Chapter 214: Bullying (I)
Ye Lin put the Nuan Yudan into his arms, with a smug expression, the only thing he thought about at this time was to quickly enter the southern Xinjiang with Liu Tianjiang and the others and find his father. Now that there is a warm jade pill to protect himself, he can leave for southern Xinjiang in a few days.
At this moment, he walked on the path by Mochou Lake with a relaxed expression, looking at the beautiful spring, Jinling in early spring, the grass was fresh, which made him a lot happier. The breeze on Mochou Lake blows through the trees on the shore, and the occasional birdsong makes the roadside tourists stop and stop.
In the distance, a group of people gathered together, and the sound of people fighting could be faintly heard, and the spectators next to them burst into applause and cheers from time to time. Several captains patrolling the city collected money one by one.
Ye Lin wore a snow-white robe, stood outside the crowd, and looked inside, it turned out to be two people running the rivers and lakes. One is tall and burly, the other is thin and short, and the two are learning martial arts with each other, and the onlookers are rewarding some copper coins.
A captain patrolling the city reached out to the people beside him to ask for money, followed by two officials. He hummed a little song in his mouth and chirped, "Hurry up!" Everyone was afraid of the government, and they obediently handed over their belongings, and no one dared to refuse.
"Why are these copper coins?" a rude-looking lieutenant sneered as he swept the copper coins in his hand, looked at the rough-clothed old man on the side and the child he was holding in his arms.
He gently stroked the child's tender cheek, and slapped the old man in the face, causing the child in his arms to cry. The west bank of Mochou Lake has gathered a lot of people from the rivers and lakes since the capital, and some people who run the rivers and lakes practice martial arts here in order to eat and wear, and win some rewards.
The people in the city came to join in the fun and have fun. The officials of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division are not as good as the soldiers of the Jinyi Guard, so they have to come here to try their luck in order to make a little money.
"No money, you come out to see what's going on!" the lieutenant glared at the old man coldly, so frightened that he hurriedly fell backwards. The onlookers on the side saw that the people from the official family all shrank aside, and even the two Jianghu people who were playing tricks in the crowd stopped and walked outside.
"This poor master, everyone is eating together, why should you embarrass this old man. The short, thin man wiped the sweat from his forehead and came to the officers and soldiers patrolling the city, his hands clenched into fists.
"You are an entertainer, and you also want to take care of your master's affairs, don't you want to be confused?" The captain of the city patrol put away the money in his hand, waved his right hand, and shouted, "Call me and see which of them dares to make trouble." Several officers rushed over behind him, and it was a punch and kick.
The short, thin man picked up one of the officers, threw it aside, and asked, "Uncle, are you okay?" The old man protected his grandson under him, and his whole forehead was bruised and purple.
"Hey, can't you find it yourself?" The captain of the city patrol walked out from behind the two officers, pulled out the saber at his waist and waved it at the short and thin man, but he was restrained by the other party's backhand, causing everyone to laugh, and even the corner of Ye Lin's mouth, who was standing on the side, flashed a smile, and secretly laughed.
"Okay, you guys, dare to go against the officials. The captain who had fallen to the ground got up from the ground and shouted to the soldiers behind him, "What are you still stunned about, give it to me, and tie this showman back." β
Four or five servants rushed up and surrounded the thin middle-aged man in the middle, and the fat accomplice in the distance saw that his brother was surrounded, and swayed his body and rushed over.
Seeing this, the captain of the city patrol raised his long knife and sneaked behind the thin man, and was about to sneak attack from behind. Unexpectedly, the people gathered around reminded one after another, "Be careful, the official sneak attack." β
The thin man hurriedly turned around, stared at the patrol captain with round eyes, moved his arms, leaped forward, and pressed the other man to the ground.
"Come and save me, save me!" the captain hurriedly called for help.
The officers hurried over and dragged the lieutenant from under the short, thin man. "You!!" cried the captain of the city, who fled south with his officer.
After the official escaped, the two who ran away bid farewell to everyone. They helped the old man up, checked it a little, and found nothing serious.
The fat man took out a small short wooden sword from his waist and gave it to the little boy in the old man's arms, and laughed roughly, "Don't cry, uncle will give this to you." β
The little boy took the wooden sword with a happy face, and for the first time he saw such a huge and tall strong man, he casually thanked him, "Thank you, fat uncle." The old man on the side glared at the little boy, so frightened that he hurriedly turned his head in the direction of Ye Lin and stuck out his tongue.
"It's okay, child" The short and thin man rolled up his sleeves, helped the old man and said with a smile, "Uncle, you hurry home, be careful that the official will come over to inspect after a while." β
"Well... Good... Let's go, thank you to the two heroes for coming to the rescue. The old man took the little boy's hand, and the old man and the young man walked along the path to the east, and the crowd around them began to disperse.
The five officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division ran south along the shore of Mochou Lake for less than half an hour, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The lieutenant bent over, glanced back, gasped and asked, "Didn't chase you?"
"No, no!" the two officers stood on tiptoe and looked north, but found no sign of anyone chasing them, and replied.
The lieutenant spat on the ground and scolded, "When Lao Tzu returns to the mansion, he will definitely invite soldiers to destroy them all." As soon as the words fell, I heard an "oops".
"Which guy who doesn't have long eyes, dare to hit Lao Tzu!" The captain of the patrol fell to the ground, and saw three women, dressed in black and covered in colors, hurrying to the north, so frightened that he hurriedly rolled into the bushes on the side of the road.
The four messengers standing in the middle of the road saw that the situation was not good, and they hurriedly ran towards the bushes with their heads covered, Luo Qianning and Luo Qianxue helped Luo Qianjian, who was seriously injured, and panted and ran from the messenger's side.
"They're officials!" Luo Qianning glared coldly at the errand officer and said vigilantly.
"It doesn't matter so much, let's hurry up. Luo Qianxue glanced back to the south, and looked around in a panic, for fear that there would be Jinyi Guard's pursuers.
The three of them hurried north, disappearing at the end of the trail. "Big brother, they areβ" an errand officer shouted cautiously, pointing to the place where the three women had disappeared.
The captain of the city patrol slapped him hard, glanced at him, and said, "Uncle, I saw it, it's a Qin criminal, you don't want to die." His ears suddenly moved vigilantly, turned his head to look south, and said urgently, "There is movement, hide quickly." β
Several of them followed closely behind the lieutenant, and hurriedly hid in the bushes, holding their noses tightly, not daring to make a sound. A group of small bannermen of the brocade guards rushed over from the south, stopping and looking around on the path.