Chapter 1063: Chapter 1057: Bad Premonition
Madam Luo’s eyes reddened slightly, and she appeared extrely anxious as she said, “We’ve encountered bandits before and like in the past, we handed over silver, but unexpectedly, the bandits took an interest in a female shopkeeper among us and kidnapped her and her maid, intending to make her his chief wife.”
“Indeed, two house servants who ca with her resisted, and were killed on the spot.” Shopkeeper Qiao pointed not far away and said, “We all helped to bury those two loyal servants. Fearing more innocents might get hurt, the female shopkeeper told the other servants to stop, and then she was taken away by the bandits.
The remaining servants have already gone back to report the news; we are still in shock and were just about to leave after so rest. Alas! We still have such a long way to go, and who knows what will happen next?”
“Are there many bandits on this road?” The young man asked, furrowing his brows.
“Not a few,” said Shopkeeper Qiao, “but most of them are after wealth; it’s rare they kill and abduct like this ti. Alas! It’s only Miss Du’s bad luck. And she really should have, given her beauty, stayed hidden and let a servant co out to handle things.”
“Miss Du?” the young man jumped, asking quickly, “Which family’s Miss Du?”
Madam Luo said, “It’s the manager of Manxiu Building, Miss Du herself!”
The young man’s face turned deathly pale, and he almost couldn’t stand steady.
Miss Du, manager of Manxiu Building?
He grabbed Shopkeeper Qiao urgently and asked, “Where are those bandits? Which direction did they go?”
Shopkeeper Qiao, startled by the young man’s sudden change, hesitantly pointed in a direction and stuttered, “Over… over there!”
The young man released Shopkeeper Qiao and suddenly pulled a long sword from the goods he was dragging behind his horse, shouting loudly to the convoy behind him, “Everyone, follow orders, chase the bandits!”
“General, should we…”
Soone disagreed with his action, but the young man had already ridden off quickly, and they had no choice but to follow.
Madam Luo and the others were stunned as they watched the disguised individuals ride off swiftly.
“Are they from the Governor’s Office?”
“It doesn’t seem like it; they look more like soldiers who fight on battlefields.”
“Yes, that man is a general.”
“Ah, wonderful! Finally, the Imperial Court must be taking asures to curb the nearby bandits, sending military personnel to eliminate them.”
“But aren’t there too few of them? Only a few dozen, while the bandit group led by Mr. Yu numbers over a hundred.”
“No problem, bandits are just a disorderly mob, with only a few genuine threats. How could they withstand the trained military?”
People discussed fervently, still filled with hope for this bandit suppression.
No matter what, soone was finally dealing with these bandits, Shopkeeper Qiao even thought, if this general could eliminate the bandits, would he possibly get his silver back?
That would really be saving his own life!
…
Gu Youyou, while creating a new clothing design, accidentally pricked her finger with a needle.
She winced in pain, quickly lifting her blood-beading finger to inspect.
Jin Zijin, hearing the sound, put down his military book, looked up at her, and asked, “What happened?”
Feeling sowhat panicked and distracted, Gu Youyou said, “It’s… it’s nothing, I just pricked my hand by accident.”
Jin Zijin stood up, walked over to her, took her hand, and gently sucked the wound.
Releasing it after a mont, he asked, “How can you be so careless?”
Gu Youyou said, “I suddenly felt a bit uneasy. By the way, is the region around Xining safe? With Xining preparing to fight the Imperial Court, won’t they involve the rchants near Beijing?”
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