There were 50,000 imperial guards responsible for public security in Mulu City, known as Yu Ling. Among the Ye State Boat Division, only generals above the rank of captain could wear a pheasant tail feather on their helmets, and among the Yu Ling army
Everyone wears feathers on their helmets. And the feathers are not ordinary pheasant tails, but peacock feathers carefully selected by craftsmen.
Based on the color of the feathers on their helmets, the Royal Ling Army can be divided into five guards: blue, red, white, ocher, and black. They are responsible for guarding the east, south, west, and north districts of the city and the palace city respectively.
At present, the commotion caused by two children on Zitong Street in Nan City finally attracted the attention of the Red Ling Guards who were patrolling the street. After a while, Jiang Yan suddenly realized that the people following him were wearing different clothes.
The small businessmen and hawkers turned into regular soldiers wearing light armor, armed with swords and guns. They screamed in their hearts, but they did not dare to stop.
The Red Feather Guards were no ordinary trafficker pawns. Under the extremely efficient division of labor, the Imperial Guards completed the outflanking of the boy and girl from both wings. Seeing red feathers appearing on the roads around him, Jiang Yan finally realized
The situation has developed to the point where it is beyond control.
"Yue'er, let's go to the roof!"
He roared and suddenly rushed towards a three-story building in front of him. The building was being repaired, and a bamboo ladder more than two feet tall was set up in front of the door. The young man urged Ning Yue to go up first, and he followed behind.
Climbing up to the roof one after another.
As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Yan kicked down the bamboo ladder. Although the Red Ling Guards had a large number of people, it was difficult for them to raise the ladder again and continue to chase. This was enough for the two children to pull with them.
Keep a safe distance.
The green tiles on the roof were slippery and difficult to walk on. Children with dark eyes could only climb up the corner ridge by stepping on the hanging beast statue at the corner of the eaves, then carefully climb over the towering mountain flowers and climb to the main ridge. With the help of the young man
, Ning Yue also bravely climbed to the highest point of the eaves. She jumped into the air and successfully landed on another nearby roof.
The girl's body is light, and the hem of her skirt is flying in the air, like a giant. The gauze used to wrap her hair has already been loosened in the chase. At this moment, her red hair is scattered in the wind, like a ball.
The fireworks blooming in mid-air are not inferior even under the dazzling sun, and are even so bright that they are dazzling.
This scene made everyone watching in the market dumbfounded. Some people exclaimed the danger and advised the two to come down and accept the punishment; others seemed to be watching a good show and clapped their hands.
"Look, little stutter, there are people who came out of the house to see us and even smiled at me!"
At this time, Ning Yue didn't seem to fully understand how much trouble she had gotten into. The chase seemed to be just an exciting game for her. She was having so much fun that she didn't even wait for her feet to stand firm.
, he turned around excitedly and shouted to his companions.
"Yue'er, don't be distracted, or you may fall and break your leg!"
Jiang Yan, who was still on the roof opposite, hurriedly shouted a warning, but it was too late. Ning Yue's foot slipped and she lost her balance after shaking twice. She fell onto the steep roof ridge, lying on her back.
It turned upside down.
The black-eyed boy secretly screamed inwardly. He kicked off his feet and immediately jumped forward. Although he intercepted Ning Yue's body, he had nowhere to use his strength and could not stop the falling momentum. He could only let the two bodies fall.
Continue sliding down along the roof tiles.
The eaves in front of them soon reached the end. Following Ning Yue's exclamation, the two of them seemed to be on a sled, flying out along the slightly raised eaves, and smashed straight into the door of a tea shop opposite. .
The onlookers who were watching at the door of the tea shop dispersed on the spot for fear of hurting themselves. But it was unknown whether they were frightened by the two living people falling from the sky, or whether they had no time to react. Ning Yue saw a man in front of her. The young man in white clothes raised his head, but actually stood there without moving. Instead, he stretched out his arms, intending to catch him.
She and Jiang Yan landed directly on the linen awning set up outside the tea shop, and then brought down a row of wooden shelves at the door, leaving all the bamboo strips used for drying tea. Knocked to the ground.
In the rain of emerald green tea that was flying all over the sky, the girl pushed the young man in white squarely on the chest, rolling to the ground with him. Then Jiang Yan also fell down and sat on the young man's vest. .
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you weren't hurt anywhere, were you?"
Hearing the young man in white groan, Ning Yue immediately stood up and apologized. But the other person was a little shy, just shook his head and patted the dust on his body, then turned around to ask, who was already dumbfounded hiding in the store. The tea merchant:
"This shopkeeper, I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry. What's the price of these teas? I'll pay you double the price."
"Oh, idiot, you broke someone's things, why don't you run away faster? You can't ask how much compensation you have to pay. That's how we two were blackmailed and escaped here! If you're not hurt, hurry up and leave with us. Well, after a long delay, those soldiers will catch up again!"
Ning Yue couldn't help but grabbed the other person's sleeve, pulling the young man in white to stagger. The other person raised his head, and his eyes suddenly met the girl's blue eyes, and he immediately seemed to be convinced by her. He immediately took a step forward and continued running along the streets paved with bluestones with the two of them.
"Are you a local?" Jiang Yan turned around and asked his newly joined companion. When he saw the other party nodded, he immediately pushed him in front of him, "Why don't you hurry up and lead the way? If you can't get rid of those chasing soldiers today, , we all have to go to jail!”
"Actually, you don't have to run." The boy in white said calmly.
"How could we not run away? We can't even afford to pay a single gold baht, and dozens of gold bahts are probably not enough for the other things we knocked over along the way. If someone catches up, how can we be spared?"
"Okay. At the east end of Zitong Street is the canal that diverts water from the Yanjiang River into the city. There are 18 stone bridges on the river. Let's run towards the canal, use the stone bridges to set up obstacles and escape to the other side. We should be able to escape The tail behind you!"
The young man in white didn't say much, just gave a few brief words, then quickened his pace and led the two of them straight towards the canal.
Just as he said, there is a small stone bridge that is not too wide near the exit of the market. The bridge is quite steep, and there is a shop selling sesame oil at the head of the bridge. The back door faces the canal, and there is a small shop beside it. At the dock, at this time, several oil transporters were quickly transporting sesame oil in earthen jars from the ship into the bustling shop.
Without thinking, the three of them rushed towards the small stone bridge in tacit agreement. When they stepped on the stone bridge, the pursuers behind them had already appeared at the corner of the street. The young man in white glanced at Jiang Yan, and the two of them They immediately exerted force at the same time, knocking all the goods in the hands of the oil transporters on the passing bridge to the ground!
The earthen jar burst, and the sesame oil inside gurgled out. The chasing Red Ling Guards had no time to stop, and their soles slipped in the thick oil film, and they fell into a ball. They had no choice but to watch the three children. He disappeared into the cobweb-like alley on the other side of the stone bridge and disappeared completely.
"It's true this time, are you getting rid of them?" Ning Yue covered her pounding heart with her hands, turned back and looked towards the way she came from, "Little stutter, the city is so exciting and fun, people want to come again once!"
"Do it again? It's better to be caught by those soldiers from the beginning." Jiang Yan leaned his back against the moss-covered brick wall in the alley and waved his hands quickly, looking like he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Okay, okay, I'm just teasing you, look how long your face is, it's almost hanging to the ground!" Ning Yue stuck out her tongue playfully, but walked up to where she was just now with great interest. In front of his new companion who helped him, he said, "I want to thank you so much just now. My name is Ning Yue, his name is Jiang Yan, what's your name?"
However, after waiting for a long time, the boy in white hesitated as if he didn't want to say anything clearly: "My - my name is -"
His facial features are quite handsome, with thick eyebrows like swords that go straight to his temples. His eyes are gentle and as clear as water. A pair of amber pupils shine like gold in the sun. His skin is also very fair, unlike ordinary city boys. So dark, at first glance she looks like a girl.
Wanzhou, located in the southwest corner of the mainland, relies on the Yanjiang River flowing from east to west to control the shipping channels from the entire west coast into the inland. With its superb shipping technology, Ye State has become the richest among the three southwest princes. , merchants gathered in the territory and it was bustling and prosperous.
The young man in front of him was wearing a robe with complicated dark patterns. It looked like a very expensive brocade. Although the white fabric was stained with a lot of dust and stains, he didn't care about it. This made Jiang Yan secretly think. It is speculated that the peer who helped him in front of him may be the son of a wealthy businessman in the city.
"What's so rare about my name? I'll forget it if I don't say it, but I still want to thank you for helping me. Let's go, little stutterer." Seeing the other party's silence, Ning Yue pouted in displeasure and turned around to leave. .
The young man in white suddenly stretched out his arms and stopped in front of this beautiful and charming girl: "Stay here, girl, actually I -"
However, before he finished speaking, Jiang Yan, who was leaning against the wall, jumped up and rushed between the two of them like an angry tiger cub, protecting the girl behind him:
"What are you doing?! I am very grateful for the life-saving grace today. But Yue'er has always been with me. If you dare to bully her, you are bullying me!"
"I don't mean anything else, I just want to tell this girl my name -" The boy in white looked at the dark-eyed boy in front of him with a blank expression, and then turned to look at the girl beside him.
"Oh, little stutterer, what are you talking about? Who agreed to be with you?" Ning Yue suddenly turned red, pushed Jiang Yan who was blocking her, and ran towards the depths of the alley.
"Miss Ning Yue, my name is Qi Ziyin!"
The boy in white hurriedly shouted at the girl's back, but the girl still ran away. He turned his head and looked around him, slightly embarrassed. He also didn't know what to do. General Yan listened from a distance. Suddenly a girl's scream came from the alley.
The two became nervous again as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and hurriedly ran forward, only to find that the Red Ling Guards who were unwilling to give up easily were surrounding the alley where they were from all directions.
"You made such a big commotion in the city, do you think you can just walk away?"
A muscular man with sweaty face came forward, stared helplessly at the three naughty children in front of him and said. He was the captain on duty who was responsible for this pursuit. It seemed that in the previous chase, the Yu Ling Army They suffered a lot.
"It's obviously those two vendors who want to blackmail us!"
Jiang Yan still blocked his companion with his body and started arguing with his neck stiffened. But the man opposite him silenced him with just one sentence:
"So you can indulge your temper and cause more damage in the market?"
However, what Jiang Yan and Ning Yue didn't expect was that the young man in white next to them spoke again, intending to completely settle the dispute for the two people who had met by chance:
"We were wrong. After all, many honest traders have suffered losses. If the matter can be settled, I am willing to compensate for all losses. Please don't embarrass them two anymore."
"Being able to compensate the angry merchants is the best outcome, but it saves us from having to take everyone back to Tingweisi."
The captain opposite nodded - Wanzhou is a business-oriented country, and many civil disputes are not willing to be resolved through official channels with complicated procedures, so various private compensations are commonplace, and most people can keep their word.
"How much is the loss? Is sixty gold baht enough?"
As the young man named Qi Ziyin spoke, he took out a heavy small bag from his arms. The bag was made of lambskin and was very soft. It also had a family emblem embroidered on it with gold thread.
Seeing that the other party was generous, the captain didn't want to cause more trouble for himself, so he reached out to pick it up:
"Enough, enough, there should be some surplus. I don't know where the young master's house is located in the city? After the general has finished calculating the losses here, he can personally return the excess money."
"No need. The remaining gold baht will be used to buy some drinks for the Red Ling Guards who have been troubled today, even if I have to apologize to them."
The young man in white only smiled slightly and threw the money bag in his hand towards the other party.
The captain caught the money bag firmly in mid-air, but as soon as he saw the family crest tattooed on it, he immediately stepped forward as if he was a different person and bowed respectfully. , seems to have something to say.
But before the other party could speak, the boy in white smiled and shook his head:
"Sir Captain, please make sure to appease the merchants who have suffered losses. There is one more thing I want to ask you. It's better to just let it rot in your stomach. After using up the money bag, I also threw it away for me. , don’t mention it to anyone again.”
Qi Ziyin always spoke politely, neither humble nor overbearing. The captain standing opposite was suddenly stunned for a moment, then nodded as if he suddenly understood, and then ordered the troops to withdraw back to the camp.
"Sixty gold baht! Little stutter, what should we give in return for this favor?"
Ning Yue pushed the boy with black eyes who was also dumbfounded beside her, and said in a low voice. But her words still fell into the ears of the boy in white. She saw the boy turned around and shook his head again, feeling a little at a loss. The two of them smiled:
"I was also at fault for what happened today. It is only natural that I pay compensation. You two don't owe me anything. But after running for a long time, I was really hungry. There happened to be a shop that I often patronized not far ahead. The flavor Unique. If you two are willing to appreciate it, why don't you come together? I'll be the host!"
The young man in white clothes said, carefully arranged his clothes, and walked towards Zitong Street again. Ning Yue and Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help their stomachs growling with greed, and followed behind one after another.
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