Chapter 244-When you see injustice, you should shout. When it’s time to take action, you should take action.
The sun shone warmly, and time seemed to slow down, leaving only the clasped hands and the warmth in the room.
After they had rested enough, they checked out and left. Walking out of the inn, looking back at the still brilliant sea of flowers and pond, Xie Zhao's heart was filled with reluctance and satisfaction.
"Goodbye, beautiful Huahua!" He waved towards the sea of flowers.
Chu Linyuan stood beside him, watching his childish behavior with a gentle gaze.
The carriage slowly drove onto the official road again, leaving behind the gorgeous sea of flowers and the quiet pond.
Xie Zhao leaned against the car window, watching the scenery receding, still feeling a little reluctant to leave.
Gungun seemed to have sensed the emotion of parting as well. He leaned against the car window and made two "hmm" sounds in the direction of the car going away, with a hint of melancholy in his dark circles.
"Why, you can't bear to leave?" Chu Linyuan's cold voice sounded behind him.
Xie Zhao turned around and curled his lips: "A little bit, it's so beautiful there."
He moved to Chu Linyuan's side, hugged his arm, rested his chin on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter, Senior Brother said that we should come out often in the future! The next place will definitely be more beautiful!"
Chu Linyuan was held by him, and raised his hand to smooth his hair which was a little messy from the wind: "Yeah."
After traveling for half a day, the carriage stopped at a roadside teahouse for a short rest. Although the teahouse was simple, it was bustling with visitors from all over the country, and it was filled with the atmosphere of the city.
They found a seat by the side and ordered a pot of tea and some simple snacks.
GunGun was released from the spirit beast bag by Xie Zhao to get some fresh air. The little guy immediately became very interested in a stall selling bamboo trinket items in the corner of the teahouse, and twisted his chubby body to get there.
Xie Zhao quickly retrieved it and stuffed a piece of spiritual wood into it to sharpen its teeth: "Stay still and don't run around."
At this time, a few men who looked like traveling merchants at a table next to them were talking loudly about what they had seen and heard along the way.
"Have you heard? There's a bandit incident in Qingshi Town up ahead! They specialize in robbing passing caravans, and they're very vicious!"
"That's right! Wang Laowu's goods were robbed last week, and he lost everything!"
"The government also sent people, but those pirates were very slippery. They took advantage of the complex terrain and were impossible to catch!"
Xie Zhao pricked up his ears and listened for a few words, then nudged Chu Linyuan with his elbow and lowered his voice: "Brother, did you hear that? They're pirates! Should we... stand up for justice?" His peach blossom eyes flashed with eagerness, and it was obvious that after a few days of peace and stability, he wanted to find some excitement again.
Chu Linyuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and without even raising his eyelids, said, "You're nosy."
Xie Zhao was not convinced: "How can it be called meddling? We are doing justice for the people! By the way... hehe, maybe we can make some extra money?" He winked at Chu Linyuan with an expression of "you know what I mean".
Chu Linyuan put down the teacup and glanced at him calmly: "What do you want?"
"Simple!" Xie Zhao perked up. "We disguise ourselves as a caravan of fat sheep and lure them out! Then..." He made a gesture of raising his hand and slashing with a knife, which looked so inconsistent with his handsome smiling face.
Chu Linyuan was silent for a moment. Just when Xie Zhao thought he was going to refuse again, he heard him say, "Yes. But it needs to be planned carefully. No innocent people should be harmed, and your identity must not be exposed."
"No problem! Leave it to me!" Xie Zhao patted his chest and promised, and immediately began to imagine all the details of the "fishing enforcement" in his mind, without even having time to drink his tea.
GunGun seemed to sense his master's excitement, and also hugged the spirit wood, making two "hmm" sounds, as if to cheer him on.
After the rest, we got back on the road.
Xie Zhao lay on the small table in the carriage, writing and drawing with charcoal and paper, muttering to himself, "Well... we need to get a decent truck... As for the goods... we can use the illusion talisman to get something that looks valuable... We need to dress up a little more realistically. Brother, you're too cold and need to be more restrained. I'll pretend to be a smooth-talking steward..."
Chu Linyuan sat across from him, looking at his serious profile. Every now and then, when there was an obvious flaw in his plan, he would say, "You have murderous intent, you can't restrain it."
Xie Zhao muttered: "I know, I know..."
The carriage followed the route planned by Xie Zhao, moving slowly towards Qingshi Town. The closer they got, the fewer people and vehicles there seemed to be on the official road, and the atmosphere became subtly tense.
When they reached a section of road where two mountains were sandwiched together and trees were densely wooded, Xie Zhao keenly noticed that there seemed to be a few more malicious and prying eyes around him.
He immediately gave Chu Linyuan a look, then deliberately lifted the car curtain and said loudly in an exaggerated tone: "Master! Look at this place, with beautiful mountains and clear water, it's really a Feng Shui treasure land! If we deliver this batch of goods to the local area, we will definitely make a lot of money!"
He deliberately emphasized words like "goods" and "big profit." Chu Linyuan responded with a "hmm," his voice still flat, but the oppressive chill around him had subsided considerably. He simply sat there quietly, like a wealthy lord who kept his wealth hidden.
Gungun seemed to have sensed the change in atmosphere and stopped playing around. Instead, he lay down obediently at Xie Zhao's feet, his dark eyes moving vigilantly.
Sure enough, not long after, several thick tree trunks suddenly appeared in the middle of the road ahead, blocking the way.
Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen men with ferocious faces and holding shining weapons jumped out from the woods on both sides. Leading them was a strong man with a scar on his face.
"I opened this mountain and planted these trees! If you want to pass through here, you have to leave some money for passage!" Scarface roared with a grin, looking greedily at their rather luxurious-looking carriage.
Xie Zhao secretly laughed at the clichéd line, but pretended to be panicked. He jumped off the carriage and bowed, "Everyone! Please be kind! We are just a small business, we don't have much money!"
"Stop talking nonsense! What's in the car? Take it all out for me!" Scarface waved his knife impatiently.
At this moment, the previously silent Chu Linyuan slowly opened the car curtain. He didn't exert any pressure, but his inherently cold temperament and deep, abyssal gaze instantly quieted the noisy bandits, and subconsciously felt a slight palpitation.
Scarface forced himself to remain calm, and shouted in a timid voice, "What are you looking at! Old man, behave yourself!"
Chu Linyuan glanced at them indifferently, as if he were looking at a group of ants, and uttered only one word: "Get lost."
This extreme contempt instantly enraged the pirates. Scarface shouted, "If you don't accept my toast, I'll punish you! Brothers, go ahead! Kill these two fat sheep!"
Just when the pirates rushed up screaming!
Xie Zhao, who had been pretending to be timid, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes, and he had grasped the Jinghong Talisman Pen in his hand without him noticing when. He drew several golden runes in the air as fast as lightning!
Several golden lights shot out like spirit snakes, precisely wrapping around the ankles of the first few pirates!
Those people felt their feet tighten, as if they were tripped by invisible vines. They screamed and fell into a ball, and their offensive collapsed in an instant!
At the same time, Chu Linyuan, who had been sitting quietly in the car, moved. He didn't even leave his seat, but simply put his fingers together like a sword and lightly drew a line out the car window!
An extremely condensed black ice finger wind shot out silently, not attacking the human body, but accurately hitting the ground three feet in front of Scarface's feet!
The ground instantly formed a thin layer of ice as smooth as a mirror! Scarface couldn't stop himself in time and stepped on it. His center of gravity suddenly lost, and he spun twice on the spot like a clumsy spinning top. With a "thump", he fell on his back, and the big knife in his hand flew out of his hand and fell to the ground with a clang.
All this happened in a flash! Before the remaining bandits could react, they found that their boss and several companions were lying on the ground, unable to fight.
They looked in horror at Chu Linyuan, who was still sitting in the car with an expressionless face, and the "manager" who was holding a talisman pen with a playful smile on his face. They knew that they had hit a wall!
"Master...Master monk! Spare my life!" Someone shouted first, and the remaining bandits immediately dropped their weapons and armor, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, kowtowing repeatedly.
Xie Zhao put away the talisman brush, patted the non-existent dust on his hands, walked up to the scarred man who fell and kicked him lightly with his toes: "Hey, are you still going to rob?"
Scarface was so frightened that his soul was about to fly out of his body. He endured the pain and begged for mercy repeatedly: "I won't dare to do it again! I didn't recognize the real man! I offended two immortal masters! Please spare my life! Please spare my life!"
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