Bloody Kyoto

"Chen Shifeng, prepare to die!" A man in black rushed down the mountain and charged directly at the leader on horseback with his knife.

Chen Shifeng, the eldest son of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review in the capital, holds no official position. He is a free-spirited and unrestrained man with a handsome appearance, making him the ideal husband in the hearts of many young ladies in the capital.

Chen Shifeng snorted coldly, leaped up, and drew his sword to meet the attack.

He was the target of the men in black, so most of them focused their attacks on him alone.

Chen Shifeng was skilled in martial arts, but he was still overwhelmed by so many people and had already sustained injuries.

Just as a knife was about to plunge into his throat, another man in black suddenly appeared and pulled him away, followed by a dozen more men in black.

The group of men in black who emerged later possessed extraordinary martial arts skills. In just a few breaths, the ambushing men in black fell one by one.

After they had all fallen, the man who appeared to be the leader of the men in black approached Chen Shifeng and asked in a hoarse voice, "Young Master Chen, are you still able to ride a horse?"

Chen Shifeng nodded slightly, gritted his teeth, and walked towards his mount. "Okay."

The leader of the men in black made a gesture to the others, and instantly all the men in black disappeared.

The leader in black watched Chen Shifeng's disappearing figure, then used his lightness skill to follow him. As long as this person returned to the capital safely, their promise would be fulfilled.

As the sun rose higher, Li Nanle left the space. As soon as she stepped out, she smelled a strong stench of blood. She frowned slightly, but it was none of her business anyway.

What she didn't know was that this matter was indeed related to her, except that all her allies had been wiped out.

She continued her journey and arrived in Jeju City at noon. She did not stop but continued on her way.

Once they reached a secluded spot where no one was around, she put Xiao Guai into her spatial storage to replenish their energy.

While eating, I roughly calculated that it would take about half a month to reach the capital at this pace.

Along the way, she enjoyed the scenery as she traveled, without being in a hurry. Although Yunxia had not sent a letter, she did not believe that something had happened to her.

Aside from some martial arts skills, she did not discover any other special abilities in this ancient world.

Yunxia possesses healing abilities and mutated power; unless attacked by a large group of people, no one can do anything to her.

This is also why she didn't go to the capital with them, and why Yunxia didn't force her to go with them just because she was young.

Although her superpowers aren't very strong, she still has a spatial ability, which she can use to hide in case of danger.

Fourteen days later, she looked at the towering city wall before her and felt a sense of awe.

Soldiers were stationed at the city gate, checking everyone who wanted to enter the city. The check was not fast, and the queue stretched for a mile.

Li Nanle stood in line obediently. An old man carrying a basket in front of him said worriedly to an old woman in front of him:

"Old woman, why don't we come back another day to sell? Look at this scene, something big must have happened in the city."

The old woman turned around and glared at him, "Another day? If you don't sell them today, we won't have anything to eat."

The old man shrank back and stopped talking after being yelled at by the old woman.

Li Nanle pondered to himself, listening to the conversation between the two elderly people, that this kind of examination was a special and rare occurrence.

It seems something really has happened.

Soon it was Li Nanle's turn. The soldiers looked him over and asked him where he was from and what he was doing in the capital.

Li Nanle made up a story, saying he was looking for relatives, and that's how he got away with it.

After she entered the city, she caught a glimpse of a wanted poster on the wall out of the corner of her eye and took a look out of curiosity.

This sight plunged her into despair, while a surge of anger welled up within her.

The wanted poster features Wu Cuicui, one of Yunxia's earliest maids. Yunxia saved Wu Cuicui before she married Fu Yanji.

It was a year of famine, and many people were selling their children. The price of a person was as low as a pound of grain.

Wu Cuicui was one of those who were sold. In fact, she and Yunxia came from the apocalypse and didn't have much kindness. Generally speaking, they wouldn't go out of their way to save anyone.

After all, they had seen many people being sold before, but the two of them remained unmoved and did not offer any help.

As for why they saved Wu Cuicui, it was simply because this girl was just the kind of girl the sisters liked.

When her grandmother wanted to sell her, she didn't cry and beg for mercy. Instead, she directly tied up one of her grandmother's beloved cousins.

She said to the madam who wanted to buy her, "Madam, instead of buying my skinny body, you should buy my cousin. She has delicate skin and tender flesh, and you don't need to spend much effort to keep her beautiful."

Her cousin was stunned, as were her family members, while the madam wore an interested smile.

She genuinely wanted to sell her cousin because she harbored hatred.

But in the end, the sale didn't go through, since her cousin was the darling of the family.

If it weren't in front of her family, it might be possible, but in front of her family, there's no way she would sell it.

In the end, she was the only one who was beaten and scolded by her whole family. She did not obediently take the beating. Even though the person on the other end was her elder, she did not refrain from fighting back out of filial piety.

Instead, he risked his life to fight back.

Her grandmother was punched and kicked several times, and her aunt and uncle suffered the same fate.

I remember that when the people around her saw this, they all accused her of being outrageous.

She didn't care about what others thought, and just snorted, "I'm about to die, why bother with all this nonsense about filial piety?"

You people are all talking without understanding the situation. If anyone in my position could still say that the elders are without fault, then I can only say one thing: you are all blindly filial, fools.

The ancients were ignorant, that's absolutely true, especially the foolish common people.

Upon hearing Wu Cuicui's words, many elderly people became angry and took things to hit her.

Although Wu Cuicui was strong and good at fighting, she couldn't withstand being ganged up on by so many people and was eventually knocked to the ground, barely alive.

It was at this moment that Yunxia stepped forward and knocked down the person who was hitting her.

Then he raised his fist at the Wu family and took Wu Cuicui away right under their noses.

Actually, Yunxia didn't intend for her to be a maid. It was only after she saved Wu Cuicui that Wu Cuicui offered to sell herself to Yunxia.

She meant that Yunxia saved her life, so that life belonged to her.

Yunxia thought for a moment, since she had already saved him, they should flee the famine together and separate once things settled down.

But who would have thought that when they arrived in Anzhen and went to register their household registration, Wu Cuicui directly registered herself as a slave, with Yunxia as her master.

Yunxia, ​​who came from a society where everyone is equal, naturally refused, but Wu Cuicui was too stubborn, and in the end Yunxia had no choice but to accept it.

From then on, Wu Cuicui stayed by the sisters' side.

After Yunxia went to the capital, Wu Cuicui stayed by her side, but now she is wanted by the police...

She narrowed her eyes, certain of one thing: Yunxia was in trouble.

"What, do you know the person in the painting?" A voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Li Nanle turned around and saw a person wearing armor. She shook her head blankly.

"I don't recognize the young woman; I'm just wondering what she has done wrong?"

She was dressed as a middle-aged woman with a pockmarked face, so she referred to herself as "Little Woman".

"If you don't know them, get out of the way and don't block the way." The guard at the city gate waved his hand impatiently.

Li Nanle must have said so; she took Xiao Guai's hand and walked away.

She stopped in a small alley, her eyes filled with icy coldness.

She was thinking about all the possibilities that Wu Cuicui might be wanted by the police.

First: She betrayed Yunxia and did things that harmed Yunxia, ​​so she was wanted by the police.

Second: Yunxia's accident implicated Wu Cuicui, so she was wanted by the police.

Of the two hypotheses, she preferred the former, but upon closer reflection, the possibility of the former seemed too slim.

Wu Cuicui is just too loyal.

If we exclude the first option, then only the second option remains.

Let's now deduce why Yunxia had the accident and what happened under the second assumption.

If even those close to you are wanted by the authorities, you must have offended someone higher up.

Yunxia was merely the wife of a fifth-rank official, and she would never have had any contact with those above her. How did she offend someone above her?

Hmm, I almost forgot about Yunxia's husband. Is it possible that he offended someone in the officialdom?

This is highly likely.

Of course, there's another possibility that's more likely...

"Brother, does your stomach hurt?"

A child's voice came from behind. Li Nanle looked towards the end of the alley and saw a five or six-year-old girl looking worriedly at a little boy who was squatting on the ground clutching his stomach.

The little boy looked up, smiled, and said, "Don't worry, little sister, I just have an upset stomach. I'll be fine after I go to the outhouse."

"Really?" The little girl was skeptical, her face still showing worry. "If Madam Gu were still here, she could touch it and it wouldn't hurt anymore."

Li Nanle's pupils contracted instantly. Madam Gu? Just touch it with your hand and it'll be fine?

She was referring to the clouds?

If so, the most likely scenario is about to come true, and her face gradually turned pale.

Just as she was about to step forward to ask the two children for information, someone walked past her.

An old beggar ran toward the two little girls and boys who were dressed in similarly tattered clothes.

"Didn't I tell you not to come out begging? Why are you so disobedient?"

The little boy grinned and said, "Grandpa, we got some pig offal today. We'll cook it for everyone when we get back to the dilapidated temple."

The old beggar picked up the dirty cloth bag from his hand. "Alright, alright, let's go back now."

Upon hearing the words "ruined temple," Li Nanle decided to go find them later to inquire about Yunxia.