klisemfg Chapter 1167 One person, two horses, alternating riding
Chapter 1167 One person, two horses, alternating riding
After dealing with the family, Minglang took the child back to the village head's courtyard.
When the group saw that His Highness had brought back a child, they didn't say anything.
Xiang Ke, always a kind-hearted person, immediately picked up the child and left.
Seeing that the child was crying, Qu Fu was asked to milk the goat, which was then cooked and fed to the child.
After the baby finished drinking the milk, he fell asleep obediently. Xiang Ke was also exhausted after a long night. He had originally been trying to soothe the baby, but in the end, he fell asleep himself.
After covering Xiang Ke with a blanket, Minglang went to the main room to reconcile accounts with Jiang Jiaoyun.
After hearing about all the messy things that had happened in the village from Jiang Jiaoyun, Minglang sneered. It was exactly as she had thought.
"Have you gone down to check on the girls in the cellar?"
Jiang Jiaoyun shook her head.
"I'm afraid there are people in more than just this one cellar. The neighboring yard has also been cleared out. This is the location of the cellar where people are hiding, as told by the people who stayed behind."
Minglang took the drawings from Jiang Jiaoyun, and it was clear that Jiang Jiaoyun had drawn them.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Jiang Jiaoyun hadn't expected His Highness to bring this up at this time.
"It is the hardship of those who passed through here, were killed by the beasts here, and the women who finally passed the exam, were exiled here, and were then harassed."
Minglang nodded in agreement with her words.
They began to carefully study the map, which showed the location of the cellar.
Minglang thought of the kitten.
After calling out to the kitten a few times in his mind and hearing the kitten's meow, Minglang asked a question.
"Where are you?"
The kitten stretched its front paws, lay on the roof beam, and looked down at its owner who was calling for it.
"It's so far away, yet so close at hand."
After saying this, the kitten started yawning. When the yawn ended, it met its owner's smiling eyes.
The kitten rolled sideways off the roof beam and landed right in Minglang's arms.
It was covered in dust.
Minglang helplessly dusted it off.
Jiang Jiaoyun silently put the dagger she had just drawn back.
The cat's unpredictable appearances and disappearances can sometimes be quite frightening.
Minglang fed the kitten some food, but the kitten only ate a few bites and then stopped moving.
Minglang reached out and patted the kitten's belly, which was round and full from eating. It seemed that the kitten was eating quite well while she was away.
"Meow meow meow."
If it had known its owner was coming, it would have saved half the chicken, so that its owner wouldn't have to rely on this jerky to fill their stomach now.
Minglang didn't care about any of that. She held the kitten and pointed out the locations of the cellars drawn on the map that Jiang Jiaoyun had given her to the kitten one by one.
“Look at these, write them down, and then go and find out where else, besides here, the abducted women are hiding.”
The kitten had already overheard this when it was on the roof beam.
The kitten yawned again, and after clearly seeing the location of the cellar drawn on the map, it lazily reached out and placed its paw on the back of its owner's hand.
Feeling the kitten's soft paw pads, Minglang couldn't resist picking it up and giving it a good rub.
Jiang Jiaoyun watched from the opposite side; she had witnessed the kitten's abilities along the way.
I wonder where His Majesty got such capable cats and dogs.
After letting its owner play with it for a while, the kitten pulled its paw back.
It even scratched its owner's hand hard.
Minglang then calmed down.
"Meow meow meow."
The kitten reached out and pointed to two more places on the drawing.
Before Minglang could react, Jiang Jiaoyun had already marked the two places with a pen.
Looking at the two marks on the drawing, Jiang Jiaoyun recalled the locations corresponding to those marks.
"What a bunch of beasts! One of these places is under a haystack, and the other is behind a pigsty. If it weren't for the cat, even if you turned the whole village upside down, you might not be able to find these two cellars."
Minglang began to stroke the kitten's fur.
"They're just waiting for this farce to end so they can resell these women."
Such business is far-reaching; if it is not eradicated completely, it will make a comeback even before the following year.
"Those delusional fools, when they die, throw them into the mountains to feed the tigers, don't even leave them a whole corpse!"
Xiang Ke's angry voice came from inside. The person didn't come out; it was clear that he was awake but didn't want to move.
"What are you planning to do next, Miss?"
Minglang calculated the time and realized there were only two days left until the fifteenth.
“I remember that the Quzhou camp is the closest to here. I’m worried that the officials in this area are already protecting each other. Even if Xianqing leads his troops here, he may not be able to completely resolve this matter.”
Jiang Jiaoyun gave a soft "hmm": "Yes, to be this arrogant, one Marquis of Jinxiang is probably not enough."
After all, the Marquis of Jinxiang's family fortune was not what it used to be.
Before this incident, if the ancestral graves were emitting auspicious smoke and a child who could read and write emerged, the family might still have prospered.
This incident happened so well that His Highness caught him in the act.
Even if the ancestral graves are burned now, there's no hope left.
Xue Wan came out from the inner room at this moment, now wearing a thicker outer robe and cloak.
"I'll go. Miss, write me a warrant and I'll go mobilize the troops."
Xue Wan was originally a military officer and had even trained in the army for a period of time.
This is something she should definitely do.
"Let's take a break and wait for the midnight snack to be ready before we set off."
Although there were only two days left, she didn't want Xue Wan to travel on an empty stomach, given how far they had traveled.
Xue Wan, however, did not want to wait any longer.
The journey to Quzhou Daying will take more than two days.
Just as Xue Wan was about to say something, Jiang Jiaoyun stopped her with her hand.
"Listen to Miss, she cares about you."
At this time, Jiang Jiaoyun's guards had also prepared the midnight snack.
After a whole night of commotion, they finally got to eat a peaceful meal.
They also slaughtered two chickens; the head of the village had everything he could want in his yard.
After finishing her meal, Xue Wan got up and bid farewell to everyone with her guards. Ming Lang escorted her to the courtyard.
Looking at the horses still eating their feed, Minglang glanced at the sky.
"You must be tired from your journey. Don't worry too much. This is nothing."
Xue Wan turned to look at the crowd standing in the courtyard.
She knew that His Highness had the determination and ability to handle this matter well, and all she had to do was to do her best to perfect His Highness's achievements along the way.
"Your Highness, rest assured, I understand."
The guards had already led the horse out, and it was clear that the horse hadn't eaten enough.
He snorted at the guard, somewhat annoyed.
"Take two more horses with you, so each person can take turns riding two, and the horses can have a more comfortable ride."
Minglang knew Xue Wan's personality all too well; whenever she started to work seriously, she would disregard even her own health.
The horse hasn't had a proper rest yet, and they're already in a hurry to set off. Given Xue Wan's personality, the horse might just die of exhaustion on the way.