Chapter 307 Your Boss, Truly a Mysterious Dragon! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

run?

How could Liu Lang possibly run away just because Xiao Jinghong was in the prefectural city?

He not only won't run away, he'll personally deliver himself to their door.

It wasn't that he was particularly brave, but rather that the letter he had just received contained a few key points:

[Zhang Dabao has Li Sanyuan, a merchant from Jizhou, who is the mastermind behind several grain shops in Shuzhou.]

[You and Da Bao should conspire to extract information from him using the name of King Lando, find out his purpose, and then take Xiao Jinghong to see him.]

[As for Xiao Jinghong's whereabouts... you only need to go to Liu Hong's residence on Zhennan Street and reveal your true identity.]

[Remember, answer Xiao Jinghong truthfully when you see her; she already knows my identity.]

[Also, tell her that there is another person who might know something, and that person is—Mr. Ling Chuan from Guiyun Academy!]

After reading it, Liu Lang felt much more relieved.

Now that Xiao Jinghong knows the boss's identity, why is he still panicking?

What he did with his boss before was not intended to harm the Xiao family at all.

With these thoughts in mind, Liu Lang walked briskly around the city and headed west towards the Tea Horse Road.

Now, all he needs to do is get information out of Li Sanyuan of the Jizhou Trading Company, and then he can openly meet General Xiao.

"Alright."

“You spared my life last time, and one Liu Jing wasn’t enough, so I’ll repay you with another Li Sanyuan.”

"If it's not enough, there will always be opportunities to pay it off in the future."

Liu Lang had probably forgotten that he was ordered by Chen Yi to bring the person to Xiao Jinghong, and it was not his own doing.

Even if he didn't forget, I reckon he would shamelessly say, "What's the boss's is mine."

Rushing as fast as possible.

Before dawn.

After passing a watchtower and traveling three hundred miles, Liu Lang arrived at the location of Zhang Dabao and the others.

As dawn breaks and the eastern sky turns a pale white, the lush forests cover the depths of the mountains and fields.

Several people dressed in coarse cloth from the Kingdom of Vaishsa were squatting on the tree, looking quite cautious.

Liu Lang looked around and then whistled.

The trees trembled when the sound occurred.

Dozens of figures emerged one after another, dressed as bandits from Vaishsa Kingdom, just like the previous lookouts.

One of the men, a short, stocky man with brown curly hair and brown eyes, asked in Vishsa Mandarin:

Who is it?

"One of our own."

Liu Lang replied with a smile, "Where's Da Bao? The boss sent me."

Upon hearing this, the bandits from Vaishsa Kingdom on the tree relaxed. "It's Guard Liu?"

"It's me. Enough with the nonsense, take me there to have a look."

As Liu Lang spoke, he followed a Tianshan Sect disciple dressed as a "bandit from Vaishsa Kingdom" to the deepest hiding place.

—Several ancient trees, each as thick as five people could hug, were hollowed out and stretched downwards.

"Have you been hiding in these nooks and crannies all this time?"

"Please excuse my poor attempt."

"In this urgent situation, we were really worried about being discovered, so we dug a secret room on the spot."

"I must say, it's quite exquisite."

"Though small, it has all the vital organs..."

After going down about a hundred feet underground, Liu Lang finally saw Zhang Dabao.

At this moment, Zhang Dabao was also dressed as a bandit from the Kingdom of Poshisuo. His tender face was deliberately smeared with mud, making it pitch black, and he even had a fake mustache on his lips.

"Da Bao?"

"Brother Liu, did the boss send you over?"

Liu Lang hummed in agreement and asked, "Where is he?"

Zhang Dabao pointed behind him and said in a low voice, "He just fell asleep."

“If you don’t come soon, I’m going to take him back first thing tomorrow morning.”

Chen Yi had previously sent a letter instructing him to depart immediately.

If Li Sanyuan hadn't come looking for him, he would have already returned to Baicaotang with a group of Tianshan Sect disciples.

Liu Lang nodded, then whispered, "The boss wants you to cooperate with me in putting on a show..."

After a few words, Zhang Dabao nodded and smiled, saying, "That's easy."

"I'll disguise you first."

"good."

He led Liu Lang to change into a bandit's outfit, but it was a little different from the others.

In addition to the coarse cloth undergarment, he wore a robe made of silk, with iron plates on his shoulders, elbows, and other parts.

"This is the attire of a bandit general from the Peacock King's Banner."

Hearing Zhang Dabao's words, Liu Lang stroked his mustache in front of the bronze mirror and grinned:

"The craftsmanship is quite good."

After the disguise, not only did his hair and face shape change, but even the color of his eyes changed.

According to Zhang Dabao, this was done using a special medicine.

After confirming that the appearance was correct, Liu Lang thought of a problem: "I don't speak the language of Vaishsa, what should I do?"

Zhang Dabao smiled and said, "That's easy."

"The generals of the Peacock King Banner all know a little bit of Wei dialect. You should speak as stiffly as possible, with a tone that is slightly like the local dialect."

“That person has complete faith in our identities and should not be able to see through your deception.”

Liu Lang nodded, hung up his long sword, and gestured for him to lead the way.

Without further ado, Zhang Dabao summoned someone who could speak the Abhisamaya language to accompany him.

"And this is...?"

"Dashan spends most of his time in the East Market dealing with human traffickers."

"Yeah?"

The man named "Dashan" grinned, showing off his yellow teeth, and bowed and scraped, saying, "Sir, please feel free to give me your orders."

Liu Lang, unsuspecting, walked ahead.

After turning a corner into a narrow alley, he paused, looking at the scattered bodies lying inside, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Who are these?"

Zhang Dabao chuckled and said, "The boss instructed me to stop passing merchants, but I couldn't kill them. I was having a headache at the time."

"Later, the boss sent some medicinal powder, which was really effective. Even a mid-level martial artist would faint within three breaths after smelling the powder."

"I see..."

Having followed Boss Chen for so long, Liu Lang had naturally heard of the name "Immortal's Drunkenness".

"Didn't that person suspect anything?"

“He went through another alley; I didn’t dare let him come here.”

Liu Lang hummed in agreement, asked no more questions, bypassed the people, and headed straight for the deep pit.

Seeing that everything was ready, Zhang Dabao pried open the bricks and stones piled up on the deep earthen wall, revealing a room built of wooden stakes inside.

A dim yellow oil lamp hung from the beam, illuminating Li Sanyuan lying on the wooden bed.

Liu Lang glanced around, cleared his throat, forced a ferocious smile, and went in first.

"Li, Sanyuan..."

About half an hour later.

Liu Lang looked at the yellow paper with his signature and fingerprint on it, cracked his neck, crawled out of the wooden hut, and muttered:

"You've said all the nice things, but you're just forcing me to resort to violence."

Despite his carefulness, Li Sanyuan still saw through his deception.

Fortunately, he had already figured out Li Sanyuan's intentions beforehand, otherwise things would have been much more complicated.

Zhang Dabao followed behind him, turned around and looked at Li Sanyuan, who was bound hand and foot and gagged, and asked:

"Brother Liu, what do we do now?"

"You stay here and keep an eye on him. I'm going back to the prefectural city and will bring someone over before nightfall."

"who?"

"Xiao... General Jinghong."

"ah?"

"Don't worry, the boss has made arrangements."

Zhang Dabao watched Liu Lang leave with some skepticism. After pondering for a moment, he summoned the others to spread the word.

"General Jinghong will be here shortly..."

"Don't worry, we're here for Li Sanyuan, so let's wait here for another half day."

Zhang Dabao may not trust Liu Lang, but he trusts Chen Yi.

During the time he had been following Chen Yi, he had long since developed a deep respect for this so-called "Mr. Qingzhou".

Even if General Jinghong came here, he would not be afraid.

After all, the boss and the general are a married couple...

On the other side.

Liu Lang returned to Shuzhou Prefecture without stopping and headed straight for Zhennan Street.

After arriving outside Liu Hong's residence, he looked around and, seeing that few people were around, removed his mask to reveal his true face.

After waiting for a while, there was still no sign of Xiao Jinghong, and Liu Lang couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"Did the boss give you the wrong place?"

"General Jinghong is not here?"

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a surprised voice beside him: "Are you looking for me?"

Liu Lang was startled. He looked around but still found nothing, so he lowered his voice and said:

"The boss sent me to find you."

"Come on up."

Immediately, Liu Lang sensed a sharp sword intent descending upon him, guiding him to look towards the nearby courtyard.

there?

Liu Lang put his mask back on and slipped past.

As soon as he landed in the courtyard, he saw a figure standing outside the main hall with his hands behind his back, wearing a silver half-mask.

He grinned, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "We meet again, General."

Xiao Jinghong looked at him calmly, "How did you know I was here?"

"Um, my boss told me in a letter."

"Boss? Chen Yu?"

"right……"

"Where is he? How did he know I was here?"

"I don't know either..."

Seeing that she didn't believe him, Liu Lang shook his head and said, "After the boss ordered me to go to Lin Village a few days ago, I haven't seen him since."

"Lin Village?"

Xiao Jinghong pondered and asked, "Are you the ones selling the grain outside the city?"

Liu Lang smiled and nodded: "You already know? It was indeed the boss's arrangement."

"But to be honest, I really don't know what he was thinking."

"That batch of grain cost about 500,000 taels of silver to purchase, but it only sold for one tael and one shi (a unit of dry measure), what a loss..."

Liu Lang rambled on and on, complaining that his boss wouldn't tell him anything.

Xiao Jinghong listened patiently to the end, "Your boss is truly elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon."

Not only was he elusive and rarely seen, but what surprised her even more was that the man was able to deduce that she would return and hide outside Liu Hong's house.

How was this done?

Even someone as powerful as Bai Daxian couldn't compare to the fear Xiao Jinghong felt for "Chen Yu" at this moment.

Is there really a diviner in the world who can predict everything about what others will do?

Liu Lang, unaware of her thoughts, chuckled dryly and said, "Please forgive me, General. That's just how the boss is; he does everything in a mysterious way."

Xiao Jinghong gave him a deep look and asked, "Speak, what does he want from me?"

"My boss asked me to take you to see someone."

"He said that person could help you take down..."

Liu Lang pointed to the Liu family mansion not far away, "That's indeed the case; that person knows a lot about them."

Xiao Jinghong's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this, but he was no longer as surprised as before.

Since "Chen Yu" was able to predict that she was here, it is quite normal that he knew her intentions.

Where is that person?

"The Ancient Tea Horse Road..."

"lead the way!"

Xiao Jinghong waved his robe and beckoned to bring a black cloak from the inner hall, which he then put on.

Seeing this, Liu Lang said no more and left the house first.

The two passed through the West Market and the West City Gate, heading straight for the Ancient Tea Horse Road.

"Oh right, the boss also asked me to tell you that Mr. Ling Chuan from Guiyun Academy might also have something you need."

"Mr. Ling Chuan from Guiyun Academy?"

"Zhu Lingchuan?"

"It seems your boss is even more powerful than I previously thought."

"So-so, hehe, so-so..."

As Liu Lang led the way, he wiped the sweat from his brow, inwardly cursing his boss for being so unfair.

Even though he was certain that Xiao Jinghong wouldn't hold a grudge against him for what happened before, he was still under immense pressure.

The two talked in hushed tones as they traveled westward.

As Xiao Jinghong listened to his account of Li Sanyuan's identity and deeds, a surge of murderous intent rose within him.

This applies not only to Li Sanyuan, but also to Zhu Hao of the Commandery.

No wonder "Chen Yu" reminded her that Mr. Ling Chuan might know something.

I see!

...

Inside Chunhe Garden.

Chen Yi seemed to sense something, got up and looked west, holding a book in his hand, silently thinking:

"Judging by the time, Xiao Jinghong should have already been led to the Tea Horse Road by Liu Lang."

"She will return to the prefectural city with her people by midnight at the latest."

Chen Yi thought for a moment, then put down the book, called Xiao Die over, and instructed her:

"I'm going to Guiyun Academy. This afternoon, please prepare writing materials for me in the study. I need to write a few policy essays when I get back."

"Yes, son-in-law."

Before Chen Yi could even leave Chunhe Garden, he saw Xiao Wan'er arriving with Xie Tingyun and Shen Huatang.

Upon seeing him, Xiao Wan'er's exquisite face was filled with confusion, and she hesitated before saying:

"Brother-in-law, are we going out?"

Chen Yi guessed her purpose and nodded with a smile: "I had arranged to meet Mr. Yue Ming today."

"Is eldest sister... going out too?"

"Yes, Sister Qingwu invited me to meet at Yunqing Tower to discuss matters concerning the Medical Academy."

"oh?"

Chen Yi frowned inwardly. He was just about to go to Cui Qingwu under the identity of "Liu Wu".

After all, he had spent so much money this time, so he had to make Cui Qingwu give him the money he was owed.

In addition, the incident involving "jackal" Du Cang served as a wake-up call for him.

Plan ahead.

He needs to rely on the White Tiger Guards to make some preparations, lest someone else resort to desperate measures.

With these thoughts in mind, Chen Yi made a decision.

"Are you in a hurry, sister? If not, I can hitch a ride."

Xiao Wan'er hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said okay.

In no time at all.

The four of them boarded a carriage and left the Marquis's residence.

Chen Yi and Xiao Wan'er sat back and forth in the carriage, and the atmosphere became strangely awkward.

Xiao Wan'er lowered her head, half of her face hidden inside her cloak, her eyes occasionally glancing at Chen Yi.

In contrast, Chen Yi remained calm.

Just that.

His hands were very restless; he kept holding Xiao Wan'er's hand and even spread out her palm, running his fingers over it.

Xiao Wan'er struggled, but seeing that he wouldn't let go, the tickling sensation in his palm made her blush: "Brother-in-law..."

Helpless, Chen Yi smiled and said, "Look how lively it is outside," while gesturing for him to look at his palm.

Then he wrote a few more words: [Ask whatever you want.]

Xiao Wan'er understood the invisible writing, and her face immediately turned even redder.

She had thought Chen Yi was making advances on her, but now that she realized what was happening, all she wanted to do was shrink into her cloak.

Upon seeing this.

Chen Yi patted her, smiled, and held out his palm, gesturing for her to write.

Xiao Wan'er understood, and after calming herself down, she raised her hand and wrote on his palm:

Are you 'Chen Yu'?

[Yes, that's me.]

[So, you founded Baicaotang with Wang Ji to help me?]

I guess so.

Chen Yi wrote a few words, and the memory of Xiao Wan'er pawning her gold and silver jewelry to supplement the monthly allowances for each household came to mind.

[It wouldn't be right for my eldest sister to bear this burden alone, especially since the household provides me with some money every month, so I came up with a plan.]

[Do you know medicine?]

[meeting.]

Upon receiving his reply, Xiao Wan'er's blush deepened.

After a long while, she finally wrote a few words, haltingly, on Chen Yi's palm:

[So, when I had my illness before, it was you who treated me?]

(End of this chapter)