The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 57: Doing Something
Xiahou Zhuo looked at Ye Zhangzhu and asked, "Why are you covering your face?"
Ye Zhangzhu whispered: "Your little brother is here to disrupt the situation, right? He is like a couple bowing to each other..."
Xiahou Zhuo: “…”
Ye Zhangzhu said: "It seems that nothing will happen again. I know you didn't intend to make things difficult for them from the beginning. I will withdraw first."
Xiahou Zhuo nodded: "Okay."
Ye Zhangzhu then took a few steps back. He was like an invisible person. You would only realize his existence when he appeared in front of you. If he took a few steps back, people would soon forget that he had appeared.
Xiahou Zhuo looked at Gu Weishan and said, "You all should go. If Tang Pidi hadn't come to save you, you would all die, and he would die too. I always believe in not offending others unless they offend me, but I like people to provoke me, otherwise life would be very boring."
He looked at Tang Pidi and said, "Get lost."
He was still somewhat polite when speaking to Gu Weishan, but had only one word to tell Tang Pidi to get lost. At that moment, even Li Diudiu could sense the pity for Tang's misfortune and hatred for his lack of fighting spirit in Xiahou Zhuo's tone.
What happened? Why are you still drinking? Can't you just hold back? Can't you be more low-key? Xiahou Zhuo didn't say it, but the meaning was clear.
Tang Pidi understood what Xiahou Zhuo meant. After helping Gu Weishan up, he leaned over to Xiahou Zhuo and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Xiahou."
Xiahou Zhuo ignored him and turned back to the inn.
As he walked, he said, "Go to bed. We have to travel tomorrow."
Gu Weishan suddenly stopped, turned around to look at Xiahou Zhuo's back and said, "Master Xiahou, I heard that you were going to Yuntuo Mountain. Something happened there, so you'd better not go."
Xiahou Zhuo asked: "What happened?"
Gu Weishan said, "I just got the news two days ago that a group of people broke into the villa of the great scholar Yu Ming and slaughtered everyone. No one was left alive."
After this sentence was said, Li Diudiu and the others were all stunned.
They just wanted to see Mr. Yuming. How could they not be shocked when they heard that Mr. Yuming and his entire family had been killed?
"what happened?!"
Xiahou Zhuo asked after he came back quickly.
Gu Weishan said , "I don't know what's going on yet, but my friend there sent someone to give me a message, saying that if there's nothing urgent, don't go to Yuntuo Mountain recently. Two thousand soldiers originally stationed in Laihu County are being sent over to search the mountain, and anyone who looks suspicious will be arrested. In fact, they'll arrest anyone they see."
Yan Qingzhi sighed and said, "It seems we can return to Jizhou City."
Gu Weishan asked, "Are you going to see Mr. Yuming?"
Yan Qingzhi nodded and said, "Yes."
Gu Weishan advised, "You'd better not go. They have arrested many people in the name of catching the murderer. They don't ask any questions. As long as you are on Yuntuo Mountain, you will be arrested and taken back. Even if you are from the academy, you will not be safe. Those palace soldiers don't even obey the military orders of the governor, let alone the academy."
Yan Qingzhi looked at Xiahou Zhuo, who nodded: "Then let's not go."
Tang Pidi helped Gu Weishan and the others leave. Li Diudiu and the others returned to the inn and sat there in a daze. No . This trip had some twists and turns, even Mr. Yuming was killed, which was completely unexpected.
"Are we still going?"
Xiahou Zhuo looked at Yan Qingzhi.
Yan Qingzhi shook his head and said, "I am a teacher at the academy. I have to be responsible for you. This trip ends here. If you don't want to go back now, you can rest near Tang County for two more days. You can't go to Yuntuo Mountain again."
Xiahou Zhuo nodded: "Then don't go, I just came with you anyway."
As they were talking, there was a sudden noise outside. Xiahou Zhuo was stunned for a moment and said to himself, "Back again?"
When they went downstairs and reached the door, they saw several people covered in blood rushing in. Two or three of them were protecting an old man, and they all looked exhausted.
The innkeeper was so frightened that he turned pale. He hid behind the counter and kept asking those people to leave.
"Boss, I only ask you to take me in for one night. Just one night. We will leave the city early tomorrow morning."
One of the young men pleaded, "We are all injured and need to be bandaged and rested. My mentor is old and frightened..."
Before he finished speaking, Yan Qingzhi's eyes widened.
"Mr. Yuming?!"
The panting old man looked up suddenly when he heard someone calling him, and a look of fear appeared on his face at first, as if he was frightened by being recognized. Then when he saw clearly that it was Yan Qing, his expression immediately relaxed. There was a huge difference in expression.
"Qingzhi, is that you?"
Yan Qingzhi hurried over and said, "It's me, sir, what's wrong?"
Mr. Yuming didn't seem to be injured, he was just so tired that he couldn't even stand. The young men who protected him all had injuries, and the bloodstains didn't look fresh. It was estimated that they had been hiding in the county seat of Tang County before, and were chased here.
“It’s hard to put it into words.”
Mr. Yuming said: "Qingzhi, save me."
The innkeeper said, "I beg you not to trouble me. Please go away. I will pretend that you have never been here. If anyone asks me, I will say that I have never seen you."
Yan Qingzhi looked at Xiahou Zhuo, who nodded and said, "It's not advisable to stay here for long. Let's leave first."
A few of them went over and helped Mr. Yuming up and walked to the back of the inn. They didn't know where to go, so they just walked first. God knew how many people were chasing Mr. Yuming and when they would arrive.
They had been gone for less than a minute when a group of men in black rushed to the door of the inn. Someone saw blood on the steps and rushed into the inn.
"Go to the back!"
When the innkeeper saw the men in black coming in, he shouted without asking, "I saw them running to the back. They were gone for less than a moment."
The group of men in black immediately chased out again. The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and thought that life was really unbearable now because of the kind of people he met.
Ye Zhangzhu explored the way ahead and found an uninhabited courtyard. It was a little run-down, but fortunately it was a place to stay. He pointed at the courtyard and said, "You guys go in, don't talk too loudly, I'll be guarding outside."
Li Diudiu and the others responded and helped the injured and Mr. Yuming into the small courtyard. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds and it looked like no one had lived there for at least two or three years.
After entering the main room, they didn't dare to find anything to light up. Yan Qingzhi and the others carried medicine with them when they went out. Although the quantity was not much, it was enough to deal with it. Li Diudiu and Xiahou Zhuo applied medicine and bandaged the young men, while Yan Qingzhi helped Mr. Yuming sit down and asked him what happened.
"Qingzhi... I'm afraid there's no way I can escape this time."
Mr. Yuming, who had calmed down, was much more sane than before. He held Yan Qingzhi's hand and said, "The person they want to get rid of is me. My disciples are innocent. They were injured in order to protect me. I only ask you to take them away and give them a chance to live."
Yan Qingzhi said: "Don't worry, sir, I will find a way to get you all out."
"Impossible. They won't stop until they see me. They want to see me alive or dead... Liu Chongxin won't let me."
Mr. Yuming sat on the ground leaning against the wall, panting as he took something out of his arms and handed it to Yan Qingzhi: "This thing...hide it."
Mr. Yuming smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone says I am a hypocrite. I dared to curse Liu Chongxin in the court, but after I retired, I had to stay near Liu Chongxin's hometown to seek protection. In fact, it is not true... If this treacherous villain is not eradicated, the Great Chu will be in danger."
He looked at Yan Qingzhi and said, "After I came back from the capital, I chose to live in seclusion in Yuntuo Mountain, and I also pretended to accept some benefits and bought the manor in Yuntuo Mountain. In fact, it was to secretly investigate Liu Chongxin's crimes."
"The house he rebuilt in his hometown is usually closed to people. But I live on Yuntuo Mountain, and I sneak up to the mountainside every day to look down. His house has been expanded to a hundred acres, and its specifications are even the same as those of an imperial palace."
He looked at Yan Qingzhi and said, "I use my clairvoyance to observe in the mountains every day, and then draw blueprints, just thinking of sending such evidence to the capital. Even if Your Majesty still believes in that treacherous villain, he should be punished. Unfortunately..."
Mr. Yuming said, "One of my disciples found out and went to the Liu residence to report it. Liu Chongxin's men disguised themselves as bandits and broke into my house, killing anyone they saw."
He pointed at a young man and said, "Fortunately, my disciple Cai Sanxin noticed it in advance. They escorted me all the way out and fled to Tang County. I originally planned to hide for a day to treat their injuries, but we were caught up by Liu Chongxin's men..."
Mr. Yuming held Yan Qingzhi's hand tightly and said, "Qingzhi, my death is not a pity, but they are still children."
Xiahou Zhuo snorted beside him: "Although you are doing a righteous deed, your actions are inevitably too hasty. If you knew the danger, you shouldn't have brought your disciples with you. Now you feel that they are still children and you are worried about their lives. Why..."
Before he could finish his words, he was stopped by Yan Qingzhi, who glared at him and said, "What's the point of saying this now?"
Xiahou Zhuo said: "I just want to remind you that Liu Chongxin's people are not easy to mess with."
Mr. Yuming forced himself to sit up straight and said, "Everyone knows that Liu Chongxin is not easy to mess with, but does that mean no one should mess with him? If this villain is not eliminated, the Great Chu will be harmed by him... You tell me why I didn't stop my disciples at the beginning. It's not that I didn't stop them, but because they also have the same heart as me to save the country and eliminate the villain!"
Xiahou Zhuo wanted to refute something, but after looking at Yan Qingzhi's face, he simply shut up.
Yan Qingzhi said: "Sir, we will change our clothes later. You will wear the uniforms of the Four Pages Academy and leave the city early tomorrow morning."
Xiahou Zhuo couldn't help himself: "Do you want to harm one or two thousand people in the academy?"
Yan Qing was startled.
Xiahou Zhuo snorted and said, " A woman's kindness will cause more harm."
He was too lazy to say anything more, and walked out with big strides, saying as he walked: "Li Chi, come with me."
Li Diudiu hesitated for a moment, then looked at his master, who nodded and said, "You and Xiahou go first."
Li Diudiu asked: "Master, what about you?"
Taoist Long Eyebrows smiled and said, "Master is a Taoist. No matter how unqualified you are, you are still a Taoist. If a Taoist doesn't save people, the founder of Taoism will curse you. Child... Master has taught you that Master is afraid of death, but he must do what he must do."
Li Diudiu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
"You are so stupid, Master."
Taoist Changmei laughed and said, "Master has always been stupid."
Li Diudiu hummed and said, "So you raised a stupid apprentice."
He stood beside the Taoist priest Changmei, just as he had done for so many years.
