Chapter 204 - Chapter 204: Chapter 204. The Women of The Central Plains Are Really Cute
Chapter 204: Chapter 204. The Women of The Central Plains Are Really Cute
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Help! Someone’s been killed!”
The man shouted as he ran. When he fell, he quickly got up and continued to run desperately. He rolled around and was covered in soil. He looked panicked and shouted mournfully.
The people on the street were already used to this kind of scene. They all avoided it, and no one bothered.
“Brother, this is the waiter from the horse relay station.”
Xiaoying recognized the man’s face. This man had stopped her and Sister Su Qing from leaving.
Ji Shuishcng’s eyes flashed coldly when he heard his sister’s words. When the waiter ran over, Ji Shuisheng kicked him away. The waiter was kicked more than ten meters away and landed before the person chasing him.
“Brother, he saved us.”
Ji Xiaoying’s eyes lit up when she saw Yelii Chun. She grabbed her brother’s arm excitedly and told him.
Yelii Chun raised his saber and killed the waiter. He cupped his fists at Ji Shuisheng from afar and said,
“Thank you, brother.”
Ji Shuisheng nodded at him.
“I have to thank you for saving my….”
Ji Shuisheng wanted to thank him for saving his sister, but Xiaoying was in a male outfit now, so he didn’t say it.
Ji Xiaoying pulled Ji Shuishcng’s arm and whispered to him,
“Brother, he knows I’m a woman dressed as a man.”
Yelii Chun could not help but smile when he saw Ji Xiaoying’s small actions. Women from the Central Plains were charming.
Since he recognized his sister as a woman, Ji Shuisheng didn’t want to hide it and appear petty. He cupped his fists at Yeluchun and said,
“Thank you for saving my sister, brother.”
“It’s fine. It’s just a small matter.”
Qiu Yongkang reminded Ji Shuisheng softly,
“Shuisheng, this person is from Tartan.”
Ji Shuisheng nodded. Back then, his father had blocked the Tartans outside Jiamen Pass. With his father around, the Tartans would not dare to enter the Great Xia Kingdom’s territory.
Now that the Tartans were coming and going as they pleased, they could not wait to try it. Now that they were friends, they would be mortal enemies if the two armies fought.
Yelii Chun didn’t want to stay any longer after killing them. He cupped his fists at Ji Shuisheng and left with his followers.
Someone went to report to the officials. When the officials sent someone over, they did not even ask who was right or wrong before looking for someone to kill. Someone said that Ji Shuisheng had kicked the waiter away, so those people came for Ji Shuisheng and the others.
“How dare you kill people in Zhaoyuan County? You’re too audacious.”
“Sir, you’re mistaken. We didn’t kill anyone.”
Qiu Yongkang hurriedly went over to explain, but the guards did not listen at all. They took the chains and locked Ji Shuisheng up.
“Are you guys being reasonable?”
Ji Xiaoying angrily questioned these bailiffs, paid by the imperial court but only dared to bully the commoners.
“Cut the crap. A life for a life.”
The bailiff swung the iron chain and saw the food that Ji Shuisheng and the others had bought. He rolled his eyes and shouted at Ji Shuisheng and the others with his ear-piercing voice,
“Buying so much food? Tell me, are you, bandits?”
Qiu Yong Kang smiled and said to the bailiff,
“Sir, we are all good citizens. We bought these grains to eat on the road.”
“Good people can kill people?”
The bailiffs did not listen at all. Instead of locking Ji Shuisheng and the others up, they made the iron chain make a nervous sound.
“Sir, please do me a favor.”
Qiu Yongkang understood immediately and took out five taels of silver from his waist and stuffed it into the hands of the bailiff.
The bailiff lowered his head to take a look. He was depressed when he saw only five taels of silver.
“How can you use such a small amount of money to send beggars away? Is our brother’s leg that worthless?”
Qiu Yongkang had no choice but to endure his heartache and take out another five taels of silver. However, this was not enough to satisfy the yamen runner’s greed. He put the iron chain around Qiu Yongkang’s neck and threatened,
“I think you won’t cry until you see the coffin.”
“Let him go.”
Ji Shuisheng saw that these people were greedy and had to use force. With a dark expression, he grabbed the bailiff’s wrist. His hand strength crushed rocks like he was playing with them, causing the bailiff to scream miserably.
When the other bailiff saw that Ji Shuisheng had attacked his companion, it was obvious that he was not someone to be trifled with. He was so scared that he hid far away before he dared to shout at Ji Shuisheng,
“Let go of him. How dare you hit an officer? Do you want to die?”
“If you delay our work, I’ll ask if your heads are enough to be chopped off.”
Ji Shuishcng’s body emitted a sharp aura, and his cold eyes intimidated the bailiff. This aura was not ordinary, and his words were not something an average person could say.
The bailiff was so scared that he swallowed his saliva. Ignoring the excruciating pain in his wrist, he carefully asked Ji Shuisheng,
“Sir, may I know where you are from?”
“Open your dog eyes and look carefully.”
Ji Shuisheng asked Qiu Yongkang to take out the token Commander An gave them. He waved the token in front of the bailiff. When the bailiff saw that it was a military token, he was so scared that he quickly apologized,
“I’m sorry, General. The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. We failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please be magnanimous and forgive us.”
“We are here on a secret mission. If you dare to leak what happened today, it will be considered as leaking military secrets, and your entire family will be exterminated.”
Ji Shuisheng threatened him again before shaking off the bailiff’s wrist and putting away the token.
“I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare.”
Ji Shuishcng’s aura completely subdued the bailiff, and he did not suspect he was fake.
He bowed and kowtowed to Ji Shuisheng. He was no longer as rude as before. He feared that he would anger Ji Shuisheng and bring disaster to his family. He returned the ten taels of silver that Qiu Yongkang had given him.
“I’ll return the silver to you. Please don’t blame me.”
“Get lost.”
Ji Shuisheng snatched the silver back and cursed with a cold expression.
The two bailiffs acted as if they had been pardoned and obediently left. Before they left, they ordered the servant’s body to be carried back to the yamen.
“Shuisheng, we can’t stay here for long. We have to leave quickly.”
Qiu Yongkang did not relax even though he had managed to scare the two bailiffs. If there were people from the An Family Army in Zhaoyuan County, they would be exposed. After all, a fake was not the real deal.
“Okay, bring the cart and Xiaoying back quickly. I’ll go and look for Su Qing.”
Ji Shuisheng also felt that Zhaoyuan County was dangerous, so he let Qiu Yongkang take Xiaoying away first while he went to the cloth shop to look for Su Qing.
Qiu Yongkang didn’t waste any more words. Shuisheng and Su Qing were powerful; he and Xiaoying were the real burden.
“Brother, be careful.”
Ji Xiaoying was so frightened by the scene that her palms were sweaty. Seeing that her big brother had used his power to resolve the crisis, she was worried that her big brother would be in danger again if the bailiffs found out.
“Yes, you’ll listen to Yongkang.”
Ji Shuisheng nodded and watched Qiu Yongkang and his sister leave before he went to look for Su Qing.
Su Qing entered the only cloth shop in Zhaoyuan County. It was completely incomparable to the Su family’s cloth shop. Most of the cloth sold was coarse weaving with little silk.
There was cotton, but the quality was far inferior. The cotton was short and black as if it had been sunk for a few years.
“Shopkeeper, do you have any better cotton?”
Su Qing asked the shopkeeper sitting behind the counter, who didn’t care about her. The shopkeeper looked up at her and said lazily,
“Just this one.”
It’s just his business. You can buy it or not!
Su Qing suppressed the anger in her heart and asked,
“How much is a pack?”
A waiter hurriedly ran into the room and said excitedly to the shopkeeper,
“Shopkeeper, someone has been killed at the entrance of the grain store..”