At the other end of the long street, Zhu Jinghong was sitting in a spacious sedan chair, eating an orange with his legs crossed.
Sitting next to him was Yinglian, who was removing the fibers from the orange for him, cleaning every petal cleanly.
When Zhu Jinghong was enjoying his meal, he heard Yinglian say: "Master Thirteen, you'd better eat less!"
Looking at Yinglian, Zhu Jinghong said with an unhappy look on his face: "Why...you are asked to peel an orange, and you are not happy?"
Yinglian shook her head and said: "No... Miss Bao said that if you eat too many of these oranges, you will get angry. Please tell me to give them to you less!"
After sitting upright and patting away the broken things on his hands, Zhu Jinghong held Yinglian's shoulders and asked, "Then do you listen to me... or do you listen to her?"
Yinglian did not answer directly, but said: "Thirteenth Master, Sister Bao is also thinking about you!"
"You girl...why are your elbows turned outwards?"
But Yinglian replied seriously: "Mr. Thirteenth, must he have forgotten that Miss Bao is a slave master, how can she turn her elbows outward!"
"My wings are really stiff, now I dare to talk back..."
After saying this, Zhu Jinghong took Yinglian into his arms. Just when he was about to do something bad, a complaint came from outside.
"Thirteenth Master, Jin Yiwei Li Wenzhao is here to report!"
Letting go of Yinglian, Zhu Jinghong ordered: "Let him come over!"
"yes!"
A few breaths later, Li Wenzhao appeared outside the sedan, and as he followed forward, he reported: "Thirteenth Master... I found the White Lotus traitor ahead. I have prepared gunpowder to use against you. Please take a detour to avoid it..."
Upon hearing that someone was planning to assassinate him again, Zhu Jinghong felt bitter.
Why did these White Lotus traitors confront him...
After ordering the sedan to stop, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "Li Wenzhao..."
Hearing that Zhu Jinghong's tone was not good, Li Wenzhao quickly replied: "I'm here!"
"You came to the capital to hunt down the White Lotus traitors. The last time you arrested them, you made a huge effort, but you almost failed..."
"Today something like this happened again. This is the third time I have been assassinated. It can be seen that the White Lotus traitor is getting more and more aggressive. Don't you think... you should give me an explanation?"
From Zhu Jinghong's tone, Li Wenzhao felt the anger that was about to burst out, which made him frightened.
If this reason is reported to the emperor, he, the deputy Qianhu, will stop doing it.
"Thirteenth Master... I have neglected my duty!" Li Wenzhao choked out this sentence.
Although he said this, he felt aggrieved in his heart and thought that he could not be blamed for this matter.
The White Lotus Sect has been inherited for more than a thousand years, and the Ming Dynasty suppressed it for more than three hundred years without eradicating it completely. How could Li Wenzhao and He De have this ability?
"Check it quickly..." Zhu Jinghong scolded.
"yes!"
After Li Wenzhao left, Zhu Jinghong ordered again: "Stop first, send a message to Wang Jie and ask them to find another way!"
"yes!"
As a result, the entire team stopped. Under the coordination of the guards Wang Jie, all the people within twenty feet around Zhu Jinghong's sedan were cleared away.
Soon, a new route was set, but Zhu Jinghong did not give the order to set off. He was waiting for the results from Jin Yiwei.
If the thief cannot be caught, he may have to go home for safety reasons, which is both for his own good and for the good of others.
After all, if something happens to him, he doesn't know how many people will be implicated.
As for Chen Yuntai, he and Liu Xianglian returned to their original place, but did not see the leading White Lotus thief.
"Could he have escaped?"
After Liu Xianglian finished speaking, Chen Yuntai scolded: "Search for me!"
A group of dozens of people quickly spread out and searched around the attic.
The nearby soldiers also came and surrounded the area, making it almost impossible for people to escape.
The man from the White Lotus Sect also discovered this, so he already had thoughts of death and planned to recruit a few more court eagle dogs to back him up.
At this moment, he was hiding on the second floor of a house, watching the imperial guards and officers and soldiers approaching gradually.
However, because of his own nervousness, he forgot to close the door when entering the house, and was discovered by Chen Yuntai.
During Zhu Jinghong's trip, in addition to the houses along the way being emptied, all doors and windows must be closed.
The surroundings were all closed at the moment. Only one door was wide open, which seemed out of place. It was extremely normal for him to be discovered.
Although the thief's traces have been confirmed, Chen Yuntai did not make any announcement. Instead, he ordered his men not to come closer and surrounded the thief's hiding place.
Just listen to Chen Yuntai's instructions: "The thief has gunpowder, go and bring some water trucks. If the gunpowder is wet, he will not be able to carry out his murder!"
If he was forced to do it directly, it would easily cause casualties, and it would be difficult for him to cause trouble, so Chen Yuntai had to handle the matter perfectly.
"Sir... why bother? I'll quietly touch it and have a look!"
Hearing Liu Xianglian's request, Chen Yuntai showed doubts on his face: "Can you... do it?"
Liu Xianglian replied: "One on one...I have never been afraid of anyone!"
He still had some confidence in his own martial arts, and only now did he dare to take the initiative to give it a try.
Compared to recovering the land deed, if you can really kill the thief, the benefits will be too many.
"Okay... you go try it!"
The windows upstairs were closed, and it would be difficult for the water tanker to have any effect, so Chen Yuntai agreed to let him try.
It would be good if the thing was done, but if it couldn't be done and the gunpowder exploded, Liu Xianglian would be the only one killed. It was relatively easy for him to explain.
"My lord, please lend me the crossbow and give me a short sword. At the same time, I will negotiate with him on the east side. I will climb up from the west wall!"
Hearing Liu Xianglian's thoughtful thoughts, Chen Yuntai felt much more at ease, so he gave the order in accordance with his request.
"People inside, listen, you have been heavily besieged and cannot escape... As long as you come out on your own, I can spare your life!"
When the man from the White Lotus Sect learned that he had been exposed, he stopped hiding and shouted loudly: "The court dog, if you have the ability, come and catch your grandpa!"
"I'm not afraid of death. As long as I can support a few people, your grandpa will be fine!"
Here Chen Yuntai was quarreling with this person, while Liu Xianglian crept up to the second floor, took out a short knife and cut a hole in the window paper.
Through the small hole, Liu Xianglian saw clearly what was going on inside.
I saw the leading man looking forward, holding a wooden bucket in his arms and holding a fire stick in his hand. There was a lead on one side of the bucket.
If you want to avoid igniting the gunpowder, you have to start with the fire fold. It is best to shoot his arm with an arrow... Liu Xianglian thought secretly.
After carefully observing the window and finding that the door was ajar, Liu Xianglian had made up her mind.
He tore open the careful window paper to reveal a larger observation area, and then Liu Xianglian picked up the crossbow machine.
As a descendant of the declining martial arts, Liu Xianglian was no stranger to crossbow machines. At this moment, he was aiming at the man's arm through Wangshan.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Xianglian pulled the hanging knife, and a sharp arrow shot out quickly, but it missed the target's arm.
In pain, the man couldn't hold it firmly, and the Huozhezi fell to the ground.
When he immediately turned around to see what was going on, Liu Xianglian had already pushed open the window and charged in with a short knife.
He must seize the time and subdue the opponent before he picks up the fire seal.
The man from the White Lotus Sect also realized what the problem was, so he ignored Liu Xianglian who rushed in, but endured the severe pain and leaned over to pick up the fire certificate.
However, Liu Xianglian raised her hand and fired another arrow. By chance, it hit the man's buttocks, forcing him to straighten up immediately due to conditioned reflex.
It was at this moment that Liu Xianglian approached with a knife and kicked the man aside with one blow.
Then he picked up the powder keg on the ground and threw it towards the stairs, thus completely eliminating the danger.
"Someone help!" Liu Xianglian yelled.
(End of chapter)
