Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 270 The Human Heart is the Most Terrifying

From a distance, the sounds of fighting could still be faintly heard.

Lin Chang'er's heart tightened again, and she hurriedly stopped the carriage.

At this moment, the moon, which had been hidden behind dark clouds, suddenly appeared, and its radiant light cascaded down, covering the entire mountainous and continental landscape.

For some unknown reason, the road ahead reflected a few specks of silver light.

Chen Zhao was born into wealth and privilege; he had never experienced anything like this before.

Feeling both scared and excited, she asked tremblingly, "Sister Chang'er, are we... are we seeing ghosts?"

Lin Chang'er chuckled, "What's so scary about ghosts? It's the human heart that's terrifying."

He got up and took the windshield light hanging on the front of the car. "Stay in the car, or come down with me to take a look?"

Chen Zhao nodded vigorously, and I joined my older sister.

“Okay,” Lin Chang’er handed him the lamp, picked up her sword, and jumped off the carriage.

Chen Zhao hurriedly followed, his hands trembling as he grabbed Lin Chang'er's sleeve and followed closely behind.

Lin Chang'er walked very slowly, stopping and crouching down where there was a reflective spot. Chen Zhao also quickly crouched down.

By the light, Lin Chang'er pulled something out of the ground; it had a pointed end. "A nail?"

Lin Chang'er was horrified. Suddenly, she remembered something, grabbed an empty bucket from the carriage, and rolled it across the ground. Suddenly, she heard a "bang" in the air, and the empty bucket bounced back quite a distance.

Lin Chang'er reached out her hand, and Chen Zhao quickly handed her the lamp. Only then did the two of them see that a thick tripwire had sprung up on the road.

"Damn it, Sister Chang'er, so we've run into bandits?" Chen Zhao exclaimed in shock, unable to hold back his curses.

Lin Chang'er frowned and remained silent. When she looked up again, she saw the flickering lights in front of her getting closer and closer.

Now we can hear human voices, something like, "Don't run, stop right there!" and so on.

Lin Chang'er's mind raced, and she pointed to one end of the tripwire, "Go over there."

Chen Zhao made two "oh" sounds and followed Lin Chang'er's instructions. The two of them, one on each side, moved the rope back quite a distance.

Finally, Lin Chang'er patted Chen Zhao on the shoulder, "Go and sit in the carriage."

"And what about you!"

Although Chen Zhao was afraid, he still felt that as a man, he should stand in front of the woman and not hide behind her, letting her fight on the front lines.

Lin Chang'er raised the sword in her hand. "I can fight, can you?"

Chen Zhao was naturally no match for them, and neither were his servants; they were just a bunch of people who could fight.

The voices grew closer, and Lin Chang'er urged, "Hurry up! If you find anything amiss, turn the car around and head to the provincial capital so that your uncle can come and suppress the bandits."

"Alright!" Chen Zhao felt that even if he couldn't fight, he couldn't be a burden or make things worse, so he ran towards the carriage.

Lin Chang'er stood in the middle of the road, holding a lantern in one hand and a sword in the other.

As the firelight drew closer, Lin Chang'er finally saw a familiar figure in bamboo green among the people holding torches.

Then, the people who had been running away with their heads in their hands suddenly started yelling and sitting on the ground, clutching their feet.

Soon, Wu Qingfeng arrived with his men. Several of them were constables who had dined at the Gu family's house in Linshui Village, and a few servants dressed as members of the Chen family. Chen Zhao's attendant saw Lin Chang'er and hurriedly called out, "Miss Lin!" before rushing over.

"There are nails on the ground," Lin Chang'er hurriedly stopped her.

He then shouted to Wu Qingfeng, "Sweep the road first."

Wu Qingfeng agreed and, together with his subordinates and the servants of the Chen family, swept the road clean.

The two sides then met up.

The Chen family members, laughing all of them, rushed to the carriage.

Chen Zhao's attendant was practically crying as he hugged Chen Zhao, "Young Master, it's so good that you're alright."

"Just now, I encountered some villains with Lord Wu ahead. I was terrified. May God protect you, young master, and keep you safe and sound."

"Otherwise, how can I explain this to my master and mistress!"

Now that there were more people around, Chen Zhao regained his courage and chuckled, "You still have the nerve to say that? Luckily, you ran into Lord Wu, otherwise who knows who would be going down to see whom!"

The servant chuckled, "Young Master is right. It's fortunate that Lord Wu found the Master and asked if the young master had returned home. Seeing that the young master hadn't returned yet, he thought of coming to pick him up, otherwise..."

Wu Qingfeng and Lin Chang'er were also talking on the other end.

Lin Chang'er was still surprised, "Why are you back? Wasn't today a banquet for wealthy merchants to raise funds?"

Looking at the bandits tied up in a string, Wu Qingfeng was still shaken. "You know, it's getting late. Why not stay in the provincial capital for the night?"

"The current situation is not like peaceful times. Fortunately, we have encountered it first tonight."

Lin Chang'er did not deny this point, "Yes, yes, it's all thanks to Lord Wu's brilliant strategy."

Wu Qingfeng shook his head, "Don't praise me, I'll take it seriously."

Lin Chang'er chuckled and asked him again, "Why are you with the Chen family's servant?"

Wu Qingfeng said, "Since it is a fundraising banquet, it should not be extravagant, and there is no need to hold the banquet until midnight. Once the formalities are completed, it will be over."

"Master Chen was also among those invited to the banquet. I heard him ask the steward that Chen Zhao had not yet returned home."

"It's already dark, and we were worried about your safety, so we brought people to pick you up. When Master Chen heard about this, he also brought these servants with him."

Lin Chang'er paused, then searched through the crowd. "Master Chen, where is he?"

Wu Qingfeng chuckled, "My scouts spotted this group ahead and started fighting with them."

"Master Chen is a frail and wealthy merchant. He has never seen anything like this before. I was afraid that he would be accidentally hurt, and it would take a lot of effort to explain to the Chen family later."

"So they arranged for a constable and his two servants to take him to a safe place nearby to hide."

Looking back, he pointed to a small glimmer of light rushing towards them and said, "Look, he's here!"

Lin Chang'er looked up and saw a plump, wealthy man hurrying towards her, carrying his shirt in one hand and holding his hat in the other.

Upon reaching him, panting heavily, he bowed to Wu Qingfeng and asked, "Lord Wu, have you seen my son?"

Wu Qingfeng returned the greeting, and Lin Chang'er took over, pointing to the carriage, "Young Master Chen is over there. He's alright, Master Chen, don't worry."

Master Chen nodded, seemingly relieved. He stood there catching his breath for a while, then suddenly remembered something and looked up to ask, "Is it Miss Lin?"

Lin Chang'er nodded, "I am Lin Chang'er. I was unaware that I would encounter danger while accompanying Young Master Chen today. Please forgive me, Master Chen."

Master Chen suddenly grinned and waved his hand dramatically, “Miss Lin doesn’t mind my son’s stupidity and is willing to advise and educate him. She even took him out to see the world. I am grateful beyond words.”

Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, you're too kind. Let's go see Young Master Chen first!"

Master Chen nodded, picked up his coat, and ran towards the carriage, calling out as he ran, "Zhao'er!"

Chen Zhao was bragging to his servants over there! Standing on the carriage shaft, gesturing wildly, he suddenly jolted when he heard his father's voice and almost fell off the carriage.

Fortunately, the servants caught him!

After regaining his footing, Chen Zhao rushed towards his father, "Dad, what brings you here?"