Chapter 548: Government Affairs [Seeking Monthly Tickets]
Although they were fellow travelers, the young lady of the Zhao family still harbored some wariness. However, the young scholar behaved with restraint and politeness throughout the journey, intentionally or unintentionally taking care of her, and showed no intention of selling her off to anyone. As time went on, she gradually lowered her guard.
The young scholar had traveled extensively and was well-informed; he could easily tell her an interesting story that she would listen to with great interest.
"Where have you been over the years, sir?"
The young lady of the Zhao family gradually became curious.
Young scholar: "I can't remember."
Why can't you remember?
"Because I've been to too many places."
The young lady of the Zhao family looked on with envy: "That's wonderful..."
The young scholar scoffed: "Wandering the world, with nowhere to call home, nowhere to rely on, no branch to perch on... how can that be considered good?"
Sensing the melancholy in the other person's voice—the young lady of the Zhao family had seen the exact same emotions on her father's and Uncle Qin's faces before. At that time, she was still very young and only vaguely remembered the chaos of war all around, the cries and shouts, and her mother holding her tightly in her arms, covering her ears with her hands, trying to block out the noise from the outside world from invading her little world—she wisely changed the subject.
Mother is right.
Behind every glamorous facade lies a past that no one wants to talk about, a forbidden zone that outsiders cannot easily enter.
They bid farewell to the caravan and embarked on their journey to Longwu County.
Occasionally, some foolish robbers would notice the scholar's signature on his waist and retreat, while others, relying on their low-level martial arts skills, would disregard the "weak scholar." The result was that they themselves lost their lives, their corpses returning to the earth.
The young lady of the Zhao family was still shaken.
She thought she had enough skills to protect herself, but she underestimated the dangers of the outside world and overestimated her own abilities. She could handle ordinary adult men, but when she encountered these vicious and ruthless martial artists, she would most likely face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.
He couldn't possibly follow the young scholar forever.
Therefore, as she got closer to Longwu County, her heart began to waver—should she contact her father and the others after arriving?
If her father favored her so much, and she could coax him and act cute, perhaps she could postpone the marriage proposal for a few more years.
Zhao's young lady hesitated.
Even after stepping into the world of Longwu, the matter remains unresolved.
That day, the two sat down to rest at a teahouse.
The young scholar took a sip of water and chatted idly, "I heard that Longwu County just experienced a major battle last winter? Now it seems that not only is the area desolate, but even spring planting has not been delayed."
Although the common people coming and going wore tattered coarse cloth clothes with an average of seven or eight patches on each person, they looked quite energetic, unlike the numb people elsewhere.
This means they are not completely desperate.
Where there is hope, there is hope.
The young lady of the Zhao family secretly puffed out her chest.
"That's right, don't you even know whose credit it was..."
Her father also devoted his efforts to Longwu County.
Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from afar, getting closer and closer. The young lady of the Zhao family subconsciously looked up and glanced up.
It was a tall, warhorse with a deep chestnut coat.
On horseback, the young man, dressed in a simple and neat gray outfit, with a white belt around his waist that accentuated his slender figure, sat steadily on the horse, one hand gripping the reins, his back slightly hunched, moving as swiftly as a gust of wind.
As the sound of horses' hooves drew closer, even ordinary people with weaker hearing could hear it. Some glanced over out of curiosity, while others went about their business without any interest. Only one person was different. A man with a pointed face and monkey-like features in the corner of the teahouse hurriedly got up, letting the tea soak his clothes, grabbed a package from the table, and tried to rush out, disturbing several tea drinkers nearby and causing them great dissatisfaction.
"Why did you hit someone?"
"My clothes..."
The man ignored him and tried to run away.
Before he could even step out of the teahouse, a sharp, cold wind swept across his face; it was the young man who had made his move.
He added, "Official business is being conducted; unauthorized personnel are not permitted to disturb us!"
Seeing that there was no way to escape, the man's face instantly turned ferocious, his eyes flashed with a fierce light, and a faint glow emanated from his palm: "Die!"
This is martial energy!
This person was actually a low-ranking scholar!
Although he was the lowest-ranking martial artist, his actions were a disaster for ordinary people. The young lady of the Zhao family watched with bated breath, ready to intervene at any moment to help the young man restrain the man, but to her surprise, he didn't need to.
A hammer that appeared out of nowhere struck the man's right shoulder, and with a crisp cracking sound, the man screamed in agony.
The boy stomped the man under his foot, pulled out a thick rope from his waist, and skillfully dislocated the man's arms to prevent him from suddenly turning on him. He then tied the man up tightly, saying coldly, "You escaped pretty quickly!"
It caused her to chase after him for most of the day.
The young lady from the Zhao family loosened her grip on the gun handle, and seeing that the young man had hit her hard, she asked curiously, "What has this man done?"
Hearing the accent from another region, the young man turned to look at her, seemingly wary: "Him? Ha, he and two accomplices committed burglary and murder. Rumor has it they came from the neighboring county. They're incredibly cruel; every time they commit a crime, they rape women, then castrate the men in the women's homes to serve as a snack, and then cut off their heads..." His words terrified the onlookers, who wished they could retreat as far as possible...
This...this...
This method is far too perverse.
Seeing this, the young lady of the Zhao family did not ask any more questions.
This man deserved to die!
But that doesn't mean the boy will ignore the two of them.
First, he stomped on the man's knee, breaking it, then knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck, ensuring he was incapable of escaping or harming anyone. Only then did he step forward and ask the young lady of the Zhao family, "Judging from your accent, young man, you're not a local. Are you from out of town? Do you have any travel documents?"
This is to prepare to investigate the background of the two individuals.
The young lady of the Zhao family thought to herself. They spoke with accents from out of town, and wasn't this young man who claimed to be from an official family also speaking with an accent from out of town?
But adhering to the principle of avoiding trouble, he still produced the written proof. This was something the young scholar had specially prepared before leaving the River Governor's residence. The River Governor had a good relationship with Longwu, so it would be easier to get through inspections. Sure enough, the young man raised an eyebrow slightly.
Zhao's young mistress asked warily, "Is there a problem with the receipt?"
The young man said, "The official seal is fine, but your accents don't sound like those of the Governor of He County. What are you doing here in Longwu?"
The young lady from the Zhao family looked at the young scholar.
The young scholar replied unhurriedly, "I'll go to live with distant relatives."
The boy's gaze then fell upon him.
Or perhaps it's the monogram on his waist.
"Are you a scholar from the literary world? Which distant relative have you sought refuge with?"
It's no wonder she's overly cautious. Longwu County has been quite unsettled lately, with crimes, murders, and arson occurring everywhere. An investigation revealed that it was the families of those wealthy landowners whose properties had been confiscated who were causing trouble. They'd cause a ruckus every now and then…
However, these are all minor cases.
So he assigned it to a young boy as practice to gain experience.
The young scholar said, "I pray for goodness, I pray for virtuous conduct."
"Registrar Qi? Are you related to Registrar Qi?" The young man asked in surprise, his previously aggressive and cold attitude softening considerably. "Could you be the scholar who received an invitation from Registrar Qi to take up an official post? I was rude just now, please forgive me, sir."
Upon hearing this, the young scholar revealed a mysterious smile.
Asking a question you already know the answer to: "Young master, do you know Yuanliang?"
The boy said, "We've met a few times."
She was a martial arts expert who spent most of her time training in the military camp, and occasionally took on the job of patrolling and arresting thieves. She did not belong to the same department as the chief clerk, Qi Shan, and the two had met but never spoken.
She had also heard about the registrar's invitation to many friends.
They are extremely cautious about this and dare not be negligent.
ヾ(ω`)ヾ(ω`)o
The boy is "Little Lady Lu," but I bet most of you don't remember him anymore _(:з」∠)_
PS: The initial team is finally complete! ヾ(≧▽≦*)o
P.S.: I suddenly realized that Bai Su is currently the most popular woman in the dating scene. She saved Lu Xiaoniangzi, and she also saved Chen Zhi... Although the misunderstanding was later cleared up, the thrill of being on the brink of death... emmm
PPPS: A true reflection of the saying, "If a friend comes from afar, though they are far away, I will surely punish them..." q(≧▽≦q)
(End of this chapter)
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