Chapter 11 The Price of Prestige
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Su Tingting's mount is called Zhuifeng, with red hair all over the body, but a tuft of diamond-shaped white hair on her forehead. She is strong and beautiful. She is a Dayuan horse bought from the Western Regions at a high price, which is the legendary sweat-blooded BMW.
It may not be surprising to see Dayuan horses in the Central Plains or the northwest, but in Hangzhou City in the south of the Yangtze River, a Dayuan horse is very rare. Not to mention that it is rare to have a fortune.
Yang Fan was amazed and sighed in secret that the Su family's financial resources were strong.
However, a serious problem was placed in front of Yang Fan, that is, he had never ridden a horse.
Fortunately, Arou invited the old man Liu from the Su Mansion to come. He was Su Tingting's equestrian, who knew equestrianism and was familiar with this Dayuan horse, so he gave Yang Fan guidance and help.
Dayuan horses are docile in nature, and Yang Fan is just riding a horse for transportation. They are not going to fight on the battlefield. They do not require superb and superb equestrian skills, so they only need to master basic horse riding terms and movements.
Yang Fan was smart and soon mastered the method, so he rode the Fengfeng to leave the Su Mansion.
At this time, Cui Liu and his group had long disappeared. Yang Fan did not expect them, but rode his horse to the prefecture government office. After all, Jingde Temple was plundered and killed by a large number of robbers, and the government would not sit idly by. It must have sent a large number of constables to chase them all, which should be more reliable than Cui Liu.
Yang Fan wanted to obtain information from the government, but after he came to the prefecture to report his name, identity and purpose, the prefect Wu Tianliang ignored him at all.
"Sir, are there any bandits around Hangzhou?"
Yang Fan suddenly remembered something. A few days ago, he seemed to hear two people discussing the red tickets tied up in Jingde Temple. One of them said the word "The Great Master" was probably related to the bandits.
Wu Tianliang was stunned at first, and then said angrily: "Bastard! The nine counties in Hangzhou under our jurisdiction are in a peaceful and prosperous era. How can there be bandits? If you dare to talk nonsense, our government will cause you to spread rumors and cause trouble!"
Yang Fan was helpless. The prefect named Wu Tianliang was obviously very taboo about the words "bandits" and so it would be unnecessary to ask further.
Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials, so Yang Fan has not been able to touch the bad news.
But when he walked to the front of the prefecture government office, someone suddenly called him from behind.
"How do you know it was done by the bandits?"
Yang Fan looked back and saw a woman wearing red yamen runner's costume walking over. She was tall, not inferior to the height of the male yamen runners around her. Her face was as white as a knife, and her eyes were particularly impressive. It was her eyes that could penetrate the vain and agility of the world at once, and it had a taste of Yang Mi in ancient costume.
Yang Fan turned to face her and replied, "I can't be sure it must be the bandits. I just happened to hear some words a few days ago, just to guess boldly! The girl is..."
"My name is Ye Xiaoqian, I am the constable in the government office!" Ye Xiaoqian answered very readily, and then asked: "Where are you? You are dressed in extraordinary clothes and carrying weapons, and your accent is not like a local. Could it be that you are from another place? I wonder which sect and which sect you are walking disciple?"
"I am worthy of being a member of the official sect. I will never leave my own business!" Yang Fan smiled slightly, not familiar with the other party, so he could only answer with ease: "I am Yang Fan, because a friend was kidnapped by a villain in Jingde Temple, so I was eager to rescue him!"
Seeing that Yang Fan didn't want to reveal his identity, Ye Xiaoqian was not inconvenient to ask in depth. After Yang Fan told her about his suspicion, she seemed to have some feelings and said: "Analysis based on what you heard, it should be undoubtedly bandits! There are no bandits near Hangzhou, but the possibility of bandits from nearby places crossing the border and committing crimes is not ruled out!"
Yang Fan didn't know much about the surroundings, so he had to ask Ye Xiaoqian for help and asked: "From Miss Ye's judgment, is that bandit the most likely?"
Ye Xiaoqian thought for a while, and said, "The most likely thing is to go to Fushan, Yuezhou Lake, 300 miles southwest based on this. I remember there was a bandit nest there, and the leader was named Wang Mazi!"
Yang Fan immediately said: "The bandits robbed a lot of money and captured more than a dozen women. They must not be able to walk fast. I rode a fast horse to chase southwest. If I was told by my words, I would catch up with them in one hour!"
Yang Fan was anxious about his little safety, so he immediately turned over and headed straight for the south gate.
Not long after leaving the south gate, another riding came from behind. When Yang Fan heard the shouting, he looked back and saw that Ye Xiaoqian was chasing him on a horse.
"I'll go with you. If you find a trace of bandits, you will stare at them alone and come back alone to report to the reinforcements!"
After hearing what Ye Xiaoqian said, Yang Fan also felt that it made sense, so he thanked him repeatedly.
The two men and two riders chased them all the way to the southwest and soon arrived at the boundary of Yuezhou, without finding any traces of bandits.
"The bandits committed crimes in broad daylight, and with more than a dozen women, it was impossible to walk the official road in a swagger. Is there a mountain road nearby that leads directly to Hufu Mountain?" Yang Fan suddenly strangled his horse and realized something was wrong, so he asked.
Ye Xiaoqian suddenly said, "Young Master Yang said very well. The bandits dare not walk on the official road. They should be walking on the mountain road!"
She pointed to a small forest not far away and quickly found a mountain path with Yang Fan.
"Please look at Mr. Yang. There are many new signs of broken and trampling along the mountain road here!"
"Miss Ye, look at a piece of floral cloth that was scraped by thorns here, which should be the fabric of a woman's body!"
Yang Fan and Ye Xiaoqian looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. Their guess was correct.
The two of them got back on their horses and followed Shizhi all the way. After about half an hour, they finally saw the young girls who were abducted. They were connected together by ropes, and more than 30 robbers were escorted around them.
"Eighteen years old, eighteen years old, went up the mountain to be a bandit, went down the mountain to rob his sister."
"Sister is not afraid of sleep, brother is not afraid of fatigue. You have a water curtain cave, I have a vajra..."
On the road at the foot of the mountain opposite, the robbers had taken off their masks and boldly hummed a small song full of bandit connotations.
These bandits were very excited and laughed. From time to time, several bandits secretly touched the girls beside them, which scared the girls into frightening and crying.
Yang Fan and Ye Xiaoqian stood up, looking down from a high place, and taking all these scenes into their eyes.
"These bunch of beasts!" Ye Xiaoqian couldn't help but say angrily, and her hand had already pressed on the sword around her waist without realizing it, as if she was about to rush out to fight the bandits the next moment.
Yang Fan had been searching for the little one, but he couldn't see clearly. He frowned. This was a bandit, unlike ordinary people, fierce and cruel.
Although Yang Fan has never dealt with the cruel bandits, he is not afraid, and will not act recklessly.
"I'm here to stare, you go back and bring reinforcements!" Yang Fan said suddenly.
Ye Xiaoqian looked up at the sky, then shook her head, and said with a serious expression: "Now, go back and move back and forth for at least two hours! It's going to be dark, and women will be robbed at night, otherwise they will be ruined by these bandits. How can they be human in the future?"
Yang Fan frowned, and could imagine the situation, and felt unbearable, so he asked, "What are you going to do? Bounce out immediately and fight them with your life?"
Ye Xiaoqian nodded firmly and said, "I think Mr. Yang is also carrying weapons, and I guess he is also a martial arts practitioner. How about we fight out together?"
Let me go!
Yang Fan's expression suddenly froze. Although he felt that Ye Xiaoqian was about to come, he did not believe that even a female person would dare to fight with those desperate and vicious bandits. That would be a life-threatening thing.
However, even a woman has expressed her opinion, Yang Fan naturally cannot pretend to be a bear. As a man, he will never allow him to be looked down upon by women.
"We martial arts practitioners are naturally chivalrous and righteous in eliminating violence and maintaining good deeds! If you don't say that, Yang will also sacrifice his life to save people! However, there are many bandits, and I am worried that Miss Ye will make mistakes!" Yang Fan said righteously, his face neither blushed nor breathing.
Ye Xiaoqian couldn't help but look up at Yang Fan, exclaimed, bowed her fists to Yang Fan and said, "Young Master Yang is indeed passionate, the little girl admires you! You don't have to worry. The little girl has been practicing martial arts with her father since she was a child, and it's okay to deal with more than a dozen bandits. The remaining bandits rely on Mr. Yang to take action!"
Yang Fan's expression solidified again, and now it was completely funny.
But he said it out loud, and he was a man with great face. He had to bear the hardships himself.
At this moment, the bandits in the distance changed, and some bandits gradually became restless.
"Look at these beautiful and beautiful girls, brothers will have to enjoy it tonight!" a bandit said with a smile.
"That's right, I haven't touched a woman for a long time, and I can finally satisfy my craving tonight!" A bandit next to me immediately agreed.
"I heard from my brothers that a few leaders and leaders of all sizes will hold wedding events together tonight. I see that these yellow-flowered girls are probably not our brothers' turn!" A bandit behind him immediately complained.
"Damn it, do you want our brothers to be jealous?" The bandits immediately cursed unwillingly, which resonated with other bandits.
"It seems that the head of the company has not counted how many women they have stolen. Even if one or two are missing, they can't tell. Otherwise, we can pull two beautiful girls out and let our brothers have fun for a few times? Otherwise, when we reach the top of the mountain, there are more wolves and fewer meat, it's probably not our turn!" A thin bandit with a sharp mouth and monkey cheek suddenly suggested, and the eyes of the bandits next to him suddenly appeared in green light, and they were obviously moved.
Several bandits did it as soon as they said that, broke into the women's team in the middle and pulled out two beautiful and charming girls who were not very old and were charming.
Seeing that something was wrong, the two beautiful girls burst into tears and resisted fiercely, which attracted the attention of more than a dozen bandits around.
Many bandits have low status and think that they will not be able to get a woman after going up the mountain, so they all want to have a taste on the spot. Some bandits are timid and afraid of things, and dare not violate the orders issued by their heads and try to stop them, which immediately caused internal strife and the scene became chaotic.
Ye Xiaoqian was anxious as the bandits were about to harm the girls, and called Yang Fan and immediately rushed the horse to run away.
"Let you pretend! Now I put myself in! Maybe not only can't save people, but it will also harm Miss Ye and myself!" Yang Fan immediately said with a sad look on his face, a little annoyed, and slapped himself.
Chapter completed!