msmithbooks Chapter 498 Prepare to fight
Chapter 498 Prepare to fight
After all the injured people's injuries were treated, the guards who went to deal with the corpses came back and reported to Liu Hanyue that there were a total of thirty-seven corpses and no one was alive.
Yan Shu was a little disappointed after hearing this. If he could survive, he would be able to find out who was behind the scenes. However, he then thought that Liu Hanyue had already discovered that someone was secretly following her. Maybe he had some knowledge of the identity of this group of people.
She had a vague feeling that these assassins might be related to the capital. People from the capital had already found her before Jiang Ci left. Did they target her without seeing Jiang Ci?
Thinking of this possibility, Yan Shu fell into deep contemplation.
No matter what the opponent's purpose is, they will definitely come back after their failure today.
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Near night
The group finally arrived at Banpo Village.
Two red lanterns have been hung at the entrance of the Yan family, and red happy characters are pasted on the wall opposite the door. Red couplets are also posted on both sides of the courtyard door. The whole atmosphere is filled with the joy of a newlywed.
Yan Shu got off the carriage and told Yan Wu: "Second brother, you go talk to Uncle Qi and see if he can help free up the two houses. Second Young Master Liu and the others think they need to stay here for a few days and follow. Many of our guards are still injured, so it would be best to free up two larger houses."
Yan Wu immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll go to the seventh uncle's house and ask."
Yan Shu called to Yan Wu, took out twenty taels of silver from his purse, turned around and walked to the carriage, took out a basket of fruits and snacks from the carriage and handed it to him.
The fruits are picked freshly in the space. Now is the season when the fruits are ripe. We can also take out some of the fruits in the space. If anyone is curious and asks, just say that they bought them from Fucheng. Fucheng is so prosperous, so buy some of good quality. The villagers won’t think much about it when the fruit comes back.
The cakes were made by Sister-in-law Qin last night with Sister-in-law Zhao, Sister-in-law Li, and Madam Wei. When they learned that Yan Wen was getting married in Banpo Village, they made a lot of cakes overnight for Yan Shu to bring back for the villagers to taste. .
"I'll give this money to the seventh uncle. I'll definitely need some money to make room for the villagers. I'll let the seventh uncle figure out how to distribute it."
Based on her understanding of her seventh uncle, this old man is a man who does things fairly. He would not think about making profit after giving him the money. In fact, Yan Shu felt that even if he wanted to make some profit from it, he should.
"I've written it down. You guys should go back first. I'll go to Uncle Seventh's house and ask about it."
Yan Wu took the money, picked up the fruit basket and strode towards the seventh uncle's house.
After watching Yan Wu leave, Yan Shu asked Yan Wen and Yan Huai to go home first, while she turned around and came to Liu Hanyue's carriage and stepped on the carriage.
"I asked my second brother to arrange accommodation for you. You have also seen the situation on the mountain. They are houses of ordinary farmers with limited conditions."
"I have lived in a nunnery for more than ten years, and I have long been accustomed to the environment in the mountains. There is nothing I can't get used to."
Seeing Yan Shu staring straight at him, Liu Hanyue knew that she had something to ask, so she put the book she was holding on the coffee table.
"Sister, you want to know the identities of those killers during the day?"
Yan Shu sighed in his heart, Jiang Ci and Liu Hanyue were both good at discerning people's hearts, but she seemed to be able to guess her thoughts immediately with just a look.
"The assassins during the day were obviously coming for me, but I don't understand how I can let hundreds of assassins come after me? These people are highly skilled and well-trained in martial arts, and the tricks they use are different from the last time. The assassins encountered on the streets of Xinyang Prefecture are obviously different."
Liu Hanyue said: "Have you ever heard of Xilin Guard?"
Yan Shu nodded: "It is said that those are the secret guards trained by His Majesty himself, who are specially appointed to perform some shady tasks for the Emperor."
Liu Hanyue chuckled: "Sister is so smart, she should understand who the Xilin Guard's real target is. Jiang Ci must have expected that the Xilin Guard's people would attack you before leaving. He secretly dispatched a large number of people from the Xuan Sect to protect you. In addition, Xinyang Mansion is the fiefdom of Yongding Marquis, and even the powerful Xilin Guards would not dare to make too much noise under the eyes of the Liu family. Therefore, for more than two months, the people of Xilin Guards have never been able to find a chance to attack you. Now that you have left Xinyang Mansion, you are like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. I guess they will not give up after suffering heavy losses today. Taking advantage of your stay in Banpo Village, they will definitely take action again."
Yan Shu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his heart sank.
Banpo Village is full of unarmed villagers. If the people from Xilinwei really plan to take action in Banpo Village, innocent people will be hurt.
"Their target is me. For safety reasons, I will prepare to go down the mountain tomorrow."
Liu Hanyue glanced at Yan Shu lightly: "Xilin Guards suffered a big loss today. They will definitely get back this debt. The exploding gadget in your hand makes them afraid. Maybe they will change their strategy and arrest you." Wouldn't it be easier for your relatives to use this as a threat than to arrest you?"
Yan Shu was concerned but confused. Just now he just thought that he was a time bomb. As long as he left, his parents, brothers and the villagers of Banpo Village would no longer be in danger.
After listening to Liu Hanyue's analysis, she felt that this possibility was very high.
Liu Hanyue analyzed: "Since everyone can't leave, let's make preparations in advance. Banpo Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The mountain forests are luxuriant in vegetation and rich in bamboo. In the past two days, let the villagers go up the mountain to cut down some trees and bamboos. As long as the trees are It should be as thick as an arm and have enough toughness. Once the bamboo is obtained, it can be directly whittled into bamboo arrows.”
Speaking of this, Liu Hanyue looked at Yan Shu.
"Do you still have the explosive gadget that my sister used today?"
"There's some left."
The recipe for making micro bombs is not difficult, and there are all the materials in the space. Making hundreds of them in one night is not a problem.
Liu Hanyue said: "That's very good."
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Yan Wu rushed to the seventh uncle's house. It was already getting late and the seventh uncle had gone to bed early.
Hearing a knock on the door, Yan Ping, the eldest son of the seventh uncle, came to open the door.
When he opened the door, he saw a dark figure standing outside.
Yan Wu hurriedly said hello.
"Uncle Yan Ping, this is me, Yan Wu."
"Yan Wu is back from Fucheng. Why are you here suddenly so late? Come in quickly."
Yan Wu raised his legs and walked in: "Is the seventh uncle asleep?"
"I have fallen asleep. If you are in a hurry, I will wake up the old man."
"There are indeed some urgent matters waiting for seventh uncle to arrange."
Yan Ping closed the door: "Let's go into the house first."
Qi Shugong and his wife live together with Yan Ping's family of six. Their house has seven houses. The second son Yan Bang lives with his wife and three children in the yard next door. That yard has five houses. Their family has a large population. Two houses can barely fit into it.
Yan Ping's sons came out of the house when they heard the noise. Yan Ping's eldest son, Yan Bai, was the same age as Yan Wu. The two hadn't seen each other for a while, but they started chatting enthusiastically when they saw each other.
Yan Ping went outside the main house and knocked on the door. The seventh uncle was a light sleeper and woke up when Yan Wu knocked on the door. At this time, he had already put on his clothes and shoes and went to the ground.
The old man opened the door with a cane, and Yan Ping said respectfully: "Dad, Yan Wu is back. He said he has something urgent to discuss with you. I think the kid is quite anxious."
"Let's go and have a look."
When the seventh uncle came to the main room, Yan Wu and Yan Bai stopped chatting and stood up quickly to greet the seventh uncle.
"Yan Wu, why are you looking for me so late?"
"Seventh uncle, it's like this. Today, the eldest daughter of the Yongding Marquis Mansion came with us. There are quite a few of them, and we really can't accommodate them at home. My little sister asked me to come over and ask you for a favor. See if I can Free up two houses from the village, this is twenty taels of silver, you can just take care of the arrangements, and these fruit snacks are my little sister's idea, you can keep them to try them out."
Liu Hanyue's external identity has always been that of the legitimate daughter of the Liu family. Few outsiders know that she is a boy. Although Yan Wu is not as smart as the other siblings, he is still very smart when it comes to big things.
Inside the house, Yan Ping, his wife Wang, and their four sons all widened their eyes when they saw the contents of the basket, especially the three younger ones, who almost shed tears.
Are the fruits in the basket apples, pears and melons? Although it looks a bit similar to what they have seen before, is it too big?
Seeing that they were all staring at the basket in their hands in shock, Yan Wu explained cleverly: "Fruits from foreign countries are popular in Xinyang Mansion recently. I heard that the sun there lasts longer than here, so the fruit lasts longer." The fruits here are much bigger than those here.”
The seventh uncle withdrew his shocked gaze: "Fanbang's fruits must be very valuable and cost a lot of money. You just keep them for yourselves. Why do you send so many to me?"
"There are still some at home. You always take good care of our family. As juniors, we should respect you. Yan Bai, please keep the basket." General Yan handed the bamboo basket in his hand to Yan Bai beside him.
Yan Bai looked at his seventh uncle and his father Yan Ping inquiringly. Yan Ping was embarrassed to speak, so he finally looked at the head of the family.
Uncle Qi said fairly: "Since it is your heart and soul, I will accept it, old man. I will never give you such a valuable gift when I come home again in the future."
After saying this, the seventh uncle looked at the silver Yan Wu put on the table.
"I am a daughter of the Marquis of Yongding Mansion. It is already a great honor to be able to come to our place. Why do I need more money? Your second uncle's yard next door will be vacated for him tonight. I will also help with the other yard as soon as possible. You make arrangements so that they can come and settle down in an hour."
Yan Wu smiled and said: "No matter whose house it is, I can't bear to have everyone huddled together in this hot weather. This money is a little bit of our family's gratitude. The seventh uncle will divide it according to his needs. I will go back and send a message right away." ”
Before the seventh uncle could respond, Yan Wu ran out empty-handed.
The seventh uncle laughed and scolded: "You brat, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"
Yan Wu didn't even look back and said, "My little sister asked me to hand over the money to you. If you don't accept it, it won't be easy for me. Seventh Uncle, I'm leaving first!"
After waving his hand, Yan Wu quickly disappeared.