As soon as they heard that the bandits had gone down the mountain, everyone in the courtyard was shocked, and Master Mu was more than half sober, but Shang Yunze was very calm and was still drinking slowly.
Wen Liunian put down his chopsticks and burped.
Mu Qingshan: ...
"Take a few people to guard the government office." Shang Yunze stood up, strode towards the door, but turned back before leaving, "Would you like to go with me to suppress the bandits?"
"...me?" Mu Qingshan was frightened, and just about to refuse, he had already pulled him onto the horse's back.
Master Mu really wanted to call for help.
"Come here!" Wen Liunian completely ignored that his master was taken away, and sent someone to call the chief arrester, and ordered him to lead the yamen servants to patrol the city, so as to give the people peace of mind.
The night was dim, and when they heard bandits coming from outside the city, the people naturally hid back home early. There was no one on the street, and the white horse galloped like a sharp arrow.
Mu Qingshan, a scholar, usually rides a donkey occasionally to visit relatives in neighboring villages, so he is not in the same category as this kind of high-headed horse, his face turned pale within a moment, and he almost fainted.
"Don't be afraid." Shang Yunze whispered in his ear, "You won't fall." After saying that, the arms around his waist tightened again.
Mu Qingshan still tightly closed his eyes.
"Try to look around?" Shang Yunze said, "It's very relaxing, little bookworm."
Mu Qingshan barely opened his eyes a little, and then quickly closed them again.
Shang Yunze couldn't help laughing, and he didn't force it any more, he led him all the way out of the city on horseback, and within a short while, he heard the sound of a fight.
"Castle Master!" After seeing Shang Yunze, a group of disciples ran over from a distance.
"What's the matter?" Shang Yunze took Mu Qingshan off the horse.
"About a hundred people came here." The disciple said, "And they are all tall and strong men, and they also have some boxing skills."
"Having been able to rob houses for so many years, naturally he won't be a bookworm who has no strength to restrain a chicken." Shang Yunze looked at the people around him meaningfully.
Mu Qingshan was still immersed in the ethereal feeling of flying through the clouds, and he didn't have the intention to fight back with him, but just gave him a soft stare.
Shang Yunze felt very happy for no reason, "Do you want to fight?"
Mu Qingshan took a breath, "Huh?"
Shang Yunze dragged him towards the bandits.
Mu Qingshan hugged a tree tightly, and refused to move half a step.
The disciples in the castle looked at each other, what is the situation.
"Then watch me fight." Shang Yunze made a compromise.
Mu Qingshan still didn't want to let go.
But the difference in strength between the two was too great, so in the end he was cut off from his fingers and... hung up on a tree.
Mr. Mu was riding a thick branch, feeling that his whole body was going to be bad.
Shang Yunze turned over and jumped down from the tree, drew his sword out of its sheath in the air, the cold blade cut off the moonlight under the night, and brought out a slash of sword energy. The disciples in the castle were all surprised, although there were a lot of bandits in this group, their martial arts skills were only mediocre.
It's really puzzling.
The moment the group of bandits were besieged by the disciples of Tengyunbao, they had already come to their senses and found their way. Fortunately, the opponents were not likely to be able to fight much, so they still had hope, and wanted to fight a bloody road back to Cangwu Mountain, but failed. Thinking that he was about to escape, but he killed a peerless master halfway.
In less than three strokes, the gang of bandits fell to the ground in all directions, wailing in pain with their arms folded. Shang Yunze received the move and landed, and brought Mu Qingshan down from the tree.
Seeing such a scene for the first time in his life, Mu Qingshan was unavoidably curious.
"What are you looking at?" Shang Yunze asked.
"Are they all bandits?" Mu Qingshan asked.
"Otherwise?" Shang Yunze laughed, "I don't want to visit relatives in the city with a knife."
"Why are you all clasping your hands and screaming?" Mu Qingshan asked again.
"Because his arm was removed." Shang Yunze replied.
"Only for that moment?" Mu Qingshan was surprised.
"Naturally." Shang Yunze nodded at first, and then thought, nerds are mostly kind-hearted, and they should not like such cruel methods, so he frowned slightly, thinking that he should explain.
But before he could come up with an excuse, Mu Qingshan had already stepped forward alone, looked at the bandits one by one, and then raised his foot and stomped heavily on one of the bearded burly men.
Shang Yunze: ...
The strong man let out a weak scream, then closed his eyes and passed out.
"Hmph!" Master Mu turned and came back.
Shang Yunze paused for a moment before saying, "You know him?"
"I haven't seen it, but there are portraits, and I killed people in the city." Mu Qingshan said, "After I bring it back to the government office, can I beat him up again?"
"Of course." Shang Yunze laughed loudly, "After we get back, I'll beat you up together."
Maybe it was because of the experience, or maybe it was because he was in a good mood after winning the big victory. In short, on the way back, Mu Qingshan finally opened his eyes and felt that it seemed... not bad.
The sound of the wind whistling past my ears was a comfort I had never felt before. Seeing the sparkle in his eyes, the corners of Shang Yunze's mouth turned up, and he raised his whip to speed up.
A bunch of younger brothers were left panting, carrying the bandits and running desperately.
"I'm back, I'm back!" Outside the gate of the government office, several servants were standing and waiting. As soon as they saw a figure, they immediately went back to communicate, and after a while, a group of people ran out.
"How?" Wen Liunian asked.
"They're all behind." Shang Yunze took Mu Qingshan off his horse, "About a hundred or so."
"So much?" Wen Liunian was pleasantly surprised, "There is really a Lord of Fort Lau."
"It's too early to thank you. There are more than a few hundred bandits outside the city." Shang Yunze said, "And after this battle, the rest of the people will be more afraid to go down the mountain after hearing the news. Cangmang Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we want to wipe out the bandit gang completely, I'm afraid it will cause some headaches."
"It's okay, no matter how difficult it is, it's always good to win the first battle." Mr. Wen was very calm, "Besides, there are ways to force them down the mountain."
Shang Yunze and Mu Qingshan thought of those portraits again.
…
"Master Shangbao has worked hard in suppressing the bandits, go back and rest soon." Wen Liunian said, "Leave the rest to me."
Shang Yunze nodded, and took Mu Qingshan to the backyard.
"Wait, wait!" Mu Qingshan hurriedly said, "I can't sleep with the Castle Master."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the courtyard gasped.
Go out of the city to suppress a bandit, why come back and sleep together.
This godlike wild progression.
Wen Liunian also looked at him with extremely surprised eyes.
Shang Yunze looked at him with a half-smile, "Huh?"
Mu Qingshan wanted to bite off his tongue, "I mean, you go to sleep alone, and I will try the case with adults."
Shang Yunze said, "Oh."
"If Master is tired, then let's go to sleep together." Wen Liunian was very considerate, "I can handle it by myself."
The darker and darker the drawing, Mu Qingshan really wanted to hit the wall.
Of course, since the other party was a nerd, Shang Yunze didn't go too far, and finally went back to the backyard alone.
Those bandits were severely beaten by Shang Yunze, most of them were dying, and the bearded leader was stepped on by Mu Qingshan, and he is still in a coma. Teng Yunbao's disciples helped straighten their dislocated arms, and tied them with ropes to ensure that they would not break free and hurt anyone, before handing them over to Wen Liunian.
"It's him?" Wen Liunian was a little surprised after seeing the bearded face clearly.
"It's Zhao Yue from the album." Mu Qingshan said.
"That's right." Wen Liunian nodded, then took out a bottle of cooling ointment from his sleeve, opened it and brought it close to his nose.
The bearded eyelids trembled a few times, as if he was about to wake up.
Wen Liunian took the ointment back, then stood up and walked around behind him, and suddenly shouted, "Wang Tianhu!"
Mu Qingshan was taken aback.
The bearded man turned his head instinctively, "Who called me?"
"My officer." Wen Liunian looked dignified.
The bearded man shook his head, finally regaining consciousness.
"Come here!" Wen Liunian ascended to the hall overnight, "Big torture and wait!"
Mu Qingshan was surprised, he didn't even have a trial, why would he have to be tortured.
The beard also froze for a moment, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
"What kind of punishment is there?" Wen Liunian asked.
Mu Qingshan was taken aback, "Huh?"
"Three hundred sticks!" Wen Liunian gave the order before he could answer.
"Yes!" The yamen servant stepped forward like a tiger and wolf, and pressed the bearded beard on the torture bench.
"Wait, wait!" Mu Qingshan hurriedly stopped, three hundred sticks? !
"Master, what questions do you have?" Wen Liunian looked puzzled.
"Three hundred?" Mu Qingshan confirmed again.
"Master thinks it's too little?" Wen Liunian said, "How about five hundred? I don't have much experience, Master Mo Xiao."
Mu Qingshan: ...
Wen Liunian looked at him.
Mu Qingshan finally came to his senses, and then cooperated, "It's more or less a trial first, otherwise it will not be good for your official reputation if it is spread."
"Then let's have a trial first." Wen Liunian nodded in agreement, and then asked loudly, "Who is in the hall?"
The bearded man coughed, then panted, "Zhao Yue."
"Zhao Yue." Wen Liunian nodded, and then said, "Come here, stick blame—"
"My lord!" Mu Qingshan had no choice but to interrupt again, "It's not this kind of trial."
"When will I be able to punish?" Wen Liunian was dissatisfied.
Mu Qingshan said, "Your Excellency interrogated, if he refuses to confess, or makes up random things, then he can be punished."
"But how do I know if he made up anything?" Wen Liunian frowned.
"It's quite simple." Mu Qingshan said, "More than a hundred people have been arrested, and we will interrogate them one by one. If anyone's confession is different from the rest, then he will be convicted of lying. No matter how severe the punishment is, the superiors will not care about it."
"Master, great advice." Wen Liunian praised, and then asked again, "Who is kneeling in the hall?"
The beard is silent.
"Come on, big—"
"Wang Tianhu!" The bearded man gritted his teeth.
"Wang Tianhu." Wen Liunian knocked on the table, "Whatever you have done before, you have to find out one by one yourself." Then he added with a smile, "If you miss one thing, I will punish you severely."
Previously, Mu Qingshan had accompanied him in a trial, but it was all the trivial matters of the villagers, so Wen Liunian was also very kind and patient. He had never been like this before, not at all like a scholar, but more like... a little ruffian.
Mu Qingshan felt that he had begun to figure out why the superior would put such a powerless literati in this boundless city full of bandits.