novelhk Chapter 124 This is hard to evaluate
Chapter 124 This is hard to evaluate
Upon hearing footsteps, Na Lexingxi did not immediately open his eyes. Instead, he muttered to himself, "Life is like walking through thorns; if the heart remains still, the body will not act rashly, and without action, there will be no harm..."
"Xingxi, it's me!"
As soon as the familiar voice reached Le Xingxi's ears, he immediately opened his eyes and looked at her with surprise: "Zhongniang!"
Nakata looked him up and down and asked, "Those bastards didn't hurt you, did they?"
Le Xingxi quickly shook her head, her tone tinged with pride: "No, no, Zhongniang, I protected myself!"
"After those bastards captured me, they were quite surprised to find out I was a monk." During the day, he covered himself up completely, so the group didn't realize that Le Xingxi was actually a bald monk.
“The Kingdom of Zhaohua highly reveres Buddhism, and kidnapping a monk is an offense to them. Immediately, someone suggested that I be released.”
"But some people disagreed. It was that guy named Zhao Jing who actually said that some people like monks. Once they take off their clothes, they're no different from ordinary people. With this taboo identity, they can get more money!"
Zhongtian's face darkened upon hearing this.
"I noticed that others seemed to disagree, so I used my silver tongue to debate with those who were wavering, talking about Buddhist scriptures and life. Although Zhao Jing was somewhat reluctant, he ultimately didn't touch me! I spoke for two whole hours before you finally arrived!"
Zhongtian looked at Le Xingxi with some surprise: "I thought you were idle all day long, but who knew you actually learned some skills from your master."
Le Xingxi was unconvinced: "My master took me in because he really saw that I had potential!" He was extremely intelligent, and sometimes he could even refute his master until he was speechless.
Le Xingxi looked outside the cave and found that no one was paying attention to them: "Zhongniang, I discovered a secret of theirs during my conversation with them!"
"What secret?"
Just as Le Xingxi was about to speak, she suddenly exclaimed, "Zhongtian, what are you doing!"
A stern voice came from behind Zhongtian; it belonged to the wounded Qiantang and the others.
The imperial army is indeed more formidable than the idle criminals in society. After Qiantang dealt with those people, he came in to find Xia Lan and Zhong Tian.
Just then, I saw Nakata talking intimately with a young monk.
"Do you know?"
Zhongtian shook his head. He couldn't let Qiantang and the others know about Le Xingxi's relationship with her, as it would cause unnecessary trouble.
Le Xingxi stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and bowed: "Thank you all for saving my life. My name is Le Xingxi. Daming Prefecture is a place beyond the reach of civilization. I was sent by the imperial court to preach and spread the merits of the court!"
Le Xingxi openly stated his name, confident that the three constables would never know the maiden name of a noble young master in the capital.
Qian Mu looked at him warily: "How can we trust you?"
Le Xingxi took out an official document from his pocket: "This is the official seal. The three of you can verify it at a glance!"
Qian Mu wanted to say something more, but Guo Mao nodded first and said, "Okay!"
Guo Mao's gaze lingered on Le Xingxi before finally settling on his face.
Nakata's eyebrows twitched slightly!
Du Chen walked up to Xia Lan and kicked her hard: "Stop pretending to be asleep, you're safe now!" Xia Lan let out a howl and got up from the ground.
The group returned to Li Town.
Qian Mu and Du Chen were seriously injured and needed to see a doctor for some medicine, but Guo Mao only suffered superficial wounds. It was unclear whether she was really brave in the battle or if she was intentionally avoiding fighting.
Guo Mao was left to guard Xia Lan and Zhong Tian alone, and she was quite anxious in the empty room!
After a while, she seemed to have made up her mind. She hurriedly pulled Zhongtian and Xia Lan into a room with red lanterns hanging on it.
She locked the two of them outside, threatened them a couple of times, and then rushed inside to find her lover!
They're leaving Li Town tomorrow, and if they don't spend some quality time with her little lover, who knows when they'll see each other again?
The weather outside was getting cooler, and Nakata felt a chill in his hands, but inside the hut, the fighting was going very hot. Soon, the woman's fierce shouts and the man's soft, melodious moans could be heard.
Zhongtian thought expressionlessly: Guo Mao keeps a wanted criminal outside while he goes inside to enjoy himself. This is really hard to judge!
Xia Lan, however, twisted her face as she listened to the sounds inside and spoke to Zhong Tian.
"I don't think this is a pleasant experience at all! My husband is cold and aloof during the day, looking at me like I'm trash. But at night, he drags me around and demands things every day. After doing it so much, I feel like I'm drying out! If I weren't healthy, I would have to take medicine!"
"Nakata, what about you? How's your husband? Does he keep demanding things from you?"
Just as modern men like to talk about women when they get together, women in Zhaohua Kingdom also like to talk about dirty jokes about men when they get together.
This makes it difficult for Nakada to comment!
"Xia Lan, shut your mouth!" Le Xingxi appeared here at some point, her gaze leisurely fixed on Xia Lan.
The ghostly noise startled Xia Lan: "Le Xingxi, is it really you! I thought I had mistaken you for someone else!"
"What are you planning to do by infiltrating our ranks? You're still hung up on me, aren't you? Let me tell you, I don't want you anymore! Falling in love with a monk is dangerous, and I want to live a few more years!"
"Ah! What are you doing?" Zhongtian stomped on Xia Lan's foot and twisted it hard a few times, making Xia Lan scream. "Sorry, it was an accident."
Le Xingxi's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant. Xia Lan, that shameless bastard, always stabbed people in the heart!
Le Xingxi took a deep breath, slowly calming the pent-up frustration in her heart. She looked at Zhong Tian, draped a thick coat over her shoulders, and said, "Zhong Niang, I came to find you to tell you the secret I discovered today!"
"A secret? Why don't you ask King Yama in the underworld!" Zhao appeared in the courtyard without anyone noticing! She was seriously injured and her face was pale.
Today, she was found by Qian Mu and his two companions, who beat her severely until she passed out. Qian Mu and his men then put her on the ground and left.
Qian Mu and the others were just yamen runners escorting important criminals. There was no need to kill them. They should all be handed over to the authorities, since the criminals would still be on this path in the future!
However, after Zhao Jing woke up, she was filled with anxiety. Her foolish sister had actually revealed the biggest secret of their Li Town under the influence of that little monk. If this secret were exposed, everyone would die!
She didn't want to die, so the little monk had to die!
All of Li Zhen's relatives were her sisters, so finding out the little monk's whereabouts was easy. After finding him, she went to buy gunpowder.
This thing is usually just used as firecrackers, but Zhao accidentally discovered that if a certain number of them are piled up, they can kill people!
She stormed over with gunpowder, thinking maliciously, "Little monk, today is your death day!"