Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 143 How Should I Repay My Madam
Yang Yuan had no idea what was happening in the "Qiyun Society" at the moment, but he knew that this riot had attracted many assassins for him, so he might have a chance to escape.

In this way, the will to survive immediately prevailed.

Covering the wound under his ribs, Yang Yuan fled towards the densest jungle in the east, trying his best to avoid those midnight killers along the way.

In the darkness of night, occasionally a killer would see a man running towards them from a distance, and would simply think that he was an accomplice who had also heard the alarm and rushed to the periphery to join the battle.

By the time he realized something was wrong, Yang Yuan had already rushed over and moved further out.

But while running, Yang Yuan still found that someone had quietly followed him from behind.

While running away, Yang Yuan looked back and saw the man running under a corridor with the light shining on him.

The man was tall, wearing a straw raincoat, a bamboo hat on his head, and holding an iron bone sword that could break heavy armor...

……

When the people from the Imperial City Bureau rushed out to support Yuan Chengju, Guo Xuzhi and other brothers who had infiltrated the "Qiyun Society", they had already sent someone to urgently report to Deputy Commander Liu.

Deputy Commander Liu is a delicate person, so it is impossible for him to follow Eunuch Li around every day.

He handed over all the specific matters to Yuan Chengju and Guo Xuzhi.

There is one good thing about this superior's work: he dares to delegate power absolutely to those he trusts.

Anyway, if his subordinates get into trouble, he can take responsibility.

However, when he heard that dozens of crossbowmen rushed into the "Qiyun Jinbiao Society" and started shooting indiscriminately, he couldn't help but frown.

He knew that the "Qiyun Jinbiao Society" was a martial arts school run by the imperial guards, and dozens of crossbowmen were shooting...

I'm afraid there are too many deaths.

I'm afraid this matter can't be contained...

Liu Shangqiu dressed hurriedly, jumped on his horse, and rushed out of the Liu Mansion with the imperial soldiers who brought the news.

When his father, mother, and a bunch of aunts got up after hearing the news, Liu Shangqiu had already disappeared.

Mr. and Mrs. Liu didn't know where Liu Shangqiu had gone, but they were worried.

So the whole family rushed to the Imperial City to wait for news.

Mu Tiju was sleeping soundly when someone came to tell him that Liu Guojiu and his family had arrived.

This frightened Mu En so much that he jumped up.

He thought something had happened to Liu Shangqiu, but when he rushed to the hall in dishevelled clothes, he realized that Deputy Commander Liu had left home in the middle of the night on a business trip and had not left any message...

Mu Tiju breathed a sigh of relief, then squatted down and straightened his boots.

……

Liu Shangqiu rode a fast horse and headed straight for Qiyun Society.

Fortunately, this road is far away from the Imperial Street, there is no night market along the way, and there are few pedestrians, so it will not delay his midnight ride.

By the time he rushed to Qiyun Club, he already had an idea in his mind.

When he raised his horse and whipped it, he rushed directly into the gate of Qiyun Society and arrived in front of the two groups of people who were confronting each other. Han Pei, the deacon of Qiyun Society, rushed up in anger.

Uncle Liu ignored his roar, dismounted calmly, and threw the whip to a soldier from the imperial city.

After Han Pei's roar stopped, he took out a handkerchief, gently wiped his cheek, and said lightly: "My Imperial City Division has received news that there are Jin spies nearby..."

Han Pei was so angry that he was shaking all over. Many of their men had been shot down by crossbow arrows and were crying and wailing on the ground.

Deacon Han pointed at the crowd with a shaking hand and asked tremblingly, "So, you, the Imperial City Division, broke into my Qiyun Society and shot and injured so many people without any explanation? You...you did it on purpose! Our Qiyun Society is the property of the Palace Front Division, and we are not so easy to bully!"

Uncle Liu said calmly, "Who said that my Imperial City Division did this on purpose? Do you think this is incomprehensible?"

Deacon Han roared, "Should I understand?"

Liu Shangqiu reasoned with him politely: "A person's action depends on three reasons.

First, he thinks what should be done. This determines what he will do.

Second, his temperament and character determine how he will act.

Third, although we are all human beings, everyone has different wisdom. Therefore, things that you don’t understand may not necessarily be unreasonable. "

After Liu Shangqiu finished speaking, he turned around and asked, "Who started it first?"

Yuan Chengju and Guo Xuzhi raised their hands at the same time, pointed at the three-o'clock killers, and said in unison: "They, they were the first to attack!"

"Did any of our people get hurt?"

"As soon as we came in, they attacked us and injured several of our brothers!"

Liu Shangqiu turned to Deacon Han, his face cold, and said: "Look, our brothers in the Imperial City Division received the alarm, so of course we have to investigate, this is what we should do.

"We, the Imperial City Division, are the imperial guards among the imperial guards. We are in charge of the palace ban, the surrounding guards, spying on intelligence, and supervising all officials.

If we want to track down the Jin spies, do we have to send a visiting card to your Qiyun Society first and make an appointment before coming? Of course not, this is how we do it. "

“And your Qiyun Society is just a society that teaches people archery, yet you attacked without asking for the reason or identifying the person’s identity.

They attacked my Imperial Guards and injured my Imperial City Division brothers, so what's wrong with my Imperial City Division soldiers launching a counterattack against the invading enemy?"

Deacon Han was so angry that he was speechless. If it weren't for the fact that everyone was watching, he really wanted to chop Liu Shangqiu to death with a knife.

Liu Shangqiu asked: "Have you found the Jin spy?"

A clever imperial soldier immediately answered loudly: "Reporting to Deputy Commander Liu, it has not been found yet."

Liu Shangqiu waved his hand and said, "Keep looking!"

……

Old Man Song and Uncle Gou were more than a hundred steps apart and attacked Qiyun Society at the same time.

As they went along, the two of them easily eliminated the Qiyun Society's secret sentries.

When the two men jumped over the wall, they pulled the scarf over their faces, leaving only a pair of murderous eyes exposed, and faced the "three watch" killers who came after hearing the news.

At this moment, Yang Yuan rushed towards them from the same direction as those "Three Watch" killers.

However, Yang Yuan rushed all the way and tried to escape to the weakest point of the troops.

Those three-hour killers were heading towards Old Man Song and Uncle Gou Zishu, who were more than a hundred steps away from each other.

So the place where Yang Yuan rushed over was right between Old Man Song and Uncle Gou Zishu.

Yang Yuan also saw two people helping him attract a large number of killers to gather over.

As he rushed along the way, he heard a killer shouting "The Imperial City Bureau is coming to kill us", so Yang Yuan naturally thought that it was someone from the Imperial City Bureau.

This was a rare opportunity, so Yang Yuan endured the pain, climbed over the wall, and rushed into the jungle.

Old Man Song and Uncle Gou were bravely facing the enemy in front of them, and Yang Yuan was wearing a nightgown, so they didn't notice the "slippery fish" that rushed out from between them.

The only one who was chasing Yang Yuan relentlessly was the man in the straw raincoat who was striding very fast.

The secret sentries in the jungle were easily eliminated by Old Man Song and Uncle Gou Zi who rushed towards them.

Yang Yuan fled all the way without encountering any resistance, but the man behind him was still haunting him, which put Yang Yuan under great pressure. He had not been getting enough sleep for more than half a month, and had been eating and drinking minimally for several days. He had just gone through a short but extremely exhausting battle, and was injured in the chest and abdomen, bleeding...

At this time, being chased by that person all the way, and unable to escape even in the dense forest environment, Yang Yuan gradually became exhausted.

Oh no, if he keeps running like this, I’m going to be exhausted to death!

Yang Yuan secretly groaned, but with his current strength, he would die if he ran away, let alone turn around and fight again.
For a moment, Yang Yuan was caught in a dilemma.

Qianhu Gate is ahead, and in front of it is an inner canal running along the city wall.

The reason why it is called the Inner Canal is that Lin'an, as a temporary capital, was not a very regular city, so it did not have a complete and decent moat.

Therefore, its periphery is a defensive water system constructed by the West Lake, the Grand Canal, the Qiantang River, and three moats on the east and north sides.

Therefore, this section of the inner canal, which is close to the outside of the city wall, can be regarded as a section of the moat, and its front part flows into the West Lake.

Yang Yuan rushed to the river and found a small boat parked on the sandy bank ahead. The bow rope was tied to a bamboo pole that was deeply embedded in the sand.

Yang Yuan was overjoyed. He hurried forward, pulled out the bamboo pole, and pushed the boat hard.

The boat was already half submerged in water, and with a push it floated onto the river.

Yang Yuan jumped onto the boat and pushed the bamboo pole, and the boat sailed along the city wall towards the West Lake.

The man in the straw raincoat chased to the shore and saw the boat sailing away, but he still did not give up. He took big strides and chased along the river bank.

On the other side of the river was the city wall, and on this side, men in straw raincoats were chasing closely behind him. Yang Yuan had nowhere to stop and could only continue paddling forward.

The two of them left one after another, one on a boat and the other on shore.

"I don't tie up my boat when I return from fishing, it's a good time to sleep in the riverside village when the moon sets. Even if the wind blows it away overnight, I'll just be by the shallow water with reeds..."

Two fishermen carrying fishing rods and a boy holding a lantern in front came to the shallow water with a smile on their faces.

"Huh? Where's my boat?"

One of the old men who was preparing to go night fishing looked around blankly: "Is it moored here?"

Another fisherman cried out in bad luck: "Old Yang, you are such a weird person..."

……

Yang Yuan rowed the boat all the way, and after three or five miles, he was about to reach Qingbo Gate.

The man in the straw raincoat rushed onto the Qingbo Bridge at great speed, standing still and staring at the approaching fishing boat.

Although Yang Yuan was on the boat and was much less exhausted than him, he was injured and exhausted from overdrawing for many days, so the boat was not moving very fast.

Seeing that the man in the straw raincoat had already rushed to the bridge, if he drove directly into the West Lake, he was afraid that the man would jump off the bridge and hit his boat.

Yang Yuan gritted his teeth, turned the bow of the boat, and headed to the right for a small river that led directly to the inner city.

The man in the straw raincoat at the bridgehead sneered and chased after him, holding the iron bone flower.

The moat leading to West Lake is quite wide, and only one side of the riverbank is suitable for mooring.

However, instead of going through Qingbo Bridge, we turned into the small river in the inner city. Although we could moor on both sides, there were already residential houses on both sides.

Therefore, this section of the river is not wide, only about ten feet wide. With his ability, he can jump across it.

He wanted to see how the man at the bow could escape since he was already shaky on his feet!

……

In Renmeifang, there is a small pavilion beside a small river.

The rain outside has become sparse, but the wind is not cold.

The summer nights in Lin'an are especially hot and stuffy after the rain.

Li Shishi sat in the small pavilion, fanning herself with a silk fan to enjoy the cool air, waiting for Chen Erniang to buy her the "Ice and Snow Lychee Paste".

The lantern was hung on the railing, illuminating the entire pavilion.

Today I went to my goddaughter Dan Niang's place, and we had a meal and drinks. When we returned to Renmeifang, the alcohol started to kick in, and the carriage was particularly stuffy and irritating.

Li Shishi got off the sedan chair and walked into the alley with Chen Erniang, the strong woman she hired.

She remembered that there was a man selling cold drinks at a stall near where she lived.

The people of the Song Dynasty had a wide variety of beverages. If you were in a downtown area, there were dozens of pure natural drinks in the summer alone, including "sweet bean soup, coconut wine, bean water, deer pear juice, brine plum water, ginger honey water, papaya juice, and perilla drink".

However, Renmeifang is connected to Qingbo Gate in the west, Lin'an government office in the north, and Taishi Bureau and City God Temple in the south. It is the only residential area, and it is not part of the downtown area, so not many people do business there.

It rained again tonight, and the man who was supposed to set up a stall at the entrance of the alley did not set up his stall.

Fortunately, there are government offices nearby, and there is also a barracks inside the city wall between Qingbo Gate and Qianhu Gate.

Therefore, although there are not many people walking around at night, there are also few thugs active in this area.

Chen Erniang asked Li Shishi to sit for a while, and she ran a few more steps to an intersection she had passed when she came back just now to buy some cold drinks.

Li Shishi and Dan Niang drank a few more glasses tonight. Although she was not drunk with her alcohol tolerance, the slight intoxication made her feel a little lazy.

She leaned against the railing, gently fanning herself with a silk fan.

There is mosquito repellent vanilla in the sachet around my waist, so I don’t have to worry about annoying mosquitoes.

Li Shishi was just closing her starry eyes, showing a hint of weariness, when suddenly footsteps were heard.

Li Shishi didn't care. Although it was a little quiet here, there were still some pedestrians.

But the footsteps stopped outside the pavilion by the river.

Only then did Li Shishi become slightly alert and looked up.

Just by looking at this, Li Shishi's delicate body suddenly tensed up and she sat up straight.

Liu Mo was standing outside the pavilion holding a half-broken wooden stick in his hand, grinning at her.

His clothes were slightly wet, and there were tiny drops of water on his face formed by the rain.

His smile was really hard to describe, as if...

A hyena was approaching its prey with malicious intent, but it did not have the courage to confront it head-on.

Therefore, it could only put on a fake smile and try to sneak over, taking advantage of the person's unpreparedness to suddenly dig into his anus.

That expression was indescribably disgusting, sinister and vulgar.

"Liu Mo! What are you doing here?"

Li Shishi quickly looked left and right, and it seemed... there was no other way out except turning over and jumping into the river.

Liu Mo bared his teeth and laughed, "Madam, I have been waiting for you in 'Shuiyunjian' for many days, and finally I have waited for you!"

Li Shishi slowly stood up and said coldly: "I have let you go once, are you still stubborn?"

"I've realized it! I've realized it! I've completely realized it!"

Liu Mo raised his eyebrows, then licked his lips with his tongue, then picked up the wooden stick and gently stroked the smooth surface of the stick, with a look of resentment on his face: "It is because of enlightenment that I have tried every means to find you, madam! It is you who made me a leftover egg man! Moreover, it is an egg that looks good but is useless. Tell me, how can I repay you?"

(End of this chapter)