The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! - Chapter 845

Chapter 845: Chapter 741, Being Hunted Chapter 845: Chapter 741, Being Hunted Daohua saw that Gu Jian was busy working with the attendants he had trained to prepare anti-inflammatory medicine. Having work to do was far from boring, and Dong Yuanyao also had Sun Changze to accompany her. After staying at Four Seasons Manor for two days, they returned to the residence.

On the official road back to the city, Daohua flipped through the account book her master had given her.

The anti-inflammatory medicine was very helpful for the wounds of soldiers. Although the Emperor had already ordered the Imperial Medical Bureau to prepare it, the output was still too low. Therefore, the Emperor set his sights on Daohua’s side.

Fortunately, Gu Jian was there to protect the attendants that Daohua had painstakingly trained.

After some bargaining by Gu Jian, the Emperor offered a good price and bought all of the anti-inflammatory medicine that Daohua had made. They would send someone to the manor to collect it periodically.

“No wonder all merchants dream of being imperial merchants. The Imperial Family’s money is indeed easy to earn!”

Looking at the number at the end of the account book, Daohua’s eyes were filled with a broad smile.

Wang Manman said with a smile, “Miss, when I left, I heard that the old master was preparing your dowry.”

Upon hearing this, Daohua’s interest was immediately piqued, “My master is preparing my dowry? What is he preparing exactly?”

Wang Manman shook her head, “I don’t know, but I heard from the estate manager that the old master bought a lot of high-quality wood. It seems he plans to make furniture for you, Miss.”

Daohua felt a warm sensation in her heart, “I didn’t expect that master would be so thoughtful.”

Wang Manman continued smiling, “Miss, you are the old master’s only disciple. Naturally, he wants to prepare thoroughly for you.”

Just as mistress and maid were chatting and laughing, the carriage suddenly came to a screeching halt, and both Daohua and Wang Manman were jolted so hard that they fell inside the carriage. Before Daohua could utter a word to ask what had happened, the carriage quickly turned around and began to speed away hastily.

“Miss, there seems to be an ambush ahead…”
The voice of Bald had just started when several arrows whistled through the air, followed by a ‘thunk, thunk, thunk’ as they lodged into the carriage.

Looking at the arrows that had struck the carriage, Daohua’s eyes widened in shock. It took her a while to come back to her senses, and she cautiously crawled to the side of the window, lifting the curtain slightly to look back.

Seeing about a dozen masked bandits galloping on their horses, shooting arrows at the carriage while rapidly giving chase, Daohua felt her heart sink to the bottom.

Had she run into bandits by misfortune, or had someone hired killers to take her life?

“Whoa!”

The carriage braked hard again.

Daohua quickly asked, “Bald, what’s wrong?”

The anxious voice of Bald came through, “Miss, there are bandits ahead too.”

Daohua lifted the curtain to check the situation outside. With bandits blocking both front and rear on the official road, they had to take a side path, “Take the side road!”

Upon hearing this, Bald immediately steered the carriage into a side road.

Wang Manman looked at Daohua in panic, “Miss, how can there be bandits so close to the Emperor’s land?” When they had left, they thought that since they were just heading to Tangyu Mountain, and the road was peaceful, they only brought Bald and Zhuzi.

Having experienced a kidnapping in Zhongzhou, Daohua remained relatively calm. With a stern face and furrowed brows, she quickly pulled out a packet of Fragrant Pills from her purse and handed it to Wang Manman, “In a moment, throw one out at a time.”

Wang Manman hurriedly took the Fragrant Pills and strictly followed Daohua’s instructions.

Daohua then said to Bald and Zhuzi outside, “Bald, try to run towards forests and woods where we can hide.”

Bald responded with acknowledgment.

Shortly after, the slightly panicked voice of Bald arose, “Miss, the bandits are almost catching up.”

Daohua, ever vigilant of the noises outside the carriage, naturally also heard the horse hooves drawing nearer, “Don’t worry about them, keep running forward.”

“Swoosh!”

An arrow tore through the air and struck a horse’s thigh; the horse, in pain, began to run wildly, crashing around, and neither Bald nor Zhuzi could control it.

Inside the carriage, Daohua and Wang Manman were tossed about, disoriented.

“Swoosh!”

Another arrow came flying, hitting a horse’s front leg, and with a ‘bang’, the carriage toppled over.

Daohua, enduring the pain, scrambled and dragged Wang Manman out of the carriage.

At this moment, the bandits were upon them, surrounding Bald, Zhuzi, Daohua, and Wang Manman in the middle.

Looking at the bandits as they raised their gleaming and chillingly sharp knives, Daohua suppressed the panic within her and stared directly at the bandit in front, “Both my brothers are Jinling Guards, and the person I’m betrothed to is the Little Prince of the Prince Residence. No matter how much silver the person who hired to kill me gave you, you won’t be able to spend it.”

The leader of the bandits scoffed, “Whether we can spend it or not is not for you to decide.” With that, he swung his right hand, signaling his men to attack.

However, an unexpected event occurred.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Near Daohua and Wang Manman, several kidnappers and their horses crumpled to the ground, even the ringleader suddenly felt dizzy.

“Run!”

The moment she saw the kidnappers nearing, Daohua tossed a handful of Sleeping Pills to the ground.

Daohua and Wang Manman had preemptively taken an antidote, while Bald and Zhuzi had long experienced the potency of the Sleeping Pills. They held their breath before the powder dispersed into the air.

Right now, hearing Daohua’s shout, the four of them didn’t look back and ran ahead.

The open ground, coupled with the light breeze, greatly lessened the effectiveness of the Sleeping Pills, leaving only a handful of people who fell initially feeling dizzy and weak in their limbs, while the rest could still continue the chase.

Still, this bought Daohua and her group a chance to flee for their lives.

After putting some distance between them and the kidnappers, just when Daohua thought they could escape, they found themselves with no path ahead.

Facing the cliff and the rushing stream below, Daohua stamped her feet in frustration, looked around, and upon seeing the forest to the left, quickly ran in that direction.

“That woman has the Sleeping Powder, don’t get close, just shoot to kill!”

The kidnapper boss gave the order to shoot Daohua and her group.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

Arrow after arrow came flying. Daohua gritted her teeth and pressed on. The kidnappers’ target must be her. As long as they entered the forest, she could let Wang Manman and the other two scatter, while she could hide in her space.

“Acting high and mighty in the jianghu (martial world), using numbers to bully the few is bad enough, but to strike against a girl who does not know martial arts, you have completely disgraced the name of jianghu.”

“Whoosh!”

A white figure leapt out from the forest; with a few flicks of his folding fan, several kidnappers fell to the ground.

Daohua looked at the man who suddenly appeared with surprise in her eyes.

Chu Lang!

At that very moment, an arrow came flying, and as Daohua spun to dodge, she unexpectedly stepped into vacancy and fell off the cliff.

“Ah~”
“Miss!”

Wang Manman, the other two, and Chu Lang’s faces all changed color.

Chu Lang didn’t bother chasing the escaping kidnappers and leapt toward the cliff, only to see Daohua tumbling into the river below.

…

“Cough, cough~”
Daohua clung to a piece of driftwood, bobbing in the stream. The current was swift, and she couldn’t make it to the bank, only passively drifting with the flow.

When the stream was no longer that turbulent, Daohua, with teeth clenched, swam towards the shore, using tremendous effort to finally pull herself out.

“Huff, huff, huff!”

Daohua lay back on the grass, and when she had regathered some strength, she sat up to take in her surroundings, finding herself amidst boundless fields.

Seeing a slope nearby, she quickly navigated towards it and, ensuring there was no one around, entered her space.

There were clothes prepared in the space. Daohua hurriedly changed out of her wet clothes into men’s attire, ate some fruit, and then, enduring body pain, stepped out of the space.

Given what had happened, her family would definitely be worried sick. She needed to get back as soon as possible.

Daohua followed a path through the fields and after roughly half an hour, saw a few farmhouses.

Just as she was about to approach and ask for directions, she saw dozens of farmers, armed with hoes, machetes, brooms, and other tools, chasing after two individuals dressed like they were from a wealthy household and shouting.

This had nothing to do with Daohua, but they were heading her way, forcing her to retreat to the side.

Still, she couldn’t avoid the commotion.

The two from the wealthy household were clearly those who couldn’t shoulder or lift; it wasn’t long before the farmers caught up with them and swiftly tied them up.

After the two were bound, the group of farmers noticed Daohua. Despite her explanations, they insisted she was part of the group and seized her too.

“Today really isn’t my day!”

Amidst Daohua’s exasperated shouts, the three were locked in a firewood shed.