Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 337: Setting the Trap

"What, what did you say?"

Yun Niang suddenly stood up, revealing a shocked expression.

The fabric was robbed?

She felt a bit dizzy. That wasn’t just a small amount of fabric; it was a season’s worth of fabric!

It’s worth a fortune!

Damn it, who did it? Which sinister person did this?

"Yun Niang, don’t panic! Ask for the reasons first."

Long Yue saw Yun Niang’s face turn pale, and her body shaking. She hurried forward to comfort her, but the other party only shook her head bitterly, "I know, I will stay calm."

She slowly stood up, looking at the young servant who brought the news, and asked, "What happened? Tell me the details."

Her caravan clearly hired an escort agency; there were people from the escort company, how could it have been robbed?

The young servant cried and clamored, "We were robbed while passing through Luanshi Ridge. At the time, the escorts fought back with all their might, but they were no match for those brigands. They brandished their knives directly at people, and were really vicious; in just a few strikes, people’s heads were gone, and blood was flowing, scaring everyone terribly. Then everyone fled in panic, and then... boohoohoo..."

As the young servant spoke, he began to cry.

Long Yue looked at the young servant.

His clothes were torn in several places, his hands were scraped, and his face was gray with dirt, looking weathered.

Long Yue turned around and asked Yun Niang, "Is he one of your shop’s people, or is he from Qin Wuyou’s side?"

Yun Niang glanced at the young servant and said, "This person is not from my side, but he is someone from Young Master Wu’s side. He has delivered goods here a few times, and I remember him."

Yun Niang understood what Long Yue meant, suspecting there might be a problem with this person, but her memory was always good, recognizing immediately if he was one of theirs.

"How many people were there? What were they wearing? How did you escape?"

Long Yue asked a string of questions that surprised the young servant, and then he said, "There were more than twenty of them, holding long knives that were shining coldly and looked terrifying. I was walking at the front and saw them coming to kill. I glanced at them and felt we couldn’t beat them, so I ran. They seemed to only want the goods and didn’t chase us when we ran away..."

Feeling ashamed, he explained the whole incident in detail, and instantly Yun Niang angrily said, "Did you not report it to the authorities at that time?"

The young servant was dejected, "We reported it to the authorities, but the government said these mountain bandits are too cunning and difficult to manage!"

"Damn it, all those goods are gone just like that, it’s quite a loss..."

Yun Niang was pacing back and forth urgently, fuming angrily.

Even hiring the escort agency didn’t work?

Long Yue asked, "How many people were in the escort agency you hired?"

"A team of twelve people!"

Alright, twelve people in the escort company were indeed significantly fewer compared to the twenty or thirty opponents, but being killed like cutting melons and vegetables, that seemed unreasonable. Are the mountain bandits that strong?

Long Yue remembered when she and Li Qingmu had entered the mountain bandit lair and seen those bandits before. Some of them had martial prowess, with a few good fighters, but not many, certainly not dozens of skilled hands like this.

So, a thought suddenly popped up; this might not just be mountain bandits? Could it be someone else?

Long Yue pondered.

"Master, I am useless, unable to protect the goods. If you... want to punish me, then punish me. I am willing to accept it!"

The young servant said miserably.

Yun Niang was not a mean person. Seeing him so distraught, she said, "It’s okay, this matter can’t be blamed on you. It’s commendable that you ran here to deliver the news, go and rest!"

"Yes, I will go down now!"

As he left, Long Yue turned back and said, "This matter... I will investigate it."

"Hey, your prime minister hasn’t recovered yet. If you run out, who will take care of him?"

Yun Niang knew about Li Qingmu’s serious injury, with the chest being pierced so deeply; it was really dangerous. Such a serious injury certainly required a long time to recuperate, and Long Yue going out at this time seemed improper.

"That guy has a strong body; there’s no need to worry about him!"

Long Yue was still complaining about his antics that night, and her mood was sulky and unhappy.

Yun Niang knew she was saying angry words; small squabbles between couples are utterly normal.

She suddenly stood up and angrily said, "I will report this to the authorities! If the local authorities won’t act, I don’t believe the officials in the Capital City won’t do something! The mountain bandits in Luanshi Ridge are too rampant; the master and madam were..."

Saying this, Yun Niang choked up and couldn’t continue.

The master and madam were her saviors, who gave her rebirth; she always regarded them as her parents. Not avenging them was already very guilty; now these evil bandits dared to strike at their Qin Family Embroidery Studio again, it must be a life and death struggle!

"Yun Niang, I will go back and discuss it with A Mu; don’t act impulsively, wait for our message."

"No, I can handle it myself!"

Yun Niang didn’t want to trouble them, but Long Yue insisted, "I am adamant about this; if you refuse, you won’t recognize me as your sister!"

"Lady Yue..." Yun Niang looked at Long Yue gratefully, "Thank you..."

This gratitude was too profound; no language could describe it, so Yun Niang could only express it in the simplest thanks.

Long Yue smiled slightly without speaking, then left with Yang Zhuoya.

They walked out from Su Jinxiu Workshop, unaware that in a teahouse opposite the Embroiderers’ Pavilion, a middle-aged man was sitting.

This person was Pang Wenzheng.

He leaned against the railing, his gaze icy as he watched the woman walk out of the embroidery workshop below. His hand clenched on the railing.

This daughter had been raised for fifteen years and hadn’t brought him any honor, instead brought quite a bit of trouble. Originally, he didn’t want to be so ruthless, but since she didn’t know what’s best for her, she shouldn’t blame him as a father for being heartless!

"As long as she goes to Luanshi Ridge, I have a hundred ways to make her unable to live or die! However, for the sake of being father and daughter, I will give her a bit of dignity."

"The master is benevolent, too bad the young lady doesn’t know what’s good for her! She disappointed your kindness."

A guard appeared behind, kneeling on one knee, full of respect.

Pang Wenzheng’s face was cold as he watched Long Yue’s departing figure, sneering inwardly: Since it’s impossible to find out her real father, then simply do it in one fell swoop; kill her, and that’s the end!

"Speaking of which, my daughter is not entirely useless. At least, if it weren’t for them exterminating those mountain bandits at Luanshi Ridge back then, we wouldn’t have been able to settle in. Haha, must really thank her for that!"

Speaking of this matter, Pang Wenzheng slightly nodded, appearing very self-satisfied.

"Originally, I was contemplating whether to cooperate with those mountain bandits at Luanshi Ridge, but they handled it, saving us the trouble, hahaha!"

Upon mentioning this, Pang Wenzheng was tremendously delighted, but this did not change his determination to kill Long Yue!

"It is the master’s great fortune!"

The man hurriedly flattered, making Pang Wenzheng even more pleased with himself.

"Alright, everything goes according to plan, don’t think about anything else. Once the matter is successful, there will be rewards for you!"

"Willing to serve the master!"