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Chapter 460 Trouble breaks out
The herders were still indignant and didn't understand.

They also dared not directly confront the prince's guards.

Just as I was wondering how to end this, someone in the line shouted:
"Run! Be careful not to get killed to cover your tracks."

Whoosh!
Hundreds of people scattered like birds and beasts in an instant.

Nobody is unafraid of death!

The captain of Suzillerg's guard felt a chill run down his spine at this unexpected scene.

How to do?
What should they do?
Murder?
I just saw this scene; there was a huge crowd of people.

We can't just kill everyone in the big market camp!

The captain of the guards had no idea what the future held.

The only thing that was clear was that this oversight must never be known to the master.

The group of over eighty people dared not linger any longer, grabbed Gan Minglan, and hurriedly rushed back.

Unbeknownst to them, the two boys who had just escaped had turned back and hidden among the herders.

They are revealing the identity of their master to the herders:

"Our master is the younger brother of General Zhaowu, the First-Class Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. General Zhaowu will be joining the Imperial Army in a few months!"

"What General Zhaowu hated most in his life was this kind of coward who couldn't beat his opponent and instead targeted his opponent's family members."

"General Zhaowu has served His Majesty the Emperor for over twenty years; they are brothers who have risked their lives for each other! If our master is kidnapped, how will His Majesty treat your prince?"

"You saw it with your own eyes. Without any reason, taking advantage of our absence, they came to our door in the middle of the night to snatch people. It's not that our Kansai army wants to fight, it's that your prince is being willful and reckless."

The two of them launched into a long, rambling monologue.

The herders were terrified.

They didn't know much about the official titles of Han Chinese military officers.

But I could still understand it.

They knew that their prince had bitten off more than he could chew this time, having offended a nobleman he couldn't afford to offend.

The herders who witnessed the kidnapping firsthand informed their familiar tribal friends overnight.

And said:

"Run! Pack your bags and get out of here! Who knows how many people will die if the two countries start fighting this time?"

"It's possible that the noble lords will have to pay with their lives for the kidnapped nobles. This happened in our Iri Valley, and they bear an undeniable responsibility."

"Let's go, or someone might really be so heartless as to kill us. After all, only the dead can keep secrets."

"We're so unwilling to go back now! It's only the first day of the market opening. Our tribe is counting on selling these cattle and horses to exchange for winter supplies. If we can't bring back winter supplies, how are the elderly and children in our tribe supposed to survive?"

"If we leave now, we can still live until winter. If we don't leave, we might not survive until tomorrow."

"."

Compared to fate, nothing else matters.

Midnight watch.

Inside the large market camp, some tribes had finished packing their belongings and quietly left.

During this period, dozens of homing pigeons were flying to the major cities in the Iri Valley.

The powerful and influential men of the Iri Valley soon received news that struck them like a thunderbolt.

The sky is falling!
They're in big trouble!
Since the establishment of the Kansai Trading Company, their lives have improved significantly.

We haven't had enough of the good times yet.

Disaster strikes from the sky!

What a terrible scapegoat!

Who can sleep now?

They all rushed to the big market overnight with their men.

Surileg brought three thousand elite troops with him this time. The camp in Zha was ten miles away from the main market.

It can block out all noise.

When he saw Gan Minglan, who looked indignant, he smiled brightly.

"Lady Gan, please forgive me for bringing you back in this way again. It's simply because the doctors in Shache are so incompetent. This time, with my protection, I believe you will live a very happy life in Shache from now on."

Gan Minglan: "."

She had nothing to say to such a shameless person!
Her attitude was exactly what Suzheleg had expected.

Based on his understanding of Lady Gan's personality, she was indeed a bit cold, but definitely not the kind of person who was cowardly or prone to extreme behavior.

Immediately, someone arranged a separate tent for Gan Minglan and told her to rest well.

After giving his instructions, he returned to his main tent.

The captain of the guard stepped forward nervously:
"Master, there are too many people and too many voices in the Han camp. I'm afraid some herdsmen might have seen us kidnapping people. Should we withdraw tonight?"

Surrage shook his head and firmly opposed it:

"If we were to leave now, it would be like trying to hide something obvious! We must act as if nothing has happened, especially in situations like this."

Tomorrow, the heads of the major families will be notified to come for a meeting. I wonder if they've harbored some inappropriate thoughts, because none of them are showing up at the main market.

"Continue with the procurement as planned these next few days. Father has assigned us a task of 10,000 warhorses. If we can't gather enough at the market, have the three great families share the cost. We can offer them a small reward if appropriate."

Upon hearing this, the captain of the guards' palms and back were drenched in sweat.

He felt like he had a lightning bolt about to explode on his head, and he was having trouble breathing.

All I can do is pray silently that everything will be as usual tomorrow.

Normalcy is not normalcy.

After dawn.

The bustling market that was so lively yesterday is now deserted.

No one.

Prince Surleg, who had been busy for most of the night, woke up when the sun was high in the sky.

Outside his large tent, dozens of Uyghur nobles from the Ili River Valley arrived.

These noblemen came overnight just to verify the truth of the matter.

Suzhileg was not yet twenty years old.

Soon, under the persistent questioning of these old foxes, he gave himself away.

Although he stubbornly refused to admit it, the old foxes already had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

Then an elderly nobleman bluntly questioned:

"Your Highness, you are confused! I heard that the nobleman is the younger brother of General Zhaowu, the First-Class Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. Why did you kidnap him?"

It's been a long time since anyone has shown such disrespect to Suzhleg.

Even the most good-tempered person can't help but get angry:
"Who said that I kidnapped someone's younger brother? The person I brought back to the capital was merely a highly skilled physician! He is definitely not anyone's brother!"

The noble lords exchanged bewildered glances, inwardly groaning:
Oh no! The younger brother of General Zhaowu, the First-Class Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, is also a highly skilled doctor.

Some people, fearing they might be implicated, continued to earnestly persuade others:

“Your Highness, we understand your desire to bring a good doctor back to the capital. But could you please inform the doctor’s family first? Ideally, you could even request a letter from the doctor himself to return to Kansai.”

"Yes! This matter has spread throughout the entire Iri Valley. Everyone is very scared. Our city walls can't stop the firearms of the Kansai army."

Suzhileg was completely devastated.

His captain of the guard led a hundred elite soldiers to kidnap three people, and managed to make it known to everyone in the Iri Valley.

The anger in my heart is about to burst forth.

Now that things have come to this, there's no reason to kill the other person and let them go!
(End of this chapter)