The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1344

Chapter 1344: Chapter 1121, Princess Chun’an Misled by Storybooks 2_3

Xiao Keyan closed the room door before speaking: "There are Western Regions merchants causing trouble!"

Hearing this, Dong Jingyi’s face immediately showed anger: "It must be those Western Regions merchants who don’t want to pay tariffs. Ever since the Hu City opened here in Ganzhou, every year there are quite a few Western Region merchants who refuse to pay tariffs and smuggle themselves in. Because of this, my father has had a lot of headaches."

Xiao Keyan frowned: "We need to strengthen management at Hu City. The Western Region merchants not only evade taxes but also dare to openly harm people. It seems we’ve been too lenient with them usually!"

Just then, a roar came from downstairs: "Don’t come any closer, if you do, I’ll kill her!"

"Let her go! If you dare hurt a single strand of her hair, you’ll all end up with nowhere to die."

Xiao Keyan opened the door again. Because of Yuan Yonghao’s obstruction, no Western Region merchants came up to the second floor. At this moment, everyone had opened their doors to watch the situation downstairs.

"Someone has been taken hostage!"

"It’s that first beauty of Xiliang, Miss Ren!"

Upon hearing this, Dong Jingyi’s expression changed, and she stood at the door to look at the situation downstairs. Seeing that it was indeed Ren Yaning who was being held hostage, she said somewhat anxiously: "If something happens to Miss Ren in Ganzhou, my father will surely be held accountable by Lord Ren."

Xiao Keyan watched the situation downstairs, took the slingshot from her waist into her hand, and walked out of the room to stand by the railing.

Downstairs, Yuan Yonghao and Cao Xingwu stood on either side of the Western Region merchants holding Ren Yaning hostage, with officers in the middle.

The tense standoff continued.

"Let us go, or we’ll kill her!"

Seeing the Western Region merchant’s dagger pressed against Ren Yaning’s neck, Cao Xingwu hurriedly signaled the officers to clear the way to the main door.

"Go, prepare a carriage for us!"

"Quickly!"

The two Western Region merchants holding Ren Yaning started to move slowly towards the main door.

Upstairs, Xiao Keyan silently calculated the speed of her slingshot firing, decisively took out a Numbness Pellet, and directly shot it at the Western Region merchants holding Ren Yaning.

"Ah!"

The sudden attack startled the Western Region merchants, causing them to loosen their grip on the dagger.

At this moment, Yuan Yonghao saw an opportunity, quickly rushed over, and with a side-kick, sent the person flying several meters away.

As he prepared to attack the second Western Region merchant, he saw a white pellet fly past his eyes, accurately hitting the acupoint of the Western Region merchant.

Then, the Western Region merchant crumpled like a deflated balloon.

Yuan Yonghao quickly turned his head and saw Xiao Keyan putting away her slingshot, then smiled and gave her a thumbs up.

Xiao Keyan snorted, ignored him, saw that the officers had already controlled all the Western Region merchants, and turned to head back inside.

Yuan Yonghao hesitated, scratching his chin, looking somewhat baffled.

This was the third time he’d been ignored by the beauty!

Did his handsome appearance lose its charm?

In the private room on the second floor, Dong Jingyi and Sun Lanxin were examining Xiao Keyan’s slingshot, repeatedly saying they must get one next time.

Xiao Keyan chuckled: "It’s not enough to just have it; you also need to have a high accuracy rate."

"Thank you, miss, for your timely help just now!" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

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Because of the Western Regions merchants’ hostage situation, Madam Dong didn’t dare let Xiao Keyan and Dong Jingyi continue running outside, so the two could only stay in the mansion to kill time.

It was fine for a day or two, but after some time, Xiao Keyan became bored. Dong Jingyi, seeing this, thought for a moment and sent a maid to gather rumors from Ganzhou to tell them.

That afternoon, the maid excitedly shared the recent happenings from the past couple of days with them.

"Miss Ren, after being held hostage, was somewhat frightened. Madam Ren, upon learning this, personally rushed to Ganzhou City. Early this morning, Madam Ren took Miss Ren to the Yuan Family’s residence in Ganzhou City, bringing a thick thank-you gift, saying it was to thank Mr. Yuan for saving her life."

Dong Jingyi glanced at Xiao Keyan: "The person Miss Ren should really be thanking is you."

Xiao Keyan smiled indifferently: "Do I look like someone who needs that bit of thanks?"

Dong Jingyi laughed and took Xiao Keyan’s hand.

Xiao Keyan was so startled by her smile that she shivered and quickly withdrew her hand: "If you have something to say, just say it, no need to tug and pull, it’s not proper."

Dong Jingyi was amused: "I just wanted to thank you. If something really happened to Miss Ren, it would be hard for my father to explain to Lord Ren again."

Xiao Keyan waved her hand casually: "Oh, there’s no need for such courtesy between us." Then, she looked at the maid, "Keep going."

Maid: "When Madam Ren and Miss Ren left, they reportedly had smiles on their faces. There’s a rumor in the town that the Ren Family and the Yuan Family intend to arrange a marriage."

"To be honest, Mr. Yuan is valiant and brave, while Miss Ren is gentle and lovely; they really make a perfect couple."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Keyan inexplicably felt a bit annoyed: "Valiant and brave? I didn’t see it. Just look at him, and my father, brother, or even my younger brother, any one of them is a hundred or a thousand times stronger."

Seeing the suddenly upset Xiao Keyan, Dong Jingyi and the maid were somewhat baffled and dumbfoundedly looked at her.