Everyone looked up in the direction of the sound, and saw a figure in white floating down from the second floor of "Nuan Xiang Pavilion" and landing right between Qiu Yizi and the eunuch.
Qiu Yizi looked at him carefully and saw that the man was wearing a thin long gown with a lake blue silk ribbon tied around his waist. He had a very clear face and a thick, carefully trimmed beard on his lips - he was none other than Yuchi Lianghong, the sworn brother he had recognized in Anhe Town.
Yuchi Lianghong was a martial arts master. He had easily defeated more than ten martial arts masters. He thought it would not be difficult to deal with the twenty or thirty officials in front of him. Therefore, when Qiu Yizhi saw his sworn brother coming at this time, he was relieved and bowed, saying, "I didn't expect to meet you here, brother. I am honored."
Yuchi Lianghong supported Qiu Yizhi, thinking that there was something behind his words, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "I came here three days ago, but I stayed here for a few days because there was a small dispute that needed to be dealt with. This place is a place of prostitution, and its reputation is really not good. I didn't want to reveal my whereabouts, but seeing that my brother was in trouble, I had to help."
Qiu Yizi smiled and said, "Thank you in advance, brother. This place is indeed a bit like a melon field or a plum field, but since my brother and I are both here, it doesn't matter. From now on, only my brother and I know about this matter, and don't mention it to anyone else." After saying that, he laughed out loud.
Yuchi Lianghong on the opposite side also smiled knowingly after hearing this.
The eunuch had just seen Qiu Yizhi chatting happily with the man in white, not taking him seriously at all, and he was already furious. He yelled at Yuchi Lianghong in a very sharp and unpleasant voice: "Where did this idler come from? Seeing that I am in the Persuasion Department handling official business, why don't you just move aside quickly? What are you talking nonsense about in front of me?"
After hearing this, Yuchi Lianghong turned his head and glanced at the eunuch.
The eunuch was horrified by Yuchi Lianghong's sharp eyes and glared at him, and his legs and feet took a step back without his control. His self-esteem was greatly hit, and his face turned red. He shouted, "Good boy! Dare to glare at me? Kill him!"
Before he finished speaking, the captain who had just spoken to Qiu Yizi did not hesitate. He endured the pain from being tickled on his left hand, drew out his official sword with his right hand, took a step forward, and slashed at Yuchi Lianghong's shoulder.
Yuchi Lianghong was so skilled that he didn't even look at the captain. He just stretched out two fingers of his left hand, gently clamped the official knife, and with a little force on his wrist, he actually broke the blade off at the root.
When the captain saw this, he was frightened and screamed "Ah!", and sat down on the ground, staring at Yuchi Lianghong and the broken piece of iron in his hand, as if he had seen a ghost.
Yuchi Lianghong knew that the captain was just a puppet thug. He stared at the eunuch with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire, and said, "I have heard that the Persuasion Bureau is arrogant in the capital, but I didn't expect that they dared to commit crimes in the street. Don't they fear the law?"
The eunuch was also frightened by Yuchi Lianghong's move, and the muscles on his face twitched irregularly: "The king's law? I am the king's law! The Ministry of Persuading Benevolence is the king's law! Come on, come on, quickly chop this ignorant little commoner to death with your sword!"
"Haha, great! I haven't taken action for a long time. Today, I will take the charity that has brought disaster to the country and the people to relax my muscles and bones. It will not be in vain for my good kung fu!" As he said, he broke the fine steel blade in his hand into pieces and threw it into the sky. He said to Qiu Yizi beside him, "Brother, please take shelter for a while. I will let you vent your anger!"
As he spoke, the pile of iron sheets drew an arc in the air and smashed into the group of officials. The officials were afraid of being scratched by the iron sheets, so they scattered in all directions, and the originally airtight encirclement became messy.
Qiu Yizhi took the opportunity to walk a few steps quickly, hid under the eaves, and watched the battle from a distance. Although he was young, he was also a veteran of many battles. He knew that it was a good idea to use bows and arrows to disrupt the enemy's formation before fighting. He secretly admired his brother's rich experience in battle.
But Yuchi Lianghong took advantage of this opportunity, rushed forward, grabbed the shoulders of the two officers with his left and right hands, and with a little force, the two men cried out in pain - it turned out that his very ordinary move had broken the collarbones of the two men.
Seeing this, everyone lowered their heads and was about to draw their swords. Yuchi Lianghong stepped down like a meteor and flashed to the side of the two officials. He clenched his fists and punched them in the shoulder sockets, dislocating their arms. The two officials wanted to touch the sore spots, but they couldn't lift their arms. Their hands swayed in front of their chests like willows in the wind.
Qinggong was Yuchi Lianghong's specialty. His footsteps were so light and agile that no one could touch him even a hair. So he used his grappling skills to the fullest. In just a breath, more than ten officials had broken bones and muscles before they could even draw their swords, and rolled on the ground in pain.
The dozen or so remaining officers had already left Qiu Yizi behind and quickly drew out their precious swords to protect their vital parts, thinking: Let's not worry about whether we can catch the criminal today, as long as we can escape safely, it will be good enough.
Qiu Yizhi was very happy watching from the side, and said loudly: "The lackeys of the Persuasion Department are armed with sharp blades, and brother cannot be unarmed. Can you lend me your blunt knife?"
"Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? How can I teach these lackeys a lesson and taint my precious sword? Let me show you what I can do!" Yuchi Lianghong said as he slid close to an official, lifted up his arm holding the official's sword and then pulled it down hard. The official's shoulder was dislocated after this move, and he could no longer hold the sword.
Yuchi Lianghong seized the opportunity to grab the official sword, holding it in his hand, and without waiting for the other opponents to react, he rushed forward, used a few "swish swish" moves, and then retreated to his original position. Several officials were stabbed on the back of their hands in the blink of an eye, and when they loosened their hands, the official swords fell to the ground, making a "dingling dangling" sound.
From the time Yuchi Lianghong came to the rescue until now, in just a short time of a cup of tea, more than 20 of the 30 or so officers of the Persuasion Department were neutralized. Even those prostitutes who were powerless just now could be easily killed by the knife for peeling fruit. The remaining seven or eight officers holding official knives also stood there in a daze, their legs shaking.
Seeing this, Yuchi Lianghong thrust a steel knife into the ground and stepped on it with his foot. The entire blade sank deeply into the mud, leaving only the handle exposed. He said, "What is the Persuasion Department? It turns out that they are just a bunch of minions who are accomplices of the tiger and bully the weak. What? Do you still want to try my martial arts? Hmm?"
The seven or eight officers looked at each other in dismay, and of course they didn't dare to step forward and seek death. But the eunuch was very brave, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "You bunch of cowardly bastards, come to me!"
When Yuchi Lianghong heard the words, he leaped to the eunuch's side and stretched out three fingers to pinch his throat. If he added a little more strength, he would break his throat bone. Yuchi Lianghong then said, "You are all martial artists. You know that I have shown mercy today. If you anger me, I am afraid you will be dead. Why don't you get out of here?"
The eunuch was much braver than the official. Even though his life was in the hands of others, he still gave orders: "You will die if you fight hard today. If you run away, I, the Mercy Department, will naturally have a hundred ways to make you die!"
After hearing this, Yuchi Lianghong was furious again. He raised his thumb upwards, hitting an unknown acupuncture point. The eunuch was unable to catch his breath and fainted. The officials of the Persuasion Department who were still hesitating thought that the leading eunuch had been killed, and they ran away without restraint. Even the wounded officials tried their best to escape. The only one left was the eunuch who was so arrogant just now. Now his body was as soft as a rotten noodle. Yuchi Lianghong threw him to the ground and he lay on the ground foaming at the mouth.
Qiu Yizi then walked up to Yuchi Lianghong and said, "Brother, you have caused a big disaster. The Persuasion Division is ruthless and powerful. Even if the government sees them, they have to give them some distance. Although you are relieved for me, it will cause endless troubles in the future!"
Yuchi Lianghong smiled nonchalantly and said, "The situation just now was already critical. Brother, you don't want me to stand by and watch you get caught by these running dogs, do you?"
Qiu Yizi sighed and said, "As the saying goes, one has to bow his head when under a low roof. This capital is the territory of the Persuasion Department. Although my brother is a powerful dragon, he can't suppress this local snake!"
Yuchi Lianghong laughed again and said, "Have you forgotten my Qinggong? If I can't escape from the capital Luoyang and get caught, it will be because I didn't learn the skill well enough, and it won't be wronged for me."
These words were full of heroic spirit, and had already dispelled some of the haze in Qiu Yizhi's heart. He half-jokingly said, "I don't have such good kung fu as you, so I can only surrender?"
Although Yuchi Lianghong and Qiu Yizi were of similar temperament, they did not have much contact. He did not know that he was resourceful and thought that he was desperate. He said, "I am not afraid that you will not believe me. The way to escape is in this Nuanxiang Pavilion."
"Oh?" Qiu Yizi looked at Yuchi Lianghong with a puzzled look, "What do you mean?"
Yuchi Lianghong said, "This is not the place to talk. If you trust me, please follow me to this brothel to see the world!"
Qiu Yizhi agreed and walked to the eunuch lying on the ground. He fumbled for the token used by the Persuasion Bureau from his body and hid it on his body. He then said to his brother, "Brother, please move this eunuch to another place. It's too conspicuous for him to die here."
"Although I am only a warrior, I am also a man who cherishes his reputation. How could I kill such a bastard and dirty my iron hands? I just knocked him out."
Qiu Yizi was even happier after hearing this, and said, "That's even better. Thank you for taking care of me, brother. I still have some questions to ask you!"
"Okay, okay." After saying that, Yuchi Lianghong grabbed the eunuch's belt with one hand as if he was holding a piece of torn clothes, lifted him up gently, kicked open the door of Nuanxiang Pavilion, and led Qiu Yizi into the brothel. (To be continued)