Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 278 Entering the government office for the second time

The two of them ate beef offal and drank wine, and soon they were drunk. The old scalper said that he had a granddaughter named Pi Jiaojiao who ran away from home and has not returned yet.

As soon as Yang Shucheng heard that it was Pi Jiaojiao, he was so frightened that he woke up from drinking. Fortunately, Pi Guoshi's drunken eyes were hazy and he didn't see the change on Yang Shucheng's face.

The two of them drank until the sun turned to the west. Pi Guoshi was so drunk that he staggered around. As he said, he walked into the house, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.

Yang Shucheng saw him sleeping, covered him with quilt, and walked to another room where the bed was ready. He lay on the bed and fell asleep quickly.

When he got up the next day, Pi Guoshi invited Yang Shucheng to have a morning drink. Yang Shucheng said goodbye to him, saying that he had important things to do.

Pi Guoshi said: "You saved me. If you have any trouble, come back to me. I have lived in Xiangyang City for more than fifty years, and I still know a few folks from the countryside."

Yang Shucheng said "ok" and said goodbye to the old man.

Yang Shucheng was walking on the street and could not go directly to the prefect's Yamen. He wandered on the street until nightfall, preparing to sneak into the prefect's Yamen again.

Yang Shucheng was sitting in the tavern, drinking a small drink, watching the night getting darker and the pedestrians on the street gradually becoming fewer and fewer.

Yang Shucheng left the tavern and prepared to break into the prefect's Yamen for the second time.

He walked slowly forward under the eaves of other people's houses. At this time, a group of patrols came over. Yang Shucheng hid behind a tree and watched the group of people pass by. Then he stepped out and continued to move forward.

This Xiangyang City is an old city, and the trees on both sides of the streets are very tall, which provides a good way for night walkers to avoid officers and soldiers.

Yang Shucheng walked into another alley. At this time, I saw the door of a house open with a "yeah" sound, and a man came out. After walking a few steps away, he sat down on the ground and started to cry loudly.

Although Yang Shucheng wanted to save people, seeing the man crying so sadly, he had to stop and go forward to ask.

The man said angrily: "You don't have to worry about it."

Yang Shucheng was not angry and said, "Speak out if you have any grievances and I will make the decision for you."

Now, Yang Shucheng is becoming more and more confident in his immortal swordsmanship, which has greatly increased his chivalrous heart.

The man cried even more sadly.

Yang Shucheng asked: "Are you having trouble with your family?"

The man just cried, and Yang Shucheng said, "If you don't tell me, I'm going to leave."

The man didn't seem to hear, he just cried. Under the moonlight, he could see the tears welling up like a spring, soaking his chest.

Yang Shucheng took a few steps away and heard the man say: "I was wronged."

Yang Shucheng couldn't help but turned around and said, "You say, I will make the decision for you."

The man had been wronged and needed to find someone to talk to, otherwise he would hold it in his heart and make it even more uncomfortable.

He said: "Two Qing soldiers came to my house."

Yang Shucheng knew that the Qing soldiers entered the house to rob the people of their money. He could not ignore this matter, so he said: "I will kill them."

The man said: "The Qing soldiers were brutal and powerful. They entered the house..."

Yang Shucheng said anxiously: "You don't have to say anything, I will definitely kill them."

The man said: "It's our fault too. My wife Dong'er is good-looking and young. She couldn't go out during the day and was seen by these two Qing soldiers. They came at night."

Yang Shucheng knew what was going to happen, and it was not too late to turn around and save others.

But the man's eyes were filled with tears, and he couldn't see Yang Shucheng turning around and leaving. He was still there saying: "Two Qing soldiers entered the house. They were so powerful that no one in the family dared to step forward. My father boldly stepped forward and followed As he spoke, they struck him with a knife, severely injuring my father..."

After hearing this, Yang Shucheng remembered his own affairs. I was also studying in the study at night. That Tong Yuhui broke in and killed my father with a sword in front of me, causing me to go into exile. Now my enemy followed the Qing soldiers south, and I have been unable to take revenge.

Yang Shucheng thought about his own affairs, looked at what was happening in front of him, stamped his foot, and said firmly: "I'm going to kill them."

Turn around and run.

He ran to the door, but the door was open. Yang Shucheng ran into the courtyard. The door was open, and Yang Shucheng ran straight into the house.

I saw a nearby room, with a Qing soldier sitting in front of the door, sitting with a sword and a golden horse, waiting for his companion in the inner room to finish.

Yang Shucheng rushed forward, and the Qing soldier saw a person rushing in. He knew that someone was coming to save the person, so he immediately stood up and slashed at the person with a big knife.

How could Yang Shucheng let him chop him? He flew up and kicked him in the waist. The tall Qing soldier immediately bent over in pain. If he wasn't prepared, Yang Shucheng would take the initiative to attack.

Yang Shucheng explained to him. He stepped forward and grabbed the knife. He swung it away and cut his throat. The blood came out like a red line. He still didn't believe it was true, but he soon fell to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, one person can be eliminated. Yang Shucheng kicked open the door and rushed in.

Inside the room, the Qing soldier was lying on the bed. He saw Yang Shucheng rush in, holding a steel knife belonging to his companion, and knew something was wrong.

He screamed, meaning, you kid, how dare you spoil my good deeds? You jumped out of bed without getting dressed, picked up the knife on the ground, and slashed at Yang Shucheng.

Yang Shucheng turned sideways and swung his sword away. The Qing soldier dodged quickly. Just as Yang Shucheng wanted him to do this, he flew away and kicked him in the vital part.

The Qing soldier bent back in pain. Yang Shucheng caught up and swung his sword away. The Qing soldier fell to the ground without saying a word.

The woman on the bed saw that in the blink of an eye, the attacker killed the evil man. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she hurriedly hid under the quilt and did not dare to come out.

Yang Shucheng killed two people in a row, and within a short time, he walked to the main room, but there was no one in the main room.

Yang Shucheng took a single sword and strode out. When he walked out of the hospital, there was no one in the alley. There was only the man, squatting on the ground, holding his head in his hands, crying sadly.

Yang Shucheng came closer and said, "I killed them."

The man raised his tearful eyes in shock, looked at Yang Shucheng, and saw the steel knife dripping with blood in his hand.

He was a little convinced, wiped away his tears and ran towards the house.

He ran into the house and saw two Qing soldiers lying in a pool of blood. He shouted: "Mom, dad, look at it."

After a while, his mother helped the injured father out of another room, came to the main room, looked at the two dead Qing soldiers, and asked: "What's going on?"

The man said: "Someone helped us kill the Qing soldiers."

Just as he was talking, Yang Shucheng entered the main room with a steel knife, and the family hurriedly knelt on the ground to thank them for their rescue. Yang Shucheng pulled them up and said, "Don't thank me. What do you think you should do with these two corpses?"

His father said: "It's easy, just throw them into the well."

Yang Shucheng said: "Don't leave any traces, lest the Qing soldiers come to retaliate."

His father said: "Throw them into the well and fill it up."

Yang Shucheng said: "I'm going." He turned around and ran away like flying.

It was already late at night when Yang Shucheng finished his work here. He quickly came to the magistrate's office. There was a guard in front of the door. There was nothing unusual, just like the night before.

He came to the backyard as usual. There are no patrols here. Yang Shucheng flew up to the wall as usual, and when he looked inside, there was no one quietly there.

Yang Shucheng threw a stone in the past, but there was no movement for a long time. It was strange. There was a commotion the night before, and there was no defense in the prefect's Yamen?

This time, Yang Shucheng didn't dare to go down.

But after staying there for a long time, there was nothing I could do. Could it be that I didn’t fulfill my promise to save people?

He had no choice but to lightly jump to the ground, but still no movement was seen. Yang Shucheng was highly skilled in swordsmanship and was not afraid of a strong opponent, not to mention the life-saving Taiqing Qigong. He ducked under a tree, flew up onto the tree, and looked forward.

There is a garden in front of you. It is dark and there are no traps in sight.

Yang Shucheng flew down from the tree, quickly left the garden and ran to a house.

He jumped up to the house, lay down on the ridge, and looked around. He saw several courtyards, and in each courtyard there were two soldiers guarding the house.

In fact, Yang Shucheng did not know that the number of Qing soldiers was very small, and now that they had taken control of the Central Plains, they seemed to be even less powerful.

After Huang Junguo surrendered to the Qing army, the Qing army went south to Wuchang and divided its forces to attack Hunan. Only a dozen Qing soldiers remained in Xiangyang City, and half of the prefect's elite troops followed the Qing army to the south.

Therefore, there are not many officers and soldiers in the city. In addition to patrolling in the city, there are not many soldiers who stay in the prefect's Yamen and are responsible for the safety of the prefect.

Now each courtyard is guarded by two soldiers.

Yang Shucheng observed for a long time, but there was no movement. He jumped down from the room and ducked to the back window. There was no movement at all inside.

He went to the same house where he had been the night before, and also hid in the back window and listened, but there was no sound at all. Peering in through the window, there was only a woman lying on the bed.

It seems that the prefect is not in this room tonight.

Yang Shucheng inspected four or five courtyards along the way. At this time, he came to a courtyard. There were still two soldiers guarding the door. There was an osmanthus tree in the courtyard, which was nothing special.

He jumped onto the wall, dodged, and jumped into the courtyard. There was no sound, and the guards outside the courtyard were completely unaware.

Yang Shucheng came to the back window and heard the voices of a man and a woman inside the window. This is it.

There were soldiers guarding the outside of the courtyard, so he couldn't get in through the front door, so he had to fly up to the room and lie down on the room. He peeled off the tiles one by one, then gently opened a wooden board and got in himself.