Yang Peng said with a smile: "Don't you like it? How about changing it to another one? Let's call it Ji Ji? Uh, that doesn't sound good either!" Yan Ji was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and her beautiful eyes widened. , as if it was about to spit out fire! Yang Peng's eyes lit up and he said, "I've thought of a very good title!" He looked at Yan Ji and said with a bad smile, "Let's just call him Ai Ji!" Yan Ji's heart skipped a beat, and she snorted and said angrily. : "I won't listen to your nonsense!" He turned and left.
Yang Peng shouted at her graceful back: "Hey, think about it, I am a very good man!" Yan Ji was so embarrassed that she stamped her feet and walked away quickly. Others heard Yang Peng's shouts and saw the appearance of the two of them. They thought they were flirting and couldn't help but snicker to themselves.
Yang Peng laughed, picked up the beef, took a big bite, and ate it with relish. But when she thought about Luo Yanran and An Qian, the smile on her face disappeared instantly, and she couldn't help but sigh.
Wang Shanzi, the magistrate of Langzhou, was pacing back and forth in the lobby of the magistrate's office, with a look of regret, frustration and worry on his face, and sighed from time to time. This Wang Shanzi is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a medium build and a pale face. He doesn't look like a bad guy.
A staff member suddenly rushed in anxiously and shouted in a panic: "No, no, no! King Yan is here!" Wang Shanzi was so frightened that his face turned green, he swallowed and stammered: "You, what did you say? King Yan, King Yan is here? Why is King Yan here?" The staff member shook his head and said: "I don't know, but it is indeed King Yan who is here! He has already entered the city!"
Wang Shanzi was so anxious that the ant group on the hot pot turned around, and he said vigorously in his mouth: "It's bad, it's bad! After finishing, my life is over!" , King Yan is coming, we have to go out quickly to greet him!"
Wang Shanzi didn't know what to do, so he nodded and said: "We'll welcome King Yan first!" Then he ordered his staff: "Immediately summon all the staff to follow me to welcome him!" The staff responded and ran down. Yang Peng and his party of more than 300 people arrived at the gate of the government office. Wang Shanzi happened to lead his staff and heads of various government offices and ran out of the gate. When he saw Yang Peng and his entourage, his heart trembled, and he hurried forward and knelt down to worship: "Welcome to His Highness King Yan! I didn't know that King Yan was coming, and I missed the welcome from afar. Please forgive me!"
Yang Peng and others turned over and dismounted. Yang Peng smiled and said: "Master Wang, there is no need to be polite. Sirs, there is no need to be polite." Wang Shanzi and all his staff said in unison: "Thank you, King Yan!" and then they all stood up. Only then did Wang Shanzi notice that there were only about 300 soldiers and horses following Yang Peng. He couldn't help but feel moved, and bowed and said: "I dare to ask King Yan, I don't know how many soldiers and horses are accompanying Yang Peng, so I can arrange accommodation and food." ."
Yang Peng said: "Master Wang, don't be busy, it's just us." Wang Shanzi's expression moved, and then he bowed and accepted the promise, and welcomed Yang Peng and others into the door. Yang Peng, Yan Ji and more than a dozen people walked into the lobby surrounded by officials, while the rest of the troops were on guard around the lobby and outside the government office. Yang Peng walked up to the top and sat down. Yan Ji stood beside him holding his sword. All the officials stood at the bottom of the hall, and a dozen secret guards stood on both sides of the hall. The officials paid their respects again, then stood up and bowed their heads to listen to instructions.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I'm taking the liberty of coming. You all still perform your duties. You don't have to think about anything else." All the officials bowed and agreed. Yang Peng looked at Wang Shanzi, "Master Wang, are Miss Luo and Miss An here with you?" Wang Shanzi looked a little panicked and said quickly: "Back to King Yan, the two ladies have indeed been to Langzhou, but They left three days ago!" Yang Peng looked at Wang Shanzi and asked, "Where have they gone?" Wang Shanzi hesitated and said, "This, this, this subordinate doesn't know."
Yang Peng said displeasedly: "You don't know where the two young ladies have gone?" Wang Shanzi's heart was frightened, he knelt down in a hurry and kowtowed: "I'm a low-ranking official, I'm a stupid official!"
Yang Peng snorted, glanced at the officials, and raised his voice: "Which of you knows the whereabouts of the two ladies?" The officials looked at each other and expressed their ignorance. Yang Peng was annoyed and said to Wang Shanzi: "The two ladies have been ordered by me to take charge of the affairs of the refugees returning home. This Langzhou is a choke point for the north to Shaanxi. The two ladies will definitely make big moves here, and they will definitely be involved with them. You local officials communicated and coordinated, and it was impossible for you to leave silently. How could you not know?!" Wang Shanzi kowtowed quickly and said: "The lower official neglected his duty! The lower official neglected his duty!"
Yang Peng snorted and said: "Immediately send someone to inquire about their whereabouts. I want to know the exact information tomorrow, otherwise you, the prefect, will stop doing this!" Wang Shanzi only agreed. Yang Peng stood up and led Yan Ji and the hidden killers out of the lobby. Immediately, the hidden killers who were on guard around the lobby and the subordinates of 'Huaxu' gathered over and eliminated the government office together.
A staff member walked up to Wang Shanzi, bent down and said, "Sir, King Yan has left!" Wang Shanzi breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up and looked outside, but Yang Peng and the others were no longer visible. With the support of his staff, he stood up and said to all the staff: "Now that King Yan is here, we must work harder to do our own things. We must not neglect our duties! If anyone neglects his duties, even if King Yan does not blame him, I will I can't spare him!" Everyone agreed in unison. Wang Shanzi waved his hand, "Everyone, get out!" All the staff members saluted Wang Shanzi and filed out. Only two staff members stayed in the lobby and did not leave.
After everyone left, a staff member said anxiously: "Sir, King Yan actually came to find those two ladies. Could it be that King Yan has discovered something?" Wang Shanzi glared and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about! What did you discover? What, you are talking as if we have something shameful to do! Never say such things again!" The staff member was obedient. Another staff member said anxiously: "My lord, King Yan is coming here with bad intentions! Maybe, maybe he heard something and that's why he came here!..."
Wang Shanzi said angrily: "Don't scare yourselves. If King Yan really knew something, would he only bring about 300 guards?" After hearing this, the two staff felt that it made sense. The fear and fear of him could not help but subside a lot, but the fear still lingered in my heart and couldn't go away. One of the staff said: "Sir, even if King Yan hasn't discovered anything yet, he will find something sooner or later! By then, we, we..." All three of them turned pale. Another staff member said: "Sir, you must let Mr. Mo solve the matter quickly, and maybe cover it up, otherwise,..."
Wang Shanzi nodded, pointed at the staff member and said: "Hurry to the 'God Turtle Valley', tell Mr. Mo the situation here, and ask him to finish the matter as soon as possible! This matter cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise we will all have to There will be no burial place! Tell him, there will be no burial place!" When he said the last sentence, Wang Shanzi looked a little hysterical. The staff member's heart trembled, he clasped his fists in agreement, and hurriedly left.
Wang Shanzi said to another aide: "You, immediately and secretly organize the government servants and police officers. If things really get out of hand, you will have to make a desperate move!" Wang Shanzi's eyes flashed with a fierce light. The staff member made a promise and ran down.
Wang Shanzi thought for a moment and shouted: "Come here!" Immediately, a government servant ran in, bowed and clasped his fists and said, "What are your orders, sir?" Wang Shanzi said, "Go and find out where King Yan and the others are staying. Where?" The officer promised and ran down. Soon after, the Yamen servant reported that King Yan and his party had settled in a local post house. Wang Shanzi immediately changed into casual clothes, led a few close followers, and rushed to the post house with local specialty food.
After the report, Wang Shanzi followed a secret guard into a room in the backyard. I saw Yang Peng, dressed in casual clothes, sitting there drinking tea. He quickly stepped forward and said, "I'm here to pay my respects to King Yan!"
Yang Peng put down his tea bowl and asked: "Master Wang came suddenly. Is there any news about the two ladies?" Wang Shanzi said quickly: "Reporting to King Yan, I have sent people to inquire about it. I believe there will be news soon." News of two young ladies has arrived." Yang Peng said: "You'd better hurry up! Remember, the black gauze hat on your head is closely related to this matter!" Wang Shanzi obeyed, and then said: "I have specially ordered I have bought some local specialties, which are all local food. I hope King Yan will accept them!" Yang Peng nodded, softened his attitude and said, "Master Wang is interested!" Upon seeing this, Wang Shanzi couldn't help but He was overjoyed and said quickly: "If King Yan needs anything else, just give him the order and I will do my best to help King Yan do it!"
Yang Peng said: "No need." Wang Shanzi responded quickly, and then asked cautiously: "I wonder why King Yan is looking for the two ladies? Maybe I can do it for you!" Yang Peng said: "You don't need to know about this. . Okay, if you have nothing to do, just go down." Wang Shanzi wanted to continue testing, but King Yan had already said goodbye to the guests, so Wang Shanzi did not dare to say anything more, and bowed and said: "Then, I'll just go down. Resign! As soon as the official learns the news about the two ladies, he will rush to report to King Yan as soon as possible!" Then he withdrew. Yang Peng looked outside the door with a thoughtful look on his face.
After nightfall, Yang Peng walked in the courtyard of the post house, frowning slightly. Yan Ji walked over quickly and whispered: "Brother, our people learned something about the situation in the refugee camp outside the city." The refugee camp Yan Ji mentioned was originally used to resettle refugees, but now it is It is a transit center for repatriated refugees. Those refugees who return home under official organization will stay here for a while or even stay overnight before moving on.
Yang Peng looked calm and said nothing, waiting for Yan Ji to continue. Yan Ji continued: "Our people learned in the refugee camp that the two ladies did leave three days ago. No one knows the specific reason, and no one knows where they went. We only know that the two ladies He left very hurriedly, as if there was something urgent."
Yang Peng listened and thought. After Yan Ji finished speaking, he asked: "What do you think?" Yan Ji said: "Based on the information obtained so far, the prefect Wang did not lie. In addition, the two The young lady left because of an urgent matter. The two young ladies followed the order of King Yan to handle the relocation of the refugees. If it was something unrelated to this matter, the two young ladies would not abandon their responsibilities and ignore them. Therefore, the incident that caused the two ladies to leave in a hurry must be related to the relocation of refugees."
Yang Peng nodded, "What you said is completely consistent with what I thought." Yan Ji frowned and said, "But in the past few days, the intelligence from 'Huaxu' shows that Langzhou and surrounding areas, Even in the whole of Sichuan, nothing eye-catching happened, neither major refugee events nor military and political events happened. The sudden departure of the two ladies is really a bit baffling, I'm afraid there is something wrong!"
Yang Peng asked: "When will your person reply?" "They will reply tomorrow morning." Yang Peng crossed his hands on the table, propped up his chin, and looked thoughtful. Wang Shanzi returned to the mansion, feeling a little confused and at a loss.
A close staff member came up to him, cupped his fists and said, "Sir, the government officials, police officers, and city defense militia have all secretly gathered together." Wang Shanzi walked to a chair, sat down, and ordered: "Go and watch. No one is allowed to leave the camp without my order. Wait for my order. Remember, you must be careful and don't let the news leak out." The staff promised and ran down.
As soon as this staff member left, another staff member quickly walked in, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, Mr. Mo is here." Wang Shanzi was taken aback, and quickly looked towards the door, only to see a handsome man wearing a Confucian shirt. A young man with a bit of evil spirit, a bit of elegance but a bit of sharpness came in. Wang Shanzi asked angrily: "Why are you here?"
Mo Haotian smiled and said: "I heard that the adults have something to ask about. How dare you neglect me? Naturally, I came here to listen to the adults' instructions in person." Wang Shanzi asked anxiously: "Let me ask you, how are those two ladies doing now? ?" Mo Haotian sat down next to Wang Shanzi and said, "You don't need to ask about this matter." Wang Shanzi said angrily: "What are these words? What do you mean I don't need to ask about it? Are you crossing the river to demolish the bridge and remove the mill?" Kill the donkey!”
Mo Haotian chuckled and said, "Sir, don't get excited. The matter of those two ladies has been settled. Why do you ask, Lord Wang?" Wang Shanzi's expression changed, "You, you have already killed them?" Mo Haotian looked at it. He glanced at Wang Shanzi and said with a smile: "Master Wang, you are so concerned about their situation, which really surprises me! In this matter, everything that Master Wang should do has been done, so why bother with other things?" Ask! If you ask too many questions, it won’t be of any benefit to Mr. Wang. You’re just asking for trouble!”
Wang Shanzi said: "I want you to stop the plan immediately! Otherwise, both of us will die without a burial place!" Mo Haotian shook his head, "Does Mr. Wang think it is possible? Since Yang Peng killed my father, I We will no longer be sworn in with him! One of us, Mo Haotian and Yang Peng, must die!"
Wang Shanzi said angrily: "If you want to go crazy, just go crazy. Why are you dragging me down! I won't do it anymore! Let the two ladies go now, and I will give you back all the money I took from you!"
Mo Haotian looked at Wang Shanzi as if he were an idiot and said, "Don't you think it's too late if you want to quit now?" Wang Shanzi was furious and stood up suddenly, looking down at Mo Haotian who was sitting on the chair. He said with an unkind expression: "If you release the two young ladies, I will pretend that I have never met you because of my friendship with Mr. Mo. If you refuse, huh, don't blame me for being unkind!"
Mo Haotian looked calm in the face of Wang Shanzi's threat, as if he didn't take it to heart at all. He smiled calmly and said, "This is Lord Wang's territory. If Lord Wang wants to kill me, it will be very easy." He glanced at Wang Shanzi and smiled mockingly, "But, do you dare to kill me?"
Wang Shanzi smiled coldly and said: "Although I have a close relationship with Mr. Mo, if you go too far, I have no choice but to feel sorry for Mr. Mo!"
Mo Haotian laughed loudly, Wang Shanzi frowned and shouted: "Why are you laughing?" Mo Haotian glanced at Wang Shanzi and said teasingly: "Master Wang recognizes money but not people. I, Mo Haotian, have known it for a long time. Mr. Wang doesn't need to be secretive." Wang Shanzi became a little angry. Mo Haotian waved his hand and said: "Master Wang, there is no need to be angry. It is not good for your health to be so angry. Master Wang, do you think that I have no protection against you?" Wang Shanzi's heart moved and he asked: " What do you mean?"
Mo Haotian said: "Actually, it's nothing, but if I die, someone will naturally give a letter to King Yan." Wang Shanzi's expression changed with horror when he heard this. Mo Haotian glanced at Wang Shanzi, smiled mockingly, and continued: "The letter details Mr. Wang's assistance in persecuting Miss Luo and Miss An. I wonder what King Yan will do after reading this letter. What do you think?" Wang Shanzi pointed at Mo Haotian, his fingers were trembling, his face was pale, his eyes were wide open, and his expression showed an expression of extreme resentment and extreme fear.
Mo Haotian smiled and said: "If Mr. Wang doesn't want that to happen, it's actually easy to handle. As long as Mr. Wang continues to cooperate with me sincerely, then no letters will fall into the hands of Yang Peng." Wang Shanzi Suddenly he wilted like a deflated rubber ball, sat back in his seat, and murmured: "I was killed by you! I was killed by you!..."
Mo Haotian said: "Master Wang, you don't have to be like this! No one knows about this matter except me. Why should Master Wang look for trouble?" Then a cold light flashed in his eyes, "If Yang Peng dies, what will happen to this matter?" There’s no need to worry anymore!”
Wang Shanzi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked at Mo Haotian and asked urgently: "What else do you want to do?" Mo Haotian said: "I heard that Yang Peng lives in the post house. Now Yang Peng has no doubts about you. , naturally I would not have expected any danger in the post house in the city, why don’t Lord Wang take this opportunity to catch Yang Peng and others in one fell swoop!”
Wang Shanzi was so frightened that he almost jumped up and shouted: "What did you say?!" Mo Haotian made a silent gesture and said angrily: "Master Wang, aren't you afraid of being heard by outsiders?" Wang Shanzi His heart trembled, and he lowered his voice and said angrily: "I won't do this! You are too whimsical. King Yan is the most brave in the world, how can he be so easy to deal with! Besides, he has three hundred guards, although they are not many. , but all of them are as strong as ten. It is simply impossible to eliminate them and kill Yang Peng! As long as one person escapes, you and I will be shattered into pieces and die without a burial place! This thing must not be done! "
Mo Haotian said: "I'm afraid this matter cannot be controlled by Mr. Wang!" Wang Shanzi was startled. Thinking of his method of threatening him, he immediately became panicked and frightened. He stood up suddenly and shouted: "You obviously want to force me to death! I will follow you at worst." You fought hard!”
Mo Haotian smiled mockingly and said: "Master Wang, you have lost your composure again!" Wang Shanzi shouted hysterically: "How can you tell me to calm down?" Mo Haotian said: "It is actually not difficult to annihilate Yang Peng and others. ." Wang Shanzi was stunned and calmed down a little. Feeling that Mo Haotian might have some trick, he sat down and asked, "What's your plan?"
Mo Haotian smiled and said, "It's actually very simple! Just wait until midnight when they are all asleep, and your Excellency will lead his men to quietly pile firewood around the post house and pour kerosene on it." Wang Shanzi's expression changed. Mo Haotian glanced at Wang Shanzi, with an evil smile on his face, and said: "No matter how brave Yang Peng is, no matter how powerful Yan Yunjun is, what can they do in the flames? They can only end up in ashes!" Wang Shanzi nodded thoughtfully and said, "This strategy is feasible!"
Mo Haotian said: "The rise and power of Yanyun are all due to Yang Peng. If Yang Peng dies, Yanyun will inevitably be in chaos. At that time, Mr. Wang can continue to stay here and watch the situation develop to seek benefits, or he can go to Jiangnan with his wealth. Whether you stay or go, the sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to jump! Wang Shanzi couldn't help but laugh.
Mo Haotian said: "If you have no objection, sir, let's talk about the specific details of the action." Wang Shanzi felt that he was already riding a tiger, so he simply gave him a try. Maybe he could open up a new situation. ! After thinking this, Wang Shanzi made up his mind and nodded.
In the middle of the night, two of Wang Shanzi's close aides led the nearby government agents and quietly surrounded the hotel with a large amount of firewood and kerosene. Immediately, the two staff members passed down the order, and all the government officials quickly surrounded the post house with firewood and then poured kerosene on it. Following an aide's order, dozens of yamen officers holding torches used torches to light firewood all around. The firewood was already there, but now it was doused with kerosene. When it encountered an open flame, it immediately burst into flames and spread quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the raging fire surrounded the hotel, and the claws of the fire demon continued to extend towards the hotel. After a while, many buildings, bamboo forests and trees in the hotel were also burning fiercely; someone ran out of the room. , there was a loud scream.
Wang Shanzi, accompanied by several close associates, stood on the attic of his residence and looked at the burning hotel. His expression was changing, and his heart was filled with excitement and fear.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
