Chapter 188 Abducted
In the crowd, you can vaguely see people wearing linen clothes, walking quickly like ordinary people, but with shining long knives in their hands. The people are panicking and running around, making the crowd even more crowded. The sound of children crying, people tripping and cursing, and the sound of the killer cutting skin with a knife are endless.

"Oh my god!" Tong'er's face turned pale: "Someone killed someone!"

"Don't be afraid," Jiang Li said calmly, "The city garrison is nearby and will come here immediately when they hear any noise." As soon as the words fell, their own carriage suddenly stopped and never moved again. At the same time, the coachman's screams were heard.

Tong'er was trembling with fear, but she still stretched out her hands to protect Jiang Li behind her. Bai Xue said, "Miss, we can't stay in the carriage. The carriage in the mansion is too conspicuous. Let's hide..."

The carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and a strange middle-aged man suddenly appeared in front of him. He had a fierce look in his eyes and held a scimitar in his hand. He quickly boarded the carriage. Tong'er screamed, pushed Jiang Li off the carriage, and went forward. The knife swung over, and Jiang Li only saw Tong'er's arm blocking it, and a line of blood blurred her eyes. Bai Xue was tall and blocked the door, saying, "Girl, run first! Go hide to the side!"

The man's eyes flashed, and when Jiang Li and the man with the scimitar looked at each other, Jiang Li suddenly realized that this man was coming for her! She glanced at Bai Xue and Tong Er who were still in the carriage. As expected, the man left Bai Xue and Tong Er and came towards her. Jiang Li gritted her teeth and turned to run into the crowd.

The crowd was filled with the howling of ghosts and wolves, and the ground was covered with trampled blood. It was like hell on earth.

The city garrison arrived quickly, but within an incense stick of time, those people immediately dropped their scimitars and quickly escaped. Because they were wearing ordinary people's clothes, it was difficult to distinguish them clearly. At this time, there were people everywhere. For a while, these city garrison troops were helpless with them and watched them disappear in the crowd. It was difficult to catch a person who was committing a crime. Just when they subdued him and before they could escort him for interrogation, the man suddenly clenched his teeth, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he slowly fell down and died.

It turns out that these assassins had hidden poison in their teeth. Once they were caught, they would bite the wax ball and commit suicide. No one could get the truth out of them.

"What's going on?" The leading city garrison was furious: "We can't catch a single person! These people are death warriors, how could they hurt ordinary people for no reason!"

The men around him asked: "Could it be Xirong..."

"Impossible! The Western Rong people were driven into the depths of the desert by General Jinwu. Now they are powerless. How could they come to Yanjing City? Moreover, the people also said that these people look like Northern Yan people. If they were Western Rong people, they would be easily identified. How could they blend into the crowd so easily?"

"No matter what, sir, it is important to appease the people first." said the subordinate.

There were cries everywhere. People were walking peacefully on the street today, even street vendors and idle people drinking tea in teahouses. Suddenly, a group of people appeared and hacked and killed people indiscriminately. In just a short while, I don't know how many lives were lost. Many people were separated from their relatives in the chaos. A mother with disheveled hair in front of me lost a shoe, but she didn't care at the moment. She cried and called her child's name.

Tong'er fell beside the carriage. When the assassin rushed into the carriage, Tong'er blocked the knife that was swinging at Jiang Li with her arm. The wound was still bleeding. Bai Xue pulled off her skirt to bandage her. Tong'er had fainted from the pain. Bai Xue put Tong'er in a safer place for the time being. There were people from the city garrison watching around, so nothing would go wrong. However, she was still thinking about Jiang Li in her heart and didn't know where Jiang Li was now.

The city garrison was already standing here. The civilians who were not injured immediately went home, and the injured were sent to the nearby clinic. Only those who had lost their loved ones or were separated from their loved ones remained where they were. But there were fewer people than at the beginning, at least at a glance, it was not difficult to tell who was who.

Bai Xue looked around as she walked. She didn't dare to call out Jiang Li's name, so she could only shout loudly: "Girl! Girl!"

There were many people like her, so her shouting was not the most conspicuous. But if Jiang Li ran away from such a short street, she would not be able to leave here, and she would definitely hear Bai Xue's voice. Moreover, the Jiang family's carriage was still there. Although the driver was dead, as long as Jiang Li saw the carriage, she would follow the sound and find it.

But... no, there was no answer from Jiang Li.

Bai Xue did not give up and called out twice. During this period, except for the families of the dead, there were almost no people around. Even those who were separated from their relatives found their relatives. Bai Xue's appearance attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers. A young guard asked Bai Xue, "Girl, who are you looking for?"

"My young lady..." Bai Xue said anxiously, "She...she was also in the crowd just now. We got separated. Brother, can you help me find her?"

The young soldier said, "We have searched this street thoroughly and found all the missing persons. Are you saying that your young lady has not been found yet? Your young lady is..."

"Have you searched everywhere?" Bai Xue felt a chill in her heart and couldn't help but take two steps back.

……

Ye Mingyu started asking the cooks in the mansion to work early in the morning.

Since yesterday, the shop assistants have been thinking about what delicious dishes to cook today. Every time Jiang Li comes, Ye Mingyu always wants to bring the best things he can to Jiang Li. Although there are not many women in the Ye family, there must be a cook. The desire for food is a major event in life. Besides, his family taught him to come to Yanjing City, so he has to take good care of his nephew's food and clothing, right?
Besides, their family is not short of money, they have plenty of it.

The table was already filled with a dazzling array of food. If you didn't know, you would think it was some old lady's birthday banquet, with such a rich harvest. Ye Shijie also returned to the mansion, and Haitang helped Xue Huaiyuan out.

Ye Shijie asked: "Is Jiang Li not here yet?"

Ah Shun shook his head: "The gatehouse is guarding, and there is no movement."

"Strange," Ye Mingyu said, "Ali is usually the most punctual girl. She was afraid that we would wait for her, so why did she delay for so long today? If we wait any longer, the food will get cold."

"Did something happen?" Ye Shijie frowned. "Pfft," Ye Mingyu knocked him on the head, "How can you talk about your cousin like that? Besides, where is this place, Yanjing City, under the feet of the emperor, and your cousin is the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, what could possibly happen? How could she be kidnapped in broad daylight?"

"There are bandits in Yanjing City, too." Haitang couldn't help but say.

"What bandits? Our family is the biggest bandit. Who dares to be more bandit than us? Isn't this showing off one's skills in front of an expert? Whoever dares to rob us is like challenging the emperor. With a single order from me, Ye Lao San, all the brothers in the martial arts world can help me..."

"Okay, okay," Ye Shijie couldn't listen any more, interrupted him, and asked, "Why don't we ask someone to go to the Jiang family and ask if Jiang Li was delayed by something and couldn't come."

Ye Mingyu became nervous when he heard this. "That's possible. With all the mess in the Jiang family, could it be that Ah Li was bullied again? How about I go and take a look? I'm worried."

Just as he finished speaking, Ah Shun, who was squatting at the door, suddenly came back and said, "Master, someone from the Jiang family is here!"

It was "Jiang Family" instead of "Second Miss Jiang". Everyone at the table was startled. This meant that Jiang Li really couldn't come. Could something have happened?
Ah Shun brought the servant from the Jiang family into the house. The servant also looked like he had rushed here in a hurry. There was dust on his clothes, as if he had fallen a few times on the road. His face was covered with sweat. As soon as he saw people, he said, "Master Ye San, our young lady is in trouble. Are you coming?"

"Something happened?" Everyone in the room was shocked, and Xue Huaiyuan also frowned.

"What happened?" Ye Mingyu asked in a rough voice, "Did Jiang Yuanbai bully her again?"

Ye Mingyu is a man of the world after all. He smiles when facing Jiang Li, but his bandit nature is revealed when facing other people. The scar on his face also makes people feel afraid.

The servant shook his head repeatedly: "No, no. The second young lady came to the Ye Mansion by carriage early this morning. On the way, she encountered a murder by bandits. In the chaos, the young lady got lost and is nowhere to be found. The master has gone crazy now and is looking for soldiers to search the entire Yanjing City!"

"What!" Ye Shijie also stood up.

"What bandit murder case?" Xue Huaiyuan asked.

The servant said, "I don't know much either. I just heard that half an hour ago, a group of people suddenly appeared on the road not far from here. They were dressed in ordinary people's clothes and mixed in with the crowd, shouting and killing. They killed more than a dozen people. We finally caught a murderer, but he swallowed poison. I heard that those people were assassins, but I don't know what they came for."

Xue Huaiyuan asked again: "How many people have disappeared like Miss Jiang?"

The servant looked very unhappy: "Only our young lady."

After these words were spoken, the expressions of the people in the room varied. Ye Mingyu was so anxious that he pulled out the knife from his waist and cursed: "Damn it! Could it be that Ali was kidnapped by someone?"

"Not good." The person who spoke was Xue Huaiyuan. Several people in the room looked at him. Xue Huaiyuan said in a deep voice: "These people are assassins. They must have come for a purpose. But I heard that they only hurt ordinary people. If they wanted to stir up trouble, they could have worn more terrifying clothes, caused more casualties, and then committed suicide. But they wanted to blend in with ordinary people, which shows that it was to facilitate escape. It means that they still wanted to achieve their goal. From beginning to end, only Miss Jiang was missing, which means that their target was Miss Jiang, and they came for Miss Jiang. The dozen or so dead people were just a cover for sacrificing in order to kidnap Miss Jiang."

Xue Huaiyuan's voice was gentle and unhurried, but his words were frightening. Ye Mingyu frowned and said, "No way? Ah Li is Jiang Yuanbai's daughter. Who in Yanjing City dares to deliberately go against Jiang Yuanbai?"

Ye Shijie said: "Mr. Xue is right."

"Is Miss Jiang really in danger? Who could have done this?" Haitang couldn't help but ask.

"In the city of Yanjing, there are very few people who dare to take action against the Jiang family. In fact, it is very easy to guess. In nine out of ten cases, it is either Concubine Liu or King Cheng. Of course, there may also be the Right Prime Minister, but there is no reason for the Right Prime Minister to target a girl like Jiang Li, so Concubine Liu and King Cheng are the most suspicious." Ye Shijie said.

Xue Huaiyuan nodded: "Not bad."

"Prince Cheng and Concubine Liu? Is there any evidence that can directly settle accounts with them?" Ye Mingyu asked impatiently.

"This is just our guess, Master Ye." Xue Huaiyuan said, "The most important thing now is to find Miss Jiang's whereabouts, not revenge. The Jiang family has a large influence in Yanjing City. In order to ensure safety, they will definitely find a way to send Miss Jiang out of the city. I think we should carefully question the people passing by at the city gate."

Ye Mingyu put the knife on his back and said, "I'll go call my brothers over!"

"I'll go out and take a look." Ye Shijie said, "I also know a few people on the city garrison side. I'll go talk to them. Mr. Xue, please stay in the mansion. Once we get any news, please ask Mr. Xue to take charge." Ye Shijie instructed.

"Okay." Xue Huaiyuan replied, "Please be careful."

(End of this chapter)