Chapter 18: The Reappearance of the Enchanting Shadow (Part 2)

  Seeing a group of people with abnormal faces, Li Shiyeh was shocked: "What's wrong, have you gotten into trouble?" Thinking of the large group of soldiers outside, Li Shiyeh's face suddenly turned pale again: "Have you moved against the boss?"

  Li Zhuang didn't know how to face Li Shiye, this was because he thought that with the government having Li Shiye as a backing, at least on this one mu and three fen of land, he could act recklessly. Not listening to Zhang Shu's suggestion led to this situation, now outside the big army is gathering momentum, if things go wrong, it will be the downfall of Wohu Mountain Villa in the Jianghu.

  Being annihilated by the army, such a reputation would spread, and the name of rebellion could never be shaken off. Even if one could escape with their life, even if there were still some friends in the Jianghu, which of those friends could withstand the pressure from the imperial court and the army to take them in, these survivors who had lost their home? It was already a blessing that they wouldn't personally take their heads and offer them to the authorities for merit. What else could be expected of them?

  Li Shiyeh had made up his mind to leave, in the county town, as long as it wasn't something big, he could more or less help suppress it, but at this moment, facing a fully armed army and General Lian who personally arranged to take care of Qin Yifan, whom the Emperor himself had ordered to appease, Li Zhuangzhu, although related to him by kinship, didn't think it was worth risking his life for.

  It's a matter of life and death, after all, they are still relatives within the nine degrees of kinship. Once Li Zhuang's master is beheaded for treason, his relatives within the nine degrees will also be hard to escape death. At this moment, Li Shiyeh truly hated that he couldn't strangle this old man who was as ignorant as a child to death on the spot. Having mixed in the Jianghu for half a lifetime, he wasn't even comparable to his son's eyesight, it was really a waste of his age.

  It's not enough to just do nothing, so I can only think of a way to make up for it from Qin Yifan. As long as Qin Yifan nods, basically everything will be fine. After asking about Qin Yifan's whereabouts, the lake Li Shiyeye still had an impression and greeted the military officer outside, and went to see Qin Yifan personally.

  Zhang Shu also accompanied Li Shiye to the past, on the way, Li Shiye understood what had happened and couldn't help but scold that unlucky Zhuang master again in the attached middle school. He was looking for death, why did he pull so many people? It is said that when the general was here, they were all respectful, and more than a thousand soldiers under his command were not qualified to enter the owner's windy teahouse, but this Li Zhuang master was good, actually drove the owner out.

  Qin Yifan seemed to have no resentment, and he was calm about the events that had occurred in the morning. The commotion of the transfer of 2,000 people couldn't possibly be hidden from him. In contrast to Qin Yifan's usual calmness but fruitless fishing, several self-proclaimed cultivators' cultivation was not as calm, each with a somewhat schadenfreude expression.

  It seems that no matter who it is, even if it's a god, seeing someone who has wronged them suffer misfortune will always bring joy. Gods also have seven emotions and six desires; otherwise, wouldn't the whole sky be filled with nothing but identical cold wooden people? What would be the point of this heavenly realm, worth so many people exhausting their lives or even several lifetimes to pursue?

  Li Shiyeh felt that his luck wasn't bad, at least those soldiers hadn't made a move from the start. If they had, someone from Wutigershan Manor would have resisted, and once things escalated, no matter what the reason was, it would be an entirely different story. The people's hearts are like iron, the law is like a furnace; when that time comes, who will still care about the original reason for taking action against the military?

  Especially when panting and climbing over the mountain, seeing Qin Yifan leisurely fishing, his heart fell another half in his stomach. As long as Qin Yifan didn't hide and avoid people, everything was easy to say.

  "Hey, isn't that Master Li? What brings you to this place?" As soon as he heard the footsteps, Qin Yifan saw Master Li from afar. No need to ask, Qin Yifan already knew why Master Li had come. At this time, what other possibility could there be?

  Listening to Qin Yifan's tone, which still had a hint of teasing, Li Shiyeh felt a sense of relief. If he was extremely angry and furious, he would not speak to him in this manner. Although they hadn't interacted for long, Li Shiyeh was after all a strategist in the official circle, and a few days were enough for him to roughly understand Qin Yifan's personality.

  "Alas, Master Qin, it's just that some people are blind to their own interests and have offended you, a great Bodhisattva." Li Shiye's expression was as pitiful as possible: "Master Qin, considering they've implicated me in this matter, I beg of you to show mercy and spare them this one time!" He said this while bowing and scraping, almost kowtowing.

  "What about your involvement?" Qin Yifan found it somewhat strange.

  Li Shiyeh saw Qin Yifan's tone relax, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart. His face became even more mournful: "Alas, I have a kinship with that old man among them. If you don't nod your head, they will be guilty of treason, and I'll lose my head too!" His voice also took on a sobbing tone.

  "There are so many of them, and they're being so arrogant. I don't like it." There's no need to make things difficult for this Li Shiyeh, and Qin Yifan doesn't plan on making things difficult for him either: "Besides, my guests have all been driven here too. Why don't you ask him what he plans to do?"

  When he heard this, Li Shiyeh seemed to have heard the heavenly music, as if he had been greatly pardoned. Qin Yifan only expressed his dissatisfaction, and these should be fine as long as they reformed. The crowd was too arrogant, so let that Li Zhuangzhu apologize, and there's no need for everyone to squeeze into the inn. As a guest, it's enough to politely invite them back. Compared to what he had imagined and experienced of those bullying behaviors, Qin Yifan was really too tolerant.

  "I don't know that officer, you go talk to him yourself." Qin Yifan indeed did not know the officer. If he had been a guest, he would have recognized the small team leader who came forward to negotiate, clearly the same courier who passed by earlier. It seemed that General had indeed arranged for many people on this side. But no matter what, such a large-scale military operation could not be avoided, and in the future, when there was an opportunity to meet General again, he would have to repay this favor.

  Li Shiyeye was overjoyed and was about to arrange the matter when Qin Yifan added, "Tell those people that this place is not safe. If they don't want their people to get into trouble, it's best if they don't stay here all the time. They've already lost three people."

  This is a warning, but as long as Master Li can avoid getting himself involved, it's all good. Anyway, after returning, he will immediately clear himself of any connection with them, and then he won't care how many people they kill.

  "And besides, those brothers from the military camp can't just make a trip for nothing, you deal with it yourself!" With that said, Qin Yifan turned back to fishing and didn't say another word.

  The reason will be explained later, it's not because of being timid or afraid of trouble.