Chapter 2371: Qi Lie Arrives (Patreon)

Chapter 2371: Qi Lie Arrives

Meng Yun Zheng's expression turned serious as he replied, "I don't know. Shu Feng mentioned that before they left, Xu Zhensheng collapsed on the ground with a deep wound to his chest."

Shu Yu clenched her teeth. "Didn't we stress that their top priority was to ensure their safety? Why did he get involved?"

"Don't worry, before Zhao Xi left, he left a lot of life-saving medicine at Xu's house, fearing that sister-in-law's injuries might worsen. As long as he didn't... die on the spot, Qi Lie's people will find the best doctor to treat him. Combined with those medicines, he should be fine."

Although Meng Yunzheng said this, Shu Yu couldn't help but feel anxious. The Xu family had taken a significant risk to help them, mainly for Xu Zhensheng. If Xu Zhensheng didn't survive, what would happen to them even if they escaped from the charges?

Meng Yunzheng put away the handkerchief, took her hand, and comforted her, "I've already sent a message to Qi Lie. Those people from Zhengdao Village are undoubtedly searching for Liu Jie and the others. Once they receive the message, they will come here, and we will find out about Xu Zhensheng's condition then."

"Alright." Shu Yu could only take a deep breath and temporarily suppress her anxiety.

"Shu Feng said that originally, they had planned to escape to Qingxuan County, which is closer. It's the territory of the black market, and they would be safer there. However, Liu Jie thought it wasn't appropriate. Qi Lie is in Qingxuan County, and those people from Zhengdao Village are all sent by Qi Lie. He must have investigated this group of people who came to Zhengdao Village. Going to Qingxuan County would indeed be returning to his own territory, but it's equally risky. Since the youth was injured, they would inevitably be at a disadvantage. So, Liu Jie decided to bring the youth here after treating his injuries."

They hadn't expected that they had already fallen into the hands of Meng Yunzheng's group.

The information Shu Feng received was quite limited. Afterward, Meng Yunzheng inquired with other people, some of whom knew some information about the black market, and some had information similar to what Shu Feng had. None of these people knew the youth's identity.

Perhaps those who had been taking care of the youth in Zhengdao Village knew, but unfortunately, only four of them managed to escape.

Liu Jie, the youth, Shu Feng, and the guard who had realized something was wrong and was sent away by Shu Yu with a crossbow bolt.

All the others had been gathered by Liu Jie on the way here. No one knew more about the youth than Shu Feng.

Since that was the case, Meng Yunzheng could only ask Liu Jie. However, Liu Jie turned out to be a tough nut to crack. No matter how they questioned him, he refused to reveal much.

He was absolutely loyal to the Second Prince, and even Meng Yunzheng was starting to admire him.

However, that didn't matter because on the third day of interrogating Liu Jie, the messenger arrived with news, and it was none other than Qi Lie himself.

Shu Yu immediately inquired about Xu Zhensheng's condition.

Qi Lie took a sip of water. "He's managed to survive. That kid is quite remarkable. If it weren't for his intervention, Liu Jie and his group wouldn't have abandoned the vehicle and fled in such a sorry state. The others would either be dead or captured by us."

Furthermore, Xu Zhensheng's intervention had made Liu Jie wary. He didn't dare to risk going to Qingxuan County. At the time, Qi Lie's forces had just started their operation, and the situation in Qingxuan County was chaotic. He had limited manpower and hadn't yet fully seized control of the county. If Liu Jie had come, it wouldn't have been easy to capture them both. At the very least, gaining the upper hand wasn't certain.

"Thank goodness Zhao Xi left those medicines; the situation was indeed very dangerous at the time. Liu Jie was merciless, but the urgency caused him to deviate slightly; otherwise, that kid wouldn't have survived."