Build the Traveler Alliance from Scratch

Chapter 48 A Request

On the outskirts of Beijing.

Shen Lian slowly opened his eyes, then stood up abruptly, looking around vigilantly.

What catches the eye is a simple and elegant house. There are not many decorations in the room, only some necessary furniture. The only thing worth noting is the bamboo shelf full of dried herbs at the base of the wall.

The faint scent of Sophora japonica wafts into the house from the window.

Shen Lian sniffed, then frowned, as if thinking of something, she immediately got up from the bed.

As soon as I stood up, a faint pain came from my limbs.

Shen Lian looked down, and saw that his two arms and one right leg were wrapped in a clean white cloth, and while shaking gently, there was a bitter herbal smell wafting from the gap in the white cloth.

"..."

Shen Lian frowned, leaned on the side of the bed to barely stand up, and pushed open the door.

A scent of Sophora japonica mixed with herbs came over.

Shen Lian regained his composure, walked out of the room, and saw two young girls sitting there on the steps of the main room in the courtyard, chatting something in a low voice, and from time to time they let out a string of silver bell-like laughter.

Soon, one of the girls in a plain white dress spotted Shen Lian who was going out alone.

The girl in the white skirt was startled immediately, and hurriedly got up and walked over: "Master Shen, why did you get out of bed by yourself, you are weak now, you can't blow the wind in the yard, you better go back to the house to rest!"

"Miss Zhang..."

Shen Lian recognized the identity of the girl in the white dress, and forced a smile: "I'm fine, where is Yichuan?"

Zhang Yan stopped and replied with a smile: "Master Jin, he is drinking tea with my father in the house!"

Shen Lian nodded, looked past Zhang Yan, and glanced at another girl sitting on the steps, her pale lips twitched twice, as if she was hesitant to speak.

Zhang Yan didn't seem to notice his actions, and continued to smile and said: "Master Shen, if you really don't want to go back to the house, why don't you drink a cup of tea with my father and the others, that tea is the herbal tea I made last month. It’s okay, there’s no harm in drinking it!”

"...Really? Then I want to try it!"

Shen Lian forced a smile to agree, then glanced at the girl on the steps who was a little timid and didn't dare to meet his eyes, hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say a word, stepped up the steps from her side, and walked into the main room.

When Shen Lian walked into the room, Zhang Yan immediately sat down by the steps, took the girl's little hand and placed it in her palm, comforting her in a soft voice.

"Sister, don't be afraid, Master Shen is not a bad person."

"...But he is Jin Yiwei."

"Master Jin is also a Jin Yiwei!"

"It's different. Mr. Jin is fake, but he is real."

"Master Jin is also true, but he has other ambitions, so he is in... How do you say that?"

"I am in Cao Ying and my heart is in Han..."

"Yes, I am in Cao Ying and my heart is in Han!"

The whispers of the two girls came from behind, Shen Lian paused, then raised his head and sighed softly.

Soon, Shen Lian walked into the hall, looked at the three people kneeling by the desk in the hall, pursed his lips, walked over without saying a word, sat opposite his third brother Jin Yichuan, picked up the teapot on the table for himself Poured a glass.

Lin Zhongtian looked at him with interest, until he drank the cup of tea, he couldn't help but tease him.

"Hey, isn't it hot?"

"..."

Shen Lian glanced at him, put down the teacup, and said without raising his head, "Tell me."

Jin Yichuan and Doctor Zhang looked at each other, then revealed guilt, and called softly: "Second brother, I didn't mean to..."

Shen Lian raised his hand to stop Jin Yichuan, didn't let him continue, then raised his head, and said lightly: "Yichuan, if you still recognize me as the second brother, don't say these polite words, explain to the second brother carefully, What the hell is going on now."

Jin Yichuan showed hesitation, and turned to look at Lin Zhongtian.

Lin Zhongtian spread his hands: "Don't look at me, just say what you want."

Jin Yichuan nodded. Now he roughly understood the relationship between Lin Zhongtian and Zhao Lihe. Since Lin Zhongtian agreed, Zhao Lihe would not have any objections.

Therefore, Jin Yichuan began to tell the truth from the beginning.

Shen Lian listened silently, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and listened while drinking.

After Jin Yichuan finished speaking, Shen Lian was silent for a while, and said, "So your real name is not Jin Yichuan."

Jin Yichuan nodded sadly: "My real name is Ding Xian, and Jin Yichuan is the name of the Jin Yiwei I impersonated."

In the middle of speaking, Jin Yichuan changed the subject and quickly explained: "But second brother, no matter what my name is, I sincerely worship you and elder brother!"

Shen Lian shook his head with a smile and said, "There's no need to explain, you and I have known each other for many years, can't I tell whether it's true or not?"

"It's just that I didn't expect that you were from Zhao Lihe. I thought he was a loyal loyalist of King Xin. I heard that he was imprisoned by King Xin who was on the throne. I couldn't believe it. Looking at it now, he was It’s not very honest, actually sending you to Jinyiwei as an undercover agent, presumably the emperor also found out what he did secretly, so..."

Before finishing speaking, Shen Lian noticed Lin Zhongtian's foolish eyes.

So he resolutely shut up, gave a wry smile, shook his head and said: "It seems that my thinking was wrong, I'm just a warrior, talking about government affairs, it's really a bit ridiculous, let Brother Fu laugh."

"...Brother Fu?"

Lin Zhongtian raised his eyebrows and looked at him with interest.

Shen Lian said lightly: "You tried your best to drag me into the water, didn't you just want me to join you? Now that I have killed the officers and soldiers, I must have been wanted by the government like you. I am sure that the capital and Beizhen Fusi I can't stay any longer, besides joining you, is there a third way to go..."

"Not bad!"

Lin Zhongtian laughed when he heard the words, looked Shen Lian up and down and said: "You are a little clever, but you don't have great wisdom."

Shen Lian glanced at him, and couldn't help but sneered: "I don't have great wisdom, but you don't necessarily have it either. To be honest, you don't have to go through so much trouble. I have long since lost confidence in this court. As long as Ichikawa opens his mouth, I will naturally choose to join you, but now, you have made such a big fuss, not only making our brothers unable to gain a foothold in Jinyiwei, but also implicating an innocent girl."

Shen Lian originally thought that Lin Zhongtian would retort when he heard this, but he never thought that the other party would actually nod his head in agreement.

"You are right. It is indeed my willful act to make a big disturbance in the capital. If not, you and Yichuan can still stay in Beizhen Fusi as secret spies. Maybe they will be of great use in the future."

"As for getting that little girl involved, you can't blame me for this matter, you should be blamed!"

Shen Lian couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Blame me?"

Lin Zhongtian nodded and said: "Yes, if you hadn't protected her, I wouldn't have taken her away at all, but you just helped her with your kindness. If I didn't take her away, the six doors Can the officer let her go?"

"..."

Shen Lian was startled when he heard the words, thought about it carefully, and had to admit that Lin Zhongtian was right.

But he still faintly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't turn his head around, so he didn't think of it.

Lin Zhongtian didn't give him a chance to think about it, and continued: "However, it is indeed my problem to make a big disturbance in the capital, how about this, each of you three brothers can make a request to me, in order to compensate you for the possible immediate future. What a great achievement, how is it?"

"...?"

Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan looked at each other in blank dismay when they heard the words, and couldn't help being a little dazed.

They really couldn't understand Lin Zhongtian's brain circuit, so they didn't react for a while.

Lin Zhongtian thought they were concerned about another matter, so he added with a smile: "Don't worry, Zhao Xiandi, I will use other methods to make up for it. Outrageous, if it doesn't violate my conscience, I can satisfy you..."

(End of this chapter)