Madam, she always wants to run away

Chapter 43
"My lord, we are doing some small business. Look, these are our own fruits and vegetables."

At the gate of Yongjia County, a man dressed as a merchant lifted the cloth covering the cart, and saw that the cart was indeed full of fruits and vegetables.

"There is an order from above that a plague has broken out in Nanhe City, and all people from Nanhe are not allowed to enter the city."

At this time, Xiao Lian, who was hiding in the grass outside the city gate, was very grateful that he issued an ultimatum to several surrounding counties on the first day he confirmed the outbreak of the plague, not only being able to control the plague inside Nanhe City, but also Stop these gangsters.

"Officer, you have wronged us, we are not from Nanhe City."

"How do I see that you are from the north?"

"We came from Danyang City further north, and we didn't enter Nanhe all the way, I promise. Look, sir, this is our guide."

As the man spoke, he led the way over. After the guard took it, he checked it carefully, but he still didn't believe it.

Seeing the opportunity, the man sneaked some broken silver into the guard's hand: "My lord, it's not easy for us to do a small business, and I hope you will be accommodating. Besides, look at us, it doesn't look like we are suffering from the plague." people."

The guard weighed the broken silver in his hand and said, "Okay, let's go in."

The men were overjoyed when they heard the words, and were about to push their carts into the city when they suddenly heard a voice from behind:
"Wait a minute—"

I saw a tall but slightly thin man walking towards them.

"My lord, what is your business?"

"I see that these fruits and vegetables are quite good, and I want to buy some."

Those men exchanged glances, and then the leading man came forward and said, "What do you want to buy, here are dates, pears, hawthorns, okra, beans, you can choose whatever you want."

Xiao Lian stretched out his hand and pretended to be picking fruits, but secretly used his fingers to explore the wooden board covered with fruits and vegetables.

Sure enough, there was an echo.

"Yes, I want all of this car."

Several men's faces changed quickly, and the leading man pretended to say: "Master, we are all small businesses, but we can't stand such teasing from you."

"Who says I am teasing people? Here, so much, is it enough?" Xiao Lian took out an ingot of gold from his sleeve as he spoke.

The guard stared straight at him, but the faces of the "vendors" did not change.

"Master, let's make an agreement with the restaurant in Yongjia City, and we will deliver it to them."

"Oh? Which restaurant is it, which street and alley is it located in?"

"Fuck your ass!" The other man next to him couldn't take it any longer and cursed out his mouth.

Xiao Lian squatted down indifferently, and carefully inspected the ruts on the ground: "Ordinary fruits and vegetables don't leave such deep marks on the ground, do they? Is there something hidden in the car?"

The leading man's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he hurriedly came out to smooth things over, trying to fool him: "My lord, I don't know where I offended you, so please show your respect."

Xiao Lian stood up, flicked his sleeves and said, "It's not me you offend, but the people of Yongjia City!"

While speaking, Xiao Lian slapped down on the cart, and the wooden plank split in two, revealing the person hidden underneath.

It was two of the patients who disappeared in Anlefang.

Those men pulled out their big knives from the cart with a "swish", pointed at Xiao Lian and said, "Who the hell are you?"

At the same time, Xiao Lian gave an order, and suddenly several sword-wielding men in black appeared from the grass, and the two sides formed a confrontation outside Yongjia City.

"These people want to spread the plague into Yongjia, you don't have to close the city gate!" Xiao Lian shouted at the stunned guards.

Only then did the guard come back to his senses, and quickly closed the city gate from the inside.

Several men were about to sneak in successfully, but they were disturbed by Xiao Lian, how could they not get frustrated?I wish I could kill Xiao Lian on the spot to vent my anger.

Before making a move, Xiao Lian asked, "Who told you to do this?"

As expected, there was no answer, and the group of men swung their knives and rushed towards Xiao Lian.

Naturally, Xiao Lian didn't pay attention to these minions, he raised his sword to block the incoming knife, but when the sword was under force, he was forced to retreat again and again.

Seeing that Xiao Lian was about to be forced to the ground, fortunately, the guards beside him arrived in time and repelled the villain.

"My lord, are you alright!" The guard looked back nervously at Xiao Lian who was kneeling on one knee.

At this moment, Xiao Lian's face is extremely ugly, what's going on?Did he take a few steps back after being beaten by a young man?No, impossible!

Xiao Lian wanted to rush forward to fight those villains, but was surrounded by several guards behind him, as if he was protecting a woman who was helpless.

Standing at the back, Xiao Lian secretly made up his mind to take good care of his health when he returned to Nanhecheng. It was too embarrassing. He had never been so embarrassing in his life!
Those gangsters were quite skilled, but fortunately Xiao Lian was leading elite soldiers, the two sides fought fiercely for a while, and those gangsters gradually lost their battle and were finally surrounded in place.

"Speak." Xiao Lian pointed his sword at the leader's forehead: "Who sent you here?"

Unexpectedly, this person has a lot of backbone, he took a sip and said: "If you want to kill or cut, it's up to you!"

"If you don't say it, there is only one dead end."

"Don't be afraid of life and death, brothers, let's go!" The leading man shouted, Xiao Lian immediately realized that something was wrong, and he flew out the sword in his hand.

There were five men in total, and all of them took out a bottle of something from their chests at the moment the leading man spoke, drank it quickly, and then fell to the ground and died, bleeding from their seven orifices one after another.

Only one, the bottle in his hand was smashed by the sword that Xiao Lian flew out just now, and he did not die.

"Stop him and search him!" The guards immediately rushed forward, tied up the man's hands and feet, and prevented him from moving.

Fortunately, there was no other poison on the man's body.Xiao Lian didn't expect that this was actually a group of dead men, luckily one of them was left behind, otherwise there would really be no proof of death.

"Take care of him, don't let him die." The man's mouth was blocked by a cloth strip, and he wanted to curse but couldn't utter a word.

After solving this problem, Xiao Lian was able to go to the cart to check on the two patients.

Throwing the broken wooden board aside, Xiao Lian finally saw the whole picture of the inside of the cart. What a narrow space it is, and there are two old people in it!Their hands and feet were bound, and their mouths were also stuffed with cloth strips, so they couldn't make any sound, which was exactly the same as the status quo of the only surviving gangster.

Xiao Lian hurriedly rescued the two of them from the cart, and the gangsters targeted the homeless people. These two also looked like homeless people on the street. They were both ragged and stooped. , and being bored in the cart for so long, his eyes were tightly closed, lifeless.

"Quickly, transport them to the place where we dismounted, where there is a decoction."

Before going out, Xiao Lian specifically asked Duan Yanlin for a boiled decoction in case of emergencies, but unexpectedly it came in handy.

The horse was grazing and resting on the spot obediently, when seeing its owner come back, he put his head on his hand affectionately.Xiao Lian untied the water bottle that was fastened, and fed the soup and medicine inside to the two old people.

The group of people stayed up all night, so they were naturally exhausted. The area outside Yongjia City is flat, with a clear view, and it is a good place to rest.

Xiao Lian then ordered: "Repair in situ."

After a few people were divided into two groups and rested for half an hour, the two old men also woke up.

"Old man, are you all right?" Xiao Lian knelt down and asked the two lying on the ground.

One of the old men replied: "Thank you, my lord, for saving my life. The old man almost suffocated to death in there."

"What exactly is going on?"

"I don't know, old man, I ate and slept in Anlefang, and my life was very good. Who knew that a few masked people sneaked in yesterday evening, and I passed out before I could call someone. Then When I opened my eyes, it was pitch black, and I couldn’t move, only to find that there was another lying beside me, in such a small place, on such a bumpy road, my whole body was about to fall apart!”

The old man said so much in one breath, it seems that he is in good spirits.

Xiao Lian went to look at the old woman next to her again, but saw that she was staring straight at him without blinking. Xiao Lian only felt an indescribable strange feeling.

"Don't look at her, I met her in Anlefang, she is deaf and dumb."

It turned out to be like this, no wonder, Xiao Lian nodded, and didn't look into the old woman's gaze.

After confirming that everyone is in good condition, the group set off for Nanhe.

The mood of going back is completely different from the time when I came. When I came, I was anxious and anxious, but when I came back, I was leisurely and relaxed. picturesque.

The speed of everyone's journey slowed down significantly. Except for the gangster who was tied up and the old woman who couldn't speak, everyone else was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was uncomfortable.

"My lord, the scenery here is really beautiful. When the plague is over, you can bring the princess to have a look." When passing by a reed field, the guard suggested.

After hearing this, Xiao Lian smiled, feeling quite relaxed, and his face was rarely relaxed, but when he turned around and met the old woman's bottomless eyes suddenly, Xiao Lian's expression froze in an instant.

Why on earth is this old woman looking at herself all the time?
"Is there something on my face?" Xiao Lian whispered to the subordinate beside him.

"No."

"Why is this old woman staring at me all the way?"

The subordinate glanced at the old woman, and joked: "Maybe I have never seen such a handsome man as Wang Ye, and he saved her life."

Xiao Lian disagreed, and his eyes did not seem to be grateful.He was trying to let himself not care about the weirdness of the old woman, when he suddenly heard a guard who was relieved not far away shouted: "My lord, something is wrong here!"

Xiao Lian rushed over immediately: "What's wrong?"

"Look, my lord." The guard pointed to an open space in the reed marsh: "There are reeds all around, only there suddenly sank, could it be..."

"Go and have a look."

Several people approached the open space carefully, and when they saw the scene clearly, they put down the swords in their hands.

Lying there were two corpses...

"In this world, I don't know where the poor man came from." The guard sighed.

"Since you have seen it, let's bury them alive."

"Yes."

Several guards worked together to lift the two corpses from the reeds and commented, "It looks like they've been dead for a while."

"Yeah, the corpse is about to rot."

"It looks like she was robbed. You see, the woman has lost all her jewelry, and the two of them have even had their shoes taken away."

"Hey." Another guard sighed: "Floods and plagues, how many innocent lives will be lost..."

The guard put the two corpses flat on the ground, Xiao Lian took a look, and then his pupils shrank suddenly: "This is not..."

"My lord, do you know these two people?"

Why doesn't he know each other? He met these two people in the Sanfa Department a few months ago. Wasn't it because the farmland in his hometown was flooded, and after he went north to the capital, he was framed by the boss of Changyinlou as a scapegoat? couple?
He still remembered that he gave them two ingots of gold at that time, hoping that they could go back to their hometown and live a good life.By the way, their hometown is Yongjia County.

In Xiao Lian's mind, Xu and his wife set foot on the road back to Yongjia holding gold and full of hope for the future.It shouldn't be easy for them to come all the way. There are refugees everywhere, but they have hidden such a huge amount of wealth on their bodies. They must keep it carefully, fearing that it will be discovered.

But on the way to Yongjia County, they were robbed by robbers. They definitely refused to hand over their silver taels. In the end, the robbers pierced their stomachs with a knife and ransacked them inside and out.

Before they died, how unwilling they must be... Xiao Lian knelt down, raised his hand, and gently closed their eyes.

Rather than being sad, Xiao Lian felt more angry.His hands were tightly clenched into fists, and he walked towards the bound gangster, Xiao Lian tore off the cloth strip from his mouth, and punched the man involuntarily.

"The injustice of the country, how many people in the Li people have exhausted all their luck just to survive, just like this Xu couple, they didn't do anything wrong, but they just lost their lives for no reason. What about you? Where is the mastermind behind you? You can't wait to toast to the disaster, because only when there is darkness in this world, can you ghosts and ghosts have a chance to hide in the shadows and stir up trouble!"

The villain spat out the blood in his mouth with a "bah", and smiled contemptuously: "It sounds good, it doesn't matter who will be the emperor instead? I can't even take care of myself. Who cares about the lives of these low-class people?"

Xiao Lian's foot stomped on that villain fiercely: "There is no distinction between high and low in life, who told you that your life is more valuable than their gold?"

"Come on, with your sanctimonious appearance, don't you covet the throne?"

Xiao Lian frowned and asked, "Who told you?"

The gangster felt that he had slipped his tongue, so he turned his head and stopped talking.

When his anger faded away, he ordered someone to stuff the bad guy back into the cloth again. Although this guy is extremely hateful, he is also very important, and his life must be saved.

Looking back at the corpses of the Xu couple, Xiao Lian said sadly, "Bury them both properly."

Together with the guards, Xiao Lian dug a hole on the nearby hillside, where Xu and his wife were buried. The terrain is high, and Yongjia County can be seen from a distance from here.

Without saying a word, he took his sword and carved the words "Tomb of Mrs. Xu and his wife in Yongjia" on a wooden board, then inserted it with his own hands on the tomb, and poured three glasses of wine on the tomb.

The old woman behind her has been watching Xiao Lian finish all this without taking her eyes off her.

Like, it's so similar.

(End of this chapter)