What granddaughter?! This child must have been abducted by the old man!
The old man originally planned to sell the child, but he didn't expect that there were disasters everywhere, making it difficult to leave and sell.
Now that he was in trouble and it was a pity to throw it away, he thought of selling it to Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai turned around and said, "Okay, let her stay."
The stationmaster was stunned. Knowing Zhu Bai's temperament, he opened the door and let the girl in. He said to the old man: "Okay, leave her here and you go."
The old man held the girl's wrist tightly: "King Xiang, you see, I have to go back. I don't have a penny with me. You can spend some of it as you please."
Zhu Bai sneered as expected: If this was his biological granddaughter, he should say goodbye with tears instead of asking for money.
He slowly walked over, waved to the old man, and stretched one hand into his arms as if to pull something out.
The old man let go and the girl reached out to pick it up.
Zhu Bai pulled the girl, protected her behind him, and said coldly: "Well, you are a reckless person, and you have deceived me. Did your colleagues in Yingtian not tell you that they are here?"
Does the king suffer a loss here?"
The old man was so frightened that he turned around to run away, but was caught by the guards and pinned to the ground.
Zhu Bai said condescendingly and coldly: "Tell me, how many children have you abducted?"
The old man screamed like a pig: "Oh no, it's unfair. This is really my granddaughter."
Zhu Bai turned to the girl and asked: "Do you know him?"
The girl shook her head and said, "I don't know him. He abducted me from home. I want to go home."
Zhu Bai waved to the stationmaster: "Tie him up and send him to the government tomorrow."
The old man started crying and was tied up tightly by the guards, gagged and thrown outside.
Then the guard closed the door and never opened it again.
Zhu Bai muttered: "What's going on? When I come, do I have to kill a few people before I can move forward?"
The stationmaster asked: "King Xiang, what should I do with this child?"
Zhu Bai frowned: "I don't care, don't ask me. Just ask where her home is and ask the passing escort to take her back."
Before he could go out to have a good time, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself if he brought a gas bottle with him?
The webmaster couldn't laugh or cry: He was really still young. He just saved someone and couldn't wait to get rid of him.
Besides, this is a living person, not a piece of cargo. Why don't you just say "take it back" and take it back?
After half a stick of incense, Zhu Bai completely forgot what happened.
Because the stationmaster knew that he was coming, he sent people to the mountains early in the morning to hunt rabbits and pheasants to cook for him.
At this moment, he was eating delicious roasted rabbit, and he didn't care whether he was a refugee or not, and whether he was a human trafficker or not.
The stationmaster came in and said, "Your Highness, my subordinates asked. The child doesn't remember anything. You see..."
Now I really take it back by the way and I don’t know where to take it.
Zhu Bai frowned: Oh, are you relying on me?
Logically speaking, a seven or eight-year-old child should be able to remember things, at least be able to tell clearly where his home is and what his name is.
Could it be that he is a fool?
But it doesn't look like her eyes are very clear.
Zhu Bai tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "I will be away for several months this time, and I will be on the road almost all the time. It is inconvenient to bring a girl with me, so I will leave it with you first. You can ask her to help with the washing and cooking."
Come on, get her two sets of clothes. Just record the cost on my itinerary."
The stationmaster wanted to say: Take the person you save with you.
But he didn't dare.
All I can say is: "The people who stay and come and go in the inn are all rich and powerful men. It's really unreasonable for this girl to stay here..."
Zhu Bai didn't want to think about the answer: "Hire a cook to help you with washing and cooking. The wages will be included in the daily expenses of the inn."
The stationmaster thought about it and thought, this is okay.
It's really inconvenient for Zhu Bai to take a girl with him. He will have to pass by here anyway when he goes back. By then, he will have no excuse.
After Zhu Bai finished eating, he was busy reading his account books and arranging things. He was busy until midnight when he washed up and fell asleep.
I got up early in the morning, had my meal, and got ready to go.
After leaving the gate of the inn, an old man stood by the door and saluted Zhu Bai: "Your Highness, I have something to report to Your Highness."
Zhu Bai took a closer look and saw that it was not the one from last night. This one had kind eyes and a calm demeanor, and did not look like a bad person.
Except for him, there was no one else. The others set off early in the morning. After all, it was on foot. It would take two or three days to reach the next station.
Even that Ren Yazi was taken away by the people transporting goods from the Guan Ya Bureau and taken to the government.
Zhu Bai asked: "Old man, why don't you go with everyone?"
The old man said: "I have received His Highness's kindness and have nothing to repay. I can only remind Your Highness that there are bandits in Jiuli Township ahead. Please be careful."
Zhu Bai raised his eyebrows: "We have eliminated the bandits along the Guanya Bureau Station a long time ago. Did the old man tell you about the past?"
The old man shook his head: "They only appeared after the flood. These people only rob merchants and people, but they don't dare to rob people from the government agencies, so it makes sense that His Highness doesn't know about it."
Zhu Bai lowered his eyes and thought: This is also possible. After the flood, some people were displaced. The honest ones asked for food, and the dishonest ones naturally robbed and stole.
If they only rob the common people and then kill them, no one will report the crime. The government will naturally not care if they only focus on disaster relief.
Zhu Bai asked: "You waited until now just to remind me of this sentence?"
The old man raised his hands to Zhu Bai and said, "Yes, after the old man finished speaking, he left now without delaying His Highness on his way."
Zhu Bai smiled: "It's hard for you to wait until now. Let's give you a ride. Can you drive?"
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The bandits in Jiuli were originally water bandits. Recently, the government's patrols on the water surface suddenly intensified, so they fled to a mountain forest in Jiuli, specifically to rob passing merchants and fleeing people.
They heard that King Xiang was going to pass by today, so they huddled in the forest and had no plans to come out.
Counting the time, Zhu Bai could pass by on horseback in an hour at most.
But it was almost noon now, but they only saw a few scattered people. They looked like poor people and had no money or water, so they didn't even have the desire to take action.
"Then the young prince has gone elsewhere?" A boy asked the bandit leader.
There is water transportation nearby. Although taking a boat is slower, it is more comfortable than riding a horse.
Anyway, Zhu Bai is not short of money.
The bandit leader said: "Wait a little longer."
"Here comes someone." Someone shouted.
The bandit leader took a closer look and saw an old man driving a carriage coming from a distance.
There was also a thin young man following on horseback.
The carriage looked like it was used by wealthy people, with fine workmanship, high-quality materials and gorgeous decoration.
The horses are also tall and fat.
I don't know if it was the careless wealthy man who only brought one bodyguard with him when traveling.
"Chief, let's do it," the boy said.
For more than ten days, there were only refugees with sallow faces and skinny muscles. Such fat and easy-to-slaughter "sheep", if you miss this time, you may never encounter them again.
