inspire-indiana Chapter 201 Assassin's Nighttime Attack
Chapter 201 Assassin's Nighttime Attack
"Little sister, is it alright now?" Mu Yansheng elegantly straightened his clothes before asking Mu Wanjun.
Mu Wanjun nodded, then shook her head, and said, "Strip him naked. He's such a shameless freeloader, he has no bottom line!"
"Okay, little sister."
"Okay, sister."
Mu Yansheng and Mu Yanbo immediately started rummaging through the things.
If Cai Qianqiao hadn't been a woman, they would have searched her as well.
"Second Aunt, here are 532 taels of silver for you. We'll keep them for you and use them to buy you meals from now on."
Mu Wanjun had already come up with a solution.
This second uncle is a coward who bullies his own family. He expects his wife to support him, his concubine, and the son born to the concubine, while he also abuses his wife and her children.
This kind of scum doesn't deserve to live!
"Thank you, Princess, thank you, Princess, sob sob sob..."
Jiao Miaoling was deeply grateful to the princess's niece for helping her so much. She had no way to repay her kindness, so she could only kowtow to express her thanks.
"Get up quickly, are you injured? I'll go to the yamen runners and see if I can still buy food and medicine."
After saying that, Mu Wanjun, holding her older and younger brothers' hands on the left and leading her parents on the right, walked towards the direction of the yamen runners.
The yamen runners prepared a good amount of food.
If we don't sell them all by night, we'll save them for tomorrow morning.
A single serving of food costs one tael of silver, which is outrageously expensive.
After buying four meals, Mu Wanjun asked, "Officer, do you have any medicine for external injuries? The chains are too heavy, and our feet are all rubbed raw. I'm afraid it will affect our journey tomorrow. Could you make an exception?"
The yamen runners recognized Princess Anrong, and seeing the once arrogant princess now reduced to begging them, ordinary yamen runners, for a living, they felt particularly pleased.
Each time the yamen runners escorted the exiled procession.
They would prepare all the necessary supplies, especially essential pots, pans, and various medicines, but the prices would be ridiculously high.
"Yes, fifty taels of silver a bottle. It's the best medicine for wounds, guaranteed to cure the ailment." The yamen runner took out a bottle of wound medicine for Mu Wanjun to inspect.
Mu Wanjun smelled it, and her expression turned somewhat strange.
Isn't this the wound medicine she made and sold herself?
Are they already that famous?
Furthermore, she only sold it for ten taels of silver per bottle, so how did it become five times more expensive in the hands of the yamen runners?
How ruthless!
After paying fifty-four taels of silver with mixed feelings, Mu Wanjun took her family back and handed the food and wound medicine to her second aunt.
"The wound medicine was a bit expensive, so the yamen runner charged fifty taels of silver. The food cost four taels of silver, leaving four hundred and seventy-eight taels."
"Thank you, Princess. We will remember this kindness."
"Women are inherently weak, so we should help each other, be self-reliant and strong."
Mu Wanjun wanted to help her second aunt, so she couldn't help but offer some advice. She waved to them, telling them to hurry up and eat.
After finishing her business here, Mu Wanjun quickly beckoned Shen Shuli over.
"All done? You seem to take good care of your second aunt." Shen Shuli teased.
"Oh, my second aunt and her three sisters are so pitiful. I don't dislike them that much, so I'll help them out if I can. By the way, what do you want to tell me?" Mu Wanjun asked.
Shen Shuli typed out the news of the assassin in Morse code and asked her to remind the Xie family to take precautions as well.
"Take this. Use it to protect yourself and your family if necessary." Shen Shuli secretly slipped a small pistol under her best friend's clothes.
Upon hearing this, Mu Wanjun's expression changed instantly.
She secretly put the gun and bullets away, her tone becoming somewhat indifferent.
"These rats behind the scenes are really impatient!"
"We haven't even left the capital's territory yet, and they're already getting impatient and want to attack us?"
"Don't think too much, take care of yourself, and take the time to rest and recover your strength."
After saying that, Shen Shuli left with the lunchbox.
late at night.
Shen Shuli participated in the night patrol, leading Su Ping'an and Shen Ziqian to wander around the area around the camp and the area where the prisoners were exiled.
"What are you three doing?" the night watchman on the exile team asked warily.
"Hehe, sir, don't misunderstand. We're just on night patrol, worried that wild animals might come down from the mountain and attack you. We're also keeping an eye on these prisoners for you, lest they escape in the night and delay your important business," Shen Ziqian immediately flattered and replied.
Of course, Shen Shuli had taught him to say these words beforehand.
Upon hearing this, the constables were somewhat relieved, but they still did not let their guard down against the three suspicious-looking individuals.
Taking advantage of her night patrols, Shen Shuli would occasionally venture into the woods on both sides of the road to check.
About ten meters behind the camp, Shen Shuli secretly scattered a circle of poison powder.
As long as someone crosses this line, the drug will stick to that person.
The toxic powder will take effect quickly once it comes into contact with the skin or is inhaled.
However, toxic powder has a fatal flaw.
If the poison powder cannot come into contact with a living creature within an hour, its activity will gradually diminish over time.
Shen Shuli needed to scatter a batch every hour, and she was heartbroken.
This special medicinal powder is made from special medicinal materials irrigated with spiritual spring water within Shen Shuli's space, and is personally refined and blended by Mu Wanjun. It is extremely rare.
Before meeting Mu Wanjun, Shen Shuli was reluctant to use it.
Now that her best friend has also come into this world, she no longer needs to be so stingy as to be reluctant to use it.
Just after the second poison powder was sprinkled, Shen Shuli returned to the camp and was about to find a place to rest and recuperate.
Xuan Guang, who was hiding near Shen Shuli, immediately tapped the iron pot on the fire lightly.
The sound was very soft, but the people patrolling nearby could hear it.
Everyone immediately went on alert.
Shen Shuli pretended to be sleepy and whispered to Shen Ziqian, "It's almost dawn, so there shouldn't be any problems. I'm going to sleep."
"Let's go, I'm so sleepy." Shen Ziqian readily agreed and entered the tent.
As soon as the two entered the tent, they immediately woke up the guards.
As for the others, waking them up now would only alert them.
The person hiding in the tent waited nervously for half an hour.
The enemy finally made a move.
The men in black split into two groups: one group dealt with the Su family, while the other sneaked towards the Xie family's resting place.
Xuan Guang and his five companions remained hidden outside until the enemy entered the camp's perimeter.
A skilled archer in silver armor shot two birds with one arrow, killing them both.
Xuan Guang and his three companions immediately launched an attack on the enemy.
They heard fighting outside.
Su Yunhai immediately led his bodyguards out of the bodyguard tent and began fighting with these people.
Shen Yuebai led the firearms team out of the men's tent and launched a fierce attack on the enemy.
Shen Shuli and her daughter Shen Yuehua stood guard over the tent, one in front and one behind, to prevent any enemies from sneaking in and harming their family.
There's quite a commotion here.
The yamen runners next door were basically all woken up by the noise.
But they all stood by indifferently, showing no intention of intervening or helping.
Instead, he looked in the direction of the Su family's group with great interest, pointing and laughing.