Zhe Chuntang: She regretted it after provoking crazy critics of powerful officials

Chapter 58: Captured and taken back to be the wife of Yazhai
The bonfire was slowly spitting out tongues of flame, and a few sparks jumped up from time to time in the dark night, making crackling sounds.

The grilled fish on wooden sticks is sizzling with oil, and the aroma wafts far away.

Shen Yuluo and King Huai gathered at the front, stretching out their hands to warm themselves over the fire while flipping the grilled fish.Not far away, Xuecheng was simmering broth in a large pot, making a gurgling sound.

It's been a cold spring, but now there's dew, and the night is still very cold.

"Uncle Seventeen, did you hear anything?"

Shen Yuluo had been practicing martial arts recently, and his ears had become much more sensitive. He immediately looked around alertly.

She had just asked Xuan Che to catch fish by the river, and now there were only three of them and a dozen guards left nearby.

The guards were busy collecting the firewood they had collected. They had to burn it all night, otherwise they would freeze to death.

Besides, there are mountains nearby, and there might be wild animals.

"Where is the sound? Don't try to trick me again and bully your seventeenth uncle to be blind and eat all the fish!"

King Huai hurriedly took the freshly grilled fish, fearing that the boy from Xuecheng would snatch it away again and show his courtesy.

"Are there any wolves around here?"

Shen Yuluo felt a little hairy, always feeling as if he was being stared at by something.

"Don't be afraid, eldest princess. I checked nearby just now. There is no excrement of ferocious beasts like wolves around. They shouldn't be active in this area. Besides, if there are wolves, I can kill one with one punch!"

Xuecheng stirred the stewed bone meat with a large iron spoon and brought several large bowls over, as if he was not afraid of burning it.

The remaining guards all carried the bowls and distributed them. They sat in front of the small fires they had set up and poured the food into their stomachs. All of a sudden, their whole bodies were warmed up.

The next moment, they all fell down.

Shen Yuluo threw the bowl on the ground and said urgently to King Huai and Xue Cheng: "Stop drinking, the soup is poisonous!"

Unfortunately, her warning was too late, and the two of them fell down straight up.

She saw several swords reflected in the jungle, and wanted to take out King Huai's sword for self-defense, but found that it was too heavy to hold, so she changed her hands to the self-defense short blade on her waist.

In just a short time, the gangsters with sinewy faces and beards who were ambushing in the jungle rushed in front of her.

Seeing that she was holding a dagger in her hand and knew some kung fu skills, they were unsure of the depth for a moment, and no one came forward, but just surrounded her.

"My little girl is so beautiful and quite fierce. Please be careful not to hurt her. Take her back to be the wife of our boss, hahaha!"

The man rushing in front was absolutely vulgar, with a pitted face, and he was carrying a very heavy mace.

Shen Yuluo had known that there would be a group of bandits on the road, but he didn't know where they were. Now that he met her, he didn't panic.

She knew that this group of bandits only wanted to rob money at first, but later they were threatened to annihilate them on the mountain, so they became murderous and joined forces with their brothers from several nearby mountains to ambush the remaining soldiers.

Xuan Che, who was fishing by the river, heard the noise, dropped the branch and flew over.

"Brother Mazi, there is another person here!"

The tall and thin man holding a knife spotted Xuan Che first, and was about to rush forward to strike first, when the knife was split into two halves, and a long bloody mark was drawn on his arm.

He covered his arms and screamed, and all the remaining bandits suddenly surrounded him.

Shen Yuluo quickly made a gesture to Xuan Che, telling him not to drive everyone away and kill them all.

She had discussed it with Xuan Che on the way here. If she encountered bandits, she would first pretend to be subdued, and then go deep into the bandits' den and kill them all. "Shouhou, you are really useless. Such a pretty boy can knock you down. Did you sneak over the wall to Widow Zhang's house last night?!"

"Hahahahahaha..."

The bandits laughed together and did not take Xuan Che seriously.

In their opinion, the most dangerous black boy had been knocked out by the medicine, and the dozen or so guards had also fainted. These young masters and ladies from rich families were just bluffing, and would be knocked down in less than two strokes.

"Brothers, if you want money, I will give you all the money in my bag! Please don't hurt our lives."

Shen Yuluo pretended to be afraid of trying to please and leaned towards Xuan Che.

As long as those bandits had murderous intentions towards her, Xuan Che would be able to save her as soon as possible.

"How much money can you guys carry with you? Well, if I tie you up, I can get gold and silver in exchange!"

Mazi kicked the belongings collected by his men and saw that they were valuable items, which showed that the family behind them was richer.

It seems that they have hope for this spring famine.

"Skinny Monkey, tie them two up and look carefully at the girl. She seems to be the most valuable! Even if the ransom cannot be exchanged, Mrs. Yazhai can be released. As for this pretty boy, hehe, the second boss is just like him. Don’t get hurt either.”

Mazi stepped on the big stone, kicked over their pots, and looked around to see if there were any valuable items.

"Be honest! Put down all your weapons! We are all rough people. If we use a knife or a stick to hurt the little lady's beautiful face, it won't be worth it."

The thin monkey held a chain machete in both hands and approached cautiously. He swallowed when he saw the sword in Xuan Che's hand.

He is usually the most timid. He doesn't even dare to kill a chicken, let alone kill people. He just drinks soup with a few elder brothers.

A group of them became bandits due to natural disasters. They did not really go to ordinary people's houses to rob or rob their homes. They just stopped some wealthy passers-by and let them go after robbing them.

No one has passed this road for a long time. I didn’t expect to encounter a group of fat sheep today.

"Brother Skinny Monkey, our family has a lot of money. I am the lady of Liu Yuan's wife's family in the east of the city. I will write to my family later."

Shen Yuluo handed his hands over to them to tie, while using his eyes to signal Xuan Che to put away the sword as well.

Seeing their cooperation, Shouhou didn't do anything excessive and wanted to tie the person back up quickly. It was still very cold outside.They hadn't grabbed anything this winter. They were all wearing single clothes and were shaking from the cold.

Next, Shen Yuluo and Xuan Che basically didn't resist much, and obediently let them tie up their hands and feet and carry them back in sacks.

The remaining guards were all lying straight on the ground, and they would probably not be discovered until dawn when the soldiers on the official road came to meet them.

"Hiss—where is this?"

After Xue Cheng woke up, he felt a severe pain in his head. He wanted to reach out and touch it, but found that his hands and feet were tied up.

He looked up and looked around. It was pitch black, and there was firelight coming in from outside. He could barely see clearly that there seemed to be someone tied up next to him.

"Elder sir..."

"Shh!"

Shen Yuluo quickly spoke out to stop him. There were two guards outside the door and could hear them talking.

(End of this chapter)