Chapter 156
byBefore long, Yang Kai walked back with a solemn expression.
“How is it？” The lady asked nervously.
“They’re all dead.” Yang Kai shook his head. Zhang Ding and those people were extremely clean in their actions. Those who were killed in their sleep all died with a single strike, and those who were killed in battle also had no sign of life.
The entire convoy, now only Yang Kai and the three women are still alive.
The young miss’s sobbing sound came from the carriage room. Cui’er also tried rubbed her eyes. The lady was used to seeing many great storms. Although her heart was sad, she also forcefully endured the tears from falling.
“People die for wealth, and birds die for food…” The lady softly muttered a sentence, as if taunting, as if scolding.
After letting the three women feel sad for a while, Yang Kai then said： “What are you going to do？ Are you still going to Haicheng？”
The lady raised her head and slightly nodded. Looking at Yang Kai full of hope, she said： “Can the young hero escort us through this section？”
This is a wild and desolate place. Just now, they had experienced such a tragic thing. How could they dare to walk alone again？
Cui’er also tightly grabbed Yang Kai’s arm and said pitifully： “Little beggar, you can’t just ignore us.”
“Cui’er,” scolded The lady sternly. “Don’t be rude.”
It was excusable to mistake Yang Kai for a little beggar before, but now that he had saved their lives, it would seem uneducated to address him like that.
Yang Kai looked at Cui’er and nodded. “It’s only about a day’s journey anyway. I’ll escort you there.”
Thank you, Young Hero,” the madam said, heaving a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
I knew you wouldn’t ignore us,” compared to the madam’s cautiousness, Cui’er was much more natural and generous.
The young miss who had not spoken a word until now actually murmured a word of thanks in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s.
The smell of blood is here, and it may attract some wild beasts. We should set off now. By tomorrow evening we should be able to reach Haicheng,” Yang Kai said.
The madam seemed to want to say something but hesitated. After a long while, she said, “Young Hero, could I trouble you with one more thing？”
What？” Yang Kai looked at her.
Many people died tonight to protect us. I can’t bear to see them left unburied in the wild. Could you…”
Before she could finish speaking, Yang Kai’s brows furrowed. He could kill people, but burying the corpses was too much for him. There were so many people. What a huge project it would be.
The madam was very shrewd and could tell what Yang Kai was thinking from his expression. She smiled bitterly and said, “In that case, we won’t trouble the Young Hero. Cui’er, you come with me and the young miss to bury Old Wu. As for the others… forget it.”
Oh,” Cui’er nodded, and then looked at Yang Kai again, waving her small fist at him without the slightest fear.
Yang Kai’s expression was calm as he stepped aside. He didn’t open his mouth to stop them either.
Cuier helped the madam and the young lady get off the carriage. The three women trembled with fear, their faces pale as they picked up swords and sabers from those corpses, then held them in their hands and found a place nearby to start digging bit by bit.
Old Wu should be very important to this family. Otherwise, this madam wouldn’t have insisted on having him buried properly.
While the three women were digging the pit, Yang Kai walked around outside and collected some wealth from the dead.
After walking around and coming to them, he found that the three of them had only dug a small pit less than an inch deep. The madam and the young lady seemed to be used to a pampered life. At this moment, they were clumsily busy, but they threw a lot of mud on each other. The flashes of the saber and sword almost hurt themselves.
Yang Kai watched from the side, his heart pounding with fear and trembling with cold.
“The smell of blood here is too strong. Maybe a pack of wolves will come over later and none of us can leave.” Yang Kai smacked his lips and said.
The madam and the young lady’s faces turned pale instantly.
Cuier was so angry that her delicate breasts trembled. She hatefully threw down the big saber in her hand and rushed to Yang Kai. Her two small pink fists pounded on Yang Kai’s chest in a flurry, shouting as she pounded, “You’re still making sarcastic remarks. These days, all my snacks have been fed to the white-eyed wolf.”
While she was scolding, a wolf howl came from afar, making what Yang Kai said earlier even more appropriate. Not only were the madam and the young miss scared to death, but Cui’er also didn’t dare to be so wild anymore. She quietly moved closer to Yang Kai, looked around and said in a trembling voice, “Could there really be a pack of wolves?”
All right, all right. You go and pack up the precious property. I’ll take care of this here.” Yang Kai was extremely helpless.
Actually, if the madam had said that only Old Wu would be buried before, Yang Kai wouldn’t have declined. After all, in the past few days by Old Wu’s side, Yang Kai had also gained some insights into his martial arts.
But the words spoken are like water spilled, and it’s really embarrassing to take them back. Now he finally found an opportunity to do his best.
Thank you, young hero.” The madam heaved a sigh of relief and calls the young miss and Cui’er to tidy up on the second carriage.
Not long after, Yang Kai dug a big pit and buried Old Wu’s body in it.
On the other side, the three of them also packed up properly, took the precious things with them, and had to leave some not-so-precious things here and ignore them. I don’t know who will take advantage of them.
Let’s go.” Yang Kai sent them into the carriage compartment, sat on the edge of the carriage shaft himself, held the whip that belonged to Old Wu in his hand, and flicked it out following the traces he had comprehended a few days ago. With a crack, the horses ran.
Overnight, everyone had distanced themselves from that bloody place.
Although it was Yang Kai’s first time driving a carriage, he was still adept at it. As he waved the horsewhip, the martial arts trace obtained from Old Wu became more and more profound, and he was actually gradually immersed in it, verifying and integrating it with his own insights.
When it was dawn the next day, Cui’er came out and said she wanted to stop and rest for a while, and Yang Kai complied with them.
Starting a fire to cook, Cui’er was extremely busy. After experiencing that incident last night, the three people in the carriage had no sense of security at all and didn’t sleep a wink all night. Although they didn’t have much appetite now, they still had to eat something to replenish their strength.
When they set off again, Cui’er didn’t return to the carriage but sat beside Yang Kai, looking at him with sideways eyes, her eyes full of curiosity.
“You’re not a little beggar, are you?” After a long while, seeing that Yang Kai didn’t talk to her, Cui’er couldn’t help but ask.
“Of course not.” Yang Kai rolled his eyes.
“I guess you must be the noble son of some aristocratic family！ Because of running away from marriage, you spent all your money, so you’re in such a sorry state.” Cui’er boldly used her imagination.
Yang Kai couldn’t help but laugh： “Did you listen to too many stories when you were a child？”
“I didn’t listen to stories when I was a child. It’s just that in recent years, I heard some interesting things from the young lady, and there are many such plots in them. And then, you down-and-out noble sons will encounter…”
Before she could finish speaking, a light cough came from the carriage.
Cui’er quickly stuck out her fragrant tongue.
Yang Kai smiled faintly and continued to whip the horse.
An hour later, Yang Kai felt a sense of danger and looked into the distance. Suddenly, he said, “There are people blocking the way ahead. I don’t know what they are doing.”
The voice of the madam came over with some surprise： “Maybe they are from the Miao family.”
The Miao family is the family that the madam is going to seek refuge with this time. When chatting with Cuier in the past few days, Yang Kai also learned that the young lady of this family and the young master of the Miao family had once made a baby betrothal. So after the master died, the madam would bring the young lady to Haicheng. This time, one is to take refuge, and the other is to marry the young lady. I’m afraid they will also settle in Haicheng in the future.
“Did you send a message to the Miao family before？” Yang Kai asked.
“Yes.”
“Then when we get there, I won’t go with you anymore.” Yang Kai also let out a sigh of relief.
Cuier said nervously： “Are you leaving so soon, little beggar？”
“Reluctant？” Yang Kai raised his eyebrows at her.
“Go to hell！” Cuier’s face turned red. There was still the madam and the young lady behind, and this bastard actually molested her.
With a serious expression, Yang Kai said： “Madam, I hope that what happened to me last night will not be leaked out.”
The madam was stunned. Remembering Cuier’s bold speculation just now, she thought to herself, could this really be a noble son who ran away from marriage？ So he didn’t want to expose his identity？
Thinking like this, the madam nodded and said： “Yes, don’t worry, young hero. The three of us were just rescued by a master last night.”
“That would be for the best.” Yang Kai smiled slightly.
Moments later, the carriage arrived in front of the group of people blocking the way.
The man in the lead cupped his fists and asked loudly, “May I ask if there are people from the Jiang family in the carriage！”
The voice of the madam came out, “That’s right.”
The man was overjoyed and dismounted, saying, “Little brother is Miao Huacheng. I welcome sister-in-law！”
As he spoke, his voice was already choked with sobs, “It has been ten years since I parted with Big Brother Jiang. I didn’t expect it to be a forever farewell. All kinds of past events are like yesterday and are clearly in my mind！”
Inside the carriage, the sobbing sounds of the madam and the young lady also came out, and Cui’er’s eyes were even red.
The madam said, “Brother, please restrain your grief.”
Miao Huacheng said, “Sister-in-law, don’t be too sad either.”
There was a solemn and tragic atmosphere.
After a long while, Miao Huacheng said, “Sister-in-law has been tired all the way. Please hold on for another half a day. We will soon arrive at Haicheng.”
As he spoke, his eyes swept over Yang Kai and he frowned, “Why is there a little beggar？”
The madam was very smart and told the story of last night in a few words. Finally, she said, “None of the three of us can drive a carriage. Fortunately, we met a little beggar, so we asked him to help drive the carriage.”
“That damned Zhang Ding！ He really deserves to be cut into pieces！” Miao Huacheng was furious. Then, he looked at Yang Kai again and said, “Little beggar, you can get down now. You have worked hard all the way.”
Yang Kai responded and jumped off the carriage.
Miao Huacheng gave a look to one of his subordinates, and that person stepped forward and gave Yang Kai a silver ingot as a reward. Naturally, Yang Kai was not polite. Pretending to be a beggar, he repeatedly thanked and took it.
“Let’s go！” Miao Huacheng had someone else replace Yang Kai’s position, and then with a wave of his hand, led a group of people towards Haicheng.
Billowing dust and smoke, Yang Kai stood in place and saw that there were three pairs of eyes staring at him from the rear window of the carriage.
Although he felt sorry for the widows of the Jiang family, after all, they just met by chance and would most likely never see each other again in the future.
Chasing after the direction where the carriage disappeared, Yang Kai walked all the way. He held the horsewhip left by Old Wu in his hand and randomly waved it while walking. His feet even display a way to correspond with it.
Half a day later, he finally arrived at the place.
This city was much larger than Wumei Town, but there was a faint fishy smell in the air. It was not unpleasant, but instead made people feel refreshed.
Yang Kai had come to a coastal city for the first time. Although excited, he still first went to buy some clothes and found an inn to stay in for the time being.
He didn’t have to worry about money. He had made a windfall from the dead last night, and the amount was quite substantial.
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