The black-clothed man had been watching this group of people as they erged from the side street by the Silver Tower!
He then set his sights on two won dressed as ladies, watching them board different carriages.
Seeing so many guards by their side, it was difficult to rob them!
But he discovered that after they had left, one carriage had no guards at all!
This was exactly what he wanted; that carriage was also occupied by one of the wealthy Ladies!
ng Zhaojun never dread that, as soon as they left the Silver Tower, a thief had marked them for robbery!
In broad daylight, on a bustling street, a thief could be so bold!
When ng Zhaojun occasionally ca to Capital City, her mother would ask her to bring more maids when going out. As she grew older, she would also bring so guards!
Such vigilant behavior ant she had never been robbed before. Maybe today she had left in a hurry, not bringing along any guards and having bought so much from the Silver Tower, carrying with her such a large jewelry box!
Today, ng Zhaojun had co into unexpected wealth and had not been on guard. Furthermore, she had just berated the driver.
Her thoughts were elsewhere when suddenly a black-clothed man on a fast horse passed by, reaching a long and sinister hand into the carriage window in the blink of an eye.
He tried to snatch the jewelry box that Liang Chen was holding, prompting Liang Chen to scream, "Ah...!"
Liang Chen and i Jing were seated by the windows on either side, positioning the Lady in the middle for protection.
As soone attempted to steal the jewelry box, ng Zhaojun quickly reacted, throwing herself recklessly at the box, helping to protect it tightly.
Hearing the scream from behind, the driver imdiately stopped the carriage, crying out, "They’re robbing us, soone is robbing us!"
The first thing that ca to the driver’s mind was that surely the property was being targeted by a thief; he wouldn’t have thought that such a young Lady could attract a thief’s attention!
Just now, the maids by the Lady’s side had co out of Mist Tower holding a jewelry box that even a casual glance could tell was filled with valuables!
When a Lady from a rich family goes shopping, who would think the items would be cheap? Or fake?
The black-clothed man saw the other carriage stopping and the driver shouting about the robbery, spurring him to snatch the box with even greater force!
The thief decided to be ruthless. With a swift motion, he drew a small knife and slashed twice, chopping at the maid’s hand. The maid, in pain, let out a scream and her grip loosened.
Actually, it was only one maid clutching the jewelry box. When he delivered his cut, if the other did not let go, her face could have been injured!
The thief felt a twinge of reluctance to harm her; after all, she was such a young and lovely girl. He was only after the money and did not intend to mar the face of this delicate young Lady. The maid from earlier had sustained only a hand injury, and it’s possible that such a wealthy Lady might have powerful connections.
ng Zhaojun was startled and lifted her head, still clutching the jewelry box, calmly staring at the man outside the carriage window.
The thief..., thinking that this young lady valued money over her life, found it surprising that her gaze held little fear. Maybe she was just afraid he would damage her face, or perhaps she feared he would take the jewelry box.
By this ti, many spectators had gathered around the carriage, watching, fearing he might harm soone in desperation. If he didn’t leave soon, he would risk being captured!
Yet the thief was not willing to walk away, eyeing the jewelry box; it would surely contain adornnts worth several hundred taels, a lucrative score!
Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare rob in broad daylight, as chasing down the carriage once it had reached ho would likely be even more challenging!
He had already taken this risk, resigned to going all out. Now he wielded his knife with quick finesse, further intimidating the young girl!
ng Zhaojun steeled her heart, afraid that her delicate face would be slashed. In the cramped space of the carriage, she could only roll down to the floor, then tossed the jewelry box at her feet.
At that, the black-clothed thief beca infuriated. He initially had only struck the maid once, but now, failing to secure the jewelry box and seeing more and more onlookers gathering, he feared the danger of capture. Unwilling to leave empty-handed without the money!
His knife, at that mont, was genuinely chopping away. In his rage, he did not care whether it was the maid or the young lady; he strongly hacked through the carriage window, damaging the carriage, seeking an opportunity to snatch the jewelry box again!
"Clang, clang, clang," after the carriage window was chopped several tis, it broke, followed by the damage to the carriage compartnt!
"Ah," that was the sound of soone being slashed, a piercing scream!
"Lady..." Even in her pain, the maid was concerned about the young lady!
"Help! There’s robbery and murder!" The driver was just an ordinary commoner, his martial arts skills were not strong, so he could only shout, hoping to attract help!
Regrettably, the bystanders only watched, not daring to confront the thief and preferring to spectate rather than help!
ng Zhaojun only felt intense pain in her back, having been cut by the knife, and cried out in agony. At that mont, she could no longer concern herself with whether the jewelry box had been stolen or not.
She anxiously protected her head with her hands, fearing her head would be struck off!
Seeing that the carriage window was already broken, and the compartnt even more so, the thief jumped onto the carriage, grabbed the jewelry box, swiftly mounted a horse, and rode away at speed!
Those standing aside, seeing the bloody violence, were afraid of the knife-wielding thief, potentially putting their lives in danger too. They scrambled to clear a path for the thief’s escape!
Finally, upon hearing cries for help, governnt officials ran from a distance, chasing after the robber who had injured people!
ng Zhaojun only felt intense pain; the blood on her back was flowing!
Two maids were also injured. They ignored their wounds and shouted loudly for help. So kind-hearted people in the crowd helped support the shattered carriage boards.
Boarding the carriage, the driver set off, taking them to the dical Hall!
At that mont, they were on the main street, with the dical Hall not far away on the sa road. They brought the victims to the dical Hall, and the doctors were startled upon seeing the bloody patients, quickly using silver needles to stop the bleeding and dressing their wounds with dicine!
The victims were won, and the doctors, being n, could not dress their wounds properly, so their first action was to stop the bleeding!
They were then moved inside, calling out the female proprietress of the dical Hall and her daughter to help.
Seeing the situation, the driver dismantled the broken carriage compartnt, mounted a horse, and rode back to report to Mrs. ng!
Mrs. ng learned that her daughter had been injured by a thief on the street in broad daylight!
Robbery during the day had hard her daughter and the maids!
Out of anger and worry, she could only glare furiously at the driver!
"What happened?"
"Madam, you should go see the Lady first. The authorities are in pursuit of the one who injured her!"
Mrs. ng, feeling anxious, no longer bothered to chastise the driver, and as he suggested, her daughter’s injuries needed imdiate attention back at the estate!
She took so maids and old won with her, got into the carriage, and they set off with great fanfare, not only bringing maids and old won but also guards!
She also sent soone to locate the Old Master who was still at work, to wait outside his workplace and inform him the mont he stepped out!
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