A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 214 Zhao Changhe's Revenge

On the border between Chaoyun City and Ji City, a teahouse is located by a small river. Due to the snow, there are few people in the teahouse at this time. There is only a white horse tied under the eaves, chewing the horse feed in the wooden trough. Outside, Yu Yu is holding a long sword, wearing a black dress and a veil, looking at the rippling river thoughtfully.

Zeng Si came hurriedly on horseback, looking at the thin lonely figure in the snow from afar, his eyes revealing deep love.

"Xuanyu." Zeng Si dismounted and came to Xuanyu's side, smiling softly. He had changed from the decadence of three days ago and regained his previous fair and handsome appearance, with a gleam in his eyes.

"Any news about the Li family's father and son?" Seeing Zeng Si, there was a hint of eagerness in Xuanyu's originally cold eyes.

"Well, they bypassed Jiugang Mountain and are heading this way." Zeng Si nodded and replied.

But Yanyu always felt uneasy in her heart. She frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "Is there any movement in Jiugang Village?"

"The people we sent out haven't come back yet, so there should be no movement." Zeng Si shook his head again. Seeing that Yan Yu was still worried, he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, I have people watching everywhere, and they will report if anything happens."

"After the town ahead, we will reach the prosperous city of Jicheng. No matter how bold and reckless Jiugang Village is, they would not dare to come to this town to kill and rob, so their only chance..." At this point, Yan Yu's eyes tightened, and she quickly turned to Zeng Si and continued, "Not good, the danger to the Li family father and son is on another road."

There is Zhao Changhe in Jiugang Village, and Zhao Changhe knows Li Xingyuan very well. He probably expected that the father and son of the Li family would bypass Jiugang Mountain. Therefore, if there is still no movement in Jiugang Village, it is probably because they have already gone to another road to ambush.

Zeng Si naturally understood what Huanyu meant, and nodded, and left the teahouse with her. But not long after they left, they saw the people Zeng Si sent to follow the Li family father and son rushing towards them. As Huanyu expected, the people from Jiugang Village had already ambushed the road chosen by the Li family father and son in advance, and the Li family father and son were probably surrounded by the people from Jiugang Village.

Upon hearing this, Xuanyu became even more anxious. She whipped her horse and rode away without waiting for the man to finish his report. Zeng Si saw this and hurriedly gave a few instructions to his men and also hurriedly chased after Xuanyu.

The Li family originally thought that they could avoid the evil Jiugangzhai bandits by bypassing Jiugang Mountain, but they didn't expect that the Jiugangzhai bandits were waiting for them on this small road far away from Jiugang Mountain. Li Xingyuan and Butler Fang were shocked and vaguely guessed that the Jiugangzhai bandits could ambush here by bypassing two hills in advance, and they might be coming for them.

The Li family's carriage was surrounded on all sides by the bandits from Jiugang Village. Even though Butler Fang, Anyun and the two coachmen were all skilled in martial arts, the bandits were outnumbered and the four of them had to protect the father and son of the Li family, so they could not act rashly for the time being.

"Dear heroes of the green forest, I understand that it is not easy for you as the year is coming to an end. It is also difficult for us businessmen to travel far and wide. We hope that we can understand and care about each other. Since you want money, we are willing to give you everything. Just don't make it difficult for us and let us pass. Let people pay to avoid disaster, so that your business will be easier in the future, right?" At the signal of the master, Butler Fang got off the carriage and looked at the bandits around him, all of whom were holding weapons and staring at the Li family's carriage with ferocious faces like jackals. He was not afraid, but put away the coldness in his eyes and replaced it with a kind look. He bowed and smiled at the bandits.

"Hahahaha, you get a golden belt for killing people and setting fires, and you get no corpses for repairing bridges and roads. I'm sorry, but today my Jiugang Village wants both your wealth and your lives, because someone has bought your lives." Just as Butler Fang finished his words, a burst of contemptuous laughter came from the front, and then the sound of horse hooves stepping on the snow approached the people. A one-eyed strong man sat on a tall and fat black horse. He gave Butler Fang a provocative contemptuous smile, and his whole body exuded a frightening cruel and evil aura.

The burly man's words shocked everyone in the Li family. Li Xingyuan, who was still sitting firmly in the carriage, frowned. Since someone had hired someone to kill someone, it seemed that these bandits must have known their identities, so he also stood up and walked out of the carriage.

Li Yunye, who was sitting in the back carriage, was protected by An Ge and An Yun, and the calm words of Fang Guan made him think that he was just encountering bandits who were asking for money, so he was not that scared. But when he heard that the Li family was being targeted and heard the bandit's vicious words, Li Yunye turned pale with fear and tightly grasped An Yun's arm.

"Don't be afraid, young master. We are here." Seeing the young master's lips trembling slightly and fear in his eyes, Ange hurriedly raised her hand and patted Li Yunye's back, comforting him softly.

"Are you... aren't you afraid?" Li Yunye then noticed that An Ge beside him was still calm and composed. He was even calmer than An Yun.

Ange didn't answer, but just smiled. Of course he was afraid, but he had to pretend to be calm in front of the young master and comfort him.

"I've always heard that Jiugang Village only recognizes money and not people. Someone wants to buy our lives. Can we use double the price to buy back our lives? By the way, I will pay another sum of money to your village to ask for the person who wanted to buy our lives. I wonder if the boss of this deal thinks it's a good deal?" Li Xingyuan came to the front of the carriage with the help of Butler Fang, looked calmly at the one-eyed strong man on the black horse, and asked with a faint smile.

"Master Li, Jiugang Village has always valued money over people, but Jiugang Village has its own rules. We can decide who we want to do business with and who we don't want to do business with." The conditions proposed by Li Xingyuan did make the one-eyed strong man tempted. Jiugang Village had no principles and no credibility. They would help whoever gave more. But even if he was tempted, he still had to pretend, otherwise it would make Jiugang Village look like it had no prestige.

"Of course, I, Li, dare not make decisions for Jiugang Village, but I just want to do business with Jiugang Village sincerely." Li Xingyuan was relieved when he saw that the one-eyed strong man was moved. He hated these evil bandits, but he was also glad that he met bandits who only recognized money and not people. At the moment, saving everyone's lives was the most important thing.

"Boss, don't be fooled by this famous Li from Jiangnan!" As the one-eyed strong man hesitated, a familiar voice sounded from the group of bandits.

"Zhao Changhe." Li Xingyuan and Butler Fang were shocked again when they saw Zhao Changhe, who had white hair and beard and looked very old. But they soon regained their composure. Although the Zhao family was not the only one who wanted to deal with the Li family, Zhao Changhe was probably the only one who dared to collude with Jiugang Village.

"Zhao Changhe?" In the carriage, Li Yunye, An Ge and Anyun couldn't help but look surprised when they heard the three words said by Li Xingyuan. Li Yunye felt even more desperate: It's over, it's over. This Zhao Changhe must be here for revenge today.

"Li Xingyuan, how are you?" Zhao Changhe smiled at Li Xingyuan with hatred on his face. That smile was like an Asura from hell, eerie and terrifying.