Chapter 324: Chapter 311: Angry

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The expression on Jiang Yu’s face became increasingly distorted as he clutched the broken sword in his hand and lunged at Chu Jinnian.

“What do you know?”

“Do you know what it feels like to be nearly hacked to death on the battlefield, do you know the pain of being trampled on by a horse, do you know the sadness when seeing friends and relatives die before your eyes one by one?”

“You don’t understand, you don’t understand at all!”

-All you know is to act high and mighty, pointing fingers with no knowledge that the peace of this land under your feet is bought with our blood and lives!”

“I want to kill you, kill all you corrupt officials!”

Jiang Yu’s eyes were bloodshot, and he roared righteously in anger, spewing blood from his mouth due to excessive grinding of his teeth. His ferocious face, now marked with blood, was terrifying.

Chu Jinnian glanced at him, sheathed his sword, and casually handed it to Jing

Zhao, “Take care of this.”

“Yes, Young Master.” Jing Zhao took the long sword and dealt with Jiang Yu with his knife.

Although Jiang Yu, the former centurion, was a valiant fighter with strength and agility, Jing Zhao was Chu Jinnian’s top aide and managed to knock Jiang Yu to the ground in just two moves, his knife resting on his neck.

The anger and indignation that Jiang Yu had previously felt vanished with the

cold touch at his neck.

His face turned pale, and he pleaded, “Spare me, young hero, I will not dare to

do so again…”

“Just like my Young Master said, you are indeed a bully who only targets the weak and fears the strong, and you crave for life.” Jing Zhao, who despised

Jiang Yu, kicked him unconscious.

Liu Er, who was holding the bow and arrows, had been terrified by the ongoing events. He regained his senses and quickly pulled an arrow from the quiver on

his back.

Jing Zhao sneered, drew a throwing knife from his waist, and threw it swiftly.

The knife hit Liu Er’s wrist accurately. He yelped in pain and dropped the arrow.

“Tie these two up, along with the other three culprits from earlier, and take them to the County Government Office. Hand them over to Magistrate Xu. The unconscious people in these two carriages should also be taken care of by Magistrate Xu so that he can help them find their families.”

Jing Zhao ordered his two subordinates, “Moreover, instruct Magistrate Xu to track down who Jiang Yu has traded the people for and where those people might have ended up, and try to find them as much as possible so that they can be reunited with their families.”

“Yes.” The two servants who accompanied them agreed and hurried off to carry out Jing Zhao’s instructions.

Seeing this, Jing Zhao put away Chu Jinnian’s long sword and turned around, “Subordinate has arranged everything, Young Master, should we…”

Huh, where’s the Young Master?

Jing Zhao noticed that Chu Jinnian was gone, and he could vaguely hear the faint sound of a horse’s hooves fading into the distance.

It seemed that Chu Jinnian had already left.

Indeed, since Manager Zhuang had been drugged and was unconscious, they needed to find a clean and comfortable place for her to rest as soon as possible.

They also needed to hurry back once this matter was handled.

Seeing this, Jing Zhao hurriedly mounted his horse, spurred his horse, and went to catch up with Chu Jinnian.

At this time, Chu Jinnian was squeezing his horse to go a little faster.

But if the horse goes too fast, it can be bumpy; it made the unconscious Zhuang Qingning frown in her sleep.

This frown made Chu Jinnian feel extremely uncomfortable. He had to slow down a little, use his other hand to fully support Zhuang Qingning, and let the horse move slowly forward.

It was quiet at night, with silence all around.

The clatter of hooves was rather rhythmic, and it felt kind of comfortable riding in this quiet nighttime field.

Especially under the bright moonlight that covered the entire landscape, adding a layer of haze. Everything around was like veiled in a thin layer of silk, radiating absolute beauty.

Including Zhuang Qingning in his arms.

It was not clear whether it was because she had changed slightly since they last met, or because the night was too enchanting, but Chu Jinnian felt that Zhuang Qingning looked even more beautiful than before.

So beautiful that she was beyond words.

Chu Jinnian felt his heartbeat miss a beat and he couldn’t help but look at her one more time.

It seemed like the first time he was seeing a woman at such close quarters, and perhaps, the first time he had such physical contact with a woman.

A strange feeling suddenly surged in Chu Jinnian’s heart.

“Young master.” Jing Zhao had caught up to him at this point.

“Hm.” Chu Jinnian quickly raised his head to look at the road ahead, appearing slightly flustered.

Luckily, the darkness of the night hid his emotions, and Jing Zhao didn’t notice anything. He slowed down and said, “Young Master, I have already dispatched people to handle the situation. You can be at ease, Young Master.”

“Hm.” Chu Jinnian nodded slightly.

Although he seemed a bit distracted.

After receiving the message from Qingzhuyuan, Chu Jinnian had rushed back day and night. At this point, he was probably quite exhausted.

Jing Zhao felt sympathetic and quickly said, “Young Master, you have been traveling hard all the way, let me take Manager Zhuang back.”

Huh?

Chu Jinnian turned his head slightly to the side.

Jing Zhao was going to send her back…

Just… like he is now?

Chu Jinnian’s face darkened instantly. He didn’t respond but just spurred the horse to keep moving forward.

Jing Zhao was taken aback.

It seemed that his young master had just been angry.

But, why…

Jing Zhao was somewhat confused but dared not speak. He simply caught up and took the reins of Chu Jinnian’s horse to help lead the way.

At this moment, the County Government Office was brightly lit, with government officials busily moving back and forth.

“No trace of the culprits has been found in the west of the city.

“No trace of the culprits has been found in the east of the city.

“I’ve sent people to search in the nearby villages and towns, but there’s no news yet.”

“We’ve enlarged the search area, but still no results.”

“What about Master Ding’s side?” Xu Zhengping frowned, “Has there been any news from Master Ding?”

“No, Master Ding took Shen Quan and went after the culprits and hasn’t come back yet. It seems that Master Ding won’t stop until he finds them,” one of the officials replied.

Xu Zhengping sighed, “Master Ding is feeling guilty. If he can’t find Miss Zhuang, I’m afraid he won’t come back.”

In fact, not only Ding Gaochang, but Xu Zhengping himself was also itching to go on the search. However, without anyone to guide the operations at the County Government Office, the situation would likely descend into chaos, which is why he had stayed.

“I will immediately send more people to search.”

“Hmm.” Xu Zhengping nodded, “Take some silver from my private stash and distribute it to the men as a small token of appreciation for their hard work.” “In addition, has someone been sent to inform Miss Zhuang’s family?

“Don’t worry, Sir. I have already sent someone. We only told them that Miss Zhuang is staying overnight at an inn in the county because she and Master Ding have some matters to discuss, to avoid causing undue panic at Miss Zhuang’s home..”