C75 (1/2)

The two Fast Catcher s were unfamiliar with each other. One of them complained that the inn was too far away, while the other one shouted at Ling Chaofeng rudely: ”Someone has reported that Ling Xiao Inn is involved in trafficking in human beings. Come with us to the yamen now.”

They even brought out shackles to bind Ling Chaofeng.

Aunt Zhang gave each of them a few pieces of silver, but when they saw that there were benefits, their faces became much better. They warned Ling Chaofeng repeatedly not to act rashly, and did not cuff him anymore.

When Ling Chaofeng walked to the door, he turned and looked upstairs. Xiaowan was standing on the second floor, and had not come down yet.

Watching her husband being taken away by the Fast Catcher, the Xiaowan clenched his fists tightly.

She knew in her heart that only her own family knew about the two beasts being sold to the slave trader. In the end, it was not necessarily Da Qing who went to the yamen to report it, so only Yue Huaiyin knew about the behavior of the two beasts.

Xiaowan had never thought of herself as a smart person, but today, for some reason, her brain was working exceptionally fast.

”What happened?” Two guests from the north room came out and looked around.

”Nothing much, I've disturbed the two guests.” Xiaowan immediately put on the airs of an inner manager, and amiably said, ”Since the two guests are still awake, how about I send some supper for you two?”

The two of them waved their hands as if they were afraid that it would cost them money. Then, they turned around and went back to their rooms.

Uncle Biao and the other two were watching from below. Seeing that the guests had gone back, Xiaowan also went upstairs.

He still remembered last year, when Ling Chaofeng was brought to the yamen to inquire about the matter with Boss Feng, Xiaowan was anxious and cried at the time. He even ran out to find someone early in the morning.

When Xiaowan returned to her room, she looked at the hour clock with a determined expression. When midnight comes, if Ling Chaofeng could not return, she would have to think of a way to turn him back. No one could hurt her husband. Even if it meant risking her life, she had to protect him. Moreover, right now, she only had a tiny wish.

He called Ling Chaofeng over, and also said that it was too late and he didn't want to go to court yet, so he took to the magistrate's prison, where they would try him again tomorrow.

Thus, after midnight, the Xiaowan was unable to wait for her husband to come back.

Although he had come to the yamen countless of times, it was still the first time Ling Chaofeng had entered a cell. However, the people in the cell were still yamen runner and knew that Master Liang had treated Ling Chaofeng extremely courteously in the past.

Ling Chaofeng sat cross legged in his cell, closed his eyes and meditated, thinking about the Xiaowan at home. He thought back to last fall when she ran over to Baisha Town to find him.

Ling Chaofeng unwittingly smiled at all the interesting things that the Xiaowan had brought him in the past half year. Suddenly, a clamor of noise came from outside the door as Zhi Xia barged in.

He was wearing bed clothes and his hair was disheveled, as if he had crawled out from under the covers. He did not even wear a proper set of clothes, and also seemed to be drunk.

Ling Chaofeng frowned slightly, he stood up and walked out of the cell, the magistrate was half awake, he waved his hand: ”Let's go, you can go now.”

”Yes.” Ling Chaofeng did not say anything further. Under the guidance of the guards, he walked out of the cell, but hearing the commotion behind him, he looked back, only to see magistrate locking himself in the cell and ordering the people outside to lock the door, scaring them to the point where they did not know what to do.

”Has the lord lost his mind?” The guard next to him whispered.

After leaving the yamen, he went to borrow a horse from a friend he was familiar with in town. Passing by Siyun Pavilion, he slowed his pace down a little, took a deep look at Siyun Pavilion's signboard, and spurred his horse forward at full speed.

In the tavern, Aunt Zhang heard the sound of the door opening and came out to look. Seeing that it was Xiaowan, still wearing the same clothes, without taking anything, she went out the door.

Just as Aunt Zhang was about to go up and stop her, she stopped her and said, ”Take a look first.”

Xiaowan did not go to the town. Instead, she picked up a lantern in front of the door as if to give her husband directions, and stood by the side of the road with the lantern in her hand, looking at the pitch-black road from afar.

A quarter of an hour later, the sound of hoof steps could be heard from afar. Xiaowan's heart leapt up and her figure gradually became clearer, and Ling Chaofeng, who was on the horse, had long since seen the Xiaowan that was in the light.

When he was still very far away, he saw a glimmer of light and thought that it couldn't be the Xiaowan. He didn't think that it would actually be her.

”Hubby.” Xiaowan threw away her lantern and ran towards her husband. Ling Chaofeng pulled his horse and jumped down, but just as he stood, the soft looking person went into his arms.

He held his wife firmly in his arms and scolded, ”You've been waiting here? If I don't come back, you're going to stand here all night? I'm not telling you not to go downstairs, so why aren't you following me? ”

The Xiaowan said, ”I only came out because I dreamt that you were coming back.”

Ling Chaofeng laughed: ”Nonsense, when I went out, you were wearing these clothes.”