When Shang Ruyi heard this, her heart skipped a beat.
Not only her, but even Shantong’er, Mu Xian, and Tushere couldn’t contain their excitent, their breathing quickening — they had stayed here for several days, moved fifty carts of grain, waiting for this person, for these words!
Unexpectedly, it was really about to co true!
Shang Ruyi steadied herself, and solemnly said, "Of course."
"..."
Shen Tu Tai looked at her for a while, then said, "Then, I hand them over to you."
"...?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi’s heart skipped a beat, but before she could say anything, Shen Tu Tai added, "Tomorrow at noon, they will et you twenty miles west of the city. Please treat them well."
Shang Ruyi thought for a mont, then said, "Naturally."
"Thank you."
After speaking, Shen Tu Tai cupped his hands at her, glanced at Shantong’er, and turned to leave without looking back.
Soon, his tall figure rged into the night.
It was only at this mont that the group, finally recognizing the situation, regained their breath and heartbeat. Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, feeling her legs a bit weak. Tushere imdiately stepped forward to support her, saying with both surprise and joy, "Miss, have we achieved our goal? Are the people from Wanggang Village coming to seek refuge with us?"
On the other side, Mu Xian said, "But I heard from him that it seems he’s only entrusting so of his brothers to us, and he himself will not co."
Shantong’er nodded: "It seems so."
Hearing this, Tushere was puzzled: "But if he’s not coming and is sending so of his brothers over, what does that an?"
Shang Ruyi also furrowed her brow.
While everyone was perplexed, a warm, calm voice ca from behind —
"He is testing us,"
The group quickly turned around to see Shen Wuzheng walking slowly out of the temple. Under the moonlight, his eyes were clear, exuding a serene wisdom, as he glanced in the direction where Shen Tu Tai had disappeared, then said, "Taking away a bag of rice and sending so of his brothers to seek refuge with us is like throwing stones to explore the road, to find out our true purpose and attitude."
Upon seeing him, Shang Ruyi imdiately breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said, "Brother."
Shen Wuzheng walked up to her, examined her for a mont, then asked, "Just now, nothing happened, right?"
Shang Ruyi smiled and shook her head: "No, he didn’t even touch ."
Shen Wuzheng nodded, seemingly relieved, and said, "I’ve heard long ago that Shen Tu Tai is a brave man, who never fights with won and children. But you shouldn’t take such risks, what if so villain in the queue attempted to harm you?"
Shang Ruyi laughed: "No, they wouldn’t."
Shen Wuzheng helplessly shook his head and then slightly frowned as he looked around: "Where is Yu Wenye, why didn’t he co over?"
Hearing these words, Shang Ruyi quickly said, "He... he still has sothing to discuss with Dabo — the person sent by the Duke to assist us. Maybe he still has so... urgent matter to ask."
As she spoke, her gaze dimd.
"Urgent matter?"
Though it was just a slight change in expression under dim light, Shen Wuzheng seed to notice it too, frowning slightly, said, "No matter how urgent, nothing is more urgent than here, or more important than your safety. What if sothing really happened just now, what could he have done?"
"Brother..."
Feeling that Shen Wuzheng was slightly angry, Shang Ruyi smiled helplessly: "Inside and outside Yanyue City are all our people, and Dabo just brought two thousand n and horses. If anyone really wanted to do sothing to , there’s no way they could get close."
"..."
This ti, Shen Wuzheng didn’t say anything imdiately.
He just looked seriously at Shang Ruyi for a long while, then said, "Little sister, you —"
Seeming to sense what he was about to say, Shang Ruyi hurriedly interrupted him, softly saying, "Brother, you just said that Shen Tu Tai took away a bag of rice and had his brothers seek refuge, to test the waters with us? So, what exactly is his plan?"
Seeing that she deliberately changed the topic, Shen Wuzheng sighed helplessly.
Then he followed her words and said, "It’s simple. The people from Wanggang Village have just experienced the mutual killing between Wang Quyi and Xiao Yuansui, brothers turning on each other. They won’t easily trust anyone or any force; but now, leaving Xiao Yuansui is imperative, so they first send so people to seek refuge with Yu Wenye, to see Yu Wenye’s attitude and their real intentions towards them."
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