Then they heard her say, "Fine, then come and serve me."
Pei Zhaolin felt a sudden emptiness in his palm. He blinked instinctively, and his gaze followed Cui Jintang.
Hearing her order, he gave a soft snort, tinged with a hint of pride.
"Sure."
This cold - blooded attitude, regarding lives as worthless as ants, was exactly the same as those rumored killers who took lives without a second thought!
The human traffickers panicked and were terrified. The three of them hugged each other tightly.
Like grasping at a life - saving straw, they sternly shouted.
"We are all law - abiding citizens from Qinghe! The newly - appointed prefect of Qinghe is an upright official. You can't just arrest people without distinguishing right from wrong! We have elderly and young dependents in our families. The whole family relies on us to make a living!"
The human traffickers wept as they spoke, trying to use Chu Yingfeng's name to intimidate these fierce - looking people in front of them.
But the next second, they found that everyone in front of them showed extremely disdainful looks towards them.
Even Pei Zhaolin was amused and let out a chuckle.
Immediately afterwards, an untimely voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
"I seem to have heard someone call my name?"
Chu Yingfeng was wearing an official robe today.
The robe was a deep color, making his figure as straight as a pine. His face was gentle yet imposing.
He walked over slowly with steady steps. Each step seemed to step on the tense heartstrings of the human traffickers.
As soon as the human traffickers saw him, their faces instantly turned deathly pale, and their tearful pleas came to an abrupt halt.
It was as if an invisible hand had grabbed their throats: "Prefect Chu?!"
Chu Yingfeng nodded at the three of them and said gently, "According to the law, the three of you should receive fifteen strokes of the cane and be fined three times the amount of gold and silver from your slave - trading."
Pei Zhaolin looked down from a high position. With a shake of his long sword, it suddenly came out of its scabbard.
In a flash, the sword with a cold glint made a beautiful twirl in the dark night.
As the sword returned to its scabbard, the human trafficker who had just insulted them stared blankly and fell straight into the muddy water!
Without even a scream, his throat was slit.
The other two were so frightened that their legs went weak and they collapsed to the ground.
Even their urine flowed uncontrollably down their trouser legs.
Everyone stepped back in disgust.
The human traffickers stammered and pleaded for mercy: "Prefect Chu, please spare our lives. We'll talk!!"
Chu Yingfeng frowned slightly, a flash of disgust in his eyes, but he didn't speak immediately.
Pei Zhaolin stood beside him, looking as if he had expected this. He just stared coldly at the human traffickers lying on the ground.
The atmosphere was so oppressive that the human traffickers could hardly breathe.
He stammered, "A few days ago, a merchant from the border passed by here. He said he picked this person up on the way. He came to the tooth - shop and said that we brothers knew a lot of people and asked us to help find the family. We saw that he had lost his memory, so we had a momentary evil thought... Our boss was definitely not involved!"
One was pleading for mercy, and the other also quickly pleaded with a crying voice.
"Gentlemen, we... we were forced by life. Please be kind and spare us this time!"
Cui Jintang squeezed the fluffy ball.
The soft touch made her eyes light up.
No wonder Pei Zhaolin squeezed it from time to time.
When she looked up, she met Pei Zhaolin's smiling eyes.
He coaxed, "There's a fine white fox fur in my mansion. The feel is even better than this. Winter will be here in a few days. How about making a pair of warm hand - muffs for Tangtang? But I'm afraid the embroiderer won't know the size of Tangtang's hands for a while and won't know what to do. Tangtang should come back to my mansion with me first. How about that?"
Hearing this, Chu Yingfeng, who was waving his hand to signal that the two of them should be arrested and taken to prison, frowned and glanced at Pei Zhaolin.
What a shrewd calculation!
Chu Yingfeng turned around and interrupted, "Your Highness, be careful with your words! There should be a proper distance between men and women. Your Highness's actions will damage Jintang's reputation!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to bicker again.
Cui Jintang shook her head speechlessly and turned around to get into the carriage.
"Miss... Miss!"
Cui Jintang paused and looked back.
Gao Yunzhi stood there stupidly.
He tightly grabbed the corner of his clothes with his blood - stained hands.
With a hint of cautious exploration, he said, "Miss, can I... can I follow you?"
Cui Jintang turned around, looking puzzled.
"You just heard what the human trafficker said. You're not a slave, so there's no slave contract. You should go and find your family instead of being my servant."
After saying that, Cui Jintang got into the carriage with the help of Fu Li.
"Wait, miss!"
Just as Gao Yunzhi's blood - stained hand was about to touch the carriage shaft, Pei Zhaolin's sword suddenly appeared and blocked the way.
He looked up in a hurry.
Through his messy hair, he met Pei Zhaolin's calm eyes.
The calm voice was filled with a faint killing intent.
"Didn't you hear clearly?"
"Don't follow anymore."
The moment the carriage curtain fell, Fu Li whipped the reins heavily.
Gao Yunzhi stood there stupidly, watching the carriage gradually move away until it disappeared from sight.
Chu Yingfeng, who was left behind, looked at the human traffickers firmly held by the black - clothed guards and then at the departing carriage.
He sighed rather dejectedly and then said loudly, "Take them to prison. I'll start the trial immediately!"
After arranging everything, Chu Yingfeng suddenly remembered Gao Yunzhi, the victim.
Just as he turned around to look for him, a figure ran past like a gust of wind.
When Chu Yingfeng fixed his eyes, he saw Gao Yunzhi limping and desperately chasing after the carriage in the direction it had left!
Chu Yingfeng: "?!"
Was this man crazy?!
He was just about to stop him when he saw Gao Yunzhi stumble and fall heavily to the ground.
But even so, he didn't stop for a moment. He struggled to get up on all fours and continued to chase after the carriage.
Gao Yunzhi was still shouting eagerly, "Miss! Miss!"
Although his legs were not good, his voice was extremely loud.
Pei Zhaolin didn't even have time to cough.
"Stop."
Fu Li tightened the reins: "Whoa -"
Pei Zhaolin hesitated to speak and gave Fu Li a fierce look.
The latter quickly lowered his head.
Cui Jintang lifted the curtain and looked at Gao Yunzhi, who had staggered after them after falling several times.
She was puzzled: "Why do you want to follow me?"
Gao Yunzhi was out of breath, but his eyes were bright: "Miss saved me from danger. I'm penniless and have nothing to repay you. I just want to be a servant for you to show my gratitude!"
But Cui Jintang didn't buy it: "I don't lack servants around me."
Pei Zhaolin's tightly - clenched hand relaxed.
— Just he alone serving her would be enough!
Gao Yunzhi lowered his head and thought anxiously for a while, then knelt straight in front of Cui Jintang.
"I see that all the people around miss are extraordinary. I've lost my memory. If I can find my family through miss, it will surely be more effective."
Gao Yunzhi's expression was extremely sincere.
Cui Jintang stared at him for a long time.
So long that Pei Zhaolin felt a sudden uneasiness in his heart.
Then they heard her say, "Fine, then come and serve me."
Pei Zhaolin's face suddenly changed!