Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapters 552 and 553. Waiting
When Granny Pang heard the news, she was the calmest one.

She walked around the entire house again, chose the innermost room, and said to Zisu and the others, "You will sleep here with the young lady these days. Remember to keep the doors and windows closed at night, and don't come out no matter what noise you hear."

Fuling said, "Granny, please rest here with the young lady. I will serve the madam."

Granny Pang said firmly, "Do as I say. Your most important task now is to protect the young lady. Remember the medicine packet I gave you before? If there is any danger, don't be stingy, just use it as much as you can."

Fuling dared not say anything more, and nodded solemnly, assuring her, "Zisu and I will take good care of Miss."

Granny Pang then said to Bai Suihe, "Madam, although you carry a lot of self-defense medicine, your basic skills are still lacking."

"And when it really comes down to a fight, swords and spears have no eyes, so remember to stay by my side then."

Although Bai Suihe had learned a bit of fancy martial arts these days, she knew her own limitations and readily said, "Don't worry, Granny, I'm quite protective of my life."

Besides, those Japanese pirates aren't worth risking my life for."

Granny Pang was still a little worried, so she led her people to set up many traps in front of and behind the house, and even prepared an escape route.

Bai Suihe also used this time to specifically learn about the Japanese pirates at that time. They could be described as bandits roaming the sea. It was only because they faced the sea and were more familiar with the sea's climate and terrain that they were able to escape time and time again.

The coastal guards also had a headache dealing with these people because they didn't know when or where they would land.

Often, by the time they arrive after the perpetrators have succeeded, it's already too late.

In the past, they would just steal things and leave, but they were never this ruthless, which caused widespread panic.

Bai Suihe approached Gu Kaiyuan, "How many villages around here are near the sea?"

"There are about a dozen villages along this coastline." Gu Kaiyuan was also having a headache. He didn't want these people to come, but he was also looking forward to their arrival.

At least they have the ability to resist in this Shangpu fishing village, while the other villages are at least safe.

Just then, Lin Wei, who had been sent out to gather information, rushed in. "Master, ah, listen carefully, the other villages have all moved into the mountains to hide."

Everyone was afraid of death, so fleeing was understandable. "There are several mountains ahead of us, should we...?"

Gu Kaiyuan directly rejected his suggestion. Where could they run to?

So much has been invested in this shipyard; it cannot afford any damage.

Moreover, even if they can hide for a while, they won't have time to prepare when they come back next time.

"What did those officials say?" Gu Kaiyuan didn't have much hope, after all, there were more than a dozen villages scattered around, and there weren't many people at all.

"Those officials only sent some people to keep an eye on the sea and posted notices that anyone who provided information would be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver."

Bai Suihe scoffed at this approach, deeming it a form of inaction.

Indeed, relying on others is not as good as relying on yourself. "Now I hope they come over quickly and don't go to other villages."

Although people from other villages have fled, most of their belongings cannot be moved. If these people become even more ruthless, they may not even be able to protect their last remaining homes.

Regardless of their thoughts, these were not things they could decide. Bai Suihe finally came up with a plan to lure the snake out of its hole. So, for the past two days, their carriages frequently traveled along the coast, leaving deep tire tracks and piles of goods in and out each time.

During this period, some officials came to the village to inquire, but they only warned everyone to be more vigilant, gave a few instructions, and then left.

Gu Kaiyuan must have been furious about this irresponsible attitude.

In his previous life, he had already joined the army, but he was just a lowly soldier, so he was completely unaware of what was about to happen.

Although traps were set up around the village, Gu Kaiyuan was still not at ease, so he arranged for people to take turns on duty, and to ring the gong immediately if there was any unusual activity.

They kept watch for two days, but there was no movement at all, not only in their area but also in other places.

On the third day, the person who went out to gather information returned and said that the soldiers on the beach had withdrawn.

A sense of foreboding welled up in Bai Suihe's heart; perhaps those bandits had been waiting for this opportunity.

But the third day was still peaceful. On the fourth, fifth, and sixth day, the villagers from other villages gradually returned home.

Bai Suihe made the carriage come and go more frequently, and even specially arranged for several men to wear rich silks every day and follow the carriage back and forth, so that people would have the feeling that this was a fat sheep.

On the seventh night, everyone thought that the day would pass peacefully again. The people on night watch were yawning, but they remembered the master's instructions. They grabbed a handful of ice from the ice basin next to them, wiped their faces, and felt much more energetic.

Just then, he seemed to hear the sound of a trap coming from the village entrance. He quickly woke up his companion on night watch, and the two of them stared intently at the source of the sound.

When they saw shadows moving over there, they knew that the day's wait was finally coming to an end.

The two dared not delay and did not strike the gong for the time being. Instead, they split up and woke up several nearby households, asking them to inform the master and his family.

At the village entrance, Saburo Inoshita clutched his thigh, one hand in his mouth, biting it tightly to stifle any cries of pain.

"Down there, how are you? Are you alright?" A broken voice suddenly came from above, "How did you fall into the hole?"

"Tanaka Hei-kun, pull me up quickly, I've fallen into a trap!" Inoshita Saburo roared angrily in a low voice. These idiots, can't they see it's so obvious?

"Hurry up and pull it up from the well," Tanaka Heiji said, suppressing a laugh. "I told you before not to run so fast. Anyway, we'll split what we get. I don't know what you're in such a rush."

"..." Saburo Inoshita didn't argue with him. He felt like he was about to cry out in pain. Damn it, why didn't they hurry up and pull him out to treat his wounds?

He was hoping to be the first one to rush into the village and pick out a pretty one...

With the help of several people, Saburo Inoshita emerged from the trap, a bamboo skewer piercing through his instep, blood already flowing freely.

"These damned things, don't let a single rat in this village get away with it."

"What do we do now? Pull you out." Yamaguchi looked worriedly toward the village, but found it was still dark. He breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he hadn't attracted their attention, otherwise their efforts tonight would have been in vain.

“Pull it out…” If he doesn’t pull it out, he won’t be able to do anything tonight.

"You have to hold back and not make a sound."