as expected.
While Mr. Liu was taking a sip of wine and a mouthful of meat, the people in the cell would stealthily glance at him from time to time.
A group of people peeked at Mr. Liu who was enjoying his meal.
Some people swallowed subconsciously, while some people's eyes flashed with thought.
Compared with the few people who swallowed silently, those who were thinking secretly had a strong desire to survive shining in the depths of their eyes.
These people were either twisting the hay in their hands, or tugging at their sleeves, their eyes wandering and thinking secretly.
Young Master Liu threw the remaining half of the roasted lamb leg on the tray, picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.
"Hiccup, it feels so comfortable! It feels so damn comfortable!"
Seeing that Young Master Liu seemed to have eaten and drank enough, some people suddenly had a look of excitement in their eyes.
Judging from the flashing look in his eyes, they seemed to want to go over and get close to Young Master Liu.
However, they seemed to be only slightly moved, and did not seem to have completely made up their minds.
For a time, the atmosphere in the cell gradually became subtle.
Young Master Liu casually grabbed a handful of weeds, wiped the grease off his hands, and then gently pulled out the dry tobacco bag pinned to his waist.
Just bear with it, I'm not in a hurry anyway.
With the strength of his innate realm, he has already reached the point where he can see six directions and listen to all directions.
Although he didn't go to see them, he already knew every move of those people.
The smile in Young Master Liu's eyes flashed away, he lit the tobacco with a fire stick, lay half on the straw mat with his head sideways, and puffed away with a contented expression.
Seeing that Young Master Liu was still thinking about smoking a dry cigarette leisurely and contentedly, the expressions of the group of people changed a bit again.
The same idea suddenly appeared in their hearts.
Is this person really not worried about what will happen to him?
Could it be that what he just told the cell leader was true? He was really the cousin of Chitose, the current king of Wuyi.
Looking at Young Master Liu's carefree and contented appearance, he then thought about the situation in which he would be taken to the execution ground tomorrow to be executed.
Some people suddenly felt a little sad in their hearts.
Thinking of the completely different situation between themselves and Young Master Liu, the desire to survive deep in the eyes of some people became even stronger.
No, I can't die.
I am now in my prime and have a bright future ahead of me.
How could I just die?
I am not willing to die like this, I am not willing to die!
Some people roared in their hearts unwillingly, and the look in their eyes suddenly became fanatical.
The unwilling people looked at each other in unison, and from each other's eyes, they seemed to have understood each other's true thoughts.
However, still no one took any action.
It seems that they are all waiting.
Wait for a leader to set an example first.
Mr. Liu gently blew out the smoke from his mouth, and through the smoke in front of him, his eyes vaguely swept over the group of people one by one.
Seeing the obviously moved but hesitant expressions on their faces, he narrowed his eyes and glanced outside the cell door.
No rush, no hurry.
The main event is coming soon.
When the tobacco in Mr. Liu's cigarette pot was about to burn out, footsteps sounded again outside the cell.
Compared with the footsteps not long ago, the footsteps this time seemed a little noisier.
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows and laughed secretly in his heart.
The main event is here.
In the eyes of Young Master Liu and a group of people, a dozen jailers each carried a tray and walked toward the cell with a low expression.
A jailer opened the cell door with a key, and the remaining jailers walked into the cell one by one.
"let it go."
"yes."
A group of jailers put the trays in their hands and retreated to the side.
Everyone subconsciously looked at the tray on the ground, and saw that there were two meat and two vegetarian dishes on the tray, as well as a jug of wine.
The jailer holding the key looked around the cell calmly and sighed sadly.
"Everyone, please eat.
After you've eaten and drank enough, you'll be ready to hit the road tomorrow.
We brothers are also following orders. When you go on the road, don't resent us. "
As soon as the jailer finished speaking, the faces of the group of prisoners suddenly became panicked, and their bodies suddenly began to tremble.
They were also imperial officials in the past, so they naturally knew what this sumptuous meal meant.
The jailer didn't care what the prisoners' reactions were, he turned around and looked at Young Master Liu, and gave him a cheerful hug.
"Master Yang, have you finished eating?
If you have eaten and drank enough, brothers, please take back the rest. "
Young Master Liu exhaled a breath of smoke and waved his hand casually.
"Take it, take it."
"Okay, Master Yang, please rest first."
"etc."
"Master Yang, do you have any other orders?"
"I'll tell you to relax when you get back, and don't forget to ask him to carry the midnight snack on my young master's back.
No matter whether I can eat it tonight or not, I have to prepare it first. "
After Master Liu finished speaking, he casually took out a hundred-tael silver note from his sleeve and handed it to the jailer without hesitation.
"This is the tea money I gave you brothers. Please tell me."
The jailer put the banknotes into his sleeves with a smile on his face, and gave Young Master Liu a cheerful hug.
"Master Yang, you're welcome, brother. Thank you for the tea money, Master Yang."
"Thank you Master Yang for the tea money."
"Okay, go get busy."
"Master Yang, please rest first."
The jailer waved and took the lead to walk out of the cell.
When the footsteps of the guards gradually faded away, Mr. Liu used his hands to push aside the weeds around him, revealing an open space, and then knocked out the ashes from the smoke pot with his backhand.
Young Master Liu rolled up his tobacco bag and put it away from his waist, and waved cheerfully to a group of prisoners who looked frightened and uneasy.
"Young man, you gentlemen, old and young, can actually let the jailer prepare so many drinks and food for you.
It seems that you are all respectable people!
My young master's previous words were loose and rude. "
Hearing Young Master Liu's words, a group of bewildered officials came to their senses instantly.
After they came to their senses, they all looked at Young Master Liu.
Young Master Liu's face froze and he immediately sat up cross-legged.
"You gentlemen, what do you mean? Why are you looking at me like this?"
Seeing the puzzled expression on Young Master Liu's face, a younger official in the southwest corner took a few deep breaths with trembling teeth.
"This...this Mr. Yang, don't you know what this meal is called?"
Young Master Liu frowned slightly and scratched his head, looked at the young official and shook his head gently.
"Brother, I have lived for so many years, and today is the first time in my life that I have entered a place like a prison cell.
I really don't know much about the rules of the cell. "
As soon as Mr. Liu finished speaking, he casually took out the jade fan from his waist.
He just opened the folding fan and seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly raised his head and glanced at the group of officials in the cell.
"Wait a minute, you guys won't tell me what kind of meal this meal is, right?"
The shocked expression on Young Master Liu's face made it impossible to tell that he was acting at this time.
Seeing the shocked expression on Young Master Liu's face, the group of people looked at each other and sighed deeply.
"No, it's really that kind of food!"
Young Master Liu screamed a curse word and immediately shrank towards the corner of the cell.
"Unlucky, really damn unlucky.
This young master warns you, you should eat your own food, and no one is allowed to approach this young master.
My young master still has a long life ahead of him, and I don’t want to get caught up in your bad luck. "
As Young Master Liu spoke, he stretched out his right leg with a depressed expression and drew a long line on the weeds in front of him.
"If any of you dare to cross this long line, don't blame me for being rude to you.
Bad luck, really damn bad luck. "
Everyone looked at Young Master Liu's disgusted expression, and their expressions suddenly became more frightened.
Their only hope seemed to no longer exist at this moment.
"Yang...Master Yang."
"Uncle Yang, I'm not familiar with you, why don't you get too close to me?"
Young Master Liu looked at the official who was talking to him diagonally across the street and responded with a curse.
The look of a playboy was displayed vividly.
Just when the young official wanted to say something else, steady and powerful footsteps suddenly sounded outside the cell.
The footsteps are getting closer and closer, becoming clearer and clearer.
It wasn't until a burly figure wearing a four-clawed dragon robe and holding a sword at his waist stopped outside the cell that the footsteps disappeared.
The person dressed like this must be Song Qing.
Young Master Liu suddenly felt happy when he saw Song Qing standing outside the cell door.
He closed the jade fan and put it away from his waist, quickly got up and ran towards the cell door.
Young Master Liu looked at Song Qing and grabbed the cell door with excitement and shook it vigorously.
"Cousin, cousin, you are finally here.
It's so dirty and messy here that I don't want to stay here for even a moment.
You hurry up and order the jailers to let me out immediately. "
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu's excited expression, looked around, and snorted heavily with a gloomy expression.
"Huh, if you don't live up to your expectations, you just know how to cause trouble for me outside.
If you made some minor mistakes in the past, it would be fine if your brother took care of them for you.
However, you are a loser, and you actually brought me a life-threatening lawsuit today.
Life lawsuit!
How can you ask me to carry such an important matter for you? "
Listening to Song Qing's reprimand, Young Master Liu waved his hand hurriedly.
“Cousin, what happened today is not my fault, you really don’t blame me.
It was those stupid bastards who made the move first. I couldn't just stand still and let them punch and kick me.
I beat them to death, it was a momentary mistake at best. "
Song Qing's face darkened and he glared at Young Master Liu fiercely.
"What a fart, you've already entered Zhao Prison, and you're still making excuses."
"Cousin, what I said is true. If you don't believe it, you can go to Tianxiang Tower and ask.
The old madam of Tianxiang Tower and those girls can all testify for me.
Cousin, I really didn’t want to kill them.
The strange thing is that the younger brother drank a lot of wine at that time, and when he was drunk, he didn't hold back his fists.
That’s why…that’s why…”
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu's aggrieved look, sighed helplessly, and casually took off the tobacco bag from his waist.
"How many people were killed?"
"Two...two."
Song Qing paused slightly as he lit the tobacco, and glared at Young Master Liu with a frown.
"To be honest, how many people were killed?"
"Five."
Song Qing took a long puff of dry smoke and raised his hand to slam the cell door in front of him.
“If you don’t live up to expectations, you won’t tell the truth.
I don't care. "
Young Master Liu trembled and swallowed tremblingly.
"Cousin, don't, don't, don't, please tell the truth, tell the truth, tell the truth.
Beaten to death, eight.
Cousin, this time I really told the truth. "
Song Qing's tiger body trembled and he suddenly raised his voice.
"What? Eight lives?"
Young Master Liu looked at Song Qing's frown and hurriedly lowered his head.
"Um!"
Song Qing took a few deep breaths and took a puff of dry cigarette with a gloomy expression.
"If you don't live up to your expectations, you will make me angry to death!"
Eight lives, how come you weren't beaten to death directly by them? "
"Cousin, I know I was wrong.
You must help me this time. If you don't help me, I will be dead this time.
You are my younger brother's cousin. You can't just watch me being questioned by the court. "
Song Qing closed his eyes slightly, frowning and fell silent.
After a long time, Song Qing opened his eyes and sighed softly.
"That's all. For the sake of my aunt, I will help you one more time."
"Thank you cousin, thank you cousin."
"but."
"But what? Cousin, just say it."
“Cousin, eight lives is not a small matter after all.
The cost of settling things and managing relationships is not a small sum. "
"Don't worry, cousin, all the expenses will be yours alone."
Song Qing nodded sadly, held the dry tobacco bag in his hand, and turned around to leave.
"You can wait peacefully, I'll go back first."
"Cousin, little brother, when can I go out?"
"At midnight tonight, in the dead of night, someone will come to see you.
When the time comes, tell him whatever he asks you, and don't hide a word. "
"Yes, yes, I know."
Young Master Liu waved, returned to the straw mat, sat down cross-legged, took out the jade fan from his waist and started fanning it happily.
"That's what I'm saying, I just accidentally killed a few people.
As my cousin, how could he just watch me waiting to die here! "
Young Master Liu muttered to himself, lay calmly on the straw mat, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Under the eyes of all the prisoners struggling, time passed quietly.
The sun was setting, and the cell was completely dark.
After several jailors passed by, several oil lamps outside the cell flickered faintly.
At this time, Young Master Liu had truly fallen asleep.
As a group of prisoners waited in agony, the bright moonlight quietly entered the cell through the narrow window.
The moon is high in the sky, late at night.
The sound of gentle tapping woke Master Liu and several prisoners who had fallen asleep because they couldn't help but feel sleepy.
Under the eyes of everyone, a man wearing a black cloak was standing quietly outside the door, waiting.
"Master Yang."
"Huh? Who?"
"Someone who helps you solve your problems."
Young Master Liu sat up suddenly and hurriedly got up and walked towards the cell door.
"I'm Yang Shu, may I ask your surname?"
"Why, didn't Wuyi King Chitose tell you Laochan's name?"
"When my cousin left, he just told me to wait with peace of mind."
“Since King Wuyi didn’t say anything, it’s not convenient for me to reveal my identity.
The old man is only responsible for helping Mr. Yang solve his troubles, and the rest is not important. "
"This this……"
"What? Mr. Yang, what else do you have to worry about?"
"Senior, if you don't reveal your identity, how can I know if you are the person my cousin has come to help me solve my troubles?
This matter concerns my family and life, so I have to be careful! "
"Hehehe, Mr. Yang is cautious."
"It's a matter of life, I hope senior can forgive me."
The cloaked man was silent for a moment and sighed softly.
"That's all, for the sake of King Wuyi, I won't hide it.
but. "
"But what?"
"I hope Young Master Yang can keep it a secret after knowing my identity.
Otherwise, even if King Wuyi pleads for mercy, he will not be able to save your life. "
Young Master Liu nodded hurriedly: "Senior, please don't worry, it will be kept secret for a while.
After all, we are on the same boat. If I reveal your identity, doesn’t it mean that I am exposing myself? "
"That's true."
The cloaked man said softly and raised his hand to take off the scarf from his face.
"Old man, Xia Gongming."
"What? Xia...Xia Gongming?
Are you the cabinet...the chief minister of the cabinet, Mr. Xia Gongming? "
Young Master Liu was shocked and looked at Xia Gongming with a smile on his face in astonishment.
When the prisoners in the cell heard what the two said, they couldn't help but be stunned.
After regaining consciousness, they all looked at Xia Gongming who was standing outside the cell door.
"Gudu, are you really the chief minister of the cabinet, Mr. Xia Gongming?"
Xia Gongming raised his eyebrows and nodded with a smile.
"Old man thinks that no one in the capital dares to pretend to be old man."
"Master Yang."
"Mr. Xia Ge?"
"Time is short, and in order not to attract attention, the old man cannot stay in Zhao Prison for a long time.
So let’s keep the story short. "
"Yes, yes, Mr. Xia Ge, tell me."
"One life is worth one thousand taels of gold and twenty thousand taels of silver. As long as Mr. Yang agrees, your life will be left to me.
I don’t know, what does Young Master Yang think? "
"No problem, no problem. As long as I can get out, it doesn't matter how much money I have."
"Then it's settled, I'll take my leave."
Xia Gongming put on his cloak and turned around and left without hesitation.
"etc."
"Is there anything else Mr. Yang has to do?"
"Mr. Xia Ge, when can I go out?"
"Master Yang can go home for lunch tomorrow at noon."
"Thank you, Mr. Ge, thank you, brother."
"See you."
After Xia Gongming's footsteps disappeared, a group of prisoners rushed towards Young Master Liu.
"Master Yang, no no no, Master Yang, Master Yang.
Hu Tonghe, Sima of Xialu Prefecture, met Mr. Yang. "
"Master Yang."
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows and raised a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.
Fish.
Bite the hook!
