Don't be tempted, sir

Chapter 157 Wanted

The next morning, Luo Xi carried his zither downstairs and finally found a place with food and lodging provided and a good boss. He felt uncomfortable holding the eight taels of silver in his hand. He came to the shopkeeper who was working on an abacus with his head down, put the eight taels of silver on the counter and apologized, "Boss, this is the money for yesterday's rouge. I still need two taels... How much lower can my salary be this month?"

The shopkeeper looked up at her and came out from behind the counter, "Miss Luo, are you... leaving?"

"Yes, I'm afraid he will come again today. It's better to stay away than to wait for death."

"It's a pity that you work so fast. Let's go! The other two taels will be your wages."

Luo Xi was really embarrassed because he only earned one tael of silver from processing in a month, but his wallet was empty. The shopkeeper looked outside the store and waved his hand, saying, "Go quickly, don't get caught!"

Luo Xi glanced outside the store. The government envoy had come early in the morning to clear the way, and he quickly left through the back door with the shopkeeper. Master Su was a man who could wait, and after hearing that Luo Xi looked like a civet cat and had eyes of a fascinating color, he tossed and turned last night, itching to possess such a beauty.

The policeman cleared the waiter at the door of the store, and Master Su walked into the store in a cheerful and dignified mood. He coughed, looked around, and asked, "Where is Luo Xi?"

The shopkeeper came out from behind the screen politely and said, "Sir, Luo Xi left the store yesterday after returning."

Master Su paused with his hand on his waist, waved his sleeves and put his hands behind his back, and said angrily: "How dare you! How dare you let her go!"

The shopkeeper was embarrassed and said, "Oh, this... She is not a slave. She is just a temporary worker here. The shop does not have the ability to force her to stay, sir."

"Humph! What a nice girl! Are you really leaving?"

"Sir, seriously!"

Master Su turned his head away. The officers and soldiers entered the store and checked it out. They all shook their heads and came back. Master Su waved his sleeves and said, "If I find out that you are protecting her, I'll let you try!"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

The officials left in a mighty procession. The shopkeeper returned to the table to continue counting the bills, shaking his head and hoping that she would be lucky enough.

Luo Xi hurried to the gate of Qiannan City and queued up to leave the city. He never expected that bandits had entered the city yesterday and the city gates were now under strict inspection. There were so many people queuing that there were still a dozen people in front of him after waiting for a long time.

Suddenly, the imperial envoy pushed aside the crowd leaving the city and said a few words to the inspector, then handed over the drawing paper and posted it on the notice. A group of people gathered around to watch, and Luo Xi listened to the murmurs and lowered his cap even lower. He glanced at the city gate and reluctantly had to stay in the city.

The pervert Master Su actually said that he had robbed him of his money, and now his portraits were posted all over the city, vowing to catch him. Luo Xi didn't know what to do for a moment, a bandit in the guise of an official! It was disgusting from the bottom of my heart.

Song Xiaoyuan was now leisurely drinking tea and appreciating flowers with the woman in the mansion. The woman filled a plate with crystal clear grapes and handed him a stick charmingly: "Husband, try it and see if you like it."

He picked up a grape and looked at it, then put it on the plate and stood up: "Madam, would you like to go to the outskirts of the city to fly a kite tomorrow?"

The woman stood up, smiled and nodded, "Okay, whatever my husband likes."

Song Xiaoyuan hugged her shoulders and said, since the man on the eaves was hesitant, he might as well give him a chance.

The next day, Ah Wu drove a horse-drawn carriage out of the city and headed for the suburbs. While waiting in line, he happened to see the portrait posted on the notice board. Although the woman was wearing a veil, her heterochromatic eyes were not difficult to recognize. He got off the carriage, tore off the notice, lifted the curtain and handed it to the person sitting with his eyes closed: "Sir, look!"

Song Xiaoyuan took the notice, thought for a moment and handed it to Awu: "Unload the horse and give this notice to General Zhao outside the city. Miss Luo may still be in the city. Her pupils are too prominent to be hidden for too long, so hurry up."

"Yes." Awu took the order, got off the car, unloaded a horse, showed the token and quickly left the city.

The woman in the carriage sat quietly opposite, her eyes cold and cold as she asked, "Do you know about Qushui Bridge?"

The woman nodded: "I know."

"He's waiting for you under the bridge."

"Okay, thank you son!"

Awu was a quick walker and soon arrived in the forest and handed the notice to Zhao Jinmo who was waiting there.

"General Zhao, the shadow guards are all in the pavilion to protect the young lady. Miss Luo can only rely on you now."

Holding the wanted poster, Zhao Jinmo looked at the pair of eyes, the longing in his eyes was beyond words. He tightened his grip a little bit and crumpled the edge of the poster: "Where is Mr. Song?"

Ah Wu looked at the sky and said, "Xu Gang has left the city. I am with the young master. Miss Luo is trapped in the city alone. I don't know what the situation is now. I heard that the Su County Government..."

"What?" Zhao Jinmo asked.

Ah Wu spitted: "Very lewd!"

Zhao Jinmo immediately mounted his horse and ordered the soldiers behind him: "Conway, lead the troops to capture the bandits in one fell swoop! I will come quickly!"

Conway dissuaded him without knowing the situation: "General, now thousands of arrows are ready to be fired. You must not neglect your duty for the sake of a small loss!"

"I'm only here for her! I'll accept the punishment when I come back." Zhao Jinmo took off his armor and rode away. He finally got news from her and didn't want to miss it.

Conway raised his hand to stay, but Wu got on his horse and patted his shoulder: "Love, you don't understand."

"What do you mean by love or not? We are at war! If Young Master Song dies and the bandits run away, who will be responsible for His Majesty?"

Ah Wu finally met someone who was even less talkative than himself. He glanced at him speechlessly and said, "The young master will not die. Don't talk nonsense! Aren't you the deputy general? We all trust you."

Conway: “…”

The carriage slowly drove out of the city. Song Xiaoyuan closed his eyes to rest. The summer cicadas chirping in the fields reminded him of the song he hummed when he rode horseback with Shen Yining.

He opened his eyes and spoke to the woman opposite him: "Miss Xia, do you know the Yongzhou tune?"

"I know some of the Yongzhou tunes, please don't be surprised, young master."

"Thank you." Song Xiaoyuan raised his hand to indicate please, then closed his eyes and listened.

Miss Xia beats the beat and hums, mainly about farming in Yongzhou, and the tune is relaxed and melodious, like wheat waves swaying and rolling in the wind...

Suddenly, a sharp arrow shot in from outside the carriage, piercing through the curtain and deeply into the wooden beam of the carriage. Miss Xia hummed a song and gasped in shock. Song Xiaoyuan pulled her carriage into the woods, and the driver continued to drive without stopping.

The two men ran non-stop from the forest. The man's archery skills were ruthless and every arrow was deadly, especially since no one knew where the arrows came from. There was no figure in the forest and the two men were exposed to the enemy's sight.

A sharp arrow shot from behind the tree, slashing across Miss Xia's face and neatly cutting off her long black hair.

"Ah!!!" Xia Xue screamed in fear.

The weeds were thick around them, so Song Xiaoyuan pulled her behind a tree and said, "Squat down."

Xia Xue squatted down out of fear. Song Xiaoyuan walked to an open place alone and shot the sharp arrow from another place. The Red Moon cut off the Shadowless and pierced the man in black behind the tree. Several sharp swords shot towards him, and Song Xiaoyuan held the man in black to block them.

Then he found four more people and killed them one by one. The white clothes were splattered with blood and the red spider lilies were blooming. Song Xiaoyuan grabbed Xia Xue's wrist under the tree and left quickly, with a large number of killers coming through the grass behind him.

The two men ran out of the woods. On the road, the carriage had been chopped into pieces, the coachman was tied up on the spot, and the bandit was questioning him with a sword at his neck.