The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Li Fuhui and Li Kangning were carried into a carriage, and immediately had their hands and feet tied, their eyes bound, their mouths gagged, and they were taken all the way out of Bianjing City and headed towards the barren mountains outside the city.

The two women were in a panic, but their mouths were stuffed and a steel knife was placed on their necks, so they couldn't call for help at all.

An hour later, the two were carried into a dilapidated hut.

Li Kangning's body was trembling a little. She had already anticipated what would happen next. Li Fuhui, on the other hand, had calmed down after the initial nervousness.

The thieves put the two girls into the house and did not take any further action. Just when Li Kangning was puzzled, he heard one of the thieves say:
"Boss, these two girls are pretty good looking. Why don't we enjoy them first and then hand them over."

"These two won't work. The employer said they need to be alive. If you kill someone like you did last time, we won't be able to collect the gold."

"When will the employer come to pay the gold?"

"Someone has been sent to notify them, just wait a little longer!"

Li Kangning heard the conversation between the two and learned some things.

First of all, she and her second sister were safe for the time being. These thieves seemed to be hired and needed to wait for the employer to arrive.

Secondly, this is probably not the first time these thieves have committed kidnapping and extortion. Looking at their familiar movements and nonchalant attitude, it is obvious that they are repeat offenders.

Finally, Li Kangning deduced that the employer should be an enemy of the Li family, and the most likely person was Yang Xian.

The Li family had only offended Yang Xian recently, and no one else would do anything like kidnapping and extortion.

The two thieves chatted for a while, then walked out of the house, leaving the two girls of the Li family inside.

When Li Kangning realized that the thief had gone out, he immediately struggled, moved towards his second sister Li Fuhui, and kicked Li Fuhui with his bound feet.

Li Fuhui understood what he meant and immediately found a way to turn around and touch Li Kangning's feet with her bound hands.

Because they had encountered robbers on the way to Bian Jing, the Li sisters were cautious and hid a small copper piece in their shoes.

The copper piece was not big. It was sandwiched between the shoe and the sock and wrapped in cloth. Li Fuhui groped for a long time before he got it. Then he struggled to untie the cloth bag and got the copper piece.

The edge of the copper sheet is sharp, like a knife, and can cut through the ropes.

The two sisters struggled for a long time and finally broke the ropes on their hands and regained their freedom.

Li Kangning covered Li Fuhui's mouth and reminded her not to make any noise as the thief outside the house had not gone far.

Li Fuhui nodded, then looked around the house but didn't find any useful weapons.

Li Kangning held the copper piece in his hand, and decided to commit suicide if he really couldn't do it, so as to avoid being humiliated. When Li Fuhui found out, he took the copper piece away from him.

"Second sister?" Li Kangning looked at his sister puzzledly.

Li Fuhui seemed to have made up her mind. Seeing a broken chair in the room, she tried not to make any noise, carefully broke off the chair legs, and held them in her hand as a weapon.

"Third sister, I will rush out and hold the thief back, and you escape from the back and find someone to rescue me." Li Fuhui whispered in Li Kangning's ear.

"Remember, if you are unfortunate enough to fall into the hands of thieves, it is important to keep your life. Reputation is important, but saving your life is more important. We sisters have been through all kinds of hardships. As long as we are together as a family, what does the world's perspective matter?"

Li Kangning widened his eyes in shock, already understanding how Li Fuhui was going to hold back the thief!

"Did you hear that?" Li Fuhui grabbed Li Kangning's shoulder hard.

Li Kangning nodded heavily, his eyes already red.

Li Fuhui wiped away her sister's tears with her fingers out of concern, then gritted her teeth and prepared to rush out to stop the thief.

Li Kangning didn't hesitate. He ran in the opposite direction, broke the window, jumped down, and ran for his life.

The people outside the house heard the noise and ran towards the house with knives in hand. Li Fuhui tightened the stick in his hand, ready to fight to the death.

The next moment, Li Fuhui suddenly heard a scream of pain, followed by the sound of someone falling to the ground.

Soon another scream was heard. Li Fuhui was confused, but he still did not dare to be careless.

The cries of pain lasted for a long time before they stopped. Li Fuhui leaned against the wall, her palms full of sweat, and she was extremely nervous.

When the noise outside subsided, the door was pushed open. Li Fuhui gritted his teeth, raised the wooden stick and hit forward.

"Mrs. Li Er."

A familiar voice was heard, Li Fuhui paused, and the wooden stick was firmly held in someone's hand.

"Lord Wang!" Li Fuhui discovered that the person in front of him was actually Wang Gang.

"Don't be afraid, the thief has been caught." Wang Gang smiled gently.

Li Fuhui relaxed and let go of the stick.

"Madam Li Er, why are you the only one in the room? Where is Madam San?" Wang Gang put down the stick and asked.

"Third sister, yes, third sister!" Li Fuhui just remembered her sister and said to Wang Gang: "My sister ran out from the back."

Wang Gang nodded, called two yamen runners, and said: "Go and chase Madam Li San, and make sure to protect her safety."

"Yes, sir." The bailiff took the order and immediately chased after Li Kangning.

Wang Gang said to Li Fuhui again: "Mrs. Li, you are not hurt, are you?"

Li Kangning shook his head and said, "I'm fine. The thieves caught us but didn't hurt us. It seemed like they were waiting for someone!"

Wang Gang sneered and said, "Don't worry, the thieves have all been caught, and the person they were waiting for has also been caught."

As he was talking, Wang Gang led Li Fuhui out of the house. Li Fuhui immediately saw a group of people tied up and kneeling there, being guarded by more bailiffs and constables!
Among the people who were tied up was Yang Jiulang.

"Why do you people from Kaifeng Prefecture arrest me? I am from the Yang family." Yang Jiulang was still shouting even though he was tied up!
Wang Gang sneered and said, "Yang Jiulang, you colluded with the thieves and kidnapped the rich lady. You were caught on the spot. There are witnesses and evidence. What else do you have to say?"

Yang Jiulang rolled his eyes and shouted, "I didn't collude with the thieves. I don't know what you are talking about. I just came here to hunt and was tied up by your Kaifeng Mansion for no reason."

Wang Gang laughed and said, "Ridiculous! You came to a deserted mountain to hunt in the middle of the night? Yang Jiulang, stop quibbling. Your men have all confessed. The deposit you paid to the thieves is in my hands."

Yang Jiulang was stunned, and suddenly realized something, and shouted: "Wang Gang, you dare to frame me!"

Wang Gang shook his head and said to his men: "He is about to die and still wants to bite. Block his mouth and take him to Kaifeng Prefecture. He will be handed over to Lord Shen for trial tomorrow."

Yang Jiulang still wanted to struggle, but the bailiffs would not tolerate him and simply put him in shackles and took him to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Li Fuhui had been watching from the side and was a little overwhelmed at the moment.

Wang Gang explained: "I have been investigating the whereabouts of this group of thieves recently, and accidentally discovered that Yang Jiulang was colluding with them and wanted to harm the Li family, so I took advantage of their trick and caught them red-handed.

In fact, I was nearby when you sisters were kidnapped."

Li Fuhui opened her mouth in surprise.

Wang Gang continued, "Yang Jiulang has colluded with the bandits, and the evidence is irrefutable. He will not escape death this time. Even the Yang family will probably be implicated. You don't have to worry about Yang Xian anymore."

Li Fuhui felt a chill in her heart, and suddenly she was somewhat afraid of Wang Gang. (End of this chapter)