The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family

The inn they were staying at was a courtyard-style establishment. Lu Hai came back quietly, and both inside and outside the room, everything was silent. A few chests were still lying around in the room. She drew her Soft Sword and hacked off the locks on the chests, opened them, and inside were only some wheat straw and soil ash.

That letter was clearly written by Young Master Shen, complete with a secret mark; otherwise, Pei Qin wouldn’t have come to collect the goods. Lu Hai furrowed his brows. Could the goods have already been stolen? And what was the deal with the person who came to kill Pei Qin?

Zhao Junchao and Zhang Shiqian were also scared out of their wits. They had gone to great lengths to add something to the tea they had delivered to Pei Qin. That guard named Lu Hai hadn’t drunk it, but Pei Qin had. They never expected that an assassin would come to kill Pei Qin.

Seeing those men with real swords and guns, they were actual killers, assassins. Zhao Junchao and Zhang Shiqian were so frightened that they hid right away.

"Who would have thought, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!" Zhao Jun Chao believed that the Qian family had bribed the killer to come and kill Pei Qin.

Zhang Shiqian swallowed hard, also feeling somewhat relieved, "We should get out of here quickly! Otherwise, we’ll end up as scapegoats tomorrow!"

Zhao Junchao’s good friend was somewhat reluctant; he still wanted to have a taste. But now, avoiding harm was the top priority. The three didn’t dare to look behind and hastily made their escape.

Lu Hai applied medicine to himself, bandaged his wound, and quickly returned to the small courtyard.