novelraw Chapter 808 - 805: Ignorant Bandits (4)
Chapter 808 - 805: Ignorant Bandits (4)
They are just a band of bandits gathered from ordinary people. Usually, they rely on their numbers to bully the villagers at the foot of the mountain who can’t even bind a chicken, as well as those small merchants with not many people. But when they see official merchants, they wouldn’t dare to utter a peep.So, let alone a thousand taels, it’s rare for them to see even a hundred taels at once.
This time, coming down the mountain, their first job got them thousands of taels. How could they have the leisure to worry about anything else?
A few small bandits ran out upon hearing the words, and shortly returned with faces ashen, whether out of fear or something else was unclear.
When they revealed the whole truth, the other bandits’ faces quickly turned ugly as well.
For a moment, everyone focused their attention on the leader of the bandits, "Boss, what do we do?"
The bandit leader looked particularly grim and, after an unknown period, suddenly tossed the scimitar in his hand into the nearby lake, spat, and said, "Damn it, I never thought I’d be in such dire straits one day!"
With bloodshot eyes, he said, "Go, find that person from earlier for me. If they want us dead, we’ll kill them first!"
With that, he led a group of bandits away in grand fashion.
They had barely left when the government officials finally arrived, asking questions of the bystanders as a mere formality, then posting a few notices, and the matter went without any follow-up.
As for Shen Qinglan and her group, apart from Dong Yao and a few others like Mrs. Lu being a bit frightened, the rest remained unaffected.
Judging from today’s events, the person behind it either wants to kill that group of bandits or simply wants to disgust the people from the Medicine Sect or Yongning Manor.
However, whichever reason it is, it doesn’t matter to them. After all, both the Medicine Sect and Yongning Manor hold high positions, naturally having plenty of enemies, but these are mere petty actions, not enough to be feared.
It took three days to reach the Medicine Sect, where they stayed for a while. Meanwhile, the marriage between Song Ting and Lan Ruo took place as planned.
Attendees naturally included prominent merchants from Xiushui Town and also some capable individuals from Jianghu.
At the banquet, there were mostly sycophants, some to the Medicine Sect, some to Yongning Manor, and, of course, some genuinely admiring others or the people of Yongning Manor and the Medicine Sect. However, with so many putting on a facade, the genuine ones were overlooked.
This wedding affair of the Medicine Sect’s young master was naturally as grand as any, with even the villagers at the foot of Medicine Sect’s mountain sharing in the joy. Some people even specially brought them goodies, making the villagers even more grateful to the Medicine Sect.
After attending Song Ting and Lan Ruo’s wedding, the group left Xiushui Town, hurriedly traveling back to Jinxi Town.
This rough journey left Shen Qinglan’s group reasonably fine, but as for Dong Yao, Mrs. Lu, and the Ping’an brothers, it was another story. By the time they reached home, their faces were pale, but luckily they were just too tired and recovered after a few days of rest.
After resting for a while, Shen Qinglan and Duan Yunfei did not return to Yongning Manor with Duan Nian and his wife but instead went straight to Prefecture, visiting Yan Yijie and Tang Wan at the Tang Mansion. After checking on Tang Wan’s situation and staying in Prefecture for a few days, they returned to Jinxi Town.
Because Yan Yijie was busy, Magistrate Tang and Madam Tang feared their daughter would suffer from inadequate care, and Yan Yijie was also worried about leaving Tang Wan in the chaotic Yan Mansion. Therefore, he simply agreed to let them keep her.
He frequently traveled back and forth between the Capital and the Prefecture. He didn’t think much of it, but Tang Wan was distressed about it.
As for Ding Xuan, since last time, Shen Qinglan hadn’t seen her again. When they came this time, they happened to run into her, but she didn’t approach as she used to. Instead, she retreated to a distance, keeping her head down and not saying a word. She only dared to raise her head after they had walked far away. Shen Qinglan said nothing about this and couldn’t be bothered to pay attention.