A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 917: Saving People in the Snow

(The previous two chapters were indeed not written properly, so I revised them and changed the Tao family. You can go back and refresh them and read them again to match them with this chapter.)

After putting some distance between himself and Captain Li and the others, Lu Cheng's speed immediately increased by several levels. He seemed to turn into a trail of afterimages, and soon he had run more than ten miles and appeared near Shilipo.

At this time, Lu Cheng had put on a white robe, hiding his figure well in the snow.

Shilipo is located in a small forest. Standing on the hillside and looking towards the capital, you can see very far into the distance.

However, because Lu Cheng changed into a white robe and deliberately took a detour, and because he was running very fast, he was not discovered by the people who were watching on Shili Slope.

On Shili Slope, in two or three abandoned wooden houses in the forest, seven or eight strong men were sitting around a fire. In a corner not far away, there was a sack piled up, with the mouth of the sack open, revealing a pitiful little head.

"Boss Hu, if we kidnap an unrelated girl like this, will Lu Cheng come?"

"I don't think it's likely that he will come. In this day and age, which official would risk his life for an unrelated little girl?"

"Then why do you let us tie up this little girl?"

"Haven't you heard that saying? We'll try it first. We kidnapped this little girl and left a letter for Lu Cheng. If he doesn't come, it would be like watching someone die without helping, which would damage our reputation. When the time comes, we'll humiliate this little girl and send her back, which will also disgust Lu Cheng.

Moreover, the little girl's father, Mr. Zhou, usually does a lot of good deeds and has a good reputation. If his daughter suffered such humiliation because of Lu Cheng, do you think he would hate Lu Cheng? What would the ordinary people who were helped by Mr. Zhou think when they heard about this?

Of course, if Lu Cheng comes, everyone will be happy. We can kill him and complete the mission as soon as possible. Even if he doesn't come this time, we can wait until next time and kidnap someone else..."

"Boss Hu is wise. This move is really too damaging."

"I didn't come up with this idea. It was the idea of ​​the gentleman next to our Marquis. Scholars are really vicious and cruel."

"That's right. Boss, those refugees outside have only been trained for two months. What's the use of them? I think they are not as good as us brothers. That's enough."

"You know nothing. Those people are just scapegoats. They can be left behind to cover up at critical moments. Besides, the world will become more and more chaotic in the future, so we need to keep more people to do things more easily."

"Boss, you are wise. Boss, what should we do with this little girl? Can you let me have a taste first?"

"Hmph, that's not your turn...you..."

Before Boss Hu could finish his words, his eyes went dark and he fell down. The others just wanted to get up, but they all felt a heavy blow on the back of their heads and then lost consciousness.

The little girl in the sack in the corner felt a flash before her eyes, and a figure appeared in front of her: "Who are you?"

"Don't be afraid, you didn't see anything just now. Just sleep for a while, and everything will be over."

"Oh, okay..."

After hypnotizing the little girl, Lu Cheng quickly put all the seven or eight corpses in the room into the storage space. Then he went outside and cleaned up all the cannon fodder thugs trained by the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion and put them into the storage space as well.

The whole process took less than two minutes. A total of thirty thugs were killed by Lu Cheng, and all the bodies were put into the storage space without leaving any bloodstains.

Then, Lu Cheng took out a pen and paper, wrote a note, and asked the golden eagle to take it to a certain place.

After doing all this, Lu Cheng changed back into his original clothes, carried the little girl on his back, and returned in the direction he came from.

After leaving Shilipo and walking forward for another two or three miles, Lu Cheng met Captain Li and others who had rushed over.

"Sir, I am exhausted and cannot catch up with you. I am really ashamed. Sir, are you not injured?"

"It's okay. I've brought the daughter of the Zhou family back. I don't know why, but I didn't see anyone else on the Shili Slope. I only saw the daughter of the Zhou family and a bonfire. The gang seemed to have just left, and I didn't chase them. After making sure that the daughter of the Zhou family was safe, I brought her back first."

"Is this true? What should we do now?"

"The most urgent thing is to return to Kyoto first. Judging from the traces left on Shili Slope, at least thirty people have stayed there before. Although we don't know why those people left suddenly, if they come back, it will be difficult for us to deal with them."

"Your Excellency is right. We should return to the capital as soon as possible. My Excellency, shall I carry this girl on your back?"

"No need. You all look exhausted. Let me do it."

"Your Excellency has a very good physique. I admire you."

Afterwards, the group immediately returned the same way.

After walking a distance, the little girl who had been carried on Lu Cheng's back finally woke up and looked around in confusion: "Where is this?"

Captain Li took a look and said with a smile: "You, little girl, are sleeping soundly on the master's back. It was my master Lu who saved you from the bandits. You must thank my master."

The little girl finally realized that she was being carried on someone's back. She was confused for a moment and blushed as she asked, "Um... Sir, can you put me down?"

"Then stand firm and be careful with your step."

"Hmm~"

The little girl was still a little unstable when she first landed on the ground. She hurriedly held onto Lu Cheng and finally managed to stand firm.

"I am Zhou Wan'er, a humble girl. Thank you for saving my life, sir."

"No need to be so polite. Actually, this matter was caused by me. You were also implicated by me."

"Lord Lu, you are willing to risk your life for me. That is a great favor. Those criminals are so cunning. They took advantage of your noble character of loving the people like your own children. Please accept my greetings."

"Alright, stop being polite. This is not a place to stay for long, let's return to Kyoto as soon as possible."

"Hmm~"

It was difficult to walk in the snow, and a young lady who seldom went out, and a little girl of eleven or twelve, was certainly not used to it. She hadn't walked a few steps when she nearly slipped again.

"How about I carry you first?"

Out of her daughter's modesty, Zhou Wan'er wanted to refuse, but when she thought about how Lu Cheng had already carried her for such a long distance and that she still had several miles to go, she could only nod and agree.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng carried the little girl on his back again and headed towards Kyoto City.

When Zhou Wan'er was carried by Lu Cheng before, she was always asleep.

Now lying awake on Lu Cheng's back, Zhou Wan'er, who was in such close contact with a stranger other than her father and brother for the first time, couldn't help but feel her pretty face getting hot and her little head a little dizzy.

When the group approached the west city gate, they met the bailiffs who came from the government office for support. The two sides reunited and then returned to Kyoto City.

As soon as I entered the city gate, I saw Mr. Zhou waiting anxiously.

Seeing his daughter being carried back, Mr. Zhou was immediately overjoyed: "My dear Wan'er, are you okay?"

Zhou Wan'er quickly got off Lu Cheng's back and said, "Father, I'm fine, thanks to Lord Lu."

"Thank you very much for saving my daughter."