Chapter 154 Chapter 154 The Crown Prince
The next day, when Yu left the shop on East Street, he heard that someone had deliberately set a fire last night in an attempt to burn the goods in the warehouse.
Her face looked a little scary.
Although Yu Jin was still very angry about this matter, when he saw her expression, he hurriedly said, "Big sister, it's okay. I have been very alert when I sleep recently. I woke up when I found something wrong and didn't let them succeed." Then he said with some regret, "I don't have enough combat experience and I couldn't catch them. Otherwise, I could have asked who was behind it."
At this point, she regretted not learning how to fight from her sister.
Yu Yin and Yu Zhu were also very angry.
"Eldest sister, second sister said that the person who set the fire last night was very agile and should be a martial artist." Yu Yin said, "I think the person behind the scenes who could send such a person should not be an ordinary person."
Ordinary people don’t have such ability.
Yu Li responded and looked at her three sisters. After confirming that they were fine, she suppressed her anger.
This was the first time she was so angry.
These three sisters were the ones she had to protect. She felt unhappy and anger slowly filled her heart when she thought that someone was trying to hurt them.
Yu Li didn't stay in the store for too long. He let them have a good rest and then left.
The three sisters watched her leave, feeling a little worried.
Yu Yin asked anxiously, "Are you going to go find those people yourself?"
"Of course!" Yuzhu said, "Big sister's face was so scary and cold just now. It's the first time I see big sister so angry. She will definitely not let go of those who hurt us." When she said this, she was a little happy and a little shy.
Who wouldn’t like to be protected by a strong sister?
Although the eldest sister looked scary when she was angry, it was not directed at them.
Thinking about the reason why she was angry, it was reassuring.
Yu Jin frowned, feeling really worried, and said, "I don't know if those people will come again tonight. Let's be alert at night to avoid any accidents."
She felt that if anything happened to her sisters, given the eldest sister's temper, she would probably turn the whole county over.
Just look at what happened to the Kang family gambling house and you will know.
**
After leaving the shop on East Street, Yu Li did not go home but went to the market in the west of the city.
On the way, she met patrol officer Peng, who greeted her and said, "Boss Li, Captain Ge is having people track down those outsiders. Don't worry, there will be news soon."
Yu Li nodded and said thank you for your hard work.
After saying goodbye to the yamen runner Peng, Yu Li came to the market in the west of the city. He did not see Wu Shouzi at the intersection with the most traffic.
Wu Shouzi is a bricklayer. When he has nothing to do, he usually waits here for work.
Yu Li walked over and asked a craftsman who was squatting there waiting for work, "Where is Wu Shouzi?"
That man and Wu Shouzi often wait for work here. He has a good relationship with Wu Shouzi, so he naturally recognizes Yu Li and said hurriedly, "Wu Shouzi has something to do these two days and hasn't come here. Do you want him to repair the wall? If it's urgent, you can find other bricklayers."
Then I recommended one to Yu Li.
"No, I have something else to talk to him about." Yu Li thanked the other party for his kindness and turned to leave.
She strolled slowly through the bustling market, looking around casually as she went.
There were a lot of people in the market, and many of them were staring at her. These people were ordinary people making a living in the market. Because her clothes were elegant and she was obviously out of place in the noisy market, they couldn't help but look at her a few more times. There was curiosity in their eyes, but no malice.
After walking around and not noticing anything unusual, Yu Li walked towards Luoyu Lane.
When we came to Luoyu Lane, there were no idle people gathered under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the lane. There were only some old people sitting under the tree chatting, and there were some children chasing and playing around.
Yu Li took out a piece of candy and waved to a little girl about ten years old who was looking after her younger siblings.
The little girl came over hesitantly, staring at the candy in her hand, and asked, "Sister, what can I do for you?"
Yu Li asked: "Are the people from the Wu, Gao, Wang, and Li families in the alley at home?"
The little girl shook her head. "They're not here. They're all working."
She was very familiar with the situation in the alley and knew which families went out to work during the day because she could tell by just passing by and seeing if their doors were closed.
Yu Li gave the candy to the little girl, patted her head, and asked, "Do you know where there are idle men nearby?"
The little girl's eyes were rolling around, and she looked like a smart child.
Seeing Yu Li take out another piece of candy, she whispered, "Sister, those idlers are very fierce. Do you really want to go find them?"
Yu Li patted her head and said, "Don't worry, I'm very good!"
The little girl looked at her pretty face and her slim figure and thought that this sister did not look very powerful.
She was worried, but finally told her where there were some idle men nearby.
Yu Li was familiar with this place. She was familiar with every place in the county, so it was not surprising to hear her talk about that place.
The little girl took her candy and gave it to her brother and sister, saying, "Sister, you have to be careful, those people are very bad."
Yu Li waved at her and left.
Then she came to a small alley near Luoyu Lane. After crossing the alley, there was a wasteland surrounded by weeds, some broken walls and a smelly ditch.
I heard that this wasteland belonged to someone, but the owner never built a house there, so he left it there and it became a gathering place for ruffians and hooligans.
The common people know that there are only idle people here, so they usually don't come here and don't let their children come here to play.
When Yu Li came over, he saw some idle men gathered there gambling.
She walked over, swept away their gambling money, and when they rushed over angrily, she knocked them down one by one, and even grabbed each other's heads and knocked them together, causing them to fall to the ground with blood all over their heads.
In less than an incense stick of time, all the idle men present fell to the ground.
This place is remote and usually not many people come here, so no matter how the idle man is beaten, it will not attract the attention of the people, and no one will come to meddle in it.
Yu Li stood there, looking down at this group of idlers.
This was the scene that Wu Shouzi and the others saw when they rushed over. When she looked at them expressionlessly, they were instantly horrified, as if they were dreaming back to the first time they were beaten up by her.
Several people walked over tremblingly and asked, "Li, Boss Li, why are you here?"
Yu Li said calmly: "Someone set fire to the store last night."
Wu Shouzi and the others were shocked and said quickly: "Boss Li, it wasn't them!"
They were referring to the group of idlers who were knocked down by Yu Li, and they thought that Yu Li suspected that they were the ones who did it, so he came over to beat them up today.
Yu Li nodded, "I know, it was definitely not them who did it."
Everyone: "..." Then why did you come to beat them?
Looking at the people on the ground, I suddenly felt sorry for them. They were beaten unjustly.
Yu Li said: "There are too many idlers in the county town. No wonder they are hired to do bad things. We have to clean them up."
In addition to those who were sent to jail, these idlers were also a destabilizing factor.
Upon hearing this, Wu Shouzi and others instantly tensed up.
Then they are glad that they turned over a new leaf early, otherwise they would also be among those who were "cleaned up".
Wu Shouzi coughed lightly and said quickly, "Boss Li, we have found out where the outsider is."
Yu Li looked over and asked, "Where is it?"
Wu Shouzi and the others took a look, picked up a bloody idler, dragged him in front of Yu Li, and shook him, "Hurry up and talk to Boss Li, so as not to get beaten again."
They came here to look for these idlers.
Ever since someone caused trouble for Yu Jin's shop, they have been investigating who was behind it. They were much faster than Ge Yayi and after several days of investigation, they finally found some clues. They had previously confirmed that someone here knew the news, so they rushed over directly.
But when I got here, I found that Yu Li had already beaten up these idlers.
The idle man was dizzy after being shaken by Wu Shouzi and the others, and stammered, "What, what?"
"It was the outsiders who found those hooligans and went to the Yu Rouge Shop on East Street to cause trouble a few days ago." Wu Shouzi said, "Didn't you see them?"
The idle man was a little scared when he heard this. "I, I didn't say I had seen them before. I just met them outside the county town. And they are not easy to mess with. Don't hurt me!"
Even a small person knows how powerful he is. That group of people have unknown origins and are very generous. They can invite so many ruffians to cause trouble in East Street. Obviously, they are not afraid of trouble. He is just an idler in the city, without power or influence. How dare he provoke those dangerous people?
He didn't want to get involved no matter what.
Wu Shouzi sneered, "Do you think we are easy to mess with, Boss?"
The idle man looked at Yu Li who was standing there, and shuddered when he met her gaze.
This one is not easy to deal with! With one punch, he could knock them flying, and his strength was so terrifying that he could pick them up and throw them to the ground. They were beaten so badly that their heads were bleeding, and they had no intention of resisting at all.
Under the pressure of Yu Li, the idle man had to tell where he met the outsider.
"...I met them when I went there to look for my lover. They were hiding in a farmer's house, which was near a bamboo forest and quite remote."
The idle man's lover was a widow from a nearby village. When he and the widow were hanging out in the bamboo forest, they happened to overhear the conspiracy of those outsiders. Only then did they realize that they had hired ruffians to cause trouble at Yu's Rouge Shop in East Street.
Because Wu Shouzi and others were investigating the matter, many idle people in the county had heard about it.
When the idle man heard about it, he was really scared and didn't dare to tell anyone else until yesterday when he was drunk and casually mentioned it to a friend. But that brother didn't keep his mouth shut and went to tell Wu Shouzi and the others today.
"What are they plotting?" Yu Li asked.
The idle man hesitated for a moment and said, "They said that they would first destroy the Yu's Rouge Shop on East Street, and then lure the woman out of the city to deal with her."
"That woman?"
Wu Shouzi and others looked at each other, then looked at Yu Li.
I always feel that "that woman" refers to Li Boss. With Li Boss's ability, it is normal for him to offend people. Could it be that someone who Li Boss had offended before is secretly taking revenge on her?
Yu Li reacted calmly, asked a few more questions, and after getting accurate information, he left.
Before leaving, she said to the group of idlers, "Find a decent job in the future. If you continue to do nothing all day, I will continue to beat you up if I see you." She turned to Wu Shouzi and others and said, "Please help keep an eye on them. If anyone doesn't work, come and tell me."
Wu Shouzi and the others shuddered and immediately said, "Don't worry, Boss Li, we will definitely help you keep an eye on them."
Then they got excited and started getting ready.
It’s great that finally someone can understand the pain they felt back then. They are really happy to put their pain on others and persuade them to mend their ways.
**
Yu Li got accurate information and prepared to go out of the city to look for someone.
When passing by a bookstore, he happened to see Fu Wenxiao walking out of the bookstore with some pens, ink, paper and inkstone in his hand.
"Li Niang!" Fu Wenxiao called out in surprise. He walked over to her and suddenly noticed that her expression was not right. "Li Niang, what's wrong with you?"
Yu Li stopped and said, "Someone set fire to Jin Niang's store last night. I already know where they are. Let's go find them now."
Fu Wenxiao was startled and asked, "Are my second sister and the others okay?"
"It's okay. Jin Niang was alert. She woke up when they set the fire and put it out in time."
Fu Wenxiao was relieved. Seeing that she looked like she was going to settle accounts with someone, he said, "I'll go with you."
Yu Li looked at him, then nodded, not refusing.
It just so happens that this person has started practicing physical skills, so he can be taken out for a walk to gain some experience. If possible, he can also find someone to practice with, so that he won't be like Yu Jin and the others, who have strength but no practical experience and suffered a great loss last night.
Fu Wenxiao went out of the city with her.
On the way, Yu Li told him the news she had just learned, and said in a deep voice: "The other party should be coming for me. It's me who implicated Jin Niang and the others."
Fu Wenxiao was a little suspicious, but he didn't know what to say since he hadn't seen the person.
Both of them walked quite fast and soon arrived at a village near the city.
Yu Li was familiar with this village because after the New Year she and Zhang Fu went to the villages near the county town to slaughter pigs. It can be said that all the pigs in these villages were slaughtered by her.
Instead of going directly into the village, they went around the village and came to a farmer's house at the end of the village.
This family's house is located at the foot of the mountain, far away from the houses in the village. It is in a very remote location. Behind the house is a dense bamboo forest. Even if someone appears nearby during the day, the bamboo forest will not cover them and will not attract the attention of the villagers.
The two men came to the farmer's yard.
The courtyard wall was not high. It was built with thorns and bamboos. It only reached Yu Li's chest. He could see the courtyard and house inside through the wall.
There are only a few houses, not many.
Yu Li could feel that there were quite a few people in the room, about ten or so.
Those people were looking at them through the window as they appeared outside the courtyard wall. From their rapid breathing, she could keenly sense their nervousness at the moment.
It seems I have found the right place.
Yu Li didn't rush in, but pulled out a muddy bamboo pole from the farmer's courtyard wall.
She turned to Fu Wenxiao and said, "The other party may have bows and arrows. You wait outside and I will go in."
"Ali, it's too dangerous. Why don't we lure them out first?" Fu Wenxiao was a little worried that the arrows would hurt her.
"It's okay." Yu Li didn't take it to heart, "They can still shoot arrows. It's unavoidable."
Then, Fu Wenxiao saw her pick up a hard stone from the grass, crush it into pieces with a light squeeze, and then shoot it towards the farmer's house across the courtyard wall.
There were only bangs and bangs sounds, and the wooden pillars of the house were broken by stones. Then, the farmer's not very strong house collapsed under the gaze of Fu Wenxiao.
Fu Wenxiao: “…”
Is this what you mean by unavoidable?
As the house collapsed, a group of people ran out of the house quickly.
Some people who ran slowly were crushed by the fallen beams. Fortunately, the roof of the farmer's house was covered with thatch, so no one was crushed to death.
"Shoot!"
The leading man shouted sternly.
Those who ran out shot arrows towards the outside of the yard. Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao bent down to avoid the dense arrows. The arrows hit the courtyard wall or fell outside.
While shooting arrows, they kept their eyes on the other side of the courtyard wall vigilantly, being extremely cautious.
The leading man had a sullen face and didn't dare to relax at all. They had checked before coming and knew that the woman who had just knocked down the house with just stones was a powerful figure. It was heard that she had dealt with hundreds of bandits alone and was still able to escape unscathed. She was simply inhumane.
Just as the man was carefully alerting the people around him, the gate of the courtyard was kicked open by someone.
"Shoot!" the man shouted.
Another burst of arrows came flying towards them. Yu Li swung the bamboo pole with both hands. When she swung the pole to perfection, she swept away the arrows, as if what she held in her hand was not a bamboo pole but a weapon as hard as iron. No arrow could penetrate the pole and hurt anyone.
She charged into the group without hesitation as she knocked the arrows away one by one.
These people were indeed martial artists with excellent kung fu skills, but unfortunately they met Yu Li, a person who anyone who had fought with her thought was extremely strong.
But in a short moment, several people were lying on the ground, some were injured by bamboo poles, some were injured by weapons taken away by Yu Li. Some of them bumped into the courtyard wall, knocking it down, revealing Fu Wenxiao standing there.
Fu Wenxiao did not move, but smiled as he watched Yu Li taking action in the yard.
She held a yellowed bamboo pole in her hand. The other end of the pole was sharpened and covered with mud. However, this sharp end was sharper than a weapon. It could easily tear the clothes of these people and leave a long blood mark on their bodies.
The leading man felt his scalp tingling, realizing that they still underestimated her.
He screamed, "Go!"
Because Yu Li was guarding the gate, everyone present fled to the backyard, which led to the bamboo forest and was very convenient for hiding.
Seeing this, Yu Li kicked the ground with his toes, and countless mud splashed up and shot towards them.
Several people were hit on the back by lumps of mud, their bodies became numb, and they fell down.
The man who gave the orders also fell.
Just when Yu Li was dealing with all these people, someone suddenly shouted, "Don't move. If you dare to move, I will kill this guy!"
Yu Li looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man not far away holding a bow and arrow pointing at Fu Wenxiao.
His expression was sinister, and he said to Yu Li: "You don't want him to die, do you?"
Fu Wenxiao is like a weak scholar, with a thin figure, gentle and elegant manner. At first glance, he is obviously a weak scholar.
Being pointed at by the arrow, he was not afraid at all, and even smiled at the man.
The next moment, an arrow appeared from nowhere and pierced the chest of the man who was threatening with the bow and arrow.
The man was completely unable to react and turned his head stiffly to see who had shot the arrow in the back. However, before he could see clearly, he fell down, holding his chest.
Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao looked over and saw several people appearing not far away.
The leader was a tall and strong man dressed in black, with a stern face and a very powerful aura, like a soldier.
He held a bow and arrow in his hand, and after shooting the man, he slowly put it down.
Then the man in black walked towards this side, followed by several equally imposing men. He was the leader of these men, and they should be his subordinates.
When he came closer, Yu Li saw his appearance clearly. This man had a strong look and was about thirty years old, but his complexion was very bad, and there was a faint smell of blood and medicine on his body, so he must have been injured.
Even so, he did not show it on his face, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.
Since the other party had no ill intentions, Yu Li did not do anything.
The man's eyes fell on Fu Wenxiao, he pulled the corners of his lips, revealing a subtle smile, then lowered his head slightly and said respectfully: "Sir, I'm so glad that you're okay."
The subordinates around the man bowed their heads and saluted.
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