Ding Youtian had never witnessed Tong Bajin's martial arts skills, but since Jian Ning had left him to protect him, his father, his daughter, and his two children, he must have the ability. He had chosen Tong Bajin from among the other drivers not because he charged less than the others, but because he insisted on driving despite his shabby clothes and a slightly sickly look, and he wanted to help him out.
He didn't expect that now he would have to take care of himself and the two children. It turned out that he was the one who benefited from his kindness. He looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so he clasped his hands and said, "You can go back to sleep for another hour or so. I will come again after dawn. Thank you for your trouble."
"Your Excellency, what are you saying? To be honest, I am alone. If you don't mind my crudeness, I am willing to follow you and serve you wholeheartedly!"
As he spoke, he knelt on one knee and clasped his fists.
"Oh, you have never been married or..." Ding Youtian saw that he was about the same age as Ma Fuquan. Although he looked a little sickly, he had a good appearance and was not missing any limbs. It couldn't be that he had never been married, right?
Unable to bear the abuse of his stepmother, Tong Bajin left home before he was nine to fend for himself. Once, while foraging in the mountains, he nearly died in a tiger's mouth, but was fortunately saved by an old woodcutter. The woodcutter was a great general of the State of Yan, skilled with an axe. After the Yan State was conquered by Liu Xiazi and Hua Xinzi, who had joined forces to defeat Feng Qingzi, Liu Xiazi, impressed by his bravery, wanted to keep him as a general.
The woodcutter was unwilling to do so, believing that one general cannot serve two masters, so he chose to leave his hometown and live in seclusion in the mountains. He passed on all his skills to Tong Bajin. After Tong Bajin died of illness, Tong Bajin returned home and learned that his father, stepmother, and several brothers and sisters had all died of famine.
Later, Tong Bajin married and had children. To support his family, he started a horse trading business. As he was away from home for many years, his wife, tired of being lonely, started having affairs with other men. When the child was just over two years old, she took advantage of the child's sleep to have sex with a man in the wild. When the child woke up, thirsty, and ran to a water jar to drink, he fell in and drowned.
The child died, and his wife knew that he would not forgive her when he came back, so she took all her belongings and eloped with that wild man.
Since Tong Bajin decided to follow Ding Youtian, he did not hide anything from him and told him his past experiences in detail. Ding Youtian felt very sorry for him.
"Hurry up and get up. Since that's the case, you'll just stay by my side from now on." Ding Youtian helped him up with both hands. "Go back to your room and get some sleep. It won't be too late to do anything in the morning."
He refused, looking up at the roof where a tile had been peeled off, and said, "Since I have become your attendant, I shall protect you. What if those villains come back?"
Ding Youtian smiled and nodded at Guoguo and Baimei with his chin, "Don't worry, with these two here, no one can hurt me."
Guoguo and Baimei had been unable to contain themselves when Jian Ning had been fighting the police chief and the yamen runners, ready to make a move, but Ding Youtian had stopped them. When Jian Ning was taken away, they were both a little depressed, but now, being suddenly treated so highly by Ding Youtian, they both perked up and looked up at him.
Tong Bajin had witnessed their ferocity before, especially since Guoguo seemed to know some boxing and kicking techniques. He was relieved and said, "I'll take my leave."
He returned to the next room with the token given to him by Ding Youtian.
This token is engraved with the word "Ding" on one side and the word "Huo" on the other. It was given to Ding Youtian by Huo Jincheng after he was appointed to be exiled to Danyang. On the one hand, it can be used to command people with the word "Ding", and on the other hand, it can be used to withdraw silver for urgent needs.
Ding Youtian had already anticipated that after Yang Jinyu developed the anti-epidemic pill under his and Jian Ning's name, he and Jian Ning would be labeled as members of the Prince's party by King Yong. King Yong would definitely not let him and Jian Ning off easily, so he had already agreed with Huo Jincheng on a series of plans after coming to the north.
The first thing was to secretly find out which officials in Yanzhou County had connections with Prince Rui. Less than a cup of tea after the incident at the inn, the Tongpan came with his men. It was obvious that he was either from Prince Yong or Prince Rui's side.
Since Ding Youtian was a member of the prince's party, he naturally stood on the opposite side of them. In addition, Ding Youtian and Jian Ning had the solid backing of Prince Pingnan, so they naturally wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.
He locked the door, untied the bag that Jane Ning had taken out, fumbled around, and found the XL mini laser sniper that Jane Ning had left for him, hiding it close to his body in his arms. He then took out the night light that Jane Ning had put away earlier and placed it on the table before blowing out the candle and lying down next to Erniu and Sanniu with his clothes on.
He wondered what his wife was like right now. He was worried about Jian Ning. He wasn't worried, because Jian Ning had a lot of skills and a place where she could hide at any time. He was just worried that she wouldn't get enough sleep and wouldn't be able to sleep well in the prison.
He was worried about Jian Ning, and Jian Ning was also regretting not handing XL to him. What if he didn't unpack the bag and didn't find it in time? What if the people from the Rui Palace came back with a vicious attack? Tong Bajin might be a martial arts expert, but a hero can't stand up to many blows. Guoguo and Baimei, however clever, were not human after all, so she was still a little worried.
Jane Ning sat on a pile of straw, knees hugged, unable to sleep. In her past life, she had infiltrated prisons to carry out missions, but ancient prisons were completely incomparable to modern ones. Some modern prisons had large bunk beds, but they were spotless, covered in uniform army green quilts. So much so that many prisoners, upon release, didn't even mention their years in prison, but instead joked about their years in the military.
Not every prison cell in ancient times had a bed. When she and Erlangzi were thrown in, they saw that many of them had no beds. Because there were relatively few female prisoners, she was thrown into a separate cage. Just like the ones she had seen on TV, the ancient cages were extremely simple. Except for the earthen wall at the back, the other three sides were separated by wooden stakes.
"Mrs. Jane!"
She suddenly heard Erlangzi calling her. The voice seemed to be not far away, so she answered, "What's up?"
"Don't worry, no one saw us kill anyone. It's not a serious crime to hit the police. At most, we'll be locked up for ten days. It's okay, okay?"
Jian Ning was speechless. They were shouting so loudly, but no one saw them kill someone. Wasn't this telling others that they had killed someone? What was going on when there were no jailers or guards in the cell?
This guy's martial arts skills were no less than Tong Bajin's, and he had brute strength, but he didn't seem to have a bright mind. She felt he was similar to Xiong Er, but who knew if he was just being pretentious? Just by yelling at him, it looked like he was deliberately telling others that they were the ones who killed him.
"What are you yelling about? Are you tired of living?" A bailiff shouted loudly, and the prison became quiet again.
Tong Bajin got up after daybreak. He was about to fetch buckets of hot water for Ding Youtian, Erniu, and Sanniu. When he came out of his room, he heard a voice asking, "Daddy, where's Mom? Did she go to the toilet?"
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