At dusk, the weather turned from scorching hot to sultry. The operas in the inn's brothel also changed from Mulan, Peacock Flies Southeast, Mu Guiying, to Legend of the White Snake and Journey to the West.
As the show went on, the number of onlookers around the stage increased instead of decreasing. There were no entertainment activities in the county, and everyone was idle. Who wouldn't like free excitement?
It was just that after watching and chatting for a long time, they were very thirsty.
Fortunately, there was a stall selling herbal tea to quench their thirst. More and more people walked over and spent two copper coins to drink a bowl before turning back to continue watching the show.
"Give me ten people."
A man in yellow walked over and threw a handful of copper coins on the table.
"Okay, please wait a moment!" The man quickly put away the money, opened the two buckets, and said, "I've been selling for a day. There's not much left anyway. You can drink as much as you want. After you finish, I can pack up and go back."
More than ten men in yellow and a few men in blue heard this and walked over.
As Li Yi was about to walk out of the inn, a man in blue came forward and said awkwardly, "Lord Protector, the Queen said you can't go out."
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I'm just going out to watch the show."
"I've already prepared a place for you on the second floor of the inn. Please move to where you can see better."
"There are too many people up there. It's boring."
"I'll go up and clear the place."
"I …"
"Why don't I bring those performers to the Protector's room …"
…
…
Li Yi did not know whether he should be happy to have such a conscientious subordinate who was always thinking of his superior, or whether he should kick him to death.
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I'm not interested."
The man in blue bowed and said, "I'll send the Protector back to his room."
At this time, a man in yellow suddenly walked in with a panicked expression. When he saw Li Yi, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Left Protector!"
"Why are you so flustered? What's the matter?" The man in blue asked unhappily.
The yellow-clothed man panicked and said, "Oh no, the Right Protector has been captured!"
The blue-clothed man was startled for a moment before his expression immediately changed. "Quickly go and report to Her Highness!"
"Lady, someone shot this with an arrow." The yellow-clothed man handed a small pouch to the middle-aged Daoist nun.
The middle-aged Daoist nun took the pouch and took out a jade pendant. Li Yi glanced at it and saw that it was the one that the youth surnamed Fang had taken out.
Apart from the jade pendant, there was also a piece of paper.
On it was written: "If you want to save your protector, come to the small bamboo forest thirty li away in an hour."
The yellow-robed man added, "I have already asked. The bamboo forest is thirty miles east of the county town."
A blue-clothed man stepped forward and respectfully said, "Lady, the Protector's martial arts are unparalleled and there are several blue-clothed envoys by his side. It can be seen that the bandits are very powerful. Why don't you let this subordinate lead a group of people and go?"
"All of you wait here, I will personally go." The middle-aged Daoist nun lightly said, "Prepare the horse!"
A moment later, the blue-clothed men in the inn looked at each other. The Lady and the two purple-clothed envoys had gone to save the Protector. They did not know who was so daring to kidnap the Protector. However, from the looks of it, the strength of those people could not be underestimated. It was likely that only the Lady would be able to deal with them.
"Lord Protector, please return to your room to rest." Knowing that the Protector of the Left had a special identity, the Lady told them to keep an eye on her. A blue-clothed man turned around and respectfully said.
"Ah …" Li Yi yawned and casually pointed at a manservant. He said, "It just so happens that I am also sleepy and want to eat something before I sleep. Little brother, remember to have the kitchen make something delicious and send it up."
Along the way, they already knew that the Protector of the Left had two hobbies: eating and sleeping. Especially the latter, it had already reached an unimaginable level.
A blue-clothed man pointed at the manservant and said, "Did you hear that? Immediately go to the kitchen and make a few …"
Thump!
Before he could finish his sentence, he felt a pain in his neck. His vision darkened and he fell to the ground.
The other blue-clothed man was startled. He was about to move, but before he could make a sound, he fell to the ground.
Not far away, someone had already noticed that something was wrong. As he ran over, he shouted, "Someone come, someone come quickly!"
However, his actions did not receive much response. Outside the door, the man selling herbal tea had already disappeared without a trace. A dozen or so figures were lying on the ground, causing the crowd to panic.
"Let's go!"
Miss.Liu casually pulled out Autumn Water from under the table and used its sheath to knock over a few people. She grabbed Li Yi's arm and rushed towards the door.
Just as she was about to step out of the inn's door, she suddenly stopped.
The middle-aged Daoist nun placed two fingers on her shoulder and said, "Alliance Master Liu, long time no see."
…
She originally wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain to escape, but she did not expect the Daoist nun to play hard to get. She should have already left the county town in a quarter of an hour, but she suddenly appeared at the door. A grand master actually used such a shameless sneak attack. Miss.Liu's acupoints were sealed. She could only speak and could not move. All the previous arrangements were useless under the Daoist nun's absolute strength.
"Take some people to the Small Bamboo Forest and bring the Protector back." The middle-aged Daoist nun ordered. Two men in purple obeyed and sent people to bring back the dozen or so people who were drugged. They then gathered about twenty people and quickly left the inn.
With such an accident and the fact that it was already late, the charity performance outside the inn naturally could not continue.
The Taoist Nun sat at the table and looked at Miss.Liu and asked, "Alliance Master Liu followed us all the way from the capital. It must have been difficult, right?"
Miss.Liu glanced at her with a calm expression and did not speak.
A hunchbacked old man who was being held down by the man in blue said, "Milord, this really has nothing to do with us. If we don't do as she says, she will bring people to kill my entire family!"
The old man's face was full of fear. He said with a trembling voice, "This old man has an eighty-year-old mother, a son who died young, and an eight-year-old grandson. Milord, please spare my life, please spare my life!"
"Milord, he is the innkeeper of this inn." The man in blue brought the old man over and said.
Miss.Liu glanced at the old man and said, "He is right. This matter has nothing to do with him. If you want to kill me, do as you please. I don't want to involve innocent people."
"Listen, listen, it really has nothing to do with me, it really has nothing to do with me …"
The old man seemed to finally realize that the Taoist nun in front of him was the one in charge. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I was forced to do this. Spare me, spare me … Damn Taoist nun!"
When the sound of wind breaking could be heard, the expression on the Taoist Nun's face changed drastically. It was too late for her to block it. She raised her palm and took a few steps back. She covered her shoulder and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
The hunchbacked old man had already straightened his body. His face twisted and he instantly changed his appearance.
"Cough, it's you …"
The middle-aged Taoist nun coughed lightly and said word by word, "A dignified Grandmaster actually resorted to such a shameless sneak attack. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by others if word gets out?"
"You're speaking as if you didn't sneak attack me just now …" The old man curled his lips and looked at her. He said with some anger, "Do you know how much suffering I've suffered because of you …"
At this point, the old man's expression became even more furious. In the next moment, he rushed toward the Taoist Nun.
"I'm going to settle this score with you today!"
If she was at her peak, she would naturally not be afraid of this old man. However, she had been injured by the sneak attack just now and her strength had been damaged. She was no match for him. The Taoist Nun's figure flashed and disappeared outside the door.
"Where do you think you're going?!" After dealing with the Taoist nun, these small fries were naturally easy to deal with. Thinking of the hardships he had suffered along the way, the old man's resentment toward her immediately increased. He immediately followed her out.
"How do we unseal her acupoints?"
Li Yi looked at Miss.Liu and asked anxiously.
Miss.Liu shook her head. "She used a unique technique. You can't undo it."
"Then what should we do?"
Miss.Liu glanced at him and closed her eyes. After a moment, an abnormal flush appeared on her face.
She bit her lip and after her body trembled, she suddenly opened her eyes. She picked up Autumn Water with one hand and grabbed his arm with the other. She said in a low voice, "While she's … While she's not here, leave quickly!"
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