Volume 2 Chapter 112: Rescue

  Today is a total disaster, my son has a high fever, my motorcycle was impounded, the fine is 1,000 yuan, and there's a power outage... it seems like all the bad luck has gathered in one day - I'm so angry!

  Ma Liu recognized the other's identity, belonging to Li Yifeng's side, which made Chen Jianchen surprised and uncertain - things were too coincidental, could it be that the old saying "no coincidence, no book" was true?

  For a moment, he couldn't think carefully because Jouanna's gaze had already been placed on the fiery red fox bound by hemp rope on the horseback.

  Needless to say, it must be Huangfu Yuwai.

  The original appearance of Huangfu's outerwear, his body was injured in many places, and bloodstains could be seen everywhere. He was obviously seriously injured, with his head drooping down, and it was unclear whether he had fainted or not. He didn't move at all.

  Chen Jianchen grabbed the raging Jiona, signaling her not to act rashly, and turned to face Ma Liu in a low voice: "Ma Liu, hurry up and find an excuse to go over there and hold them back."

  Given the current situation, it's not yet to the point of directly "drawing swords" against each other. If Joana were to take action, she would definitely kill all her opponents at once, and once that happens, there's no going back.

  Ma Liu didn't understand the reason, but since Chen Jianchen had spoken and Miss hadn't expressed any opposition, he should follow orders. He quickly ran onto the official road and shouted: "Shi Huoyuan, my family's young lady has an invitation."

  Although he is a car husband, his ability to respond randomly is quite strong.

  Upon hearing this, Chen Jianchen immediately thought of a plan and whispered it to Jiaona. Jiaona had originally wanted to act rashly and take back her father by force, but when she met Chen Jianchen's gaze, she saw the determination in his eyes and agreed to go along with him - or perhaps, as he said, one should rely more on wisdom when dealing with worldly affairs, for relying solely on brute force would only make a mess of things.

  Isn't this exactly what Father has been yearning for us to learn and master?

  Ma Liu stopped the horse, and the other party indeed reined in their horses. The three of them were all disciples under Li Yifeng's gate, relying on some martial arts skills to become the Li family's guards and bodyguards. The leader was surnamed Shi, so Ma Liu called him Shi Hu Yin.

  Seeing Ma Liu being stopped on the road, Shi Hu's courtyard was somewhat impatient and shouted: "You this car husband is so reckless." He was a person of the Li family, always flying high and accustomed to it. If not for the consideration of the Huangfu family background, he would have whipped over with a horse whip early on.

  Ma Liu accompanied him with a smile: "I don't know where Shi Hu's courtyard is going or coming from? My family's young lady has an invitation."

  Miss Huangfu?

  Shi Huayuan and the other two turned their attention to Fengbo Pavilion, where they saw Jiaona and Chen Jianchen standing side by side. They were puzzled: they had heard of the spoiled Miss Jiao of the Huangfu family, but why was she looking for him without any reason?

  However, the other party was the thousand gold of the Huangfu family. They didn't dare to ask for an audience without being seen, so they dismounted their horses one after another and came over, cupping their hands in greeting: "Shi Hong has met Miss Huangfu, I wonder if Miss Huangfu has any instructions?"

  The Huangpu family is one of the top wealthy families in Suzhou, with a good reputation and influence. Huangpu Yanwai has a wide range of connections and is quite capable, doing business in several provinces. He also has dealings with Li Yifeng. Shi Hong, being just a guest at the Li's house, naturally showed respect to Miss Huangpu.

  Jiona suppressed her inner impulse and asked according to Chen Jianchen's instructions: "Where did Shi Huoyuan go hunting early this morning?"

  Shi Hong replied, "I must inform Miss Huangfu that I didn't go hunting, but rather followed the orders of my family's high-ranking official to search for the corpse of a large snake in the Dongshan South Ridge Gorge."

  "Corpse of the giant snake?"

  Joanna's reputation is in tatters.

  Shi Hong explained: "Recently, there was a big snake that caused trouble in the East Mountain, I suppose Miss has heard about it. For this reason, my family's official specially posted an official notice and invited Zhang Tian Shi to set up an altar and perform a ritual, using a flying sword to kill the big snake. Last night, Tian Shi successfully performed the ritual, and the official ordered us three people to rush here early in the morning to search for the snake's corpse on the mountain, as evidence."

  Zhang Tian Shi's plan to set up an altar and perform rituals had spread far and wide, almost the entire Suzhou area and surrounding villages were talking about it, it was even a household name.

  Chen Jianchen beside him heard it and frowned - things seemed not to be going in the direction he had imagined.

  Jiona calmed down and asked, "If so, shouldn't the Stone Guardian Temple bring back the giant snake's corpse? Why are there rabbits, foxes, and other hunted animals tied to the horse's back?"

  Shi Hong said with a serious expression: "We didn't find the giant snake's corpse, but we saw that the valley over there was in disarray, trees were broken and the scene was very fierce. However, we don't know what exactly happened. As for these prey, they were hunted by us on our way back, and this red fox was picked up halfway."

  As for the task entrusted by the high-ranking official, Shi Hong and the other three were originally very resistant. To know that the Heavenly Master's method of doing things may have succeeded, but it was all one-sided talk, mysterious and mysterious, who knows what's going on? What if the giant snake doesn't die, wouldn't they be running over there to seek their own death?

  So, they were very careful this time, advancing step by step, and when they saw the chaotic battlefield from last night, they were shocked. Could it be that the Heavenly Master's flying sword had indeed been unleashed, shooting over and engaging in a fierce battle with the giant snake? But if so, where did the giant snake go? Did it not die, but was instead chased away?

  With this judgment, the three of them did not dare to stay for long and hastily retreated. In order to convince Li Da Guan Ren, they took some hunting spoils along the way and found a large red fox with bright fur in a grass thicket by the side of a mountain road, which was injured and lying unconscious.

  It's like a gift delivered right to your doorstep.

  The stone guardian thought with his toes that this fox was probably the one who had been affected by the misfortune of the fish, so he immediately tied it up with a rope and prepared to take it back to sell, making some money to spend, as a reward for this trip's frightening and fearful task.

  Looking at the fox tied up on the horse's back, Joana was so excited that her next words got stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them out for several times.

  Next to him, Chen Jianchen hastened to step forward and cupped his hands in a salute: "Stone Protector Temple has courtesy. I am the new teacher invited by Miss Huangfu. Actually, it's like this - Miss Huangfu saw that the fox's fur was somewhat unique, so she wanted to ask if Stone Protector Temple would be willing to part with it and sell it to us?"

  Just by looking at Chen Jianchen's attire and demeanor, one could tell he was a scholar. Shi Huoyuan didn't dare to be slow in responding, hastily returned the courtesy, and upon hearing that Princess Huangfu wanted to buy that fox, she was overjoyed.

  A fox with a whole body of red fur is also considered rare and valuable. However, this one was covered in bloodstains, injured in many places, and had scars all over its body, which greatly reduced its value; if taken out to sell, it would likely be difficult to market, but now that Miss Huangfu has taken a liking to it halfway, selling it to her would naturally be a good deal.

  Dang Xiaodao said: "I see, since Miss Huangfu has taken a liking to it, just name a price then." But in his heart, he thought that if the other party let him name a price, that would be even better...

  Actually, Joanne was about to say that, because she had never done business before and didn't understand the value of money. Fortunately, Chen Jianchen reacted faster and said: "The Stone Protector Temple has worked hard for this, this price is not too much, how about 100 yuan?"

  This price had exceeded Shi Hong's bottom line, and he was overjoyed in his heart. He exchanged a glance with his two companions and immediately agreed: "No problem." He hastily took down the fox from the horseback and handed it over, as if afraid that Jiaona would regret it.

  But Joanne immediately took over, untied the ropes and tightly hugged the fiery red fox in her arms, her eyes reddening as tears fell.

  This performance is somewhat unusual.

  Chen Jianchen hastily explained, "To be honest with everyone, Princess Huangfu is young and kind-hearted, she can't bear to see small animals get hurt and bleed. When she sees them, she will inevitably feel a pang of sympathy and think of ways to rescue them."

  Shi Hong's heart suddenly felt a pang of regret: If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have killed those rabbits and hares when hunting them before. If they were left with some breath, leaving some blood behind, it was possible that Princess Huangfu would also take pity on them and buy them together. Although the price wouldn't be too high, at least it was better than being stewed and eaten...

  On the other side, Ma Liu heard Chen Jianchen's words and was confused: Miss has a kind heart? This seems to be a bit fake. However, in the current situation, it's not his turn as a horseman to speak up, even if he could talk, he wouldn't ruin his own family's show.

  Chen Jianchen said: "Shi Huoyuan, we didn't bring enough money with us. Why don't you come with the carriage to the villa and withdraw some instead? Is that convenient for you?"

  Shi Hong said "convenient" in a continuous voice... In his heart, he also had some doubts: Was the performance of this Master Ye too "out of line"? It was as if he was the one making decisions, while Princess Huangfu didn't have any opinions at all.

  Could it be...

  Looking at Chen Jianchen's appearance, he suddenly had a guess: Could it be that the invitation to Mr. Huangfu was false, and the recruitment of a son-in-law was true? Otherwise, where in the world would there be such a young master.

  He felt relieved after figuring this out and no longer worried about this issue. Anyway, as long as he could get 100 yuan, who cared who gave him the money?

  One hundred taels, equivalent to one hundred silver ingots, is equal to his five-year salary as a guard. Even if it's divided into three parts, it's still a windfall. Heh heh, looks like this trip wasn't in vain. After returning to the manor, Lord Li will have additional rewards too.

  Soon, Juan and Chen Jianchen sat in the carriage and started driving back to Hu Zhuang, while Shi Hujuan and his two companions followed behind on horseback, laughing loudly.

  Inside the carriage, facing her father's wounded body, Jiuna was at a loss and looked at Chen Jianchen for help.

  "Have you learned any healing spells?" Chen Jian asked.

  Jiona shook her head: "No."

  "Do you have any topical medications with you?"

  Jiona shook her head again.

  Chen Jianchen let out a sigh, it seemed he had to act as a "veterinarian" temporarily. He carefully examined Huangfu Yuanwai and found that most of the injuries on his body were external wounds, not too serious, but there might be internal injuries that couldn't be seen. In that case, there was nothing he could do about it. The only thing to do was to return to Hu Village first and think of a plan later.

  Before long, they returned to the villa, where Joana took charge and had the accountant hand over the silver to Shi Hong and the others. The three of them left with big smiles on their faces, carrying the heavy money.

  Jiāo Nà and Chén Jiànchén entered Huáng Fǔ Yuán Wài's room to find medicine for treatment.