Chapter 283: Profiteering

In the sky, the flying sword that shimmered with starry brilliance fell like a meteor, piercing through Pandis's body. Not a trace of blood. But seeing that this ancient sword flew back into Lu Yang's palm with a whirlwind, scattered into a dark blue point of light, and penetrated into the barren veins in Lu Yang's right palm.

"I'll fight with you!"

Seeing that Pandis died tragically at the hands of Lu Yang, Grace couldn't help but cry out heartbreakingly, and drew his gun and shot it into the air. However, with a wave of Lu Yang's robe, a light shield like a bright moon instantly resisted in front of him, blocking all the bullets flying in mid-air in the brilliance of the full moon shield. Immediately afterwards, Lu Yang's body fell with the wind, and he directly punched Grace in the chest, directly knocking him out and falling into the cabin, and fainted when he boarded.

After a thrilling fight, Lu Yang finally completed the task. But he couldn't rest yet, so he rowed the boat and drove Grace, who had been knocked unconscious by him, toward the shore. This cunning and greedy Hu man was captured by him at this time, and he wanted to escort this Hu man to the government as soon as possible, and take him into prison to wait for the verdict of justice.

At this time, above the eastern sky, the sky is dawning. The dawn of dawn gradually spread all over the earth, and Lu Yang, who was tired all night, couldn't help but sigh that at this time, the Hu people who were plotting against each other would finally surrender to the law, and this beautiful ancient city of Tanglin had also restored its former peace and peace. In order to protect the precious pagoda in the river, Lu Yang felt that no matter what danger he faced, it was worth it.

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Above the public court, Lu Yang and Li Shanhe were standing on the side of the Dongling parents' officials, and the Hu Shang Grace with a dead face was flailed under the hall. The people of Tanglin all came to the government to watch. The three streets and six alleys were crowded with people, all pointing fingers at the Nahu merchants, denouncing the greed and sin of the Nahu people. Many angry people picked up stones and smashed them at the Hu merchants in the hall to show their resentment against the Hu people.

Hu Shang Grace confessed to his guilt. The two Jiangyang thieves were escorted out, and they both confessed. The Tanglin Order was shocked and directly broke Grace's death sentence. Together with those two Jiangyang thieves, Cao Wen will be beheaded in Tomorrow City. The flail was taken, and many soldiers surrounded the front and back, escorting Grace to prison. Many people applauded one after another, thanking Lu Yang and Li Shanhe for removing several giant thieves for the ancient city of Tanglin.

The Tanglin order tried the case, rewarded Lu Yang and Li Shanhe, and then left in a sedan chair. And the people were scattered. And Lu Yang turned around and was about to say goodbye to Li Shanhe when he was about to say goodbye to Li Shanhe, but Li Shanhe pulled his sleeve and said: "Brother Lu Yang, the case of Qingshuihe Pagoda is thanks to your help." I, Li Shanhe, have never thanked my brother, and now I will say goodbye to you, and I don't know when I can see each other. Please don't be greedy, tonight I will set up wine at home, which can be regarded as a farewell to you. Early tomorrow morning, Shanhe will personally send you out of the city. ”

"Okay, then it's all up to Brother Shanhe. Lu Yang got along with Li Shanhe for a few days, and he was reluctant to say goodbye to this hot-blooded and straightforward man. So he retained him. At this time, the weather was fine, Li Shanhe took Lu Yang to visit this ancient city with good commerce and trade, and introduced him to the unique people's livelihood in the ancient city.

In Tanglin City, there are also many historical sites remaining, such as Emperor Yan's Palace, etc., Li Shanhe took Lu Yang for sightseeing for a long time one by one. Stay until noon, and lead Lu Yang to eat the unique Miao Wang sour soup fish here, the delicious big fish in the Qingshui River is cooked in the pot, the soup is delicious, the white fish and various vegetables float in the pot, and the food is feasted. When the two of them played happily until the evening, they bought a chicken in the wine shop, ten catties of snowflake beef, and Li Shanhe's own good wine brewed at home, and the two immediately sat in the courtyard, eating meat and drinking, expressing their happiness in their hearts.

Lu Yang and Li Shanhe were drinking, but they didn't know that at this time, in the deep prison located under the mausoleum, a soldier held a lamp and candle, leading the Dongling Order down the road. Went deep into the inside of the prison. This Tanglin prison is underground, the roof of the prison is dark and leaky, and it is unbearable to feel damp when you enter it. When many soldiers who were imprisoned at night saw the county magistrate coming to visit in person, they couldn't help but change their previous slackness, lined up on both sides, and bowed to the county official.

Tanglin Ling waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers who were in prison to withdraw from the prison. Only the soldier who carried the lamp for him remained by his side to serve. He asked the jailer for the key and took it with him, and went around the prison, and when he found the cell where the Hushang Grace was in custody, he ordered the soldier to open the door, and he crouched down and went into the prison himself. But I saw Nagris leaning against the corner of the wall decadently, praying for the blessing of Pandis, who died earlier, according to the etiquette of the Western Kingdom.

"Mr. Grace, there are many offenses in the court today. The Tanglin Ling sincerely apologized to Grace with a helpless face. When he was in court during the day, he behaved honestly and selflessly. But in the middle of the night, he was in prison, but he changed his face. Standing beside Nagres, his words full of flattery. With a wave of his hand, he motioned for the waiting soldiers to come forward and unleash Grace, freeing him again.

The shackles fell to the ground, and Grace stood up and moved his body casually in the low prison. In his eyes, not only did he reveal deep resentment. He said to the Tanglin Order: "Lord Tanglin Ling, you know that it is my brother who is here to do business, but why do you want to let those fast catchers interfere with my actions? Do you know that my three brothers have all died at the hands of your eagle dogs. ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Grace. His men have great prestige in the hearts of the people, and your plans have been exposed. When you were talking to the Commander before, the Commander did not send anyone to obstruct your actions. Tanglin Ling wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile.

It turned out that this Tanglin Order was a decent man and gentleman on the surface, but secretly he had already colluded with this Hu merchant in private, and the first thing Hu Shang did after coming to the ancient city of Tanglin was to visit this Tanglin Order first. He put a large amount of silver in front of the Tanglin Order, and the Tanglin Order saw the lot of silver and became greedy, so he naturally turned a blind eye to what the Hu merchants did, and let them stir up trouble in the ancient city of Tanglin.

"Now, the official has come to make amends to Mr. Grace, and now that the shackles have been removed, you can quickly change your face and leave this place. This official will have his own response tomorrow in the public court. Tanglin Ling made a gesture of invitation and said respectfully to Grace. I want to ask him to flee here quickly, so that he can eliminate the crime of killing his head tomorrow.

"Go back, how do you let me go back?" Grace asked angrily, "I have crossed the sea from the far west country, but I have not obtained a single immortal treasure, and when I return to the west country, I will definitely be ridiculed by those merchants for my incompetence." If I don't get that treasure, I might as well jump into the sea and go straight to death!"

"This ...... The pagoda in the Qingshui River is a magic weapon for locking demons here. If this treasure is lost, I'm afraid the people will be dissatisfied!" The Tanglin Commander naturally knew what Grace had come to Tanglin to do, and he had also heard of the pagoda. If you want to collect it, when he moves to other places, he can also take it with him as an heirloom. It's just because of the legend of the locked demon and the obstruction of the people that I've been hesitating. And now, this Hu businessman is also eyeing this treasure. It really made the parents of this Tanglin in a dilemma.

"Don't worry, if you help me get that pagoda, I will definitely give you another good reward, so that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life. Grace's eyes rolled, obviously seeing the hesitation and struggle in this aventurine Ling's heart, and he couldn't help but use his old tricks again. He spent a lot of time in Middle-earth, and he also knew the biggest weakness of the officials in Middle-earth. No high-ranking official could resist the temptation of gold ingots, and took risks and flouted the law.

After thinking about it for a while, the Tanglin Ling gritted his teeth, nodded with difficulty, and said, "Okay! I will hand over the pagoda in the river to you, but the things that Mr. Grace promised me must be done well, so that the official's heart can be steady!"

"Definitely, definitely. As long as I see the pagoda, then we can discuss the matter of silver. Haha!" Grace smiled, sat down, and relaxed. The Tanglin Commander hurriedly ordered his subordinates to go to buy wine, and called the soldier who had been following him, passed his secret order personally, and asked him to rush to the Yamen to mobilize the soldiers, and asked him to find a few soldiers who were able to pass through the water, secretly go to the bottom of the Qingshui River, and bring back the pagoda at the bottom of the river.

The soldier took the order, leaving only the Tanglin Commander alone in a dimly lit cell, sitting opposite Grace and drinking. Waiting for the news of the return of the subordinate soldiers.

But Tanglin Ling didn't know that the soldier respected Li Shanhe the most on weekdays, and he witnessed the secret meeting between Tanglin Ling and Nahu Shang Grace, and he knew that this matter was difficult. But he did not go to the palace to mobilize soldiers according to the master's instructions. Instead, he ran to Li Shanhe's house. Report to him what he has seen and heard.

But I saw Li Shanhe and Lu Yang sitting opposite each other in the courtyard drinking, writing poems to the moon and expressing their feelings. But he saw a soldier with an anxious face, and without regard for decency, he climbed over the fence and broke in. Li Shanhe recognized the soldier who broke in, and when he saw him running over in a panic, he knew that something important was happening. He immediately left the table and asked the soldier, "Little Wu, why did you come here at night? If you are not busy, I have good wine on the table here, and how about sitting down together and drinking for a few minutes?"

"It's time to catch and drink. I was on duty at night, and I accompanied the old man to the prison, and I heard the conspiracy between the old man and the Hu people who were in public trial during the day. The Hu man promised the lord a sum of money, and the lord asked me to mobilize soldiers and go to the Qingshui River to salvage the exquisite pagoda of Zhenhe!"

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