Chapter 210 Old Liao vs. Yan Wanshan
Yun Zhaoxue dismounted from her horse. "It's me."
"One should be lenient when possible. She offended you, and you've already hit her. If you hit her again, you'll kill her."
"You want to take the beating for her?"
Yun Zhaoxue answered honestly, "I don't want to."
Who wants to get beaten up?
Yan Wanshan narrowed his eyes and walked towards her, whip in hand.
I didn't intend to deal with her today, but she's looking for death, so I'll grant her wish.
Xiao Xuance, Zhuiying, and the others stood in front of Yun Zhaoxue.
Seven or eight guards stood behind Yan Wanshan, and the two sides faced each other.
The escorts were armed, and the Xiao family's momentum was not to be underestimated.
"What's going on? You rushed to the inn, only to be standing in the rain outside? Have you lost your mind?"
On the way, Lao Liao was wondering if they would have prepared ginger tea so that they could have a hot drink when they arrived at the inn, but instead they caused trouble in the street.
Some people were watching the play, while others were lying on the ground, where there were several pools of blood that were gradually being washed away by the rain.
It's obvious to anyone that another conflict has broken out and a fight has started.
"What are you all doing gathered here? A bunch of idiots who don't even know to find shelter from the rain."
"Master Liao, we also want to find a place to take shelter from the rain, but this inn is too much of a rip-off. A superior room costs ten taels of silver, a regular room costs five taels, and a dormitory room costs one tael. We can't afford it."
Old Liao dismounted and walked between the two families, glancing at Zhou Hong, who was half-dead from being beaten in the corner of his eye.
"What a mess! Can't you find another spot? Are you a stupid donkey or a dumb pig?"
“We also want to switch, but Yan…” The man was about to say Yan Wanshan, but was threatened by the other party’s look and swallowed his words, lowering his voice to say, “It’s the police who won’t allow it.”
The Vice Minister of Rites, Lu Wenyuan, bowed to him and said, "Lord Liao, you must stand up for us! If it were any other time, a slightly higher price would be acceptable, as a token of respect to the officials. But after we've been soaked in the rain, they've ripped us off with a large sum of money. Who would feel comfortable with that? We'd rather stand in the rain than be extorted."
"Yes, we'd rather get soaked in the rain than be ripped off. Ten taels this time, a hundred taels next time—isn't that killing us?"
"That's right, that's right..."
Yan Wanshan said, "Old Liao, don't listen to their nonsense. When did I ever ask them for a hundred taels?"
Old Liao slowly turned his head, his cold eyes shooting towards Yan Wanshan. His chest ached, and he took a deep breath. He felt that if he continued to be so angry, he wouldn't live much longer.
He realized a truth: when you're angry, you should vent it; you should never bottle it up inside.
He rushed over, grabbed Yan Wanshan by the collar and questioned him, then slammed him against the wall with a loud bang!
"I trust you, I gave you half the team to lead, and you can't even handle this little thing, yet you whine to your men that I'm autocratic and domineering. Screw you, if you can control them, I'll let you control me!"
Those watching were thoroughly enjoying themselves.
good!
well played!
Yan Wanshan was already resentful of Lao Liao, and being grabbed by the collar and humiliated in public made him furious. He gripped Lao Liao's arm tightly and threw a punch at his face.
To avoid being pulled away, Lao Liao loosened his grip on his collar and quickly kicked him in the stomach. "Bang!"
Yan Wanshan slammed heavily against the wall.
"Good, well played."
Someone accidentally shouted out their inner thoughts, and was glared at by Yan Wanshan's henchmen. They quickly covered their mouths and fell silent, hiding in the crowd.
Zhou Hong also shouted, "Good, well done! Kill him! Kill him! Hahaha..."
Zhao Jiu and the other escorts were worried that a fight between the two sides would be detrimental to the escort, so they stepped forward and separated the two men.
"Brother Liao, stop hitting them. It's raining so hard. The most important thing right now is to settle the prisoners."
"Brother Yan, calm down. We're all brothers. Let's hold back and not act impulsively."
The escort whispered in Yan Wanshan's ear: "A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan."
There are seven or eight inns on the street. If all of Lao Liao's group were to squeeze into two or three inns, they would all need to boil water for bathing and to keep warm, which would be very inconvenient.
Old Liao announced, "You can stay at any inn on this street. Each inn is equipped with two or three guards to watch over you. You need to report to them when you come and go, and you are not allowed to go out for more than an hour. Get a good rest tonight and don't go out to cause trouble. We will set off first thing tomorrow morning. Do you all understand?"
"Ask me now if you don't understand anything!"
Someone asked, "Master Liao, if it rains this heavily tomorrow, will you still continue your journey?"
"Master Liao, the shopkeeper said that it has been raining heavily in Changlin County for several days. If it continues to rain tomorrow, why don't we stop for a day... half a day before we leave? We adults can handle it, but the elderly and children can't."
On rainy days, the ground is soft and wet, and your feet sink deep into the mud. Pulling them out feels like carrying a thousand pounds of mud. Add to that the heavy raincoat on your body, and you can hardly move. Unless they also have lightweight raincoats like the Xiao family.
Old Liao said, "We can stop during the heavy rain, but everyone must be at the inn by tomorrow morning. Anyone who isn't will be treated as a fugitive."
Having said all that needed to be said, Lao Liao waved his hand and announced, "Alright, we can disperse now."
The Xiao family casually found an inn to stay in, requesting four superior rooms and one back room.
The best room was on the third floor. Since Xiao Xuance was in a wheelchair and it was inconvenient for him, he was given a room in the back.
He didn't want to be separated from Yun Zhaoxue. He finally had a chance to be alone with her, but before he could even speak...
Yun Zhaoxue had already made arrangements for him and Zhuiying to stay in the back room.
She shared a room with Xiao Mingshu.
The eldest and second sisters-in-law shared a room with Xian'er, Xiao Xuanwu shared a room with his two nephews, and Yang Shi had her own room.
The people upstairs took turns keeping watch in Yang's room at night.
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