Chapter 12: East Street Crossing Officials Walking Downtown "That Song Linsheng... is also...
After Wen Yu said goodbye to Song Linsheng and his group, she began to wander around the streets. She didn't know the direction or location, she just relaxed and walked around.
What should we do now?
She had to find a way to get closer to Song Linsheng. Besides her master's instructions to cultivate diligently and accumulate merits for the purpose of ascending to heaven, she came to the mortal world mainly to find a way to see if she could change Song Linsheng's fate.
She damaged Song Linsheng's longevity branch, and it is not yet known what kind of changes in Song Linsheng's fate this will bring.
At present, this proud son of heaven and descendant of a famous family has been demoted, away from the center of power, and came to this remote Jiangyang Prefecture to serve as a prefect.
Given his background, it would be difficult for him to return to the capital to take up a position, and he could only stay in Jiangyang Prefecture.
There seems to be some change, but it is not very biased.
What exactly do the lines "Half a lifetime pure and untainted, the cold of spring and the warmth of the sun burn one's life" mean? And what will become of the missing second half of the fate poem?
Alas, Wen Yu was puzzled.
If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have made up something about looking for a brother. Where can I find a brother now? Even if I meet Song Linsheng next time, how will I explain it? I should have thought about it more carefully at that time. Why did I speak so hastily?
Song Linsheng is extremely intelligent. Since he has the brains to pass the imperial examination, how could he not see through her little tricks?
Wen Yu's thoughts became more and more confused, and she couldn't come up with a solution no matter how hard she tried.
She was walking down the street in a daze when she suddenly heard a noise.
"Make way! Make way! The police are investigating the case! Everyone else, please stay away!"
The sound came from behind like a sharp blade piercing the air, with unstoppable force and a whistling sound. Wen Yu was about to turn around to look, but he was unable to avoid it and was suddenly knocked off balance by the galloping horse that passed by him!
"ah!"
Wen Yu screamed, spun around, and rushed to the side of the street. Fortunately, a little boy with a shabby face hurried to help her up. She finally managed to stand firmly on her feet, and Wen Yu could finally take a closer look to see what was going on.
It turned out to be several officials dressed as yamen runners, riding tall horses and galloping down the street, heading forward. Judging from their movements and expressions, they seemed to be chasing someone.
Damn it, you actually contradicted Wen Yujun, the reserve immortal of the Spring Temple! Wen Yu was furious. Riding a horse in a busy city, disrupting people's lives like this, you really don't care about the lives of the people.
Wen Yu was puzzled, so he asked the people around him, "What are they doing?"
The little boy who had just helped Wenyu timidly pulled her sleeve and said in a soft voice, "Sister..."
Wen Yu looked down at the sound, then squatted down, wiped the child's face, and asked softly, "What's wrong, little boy? Do you have anything to say to your sister?"
"I know who they are..." The little boy's big, clear eyes were like gems, filled with the innocence of a young child, and his gray face did not lose any of its luster.
"These are the yamen runners of Jiangyang Prefecture, under the command of Mr. Jia, the Tongzhi. They are in charge of punishment and arrest people on the streets all day long. They are always brutal and unreasonable."
"Sister, please be careful when walking on the streets..."
The child's voice became lower and lower, as if he only wanted to speak to Wen Yu, for fear that other people with ulterior motives would hear it.
Wen Yu listened to his words and thought, seeing that even this child knew these yamen runners were arrogant, it was clear that they were even more reckless on a daily basis. When he first entered Jiangyang Prefecture, he had thought it was a picturesque place with simple folk customs. He had never imagined that the officials and soldiers working in the prefecture would behave like this.
Song Linsheng had just taken up his post at Jiangyang Prefecture. If he had such arrogant subordinates, he wondered if he, who looked weak and delicate as a scholar, could withstand them.
But in just a moment, Wen Yu's mind had turned eighteen bends in the mountain road. In any case, he was worried that Song Linsheng would have a hard time doing his job in Jiangyang Prefecture.
But it doesn't matter. Now as long as she, Wen Yu, is around, she can't stand anyone bullying Song Linsheng. Wen Yu secretly made up her mind to quickly find a way to get back to Song Linsheng.
"Sister? Sister?" The little boy called out repeatedly, interrupting Wen Yu's thoughts and bringing her back to reality.
"Sister, you'd better hurry up! This East Market is very big. You can go to other streets to stroll around. Don't stay on this street for now..."
Wen Yu came back to her senses, touched his little head and smiled gently.
"Don't be afraid, brother. I'll go see what's going on!" After saying that, Wen Yu stood up and chased in the direction the yamen runner had just gone.
She would like to meet all the monsters and demons out there. If they have done a lot of evil, she will teach them what it means to punish evil and promote good!
The child hadn't realized what was happening yet. He only saw Wen Yu running away, and immediately stamped his feet in anxiety! He shouted "Sister" and kicked his legs, quickly chasing after Wen Yu.
Wen Yu followed the horse team all the way and soon found their traces in an alley behind a store that looked like a cosmetics shop. Wen Yu hid on the eaves and observed the movements of the people below.
"What are you doing?" A handsome man in an indigo gown asked first. He was holding a few packages in his hands. It was obvious that he had just come out of a cosmetics shop and was blocked in the back alley.
"Chen Mian, the clerk of the Ministry of Rites! You are corrupt and have been incompetent in flood control. Now, follow us back to the government office to stand trial! There must be no mistakes!" The leading yamen runner did not even get off his horse, with a condescending look on his face, as if he was waiting for the person in front of him to surrender.
"Chen Mian?" Wen Yu softly repeated the man's name. Had he heard it somewhere before? It sounded familiar, but he couldn't place it. Could he have seen him on the Immortal Tree?
Wen Yu did not move, intending to wait and see and wait for the right opportunity to act.
"Master Jia?" The man named Chen Mian frowned, with a cloud of doubt in his eyes, and he seemed unable to figure it out.
"Master Jia, I wonder what I have done wrong? Would you mind coming personally to apprehend me?"
The official surnamed Jia was riding on a tall horse. He was short and fat, with gray hair on his temples. He didn't seem very impressive. He glanced quickly to the left and right, as if he didn't want to waste time talking to Chen Mian.
The two officers on the left and right understood what he meant, dismounted from their horses, took three or two steps to Chen Mian's side, stretched out their hands and prepared to grab him directly, and started fighting with Chen Mian.
"What are you doing! In broad daylight, in the open, you want to arrest people without any distinction or reason?" Chen Mian spoke sincerely and with reason. Although he was arguing, he was not panicked.
However, the package in his hand fell to the ground because of the officials' pulling. The cloth package fell apart, and a small and exquisite round box rolled out. With a few ding sounds, the small lid on the box fell off, revealing a bright red color inside. It was indeed the cosmetics used by women.
"Chen Mian! You have always been sensible and aware of the overall situation! How come you are so unclear this time!" The official called Lord Jia was a little furious!
"Don't say any more! There's no point in saying more! You'd better follow us back to Jiangyang Prefecture for trial!" The man waved his hand and ordered his men to control Chen Mian, intending to tie him up and take him away directly.
Wen Yu watched for a long time without understanding what was going on. He only knew that the officer was planning to forcibly arrest someone. The man looked thin and handsome. If he were to be taken back, he would probably be skinned alive.
Helping the weak and suppressing the strong, and benefiting the people, is her master's earnest teaching, and it is also Wen Yu's principle of conduct in the world. If she can save this man, wouldn't it be a good deed?
Wen Yu raised his hand to circulate his spiritual power and was about to take action when he heard a rustling sound from the ground. Wen Yu turned his head to look.
A little boy was struggling to climb up the ladder. From Wen Yu's perspective, she could only see the small bun on his head. As if sensing something, the little boy raised his head and met Wen Yu's gaze. He called out quietly:
"Sister——"
It was the little kid who was just in the market.
Wen Yu was startled. Why did he catch up with her? Then she looked at the bamboo ladder leaning against the wall. It was rusty and full of wormholes. It was very dangerous. Wen Yu thought to herself: I didn't come up through this flower stand just now!
"Go back quickly—" Wen Yu put his hands around his mouth and whispered to the child, "It's dangerous here—"
"Sister! What did you say--" The distance was a bit far, and he couldn't hear clearly. He could only continue to climb up. He wanted to call his sister to come down, so he speeded up the movements of his hands and feet.
"I said it's dangerous! Go back quickly!" Wen Yu turned her head back and forth to take into account the situation on both sides, her braids shaking like a rattle, but in the end she couldn't take care of either side.
There was still a tug of war going on over there. Chen Mian was arguing loudly with Lord Jia. Wen Yu was not listening attentively, but she could hear a word he said.
"Why did you arrest me? Let me go home! My wife is waiting for me at home!" Chen Mian was thinking about his wife at home in his words and refused to give in.
"There's no time to ask you to return home! Do you know that the prefect from Shangdu will take office today? If you surrender obediently, your wife will be safe... If you refuse..."
Wen Yu didn't hear the second half of the sentence clearly, and she cried out "Ah!" and looked back. Wen Yu looked down and saw that the child had stepped on empty air, and his light and thin body fell down like a kite with a broken string. In a flash, Wen Yu had no time to think, so he flew down and reached out to pull the child.
Wen Yu used some magic and soon caught the child in mid-air just before he fell. However, the noise of the child shouting and falling had already attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers a few steps ahead. Wen Yu had no other choice but to not show his magic for now.
Wen Yu spun around and placed her body under the child, protecting his furry little head with her hands, and fell straight down, intending to use herself as a cushion.
This time... there probably won't be anyone to catch me.
"Bang!" The two of them fell to the ground, tumbling into a heap. Wen Yu's body was pressed against the ground, the fine sand and gravel on the road cushioning her body. A slight tingling pain penetrated through the fabric of her clothes on her back.
Hiss… So, is this what it feels like to use your body to save someone and then fall to the ground? Then does Song Linsheng… feel the same way?
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