The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 428

Chapter 428: Chapter 403: Quick as a Hare_1

With three younger sisters and Yan Wenyi around, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai couldn’t directly pursue the matter and investigate, so after exchanging glances, they silently withdrew their gaze.

After taking a few steps, Yan Wenkai suddenly bent over, clutching his belly and cried out, “Ouch, my stomach hurts so much, I need to go to the privy. Big sister, let third brother take you girls home.”

Those few people clearly looked like they had martial training, yet they were oddly disguised as farmers. There must be something fishy going on.

Now that their father was the Magistrate of Ningmen Prefecture, he had the responsibility to investigate suspicious individuals appearing in the area.

Watching Yan Wenkai hurry off towards the privy, Yan Wenyi shouted, “Wenkai, don’t rush, we’ll wait for you.”

Yan Wentao smiled and said, “Don’t wait for him, he knows his way back after he’s done. Let’s go, I’ll escort you girls home first.”

Daohua glanced at her fourth brother running off, clutching his stomach, and then at her third brother, who seemed unfazed. She didn’t say anything and took Yan Yunxi with her, heading towards the area where all the families were gathering.

After delivering the four of them to the Yan Family elders, Yan Wentao found an excuse to leave again. However, before he got very far, Daohua blocked his way.

“Third brother, what are you and fourth brother up to?”

Facing the concern on Daohua’s face, Yan Wentao hesitated for a moment but still said, “Those people just now were a bit off, Wenkai and I need to check it out. Uncle is the Magistrate of Ningmen Prefecture, and if something happens on his watch, he could be held accountable.”

The more she heard, the more worried Daohua became, “Then we must tell father immediately. It’s only you and fourth brother chasing after them; what if something happens?” As she spoke, she turned to walk back.

Yan Wentao immediately grabbed hold of her, “We don’t know anything for certain yet. Isn’t it inappropriate to rashly inform uncle?”

Daohua replied, “What’s wrong with that? Even if it turns out to be a wild goose chase, it’s better than the two of you pursuing danger.”

Having said that, without waiting for Yan Wentao to respond, she turned and ran off.

Seeing this, Yan Wentao had no choice. Worried that Wenkai was waiting for him to join the pursuit alone, after some thought, he quickly turned and went to find him.

By the time Daohua and Yan Zhigao arrived in haste, Yan Wentao was nowhere to be seen.

“Third brother must have gone to find fourth brother. Let’s hurry and catch up to see.”

Yan Zhigao was both anxious and frustrated at this moment. The two children were too bold; confronting suspicious people without notifying him and instead chasing after them themselves… what if something were to happen? How would he explain to their mother, his wife, and his younger brother and sister-in-law?

Nevertheless, this was not the time to chase after these matters. The priority was to find the young men.

Watching his eldest daughter leading the way, Yan Zhigao sighed and hurriedly followed.

“Miss, the master is catching up.”

“Don’t look back and don’t mind him. All we need to do is keep running,” she responded.

As long as they weren’t caught up by their uncle, he couldn’t order them to return. After all, they were in the suburban area outside the city, where there weren’t many people around to watch.

Thus, a curious scene unfolded.

Daohua, leading Wang Manman, was far ahead, leaving behind the bodyguards brought by Yan Zhigao by a good stretch.

The bodyguards’ physical strength certainly wasn’t inferior to that of Daohua and the other girl, but when it came to running, they might not have been a match. Moreover, they had to be mindful of Yan Zhigao. The scholar was not athletic; after a short run, he was already panting.

Watching his daughter running off into the distance, Yan Zhigao said between breaths to his bodyguard Qin Wu, “Don’t worry about me. Go take care of that girl, don’t let her run off wildly.”

Qin Wu nodded, “Then master, you take it slow.”

Only after Qin Wu caught up with Daohua did Yan Zhigao switch from running to walking, “Huff—huff—huff—, when I get back, I’ll have to have Wenxiu… follow Wenkai… and Wentao… to get some exercise. Otherwise, in case of emergencies… they’ll be unable to run.”

Looking at his oldest daughter ahead, who was running like a darted rabbit, not falling behind Qin Wu, Yan Zhigao inwardly marveled at his daughter’s good health—quite unlike other sheltered young ladies who would complain of tiredness after a mere stroll.

Before long, Daohua and Qin Wu arrived at the privy where Yan Wenkai had his bout of stomach trouble, but by that time, there was no one to be found.

“What should we do? Third brother and fourth brother must have gone after them on their own,” Daohua wondered.