Chapter 1616: Siege and Chaos
Chapter 1616: Chapter 1616: Siege and Chaos
"Go, have Master Xiao Yu go to the mansion and bring Lei Mao here. I have something for him to do!" Ms. Gao Lei immediately instructed the chief maid at her side.
"Yes." The chief maid hurriedly left, went to the outer yard to see Master Xiao Yu, and after telling him about the poisonous insect disease, asked him to immediately bring Lei Mao over: "The Old Madam likely wants the Grand Steward to inform Magistrate Hao, so that Magistrate Hao can write a memorial to the Capital, requesting the Emperor to order strict prevention of the poisonous insect disease, to prevent it from spreading across Great Chu."
Master Xiao Yu’s face turned pale upon hearing this: "Can those poisonous insects truly survive inside a human body?"
It’s too terrifying. If all Great Chu people have insects growing inside them, wouldn’t the Rong people win without a fight!
The chief maid nodded: "A poisonous insect crawled out of the nose of Company Commander Niu’s young master. I witnessed it myself, it’s undeniably true. The Old Madam instructed everyone to be careful of birds, to prevent contracting the poisonous insect disease."
"Alright, I’ll go find Lei Mao right away." Master Xiao Yu didn’t dare delay, commanded the Protectors under him to guard the two separate yards, then immediately mounted his horse to leave, but was stopped by Dr. Fang.
"Xiao Yu, wait for me." Dr. Fang hurried out with a medicine chest on his back, and said: "Take me back to the mansion. Xu Da’s younger brother is still sick, I must return to save him."
The Lei Family’s Trading Team’s rule is that brothers and family members must be saved if possible.
Now he has a medicine chest full of insect attractant, it’s possible to save people.
"Alright." Master Xiao Yu responded, grabbed Dr. Fang and pulled him onto the horse, heading towards the mansion.
To reach the mansion quickly, they took a shortcut. Halfway they saw a group of people robbing, even breaking into houses to carry things away.
"Stop, where are you from, bastards, daring to create chaos in the city at this time?!" Master Xiao Yu angrily charged in on horseback, with a bang, the horse knocked two Evil Men to the ground.
This group consisted of more than ten people, startled for a moment seeing two people knocked down, but realizing Master Xiao Yu had only two people, one being an old man, they immediately became arrogant, waving a firewood knife and shouting at Master Xiao Yu: "Get lost, don’t meddle, or we’ll chop you both into mince meat!"
"Heh." Master Xiao Yu laughed, dismounting and drawing a large knife, pointing at them: "Chop us into mince meat? Sure, quite daring. I didn’t expect anyone in Xing’an Prefecture would dare chop members of the Lei Family’s Trading Team."
The dozen or so Evil Men were shocked, asking: "Are you from the Lei Family’s Trading Team?"
"Do you think I’m lying?" Master Xiao Yu replied, raising his knife and attacking, injuring two Evil Men with two slashes, the remaining Evil Men immediately begged for mercy.
"Spare us, hero!"
"We were blind, didn’t recognize greatness, offended you, please don’t kill us, we came to get food from Old Fan’s family because we have none, not intending any major evil."
Boss Fan had his hand broken, enduring severe pain, he rushed out, knelt down and said: "They are lying, they came to kidnap my sister, please save my sister!"
He looked at a buck-toothed man, saying: "This Hu Er is a thug from the West City Gambling House, seeing my sister is pretty, they harassed her, today they took advantage of the chaos to bring thugs here to snatch her."
Boss Fan pleaded, kowtowing to Master Xiao Yu: "Please take my sister to the Lei Family’s Trading Team to hide, she can’t stay home, or they’ll come back to take her once you leave!"
Only if Little Sister goes to the Lei Family’s Trading Team mansion to hide can she escape catastrophe.
Master Xiao Yu listened in anger, the Lei Family’s Trading Team, Feng Family Escort Agency, and the government office had already formed a patrol team, patrolling the city to prevent Evil Men from taking advantage to create chaos, yet they’ve still encountered troubles.
"Alright, bring your sister out, have your mother or wife accompany her to the Lei Family’s Trading Team mansion." Master Xiao Yu agreed, pointing at Hu Er and others: "As for you? Quietly wait here, soon the Lei Family’s Trading Team will come to take you away. If you dare escape, feel free, but if we catch you, the moat will be your burial ground!"
The moat and poplar forest outside the city are the two most famous mass graves in Xing’an Prefecture, filled with nameless corpses, without anyone to report to the government, no one will seek justice for those corpses.
Hu Er listened in fury, not speaking, planning to escape once Master Xiao Yu leaves.
The city is chaotic now, the Lei Family’s Trading Team must protect their family; he didn’t believe the Lei Family has enough men to chase them?
Dr. Fang, knowing Hu Er is unrepentant, said to Master Xiao Yu: "You stay here to supervise these Evil Men, let the Fan family’s sister, wife, mother follow me to the mansion. I must return to save lives, there can be no delay."
Master Xiao Yu agreed, reminding: "The roads are chaotic, be careful, Dr. Fang."
Dr. Fang said: "I will walk on the main road, there will definitely be trading team brothers patrolling whom I will ask to escort me back to the mansion, don’t worry, deal with these rascals properly."
He added: "We can’t let them go free, such chaotic evildoers, if freed, will spoil this family’s girl or another’s."
Dr. Fang had witnessed this often, these brats who couldn’t live without women, best at taking advantage of chaos to violate girls’ innocence.
"Thank you, Dr. Fang, thank you, master." Boss Fan expressed gratitude, shouting into the house: "Mother, wife, bring sister out quickly, follow Dr. Fang to the Lei Family’s Trading Team mansion, we’re saved!"
With a creak, the partially broken hall door of the Fan family opened, Lady Fan emerged with her frightened daughter-in-law and daughter.
They looked at Master Xiao Yu and then at Dr. Fang, their eyes lit up: "It’s the doctor from the Lei Family’s Trading Team, our family is truly saved!"
The Lei Family’s Trading Team not only has doctors, they’ve opened a clinic for Dr. Fang, attending to the trading team’s family while also earning some money from the city’s rich, thus many people in the city have seen Dr. Fang.
Little Sister Fan wept with joy, kowtowing to Dr. Fang and Master Xiao Yu, then stood hiding behind her mother and sister-in-law, avoiding Hu Er’s gaze.
"Quickly follow me, I must rush back to save lives." Dr. Fang said, instructing Boss Fan: "Don’t pick up dead birds to eat, don’t drink untreated water, it might contain poisonous insects. Check well water when fetching it, if insects appear, don’t drink, kill them first."
Boss Fan felt confused but smartly guessed that Dr. Fang’s warnings implied the Rong people might have poisoned again, nodding: "I remember, thank you for saving us, Dr. Fang."
Dr. Fang waved his hand, calling Lady Fan over: "Hurry up, let’s go, go, go."
Lady Fan and her two companions quickly followed, once out of the alley, turning onto the main street, shortly encountering patrolling government officials.
Dr. Fang explained the Fan family’s situation, the officials left two to escort Dr. Fang to the mansion, the rest immediately headed to the Fan family to apprehend Hu Er and others.