My wife, the eldest princess of the demon clan, I recite poems and become a sword god

Chapter 21: My wife, something is not right (Mengxin, please read and collect)

After a moment of silence,
Xiang Yi quickly lowered his head, tied up the baggage quickly, and said in a panic:
"Uncle Dong just sent a message suddenly, urging us to hurry over."

Li Cheng was not surprised to hear this obvious lie.

"Let's go then."

Li Cheng stood up from the rock first, then lowered his body slightly and stretched out his slender left hand towards the other party.

Seeing this, Xiang Yi was stunned for a moment, then grabbed the opponent tightly and used his strength to get up from the stone.

And the moment Li Cheng took the girl and jumped off the boulder.

Mixed with the noisy wind, he suddenly heard a very soft sentence coming to his ears:
"This time... I owe you what I owe you, and I will pay you back next time."

……

……

The morning fog has cleared and the autumn air is crisp.

In an inn near the Taishou Mansion.

Li Cheng sat by the window on the third floor, looking at the government officials running past in groups below, a somewhat obscure smile appearing on his lips.

After all, Xihe City is also an important border town of Jin Dynasty.

They made a lot of noise last night, so the government will naturally not sit idly by.

However, although Xu Yuanwai was a decent man during his lifetime, he was also considered a respectable figure in Liaoxi County.

But now that he is dead, all the desperadoes under him have also been physically eliminated.

The local prefect could not help but stand up and transform into Lord Qingtian to uphold justice for the people.

Moreover, he would definitely rebuke Xu Jie in public:

Bullying men and dominating women will deserve death!
On the surface, all the real estate and shops under Xu Jie's name will undoubtedly be confiscated.

How much of it is confiscated and how much is kept privately depends entirely on the conscience of the prefect.

The other party's thoughts at this time should be all about checking Xu Jie's property.

As for who killed Xu Jie, it was a trivial matter.

Even if the real murderer was just swaggering around the inn admiring the scenery, it wouldn't be a big deal.

This situation is somewhat ironic, but it is the current situation in the officialdom of the Jin Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Li Cheng picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

The taste is somewhat bitter.

He gently put down the teacup, and when he saw Xiang Yi sitting across from him with a thoughtful look on his face, he couldn't help but joke:
"If you feel that you are not enjoying yourself enough, can I accompany you to the Prefect's Mansion again?"

Hearing this, Xiang Yi looked away, was silent for a while, and then said after careful consideration:
"No need. Although the governor of western Liaoning is not an upright official, the people within his territory can still live and work in peace and contentment."

Hearing this, Li Cheng was slightly startled.

He was just joking, but he didn't expect the other party to take it seriously.

Killing a prefect of a county without permission is tantamount to slapping His Majesty the Emperor in the face in public.

Eh?
Thinking of this, Li Cheng was inexplicably moved.

He looked at Xiang Yi with burning eyes, trying to persuade him to change his mind.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Several people in the room looked at each other with relaxed expressions.

Counting Uncle Dong and Uncle Tai who were sitting on the other side, staring at each other with big eyes.

At this moment, four practitioners of the Tongxuan realm gathered in the small room at the same time.

With this lineup, there is much potential for killing a prince, let alone a prefect.

Seeing that no one said anything, Uncle Tai grinned, cleared his throat and said loudly:
"Enter!"

The elm door was pushed open, and a man in black walked into the house. He bowed and said respectfully:
"Several adults, we have roughly calculated the amount of property hidden in Xu's house and the ruined temple. Please take a look."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Tai looked at the person he was looking at and at the same time pouted at Uncle Dong.

The man in black understood and quickly handed a piece of tissue paper to Uncle Dong with both hands.

Uncle Dong took a few glances at it and was silent for a moment, seeming to be calculating something.

Seeing this, Xiang Yi slightly opened his lips and suggested proactively:

"Uncle Dong, why not let Li Xiaobu take a look."

As soon as these words came out, Uncle Dong slowly raised his head in surprise.

But he quickly calmed down his emotions, stood up and handed the tissue paper to Li Cheng:
"Troublesome young man."

"Uncle Dong, you're welcome," Li Cheng took the paper, looked at it twice, and said with a smile:
"Counting the belongings in the baggage that Xiaoyi and I picked up, together, there are about 3 taels of silver."

"so much?"

Hearing this, Xiang Yi's pretty face looked a little frightened.

This figure was indeed beyond her expectation when the other baggage was not recovered.

Uncle Dong looked at Li Cheng calmly and said nothing.

"Of course, my calculation may not be accurate,"

Li Cheng returned the paper to Uncle Dong and said with a faint smile:
"If it's convenient, you can find a bookkeeper to verify it again."

Uncle Dong put the paper into his sleeve, smiled, and still said nothing.

The man in black saw several people fell silent for a moment, so he interrupted:
"One more thing. The little girl we were looking for earlier is already downstairs, and there is a woman with her..."

"Bring them all here." Uncle Tai shook the bags under his eyes and ordered in a calm tone.

"Yes!" The man in black bowed his hands and walked backwards out of the room.

Soon,
The little girl, who had changed into clean cloth clothes, and another thin woman in her twenties and eighties, walked into the room at the same time.

The moment they saw Xiang Yi and Li Cheng, they both knelt down and leaned forward to kowtow.

Li Cheng had quick eyes and quick hands, and his palms instantly burst out with true energy, supporting the two of them from the distance.

Xiang Yize stepped forward quickly and touched the little girl's head silently, his eyes full of softness.

see,

Li Cheng glanced at the timid woman next to the little girl, with some warmth in his eyes.

Last night in the courtyard of Qingquan Town, he accidentally learned something about the little girl named Wan'er.

Similar to many children in the courtyard, Wan'er's life experience is also very miserable.

But the good thing among misfortunes is that

In the devil's cave-like compound, she met an older sister who treated her like her own sister.

The other party also had a hard life. He fell into prostitution at a young age and was beaten severely from time to time.

But what's rare is that she still remains kind and takes care of Wan'er everywhere.

He even wanted to send Wan'er away secretly, but after being discovered, he almost lost half his life.

For the young Wan'er, this sister was the only glory in her life.

The two depended on each other in the dark compound.

This was exactly the reason why Wan'er refused to leave with Li Cheng.

Because she knew that if she left and her sister's wish came true, she might no longer have the courage to live.

When Li Cheng learned about these things, he did not regret his rescue last night.

No matter in his past life or in this life, he doesn't like those who shout, "Just do good deeds with a clear conscience."

In his eyes, if the person who was kindly rescuing him was a white-eyed wolf, it would be better not to save him.

Although the world is not black and white.

But Li Cheng still hopes from the bottom of his heart that good people will be rewarded.

At the very least, for someone like Wan'er who knows how to be grateful, life won't be too difficult.

After some conversation,
The woman hesitated for a moment, then took out a blood-stained handkerchief and begged softly:
"Several benefactors, I have something to ask of you...

This was Wan'er's personal belongings when she first came here. There was originally a piece of jade with the character 'Jue' engraved on it, but it was a pity that someone took it away.

With this handkerchief, we should be able to find Wan'er's relatives..."

Xiang Yi solemnly took the handkerchief and promised the other party verbally.

The woman expressed her gratitude and tried to kneel down, but was stopped by Li Cheng again.

Looking at the other party's tearful eyes, Li Cheng said in a calm voice:

"I wish that You and Wan'er will no longer have to kneel to others from now on."

These words seemed to have some magic power, making everyone present except Li Cheng feel slightly absent-minded.

The woman was in a trance for a moment, then nodded with a vague understanding.

After a while,
Wan'er and the woman left the room.

Li Cheng looked at Xiang Yi, who was emotionally ups and downs next to him, and was about to ask something.

But suddenly, he looked into a pair of cherry-red eyes.

As pure and clear as a ruby.

It looks very beautiful and hallucinating.

But Li Cheng soon realized that something wasn't quite right...

　Thanks to Shuiyuan, Cc, and lwxhwqh for their great recommendation votes, and to Brother Xiong for recommending chapters. I am very grateful to the newbie, and I will read and collect them every day.

　　


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