After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Chapter 358: Robbed

When he was about to leave the city after loading the supplies, Xiao Hao frowned and turned to look behind him.

"What are you looking at? If you are too tired, we can rest here for a night before leaving."

Xu Yingying noticed Xiao Hao's gaze and spoke.

Xiao Hao shook his head: "Nothing, I just noticed a few looks that made me feel uncomfortable, I must have made a mistake."

The horse-faced man and the scarred man were hiding behind a teahouse and were almost discovered due to their carelessness. Fortunately, they reacted in time and did not reveal any flaws.

The group packed up their things and set off again.

Wang Jingrui was still full of energy. He took out a map in the carriage and introduced the Yin Yang Valley to Xu Yingying and the others.

"Yingying, Brother Xiao, the famous Yin Yang Valley is ahead. I heard that there is a group of bandits hiding here who specialize in robbing passing caravans."

"But you two don't have to worry. The people from the Liu Family Escort Agency promised me that there won't be any problems along the way. We should eat and drink as usual."

Wang Jingrui seemed very confident, but Li Siqi and Xu Yingying frowned.

"There are bandits wandering around here? Why didn't they tell us earlier? If that's the case, we shouldn't waste time and should pass through Yin Yang Valley as soon as possible."

Li Siqi and Xu Yingying can both be considered veterans. Unlike Wang Jingrui, they are very curious about anything they encounter on the road.

"There's nothing to worry about..."

Before Wang Jingrui could finish his words, a loud noise was heard outside.

Then they heard the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground.

"Not good." Li Siqi's face changed.

Wang Jingrui also realized that something was wrong at this moment, but even at this moment, he still trusted the escort company he hired.

"Brother Xiao, don't worry. The crisis will be resolved soon. Believe me."

Li Siqi would never sit still and wait for something to happen. If he didn't find a way to escape as soon as possible, he would just be waiting to die sitting in the carriage.

He jumped out of the car without thinking too much, made sure there was no danger around, then opened the car curtain and helped Xu Yingying out of the car.

"Follow me quickly, we can't stay here for long."

"Wang Jingrui, why are you standing there? If you don't want to die, retreat quickly."

Before Xu Yingying left, she pulled Wang Jingrui, and he then reacted and hurriedly got out of the car and fled with the two of them.

Fortunately, their horses were nearby, and although they were frightened, they did not run away.

The escorts from Liu's Escort Agency ran faster than them. Li Siqi had long seen that this group of people were unprofessional, but he did not expect them to be so unprofessional.

With the help of Li Siqi, the group finally escaped from danger. All their luggage and goods were lost, but fortunately no one was injured.

Wang Jingrui sat there motionless like a frost-bitten eggplant, and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

He was still immersed in his previous fantasy and had not come to his senses. He thought he would be able to kill everyone in his first trip to the world, but he did not expect that he would be defeated not long after leaving home.

Xu Yingying felt helpless. She thought there would be no other twists and turns along the way, but now she was back to her previous hard days. She had no money at all and could only set up a stall to tell fortunes and make money again.

Wang Jingrui was silent for a while and then became active again.

He was a restless person to begin with, and he kept hanging around Xu Yingying, wanting to help her all the time.

"Sister Yingying, how about you teach me fortune-telling? I have been interested in these things since I was a child, but unfortunately I have never met an expert to teach me."

"If all else fails, I can become your disciple. Our sect doesn't have the rule of passing on the skills to females but not males, right?"

"It's a pity that I don't have a shadow on me now, so I can't give you a gift for becoming a disciple. When I get home, I will ask my father to give you a big one."

It’s hard to tell what to say about an optimist like Wang Jingrui.

"Come and help first. We can talk about becoming your disciple later. If you have the talent, I can teach you a few tricks."

Seeing that he was really interested, Xu Yingying raised her eyebrows, made room for him next to her, and motioned for him to sit down.

I thought Wang Jingrui was just interested for a while, but I didn't expect that he actually studied very hard and was quite talented. He remembered some of the basic knowledge Xu Yingying explained firmly in his mind.

After Xu Yingying tested him, she finally accepted him as her disciple whom she met on the road.

"Not bad, I didn't expect you to have such talent in this area. I only taught you the basics. This is a profound and unfathomable subject. You are still a long way from truly getting started."

"Don't worry, Sister Yingying. I will definitely study hard with you."

If he were asked to sit in the study at home and read the Four Books and Five Classics, his butt would itch in less than half an hour. If he were asked to learn these enlightenment gossips and the like, Wang Jingrui felt that he could sit down and study for a whole day.

Because of the transmission of mystical arts, the two became very close, and from then on they would go out together to set up stalls every time, with Wang Jingrui replacing Li Siqi's original position.

This made Li Siqi indignant, and whenever the two of them went out, he would always find an excuse to follow them.

His original intention was to attract Xu Yingying's attention, but Xu Yingying ignored him, as if she couldn't see it. It was unknown whether he understood what Li Siqi meant.

Until one day, Xu Yingying and Wang Jingrui, who were setting up a stall to tell fortunes, were targeted by a group of soldiers.

"You two are not locals, right? Why have I never seen you before?"

Before Xu Yingying could even open her mouth to speak, Wang Jingrui had already exposed all the secrets of the two of them.

"We two came from the north. Would you like to have a look?"

The officers in front of him slammed the scabbards in their hands onto the table.

"It's bad!" Xu Yingying's heart skipped a beat.

"Have you paid taxes to the county magistrate? Besides, you are new here, so I'm afraid you haven't heard of our rules. Anyone who wants to set up a stall must pay me protection fees."

The leader seemed to be indicating that he would not let the two leave unless they paid the money. The others did not dare to interfere in the matter, not even to make a sound.

Obviously, this is not the first time this has happened. It is estimated that before Xu Yingying and others came, they often bullied others by taking advantage of their power.

This money was earned with great difficulty, so Xu Yingying was reluctant to spend it. She grabbed the purse and stuffed it into her arms, looking like she was not going to spend a penny.

This scene made the smile on the leading officer's face suddenly stiff.

"No one dares to disobey me on my territory if I don't give you money. If you dare not give me money, none of you will be able to leave today. If you don't believe me, you can try it."

The other party threatened viciously.

"Does the county magistrate know that you are collecting protection money privately?"

Xu Yingying was ready to report the matter to the police, but Wang Jingrui was taking advantage of her power behind her.

"The county magistrate naturally knows it, there is no need for you to remind me."

When it comes to the county magistrate, the other party is not worried at all and has already made up his mind.