Chapter 676 Europeans
However, before the constables and guards from the Jingzhao Prefecture arrived at Pingkang Ward, Edward, who had already received the information, had already escaped from that third-class building.
"Seal the gate!"
Seeing that Shi Le'an was about to order the Jinwu Guards to close the gates of the ward with a wave of his hand, Wan Fangzheng and Liu Fangzheng had no choice but to step forward and bow, asking anxiously, "General, this... this is not a good idea."
"The gates of Pingkang Ward are never sealed unless there's a major incident. If the general insists on sealing them, then we," Wan, the ward head, glanced at Liu, the equally anxious ward head beside him, "are really having a hard time explaining this to the residents."
Facing Shi Le'an's gaze, Wan Fang forced himself to continue, "Furthermore, most of those coming and going in Pingkang Ward are high-ranking officials and nobles from Chang'an City. General, isn't it inappropriate to offend them like this?"
Still mounted on his horse, Shi Le'an looked at Wan Fangzheng's humble posture and nodded. He watched as the soldiers he had brought took control of the entire street. "Don't worry, I was able to take this matter from the Prefect of the Capital, and I can take responsibility for it!"
Is there anything in the world more powerful than a sage's decree?
It was only at this moment that Wan Fang began to realize the gravity of the situation. If even a sage had been brought up, then this matter was truly of great importance.
"What the general says is true. However, we hope that the general will be kind and not make things difficult for the people in the neighborhood. After the general leaves, we still have to live our lives."
"No problem, I know what I'm doing."
A little over fifteen minutes later, Shi Le'an's personal guard reported: "General, traces of villains have been found in Liu'er Alley!"
The hundred or so Golden Guards, borrowed from the Imperial Guard, headed towards Liu'er Alley under Shi Le'an's leadership. Not only that, there were archers waiting on high ground, and spies from the Bad People were also secretly waiting.
Arriving at the gate of a fourth-class building with its doors tightly closed, Shi Le'an looked at the scene and thought to himself, "I want to see who dares to stir up such a big trouble in Chang'an."
If after all this effort we still can't catch the mastermind behind this, then they might as well tear my mask off and stomp on it.
In broad daylight, right there on the brothel street in Pingkangfang, the soldiers brought by Shi Le'an created a tense atmosphere, as if swords were about to be drawn.
Edward, who was hiding in this fourth-class building, looked out the window through a hidden corner on the second floor. When he saw dozens of soldiers standing ready for battle, he knew that he was in big trouble today.
Edward felt a surge of annoyance: "I knew it. You can't get this done when you're with those brainless tribesmen."
Edward said fiercely to the Turkic man behind him, "Kill two people and throw them out. Let them see how powerful we are."
Those who were with Edward were originally Mark's men. Upon hearing this, without saying a word, they grabbed two women from the hall, slit their throats with a knife, and blood splattered onto the ground, scaring the other women into screaming.
These people were truly vicious; they grabbed the two men whose throats had been slit, took them up to the second floor, opened the second-floor window, and threw them directly out the window.
Although Liuer Alley has been sealed off by the Imperial Guards and everyone else is hiding safely inside buildings, people's curiosity is endless.
Therefore, naturally, some people were watching the standoff in front of the fourth-class building through the cracks in the doors and windows, and they saw the two female corpses being thrown out like garbage.
Shi Le'an frowned as he looked at the body that the villain had thrown from the second floor, without saying much.
After being given permission, soldiers went forward to retrieve the bodies of the two innocent people.
Then, a soldier who understood Turkic stepped forward again and shouted the same words: "Lay down your weapons, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
After shouting this three times, Shi Le'an looked up and saw the signal left by the Bad Guys. After waiting a few more breaths, he raised his right hand.
The dozens of archers who had been following behind Shi Le'an, as well as the archers on higher ground, all drew their bows and waited for the order.
Edward, who was closely observing from the second floor, saw this scene and his heart was pounding. Only then did Edward realize what mistake he had made.
This is not a modern society where people's human rights are valued.
This is a feudal society, a place where the rulers have supreme power, and no matter how strict the laws are, they don't say anything about protecting ordinary people.
Edward had been thinking of taking a gamble, but when he saw the archers on the other side, he knew that if he could survive, it would truly be a blessing from God.
Before Edward could even make the sign of the cross, a hail of arrows arrived in an instant, piercing through the paper-covered wooden windows and striking people's throats, necks, limbs, and torsos.
However, Shi Le'an still had a sliver of compassion. He knew that the innocent women and servants in the building were trapped in the hall, so he placed the fewest arrows there to give them a chance to survive.
After three waves of arrows, soldiers carrying shields formed ranks and charged into the fourth-class tower.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Shi Le'an dismounted and went into the building with his adjutant and personal guards.
"General, there are still five survivors, including that white-skinned barbarian."
Soon, Edward and the five Turks who had survived the hail of arrows were bound hand and foot and forced to kneel before Shi Le'an.
After glancing at the five Turks, Shi Le'an looked at Edward, who was kneeling in front of him with his eyes closed, pretending to be dead.
Edward had been hit in the right shoulder by an arrow, which was still lodged in his arm, staining his clothes with a large patch of bright red blood.
Shi Lean came up to Edward, grabbed Edward's head, and smeared his hair, leaving a faint ink stain on his fingers.
"Oh, you even dyed your hair, you're really putting on a good show."
Turning around, Shi Le'an gave an order to his adjutant, and then a bucket of ice-cold well water was poured over Edward's head as he knelt on the ground with his eyes closed.
Just as Shi Le'an had guessed, due to the dissolution of water, Edward's hair, which originally looked brown and black, faded and turned into a mottled light brown.
Because of the bucket of water, Edward opened his tightly closed eyes, and Shi Le'an naturally saw Edward's light brown pupils.
Although there were some Turks with fair skin, brown hair, and brown eyes, Edward's appearance, especially his skin color, was still very different from that of the Turks.
"A purebred European? Haha, this is getting more and more interesting."
Edward suddenly looked up at Shi Le'an. He understood the words "Europeans" that Shi Le'an said. He didn't expect that someone in Tang Kingdom would know about Europe at this time!
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