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Chapter 21 Jedi Counterattack
After leaving the carriage, Qiulan ran frantically towards the front of the street.

She shouted for help as she ran for her life.

Unfortunately, this street was rather remote, with few houses on both sides and hardly any people around. Even the few older women who heard the message hurried on their way, not daring to respond.

"Please, someone come and save my young master! I beg you!"

Qiulan ran and shouted, but received no response.

As they ran further and further away, Qiulan planned to go directly back to the Chen residence to report the news, but then she thought: even if the master knew, so what? The bandits would probably just leave the city.

With this in mind, Qiulan immediately went to the county government office to beat the drum and appeal for justice.

When an ordinary person reports to the authorities, it's just a matter of reporting to the authorities, which requires going through a series of procedures. This process can take a considerable amount of time.

But since the young master of the Chen family had an accident, it naturally couldn't be treated in the usual way.

The person who received Qiulan was the head constable Wang He.

The woman who fell ill earlier was the one Wang He caught.

As a member of a prominent family in the county, Chen Yinfu naturally made annual visits to the county government to cultivate relationships. Wang He, having received many favors from Chen Yinfu, immediately expressed his support after hearing Qiulan's account of Chen Mo's plight:
"Miss Qiulan, please go back and tell Master Chen. I will immediately send constables to seal off the four city gates in the east, west, south, and north. Hopefully, it's not too late."

"Thank you so much, Officer Wang. My master will remember your kindness." Qiu Lan knelt on the ground and thanked him repeatedly. "If the young master is saved, my master will reward him handsomely."

After kneeling and kowtowing, Qiulan hurriedly left the county government office and went straight to the Chen residence to report the news.

After watching Qiulan leave, a group of constables said, "Boss, are we really going to deal with the bandits? Those bandits dare to kidnap people in broad daylight in the city. How can we lowly constables handle them?"

Wang He said, "We've all accepted gifts from the Chen family. Now that the Second Young Master is in danger, we should at least show our support. Otherwise, if we upset Master Chen, how can we expect to receive any gifts next year?"

Upon hearing this, the constables all smiled.

"The boss is very thoughtful."

……

Qiulan ran desperately back to the Chen residence and found Zhou Liang. Upon hearing this, Zhou Liang took Qiulan to the central courtyard, where they found Chen Yinfu and Lin Yulan.

Upon hearing Qiu Lan's story, Lin Yulan was so shocked that her face flushed, her body trembled, and she almost couldn't catch her breath.

Chen Yinfu, who was standing nearby, said, "You mean Xiao Mo suddenly yelled and couldn't move while lying in the carriage?"

Qiulan was extremely flustered. "Yes, I was terrified. I had no idea what was going on. Two masked men on horseback were galloping towards us, probably to kidnap the young master."

Zhou Liang turned to Chen Yinfu: "Brother Chen, the Second Young Master broke through to the Flesh Refining Realm yesterday. A second-stage martial artist is enough to deal with ordinary bandits. It's not like he suddenly became unable to move. I'm afraid he's encountered something strange. Should we spend some more money to invite Master Li over?"

call!
Chen Yinfu took a deep breath. "Don't panic, don't panic... let me think."

Everyone present was in a panic, especially Lin Yulan, whose eyes were filled with tears.

Only Chen Yinfu remained calm.

After a moment, Chen Yinfu turned to look at Qiulan, "At the very end, Xiao Mo bit off your jade hairpin and even put half of it in her mouth?"

Qiulan dared not hide the truth: "Yes. I originally wanted to stay, but the young master yelled at me and told me to come and deliver the message. I thought it was useless to stay, so I ran to the county government to report to the authorities and then rushed back."

After saying that, Qiulan knelt down on the ground, awaiting punishment.

Chen Yinfu did not punish Qiulan, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light. "Xiao Mo is calm in the face of trouble and has a plan. He won't just wait to die. Brother Zhou, take the guards from your family to the West Gate. Take Qiulan with you."

After everyone left, Lin Yulan sat in her seat and sobbed, "I only have Erlang as my son. If anything happens to Erlang, how can I live? I have long since given up on letting Erlang practice martial arts."

Chen Yinfu said, "This is not Erlang's fault. If he hadn't practiced martial arts, would the bandits have stopped bothering him? On the contrary, it was precisely because Erlang practiced martial arts that he had a chance to survive."

Lin Yulan sobbed, "You make it sound so easy. Those bandits dared to commit violence in broad daylight..."

Although Chen Yinfu didn't speak, his eyes were already bloodshot. Finally, he sighed and said, "It's not that I'm being sarcastic, but that's just how the world is. I really can't do anything about it!"

Lin Yulan looked up and saw the tears in Chen Yinfu's eyes, then tightly gripped his arm, "Husband! You must save Erlang, you must save Erlang!"

Chen Yinfu said, "Master Li is far outside the city and it's too late. Bring me five thousand taels of silver and I'll go to the Red Lantern Clan again. Hopefully, I can get an audience."

……

It really was Granny Li!

When Chen Mo left the Blood Ridge Black Market, he sensed something was off about Granny Li and even asked Xie Dong to investigate the situation of the Li family patriarch. Xie Dong didn't reply during that time.

Since Chen Mo had been staying in the city recently, he hadn't thought much of it. He always assumed the city was safe. He never imagined that Granny Li would be so heartless as to extend her evil clutches into the city.

"Let's go. The Chen family's foolish son."

The short man in black reached out and grabbed Chen Mo's right hand, then pulled Chen Mo onto his back and carried him off the carriage.

The shorter man even had a hint of boasting in his voice: "Brother, everyone says you're overthinking it. Mother-in-law is formidable; she can't touch the Chen family's foolish son."

The tall man in black removed his veil, revealing a scarred face. "Alright, enough talk. Quickly remove your veil. Take him out of the city immediately. The Chen family is powerful in the city; it will be troublesome if they manage to pull strings and seal off the city gates."

The short woman also removed her veil, then turned around to look at Chen Mo, "Chen family fool, blame your bad luck."

After saying that, he delivered a heavy chop to Chen Mo's neck, causing him excruciating pain and making him feel dizzy.

If he hadn't cultivated to the second level of the Flesh Refining Realm, he probably would have fainted immediately.

Fortunately, Chen Mo was physically strong and withstood the chop. However, Chen Mo quickly realized the other party's intention and pretended to faint.

Seeing that Chen Mo was unconscious, the short man carried Chen Mo on his back, mounted his horse, and the two of them galloped towards the west gate.

Chen Mo was held in front of the short man, unable to move, and could only let him ride towards the city gate.

A strong sense of crisis made Chen Mo's mind exceptionally clear, and his thoughts raced.

Now that we know who the mastermind is, we absolutely cannot let them take us to the Blood Ridge Black Market.

Otherwise, there will be no hope of redemption.

His hands and feet were nailed shut, rendering him immobile. The only thing he could move was his head. With the half-eaten jade hairpin in his mouth, he could kill one man with a surprise attack. But he couldn't handle the other man, and that would inevitably alert the other tall man... and he would still be dead.

So... the only chance is at the city gate.

There were many soldiers guarding the city gate.

Chen Mo squinted his eyes a crack, keeping a close eye on the scenes on both sides of the street.

Before long, the two horses arrived at the west gate.

Due to the recent outbreaks of madness, Honghe County has implemented strict controls, requiring those leaving the city to obtain travel permits and undergo inspections.

The tall man stopped at the gate, took out a pass, and handed it to the soldiers guarding the city.

The soldier with the sword checked the travel permit, then looked at the short man on horseback and Chen Mo behind him. Because Chen Mo was "asleep" with his head down, the soldier couldn't see Chen Mo's face clearly.

What are you doing out of the city?

The tall man said, "I am Zhu San, and that is my brother-in-law, Zhu Liu. The one who is unconscious is my nephew. He came to the city yesterday for medical treatment and is going back to the countryside today."

The soldier then returned the travel permit and waved his hand, saying, "Go out."

The tall Zhu San accepted the guide, thanked him, mounted his horse, and turned back to Zhu Liu, saying, "Hurry up."

"Alright," Zhu Liu replied, about to spur his horse out of the city gate. He was still thinking that after handing the person over to his mother-in-law, he would collect his reward and then go to the Spring Breeze Pavilion for a good time.

Just then, Chen Mo, who had been sleeping soundly with his head tilted to one side, suddenly turned his head.

Ok?
Woke up?

Zhu Liu was immediately terrified, but the next moment he saw a pair of eyes as fierce as a demon's. He felt a strong sense of unease and was about to say something when he suddenly saw Chen Mo open his mouth, his teeth gripping a broken jade hairpin, and fiercely stabbing it towards his forehead.

puff!

The jade hairpin, about an inch long, pierced Zhu San's forehead with a loud crash, and blood spurted out.

Zhu Liu tried to resist, but everything happened too fast.

Zhu Liu couldn't believe it was real even when he died.

He was clearly under his mother's spell, and he was clearly knocked unconscious by himself, so how could he suddenly launch such a swift and fierce counterattack?

The next moment, Chen Mo and Zhu Liu both fell off their horses.

Ignoring the pain in his body, Chen Mo roared hoarsely, "I am Chen Mo, son of Chen Yinfu! These two are bandits. Capture them, and you'll be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"

(End of this chapter)