C4 A Person's Heart Is Dangerous and must be Careful

Out of consideration for her grandfather's safety and the secrecy of the things in the secret compartment, Jiegeng decided to go to the capital alone to seek help. She would not startle anyone in the residence.

Hence, that night, Jiegeng packed up her gold and silver soft things and carried the broken pieces of silver with her. Then, she secretly snuck into the account room.

In the past, she would often run out to play. If she did not have enough silver to spend, she would run to Butler Chen to ask for help. This Butler Chen watched Jiegeng grow up from a young age, and he also felt great heartache towards Jiegeng. Every request was fulfilled, so he would always leave some of the loose ends that were paid during the month to Jiegeng. After a few days, Jiegeng was also very clear about where the key was hidden.

Jiegeng quietly took the few banknotes from the money box and muttered in her heart.

Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen, this is also an emergency. Don't blame me, this is not considered to be a bad thing.

After taking the banknotes, she left a letter inside. She hoped that Uncle Chen would understand her after he found out that she had not seen him. She also hoped that Uncle Chen would not look for her loudly.

After everything was ready, Jiegeng secretly ran out from the small door in the backyard.

A few days later, in a certain village teahouse.

When Jiegeng arrived at the teahouse, she said weakly to the waiter. "Little brother, give me a bowl of tea and some random food."

The little brother saw Jiegeng's appearance and knew that she was tired from the journey, so he quickly replied. "Okay. Customer, find a seat yourself."

Not long after he sat down, the little brother in the teahouse first handed the tea over.

Jiegeng's throat was dry and hot. Just as the tea bowl touched the table, Jiegeng impatiently picked up the tea bowl and raised her head to drink.

Not long after she rested, an amiable looking old woman passed by the teahouse and fell right across the teahouse.

Jiegeng immediately carried the luggage and went over to help the old woman up and helped her to her seat.

"Aiyo, you broke my old bones." The old woman half sat beside the chair and held her waist as she moaned.

"Grandma, are you alright? Slightly bent? Why don't I massage it for you?" Jiegeng asked from the perspective of a doctor.

"No need, no need. I just need to rest." The old woman immediately refused and her body seemed to straighten a lot.

"Little brother, another bowl of tea!" Jiegeng called to the tea shop assistant.

After the tea bowl was served, Jiegeng immediately pushed it in front of the old woman. "Grandma, drink some tea to moisten your throat."

The old woman looked at Jiegeng with gratitude and then shakily picked up the tea bowl and drank a few mouthfuls. "Little girl, you are on your way, right?"

Jiegeng nodded honestly.

"It seems like it is going to be dark soon and there are no inns nearby. Why don't we go to the old lady's house to rest for the night and continue our journey tomorrow morning." The old lady looked at her with a smile.

"Ah, how can I do that?" Jiegeng did not think about it and only felt that there were strangers who cared about her on the way. Her heart was warm.

"You look very much like my granddaughter who was married not long ago. My wife can't help but get close to you. It's good that you don't dislike it." The old woman smiled and patted Jiegeng's hand.

"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it! It's too late for me to thank you. Why would I dislike you?!"

Next, Jiegeng and the old woman ate some tea fruits.

"Little brother, pay the bill." Jiegeng immediately started to touch the familiar place at her waist.

Where was the money bag?!

Jiegeng immediately turned left and right, but there was no sign of the money bag that she was familiar with.

Sensing that Jiegeng was not right, the old woman asked with concern, "What is it? Little girl?"

"My, my money bag is missing. My broken silver is inside." Jiegeng looked at the old woman with an embarrassed expression.

"Sigh, you might have fallen somewhere during your journey. This Ma Da Ha's character is really similar to my granddaughter's. Forget it, forget it. Let this old hag pay the bill." The old woman's face was full of smiles, as if she really saw her own granddaughter.

"Don't worry, I'll return it to you when we get to your home." Jiegeng was embarrassed and immediately promised.

" Oh? You still have silver?" The old woman's eyes flashed.

"Yes, I still have money in my bag, but it's not easy to take it out here. Grandma, don't worry. I'll pay you back with the accommodation fees!" Jiegeng had a firm look, afraid that this kind old lady would think that she was a swindler who took advantage of her.

The old lady took out more than ten copper coins from her bosom and paid the bill. She then led Jiegeng out of the teahouse.

However, she had only taken a few steps when she was blocked by a red-dressed sword-wielding woman.

"Miss, what's the matter?" The woman seemed to be somewhat panicked.

Jiegeng remembered her. She had been at the teahouse the whole time. That red dress was too beautiful and eye-catching. It was hard to not remember it.

"What do you think you have done?" The woman in red did not answer the old woman's question. Instead, she asked her back with an overbearing expression.

"I... what can an old woman like me do? Instead, it's you who is making things difficult for me for no reason." The old woman's tone was clearly a little fake.

"You will not give up until you reach the Yellow River." The woman in red used her scabbard to heavily hit the old woman's chest, causing her to stagger and fall to the ground.

"What are you doing! Why are you bullying an innocent old man on the street?" Jiegeng was frightened by the woman in red. After leaving the house for a few days, she did not encounter any incidents of bullying the weak. She did not expect that this side would actually happen in front of her.

When the red-dressed female heard Jiegeng's words, her face was filled with disbelief. "I say, you are really foolish!" She withdrew her sword and pointed at Jiegeng with the hilt of her sword. "Look at what fell out from the arms of the innocent old man you mentioned!"

Jiegeng immediately looked at the old man. "That, that is not?"

The woman in red looked at Jiegeng and sighed helplessly. "Yes, that is not necessarily a money bag!"

The woman in red went forward and picked up the purse and threw it to Jiegeng. "Take a good look yourself."

After Jiegeng received the money bag, she looked around carefully and lowered her head. She bowed apologetically in the direction of the woman in red. "Thank you, I misunderstood you just now."

The woman in red did not pay attention to Jiegeng's thanks. Instead, she squatted down and pointed the scabbard at the woman's chest. "What do you think we should do with this old liar?" After she finished speaking, she looked at Jiegeng.

"Huh? Ask me!" Jiegeng looked shocked. "Although she stole my money and made up a story to trick me, what can I do? Send it to the government?"

"Please, this place is a few miles away from the town! This old liar's body is bloated, if we want to push her to the authorities, we will lose half of our lives first, okay? Besides, I will not do such a strenuous thing."

" Then what does the heroine plan to do? " Jiegeng held the money bag in her hand and stared at the woman in red with her eyes wide open.

"You look like a rabbit." The woman in red was amused by Jiegeng's behavior. "Same old rules. Beat her up and then ignore her." The woman in red was very domineering.

"Although bad people should be punished, she's still old. This isn't good." Such a direct and violent method made Jiegeng open her eyes.

When the woman on the ground heard what the woman in red said, she immediately begged for mercy. "Female hero, let me go. I won't dare to do it again. I'll give you all the money I have on me. Please let me go! "

"Tell me, after you stole this girl's money bag, you still plan to bring her back to your house. What bad ideas do you have!" The woman in red refused to give up.

The woman did not reply and continued to beg for mercy.

"If you don't say anything, I'll pull out my sword!" The woman in red was getting impatient. The old woman's begging was really noisy. The woman in red didn't want to waste any more time on her, so she pulled out her sword with both hands. A third of the sword in the sheath also lit up.

When she saw the light of the iron sword, the old woman immediately waved her hand. "I'll speak! I'll speak!"

"I tricked that girl home. I only thought that there were still silver taels in her bag, so I wanted to snatch them all from her." The old woman lowered her head.

"There's more!" The red-dressed woman continued to greet the old woman.

"No... No more." The old woman knelt down and begged for mercy.

"You know that there was still money in that girl's bag, it was clearly something that happened later on. But you planned to trick her back in the first place! " The woman in red pressed forward step by step. At that time, she was by her side, so she clearly knew what had happened.

"It was to sell her to the Mountain King, Lord Qiang, on this mountain." The old woman couldn't hide it, so she told her everything in the end.

"What do you think? Are you going to spare her this time?" The woman in red gestured to Jiegeng.

Jiegeng was already very angry when she heard that the woman had long coveted the silver taels in her bag. Now, when she heard that she actually wanted to sell her, she was immediately shocked.

She was a weak girl, with the exception of her meager medical skills. She didn't even know how to use tricks. If it wasn't for the help of the woman in red... At this moment, she might have fallen into a wolf's den. However, the nature of a doctor was unable to say such cruel words.

"I, I don't know anything." After saying that, she turned around and indicated to the woman in red that she could do whatever she wanted.

The woman in red felt that her actions were very cute. One look and one could tell that she was a spoiled daughter raised from someone else's treasure.

The woman in red closed her sword and continued to use the scabbard to give the woman a fierce beating. This could also be considered as giving her a lesson.

When the woman was beaten up, she kept muttering things like "I don't keep my word."

However, the woman in red faintly replied, "Did I say that I won't hit you if you tell me the truth?"

When Jiegeng heard this, although she did not see that scene with her own eyes, she could not help but burst out laughing, which relieved her fear and shock.

After chasing away the woman, Jiegeng hurriedly thanked the woman in red again, "Female hero, thank you for your help today." Then, like the martial artists in the troupe, she clenched her fist and bowed.

Seeing Jiegeng's strange actions, the woman in red became even happier. "Don't call me a heroine. Call me a heroine. My name is Shihan. What about you?"

"Jiegeng! It's the Jiegeng in the medicinal herbs. " Jiegeng replied readily.

" You are such a person. Although you are a little stupid, you are very cute and very pure. This friend of yours, I will make friends with you! Are you willing?" Shihan stretched out her hand generously.

"Of course I am!" Jiegeng immediately held her hand. "But, were you praising or criticizing me just now?"

"I was praising you!" Shihan could not help but laugh.