??Chapter 72: Chapter 60: Disturbance Arises, Entering the City with a Penny
Chapter 72: Chapter 60: Disturbance Arises, Entering the City with a Penny
Yuezhou suddenly turned upside down, and turmoil began.
Like a calm surface of water, it was suddenly heated, bubbled up, boiled.
Even so officials were on the list.
An official was about to leave the house when he was stopped by two wolf-like n in teal uniforms, holding letters retrieved from his study room, “Did you write this? And why are you worshipping the Great Yan’s Purple Emperor at ho? Explain it now.”
“I’m an imperial officer…”
“Screw the officer! Take him away!”
Bang!
The door of a gambling house was kicked open, and five n in teal uniforms strode in.
The manager hurried up with an ingratiating smile, “Gentlen, this place belongs to Lord Wu’s second aunt…”
“Screw your aunt! Take everyone away! Search the secret room!”
Not long after there were excited shouts, “We found the secret room, there are… from Yan State.”
Then, the unmistakable sounds of fighting.
Suddenly a fierce shout, “Seal the place! Kill them all! Let no one escape!”
Teal fireworks shot up into the sky.
The house of a certain gang leader.
The boss was eating breakfast.
Boom! The front door was knocked down, and two figures in teal uniforms walked in side by side.
“What brings you two gentlen here…”
“We wonder, who gave you the silver when your gang was started? Why do you only work with Yan State and Qi State since you started? What kind of character are you, really? We want to find out today!”
“I knew the teal uniform had a good nose, only that you gave
a chance!”
“Which country is it?”
“Long live Great Yan!”
“Screw him!”
“This is for Physician Feng!”
“Kill him!”
Boom!
The fight imdiately broke out.
All over Yuezhou City, it suddenly seed as if battles were happening everywhere.
During the fight, Fei Xinyu descended from the sky; with a few punches and kicks, he knocked down a bunch of n and stood proudly with his hands behind his back, “Damn, jerking off is less tiring than this. These fuckers, why can’t they take a hit?”
“Deputy, this lot has taken poison!…”
“Screw him! Why didn’t you watch him!”
“Treat the corpses respectfully, don’t abuse them when they’re dead. Search their bodies, then search their houses, search for secret rooms. Get on with it already!”
“…”
To be fair, these old hands of the Teal had a keen sense for enemy spies. About six or seven out of ten they caught turned out to be spies from Yan State.
So of the others were from Qi State.
Of course, there were a few wrongly captured, they were taken care of by another team under He Bibiqu, or rather, mollified…
At the city gate.
Wu Tiejun stood upright, like a leopard ready to jump out and hunt.
Despite the fact that there were no enemies in sight, he was still very attentive.
The sight of him made the muscles in the city gate guard’s legs go twitchy, instinctively making them feel a little timid.
“This Lord Wu, he’s even more of a soldier than the generals in our army…”
“What do you know, he originally was a general.”
“Oh, my God!”
“Be sharp, if he sees you slacking off, you’re done. They say this big shot doesn’t put up with any nonsense… better pull yourselves together.”
There’s a faint commotion in various parts of the city.
The crowd looked on uncertainly, wondering what had happened. But the distance was too great to see or hear anything.
They could only vaguely see clouds of smoke rising into the sky.
Wu Tiejun stood there, straight as a pine.
From a distance, a figure darted across dozens of yards like a streak of lightning, demonstrating great evasion skills and striving for maximum concealnt. He rushed toward the city gate like a fleeing ghost.
A few figures in teal uniforms were chasing him on the wind.
This person was obviously trying to escape.
If he managed to pass through the southern gate, he would enter the wilderness. A step further, it would be the forest. Across the forest would be the national border.
If it was down to the guard’s strength, they would not be able to stop him.
The man was highly skilled, clearly not an ordinary person.
But at that mont, Wu Tiejun suddenly transford into a streak of golden light, leaping into the air. He swung his hand and brought it down like an ax splitting a mountain.
“Down!”
With a stern voice.
The man fell to the ground with a loud thud, his skills shattered. He fell to the ground like a ripped sack.
The n in teal who were pursuing him imdiately pounced on him, caught him, sealed his abilities, locked his Dantian, broke his jaw, and extracted the poison sack hidden in his teeth.
They tore his collar and preserved all of it, including the poison on it.
They patted him down and removed the fine needles hidden in his joints for suicide.
They perford the set of actions with extre proficiency.
“Sir, he’s a suicide soldier!” reported the man in teal.
Wu Tiejun stood in his dignified manner, spotless from head to toe. Even the tassels on the back of his hat were perfectly arranged like a girl with OCD – two neat braids, crisp and clean.
He corrected the teal-clad man in a solemn tone, “Call
captain; I’m not entitled to be called ‘Sir.'”
“Yes, Captain!”
“Take him away.”
Several clad-in-green n saluted Wu Tiejun and, after collecting their charge, swiftly raced away.
Yet, Wu Tiejun was already in another high place, raining punches and kicks like a thunderous clap in the sky: “Down with you!”
Thud, thud, thud!
Two more n dropped to the ground, dealt with in similar fashion.
Here at the southern city gate, Wu Tiejun stood like an implacable guardian, ensuring no one could escape.
There were others who tried to flee in different directions, but they would be forced to take a lengthy detour, ultimately resulting in thousands of miles of mountainous and rugged terrain before they could return.
A treacherous path littered with pursuers.
At the very least, the ssage would not get out for the ti being.
And that was precisely what He Bibiqu needed—an interval during which the ssage couldn’t be passed on.
In a certain part of the southern city.
A handso young man dressed in moonlit robes was sitting in a teahouse, observing the commotion nearby. His movents were elegant, and his deanor was relaxed, as if he was a nobleman’s son out for a casual spring outing.
There was an indescribable leisure about him.
It was none other than Bai Yihwen.
Across from him were a few scholars, pale-faced and lips blueish: “Are the Rainbow-clad n arresting soone? That’s a formidable display. Their thods are quite brutal.”
Bai Yihwen smiled: “Brother Sun, your statent is not quite accurate.”
“Huh? How so?”
“The stronger the Rainbow-clad n, the stronger our Great Qin; the more foreign spies we capture, the better. As for their thods, there is no need for us to over criticize.”
“Brother Bai is correct, we have taken heed.”
“Ah, exams start in September, how are your preparations, brothers?”
“With Brother Bai present, what preparations would we need?”
“Ah, I beg to differ. We can prepare together. Moreover, my ntor has given
nurous exam questions…Brother Sun, Brother Li, Brother Wang, co take a look and see if they’re beneficial.”
“Is this true? We’re grateful, Brother Bai. You truly are a gentleman. We admire you.”
“I hope that together with all of you, we can pass with high marks, so we can use our scholarly knowledge to contribute to the unification of our Great Qin.”
Bai Yihwen softly sighed, “War heroes are often birthed from a tumultuous era, but I would rather there be no heroes, only peaceful and prosperous common folks. If I’m fortunate enough to govern a region soday, I will definitely strive to bring about peace and happiness for the people living in my jurisdiction.”
“Brother Bai, with your prodigious talent, you can certainly achieve this. Even entering the Imperial Court and serving as a minister, or becoming the sovereign, it’s within the realms of possibility given your talent.”
“It would be sufficient for
to just exert my influence on a small region. I don’t put much stock in titles, riches, or authority. I simply hope I can make good use of my knowledge and strive to be good human.”
“Let’s encourage one another, Brother Bai.”
Every scholar solemnly rose, bowing with respect.
“Ah, let’s look at these exam questions. For instance, this question…”
Mid-conversation.
A group of Rainbow-clad n arrived at the teahouse: “Checking identities! Please cooperate!”
When they checked Bai Yihwen’s identity, he smiled calmly: “I didn’t bring it with . It’s probably in the guesthouse.”
“You didn’t bring it? Take him away!”
“Wait!”
A scholar stood up, fury evident on his handso face: “Brother Bai is our leader in the Yue Zhou literary circle, how could there be anything suspicious about him? You Rainbow-clad n shouldn’t be randomly arresting people!”
Imdiately, the other scholars also stood up, filled with indignation.
Among them, there were two sons of high-ranking officials in the State Council who vouched for him.
The scholars were outraged. How could they let these crude soldiers take away their literary leader? Moreover, they needed Bai Yihwen to explain the examination questions…
This was about their future.
Eventually, the Rainbow-clad n backed down.
Bai Yihwen gave a bitter smile: “Thank you, my brothers, for your righteous words. However, there’s no need to resist the Rainbow-clad n for my sake. After all, they are serving our Great Qin as well.”
“Brother Bai, we knew you were innocent. Should we not have even said a word? What exactly do you take us for!”
“As for the future…”
“Brother Bai, just stay at my house from now on. We can study together, review together.”
The son of a State Council official, Wang, was full of enthusiasm.
“Why does he have to stay at your house? Can’t he stay at mine?”
Upon hearing Wang’s intention to monopolize Bai’s ti, the others beca impassioned.
And so, they began to argue.
“It doesn’t matter where I stay. Even in an inn, I can still study with you every day.”
“That won’t do. An inn is not convenient…”
After being cajoled one after another, Bai Yihwen finally reluctantly agreed to stay at Wang’s house. However, he made a strict specification: it was only a temporary arrangent, and he would not attend any dull, official parties; regular study would suffice. Ideally, there would be a quiet courtyard where he and the others could study and discuss literature everyday—that would be enough.
My greatest hope is to pass the exam with high marks alongside you all! Therefore, I will dedicate myself to learning and advancing together with you all – this is what Bai Yihwen said.
The sons were overjoyed!
Master Bai, indeed a true friend, a man of principle.
Nicely done.
Bai Yihwen turned his gaze toward the city, where columns of black smoke were sprouting from various spots.
Despite the distance and scant smoke.
An unidentifiable spark flickered in his eyes.
The official’s plan and YueZhou’s Rainbow-clad n, had indeed comnced operation.
The carefully devised plan, had seemingly backfired.
So, what should be done now?
Moreover, he still needed to find the cat.
Bai Yihwen sighed, why on earth did he need to find a cat?
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