Chapter 420 If Line-Don't Move
Pei Lingyun felt that it was impossible to communicate with this group of bandits.
But the other person was holding the knife, so he had no choice but to speak.
Pei Lingyun asked the bandits to find the certificate in his carriage and explained it for a long time.
The bandits looked at the document with doubt, then looked at Pei Lingyun again:
"Since you are here to be an official, why don't you have an official escort?"
Pei Lingyun: "In this dynasty, only officials of the fifth rank and above are escorted when they take up their posts. A seventh-rank county magistrate naturally takes up his post on his own."
The emperor did secretly send people to him, but he sent those people to Baiyun County to gather information.
The suspicion in Wu Yingniang's eyes dissipated a little, but the dagger in her hand still did not move away from Pei Lingyun's neck.
At this moment, someone flashed in from outside:
"Here he is! I just came back from the county and heard that Zheng Laogou's son has arrived home."
"His son came back from the north and didn't pass through here. The Zheng family is holding a banquet to welcome his son tonight!"
Two of the bandits went to the county to keep an eye on the Zheng family, and found that the Zheng family happily welcomed their son home.
They told everyone what they had seen in the county, and everyone realized at that time that they had really arrested the wrong person.
Old Man Qin looked at the words "Pei Lingyun" on the official document and coughed a few times:
"Ahem, so we really caught the wrong person."
"Is it really the Pei family of Hedong? Is it really the county magistrate who is about to take office?"
Pei Lingyun nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."
Wu Yingniang put away the dagger and loosened the restraints on Pei Lingyun's hands and feet:
"Master Pei, there were many misunderstandings just now. Our original intention was to eliminate this evil for the people, but we didn't expect to arrest the wrong person. We are sorry, and we hope Master Pei will forgive us."
Pei Lingyun: "...I told you there was a misunderstanding before."
The bandits in the room all had murderous intent in their eyes: "Master Pei, please forgive me."
It didn't sound like an apology, but more like a threat.
Pei Lingyun felt that if he dared to say "no", these bandits would kill him immediately.
Therefore, Pei Lingyun smiled modestly and harmlessly: "It's okay, just clear up the misunderstanding. I still have to go to the county to take up my post, so I won't stay here for long."
He wanted to leave, but none of the bandits stopped him except Wu Yingniang.
Wu Yingniang grabbed him and looked at the sky outside:
"It's dark now. You can't walk to the county town at night. Stay on the mountain tonight. I'll take you there tomorrow morning."
The night has swept across the entire sky.
Every blade of grass and every tree on the mountain turned into undulating beasts in the darkness.
Pei Lingyun was brought up the mountain when he fainted. He didn't know the way down the mountain and knew he couldn't get out by walking, so he had to spend the night here.
Wu Yingniang simply said, "Come with me and I'll find you a place to sleep."
Pei Lingyun followed Wu Yingniang.
As the two of them walked out of the thatched hut, they heard boisterous laughter behind them.
Pei Lingyun felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this.
When Wu Yingniang brought Pei Lingyun into a relatively clean but extremely simple house, Pei Lingyun said:
"Thank you, young lady. It's getting late. For the sake of your reputation, you should go back and rest as soon as possible."
Pei Lingyun made a "please" gesture at the door.
"Just call me Wu Yingniang, no need to call me 'girl' all the time."
Wu Yingniang smiled, walked to the door, but instead of stepping out, she closed the door.
Under Pei Lingyun's surprised gaze, she turned over and lay down on the bed:
"Where are you going? This is my room. We'll both sleep here tonight."
The oil lamp in the house was lit.
Wu Yingniang lay on her side on the bed, supporting her head with one hand.
The woman's smile seemed to be coated with a layer of ambiguity in the dim light.
Pei Lingyun's face flushed instantly, he turned around, opened the door, and was about to go outside:
"No! Absolutely not. How can a man and a woman be alone in the same room at night? Since this is Miss Wu's room, I'd better go back to where I was just now—"
"Come back, don't leave!"
Pei Lingyun only felt a gust of wind passing by, and the door that had just opened closed again.
A strong hand restrained him at the waist.
The hand spun his body around, and the world was spinning before his eyes. When he came to his senses, he was lying on the only wooden bed.
The heroic woman pressed on him, so close that he could hear her breathing.
Not only did Pei Lingyun's face turn red, but his neck and the small part of his white shoulder that was exposed during the struggle also turned red.
The whole person looks like a stir-fried river shrimp.
He even stuttered: "I... can't... can't... the saint said, said..."
Wu Yingniang stared at him, emphasizing each word:
"Tonight, you sleep here. If you dare to take a step out—
Death is certain!"
Pei Lingyun wanted to say something, but Wu Yingniang pressed a few acupoints on his body with her fingers, and he could not make a sound. He could only look at her vigilantly.
Wu Yingniang got up from him and pushed him into the bed like a wooden stake:
"Be still and don't move."
The moon quietly emerged from behind the night sky.
The moon is full tonight, and the moonlight makes the shadows of the branches on the bed clear.
A small wooden bed.
Pei Lingyun slept on the side close to the wall, and Wu Yingniang slept on the side close to the door.
Pei Lingyun pressed himself against the wall, ensuring that there was at least two fingers' width of distance between them.
When the wind blows, the branches sway.
The swaying shadow made Pei Lingyun's heart confused.
Perhaps because he had been dizzy for several hours during the day, he was not sleepy at all.
Wu Yingniang had her back to him, without making any sound, holding the spear in her arms, not letting go even when she slept.
Pei Lingyun didn't know that people could sleep with weapons in their arms. What if he turned over in his sleep and wasn't careful, wouldn't he stab himself to death?
His thoughts drifted to Baiyun County again, and he wondered what the situation was like there.
The situation here might be more complicated than he expected. When he arrived in Baiyun County, he couldn't go to the county government office first, so he had to contact the people he sent first.
As for the capital, I wonder if they will get the news. If my parents knew that I was kidnapped by bandits, they would probably be so anxious that they would not be able to eat.
Pei Lingyun's thoughts drifted around, blending into the moonlight and shadows.
Suddenly, a gust of wind rushed in!
The window was blown open by the wind.
Pei Lingyun's whole body tensed up instantly.
Immediately afterwards, there were a few whooshing sounds.
Several hidden weapons flew in from the window and headed straight for the bed.
Wu Yingniang, who was originally in a light sleep, opened her eyes and swung the spear in her hand at the same time, blocking the hidden weapon neatly.
In the middle of the night, the sound of metal clashing was particularly harsh.
Pei Lingyun saw Wu Yingniang fly out of the window.
There was a sound of fighting outside, and faint voices were heard:
"Yingniang, do you really want to protect that pretty boy?"
"Yingniang, if we capture him, he will definitely bear a grudge and seek revenge in the future..."
"These officials are heartless. They only exploit the people when they take office. It's better to kill them..."
Wu Yingniang didn't say much, but her meaning was clear:
"At least I'm going to protect him tonight. It's too early to kill him now. I'll see what happens after I send him to the county."
"If you want to take action now, you have to get past me first!"
The sounds of fighting became more intense.
The shadows of the trees swayed wildly, and leaves flew from the branches, crackling and hitting the wall.
It was like a violent storm was raging outside.
Pei Lingyun got up from the bed, stood by the window and stuck his head out, seeing several figures running around in the night.
From the conversation he just heard, he already understood that these bandits were going to attack him at night.
Wu Yingniang anticipated this, so she stayed in the same room with him tonight and didn't let him leave.
That's why she told him that if he dared to take a step forward tonight, he would surely die.
Judging from the situation, if he dared to leave on his own, no one would know where his body would be thrown by now.
After a long while, the sounds of fighting outside gradually died down.
The wind stopped and the shadows of the trees stopped swaying.
Wu Yingniang went back to the house.
She didn't fly in through the window as she did when she went out, but walked back slowly.
Her face was hidden in the shadows and could not be seen clearly.
Wu Yingniang walked back to the house and exchanged glances with Pei Lingyun who was standing by the window.
"It's okay, go to sleep."
Wu Yingniang sat on the edge of the bed. Pei Lingyun walked to the bedside and looked at her quietly.
"If you have something to say, just tell me now."
After Wu Yingniang finished speaking, she remembered that Pei Lingyun had been given the mute spell.
She raised her hand and tapped Pei Lingyun twice: "Speak."
Pei Lingyun, who was finally able to speak, immediately asked: "Are you injured?"
He could smell blood, very faint.
Wu Yingniang collapsed onto the bed, feeling quite exhausted. "It's just a superficial wound. It will heal after a good night's sleep."
As she fell down, the moonlight on the bed covered her upper body.
Pei Lingyun saw blood seeping from the sleeve of her right arm:
"You haven't taken the medicine yet."
Wu Yingniang turned over and said, "Stop talking nonsense."
Pei Lingyun turned around and went to the corner to rummage through his box.
The bandits took his suitcase up the mountain and found the certificate of independence from it.
When Wu Yingniang brought Pei Lingyun into the house, she also took Pei Lingyun's suitcase with her.
Pei Lingyun searched the box in the moonlight and found a small bottle. He brought it back and handed it to Wu Yingniang:
"I have medicine."
This was the golden wound medicine that his elder brother and sister-in-law specially prepared for him before he left Beijing.
Wu Yingniang originally heard the man tinkering around and thought it was very noisy. She was about to curse when she saw the small bottle handed to her by Pei Lingyun.
She took the bottle without hesitation and put it under her nose to smell it.
It is indeed a healing medicine, and a very expensive one at that.
Wu Yingniang lifted up her right sleeve and poured the powder on the wound.
Pei Lingyun turned his gaze away, not looking at the woman's exposed arms, and tilted his head in thought.
Wu Yingniang applied the medicine and stuffed it directly into her arms. The tone she used when speaking to Pei Lingyun was not as cold and hard as before:
"If you have anything else to say, please say it."
Pei Lingyun tilted his head, his earlobes appearing white and smooth like jade in the moonlight, and the sound was like the sound of jade hitting each other:
"They don't believe me, why do you believe me?"
Wu Yingniang: "I don't believe you either, but I don't want to be like those corrupt officials and profiteers who take human lives so lightly. When you take office, if you are also a corrupt official who does foolish things, I will be the first one to poke your head off."
After Wu Yingniang said this, she tightened her grip on the spear in her hand:
"Any questions?"
Pei Lingyun shook his head: "No more."
Wu Yingniang: "Then go to sleep!"
This time, Pei Lingyun climbed onto the bed by himself without Wu Yingniang's urging, and then leaned against the wall on his own initiative.
The moon rose again.
The moonlight on the ground retreated a step.
The only sound in the room was the two people's even and long breathing.
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