eyes widened in disbelief. After realizing what had happened, she immediately raised her hand to retaliate fiercely: "You bitch, how dare you hit me?"
The guard easily caught her wrist before it could fall, and with lightning speed, he raised his hand and swung it away again.
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
This time, he used both hands simultaneously, slapping Su Man twice in one go.
Su Man was instantly enraged and screamed, "I'll kill you!"
Fang, the guard, snorted coldly and easily subdued her. He then swiftly raised his long leg and kicked her in the abdomen, knocking her to the ground.
Su Xi finally snapped out of her daze and immediately wanted to rush over to help.
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