Chapter 51: The scene of the car overturn (three updates in one)...

Jiang Yanyi walked closer and found a dead rat and wild cat on the steps outside the store.

The rat was half eaten and bloody, and the wild cat was in a more miserable state, with a pile of vomit around it and its eyes rolled back.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Jiang Yanyi was still shocked and felt physically uncomfortable.

Jiang Yanyi looked at the long street and found that the shops were opening one after another. Several vendors selling breakfast liked to set up stalls in front of Jiang Yanyi's door. After all, they only do business in the morning, and Jiang Yanyi's hot pot restaurant does business at noon.

Jiang Yanyi had a good temper and would not say anything if she saw it. Sometimes they would send her breakfast to express their gratitude. After all, if they set up a stall in front of someone else's store, they would be yelled at and driven away.

Today, however, the vendors all stayed away from her store, obviously because they were afraid of the dead cat.

Jiang Yanyi asked the woman selling wontons, "Auntie, did you see this cat die in front of my store when you set up your stall this morning?"

The woman selling wontons nodded unnaturally, as if she was afraid that Jiang Yanyi would ask more questions, and hurriedly buried her head in her work.

Jiang Yanyi glanced at the other vendors, and most of them also avoided her gaze.

Jiang Yanyi knew that they were afraid of being implicated. After all, they had no foundation. She was now very close to the Feng Mansion, and someone still dared to use such a shady trick, which showed that the other party was quite powerful.

Jiang Yanyi understood their concerns, but she still felt that the world was cruel.

She didn't ask anything else, but said to Qiu Kui: "Let's deal with the dead cat and rat first, and clean up the store entrance."

Qiu Kui nodded and went to the back kitchen to get the stove ash. The pile of dirt exhaled by the dead cat was wrapped in the stove ash to make it easier to clean.

He Xingniang, who ran a jewelry shop across the street, went out to buy a fried cake for breakfast. When she saw the dead cat at the door of Jiang Yanyi's shop, she fanned it in front of her nose several times with her hand in an unlucky manner: "Shopkeeper Jiang, is the food in your shop not clean? The wild cats ate the rats in your shop and poisoned them to death. How can people eat the food you cook?"

If someone wanted to destroy his reputation, Jiang Yanyi would be merciless: "Auntie He, I don't like to hear this. Not to mention that we don't know whether the wild cat died of poison after eating a rat. This rat at the door of my shop is my shop?"

For fear of attracting rats, Jiang Yanyi didn't even dare to smoke the bacon. The meat used in the shop was bought fresh every morning, and all edible things were put away in the cupboards.

He Xingniang was over 30 years old, but she was able to open a jewelry store on the main street of the Protectorate. Her family was well off, and she took good care of herself. She was a woman with a charming

figure. In the past, no matter how eccentric she was, Jiang Yanyi would still maintain some respect with her, calling her "Sister He" as a courtesy. Today, he directly called her "Auntie He", which made He Xingniang very angry.

She didn't even bother to eat her pancakes and fruits. She put her hands on her hips and cursed, "There are so many households on this street, why did the wild cat have to die in front of your door with a mouse in its mouth? The mouse was not from your shop, or was it framed by someone else? The only restaurants on the whole street, besides your old antique shop, are the Lai Fu Restaurant at the end of the street. What a joke! Lai Fu Restaurant is such a big business, how could it look down on your small business?"

Her voice was so sharp that many passers-by stopped to watch.

The wild cat died in such a miserable way that it made people feel uncomfortable.

Jiang Yanyi found an empty basket to temporarily cover the bodies of the wild cat and the mouse. Her voice was not as penetrating as He Xingniang's, but her pronunciation was clear and every word was heard clearly:

"According to what you said, Aunt He, a few days ago I saw girls from the Jinyu Kiln entering your shop to buy jewelry. Can I also assume that those girls are originally from your shop?" Doesn't

this mean that He Xingniang is a brothel owner who runs a kiln?

The onlookers laughed.

He Xingniang was furious, "You are shameless, don't throw dirty water on me! It's true that people who are not brought up by their parents are very different, they can say anything!"

Jiang Yanyi hated people who always pointed at their parents and cursed them. She smiled with a fake smile, "Yes, it's a pity that your parents passed away early, otherwise they would have taught you well."

He Xingniang was furious, threw away the pancake in her hand, and rushed over to fight with Jiang Yanyi: "You little bitch, I must tear your mouth today!"

Seeing that they were about to fight, the neighbors came over to stop the fight. Several women grabbed He Xingniang and persuaded her.

He Xingniang was pulled back and cried and said that Jiang Yanyi insulted her parents who died early.

Jiang Yanyi listened to her mournful crying and said calmly, "I didn't say that, you said it yourself."

He Xingniang was finally persuaded by several women, and her crying gradually subsided. After being provoked by Jiang Yanyi, her crying became several degrees sharper. Several women who were trying to comfort He Xingniang couldn't stand her crying. He Xingniang

couldn't swallow this breath, so she moved a stool and sat at the door of her own store, cursing at Jiang Yanyi like a street swearer, using all kinds of ugly words.

Jiang Yanyi and Qiu Kui dealt with the carcasses of wild cats and mice, and fetched water to clean the steps in front of the door, pretending not to hear it.

When He Xingniang was tired of scolding, Jiang Yanyi deliberately said a few more words to taunt her. He Xingniang was angry and her temper was ignited at any time. Like a fighter plane, she continued to scold with full firepower.

This repeated several times, and He Xingniang's voice was hoarse and she couldn't speak.

Jiang Yanyi then said, "Sister He, you are really something. I don't ask myself that I have never offended you since I opened the shop. Even if I have offended you in some way, we can talk about it in private. Look at you, you have been scolding for the whole morning. Anyone passing by this street has no intention of going into the shop to buy anything. I don't mind, after all, I only started selling hot pots at noon, but the neighbors have no business in their shops for the whole morning. Why bother?"

He Xingniang's eyes widened and she wanted to continue scolding, but when she opened her mouth, her throat was so sore that she couldn't make any sound.

The neighbors had been listening to He Xingniang yelling and cursing for the whole morning, and they were already dissatisfied with her. Moreover, what Jiang Yanyi said was true. Because of He Xingniang's incident, their store had no business for the whole morning.

Human nature is sometimes so strange. You can stand aside and watch other people's affairs, but when it comes to your own interests, you can't do that.

"Xingniang, you did something wrong today."

"That's right, this Duhufu Street is not yours. After making a fuss for the whole morning, are you still going to do business?"

"It's been so many years, and she's still like this. When she encounters a trivial matter, she acts as if everyone owes her something..."

The most terrifying thing about quarrels is not one-on-one, but when a group of people are blaming you.

Normally, He Xingniang would have yelled twice at the top of her voice to yell back at the group of people, but today her voice was so hoarse that she couldn't speak, and she couldn't yell at anyone. In the end, she was so angry that she closed the store and didn't want to do business today.

After this incident, people with a discerning eye could see that although this storekeeper Jiang looked kind and amiable, if you offend her, you'll be in real trouble.

After all, He Xingniang has been living on the streets of the Protectorate for more than ten years. Except for today, when has she ever been defeated in a quarrel?

Jiang Yanyi is indeed an advocate of making money in harmony, and she has always been "I won't offend others unless they offend me", but if someone offends her, she will definitely not be a soft persimmon.

He Xingniang had provoked her many times, openly or covertly. She had fought back without any pain the previous times. This time, He Xingniang was pushing her too far, so there was no need for her to show any mercy.

Qiu Kui looked at Jiang Yanyi with envy: "Huahua is so awesome!"

She had always been bullied since she was little, and even when she was scolded, she could not think of how to fight back. Today, when He Xingniang was scolding, her saliva was flying everywhere. She was scared just by looking at the scene, but Jiang Yanyi acted as if nothing had happened, and even found loopholes in He Xingniang's words to fight back.

Jiang Yanyi said: "You have to be like this. There are so many people who bully the good and fear the evil. If you don't stand up, how can there be so many kind people to help you?"

Qiu Kui nodded vigorously and asked again: "Did He Xingniang do that to the cat?"

Jiang Yanyi thought about it and shook his head: "It shouldn't be her."

No one would be so stupid to fall into the trap and then jump out and jump.

Jiang Yanyi, the man behind the scenes, also thought that Lai Fu Restaurant was the only one in the street that served food, but as He Xingniang said, Lai Fu Restaurant had such a large industry, and its main business was to contract banquets for dignitaries, which had no conflict with her hot pot business.

After she arrived in Xizhou City, the only family she had offended was the Hu family.

Could it be that all this was done by the Hu family?

Jiang Yanyi cooked the medicinal meal with a heavy heart. When he sent it to the Protectorate, the doorman said apologetically, "I forgot to tell you, Manager Jiang, that Military Advisor Chi came this morning, and the prince went to the army with Military Advisor Chi early in the morning."

Jiang Yanyi frowned, "Didn't the doctor say that he needs to rest in the mansion for a few days?"

The doorman said embarrassedly, "This... I dare not ask about the prince's affairs. Maybe there is something important in the army."

Jiang Yanyi knew that a doorman could not know the reason why Feng Shuo suddenly went to the military camp. After handing the prepared medicinal meal to the doorman, he returned to the store.

When Aunt Guo came to work, she started cursing as soon as she entered the store: "You left a dead cat in front of someone else's store so early in the morning. You are really heartless!"

Jiang Yanyi was a little confused: "Auntie, how did you know?"

Aunt Guo said: "On my way here, I heard a lot of people talking about a wild cat that ate the mice in our store and was poisoned to death. The doctor at Xinglin Hall was invited to see patients by several families in the morning. They were all nobles who ate the antique soup in our store yesterday. When they heard about the dead cat, they were afraid that the things in the store were not clean, and they all felt unwell."

Jiang Yanyi frowned. A cat had just died outside her store that morning. There were no people on the street at that time, and she and Qiu Kui had already cleaned up the bodies of the wild cat and the mouse. He Xingniang started her swearing by saying a few words about rats, and then she started swearing about other things.

Rumors about wild cats cannot spread so quickly, there must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames.

However, before Jiang Yanyi could think about it, two bearded men walked into the store swearing all the way.

One was one-eyed, and the other had a scarred face. The one-eyed man kicked over a set of chairs and said, "Shopkeeper, come out here!"

When Qiu Kui saw the two men, she looked a little scared, and turned to Jiang Yanyi and said, "Huahua, these are the people who came to eat yesterday."

Jiang Yanyi pressed her hand, motioning her not to be afraid, and stood up and said, "I'm the shopkeeper. The two guests, please talk it over nicely. If you damage my shop, I'll punish you."

The scarred man looked Jiang Yanyi up and down with lustful eyes: "I heard that the shopkeeper of this store was doing sex trade with the rich and powerful. Even the prince was fascinated by him. He is so handsome, I think the rumors are true." Jiang

Yanyi's eyes suddenly turned cold: "According to the law, those who spread rumors and criticize the royal family shall be punished by cutting off their tongues."

Feng Shuo is a royal family.

The face of the man who was speaking froze, and the one-eyed man glared at his companions, then he said to Jiang Yanyi fiercely: "Yesterday, the three of us brothers ate hot pot in your store. Today, my third brother has a stomachache and vomiting. Now he is in Huichuntang. What do you think we should do?"

Jiang Yanyi's first reaction was that they wanted to cheat money, and the dead cat at the door of the store was also caused by them.

After all, they didn't look like people with a lot of money in their clothes, but they ate and drank in her store yesterday and had money to pay the bill. Today, when the dead cat incident came out, they came to her store to make trouble.

But after thinking about it carefully, it didn't stand up to scrutiny - if they were just for a little money, there was no need to go to great lengths to spread rumors that the food in her store was not clean. Besides, a few hooligans don't have the ability to spread rumors so quickly.

Jiang Yanyi said calmly: "I looked at yesterday's bill. You came to the store to eat at noon yesterday. Last night's dinner and this morning's breakfast may have caused your brother's abdominal pain and vomiting."

"Bah! The rats in your store have eaten the dead cat, and you still want to play tricks on your grandfather?" The one-eyed dragon was aggressive.

Perhaps because they saw that someone really had a problem with the hot pot, more people gathered outside the store to watch.

Jiang Yanyi stood straight. No matter how rude and unscrupulous the two men were, she was not afraid at all and did not lose any momentum. She shouted, "Did you see with your own eyes that the wild cat ate the mouse and died?"

The one-eyed dragon was stunned by Jiang Yanyi's roar, "No."

"Then did you see the mouse running out of my shop?"

"No."

Jiang Yanyi sneered, "Then how do you know that the mouse is in my shop? Report your brother's matter to the government, and the government will give an explanation."

The scarred man helped, "The government, no matter how powerful the officials in Xizhou are, they can't be higher than the prince next door. Shopkeeper, you should relax the prince's muscles and bones on the bed, and then the government will definitely find you not guilty."

He made a heartbroken expression and said to the people watching outside the store "It's us ordinary people who have no power and influence who are suffering!"

Jiang Yanyi's face was ugly, but she also believed that they were related to the Hu family based on these words, and she cursed directly: "You fart!"

After offending the Hu family, she also found out the status of the Hu family in Xizhou. The Hu family has a big business because they monopolize the flower market in the entire Xizhou. They also make spices, develop rouge and powder, and open a silver shop and a cloth shop.

Xizhou's governor, Mr. Xie, is the uncle of Mrs. Hu.

Because Feng Shuo came forward, the governor Xie disowned all his relatives and punished Mrs. Hu with a stick. After a manager of the Hu family came to her store to give gifts and apologize, she never had any contact with the Hu family again.

Who would have thought that the Hu family was waiting here to plot against her.

However, these two ruffians not only slandered her, but also deliberately slandered Feng Shuo. Is the Hu family really so ignorant of life and death? Or have they climbed to a higher branch?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yanyi couldn't help but feel strange. Today, the streets of the Protectorate were so noisy, but the patrol officers and soldiers in this area had not appeared.

After hearing what the two scoundrels said, Aunt Guo seemed to be even angrier than Jiang Yanyi. She spat fiercely and said, "You bunch of bastards. Have you ever dug your mouth in a cesspool? You can live in peace as thugs in Xizhou City, but you don't even ask yourself who you owe this to! If the King of Liaoning had not been in Xizhou, the Turks would have rushed into the city and chopped off your head to use as a night pot!"

"Damn old woman!" The scarred man's eyes became fierce, and he raised his hand to hit Aunt Guo.

"Auntie!" Jiang Yanyi was worried that Auntie Guo would be in trouble, so she quickly shouted, "Stop! Do you still have any respect for the law?"

Scarface turned a deaf ear and came over here with great momentum, but unexpectedly, Auntie Guo hooked a bench over there, and Scarface was tripped.

Auntie Guo sat on the ground, and it looked like she fell to the ground out of fright.

She raised her feet and kicked Scarface hard several times, shouting, "Help, someone is hitting someone!"

Jiang Yanyi was not sure how strong those kicks were, but she saw Scarface covering the place where he was kicked, and the whole person curled up like a shrimp.

Jiang Yanyi was stunned, so Auntie Guo... is actually a hidden martial arts master?

The people outside the door couldn't see what was happening inside, but since Auntie Guo was screaming so miserably, they all thought that the two big men were bullying others by taking advantage of their power,

and they couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Jiang Yanyi. But the officials didn't come over, and seeing that the two big men were so strong, they didn't dare to help rashly.

"Stop!" A deep shout came from outside the door, and the person who squeezed in was a handsome young man, Lu Linyuan.

"Poor scholar, don't meddle in other people's business!" The one-eyed man was about to help Scarface, and he didn't want to pay attention to Lu Linyuan.

But he took out a token from his arms: "I am from Xizhou Prefecture!"

He had heard of the reputation of Jiang Yanyi's hot pot restaurant. When his colleagues joked about coming here for a meal, he refused in every possible way, unwilling to set foot here, fearing that the dust from the past would be dragged up again.

But today, he happened to pass by here and heard the screams inside, and he still couldn't sit idly by.

He has read the books of sages all his life, and he can't lose the great way engraved in his bones because of some old grudges.

Even if it was just an unfamiliar woman who was bullied today, he, Lu Linyuan, would stand up.

When Jiang Yanyi saw Lu Linyuan, she was also stunned. She didn't expect that she would see him again in such a situation.

Seeing the token in Lu Linyuan's hand, the one-eyed dragon and the scarred face who was grimacing in pain looked at each other and were a little confused. Didn't the people over there say that the Xizhou government office would not be in charge of the main street of the Protectorate today?

"Why are you guys making trouble?" Lu Linyuan asked the two big men.

"My three brothers ate hotpot here yesterday. Today, my third brother has diarrhea and vomiting. It must be that the hotpot in this store is not clean!"

"Since you all ate, why is only your third brother suffering from diarrhea and vomiting, while you two are still so energetic?" Lu Linyuan questioned.

The two big men were stumped by the question. They were originally ruffians, so how could they reason with others? They stammered, "My third brother... has been weak since he was a child, and his body is not as strong as the two of us."

"Since he is weak, maybe his stomach is not digested well. This is not a reason for you to slander other people's shops for unclean food!" Lu Linyuan said in a deep voice.

Scarface quickly added, "A wild cat died in front of their shop this morning. It ate the mice in their shop and died."

Jiang Yanyi immediately retorted, "The mice are not from my shop!"

It was the first time that Lu Linyuan saw Jiang Yanyi so fierce, and he felt very unfamiliar.

If it were in the past, he would have thought it was unruly to see the noble lady of the aristocratic family so unmannered. But after several desperate situations, he also knew that not everyone is born with a life of luxury and learning to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting

since childhood. When the country was destroyed in the previous life, many noble ladies from aristocratic families could not bear the fate of falling into the mortal world and committed suicide. Only a few can survive.

Letting go of the prejudice he had against Jiang Yanyi, Lu Linyuan suddenly felt that she had done better than most noble ladies.

She had done wrong in the past, but now she had no home to return to, no relatives to recognize, and had to make a living on her own, which was considered a punishment.

It was not wrong to want to live.

Jiang Yanyi felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, and cleared his throat and said, "I hope you can be fair and give our shop a clean name."

Lu Linyuan came to his senses and asked, "Is the dead cat still there?"

"Yes." Jiang Yanyi had not had time to bury it, so he just put it in the basket.

Lu Linyuan nodded, "Take it with you, and take it to the doctor in the clinic to see what the doctor decides."

The one-eyed dragon didn't know what happened at the other end, but the other party just wanted him to take Jiang Yanyi to Huichuntang. The two brothers started to make trouble just to get more money and then deceive Jiang Yanyi. Now there

is only one more scholar who looks weak, after all, he is a member of the government, and the government will make the decision.

The one-eyed dragon pointed at Jiang Yanyi and said, "My third brother is still in Huichuntang, you have to go with us!"

Today's matter must be settled. Jiang Yanyi nodded: "Okay."

Aunt Guo hurriedly said, "Boss, I will go with you."

Jiang Yanyi glanced at Aunt Guo, hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Today, after seeing Aunt Guo hook the stool with her foot, and thinking about what she said to persuade him that day, Jiang Yanyi had a vague guess about her identity, but he was not sure.

The two big men were strong, and Lu Linyuan was just a weak scholar, not to mention his own fighting ability. If there were any variables in the middle of the journey, I'm afraid it would be dangerous. Bringing Aunt Guo, who knows martial arts, is safer.

Jiang Yanyi wanted to go to the Feng Mansion for help, but her relationship with Feng Shuo was not settled yet, and the two had previously slandered her and Feng Shuo. If she went to the Feng Mansion for help, it would just be like verifying what they said. Even

if they found out that their third brother's diarrhea and vomiting had nothing to do with their hot pot, the people might still suspect that the palace was pressuring the clinic.

So Jiang Yanyi gave up the idea of ​​going to Feng Mansion for help, told Qiu Kui to close the shop, and went to Huichuntang with a few people.

Xizhou Prefecture Office.

Xie Zhizhou looked at the person sitting on the armchair, respectfully presented a glass of wine, and said flatteringly: "Sir, please have it."

"Have you told everyone down there?" Fan Yaonian was holding a half-dressed beautiful maid in his arms.

The beautiful maid took the wine handed over by Xie Zhizhou and was about to feed it to Fan Yaonian.

Fan Yaonian didn't drink it, and the beautiful maid smiled shyly, understood what he meant, and put it in her mouth to feed him.

In front of Xie Zhizhou, the two of them became intimate as if no one was around.

Fan Yaonian was the eldest son of Fan Wei. After his younger brother Fan Shengnian died, the emperor, in order to stabilize the Fan family, not only made the imperial concubine Fan the imperial concubine, but also promoted him to the rank of general of the cavalry. Fan Yaonian and his brother Fan Shengnian were of the same kind, and wherever they went, they were always accompanied by wine and beauties.

Xie Zhizhou turned a blind eye to the two who were so close to each other. He was only happier that the beauties he presented to Fan Yaonian won his favor. He said earnestly: "As long as the daughter of Jiang leaves the main street of the Protectorate, I have plenty of ways to catch her, but I am afraid that the King

of Liaoning will get the news..." Since the news that Jiang Yanyi was still alive reached the emperor, Feng Shuo, in order to prevent someone from secretly killing him, not only strictly controlled the people entering and leaving the city at the major city gates, but also laid a strict defense network along the entire main street of the Protectorate.

It seemed nothing on weekdays, but the governor Xie received hints from above and sent assassins to assassinate the daughter of Jiang several times, and none of the assassins sent out came back alive.

After losing dozens of assassins, it was not easy to figure out the distribution range of the defense network.

After hearing what Xie Zhizhou said, Fan Yaonian sneered: "The Turkic prince has sneaked into Xizhou, and I'm afraid he has no time to take care of other things now. Once the daughter of the Jiang family dies, Your Majesty will no longer have any leverage over the King of Liaoning. When the Turkic and the King of Liaoning are both defeated, Your Majesty will send troops north, and not only can you regain Xizhou, but you can also take over the military power of the King of Liaoning!"

He glanced at Xie Zhizhou: "At that time, I will report to Your Majesty and let you sit on the position of Protector General of Xizhou."

Xie Zhizhou was greedy for money, and he also liked high positions and generous salaries, but no one knew better than him how the Turkish prince sneaked into Xizhou City under layers of blockades. Once the truth was revealed, it would be a crime of treason and the extermination of nine generations of the family.

He was worried about his own head: "The King of Liaoning has always been famous for his bravery in the army. If the Turks are defeated..."

"He will definitely die!" Fan Yaonian said in a firm tone, his big hands climbing on the beautiful maid, but his eyes were very gloomy.

The man on the dragon throne dared to take this risky move, and it took him a lot of effort to find out a big weakness of the King of Liaoning. Because of the old injury of the King of Liaoning, he would be in so much pain when he encountered severe cold that he couldn't even hold his weapon.

From the beginning, the man on the dragon throne had been planning to lure the King of Liaoning to Xizhou.

However, it was thought that the Turkic spies who stayed in the Xizhou camp could hold on until the severe winter, but Feng Shuo cleared out the spies in a blink of an eye.

The King of Liaoning has now begun to rectify the Xizhou government office. If the Xizhou government office is also under his control, then Xizhou will be like an iron barrel, and no matter how much effort is put into it, it cannot be opened.

Therefore, this barrel of water must be completely disturbed before Feng Shuo completely clears the entire Xizhou.

Joining forces with the Turks to eliminate the King of Liaoning is the craziest move of the new emperor.

Fan Yaonian knows very well that in the eyes of the new emperor, the threat of the King of Liaoning is much greater than that of the Turks. The

new emperor's initial plan was that if the King of Liaoning sent troops, he would most likely die in battle; if the King of Liaoning did not send troops, his reputation would be ruined by then, and the people of the entire Daxuan Dynasty would spit on him. In

this way, even if he wanted to rebel and seize the throne in the future, he would not be popular.

Now that the new emperor has sent him here, he has no intention of letting the King of Liaoning leave Xizhou alive.

Fan Yaonian was able to reach the position of a cavalry general, so he was definitely not a fool. When the King of Liaoning was in his prime, he certainly didn't dare to provoke this "Living King Yan", but he could kill ten sick kings who couldn't even hold a weapon!

Xie Zhizhou didn't know the secret about Feng Shuo's old injury, and he felt terrified just thinking about Feng Shuo's reputation in the army, "What if..."

"No what if!" Fan Yaonian pushed the beautiful maid in his arms away.

Seeing that he had ruined his mood, Prefect Xie was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Your humble subject deserves to die. General Fan is a young hero, how could he not be defeated by the King of Liaoning!"

Fan Yaonian snorted coldly, "When Chu Changping was the general of Yunzhou, wasn't he also known as an invincible general? And yet he was thrown off the cliff by a single spear from me!"

At this time, at the gate of Xizhou, a team of escorts were slowly approaching with several carts of goods. Each escort wore a windproof black cloak, a hat on his head, and a long sword at his waist.

The inspections at the gates of Xizhou City have become more stringent these days. When the guards saw a caravan coming, they all perked up, "What business are you doing? Take out your pass? Open all the boxes!"

The guard leader was about to open the boxes, but the escort leader stretched out his arm to stop him. Before the guard leader could get angry, he showed a token. The guard leader

saw the cold and violent word "Seal" on the token, his face changed drastically, and he directly signaled the soldiers behind him to lift the sharp wooden roadblocks: "Quick, quick, let them in!" After

the group entered the city, the escort leader raised his hat and looked at the bustling Xizhou City. His tough features were full of heroism, but his eyes were slightly red. It was Chu Changping.

He said, "After being chased and blocked all the way, we finally reached Xizhou."

The assassins sent by the palace were like a group of mad dogs, setting ambushes everywhere. If Chu Changping had not fallen off a cliff to fake his death, and had not had the token of the King of Liaoning in his hand, and had not been met by the King of Liaoning's men wherever he went, he might not have reached Xizhou even if he had delayed for another half a month.

His confidant behind him stepped forward and said, "Third Master, should we find an inn to stay first or go to see my cousin first?"

They were all covered in dust and looked like nobody's business.

Chu Changping was worried about his niece. In order to kill him, the emperor sent Fan Yaonian, the eldest son of the Fan family. As long as his niece was alive, the one sitting on the throne would not feel at ease.

Although Chu Changping knew that his niece was now under the protection of the King of Liaoning, he was still afraid of any accidents. On the one hand, he was also eager to see his niece, so he pointed out a few trusted people: "Yang Xiu, Jiang Sha, Bing Shao, Fan Zha, you guys follow me to see Ayi, and the rest of you should find an inn first."

The trusted people obeyed the order one after another.

At this time, Jiang Yanyi didn't know that he was in someone else's plan.

Two strong men led the way, and Jiang Yanyi, Guo Da Niang, and Lu Linyuan followed behind.

Huichuntang is in the south of the city. It is a clinic where ordinary people go to see a doctor. This area in the south of the city is a bit like the slums of Xizhou City. The Xizhou government is unwilling to send people to manage this area. If someone dies on the street for no apparent reason, and no one reports it to the police, no police will come.

Most of the people living here don't have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear, but there are also many children running around naked in the streets.

The poorer the people, the more they like to have children. Even if eating is a problem, the children in the family still jump out one after another.

Jiang Yanyi frowned as he looked at the dirty streets.

Lu Linyuan also found something wrong. How could these two people live in such a place and have money to eat hot pot?

He asked in a deep voice: "How far is it?"

Scarface seemed to have seen the huge sum of money promised to them by the leader, and his tone of answer was much lighter: "We'll be there soon, just turn a corner in the alley ahead."

As soon as the group walked into the alley, Jiang Yanyi didn't react before he was pulled behind by Aunt Guo.

Arrows were flying over like a blanket of dust. Aunt Guo had a soft sword in her hand, and she danced with it tightly. Her mountain-like body was surprisingly flexible at this moment, and she blocked all the dense arrows one meter away.

Lu Linyuan was not good at fighting, but there were several secret guards hiding beside him. When they saw him in danger, they jumped out one after another.

Only the two bearded men who led the way were shot into a sieve, and blood was all over the ground.

"Hurry up, shopkeeper! Run to the main street of the Protectorate!" Aunt Guo protected Jiang Yanyi and retreated to the alley.

Jiang Yanyi was completely confused now. She thought someone was targeting her, but she didn't expect that she was going to be killed directly.

The person who went to such great lengths just to kill her... The only person Jiang Yanyi could think of was the male protagonist in the original book. After all, the Hu family was just a merchant and didn't have such a skill.

Every arrow seemed to fall on her, but was blocked by the soft sword in Auntie Guo's hand at a tricky angle.

Jiang Yanyi had never seen such a battle before. Her heart was beating violently and her legs were weak. She was basically carried away by Auntie Guo.

Auntie Guo's beautiful swordsmanship was indeed beyond Jiang Yanyi's imagination... She should have expected it long ago. Ma the butcher had been slaughtering pigs and sheep for decades. If Auntie Guo was just an ordinary master, how could her skills in slaughtering sheep be more skillful than Ma the butcher?

The soft sword collided with the sharp arrow, making a sharp tinkling sound.

Jiang Yanyi spoke hesitantly, "Auntie, are you from the Feng Mansion?"

Auntie Guo knew what she wanted to ask, and while blocking the sharp arrows flying from all directions, she said, "The prince only asked me to be by your side to protect you. What I said that day was what I wanted to say to you myself. This is the first time in all these years that the prince has cared about a girl. I hope that there will be someone who understands the prince by his side."

Having retreated to the outside of the alley, Auntie Guo pushed Jiang Yanyi and said, "Hurry up, shopkeeper!"

Jiang Yanyi staggered back a few steps and saw several assassins jumping down from the wall. Lu Linyuan was protected by several secret guards and was unharmed. She knew that she could not help at all if she stayed here, and it would hinder Aunt Guo from taking care of herself.

She held back her tears and said, "Auntie, be careful," and gritted her teeth and ran to the street.

The target of this group of killers was Jiang Yanyi. When they saw Jiang Yanyi running away, they did not want to fight and went after Jiang Yanyi directly.

Aunt Guo held back half of the people. Seeing this, Lu Linyuan also ordered his secret guards: "Hold them back!"

Jiang Yanyi ran all the way. Because she was too scared, she didn't feel tired, but the blood in her body seemed to be flowing backwards, making her hands and feet cold uncontrollably.

She was worried that Aunt Guo was outnumbered, and she shouted for help all the way, but no one on the street paid attention to her.

For the first time, Jiang Yanyi wanted to cry because she was too scared. She gritted her teeth and ran to the main street of the Protectorate as Auntie Guo said.

She trusted the soldiers of the Protectorate more than the government officials.

Several assassins soon caught up with her. Jiang Yanyi lost one of her shoes, but she still couldn't outrun these martial artists.

When an assassin threw a knife at her, Jiang Yanyi stepped on a stone with the foot that had lost its shoe. The pain in her foot made her burst into tears and she fell down.

The big knife just happened to be thrown not far from where Jiang Yanyi fell. Thinking that she was almost cut in half by this knife, Jiang Yanyi looked at the bright blade. She didn't want to cry, but her tears fell even more fiercely. "Help--"

She had never felt so close to death before.

The pedestrians on the street didn't even have time to hide when they saw this, and no one dared to step forward.

This happened to be a three-way intersection. Turn left and cross a street to reach the Protectorate Street. Turn right and you will reach the only way in and out of the city.

The assassin behind him probably saw that Jiang Yanyi could not run, so he stopped chasing her and walked over slowly with a knife in hand: "I took money from others and helped them eliminate disasters. Don't blame me when you go to the underworld."

When the big knife came down on her, Jiang Yanyi closed her eyes and thought that the knife technique looked very neat and she should die instantly, and it would not be like the wound on Feng Shuo's back, which hurt for a long time.

But the knife did not fall on Jiang Yanyi in the end. A goose feather arrow instantly pierced the assassin's chest, and at the same time, a kick came and kicked the assassin far away.

"Dare to touch my niece, I will eliminate this disaster first!"

A rough voice came from above.

Jiang Yanyi raised her head with tears in her eyes, and saw a resolute and upright face. Although he had a short beard, his sharp eyebrows and sharp eyes were still handsome.

He looked like the uncle in her original memory, except that the stubble on his chin was longer.

She asked why it took so long for her to send a letter back, but there was no reply at all. It turned out that her uncle came to Xizhou in person to find her!

For a moment, Jiang Yanyi's nose was sore due to the ecstasy of surviving the disaster and seeing his relatives, and tears rolled down like beads.

But before she could say the word "uncle", another tall figure appeared in Jiang Yanyi's sight.

Feng Shuo was wearing a dragon robe, a heavy fox fur coat on his shoulders, his black hair was tied up neatly with a golden crown, his face was as sullen as usual, and he looked like a stranger who was not allowed to enter.

He was holding a black iron bow in his hand, standing three steps away, and called out in an inaudible way: "Master Chu San."

Chu Changping heard the voice and quickly clasped his fists towards Feng Shuo: "Master."

Jiang Yanyi's excitement and ecstasy were stuck, and she felt her scalp tingling.

Why did Feng Shuo happen to appear here? Did he know his uncle?

If Feng Shuo knew that he had lied to him for so long... Jiang Yanyi felt that her life, which she had just saved, might be lost again.

"Master, the remaining evildoers have all been executed!" Xing Yao rode over from the south of the city, dismounted and reported the situation to Feng Shuo.

Jiang Yanyi glanced towards the old alley in the south of the city and found that Auntie Guo and Lu Linyuan were slowly walking towards them.

They were all safe, and Jiang Yanyi breathed a sigh of relief, but the century-long problem in front of her was what really cost her life!

Jiang Yanyi thought it over, and finally when Chu Changping once again turned his extremely loving gaze to her, she climbed up with a half-limped leg, and before Chu Changping could speak, she pretended not to know him, and blinked desperately as she bowed to him: "Thank you for the rescue, this brave man."

Uncle is one of her own, and she can explain to him later, but Feng Shuo's temper is unpredictable, and it's not so easy to explain.

Let's keep Feng Shuo a secret first.

Chu Changping and his confidants behind him were so shocked when they heard what Jiang Yanyi said that they couldn't recover for a long time.

Strong... strong man?

Chu Changping looked Jiang Yanyi up and down, not quite understanding what message she was trying to convey by winking at him. He wondered if his niece had been too shocked and lost her memory?

The pity on his face suddenly became more obvious, and he said sadly: "Yi, uncle is sorry for you, uncle is late..."

Jiang Yanyi: "..."

Was she not blinking hard enough?

She glanced at Feng Shuo with a dead heart, but saw that Feng Shuo was looking at her with a faint look, and his expression was a bit hard to describe.