King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 312 The Rank of Advancement
Besides, on the other side of the long street, Zhu Jinghong was sitting in a spacious sedan chair, eating oranges with his legs crossed.

Sitting next to him was Yinglian, who was trimming the fibers of the orange for him at the moment, cleaning every petal clean.

When Zhu Jinghong was enjoying his meal, Yinglian said, "Master Thirteen, you should eat less!"

Looking at Yinglian, Zhu Jinghong said with displeasure: "Why... you are not happy to let you peel an orange?"

Ying Lian shook her head and said: "No... Miss Bao said that if you eat too many oranges, you will get angry, tell me to give you less!"

Sitting upright, patted the broken things off his hands, Zhu Jinghong supported Yinglian's shoulders, and asked, "Then do you listen to me...or hers?"

Yinglian didn't answer directly, but said: "Master Thirteen, Sister Bao is also thinking of you!"

"You girl... why are you turning your elbows outward!"

But Yinglian replied solemnly: "Master Thirteen, could it be that he forgot that Miss Bao is the master of a servant girl, how can she turn her elbows outward!"

"The wings are so stiff, how dare you talk back now..."

After saying that, Zhu Jinghong took Yinglian into his arms, and just as he was about to do something bad, there was a voice of complaint from outside.

"Master Thirteen, Jin Yiwei Li Wenzhao is here to report!"

Letting Yinglian go, Zhu Jinghong ordered: "Let him come over!"

"Yes!"

After a few breaths, Li Wenzhao appeared outside the sedan chair, and while walking forward, he told: "Master Thirteen...there is a white lotus traitor ahead of him, and he prepared gunpowder to harm you. Please detour and avoid him..."

Hearing that someone was going to assassinate him again, Zhu Jinghong only felt bitter.

Why did these white lotus traitors go up against him...

After ordering the sedan chair to stop, Zhu Jinghong said slowly, "Li Wenzhao..."

Hearing that Zhu Jinghong's tone was not very friendly, Li Wenzhao quickly replied: "The minister is here!"

"You came to the capital to clear the Bailian traitor full-time. Last time you caught the traitor with great momentum, but you almost ruined the matter..."

"This happened again today. This is the third time I have been assassinated. It can be seen that the Bailian traitor is getting more and more rampant. Don't you think... you should give me an explanation?"

From Zhu Jinghong's tone, Li Wenzhao felt the anger that was about to explode, which made him tremble with fear.

If he reports to the emperor for this reason, he will quit as a deputy thousand household.

"The Thirteenth Lord... is the minister's dereliction of duty!" Li Wenzhao choked out this sentence.

Although he said so on the lips, he felt wronged in his heart and thought that he could not be blamed for this matter.

The White Lotus Sect has been passed down for more than a thousand years, and the Ming Dynasty has not wiped it out for more than three hundred years. How can Li Wenzhao and He De have this ability.

"Quickly check..." Zhu Jinghong reprimanded.

"Yes!"

After Li Wenzhao left, Zhu Jinghong ordered again: "Stop first, send a message to Wang Jie, let them find another way!"

"Yes!"

As a result, the entire team stopped, and under the coordination of Wang Jie, a hundred guards, all idlers were cleared within twenty feet of Zhu Jinghong's sedan chair.

Soon, a new route was set, but Zhu Jinghong did not give the order to set off. He was waiting for the results from Jin Yiwei.

If he couldn't catch the thief, he might have to go back home just to be on the safe side, which was for his own good as well as for everyone else's.

After all, if something happened to him, he didn't know how many people would be involved.

Let's talk about Chen Yuntai's side, he and Liu Xianglian returned to the original place, but they didn't see the leader of the Bailian Sect thief.

"Could it be that he escaped?"

After Liu Xianglian finished speaking, Chen Yuntai scolded: "Search for me!"

A group of dozens of people quickly spread out and searched around the attic.

The nearby soldiers also rushed to surround the area, making it almost impossible for people to escape.

The men of the White Lotus Sect also discovered this, so he already had the intention of dying, and planned to bring a few more court eagles and dogs to his back.

At this moment, he was hiding on the second floor of a house, watching the Jin Yiwei and officers and soldiers gradually approaching.

However, because of his own nervousness, he forgot to close the door when he entered the house, and Chen Yuntai discovered his trace.

During Zhu Jinghong's trip this time, all the doors and windows must be closed except that the houses along the way must be emptied.

At present, the surroundings are well closed, and there is only one door that is wide open, so it seems a bit out of place, and it is extremely normal to be discovered.

Although the thief's whereabouts had been identified, Chen Yuntai didn't say anything, but ordered his subordinates not to approach, and surrounded the place where the thief was hiding.

He only listened to Chen Yuntai's order: "The thief has gunpowder, so go get some water trucks. If the gunpowder gets wet, he won't be able to do anything fierce!"

If you force it directly, it will easily cause casualties, and it will be difficult for him to cause trouble, so Chen Yuntai must handle this matter perfectly.

"My lord... why bother so much, I'll touch it quietly and have a look!"

Hearing Liu Xianglian's invitation, Chen Yuntai showed doubts: "Can you...can you do it?"

Liu Xianglian replied: "One on one...I've never been afraid of anyone!"

He still has some confidence in his martial arts, so he dared to take the initiative to fight at this moment.

Compared with recovering the land deed, if one can really kill a thief, the benefits will be too much.

"Okay... you go and try!"

The upstairs windows were all closed, and it was difficult for the water truck to work, so Chen Yuntai agreed with him to try.

It's good to get things done, but if it can't be done, the gunpowder will blow up, and Liu Xianglian will die alone. Relatively speaking, it's easy for him to explain.

"Your Excellency, lend me a crossbow and give me a dagger. At the same time, negotiate with him on the east side. I will climb up from the bottom of the west wall!"

Hearing Liu Xianglian's meticulous thoughts, Chen Yuntai was much more at ease, so he gave the order according to his request.

"Listen, people inside, you have been surrounded, you can't escape... As long as you come out by yourself, I can spare your life!"

Knowing the exposure, the men of the White Lotus Sect stopped hiding and shouted loudly: "The dog of the imperial court, come and arrest your grandfather if you can!"

"I'm not afraid of death, as long as you can pull a few backs, your grandpa will be at a loss!"

Here Chen Yuntai confronted this person, while Liu Xianglian crept up to the second floor, took out a short knife and opened a hole in the window paper.

Through the small hole, Liu Xianglian could clearly see what was going on inside.

The man in the lead was looking forward, holding a wooden barrel in his arms and holding a torch in his hand. There was a lead wire on one side of the barrel.

If you want to prevent the gunpowder from igniting, you have to start with the fire folder, it is best to shoot an arrow into his arm... Liu Xianglian thought to herself.

After carefully observing the window, she found that the door was ajar, so Liu Xianglian had already made up her mind.

He tore off the paper on the careful window, revealing a larger observation area, and then Liu Xianglian picked up the crossbow.

As a descendant of a fallen martial artist, Liu Xianglian is no stranger to crossbows, and at this moment he has aimed at the man's arm through Wangshan.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Xianglian pulled the hanging knife, and a sharp arrow shot out quickly, but it missed the target's arm.

Under the pain, the man couldn't hold it firmly, and the fire bag fell to the ground.

When he turned around in his first reaction, wanting to see what was going on, Liu Xianglian had already opened the window and entered with a short knife.

He had to hurry up and subdue the opponent before he picked up the fire pocket.

The person from Bailianjiao also realized the problem, so he ignored Liu Xianglian who rushed in, but endured the severe pain and bent over to pick up the fire.

However, Liu Xianglian raised her hand and shot another arrow, which coincidentally hit the man's back, forcing him to straighten up immediately under conditioned reflex.

At this time, Liu Xianglian approached with a knife, and kicked the man aside with one knife.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up the gunpowder barrel on the ground and threw it towards the stairs, thus completely eliminating the danger.

"Come help!" Liu Xianglian yelled.

(End of this chapter)