The Blessed Beauty Returns with a Dimension-Chapter 950 - 926: Miss Jiang

Li Tieniu secretly harbored hatred; it was his first time following his brother to smuggle salt, and who would have thought they would encounter such a situation.

His brother had already died here fighting fiercely against the attackers.

He himself would not live much longer.

The two brothers had also taken this path out of sheer desperation; their family did this for a living, and how many people were there now who didn’t rely on smuggling salt to survive?

In this remote border area, the terrain was desolate. Although their family had land, the harvest each year barely suffices after paying various taxes, and it’s hard to even have a full stomach.

Of course, it wasn’t that the land was bad, but because the surrounding barbarians occasionally invaded.

During harvest time, large numbers of barbarians came to plunder from time to time.

Corrupt officials, setting a bad example from top to bottom, only cared about exploiting the common people’s livelihoods, never really intending to expel the barbarians.

As long as there wasn’t a massive invasion, they simply didn’t care.

The price of salt here was very high, a pound cost a whole tael of silver.

How could ordinary people afford to eat it?

Hence, there was a saying about smuggling salt.

Their father, uncles, and grandfather had all died on this path, and now both brothers were also about to perish on this path.

But this time they truly died with grievances.

The two brothers had previously trained in some martial arts with monks in the mountains, which gave them the courage to take this path. Who would have thought that a mere dose of smoke from these bandits would knock them down; it’s truly like frequently walking by the river, how could one not wet their shoes.

The older brother was gone, and now he would go too.

Leaving behind the sister-in-law, younger sister, and blind mother at home; the days to come would certainly be more difficult.

With no men to protect them at home, one can imagine that the sister-in-law, younger sister, and mother would likely not be able to survive.

Eventually, the family would reunite underground.

Secret hatred filled him.

Some other young men from both their village and neighboring villages were present, their eyes red with anger, yet they were utterly powerless.

Facing these bandits, they were like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, completely helpless.

At this moment, a woman stumbled out.

From her clothing, it was evident she was the young lady who had stayed here last night with two servants and an old maid.

Now, she might also find it hard to evade these people’s cruel hands.

If this woman truly fell into their hands, she might meet an even worse fate than they would.

Sure enough, three bandits laughed loudly upon seeing the panicked woman rushing over.

"Boss, what’s going on? How did a woman manage to get away? Looks like the boss still needs that golden anti-fall powder."

These words were quite lewd, but when the woman came rushing over, everyone was stunned to see that the young woman was clutching a dagger in her hand.

Perhaps because they were caught off guard, they saw her hand rise and fall.

The two men facing her had their throats slashed directly.

It was done with such neatness and precision that it was unimaginable.

The remaining bandit was startled and hurriedly gripped his knife tightly.

With a fierce swing of his weapon, he charged directly at the woman.

"You little slut, you dared to kill my brothers!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao dealt with the last one, letting out a slight breath; this ancient dress truly was inconvenient.

Number Nine was quite thoughtful, equipping her with clothes from whatever world she entered.

She still wore a mask on her face, with a cloak behind her.

However, her attire fit the era’s fashion, giving her an air of a mysterious chivalrous woman.

The courtyard was strewn with a heap of corpses, with only twenty or thirty living people left.

Jiang Xiaoxiao approached to cut the ropes binding their hands.

Murdering was truly not something people should do; at least in the Otherworld she only killed monsters.

Now, it was real killing, her hands meant to save lives had become those of a murderous demon.

Of course, there was no psychological burden in killing the people in front of her; after all, they were bandits.

These people sought to wipe out everyone in the courtyard.

Li Tieniu and the other villagers picked up the knives on the ground and hacked the bandits into mincemeat to vent their anger; too many of their people had died.

All the brothers who set out together just for a bite of food, for their family to survive this chaos.

But now, their lives were abruptly ended by these bandits, and not only were their lives lost, but their families might also fall into crisis because of it.

Of course, the fat man and Da Hei inside could not escape either.

The fat man was clearly still alive but was executed by these people.

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at the three bodies in front of her, two men and one old maid.

These were pointed out to her by Li Tieniu, saying they came here with her, and there was also a woman’s corpse here.

Actually, only she understood that this woman was likely the young lady, but apparently, the lady had already committed suicide, unwilling to suffer the humiliation at the bandits’ hands.

Unfortunately, no one dared to see clearly who the young lady was; naturally, everyone thought the young lady was Jiang Xiaoxiao’s maid.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was melancholic, utterly speechless at this turn of events.

Number Ten sure had an interesting way of doing things.

That intelligence was definitely top-notch; the difficulty setting was definitely expert level.

At this moment, wasn’t Jiang Xiaoxiao restrained!?

Lost in complete darkness.

Jiang Xiaoxiao sat on a stone in the courtyard, sighing while twirling the dagger in her hand like a flower.

The world was vast, yet she had no place to settle.

Truly wretched.

Li Tieniu discussed it with over a dozen young villagers.

This young woman was their benefactor, it was clear her guards and servants were all dead, and she was looking up at the sky, worriedly.

They could not just stand by and do nothing.

Li Tieniu cautiously approached, "Young lady!"

"My surname is Jiang!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao was frustrated.

"Miss Jiang, if you have a place to go, we can escort you to find your relatives. But if you truly have nowhere to go, you can stay in our village for now. These items should be from your carriage."

A bundle was handed over.

Jiang Xiaoxiao glanced at it, fine silk; even someone with no discerning eye like her could tell that the wrapping cloth was high-end.

She opened it to take a look.

A small box, a letter, a broken blade, and some changes of clothes.

Jiang Xiaoxiao opened the letter; it was a standard letter, identifying the young lady as Jiang Xuemei, entrusted by her father near death to the care of his close friend Feng Zhiyuan, with an arranged marriage between the families.

Unfortunately, the last servant had also perished.

The young lady evidently had returned to her spiritual home.

Jiang Xiaoxiao took the travel permit.

She didn’t care for other things, nor did she deign to impersonate Miss Jiang, but without the permit, she couldn’t move an inch.

The travel permit served a similar purpose to an ID card.

Jiang Xiaoxiao put it away; after all, Jiang Xuemei had also died.

For her to find Number Ten, she would inevitably have to roam around, and this item seemed useful to her.