Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket

Chapter 582 - 513: A Living Captive

There is strength in numbers, not to mention the allure of money; the artificially created landslide was quickly cleared by the villagers.

Su Jingchen instructed Madam Dai and Sun Manyue to distribute money to the villagers.

Liang Laoda always had people monitoring the clearing of the roadblocks. Once he learned the road was passable, he had his bandits hide on both sides of the road, ready for an ambush.

"Boss, I’ve heard that Su Jingchen is a good official..." a young bandit mustered the courage to say.

"I don’t care if he’s a good official or not. Whoever gives me Silver is a good official in my book.

It’s just his bad luck to offend Lord Cao. That Lord Cao served as an assistant for Lord Yin for twenty years, patiently waiting for his turn. Then suddenly, Lord You came along, who was just a passing Immortal. And even after he left, the Emperor still didn’t think of Lord Cao. Cao was pushed to the edge. He had been waiting for years for this title of Salt Transport Envoy, only to have it snatched away time and again. Anyone would find that unbearable!"

"Boss, with so many corrupt officials taken down at the Jianghuai Salt Field, how come Lord Cao is unscathed? Is it possible he’s clean?" someone curiously asked.

Liang Laoda sneered, "Hmph...why do you think people become officials?

I don’t believe anyone would not be tempted by Silver once they touched it!

I reckon this Cao fellow has some backing, perhaps the court protects him. Anyway, I don’t believe he’s clean."

"Shh..."

"The convoy is coming..."

"Boss, there are a few commoners walking alongside the wagons. What should we do?"

"Just some old farmers, who cares about them?

Old Third, didn’t you say that Mrs. Su is holding a child in the second carriage? In a moment, you guys rush that carriage and seize the little hostage. I don’t believe any father could watch his child die without doing anything." As long as we grasp Su’s weak point, we can kill him without any effort.

As for his wife and child, sparing their lives isn’t out of the question. After all, how could a woman with a child seek revenge against us?

Besides, killing Su will still get us the rest of our payment. Afterward, we won’t have to hide in the mountains anymore; we can live a rich man’s life, maybe even start an Escort Agency!

This money, I must get my hands on it!

As the convoy slowly approached, Liang Laoda blew a sharp whistle, and the bandits swarmed, surrounding the Su Family’s convoy.

The villagers, who were also heading to Yangzhou City, turned pale at this moment, realizing that Su Jingchen’s warning was true.

They wanted to enter the city with Su Jingchen’s convoy because bandits had been frequently appearing nearby, and following the convoy seemed safer!

They didn’t ask to ride the wagons or anything, but that young man subtly didn’t want them to follow. They had been cursing Su Jingchen for being stingy, but the result...

"Run..." a few villagers immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

The bandits didn’t bother to chase those villagers; what money could they possibly have?

Su Jingchen’s convoy was the real jackpot today.

The two sides quickly engaged in battle. Liang Pao glanced at the struggling guards and charged straight at Su Jingchen with his sword drawn.

"You... know martial arts..." Liang San spat blood in shock as he looked at the short dagger in his chest.

Su Jingchen twisted the dagger in Liang San’s chest and pulled it out.

"To deal with a foolish thief like you, martial arts are unnecessary!"

Though Liang San was unwilling, he had no choice but to fall backward.

Yu Xiaolian placed the sleeping child into the space. Despite Cao Gen guarding the carriage, she had watched too many movies in her previous life, fearing some hidden arrow might suddenly strike. The space was, of course, the safest place.

Sure enough, Cao Gen soon got entangled with several bandits, moving further and further from the carriage.

With a swish, the door of Yu Xiaolian’s carriage was flung open, and the curtain was torn off roughly by a bandit.

"Stop fighting, I have Mrs. Su in my hands!" The bandit, though surprised there was no child inside, figured having Su Jingchen’s wife might still be useful.

Just as the bandit turned to shout, Yu Xiaolian smashed an electric baton onto the back of his head.

The bandit’s brains splattered, dying instantly.

Yu Xiaolian pulled out a few tissue papers, wiping the still warm blood off the electric baton.

With her current strength, smashing a man’s head open with a stick was a piece of cake, especially since her electric baton was heavy, making it effortless to use.

Yu Xiaolian kicked the carriage door closed. Just as she was about to go help Cao Gen, the horse was suddenly stabbed, setting it into a mad gallop.

"Retreat!" With the guards around Su Jingchen being too formidable, Liang Laoda realized his forces were quickly diminishing.

Liang Laoda shot Mrs. Su’s horse before ordering a retreat.

Grabbing Su Jingchen’s wife and child was the best course of action.

As long as they had the woman and child, Su would be forced to surrender.

"Whoa..." Amid the bumps, Yu Xiaolian quickly grabbed the reins.

But the horse, in excruciating pain, refused to heed any command, only continuing its mad dash forward.

Yu Xiaolian’s hands were in excruciating pain from the pressure.

With no other choice, Yu Xiaolian had to release the reins and leap off.

As soon as her feet hit the ground, she found herself face-to-face with the bandit leader.

This old devil was fast! Even with the horse running wildly, he managed to keep pace right behind her.

Fortunately, it was just the bandit leader alone, allowing Yu Xiaolian to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Where’s the child? Did you leave him alone in the carriage?" The bandit leader was surprised to see the carriage vanish.

This mother, caring more about her own life than the child’s, how interesting.

Yu Xiaolian had no intention of wasting words with him. Her sleeve concealed a heavy black electric baton, extended to its full length.

She had to deal with him quickly before He Jian and others arrived so she could retrieve the child from the space; otherwise, it would be hard to explain later.

Ever since Yu Xiaolian gained Miao Danyi’s true teachings, she hadn’t had a chance to fight someone one-on-one. Today, she’d use this bandit to practice.

"What? You want to fight me?" Liang Laoda slung his broadsword over his shoulder, teasing Yu Xiaolian, "Do you want me to give you three free moves?"

Yu Xiaolian coldly sneered, fool, today I’ll show you the power of this grandma.

With nearly a century’s worth of strong Inner Strength in her body, if used properly, she could slap him into pulp.

"No need to give any moves, let’s fight!" Yu Xiaolian wielded the electric baton, her glance challenging Liang Laoda.

Liang Laoda, afraid his men couldn’t hold off Su Jingchen’s group for long, didn’t dare delay further. He charged at Yu Xiaolian with his sword.

The blade whipped fiercely through the air; Yu Xiaolian sidestepped, counterattacking with a strike to Liang Laoda’s neck.

"Ugh..." Liang Laoda staggered from the blow.

Seizing the opportunity, Yu Xiaolian leapt onto his back, "Don’t move!"

If he struggled, she feared she might not control her strength. Leaving a live witness was essential; otherwise, they wouldn’t know who might still be an enemy when they reached Yangzhou!