No, gentlemen also guard against

Chapter 753 The sound of wind penetrates the body from all directions!

"Eye, protection, health, exercise?"

Li Congshan looked confused and spoke in a surprised tone.

Song, Duan and a group of female officials who were listening in the back also looked at each other for a while.

Everyone understands these words when they are read separately, but what do they mean when they are put together? A profound idiom from ancient times? But why do they sound weird when read together?

"Yes, I'm a scholar at the Xiuwenguan. I'm very knowledgeable. You should listen to me."

After Ouyang Rong finished speaking, he patted Li Congshan's shoulder heavily, turned around and left.

Everyone saw that as he walked down the stage, he raised his hands, pinched his nose bridge, rubbed his Tianying acupoints, and seemed to be doing some eye exercises...

Some people in the crowd nodded secretly, thinking that he was indeed a scholar from Xiuwenguan and was very knowledgeable.

Li Congshan seemed to want to say something but stopped himself, his brows full of worry.

He glanced at Ouyang Rong's back, then turned around and looked at Rong Zhen.

Rong Zhen had a blank expression on her face. She ignored Li Congshan's gaze, rolled up her sleeves, and followed Ouyang Rong.

Said nothing.

The two of them went out to pick someone up under the gaze of Li Congshan and everyone on the stage.

Li Congshan sighed. He had no choice but to retreat, prepare the boat, and return to the south bank.

Arriving at the main cave entrance, Ouyang Rong said to the guards who stopped Wang Caozhi:
"It's not dangerous, let him in."

The soldiers and female officials who were on solemn alert cast their eyes towards the petite figure in purple palace dress behind Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong also turned around and looked at Rong Zhen.

Rong Zhen and Ouyang Rong looked at each other silently, and she nodded slightly towards them.

The female officials and soldiers received the order and let Wang Caozhi in.

"Thank you, Sister Rong!"

Wang Caozhi put away his cynical expression and said seriously:
"Wait a minute, brother-in-law, Sister Rong, I brought a few people with me, but they held us captive at the dock in front where we get off the boat. They refused to let us in."

"Who did you bring with you?"

Ouyang Rong was also a little curious and asked, but without waiting for Wang Caozhi's answer, he turned around and whispered to Rong Zhen:

"I asked Cao Zhi to go out and do something, to investigate a... an important case involving the safety of Xunyang City."

Rong Zhen didn't say much, but waved to the female officials and soldiers who were on guard beside Wang Caozhi.

A female official stepped out and went forward to release the man.

Wang Caozhi breathed a sigh of relief and explained:

"Those are my followers, and they are also an important prisoner being escorted here. They involve the safety of Xunyang City."

Rong Zhen uttered a soft “hmm”.

Ouyang Rong stared at Wang Caozhi and asked calmly:
"What's going on? Why did you come back just now? What prisoner? Oh, where is Taoist Priest Lu?"

Wang Caozhi glanced at Rong Zhen who was standing behind Ouyang Rong, and the latter had no intention of leaving.

Receiving Ouyang Rong's gaze, Wang Caozhi answered on the spot, concisely:

"Brother-in-law, something happened over there before I came back, so I stayed for a while, but it was worth it. We caught a big fish. It was the sneaky guy we were following... But he was too tight-lipped. I couldn't pry him open all the way on the boat, so I needed my brother-in-law to help... Taoist Lu went to Xunyang Ferry with the boat and is in a hurry to return to the city."

Ouyang Rong suddenly asked:
"Did you know that Hukou County was captured by pirates disguised as Tiannan Jianghu yesterday?"

Wang Cao was stunned: "Is this true? When did it happen? It wasn't even there before I left."

Ouyang Rong glanced at his puzzled expression and said nothing.

At this time, Rong Zhen opened his mouth and said, "Are you going to Hukou County to handle a case? What case?"

Ouyang Rong was originally thinking with his head down, but upon hearing this, he turned around and glanced at Rong Zhen, whose face looked somewhat suspicious.

"that is……"

Wang Caozhi was about to speak, but out of the corner of his eye he saw his brother-in-law, who was facing him, casually shifting the Buddhist beads that he was spinning in his right hand to the palm of his left hand and continuing to spin them slowly.

Wang Caozhi also discovered that his brother-in-law was tilting his head, staring at the girl in palace dress behind him without blinking. He was not looking at him, but was facing him.

Brother-in-law was standing between him and Sister Rong, so the changing of hands of the Buddhist beads was also in Sister Rong's blind spot.

Wang Caozhi swallowed his original words calmly and said something roundabout with a playful smile:

"It's just a small case, not worth mentioning. Fortunately, the criminal has been arrested and brought to justice. We can just give him another trial... Oh!"

Halfway through his speech, Wang Caozhi seemed to have discovered something and exclaimed in surprise, immediately attracting the attention of everyone around him.

The short young man poked his head out from in front of Ouyang Rong, looked up and down at Rong Zhen's outfit, and said in amazement:

"Sister Rong, this elegant purple dress you are wearing is simply stunning."

Rong Zhen: ???
Wang Caozhi rubbed his hands and said:

"Sister Rong, you look very beautiful today, do you know that?" He turned to Ouyang Rong and asked, "Where is my brother-in-law, do you know that?"

Without waiting for the two to answer, he pointed at Rong Zhen, whose face was gradually turning red, and chanted:

"Hair covered with dark clouds, face like an apricot, cheeks like a peach, like a spring mountain, waist like a willow, like a crabapple intoxicated by the sun, like a lotus in the distant mountains... The ancient beauties described in the books actually existed, and they really didn't deceive me!"

Rong Zhen's pretty face was tense, unable to hide her blush, and she scolded harshly in a cold voice:
"How dare you! What nonsense are you talking about? Seriously, you are the most dishonest person all day long. If you continue to gossip, I will scratch out your dog eyes."

Ouyang Rong also frowned and reprimanded: "Read less messy books."

Wang Caozhi was not afraid at all despite being scolded and warned by Rong Zhen. He shrank his head and muttered quietly:
"Since Sister Rong said that I was gossiping, why did she scratch my eyes? After all, Sister Rong knew in her heart that I was not talking nonsense, but was telling the truth. But I was looking at her with an admiring eye, not a dog's eye."

He patted his chest and said confidently:

"Sister Rong looks beautiful in this purple dress today. Which man wouldn't want to take a second look? Even a gentleman like my brother-in-law can't avoid being vulgar, let alone a vulgar man like me.

“Sure enough, bright red and purple are the exclusive colors of beauties. Sister Rong is the one who is most suitable for wearing a purple dress with intricate accessories. She looks both noble and glorious, as well as beautiful and mysterious.

"I've made the right decision today. Following my brother-in-law, I never have to worry about my eyes being hungry, because beauty is a feast for the eyes every day."

Wang Caozhi was famous for being honest and truthful. His compliments not only made Rong Zhen blush and feel mixed emotions of joy and anger, but also made Ouyang Rong's eyes twitch violently, and he raised his hand to continue doing the "eye exercises".

At this moment, several female officials who had just gone to release the people returned, followed by a group of people. They were Wang Caozhi's entourage.

These dusty followers were surrounding a dirty man with shackles on his hands and feet. The man was covered in blood, had a dishevelled appearance, was barefoot, and his face could not be seen clearly. He was being dragged and staggering forward.

It should be the prisoner mentioned by Wang Caozhi, who was tortured and interrogated all the way.

"Madam Historian, Lord Governor, people are coming." Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen looked sideways.

Wang Caozhi smiled and said to Rong Zhen without any hesitation:
"Sister Rong, can you help me a little? I heard that you have an old criminal judge who was a cruel official. Can you invite him to help interrogate the criminal, pry open his mouth, and get some witnesses and evidence?"

Ouyang Rong also looked over and nodded slightly: "Old Yang is over here, right?"

Rong Zhen and Ouyang Rong exchanged a glance, and after a while, she said coldly to Wang Caozhi:
"I'll say it again, when there are many people, call out your position."

After giving a warning, she turned around and told the lady-in-waiting:

"Call Old Yang over here."

"Yes, Ms. Shi."

The female official took the order and withdrew. Rong Zhen turned around and saw that Ouyang Rong and Wang Caozhi had already exchanged glances before she turned around.

Wang Caozhi walked straight over, called his followers, and took the dirty man to a bamboo forest nearby.

Ouyang Rong turned the Buddhist beads and walked towards the bamboo forest.

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Rong Zhen followed with his sleeves rolled up.

Ouyang Rong walked forward a few steps and suddenly turned back:
"Ms. Rong, can you give me some private space? I want to talk to Wang Caozhi about the case. How about I tell you in detail after I come out?"

Rong Zhen paused, raised his head slightly, and looked at Ouyang Rong's sincere expression.

After a while, she reluctantly nodded, and reminded:
"Okay, but you can't keep it a secret from me. I'm waiting for your explanation.

"Also, Elder Yu's music is coming soon, and we still need to take a boat to the other side to catch the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower. Hurry up and don't delay."

"Row."

Ouyang Rong turned around and walked into the bamboo forest.

Rong Zhen stood there, watching his tall figure.

However, this bamboo forest is located by the river and there are relatively few bamboo trees. Although there is white fog running through the forest, Rong Zhen and a group of female officials standing outside can vaguely see the figures and movements of Ouyang Rong, Wang Caozhi and others, but they are a little blurry.

It's just that the wind by the river was quite strong. Although the white fog did not move, it made the bamboo leaves in the forest rustle, covering up the voices of the people in the forest, as if buried in the wind.

In a clearing in the forest, there is a big tree with a very different style that does not fit in with the environment.

The dirty man was taken under a tree by Wang Caozhi and his followers and continued to be tortured while waiting for Old Yang to arrive.

Ouyang Rong walked forward with his hands behind his back, looking straight ahead, and passed by the big tree where the dirty man was. Wang Caozhi handed the man over to his men and followed Ouyang Rong's footsteps tacitly.

The two walked deeper into the forest and stopped in a lush forest where the bamboo leaves were still and moving.

Ouyang Rong turned around and got straight to the point:
"Is this Qian Chen? The thin-faced guy?"

"Ah."

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly:
"Didn't you write in your previous letter that Qian Chen was in Guanyin Temple, preparing to burn incense and pray for Wei Anhui who would arrive later? How did you arrest him? Tell us everything that happened in Hukou County."

Wang Caozhi stopped smiling and turned serious, explaining everything in detail:

"Brother-in-law, I thought so too, but before I left, I suddenly received a report from an informant saying that Qian Chen was secretly meeting with a group of unidentified pilgrims. Just in case, I asked Taoist Lu to stay and go together to investigate and arrest the person.

"Thanks to the help of Taoist Master Lu, the arrest went smoothly. However, among this group of unidentified pilgrims, there was actually a Qigong practitioner. He has been killed, but when I searched him, I found that he had a tight back armor under his black robe and was wearing a short shirt and pants..."

"Carapace? Shorts?" Ouyang Rong's expression slightly changed, and he immediately asked, "Are they from the White Tiger Guard?"

Wang Caozhi shook his head vigorously:
"It's not the White Tiger Guards, it's the attire of the pirates from Hukou County! These pirates do water activities and rob merchant ships, so they usually wear shorts and shirts for convenience..."

His tone was extremely firm:
"It must be the outfit of those pirates. Just in case, I searched other bodies and found the same outfit hidden in their clothes. They must be those pirates. I don't know what they are handing over to Qian Chen. I searched the whole place but didn't find any seals. Qian Chen didn't have any on him either. It should be a verbal message. He was very cautious.

"But only Qian Chen was left alive. The other pilgrims dressed as pirates were all killed. It wasn't that Taoist Lu was ruthless. I told him to leave some alive in advance. But these pirates were a bit strange. They seemed to be well-trained. They were all like death warriors. They took poison and committed suicide as soon as they were captured...

"As for Qian Chen, I interrogated him all the way, but he refused to speak. He was a bit tight-lipped."

Wang Caozhi's voice became lower and lower because he found that Ouyang Rong was silent and staring at him.

The sharp look of his brother-in-law made him feel a little scared.

"Brother-in-law, did I do something wrong..." Wang Caozhi asked weakly, "Am I too late?"

Ouyang Rong did not answer, but stood there with his hands behind his back without moving.

The Buddhist beads in his hand had already stopped turning.

Wang Caozhi thought about it and muttered a little guilty:
"Brother-in-law, did I misunderstand you just now? You can tell these things to Ms. Rong instead of hiding them?"

Ouyang Rong still didn't answer.

A gust of river wind blew in from the surroundings, sweeping through the bamboo forest. The green bamboo leaves swayed all over the forest.

Ouyang Rong was extremely quiet, standing still like a nail.

The hem of his brand new fifth-rank scarlet official uniform fluttered in the wind, and his long hair also fluttered in the wind, making him look like a fairy, but it only made the young governor's tall and slender figure look even thinner and more fragile.

Ouyang Rong looked around.

The wind from the river was howling, and the white fog had not yet dispersed, covering the sky and the sun, making it all gray.

A line of poetry popped into his mind, which perfectly fits his mood at the moment:

The sky is full of frost and it’s cold, and the wind is blowing from all directions.

Ouyang Rong crossed his arms over his chest, wrapped his official uniform tighter, and finally spoke, asking word by word:
"Are you sure that the group of people you handed over to Qian Chen were pirates from Hukou County?"

Wang Caozhi said in a decisive tone:
"Confirmed! I have someone bring the pirates' cloth armor and shorts here. This is physical evidence. Once we pry open Qian Chen's mouth, we will have all the evidence!"

He seemed to remember something, and immediately took out a piece of cloth from his sleeve and handed it over:

"By the way, this is the only item seized from Qian Chen. I don't know what it is used for."

Ouyang Rong lowered his head, took it, unfolded it and saw that it was a strip of white cloth stained with blood.

Wang Caozhi asked cautiously:

"Brother-in-law, what do you think? Have we caught the Wei family collaborating with the enemy? Qian Chen is from Princess Anhui's residence, but he was sent to collude with pirates and rebels in the Tiannan Jianghu. There must be some dirty deal that cannot be revealed. Now we have evidence..."

Ouyang Rong suddenly interrupted loudly: "Good idea."

Wang Caozhi was stunned: "What good idea? Brother-in-law, you... hey, hey, why are you taking off your clothes!"

The sudden scene before his eyes made the short young man confused.

In the whistling wind, the young governor was taking off his official uniform.

(End of this chapter)