After traveling through time, I thrived in ancient times

"Sir, please show some mercy. I am Qi Kun. May I ask what you are doing in West Lane?"

A group of people came towards us. Their clothes were relatively clean. The person who spoke in the lead just glanced at the group of people lying on the ground, but didn't say anything else.

Although his tone and words were still polite, the people following him all had sticks in their hands and looked unfriendly, and it was obvious that they had heard about what happened here and rushed over.

An San and An Si frowned. They had been in Beijing for many years and knew that this place could be called a no-man's land in Beijing.

But how could the imperial court ignore such a blatant act? Would the emperor be willing to allow such a place to appear in the capital?

Yu Tingwan was not surprised at all, as she had heard about this place from the maids.

They look like local tyrants occupying this land, but in fact they are just a group of poor people who fled to the capital from other places.

Outsiders are always bullied, so they naturally organized themselves into what they are today.

"This young master has just arrived in the capital, and I vowed to visit every corner of the capital. Naturally, I would come to West Alley, but someone insisted on stopping me."

Yu Tingwan looked puzzled again and asked, "Isn't this West Alley open to people? Is it a private alley?"

At this time, An Si came out to answer in time: "My lord, there has never been a private alley in the capital. The entire capital belongs to the court. The court has not issued a notice saying that no one can go to that alley."

After saying that, he glanced at the man who called himself Qi Kun, implying that the imperial court had not even notified him, so why did you stop him? And you even want to collect protection money?

These words made Qi Kun silent for a moment. How could they believe him when he said he came to stroll around West Lane? It's not like no one had been here before, but everyone who came here had other purposes.

He either wanted to drive them away or asked them to do something for him. Looking at the appearance of this young man, how could he just be here for a stroll?

Now he even beat up Da Zhuang and his group. But I think it was Da Zhuang who did something to anger this young master.

Qi Kun frowned and glanced at the group of people lying on the ground, his eyes full of disgust.

This group of people led by Da Zhuang have been causing chaos in the alley for a long time. They deserve to be punished now!

Then, Qi Kun looked at Yu Tingwan again and said carefully:

"I'm sorry that this happened. It's all these people's fault. Please forgive me, sir. But it's better for you not to come here. After all, this place is too dirty and messy. It's really not suitable for you to come here."

Yu Tingwan raised an eyebrow and looked at him. This guy didn’t seem like the idiot just now!

"What if I insist on taking a look? Are you here to collect tolls as well?"

Qi Kun frowned, then shook his head: "You are joking, we just live in West Lane, we are not the kind of people who occupy the mountain as kings, how could we stop you from entering West Lane?"

"It's just that the people here are all vulgar, and I'm afraid that if we offend you, it will cause you trouble."

Afterwards, Qi Kun waved to the people around him, and they put away the sticks in their hands and made way for him.

Yu Tingwan was looking at the group of people lying on the ground.

Seeing this, Qi Kun hurriedly said, "I will definitely teach this guy a lesson so that he won't dare to do such a thing again."

After saying that, he asked the people around him to drag these people away.

Looking at their actions, Yu Tingwan did not pursue the matter any further. He just walked forward, with An San and An Si following closely behind him.

When he walked next to Qi Kun, Yu Tingwan nodded to him.

Qi Kun was surprised and quickly clasped his fists in return.

He thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, the young man took two steps forward and then turned around to look at him.

"Mr. Qi must be very familiar with this West Alley. May I ask Mr. Qi to lead the way for me and help introduce the scenery of West Alley?"

Qi Kun was surprised. What's so beautiful about West Lane? It's dirty and messy!

Then a look of understanding appeared in his eyes, but because this person was quite polite to them, he did not feel disgusted. He just bowed and accepted Yu Tingwan's invitation.

However, his action made the people behind him nervous. They all tried to stop him, but were interrupted by Qi Kun's wave of his hand.

He turned around and gave them a soothing look.

"Don't worry, I know my limits. You guys still have things to do at home, so go back first."

It was obvious that everyone believed him. When they heard him say this, they all nodded and dispersed.

Qi Kun saw that they all left, then walked to Yu Tingwan's side.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sir. We are also afraid."

Yu Tingwan expressed his understanding, but just nodded. He didn't ask them what they were afraid of. He just kept walking forward.

Qi Kun was a little surprised. He thought he would ask, and as long as he opened his mouth, he would naturally say no, and the matter would be over.

But I didn't expect this young man to be so patient. He didn't even ask a single question, not even a polite greeting?

There was no other way but to follow this young man, fearing that something might happen next.

Yu Tingwan looked at the lives of these people. Some of them had a skill and could work for others, while others did hard labor for others.

But there are still many children and elderly people, and these elderly people can only beg on the streets with their children for a living.

But most of them looked like honest people, unlike the few guarding the entrance of the street.

Yu Tingwan waved the folding fan in her hand and watched the people passing by greet Qi Kun politely, calling him Mr. Qi.

"Mr. Qi is well-loved by the people of West Lane."

"Where?" Qi Kun nodded in return to the old man who greeted him, while speaking to Yu Tingwan.

"Qi just did a few more things, and everyone remembered these few things and was grateful to Qi."

So that's it. Seeing that he was still neither humble nor arrogant, Yu Tingwan thought that he must have been an educated and talented person before this.

"Sir, you are too modest. It takes more than a small thing to gain the gratitude of the people of West Lane."

"Mr. Qi is well."

A greeting came from the side. Yu Tingwan looked up and saw a little boy as thin as a stick standing not far away.

Seeing them looking at him, he extended his hand and greeted them again with a not-so-standard bow. Not only that, the boy even bowed to Yu Tingwan.

"How are you, sir? How are you, young master?"

Yu Tingwan raised an eyebrow.

"Mao Danzi, this is..."

Qi Kun was speechless, he didn't even know what this young man's name was!

"My last name is Jiang, Jiang Qingyu."

"Mr. Jiang."

Qi Kun's eyes narrowed slightly. Jiang? Or the Qing generation? Could it be the Jiang family that has gained a great reputation in Beijing recently?

No, there is no younger generation named Jiang Qingyu in the Jiang family.

"Mr. Jiang, how are you? I, your little one, am fine."

Maodan naturally didn't know his Mr. Qi, because the name of this young man had already caused a ripple of fear in his heart.