Chapter 58: Stop Competing with Me for Women

  Li Fu Zhou's already torn clothes were instantly ripped apart, revealing his jade-like skin shining in the dark...

  Li Fu Zhou lowered his head and took a look, his face changed color, and he suddenly pushed Tai Shi Lan away.

  He had always been gentle and elegant, with a warm and courteous demeanor, never having made any impolite moves. But this push, however, revealed a few hints of urgency and coarseness, causing Taishi Lan to pause in surprise.

  She was stunned, and Li Fu Zhou also froze, lowering his head, staring blankly at his own hand, as if he didn't dare to believe that the action just now was done by him.

  The two of them stared at each other in a daze, and for a moment the atmosphere was awkward.

  A figure flashed, and Hua Xun hurried over, still shouting before he arrived, "What's wrong? How are you all doing? Tai Shi Lan, are you alright? Li Fu Zhou... Ah?"

  The big mouth of Hua Xun suddenly stopped and pouted, his mouth wide open as if drinking wind.

  Sexy... too sexy... damn it's too sexy!

  Tai Shi Lan's hand was pressed against Li Fu Zhou's chest, Li Fu Zhou's clothes were disheveled, his shoulder clothing was torn off halfway, and half of his body was almost naked. From Tai Shi Lan's gesture, it was clear that she had ripped off the torn piece of clothing.

  "Hmm, these two people, one is gentle and the other is cold, they don't seem like the type to suddenly ignite a passionate flame. Besides, what kind of place and time is this? Is it more suitable or refreshing like this? Hmm, that Taishi Lan guy was never quite normal anyway, so it's understandable that she's being so aggressive..."

  Hua Xun's face was supported by her chin, the more she thought about it, the richer her expression became, the more she smiled, the more flirtatious her demeanor...

  Tai Shi Lan stared coldly at Hua Xun Huan, who quickly closed his mouth with a loud "click" as his upper and lower teeth collided violently, making one's body numb.

  "I say……" Hua Xuan pointed at Li Fu Zhou, whose upper garment was torn to shreds, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva while stuttering to Tai Shi Lan, "Although he saved you a step late, it didn't delay things, but you can't just strip him bare like this, can't you wait till night? Can't you wait till there are fewer people?"

  Tai Shi Lan gave her a glance and strode past, "Nonsense!"

  She didn't notice that after Li Fu Zhou's clothes were torn, he hadn't said a word, his hand covering the torn opening of his half-old blue shirt, his eyes filled with pain and fondness.

  The battle has finally come to an end.

  Apart from the few sneak attacks by the black-clad men, which were dealt with by Li Fu Zhou and Hua Xun Huan one after another, the remaining nearly 100 enemies either escaped (over 30 people), were captured (over 40 people), or were killed by the students who lost control (7-8 people). It was a complete victory.

  There will be "accidental killings" because Tai Shi Lan only revealed the truth after he was sure of winning, and once the students understood that it wasn't a drill, where would they still be polite?

  The bandit's head is also a proof of merit for the 25th Camp and local authorities.

  The students who came back to their senses were also secretly grateful to Tai Shi Lan. If it wasn't for her "rehearsal" remark, the students would have found it difficult to respond with such a calm attitude when they encountered the attack. The enemy was coming fiercely, and once they were disrupted, the outcome of the battle might have been reversed.

  Several students took the captives apart and questioned them, only to find out that they were indeed bandits from nearby mountains. This was in Xiling Province, one of the thirteen major provinces in the country, not far from Beiyuan City north of Xiling. These bandits were from Longmang Ridge's Longmang Village, who had been occupying the mountain for a long time.

  This group of people claimed that three days ago, the leader of their village and a wealthy family in Tong City had a feud. They took their men to slaughter the entire family, but one member of the wealthy family escaped, so they chased and killed all the way here, only to unexpectedly run into students from Erwu Camp.

  Several people said the same thing, it seems credible, but Tai Shi Lan felt that one of them had a flickering gaze, looking a bit suspicious. After asking, that person's identity was the second leader of this group of bandits, and the first leader had already escaped. Tai Shi Lan remembered the black-clothed men who sneaked in from behind Lin later, feeling that there was still something fishy about this matter. He signaled Shen Mei Hua to take the second leader aside for separate questioning.

  She went to take a look at the Jingtai blue first, and the little guy was sleeping soundly. The noise didn't even wake him up. Ta Shi Lan realized that since the remaining poison in his body had been slowly drawn out by Rong Chu's medicine, he had been sleeping particularly soundly, as if he hadn't slept well for several lifetimes.

  Or had he never really slept well before?

  Next to it, another tent was set up for the unfortunate but lucky wounded person to rest. That person was the one who rushed into the forest at the beginning and was shot in the thigh with an arrow. The wound caused by the misfired arrow had been treated by Su Ya, and he was still conscious at the moment. When Ta Shi Lan came in, he saw that little guy staring foolishly at Su Ya.

  Earlier, in the chaos and dim light, no one had seen what this unlucky guy looked like. Now, after resting and bandaging his wounds, washing away the bloodstains, they finally saw that he was just a young boy, pale from loss of blood, but with a fairly handsome face. Tai Shi Lan's sharp eyes noticed that at the moment she entered, Su Ya quickly pulled back her hand which had been held by the boy.

  Huh? You've fallen for each other so quickly? Does love at first sight really exist in this world?

  Tai Shi Lan didn't change his expression and immediately turned around, saying: "Su Ya, trouble you to ask about this person's situation and tell me later."

  She walked away decisively, Su Ya stared blankly at her back, a flush slowly rising to her face.

  "Xiao Yin..." The young man grasped her hand again, "You... how did you end up here? I... I've been searching for you everywhere... And, and how did you become like this?"

  Su Ya remained silent for a while, then withdrew his hand and said in a hoarse voice: "Chen Gongzi, please tell me what happened to you."

  "Your voice..." The Chen surname youth was startled, and immediately his face turned sorrowful again, "You call me Young Master Chen... Xiaoyin... You ultimately won't forgive me..."

  "My lord, your words carry weight."

  ……

  Tai Shi Lan stood outside the tent, gazing at the busy crowd packing up, after a while, the tent door behind him was lifted and Su Ya came out.

  Tai Shi Lan turned around, her eyes swept across her face, Su Ya didn't have red and swollen eyes, but her expression was even colder.

  "Chen Mu, a wealthy merchant in Tongcheng, was a salt trader. Three days ago, bandits from Longmang Ridge suddenly broke into his home and slaughtered his family. He happened to be outside the city at the time, visiting a temple for the Spring Festival, and thus escaped. Afterwards, he was pursued and killed."

  Her vocal cords were damaged, and she had difficulty speaking. She rarely spoke before, but since following Tai Shi Lan, she learned her concise way of speaking, although still a bit disjointed, it was clear and to the point.

  Tai Shi Lan nodded, thinking that the bandits who occupied the mountain were so arrogant. When did they dare to rush down the mountain and kill people in the city? The salt merchants were rich, and there were always guards at home, but none of them survived? After burning, killing, looting, and plundering, why didn't the local government pursue them?

  Upon careful consideration, one feels that there are boundless profound meanings.

  Everyone was exhausted and lay down to rest when it was almost dawn after a busy half night.

  Tai Shi Lan didn't sleep, gazing at a tent not far away, the candlelight inside reflected Li Fu Zhou's figure, he lowered his head, his hands moving up and down, it was unclear what he was doing.

  Tai Shi remained silent for a long time, and finally stood up and walked into his tent.

  "What are you doing?"

  Li Fu Zhou lifted his head, wearing only a white undergarment set, clean and refreshing. In his hand was the torn blue garment and... needle and thread.

  A big man holding a needle and thread would make people feel embarrassed, but Li Fu Zhou was different. His presence, the way he looked at you, didn't allow for even a hint of ridicule or surprise.

  His temperament interprets all harmony and discord in human relationships, and even in discordant situations, he can create harmony.

  His collar was slightly low, revealing a hint of his clavicle. From Taishi Lan's angle, it formed a delicate and straight line, reminiscent of an intricately carved jade pendant.

  The candlelight cast a warm glow on his skin, illuminating the sharp jawline and creating a smooth silhouette.

  The women in this world are all agitated at this moment, their hearts racing and their breathing suspended.

  Li Fu Zhou sat up straight, unembarrassed by his state of undress, and said calmly, "I'd like to get my clothes mended, but..." He smiled, a warm and gentle smile.

  Tai Shi Lan looked and saw that the thread still hadn't passed through the needle yet.

  A man can thread a thin needle with a strand of hair through the veins of a leaf, but he cannot thread a line of the same thickness through the eye of a needle. It's quite amazing to say the least.

  "I'll try." Taishi Lan sat down.

  Li Fu Zhou glanced at her - this person who didn't look like she could even thread a needle, yet he smiled slightly and yielded.

  The tent was small and cramped, leaving little room for movement. After Taishi Lan sat down, it was inevitable that their knees touched together.

  Li Fu Zhou didn't stop her again, and Tai Shi Lan also didn't mind. She raised the needle towards the light, threading it, looking very nimble.

  Li Fu Zhou smiled at her, his hand gently placed on his knee.

  Tai Shi Lan reached out to take the clothes, Li Fu Zhou seemed to have a slight hesitation, but did not stop him.

  Taishi Lan looked at the huge crack and frowned.

  Where should I start?

  To be honest, the clothes are torn to such an extent that even after mending, they can't be worn again. Li Fu Zhou is simple but never gives a feeling of being poor and shabby. His clothes are all soft and comfortable, valuable and not cheap, although washed many times, but more elegant. Only this blue garment, relatively ordinary material, because it has been for years, the color has faded, the collar and cuffs have worn marks, densely mended with needle and thread, can be seen to be worn very carefully.

  "I just want to mend it and put it away." Li Fu Zhou understood her meaning, and explained softly, "This piece of clothing, I only wear it once a year... didn't expect it to tear this year..."

  Tai Shi Lan raised her head and stared at him unblinkingly for a moment before saying, "Sorry."

  She never apologizes, but her tone is firm at this moment.

  Li Fu Zhou was taken aback for a moment, smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, old clothes will eventually wear out, it's just a matter of sooner or later."

  "Is this a garment made by your loved one?" Ta Shi Lan asked, "Does it hold sentimental value?"

  In the dim light of the candle, Li Fu Zhou's eyelashes cast a faint arc-shaped shadow under his eyes, serene and gentle. From Tai Shi Lan's angle, only his lip corners were visible, seemingly hooked up slightly.

  "Want some water?" He suddenly changed the subject.

  "It's fine." Ta Shi Lan searched for half a day and finally felt that he could make a move, so he stabbed the needle.

  She paused for a moment, then withdrew her hand and pulled her clothes aside.

  "Did I poke you?" Although she didn't cry out in pain, Li Fu Zhou was still incredibly perceptive and swiftly leaned over to grasp her fingers.

  A small, round blood bead burst on the tip of his finger.

  Li Fu Zhou didn't think much and directly brought his lips closer to the injured finger, Ta Shi Lan stared at him blankly.

  But just as their lips were only an inch apart, Li Fu Zhou suddenly shook and seemed to have thought of something, quickly letting go of her hand.

  From a pull to a release, but in an instant, he raised his face again, and the usual gentle smile was gone, with a faintly pale brow.

  Tai Shi Lan condensed her gaze on him, withdrew her fingers, and slowly wiped off the fresh blood from her fingertips on her hem.

  Fingertips rubbed against the rough surface of the hemp cloth, slightly rough, and then a warm pain, like the mood at this moment.

  She immediately picked up her clothes and said: "I'm afraid it won't work, I'll ask Su Ya to mend them well and send them over." Before Li Fu Zhou could speak, she lifted the curtain and went out.

  A gust of wind blew, and the curtain flew up, revealing a white-clad man with a faintly lit candle in his hand. His face was calm and his eyes were deep. The next day, the group set off again, and according to their plan, they still had to take the captive to be rewarded. Li Fu Zhou went out to deliver a letter to the local government office, asking for assistance in escorting them. This place is only thirty miles away from Tong City, and one hundred miles away from Xiling First Town. After half a day's journey by cart, they arrived at Tong City. According to plan, everyone prepared not to report to the Tong City County Government Office, but instead found an inn to rest well before heading straight to Beishan.

  However, someone was already waiting in front of the city gate.

  Below is the translation:

  "Under orders from County Magistrate Wang, I am Liu Jin, a clerk. A middle-aged scholar, accompanied by over a dozen soldiers from the county yamen, waited on the road with a smile, 'I have been sent by Master Dong to welcome all of you from the 25th Regiment.'"

  The Southern Qi military system was divided into internal and external armies. The five guards were stationed inside the capital, while the three families of troops were garrisoned outside the borders. In addition, there were 600,000 fu soldiers, composed of officials below the sixth rank and sons of good families, under the jurisdiction of the three external families of troops. According to the scale of provinces, cities, and counties, they were divided into upper, middle, and lower fu soldiers, with the lower fu soldiers numbering 800 people, generally stationed in county districts.

  Li Fu Zhou went forward to negotiate and came back after a while, saying, "Tongcheng County said that we helped them capture the habitual bandits at Long Mang Ridge, assisting the local authorities in eliminating a major evil. The local gentry were overjoyed upon hearing the news and all requested the county government to keep us heroes no matter what. Tonight, Tongcheng Cuihua Building is hosting a banquet, please don't decline the good intentions of our fellow villagers."

  "Got it, got it." Xiong Xiao Jia was the first to open her mouth, with a flying eyebrow and colorful expression.

  "I told you, such a big thing, it's only right to treat us to a meal." Shi Xiaocui said with a pleased smile.

  The rest of the students, although barely suppressing their excitement, were all flushed with joy and excitement. A group of young men from good families walked over, smiling and saying: "You must have been tired for a whole night yesterday, so why not take a break in Tongcheng tonight?"

  This time, even the young master of a humble family didn't object. After fighting side by side last night, their previous estrangement dissipated more than half. Young people are not so full of hatred and grudges after all.

  "What do you think?" Tai Shi Lan asked Li Fu Zhou in a low voice.

  "Since they have come, we should make them feel at ease." Li Fu Zhou said, "Refusing them is easy, but the students are indeed tired from traveling. If we refuse to set up a banquet in Tong City, then we can't stay overnight in Tong City. Further down the road, there's no place to stay. What if another night raid comes, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on."

  Tai Shi Lan nodded and adjusted the position of the dagger in her sleeve.

  All the way into the city, the inn had already been arranged by Tongcheng County Government. Jing Tai Lan quietly leaned against Ta Shi Lan's side, he was wearing a mask, Ta Shi Lan explained to the students that they had offended Xi Ju, and needed to provide some protection for Jing Tai Lan, the students also understood.

  "Mom." He suddenly pulled La Ta Shi Lan's sleeve and pointed to a bird seller by the roadside not far from the inn, "Bird, bird."

  After leaving the Er Wu camp, Tai Shi Lan told him that they would disguise themselves as mother and son. Xiao Zi was very excited - finally waiting for this day!

  However, regarding the title, the two of them studied for a long time with their heads together. Tai Shi Lan didn't like the word "niang" because it sounded like "niangpao". Jing Tai Lan, on the other hand, had no idea what to call his mother, and the term he used at home was terrifying when spoken out loud.

  Finally, Tai Shi Lan made him shout "mom", and then mom was born.

  "I'm not buying," said Tai Shulan, "Bird Flu."

  Jingtai blue drooped his shoulders and knew he had no chance after hearing Cool Mom's weird words.

  Tai Shi's gaze swept over the bird seller and then over the vendors on the side of the road.

  "They say that Tong City is prosperous, and now I see it for myself, the name is not in vain." Li Fu Zhou smiled and said, "The stalls on the side of the road are so thriving, you can see a glimpse of it."

  "Hehe, yes indeed." Liu Wencase nodded repeatedly, "Governor Shi knows how to govern the county, this place is rich in resources and the people are at peace, it's truly a peaceful era."

  A crowd of people stood in a long row in front of vendors, watching two or three pedestrians quickly walk past the stalls.

  The inn arranged by Tong Cheng was indeed good, with three courtyards enclosed and neatly set up. Hua Xun welcomed the guests and had the prisoners locked in the last courtyard, hesitating about which students to assign to guard them. The officer in charge of guarding, Tong Cheng, patted his chest confidently, "Don't worry, miss! Leave it all to us brothers! Outside, there are also government soldiers, so you don't need the heroes from the 25th camp. You can focus on drinking and enjoying yourselves. The people of Tongcheng are all looking forward to meeting you, and anyone missing would be inappropriate."

  "Then it's hard work for all of you brothers."

  "It's okay, it's okay! We'll definitely take good care of you!"

  When the lanterns were first lit, the entire Cuihua Building became even more radiant and colorful. The colored lights spun around, casting a rosy glow on the faces of a group of rural gentry waiting at the entrance. When Taishi Lan and others got off the special car that had picked them up, they saw this group of old men, as well as the beauties standing behind them.

  "Welcome, all you brilliant talents, to our humble abode!" A man with a black beard stepped forward, a bright red mole on his forehead catching the eye. His smile was partly polite and partly reserved.

  "This is my family's Dong Gong, Tong Cheng's father and mother. Mayor Shi of Shi County." Liu Jin introduced them.

  Xizhi County smiled and introduced the local gentry, all of whom were prominent families and famous scholars. Tai Shi Lan stood impatiently on the side, waiting for Li Fu Zhou to finish exchanging pleasantries with them.

  She was dressed in simple attire, blending in with the crowd of students, and no one noticed her. It wasn't until a while later that the introductions were finished, led by Li Fu Zhou Hua Xun seeking pleasure, they entered the Cui Hua Building.

  Cuihua's second floor, the entire attic is connected, and six seats are opened. Between each seat, a screen is used to separate them.

  A team of neatly dressed waiters were waiting to arrange seating for honored guests.

  When Chinese people take their seats, there have been rules since ancient times. This rule is not about who should sit where, but rather that even though everyone knows who should sit where and has prepared to sit there, they must still push three times, yield three times, be pushed into sitting down, then stand up again, thank them verbally, push again, stand up again...and so on for three rounds.

  At this moment, there are many people, and the pushing and shoving is even more lively. Every position has been fought over, and only after a struggle can things settle down.

  The mother and son, Taishi Lan, were squeezed to the back of the crowd of students. After waiting for a long time, they didn't see the flow of people move. Jing Tai Lan cried and rubbed his stomach, "Mommy, I'm hungry..."

  "Let's eat right away."

  Tai Shi Lan picked up Jing Tai Blue and patted the shoulder of the person in front, "Let go."

  The people in front were startled and hastily made way, Ta Shi Lan kept slapping his palms as he went by, "Make way, make way, make way..."

  After yielding a dozen times, Tai Shi Lan finally arrived at the inner hall. The chief had already set up cold dishes and served three hot dishes. There were still three positions that hadn't been arranged properly, while the other tables were still fighting over food, with only cold dishes available.

  Tai Shi Lan strode past, chose a position in front of the hot dishes, and put down the Qing Dynasty vase.

  "Eat." she said.

  They fought and then suddenly stopped.

  Shi Zhi County and Li Fu Zhou Hua Xun have finished their fight, each taking the host seat and the most honorable guest seat. The remaining positions are being fiercely contested, with County Magistrate Shi about to emerge victorious.

  Everyone's gaze converged intensely, intersecting and weaving above the blue porcelain head, with an intensity comparable to X-rays. The blue porcelain sat steadily, without even lifting an eyelid.

  Hmph! Look at that, I'm always seated in the place of honor on the 15th day of the first lunar month when a grand feast is held at Guangyudian Hall.

  Wang Ba and his mother were about to start a fight, but neither of them was willing to back down. The six seats at the table were quickly filled, with County Magistrate sitting below Taishi Lan's hand, his face so gloomy that it seemed like water could be squeezed out of it.

  As usual, the seats were opened, and the routine speeches began. Everyone congratulated His Majesty on his good health, the Empress Dowager's good health, the prosperity of the country, and the peace of the people. Then came a round of flattering words, with each student transformed into an extraordinary hero who saved the people from water and fire and brought blessings to all. The local gentry must have memorized these articles long ago, as each one was different from the last.

  Next to each man's seat, there was a small chair. Ta Shi Lan glanced at those men - hmm, their expressions were very **.

  As expected, just as everyone had sat down, a gentle breeze carried the fragrance of incense, and the sound of jade pendants ringing could be heard. The group of women who had followed the rural squire earlier walked in with elegant steps, standing at the entrance of the hall with smiling faces.

  "These are the girls from Zuihuabang in our county, all of them are Qingnu." Liu Wencai smiled freely, "Come over here, come and serve these heroes quickly."

  Jing Tai Blue was drinking soup when suddenly "clunk", the spoon fell into the bowl, and her eyes froze for a moment.

  Tai Shi Lan took a look and saw that this little guy was drooling all over the place.

  Take another look, a girl is passing in front of the Jingtai blue, this girl's face is just average, but wherever she passes by, everyone's eyes are fixed on her - nothing else, that one handful of soft chest, like a steamed bun, people are still at the entrance, and her chest has already reached the first seat.

  No way, Jing Tai Lan has always been helpless against this kind of big wave girl. At first, that unlucky nanny was also infatuated with Bo Da, and he couldn't forget her.

  This girl seems to be a treasure of Tong City, with her head held high and chest out, swaying three steps at a time, attracting the attention of many people. Yao Zhi County changed his previous serious and solemn expression, smiled and took her hand, saying: "Mei'er, take good care of Mr. Li today." With a sly movement that no one noticed, he secretly pinched and rubbed the swell on her chest, which instantly spread to his old face.

  Mei'er smiled and walked slowly in front of Li Fu Zhou.

  Hua Xun Huan put down her chopsticks and smiled as she supported her cheeks with her hands.

  Tai Shi Lan lowered her head and ate her vegetables.

  "Ah!"

  Suddenly a loud shout, startling everyone - at this moment someone should have spoken up, but... why does it sound so gentle and soft?

  At this sight, Jing Tai Lan jumped onto a chair, one hand pointing at Mei Er, his hair standing on end in rage.

  "Mine!"

  "Come down." Tai Shi Lan patted Jing Tai's blue buttocks. Don't blame the child in front of everyone, wait until we get back and I'll teach him a good lesson.

  "My... " Jing Tai's voice immediately dropped eight degrees, fortunately still able to hold on.

  "What a lovely young master." Mei'er smiled and pinched Jing Tai's small face, then sat down beside Li Fu Zhou with a plop.

  "My... " Jing Tai Lan stretched out his short body, trying hard to reach, and grabbed Li Fu Zhou's hand, holding it in the palm of his hand, and said with tears streaming down, "Don't fight with me for this again... isn't giving you my mom enough?"

  ……

  The flower that was watching the play with her chin in her hands suddenly lost her grip and her chin hit the table.

  Busy making Li Fu Zhou's Mei Er drunk, knocked over a wine glass...

  Tai Shi Lan was pecked by an abalone...

  Even if you're calm and collected, you can't help but look up at the sky and let out a long sigh, cursing, "Damn it."

  Honor is precious, but a higher price is even more valuable; if it's for a big wave, both can be abandoned.

  On the seventh day of the fourth month in the year of Ren Shen, I wrote a poem on a blue porcelain table because of a dispute over a courtesan.

  All names are complete now.

  Tai Shi Lan held onto the plate, deeply thinking that education was indeed a heavy and arduous task...

  Jingtai Lan successfully snatched his big wave sister.

  When he leaned his little face against the big wave he had been thinking about day and night, he felt very happy.

  To be honest, I haven't felt such happiness since my nanny passed away.

  A group of people silently lowered their heads, Yao Zhi Xian disdainfully glanced at Tai Shi Lan's flat chest, and hummed, I guess this woman doesn't have milk.

  Tai Shi Lan's eyes were fixed firmly on the steamed bass in front of her. Hua Xun Huan's eyes were also fixed firmly, smiling and looking at her, while constantly stirring the rice with his chopsticks, "If you want to grab it, hurry up and grab it! How can we know if you don't say so? If you really want to grab it, just say so, we can even help you grab it..."

  Li Fu Zhou gave her a piece of the thorny fish she loved to eat, "This is the fish from the spring floods of the Ya River, the most tender and delicious, with the best texture and elasticity, it's hard to come by. Try some, does it smell good?"

  "Ah!" Hua Xun's eyes lit up and she immediately dove in with renewed enthusiasm.

  Attention successfully transferred...

  "Come on, have a drink, let's have a drink." A country gentleman tried to break the eerie atmosphere. He raised his cup and urged everyone to drink.

  Tai Shi Lan gazed at the clear liquor, but its clarity couldn't calm her mind. She felt a bit annoyed and suddenly said, "I won't drink."

  The crowd waiting to raise their cups was taken aback.

  Li Fu Zhou glanced at the wine cup and smiled: "Almost forgot, during the period when the instructor of the 25th Camp is on official business outside, he is not allowed to drink or have fun, especially not to touch wine. We dare not violate the camp rules, I hope you will forgive us."

  "There's no banquet without drinking." Yao Zhi County said with a dismissive face, "Besides, you're all out and about, no one supervising, what kind of rules are these? You can just ignore them, haha, rules are meant to be broken!"

  A group of people smiled and flattered, insisting on giving Li Fu Zhou a full cup of wine. Li Fu Zhou smiled, his hand lightly pressing on the rim of the cup, "Thank you for your kind intentions, but as the person in charge of this exam, if I were to lead by example and break the rules, it would be difficult to discipline the students later on. You are all esteemed guests, naturally understanding the pros and cons, please understand my difficulties."

  Liu Wencai's hand, which was about to pour wine for him, paused, feeling a bit awkward. His eyes darted towards Yao Zhixian, who let out a dry laugh and said, "In that case, let's put the wine away."

  Li Fu Zhou didn't drink, Tai Shi Lan wouldn't let him drink, Hua Xun Huan was busy eating fish, the rest of the Hanmen disciples were so hungry that their throats were on fire, but they didn't dare cross the Thunder Pond. However, there were a few sons of noble families who whispered carelessly, "How come we've never heard of this rule? Can't control the heavens or the earth, can't control us drinking and farting, drink!"

  Apart from that one table, most people didn't drink, the national culture has always been a drinking culture, and Nan Qi was no exception. The atmosphere disappeared instantly, and the prostitutes couldn't persuade anyone to drink, so they also left.

  The meal was tasteless, the dishes were served extremely slowly, and it often took a long time to serve the next dish after finishing one. Moreover, most of the dishes were bony with little meat, although they looked exquisite and expensive, but couldn't fill the stomach. There were many small dishes on the table, such as plum slices, apricot kernels, hawthorn strips, all of which were appetizers that made people hungrier the more they ate, and the more saliva they secreted.

  Jingtai Lan was already sleepy, but he insisted on not leaving the table because he hadn't eaten enough. The children couldn't eat their fill, let alone the adults. At a time when they should have dispersed, everyone suppressed their hunger and didn't leave the table, patiently waiting.

  Persimmon and plum eat too much to drink water, Jing Tai blue water drink too much to urinate, Tai Shi Lan took him to the toilet, turned out of the screen, walked to the door was stopped by someone, two small servants dressed as men, smiled and said: "Young master want to relieve himself? We are responsible for serving well."

  Tai Shi Lan gave them a glance, and the two met Tai Shi Lan's gaze, only to feel as if their eyes had been pricked by a needle. They couldn't help but shift their gaze away, going to pull Jing Tai Lan's hand without retracting it.

  "Jing Tai Blue." Taishi Lan squatted down and tidied up Jing Tai Blue's collar, saying, "You go to the toilet yourself."

  Jing Tai Blue nodded obediently, Ta Shi Lan let go and turned to leave. The two gatekeepers watched her not insist on leaving, both letting out a sigh of relief, and pointed the way for Jing Tai Blue. The little one swayed and swaggered away.

  Tai Shi Lan sat back in her seat, Hua Xun Huan was still silly and waiting for the dishes with chopsticks, Li Fu Zhou suddenly picked up a piece of bamboo shoots across Yao Zhi County, and said with a smile: "This bamboo shoot is crisp and refreshing, fresh and tender, try it."

  The bamboo shoots have been served for three rounds, and everyone has eaten a lot. At this moment, Li Fu Zhou picked up one and brought it over, and the crowd smiled with ambiguous expressions, feeling that this dedication was necessary, but it seemed not to be so elegant.

  Tai Shi Lan glanced at Chun Si.

  Bamboo shoots, homophone, "What's the matter?"

  She swept a glance over the table, Tai Shi Lan clamped a piece of braised pork belly with her chopsticks and handed it to Li Fu Zhou, the chopsticks upside down. Li Fu Zhou held out his bowl to receive it, their fingers touched briefly as they withdrew their hands.

  Cover the belly, homophone, "block the door."

  The two of them ate their food separately, as if nothing was wrong, neither of them worried about Jing Tai Lan, because Zhao Thirteen's guards had been lurking by his side all along.

  After a while, Jing Tai Lan came back, climbed onto Tai Shi Lan's knee, scratched her neck and sang "yi ya yi ya", everyone couldn't bear to listen, turned their faces away, and Tai Shi Lan took the opportunity to take out a piece of cloth that was tucked under Jing Tai Lan's collar.

  On the piece of cloth, there were only two crooked words written in charcoal: "Hurry back!"

  This was Zhao Thirteen's notice, which Jing Tai Lan was in charge of passing on. After Ta Shi Lan finished reading it, he stuffed the cloth back into his sleeve. Just then, Jing Tai Lan's eyes rolled up and he fell backwards, "Ahh... I'm in pain..."

  "What's wrong!" Hua Xunhuan Shen Meihua immediately rushed over. The rest of the students were shocked and stood up one after another.

  Jingtai blue desperately rolled his eyes, mouth crooked and eyes slanted, spitting white foam, doing a sudden illness convulsion, spitting white foam was a technical job, he was not skilled enough, with a "gurgle gurgle" sound, saliva sprayed out, splashing Shen Meihua's face.

  Tai Shi Lan's sleeve swept across, covering Jing Tai Lan's face, and she picked him up and headed out.

  Li Fu-zhou immediately stood up and said to Yao Zhi-xian: "Someone seems to have fallen ill suddenly, let us return to the inn at once to treat them."

  He stood up together, except for a few drunken young masters, all the other students followed suit.

  "Why bother seeking afar!" County Magistrate Yao stretched out his arms to intervene, "Everyone, don't panic. Among us is the famous 'Zhi Le Tang' Mr. Fang from this county, whose ancestors used to treat illnesses for the imperial concubine. He's a brilliant doctor, let's entrust him with this case, and I guarantee that once the medicine takes effect, the illness will be cured!"

  "When the child's old illness recurs, I always have medicine by my side. With one dose of medicine, the illness is gone, no need to trouble Mr. Fang." Tai Shi continued walking forward without looking back.

  With a sudden movement, several men sitting near the entrance stood up and blocked her way.

  "What does this mean?" Ta Shi Lan's voice was cold and piercing.

  The man blocking the way had no expression, but behind him, Yao Zhi County chuckled and said, "Miss, you don't know that today is an unlucky day according to local customs. If we have a drinking party now, it might offend the road god and bring bad luck to the host family. But if we wait until after 6 pm, we can go out without any problem. So I'm blocking your way temporarily, please forgive me." Meanwhile, he kept shouting, "Serve the dishes! Serve the dishes!"

  "Who dares to block my way? Who is it that blocks who?" Tai Shi Lan didn't even glance at the four men, "I'm the one blocking, get out of my way!"

  Four men stood motionless, their faces silent and gloomy.

  Tai Shi Lan stopped speaking, and the students looked at each other in dismay. Even a fool would have known that something was wrong.

  Li Fu Zhou's tone was slightly cold, "Yao Zhi Xian, I hope you have an explanation."

  "What's there to explain?" Yao Zhi Xian's smile faded, his voice as cold and hard as a winter mountain rock. "If you know what's good for you, stay here and spare your own lives; if not, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

  He leaned against the window, poked his head out and made a gesture to the people below. A large group of people sitting downstairs immediately rushed up, their footsteps stirring up their clothes, with the steel mouth of the knife handle flashing at their waist.

  "How is it?" Yao Zhi County smiled again, "Everyone should sit back quietly..."

  "Get moving!"

  Tai Shi Lan's loud shout cut off his laughter, and as soon as the shout rose, Hua Xun Huan had already taken a step forward with an arrow, punching the roadblocker.

  "Bang." The fist and flesh made a dull thud, like thunder. The man's head jerked violently backward, flying upward, and in mid-air, a cluster of blood flowers burst forth like cherry blossoms. His facial features rapidly collapsed as if slapped by a stone board, terrifyingly caving in.

  "Bang." Tai Shi Lan kicked a small second just sent out a basin of oil-soaked waist flower, a large piece of golden hot oil splashed on the stairs, "clang" a copper basin fell down, hitting the first person who rushed up brain open, and then fell backwards, the stairs were already full of hot oil at this time, the rest of the people either got oil poured or knocked down and slipped, the steps instantly rolled into a ball.

  Jingtai blue swiftly adjusted his crooked nose and slanted eyes, poked his head out and burst into loud laughter. Taishi Lan was completely unceremonious, trampling over a pile of heads as he rushed downstairs. Hua Xunhuan closely followed after him.

  "Rebel! Rebel!" Yao Zhi County couldn't think that there would be such resistance, but just to keep people, facing the master of the city, actually also without any scruples, staring wide-eyed and shouting loudly, "Come on! Take them down! Take them down!"

  "Dong Weng." Liu Wen'an smiled wryly and leaned in close, saying in a low voice, "Actually, this isn't a bad thing. Originally, we were detaining them against their will, which wasn't right to begin with. Now they can be considered as having assaulted an official and caused a disturbance at the wine shop... Hmm, you see..." He finished by making a slashing motion with his hand.

  Yao Zhi County burst out laughing, he leaned against the window edge, surrounded by his own people, no need to worry about personal safety, even seeing Tai Shi Lan lead people rushing down, not hurried or busy, turned his head to look outside the black night.

  In the distance, flames were faintly rising.

  A few of the young masters rushed over, angrily saying: "Why! Why! What are you doing?! Didn't you say we were heroes who eradicated the bandits?! What's going on here?! We demand an explanation! An explanation!"

  Yao Zhi County sneered, "Suppress bandits? What a bother."

  His voice was very low, and the students didn't hear clearly, still angrily questioning. These young men who had just come out of their hometowns, won a great victory in their first battle against the mountain bandits, and entered Tong City with great merit. They were originally proud and triumphant, with flowers blooming along the way and locals welcoming them. The local officials even held a banquet to celebrate, calling them heroes who brought blessings to their hometown. At the peak of their pride and satisfaction, they suddenly encountered this scene, as if falling from the clouds, stunned and bewildered, their whole body chilled.

  "You think you'll be rewarded with a promotion to the Northern Province just for this?" County Magistrate Yao burst out laughing, "Ha! What great merit! Thirty captives! Where are they, then?"

  "Fire!" The sound of a gong suddenly rang out in the distance, a startling alarm that echoed far and wide.

  The students leaning against the window turned pale at once, and the place where the fire was lost seemed to be the location of the inn.

  The news of the great victory over the bandits at Longmang Ridge has already been reported to the Northern Yan government. Halfway through the escort, regardless of whether the captives were burned to death or escaped due to the fire, no one can swallow this and walk away.

  "Quickly go and put out the fire!" The students didn't have time to ask questions, they all rushed down together. Yao Zhi County burst out laughing, "The 25th Regiment, not fulfilling their duties, all personnel went outside to participate in drinking and feasting, resulting in prisoners escaping and killing and injuring old villagers along the way..."

  The crowd was shocked - what a vicious plot! Setting fires and releasing enemies wasn't enough, they even wanted to kill a few more people and frame the students of Class 25 for murder!

  "My guests on the horseback, you will be prisoners in no time, hurry up and kneel down to be tied up..." Yao Zhixian threw his head back and burst out laughing, suddenly letting out a loud "Ah!"

  He immediately saw his head strongly tilted backwards, with a loud "crack" he fell over the long window and tumbled down from the windowsill!

  It changed suddenly, no one thought that he was laughing triumphantly and suddenly fell down. The window edge is not low, his standing position is still some distance from the window, it's impossible to fall because of laughing too hard, what's going on?

  "Laugh, what's so funny? You stink!"

  A figure emerged from under the windowsill, shouting loudly and still clutching a few strands of hair in his hand. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a few scattered white hairs from Yao Zhixian's head.

  Just now it was he who lurked under the eaves and pulled down Yao Zhixian by his hair.

  "Thirteen." Standing still opposite Yao Zhi County, Li Fu Zhou, who had been attracting his full attention without saying a word, finally spoke up, "Have you sent someone to the guest house?"

  "He's gone." Zhao Thirteen nodded, "It's just unknown whether he'll make it in time or not."

  The students listened to their conversation and only then did they realize that many had already made preparations, let out a long sigh, and immediately looked down at Yao Zhixian, who was struggling in the pool of blood on the street, as well as the large number of government soldiers and officials rushing over, and couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

  Killing one's parents is also a great crime, so how can this be settled?

  "You've killed the Magistrate! You've killed the Magistrate!" The county lieutenant trembled with fear, his back tightly against the wall. "Killing an official is a capital offense! You'd best hurry up..."

  Zhao gave him a slap on the face and shut him up.

  "Stop nagging, let's go!" Ta Shi Lan yelled from the stairs below, she was already downstairs under the protection of the students, stepping on the heads of those who had fallen.

  A group of people rushed out of the wine building, anyway, they had already killed the county magistrate, and it didn't matter if they killed a few more. They swung their boards and snatched their things, encountering strangers and smashing them, flying horizontally and vertically, killing in all directions. Because of their anger, the students were more ruthless than when dealing with the Dragon's Ridge Mountain bandits. The shop was filled with blood and flesh flying everywhere, with miserable cries unending. The Emerald Flower Building became a Blood Flower Building - blowing blood flowers.

  Xiao Daqiang and several students who were not good at martial arts walked in the middle, carrying a few drunken young masters. Those people hadn't actually drunk too much, but somehow they all had soft bones and limp bodies, their eyes couldn't even open, clearly they had been drugged. The poor students looked on, feeling a chill run down their spines - everyone was going to drink wine, at this moment they were at the mercy of others, the consequences could be imagined, and they couldn't help but feel more grateful to Tai Shi Lan.

  The people in the building, because they wanted to take advantage of the Erwu camp, didn't bring many guards. Instead, they had ambushed a large number of imperial soldiers nearby, planning to use the big fire as a signal and rush into the building when it started. However, Taishi Lan's rebellion happened too quickly, and the other side hadn't expected the students to charge out so fast. Although there were torches swaying in the distance, the imperial soldiers still hadn't arrived.

  Hua Xun welcomed Taishi Lan to open the way, and Li Fu Zhou brought a few students who were fighting in the rear. After most of the students withdrew, Li Fu Zhou stood alone at the staircase entrance, not speaking, but still smiling quietly, looking like a weak and bookish scholar.

  The people present were all low-ranking officials from a small local county, and they did not know Li Fu Zhou's true identity. They thought he was just an assistant instructor like Hua Xun Huan, but now seeing this assistant instructor being elegant and refined, leaning against the railing with a calm smile in the candlelight, they all thought him beautiful. Then they thought that anything beautiful must be fragile and easily broken, so it wouldn't hurt to squeeze him a bit.

  Then someone pinched him.

  Then someone hehe laughed and protected the county lieutenant to rush up, planning to inherit the legacy of the county order, hiding in a safe area to command the garrison to surround.

  Li Fu Zhou smiled and made his move.

  His hand seemed to stretch out calmly and quietly, not too fast, yet very gentle. However, with just that one stretch, the person coming towards him had a flash of light in their pupils, carrying thousands of snowflakes, crossing the horizon to arrive. Then, an avalanche thundered down, and the sky turned dark.

  A faint "crack" sound, and only a small blood flower burst forth from the seam of the sky, shooting in a straight line to land on the thin white plum blossom lantern at the foot of the stairs, instantly dyeing the white plum blossoms red.

  The room is silent.

  Everyone only felt that just now, a flash of lightning seemed to have struck into their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, it was a corpse. Behind the corpse stood the county magistrate, and at his feet, a small pool of dark yellow liquid gradually gathered, emitting a foul odor that spread outwards.

  At this moment, whether it was the Erwu Camp students or Ta Shilian, they couldn't help but be shocked - this was a sharpness that Li Fu Zhou had never shown in front of them before.

  Li Fu Zhou slightly furrowed his brow, turned around and went downstairs. No one dared to follow him. After a while, the county magistrate moved his neck in confusion, and then heard the sound of "dang dang" several times. Something fell onto the floorboard with a clear and crisp sound.

  Lowering his head to take a look, it turned out to be the golden button on the collar of his neck.

  Everyone broke out in a cold sweat.

  That move was a fatal blow, and it precisely stopped in front of the county magistrate's throat. If Li Fu Zhou was willing, another good head would roll.

  Li Fu-zhou was going downstairs when Tai Shi-lan happened to turn around.

  Her gaze swept through the crowd, all the way to the end of the sea of people's heads, and found Li Fu Zhou's smile at a glance.

  Across the countless crowded people, his eyes only had her shadow, slightly swaying, reflecting the haste of this night.

  Their eyes met, and he suddenly swooped down, his figure flashing as he appeared beside Tai Shi Lan. Without a word, he wrapped his arms around her waist, leapt onto the horse in front of the gate, and shook open the reins.

  "Tai Shi." He whispered in her ear, "Let me protect you."

  This whisper was as soft and delicate as a dream, it seemed that it could be blown away by the wind at any moment, but every word fell into her ears.

  She didn't speak, her lips pursed tightly, a curve of unknown sorrow or joy.

  The students seized the horses in front of the department building and followed the two men, galloping through the long street.

  The most prosperous street in Tong City, the city's lights have not gone out, and the colorful lights flow through the body like water, rushing to the next terminal.

  Yao Zhi County was still twitching in the blood pool, and a team of government soldiers came chasing from afar with chaotic footsteps.

  Digression

  You only see my monthly pass, but you don't see my hard work. You have your venomous tongue, I have my fans. You deny my ability, I pity your narrow-mindedness. You can mock me for being pretentious and hypocritical, but I will prove who will laugh in the end. Writing is a destined painful journey, there are always doubts and attacks along the way, but so what? Even if I'm covered in scars, I still want to live proudly - I am Tian Xia Gui Yuan, I speak for myself.

  (Just a momentary whim, speaking on behalf of someone else, no specific target, please don't take it personally. Oh, I'm so tired, feeling like I won't love again)