bookrandom Chapter 339 Destiny
Chapter 339 Destiny
Emerging from the secret room, Shen Bazhi pulled a scroll from the bookshelf.
He unfurled the scroll, and there it was a picture of a smiling little girl.
"Yan'er, I thought you could return to Chulong Prefecture as you wished. But fate has played a cruel joke on me! It doesn't want you to come back; perhaps this is destiny!"
Shen Bazhi's fingers caressed the girl's tender face in the portrait.
He met He Yanran when she was only three years old.
He was sentenced to death by the government for making a mistake.
He didn't want to die, so he had no choice but to escape.
When he was being chased by soldiers, he fled into the home of a wealthy family in town and hid there, but he never expected to run into He Yuyan.
If it weren't for her back then, I probably would have lost my life.
After the soldiers left, He Yuyan, in a fit of kindness, gave him all her savings and even gave him her lucky doll.
They said the porcelain doll could help him through his difficulties.
Of course, Shen Bazhi did not take his porcelain doll, but instead fled to Chulongzhou with the hundred taels of silver that He Yuyan had given him.
He climbed his way up to become the strategist of the Black Hawk Gang.
It was also through Ruan Jinpeng that he unexpectedly learned about the love-hate entanglement between the eldest princess and her husband, and that He Yuyan was not actually the eldest princess's bloodline.
It was actually the child that Ruan Jinpeng had with another woman.
Back then, he was just a nobody in Chulong Prefecture. If he hadn't accidentally learned the secret of the Smiling Nightmare, the chief probably wouldn't have valued him.
Shen Bazhi was naturally very clear about Wu Weiwei's background.
Thinking of the Smiling Nightmare, Shen Bazhi suddenly shivered, hoping that the man was indeed dead as the legends said.
Le'an County.
"Your Highness, General An and his men failed to trap Commander Lu..."
Upon hearing that they had failed to keep Lu Hanting, the princess remained silent for a while.
"Alright, I understand. You may leave now!"
Seeing this, Granny Shi hesitated for a moment, "Princess, that..."
The eldest princess looked up at her.
"Granny Shi, are you asking about the substitute?"
"Yes, Your Highness, what are your plans for dealing with her..."
Although she was a stand-in, from what she knew, she was a girl with a tragic fate...
"Let her live for now!"
After all, she possessed a porcelain doll made by the prince consort himself, and she wanted to know how Shen Bazhi had obtained it.
She initially thought Shen Bazhi was a good partner, but she realized she had misjudged him.
Judging from his repeated instigations and his intentions toward Yan'er, it is clear that he must have ulterior motives.
It's unclear whether she wanted to defeat Lu Hanting or something else!
Beijing.
Wu Weiwei and her entourage returned to Beijing three days later.
Of the group Shen Bazhi sent that day, apart from Zhuang Wenlin who escaped with injuries, everyone else was killed by Qin Yanmei.
"Young lady, you're back..."
The maids circled around Wu Weiwei.
"She's lost weight and looks haggard..."
Lingfu looked at her master with heartache.
Wanqiu held Wu Weiwei's hand, tears streaming down her face.
"Don't cry, I'm back safe and sound, aren't I?"
Looking at her maid and then at the unchanging furnishings in the courtyard, Wu Weiwei comforted herself.
"By the way, how are Sitao and Uncle Chen? Are they alright?"
Recalling the situation between the two of them when Jiang Li took her away that day, Wu Weiwei asked uneasily.
Wu Weiwei's words left Wanqiu speechless for a moment.
"Young lady, Uncle Chen couldn't be saved; he died that day. As for Sitao, she's awake now and is still recovering from her injuries..."
"Uncle Chen is dead?"
Wu Weiwei felt a strange pang of sadness in her heart.
Uncle Chen sacrificed herself to save them from disaster.
Wu Weiwei looked at Wanqiu.
Does he have family?
Since I couldn't be there for him on his final journey, I'll make sure his family is taken good care of.
"Miss, Uncle Chen was assigned here by Manager Qing before he left. I inquired about him later and didn't hear that he has any family!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Weiwei frowned slightly.
Thinking of Uncle Chen's heroic act of risking his own safety to lead them out that day, and then thinking of Qingzhu, Wu Weiwei instantly understood.
It turns out he was someone Qingzhu had assigned to be by her side.
Green bamboo...
She never expected him to care about her so much. Even though he wasn't by her side, he was always thinking of her needs.
Just then, a report came from outside.
"Master, here is an urgent letter sent from the sea!"
I had just thought of him when I unexpectedly received news from Qingzhu.
Wu Weiwei opened the letter.
"Weiwei, reading this letter is like seeing you in person..."
The story begins with Qingzhu greeting her and expressing his longing for her.
He then told himself that he had taken over the Suzhen tribe overseas, and that they had also discovered iron and salt mines with considerable resources.
Finally, Qingzhu told herself that she had heard that she had been taken away by Shen Bazhi's men, and that he had originally come to rescue her.
But just as he was setting sail, he received news that she was safe and sound. Moreover, he was caught in a punitive attack by other tribes, which is why he was unable to reach Chulong Prefecture in time.
At the end of the letter, Qingzhu told himself that he could solve these problems, and that once the sea route was opened, they would be able to realize their ambitions.
Qingzhu told Wu Weiwei to take care of herself and wait for him to come back!
Seeing the smile on Wu Weiwei's lips, Qin Yanmei looked at Ling Fu.
"What is the boss laughing at?"
Lingfu glanced at Qin Yanmei; she had just heard what Xiaoshitou had said.
The woman in front of them was a very capable one; she was the one who made the great contribution that allowed their girl to return safely this time.
Little Stone instructed them to treat her well and not to upset her.
Because all those who could anger her are now gathered in the underworld.
This sounds impressive, so Lingfu naturally dared not be negligent.
"Miss Qin, this letter was sent by our manager, Qing."
Steward Qing is a young master who has been taken in by our master, so he's practically the young lady's subordinate. He must have said something good for her to be so happy!
As Ling Fu spoke, Wu Weiwei tapped her forehead.
"Lingfu, you guessed right!"
Qingzhu and his group have indeed made a great contribution on this trip.
However, when it came to smelting weapons, Wu Weiwei looked at Qin Yanmei.
"Yanmei, does anyone in our gang know how to make weapons?"
Upon hearing that Wu Weiwei wanted to make weapons, Qin Yan's eyes flickered.
"Master, you've come to the right person. Speaking of weapons, you probably haven't seen the weapons made by our gang leader yet!"
Those superior weapons were all designed and improved by the original gang leader, and they were far superior to the crude weapons they were using now.
However, she heard from the older members of the gang that the gang leader did not allow them to show it off, so it was only used on a small scale during training within the gang!
Upon hearing this, Wu Weiwei immediately perked up her ears.
Through Qin Yanmei's introduction, Wu Weiwei learned that her fellow villager, Xiaoyan, had actually developed quite a few new weapons. If that were true, that would be wonderful!
With mines, weapons, and the help of others, she won't have to live under someone else's thumb anymore, constantly worrying that someone will take her life!
Lu Hanting had just arrived in the capital when he heard that Wu Weiwei had also returned.
He looked at Liu Yun, "Go and investigate how Wu Shi managed to escape and return!"