Capítulo 1747: Chapter 1747: Horse Bandits
The shopkeeper excitedly pointed at Long Rui and his group, saying, “The horse bandits were caught by them. It was these people who saved all of us. They are our great benefactors. Head Constable Huang, we at Hu’s Bay must keep our word. We announced a reward for catching the horse bandits. Denying it now would be a disgrace to Hu’s Bay.”
The shopkeeper turned to everyone and asked, “Isn’t that so?”
Having just escaped death and being saved by Long Rui’s group, everyone naturally responded in unison, “Yes, they are the ones who caught the horse bandits. Since the county magistrate posted a reward, they should be given their prize.”
Everyone was visibly excited.
Head Constable Huang couldn’t help but curse these unruly people in his heart, thinking they were ddling, even as he forced a smile and said, “Since the county magistrate has posted the announcent, these heroes will certainly receive their reward. No need for excitent. I will report back to the county magistrate, and they will be summoned to the County Yan to claim their prize.”
“Head Constable Huang, we hope you’ll keep your word. We’ll be watching,” the shopkeeper said, determined not to let their savior suffer a loss.
“Yes, yes, we’ll all keep watch,” everyone echoed.
Head Constable Huang’s mouth twitched, barely managing a smile, “Sure, welco everyone to supervise.”
After he finished speaking, he and the governnt officials escorted the three horse bandits away.
Seeing that he agreed, everyone automatically made way for them to pass through.
Xuexue and Long Rui exchanged a glance, feeling sothing was off with these governnt officials. Despite helping catch the horse bandits, they seed unhappy and unwilling to give the reward.
Originally, the one hundred taels of silver were not significant to them, but given their attitude just now, Xuexue decided they would definitely retrieve those one hundred taels of silver.
Long Rui leaned closer to Xuexue and whispered, “My dear, don’t fret. Tonight we’ll sneak into the County Yan.”
Upon hearing this, Xuexue’s eyes lit up, and she looked at Long Rui with a smile.
Long Rui leaned in closer, whispering suggestively, “My dear, if you keep looking at your husband like that, I won’t be able to resist… ”
Before Long Rui could finish, Xuexue quickly glanced around and saw everyone watching them, causing her to blush. Even though she knew Long Rui spoke softly and they couldn’t hear him, she couldn’t help blushing—possibly a guilty conscience.
She hastily whispered, “So many people are watching, what nonsense are you talking about?”
“My dear, don’t be shy. They can’t hear us.”
Zi Xia, standing next to them, worriedly looked at the madam. Why was the madam’s face so flushed? Could it be a fever?
She gently nudged Long Yi with her arm and whispered, “Why is the madam’s face so red? Has she got a fever?”
Long Yi glanced up, noticing the prince smiling like a cat that got the cream, while Madam Situ seed both annoyed and shy. He couldn’t help but smile, “The Masters are having a romantic mont. Let’s not interfere.”
“Oh.”
The slow-witted Zi Xia finally caught on.
Manager Yu watched as the governnt officials escorted the horse bandits away, then turned warmly to invite Long Rui into the restaurant, offering them a al as a token of gratitude for saving their lives.
Earlier, with the horse bandits causing a disturbance, they hadn’t filled their bellies! So the group re-entered The First Tower Under Heaven, accepting the shopkeeper’s invitation.
As night fell, Hu’s Bay residents quickly settled into their dreams, even the guards at the city gates were drowsy.
Suddenly, a figure swiftly scaled the city gate, descending like a phantom and slipping quietly into the city.
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