The scale of Henjia City is not very large, and it is far from the prosperity of Shengjing, the capital of the country. Even the city gates are in a dilapidated appearance, and the guards are careless. The few people who entered the city did not suffer anything. stop.
However, after entering the city, I discovered that there is a whole other world inside the city!
The ordinary residence still looks like a city gate, but in the best position in the city stands a tall building. It is majestic and magnificent, and it shines in the sun, reflecting colorful colors, just like a fairy mansion. !
Lin Yan and others sat down in a teahouse. While the shop was making tea, Lin Yan asked, "Brother, I wonder where this tall building in front of you is?"
The waiter looked at Lin Yan and his group, his eyes lingered on Ming Ya for a moment longer, and then he quickly looked away. His eyesight, honed through years of exposure to various religions and disciplines, allowed him to know that these people were unusual, so he did not dare to cause trouble.
Then he replied: "Are these guests from other places? This city is the residence of our city lord, and it can be regarded as a local attraction!"
Lin Yan nodded, but before he spoke, Monk Chen next to him said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, how much money does such a majestic tall building cost? Your city lord is really rich!"
The waiter was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and he didn't dare to accept the words. Because the money used to build the mansion was basically collected from people at the bottom like them. Singing and dancing atop the high-rise buildings, while the people in the market struggle to survive. This is a reality, but it is something that cannot be said!
Lin Yan turned his head and glanced at Ming Ya beside him. The girl was now wearing a bamboo hat and a gauze covering her face. This was mainly because of her special status. As long as she was still in the southern barbarian territory, she still had to pay attention. Cause unnecessary trouble.
But the girl looked a little angry at this moment and said: "Such a corrupt official deserves to be killed!"
She is a princess of the Southern Barbarians, and she also knows a little about government affairs. Even if the city lord of Henjia City works for several lifetimes, it is impossible for her to have the money to build such a fairy-like mansion. If he said that he bought it with his salary, I am afraid that even a three-year-old child would not believe it!
Then she couldn't help but sigh. She didn't expect that after her father fell ill, not only the overt and covert fighting among the princes intensified, but also the officials below became more flexible and unscrupulous for their own purposes.
Such wanton plundering of the people's wealth and anointing will consume the national destiny of the Southern Barbarians. If this goes on for a long time, the country will sooner or later be hollowed out by these moths. When the time comes, the country will be devastated by the boiling public discontent!
The waiter was almost frightened out of his wits by Ming Ya's words, and quickly stopped him: "Sir, be careful what you say! If you are not careful, you may be killed!"
This is not an alarmist statement. In this city of Ganga, the city lord is the only god! Here, even the barbarian emperor's edict may not be as effective as the city lord's words.
If you accidentally offend the city lord, you will probably die without knowing how, and your ashes will be dug out and spread!
The waiter also didn't expect that this woman who seemed to have an excellent temperament would be so bold and dare to criticize the city lord like this! Maybe these outsiders will leave after a short stay, but I still have to live here. If someone spreads the news, the lives of my whole family will be at stake here!
Ming Ya did not continue to speak, but secretly made a note in her heart that she would let her father punish these worms. However, when she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel depressed. Her father's condition had worsened, and she didn't know whether he could recover.
This time she was looking for the "Grandson of the Medicine King" not only to understand Lin Yan's poison, but if possible, she also wanted to ask the Medicine King to help her father. As long as the Barbarian Emperor recovers, the turmoil in the country will be calmed down in an instant!
At this time, chaos suddenly broke out on the street. It turned out that a group of people were galloping towards them. People on the road ran away in panic. If they were hit, they would probably have to report to the Lord of Hell's territory. went.
Like well-trained soldiers, most people hid with lightning speed, but some vendors who had no time to close their stalls had their stalls knocked over, and all kinds of goods were scattered on the ground, trampled mercilessly by horse hooves.
"Please be patient, gentlemen, it will be over soon!" The waiter reassured the customers in the store, and looked at the table of Lin Yan and others with uneasiness, for fear that they would cause trouble.
"Second Brother, no one cares about these people charging into each other on the streets?" Lin Yan asked.
"I don't know objectively. Have you seen the leader? He is the young master of the City Lord's Mansion, Chi Luotai. Who dares to provoke him!" the waiter said fearfully.
Lin Yan was silent when he heard this, thinking: "Looking at the leopard, it seems that this city lord can really cover the sky with one hand here!"
However, this has nothing to do with him. He is not a saint, and he is not even a Southern Barbarian. It is only reasonable to leave such matters to his own officials.
Moreover, if there are more such officials, the Southern Barbarians will be in chaos, and the people in the Tang Dynasty will suffer less from the war. He has served in the army and has personally seen how ferocious the Southern Barbarians' cavalry is. If the Southern Barbarians are in chaos, to some extent, they will be overwhelmed by their own affairs, which will be good for the Eastern Tang Dynasty!
However, things in the world will never go as planned. Sometimes if you don’t want to cause trouble, trouble will come to you!
Just when Master Chi Luo's men were about to approach Lin Yan and the others, the people on the street had already moved away, but in the middle of the road fell a little girl of four or five years old, wearing a floral dress, holding a small windmill, looking at Looking at the cavalry that had arrived in front of them, they were so frightened that they stood there stupidly.
The team obviously saw the girl, but they had no intention of slowing down. To Chi Luotai, it was just a civilian's life, so what's the point? To add some fun to their boring daily life, their lives can come in handy!
The girl was squeezed out of the crowd just now when the crowd was in chaos. At this moment, a middle-aged woman saw the scene in front of her and wanted to rush out desperately. However, her husband beside her grabbed her wrist tightly, shook her head and said: " The child’s mother is hopeless!”
The horse's hooves were raised high, and the next moment the girl's blood would be splashed on the spot. People around her couldn't bear to close their eyes. They chose to stand by and watch such a thing. On the one hand, it is lack of ability, but on the other hand, it is because I don’t dare!
"call out!"
At this moment, a sound broke through the air, and a tea bowl hit the horse that Mr. Chiluo was riding. In an instant, the ordinary tea bowl fell apart, but the huge force from it hit the horse. A shift must have occurred.
Then, a figure flashed past like thunder, and the little girl disappeared from the spot. When she appeared again, the girl had been delivered to the middle-aged woman.
The latter looked at his lost and found daughter, and his heart was filled with great joy. He immediately knelt down to express his gratitude to the young man who had taken action.
The young man was Lin Yan. Seeing that an innocent girl was about to be killed by a horse, he could not choose to turn a blind eye! If he is so cold-blooded, can he still be called a human being?
"It's not advisable to stay here for a long time. Leave early!" Lin Yan helped the woman and said.
The latter also knew the seriousness of the matter and couldn't help but thank Lin Yan, then turned and left. She never looked at her husband again, obviously she was heartbroken.
The man also bowed to Lin Yan to thank him, then gave a wry smile and chased after him.
Watching them leave, Lin Yan turned to look at the group of people. Just now, I threw the tea bowl with a lot of force. The horse that Mr. Chi Luo was riding was knocked to the ground, foaming at the mouth, while Chi Luo Tai was thrown out and hit the stall next to it. .
"Bastard! Who dares to plot against me? You're seeking death!" Chi Luotai cursed and stood up from the messy stall. His clothes had been dyed into various colors by the crushed fruits and vegetables, and his head was knocked. Gotta bleed.
At this moment, he was searching everywhere for the initiator. The combination of the blood on his forehead and the angry look made his expression at this moment a bit ferocious. He never imagined that in Henjia City, there would be people who dared to do this to him. He really didn't know how to write the word "death"!
The men in front of him hurried over to help, and one of the men pointed directly at Lin Yan and said, "It's him! It was this kid who attacked the young master just now! Otherwise, with the young master's wisdom and martial arts, how could he succeed?"
This guy pointed out Lin Yan and did not forget to pat the horses at the same time. However, Chi Luotai had no time to pay attention to him at this moment. He looked at Lin Yan with cold eyes and said: "Why, you kid has had enough life." , do you want me to save you?"
Lin Yan looked at him indifferently and said, "Do you know that riding horses on the street is very dangerous? What if someone is hurt?"
Chi Luotai heard this and smiled disdainfully: "Danger? I don't think so! Besides, they are just some untouchables. Not to mention being injured, what if some of them die? Can they compare with me?"
Lin Yan said: "Is there no royal law here?"
Chi Luotai was stunned when he heard this, and the men around him couldn't help laughing wildly, as if they had heard some big joke. Some even fell forward and backward, and even burst into tears from laughter.
After one of his subordinates laughed, he pointed at Lin Yan's nose and said arrogantly: "The king's law? Let me tell you, here, our words to scold Mr. Luo are the king's law! If you are sensible, kneel down and kowtow to our young master, maybe he will become famous. Mercy, I can still keep your whole body! Otherwise, hum..."
Lin Yan smiled when he heard this and said: "That's it, I understand!"
The subordinate thought that Lin Yan had given in, and couldn't help but sneer, thinking: "You are just a weakling, how dare you be arrogant in front of our young master?"
However, then he saw Lin Yan scanning around, as if he was looking for something, but he never found the right one. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he walked in one direction.
There was an old teacher in the crowd, holding a book and a ruler in his hand. The latter was specially used to deal with disobedient students.
Lin Yan saluted the old gentleman and said, "Old sir, can I lend the ruler in your hand to a student?"
The reason why he calls himself "student" is not only because of the old man's age, but also because the old man holds a Confucian classic, which reminds him of the time he spent in the academy.
The old teacher was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly handed the ruler in his hand to Lin Yan. Although he is dim-sighted, he is not stupid. This young man's movements were extremely fast just now. He is obviously not an ordinary person. It's just that "a powerful dragon cannot overpower a local snake." When facing Chi Luotai here, the outcome is still unknown!
Lin Yan took the ruler, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you!"
Then he turned to look at Chiluotai and his group, and said, "Since no one cares, I will teach you what 'rules' are for your father!"
