Volume 2, Chapter 4: Old Friends Reunited (1/2)
Volume 2, Chapter 4: Old Friends Reunited
The brows of the elderlyman before his eyes seeentle, they carried with the ard his identity with much importance He was a shrewd individual and knew that the people who could visit Jiangnan Spring were all distinguished persons Then taking a look at the guards behindwith eyes euished self speaks reasonably I wonder how to address your distinguished self?”
I suard by uard announced, “This person is the new ies in the service of the Prince of Yong, Jiang Zhe, Jiang daren”
The elderly man trembled A ies was one of the most i The elderly yuan, has offended the ive uilty,” I uncaringly replied before asking, “Who was that yellow-robed scholar to unexpectedly dare to frame this official?”
“That person is surnamed Xia and is called Xia Jinyi,” explained the elderly hu, he is a bandit known as the Dissolute Wastrel He was once a disciple of the Kongtong Sect Because of his licentious conduct, he was expelled from the sect But as he did not commit any major mistakes, his martial arts weren’t destroyed This person arrived at this one’s residence a few days ago, hoping to join the Guanzhong Alliance This coh thisservice to Great Yong Therefore, he was accepted Unexpectedly, this person was debauched, not only taking liberties withto her I originally only dispatched men to capture hiain tricked by him to such an extent as to offend htfully nodded my head and responded, “May the Alliance Head do as you please This man is so unbridled, if I were to capture him, I would definitely deliver hi Alliance Head to punish hiyuan happily replied, “If that is the case, theninside, looking at Chen Zhen and Han Wuji, I suddenly laughed lightly and said, “Who would have thought that there was someone who presu master, do you really want to capture hiht,” I replied with a smile “We must definitely catch him However, he must not be harmed I want to use this person Xiaoshunzi, do you have any way to catch hi? This is a bit difficult It doesn’t matter if unsuccessful I will have other“Just amaster so did not touch hirance on his body”
Glancing at Chen Zhen, I watched as he opened his ht along the gnawing fragrance rats used in the pursuit May I ask where youngit over, I answered, “Think of a way to secretly deliver him here Remember, don’t leave any traces I will come tomorrow to see him Remember, no one can know Have his acupuncture points sealed and have hiht over”
Chen Zhen pro master be at ease We can basically make decisions here We will definitely not leave behind any traces”
On the road back to the prince’s residence, I calculated whether the plan could be successfully ireater the probability Just as I was seated in the carriage repeatedly calculating, the carriage came to a sudden stop My body shi+fted forward and would have knocked into the side of the carriage if Xiaoshunzi had not helped me At this e, “e Thisthe horses However, this man has already fainted Oh! Daren, on this man’s back is a child and there are blade wounds on his chest”
At this ti swords and blades could be heard Not long afterwards, some people informed, “ We have captured two of them, but allowed one to escape”
In a low voice, I ordered, “Bring the ate in detail When finished, tell ”
A respectful response cahtly and said, “No wonder the coreat wealth Who doesn’t like people agreeing when commands are issued?”
In a soft voice, Xiaoshunzi inquired, “Should I go take a look?”
I shook my head and responded, “There is no need It should not have anything to do with us Have the Prince of Yong’s people investigate”
On the uards from yesterday came in to report that the person we had rescued had already awoken But because of his injuries, he was unlikely to live long This person called hi else Filled with doubts, I glanced at Xiaoshunzi Was this the Han Zhang that ere acquainted with? Xiaoshunzi went out, returning shortly after, offhandedly inforuard who had protected
I ju was recuperating Han Zhang was lying on a bed within this clean and tidy room His complexion was yellow I stepped forward and checked his pulse at the wrist Not long after, I removed htly shooka pill into hisruddy He opened his eyes Catching sight of or appeared in his eyes I sat down beside him and calmly asked, “Brother Han, we have met too late These days, you must have suffered injuries on top of injuries? In addition, you did not rest properly I am already powerless to help How did you fall into such dire straits? Do you have any final wishes? Tell ”
Xiaoshunzi gestured for everyone to withdraw, standing behindopened his daren</eed allegiance to Great Yong?”
I smiled faintly and replied, “After Southern Chu took Shu, it also suffered a crushi+ng defeat Although there is the chance that Southern Chu can le while at death’s door That’s correct, I have already pledged allegiance to the Prince of Yong”
Han Zhang sighed and replied, “That’s fine, that’s fine Great Yong is rich and powerful Those people are all shortsighted and have no chance of success you to look upon our for her to grow up safe and sound”
My expression moved, as I asked, “Tellto your daughter?”
Han Zhang’s eyes gazed into the distance as he explained, “After leaving inally a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect and had trained in rievances both public and private, I joined an underground organization resisting Great Yong, the Earrisoning Sichuan, Marquis Lu, executed brilliant strategies, and we repeatedly suffered defeats Afterwards, the union becaan to brutally and ruthlessly massacre the common people of Shu They clai then you were a traitor They somehow learned about the time that I spent in the Southern Chu army, and wished to kill me It was useless no matter how I tried to explain the situation I could only carry ht that, as er cousin of the head of the union, she would not be har after me, I learned that my wife had died… She died miserably, because the head of the union was my wife’s fiancé That year, she had run away froe and married me instead The head of union deliberately wished to kill me After he raped my wife, he killed her Myherself fro At the time, you tried to persuade me to return to the countryside to live outin today’s conclusion”
Looking at Han Zhang’s mournful and desolate expression, I softly replied, “At the tiht, I already knew that you would not set yourself apart However, you are a person from Shu, and there was no way for do You only picked the wrong coood ends”
Han Zhang’s eyes blazed with passion, as he wished, “hter Do not tell her anything I do not want her to be bound by her grievances, civic or private”
I sighed softly and ordered, “Bring his daughter here” Xiaoshunzi left for a shortwith a one-year-old infant in his ar out with her hands towards her father, wanting to ee black eyes were as clear as spring water I saw the eth to sit up I extended irl into htly kiss her face
“Daddy!” called out the baby girl suddenly, extending her hands to grasp the head-covering wrapped around irl and spoke, “Brother Han, your daughter is very bright and also very adorable”
Han Zhang soy to sit up On the bed, he bowed and begged me, “Daren, I know this matter is difficult, but I beseech to daren take care of this child and properly raise her”
I was shocked Just as I was about to refuse, I glanced at the child’s beautiful silhouette and found that I couldn’t speak those words Myand I would’ve had if she had not died The child would have been this big My heart softened and I responded, “I am alone and do not have a wife If Brother Han does not despise hter I will certainty treat her as my own Brother Han, what is this child’s na’s face like rain In a low voice, he stated, “inally an orphan Even my surname was only obtained after I followed my master If daren does not despise her, please treat this child as your own Do not tell her of her origins”
I looked at Han Zhang Through his sorrowful and heartbroken eyes, I could see the true love he had for his daughter and the heart filled with reently replied, “Fine My humble wife, Lady Liu, met with disaster and perished I will tell this child that she isRoulan”
“Many thanks to , his heart filled with gratefulness before he warned, “’s methods are vicious and sinister , Han Zhang closed his eyes, no longer breathing At this moment, both of Roulan’s hands were still extended towards her father, asking to be hugged I hugged her into my embrace A lone tear rolled down my cheek Amidst this chaos of war, how an to cry loudly, see that her father had left this world
I su hi’s funeral I also had him find a wet nurse and several maids to care of Roulan I first handed Roulan to the ate the captured cri to kill hiely, they were so savage and wild in Chang’an How could I let thehly?
Inside the disuidance of the jailer, alked through the limestone corridors On both sides were thick and heavy wooden doors There was only a sht with steel bars Located at the end of the corridor was the torture cha down the platforht, but extreidly tied to the ith straps and iron chains There were no wounds on their bodies It seemed that they had not been tortured Pleased, I nodded my head If they carelessly and recklessly used torture, on the contrary, it would reduce the torture’s effectiveness It see’s household was extremely cautious I looked at the torture instru that they were all caked with blood, causing the torture chamber to reveal a sinister and dreadful atmosphere