HLnovel Chapter 359 I'm too lazy to waste time arguing with you
Chapter 359 I'm too lazy to waste time arguing with you
Lu Yangyang turned her head and saw Sheng Junyi standing casually in the shadows with her arms crossed.
Sure enough, they recognized her.
Whether he is friend or foe is still unknown, and Lu Yangyang did not want to get entangled with him at this time. She said coldly, "Just say what you want to do. I'm too lazy to waste words with you."
Sheng Junyi was probably used to her attitude towards him, so he didn't beat around the bush: "I need to get evidence of the illegal salt trade at the Ning County Salt Mine. Let's work together. You go and help me find the evidence, and I'll go to sea and take care of those ringleaders for you. That will buy you some time. You should have brought people to meet me, right?"
How can we find evidence of illegal salt sales at the Ningxian Salt Mine?
Lu Yangyang frowned slightly. If she guessed correctly, the Yang family was backed by the Fifth Prince, but the salt mine was also related to the Xiao family of Duke Xiao, which meant it was also related to the Third Prince. If Sheng Junyi had already pledged allegiance to the Third Prince, why would he need to find evidence of smuggling salt?
Could it be that they're trying to find it so they can destroy it later?
Selling smuggled salt is incredibly profitable. If the Third Prince is also involved, she doesn't believe he'd give up such a lucrative business. So what exactly is Sheng Junyi here for? Or is it that not only the Yang family wants to monopolize this business, but the Xiao family does too?
Lu Yangyang had no answer for a moment. Most importantly, she couldn't trust Sheng Junyi, so she immediately rejected him: "I didn't bring anyone to meet you, and I can't cooperate with you. I had no idea that something like this would happen here today."
Lu Yangyang was telling the truth. She came here to find out what was going on and find a way to contact the leader so she could rescue the sick women. She never expected that such a thing would happen before she even had a chance to save them.
Although she and Jiang Zhiyi had informed Jiang Xun before coming to Ning County, just in case, and asked Jiang Xun to bring people to meet them, time was so tight that she had no idea whether Jiang Xun had arrived or how to meet him.
Not only did she not expect it, but Sheng Junyi was even more surprised. He had agreed to come and check on the situation at the salt mine, and just as he sneaked in and sensed something was wrong, a riot suddenly broke out at the salt mine. He had no time to make any arrangements, and was caught completely off guard.
He hadn't even expected to run into Lu Yangyang here. If he hadn't noticed something strange about her when he first saw her today, and then followed her and heard what she said to confirm that it was her, he would never have imagined that he would run into Lu Yangyang here.
The most difficult part is that Lu Yangyang simply doesn't believe him.
So at this point, although the two met and recognized each other, they were determined not to cooperate.
Seeing Lu Yangyang turn to leave, Sheng Junyi had no choice but to call her back again: "Wait a minute. You may not believe me, but if I'm not mistaken, you're here to rescue people. But no matter who you want to rescue, in the current situation, you have no way to get them out. If you make such a fuss, you'll soon alert the garrison. If you're alone, you can escape without any problem, but if you're with other people, you won't be able to leave at all."
Lu Yangyang asked coldly, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
“I can help you get him out of here,” Sheng Junyi said.
Before he could finish speaking, a patrolling officer approached from a short distance away: "Who are you? What are you doing there! Surrender immediately, or you will all be killed!"
Several people drew their knives and slashed at Lu Yangyang and his group.
A dark shadow flashed before Lu Yangyang's eyes, and a knife appeared out of thin air in Sheng Junyi's hand. She didn't even see how he made the move. The knife spun once in mid-air and then slit the necks of those people.
From the moment he made his move to the moment he finished, it was only a blink of an eye, leaving Lian Sheng, who was standing next to Lu Yangyang, completely dumbfounded: "Too, too strong."
Lu Yangyang's eyes flickered slightly. Back in the capital, she felt that Sheng Junyi was unfathomable. Sure enough, he had always been holding back his strength. What people saw was only that he was good at light footwork, but she didn't expect that his martial arts were even better.
Although brute force can overcome any technique, speed is the ultimate weapon in martial arts, and she was no match for Sheng Junyi.
If Sheng Junyi really wanted to kill her, she might not even have time to make a move.
damn it!
Lu Yangyang cursed inwardly, then immediately calmed down. "I can cooperate with you, but you have to promise me one more thing."
"Go ahead," Sheng Junyi said, looking at her.
“That leader of the rioters, Chief Luo, can help you. Tonight, if you want to break this deadlock, it won’t work if you kill those leaders at sea by yourself. Go find Chief Luo, take these salt workers, and seize those ships directly. That’s the only way to have a chance.” Lu Yangyang had originally thought of this method, but it was simply unrealistic to have a group of salt workers who were exploited every day fight with the troops stationed at sea to seize ships.
However, if Sheng Junyi is a variable, then it will be different. As long as Sheng Junyi takes care of those guys without anyone noticing, and with the help of Chief Luo, taking down those ships will not be a problem. At that time, regardless of whether there are reinforcements or not, they can escape by sea.
Even if the troops stationed here pursue, it will be useless.
Sheng Junyi looked at Lu Yangyang in surprise: "You know the leader of that mountain stronghold?"
"We know each other, so if you go to him for cooperation, he should agree." Lu Yangyang knew more than just him; the fact that Boss Luo had ended up like this was also related to her.
“This is indeed the best way. In that case, let’s split up and act separately,” Sheng Junyi said.
Lu Yangyang nodded and turned to leave.
Sheng Junyi watched her walk away, wanting to say "be careful," but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything and turned away.
Lu Yangyang led Lian Sheng toward the shack, where Liu Xiang was still.
Along the way, Lian Sheng glanced at Lu Yangyang several times, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. Lu Yangyang finally asked, "What do you want to say?"
"I..." Lian Sheng hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "I... I think you're right, but then I feel something's not right. Does this count as... rebelling? But if we don't do this, everyone... everyone might die..."
Lian Sheng felt somewhat confused. He knew that Lu Yangyang was trying to save them, but he also felt that this was not a good thing.
Lu Yangyang patiently said to him, "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Take you, for example. You did nothing wrong; you were framed and came here. You were hoping to go home. If you could really leave in two months, but you died here today because of this chaos, would you be willing to accept that?"
"Of course I'm not willing to accept this!"
“So let’s resolve this crisis first. There are many bad officials in this world, but there are also good officials. The magistrate of Ning County won’t care about this matter, but the Governor-General of Jiangnan will. Ning County belongs to Jiangnan Prefecture, and the Governor-General of Jiangnan is the highest-ranking official in Jiangnan Prefecture. As long as you present the evidence to him, he will definitely handle it impartially and clear your name, and then you can go home!” Lu Yangyang said.
"Really? Really?" Lian Sheng asked excitedly.
"Of course it's true, but the prerequisite is that you have to survive first, understand?"