After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1359: Unexpected complications
Qian Yu tore off the seal and opened the box. Inside were two white jade disks, two black pearls, and a silver note with a face value of two hundred taels.

Well, that’s on the right track.

It was just a piece of cake for him to settle that account.

With just a few strokes of the pen, you can earn hundreds of taels of silver. Following General Xue is like following a tiger, but high risks naturally also come with high returns.

The carriage rumbled as it moved, and the shaking made Qian Yu feel sleepy.

He didn't know if it was because of the alcohol or because he had just exerted too much energy, but when he arrived at his residence, he could hardly open his eyes.

The journey went smoothly, and when he got off the car, he gave some money to the guards who accompanied him.

On the surface, it seemed that he just went out to have fun tonight and did not whisper with irrelevant people. The process of taking bribes was also completed in secret, and there was nothing wrong with it on the surface.

Qian Yu had his own reasons for being able to work safely under Xue Zongwu for ten years. General Xue might not be unaware that he was making money privately, but as long as he was not too blatant and did not use public power for personal gain, General Xue could turn a blind eye.

Although Xue Zongwu was cruel, he was well aware that Qian Yu was loyal in addition to being a little greedy.

Nobody is perfect.

The servant helped him change his clothes, washed his hands and face, and then quickly left.

Qian Yu lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

He was just an accountant, and no one would specifically deal with him, so he would neither set up a barrier formation nor close the doors and windows when he slept.

Even the guards on night watch moved a chair and sat under the eaves to take a nap.

No one noticed that a small bat flew down from the roof, flew into the window and the tent under the cover of night, and then landed beside Qian Yu's pillow.

It could have easily killed the man, but instead it tore a piece of red rope from his neck.

There was a topaz talisman tied to the rope.

This is a protective amulet that has the effect of calming the mind and warding off evil spirits, and it also has a little magical power. When Qian Yu wears it, he will not be invaded by ordinary evil spirits.

Bat quietly untied it and threw it to the bedside.

Then, the little bat returned to its original path and left without anyone noticing.

……

Before dawn, a loud scream was heard in the house.

The guard outside was dozing off so much that his nose was full of snot bubbles. He was stunned for a moment when he heard the sound, then he suddenly woke up and quickly pushed open the door and rushed in.

"Money is in charge!"

But he saw Qian Yu sitting on the bed, his eyes filled with fear and his forehead covered with cold sweat.

"Are you okay?"

Qian Yu was stunned for a moment, looked around and then at himself, then touched his neck and said, "It's okay, I just had a nightmare. Go out... No, get me a basin of warm water."

He actually dreamed that he made a mistake in the account and missed a huge pit of 20,000 silver coins! General Xue found out and was furious, and chopped off his head with a knife!

So Qian Yu woke up in fright.

But before General Xue killed him, he seemed to ask him a few questions.

Qian Yu held his head and tried to think hard, but he couldn't remember the content of the conversation.

He glanced around and found that the Qingxin Talisman had fallen on the bedside, probably because the knot had loosened and it had slipped out.

He quickly tied up the Qingxin Talisman and hung it back around his neck.

It’s so annoying. I dream about whatever I fear. It’s so unlucky!
Dreams are all nonsense, so he didn't think about it too much. How could General Xue kill people so easily?
Qian Yu shook his head, collected his thoughts, and washed the cold sweat off his face with warm water. It is said that reality and dreams are opposites, maybe he will get lucky today?

After changing clothes and having a leisurely hearty breakfast, the first ray of golden light finally appeared in the east.

After seven consecutive cloudy days, the sun finally came out today.

The food in this small place is far inferior to that in Yao Country. The only dish worth mentioning is the red mushroom, shredded chicken and bamboo shoot noodles. The bamboo shoots in this season are not as good as those in spring, so only the small tender bamboo shoots are used. The red mushrooms are thick, but the chicken is a bit dry. Qian Yu thinks it is not oily enough.

The chickens in this place are as thin as people.

But no matter what, the quality of this bowl of noodles was above the passing line, which put him at ease.

Therefore, Qian Yu was in a very happy mood when he went out.

After working for another three to five days and completing the audit task, he can leave Frost Field and return home.

It was only 2:15 am and there were already many pedestrians on the streets of Shuangtian.

Ordinary people are busy making a living, and it is normal for them to get up early and go to bed late.

On the way to the government office, Qian Yu had to cross a small river. It had rained several times recently and the water level of the river had risen, making it look turbulent and muddy.

Qian Yu was thinking about how to settle the debt from last night, when he heard a deafening roar from the front:
"Qian Yu!"

He looked up in surprise, only to see a man in black standing two meters in front of him. It seemed as if he was wearing night clothes during the day, and he was wearing a pitch-black mask on his face, with only two eye holes showing.

There was black smoke curling around him, and when the east wind blew, people standing downwind could smell the burnt smoke.

"You have been corrupt, accepted bribes, embezzled public funds, forced women of good families into prostitution, and sucked the blood of the people..." The man rushed towards him, shouting, "You deserve to die, I will take you away on behalf of God!"

When Qian Yu heard the first charge he made, his heart jumped into his throat; then when he heard the remaining two - oh, what the hell?

Pedestrians on the road all avoided the attacker and no one dared to stand in front of the criminal.

The guards beside Qian Yu drew their weapons and shouted, "Stop! Kill without mercy!"

The masked man refused to listen and kept walking. When he was only ten feet away from Qian Yu, he pulled out a shiny knife and waved it at him.

The blade reflected the sunlight from the east, causing Qian Yu to turn his head subconsciously: "Catch him, catch him!"

Where did this madman come from? It's so unlucky, it's so unlucky this morning!
Two guards rushed forward to stop them.

The madman's strength was amazing, and the guards were too lazy to subdue him and just planned to hack him to death. Anyway, there were countless untouchables in Frost Field, and if one or two were missing, who would dare to bother with them?

But before the blade touched the madman's neck, the opponent suddenly dodged sideways and hit the guard's waist and abdomen with a hook punch.

The angle and strength are perfect, just right.

The kidneys in this place are not protected by bones, and the opponent's strength is incredible, so the guard was knocked straight away. He felt a black screen in front of his eyes while in mid-air, and he couldn't get up for a long time.

Another guard was about to strike the madman in the back, but somehow the world spun around, and he was swung upside down by the other guard. The last thing he saw was the cold gleam of the broadsword's blade...

With a hiss, blood spurted out from his neck three feet high.

The madman killed people like killing chickens, not caring about the two drops of blood splashing on his face, and rushed towards Qian Yu. The latter was just a weak accountant, how could he have seen such a scene? The opponent came at him fiercely, his legs were frozen on the ground, his body was petrified, and he didn't even know how to run back.

It was the guards who dragged him back.

He heard people shouting, "Stop him and protect Manager Qian!"

"Go back to the inn, go back to the inn quickly!"

Then there were two screams, very close together.

"Release the arrows, quickly!"

Qian Yu suddenly came to his senses and without the guards delaying him any longer, he took the initiative to run to the inn.

In a critical moment, he ran faster than others.

Most of the people on the road had shocked expressions on their faces, and if they couldn't dodge they would be pushed away by the guards.

But before he could take two steps, Qian Yu heard the guard exclaim, "Don't, come back!"

Should I come back or not?
He complained subconsciously in his heart, but saw the guard in front of him suddenly fly away.

It was knocked away.

Another guard was bent over, with a trembling hand fork stuck on his belly.

The tip of the trident pierced through his back, flashing a cold light in the blood-red.

Qian Yu's scalp almost exploded when he took a glance:
Suddenly, another man in black appeared in front of me, also wearing a mask!
The man in black stepped forward, grabbed Qian Yu by the collar, and made him scream in fear: "It's unfair, I didn't do it..."

Before he could finish his words, the man in black swung him away.

The guards and passers-by behind him all saw Manager Qian riding on a cloud, drawing a perfect parabola in the sky, and then falling into the river three feet away.

"thump".

The two men in black exchanged glances, then quickly left their guards behind and jumped into the river as well.

Quick and neat.

Qian Yu finally emerged from the water and shouted "Help!"

But as soon as he shouted, two men in black emerged from the water and pushed him back into the river!
When everyone got to the riverside and looked, they saw that the water was very turbid and muddy, and they couldn't see the people below at all.

Two guards who could swim also jumped into the river to look for him.

However, visibility at the river bottom was so poor that they saw two dark shadows and pulled hard, but they found they were just water plants.

They emerged from the river again, looking dejected.

It’s over, I lost him.

"Go to the government office! Ask the officials to help find him!"

……

There was some noise in the distance, and He Lingchuan woke up.

He just sat up and had no time to stretch when Dong Rui pushed the door open:
"Get up quickly, something happened outside."

He Lingchuan slept in his clothes last night. Hearing this, he got out of bed, fixed his hair, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I went out to buy breakfast, and I heard someone shouting 'someone's been murdered, someone fell into the water' at the other end of Liu Street. I rushed over to see several bodies on the ground, bloody and smelling fishy when the wind blew. A lot of people gathered by the river, all craning their necks to look into the water. Finally, two people climbed out of the river, wet and dripping, and they were Qian Yu's bodyguards!"

Qian Yu? He Lingchuan's heart skipped a beat. Qian Yu's guards climbed out of the water. "What about Qian Yu himself?"

They came here to do business and have been following Qian Yu and his group for ten hours. Of course, they know what the target looks like.

"I didn't see him." Dong Rui answered truthfully, "His guards shouted that they wanted to go to the government office and asked the local officials to help find him quickly."

It was obvious that Qian Yu fell into the water.

"I looked for several people nearby and found out that a few men in black had just stopped the man and killed him. They threw him into the river and then jumped in themselves."

"They stopped Qian Yu, killed his guards, and then threw him into the water and robbed him?" He Lingchuan strode out of the inn, his mind racing. "Who are these people?"

"Witnesses heard them shouting things like corruption and abuse of power, forcing women of good families into prostitution, and that they deserved to die..."

(End of this chapter)