Chapter 390: Chapter 386: Tied Up_1
 

“Great! We will just wait for them by the road!”

Wei Zhan and Wen Hengyin were furious, and quickly sent their servants to chop some long branches from the roadside.

They gathered stones themselves, and placed them in the middle of the road.

As soon as they were done, sure enough, about ten people protecting two horse carriages pulled up.

As the horse carriage came closer, Wei Zhan, leading several others, charged forward, using the long sticks to knock the horse-riding guards off.

Taking advantage of their disorientation, Yingbao, Jiang Jie, Jiang Wu, and a few other children jumped on them, pinning and tying them down one by one.

Those who were quick in response inevitably engaged in a fierce fight before being knocked unconscious.

Xiao Chengjun was also knocked to the ground and tightly bound by Wei Zhan’s servants.

Next, it was time to switch horses.

Chen Tiantian and the Han Family’s wet nurse were screaming in fright, clutching the child and not daring to leave the carriage.

Tied up like a dumpling, Xiao Chengjun remained defiant, roaring at Wei Zhan and Wen Hengyin, “Wei Zhan! Wen Hengyin! Do you want to die?”

Wei Zhan scoffed lightly, pointing at the dead horse, “You’re the one who wants to die! If you didn’t act unkindly, why would we be unjust?”

Saying that, he led the horse over and harnessed it to his carriage.

Yingbao tethered the remaining three horses to her carriage, planning to take them away.

Then she looked at Xiao Chengjun and the others with a cruel and merciless gaze, wondering whether she should wipe all of them out.

But considering the safety of her own family, she decided against it.

If Xiao Chengjun dies, those who ran away earlier will definitely suspect her group.

Since they can’t wipe them all out, they shouldn’t act rashly.

While they are out in the open, the Xiao Family is hidden. If Xiao Mo seeks revenge for his brother, they would not be able to defend themselves.

“Take their weapons too.” The old Mr. Wu stuck his head out from the carriage: “Search the inside of their carriage again and take all the sharp utensils.”

Jiang Sanlang nodded, picking up the weapons with his nephew, taking off the swords and daggers from the guards’ bodies.

Chen Tiantian and the Han Family’s wet nurse were also pulled out. Everyone joined forces to pin them to the ground and tie up their hands and feet.

The little kid didn’t cry, only watching the crowd anxiously. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he quickly ran towards old Mr. Wu’s carriage.

Yingbao searched the carriage and found two daggers and a pair of scissors.

Then she rummaged through Chen Tiantian’s bundle and picked out a thick cloth skirt. She cut it into strips and handed it out for everyone to blindfold Xiao Chengjun and the others, before kicking them into the roadside ditch.

There was water in the ditch, but it was frozen, and those people fell onto the icy surface.

Wei Zhan, mischievously, wanted to damage the wheels of Xiao Chengjun’s carriages, but was stopped by Yingbao.

These two carriages were very sturdy, spacious inside, and equipped with everything from bedding, far superior to their own carriage.

Yingbao asked Wei Zhan and her elder brother to go ahead, while she and her dad covered the rear.

Jiang Cheng and Wei Zhan didn’t understand, but Jiang Sanlang knew what his daughter was planning.

She probably couldn’t bear to leave the injured horses behind and wanted to sneak them into the cave dwelling.

At Yingbao’s insistence, all the carriages moved away.

Yingbao glanced at the dozen or so people writhing in the ditch, making sure that they couldn’t see a thing. Only then did she collect the injured horses and the two carriages, as well as the three horses tethered behind her carriage.

She approached Chen Tiantian with the dagger in her hand, debating whether she should send her to heaven.

As she pressed the dagger against Chen Tiantian’s neck, Yingbao suddenly experienced a piercing headache.

What’s going on?

Startled, Yingbao stood up and stepped back a few steps.

Jiang Sanlang walked over, took the dagger from his daughter’s hand, and said in a low voice, “Let daddy do it.”

Yingbao grabbed her dad’s hand and shook her head. “Let’s get out of here quickly!”

She was suddenly overcome with a great panic and dragged her dad to retreat.

Chen Tiantian cannot be killed, at least not for now.

This woman must be the protagonist of the story book, there’s definitely something unusual about her.

I’ll wait until I figure out what’s going on with the story book to say anything.

They climbed into the horse carriage, and old daddy Jiang Sanlang also took a seat, flicked the horsewhip, and drove the carriage away at full speed.

The Jiang Family’s horses were very robust, and they soon caught up with Wei Zhan and his company.

The convoy sped along and entered a county town by evening.

After checking the documents of the few, the soldiers guarding the city gate let them go.

The convoy stopped in front of a large inn, planning to stay overnight here.

Seeing a big business coming, the inn’s waiter hurriedly came out to welcome them. He even opened the back door of the courtyard to let the horse carriage enter.

Yingbao and his younger brother got off the carriage and suddenly saw a little head poking out of Mr. Wu’s carriage, “Daddy! We’re home!”

Mr. Wu coughed awkwardly and said to everyone looking over: “This child insists on following this old man…”

The young boy hugged Mr. Wu’s neck, looking suspiciously at everyone: “Don’t you dare kidnap my dad!”

Jiang Sanlang and others twitched their faces, and no longer cared. They went to register the household documents.

Mr. Wu picked up the young boy and led him to the house.

The young boy was very dependent on him, calling him ‘Daddy’ every other word, and hardly ever leaving his side.

Yingbao, alone in her room, locked the door, then quickly entered the secret room to tend to the horses.

Eight horses were injured, and four of them died without treatment.

The remaining four, under her intensive care, barely survived.

But they would still need a lot of care to recover from their severe wounds.

Yingbao brought some ice blocks and stacked them around the dead horses to prevent them from rotting. She also cut some soy straw to feed the horses and put a pot of wheat grain for the injured horses to eat.

The three horses obtained from Xiao Chengjun were all warhorses, they were larger and more spirited than regular horses, and they were not afraid of Yingbao. They stretched their heads to lick the wheat grains.

But they were very annoying as they defecated and urinated anywhere. Yingbao almost wished she could throw them out of the secret room.

After staying in the county town for two nights, Jiang Sanlang hired a group of escorts to escort them back to their home village.

Wei Zhan and their group could restrain Xiao Chengjun because they took him by surprise.

If they really fight against Xiao Chengjun’s guards, it’s unclear who would win.

Having several children in his group, Jiang Sanlang didn’t dare to risk their lives, so he’d rather spend money to ensure their safety.

The escort team had a total of fifteen people, who were very happy to receive the job of escorting people.

Escorting people was easier than escorting goods, at least robbers wouldn’t be tempted.

By the time the large group returned to Chuanhe Town, it had been about ten days.

Before they entered the village, old man Jiang came to meet them, “You are finally back! Why is it so late? Did anything happen on the road?”

Jiang Sanlang shook his head, “Nothing happened, dad. Has there been anyone from outside recently?”

“Yes, there have been several batches of messengers. One said that Yuanbao has passed the scholar exam, and the other said Xiaojie has become an official.” Old man Jiang stretched his head to look into the carriage: “Where is Xiaojie?”

Jiang Jie poked his head out, “Grandpa, I’m here.”

“Oh my! my big grandson, come down and stretch your legs.” The old man embraced his grandson, and carried him off the carriage.

The old man then, holding his grandson’s hand, cheerfully went home, greeting many people along the way.

The Clan leader and a few village elders came to the Jiang Family, one by one touching Jiang Jie’s head, patting his shoulder, and praising him.

Yuanbao, who had just been promoted to a scholarship student, was mercilessly ignored.

After returning home, Jiang Sanlang didn’t rest. He hurried to the Chuanhe Town post office and reported the encounter with the Xiao Family to the postmaster.

The newly appointed postmaster took the matter very seriously and immediately notified the surrounding post offices and post stations that they must check the identity and household registration of any large group of knights that they encounter.

Jiang Sanlang only went home satisfied, and told his daughter about it.

In fact, as they traveled, whenever they came across a post station, Jiang Sanlang would inform the postmaster of the physical features of Xiao Chengjun and his party.

If those postmasters wanted to make a merit, they would surely send people to arrest Xiao Chengjun and his party. Even if they couldn’t arrest anyone, they would certainly keep a close watch on the passing people.