kvmb Chapter 426 Everyone's Risking Their Lives
Chapter 426 Everyone's Risking Their Lives
Fortunately, behind the wall blocking the middle of the alley was still a narrow alley. After smashing the blue bricks, Lu Yangyang turned around and ran away without looking back.
She practiced the methods taught to her by Sheng Junyi for several months. Although she still couldn't become a master, as he said, her ability to escape increased several times over.
The pirates who were chasing her never expected that Lu Yangyang, such a young girl, would have such a trick up her sleeve!
Seeing that Lu Yangyang had already run far away, the henchmen behind him asked the leader, "Boss, should we chase after her?"
The leader glanced at Lu Yangyang, who had already disappeared from sight, and said, "No rush, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with her. Have people continue to keep an eye on Tianbao Inn. If they reappear, find an opportunity to kidnap them. If you can't kidnap them, kill them all! Anyone who dares to ruin our plans will pay the price!"
"Big brother is right, this little wench is cunning, but it's more interesting to catch her alive!" The younger brother chuckled twice.
"Alright, put away your nonsense for now, don't ruin our big plan. Tomorrow morning, we'll pull off a big heist. We've waited so long, the time is finally ripe. This little brat won't affect anything!" The leader shouted coldly, waving his hand and saying, "Let's go!"
The group quickly disappeared into the alley.
Lu Yangyang didn't know how long she had been running. Only after she felt that there was nothing unusual around her did she stop panting by the wall of a house, lean against the wall, and cautiously observe her surroundings.
After a long while, until her breathing had completely calmed down, no one came after her.
Lu Yangyang couldn't help but frown slightly. Could it be that she guessed wrong?
The other party doesn't intend to kill her?
Is it just because she ruined their plans that they're teaching her a lesson?
But if those pirates could commit suicide without hesitation when they were captured, would they give up so easily?
Lu Yangyang still found it strange.
From the moment she discovered that the pirates were taking cinnabar, she felt something was amiss, but now she had no clue whatsoever. The only conclusion she could draw was that Yingzhou Prefecture was a den of snakes and rats, full of all sorts of demons and monsters!
Lu Yangyang waited for a while longer, but still no one came after her.
It seems that those people have really left for the time being.
I wonder if Wen Qingqing and Lu Zhan got back safely.
Lu Yangyang thought there would be a big battle this time, but she didn't expect that those people didn't even chase her to the end.
Could it be that they all went after Wen Qingqing and the others?
Lu Yangyang grew increasingly uneasy and dared not linger any longer, stepping out from behind the wall. It was already late at night, and apart from patrols and night watchmen, there were hardly any people on the streets. This was Lu Yangyang's first time in Yingzhou, and she had been so focused on escaping that she hadn't paid attention to where she was. At this moment, she had no idea where she was.
She was anxious and asked the patrolling people several times along the way. After nearly an hour of searching, she finally returned to the vicinity of Tianbao Inn.
She didn't rush into the inn. Instead, she observed the surrounding area to see if anyone was watching her before quietly slipping into the inn from the backyard.
Luo Jing and Wen Qingqing were still awake. The two guest rooms were next to each other, and Luo Jing had been waiting in the corridor. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Yangyang return safely. "Are you alright?"
Lu Yangyang shook her head, looked at him, then at the light on in the room: "Let's go inside and talk."
The two entered the room, while the remaining three were sitting inside. Upon seeing Lu Yangyang, they all stood up in surprise. Lu Zhan was so frightened that he immediately threw himself on her, his eyes filled with tears.
Lu Yangyang ruffled his hair, walked to the table and sat down. "Is there anything to eat? I'm starving."
Luo Jing was slightly taken aback. He had never seen such a carefree girl before. Even at a time like this, she was still thinking about food.
Wen Qingqing took out all the snacks they had bought at the night market and put them on the table. Lu Yangyang wiped her hands, stuffed a few snacks into her mouth, and felt a little better. She muttered, "I've been running around all night, I'm really exhausted."
Luo Jing asked, "What exactly happened? What did you find out? They came back saying you might not be able to come back. I wanted to go find you, but I was worried that they wouldn't be able to handle it, so I thought I'd go to Manager Chen this morning to ask for help borrowing some people."
Lu Yangyang swallowed the pastry in her mouth and took a sip of water. "I can't quite explain it, but I always feel like there's something wrong."
Lu Yangyang shared her guess with Luo Jing: "First of all, those pirates are very strange. They have been taking cinnabar for a long time, and when they were captured, they committed suicide by poison without hesitation. Uncle Luo, you have also traveled the world. Don't you think this is very incongruous?"
Luo Jing had served in the army and worked as a bandit, so he had naturally come into contact with many bandits and thieves. "It's impossible. Apart from specially trained assassins, it's impossible for any bandit to commit suicide by poison immediately after being captured. If that were true, the Salt Gang's dungeon wouldn't have held so many people. The group of river pirates we fought with that day were also bandits. You've seen those people; that's what real bandits are like. Pirates wouldn't be an exception either. Unless the person controlling them is extremely terrifying, and they have secrets that they absolutely cannot reveal, they can only be driven to this point."
Lu Yangyang nodded: "That's what I think too, but I just can't figure out what kind of unspeakable secret a group of pirates who make a living by robbing have?"
Luo Jing pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Regardless of what happens next, they've already set their sights on you. They might be telling you that you accidentally discovered they were taking cinnabar, which is no small matter. We're currently outnumbered and outmatched, and if we clash with them, it could be a huge problem. So, the best course of action now is to leave Yingzhou as soon as possible."
“Indeed, the situation is unclear right now. We don’t even know who’s behind them, so we have no way to make a move. Let’s leave as soon as possible and talk about it after we get to Yuzhou,” Lu Yangyang replied.
Luo Jing chuckled: "I thought you would stay and figure it out."
Lu Yangyang sighed and raised her hand to beg for forgiveness: "I'm not that ungrateful. I had Zhiyi's help in Jiangnan Prefecture. She's very thoughtful. There are many things I can't think of, but she will definitely do them."
Wen Qingqing muttered, "The martial world is truly treacherous. I originally thought it would be a lot of fun!"
Luo Jing chuckled: "Little Fairy Doctor probably doesn't know that in the martial world, everyone is willing to risk their life."
Wen Qingqing couldn't understand: "Life is only once, how come so many people don't cherish it?"
Old Meng sighed, "Most people have no choice in the matter; otherwise, who wouldn't want a peaceful and prosperous world?"
Wen Qingqing rested her chin on her hand and said, "If only there were a day when the world would be peaceful and prosperous."
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The next morning, before dawn, the group packed their things, asked the innkeeper to leave a letter for Manager Chen, and then hurriedly left the inn.
Instead of following the original route, they returned to the dock.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. The pirates watching them probably never expected that they would dare to return to the docks.
When they arrived at the dock, it was just getting light, but the dock was already bustling with activity as merchant ships began to dock. When Lu Yangyang and his group asked someone to hire a boat, they heard that several overseas ships had docked that morning.
Wen Qingqing excitedly pointed to the large ship docked in the distance and said to Lu Yangyang, "My mother made her fortune in overseas business. Let me tell you, if you ever have nowhere to go, I can have our ship send you out. The earth is so big, I guarantee no one will be able to find you."
Lu Yangyang patted her on the head: "I really appreciate your kindness, but even if Da Zhao can't contain me, I'm going to carve out my own niche. Why should I run away?"
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of weapons clashing in the distance.
Suddenly someone shouted, "The pirates have landed! The pirates have landed!"