From ancient times to the present, no one has ever called her "Third Sister", how can they be so confident in calling her Third Sister?

  Although it was just a difference of one word, it undoubtedly revealed a weakness.

  Xie Wan's floating heart suddenly calmed down.

  They must be people who know her. Although she has never dealt with rivers and lakes, there are not many people who have seen martial arts in two lifetimes. These people do not look like they are accustomed to burning, killing, looting, and robbing. Looking at their momentum, it is more like the guardian of a wealthy family. But if they were really the guardians of someone's home, where would they dare to stare at Miss Xie?

  Unless there is someone behind who instructs.

  She had not offended many people in her life, one was Wang Shi and the other was Ning Da Yi. If these people were not from Xie Fu, they must be from Ning Jia. But the key is, with Ning Da Yi's brain, could he really think of a plan to kidnap her? And how did he know her schedule so clearly?

  Ning Daier is a scoundrel, but he's actually not very capable. This can be seen from the fact that he didn't dare to provoke Xie Wan twice. He's also afraid of the Xie family. Moreover, since Xie Wan warned him last time not to appear in Lizihutong again, Luo Sheng said that Ning Daier really hasn't shown up here since then.

  Based on what happened before, how could he suddenly have the idea of hijacking her?

  As she thought of this, she looked at the two masked men standing in front of her. Although they were holding big knives, their postures were very relaxed and the tips of the knives were even shaking, it could be seen that their skills were also quite ordinary. Even the two knives placed on her neck, although they looked frightening, were actually slightly moving due to being held up for a long time.

  Xie Wan dares to guarantee. Even if she were a physically strong adult, even if she were a woman, they may not necessarily succeed.

  The guards of the Xie Mansion are not like this, and the two mansions of Hejian and Baoding have produced many skilled martial artists. The Xie Mansion has a long history and the guards they hire are not ordinary people. How can they even hold a knife steadily?

  It can be seen that they are also not people from Xie's house.

  Besides, even if the person behind this is Wang, does she have the ability to mobilize so many people to do private affairs for her at once? Is her appetite limited to just 500 taels of silver?

  Neither was it the work of Ning Da'er's arrogant and boastful hand, nor was it the guard of Xie Fu, nor was it a foreign thief from afar. Then whose people were they?

  "Five hundred taels of silver? If you dare touch a single hair on our young lady's head, our master will have you torn to pieces!"

  Just as she was thinking of a plan, Luo Ju gritted his teeth and launched a fierce attack, and even Luo Yi clenched the abacus on the counter, ready to fight to the death.

  The masked man burst out laughing, "You're still stubborn even when death is near! Well, go ahead and try it then, let's see if your master will bail her out!"

  As he spoke, the two knives were raised again and thrust towards Xie Wan's throat!

  Luo Ju was startled and hastily took two steps forward, but was stopped halfway by the two knives that had caught up to him from the side.

  Xie Wan stared intently at Luo Ju, wanting to tell him not to be impulsive. But she couldn't say a word.

  Luojigu clenched his fist and stared at the masked man for a while, then looked at Xie Wu who couldn't move, gritted his teeth and said: "Luo Yi, go open the cabinet, give them all the money!"

  "Can't give!"

  At this moment, the stuck door was suddenly pushed open with a loud shout!

  A sturdy man with a short stature came in. Bare-handed, but with a strong sense of justice between his thick eyebrows and big eyes. The three men who were holding Xie Wan down near the door were suddenly pushed to the ground by the door panel that had been knocked open! And the one who was strangling Xie Wan didn't even have time to defend himself, and fell to the floor with a thud!

  Luoji hurriedly came up to cover Xie Wan, but still hesitated for a moment. The fallen door panel forced people to be unable to approach. Fortunately, Xie Wan was always very clear-headed and quickly reacted to the sudden change, although he was knocked down by the door panel, he took advantage of the opportunity to quickly escape and avoid being pressed under the door panel.

  The man had originally intended to come and rescue her, but when he saw her quickly retreat to a safe area, he immediately turned his head in admiration and walked towards the remaining masked men. The masked men suddenly changed their expressions, holding up big knives and surrounding him, and those who fell also got up immediately, forming a siege and attacking the unarmed man at the same time.

  But Hanzi was not intimidated at all, and with one punch he knocked down two or three people. With another kick, four or five people had already fallen to the ground!

  In the blink of an eye, a group of people were all holding their stomachs and couldn't get up from the ground.

  He looked like a farmer, but with just a few moves, he knocked down seven or eight big men! Even if these people were useless, they wouldn't be taken down so easily with just one punch and kick!

  Luo Ju and others looked at this man, suddenly as if they had seen a god, their eyes showed reverence!

  "What are you still dazing about?" Xie Yun, who had been observing the situation all along, was certain that Hanzi had come to play the hero, and immediately flew quickly from the warehouse to personally find a large bundle of hemp rope and handed it to Luo Ju: "Quickly go and tie them all up! Tie them tightly for me!"

  Lu Ji immediately rushed forward like a dream come true.

  Xie Wan walked up to the man and bowed sincerely, "Thank you for saving me! I don't know what to call you?"

  Hanzi was clearly a heroic figure with scars on his temples, who would not bat an eyelid in a fight. The two scars behind his ears were proof of the many battles he had been through. Yet, when he saw her, he suddenly became flustered and dodged to one side, looking as if he did not dare accept her courtesy.

  "Miss, don't be like this! Let me ask you, are you the third daughter of the Xie family, the owner of this shop?"

  Xie Wan didn't know why he asked this, but she nodded solemnly: "I am indeed Xie Wan. The eldest daughter of the late Second Master of the Xie Manor, Sir, don't you recognize me?" She often came and went in the shop, so it wasn't strange that someone recognized her, but she didn't know why he looked so respectful.

  Hanzi had been staring at her face intently before she replied, as if afraid of missing something. Now that he heard her nod, his face immediately relaxed, and then he knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists together in gratitude, and said: "I am Qian Zhuang, thank you, Third Young Lady, for saving my father!"

  Even Xie Wan, who had always been clever, was now at a loss.

  Qian Zhuang raised his head and asked, "May I ask, Miss, last spring, did you ever help an old man with the surname Qian? Are you still taking good care of him?"

  Xie Wan was taken aback and asked: "Is it Old Man Qian? Then who are you?"

  "This is exactly his unworthy son!"

  Qian Zhuang furrowed his brow and lowered it, and his whole body was suddenly filled with a desolate atmosphere.

  Xie Wan realized that there must be a reason for this and hurriedly asked Yu Fang to move a stool over for him, and also poured him a bowl of tea.

  In a room in disarray, Qian Zhuang held his tea and finally spoke up.

  Qian Laobo is my adoptive father. I lost my parents at the age of three, and my adoptive mother was infertile, so she adopted me. Before I was twelve years old, I stayed in Qianjiazhuang to learn farming. At the age of twelve, the village landlord increased our rent without reason, and I was very dissatisfied, so I beat up their accountants who came to collect rent.

  The local gentry ordered people to break my legs, and I couldn't even drink water. My father was afraid that I would die, and also feared that they would continue to stare at me, so he sent me to live with my eldest uncle in Cangzhou. There were many martial arts halls near Cangzhou, as well as many famous doctors who specialized in treating bone injuries. I stayed there for ten years, and because I often went to the martial arts halls to receive treatment, I eventually became a disciple and learned martial arts.

  "When I was twenty-eight years old, my martial arts skills were just beginning to take shape. One night, I snuck back and killed the local tyrant. Because I missed my parents, I escaped halfway and turned back to visit home. But at that time, the local tyrant's son sent people to capture me. My two fists couldn't defeat four hands, and in the end, I was caught and taken to the government office."

  "It was all thanks to my master's intervention that I only spent a few years in government custody. Last year, after my apprenticeship ended and I returned home, I heard that my father had been repeatedly bullied because of me until recently when things got better and our family gradually became peaceful again. So I asked my father what happened. At first, he was afraid that I would go looking for trouble with Ning Daoyi again, so he refused to tell me. Later, seeing how anxious I was, he finally told me the story."

  "These past few months, I've been keeping an eye on the girl's shop, partly to prevent Xiao Xiao from doing harm to my dad again, and also to use my skills to protect the girl's shop and repay her kindness. The other day, I heard my dad say that the girl was asking about Chang Wu, and I was worried that something might happen to her, but fortunately, nothing did. Today, I let the girl have a false alarm, it was my mistake!"

  Qian Zhuang said, looking at her with a hint of unease in his eyes, then knelt down.

  "How can Qian Zhuang Shi say such things!"

  Xie Wan hastily asked Luo Yi to help him up.

  Looking at this man in front of him, he was clearly loyal and righteous, but when it came to his parents, he couldn't hide the shame in his heart, and he couldn't help but change his expression.

  She just lent a helping hand to Old Man Qian, and didn't expect such good fortune today. If Qiang hadn't appeared, losing money would be a small matter, but she might have suffered even more humiliation at their hands? Even if they didn't dare do anything to her, the news of Xie San's daughter being kidnapped by thieves would still have a significant impact.

  Firstly, the current state of Er Fang being independent will be forcibly changed by Xie Qigong. Whether or not Xie Wan has been tarnished, for a "noble family" like theirs, it is a huge scandal that such a thing happened in their shop. Wang Shi will not only urge Xie Qigong to strictly control Er Fang but also make it impossible for her uncles to speak up for them again.

  Secondly, if something happens to her, it will ultimately be attributed to Xie Liang's incompetence in managing the household. The question of whether the second house should be left to them to manage on their own will be raised again for discussion. If this is indeed a premeditated accident, then she believes that the person behind it must have already calculated every step to achieve their goal.

  If Qian Zhuang hadn't arrived in time, she wouldn't have been unable to escape, but the cost of escaping would definitely have been many times higher.

  She let out a sigh of relief as she thought about it, looking at the slender and small Qian Zhuang in front of her, but felt that he had grown even more majestic.

  "I just happened to lend a helping hand to Old Man Qian, it's not worth mentioning. But Qian Zhuang's chivalrous heart is truly admirable!"

  Xie Wan said from the bottom of her heart. If there were one or two capable people around her, why would she have to be so nervous when going up to the dock?