Chapter 1199: Reward
A group of people walked forward in the direction of the crowd. After walking for a long time, they came out of the street and saw a big lake. Opposite the lake was a temple that was being built upwards.
You can walk along both sides of the lake. There are many stalls along the street. No carriages can come here, not even those from powerful and wealthy families.
But they can choose to ride in sedan chairs carried by people.
However, Manbao and the others looked at the sedan chair squeezed at the back and unable to get in, and they said they were not envious at all.
It’s such a short distance, it’s better to walk than to take a sedan chair, it’s more comfortable.
Bai Shan and the others originally wanted to turn left because that road looked shorter and the lake extended too long to the right.
Who knew that many people had the same idea as them, so they pushed them and they took a few steps back, just in time to squeeze into a group of people. The people surrounding them wanted to go to the right, so they were taken to the right in an instant.
The young men were also indifferent, and seeing this, they followed the crowd to the right.
After walking for a while, there were fewer people. After all, it was one street supplying people to two streets, so there would naturally be fewer people after the diversion, not to mention that the road was quite long.
There are weeping willows planted along the lakeside, and small boats are docked on some shores that are easy to get on and off, specifically to attract business so that customers don't have to walk, but can directly go to the Xiangguo Temple opposite by boating on the lake.
Manbao and several other young men stopped and looked, then left when urged by the people behind them.
Manbao was still a little reluctant, "Actually, it's not bad for us to take a boat."
Feng Zongping had visited Xiangguo Temple frequently. Hearing this, he said, "What's the point of taking a boat? Let's go down this road. There are monkey shows on the way. At this time of year, there are only withered lotus leaves in the lake. There's nothing to see at all."
Bai Shan also wanted to take a boat ride. "We have never seen such a big lake in our lives."
Manbao and Bai Erlang nodded together.
But by now they had already passed one group of boats soliciting tourists and were still a little far away from the next group. No one cared and started watching the various acrobatic performers on the street.
Manbao and his friends were a little short, so when they saw something lively, they stood on tiptoe to watch, and saw that the people inside were performing the stone-breaking performance with their chests.
Several young men were watching with great interest. Manbao was shorter than Baishan, and he could not stand steadily on tiptoe, so he supported his shoulder with one hand and stood on tiptoe to watch.
But for some reason, a group of people suddenly rushed over from behind and bumped into the two of them. Manbao lost his balance and moved a few steps to the side with Baishan.
At this moment, Koko caught a fleeting glimpse of malice. Although it disappeared quickly, Koko still said, "Host, this place does not seem safe. Please leave immediately."
At the same time, he began to scan the people nearby and became slightly alert.
Just as its words finished playing in Manbao's mind, before Manbao could react, something unexpected happened.
Daji, who was standing behind them, felt something was wrong the moment they were pushed away and immediately tried to grab them. However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of silver light in the hands of the person squeezing Bai Shan and Man Bao. Without thinking, he stretched out his big hand to block it...
The knife stabbed into Daji's palm, but he didn't flinch. Because of the crowd, he couldn't move. He grabbed Daji's neck with his other hand and pushed, pushing away several people around him...
At the same time, he shouted, "There's an assassin! Master, run!"
Manbao, who had just finished listening to Koko's report, turned around first and saw that his hands were covered in blood. Before she could be surprised, the crowd suddenly became agitated. A huge force hit them, and Bai Shan and Manbao fell into the water with a splash...
Feng Zongping and others standing by were stunned.
Then several people reacted quickly. Bai Erlang jumped up to pull Bai Shan and Man Bao from the water, but just as he reached out, a knife was chopped down. He quickly pulled back to save his hand. Then he got angry and picked up things from the stall next to him and threw them at those people...
Daji was surrounded by four or five people and had no time to save Bai Shan and Man Bao. He was also worried that something might happen to Bai Erlang, so he could only shout, "Master, go call the yamen runners!"
Feng Zongping and Yi Ziyang who followed him both knew some martial arts, and they helped when they saw the situation.
There were about seven or eight assassins, one of whom didn't even look at anyone else and charged directly at Yin Huo with his dagger. Changshou was frightened and stretched out his hands to block Yin Huo...
Bai Erlang, who was smashing things around, happened to grab a mallet used for shoulder beatings. He used the mallet to hit the assassin's wrist fiercely. The assassin felt pain and dropped his dagger. He turned around to look at Bai Erlang and ran towards him...
Bai Erlang waved the mallet to block and shouted at Yin Huo: "Run!"
This was the first time Yin Huo had ever seen such a scene. His face turned pale. He grabbed Changshou's hand tightly and shouted, "Hurry up, the assassins are the grandson of the Minister of Justice and the son of the Jingzhao Yin. If you can catch these assassins or protect these young masters, the two families will reward you with a hundred gold coins—"
Feng Zongping, who was not very rich, couldn't help but complain in his heart when he heard this. This wasn't about killing him, so why should he give money?
But he still responded and shouted: "Yes, I am the grandson of the Minister of Justice, come and save me——"
They only know some rudimentary kung fu, and at most have learned some swordsmanship for the sake of appearance and interest, but they are not going to fight on the battlefield, nor are they going to be rangers. It is all good-looking but useless, okay?
Compared to these desperate criminals, they were far inferior. It was only because of the life-or-death situation that they had the ability to temporarily hold them back due to their quick reactions, but fighting back was impossible. Several teenagers, screaming and smashing things, only managed to hold back two assassins. The remaining four surrounded Daji, and two followed Manbao and the others into the water...
But Yin Huo's shouting was effective. The timid people walking nearby ran away, but some vendors came with their carrying poles to help beat them, which barely saved them from being stabbed by the assassin...
Yin Huo, who was hiding behind Changshou, covered his chest and took a breath when he saw this. He said, "Anyone who helps will be given ten silver coins as a thank you. Those who have made great contributions will be given ten gold coins!"
Seeing that there was no trace of Bai Shan and Man Bao in the water, his heart skipped a beat and he shouted, "Anyone who can rescue the young man and young lady from the water will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
A big reward always attracts brave men, and someone actually jumped into the water with a splash...
As soon as Manbao and Baishan fell into the water, they popped their heads out of the water and started to swim towards the shore.
They can swim, but they are not proficient in it. They learned it when they were young in Qili Village and went to the river to fish with Zhou Silang and others. They can only float and swim.
They like playing in the water, but they also have a natural fear of water.
But after they swam forward a few times, two men jumped down from the shore. They were dressed in civilian clothes, holding blades in their hands, and were about to stab them...
Bai Shan's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously pulled Manbao down. The knife stabbed into the water, only an inch away from Manbao's face.
As soon as he entered the water, Manbao subconsciously closed his eyes, but Baishan's eyes were half open. Seeing this scene, he didn't know where he got the courage from. He let go of Manbao, reached out and grabbed those hands, pulled them towards him, and then bit them hard.
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(End of this chapter)
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