dognovel Chapter 337 The Concubine Whose Appearance Was Plundered by the Heroine 20
Chapter 337 The Concubine Whose Appearance Was Plundered by the Heroine 20
"Stay on guard!"
The guards surrounded the two carriages with their backs to them. They were armed with weapons, ready for battle, and stared vigilantly around, not missing any movement.
Sheng Qiyue was awakened and found herself in Jimo Yuan's arms without her knowing when. She felt the atmosphere of impending storm and felt a little panicked.
"what happened?"
"It's okay." Jimo Yuan patted her shoulder gently, smoothed the hair on her forehead and comforted her.
"Don't leave the carriage. I'll go outside and take a look."
Sheng Qiyue bit her lip and nodded. When Jimo Yuan was about to get off the car, she reached out and grabbed his sleeve, her soft voice filled with worry and uneasiness.
"Master, you have to be careful."
Jimo Yuan felt warm in his heart, and the corners of his mouth rose: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
The prefect was sitting in the carriage with his fists clenched tightly, feeling very nervous. When he heard the noise outside, he anxiously stuck his head out.
"Wen Mao, hide quickly, it must be Admiral Lu who sent someone here."
"Hahahaha~ Magistrate He is really smart. We won't hide anymore."
Commander Sun walked out slowly from the roadside with his men, with a confident and arrogant smile on his face, as if everything was under control.
The other people he brought with him jumped out from trees, bushes and other places and surrounded the prefect and his men.
Seeing that a fierce battle was inevitable, the prefect knew that today would be a dangerous day, but he still let out a roar.
"You have robbed and killed an official in broad daylight. You are totally disregarding the law and are lawless. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Commander Sun laughed as if he had heard a joke: "In this land, our Commander Lu is the law!"
The prefect pointed a trembling finger at him and said, "You, all of you, if His Majesty finds out, he will not let you go."
Commander Sun was disdainful. "As long as you die, the entire Dongti Prefecture will be in chaos. Who will know what we have done?"
"You relied on the control of the waterways to sell private salt and embezzled the imperial tax revenue. You have no regard for the law and are greedy." The prefect said loudly: "Even if I die, the truth will come out. Your end will not be good."
"That's just your fantasy." Commander Sun said, "The governor has managed the city well. Now the city is prosperous. His Majesty will not only not blame him, but will praise him."
"Bullshit! What prosperity is this? It's a false prosperity created by the salt merchants who enriched themselves by smuggling salt and indulged in eating, drinking and having fun. Behind this prosperity is a life of decadence and extravagance. It's you who oppressed the lower classes, abducted women and occupied fertile land!"
The prefect wept, "Poor common people have nowhere to turn to for help. As a parent official, I can't help them. I feel guilty!"
"You are such a fool, you dare to speak ill of Admiral Lu. It's a pity that Admiral Lu is so tolerant of you." Commander Sun said, "I will give you another chance. As long as you surrender to us, we will not only not kill you, but also give you a lot of silver."
The prefect: "I won't take it."
"You can give it up, but what about your son?" Commander Sun threatened: "He is only in his twenties. Can you watch him die like this?"
The prefect looked at his son and saw that he was tall and slender, with a pair of dark and deep eyes, calm and without any ripples.
This... the prefect was deeply saddened, his Wenmao...
He lay down on the car and cried so hard that even Commander Sun was stunned.
"Your son hasn't died yet and you're already crying?" Commander Sun was extremely disdainful: "Forget it, in order to prevent you from crying yourself to death, I'll let you go first."
He waved his hand, and a large number of people rushed towards the prefect.
Sheng Qiyue listened to the shouting and screaming outside, sat with her legs bent, buried her head in her knees, and tried hard not to panic.
"It's okay, I should trust the young master..."
Lou Xinlan's carriage was just behind. Seeing that the prefect's carriage was surrounded by a group of men in black, she hurriedly ordered the coachman to leave quickly.
But Commander Sun saw the carriages. He winked at his subordinates, and soon one of them went to chase the two carriages.
No matter who it is, the witnesses must die. It's just their bad luck that they happened to witness the assassination.
Lou Xinlan's carriage was surrounded and the coachman was killed before he could run a few steps. She screamed in fear and escaped from the carriage.
The attacker slashed at her with a sword, but at the critical moment Xiaotao and Xiaohong loyally protected their master and pulled Lou Xinlan away, saving her from danger.
But the attackers obviously would not give up. Xiaohong and Xiaotao pulled Lou Xinlan on both sides and ran. Lou Xinlan was out of breath after just a few steps.
The attacker followed them slowly and leisurely like a cat playing with a mouse, stabbing them in the side to scare them from time to time and enjoying the fear of his prey.
Lou Xinlan panted heavily, "Hurry, go to uncle's place and ask him to save us."
The three of them couldn't escape alone, she thought, and could only ask the prefect for help. If the prefect couldn't resist, then they would have to die together.
Lou Xinlan felt unwilling at the thought of the possibility of death. She had finally found a way to become beautiful, but was going to die before she could implement it. She couldn't bear it.
Lou Xinlan was distracted and almost fell down. Suddenly, her pupils shrank and she used all her strength to pull Xiaotao over to block herself.
"Ugh..." Blood was spilling out, Xiao Tao looked at Lou Xinlan in disbelief. In the critical moment, she had never thought of leaving the young lady behind to escape by herself, but the young lady used her body to block the knife for herself...
Lou Xinlan gave Xiaotao a gentle push and she fell down, dying with her eyes open.
Xiao Hong looked at this scene in shock, her face pale. Lou Xinlan shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Go away."
Xiaohong shuddered: "Yes."
She continued to pull Lou Xinlan to escape, but she was more cautious, always preparing for Lou Xinlan to pull her over to block the knife. Finally, when they were almost reaching the prefect, a cold light came towards them.
Lou Xinlan was about to use the same trick again, but unexpectedly Xiaohong was prepared and jumped away very quickly.
Lou Xinlan was too heavy to dodge in time, and although she avoided the wound on the neck, she got a severe cut on the face.
"what--"
Fortunately, the guards knew the two men and protected them in time.
But Lou Xinlan and Xiaohong suddenly saw the broken bodies all over the ground, and they felt dizzy.
No one cares about them.
The attacker thought they were unimportant and prepared to attack them again after the attack.
The guards were too busy taking care of themselves to take care of Lou Xinlan.
Amid the swordplay, the prefect's carriage finally collapsed under the heavy load. Commander Sun seized the opportunity and drew his bow and arrow, aiming at the prefect's heart.
The prefect knew he couldn't escape, so he closed his eyes and thought, "My life is over!"
Jimo Yuan flashed to his side like a ghost, holding a picked-up sword in his hand. He swung the sword and the arrow flew out, and with a "click" it pierced into the tree trunk next to him.
Commander Sun looked as if he had seen a ghost. He put down his bow and arrow in disbelief: "He Wenmao, no, you are not He Wenmao, who are you?"
Jimo Yuan took out a whistle and blew it. In just a moment, dozens of men in black appeared in front of him.
"Catch all these people."
The men in black moved among the crowd, and together with the guards brought by the prefect, Commander Sun was eventually captured.
He was unwilling to say, "Who are you?!"
Jimo Yuan did not answer, but said coldly: "Leave him and a few others alive, and execute the rest on the spot."
"Yes."
Commander Sun was taken away. Amid the chaos, the prefect burst into tears as he thought of his son who had been missing for who knows how long.