Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

Chapter 11 Fright in the night alley, why wait for death

The thick night shrouded Poyang County.The residents of the small town have always had the habit of going to bed early. At this time, the streets have been washed away from the hustle and bustle of the day, and become empty and deserted.The yellow leaves on the branches of the street seem to be unable to withstand the desolation of this autumn night, swirling down in the breeze.Occasionally, a few dogs barked in the distance, making Poyang City extraordinarily quiet on this autumn night.

The cold moon is silent, and the night is blurred.It's just that, just like a cow chewing peonies, some people turn a blind eye to such a romantic and melancholy autumn street night.At the corner of Xilin Street, there were two furtive figures, under the cover of night, anxiously waiting for the victim to come to their door.

These two little thieves are Xingyan and Juying.The two of them had just finished singing "Catch and Release Cao" on Poyang Lake, and before they could take off their pretense, they hurried to the only way Lord Lu came home, ready to repeat their old tricks.The amorous thief on the black-roofed boat just now was Zhang Xingyan who had a loud voice, and the "virtuous brother" he was talking about was the little girl Juying reluctantly making a guest appearance.Chen Kui, who just took care of the strong outsider but capable in the middle, logically speaking, he should be familiar with the road this time.It's just that the environment of the crime this time has been changed to the streets of the county town, and we have to beware of the nearby residents and pedestrians, which is no better than the uninhabited Poyang Lake just now where we can do whatever we want.So the two were even more nervous than before.

"Why isn't this Lu Laoer coming here? Isn't he going to spend the night at the 'Shuihu Wenshe' today?" Xingyan looked at Ju Ying who was starting to shiver in the autumn wind, and couldn't help secretly worrying, thinking again If this continues, if no one is caught, the next one will get sick first.But it shouldn't be so unlucky, because according to the information I got, even if Old Lu was reluctant, he would never dare to stay out at night.Xingyan couldn't stop cheering himself up, and at the same time told Ju Ying to hide at the corner of the street to avoid the wind.While these two martyrs who saw injustice were waiting in a panic, finally, in the anticipation of everyone, another protagonist of this play, Lord Lu Huang Chonglu, the lord of Poyang County, walked around slowly. , swinging from the street.

Xingyan hurriedly gestured to Ju Ying, and then disappeared into the darkness together.What happened to Master Lu next was basically the same as that of his loyal subordinate just now, only slightly different in details.Master Lu was fed a mouthful of not-so-tasty rags, he couldn't make a sound, and was honestly taken to a secluded place.It's just that Lu Laoer should be thankful that the thief who is the main force clearly realizes that he still can't control his strength well. Looking at Master Lu's body similar to the autumn tree beside the street, he thought that although he can already "lift the weight as if it is light ", but it has not yet reached the state of "lifting light as if it is heavy", I am afraid that with a single punch, this county master Lu will lose his life on the spot.

Therefore, Mr. Lu, who has always lacked the physique of exercise, was lucky enough to save him from the pain of flesh and blood.However, bumps and bumps are inevitable.

In fact, what these two reckless young people didn't know was that there was a young long-term follower not far behind old man Lu.Because both Xingyan and Ju Ying were nervous, and the moonlight was also dim, they just stared at the master, and didn't notice the follower for a while, and the young follower, also because of the sudden incident, didn't react all at once.

Just when the long follower was about to exclaim after slowing down, he fell down softly.Just at the position of the back of his head, there was a fist the size of a vinegar bowl!
The young man who thinks he can plan is still unaware, but he doesn't know that he is about to face a catastrophe just now!All these things were completed quickly like a revolving lantern. If someone accidentally saw it, they would think that there was a shadow puppet show there just now.What happened after that was similar to what happened on Poyang Lake just now.Mr. Lu, who was only used to giving speeches to others, had to accept a sermon he would never forget.Instead of the usual flattery, it was full of lawless ridicule and threats.

This time, Xingyan and the others adjusted their rhetoric, portraying themselves as bandits who fell in the grass on the Dagu Mountain, and Xingyan's love relationship with the drug seller girl has also changed from love at first sight full of loopholes to a childhood sweetheart who married on the fingertips .After all, this Lu Laoer is no worse than Chen Kui's rough and stupid guy, and he may see his flaws if he is a little careless.

The eloquent and emotional speech finally ended in the cold sweat of Master Lu.Closing with a horrific threat, the two uninvited guests leave him and walk away.

After struggling for a long time, County Master Lu finally managed to free himself from the cheap sack that Xingyan bought after a hefty price cut.With the sticky cold sweat on his body, being blown by the cool evening wind from the autumn street, coupled with the unprecedented panic and suffering he had just endured, Master Lu felt extremely uncomfortable both physically and mentally.

After concentrating for a while, he staggered to find his followers, and after waking up, he staggered towards Lu's mansion supporting each other.The young attendant who was still in shock didn't know what happened to his master just now, but just seeing the distraught look on his master's face, the shrewd young man knew that he should keep silent at this moment.

The night road is long, all the way silent.It seemed calm on the surface, but Lord Lu, who had listened to the speech more than Chang Sui, had a turbulent wave in his heart.For the first time in his life, he realized that the magistrate of the county, who thought he was invincible, turned out to be so weak and incompetent when he encountered a strong beam on the roadside.Thinking about what I did in the past, it's like being hit in the face, and I can't help but sweat!

At this time, he suddenly realized that everyone respected him and feared him because of his official position and the law of the king. Wang Fa, under these powerful methods, is no different from those untouchables who are often bullied and slaughtered by him.And since he was so unscrupulous and unstoppable before, he often relied on his wife, the younger sister of the state guard, to clean up the mess for him, otherwise he would have been overthrown by the tycoon in the officialdom long ago without the help of the bandit.

The old county magistrate Lu, who was terrified, became extremely sober at this moment.It turns out that the first wife in the family who I often respect and stay away from is the one who truly loves and protects herself.Thinking of this, Master Lu Huang Chong Lu couldn't help but quicken his pace, and walked towards the house where someone was waiting for him to go back.

As soon as she entered the room, Mrs. Lu saw her husband in such a state of distress, she cried out in surprise, she didn't care to blame him for his late return, and asked him what happened.But Master Lu didn't answer, he grabbed his wife and called out tremblingly: "Lady!" But he found that his wife was already gray-haired, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.exactly:
I can often sigh, the snow is dyed on the servant girl, the face is covered with frost, and the beauty will not be returned.Chun Laoxuan declines, only afraid of rain and wind.But I only hope that there will be no damage and no harm, so we have nothing to worry about with you...

This night, how many people have no sleep.Let's say that after Xingyan and Ju Ying finished these two illegal things, they ran all the way back to the inn, thinking they slipped into the guest room without anyone noticing.When they got to the room, the two of them were also in shock just like the terrified Chief Chen and Lord Lu.After a long while to calm down, the two of them realized that their legs were a little uncontrollable and trembling non-stop. They couldn't tell whether it was because of nervousness, fear, excitement, or because their legs were tired from tossing and tossing all night. Cramped. "came back!"

"Well, I'm back!"

Both voices trembled a little, but they both saw joy in each other's eyes.No matter what happens tomorrow, I finally did my best and came back safely!
In fact, in the eyes of a mature and prudent adult, the method of abducting the superior and threatening to release him is really ill-considered, and there are many dangers and inappropriateness.If it were them, they would not dare to act rashly in any case, they would definitely think about delaying the time, and would never act so recklessly.

But just because Xingyan this market boy doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and the little girl Juying didn't know what it means to be afraid before, but she thinks Xingyan's plan is seamless and interesting, and it can teach the bad guys a lesson, so she hastily only Xingyan follows the lead .The so-called "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers", these two reckless children did it as soon as they said they would do it, and they did it three times, five times and two times, and they did it overnight.

Although the smooth sailing of the night had a lot to do with Xingyan's fairly thorough plan, and there might be help from some high-ranking people passing by while shopping secretly, but it still makes people have to admire their luck and courage.This is often the case. The more clearly the so-called wise men who foresee difficulties, the easier it is to be timid and afraid to start, so they can only never succeed.It is those reckless men who do not understand the hardships ahead, fearless because of ignorance, recklessly say and do it, no matter what difficulties and setbacks they may encounter in the process, they finally get things done.

Gossip less, let's say that Xingyan and Juying, although they have tossed so many things just now, they don't feel sleepy at all.Before Ju Ying returned to her room, she and Xing Yan lowered their voices, chirping and reviewing their actions just now.The more the two young people talked, the more excited they became, and they couldn't fall asleep.

Therefore, Xingyan made fun of Ju Ying's voice as a thief, and blamed her for changing the line of "throw it to feed the bastard" to "throw it to feed the lake god" on the spot, which is neither fish nor fowl.Ju Ying laughed at Xingyan's performance as a passionate villain who went too far, and laughed at whether he really wanted a wife because he was so sincere. From the wine shoppers at Xianglou, it sounds like...

The two young men, who didn't know what it was like to be sad, tossed like this until the rooster sang, and then they went to rest.On the second day, he didn't get up until the sun was high, and then he dressed and washed. Then he went to see if Ju Ying was up, but in the corridor, he happened to meet the driver of Ju Ying's family.The coachman said good morning to Xingyan, and then seemed to inadvertently mentioned that the drug seller father and daughter who were arrested on Wanghu Street yesterday had been released.

Xingyan was overjoyed immediately when he heard the news, couldn't hold back and went to wait for Ju Ying to get up, and then hurriedly told her the good news.After hearing this, Ju Ying was also overjoyed. It seems that the two "Catch and Release Cao" last night played a role, and the hard work of the whole night was not in vain!

Leaving aside these two young men's "celebrating with each other", let's talk about Lu Huang Chonglu, the county lord, who rushed to the county government early in the morning, and was walking around in the study, thinking hard about how to find someone to say goodbye to Chen Kui and let him go .It was said that Cao Cao Cao Cao would arrive, but he heard Chen Kui and Chen Bantou outside the door begging to see him.

"This guy came so early today!" But just as he was about to look for him, County Master Lu hurried back to sit on the nanmu chair, and called him in.At this time, County Master Lu had already made up his mind. Although in the past, when the class leader Chen caught a pretty woman, he was like a cat who saw a fish and had no reason to let it go, but this time he must be forced to let go no matter what. , because the horrible words of the two thieves last night were still in my ears.If Team Leader Chen is really ignorant, he has no choice but to beat him with this rank.It's just that it's better not to tear your face apart, after all, Chen Kui knows all about his bad things in the past.

Glancing at Chen Kui who was coming in, Master Lu suddenly became concerned, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then coughed, and started from his best metaphysics, eloquently, for the last It implies that Chen Kui releases people to pave the way.

It's a pity that this winking eye was done to a blind man. Unexpectedly, Chen Kui's heart was scratching like ten thousand claws, and he was burning with anxiety!
He rushed over early in the morning to ask the master to let him go, but he was regarded by the county master Lu as a fellow of the Shuihu Society, and the yin and yang were both present and non-existent, which made Taiban Chen dizzy.Just as he kept saying yes, Chen Kui suddenly remembered the vicious methods of the two treacherous thieves last night, especially the warning that they had to be released before noon, and he was terrified, and he didn't care to bother him when he was talking The Qingxing of Master Lu interrupted the conversation and said:
"Master Lu, I have something urgent to report!" "Oh? What's the matter?"

County Lord Lu was really unhappy to be interrupted from the long foreshadowing that he was carefully constructing, but it was inconvenient to explode at this time, and he tried his best to let Chen Kui report slowly.

"Master Lu, do you think it is possible to release the father and daughter that the villain caught yesterday?" "Pfft!"

Master Lu spit out tea in one gulp!Seeing that the old man looked strange, Chen Kui got busy, and hurriedly told the speech he had prepared after insomnia last night, in the most sincere and humble tone, proving that yesterday he was really a wrong arrest to the father and daughter .Chen Kui first made a painful review of his negligence, and finally said that in order to make up for his work mistakes, he voluntarily asked to deduct the ransom for the release of the father and daughter from his salary as a punishment for his negligence.

Lord Lu resisted the urge to hug and kiss Chief Chen, and expressed his appreciation to his subordinates for their courage to admit their mistakes in a gentle tone that fit his status as the county lord. The father and daughter let go.And in view of Mr. Chen's diligence and fairness, Mr. Lu will never deduct his salary this time because of Mr. Chen's small mistakes.

Chief Chen, who was fully aware of the difficulty of this matter in advance, did not expect that Master Lu would be so talkative today.

It turned out that it was a tragic decision to risk all the money to snatch food from this old man who loves money like his life, but he didn't know what kind of wind was blowing today, so the county master readily agreed to let him go without much fuss.I really can't imagine that Lord Lu, who has always been "chopping meat on the legs of egrets and chopping oil in the belly of mosquitoes", has such a clean and ancient side.

"Have I misunderstood him before? No matter what, last night's averting danger and today's smooth sailing, it seems that my sincere prayer must be heard by the Bodhisattva, blessing me to always turn danger into good fortune. This matter After finishing, I have to go to the old man's temple to fulfill my vow, and send the big pig's head that I promised last night to the Bodhisattva as soon as possible!"

Chen Kui and Chen Bantou are thinking wildly, this Master Lu Huang Chong Lu is also secretly thankful.For some reason, he didn't notice it much at ordinary times, but today the more he looked at Bantou Chen's bruised and swollen face, the more cute he felt.

Ok?Swollen nose? !The old county magistrate Lu, who had been restless all this time, realized that his subordinate's face was black and blue, as if he had opened a dyeing workshop, so he hurriedly and kindly asked this loyal subordinate what happened.

"Uh, this little injury is caused by pouring footwashing water last night. It might as well be dark and slippery. I slipped and hit my face..."

"Oh, then Team Leader Chen must pay attention to his feet in the future." "Thank you for your concern, master, and my subordinates will definitely pay attention in the future!" Eh?Master, your face..."

It turned out that at this time, Bantou Chen also noticed that the face of Master Lu in front of him was also broken with several bloodstains. "This...actually, I saw the kitten in your mistress's arms meowing annoyedly last night, so I wanted to catch it and throw it out of the door.

Unexpectedly, he was scratched several times by that beast! ""Oh!Then sir, you have to be careful in the future. "The two people each had their own ghosts, and neither of them paid attention to the flaws in the other's words.

"Master, if you have nothing to do, the young one will leave! Go and release the father and daughter." It was Team Leader Chen who had no intention of staying because he was afraid of having long nights and dreams.

"Let go as soon as possible!!!"

(End of this chapter)