amaotonovel Chapter 962: Bandits Attack at Night
Chapter 962: Bandits Attack at Night
The village chief had received the instructions and went to help. He had already reported the village's plight to the government, who in turn reported it to the imperial court. As for how the imperial court would handle the disaster, it was beyond the control of a small village chief like him. It wasn't that he didn't want to intervene, but his influence was too weak to be heard.
He didn't know why no one had come to rescue them until now. He thought that the people in Xingzi Village and Meizi Village might be dead, but now he suddenly felt that there was hope.
Xiao Shang's eyes weren't eyes and his nose wasn't a nose, and he sneered, "Miss Jiang is quite generous. She's already been called a disaster star, yet she still rushes to be scolded. This prince really can't understand it."
"Of course you can't understand it with your brain." Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "You think the people are ignorant and like to believe rumors, so you sent people to spread the rumor that I am a disaster star to the people's ears. You think that they can make me angry with them and leave here in anger. Ha! Xiao Yunchuan, you are so naive to use such low-brow tricks."
When Xiao Shang heard the three words "Xiao Yunchuan", he was so angry that he trembled all over. He hated being called that name the most.
His memory went back to twenty years ago, when Xiao Yunchuan, the eldest son of the Xiao family, was a worthless person that everyone looked down upon...
"Beat him to death, what a good-for-nothing, a useless fool."
"If you crawl under our crotch, we will forgive you for your disrespect to us."
Everyone started to cheer and lifted their legs to let him pass under their crotch.
Xiao Yunchuan had no spine at all. He knelt on the ground timidly and actually crawled under everyone's crotch. He was even scared to the point of peeing his pants.
Ever since Xiao Shang woke up from Xiao Yunchuan's body, he has been ridiculed and insulted. People say that Xiao Yunchuan is a waste, very weak and will fall down at the slightest gust of wind.
He still doesn't understand why such a thing happened to him.
Seeing that his face had turned green with anger, Jiang Fenghua ignored him.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Shang suddenly became furious and yelled at Jiang Fenghua, "Have you been playing tricks on me? You have no intention of going to the Ghost Realm to find Yinchuan Kingdom."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "Yes."
Xiao Shang was so angry that his chest hurt. "You...you...how can you tell the truth? You don't even know how to lie to me."
"Why don't you go? Don't you want to know what curse you have been given?" Xiao Shang just wanted to be furious. He was extremely disgusted with his current body.
"I don't want to." She deliberately angered him, "Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are determined by heaven."
"You..." Xiao Shang was speechless, then compromised and began to persuade her earnestly, "Look at the Great Zhou now. They don't know how to survive. You think you can save them like this? You are wrong, so wrong. Only by preventing this disaster from happening can you truly save them..."
The person Xiao Yu sent to the government office came back and received the news that there was no one in the yamen anymore.
Jiang Fenghua's first reaction after hearing this was, "He ran away."
Xiao Yu nodded, "He must have run away."
The Great Zhou Dynasty was a vast country with a sparse population. They had come here because the road ahead was so difficult that even the official road was blocked.
Jiang Fenghua said, "This place is relatively close to Yu County. Send someone to Yu County to inform Magistrate Feng to send people here to help. Also, if Feng, the head of the Feng Escort Agency, knows how serious the disaster is here, they will definitely come to help."
Fortunately, when she left Beijing, she learned about the situation of her grandfather's family from her mother. The magistrate of Yu County was considered to be the brother of her grandfather's family, and the relationship was distant, but Magistrate Feng was a responsible and good official.
Xiao Yu said, "It's the Third Miss's maternal grandfather, Feng."
"you know?"
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "A few years ago, the Feng family came to Shengjing and gave gifts to the third young lady. I... received them." He would naturally do his best to entertain her maternal family.
Jiang Fenghua said, "Do it as soon as possible! Now we have to wait for the court to send someone over, and the round trip will take another 10 to 20 days, or even longer. It's too late."
Xiao Yu said respectfully, "Yes."
He then asked, "What do you think of Prince Xiao's proposal, Miss San?"
Jiang Fenghua looked calm, "No rush."
Xiao Yu's brows were filled with worry. "But the Third Miss's body can't wait any longer. She should listen to Xiao Shang and stop wasting time here. This disaster is so serious that it can't be solved in a day or two."
He kept thinking about the curse that Gongsun Lan mentioned, and he was worried about Jiang Fenghua.
Jiang Fenghua did not agree to leave immediately. She felt that the woman in red in her dream would not harm her, and even if she went to the ghost realm, it would be impossible for her to really find the secret technique of Yinchuan Kingdom to allow her to return to her previous life.
That night, everyone was so tired that they fell asleep. A pile of firewood was burning quietly in the land temple, and the crackling sound added a touch of weirdness to the night.
Jiang Fenghua was awakened instantly. She looked around and found nothing unusual.
She pushed Aoxue and said, "Aoxue, did you hear any sound?"
Aoxue was sleeping soundly, "What's that sound? There's no sound!"
"Your Majesty is tired today, go to sleep!" After saying that, she fell asleep again. Hongxiu, Gongsun Lan, Zhang Yumo and Qin Yunyan all slept soundly. They seemed to be very tired and slept very deeply.
Jiang Fenghua slowly lay down. Xiao Yu and the guards were guarding the outside. If there was any movement at night, they would have been alarmed long ago.
Could it be that Xiao Shang was going to do something weird again? He still wanted her to go to the ghost as soon as possible.
Jiang Fenghua pretended to be asleep. If it was really Xiao Shang, she wanted to see what else he wanted to do.
The next moment, someone shouted, "There's a horse thief..."
Soon the sound of fighting was heard outside.
Except for Jiang Fenghua and others, all the elderly, weak, women and children in the land temple were awakened.
Since Jiang Fenghua and his team arrived, the location of the land temple has been redistributed. The men take turns guarding the outermost part, and the house is left for the women and children.
Hu Zi's grandmother said, "There really are bandits. They've become even more rampant since the natural disaster. The government doesn't care about them. They just rob people without caring about their lives. Madam, you brought so many carriages and horses to stay here to help us. It's us who have implicated you. You should pack up and leave!"
Another aunt named Jinhua said, "We have nothing left. The bandits won't bother us. Girls are different. You are all beautiful. They not only rob people, but also women. They are very vicious. Before they break in, you should smear your faces with mud and hide inside. When they see that the temple is full of old women, they will naturally leave."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "Did bandits often harass you in the past? Does the government know about this?"
Aunt Jinhua said, "The government suppresses bandits every year, but what's the use? Now we don't even have a home, so there's nothing for them to rob."
Jiang Fenghua said, "Now that we have met them, there is no reason for them to be cowards. It is their bad luck that they have met us." She wanted to test the capabilities of the secret guards trained by the Shenyin Camp.
"Young lady, don't let your guard down. They have a kind of musket that can kill people. Your guards are no match for them."
Just then there was a knock on the door, "Third Miss."
"What happened?" Jiang Fenghua asked.
The tattered wooden door was already weak and rickety. Xiao Shang's voice came, "There are bandits. Quickly pack up your things and follow me out of here!"
Jiang Fenghua asked, "Where is Xiao Yu?" How could it be Xiao Shang who woke them up?