The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Yin Baicai and the other person had finished their meal but still hadn't seen Li Zhe return.

He thought Li Zhe was probably delayed by something.

He took Li Mo, who was already yawning repeatedly, back to the bedroom.

"Little Mo, you go to sleep first! I'll sit here and watch over you."

Li Mo asked again, "Mom, why hasn't Uncle come back yet?"

Yin Baicai patted his head: "Your uncle should be back soon. You'll see him when you wake up."

Soon after, Li Mo fell asleep, and Yin Baicai, who was feeling sleepy, waited by the bedside and eventually drifted off to sleep as well.

Li Zhe and the other two were still hiding in the side room next to Huang Yuanwai's.

Finally, after Huang and his companions had eaten and drunk their fill, Huang urged Yang Hu, "Master Yang, quickly show them what you've got."

Yang Hu, who was also drunk, took out a packet of Five-Stone Powder wrapped in yellow paper from his pocket. “This is a good thing. If you take it, you will see what you are thinking.”

When Master Huang, who had already eaten, saw Yang Hu take out the Five-Stone Powder, his eyes widened. He had clearly eaten a little before leaving home earlier that day, but now he felt like eating it again.

Master Li asked, "Is it really as the master said?"

Yang Hu chuckled: "If you don't believe me, just ask Master Huang. He's eaten it."

Now, Master Huang couldn't hear any sounds around him. His eyes were fixed on the Five-Stone Powder in Yang Hu's hand, and his desire to eat it grew stronger and stronger.

"Master, please give us the medicine quickly! Let them also experience the wonders of this divine medicine."

Yang Hu poured the medicine into a pot of wine, shook it a few times, and said, "No rush, let the miraculous medicine dissolve in the wine before slowly tasting it."

Seeing how eagerly Master Huang looked, Master Li and his two companions became increasingly curious about the "miracle drug."

The three eavesdroppers nearby were instructed by Li Zhe in a low voice: "I'll blow out the candles in a moment, and I'll knock out the other four. You two, quickly kidnap Yang Hu."

Jiang and Su nodded.

Drunk, Yang Hu raised the wine jug containing the Five-Stone Powder and was about to pour a cup for each of the four men.

In an instant, the candlelight went out, and darkness enveloped the surroundings.

Li Zhe and his two companions struck swiftly, knocking the men unconscious. Jiang Su and He Qi carried the unconscious Yang Hu and jumped out of the window to escape.

By the light of the moon outside the window, Li Zhe stared at the wine pot on the table, which Yang Hu had laced with Wushi powder, with a dark look in his eyes.

Soon, the innkeeper, who was dozing downstairs, looked up and vaguely saw that the candlelight in the room of Master Huang and the others had gone out, wondering if something had happened.

He quickly woke up the waiter who was sleeping on the table: "Wake up, quickly bring some candles and let's go upstairs to check. If something happens to Master Huang and the others, I'm afraid my restaurant will have to close down."

Startled awake, the waiter quickly brought over a candlestick, and the two hurried up the stairs to the second floor.

Hearing the commotion, Li Zhe, who was inside the house, grabbed the wine pot from the table and jumped out the window.

When the shopkeeper and waiter arrived, they saw the four men, including the unconscious Master Huang, by the light of the candle.

The window was wide open, and he thought: Oh no, Master Huang's distinguished guest has disappeared. The thief must have escaped through the window.

The innkeeper shouted to the waiter beside him, "Go and report to the authorities that our restaurant has been burgled!"

The waiter nodded, "Okay...okay," and hurriedly left.

The innkeeper's face was ashen. This distinguished guest of Master Huang had been kidnapped from their restaurant, and now his restaurant was likely to be implicated.

They tried calling out to the four unconscious people, but since they were already drunk and Li Zhe and the others had hit them hard, there was no response for a while.

The shopkeeper had no choice but to hurry to the clinic to find a doctor.

The streets are now quiet, all the shops are closed, and the shopkeeper is desperately calling for people in front of the clinic.

The old doctor, who was about to retire for the night, heard the shopkeeper shouting loudly, put on his coat, and came out to open the door.

With his medicine box on his back, he and the shopkeeper headed to the Wild Game Restaurant.

The waiter who arrived at the yamen shook awake the yamen runner who was dozing at the yamen gate.

The constable was naturally displeased at being suddenly woken up, and when he heard from the waiter that Master Huang's distinguished guest had been captured by thieves.

The constables were wide awake. This Master Huang was the richest man in town. If they could find the man, the reward would be substantial!

They woke up the dozing constables, lit torches, and began searching the streets.

He Qi and Jiang Su carried the unconscious Yang Hu into their small courtyard.

As soon as Li Zhe left, the waiter notified the yamen runners to search the area, and he jumped into a courtyard.

Fortunately, it was getting late and there wasn't a soul in sight on the road.

The yamen runners, carrying torches, conducted a thorough search of the streets, even knocking on the doors of households they deemed suspicious.

The townspeople had just fallen asleep when the noise woke many others up. Upon hearing that someone had been abducted, everyone was in a panic.

They quickly located the house next to where Li Zhe was hiding.

Seeing that the constables were about to search the place, Li Zhe was looking for his next hiding place.

Suddenly, the conversation between the two constables outside the door reached Li Zhe's ears.

"There's no need to search this place. This is my lover's house. How could a weak woman like her possibly abduct someone!"

His partner, a constable, grinned lewdly: "You little rascal, this is that young widow who just lost her husband, isn't it? You actually managed to seduce her."

"Hehe, of course, it's because I have money to buy her things!"

"You're doing really well, aren't you? You're living the high life by working for the head constable. Don't forget your brother when the time comes!"

The two of them skipped over Li Zhe's hiding place.

After everyone had gone some distance, Li Zhe came out. He hadn't expected the constables to start the search so quickly.

Li Zhe disguised himself as a drunkard and headed towards He Qi and the others' courtyard.

As the county yamen runners searched, they began to become perfunctory in their search.

They returned quickly, figuring the man had probably already escaped, and it seemed they wouldn't get Master Huang's reward.

The old doctor who followed the innkeeper to the Wild Game Pavilion first took the pulses of Master Huang and his companions.

Stroking his beard, he said to the anxious shopkeeper standing to the side, "They're fine, just knocked unconscious by the blows. Plus, they drank quite a bit of wine, so they probably won't wake up until tomorrow."

After hearing the doctor's words, the shopkeeper finally felt half relieved.

Master Huang and his companions were unharmed, but his honored guest was abducted from his own restaurant.

I don't know if my restaurant will still be able to stay open after tomorrow.

The worried innkeeper saw the old doctor out, while the coachman who was waiting for his master at the restaurant entrance went home to report the news.

Soon people from various prefectures came to take their masters away.

When the Huang family steward heard that their master's honored guest had been kidnapped, he was shocked.

Master Yang used to bring their master "miracle medicine" every day, and now it's been stolen. What will they do when their master wakes up tomorrow!

The steward had someone help Master Huang into the carriage, thinking: we can only wait until the master wakes up tomorrow to make a decision.

Just as Jiang Su and his companion locked Yang Hu in the cellar, Li Zhe climbed back over the wall.

They also heard the commotion of the constables searching outside, and fearing that they would find their way here, they hurriedly threw Yang Hu into the cellar.

Jiang Su: "Boss, you're always a step behind us. Why did it take you so long to get back?"

"There was a slight problem on the road, we'll talk about it later. Where's the porter?"

"They've locked him in the cellar."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhe nodded: "Drag him out and tie him up. The constables have all gone back."

Jiang and Su realized that they had just been worried about the yamen runners coming, so they hurriedly threw the unconscious Yang Hu into the cellar, hoping that he would suddenly wake up and escape.

He Qi dragged the man up, and Jiang Su tied him up with a rope.

He Qi asked, "Boss, if we arrest this runaway, how are we supposed to find out where the people behind him are?"

Li Zhe pondered for a moment, "It's alright. I just want to keep a close eye on the Huang residence. Yu Ming will send people to contact Master Huang again. Besides, he hasn't achieved his goal yet!"

Indeed, if Yang Hu hadn't been stopped back then, those people would probably have gotten addicted to Five-Stone Powder just like Master Huang.

I'm afraid the situation will be even harder to control then.