Volume 2: Residence in the Capital Chapter 130: If you shoot him with an arrow, I will beat you up
At noon, many government offices near Donghua Gate were taking a lunch break. Although most of the government offices had kitchens and a fixed supply of rice, vegetables and meat every month, the taste was really not very good. Except for those officials who were really too poor, the rest of the people had to go out to find food.
Therefore, from around noon, groups of people kept coming out from the gates of various government offices and gradually dispersed into the nearby wide and narrow alleys. As the crowds dispersed, Donghuamen Street, where these government offices were located, gradually became deserted.
Even the doormen and guards would usually sneak into a corner and take a nap at this time.
Therefore, when a young man with an ordinary appearance and nothing to be noticed from head to toe entered the outer court of the Silijian, it was natural that no one paid any attention to him. However, it was not that there was no movement at all, because when he stepped over the threshold of the Silijian, a black shadow as fast as lightning suddenly pounced on him.
However, just when the shining fangs were clearly visible, two simple words came out of Ah Liu's mouth: "Sit down!"
In an instant, the black dog, which was more than half a person's height, suddenly stopped. It swung its tail suspiciously, but when it met Ah Liu's indifferent eyes, it seemed to have regained some of its past memories. After whining twice, it actually sat down. When the hand stroked its head, it hummed comfortably and lay down directly.
Lü Chan, who came out after hearing the noise, was shocked to see this scene. Not to mention outsiders, even he, a clerk in the Imperial Household Department who was stationed outside the palace, had never enjoyed such intimate treatment from Heiyue. He stared at the person suspiciously for a long time, and when he saw Ah Liu walking in as if no one was around, he hurriedly went forward to greet him.
"you……"
Before Lu Chan could ask, he shut up immediately when he saw the young man flip his right hand and show a sign. He remembered clearly that this was the type of person Chu Kuan had specifically told him to be cautious with, so after giving way, he immediately turned around and quickly caught up with him, only to find that the person had disappeared in an instant, so he rushed in in a hurry.
What on earth is this evil star here for? Chu Kuan is here, so maybe he is here for this official in the Imperial Household Department?
At this time, Ah Liu ignored the panicked Lu Chan. He moved around the not-so-big yamen as if he was familiar with it. From time to time, he stopped at the doors and windows of the houses, but he did not stop at all, let alone peek inside through the gaps in the doors and windows.
Of course, he would not go wrong with this place even if he closed his eyes, because he had stayed here for more than a year, and was just a little bit away from being castrated and sent to the palace to become a close attendant to the emperor.
After he escaped from the massacre of horse bandits in the desert, he met Hua Qi, and then saw those vicious horse bandits being beheaded one by one under the knife of that madman. Afterwards, when he asked to learn martial arts, Hua Qi proposed the exchange condition. When he agreed, he had already accepted the result, but he didn't expect that his life would go astray later.
As for himself, who was only a step away from becoming a eunuch that normal people would avoid at all costs, Ah Liu did not hate him, nor did he want to recall the past. Now that he had returned, he had no intention of chatting and reminiscing about the past with his acquaintances who might still be in the outer yamen of the Silijian.
At this moment, he entered the door of the backyard swiftly, and just happened to meet a man dressed as a handyman coming out. When the two met, he saw the other party immediately lowered his head and hurried away, but he curled his lips and took a step forward to block the way. The man still didn't raise his head, but took a step in the other direction, and Ah Liu followed suit and took a step forward.
It was not until he was blocked again that the servant raised his head and asked in a hoarse voice, "I have something important to do, get out of the way!"
Ah Liu said nothing, but stared into the other person's eyes calmly. When the other person hurriedly avoided his gaze, he said coldly, "I knew you were here."
His purpose of returning to his hometown was very clear. He would definitely not be able to find the person who sent the sword to threaten Zhang Shou by himself, but he had a vague feeling about the assassin who appeared in Cui Yun's room when he picked up the arrow. He felt that it was very similar to a certain archery style that he was good at. It was a kind of archery commonly used by the imperial attendants. Hua Qi was very good at it, and he was also good at it!
If that were the case, maybe he could get something by going to the outer court of the Imperial Household Department. But he didn't expect to run into the real boss!
Seeing that man's face changed drastically, he kicked silently from below. Ah Liu met his kick directly as if nothing had happened. When the two legs collided, the panic that the servant had pretended at first immediately turned into extreme pain. He couldn't even stand up and stumbled to the ground. Facing this scene, the indifferent young man finally laughed.
"How does it taste?"
Almost feeling that he had kicked on an iron plate, the errand boy was in so much pain that he could not make a sound, let alone answer Ah Liu's question, even though he knew that the other party was asking about how it felt to have one's leg kicked on an iron shin guard. It was not until Ah Liu grabbed his collar and his eyes burst with undisguised murderous intent that he suddenly shuddered.
He had already recognized Ah Liu and knew how cruel this guy was. He hurriedly forced himself to shout, "I was just following orders that time..."
Ah Liu immediately tightened his five fingers to cut off his next words and asked coldly, "Who?"
How could the servant dare to tell the truth? But as he was hesitating, he felt the pressure in his throat getting bigger and bigger, as if his neck would be strangled the next moment. In panic, he thought that although the other party was not in the palace, he seemed to be Hua Qi's apprentice, and it was definitely not easy to evade the truth. He immediately tried his best to say four words: "It's the Second Prince!"
He just breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that the force had disappeared in an instant. But he never expected that his throat would be pinched by Ah Liu again. At the same time, he was greeted with two cold words: "Lie!"
I don't know how Ah Liu judged it, but the errand boy had no way to defend himself. He just felt that breathing was getting harder and harder, and he saw stars in front of his eyes, as if he would suffocate to death in the next moment. However, his desperate struggle did not cause any trouble to his opponent, nor did it even alarm others. It was as if the only thing between heaven and earth was the cold gaze of the young man opposite him.
Just when he thought he was going to die, the hand finally loosened again. He fell to the ground and barely supported his body with both hands, gasping for air, feeling that every breath he took was like a refreshing rain. But then, he felt someone grabbing his hair as he was saved from the desperate situation.
He was forced to look up and saw the dark pupils, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"Want to come again?"
Knowing that these five simple words meant that if he continued to resist, the terrible scene just now would be repeated again and again, the errand boy was finally horrified. Even though he had experienced a severe interrogation before, the fear of dying at any time at this time was no less than that of torture.
Thinking that he had already confessed once in front of the emperor, now that Ah Liu came again, maybe the emperor didn't believe his words, so he sent someone to ask again. If he resisted stubbornly, he might really lose his life. At that moment, he could only bite the bullet and whispered: "It was Princess Yongping... But it was just to swear at Miss Zhu and scare Dr. Zhang, not to take his life..."
This time, he also did not finish his explanation, because in an instant, he was pulled up by Ah Liu, and the whole person was thrown onto the side of the wall as if flying in the clouds. Immediately afterwards, he saw Ah Liu also rushing over and dragging him again from a high place, and actually easily carried the heavy man to the next yard.
Realizing that someone might have broken into the courtyard just now, the servant was unsure of what order Ah Liu had received, so he quickly explained in a low voice, "The Emperor already knows about it, so he only punished me to leave the palace and do odd jobs here!"
With just one sentence, Ah Liu confirmed that this person was indeed a servant who had been castrated since childhood and learned martial arts, and then served in the palace. He raised his eyebrows, did not ask any more questions, but suddenly punched the other person in the stomach. Before the person could scream, he stuffed a piece of rag into his mouth like lightning.
"If you shoot him with an arrow, I'll beat you up!"
After Ah Liu finished speaking, he punched and kicked him without any hesitation. When he finally heard a low cry from behind him, he stopped and stood up straight.
Chu Kuan, who was just called by Lu Chan, only glanced at the unlucky guy lying on the ground, and his eyes fell on Ah Liu, who did not turn back, but was thinking about what he had just heard. Until he saw the boy turned around and walked towards him, he was about to say something, but unexpectedly, when Ah Liu passed by him, he whispered something.
"I heard from the madman that the imperial attendants only obey the emperor's orders. Is this rule changing now?"
Seeing Ah Liu walk away after saying this, Chu Kuan looked at the guy on the ground who couldn't even get up, and couldn't help but feel a headache. He hadn't dealt with this kid many times, and he only knew that he was almost dumb back then, but now he seemed to have learned 70% of Hua Qi's unbridled spirit.
The guy in front of him claimed that he was following the orders of Princess Yongping. According to the inner court rules, the emperor's attendants who acted without the emperor's order would be killed. However, the emperor did not kill him. Instead, he was thrown directly to the outer court of the Silijian after being tortured. What could he do? He also felt that this was a hot potato!
Although Princess Yongping is self-admiring, a little unsuitably aloof, and likes to become famous among the literati, she is not that stupid!
If Ah Liu had beaten this guy to death just now, he would have saved himself a lot of trouble!
