It Starts With A Mountain

Chapter 727

Walking to the front of Runan City, Cui Baiyu deliberately lifted the curtain of the car and glanced out, then shook his head gently, and returned to the carriage.

Runan Cui, a family in the world.

These are eight characters that most people in the empire know. It is not easy to confirm whether it is Runan Cui or Cui Cui Runan, but in the past, the Cui family was Runan, and Runan was the Cui family.

The Cui family made their fortune in Runan City, and for hundreds of years, the Cui family was the local noble family. Now the imperial family of the empire is the Li family, but when the Li family first came out to fight the country, the Cui family was already a senior official of the frontier and an important minister in the court.

For hundreds of years, there have been too many traces of the Cui family in this city. For example, a certain Cui family owner likes peonies, and peonies are planted all over the city. Some merchants send exotic species from the world to Runan City, which is precious in the city. . Every time the flowers bloom, the whole city is fragrant, and it has become a scene in the city.

As for the city lord and officials of this city, they are the direct descendants of the Cui family.

Of course, this is a thing of the past. A big family like the Cui family should not have fallen. It can go through dynasties without defeat, and I will naturally stand still in the wind and rain. However, the Cui family fell, and no one thought that the emperor of the empire would be a desperado once.

After the completion of the matter, the Cui family will naturally be cleaned up, and the entire Cui family has only four characters.

At this moment, Cheng Dalei entered the city, and he could smell a faint smell of blood. Every family in the city closed their doors, not much anger.

Cheng Dalei found a teahouse to rest and sat on the second floor. Several people asked for a pot of fragrant tea and two drawers of steamed buns.

"Little Er, I came all the way and saw that there were not many open shops on the street. How could this happen?" Cheng Dalei asked.

Xiao Er squinted his face and said, "There are not many people in the city now, and the business can't go on, so what if you don't close the door. I'd rather make less money, so as not to cause death."

"Oh, how do you say that?"

Xiao Er looked around, there were not many guests upstairs and downstairs, and the shopkeeper was downstairs to settle accounts.

Cheng Dalei rewarded him with a silver coin and said, "What do you do, the master sees that you look happy and likes to talk to you. What can the shopkeeper do? I have something to say to him."

When Xiao Er saw Yin Zi, he immediately became energetic, and he smiled and put Yin Zi into his arms.

"The guest officer came from a long way, and I can see it at a glance. Don't think I'm talking too much, just listen to me, it's better not to stay in Runan City, I'm also kind."

"Oh, why is that?"

"Runan City has changed its owner."

"I've heard of it. I heard that the last city lord's surname was Cui, but I have heard that the Cui family conspired to rebel and was eradicated by His Majesty. Isn't this a good thing?"

"We don't know the good or the bad, but when City Lord Cui was here, everyone's life was pretty decent. In a place like a small shop, you could make some money every day. But since the new City Lord took office, it's been a little rough. Can't go down."

"Could it be that this city owner is a corrupt official?" Liu Fa Cai said.

"Who knows if he is greedy or not, he is now an accomplice in the case of arresting Cui's family. Many big families have been raped, and those who do things below are a bit inauthentic. Anyone who does not have enough money is an accomplice of the Cui family. Originally it had nothing to do with a small shop like ours, but the gang of officials like wolves ate and drank in the teahouse, and they didn’t give money. accomplices of the rebellion.”

"Well, really, really..." Cheng Dalei suddenly asked, "What's the name of the new city lord?"

"It seems to be Wei Muchong, the specific villain is not clear."

Cheng Dalei waved his hand to let him back off, and Xiao Er agreed: "Guest officer, what else can you tell me?"

Then, Cheng Dalei's eyes fell on Cui Baiyu: "Wei Muchong, what's the origin?"

"I was born in a poor family, and my ancestral home is Yangzhou. I was working at the Censor's Desk and joined the Cui family, so I have been hidden in the snow for more than ten years and became a small swordsman."

Cui Baiyu's voice was calm, but Cheng Dalei could still hear the trembling she tried so hard to suppress.

"Yo, it sounds like a good person." Xu Shenji said: "Although there are thousands of people, I will go."

Cheng Dalei ignored him and looked out the window sideways. Good people and bad people, that's one sentence. The Cui family covered the sky with only one hand, and they could not say how many people's futures were cut off. But in the eyes of the shopkeeper, the Cui family sheltered them from the wind and rain after all, allowing them to live peacefully in the troubled times.

At this time, a group of officers and soldiers escorted a group of prisoners swaggering past on the long street. The prisoners were in ragged clothes. As long as they dared to walk half a step, they would be whipped by the officers and soldiers.

Cui Baiyu also watched this scene, suddenly frowned, stunned, and turned to Cheng Dalei.

"Master, can I ask you one thing?"

"Oh, the word begging is too serious, and it is even more unbelievable to say it from the girl's mouth."

Cui Baiyu ignored Cheng Dalei's joke and said, "I beg your boss to help me save someone."

"Who?"

Cui Baiyu pointed to the long street: "My cousin Qiao Nongyun."

Cheng Dalei looked in the direction of her finger, and did see a beautiful girl, but now she was covered in scars, and she was also very embarrassed.

This group of prisoners was naturally involved because of the Cui family. Those who are more involved are naturally slashed, and some are related. The men are exiled to the border, and the women will be sold as official prostitutes. Of course, there are also some beautiful people among them, who are taken along by others to their own mansion. As long as the power is strong enough, it is not a big deal.

Cheng Dalei looked at Cui Baiyu: "Why should I help you?"

Cui Baiyu gritted his teeth fiercely: "Cui Baiyu is willing to be a bull and a horse for the big boss."

"Are you just going to be a cow and a horse for me now?"

Cui Baiyu was speechless. She is not a person with too many feelings, and has basically nothing to do with her relatives and sisters at home. But after all, it was the death of the rabbit and the sadness of the fox. Now the Cui family has suffered from this disaster, and even the ancestral graves have been torn apart and thrown into ashes. Cui Baiyu knew that she couldn't do anything, so she could only swallow all her heartache. But Qiao Nongyun's relationship with her is really good. If she doesn't care, she will definitely be sold into a prostitute, and life is better than death.

Cheng Dalei is not very happy to meddle in this kind of business. You, Cui Baiyu, are willing to save a Qiao Nongyun. If Qiao Nongyun also has parents and brothers, he also asks to save himself, whether to save him or not.

After all, it's a very troublesome thing, and you, Cui Baiyu, are completely unwilling to pay for it. He refused to even give a smile when he opened his mouth to ask for help, as if asking for mercy from himself was a huge insult. Being a bull and a horse is completely contempt for one's own profession. You can clearly say that you promise each other by yourself.

Cui Baiyu lowered his eyes and shook his head gently.

"It's me who talks too much."