Chapter 294: Taste the World
On the top of the mountain, the autumn wind brought a hint of coolness to my face.
Shi Zelan was meditating on the roof. The mountain seemed to become quiet all of a sudden, and she felt lonely.
Shi Zelan immediately felt that something was wrong. He opened his eyes, looked around, then went to the side of the mountain and looked down for a while.
After a while, her mood recovered and she sat on the roof again to meditate and practice.
"Swish, swish, swish, swish."
Shi Zelan opened her eyes and flew to the edge of the mountain, just in time to see five or six people surrounding a man and trying to assassinate him on the mountainside.
Shi Zelan was in an extremely unhappy mood and didn't care about too much. She stretched out her hand and brushed the grass on the mountainside, and it grew quietly.
The grass was so long that it easily tripped the ankles of the five or six people, so they had to take several steps back.
The man who was surrounded took advantage of the situation to fight his way out and ran down the mountain.
Shi Zelan looked at the shoes on his feet and felt more uncomfortable. He waved his hand towards the mountainside again.
"This place is weird. Why does the grass always trip me up?"
"Now that the man has escaped, what should we do?"
“What else can I do?
We shouldn't go down the mountain recently. ”
"Go back. If you don't go back, the boss will come up with more things."
These five or six people wanted to go back, but Shi Zelan didn't want them to leave the mountainside so easily.
She just wanted to check out the spiritual planting technique she was practicing, and she reached that step again, because when she moved her hands, the grass on the hillside suddenly became thicker.
"Ah, ah, ah, Grandpa Cao, please forgive us. We won't dare to do it again next time."
The five or six men knelt down and kowtowed hard, but Shi Zelan was almost exhausted at this time, so he stopped happily.
After the five people lay on the ground and waited for a long time, they saw that the grass no longer grew. They cried bitterly and supported each other as they walked up the other side of the mountain.
They walked away crying, "I really didn't want to kill anyone last time, it was him who just kept pestering me and wouldn't let me go."
"Woo, woo, woo, let's go back and tell the boss that even if there is a mountain of gold here, we still have to survive."
"You're asking for your life. If you dare to say something like this to the boss, the boss will still spare your life."
"Yes, please don't kill us all."
Shi Zelan listened for a while and sighed, then went back to the roof to meditate and practice. As for the grass on the mountainside, he let it turn yellow naturally.
Wang Xuan ran all the way down the mountain without daring to look back. He ran all the way to the official road, then he looked back at the way he came.
Seeing that no one was chasing him, he began to feel suspicious.
He stood by the official road for a while, but finally felt a little uneasy, so he walked back.
Wang Xuan returned to the mountainside and did not see the figures of the five or six people. He only saw a thick layer of grass on the mountainside.
He reached out and touched the grass, then carefully examined a few marks, then ran down the mountain.
Wang Xuan had some guesses in his mind when he was chasing those people into the mountains, and he accidentally stepped on something.
When he and the five or six men were fighting with swords, he felt a little regretful and thought that he might not be able to return alive this time.
He didn't think he could fight his way out. He thought of the two cars of bandits that suddenly appeared at the city gate.
Shi Zelan saw the man appear on the mountainside again. After seeing him look around for a while, he quickly ran down the mountain.
Wang Xuan returned to the official road and found his horse. He rode on the horse, still thinking about what happened that day.
The prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture had already gone home to rest, but his staff came to inform him of a piece of news.
He immediately went from the backyard to the front yard and met Wang Xuan in the study. After listening to Wang Xuan's words, he clenched his fists.
"Investigate. We must investigate thoroughly."
"Sir, of the six people I fought, five of them must be martial artists, and the identity of the other one is unknown."
The prefect immediately knew that this matter was not simple, and he ordered Wang Xuan: "You must keep it a secret first, and this matter must be investigated secretly."
After Wang Xuan nodded and left, the prefect asked his staff, "How true is what he said?"
"At least 90% true."
The prefect sighed and said, "It's really not easy to be the prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture."
"Sir, you are a good official, so naturally everything will be more difficult."
The prefect glanced at his aide and said, "Don't accept anything from anyone in private, or I won't be able to save you in the end."
"Master, I really didn't take any gold or silver. I only took a few paintings."
The prefect looked at him deeply and said: "You are old, and it is bitterly cold here, so you should hand over the affairs at hand to Old Wang."
"Master, please listen to my explanation."
The prefect waved his hand and walked towards the backyard. He knew that the old aide was a smooth and considerate person, but a little greedy for money in private.
But Yangzhou Prefecture has been unstable recently, and he cannot keep such a person around him.
The prefect's backyard was missing an old aide, and only people in the officialdom mentioned it a few words, but it did not attract anyone's attention.
However, in a courtyard in Yangzhou Prefecture, someone smashed a vase after hearing the news.
"Master, that person has just set out for a short time. Should we arrange to stop him?"
"Go away, you are so stupid.
This prefect has always had a good reputation for treating his subordinates well. Do you think there is no one protecting his old aide in secret? ”
"Master, our people cannot contact that royal aide."
"Let's do the finishing work cleanly. If someone smells it and finds out something, we'll all be dead."
"Master, we have been acting cautiously."
"careful?
Haha, the officers and soldiers have gone to that mountain several times, and they directly confronted the officers and soldiers. They are courting death. ”
The sound in the yard gradually died down, and the candles in the room went out. Several figures flashed past the courtyard wall.
What happened in Yangzhou Prefecture was no longer Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu's business at this time. They ran to the nearest government office in Yangzhou Prefecture.
After Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu separated, they went to a big city in the south.
After he checked into the inn, he looked for opportunities to inquire about the reputation of the local officials.
People in the city naturally said that the prefect had a clean and fair reputation and was a promising official.
At night, Shi Xiaoliu changed his clothes and went into the pub to drink.
The drunk man was lying on the dining table and was patted again and again by the waiter in disgust: "Sir, has your family come to take you home?"
"No, I won't reply."
Shi Xiaoliu passed by the drunk man and bought a pot of wine from the tavern owner.
"Boss, your wine is authentic."
The host glanced at Shi Xiaoliu and asked, "Are you a foreigner?"
Shi Xiaoliu blushed and said, "My family said that when you come to a city, you should go to the local tavern to have a glass of wine and taste the world."
“Master, our wine is strong.
Is your servant guarding outside? ”
"No, I didn't bring them out to broaden their horizons."
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