Dressed as a vicious stepmother, farming and raising cubs

"What's their situation now?" When he heard the bandits mentioned by Shijiu, Su Liu's face instantly became solemn and he asked with concern.

"They are all safe and sound so far, but the sudden arrival of the bandits is a bit strange. They don't seem like ordinary bandits." Recalling the various behaviors of the bandits, Nineteen frowned. He seemed to be trying hard to recall the details.

Hearing these words, Su Liu felt more and more uneasy and asked, "What on earth is going on?"

"Although there are often bandits in the remote areas of Youzhou, bandits as powerful as this one are really rare. The bandits all have extraordinary skills and are more like a rigorously trained army. Not ordinary bandits." Nineteen replied seriously.

After listening to Nineteen's explanation, Su Liu already had some guesses in his mind, so he followed his words and asked: "You mean, there should be a mastermind behind this group of bandits?"

Nineteen did not answer directly, but nodded decisively.

Seeing Nineteen's reaction, Su Liu's face suddenly turned gloomy. She naturally knew who was the most suspicious person.

When she overheard the conversation between Wen Ruoshui and Zhang Lan, she guessed that she might want to kill someone to keep her secret.

"Madam." Just as Su Liu was deep in thought, Nineteen suddenly called her and said seriously: "The cunning of that group of bandits is far beyond our imagination. Although our people have tried their best to resist, In the end, only one person was captured alive, and he is currently being escorted to Fengcheng."

After hearing the news, Su Liu's spirit immediately rose and he said excitedly: "Even if there is only one person, when he arrives in Fengcheng, I will personally interrogate him!"

At this time, Shen Luochen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:

"I'm with you."

Su Liu turned around and met those firm eyes. She couldn't help but smile and nodded towards him.

Just as Nineteen was about to retreat, Su Liu stopped him again.

"There's one more thing I want to ask of you."

"Madam, please speak." Nineteen stopped and blurted out.

"The Zhang family may be attacked again in the future. You ask them to try to save the lives of those three people, and protect them secretly to avoid alerting the enemy."

"Yes." Nineteen nodded slightly and exited the room.

Early the next morning, before dawn, there was a light mist in the air. Su Liu took Shijiu and Shen Luochen to the city gate quietly, waiting quietly for the escort of the bandits. carriage.

As time passed by, Su Liu gradually became nervous. Finally, the sound of horses neighing sounded in her ears. She quickly raised her head and saw that the carriage had stopped in front of her.

The coachman stepped forward and opened the curtain, and immediately, a man with blood on his face and injuries all over his body was dragged out. Looking at this man, Su Liu's heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately guessed that he was a member of the bandits.

"Thank you for your hard work." Su Liu walked to the coachman's side and said softly, then turned around and motioned to Nineteen to take the man to the nearby earth temple.

Su Liu and Shen Luochen sat quietly on the chairs, Nineteen stood next to them, and the man was tied to the chair, with a look of fear and anxiety on his face.

"Are you the bandit?" Su Liu pointed at the man and asked coldly.

However, the man just lowered his head and said nothing.

"Don't be afraid, we just want to ask a few questions." Su Liu said patiently, "As long as you answer honestly, I can guarantee that no one will hurt you again." Hearing Su Liu's words, the man's eyes finally showed There was a flash of wavering, but he still didn't speak.

"Do you know who we are?" Su Liu glanced at Shen Luochen next to him, and then continued, "We are from General Zhenyuan's mansion. Now I will give you a chance, as long as you can tell me, Who sent you here, I can guarantee your safety."

When the man heard this, he finally raised his head, his eyes a little shocked.

But he immediately realized something and lowered his head in panic, as if trying to hide his expression.

"It seems you are still unwilling to tell the truth." Su Liu snorted coldly, "Then, I can only use other methods."

After saying that, Su Liu took out a short knife from his waist and slowly walked up to the man.

Looking at the gleaming short knife, the man's body trembled, his eyes filled with fear.

"You, what are you going to do?"

Su Liu did not answer his words, but instead raised the short knife in his hand, and then slowly approached his neck. The paper-thin blade gently swept across his skin, bringing bursts of chills.

The process was so slow that she could even hear him swallowing saliva.

The man's eyes widened instantly, and he struggled desperately to escape from this place. But his body was tied tightly to the chair, and no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.

What Su Liu wanted was this effect. Only slow torture could truly make people feel frightened.

It wasn't until the blade really penetrated the skin and brought out drops of blood that the man's spirit finally collapsed.

"Don't kill me! I say!"

Su Liu put down the dagger and felt a little relieved. She was also worried that this man was a martyr and would not say anything even if he died.

"It's the eldest lady of the Wen family. We were secretly bought by her to serve as her bodyguards. It's just that I haven't been trained for long."

When he said this, the man's expression seemed a little guilty.

"Oh, so you were the only one who was caught?" Su Liu sneered, his tone a little mocking.

The man seemed even more aggrieved and lowered his head.

"So, you are not from the Wen family." Su Liu asked again, "Then who are you? Where do you come from?"

The man hesitated for a moment, and then said: "We are all children from poor families. We were sold to an underground black market in the city since we were children. There are many children who were sold like us there. We have been tortured since we were children. Later, we were taken in by a mysterious figure who taught us various skills and trained us to become killers."

The man's words shocked both Su Liu and Shen Luochen. They didn't expect such a place to exist.

However, Wen Ruoshui's behavior was too bold, and it's not like the General Mansion didn't arrange guards for her. What was the difference between her behavior and secretly raising private soldiers?

Would an ordinary rich lady need to do this?

Su Liu suddenly realized that Wen Ruoshui's city seemed to be deeper than she seemed on the surface.