The sound of several soldiers talking in low voices gradually faded away, but with Lu Hongti's hearing ability, he could still hear it clearly.
Ye Zixun came over from behind and said with interest: "It sounds interesting. How about we go and join in the fun?"
“…”
Lu Hongti glanced at him and shook his head, "Don't make trouble."
Ye Zixun raised his eyebrows and said in a suggestive tone, "This is the Tyrant Blade Camp. I just made some inquiries and found out that Miss Su's husband Ning Yi is now the military advisor of the Tyrant Blade Camp. He might be watching the fun over there!"
Sure enough, when he heard Ning Yi's name, Lu Hongti stopped immediately.
Ye Zixun smiled and turned to wink at Zuo Yu and Li Yun.
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…
Although Zuo Yu and others were very fast, unfortunately, they still missed the excitement.
When Zuo Yu and his two companions and Lu Hongti arrived at Pingchang Street at the east gate, both the Badao Camp and Bao Daoyi's factions had dispersed.
A battle flag with the word "Li" was planted in the middle of the street, and a group of armored soldiers stood next to it. The leader was riding a black horse and holding a red tasseled spear. At this moment, he was whispering to the people around him with a gloomy face.
"Who is that?"
Zuo Yu asked curiously.
Lu Hongti said calmly, "The great general of Fang La's army, Li Tianrun."
Ye Zixun sighed, "So it was him... Li Tianrun was a general in Fang La's army, and he came back from the front to clear up the situation in Hangzhou. With him coming forward, it's no wonder he was able to stop the two groups that were killing each other..."
Ye Zixun said with a look of regret: "What a pity, I guess we won't be able to watch this excitement!"
Zuo Yu was also a little disappointed, but Li Yun didn't care about it. Instead, he kept paying attention to Lu Hongti's actions.
She was seen standing on the roof, looking silently at the end of Pingchang Street.
There, there was a group of people evacuating the area.
The vast majority of the people in this group were dressed in black and white, carrying long swords on their backs, and guarding the carriage in the center of the crowd with vigilant expressions.
Next to the carriage, there was a group of young boys. In front of the boys was a tall figure who looked like a scholar.
"That should be Ning Yi."
Li Yun silently conveyed the message to Zuo Yu and Ye Zixun.
Zuo Yu and Ye Zixun also turned their heads to look and nodded slightly.
In the original plot, this gunfight was the subtle influence of the protagonist Ning Yi.
After he was arrested, since he had once worked as a teacher at the Su family's Boshan Academy, he was sent to the academy to resume his old job.
Most of the children in the academy were children of high-ranking officials in Fang La’s army. Ning Yi successfully influenced these children with his humorous teaching style and made them accept the ideas he instilled.
The reason for this gunfight was that the kids couldn't stand Bao Daoyi's behavior of kidnapping women, so they wanted to attack Bao Daoyi and save the women.
Commander Chen Fan, who directly confronted Bao Daoyi, was a disciple of Fang Qifo, a general under Fang La. He had witnessed Ning Yi's methods, so after Ning Yi entered the academy, he often went to the academy to audit his classes.
Over time, Chen Fan was also influenced and thought that what these children did was right, so he took action to protect them.
As for the kidnapping of the lover, it was just an excuse made by Chen Fan!
Of course, Zuo Yu and others would not tell Lu Hongti about the information in the original book.
Lu Hongti suddenly turned around and whispered, "I'm going to send a message to Miss Su's husband and tell him that Miss Su has arrived in Hangzhou. You...don't follow me."
After saying that, Lu Hongti leaped up and flew silently between the eaves.
Zuo Yu looked at her back with interest.
Ye Zixun smiled and asked, "Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Zuo Yu shook his head and said, "No need. Ning Yi will come to see his wife in the evening anyway. There is no need to meet him now. After all, we come here with good intentions. If we make him defensive, that would be bad!"
Ye Zixun nodded: "That makes sense."
Then, the three of them jumped off the roof and headed in the direction they came from.
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Dusk had arrived, the sky had darkened, and candles were lit in every household.
Ning Yi handled the government affairs of the Ba Dao Camp today, and copied a few poems to give to Commander Liu of the Ba Dao Camp so that she could stand out at the poetry meeting held by a wealthy family in Hangzhou tonight.
After doing all this, Ning Yi drove out of Xiliu Street, looked back at the houses belonging to Badaoying behind him, then turned around and drove out of the jurisdiction of Badaoying and returned to Pingchang Street.
Because of the fight during the day, the place is still in a mess and the lights are dim.
Ning Yi parked the carriage at the corner, crossed the street, and then turned into a small alley. He carefully observed the surroundings, then prepared to knock on one of the courtyard doors. As soon as he raised his hand, the door opened.
I thought it was my wife who had been waiting for me behind the door.
But as soon as the door opened, a strange face that looked as beautiful as a woman appeared before him.
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere became silent for a moment.
But soon, the handsome young man broke the silence with a smile.
"Sir, are you here for a quick meal or to stay overnight?"
“…”
Hearing these nonsensical words, Ning Yi was stunned for a moment after a long time.
The handsome young man nodded: "Looks like we're staying at the hotel!"
Before he finished speaking, the handsome young man reached out and grabbed Ning Yi's arm.
Ning Yi came back to his senses and subconsciously mobilized his internal strength to try to shake off the opponent's palm.
But what he didn't expect was that just as he mobilized his strength, an extremely subtle force came from the opponent's hand, which easily dispersed all the strength in his body.
“He’s a master!”
Ning Yi's heart sank, and then he was pulled into the yard by that man.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, a familiar petite figure appeared before him.
Ning Yi, who was just thinking about how to draw the musket at his waist and shoot the pretty boy, suddenly gave up the idea and silently looked at the familiar figure with tears streaming down his face.
Zuo Yu quietly closed the courtyard door, put her hand on Ning Yi's shoulder, and said in his ear with a chuckle: "A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold. Brother Ning, you should quickly go into the house with Madam Ning and talk about your heart!"
After saying that, Zuo Yu patted his shoulder, stretched, and walked towards the side room.
"We live in the side room next door. If you need anything, feel free to come and see me."
“…”
Ning Yi frowned, still a little confused about this man's ways.
But at this time, Su Tan'er, who had missed her husband for months, could no longer wait.
She took a few quick steps and threw herself into her husband's arms.
Ning Yi came back to his senses, hugged his wife in his arms, closed his eyes, and his heart was filled with sighs and warmth.
Su Tan'er clenched her teeth and hugged Ning Yi tightly with her arms. Her pretty face was full of tears, but she didn't cry.
The two of them hugged each other quietly in the yard for a while, then Su Tan'er loosened her arms, took Ning Yi's hand and walked into the room.
Ning Yi closed the door and turned around. Su Tan'er threw herself into his arms again, hugged him and cried silently. Her crying did not sound like a sheep falling into a tiger's mouth, but more like a long period of suffering, and finally a sweet ending.
After a long time, in the dark room, Ning Yi spoke in a gentle tone, as if chatting casually.
"How did you get here?"
Su Tan'er had regained her composure in her husband's arms. Upon hearing this, she gently recounted her experiences over the past month.
"...After the uprising here, the imperial court has been strict in its control, but many things are still secretly brought in and sold here."
"After my husband was arrested, I have been secretly inquiring about these things. I had already prepared a batch of cloth, but later, my husband asked someone to pass on the news. I don't know if it was him, but the person was a little vague and said that there was a spy around me. I checked and found that the person claimed to be Xing'er's father..."
From Su Tan'er's gentle description, Ning Yi had a general understanding of the situation.
To put it in a difficult way, while they were fleeing, a couple came to them crying and shouting that their maid Xing'er was their child. Xing'er was soft-hearted and after being pestered for half a month, she saw that they were sincere and accepted the marriage.
It turned out that the couple were actually spies for Fang La's army.
After knowing this, Su Tan'er took advantage of the situation and asked Xing'er to maintain the illusion that she was still there in Huzhou. Then she changed her identity and sneaked into Hangzhou with the batch of cloth.
"My husband, I've thought about it. If you can't leave, I won't leave either..."
Ning Yi held her hand and held her in his arms for a long while before he whispered, "We have to go."
After a moment, he added: "I'm very happy that you can come here."
Su Tan'er raised her head: "Then my husband, you..."
Ning Yi smiled and said, "I'll be fine... But you, who was that pretty boy who opened the door just now?"
"Shh!"
Su Tan'er quickly asked Ning Yi to be quiet, then held her breath and listened to the noise coming from next door.
Seeing that they did not react, Su Tan'er heaved a sigh of relief and lowered her voice and said, "The three people in the side room are the heroes I met when I was raising funds in Huzhou. They are all highly skilled in martial arts and have a heart for their country."
"This time they escorted me into Hangzhou in order to find an opportunity to assassinate Fang La..."
"...assassinate Fang La?"
Ning Yi was slightly surprised, then said with amusement: "Just three people?"
Su Tan'er didn't laugh, but said solemnly: "My husband, don't underestimate these three people. During my journey, I saw with my own eyes that the three of them wiped out seven or eight large-scale strongholds, and each time there were only three of them who went, and then returned unscathed."
Ning Yi was surprised and asked, "Is it really that powerful?"
Su Tan'er nodded solemnly, and then whispered: "The man who opened the door just now is named Zuo Mingyu, and calls himself 'Shocking God Sword', but I heard from Miss Lu that he seems to have a nickname 'Blood Prince' in the martial arts world..."
...Blood Prince?
Ning Yi frowned, then said thoughtfully: "I have been in the Tyrant Blade Camp these days, and I have vaguely heard of this name. It seems that he often fights against Fang La's army near Huzhou and kills many Green Forest masters who come to surrender..."
"It's him!"
Su Tan'er nodded with certainty.