Chapter 39: Xia Family (Seeking follow-up reading)

When the old man heard that the young man was going to throw his book, he immediately blew his beard and glared at him and cursed:
"You evil creature! What nonsense are you talking about? These books have been passed down through several generations of my Xia family. They are more precious than your life and mine. How can we throw them away!"

The young man didn't care how harsh his father's scolding was, and muttered softly:

"What is more important than life? It has been passed down for generations. I only know that if we run slower and are caught up by that group of bandits, our Xia family will be wiped out for the rest of our lives."

After hearing the young man's rebuttal, the old man, who had just been fuming and glaring, fell silent.

Then he said to the three guards behind him:

"Three of you, please bring the young master and young lady to Qianzhou safely. I can pull this carriage myself."

As soon as he said this, before the three guards could speak, the young man became anxious:

"Dad, why are you talking nonsense like me? If we leave you here alone, let alone encounter bandits, even if we meet a few hungry people, I'm afraid they will push you off and eat your horse. How can you possibly catch up with us alive?"

One of the three guards also advised:
"Your Excellency the Duke, how can we abandon you? If so, we won't be able to complete our mission even if we return to Qianzhou!"

The three of them really did not dare to keep Duke Xia.

Duke Xia lived in seclusion in Lianhua County, and the general entrusted the Duke's safety to them. If they really left as the Duke said, the general would probably beat the three of them to death.

Duke Xia sighed:

“I never thought that our Daqian Dynasty has reached such a state.

In order to avoid being corrupted by the greedy people in the court, I lived in seclusion here, just to find a secluded place away from all the filth.

Unexpectedly, even in the wealthy Lianhua County, except for the county town, the rest of the place was full of starving people.

Now there are bandits who have broken into the county town again.

In this world of disputes, the common people are always the ones who suffer.

When will the day of peace come?"

Hearing this, the young man clenched his fist and said:
"Dad! How can we wait for a peaceful day?
This chaotic world needs people with lofty ideals and hard work to end it!

When I return to Qianzhou, I will definitely gather all the upright people who do not collude with those corrupt officials.

We will purge the court of corrupt officials, reform the tax system, revive our Daqian, and ensure that all the people have enough food to eat.

If this were the case, the world would not be in chaos and the people would not suffer.

There will be no more rioters and bandits!! "

At this point, the young man's eyes sparkled, as if he had seen the time when the world would be at peace and the Great Qian Dynasty would be prosperous.

The old man wanted to refute the other party's naivety. If this was so easy to accomplish and corrupt officials were so easy to deal with, why would he, a dignified Duke, be so disheartened and live in seclusion in this Lianhua County?
However, seeing the light in his son's eyes, his expression softened and he said:

"Okay, my son has great ambitions. When I return to Qianzhou this time, I will no longer live in seclusion. I will let all my connections lend a hand to you and help you achieve your wish of a prosperous world!"

"Haha, Dad! It should have been done a long time ago. If I hadn't been hiding here for a few years, your ambition would have been realized long ago." The young man was very proud when he heard that his old father finally acknowledged his ambition and wanted to use all his connections to help him.

"Daddy, let me help you push the wheel." Her green jade fingers pushed aside the beautiful curtains on the carriage in front of her, and a sweet and gentle voice like a spring came out.

The woman in a fine red fur coat lowered her head, tiptoed, and stepped out of the carriage, stepping on the muddy watery ground. Her small blue-red shoes were stained with mud.

The woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old, about 168 cm tall, with her hair tied up high. When she raised her head, a few strands of hair fell from her forehead.

Her oval face, as white as cream, was even whiter than the snow on the nearby hills.

Small nose and cherry lips.

A pair of eyes, seem to hide stars.

The moment the woman appeared, the three guards were stunned for a moment, as if they had seen something from this world.

"Dad, brother, three uncles, let me push the cart too." The woman smiled at the people pushing the cart.

With this smile, the stars in her eyes shone brighter, like sharp arrows, piercing into people's hearts.

The stabbing pain made people's hearts beat "boom, boom, boom".

The accelerated beating of his chest made the three stunned guards lower their heads instantly.

The old man looked at his daughter lovingly and said:
"Qingyu, what are you talking about? How can a girl like you be allowed to do such a thing? Go back quickly, the carriage will be here soon."

The young man shouted:
"Sister, you'd better go back quickly. There are four men like us, can't we push a cart? If we let you push it, and this matter gets out, I'm afraid your eldest brother won't dare to go out. If he goes out, he will be beaten by those guys in Qianzhou."

As he said this, he shouted and pushed forward with all his strength.

The three guards did not dare to look at the woman, let alone respond to her words. They lowered their heads and used all their strength to push the carriage wheel out of the mud in a few seconds.

The young man patted his muddy hands and said:
"Okay, Dad, drive the horses and let's continue on our journey."

Just as the young man finished speaking, there was a sound of horse hooves and heavy objects trampling the ground, causing the guards here to change their expressions. They drew their swords with a "swish" sound, pointed them at the dozen or so figures running from a distance, and shouted to the back:
"Mr. Xia, Young Master, and Miss, you go first! We will stop these bandits!!".

They were all elite soldiers of the General's Mansion, and they knew the characteristics of the Tianxing Army and the rebels like the back of their hands.

From the rhythm of the footsteps, even though they hadn't seen clearly who was coming, they already knew it could only be the bandits from the Tianxing Army!
Moreover, the only bandit group active in Zhiyuan Prefecture was the disbanded brigade, that is, the one led by Zhao Hu that destroyed Qingping County.

When these bandits appeared, more than ten of them at a time, the three of them had no confidence in taking them down, so they could only shout at the people behind them to retreat. Perhaps the three of them could hold them off and give the people behind them a chance to survive.

"Hahaha! None of you can leave!! Especially that woman!!!"

Zhao Zheng, holding a long sword in his hand, rode on his horse, quickened his speed, and rushed here first.

The sound of horse hooves startled the horses behind and made them agitated, causing the carriage that had just climbed out of the pit to sink back into the pit. The old man fell off the carriage.

Zhao Zheng bypassed the three guards, ran to the front, and chopped with his knife, hitting the neck of the horse pulling Juanxiu's carriage in front.

There was a big cut on the horse's neck. It fell to the ground and struggled for a few times, but couldn't get up.

Zhao Zheng rode his horse and paced around the girl, his eyes fixed on her snow-white and delicate face.

On his face, there is uncontrollable surprise and desire:

"There is such a beauty in this world!"

(End of this chapter)