Chapter 1644: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 1644: Chaos of that Night
With Meng Han's early warning, most of the people in the Meng Family Escort Agency were skilled and capable individuals. The bandits didn't gain much advantage when they encountered them.
Moreover, with the preparations made by Meng Pei and Meng Xiaoshu, the skilled members of the Meng family were outside resisting the attackers, while Meng Qi quickly organized the elderly, weak, women, and children to take shelter in a secret room.
To their surprise, many didn't know that the Meng family had such a hidden place, complete with water and food, making it a secure location.
Meng Pei and Meng Xiaoshu were the ones holding the rearguard, but when they heard the sounds of fighting and the blazing fire outside, they hesitated to enter the secret room. They feared that if the Meng Family Escort Agency was also set on fire, they might be trapped inside the secret room and suffocate.
In fact, when Meng Pei was renovating the secret room, he dug a secret passage, not only expanding the room's area but also planning to create another exit. However, they didn't want too many people to know about the secret room, so Meng Pei only informed Meng Qi when he returned, and initially, it was only the two of them working on it. Later, when Meng Xiaoshu came back, the three of them worked on it together.
Unfortunately, time was too short, and they didn't expect chaos to erupt so quickly and directly in Chenggu County, so they were caught off guard, and the secret passage was only half finished.
Thankfully, after the first batch of bandits broke into the Meng family and was dealt with by them, no one else entered. Chenggu County was vast, and these bandits mostly targeted wealthy families. The Escort Agency was not considered wealthy, but it had skilled guards, making it a tough nut to crack.
The people of the Meng family endured a night of fear and anxiety, and when the next day dawned, the commotion outside finally ceased. Meng Pei and Meng Xiaoshu went out to take a look and saw the devastation outside.
The people in the secret room also emerged, but due to the strict curfew and the presence of soldiers, no one dared to go out.
Only Tao Shi and Tao Qin refused to abandon their family and stayed outside, but with the curfew and the restrictions, they had to stay put.
After two days, the curfew eased slightly, and people slowly returned to the streets. However, news spread that the bandits had kidnapped several wealthy children, demanding ransoms from their families. It was evident that the situation was not over yet. Although the Meng family was safe, Meng Pei and Meng Xiaoshu remained vigilant.
When they finally went out, Meng Xiaoshu visited Tao's house but found it empty, not knowing where they had gone. The house was in disarray, but there were no signs of bloodshed, indicating that the Tao family had left before the chaos erupted.
As for where they had fled, nobody could find out during these tumultuous times.
Meng Xiaoshu also visited the other guards who didn't reside in the Escort Agency and those who were on missions outside. Seeing that everyone was unharmed, he finally felt relieved.
However, they relaxed too soon.
A day later, Chenggu County experienced another small-scale chaos.
The next day, after inquiring, they found out that there were still small groups of bandits lurking in the city. They had entered a few homes the night before, killing people. It was said that those households had fought back and killed several bandits during the initial chaos, which led to this retaliatory attack by the remaining bandits.
The faces of the people from the Meng family turned grim. While they hadn't encountered retaliation yet and were temporarily safe, it only indicated that the number of bandits was small, and they were currently unable to spare hands for revenge.
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