According to Wu Zhaolu, whoever kills someone in the street will be fined thirty taels of silver and twenty canes, and his wife will be imprisoned and sent to the army. Those who assassinate court officials will have their property confiscated, their parents will sit together, and their heads will be paraded through the streets.
However, these two young foreign women who indulged their servants and committed crimes in the street, killing nine people in a row, instead of leaving the place of trouble, they planned to go to the county government again to ask for an explanation.
When you are away from home, it is better to do less than to do more, and there are generally only two types of people like them who dare to act so recklessly. One is the children of officials with some background like Sun Qian from Fulong County, and the other is They are carefree charlatans like Han Jianglong and Huang Mang.
According to what Uncle Feng said before, Yan Longyu felt that the two of them were more inclined to be the former, and their identities and backgrounds were much bigger than that of Sun Yi, the local snake who only dared to run wild in Fulong County.
When Yan Longyu was in a daze, they had already followed the two women and the old woman with gray hair out of Qingming Residence.
At this time, outside the teahouse, there were crowds of tea-goers who had been kicked out earlier and pedestrians passing by to watch the excitement. The corpses of the county magistrate Qian Lai and eight government officials lay scattered on the ground not far from them. , died tragically, people whispered to each other and discussed:
"Hey, you fell down just like that when you entered. That's terrible!"
"Isn't that the one who died, Mr. Qian? Last night, while drinking wine at Zuichunlou, I saw him hugging two pretty girls."
"Alas, two pretty ladies from a foreign country came out, followed by a few white-faced men. Could it be that they killed them?"
"Hush! Keep silent, don't let them hear you."
With the appearance of Yan Longyu and others, the noise of the crowd suddenly stopped. They looked at the young men and women who came out of the teahouse with dull expressions, as if looking at monsters, and followed the leading woman in white. His footsteps unconsciously stepped back to make way for him.
Chen Yunchai, whose face was covered by a curtain, stepped over several corpses like a breeze. Suddenly she saw a familiar face in the crowd, so she held her sister's hand and walked slowly towards that person.
Among the crowd, the teahouse waiter who had boldly glanced at the two foreign women in Qingming Juli earlier saw the two people walking towards him. His heart trembled and he was so frightened that he quickly took a few steps back, but he never thought of bumping into them. Out of nowhere, the gray-haired old woman suddenly appeared behind him.
The crowd of onlookers who had witnessed the instantaneous movement and disappearance of the gray-haired old woman immediately exploded, shouting and dispersed like birds and beasts as if they had seen a ghost in the daytime. What's funny is that even the old teahouse storyteller who claims to have "seen big scenes" is no exception when he talks about rumors about the world as if he has seen it with his own eyes. He staged a play called "Ye Gong Loves the Dragon".
"The two fairies are as beautiful as gods, but the villain is also blinded by lard, and his eyes are dim. I have unintentionally offended you two. Just think of me as a piece of shit and let the little one go..." Qingmingju's clerk's legs weakened, His body suddenly shrunk by half, and he spoke very fast with a cry in his voice.
Miss Fan thought it was ridiculous, she wrinkled her nose and made a face, put her hands on her hips and said disdainfully: "Kill you? My sister is afraid of dirtying her hands!"
"Okay, Xiaochun, don't scare people." Chen Yunchai looked at the clerk and said softly: "This palace never kills people casually, but I just want to ask you something, how to get to the county government office in Zizhu County?"
The panicked waiter probably didn't expect the woman to ask this. He paused, then quickly pointed in the direction, and repeated the words of begging for mercy.
After getting the answer, Chen Yunchai ignored the guy who was talking to himself. She turned around and stretched out her white jade fingers, pointed in the direction of Yan Longyu and the others not far away, then took her sister's hand and headed straight to Zizhu County. Yamen walked leisurely.
Perhaps because she was born in an emperor's family, she is used to seeing a lot of intrigues and caressing, but every move of a woman exudes a sense of cordiality and casualness. It is often this feeling that makes people unknowingly like her, especially They are unexperienced people like Yan Longyu and Dugu Haodang.
But then, this feeling was gone. The old woman with gray hair stepped in front of Yan Longyu and the others, and said with a cold face: "Four of you, my master invites you, please move on!"
After experiencing the incident in Osmanthus Town, Yan Longyu had a new understanding of traveling in the rivers and lakes. Traveling in the rivers and lakes is not just about having a passion and heroic spirit to turn danger into good fortune and be like a fish in water. No matter whether it is good or bad, he can do anything he wants. You have to pay the price and bear the consequences. If you are not careful, it will backfire and harm others and yourself. Brother Han who died for it by accident is a warning.
The young man wanted to go further and meet more people, but he was afraid that because of his secret identity as the son of the Sword Fairy, more and more people would die because of him.
Yan Longyu's temperament became a little calmer. This time, he didn't want to join in the fun anymore. Since the two girls were not afraid of getting angry, there was no need for him to worry and meddle in other people's affairs.
But at this moment, it seemed that he couldn't help what he was thinking. The old woman's brows and eyes were full of solemnity, as if she was silently warning them not to be disrespectful.
Yan Longyu turned back to look at Hua Fengju, as if waiting for him to speak. Dugu Haodang and Yan Gui also turned their attention to this Lord Fengjue of Xishu.
Hua Fengju had troubles that he couldn't tell. No matter in terms of realm or force, the old woman would crush him. If it were in the past, he would be alone and carefree. If he couldn't beat him, it would be nothing more than death. He would never suffer such cowardice. But now, considering the safety of these boys, he can no longer go his own way as before.
As the saying goes, a man can bend and stretch, so Hua Fengju rolled his eyes at the three teenagers, "Why are you looking at me? Don't you guys like to join in the fun? I've already invited you, so go away."
On the way to the county government office.
Yan Gui asked in a low voice in confusion: "Little Master, Your Highness Dugu, are we not on our way?"
Yan Longyu glanced at Hua Fengju who suddenly stared at Yan Gui. He understood and couldn't help but laugh: "I don't dare anymore, I don't dare to rush on."
"Alas!" Hua Fengju said to himself with emotion: "What three little heartless little ones."
Dugu Haodang remained silent, his eyes always falling on the exquisite little bookcase not far in front of them, but he was not interested in drinking.
——Zizhu County Government.
In the main hall of the county government office, there is a large plaque with four characters "Mingjing Gaohang".
At this moment, under the plaque, two girls of eleven or twelve years old with smooth skin were kneeling on the ground, one on the left and one on the right, being kneaded by a thin, dark middle-aged man who was leaning on a yellow wooden chair with his legs crossed. .
The middle-aged man has disheveled hair and a listless spirit. His seventh-grade crimson official uniform is draped casually over his shoulders. Perhaps due to the constant contamination of table grease and women's rouge, the cuffs of the official uniform are so dirty that they shine.
This middle-aged man is none other than the local emperor here, the magistrate of Zizhu County, Ji Chunfan.
Perhaps due to excessive indulgence, Ji Chunfan's eyes were blurry, and he was looking at the pair of well-behaved young maids at his feet, thinking about it. His withered yellow hands unconsciously reached out to their white and tender necks.
The two young maidservants seemed to have long been accustomed to it. They resisted in their hearts but did not dare to show any resistance physically. They continued to knead the man with their necks stiffened.
Seeing that the two were well-behaved and docile, Ji Chunfan smiled with satisfaction. After these days of painstaking training, the pair of lotus flowers finally opened their buds.
Just as he sat upright and prepared to move deeper with his hands, someone suddenly ran in.
Ji Chunfan suddenly became angry. He stood up, held the two young maids by their necks with both hands and threw them out. He cursed angrily at the man: "Damn, you have no conscience! You'd better be in trouble today! How dare you do anything bad? Don’t you want to die because of my master’s elegance?”
The two maids from poor families endured the pain and crawled behind the county magistrate. They quickly wiped away his tears and stood still, not daring to show any grievance.
The person who came was the county magistrate Wu Liangxin, who had been called "heartless" by the county magistrate Ji Chunfan. He gasped for breath and said in panic: "My lord! Something big has happened. Qian County Magistrate, he has been raped." killed!"
Ji Chunfan lifted up the sideburns that covered his cheeks, revealing a sinister face, "What! Say it again? How can a martial artist from all over the world be killed so easily? Please tell me in detail!"
The wretched master told the magistrate in detail everything he saw on the street today.
After understanding what happened, Ji Chunfan looked solemn and said, "According to you, from the time Qian County Cheng entered Qingming Residence to the time he was thrown out by someone inside, it took less than two seconds?!"
"It's true. It's not an exaggeration. I have no conscience and can use my name to vouch for it." The master patted his chest and said timidly.
Ji Chunfan looked at the dog-headed military advisor and couldn't help but stepped forward and gave him a slap. "Who asked you to mess with that foreigner on your own? Why didn't you just report my name to the key criminal?" Come out? You still vouch for it, why don’t you vouch for your mother’s innocence? Eat everything inside and outside..."
Wu Liangxin covered one side of his face and begged for mercy: "My life is cheap. If I die, I will no longer be able to find girls for you, the county magistrate. But you can't make any mistakes. What do you think we should do now?"
Ji Chunfan let out a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "You can easily be killed for your money-earned skills. There must be a master among these foreigners."
Ji Chunfan had been hiding for many years, and he actually had some skills, but he was only "somewhat". His martial arts cultivation was comparable to that of the person who made money by exposing his body on the street.
He turned around and looked behind him, waved away the two maidservants with red eyes, and continued: "It's fine if they don't come to me. Let's take a step back and pretend that this never happened. If they still dare not comply, If Bu Rao comes to your door, huh, I'm not a dog on the roadside, I can kick anyone who comes over!"
"What do you mean, master? Please invite those masters on the mountain to come out?" Master Xiao asked tentatively.
"It's not your place to ask, it's best not to ask!" Ji Chunfan glared at Master Wu without comment, "If they dare to come to the door, just watch what I do."
Wu Liangxin realized that he had said the wrong thing and slapped him hard on the other side of his face.
At this moment, the Denwen drum that had not been played for a long time outside the county government office was beaten heavily by a woman in white clothes. She beat the drum to complain about injustice. The low sound of the drum resounded throughout the county government office.
At the same time, a message-delivering Qingbai Luan flew out of the county government office quietly, swept up into the sky, and flew towards the distant mountains.
