Chapter 16
As they got closer, Lin Xing discovered that they seemed aggressive? Anyway, they didn't seem to be here to help, and both of them saw confusion in each other's eyes.
"Are you here to help?" Lin Xing stopped when she was still a little distance away from their leader and saluted calmly.
"Help? They are just a group of refugees, are they worthy of it?" The leader did not even look at Lin Xing, but just spoke to the people behind him, causing laughter behind him.
Yu Hang wanted to go forward to argue, but was stopped by Lin Xing, "I wonder what you mean? If you are not here to help, are you here to sightsee? I don't think you look like scholars, but more like something that is often tied to the door of a house."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" The laughter stopped abruptly, followed by angry shouts.
The next second Yu Hang laughed and pointed at them: "You are right, now they look even more alike."
Those people were so angry that their faces turned red. They even drew their swords and pointed them at the two of them. This gave Lin Xing and Yu Hang another chance to perform.
"Everyone calm down. How can a gentleman be so impatient? You drawing your swords only confirms what I said." Lin Xing looked at the sword pointed at her, which was shining brightly under the sunlight. She could hardly open her eyes.
Those people did not move and just stood there in a stalemate with their swords raised. Soon, a man walked up from behind and raised his hand to signal everyone to put down their swords.
Lin Xing and Yu Hang stared at the man. It seemed that he was the boss among these people.
The man saluted to the two of them and said, "My name is Zhao Zhixian. I am here to handle the affairs under the order of Mr. Zhao. I hope you can forgive me for any offense I have caused you."
"Mr. Magistrate, why bother talking to these two people? Just kill them." A blushing guard next to Zhao Zhixian didn't understand why the magistrate wanted to apologize to Lin Xing. He thought Lin Xing should kowtow to them to make amends.
"It's Lord Zhao. My apologies." Everyone present ignored the guard's words, and Lin Xing began to exchange pleasantries with Zhao Zhixian.
"I wonder what Lord Zhao is doing? I will do my best to help."
"It's just a small matter. Master Zhao heard that some of the refugees here have been infected with the plague. He was afraid that it would endanger other people in the city, so he asked me to handle this matter. However, I really don't have enough manpower."
Seeing that Lin Xing became polite, Zhao Zhixian thought that she was also a flatterer, so he unscrupulously told her the purpose of his trip and asked her to help deal with it.
"I wonder how you want to deal with those patients?" Zhao Zhixian's excessive demands did not make Lin Xing angry. She always maintained the same tone when talking to him.
"This would be too much trouble for Manager Lin. After much thought, I have come up with a perfect solution. As long as we cure all the people with fever, this problem will be solved." Zhao Zhixian spoke of his ideas excitedly and complacently.
Yu Hang and Lin Xing were both shocked by his cruelty. They had no idea that someone could be so careless about human life.
Lin Xing stopped being humble and asked sternly, "Does Magistrate Zhao still remember who gave him his fate?"
Zhao Zhixian was shocked by her change and replied in confusion: "Of course it's the emperor."
"You also know that it is the emperor? Then whose orders are you following? Who gave you the right to deal with those people? The emperor has not issued an edict. Are you planning a rebellion?" Lin Xing wanted to talk to herself, but Zhao Zhixian inadvertently supported her.
This made Zhao Zhixian not know how to answer. His expression changed from one to another. Finally, he said angrily, "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that? Do you believe I will kill you right now?"
"This is the emperor's territory. How dare you, a mere magistrate, kill civilians at will? If the emperor knew, ten heads of you would be enough to chop off." Lin Xing said this while gesturing at her neck, without the slightest fear on her face.
"The emperor won't know." Zhao Zhixian didn't feel threatened at all, as if he had heard something ridiculous.
Lin Xing did not expect Zhao Zhixian to answer like this, and asked in confusion: "If you don't want others to know, then you better not do it. There are quite a few people here, how can you ensure that it won't get out?"
"Then kill them all." Zhao Zhixian clenched his sword and suddenly attacked Lin Xing.
Lin Xing had no intention of dodging. She just stood there and looked at Zhao Zhixian with a bitter smile. The sword was picked up by Yu Hang who was standing by, taking Zhao Zhixian with it.
Zhao Zhixian stood firm and saw Yu Hang holding a sword to protect Lin Xing in front of him, while Lin Xing winked at him provocatively from behind.
"Since you are protecting her, I will kill you too." Zhao Zhixian was so angry that he almost vomited blood and began to threaten them.
"Not to mention you alone, even if you all come together," Yu Hang swept his sword over everyone one by one, finally pointing at Zhao Zhixian, "you are no match for me."
Zhao Zhixian was so angry that he was about to die. He had never seen such an arrogant person in his life. He wanted to teach him a lesson. He snorted coldly, "In that case, everyone, come on."
Everyone rushed towards Yu Hang, who turned back and said to Lin Xing, "Wait aside first, don't let the blood splash on your clothes."
Yu Hang was fighting with them. Lin Xing listened to him and hid behind a tree. Every time someone fell, her heart was touched. She just hoped that Yu Hang would not get hurt.
"What's going on? Why are they fighting?" Just when she was watching nervously, someone patted Lin Xing from behind. How did Shen Ling come here?
"Why are you here? Didn't I ask you to look after everyone?" Lin Xing didn't look back at him. She felt a little empty behind her. When she turned around, Shen Ling poked his head out from the other side of the tree.
"I heard some noise over here, so I rushed over to see what was going on. Don't worry, I have arranged everything." Shen Ling stared at the people fighting and found that more than one person looked familiar. "Why are they all familiar faces? Are you acting again?"
Lin Xing crawled back and continued to observe the battle. "What kind of drama is this? Master Zhao sent the county magistrate to deal with these people, but he actually wanted to burn them. We couldn't reach an agreement, so we started fighting."
"Oh, Master Zhao, they are indeed all acquaintances." Even though Shen Ling was a playboy, he was also moved by Master Zhao's cruelty.
"Do you know martial arts? Go and help."
“I don’t know how to go at all, and I don’t think Yu Hang will lose in this situation.” Shen Ling scratched his head and comforted Lin Xing a little embarrassedly.
When the last person fell, Yu Hang won. Seeing this, the two men hurried out and ran to his side.
"Are you okay? Where are you injured? Can you hold on?" Looking at Yu Hang covered in blood, Lin Xing grabbed his arm directly, but Yu Hang dodged back.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xing felt it and asked, "Are you still hiding from me? Did I touch your wound?"
"No, it's just that I'm covered in blood. It's too dirty." Yu Hang told the truth. Fearing that Lin Xing would worry, he added, "I'm not injured, really."
Seeing Lin Xing's disbelieving eyes, Yu Hang wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Zhao Zhixian on the ground.
“Mr. Shen, are these two your friends?”
Shen Ling didn't expect to be called suddenly. He searched on the ground for a long time before he saw the embarrassed Zhao Zhixian: "Yes, we are close friends."
"In that case, I will not bother about this matter for Mr. Shen's sake. I will leave first."
As he spoke, Zhao Zhixian had already climbed up from the ground, pretending to be calm, and patted the dust off his clothes. In fact, he didn't brush it off because his clothes were too dirty.
The people on the ground stood up one after another. Yu Hang did not kill them. He was still a modern man at heart. The three of them waited in silence for a while until everyone left.
"It seems that you have a lot of face. He can let us go for your sake." Lin Xing looked at the falling ginkgo leaves. When one leaf fell to the ground, she would switch to the next one and stare at it.
"Stop teasing me, I'm just a young master, nothing." Shen Ling waved his hands, which made them both laugh.
"Okay, let's go back quickly. Let's not talk about anything else and let Yu Hang change his clothes first."
The three of them walked towards the camp, leaving only the ginkgo leaves swaying in the air.
Yu Hang's appearance scared everyone. The drumbeats, which had been going on for a long time, stopped for a beat, but only for one beat. After that, everyone tacitly pretended that nothing had happened.
Lin Xing sat back in the same place as before. Yu Hang went to change clothes. Lin Huan came to her side and asked worriedly, "What happened? Brother Yu Hang, what happened? Sister Xing, you are not hurt, are you?"
Lin Xing smiled and said, "I'm fine, Huan'er, don't worry, it was just a minor accident, Yu Hang is fine too."
When Lin Huan heard this, he naturally didn't believe it. How could such a small thing make Yu Hang covered in blood? Did he think she was a fool? But if Sister Xiao Xing said so, then she wouldn't ask anymore.
When Yu Hang changed his clothes and walked towards them, Lin Xing noticed his difference at a glance. Yu Hang usually wore dark-colored clothes, but today he changed into light-colored clothes which made him, a military general, look elegant.
"Oh, our Xiaohang is also a handsome man. He usually looks a bit fierce, but now he is much gentler."
"Don't be so nice, Xiaohang, do you want me to be a matchmaker for you?"
The two ladies started arguing again. It was daytime now, unlike at night. Yu Hang couldn't fool them so easily. But he didn't have the heart to say anything harsh to make the ladies sad. He stuttered for a long time, his face reddening, but he didn't say a word.
No one laughed out loud, just like last night, everyone laughed secretly, and Yu Hang finally figured out what he wanted to say.
"Auntie, I already have someone I like."
This did not stop the old lady from talking, but made them more gossipy: "Whose family is this girl from? When was her birthday?"
"Have you proposed marriage? Have you settled it?"
The two ladies asked Yu Hang questions in unison, and finally Shen Ling came to his rescue: "Auntie, please stop asking. You know Yu Hang's character."
"Indeed, Xiao Hang, you should talk more, so that girls will like you. It's good to be like Xiao Ling." Yu Hang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He secretly glanced at Lin Xing, but found that she was in a daze.
"By the way, is Xiao Ling married?" The old lady let Yu Hang go and talked about Shen Ling again, but as soon as she said this, the people next to her kept touching her and told her to shut up.
"As for me, I guess no girl would be willing to marry me." Shen Ling didn't care about the little movements between everyone and spoke with a smile.
"Why do you keep touching me? Does your arm hurt?" The old lady still didn't understand the hint from the person next to her. After she finished speaking, she started talking to Shen Ling again: "Xiao Ling, although your reputation is not very good, I think you are a good child. If you trust me, I will help you find a matchmaker."
"What are you saying, Auntie? I definitely trust you, but I also have a crush on someone, so I will definitely invite you to the wedding."
The topic ended with everyone's laughter. Lin Xing was brought back to reality by the laughter and laughed with everyone.
"Boss, the restaurant has sent a letter." Lin Xing took the letter from Uncle Gui and looked at the three big crooked words written on it.
"Sister, take it."
Another line of small words was written below: "Received by the young shopkeeper."
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