The clip-clop of hooves grew more urgent.
Instantly, Tuoba Yan, on horseback, pulled the reins taut, and the horse whinnied, stamping its front hooves heavily.
"Under the command of Inspector Zhang Liang'ai, you yamen constables dared to detain someone privately without review. What crime is that!"
Tuoba Yan dismounted and swiftly scooped up the unconscious A Jiu in his arms.
"Inspector's subordinates? We are under the command of Magistrate Wang Mian of the prefecture office, enforcing the law with justice."
"Enforcing the law? You can't enforce it against my sister! What crime did she commit? If you can't explain, you'll lose your heads."
Tuoba Yan truly wanted to kill them.
He looked at his sister Jiu'er in his arms, her head was already bruised.
"Xiao Yan Yan..." A Jiu opened her eyes, his face blurry, then clear. "Put me down."
"Sister Jiu'er, if you say the word, all these people will die." Tuoba Yan remembered that Sister A Jiu didn't want him to kill. He whispered in her ear at this moment.
"No need. You don't have to kill anyone. I told you, if I have a way, you don't need to kill." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
A Jiu felt warmth in her heart. She knew Hui'er must have notified him.
"As Sister Jiu'er wishes." Tuoba Yan put her down and stood aside, saying no more.
"I'm not seeking death." A Jiu took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her forehead. She remembered Tuoba Yan was afraid of blood.
"Go back and report to your Master Wang. If you cannot release Brother Yun Hao, I will not treat this epidemic, even if I die." A Jiu wanted them to see that despite her small and thin appearance, she kept her word.
"Ah? Miss Meng, we are just runners doing our duty. How can we explain if you threaten to die?"
Zhang Mang was scared stiff. He was the driver escorting Miss A Jiu to Nanzhou County. If she was lost or died, the epidemic there could not be solved. Not only would his head be forfeit, but Magistrate Wang would also be in great trouble.
"Xiao Yan Yan, I'm not going. There's so much injustice in the world. I don't want to deal with it anymore. I want to go home."
A Jiu turned her head and looked up at Tuoba Yan.
She knew this not-so-big, not-so-small big boy had always protected her.
Tuoba Yan's heart sank. His Sister Jiu'er needed him.
"Brothers of the Inspector!"
Tuoba Yan drew the saber at his waist and shouted. People from the Inspector's office emerged from all around, instantly surrounding the carriage.
Actually, A Jiu was also startled. Xiao Yan Yan could summon so many people with just one shout? Was his good popularity due to his sweet mouth?
Looking around, there were two layers of Inspector's men, numbering thirty to forty, their sabers exuding an oppressive aura.
The few constables from the yamen instinctively reached for their sword hilts and took a few steps back.
But the Inspector's subordinates were clearly more numerous, surrounding the carriage tightly.
"What do you want? We are from the yamen, and you are from the Inspector's office. You have no right to interfere with us."
"Why can't I interfere? I am now accusing you of human trafficking. Is that enough?" Tuoba Yan stepped forward.
A Jiu had never seen Xiao Yan Yan so stern. He indeed exuded the aura of a man.
"You..."
"What about me?" Tuoba Yan put A Jiu down, holding his long saber with a rogue-like expression. "What do you want now?"
A Jiu glanced at Tuoba Yan. She knew if this guy made a move, all their whereabouts would be exposed.
"Uncle Zhang, I have already said, as long as Brother Yun Hao is released now, I will voluntarily go to Nanzhou County. If not, please inform Master Prefect that Meng Jiu'er will not go. If you force me, then you will only have my corpse to report back."
"Sister Jiu'er..." Tuoba Yan's eyes were filled with anxiety. The entire Nanming City knew what kind of place that was.
"I will immediately send someone to report to Master Wang. Miss Meng, please wait."
Zhang Mang cupped his hands and bowed. He was merely responsible for escorting A Jiu to Nanzhou County and had no reason to provoke these troubles.
The three constables who were guarding against A Jiu's escape exchanged whispers. After a brief discussion, the three ran back the way they came.
"Sister Jiu'er, if you want to go home now, I can take you. Why must you go to a place like that?" Tuoba Yan suppressed his emotions, his voice low.
A Jiu looked up at Tuoba Yan.
"I can cure that disease, you've seen it. And perhaps it's fate arranged by heaven."