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Thinking this, Eldest Lady Shouhua nodded gently and said to her sisters, "I won't go! You may!" "But to be safe, take a few guards!" "After
Thinking this, Eldest Lady Shouhua nodded gently and said to her sisters, "I won't go! You may!"
"But to be safe, take a few guards!"
"After all, with these rumors circulating, it's best not to be too careless!"
Shouhua laid down her condition directly, ensuring her peace of mind!
Seeing their eldest sister agree, Fifth Lady Leshan immediately jumped for joy. She then turned to Second Sister Fuhui. She understood that if Eldest Sister wasn't going, Second Sister would surely be made to accompany them, as her older sisters would never allow her and Fourth Sister, the two youngest, to go out alone!
"Mm!" Second Lady Fuhui saw their enthusiasm and knew there was no point in objecting. She simply nodded helplessly, signifying her agreement. The main reason, of course, was Eldest Sister Shouhua's words: taking a few of the Marquis's guards would surely make them safe! Provided her two youngest sisters didn't cause any more trouble!
"Fourth Sister! Let's go play!" Fifth Lady Leshan was overjoyed that she could finally go buy a Mogoluo statue just like Third Sister's. She immediately leaped up. Fourth Lady Haode was equally excited, and the two sisters held hands, twirling around the courtyard.
For a moment, joyous laughter filled the entire back courtyard of the Marquis's estate. Many of the servant women and maids working in the neighboring courtyards were drawn by the laughter. The atmosphere in this Marquis's estate was truly different! Many of these people had previously worked in other large manors. While some manors were notoriously chaotic, even the relatively peaceful ones never had such an atmosphere as the Marquis's estate! This kind of relaxed and cheerful environment was truly something they had never witnessed in their lives!
"We absolutely must play for a long time today!" Fifth Lady Leshan stood happily in the middle, her left arm around Third Sister Kangning and her right around Fourth Sister Haode, her face beaming with excitement.
Night had fallen, and the bustling night market was like a golden serpent in the darkness, stretching for miles! The Li family girls were having a wonderful time, their bright eyes darting around the various stalls, searching for anything new and interesting. Of course, they hadn't forgotten their main purpose for the trip; they had already bought their Mogoluo statues. Now, all that was left was to wander!
"Roast goose! Fragrant roast goose!" Just then, the cries of a roast goose vendor caught Leshan's attention.
"Roast goose?" At her age, the young girl was prone to cravings. Her eyes immediately lit up at the sound, and she tugged her two sisters towards the roast goose vendor.
Second Lady Fuhui and Qiongnu walked leisurely behind them, smiling. They found their three sisters' cheerful demeanor quite helpless. Along the way, their three sisters had stopped at every stall to buy something to eat; Fuhui wondered how much they had crammed into their small stomachs. Now, they were interested in roast goose? Fuhui was speechless!
"Haven't you eaten enough?" Third Lady Kangning shared the same thought, looking at Fifth Lady Leshan, who was clinging to her arm, and asked.
"No!" Leshan, seeing Third Sister teasing her, immediately whined playfully, "I want to eat one!"
"You've already eaten so much, don't eat anymore!"
"If you keep this up, I won't watch over you!"
"Oh, just let me buy one more!"
The sisters' noisy, cheerful bickering was a pleasing sight, naturally drawing the attention of vendors and passersby. After all, a group of beautiful, youthful girls playing and laughing together was hard to miss. Fortunately, four Gold Shadow Guardsātwo men and two womenāfollowed closely behind them, so even those who looked like troublemakers only dared to sneak glances from the side. No one dared to approach them for conversation, let alone tease them. The Gold Shadow Guards' palpable killing intent, even to ordinary people, hinted at danger. And the Gold Shadow Guards' eyes constantly scanned their surroundings, missing no suspicious threats. Some ill-intentioned individuals who met the Gold Shadow Guards' gaze were so startled they broke out in cold sweat, quickly lowering their heads and daring not to look again!
However, beyond these nearby people, at the end of the street, hundreds of paces away, two shifty-eyed men were secretly watching them. Their distance was too great, and they blended into the crowd, so the Gold Shadow Guards couldn't possibly detect these two ill-intentioned rats. Of course, these two rats also didn't realize that directly above them, a young man wearing a jade fox mask was observing their every move. Wei Tingyu watched as events unfolded exactly as he expected, a smile inadvertently creeping onto his lips. Indeed! According to the original plot, the Li family sisters would still encounter a small misfortune! The inertia of this world isn't so easily broken by me!
"My lady! The carriage is hired!" At that moment, an accompanying young servant quickly jogged over and said cautiously to Second Lady Fuhui. They hadn't come out in the Marquis's carriage this time; after all, they were here to explore the night market, and the Marquis's carriage would be far too ostentatious! They didn't want to be gawked at before they even had fun!
"Oh dearā¦" Upon hearing this, the sisters realized that Second Lady Fuhui had already sent a servant to hire a carriage. And hiring a carriage meant their fun for the day was over! The sisters, still eager for more playtime, almost simultaneously let out a disappointed "Oh dear!"
Second Lady Fuhui now understood how difficult it was for Mother Lady Li and Eldest Sister Shouhua to manage affairs daily. She was now in her mother's and eldest sister's position, so she could only shake her head and say to her three sisters, "It's getting late. We should go back! How about we explore again another day?!" Though her words sounded like she was seeking their opinion, her tone brooked no argument.
The sisters exchanged glances, then nodded reluctantly! After all, they knew that if they played too late or too wildly, it would bring shame to the Li family's daughters in front of the other wives and concubines in the Marquis's estate. Moreover, since the Marquis and Lady were so accommodating, the promise of future outings was definitely not just empty words. As long as they behaved, there would be plenty of such opportunities in the future! Thinking this, the three girls could only nod in agreement.
Of course, Third Lady Kangning and Fourth Lady Haode grasped this instantly, but only Fifth Lady Leshan, the playful young girl, shook her body unhappily, pouting, "But I still don't want to go backā¦ hmmā¦" Though she whined playfully, her body was honest. Being escorted by her two sisters, one on each side, towards the hired carriage, her dainty feet moved quite briskly, needing no forceful dragging from her sisters; she willingly followed.
"But I haven't had enough fun yetā¦" Seeing the little girl complain even as she walked with her sisters, the older girls couldn't help but shake their heads.
"You haven't had enough fun?" Third Lady Kangning spoke directly, "None of us have had enough fun!"
The girls bickered all the way to the hired carriage. Second Lady Fuhui and Third Lady Kangning were the first to board. Just as Fourth Lady Haode was about to get in, Fifth Lady Leshan's eyes suddenly lit up. She pointed to a distant alley, shouting excitedly, "There's shadow puppetry there! And snake charmers! Let's just go take a quick look, please?" Without waiting for her sisters' reply, she pulled Fourth Sister Haode and turned, running towards the alley.
Fourth Lady Haode was not much older than Leshan, and naturally, she was curious about such things too! Now, hearing her younger sister, she felt a renewed surge of excitement and followed her into the alley to watch the shadow play and the snake charmers.
"Oh dearā¦" Second Lady Fuhui and Third Lady Kangning, already in the carriage, naturally couldn't jump out and drag their two sisters back. They could only shake their heads helplessly.
"It's fine! I'll follow them!" Qiongnu smiled and told the two women, then turned and followed the two sisters.
Three women alone were certainly not safe enough. Second Lady Fuhui thought for a moment and then told the four Gold Shadow Guards, "You all follow them too! Protect them!"
"Yes!" The four Gold Shadow Guards nodded, then turned and dashed into the alley.
From afar, Wei Tingyu clearly witnessed this scene, and his brow furrowed beneath his mask. The Gold Shadow Guards naturally obeyed Fuhui's command! And with the two women now inside the carriage, parked on a bustling street, there generally wouldn't be any danger! However, he could clearly see that the two rats who had been secretly watching the Li sisters from afar had sniffed out an opportunity and were cautiously approaching the carriageā¦
Still too careless! Although the Gold Shadow Guards had intelligence no different from ordinary people, they were still just ordinary people! This potential danger hadn't even been anticipated by Fuhui and Kangning, so their security had a lapse at this moment! In the future, he should conduct another security training course for the Gold Shadow Guards, ensuring they possessed the qualities of a professional bodyguard in addition to their normal intelligence!
Of course, Wei Tingyu didn't immediately move to capture these two rats. After all, the Li family girls' current behavior was indeed a bit daring! And while his lecturing might gain their verbal submission, there was no telling how long they would remember the lesson. So, it might be better to let events unfold and then appear at the last moment to rescue them! This way, these young girls would remember today's lesson for a lifetime, preventing any future incidents!
Thinking this, Wei Tingyu lightly leaped across the rooftops, following directly above the two rats. Of course, he was absolutely certain that the Li sisters would not suffer any substantial harm!
"Fire! Fire in the north city!" Just then, two patrolling officers on horseback shouted loudly as they galloped past, raising a cloud of dust. "Fire in the north city! Everyone, hurry and leave!" In an instant, the previously bustling street descended into chaos. Vendors, without even time to pack their goods, frantically scattered in all directions, and tourists did the same! The entire street was filled with shouts and cries, completely thrown into disarray!
At this moment, the two ruffians who had secretly crept up to the carriage immediately seized the opportunity. They leaped onto the carriage, shoving the coachman off! Then, grabbing the reins, they furiously drove the carriage away! Indeed, it's unfolding exactly like the original plot! This is probably one of the world's rules! So, this incident would happen no matter what, unless I intervened beforehand?!
Wei Tingyu thought this and glanced at the distant alley, which had also fallen into chaos. However, Haode, Leshan, and Qiongnu were protected by four Gold Shadow Guards, so there was no danger to them at all. Thus, he calmly turned and gave chase to the carriage.
The carriage sped directly towards the city gate, but due to the fire in the north city, many of the city guards had gone to assist with the firefighting, leaving only two greenhorn recruits behind. The two ruffians surprisingly bribed them with some silver and boldly drove the carriage out of the city.
Wei Tingyu used his light-body skill to follow. He saw the carriage enter a dense forest after leaving the city, then stop in front of a dilapidated, abandoned house. Several more ruffians rushed out of the house. After a brief exchange with the first two, they led Fuhui and Kangning, whose eyes were blindfolded and hands bound, into the house. Wei Tingyu lightly landed on the roof, lifted a broken tile, and peered inside. He hoped this incident would teach these wayward Li family girls a lesson, but he certainly wouldn't let them suffer any actual harm.
"You stay here and keep an eye on them!" Seeing Fuhui and Kangning, their hands tied, eyes blindfolded, and mouths gagged, curled up in a corner, trembling with fear, the leader of the ruffians nodded and said to one of his subordinates, "The rest of you, keep a close watch on this place!"
"These two young ladies are quite beautiful; they'll fetch a good price on a flower boat in Jiangnan!"
After the leader spoke, the other ruffians burst into laughter. After all, tonight's incident was an unexpected bonus for them! Who would have thought that just as these two young ladies' guards left, the news of the fire in the north city would spread? Otherwise, they wouldn't have had this opportunity to take the carriage out of the city amidst the chaos! The thought of this windfallāeach of them would surely get dozens of guan, enough for a long spree of indulgenceāfilled these ruffians with glee. It was as if the selling price of these two young women was already laid out before them, ripe for the taking.
And upon hearing that these men intended to take them to Jiangnan to sell them to a flower boat, Fuhui and Kangning were utterly terrified. Both women were well aware of the fate that awaited them if that happened! If these men truly succeeded, the two women might never see their sisters, mother, or the Marquis again in their lives!
Wei Tingyu watched as the ruffian leader finished his arrangements, leaving only one man to guard the girls. The rest of the ruffians left the house, positioning themselves at various corners and exits of the courtyard. He then sneered inwardly. It seemed this group of ruffians had some experience! Moreover, they were only after money, not lust; otherwise, with the beauty of Fuhui and Kangning, they would never have let them go! But none of this mattered to Wei Tingyu. From the moment these scoundrels set their sights on the Li family sisters, their demise was sealed!
Thinking this, Wei Tingyu no longer waited. He lightly leaped from the rooftop directly into the courtyard. Then, with a subtle flick of his right hand, two shards of broken tile he had picked up from the roof earlier shot out, directly piercing the heads of the two ruffians guarding the main entrance. Before their lifeless bodies could even fall, he struck down two more ruffians in the courtyard, their internal organs shattered by his palm strikes. This entire sequence of actions was completed in a single breath, so quickly that the four men fell dead without even a sound of warning.
The ruffian leader, who had just stepped out and was at the back, immediately sensed something was wrong. He turned to flee! The man wearing the jade fox mask had struck with lethal force, clearly intending to leave no one alive. He didn't know if this "god of slaughter" had been drawn by the two women they had abducted, but he had no time or opportunity to ask. Before he could take even a single step, a heavy blow landed on his back! Though Wei Tingyu was seven or eight paces away, the internal energy from his palm strike directly shattered the leader's spine into multiple pieces!
"Ah!" Before losing consciousness, the ruffian leader let out a final, agonizing gasp, then collapsed to the ground, a lifeless heap of flesh. This cry directly alerted the last remaining ruffian inside the house, who was guarding the two women. He frowned, grabbed his blade, and stepped out of the room.
What greeted his eyes was a courtyard that resembled a living hell! His comrades lay sprawled on the ground, each dead in a gruesome manner! The two guarding the courtyard entrance had only half their heads left, blood and brains splattered everywhere, and their hands and feet were still twitching uncontrollably!