Chapter 257: Great Scholar Gong Liangliao
At the same time, Ding Shi's carriage stopped.
The young man strode to Qin Yao, stood still, and clasped his fists:
"Madam Qin, we didn't realize it was Qi Xianguan's carriage before. Now that we've recognized him and Liu Ji's name has been called out, we can't just ignore it!"
Qin Yao and his wife asked in unison: "Why?"
The four brothers and sisters of Dalang in the car had the same doubts. They wondered if Qi Xiangguan was the Golden Horned King in A Niang's story, holding the purple gold gourd and shouting out names, and whoever he pointed out would die?
Ding Shi said with certainty, "If I'm not mistaken, there must be another person in the carriage behind Qi Xiangun."
"Who?" Liu Ji said with disdain: "Besides me, who else is worthy enough for my wife to take action?"
Ding Shi glanced at him speechlessly before answering Qin Yao, "It should be the great scholar Gong Liangliao!"
Liu Ji picked his ears and said, "What great scholar, what Gongliang, what Liao? I've never heard of them. Wait! They sound familiar."
No way, no way?
"Could it be the famous 53rd generation direct disciple of Mencius, the pre-Han emperor's teacher, the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, the man with the ingenious strategy to defeat an army of 100,000 and help the emperor and empress recover the country, the eccentric and madman Gong Liangliao?"
Liu Ji was excited!
Without waiting for Qin Yao to ask "Who the hell is Gong Liangliao?", he grabbed her hand and said, "Madam, save him! If you save him, we will definitely benefit greatly!"
"Liu Ji——"
Qi Xianguan saw the three carriages speeding towards the outside of the village from afar, and his heart sank.
On second thought, he didn't know the other person well, so there was really no need for him to take the risk and ask him to help him.
But his age was there, and he didn't have much experience, so his annoyance and anger were evident on his face.
Turning around to look at the refugees around him who had already snatched the grain bags from the carriage but were still unwilling to give up and wanted to take away even the ornaments on his body, Qi Xianguan felt so disappointed with human nature for the first time.
He gave them food with good intentions, but in the end, this was the result.
The joy he imagined would come from receiving the other person's gratitude now seemed like he was just overthinking.
"Young Master!" The guards shouted at him, hoping that he would make a decision quickly.
They were under pressure not to hurt anyone, and they dared not wield weapons even though they had them. Instead, they were suppressed by the refugees who surrounded them, which was really frustrating.
Qi Xianguan looked at the guards who were tied up and almost broken through by the refugees, then turned back to look at the carriage behind him.
He called out "Sir" softly, but because of the noise of the crowd, no one in the carriage heard the boy's regretful murmurs.
The situation did not allow Qi Xianguan to think too long. He opened his mouth and was about to order the guards to abandon the carriage and take him and his master away.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out.
The guards looked up in surprise towards the source of the voice, only to see a woman in green riding a horse and holding a long bamboo pole rushing towards them.
With a sweep of the long pole, the refugees gathered together were like wheat in a wheat field, and were all swept down by the bamboo pole.
The long bamboo pole in her hand was like a weightless grass. She didn't seem to use much strength. She flicked it to the left and pushed it to the right. The refugees blocking the carriage were swept away like fallen leaves, revealing a path for the carriage to pass.
Looking at the refugees lying on the roadside screaming and wailing, Qi Xianguan was stunned - he had never thought that escaping from the encirclement could be so easy!
"Let's go! What are you standing there for?"
Qin Yao pushed the people away, and saw that they were still staring at her with their mouths wide open in surprise, and she couldn't help but yell.
This roar finally brought back Qi Xianguan's stunned soul. Without even having time to be surprised, he immediately grabbed the carriage door and rushed out under the protection of the guards.
"Follow me!" Qin Yao nodded to the young boy standing by the car door, threw the long bamboo pole in her hand backwards, and knocked down a group of refugees who wanted to catch up with her.
Then he rode his horse to the front of the caravan and led Qi Xianguan and his party forward.
The refugees nearby were probably attracted here by the recent turmoil. Along the way, I didn't encounter any refugees blocking the road.
Before we knew it, the sun had set and the last ray of sunlight disappeared into the jungle. The road ahead was completely dark and the only sound we could hear was the clatter of galloping horses, which served as a guide.
The shadows of the trees on both sides of the road swayed in the wind, casting a strange scene on the ground.
The moonlight was dim. Looking back, the refugees chasing me had already disappeared. I didn't know when they were left far behind.
Qi Xiangun finally dared to let out the breath he had been holding.
"Young master, there is a Taoist temple ahead." The guard reported.
The galloping horse stopped in front of the Taoist temple, and someone was waiting there with a lantern.
As soon as Qin Yao got off the horse, the children surrounded her, asking if she was injured.
Qin Yao waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, and looked into the Taoist temple again. Several carriages had been removed and placed in the yard.
The Taoist temple had been without incense for a long time, and the ground was full of weeds that were as tall as a person.
There is a house for worship in the temple, which is locked because of certain taboos and it is not good to disturb the gods. Da Zhuang and two guards from the Ding family are dealing with the weeds in the yard, preparing to set up tents and camp in the yard tonight.
Two fires were lit in the cleared area in the middle of the courtyard for illumination; the bright light in the darkness gave people peace of mind.
"You go in first." Qin Yao winked at Dalang and Erlang and reserved a spot for setting up the tent.
There are so many people camping outdoors tonight, but the yard is so small that there will be no good spots left if it gets late.
Dalang and Erlang smiled and nodded to show that they understood, and then they took the twins into the courtyard first.
However, after entering the door, he turned around and curiously glanced at Qi Xiangguan and his group who had stopped in front of the Taoist temple.
The four brothers and sisters all found it a little unbelievable. The child prodigy who had previously been seen from afar across a river was now right in front of them.
Moreover, there is a high probability that they will sleep together in this dilapidated Taoist temple tonight.
The Qi family's carriage stopped in front of everyone. Ding Shi, Liu Ji and Liu Li came forward, introduced themselves and asked about their concerns.
Only then did Qi Xianguan realize that Liu Ji and his group, whom he thought had escaped, did not run away, but instead turned back and rescued him.
However, the rescuer was not among these three people, but the woman in green standing under the orange lantern in front of the Taoist temple.
Completely different from the normal state of Liu Ji and others who were eager to curry favor and make friends with them, the woman stood in front of the Taoist temple and looked them up and down without any scruples.
Finally, his eyes fell on the second carriage, which had been silent the entire time.
Qi Xianguan thought about it, then called his personal bodyguard Shi Tou and walked towards the gate of the Taoist temple, passing by Liu Ji, Ding Shi and others.
He came to Qin Yao and clasped his fists in gratitude, "Jingxuan thanks Madam for your help today. It's all thanks to Madam, otherwise my husband and I might not be able to escape from the refugees now."
Having said that, Qi Xianguan looked up at Qin Yao and found that she had a faint smile on her lips. She didn't say you're welcome, nor did she give any compliments. She accepted the thanks generously.
(End of this chapter)
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