A group of people in white clothes filed in from outside the manor, each holding a long sword, with a cold face. It was estimated that there were about a hundred people. After entering the backyard, they quickly formed a huge encirclement, trapping a group of men and women by the lake.
For a moment, butterflies flew in the camellia bushes, koi in the Moon Lake ran around, willow branches in the willow forest were broken, and countless flowers and plants were trampled.
Suddenly, screams were heard everywhere, and the girls were instantly shocked.
"Everyone, stand up! Men stand in one group, women stand in another group! No one is allowed to move!"
A young servant in green clothes suddenly stood up from the crowd.
Everyone looked at him, isn't this Mr. Feng?
"Mr. Feng, what did you say? Did you bring these people here?"
"Mr. Feng! You think we are your best friends, but you bring people to harm us?"
"My dear brothers, we don't have to be afraid! Those present are all famous figures in Yangzhou, and there is also the prefect in charge! These petty thieves dare not do anything to us even if they have great courage!"
Puff!
As soon as the voice fell, the young man surnamed Feng suddenly turned around, his body swayed, and in a blink of an eye he was in front of the loud and noisy person. The folding fan in his hand, which was used to show elegance, turned into a murderous weapon at this moment. Mr. Feng stabbed it into the abdominal cavity of the person who was speaking at lightning speed.
Blood spurted out immediately, dyeing half of Mr. Feng's face red. The elegant and handsome face instantly became hideous and terrifying!
"I dare not do anything to you?"
Mr. Feng gritted his teeth and spoke word by word. His voice and face were like a devil from the abyss. His hands also stirred the folding fan to make a disgusting and strange sound, and finally pulled it out!
Swish...
The indescribable bloody scene made people's stomachs churn!
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!!!"
At this moment, everyone was frightened and screamed. Many of them vomited and fainted.
Everyone realized the seriousness of the matter. Although these white-clothed men all had handsome faces, they were definitely more cruel than the bandits.
"What are you yelling about? Everyone shut up and take out all the valuables on your body!"
No one dared to make a sound when Mr. Feng spoke again.
In front of life, what are those things outside the body?
So everyone began to touch their bodies, taking out money bags and taking out ornaments.
Everyone just hoped that this group of people would take the money and leave, and not to cause another tragedy.
…
The team of white-clothed people was approaching the middle of the mountain. The few imperial officers and soldiers on the way were wiped out in an instant. The people outside the pavilion were also in chaos. They all fled into the pavilion, looking at the prefect eagerly.
What could the prefect do?
He didn't expect that someone would be so bold in broad daylight. Less than five miles away from Yangzhou City, there were actually people who openly committed crimes in groups.
Look at the clothes of the people below, they must be the White Clothes Cult!
The prefect was now pale and sweating. In his heart, he went through the eight generations of the White Clothes Cult and said, "You are a good White Clothes Cult! In the past, you did this and that in Yangzhou City, and I turned a blind eye to it. I didn't expect that you were so bold as to dare to come and mess with me."
It's too late to think about anything now.
Everyone here is very important, and there are countless people with powerful forces behind them. If any one of them is injured, not to mention his official hat, even his head may not be saved!
"Sir, the thief is coming up soon. What should we do?"
"Yes! Sir, you must ask us to do justice."
"Sir!"
"Sir..."
"Oh! Stop it!"
The Sir shouted, and the pavilion was quiet in an instant. Everyone was still looking at it, full of expectations, thinking that the Sir must have made full preparations.
However, the Sir squeezed out a few words after a long time: "Let me think about it..."
"Ah?"
Everyone was more anxious.
Qin Huairou also entered the pavilion with the crowd, and was seen by Xia Shang as soon as he came in.
"Madam!"
"Husband!"
The meeting of husband and wife was unexpected.
Qin Huairou was filled with joy and anxiety. She squeezed through the crowd and came to Xia Shang. She threw herself into her husband's arms excitedly: "Husband, why are you here?"
"I just came to see the excitement."
Now is not the time to chat. Qin Huairou collected her thoughts and walked out holding her husband's hand: "Husband, it is not suitable to stay here for long. I will take you away first."
"Don't panic! You take Jiangnan to find a chance to leave. I will be fine."
As he said, Xia Shang pulled Jiangnan in front of him, held Jiangnan's little hand and handed her to Qin Huairou.
At the critical moment, the husband actually thought of himself first!
Jiangnan was touched for a while, but he broke free stubbornly and hugged Xia Shang's waist: "I won't leave! I want to be with the master."
"Oh! Who has time to talk about this now? You should leave my wife quickly to avoid distracting me. If you don't listen, I will ignore you."
"Master!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and leave!"
Jiangnan couldn't vomit with the master, and was stuffed into Qin Huairou's hands again.
Qin Huairou grabbed Jiangnan and looked at Xia Shang with a worried face: "But my husband..."
"Do I need to worry? Have you forgotten who is around me?"
Qin Huairou then remembered that there was an extremely powerful boy around her husband, so she nodded and pulled Jiangnan out of the pavilion quietly.
Everyone stayed in the pavilion for a long time. Seeing that the thieves below were getting closer and closer, the prefect had no solution for a long time.
It seems that they can only flee on their own!
Soon, more and more people left the pavilion, not knowing what was happening outside. The screams became louder and louder, and the scene became more and more chaotic.
Xia Shang hurriedly chased out, only to see the crowd below in turmoil, and another person was killed on the spot.
The white-clothed man from the upper half of the mountain was only 20 meters away, but there was only one way down the mountain, forcing everyone to keep going up the mountain.
Xia Shang didn't want to expose his bodyguards behind him until it was absolutely necessary.
So he followed the crowd to hide on the top of the mountain.
After trekking all the way, it didn't take long to reach the top of the mountain.
On the top of the mountain was a flat tea garden, and there was no way down the mountain at the other end.
Now everyone had nowhere to retreat!
The hill was only five or six hundred meters, and it was cultivated for tea. There was no place to hide and dodge.
Below were the bandits getting closer and closer, and above their heads was the scorching sun that was getting stronger and stronger.
Anxiety and uneasiness enveloped everyone.
Everyone was so panicked that they didn't notice that there were two people on the top of the mountain before they came.
These two people were the old man and his servant who left earlier.
The prefect saw that the old man was so scared that he almost fainted. He ran to him tremblingly and wailed: "Old man, you didn't leave first? What should I do?!"
The old man ignored him and saw Xia Shang when he glanced.
"Hey, kid over there, come here."