Chapter 67 Breaking into the City Lord's Mansion at Night
When Shen Lang finished listening to the conversation between the three people, it was already late at night. He stretched and felt a little hungry. He did not bother the chef and ran to the kitchen to drink two bowls of Tremella and Bird's Nest porridge. Then he picked up a lamp and left home.
Late at night in Baiyun City, there are only a few dim lanterns flickering on the streets. The constables patrolling at night are holding lanterns and knives, working in teams of two or three, protecting Baiyun City under the dark night.
When the passing constables saw Shen Lang, they all greeted him. After all, Shen Lang was a celebrity in Baiyun City. Although his reputation was not very good, his parents' influence was behind him.
He ran straight to the City Lord's Mansion without stopping at all. When the two guards on duty saw that it was Shen Lang, they hurriedly bowed and brought Shen Lang into the living room . Then the housekeeper came out sleepily.
"Mr. Shen, you've visited me so late at night. I wonder what's the matter?" The butler had a smile on his slightly plump face.
When he first met the city lord's steward, Shen Lang felt that this middle-aged man looked quite good. He spoke neither fast nor slow, was gentle and courteous, and always had a faint smile on his slightly fat face. He looked good.
Now, knowing from the conversation between the three people that the poison that the city lord was infected with was given by this person, Shen Lang always felt that the housekeeper's face was gloomy, as if it was a smiling tiger.
It is true that it is easier to draw the skin of a tiger than the bones; you can know a person’s face but not his heart!
"There are some things I need to tell Qingsi about. It's about the city lord's illness!" Shen Lang put the lantern on the ground, shook his robe and sat on the chair: "Please inform the housekeeper."
"Oh!" The housekeeper nodded with a smile: "I'm so sorry, Mr. Shen, Miss Qingsi has already gone to bed, can you see if she can come tomorrow?"
Shen Lang was stunned, and stared at the butler with squinted eyes: "Isn't it clear what I said? It's about the city lord's illness!"
"The city lord has taken his medicine and is resting. It would not be good to disturb him at this time!" The butler still had a smile on his face.
Shen Lang couldn't help but smile when he saw the butler's confrontational attitude, thinking: Can't you hold back so soon?
"I call you housekeeper to give you face!" Shen Lang patted the chair and sat up: "I'm saying it for the last time, tell Qingsi to come out and see me!"
"Mr. Shen, please don't make things difficult for me!" The butler still had a faint smile on his face, but his eyes were narrowed into slits.
Seeing the butler like this, Shen Lang didn't waste any words. He just snapped his fingers and a PPK appeared in his hand. He pointed at the butler's forehead and said, "Now!"
Although the butler didn't know what the black tube against his forehead was, the icy feeling made him shiver and cold sweat broke out instantly.
He didn't want to do this, but Shen Lang's late-night visit must have something going on. From what he said, it was related to the city lord's illness. According to his speculation, maybe he had found the antidote!
Although, this poison was prepared by him after consulting many famous doctors and poison masters and finding a variety of poisons and poisonous insects, and there is no antidote at all, but there could be a chance!
If he found a prescription or an antidote, wouldn't he be able to cure the city lord's illness? In that case, the election plan would be disrupted, and all his efforts would be wasted!
Therefore, after seeing Shen Lang today, he must stop him!
But he didn't expect Shen Lang to be so difficult to deal with. He didn't waste any time talking to him and directly took out the black stick and pressed it against his forehead.
Although it is known that Shen Lang has no martial energy and does not know any martial arts, his methods are well-known!
Judging from his current appearance, he is already very angry, but this is the City Lord's Mansion and he is the City Lord's steward. Does he really dare to take action?
“Crack!”
Shen Lang turned on the safety and put his finger on the trigger: "Are you going or not?"
The butler swallowed his saliva, still keeping a faint smile on his face: "Don't embarrass me!"
"boom!"
Shen Lang did not shoot. Instead, he swung his hand suddenly and hit the butler's forehead hard with the gun, causing the butler to stagger and fall directly to the ground. A cut was made on his forehead and blood flowed out.
Shen Lang originally planned not to waste time talking to him and just shoot this traitor to death. But then he thought that doing so would easily alert the enemy, and besides, this was the city lord's own man, so he might be overstepping his authority!
Even if he was the one who poisoned the city, the city lord has to punish him himself!
Shen Lang straightened his robe, ignored him, and left the hall directly, going along the corridor to look for him. When the housekeeper saw him, he quickly got up from the ground and shouted loudly: "Someone broke into the City Lord's Mansion at night!"
This alarmed the patrolling guards in the mansion. After hearing the butler's shout, they drew their swords and ran to the living room. After the butler pointed out the direction, more than a dozen guards holding lanterns and knives chased after them.
"Qingsi, my lady, which room are you in? Someone is trying to kill your husband, help!"
When Shen Lang heard the noisy footsteps behind him, he knew someone was chasing him, so he quickened his pace and yelled in the corridor like a ghost howling.
"Stop!" A dozen guards shouted with knives in hand behind them.
"Help, my lady!" Shen Lang was holding a lantern in front, running wildly, howling like a ghost.
The quiet City Lord's Mansion became lively at this moment. Lights were turned on in every room, and people opened the windows and looked through the gaps to see what was happening outside.
Qingsi, who had been tiring all day, was planning to take a good rest when she heard Shen Lang's ghostly howling in the corridor outside. She was stunned at first, then quickly put on her robe. Without even having time to put on her shoes, she ran out barefoot. She just happened to see Shen Lang running wildly in the corridor with a lantern in his hand, howling his name like a ghost, followed by a dozen guards holding lanterns and holding knives, chasing after him.
"Stop!" Qingsi took a look and shouted coldly, "Put down your knives!" As she said that, she ran towards Shen Lang and pointed at the dozen or so guards who were pointing their fingers at Shen Lang.
“My lady, save me!” Shen Lang ran over when he saw Qingsi, sat on the ground, hugged Qingsi’s thigh, and pointed at the dozen guards behind him: “They want to kill me!”
When the dozen guards saw that it was Qingsi, they immediately stopped and half-knelt on the ground: "Miss!"
"What's going on?" Qingsi no longer cared about the intimacy at this moment, frowned, and shouted: "Who told you to do it?"
"It was a villain!" The housekeeper ran out from the back, covering his forehead with his right hand, ran to the front of the guards, and half-knelt on the ground: "Young Master Shen broke into the City Lord's Mansion at night, I only stopped Young Master Shen for the safety of the City Lord and the young lady !"
"This bastard is talking nonsense. I asked him to inform you about the city lord's illness, but this bastard not only refused to do so, he also prevented me from seeing you and the city lord. If I hadn't run fast, I would have gone to see the King of Hell, and you, my lady, would have been a widow!"
Shen Lang hugged Qingsi's thighs and spoke with tears and snot, as if he had suffered a great injustice. At the end, he put his head directly on Qingsi's legs.
Wow, so silky!
