XVI. The Eve of the Storm (Part II)

Li Yilin has no talent in parting, but driving a seven-incense car is a blessing to the soul. Although the speed of the carriage was not as fast as when the carriage was at full speed, it was smooth and even, and it was much more comfortable than the carriage. While controlling the direction, he said, "Miss Annie, where do you live now?" ”

He didn't think the name "Miss Ba" was good, so he called it like that. Anne said: "I, I just came to the imperial capital not long ago, and now I live in the inn. ”

Although the aliens such as Hu Di were somewhat discriminated against during the Fifth Empire, they were clearly equal to all races from the time of the previous republic. When the Great Qi was established, although many of the laws and decrees of the Fifth Empire were restored, many of the republican periods were also used, such as the status of the Hu people and the Di people, all of them were equal to the Central Plains people, and the names were all changed to the Central Plains style. Over the years, Anne's generation is a little different from the Central Plains in addition to its appearance. Li Yilin heard that she didn't say which inn to live in, and his heart moved, and he said: "This little lady is really charming, maybe she has a chance today." ”

He was obsessed with everything, but Anne was also amuseful and curious about everything. How to start the Qixiang car, how to control the direction, how to brake, everything has to be asked. Li Yilin knew everything, and said everything, even if he was asked by the officials of the Ministry of Industry, he would not answer in such detail, but he felt that Anne's voice was soft and lovely, and talking to her was like a spring breeze, even if he talked about how to drive a Qixiang car, he was also very happy. It's just that Anne asked more and more carefully, and gradually asked about the structure of this improved Ruyi machine. Although Li Yilin had seen the internal structure, he didn't care about these things, and he didn't know why, so he said a few words, and said: "What are you doing with these boring things, Miss Anne, are you here to play or something else?" ”

Anne smiled and said, "Your seven-incense car is so magical, people want to know how it moves." ”

She said this very softly, Li Yilin only felt half of his body crisp when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Miss Annie, do you still like this?" The drawings are detailed, but ordinary people can't understand them. ”

In fact, although the drawings of Qixiang car are not top secret, they are also confidential, that is, people in the Ministry of Industry, and they can't be seen if the level is not enough. Li Yilin's official position is not high, but he is the nephew of the Ministry of Works, and his rank is enough. Li Rongtang even promoted this nephew, just hoping that he could take a look at this kind of design drawing, so that he could get ahead in the Ministry of Industry, but Li Yilin used to let him see that he had to push back and block, and he didn't bother to touch it at all, just too troublesome. Anne could see it when she heard it, reached out and grabbed his arm and said, "No, I just want to see it, but it doesn't matter if I can't read it, can I make it?" Can it be made or not? ”

Li Yilin listened to her delicate voice, and the two sentences of "whether it can be done" were even more delicate and shy, where could he stand it, and said busily: "Success!" Yes! ”

When Anne saw that he agreed, she said, "Then take me quickly!" He was already secretly amused in his heart, and said in his heart: "This playboy is really easy to deal with." ”

Today is the second day of the Autumn Lantern Festival, and the streets are very lively. After Li Yilin's seven-incense car was filled with spirits, it was enough to travel more than 100 miles, and it was enough to circle Wuyun City five or six times. His ability to drive the Qixiang car was not bad, and he drove all the way north. Anne was talking with him on the side, but Li Yilin was talking and laughing and was very comfortable. Anne talked for a while, but walked more and more to the northwest of the city, and was surprised: "Hey, this is not the way to the Ministry of Works." ”

Li Yilin said: "Yes, the drawings of the Ministry of Industry can't be taken out, this is the Scripture Pavilion of the Ministry of Industry, and a copy of all the drawings will be placed there, and I can take out the drawings of the Scripture Pavilion to show you." ”

The work part of the five mansions of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, many of which have to use fire, and there are gunpowder tests, which are quite dangerous, and if these important drawings are lost because of fire, no one can afford it. Anne said, "That's right. ”

At this time, the Qixiang car turned into a small road. The circumference of the Imperial City alone is several miles, and the city walls on each side are dozens of miles long. Because the imperial city is located in the north of the city, many officials' residences are in the north, so it is known as "the north is rich and the south is rich". The trail is lined with trees, but there are fewer and fewer homes, and only a small river meanders through it. I don't know how long I walked, but the Qixiang car drove to a small building and stopped.

The north of the city is close to the imperial city, so the buildings are not high. This small building is only three floors, it is made of huge stones, it is extremely solid, the stone wall is covered with many green vines, and I don't know how many years, it has almost covered the entire small building. The door of this small building is not big, but it is wrapped in copper skin, and the copper nails on it are as big as wine cups. Li Yilin said: "Miss Annie, this is the Scripture Pavilion, I'll take you in." ”

Anne looked around and said, "It's so secluded here. ”

Li Yilin smiled: "Of course." If you collect important things, you can't be in Tongdu Daqu. As he spoke, he took a bronze key from his bosom, opened the door, and said, "Miss Anne, come in." ”

Anne walked in. As soon as she entered, it must have been an old musty smell, full of all kinds of dossiers and books, but when she went in, it was a small hall. The floor of this hall is paved with black and white wooden boards, which is very beautiful, cleaned spotlessly, and there are several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. She couldn't help but be stunned, but she heard a "click" sound behind her, and when she looked back, she saw that Li Yilin had closed the door and dropped the latch with his hand. She said, "Li Gongzi, where are the drawings?" ”

Li Yilin seemed to have a smile in his eyes, and said, "Miss Annie, this is my family's other house, where did you get the drawings?" ”

Anne always felt that Li Yilin was just a playboy, and she was enough to play with him, but she didn't know that this person still had such thoughts. It's just that she didn't panic, she just said coquettishly: "It turns out that you lied to others, and you can't do bad things." ”

Li Yilin smiled and said: "Of course you can't do bad things, the laws of the empire are strict, and Li doesn't have the courage to do this." But if there is a suspicious person to report, it is not a bad thing, but it is meritorious, hehe. ”

Anne felt her heart sink and said, "Oh no, I'm too anxious. Because she heard Li Yilin say that there was this seven-incense car, she really wanted to get the secret of this car, but Li Yilin was a playboy, but he was not a gullible, and he was deceived here. She lowered her head and said with a shy look: "Li Gongzi, don't talk nonsense, where are there suspicious people." ”

Li Yilin was even more tempting to see her like this, and he was even more excited, and said: "No matter, even if she is really not a spy sent from somewhere, let me take advantage of it." ”

It turned out that although Li Yilin was frivolous and lustful, he had also heard a lot of things like his uncle say that he should keep secrets. The Ministry of Industry is the place where all kinds of equipment are developed, and if a new weapon is developed, it is all top secret, and it is strictly forbidden to spread it to the outside world. Although the Qixiang car is not a secret, the drawings are not something ordinary people can see. Anne said that she wanted to see the drawings, but Li Yilin didn't think about anything else at first, and really had the idea of taking her to the Ministry of Engineering to see the drawings to please her. Just thought about it, the drawings were like seeing the book of heaven after reading them by themselves, and they didn't have the heart to read more at all, how could Anne, a girl, be so stubborn and want to read them? At the beginning of the conversation, Anne was clearly unpretentious, but when she heard that she was sitting in a seven-spice car, her attitude immediately changed greatly, and she was afraid that there was something else wrong. And seeing Anne's glamorous and charming appearance, he was even more itchy, so he simply took Anne to his own mansion with this strong thought, thinking that although the law is strict, raping a woman is a big crime, but if this woman has a ghost in her heart, she will not dare to turn her face, and she can take the opportunity to rub oil. If Anne reprimanded him for his nonsense, Li Yilin was frightened, so he opened the door and let her out, but Anne's denial made him even more horny, how could he bear it, stretched out his hand to grab her and said: "Miss Anne, you must not know that our Ministry of Industry has an order that anyone who peeps at the secret of the Qixiang car will be interrogated. Miss Anne, do you want me to send you to the garrison for a stern trial? ”

Li Yilin's words are half-true, in fact, the Qixiang car is only an improvement of the Ruyi car after all, even if the drawings cannot be seen by irrelevant people, but there is no such ban, otherwise he will not be allowed to drive the Qixiang car on the street. It's just that Anne could tell the difference for a while, and when she saw that Li Yilin's expression was very different from before, she said in her heart: "I underestimate this playboy." But she was not flustered, and said with a smile: "Li Gongzi, you really lifted me, if you don't let me see it, you won't be optimistic, if you want to send me to the garrison, then call the garrison." ”

As soon as she said this, Li Yilin was a little unable to answer. Of course, he could really call the garrison, but there was no evidence, not to mention that he was not really the one who wanted to denounce, so he smiled and said: "If you really call the garrison over, wouldn't it surprise Miss Anne?" Those rough blanks don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and if they put you in prison, no one will know your whereabouts. ”

Li Yilin's words are not false words and intimidation. This happened a few years ago, when an official of the Criminal Department had a personal vendetta against the Gazette, framed the enemy, and threw the enemy into prison. Originally, this matter was unaware, and the matter was done cleanly, and there was no trace to be found outside, but the daughter of the enemy family was only fifteen years old, and she did not hesitate to publicly declare that she wanted to sell herself in the West Market, and complained to Cheng Diwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who was passing by. Cheng Shangshu was an upright person, and immediately conveyed to the emperor and asked for a thorough investigation of the matter, but as a result, the criminal department official breached the law and was exposed, and the emperor was furious, saying that such things had never appeared in the previous republican period, how could they reappear in Daqi, and immediately issued an edict to behead the offender, and asked Tang Ying, the secretary of the criminal department, to clean up the headquarters, and not allow such an incident to occur again.

The official of the Criminal Department who was beheaded was the father of one of his friends, and he belonged to the same group of righteous people as Li Yilin, and he was very invincible at the beginning, but the official of the Criminal Department was beheaded, and his friend was confiscated and expelled from Wuyun City, so naturally he could no longer mix with his colleagues in the righteous group. Li Yilin had a good relationship with that person, and when he went out of the city, he also went to send a copy of Cheng Yi, but he sighed more in his heart. In the Great Qi Empire, officials are not easy to do, and the officials have an assessment every year, once they find that there is a dereliction of duty, even if the position is as big as a Shangshu, they can not be tolerated, so even his uncle Li Rongtang is trembling and does not dare to slack off. Li Yilin's position is small, and he is not walking on thin ice, but he is also cautious when he goes out to hunt for beauty, and always asks you to gather and disperse as you wish, so it is the first time that he will bring Anne to another house. Although I have recognized that Anne is six or seven percent suspicious, I am still a little apprehensive in my heart, for fear that I will admit that I am wrong, in case she is just an ordinary woman, and if she is strong, she will not follow in the footsteps of the beheaded official.

Hearing him threaten herself, Annie's heart moved, and she smiled: "Li Gongzi, I didn't expect you to be really fierce." So what do you want? I'm so scared. ”

Li Yilin saw her eyes flowing, saying "I'm so afraid", there was no half rejection in his eyes, but he wanted to refuse and welcome, he was completely teasing, and he couldn't bear it, and said: "I, Li Yilin, am such a person who doesn't know what to do." Miss Anne, if you let me do whatever I want, then I will let you do whatever I want. ”

Anne stretched out her hand to cover her mouth, and said with a sneer: "Li Gongzi, are you really trying to bully me?" ”

Li Yilin couldn't bear it at this time, reached out and grabbed her left wrist, and said, "I still want to eat ......"

Before he could finish what he wanted to eat, Anne suddenly hit her right fist from the bottom up.

Although Anne is not a person with high skills, her punches are not much different from those of strong warriors. This punch was extremely tricky, and it hit Li Yilin's front heart to the left. This is the heart part, if it is shocked, although Li Yilin will not be beaten to death, he will also be beaten to the point of weakness and will not be able to get up for half a day. Just seeing that this punch was about to hit Li Yilin's front heart, Li Yilin's left palm suddenly blocked the front heart, and with a "snap", Annie's punch hit his palm and was grabbed by him.

This playboy has such a skill! Anne's face flashed a trace of panic for a moment, but Li Yilin showed a smug look and said in a low voice: "Miss Anne, you still obey me." ”

Miscalculation!

This thought flashed through Anne's heart, but she still didn't know it, and said with a smile: "It's really dead, how can it be difficult for a strong person like you." ”

She said it very smoothly, as if Fang Cai's punch was flirting with Li Yilin. Li Yilin originally thought that she was really suspicious, but now he was a little hesitant, and said in his heart: "Is she really just curious?" Just after thinking about it, he felt a sharp pain in his lower body, but it was Anne who kicked him in the crotch.

This kick was so bad that Li Yilin made an "oops" sound in pain and fell to the ground with a "bang". It's just that he just fell, but he heard someone shouting behind him: "Young master, what's wrong?" ”

Although this is a separate house, it is actually a place where Li Yilin usually brings a woman who is good at fishing to have fun. He had to come twice a day, so there were always a few servants in the house. These servants also knew the young master's temper, and once he brought the young woman back, he consciously flashed to the backyard, saving the young master from being angry. It's just that Li Yilin's voice didn't seem to be made when he was having fun, and these servants were afraid that something was wrong, so they hurriedly came over to check. It's just that they didn't dare to rush in rashly, and only looked at the door.

Li Yilin was kicked by Anne and almost fainted, fell to the ground like a shrimp and couldn't move, seeing that Anne opened the door latch to escape from the door, he shouted, "Come on...... Catch the spies! ”

The servants heard it wrong, and immediately rushed in, only to see Li Yilin fall to the ground, and one of them went to pick him up, and Li Yilin shouted: "Leave me alone, catch that woman quickly!" ”

Li Yilin was already angry, thinking that he didn't care if you were a spy or not, this time he caught it and never pity the jade, so he sent it to the garrison in the name of a spy to vent his anger. When the servants heard the order, they immediately rushed out, but when they saw a woman in a white dress running down the road, they immediately chased after her, shouting all the way: "Don't run! Don't run! "There is not a single one who shouts to catch the spies. These people also know their young master's temper, and they know that the young master usually brings a woman back, and he always returns with a full meal, and this time he probably wants to use the strong to lose the wind, so he wants to catch her back and get some water grinding skills. If you don't catch her and offend the young master, but if you hurt her and finally catch her, the young master is afraid that she will have no success in front of her, but she will be hit a few times, and Anne is really not slow, so she is chasing after all the strong men, and she can't catch up with her for a while.

This section of the road is very secluded, and it is full of woods, but the further you go, the more people gradually become home. Anne was out of breath at this time, and she only secretly regretted it in her heart.

You really shouldn't take this playboy lightly.

She has always been self-defeating and scheming, and she is even more accustomed to commanding the heroes, so she didn't take Li Yilin in her eyes at all, who knew that this playboy actually had such thoughts. And this playboy is annoyed and angry, and he is afraid that he can do anything.

I really shouldn't do it.

However, Anne also knew that it was too late to regret it. She was wearing a long skirt, which was really not suitable for running, not to mention that women were not as strong as men, and she only felt that the people behind her were getting closer and closer, and her heart was more anxious. Although there are some houses on the side of this road, every house has a closed door, and there is no one else at all. She was thinking about where to run, but she felt that someone had already rushed towards her, and a pair of djinn palms grabbed her by the shoulder, and shouted, "Little girl, don't run away! ”

This person is none other than a servant of the Li family named Ah Chuan. This person is not very smart, but he has great strength, and he has long hands and feet, and usually only does some rough work, and his reaction is slower than others. Although it was the last to rush out, it has now caught up with the first. This Ah Chuan didn't think as much about others, so he didn't think about anything else at all, but he felt that the young master wanted to catch this woman, so he would arrest it. This one grabbed Anne's shoulders, and Anne felt that her shoulders seemed to be broken, and the man seemed to be about to pick herself up, so she simply jumped up and kicked her feet backwards.

Foot strength has always been greater than arm strength, even for women, Anne's foot has done her best, and she is kicking Ah Chuan's chest. Ah Chuan is a big man with broad shoulders and a round waist, and he was also kicked one by one by this kick, and as soon as his hand was released, Anne had already broken free of his hands.

Although she broke free, Anne knew that she was still in danger. Just one step at a time, she reached out and stumbled forward desperately with her long skirt. Not far ahead was the Great Road, and the servants knew that it would be difficult to do anything else on the Great Road, so they all rushed over. At this time, the avenue was deserted, and Anne saw two people walking side by side in the west, talking all the way, and she exclaimed in a hurry: "Help! ”

The sound was sharp and crisp, and the two of them were taken aback when they heard the sound, and they looked up in unison. Both of them were very young, and the half-headed one on the right was only a half-grown boy. The boy looked up and saw Anne rushing out of the path in a panic, and he was startled, and exclaimed, "Miss Anne! ”

Anne didn't expect the young man to recognize herself, and she didn't care about anyone else, and shouted, "Quick, save me!" Someone's going to arrest me! ”

At this time, the servants had also rushed out. They didn't catch up until they caught up here, and the servants were also annoyed and angry, and shouted, "You female thief still want to escape!" The first one reached out to grab Anne's hair.

Although this servant has never practiced martial arts, he is accustomed to manual work all year round, and his hands and feet are dexterous and powerful. Seeing that the grasp was about to catch Anne's bun, the young man suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the servant's hand with his left hand, and put his right hand on his wrist. The young man was a head shorter than the servant, and his body was a little smaller, but as soon as he put on his wrist, the servant's body more than five feet long somehow fell heavily to the ground. Li Yilin was still on the floor when he fell before, but here it was a stone road, and this fall was really not light. It's just that the servant fell to the ground and was still inexplicable, and said to himself, "How did I fall?" ”

The young man immediately knocked the servant down, and immediately took a step back, his hands still guarding his heart, and he didn't look back and said, "Miss Annie, why did you come to Fog Cloud City too?" ”

Anne was shocked, although the servants were still menacing, but they were blocked by the young man, and they were like an iron wall, and they couldn't come up again. She straightened her sideburns, which were a little messy, and said, "Childe, thank you...... Hey, you're Chu Hanbai! ”

The young man didn't expect Anne to call out his name in one mouth, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and a little proud, nodded again and again: "Yes, I'm Chu Hanbai." Miss Annie, are you alright? ”