Marrying Wives and Attaining Immortality in a Chaotic World

Chapter 66: The Knight and the Young Man

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At noon, a little maid with a spiral bun brought lunch.

He didn't leave, but stood beside, blinking his eyes curiously as he watched Xu Lian eat.

Xu Lian was surprised and looked up at her. "Don't you have anything else to do?"

The little maid shook her head slightly. "I am doing the work in the West Courtyard Wing. Usually there are not many guests coming to our house. Now you are the only one in the West Courtyard Wing."

Having nothing to do... Xu Lian understood and buried his head in eating.

The little maid said, "My grandfather told me that you are someone that the young master brought back from the countryside of Green Bamboo Town. Are you going to be a servant at home?"

Puff! Xu Lian was choked. The old butler had a big mouth! When did he ever say he would be a servant

The little maid said, "My name is Xiaoyu. I grew up with my grandfather in the Lin family. I am very familiar with this place. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me."

"Okay... Xiaoyu, I got it, go ahead and do your work."

Xu Lian continued to eat.

Xiaoyu rubbed her forehead cutely, "Grandpa is right, you are really too honest, but your brain is flexible. Didn't I just tell you that I am doing the work in the west courtyard wing? Now you are the only one in the wing, I don't have anything else to do."

Xu Lian ate silently and didn't want to talk. He asked the little maid to do something, which meant to let the little maid leave. He didn't understand it... Whose brain is not smart

"The Lin family treats servants very well. They usually don't assign too much work to them. After they finish their work, they can arrange their time freely. You just came here from the countryside and are not familiar with the environment here. I can take you around later."

Xiaoyu is just like her butler grandfather, obviously a chatterbox, chattering like a little sparrow.

Xu Lian was going to go out for a walk after dinner, and suddenly he had an idea and said, "There's no need to go around the Lin family's house. I've just seen it. I want to go around the county town. Are you familiar with the county town? Can you take me out for a walk in the evening?"

Xiaoyu said, "Yes, I often go to the street to buy delicious food. You don't have to wait until the evening. I can take you out later."

Xu Lian looked at her in surprise, "You learned martial arts? You can go out during the day?"

Xiaoyu giggled and said, "You probably don't know this. In order to make it easier for servants to go out and do things, the wealthy families in the county basically let their servants practice martial arts. If they have a good physique, they can of course go out."

Xu Lian suddenly realized that this was a good thing. Unlike ordinary women in the town, she was not trapped at home during the day.

After Xu Lian finished his meal, Xiaoyu cleaned up the dishes and sent them to the kitchen. She came back soon and said, "Let's go."

Xu Lian thought of the old housekeeper, "Why don't you tell your grandfather so that he won't think that I kidnapped his granddaughter."

Xiaoyu covered her mouth and laughed, "You country boy, I'd almost kidnap you."

Being teased... Xu Lian followed her out of the Lin family mansion and walked on foot instead of riding a horse. The location of the Lin family mansion was in a better area of the county town and it was not far from anywhere.

"The county government office is just across that street.

Beyond the county government office is the most famous First Street, where ordinary people cannot enter. Only those who have bought or rented a house on First Street can enter to practice."...

Without Xu Lian asking, Xiaoyu introduced it to him as she walked and pointed.

Xu Lian himself was also observing. Most of the people on the street were men, but there were quite a few women as well. They must have practiced martial arts to be able to go out in broad daylight. In addition, he also saw some martial arts gyms, from which the sounds of "hehehaha" from people practicing martial arts could be heard. This showed that martial arts was popular in Pingyang County.

Xiaoyu took out a small purse embroidered with lotus flowers, slipped two copper coins out of the purse, bought two strings of candied haws, and gave one string to Xu Lian.

Xu Lian, a 17-year-old boy, felt a little embarrassed, but thinking that no one knew him in this county town, he just took it and started eating.

If you eat this in Green Bamboo Town, you will definitely get a lot of attention, because Manager Xu is a famous person in Green Bamboo Town.

"Thump, thump, thump!" The sound of a speeding carriage came from behind. Xu Lian looked back and saw people dodging in panic.

“Get out of the way!”

The sturdy coachman waved a long whip and whipped whoever was slow to dodge.

Some people were hit and covered their hands in pain, but they could only shrink to the side and dared not say a word.

Xiaoyu hurriedly pulled Xu Lian and squeezed to the side.

Xu Lian saw that the materials used in the carriage were exquisite and the driver was so rude, so he guessed that he must be some important person in Pingyang County. He had an idea and thought, "It might be a good idea to try to get something for free," which he could use to implement his money-making plan.

Immediately, he stood still as if rooted to the ground, and gently pushed Xiaoyu away.

This action stunned the driver, who then became furious and whipped him hard.

Xu Lian's eyes narrowed, and with a "snap", he raised his hand and grabbed the whip.

Pull hard!

The coachman staggered and screamed, then fell headfirst from the speeding carriage, his head bleeding. He was run over by the carriage, and although he didn't die, he was half dead.

Seeing that the carriage was out of control, Xu Lian held on with both hands and forced the carriage to slide to a stop to prevent it from crashing into the crowd.

People on the street looked excitedly at the coachman who was lying on the ground with a bloody head and felt relieved. Then they looked at the young man who forced the carriage to stop and felt regretful.

"This young man is in trouble. Doesn't he know that this is the carriage frame of the yamen?"

"He must be a martial arts apprentice from a martial arts school. He is young and full of vigor. He relies on his own skills and imitates the actions of the knights in storytelling. However, he does not know that there is only a slight difference between a knight and a fool."...

The curtain of the luxurious carriage was lifted, revealing a young man in gorgeous clothes, with a frightened girl whose face turned pale. Both of them were a little disheveled, and it was obvious that they had just been making out in there.

The young man in brocade clothes looked at the fallen driver, then looked at Xu Lian who was blocking the carriage. His eyes suddenly turned cold, "What do you mean?"

Xu Lian brushed the dust off his clothes as if nothing had happened. "Your carriage is running rampant on the street, and the driver is waving his whip and acting arrogantly. What's wrong with me trying to stop it?"

The young man in gorgeous clothes looked up and down at Xu Lian's plain clothes and laughed angrily, "Which martial arts school did you learn martial arts from? Your parents saved money to raise money for you to learn martial arts. It was not easy. They hoped that you would be successful. You should learn to cherish it, don't you understand? If you stop me, not only will you lose your life, but also the hope of your family."

The street was silent.

Everyone can hear the heavy meaning in these words!

Xiaoyu hurried over, grabbed Xu Lian, and bowed repeatedly to the young man in brocade clothes on the carriage, "Master Yanei, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, he is a servant of the Lin family on the third street, and he doesn't know much."

People wanted to cover her mouth. It would have been fine if she didn't mention the servant. The young master didn't quite know the background of this young man. Once he mentioned the servant, wouldn't the young master be even more unscrupulous

As expected, the young man in splendid clothes looked even colder. "A servant doesn't even know his own weight. What a fool!"

A team of detectives patrolling the street ran over.

The captain asked with a smile, "Master Gu, what is this?"

"This person committed a crime in the street and attempted to assassinate me."

Gu Yanming casually pointed at Xu Lian and got into the carriage, too lazy to say anything more as it would be beneath his dignity.

The captain didn't even ask Xu Lian any questions. He just waved his hand and said, "Catch him!"

The detectives took off the chains on their shoulders and wrapped them around Xu Lian with a ferocious look.

"This is a misunderstanding, please don't do this."

Xiaoyu was almost crying.

Xu Lian cooperated very well and let the detectives wrap the chains around his body. Now that he was caught, they would not give up without compensation. "Xiao Yu, you can go back."

Without giving him a chance to say anything, the detectives pulled him by the chains and took him away.