Wu San stared at him with uncertain eyes, and the soldiers behind him were also confused. When did they start chasing fugitives to the county town?
The leader stood with his arms crossed, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him. This time, he was determined to get this beauty.
Wu Caiwei was almost amused to death. She had originally intended to spare his life, but she didn't expect him to deliver himself to her doorstep. She couldn't be blamed for this. She shyly lowered her head and said hesitantly, "This... this isn't very good, is it?"
Even through the curtain, the leader could feel her shyness and strengthened his resolve. He regretted lowering the curtain just now, otherwise he would have seen her like a frightened rabbit. However, thinking that he could see her, and those brats could also see her, he felt displeased and decided to keep her hidden.
Despite Wu San's dissatisfaction, a dozen horses followed them as they walked ahead.
What annoyed him even more was that all the way, the leader shamelessly approached Wu Caiwei's carriage, making small talk. He chatted and laughed with her throughout the journey. What was even more outrageous was that he occasionally lifted the curtain himself, trying to get a glimpse of her.
The more he saw, the more infatuated the leader became. He suddenly regretted getting married so early. But it didn't matter. As long as she married him, he would immediately divorce that shrew. How could he let someone who captivated him so much be a concubine?
Wu Caiwei, who had been feeling a bit annoyed, suddenly changed her attitude. Since the journey was somewhat boring, why not tease him?
So she put her acting skills to work, occasionally glancing at him furtively. When he looked back, she shyly lowered her head, making the leader's heart flutter.
The carriage arrived at a fork in the road, with a dense forest nearby. Wu Caiwei had a sudden inspiration and said in a sweet, coquettish voice, "Husband, I've been sitting in the carriage for so long, and I'm tired. The sun is so hot, why don't we rest in the forest?"
"This..." Wu San hesitated. He was leading so many people, and they were on a business trip. If they rested here and there, when would they reach their destination?
Just as he was about to retort, the leader immediately commanded, "Didn't you hear the lady say she's tired? If you don't want to rest, you can take your men and leave first. I'll stay with her."
It was obvious he had ill intentions. Wu San could only nod reluctantly. When everyone was sitting in the forest, he gnashed his teeth in anger. Did they think he didn't exist? They were flirting openly, as if no one else was around. Didn't he see the sympathetic looks from his subordinates?
When the time was right, Wu San quickly urged, "Let's go quickly. If we delay any longer, we won't reach the next county town and will have to camp in the wild, which might be dangerous due to beasts."
"Why don't you go first, husband? Why live such a hard life? Let's take our time and have fun in the next county town. There's no hurry," Wu Caiwei said, pretending she hadn't rested enough.
Wu San glanced at the leader's smug expression, stomped his foot hard, wanted to say something, but held back. With a wave of his hand, he led his men away in a huff.
As soon as their figures disappeared from sight, the leader impatiently sat next to Wu Caiwei. She instinctively moved to the side.
"You've sent your husband away, which means you're interested in me. With no one else around, why pretend to be so aloof?" As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out to take her hand. The men who followed him consciously turned their backs.
The next moment, they heard screams. They quickly turned their heads and saw Wu Caiwei smiling as she twisted the leader's hand at a strange angle. The leader immediately started sweating cold. He tried to use his left hand to help, but no matter how he twisted, he couldn't break free from her grip.
He quickly drew his saber. As swift as lightning, Wu Caiwei kicked him away. He crashed into a tree opposite him, then fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, unable to get up for a long time.
Seeing this, his subordinates drew their sabers one after another. Wu Caiwei sat on a nearby rock, too lazy to even move. Li Dahu stepped forward and engaged them. A sharp-eyed soldier, seeing that they were outmatched, quietly slipped away, intending to ride back to report. Wu Caiwei immediately threw a stone, knocking him down.
Li Dahu noticed the commotion and leaped over, finishing him off with a saber. When the dozen or so men who had followed were all on the ground, the leader finally knew fear.
"Who exactly are you?"
"We are the ones who are going to take your life. But since you're about to die anyway, why not tell you, we are the people you were looking for."
The leader's eyes widened involuntarily. He never expected them to be men disguised as women. Neither their physique nor their voices gave any hint of their true gender. Unfortunately, he knew too late. The next moment, Wu Caiwei slit his throat.
The two of them used their swords as shovels and dug a large pit in the forest, dragging everyone in and burying them.
They casually selected two horses from their mounts and rode away, quickly catching up to Wu San, who had just entered the county town.
It turned out that she had chosen that spot because she had been to this county town before and knew that it was not far from the town. Here, they rented a small courtyard, disbanded everyone, and disposed of the goods as they pleased. The few of them rode their horses without daring to delay, heading towards Binzhou.
It was two days later when that group of people went missing that people realized something was wrong. Although they knew the leader was interested in the young woman, they wouldn't let it delay business. At most, they would stay one night in the county town below and return. On the third day, they quickly sent people to inquire, but no one had seen them.
It was only when they heard some villagers discussing someone's good luck in finding a dozen horses in the forest that they became suspicious. They secretly went to look at the horses and knew their people were in trouble. After finding out which small forest it was, they rushed there. Upon closer inspection, they saw bloodstains on the ground. Although the bodies were buried, the soil was new. They immediately decided to dig it up and discovered the corpses.
Although they had made some mistakes, killing people on their territory was too audacious. King Qin quickly sent people to investigate Wu San's identity. They found that he had only started doing business here in the past two years, and his identity was highly suspicious. He then asked the soldiers guarding the city gates to recall the scene when they left the city. Based on their descriptions, King Qin suddenly realized a problem: perhaps their search direction had been wrong from the beginning.
No one had ever seen the face of the strategist, nor did they know what he looked like. However, Li Dahu, who was by his side, had facial features that were almost identical to the maidservant by the woman's side in everyone's description. They guessed that they had escaped disguised as women, and he was extremely regretful at this thought.