Chapter 1318: Government Troops (6)
The passenger boat had quickly come to a stop by itself, and seven or eight small boats rapidly surrounded it. The people on the small boats swiftly boarded the passenger boat, then they began waking everyone up one by one.
"Why has the boat stopped?" Madam Ling’s face was full of panic, "Where is the young miss?"
"I don’t know," said Wan, a junior manager’s wife from the Dong Family who served Madam Ling. An average-looking woman, she seemed quite down-to-earth and honest. Usually reserved, she too was frightened by the sudden arrival of so many people on board.
Madam Ling closed her eyes for a moment. If before she was somewhat skeptical about Awang poisoning them, she now understood clearly; someone truly wanted the young miss dead. To collude with pirates in such a malicious way was despicable. At her advanced age, she could accept her own death, but the young miss hadn’t yet kowtowed to the old madam nor had her name been entered into the family registry... She could only hope that Miss Xinxin was able to lead the young miss to safety.
"Big brother, those few chicks are on the second floor, in three adjacent rooms, each accompanied by a pretty maid..." a lackey pointed upwards.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Madam Ling cried out loud, "You..."
But before she could step forward, she was struck hard across the face.
"You old thing, if you dare to speak again, I’ll slaughter you first," a lackey spat at Madam Ling.
Madam Ling, being over sixty years old, was so stunned by the slap that it took her a long while to recover. Wan embraced her, trembling, yet dared not cry or make a sound.