Cao Fengji walked out of Qingtian Bookstore and turned a corner into an alley. He said excitedly,"Butler, it's done."
"The shopkeeper has already agreed to send the letter over!”
"Well done!" The butler patted him on the shoulder." After you're done, go to the accountant's office and get a hundred taels of silver as a reward.”
"Thank you, butler!"
"From now on, arrange for our brothers to take turns to keep an eye on Qingtian Book House.”
"Yes, sir!"
After waiting for four hours, the butler was sleepy and yawned. Cao Fengji suddenly patted him.""Butler!"
"Look!"
"That Shopkeeper Liu has boarded the carriage and left!”
"Ah?"
Zhou Ji also saw it and was extremely anxious. He suddenly slapped the butler's face."Dog Shacai, wake up!"
"Look!"
The butler swore that if this guy wasn't Zhou Dexing's son, he wouldn't be able to see the sun tomorrow!
He suppressed his anger and said,"Let's go!"”
The carriage went in circles in the city, taking turns in the east, west, south, and north parts of the city. The butler and the others had to hide behind them, and it did not take long for them to be exhausted.
Zhou Ji leaned against the wall and panted heavily. He cursed and said,"Where is this grandson going?”
"That's right," said the butler.
"It means that Shopkeeper Liu is indeed going to find that Liao Zhai. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so vigilant!”
"Let's go, he's moving again!"
Zhou Ji hurriedly waved his hand and panted crazily."Rest, rest for a while."
"I really can't take it anymore!"
The butler thought to himself that he would be a burden.
"Young Master, why don't you go back first and wait for our good news?”
He had already thought of what to say next, but Zhou Ji did not refuse at all. Instead, he quickly nodded and said,"Alright!"
"Then you guys can go."
The butler was speechless.
It was really pitiful for Zhou Dexing to have such a son!
After that, the butler brought a few subordinates around the city for a long time. One of them suddenly said,"Eh?"
"Why did he leave the city?"
"It seems that Shopkeeper Liu feels that it's about time. Now, we really have to go find Liao Zhai.”
"I really didn't expect him to live outside the city.”
"Are they preparing to escape at any moment?"
"It seems like he knows that he has committed a grave sin!”
"You are indeed careful!"
"Let's go in so many circles!" Cao Fengji said.”
"If you see that Liao Zhai, Butler, let me cut him a few times first to vent my anger!”
"Deal!"
The carriage turned around and arrived at the lotus pond in the southwest of the city.
The butler was puzzled. Although this place was called the Lotus Pond, it was because it used to be a lotus pond. It was the private garden of Lord Mengyuan.
However, when the Emperor attacked Ying Tian, this garden was destroyed. Later, in order to defend against Chen Youliang, Li Shan Chang built a warship and tore down most of the garden.
In the third year of Hongwu, when the Xuanwu Lake was expanded to store the Yellow Book, the Xuanwu Lake water suddenly poured back. The low-lying terrain here was flooded!
Even though the lake water receded, only mud was left. Only refugees from other places would live here!
The famous Liao Zhai was actually living in the slums?
The carriage drove in and stopped at the door of a remote room. Shopkeeper Liu pushed the door open and entered, followed by the butler.
The house was actually made of straw!
How could it be so shabby?
"It seems that Liao Zhai was a poor scholar before.”
"No wonder you have the guts to write Jiang Xiahou's story.”
"I'm so poor that I might as well risk my life!”
"Just nice, this place is remote and suitable for action!”
"Let's go!"
Everyone drew their sabers in unison. Cao Fengji kicked open the door and rushed in first!
However…
The thatched cottage was empty.
"Where is he?"
The butler was also stunned. He clearly saw Shopkeeper Liu come in!
"Butler, there's a back door here, and there's a hoof print!" One of his men suddenly shouted.”
"That shopkeeper should have left through the back door!”
Back door?
He walked forward and felt as if he had tripped over something. With a click, the front and back doors suddenly closed, and the entire room was instantly dark!
"Not good!"
"We've been tricked!"
"Run!"
The wall was made of rammed earth, and it was not easy to break it out in a short time. Cao Fengji slashed at the window, but found that it had been sealed with wooden boards from the inside. It would take a lot of time to dig a hole.
"Chisel!"
The butler ordered, and he kicked the door!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After a few kicks, he suddenly felt his feet slip and he fell to the ground. He tried to support himself with both hands, but his hands were covered in a strange liquid.
"This is…"
He sniffed it, and the familiar smell made his hair stand on end!
"Oil!"
"It's kerosene!"
"Butler, there's a window here too!" Cao Fengji said.”
"There's one at the back door too!"
"There's one on the ground!"
"It seeped down from the roof!"
"Quickly chisel!"
The power of survival drove them to keep kicking the window, but Chen Yong had been waiting outside for a long time. He held a torch and looked coldly at the door bolt that kept jumping.
"Those who harm others will always be harmed by others!"
After saying that, he threw the torch up.
A burst of flames soared into the sky, and pitch-black smoke suddenly filled the room!
"Cough cough!"
The butler coughed crazily, covered his mouth and nose, and kicked the door hard.
However, the surroundings were getting hotter and hotter, and he could not breathe. Waves of flames fell from the roof as if they were flowing down. He could not get rid of the kerosene that had stained his body!
In an instant, these people were swallowed by the flames!
"Ah!"
"It's burning me to death!"
They rolled around on the ground, but the ground was also filled with kerosene. Doing so would only make the flames even bigger!
"Middle... We've been tricked!"
"But…"
"Then Liao Zhai…How did he know that I was coming to deal with him?”
"No!"
"Impossible!"
The butler gradually lost consciousness, and his eyes went black. Before he died, he seemed to hear a woman plucking the strings and singing!
"It's not love, it's like I've been misled by my previous relationship. Flowers fall and bloom naturally, always rely on the East King.”
"Even if you go, you still have to go.”
"If you get a mountain flower in your head, don't ask where you'll go as a slave!”
Although the woman had put on rouge, her face was still pale as she stared straight at him.
The butler's thoughts gradually darkened.
"Xi Xiangmeng…"
"This is karma!"
(Maybe only 6 chapters today. I didn't sleep well last night thinking about the plot.)
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