Chapter 4: Newcomers to the Universe Chapter 56: Capture Alive
night.
Outside Yang's house, Xu Jingming took advantage of the night to walk quietly in the surrounding alleys, becoming familiar with each alley.
"There are not many guards outside the Yang family's residence, so it is easy to investigate. But the security inside the mansion is tight, and I can't get in. I can only buy the recorded video of the interior of the Yang mansion from the virtual world network." Xu Jingming thought.
It will cost more money!
"Wuwuwu——" There were cries coming from some houses around the alley.
Xu Jingming shook his head slightly.
In the past few days, he had heard many residents around him crying at night. Most of them were family pillars who were forced to leave the imperial capital.
"In the eyes of the big families, these subordinates are nothing more than pawns that can be sacrificed." Xu Jingming thought. He had seen a lot of these things in the past few months in the imperial capital. He sighed secretly and left.
In a house next to Xu Jingming.
"Don't cry." The man with a scar on his face comforted.
"You're going to be thousands of miles away." The woman was heartbroken. "The road is full of dangers, and life and death are unpredictable."
"I will definitely come back." The scarred man promised in a low voice, "I swear, even if it costs me my life, I will definitely come back to see you and the children."
The woman looked up at the man and said, "I know that if you leave... I'm afraid that in this life, our family will never see each other again."
The scarred man remained silent.
Although he swore, he knew how difficult it would be to escape back.
"If I don't escape back within three months," the scarred man whispered, "just consider me dead! I've already asked Brother Wang Chong for help! If you run into trouble, you can ask him for help. He won't shirk his responsibility."
"Yeah." The woman nodded.
The scarred man fell silent again.
He felt very uncomfortable, for he knew how difficult it would be for a woman with two children to survive in the imperial capital without the family breadwinner.
"Squeak." The door suddenly opened, and a thin little boy looked at his parents inside and said, "Dad."
The scarred man was stunned for a moment, then he immediately stood up and walked to his son, touching his son's head with loving affection and reluctance.
"Dad, are you leaving tomorrow morning?" the boy looked at his father.
"You have to go to Yang's house tomorrow morning and you can't come out again." The scarred man nodded, "Once you leave tomorrow morning, it may take a long time for Dad to come back. Big boy, you are the only man in the family when Dad is away. You must take good care of your mother and your sister."
"Yeah." The boy nodded.
"Go to bed early." said the scarred man.
"father."
The boy looked at the scarred man and said, "I haven't learned the sword skills you taught me yet!"
The scarred man trembled and his eyes turned slightly red.
"I want to protect my mother and my sister," the boy said. "I want to be as powerful as my father."
"well."
The scarred man walked straight out of the house.
The father and son were in the small courtyard outside the house.
"We only have this one night, you have to force yourself to remember it." The scarred man held a shield in his left hand and a knife in his right hand. The boy also held a small shield and a short knife.
"Hold the shield and move forward with the sword!" The scarred man held the shield in his left hand, took a step forward, and the sword flashed down.
The boy followed suit.
Under the dim candlelight in the house, a father and son in the courtyard were learning while one was teaching.
I learned the sixty-four shield and sword moves once, then a second time, and a third time. Before I knew it, daybreak had arrived.
"Dad, I remember." The boy looked at his father.
"good."
The scarred man looked at the child and handed him a book. "Compare what I taught you today with what is written in the book and think about it more."
The boy took the book.
"Remember." The scarred man looked at his son, "When practicing the shield and sword method, keep it in mind! Think about why you are practicing it."
"Protect mother and sister." The boy's eyes were firm.
"Then remember it well."
The scarred man said, "Your shield and your sword are practiced for your mother and your sister! Remember them every time you practice! Only when your thoughts are completely integrated into your shield and sword techniques can you awaken the majestic power in your body and become a top-notch master."
"I remember." The boy nodded.
The scarred man looked up at his wife who was already approaching. His wife said, "Have breakfast before you go."
“Ding-dong-dong—”
A bell rang outside.
"The Yang residence has called the meeting and there is no room for delay." The scarred man said with a wry smile.
The wife's eyes turned red, and she immediately went inside to get the man's package and brought it to him: "Your things are all ready. There are some bread in the package, which can last for a few days if you don't have food on the road. And... I just made meat patties this morning. They are all your favorites. You can take them with you."
The scarred man looked at his favorite meat pie and feared that he would never be able to eat the meat pie made by his wife again.
“Even if there’s a risk of death, we have to escape back.” The scarred man said silently.
"Okay, I'll take it with me."
The scarred man carried a shield and a package on his back, had a sword on his waist, and walked out the door while eating a meat pie.
The wife and the boy watched from a distance and saw a crying baby in the house.
"Dad." The boy had tears in his eyes and tightly grasped the dagger in his hand.
…
The scarred man and many other people came to Yang's house. More than 200 people gathered in a large courtyard. A man was standing in the corridor of the courtyard. He was Yang Liao, the second son of the Yang family.
"From now on, you must live and work in the Yang Mansion and not go out." Yang Liao said coldly, "Everyone knows that the journey to the Eastern Region is difficult and dangerous, and the news must not be leaked. If anyone dares to leave the mansion without permission, hmph, you know the consequences."
Everyone listened attentively.
“But don’t worry, there are more than 200 of us working together, and each of us is at least a top-notch expert! We are confident that we can reach the Eastern Region.” Yang Liao said, “By then, you will be able to eat and drink well, and you won’t have to worry about women. You can also marry and have children in the Eastern Region.”
"Okay, let's go have breakfast. I won't treat my people unfairly." Yang Liao said.
"yes."
Everyone backed off.
Only a few personal guards were left following Yang Liao, and he quickly returned to his residence.
"snort."
Inside the house, Yang Liao sneered, "My Third Uncle also advised me to let my men make their own choices! Those who are willing to go can be taken with them, and those who don't want to go can be tempted to go with them by offering a large reward. Those who really don't want to go don't need to be forced. Hahaha... How stupid! A large reward? Is he offering gold?"
“If I kill one to warn the rest, won’t everyone follow me obediently? According to what Uncle San said, I estimate that I can gather at most 150 people. But now there are more than 200 people, and they only need basic wages.” Yang Liao thought of the money, and immediately walked to the bed and took out a belt from under the bed.
Inside the belt were nuggets of gold.
"50 gold bars! Each one is worth 10 taels and is inserted into the belt." Yang Liao's eyes lit up as he looked at the gold. "I am the second son of the Yang family, but I have only accumulated this much money. A total of only 50,000 taels of silver. I am really poor."
Yang Liao's imagination ran wild.
I thought about the scene I saw when I went to the vault with my father.
"How much is that pile of gold? I'm afraid it will cost tens of thousands of taels of gold! That would be millions of taels of silver!" Yang Liao was itching, "I wonder how much my team can get?"
This time, the Yang family planned to send out teams to move separately and quietly leave the imperial capital, with each team carrying some gold and silver.
"And my beauty, the journey will be lonely and unbearable, I have to take her with me." Yang Liao thought, and tied the golden belt around his waist and put on a coat outside.
Ever since he exchanged his money for gold, Yang Liao has been very careful.
While in the mansion, he would not stay away from his own courtyard for too long.
Once you go out, you must carry it with you.
He was worried that someone would break into his house and steal his money.
"I feel relieved now." Yang Liao patted the golden belt, feeling satisfied. "No one can steal my gold."
…
After breakfast, Yang Liao took his men out of the Yang Mansion and went to the residence of a beauty he kept outside the mansion.
"beauty."
Yang Liao came to the beauty's residence. After seeing the beauty, they had fun together for a while before starting to talk about business.
"I will lead people to leave the imperial capital in a few days." Yang Liao said, "You should come with me."
"Me?" The beautiful lady lying in his arms was startled, "Will the palace agree?"
"Don't worry, I have the final say in my team." Yang Liao said confidently.
"But it's all the way to Xuecheng in the Eastern Region..." The beauty hesitated, "It's too far."
Yang Liao touched the beauty and said with a smile, "That's all public statements! In fact, the world is in chaos. How could all of us in the Yang family go to Xuecheng in the East Region? Xuecheng in the East Region is tens of thousands of miles away from the imperial capital. It's really too far away. How many people would die on the way there?"
The beauty suddenly realized.
"And if we go to Xuecheng, do you think the Yang family there will listen to us obediently?" Yang Liao sneered, "Whether it's for the survival of the Yang family or to avoid internal strife, the various teams we sent out from the imperial capital...are not targeting Xuecheng."
"Where is that?" asked the beauty.
Yang Liao smiled slightly: "Even I don't know the exact location now. But I can tell you for sure that it is in the East Region! Because in the current situation in the world, only the East Region has a relatively stable order. It also gives our Yang family branches a chance to take root!"
"I will bring more than 200 experts, including first-rate and second-rate experts. With so many experts... we will be able to completely establish a foothold in a city." Yang Liao said, "When the time comes, I, Yang Liao, will be the head of my branch! I have the final say in everything! And you... I can promise you that you will be my third wife."
The beauty hesitated.
"The Yang family has strict rules. You have never been able to enter the mansion before. Now that you are in the East Region, I have the final say. You will naturally get what you want." Yang Liao raised the beauty's chin, "Don't be silly, pack up quickly and follow me into the mansion quietly. Stay in the mansion as a maid first, and then follow me out of the imperial capital."
"Second Young Master." The beauty's eyes were filled with tears. "I was born and raised in the imperial capital. My brothers and theirs are all in the imperial capital. Besides... I am afraid to go to the Eastern Region!"
The imperial capital was originally within the Northern Territory.
Therefore, to go to the Eastern Region, one must first pass through a large area of the Northern Region, which is also extremely dangerous.
"You don't want to go?" Yang Liao looked at her.
"I hope the Second Young Master will consider that I have followed you for many years." The beauty shed tears.
"I can force my subordinates to follow me, but I can't force the person next to me." Yang Liao sighed, his fingers as fast as lightning , sweeping across the beauty's throat.
The beauty covered her throat in disbelief, her face full of pain, and blood gurgled out from between her fingers.
She never thought that the Second Young Master Yang, who had always doted on her, would be so cruel and want to kill her with just a few words.
Yang Liao stood up and glanced at the beautiful woman who was dying in pain on the bed.
"If I can't get it," Yang Liao said softly, "then destroy it."
Yang Liao put on his clothes and went out.
Outside this quiet courtyard.
"Young Master." There were servants and guards outside.
"Go back home."
Yang Liao frowned slightly, feeling a little disappointed, and got on the carriage.
The coachman drove the carriage and the guards escorted it forward.
far away--
Xu Jingming was sitting on a branch of a big tree. Under the dense leaves, it was difficult for outsiders to notice the person hiding high up in the tree.
“Here I come.”
Xu Jingming noticed from afar that a guard team was escorting a carriage and moving in this direction.
The carriage team turned left and right, gradually entering a secluded alley.
"It will be troublesome if we do it in the daytime. We need to stay away from people." Xu Jingming jumped down lightly, as light as a cat, and walked to the three eighth-level masters who were drinking tea in the tea shop nearby, "We can start now."
The three eighth-level masters nodded and stood up.
Do it during the day, and the quieter the better!
Xu Jingming only acted with three eighth-level masters.
"The second young master Yang is the second son of the patriarch of the Yang family. He is quite beloved and is also the leader of one of the many teams in this operation. With his identity... he must know many secrets of the Yang family, and may even know where the gold and silver are hidden." Xu Jingming thought.
The Yang Mansion is too powerful, and there are hidden traps inside. If our team forces their way in, they will be courting death.
The Second Young Master Yang was the breakthrough point that Xu Jingming was looking for.
Xu Jingming, along with three eighth-level masters, walked into a secluded alley.
In a quiet alley.
A group of guards protected the carriage as it moved forward!
Suddenly, four people appeared in front. Xu Jingming and three eighth-level masters came together. The four of them were scattered, enough to block the alley.
“Get out of the way!”
Some of the Yang family guards shouted from a distance.
Xu Jingming and his three companions did not avoid, but continued to walk towards them step by step.
"Huh?" The guards felt something was wrong.
"Young Master." Someone reminded in a low voice.
Yang Liao in the carriage was still regretting the death of the beauty. He lowered his head and looked at his fingers: "I can't help it. I can't sleep peacefully with the person next to me who holds resentment in my heart. Don't blame me."
Yang Liao heard the noise outside, lifted the car curtain, and saw four people walking towards him from a distance.
boom--
Xu Jingming and three others walked over, and suddenly the world around them seemed to be distorted. A horrifying mental consciousness impacted the brains of every guard, as well as Yang Liao's brain, causing Yang Liao's face to twist in pain.
Among the nine guards around Yang Liao, there is one first-rate master and eight second-rate masters, which is already very elite.
But under the horrifying mental shock...
Only a top-notch expert can control his own body, but he dared not move at all: "How terrible!"
"This?" Under the impact, Yang Liao felt that the world was distorted, and the four people in front of him seemed like four demons.
The four of them walked to the front of the carriage.
Xu Jingming stretched out his hand and grabbed Yang Liao's neck. With a slight force, Yang Liao's spine shook and his whole body became paralyzed.
"Walk."
Xu Jingming grabbed Yang Liao like a chicken, and three eighth-level masters followed behind him.
"You stay where you are for an incense stick of time." Xu Jingming's voice echoed around every guard and servant, "Anyone who dares to move will die!"
After saying that.
Xu Jingming and his companions took Yang Liao away.
All these guards and servants stayed where they were, not daring to move a step. They felt that the terrifying mental power was still hovering over them and had not gone away.
