In the blur of consciousness, I heard people outside talking: "This girl's hair is pretty good, she can fetch a lot of money in a brothel! I didn't expect that we brothers got a good deal! Hehe."
The mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole followed. The two of them carried the sack on their shoulders. Chang Jinchan did not dare to move. She reached for her waist, pulled out a dagger, and waited for an opportunity to cut a small opening in the sack.
It was pitch black before her eyes, and the sounds of fireworks and crowds were far away. There were many people in the alley, and she could vaguely see a few people carrying things on their shoulders. She wanted to call for help, but she heard them saying hello to each other.
"Scorpion, did you just tie up one today? The third child and I have already tied up two!"
The person carrying her echoed: "Damn it, it took a lot of effort to get this one. Just dress up quickly and get him out of the imperial city. If we are discovered by the imperial guards patrolling nearby, we will lose our heads."
It’s all pretty light!”
Although Chang Jinchan was scared, she suddenly felt reassured after hearing this. She was still in the imperial city. If these people wanted to get her out of the imperial city, they had to pass through the checkpoint. That would be her chance.
The man placed the sack on the ground. As soon as Chang Jinchan put away the dagger, the sack above her head was opened.
"Scorpion, put some clothes on her and leave quickly."
With dirty clothes wrapped around her body and a handful of dust smeared on her face, Chang Jinchan's mind had never been so clear. She resisted the itching in her throat and was carried on the man's back.
"Let's just say that our girl was tired of looking at the lights and fell asleep. Don't let the word slip."
"By the way, just to be on the safe side, our sweat medicine is here. Give this little girl some of it!"
Chang Jinchan's eyelids twitched, and while the other man was taking the sweat medicine from his waist, he made a prompt decision, pulled out the dagger and stuck it on the throat of the man in front of him, then immediately pulled it out and stabbed the other man.
Amid the screams, she hurriedly got up and ran outside, only to hear the person behind her shout: "Hurry and catch her!"
More than a dozen black figures came from all directions, and after running for a while in a panic, they were forced into a corner. There were high walls on three sides, and there was no place to draw strength.
Although she often ran out to play at home and occasionally climbed over the wall, she could not climb over such a high wall without help.
More than a dozen men were holding sticks and staring at her eagerly. Chang Jinchan silently judged the possibility of winning the fight, gritted her teeth, and put the dagger across her chest, ready to fight.
I wonder if the daughter of a dignified protector of the country could be bullied by a few gangsters...
Wiping the ashes on her face, she was in the northwest and had experienced several assassinations and kidnappings. It was okay...
She was startled when something soft suddenly landed on her shoulder. She stretched out her hand and touched it, and it turned out to be a piece of rope.
Looking up, the fireworks were lighting up the night sky, and a figure was sitting on the wall with his legs crossed.
"I'll pull you up."
The speaker turned out to be a female voice. Chang Jinchan suddenly felt tears filling her eyes. She tightened the rope. The next moment, her body left the ground and rushed to a higher place. She was caught by an arm and placed firmly on the wall.
"It's you!"
The person on the wall was Si Yiluo. She was surprised and asked, "Why are you here?"
Si Yiluo glanced sideways at her and said lightly: "This is my yamen. There are people trafficking people outside the Jinyiwei yamen. If they succeed, where will my face be?"
This was very arrogant, but Chang Jinchan could suddenly understand why Shen Moran liked her so much.
"You bitch, I remind you to mind your own business, otherwise we will arrest you too!"
The men below were a little wary at first. The Imperial City was home to various yamen of the imperial court, connected to the inner city. Eighty percent of the powerful people in the capital were concentrated in the inner city. They couldn't afford to offend anyone who appeared here.
But when they saw that there was only one person on the wall, their confidence emerged again.
"This little bitch killed our companion. If you hand her over, we won't make it difficult for you."
Facing the arrogant people below, Si Yiluo just wanted to laugh.
"Do you know who the person you kidnapped is?" Her voice was cold, "The daughter of Protector Chang Jian. And do you know who I am?"
"I don't care what you are..."
Before the leader could finish speaking, he felt that he could no longer make a sound in his throat. The pain in his throat made him look at the person standing in front of him in horror. Blood seeped out from between his fingers. The other finger pointed at her.
: "You, you..."
But it is as unpleasant as the crow of a crow.
Si Yiluo didn't kill him, but just cut his vocal cords.
The others didn't know what happened, their eyes blurred, and after a gust of wind, their bodies suddenly became stiff and unable to move.
Si Yiluo threw down a bundle of hemp rope and tied them into a string.
After completing this action, Xiang Yun also woke up the women who had been drugged by them and brought them over.
"Send these people to Jingzhao Yamen."
Chang Jinchan didn't dare to blink. She didn't even see Si Yiluo's movements clearly. These people were subdued. Seeing that they were about to leave, she gritted her teeth and jumped off the wall.
"Hey, wait for me!"
The wall in the capital is nearly twice as high as the wall she climbed over. She will definitely get sprained if she goes on like this!
"ah--"
Zhou Fu, who was looking for him with his guards, was in a panic. Hearing the screams, he hurried over.
It was such a cold day that I was sweating, which showed how anxious I was.
Si Yiluo put Chang Jinchan down and turned to Zhou Fu and said, "Take Miss Chang back early. There are too many people at the lantern festival, and many young women and children are abducted and trafficked every year."
Chang Jinchan was wrapped in a linen coat and her face was smeared with ashes. Needless to say, Zhou Fu could imagine what she had gone through, and she bowed to Si Yiluo to the end.
"Thank you, Mr. Si, for your help!"
Si Yiluo pursed his lips and nodded.
After they left, she covered her face with a mask and joined the crowd on the alley to continue shopping. The lantern festival would last until the 15th, so she didn't have to come to join in the fun, but tonight Wei Heyan was on duty in the palace, and she felt bored, so she took
People in the house went out for a walk.
Not far away, Wei Chen was solving lantern riddles, and Chen Zhuo followed him not far or near. He was not interested in lantern riddles, but he liked the prize after guessing the lantern riddles correctly... It was a dagger inlaid with gems.
The gems should be worth a lot of money.
There are many talented people among the people. Wei Chen tried for a while but failed to win the prize. Chen Zhuo patted him on the shoulder regretfully and said: "It's okay, let those two try!"
He pursed his lips towards the crowd. Yu Mo and Yan Li were also mixed in. Gong Xiyun folded his arms and watched, a little dazed.
The outside world is still lively, but it has nothing to do with him anymore.
While he was wandering around, someone bumped into him, apologized and left, only then did he find a note in his hand.
Looking back, he saw that the person who stuffed the note to him had long since disappeared. He didn't dare to take it out in public, so he hid the note quietly.
Who gave him the note?
What will be on the note?
What's the other party's purpose?
He was a little absent-minded.
Yan Li and Yu Mo also returned home defeated. Chen Zhuo said to Yue Beishu, "Don't you go and try?"
Yue Beishu shook his head and said: "If you don't try it anymore, you are just asking for humiliation."
Yu Mo was blown away.
"What does it mean to humiliate oneself? Yue Beishu, what do you mean? How noble is your status!"
He shook his head and stood looking at the crowd guessing lantern riddles. He noticed the difference in Gong Xiyun today and asked, "Where is your lord?"
They originally thought that today's excitement had nothing to do with them, but they didn't expect that Si Yiluo would actually bring them out. It became increasingly unclear what Si Yiluo was thinking.
Yu Mo was careless. After looking around and seeing no one, his tone changed.
"In such a lively and romantic night, I still can't get rid of you guys. It's weird for all the old men to look at the lights together."