Chapter 146: Xue He of Listening to the Rain Tower
Chen Xinli was slightly stunned, then raised her head and looked at him. The boy's face was solemn, as if he was telling him something very important.
"I understand." Chen Xinli's heart was vaguely touched by something.
"Master, I have learned some things from County Magistrate Sun." Xu Huai entered the room and reported.
Jiang Yu glanced at Chen Xinli and said warmly, "Just say it directly, no need to be shy!"
"Yes." Xu Huai replied, "It was only after being beaten that County Magistrate Sun finally revealed that the master he mentioned seemed to be a figure from the underworld. However, they were transporting these women to the capital, and I heard that..."
Xu Huai paused for a moment before replying with some concern: "I heard that they were collecting them for the emperor."
Jiang Yu turned around and stared closely at the man in front of him. His brows were furrowed and his jaw was tense. After a while, he could hear his voice was flat and there was no ups and downs as he uttered a sentence: "He is busy cultivating the Dao and has not collected women for many years."
"I don't think so either. Someone must be trying to throw mud at me." Xu Huai quietly expressed his thoughts.
Chen Xinli probably guessed who the person Jiang Yu was talking about was.
As they were discussing, they suddenly heard another report: "Master, it's bad. The guards said that a large group of people are heading towards the county government office."
"Can you find out who it is?"
"I'm not sure yet, but judging by his clothes, he looks like someone from the underworld."
Jiang Yu held the lid of the tea bowl in his hand, gently scraped off the foam, and said lightly: "You came so quickly, it seems that someone has leaked the news."
Xu Huai's face was shocked: "Our people guarded it very tightly last night, not even a fly flew out, how could this happen?"
"Since they have made arrangements, how could we notice it? Tell the people below to be ready. I want to see who is so brave." The young man gave orders in a deep voice.
"Yes, I will make arrangements right away."
"Wait." Chen Xinli turned back to the house. When she came out again, she suddenly took out ten pistols in her hand: "Use this."
"Yes." Xu Huai looked delighted. Ever since the ghost protector and others attacked them that night, Xu Huai had discovered something unusual on the ground.
Chen Xinli was worried about safety issues, so she took out a pistol and gave it to Jiang Yu, asking him to protect herself and Jiang Qi. Xu Huai had already witnessed the tremendous power of this small weapon.
Now that she actually took out ten, Xu Huai changed his previous attitude. He was very excited holding the pistol, suppressing his emotions for a long time and saying repeatedly: "Thank you Miss Shen for the magic weapon."
At dusk, dark clouds covered the city, strong winds blew, and heavy rain was about to fall.
The gang of thugs surrounding the county government office finally made a move. A few arrows were fired first, followed by a shout from the other side: "Listen up, everyone inside. We have goods in the county government office that we are responsible for escorting to the capital. The palace has issued an order that anyone who dares to take them will be killed on the spot. If you voluntarily return them, your lives may be spared."
What happened last night was too commotion-filled. As more guards showed up, Master Li immediately sensed a subtle aura. The young man in the lead was no ordinary person.
So he immediately changed into the clothes of a manure carrier and slipped away quietly.
Thinking of the people and money hidden in the county government office, Master Li did not dare to delay for a moment and reported it to his master overnight.
The current owner of Tingyu Tower, Xue He, is in a very bad condition.
Lately, his nephew would attack him from time to time, especially with that new weapon, which he would shoot out suddenly and cause him great harm.
After listening to Master Li's report, Xue He looked back at his own calf, which had been pierced by a bullet at the ankle. He immediately overturned the tea bowl in front of him in anger and stared coldly at Master Li, saying, "Good! Good! Good! Here comes another one who dares to go against my Tingyu Tower. It seems he doesn't want to live anymore."
Master Li replied carefully, "Master, according to my observation, these people seem to have come from the Shu Prince's Palace. I heard that the Shu Prince's son is about ten years old. I guess the leader should be him."
"Hmph!" Xue He's face was grim, and he slammed his fist on the table, gritting his teeth and saying, "I don't care where this bastard prince comes from. If he dares to steal my things, he must die."
"Yes, yes." Master Li agreed carefully and was about to go out to make arrangements when Xue He said, "Wait a minute.
After a long silence for half a cup of tea, Xue He regained some of his rationality: "Let's negotiate with them first. If they are willing to return the money, I will spare his life."
"Master, you are wise," Master Li flattered. "Although we have established connections in the palace, we still need to be on good terms with the King of Shu within his fiefdom. Otherwise, the young master will have another helper."
Xue He looked at Master Li coldly. Master Li felt as if he were being stared at by a ferocious beast. He immediately felt a chill run down his spine and said, "I made a mistake. It was that brat who caused the master to be injured. If I could catch him, I would make sure he was left wishing for death."
"Go and do your work." Xue He said coldly, and looked at Master Li's departing back with more thought.
All the elite members of Tingyu Tower arrived at the Qingyuan County Government Office in the evening of the next day. Before that, Master Li secretly sent a message to the next county.
After arriving at the county government office, in order to confirm the identity of the people inside, Master Li first sent someone to make a call.
Jiang Yu laughed coldly and said, "I don't know who in the capital would allow you to plunder the people's wealth so recklessly."
"If you persist in being stubborn, don't blame us for being rude." The person on the other side was not afraid, but continued to speak harshly.
"How dare you be so rude to the Prince of Shu." Xu Huai stared at the person who came. In order not to reveal Jiang Yu's identity, he used Jiang Qi's identity to take the blame.
"You are so bold. The news of the dethronement of the crown prince has already reached Shu. The King of Shu is now facing the wall to reflect on his mistakes. How could the prince of Shu appear here? You must be imposters." Xue He made the final decision.
"Don't worry about the people inside, just capture them." Xue He lost his patience and ordered in a deep voice.
"yes".
Soon, a rain of arrows accompanied by the sound of breaking wind shot directly towards the county government office.
"Young Master, they want to kill us to silence us, so we don't have to hold back. I've discovered that they are the ones who were chasing us in the first place." Xu Huai said hatefully.
"Really? Tingyu Tower." Jiang Yu gritted his teeth, "It seems that God has given me a chance to take revenge."
"I'll go right away," Xu Huai flicked his cloak and walked out with great momentum.
After a hail of gunfire, Xue He was startled. He screamed frantically, "What is this? Why do they also have such a magical weapon?"
"Your subordinate, I don't know!" Master Li replied nervously.
A group of Tingyu Tower men protected Xue He and retreated into the distance.
However, before they could get more than ten miles, they encountered another ambush. Xue Xuan stared at the fleeing group with a fake smile: "My dear second uncle, it's been a long time since we last met."
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