Chapter 19: Snow Girl Dancer
"Done, let's call it a day!" Jin Yao looked at the bag of gold coins that were slowly filling up, and decisively collected the road sign to destroy the evidence, leaving only bamboo joints for pedestrians and caravans to fetch water.
"This..." Han Tan was silent. The peace of Qi State made the people prosperous, not to mention the caravans, which were all supported by big families and powerful forces.
Therefore, no one thought that anyone would dare to impersonate an official to collect tolls in the vicinity of Linzi. They thought it was a new government decree, and the amount collected was not much, so they all paid the money honestly.
"This guy will be beaten to death sooner or later!" Gongsun Linglong said hatefully.
"So, I'm wearing a mask, no one knows who I am, and I'm only doing this once, who can find me?" Jin Yao smiled and raised the rustling money in his hand, tapping the heavy bag.
“……”Everyone was speechless. You are really flawless.
Not long after Jin Yao, Han Fei and others left, a group of cavalrymen from the direction of Linzi arrived at Jin Yao's toll booth, but found it empty. So they split into two groups, one forward and the other back, looking for the guy who dared to impersonate an official of Qi.
"Have you ever seen a young man wearing a black scarf and a bamboo hat pretending to be an official of Qi and collecting tolls in front of him?" When the cavalry captain passed by Jin Yao and his group, he dismounted, saluted respectfully and asked.
"Are you saying that the toll booth is fake?" Jin Yao spoke directly, looking at the cavalry captain in front of him in surprise and asked.
"Yes, there was a thief pretending to be a land tax official of our Qi State and collecting travel passes and tolls outside Linzi. I rushed here as soon as I received the news, but the thief had already escaped. Does the scholar know where the thief went?" the cavalry captain asked solemnly.
"Damn it, he actually cheated me out of ten gold coins. General, you must catch him." Jin Yao cursed.
The cavalry captain understood immediately. These scholars had just come over there. It was obvious that the thief had fled in a direction away from Linzi. Come to think of it, how could the thief dare to return to Linzi!
"Don't worry, sir. Once we catch the thief, we will give him an explanation!" The cavalry captain saluted, turned around, mounted his horse and chased in the opposite direction of the official road.
"You don't even blush when you panic?" Gongsun Linglong looked at Jin Yao, who was calm and collected, and looked him left and right. It was obvious that he was a habitual offender.
"The one who impersonated the land tax official of Qi State was the thief Tian Yao. What does it have to do with me, Jin Yao?" Jin Yao said calmly.
"How shameless!" Gongsun Linglong cursed, not wanting to pay any more attention to this guy.
Han Tan looked at Jin Yao in surprise. Tian Yao is not Jin Yao, and a white horse is not a horse. He could actually apply their famous "White Horse Theory" in this way . It must be said that he is a talent. No wonder he was valued by Master Xiang and became the next leader of the Mo Bian lineage.
"Stay away from this guy in the future, otherwise I will be sold out and help him count the money!" Han Fei looked at Jin Yao and thought to himself.
"He is not fussy about details, has an unconventional mind and is quick-witted. He will definitely be successful wherever he goes. He is worth making friends with!" Li Si thought.
Because Han Fei was a prince of the State of Han, he would never understand the difficulties faced by these lower-class scholars. However, Li Si knew very well how smooth and diplomatic they needed to be if they wanted to climb up.
In Li Si's opinion, Jin Yao and he are on the same path, and even some of Jin Yao's actions are of reference value to him.
After returning to the Jixia Academy, Jin Yao followed Han Fei and Li Si to the side hall where the dancers of Feixue Pavilion rested, and Gongsun Linglong wanted to follow for some reason, so the five of them still went to the side hall together.
"Greetings to Prime Minister Han, the noble lady and all the scholars." The head of Feixue Pavilion saw that it was Han Tan who came with Jin Yao and others, and understood their purpose. He groaned secretly in his heart. Xue Nu was the forbidden delicacy designated by Yan Chunjun, and he did not dare to deal with her easily.
But the other party is a famous figure, the Foreign Minister of South Korea, and the young man is favored by the Yin-Yang Family, so he can't afford to offend him.
"Where is the dancer?" Han Tan asked directly.
"Sure enough!" The head groaned in his heart. The identity of this young man was not simple. Not only was he favored by the Yin-Yang School, he also had the support of the big bosses of a famous family. It seemed that he was also a disciple of a famous family, but he studied under Confucianism. With a triple identity, his future was limitless.
"I'll go and call the Snow Girl right away!" The boss had no choice. Yan Chunjun was not here, and he didn't dare to offend Han Tan. He could only bring the person here and offer a high price so that the other party would give up.
Soon, the white-haired girl, Snow Girl, followed her teacher and the head steward to the side hall.
"I'll take the person away. Here's one thousand gold coins!" Jin Yao walked up to the white-haired girl, took her hand, threw down a purse and left.
Everyone was dumbfounded , even Xue Nu was confused, and was dragged out of the side hall by Jin Yao in a daze.
The headmaster didn't react either. He looked at the money bag in his hand, then looked at Jin Yao who was about to leave the side hall, and then hurriedly chased after him, stopped Jin Yao and said, "Young sir , Xue Nu is the one that Yan Chunjun has chosen, and I can't make the decision."
"Are you the Snow Girl?" Jin Yao was also stunned. He turned to look at the beautiful girl he was still holding, a little surprised. This is Linzi, the State of Qi. Shouldn't the Snow Girl be in the State of Yan?
"Yes!" The Snow Girl looked at the hand that was being held, her face turned red again, and she answered in a mosquito-like voice. She didn't know why she just followed the other party like that. Was she really persuaded by the teacher?
"Young sir, look~" The head groaned secretly, hoping that Yan Chunjun's reputation could intimidate the other party.
"Are you sure that Yan Chunjun will make enemies with Confucianism, the School of Names and the School of Yin and Yang for the sake of the Snow Girl?" Jin Yao asked the head in a bully-like manner.
The head hesitated. With Yan Chunjun's cautiousness, it seemed that he would not fall out with the three great families because of the Snow Girl, but that anger would definitely be taken out on him.
"What happened today was witnessed by all parties. If I don't give an explanation, I would really be disrespecting Yan Chunjun, so you should consider the consequences!" Jin Yao continued.
"Please in, young sir!" The head steward reluctantly made way. All the scholars in the Jixia Academy had seen what happened today. Just as Jin Yao said, if Jin Yao did not take the Snow Girl away, it would really be a disrespect to Yan Chunjun and a disdain for the dancer of Feixue Pavilion.
So, in the final analysis, he is the one who is unlucky, and this is also the tragedy of the little people.
After leaving the side hall with Xue Nu, Jin Yao returned to the lounge of Han Fei and Li Si in the Confucian Academy. Only then did he let go of Xue Nu's hand. Then he looked at Han Fei and Li Si. Although he had brought the person back, he didn't know what to do with her.
In his past and present lives, he has always been a single man, and the most important thing is that he is only twelve years old now.
Xue Nu also looked at Jin Yao, and then looked around anxiously. It was the first time for her to leave the familiar , and she didn't know what to do.
Gongsun Linglong looked at Jin Yao angrily, then looked at the Snow Girl who was half a head taller than her, and became even angrier.
