Chapter 38 Self-rescue
coming.
The group of people arranged by Mr. Dong have arrived.
The sudden ferocious shouts outside, especially the word "robbery"... frightened Miss Lu's heart and she was completely stunned.
This place is so close to the city gate and has strict jurisdiction, how could robbers suddenly appear?
Compared to the frightened Miss Lu, Shen Wei in the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion was much calmer.
of course,
Although I am calm, I am still panicking!
"Wow."
Shen Wei immediately lifted the corner of the curtain and saw several middle-aged men gathered outside. They looked like bandits, with rough faces and square scarves on their heads. The leader had a face full of flesh.
They all held long swords, dismounted from their horses, and walked quickly towards the two carriages.
Shen Wei's mentality collapsed: "........"
"Miss Shen, what's happening outside? Are there robbers?" Aunt Zhao had never seen such a scene before.
She turned pale with fright and held Xiaoman's arm tightly with both hands.
Xiaoman wasn't much better.
She also had a look of fear and panic on her face, as if she had lost her soul, and her legs were weak.
Not to mention the women in the house who never go out of the main house, even the old ladies who have seen a lot of such scenes would probably be scared to death.
Shen Wei was obviously also a woman from the mansion, but Xiaoman didn't know why she subconsciously regarded Shen Wei as the backbone: "Girl, bandits...what should we do, what should we do, we have encountered bandits."
"I just heard...I heard that the bandits wanted to take all the women away to the mountains and kill all the men."
"If we get caught, our innocence will be gone. No, we don't have to be caught. As long as we fall into their hands, it's all over... Girl, what should we do..."
Yes.
Nothing practical needs to happen.
All it takes is a little skin contact and the spread of rumors to get you into trouble.
"Boss, is this the carriage? Didn't they say there was only one? Why are there two?"
"No matter how many carriages come, the result will be the same! You, go check the carriage in front, and the rest of you, surround the one at the back and drag the people inside down!"
“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me…Ahhh!!”
not far away.
The groom's screams were heard.
Then,
Miss Lu's sharp and terrified scream was heard.
Xiaoman grabbed Aunt Zhao's hand and tried to stand up: "Miss... let's run... No, my legs are weak, I can't run. Miss, run quickly and find the Marquis to save us."
that moment,
Xiaoman was in despair.
Except for the groom, all the other people in their group were weak women. Aunt Zhao, the maid, and Miss Shen, all of them combined could not withstand a punch from the tall and strong bandit.
Aunt Zhao, who was sitting next to them and was terrified, kept shaking all over.
When people are extremely frightened, they cannot shed a single tear. Aunt Zhao listened to the sound of the robbers approaching outside and kept repeating, "My Lord, my Lord will come to save us..."
"We can't fall into the hands of the bandits. No, the Marquis will save us, and the Marquis..."
Will not.
Silly aunt, no one will save you.
You fantasize that in times of crisis, your soulmate will swoop down from the sky and lend you a helping hand, but in reality, that is just a fantasy, and you can only save yourself forever.
Rely on yourself.
Just like Shen Wei who was equally frightened, when facing this scene, she could not possibly imagine a prince or a king falling from the sky.
She could only cheer herself up in her heart, and then jumped down from the window frame with all her strength: "Xiao Man, you and Aunt Zhao stay in the carriage. If you can find a chance, you can escape."
"I don't belong here anyway. If I lose the bet and die, maybe I can go home..."
"There's nothing to be afraid of."
Are you really not afraid?
Shen Wei was actually very scared. She had seen many scenes of bandits robbing people and raping their wives in TV dramas, but none of them was as bad as experiencing it in person.
The only time she witnessed death when she traveled to ancient times was when Miss Lin committed suicide.
That incident almost left her with a psychological trauma.
But when people are forced into a desperate situation, their potential will really be stimulated, like now... Shen Wei herself didn't expect that she was so brave. She could actually jump from the curtain to the ground so neatly.
Then he sat down from under the carriage as quickly as possible and took out the long arrows and crossbow.
She had prepared these long arrows and crossbows before leaving for the Marquis' Mansion. She had originally intended to teach Aunt Zhao how to use them, but she didn't expect them to come in handy here.
"Don't come over here, stop, everyone stop!!"
"Who are you anyway... My young lady is the eldest daughter of the Xiangguo Mansion, and her status is noble. How can you dare to touch her?"
"You can ask for as much silver as you want, but please don't arrest my lady..."
"If the Prime Minister knew about this, he would definitely send troops to wipe you out! Please let the young lady live." The maid grabbed Miss Lu's hand and begged these people humbly and fearfully.
Miss Xiangfu?
That's the goal.
The leading bandit smiled grimly. He glanced at Miss Lu who was crying bitterly, then raised his foot and kicked the maid who was standing in front of Miss Lu back two meters.
The leading bandit winked at his younger brother behind him and said, "Tie him up first, and be restrained."
"Hahaha good, big brother is happy!"
"The maids kept in the Prime Minister's Mansion are so tender and beautiful, and their skills are no worse than those of the brothels. Haha, if this kind of risk-free business comes a few more times, we brothers..."
"Zheng!"
"what!!"
suddenly.
A few dozen meters away, screams of pain were heard.
The bandit who walked up to the maid's face changed slightly, and immediately looked in the direction of the sound...
The companion who was walking towards the first carriage was seen holding his shoulder in pain, as he had been shot by an arrow.
arrow?
Where did the arrows come from?
Several bandits were shocked and looked further away.
They immediately spotted the first carriage, where stood a stunningly beautiful young woman, no more than twenty years old, with a slender figure, holding a crossbow half a person's height in her hand.
She nocked the arrow and pulled the bow hard.
Shen Wei calmed down his inner fear and made himself calm. Finally, he shot an arrow at his companion.
"Zheng!"
"Pfft-"
This arrow did not miss.
The companion was shot in the abdomen with such force that the arrow penetrated an inch into his flesh. Blood gushed out of the wound, and the companion fell to the ground with a painful expression on his face.
"Third brother!!"
"Third brother!" Several people's faces changed drastically.
The leader of the bandits was simply in disbelief. In his entire life, he had never seen such a ridiculous scene.