0p0 Chapter 292 Falling off a cliff
Chapter 292 Falling off a cliff
"It was Si Wei Zhong who did it. Early this morning, Si Chengren and Si Chengyi were sent to the farm in Chengyang County. My aunt and cousin are not in the city right now. The area outside the city is too large. Don't worry, they should be found soon."
Knowing that Li Xiaoxiao was worried, Si Chengxu told her the latest news as soon as he came in.
"Thank you, cousin. Take a look at this. Someone just delivered it to the restaurant." Li Xiaoxiao handed him the letter.
Si Chengxu quickly read through the contents and told Si Er, "Go and prepare 30,000 taels of silver."
"Yes, sir." Si Er agreed and left quickly.
Li Xiaoxiao was greatly surprised. This was thirty thousand taels of silver, but Si Chengxu didn't even frown. Didn't he think that thirty thousand taels was a lot?
It was only now that Li Xiaoxiao realized that this inconspicuous cousin in front of her was actually an invisible tycoon.
Then he thought about how he had invited him to do business with him, and how he got a small amount of money every month. He was actually very complacent, thinking that he had earned a lot of money for him. He suddenly felt ashamed.
"Then let's wait now. I guess another letter will be delivered soon." Si Chengxu said confidently. Li Xiaoxiao nodded silently. She thought so too.
Thirty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount of money, so the kidnappers first sent a letter, one to prove that the two Suns were indeed in his hands, and the other to give them time to raise the money.
Sure enough, around 3 p.m., someone came to deliver something to Li Xiaoxiao again. It was busy downstairs at the moment. If Li Xiaoxiao had not instructed the waiter in advance, no matter who brought her something, he should accept it and deliver it to her as soon as possible, otherwise he would have ignored the person.
Just like last time, it was still a small wooden box. Li Xiaoxiao opened the lid of the box, revealing the letter inside, and unfolded it.
It said that Li Xiaoxiao should take 30,000 taels of silver and go alone to a cliff ten miles south of the city. Next to the cliff there was a century-old tree. Under the tree there was a stone with a letter underneath. She should proceed to the next step according to the contents of the letter. And she could only come alone. If there was a second person with her, she would be killed immediately.
Si Chengxu also saw the contents of the letter, frowned slightly, and said worriedly: "Can you do it alone?"
"Cousin, are you still not confident in my skills? Consider these banknotes as a loan from me to you." Li Xiaoxiao looked at him with a firm and powerful gaze, as if he was the one leading the way and could defeat ten thousand.
As he spoke, he put a thick stack of silver bills on the table into his clothes and checked them carefully. So many silver bills must be put away properly to avoid losing them along the way.
"The banknotes don't matter. I will follow you from a distance. Please be careful." Si Wei Zhong actually did this. He must have been prepared in advance. Although Li Xiaoxiao was quite skilled, as a girl, she still felt a little worried when facing such a thing.
Then he took out a delicate and small dagger from his arms. It was inlaid with two rubies and was obviously worth a lot of money.
"Take this for self-defense. If the dangerous moment really comes, you must protect your own safety first, and then do other things." Si Chengxu was worried and reminded carefully.
He also gave Li Xiaoxiao the dagger he had treasured for many years. Facing vicious robbers, it is always better to have a weapon for self-defense.
"I know. Thanks, cousin." Li Xiaoxiao didn't bother to be polite. She took it and turned it around in her hand twice. It felt very good and she fell in love with it at first sight.
After packing up, Li Xiaoxiao set off. Worried about the safety of the two of them, she rode her horse at full speed and soon arrived at the location mentioned in the letter.
At this time, the trees on the mountain began to sprout green buds, the warm sunshine shone on the face, the breeze blew, and the whole person felt refreshed, and there was vitality everywhere.
Li Xiaoxiao had no time to take care of these things. He whipped the horse hard on its butt to make it run faster.
Although they have been in this different time and space for less than a year, their family has been through so much. Her mother and sister have long become the most important family members in her mind, and she must rescue them no matter what.
Soon they arrived at the big tree mentioned in the letter. Li Xiaoxiao jumped off the horse swiftly and saw a letter under a stone.
Although he knew that Si Chengxu was following not far away, Li Xiaoxiao still faced the big tree, took out disposable transparent gloves from the space, and put them on quietly.
He opened the letter and read: "There is a rope next to the tree that leads to the bottom of the cliff. Go down by yourself and I will watch from a distance. If someone goes down with you, their bodies will be sent back to you tomorrow."
There was also a blood-stained handkerchief next to it. Li Xiaoxiao recognized that it belonged to Li Ruolan. There was a word "Lan" embroidered in a small corner of the handkerchief.
Li Xiaoxiao looked around with cold eyes. All he saw was the uneven ground, trees that were just beginning to turn green in the distance, and a cliff not far away.
She clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly and again, Si Wei Zhong, if you dare to hurt them in any way, I will make you disgraced, your wife and children separated, and your family destroyed.
After a moment, a plan came to his mind. The cliff was not far away. Li Xiaoxiao glanced at the rope connected to the cliff, then looked up at the tree to make sure there was no one hiding on it.
I took a few steps to the edge of the cliff and looked at the rope hanging down. The cliff was dozens of meters high. Fortunately, I was not afraid of heights, otherwise I would not dare to go down from such a high place.
The entire slope of the cliff was bare, without even a place to climb. If it were someone else, they would have been scared to death. But who was Li Xiaoxiao? He didn't even care about jackals, tigers and leopards, so how could he be afraid of a tiny cliff?
After making sure the rope was tied firmly, Li Xiaoxiao suddenly shouted into the air: "I will go down alone. Don't hurt my family, or I will never forgive you."
Li Xiaoxiao seemed to be shouting to the robber, but in fact she was telling Si Chengxu that the robber was hiding in the dark and she should go down the cliff by herself and not follow him.
The mountains were quiet, with only the occasional chirping of insects and birds, and the echo of her words just now reverberating through the mountains, and nothing else.
Li Xiaoxiao came to the edge of the cliff, glanced at the place where Si Chengxu was hiding behind him, and then looked at the rope tied to the tree. The meaning was self-evident.
Then, a wild rabbit suddenly ran out from where Si Chengxu was, and disappeared in an instant as if it was frightened.
Knowing that this was Si Chengxu's response to her, Li Xiaoxiao grabbed the rope with peace of mind and slowly fell down the cliff.
Because there was nothing on the cliff to climb, Li Xiaoxiao held on to the rope tightly, then pushed his feet on the cliff and moved down little by little.