flstandardbreds Chapter 171 The hero is on his way (9)
Chapter 171 The hero is on his way (9)
Neve searched the house and found that the thief did not steal her money and nothing was missing from the house.
Only the potion is missing.
The first person Niffe thought of was the old lady, but the old lady was physically disabled and it was impossible for her to climb in through the window.
And looking at the footprints, they look like those of an adult man.
Neve frowned. This house was no longer safe. She had to find Zephir. She couldn't stay here tonight.
She put down the clothes in her hands, then went to the dining table to close the window and stuck a spoon in the switch. After that, Niv put on a light coat, took the key and hurried out.
It was getting close to evening, and the streets were deserted. Plus, with the weather getting colder, the only people hanging around outside were probably the homeless.
Zephir lived quite far away from her, at least five or six blocks away.
Neve was only thinking about finding Zephir for help, but she ignored the fact that after she left the house, several figures suddenly moved.
As she crossed a street, Neve thought it would be quicker to find a carriage, but there was no one around and the sky was getting dark.
She walked faster and faster, and gradually heard strange footsteps.
Neve calmed down and suddenly increased her speed when turning.
When the people behind saw that Neve had disappeared, they sped up and chased after her.
As he turned the corner, Neve quickly grabbed his neck and pushed him against the opposite wall. "Who are you? Why are you following me?!"
"Well! Miss, you are quite strong." The man was wearing a gray robe. He had messy short hair and a scruffy beard. There was a strong smell of alcohol on his mouth when he spoke.
Neve couldn't help but frown, "Who sent you?!"
Suddenly, a few more people came running from behind, all wearing black cloth covering their faces.
Neve noticed something was wrong, let go of her hand and ran towards the open space.
Her heart was pounding as she wondered if the thief had other gangs.
But why did they arrest her?
No matter how fast Niv ran, those people had already set up an ambush, hiding in the dark, and found the right opportunity to pounce on Niv.
Neve wanted to scream for help, but a cloth soaked in sleeping pills was covered over her mouth and nose.
Not long after, Neve fainted.
When she woke up again, a sack was already put on her head.
There were voices around her, and Neve forced herself to calm down. She pretended to be still unconscious and wanted to find out who wanted to kidnap her from the conversations of the people around her.
"Sir, the person has been caught. What should we do with him now?" A man's rough voice sounded.
"Just leave it to those brainless people and tell them that we caught the witch. They will definitely be very happy." A familiar voice sounded, and Neve recognized that the owner of the voice was Gray whom she had met before.
Her body suddenly flew into the air, and she felt someone carrying her on their shoulders. To prevent anyone from noticing she was awake, she endured the discomfort of having her abdomen squeezed.
Finally, Neve felt herself being placed in a box, her body folded up like a baby lying in its mother's belly.
The sound of wheels moving was in her ears, and Neve tried to break free from the ropes tied around her wrists.
She didn't know what time it was. She prayed that someone would notice her disappearance and thought that the rope was tied so tightly.
The next morning, inside the palace.
Gu often plays chess with Claire in the garden.
The system suddenly said: "Host, are you really not going to save the heroine?"
"Where is she now? Isn't there a male protagonist?" Gu Chang asked. If it weren't for the plot, he wouldn't have not gone looking for the female protagonist. But now she is not in danger of life. If Gu Chang goes to save her, who should the male protagonist save?
Regarding Gu Chang's question, the system had its own concerns. "He's still on his way. Isn't this because they're worried that Sidse won't make it? And, host, if you go there, you'll always be protected."
In the Mary Sue world, you say the male protagonist can’t make it?
Gu Chang smiled, but he also understood the system's concerns.
After knowing the heroine's specific location, Gu Chang said goodbye to Claire first.
On the other side, in Rhodes Tavern.
Zephir was still discussing the city's security issues with Yasuk when he heard someone calling his name outside the tavern.
"Zephir! Is Zephir here?!"
Zephir stood up and walked to the door. It was a strange little boy. He squatted down and asked kindly, "What's wrong? I'm Zephir. What do you want from me?"
"Your sister Neve has been kidnapped. She has been missing for a day." The little boy said breathlessly. He lived next door to Neve and every time Neve passed by his house on her way to work, she would give him some candy.
Yesterday, Neve wasn't around, so he assumed she was resting. But today, the old woman next door came to his house and frantically banged on the door, and he learned that Neve had been kidnapped. The adults in his family were out at work, as were the neighbors. The little boy had no choice but to run to Zephir.
He ran and asked people along the way, and only then did he know that Zephir was in Rhodes Tavern.
"Are you serious?!" Zephir grabbed the little boy's shoulders and his expression became serious.
"Really! It's true! I live in a house on the same street as Sister Neve!" the little boy shouted anxiously, telling where Neve lived.
Zephir stood up, picked up the little boy, turned to Yasuk and said, "Yasuk, I'll take him there first. You arrange for someone to follow me." After he said the name of where Neve lived, he quickly walked towards where the horse was tied.
"What's your name? Brave boy." Zephir tried to calm his anxious mood. He knew he couldn't panic now.
"Morris." The little boy hugged Zephir's neck with both hands, his face flushed and sweating.
The old woman had said something else, but now Morris's mind was blank.
Noticing Morris's red face, Zephir comforted him, "Don't be nervous, you're really amazing."
As he spoke, he untied the rope that tied the horse, let Morris sit on the horse first, and then he got on.
When Zephir arrived at Neve's house on horseback, he saw Gray pulling his mother into the carriage. Without thinking too much, he reined in his horse, put Morris down, and walked quickly towards Gray.
Gray saw Zephir coming and urged the old lady to get on the carriage quickly. But the old lady was stubborn and she shouted, "Damn it, son of a bitch! Where did you take Neve?!"
"What are you talking about? I don't even know who Neve is! Hurry up and get in the carriage!" Seeing Zephir getting closer and closer to him, Gray panicked, pushed the old lady, and cursed, "You old bastard!"
Zephir reached out and pushed away the servants who gathered around him. He grabbed Gray by the back of his collar and said in a cold voice, "Where is Neve?" He had heard what the old lady had just said, so he questioned Gray directly.
"What Neve?! I told you I don't know!" Gray grabbed Zephir's arm and yelled, "Come and take this lunatic away! Take him away!!!"
But Yasuk had already brought other knights here, and the servants did not dare to fight with the knights.
Zephir kicked Gray directly in the knee. Gray screamed, attracting passers-by nearby.
"Yasuk." Zephir said coldly.
Yasuk immediately asked the other knights to stand in a semicircle and persuade passers-by who wanted to watch to leave.
The old lady panted and bent over, hitting Gray's back with her fist. "You little bastard! You owe so much money outside. You want to use the money in my pocket to make up for your debt? You're dreaming!"
If Gray hadn't let it slip, she wouldn't have known that Gray had squandered all the family fortune and owed a large sum of money in the casino. She had already divorced Gray's father, and Gray lived with his father, so she lived here alone.
She thought Gray had finally become filial, which was why he came to see her every once in a while.
I didn't expect that he was after her property.
As for why Gray captured Neve, it was because the servants around Gray were chatting with others and said that Neve's family was extremely poor. He searched for a long time before he found the potion that Gray wanted.
The old lady became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. She realized she had to calm down first, so she covered her chest and took two steps back.
Morris came over and supported the old lady, and asked with a worried look on his face, "Can you find Sister Neve?"
The old lady covered Morris' eyes. She couldn't let the child see the bloody scene. So the old lady took Morris's hand and walked a little further away before she said, "Don't worry, Neve will be fine."
On the other side, Zephir saw Morris and the old lady walking away, so he grabbed Gray by the back of the collar and lifted him up, then turned him over. Zephir stared at Gray's evasive eyes and said, "Kidnapping is a crime!"
"Crime? I don't care. If you arrest me, I can hide from those debt collectors." Gray smiled crookedly, looking nonchalant on the surface, but he was still afraid that Zephir would hit him.
"You have committed more crimes than these, Gray. Do you know the guillotine?" Zephir said coldly. If this guy wanted to hide in jail, he would send him directly to the guillotine.
"You dare!" Gray stiffened his neck and glared at Zephir.
"Your father is from the Valenas family. The queen is merciful and didn't arrest anyone from your side branch." Zephir grabbed Gray's collar with both hands and lifted him up.
Gray found his feet gradually leaving the ground. He thought about what Zephir said and kept weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
"If I tell you, will you let me go?" Gray tried to negotiate with Zephir.
"Go ahead." Zephir agreed.
"Your sister is in Senluo Village near the royal city. Let me remind you, if you go there any later, your sister will be burned to death." Gray said grimly. He wanted to see a trace of panic on Zefield's face, but Zefield's expression did not change at all.
Zephir asked the other knights to take Gray to the dungeon, and he took Yasuk and the rest of the people directly to Senluo Village.
In the central open space of Senluo Village.
The villagers had already placed the dry firewood neatly around the erected logs. They stood in a circle around the firewood, with serious expressions on everyone's faces.
"The witch is coming! The witch is coming!!" someone shouted.
The crowd became a little agitated, but when two men came over with Neve with a sack on her head, the crowd quieted down again.
They tied Neve to a thick log, and after making sure the ropes on her were tight, they tore off the sack on Neve's head.
This was the first time Neve had seen sunlight since being tied up. She squinted her eyes, adjusting to the brightness. Then she saw people standing around her, and there was a lot of firewood under her feet.
Niv said in a panic, "I was kidnapped! Help!"
"Shut up! You evil witch!" A middle-aged man in a white robe walked out of the crowd, holding a bottle of light blue potion in his hand.
A man stuffed a piece of coarse cloth into Neve's mouth. Neve struggled hard but it was of no avail. The coarse cloth stuffed in her mouth made her unable to speak.
She hadn't eaten anything for the past two days, so the people who were guarding her poured water on her head. Niv barely survived on the little water.
"This evil witch made a potion that can confuse people, cheat people of their money, and take revenge on the world!" The middle-aged man said indignantly. He peeled off the cork on the potion and waved to a man.
"This man is a thief we caught. I made him drink this potion. If he dies, it will prove the witch's evil."
He poured the medicine directly into the man's mouth, and the man's hands and feet immediately twitched, and he fell to the ground with his eyes rolled back.
Neve kept shaking her head. These two were just acting. This potion was not poison, so how could it kill people?
However, the surrounding villagers had already believed it. They picked up the gravel on the ground and threw it at Neve, cursing Neve.
Seeing the crowd getting excited, the middle-aged man smiled with satisfaction, "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet!"
"Now, let's hold the ceremony of burning the witches!" The middle-aged man threw away the potion in his hand, turned around, opened his arms and shouted.
Someone lit the torch in his hand and handed it to the middle-aged man.
Amid the angry voices of the crowd, the middle-aged man approached Neve step by step.
Neve was really scared, she didn't know who could come to save her.