Chapter 224 Stupid Without Realizing It

"General Jiang, you're mistaken. These aren't soldiers; they're the Emperor's... secret guards."

Zhou Mujiao smiled faintly: "We are just tools for the Emperor to deal with traitors. You've come to the wrong person to talk about cooperation with us."

Zhao Yunjing waved his hand: "Men, escort Jiang Yu'an back to the capital!"

Two men in black robes entered from outside. They were carrying shackles and wearing the uniforms of the Six Doors (a government agency).

Liu Shan Liu and the secret guards are two trump cards in the hands of the dog emperor, one open and one hidden. Now they have actually appeared here and are even obeying the orders of Zhao Yun Jing and his wife!

This scoundrel of an emperor's regard and trust for this couple is simply incomprehensible!

A chill ran down Jiang Yu'an's wrist as one of the shackles was already on his hand. Suddenly, Young Master Lin shouted, "Stop! Listen to me!"

Boom!

It sounded like thunder, but it wasn't real thunder; it was the sound of a mountain collapsing!

Jiang Yu'an turned to look at Young Master Lin and smiled: "You understand me best."

"You have two choices: let us go, or die here with us!" Young Master Lin pointed at Zhou Mujiao. "You choose!"

"It seems you still have a way out."

Zhou Mujiao laughed: "It's impossible for you to leave. Then let's see how you're going to die with us."

"The passage to the top has been blown up. Only my master and I know the location of the secret passage. I can tell you the secret passage, but it is full of traps, arrows, sword arrays, poisonous bees, and undercurrents. You will definitely not be able to get out."

Young Master Lin said, "But as long as our master gets out alive, you will live. Otherwise, once the food here runs out, you will starve to death here! You will die with us!"

Zhou Mujiao said "Oh", and then said, "I don't quite understand. Young Master Lin is so naive. Why not just study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and speak up for the people in the future? Why do you want to rebel like others? Rebellion has no future, especially since you are a naive and somewhat stupid traitor."

"Who are you calling stupid?!" Young Master Lin's murderous intent was palpable.

"Some people are stupid, but at least they know it in their hearts. Others are stupid without realizing it. And you are one of those stupid without realizing it."

Jiang Wuyu came in from outside and personally put shackles on Jiang Yu'an. As he walked towards Li Tian, ​​he said, "Lord Zhao's purpose in coming to Jiangnan was to promote grain production. Even if there were no grain seeds, he would find a way to grow something edible. Not to mention these people, they carry grain seeds with them when they go out. I just led my men around Nanshan Village. If we wanted to eat all the grain here, it would take at least three months. In three months, Zhao Yunjing has already planted new grain and had a bumper harvest. You're telling us to let them starve to death here with you? Isn't that just stupid and unaware of their own limitations?"

Young Master Lin's expression changed. Jiang Wuyu had already reached Li Tian, ​​but she didn't look at him and continued, "Besides, if we can come down on our own, why can't we go up on our own?"

"impossible!"

Young Master Lin did not believe it.

They could slide down using iron chains, but now that the mountain has collapsed, there's nowhere for the claws above to grab onto. Without a fixed place, how can they take off from flat ground? If they can't take off from flat ground, they certainly can't climb up by hand!

Jiang Wuyu smiled faintly, and He Jiu stepped forward. He took out the whistle hanging around his neck and blew it gently. In the long and melodious whistle, a huge shadow fell over the courtyard. Young Master Lin looked up and saw a huge 'mushroom' slowly floating down from the sky. Turning his head to look again, he saw that there were many more giant 'mushrooms' like this in the sky!

The 'mushroom' landed on the roof, and only then did Young Master Lin realize that there was actually someone on it. He also saw clearly that it was not a mushroom, but an umbrella, a huge umbrella!

But whose umbrella is that big? And can it even fly?

"What, what is this?" This time it was Jiang Yu'an who asked, and he was clearly shocked as well.

He Jiu stood up straight and proudly said, "Anyone with eyes can see that this is an umbrella! But it's not an ordinary umbrella! It's called a parachute! It was inspired by kites when Madam Zhao and Miss Eighteen were flying them!"

"But will that work? You can come down, but you can't go up!"

"I forgot to mention, we just called it a parachute; its real name is a paraglider. A paraglider can both descend and ascend; it can take off as long as there's wind, and once it takes off, it's lifted up by the air currents. Oh, and it can carry people, although only one at a time. But we have ten paratroopers, so a few trips and we can all get on. However, that's too much trouble, so—"

He Jiu said smugly, "So, they brought down enough paragliders. At most, we can all get up there in an hour. If you don't believe me and are afraid your master will fall to his death from mid-air, then you should be the first one up! Someone, get him up there!"

Young Master Lin was carried onto the paraglider. The paratrooper took a running start on the rooftop and jumped. The paraglider took off and then steadily ascended, disappearing into the white mist in no time.

Jiang Yu'an pursed her lips and said nothing more.

The group quickly returned to Nanshan Temple.

Jiang Yu'an raised an eyebrow and saw his son, Jiang Buhui, wearing prison clothes and shackles not far away.

He suddenly laughed, and tears streamed down his face.

Indeed, this plan is like catching a turtle in a jar, but the turtle is none other than themselves!

Nanshan Temple has been closed off, and there are no pilgrims left. Hui Rong stood there, looking at Nanshan Temple, which was so quiet for the first time in twenty years, and sighed softly. He turned to look at Li Tian: "Master, I will accompany you to the capital."

Li Tian moved his lips, but in the end he just hummed in agreement and said nothing more.

Jiang Yu'an and Li Tian were both escorted to the capital by Jiang Wuyu, and the Emperor's team of secret guards also accompanied them, so there was no chance of anything going wrong on the way. The post-disaster reconstruction work in Nanjiang City had just begun, and Zhou Mujiao had to stay and help with the work.

Before setting off, Zhou Mujiao came to Li Tian and asked him to help carry something back to Old Madam Li. It was wrapped tightly in oilcloth and could not be opened by hand. However, once the item was in his hands, Li Tian knew what it was without even looking at it.

That's a type of crispy candy only found in Jiangnan, my wife's favorite snack when she was young. It's very fragrant and sweet. He was always worried that she would have a stomach upset if she ate too much, so he limited her to one piece a day. But she would usually sneak a bite. Even if she wiped her mouth clean and ate a lot of other things, he could still smell the crispy candy immediately.

At this time, his wife would always say in a soft voice, "Brother Tian, ​​this candy is really delicious. Brother Tian, ​​I want to eat more. Just one piece, is that okay?"

If he refuses, his wife will look at him with those innocent big eyes, which will soften his heart and make him go out to buy her candy again.

I wonder if she's gotten used to the candy Jiang Wuyu bought for her over the past twenty years, and how she dealt with it when Jiang Wuyu forbade her to eat it? Did she use her status as an elder to suppress her?

Ah, that little girl, she's always putting on airs in front of others, but only in front of him is she innocent and naive, forever like a child.

Ten days later, Zhou Mujiao received a letter containing two pieces of news: one was the court's handling of Jiang Yu'an, and the other was news about the Li family.

She tossed aside the imperial correspondence, took a deep breath, and then unfolded the letter from home.