Chapter 223: Bandits
Qin Yao's expression froze, and he quickly withdrew his hand that was about to open the door, turned around and rushed out of the post station, running towards the stable next door.
Liu Li, who was outside the door, only felt a gust of wind blowing past him. He was slow to react and asked in confusion, "Madam Qin, what happened?"
Qin Yao, who had already arrived in front of the stable, clearly saw a figure rushing into the bamboo forest behind the stable in panic.
He seemed to have not expected that she could actually discover him and catch up with him so quickly. He turned around and looked at her in surprise and fierceness.
When Liu Li chased after him, he was met with that fierce gaze and felt a chill down his spine.
He asked in surprise: "Madam Qin, who is that person?"
Qin Yao shook her head. "I don't know, but he's definitely not a good person. The postmaster may have been killed."
After saying that, without bothering to comfort Liu Li's frightened heart, he turned his head to look at the stable beside him.
Liu Li also looked over curiously and saw that there was a dent in the straw under Lao Ma's feet.
So, the man who just ran away had actually been hiding here, watching their every move?
Qin Yao seemed to have sensed his guess and gave a positive answer, "That man had been hiding here just now."
Because the noise made by the horse covered up the other person's breathing, she didn't notice the person's presence at first.
Liu Li looked at the sunken straw and then at the eerie bamboo forest, and goose bumps appeared on his arms!
"Madam, what's going on!" Liu Ji shouted behind him.
Qin Yao originally wanted to continue checking at the back door, guessing that the body of the postmaster might be found there, but suddenly heard the roar, and decisively stopped and gave up her curiosity.
Signaling the frightened Liu Li to follow, the two quickly returned to the carriage.
"Who just ran into the bamboo forest?" Liu Ji asked curiously.
Qin Yao gestured to Da Zhuang and Liu Li to get on the carriage and replied, "Murderer."
"What?" Liu Ji shuddered all over. The thought was so terrifying that goose bumps appeared all over his body.
"Let's go first. We shouldn't stay here for long!" Qin Yao urged, looking at the bamboo forest where the man left.
Liu Li hurriedly asked: "Madam Qin, where are we going?"
Qin Yao immediately replied: "Return the same way, back to the town we just passed by."
She had no idea where the place ahead was. It was better not to gamble on her luck at this time. She should choose a place she was familiar with, even if it was a little far away, but it was the safest choice.
Liu Li nodded and told Da Zhuang to go back.
Da Zhuang was still a little confused and didn't know what was going on, but seeing the serious expressions of Qin Yao and the Second Young Master, as well as the figure who suddenly ran out just now, he decisively chose to believe Qin Yao's decision.
Their carriage was originally at the back, but now it turned around and was in the front. Seeing Qin Yao and his wife getting on the carriage, Da Zhuang whipped the horse and urged the horse to run forward.
The wheels turned quickly. Dalang in the carriage first calmly comforted his younger brothers and sisters, told them to hold on to the raised handrails on the carriage, then got out of the door and came behind his parents.
Liu Ji was driving the cart, and Qin Yao was half-crouching on the shaft, holding onto one side of the carriage, with most of her body leaning out of the carriage, scanning the surrounding bamboo forest.
Seeing Da Lang coming out, Qin Yao shouted in a deep voice: "What are you doing here? Go in!"
"I want to help." Dalang's eyes were full of worry.
Liu Ji immediately sneered: "How can you help? It's good enough that you don't cause trouble. Go in quickly!"
Perhaps because the tone was too harsh, Dalang lowered his head sadly, his face full of self-blame, feeling that he was useless.
At this moment, a warm hand fell on his shoulder. Qin Yao's tone was not gentle, but she looked at him with equal eyes, "I leave Si Niang and the others to you. Can you take good care of them?"
Dalang's dim eyes suddenly lit up, he clenched his fists and nodded heavily, "I can do it!"
Qin Yao smiled lightly, "Very good, I'll leave the things inside to you, and I'll focus on dealing with the crisis outside."
"Yeah!" The young boy responded solemnly, regained his confidence, and immediately returned to the carriage.
Inside the closed carriage, one could faintly hear him reassuring his younger brothers and sisters not to worry.
Qin Yao's displeased eyes swept over Liu Ji. Knowing that he had said something wrong, Liu Ji could only drive the horse to run faster, not daring to look her in the eye.
Da Zhuang and Liu Li were running in front. In just less than half an incense stick of time, they felt like they had been running for an hour. In fact, they were only more than a thousand meters away from the Bamboo Forest Inn.
Suddenly, several figures rushed out from all around the bamboo forest, and the silver knives reflected a cold light, shining on the horse's eyes.
Da Zhuang and Liu Li exclaimed, "Madam Qin!"
"I'm here, don't panic."
The woman's low voice gave off a calming feeling.
At this time, Liu Ji also noticed figures rushing out from the bamboo forests on both sides. He caught a glimpse of the knife that was flashing with cold light and seemed to be stained with blood, and he couldn't help but gasp.
Apparently, the man who had just left informed his companions of the news, and these people had no intention of letting them go.
Firstly, I was worried that they would report to the police, and secondly, I wanted to make some more money.
The corners of Qin Yao's mouth curled up slightly. It was hard to say who would make a profit!
"Don't stop the carriage, just rush forward!" Qin Yao said loudly.
When Da Zhuang heard this, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and charge towards the figure who was rushing towards him with a knife in hand.
Liu Ji did not dare to slack off and held the reins tightly.
Qin Yao climbed onto the roof of the car with one hand and looked around. There were nine people in total.
He drew his bow and the arrow flew off the string, aiming at the person closest to Da Zhuang and whistling away.
The first arrow was still in the air when the second and third arrows came one after another. The arrows were shot so quickly that the opponent had no time to react. Three people fell down without any warning.
Because of the inertia of rushing forward, two of them crashed into the wheel of Liu Li's car that was rushing over and were bounced away again.
Liu Li exclaimed: "That was a close call!"
Dazhuang drove the car out of the enemy's encirclement, but did not continue to move forward. Instead, he stopped the speeding carriage, and the master and servant looked back.
As a result, Liu Ji was seen driving the car, and Qin Yao was standing on the roof with a bow in hand, shooting six arrows in succession, all of which hit the target, and the remaining six people all fell face down on the ground.
There was an unlucky guy who was stabbed by the knife in his own hand, and his thigh was covered in blood.
In just a short moment, she easily dealt with nine knife-wielding bandits, leaving Liu Li and his servant stunned.
Strong, so strong!
"Stop the car!" Qin Yao gave the order on the roof of the car, then jumped down and ran straight to the nine people who had fallen to the ground.
She didn't shoot them in the vital parts, so she spared their lives. After all, there were children around, so she couldn't be too cruel.
Coming in front of the nine people, one of them punched them in front of their disbelieving and horrified gazes, and the nine people fainted from the pain instantly.
Liu Ji parked the carriage and rushed over immediately. He was very familiar with this kind of thing. He would loot anyone Qin Yao knocked out, regardless of what the item was, and stuff it all into his arms.
Oh, this is a nice dagger.
Wow, there is still silver!
Tsk tsk tsk, this one looks a bit ugly, but the boots are actually made of leather. I'll take it.
(End of this chapter)