The Zhen Mansion was already empty. Even the other villagers in Jingou Village didn't know when Old Master Zhen had left with his granddaughter, Zhen Xiaoyu.
The mountain bandits captured a few people and learned Zhen Xiaoyu's characteristics from them.
Zhen Xiaoyu was very fat! She had just taken in a man with a scarred face who couldn't walk as her live - in husband, and she also had a maid who was stronger than most men.
What a distinctive combination! One would surely never forget them once they'd seen them.
"Boss, the three people in that carriage we passed on the road are them!" a bandit who had caught a glimpse of the carriage's occupants quickly reported to their leader.
At this moment, everyone realized what had happened.
"How dare they deceive us!"
"Boss, let's go to Niushan Town quickly and capture them!"
The handsome - looking bandit leader narrowed his eyes and said rationally, "They obviously came prepared. I think going to Niushan Town was just a ruse. If they want to avoid us, Zou City would be the best choice."
"Their carriage can't go as fast as our horses. If we go after them now, we're sure to catch up," the second - in - command with a rough voice said.
"Let's go and chase them!" The leader mounted his horse first.
A carriage had reached a fork in the road.
"Uncle Jiaxing, let's go to Niushan Town first," Zhen Xiaoyu lifted the curtain and said to Uncle Jiaxing who was driving the carriage in front.
Uncle Jiaxing quickly understood. "Miss, do you think they won't chase us to Niushan Town?"
"That bandit leader looks like a smart man. Once he knows I'm the one he's looking for, he definitely won't believe what you said before. They should chase in the other direction, so we'll go to Niushan Town first and hide there," Zhen Xiaoyu said.
"What the miss said makes sense. Then let's go to Niushan Town first." Uncle Jiaxing immediately changed the direction and drove onto another road.
This road led to Niushan Town, and it wasn't too far to reach there.
"Does Dr. Lin, who came to our house to treat A Man's injury before, live in Niushan Town?" Zhen Xiaoyu suddenly asked.
"Yes."
"Then let's go to his place."
Dr. Lin was drying herbs in his yard. When he saw the unexpected visitors, his first reaction was to look at A Man on Uncle Jiaxing's back. "Has the injury worsened?"
Zhen Xiaoyu walked out from behind and said with a smile to Dr. Lin, "Dr. Lin, we'll have to trouble you for a couple of days. You can ask my grandfather for all the expenses during this period."
Dr. Lin looked embarrassed. "My house is too small to accommodate so many of you."
"A Man and I will stay at your place. They'll go to an inn," Zhen Xiaoyu said right away.
"Miss, do I have to go too?" Ah Hua quickly asked.
"You're also very noticeable. So you and Uncle Jiaxing go to an inn. If you spot those people, find a way to lead them away," Zhen Xiaoyu arranged.
By now, Dr. Lin had guessed something. He asked worriedly, "Have you offended someone? Can't even Master Zhen handle it?"
"We accidentally burned down the bandits' stronghold. My grandfather is out now, so I can only hide. Dr. Lin, don't worry. If they really come looking for us, just say we came to you for treatment. You can distance yourself from us, and they won't make things difficult for you."
Zhen Xiaoyu spoke so sincerely that Dr. Lin couldn't refuse anymore. After all, the Zhen family had treated him well in the past.
"Come to think of it, it was Master Fu who saved my life. Emotionally and rationally, I'll help you when you're in trouble. But I only have a thatched cottage for you to stay in. If you don't mind, I'll go and tidy it up," Dr. Lin said.
"I don't mind. Of course I don't mind," Zhen Xiaoyu quickly replied.
"Then follow me." Dr. Lin led them to the back.
Passing through the consultation hall, there was a courtyard where Dr. Lin's family lived. Further back was a field planted with medicinal herbs. The thatched cottage Dr. Lin mentioned was next to the herb field.
It was obvious that this thatched cottage had been used to store medicinal herbs temporarily. There was a bed in the room, but the bare bed board was filled with baskets of dried herbs. Even the shabby wooden table was covered with medicinal materials.
"This is too shabby. Miss, you definitely can't bear it. Come and stay in the inn with us!" Ah Hua thought her miss would surely dislike the environment of this thatched cottage.
"No. We can't all stay together. You bring our luggage and leave quickly. Uncle Jiaxing, the bandits have seen you, so you must be careful."
"Okay. Miss, if you need anything, just ask Dr. Lin's family to find us at Liushan Inn." Uncle Jiaxing put A Man down while replying.
As soon as Uncle Jiaxing and Ah Hua left, the thatched cottage didn't seem so crowded anymore.
Dr. Lin went back and forth several times and finally moved all the herbs elsewhere.
During this time, Zhen Xiaoyu was in a daze because the system kept notifying her that she had obtained killing intent.
One hundred points, one hundred points, many one - hundred - point increments.
This time, the system even provided names. Among the ordinary and down - to - earth names like Wang Dazhu and Li Gousheng, there was a somewhat familiar name.
Song Zhige.
Wasn't this the name of the bandit leader?
Obviously, they had discovered the truth and were expressing their lofty "respect" for her from afar.
These mountain bandits who often robbed wealthy merchants were more ruthless than ordinary people. Just because she burned down their house, they harbored so much killing intent towards her, and it didn't fade.
If she kept hiding and they couldn't find her, would they be able to continuously provide her with killing intent?
And if she burned down a few more such bandit strongholds, would she be able to quickly accumulate enough killing intent for her return ticket?
Thinking of this, Zhen Xiaoyu couldn't help but show a happy smile on her face.
She felt that the day of her return was not far away.
Zhao Zongying looked up and saw Zhen Xiaoyu smiling happily in the direction of the bed.
Now that there were only the two of them, a man and a woman, left in the room, and she was smiling so lasciviously while staring at the bed, she must be thinking something dirty.
Nausea welled up in his heart.
[Obtained 50 points of killing intent from Zhao Zongying!]
Hearing the system prompt, Zhen Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment.
The name Zhao Zongying seemed a bit familiar.
Suddenly, she remembered something. She quickly turned her head to look at A Man and happened to meet his disgusted gaze.
She remembered that this was the real name of the big villain.
So, what had she done to arouse the big villain's killing intent again?
She seemed to have been smiling just now...
Zhen Xiaoyu immediately split her mouth and showed the man her signature toothy smile with her eyes almost closed.
[Obtained 90 points of killing intent from Zhao Zongying!]
Hearing this system prompt, Zhen Xiaoyu's heart trembled with fear. She quickly stopped smiling, left a sentence "I'll go and cook something for you to eat," and rushed out of the room as fast as she could.
Now that there was no one around her, she was really afraid that the God of Slaughter would kill her if he got angry.
As the saying goes, one is in someone's debt when accepting gifts or favors. She had to cook something delicious to appease the God of Slaughter.