On their way back, they passed by Yunxiao. Master Cha noticed that Mr. Shen could not help but glance over at the Daoist temple on the mountain. She sat in front and asked, “Do you want ]
Mr. Shen shook his head. “No. Even though it’s already been 16 years, this place is still Yunxiao city.”
Master Cha responded, “It’s already been 16 years, I’m afraid nobody remembers how you look like anymore.”
Mr. Shen answered, “As long as one person remembers, you and Shen Leng will be in danger.
“In that case, why are you not avoiding Zhuang Yong?”
“That’s because I know Zhuang Yong well.”
Mr. Shen added, “Firstly, Zhuang Yong doesn’t know what happened that night. Later on, I heard that he was intercepted on his journey back and went straight to Changan.”
“Secondly, Zhuang Yong cannot be working for the empress. That will never be possible.”
Master Cha nodded, “I heard that presently, the empress
Of course, Liu Lang Dao was not poor.When Shen Leng opened up the package, he realized that there was a wooden box. After he opened up the wooden box, he saw a thick wad of silver banknotes. Apparently, rich people give gifts in the form of silver banknotes. Shen Leng thought to himself - if he carried a basket of silver ingots on his back and gave it to him, it might look less elegant, but it would have been more gratifying. In Shang Ping Bank, which was backed by Great Ning officials, one could withdraw money anywhere. Not only could they deposit and withdraw money in that bank, they were able to do so at any other banks that had a business relationship with Shang Ping. There were bigger and smaller denominations - the smaller ones were worth at least a hundred taels each.Master Cha took the silver banknotes and counted with her fingers. Thereafter, she wanted to remove her shoes.“Approximately 10,000 taels of s
Shen Leng did not stay at home for long. Zhuang Yong gave him four hours to return back to the camp. This time, they were able to snatch three Qiuli battleships in such a short period of time, Shen Leng had earned himself a huge credit. At this moment, within the Navy’s camp, all the officials who were Sixth pin and above were waiting for him to return and give them the details of what happened. Cen Zheng was someone who heavily regarded rank and fame, but he this time, he did not covet any credit. It took many people by surprise. General Yang Yuning smiled and looked at Zhuang Yong who was sitting in the center. “General, you must really fancy this little fella. You allowed him to go home first, while the rest of us are left waiting like ants in a hot pan.” To some extent, he was grumbling. But he said it in a nice tone and he made sure he did not go overboard. Hence, it did not annoy anyone. Zhuang Yong looked at Yang Yuning.
The six to seven muscular men at the entrance of the alley looked around with shifty eyes. After they were certain that there was nobody there, they quickly charged inside. After they got to the door of the courtyard, they drew out a dagger. One of them knocked on the door lightly. “Excuse me, is anybody home?”Master Cha was in the yard practicing with her sword. After she heard the knock on the door, she glanced at Mr. Shen who was laying on the chair with his eyes closed, pretending to be sound asleep. Mr. Shen’s mouth curled slightly upwards. “Sounds of daggers being unsheathed.”Master Cha nodded. She went over and opened the door. The men charged in immediately. However, Master Cha moved aside and did not stop them. After they entered, Master Cha closed the door, and slid the bolt on it.The six to seven men were somewhat stunned, as this situation was rather different from the previous times they took out thei
It was Shen Leng’s first vacation ever since he came back from the southern border. Before he came back, he specially brought his brothers to the Nanping River’s river bank to catch some fishes. After that experience, Chen Ran swore to never bring up catching fish ever again, and that if he ever did, he would crash into tree. Shen Leng felt as though he was going to crash into a tree. Master Cha smiled and went over to take the vegetables from Shen Leng. She smiled sweetly. “You’re back. Quick, go home.”No matter how bright Master Cha’s smile was, it was of no use. Shen Leng clearly felt that she had not completed her sentence. After she told him to go home, she was probably going to say something along the lines of wanting to beat him up. “Wait a minute.”Shen Leng took down the embroidered pouch that was hanging on his waist and gave it to Master Cha. “I specially asked for it to give it to you as a gift.”
Hei Yan realized that he liked the life in a small town. It was slow-paced and comfortable. Most importantly, he knew what the first-in-command of Guan Tang Kou looked like. In Changan city, Hei Yan’s name was well-known. People would rather provoke Bai Ya than provoke Hei Yan. This was because it was easy to see through Bai Ya’s hatred and vengeance, but it was never easy to see through that of Hei Yan’s. He was always acting frivolously, but Bai Ya also mentioned before that if they both were enemies, he would never want Hei Yan to fight against him in person. Guan Tang Kou’s people arrived at the town much later than Hei Yan. Hence, when they arrived, they could be clearly seen by Liu Yun Sect’s scouts. In fact, both parties had been keeping close tabs on one another. Guan Tang Kou’s people were unwilling to provoke Liu Yun Sect within Changan city. It was because they were worried that the person behind Liu Yun Sect was the Great General
The intense pain brought about by the few arrows stuck to his back made Hei Yan’s eyes look more and more calm instead. Even though the speed at which he swung his steel rod at had slowed down, it was still powerful.There were Guan Tang Kou’s men on both sides of the alley. Mu Liu’er’s plan was not very exquisite - it was just that they had more than enough manpower on their side.More than half of them truly went over to Shen Leng’s small courtyard. Naturally, they needed to have a substantial amount of people headed there, or else they would not have been able to lure Liu Yun Sect’s experts. The remaining people seemed to be sufficient to deal with Hei Yan. Hei Yan, with three arrows pierced into his back, was still as ferocious as before, even though he had already lost a lot of blood. If he continued fighting like this, he would die from excessive loss of blood even before Lian Li had the chance to kill him herself.
When Shen Leng carried Hei Yan back to his courtyard, Master Cha and Mr. Shen were not around. He placed Hei Yan on the bed. When he looked at the bed that was starting to soak in blood, he could not help but sigh softly. He thought about how he definitely had to wash it himself. It was simply too dirty - Master Cha would have a hard time washing it. Hei Yan tolerated the pain and asked, “Why do you look so reluctant?”“The bed sheets are dirty.”“Oh…” Hei Yan laid on the bed and looked at the ceiling. “Do you know how much I charge for protecting people?”Shen Leng sighed. “Do you know how beautiful Master Cha’s hands are?”Hei Yan was dumbfounded. He did not even pay any attention to the pain he was feeling. He thought to himself : What kind of logic is that?Shen Leng thought about how fortunate it was that his vacation had not ended, so he had the time to wash the sheets himself. But as
On the second day, at night, Hei Yan was taken away by the people of Liu Yun Sect. However, they did not mention where they were moving to.After they took their dinner, the few men took a small bamboo stool each and sat next to the deck chair, as they listened to Mr. Shen’s stories. Mr. Shen’s stories were always better than the ones that were told by those storytellers. Their best materials were fabricated stories about the underworld. However, Mr. Shen used to be within the realms of the underworld as well as the imperial court. Hence, there was no need for him to fabricate.Mr. Shen did not only dabbled in the underworld, he was once living the dream of being involved in the imperial court matters. Hence, all he had to do was to casually change the names of the characters in the story and it would become a well-developed full-scale story. Master Cha sat in her room, but she kept the windows opened. She supported her chin with