Chapter 78: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 78 Ambition
Captain Sun was unaware that the general had no intention of helping him capture Liu Wei, and he dared not stay here any longer.
In reality, such a significant event needed to be reported to the court immediately. However, Captain Sun was just a small captain, and it was difficult for him to directly report to the higher authorities.
Therefore, he had to use an official report through the county magistrate, bribing him to speak favorably on his behalf.
After that, instead of waiting in place for the court's response, he decided to leave with his team.
He feared that the court might blame him and send someone to arrest him and then replace him with another captain.
Due to the riot last night, it was already dawn by the time it was suppressed, so Captain Sun didn't even rest; he urged the prisoners to continue on the road.
He wasn't worried that pushing them like this would incite another riot because this recent incident had left a deep impression on them. He believed that as long as they weren't foolish, they wouldn't rebel again.
Moreover, he had changed his mind; he intended to continue disciplining these prisoners.
Their arrogance hadn't been worn down yet, and they hadn't realized the harsh reality.
As long as they weren't well-fed, they wouldn't have the strength to cause trouble.
Captain Sun hurriedly left, paying no attention to the Chen family, let alone apologizing to them.
The Chen family knew that it was impossible for Captain Sun to apologize, so they just took note of this matter.
Later, they looked at their servants; several of them were covered in blood and looked very frightening.
Chen Xue also knew that they had fought desperately to delay the attackers, which had bought them time and prevented the exposure of the space.
After all, it was easy to dismiss it as a trick of the eye if only one bailiff saw the empty carriage, but if Captain Sun had opened the curtains in front of everyone and revealed the empty carriage, they wouldn't have been able to explain.
Therefore, for the loyal servants, Chen Xue wouldn't hesitate to distribute the healing ointment they had exchanged.
With the ointment, their wounds were quickly healed.
Although they were somewhat surprised by the ointment's effectiveness, they knew about the girl's miraculous abilities, so they quickly regained their composure.
"Tell us exactly what happened!"
Chen Yuan was relieved that he had previously worried several times about the sudden appearance of the bailiffs, but it hadn't happened, so he had relaxed his vigilance.
But he didn't expect a mistake to occur last night.
Fortunately, he was tired from farming and came out to rest after changing his clothes, which had prevented him from being exposed.
He thought to himself that next time, he must leave someone outside.
And then he felt that it was best to let Chen Xue stay outside. If it had been anyone else, even if they knew about others outside, they wouldn't have been able to call them out from within the space.
"Xiaoqing is amazing!"
Chen Xue heard Xiaoqing helping to drive away the attackers and immediately praised her. Xiaoqing flew to Chen Xue's side and rubbed her head against Chen Xue's head.
They quickly understood the situation. The whole incident was sparked by the attacker who assaulted the carriage.
However, due to the riot, it was unclear whether that attacker was dead or hiding in the crowd.
After this incident, their relationship with Captain Sun had worsened even further. Perhaps, the arsonist who set fire to the carriage was instigated by Captain Sun.
Even if it wasn't, Captain Sun had lost face this time and would definitely take it out on them. If it had been any other bailiff Qian, they could have used threats and bribes.
But Captain Sun was impenetrable.
Trying to find something to hold against him was extremely difficult. As for using benefits, it would probably end up like their previous cooperation in gathering medicinal herbs, where he turned against them the next day.
"What if we encounter bandits next time? What if the court wants to deal with us?" Chen Xue suddenly became serious and stared at her father. "Father, I think we should make ourselves stronger, not just in terms of money and power..."
Chen Xue's words were unexpectedly profound. Although many things couldn't be achieved now and could only be realized in the Nanshan, if they did come true, they wouldn't have to worry about being attacked again.
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