After listening to Mrs. Chai's story about how she and Wei Shuang met and got married, Wen Qingzhu was secretly impressed.
Now this experienced and smooth Wei Shuang was so resolute when he was young!
The carriage stopped, and the coachman said to Chai: "We are almost at the ferry. If we go further, we will not be able to reach the city before dark."
Chai and his party walked out, and the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River in front of them became wider and wider.
Cargo ships coming and going from the ferry docked at the shore.
There is also a very lively inn next to it.
Chai pointed inside: "Let's go in and take a rest."
After following her into the inn, Wen Qingzhu was surprised to find that the place was almost full of people.
There are all kinds of people. Looking closely, most of them are transport escorts or merchants from the north and south.
After arriving on the second floor and entering the private room, the noisy sound was shut out.
The waiter served tea and left.
Mr. Chai walked to the window, pointed to the river to the west and said, "Cangzhou is up there. It takes a day to travel by land, a day and a half by water, and only half a day to get down."
After observing the geographical location here, Wen Qingzhu suddenly thought of something.
Jiang Yuancheng had previously taken money to help the people of Cangzhou.
If they really can't survive, they can just follow the river to Jinzhou.
However, Jinzhou water bandits and drought bandits appeared one after another, making Jinzhou more dangerous than Cangzhou.
Wen Qingzhu vaguely understood that people could escape to Jinzhou quickly, but if they wanted to chase them, they could do it even faster.
Moreover, Jinzhou cannot help but need road guides and identity cards to enter the city, which invisibly adds a huge barrier.
Even if the people escaped, they still could not enter the city.
If so, what awaits them—
Halfway through the analysis, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the door.
Chai stood up immediately, walked to the door, opened a crack in the door and looked outside, and was instantly shocked.
She immediately closed the door and turned away, looking very nervous.
"Auntie, what's going on outside?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of chaotic footsteps outside the door, followed by people shouting for mercy.
"Gangster?" Wen Qingzhu understood instantly.
Mrs. Chai nodded heavily and pointed to the window: "Since you have martial arts skills, Mingxuan will take Linlin away, and Miss Xi'er will take Qingzhu away. Han'er must remember to protect yourself!"
"What about you?" Wen Qingzhu felt bad.
Mr. Chai lowered his voice: "This is the first time these gangsters have appeared at the Fukou Inn. If these merchants and the inn have paid protection fees, since they are still here, they must not be here for these merchants!"
Mrs. Chai raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Yuanhan and Wen Qingzhu, and then said: "Nothing can happen to you no matter what. I am the wife of the prefect of Jinzhou, and there are the Wei family and the Chai family behind me. They don't dare to do anything to me!"
"Hurry up!" Chai quickly came over and pushed Wen Qingzhu and the others.
But Wen Qingzhu grabbed her hand and said calmly: "Since I'm not here for my aunt, I can't let her come out. I can't let her take this risk! Besides, I insist on coming out this time!"
"Qingzhu!" Chai was a little anxious.
Linlin also seemed a little scared. She tightened Mingxuan's hand, looked at Wen Qingzhu and said, "Sister! Let's go! Take mother with you!"
Wen Qingzhu looked back at Wen Mingxuan and Jiang Yuanhan and asked, "Are you afraid?"
Of course Jiang Yuanhan was not afraid and said with a sneer: "They came just in time!"
Wen Mingxuan also agreed with Wen Qingzhu: "Sister is right, since it is coming for us, we naturally have to resolve the matter!"
After saying this, Wen Qingzhu asked Chai to take care of Linlin, while she took Xier out to explore the road first.
The moment he opened the door, two masked gangsters appeared at the stairs.
The burly gangster in front lost his mind at the first sight of Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu looked at the two big knives in their hands with a smile: "Brothers, this is an inn. It's not appropriate for you to be dancing with knives and guns here."
At the same time, behind the door of the private room next door, the young master who was about to open the door stopped.
He slowly took back his hand. Didn't he come here to find him
outside the door.
The gangster woke up and his eyes were evil: "Young lady actually owns my uncle's knife?"
He has been a gangster for so many years, and this is the first time he has seen such a bold little lady, and she is so beautiful!
He couldn't help but walked over step by step: "Young lady is here alone, why don't you go home with me, I guarantee that you will eat well and drink spicy food!"
"Oh? Really?" The smile on Wen Qingzhu's face deepened.
Such a smile made the gangster even more frightened. He had never seen such a beautiful woman in so many years!
The most important thing is that although she is dressed in an ordinary way, according to his many years of experience, she is definitely a rich lady!
etc!
The gangster suddenly calmed down, if it was really the rich lady!
Why are you here
Wen Qingzhu really didn't care about his reaction and only said: "I don't want much, just your head!"
These words completely calmed the gangster down. He stopped and stared at Wen Qingzhu closely: "Who are you?"
"Does it matter who it is? What's important is that you can't save your head now." Wen Qingzhu smiled broadly, but in the eyes of the gangster, it was strangely coquettish!
The gangster felt panicked for no reason. He looked at the businessman boss who was kneeling downstairs and his large number of subordinates, and then he calmed down a little.
Wen Qingzhu looked over and roughly counted, there were about forty-five people, which was indeed a bit tricky!
However, since Yang Liu came back to Jiangyan at that time, he would definitely not rest assured that she was here.
In addition to the secret guards protecting Jiang Yuanhan, the secret guards previously redeployed by Fu Lie to protect Wen Qingzhu, there are also a group of people led by Yang Liu himself.
Apart from anything else, how could gangsters come so easily to such an important place as the ferry
If they came here so easily, then someone must have let them in on purpose.
"Hey..." Wen Qingzhu sighed and turned to look at the gangster, "You don't have much time, please leave a last message."
"You actually underestimated me!" The gangster suddenly became furious and clenched the knife in his hand.
The moment he raised the knife, a cloud-piercing arrow shot through the air, with the sound of tearing the air, and hit the gangster's temple.
In an instant, the gangster's body stiffened for two seconds, and then he fell straight to the ground.
The gangster following him suddenly knelt down and shouted: "Brother!"
Then he looked at Wen Qingzhu viciously, his chest heaving, and he shouted angrily: "I want to avenge my elder brother!"
Then the next second, another arrow shot through the air, and he fell down.
Wen Qingzhu shook his head indifferently and turned to look at the mob downstairs: "Brother gangsters, are you surrendering or seeking death?"
Some people downstairs began to be afraid, but most of them were still angry.
They have been following their eldest brother for so many years, and he has a backer behind him!
Someone pointed at Wen Qingzhu without fear of death and said, "How dare you kill the eldest brother and the second brother! Do you know who they are? Do you know who is behind us?"
"Who is it?" Wen Qingzhu asked naturally.
The man was about to answer when he was slapped on the back of the head by someone next to him, causing him to kneel down.
The person who walked out was a thin man. He held his hands to Wen Qingzhu and said, "Girl, we have no intention of offending you today, nor do we want to cause trouble for you. We are looking for a businessman."
"Businessman?" Wen Qingzhu was a little surprised that he was not here for them.
The person in the private room next door closed his eyes. Sure enough, he was here to find him. It seemed that he had hurt someone else.
Just as he was about to open the door and come out, Wen Qingzhu's voice rang again.
"You can't find anyone. My brother was scared today. He was very scared. This is a very serious matter."
Wen Qingzhu said so seriously that the thin man downstairs didn't know how to react.
But soon, he turned around, cupped his hands and said: "The villain is here to apologize to the girl! The villain will leave with his subordinates now!"
Wen Qingzhu's crisp laughter echoed in the lobby of the inn. She looked at the thin man: "Do you think you can escape today?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the windows around the inn suddenly exploded.
Soldiers in armor appeared with hands in hand and surrounded everyone in the lobby.
The thin man immediately felt a chill in his head and looked around cautiously. When did so many officers and soldiers ambush
Wen Qingzhu looked at him: "You have no choice now. If I give you a choice, surrender to rebellion, maybe you and your brother's lives can be saved."
"The girl is now more confident. We still have these businessmen as hostages!" The thin man felt that something was wrong.
He quietly looked at these officers and soldiers, they seemed not to be from Jinzhou.
More like Fu Jiajun from Cangzhou!
"Yes, yes! Girl, don't be impulsive! Let them go! We are all innocent!"
A timid, fat businessman mustered up the courage to help persuade him.
Wen Qingzhu frowned, where did he get the two coins
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the thin man's eyes relaxed: "Girl, the eldest brother and the second brother are dead. The rest of us are just following orders and don't be deceived. Please be kind and spare us and our brothers." Life! We promise not to harm any businessmen or people!"
"Thank you, big brother! Thank you, big brother!" The obese businessman knelt down shamelessly and begged for mercy.
"Hey... it's really distressing!" Wen Qingzhu wanted to chop the fat man into pieces.
The thin man stared at Wen Qingzhu, feeling a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, the confusion on Wen Qingzhu's face disappeared in an instant, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You have no idea how many people's blood has been stained on your hands! It's the same with these others! Let's see who is better, your sword or theirs The arrow is fast!"
The atmosphere instantly became tense, and the sound of bowstrings being tightened appeared in the lobby of the inn.
It was obvious that these officers and soldiers were cooperating with Wen Qingzhu's words.
This frightened the thin man, and he couldn't help but look at Wen Qingzhu, who is she
Why had I never heard of such a number one figure before Jinzhou!
At this critical moment, the door of the private room next to Wen Qingzhu was opened, and the young master who thought he was handsome and gentle came out.
Wen Qingzhu frowned slightly when he saw the whole face, it turned out to be the person from last night!
Naturally, that person also saw Wen Qingzhu, and when he met her eyes, he was stunned for a moment.
But soon, he realized that the appearance last night must have been disguised by this girl.
He stepped over the corpse of the man in black and cupped his hands to the thin man downstairs: "Nineteen, you'd better surrender. As you suspected in your heart, these officers and soldiers are not ordinary officers and soldiers. They are the Marquis of Qi Dynasty and Ping Kingdom." My Fu Jiajun, I can guarantee that you will all be dead before you take action!"
Then, he pointed to the businessmen below: "And among them, although some people will be seriously injured, none of them will lose their lives!"
The thin man's breathing quickened, but he still didn't understand why Fu Jiajun appeared here!
The hands of many of the gangsters around began to tremble.
Since the Fu Jiajun came, their good life has plummeted!
terrible!
It's really terrible!
Immediately some people discarded their weapons and knelt on the ground crying for surrender, begging only for their lives!
But the thin man looked at Wen Qingzhu's man and asked unwillingly: "What evidence do you have?"