But the iron arrow struck a pedestrian who couldn't dodge it in time.
Three or five of them fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.
Mei Hua Mi couldn't hold back any longer and started cursing again, "What the hell! Are the Wang family even human? With so many lives on their hands, aren't they afraid of ghosts coming to their door at night!"
Seeing that the iron arrow was about to hit the boy who had been hit before, Yan Yu flew over, but before she could dodge, the iron arrow pierced his shoulder!
The boy was so frightened that his eyes welled up with tears, and he screamed, "Aaaaaaahhhhhh!"
Yan Yu picked him up and threw him into the alleyway, "Get out of here!"
Mei Huami deflected a group of arrows for him, asking, "Are you alright?!"
Yan Yu was about to speak when she felt her eyes growing heavier and heavier, and she felt increasingly unsteady on her feet. "Poison..."
Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed limply to the ground.
Mei Hua Mi picked him up, rolled him to the side, and he rolled into the alley.
"I fucking owe you guys something!"
When has he, the master of Plum Blossom Village, ever been so disheveled!
The pursuers were closing in relentlessly, raining down iron arrows as if they were never going to stop.
Swords and blades have no eyes; they don't care at all whether they will hurt others.
Mei Hua Mi could escape on his own, but carrying Yan Yu on his back, his strength was being depleted very quickly.
After fleeing for half an hour, he finally couldn't dodge an iron arrow that came from the side.
Along with Yan Yu, the two of them fell off the roof together.
"Tie it up! Tie it several times, then take it to the adults!"
Soldiers swarmed forward, tied the two men up like dumplings, and took them away.
The fire grew larger and larger, and people were densely packed together to fight it.
Su Yan, who was rapidly copying the account book, stopped writing and quickly went outside to take a look.
Upon seeing this, he immediately went inside and said urgently, "It's too late, we must get out of the city now!"
Ye Panjiu quickly put down her pen, closed the ledger, and threw it into the box.
Su Yan found an identical box; the locks on both boxes were the same.
"Let's split up. You go through the south gate, and I'll go through the north gate. We'll meet on the way to the capital." Ye Panjiu's face was full of urgency.
Su Yan shook his head. "They can't get out. Wang Yichun won't even let a fly out of Yangzhou now."
Wang Yichun has many flaws, but he has one great advantage: he is afraid of his father, and even more afraid of the Wang family's roots being exposed.
Therefore, he will be extremely ruthless and will use any means necessary to protect the Wang family.
Ye Panjiu frowned, looking at the map of Yangzhou. "Then we'll take the waterway. There are many boats in Yangzhou. From here, there's a reed marshland."
Su Yan pointed at the map and shook his head. "Now, the more secluded the path, the more dangerous it is. Taking the waterway is possible, but we have to be open and honest about it."
Ye Panjiu looked at him and immediately understood what he meant, "Find Lord Li!"
Su Yan nodded. "Smart."
Although he tried his best not to expose Li Siming, this box of account books was the most important thing right now.
Su Yan walked towards the room next door, where Heng Tong was practicing martial arts.
After witnessing the adult's skills again, she realized that she had been a bit complacent.
There are too many adults out there.
"Hengtong, you stay in Yangzhou with Jiang Leyue for now. Safety is the priority. Once the Wang family is destroyed, you can bring her to the capital," Su Yan instructed.
Heng Tong clenched his fist and bowed, "Yes."
Ye Panjiu patted her shoulder, "Hengtong, take care."
Heng Tong hugged her tightly, saying, "Take care, young lady."
She knew that the two of them were likely to meet with certain death, and since she had Jiang Leyue with her, it was safer for her not to go up with them.
Despite the night being quiet and dark, the entire city of Yangzhou was brightly lit and filled with the noise of people.
Everyone was filled with fear.
Su Yan drove the carriage, which contained the two boxes.
He didn't know how things were going with Yan Yu, but he couldn't worry about that right now. All the effort he had put in was to bring this box to light.
Jiang Le'an should be dead by now. He is not yet at the point of certain death. This fire must have been started by Wang Yichun.
Since Wang Yichun has not yet found him, it must have been exposed by Jiang Le'an.
He quickly considered the current situation in his mind and kept planning how to transport the boxes to the capital.
Ye Panjiu sat in the carriage, slightly lifting the curtain to look at the chaos and turmoil in Yangzhou.
Endless cries mingled with the rough voices of the officers and soldiers.
She sighed, pressed her temples, and forced herself to think about the problems she would encounter in moving the boxes.
The Li Mansion is very close to the pier, just diagonally opposite the Hai Le Zhai.
Ye Panjiu could tell at a glance that she lived here to keep an eye on the dock and Jiang Le'an.
It's only late February, but the wind in Yangzhou is unusually hot tonight.
The closer you get to the dock, the fewer people there are, and the farther you are from the fire.
We arrived at the Li residence in the blink of an eye.
Su Yan stepped forward and rang the brass ring.
The door was quickly opened. The servant looked at him, then at the carriage, and immediately stepped forward to open the door completely. "Please come in, sir."
Su Yan turned around and drove the carriage inside.
The servant had already removed the threshold.
The carriage wheels creaked as they entered the mansion, and the nervous servant quickly closed the door.
Anything can happen on such a chaotic night.
Li Siming was forty years old. Although he was the second-highest scorer in that year's imperial examination, he refused the Wang family's offer because he disliked flattering others, and was thus demoted from the capital.
He served as county magistrate for ten years, bringing prosperity to the county, but had no hope of promotion.
It was Su Yan who valued talent and intervened, promoting him all the way to this position.
As soon as the fire started tonight, he wandered around the house aimlessly.
Something must have happened!
He then hurriedly ordered his servants that if anyone came tonight, they should be allowed to pass without being informed.
Upon hearing the sound of wheels, he rushed out immediately.
Upon seeing Su Yan, he excitedly tried to kneel, saying, "Your subordinate greets Your Excellency!"
Su Yan quickly helped him up. "At this critical moment, we need no formalities, Lord Li. I need your assistance. Send three small boats; I must leave Yangzhou by water immediately."
Li Siming glanced at the carriage and quickly said, "Tonight, three ships are setting off, one to Quanzhou, one to Yizhou, and one to Jizhou. Quanzhou is the closest to the capital."
Su Yan shook his head. "No, I'll go to the farthest Jizhou and leave halfway there."
If Wang Yichun fails to find him, he will definitely conduct a thorough investigation of the dock, where there are many people and a lot of gossip, making it very likely that he will be exposed.
He had to choose the one that Wang Yichun was least likely to guess.
He was in a hurry to return to Beijing, but he also needed to be alive to get back.
Ye Panjiu listened to the conversation, deep in thought.
Li Siming nodded. "You're right, sir."
Su Yan looked at him and said, "Evacuate your family from here tonight. After I leave, you leave too. Come out after Wang Yichun's head is chopped off."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, sir."
He then took out a book, saying, "Sir, this is what I've secretly collected over the years."
Su Yan took it and began to read it. Given Li Siming's position, he had to be extremely careful and cautious about whatever he wanted to do, so his actions had to be very small.
Therefore, most of these books are based on what he heard and saw, which can serve as corroboration of Jiang Le'an's account books.
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