It was the tenth day of the seventh month when King Duan was ready to set off. The carriage was ready, and so were their luggage and supplies. Li Shishi, Gao Qiu, Yuan Wen, Yuan Wu, and some of his servants were also with King Duan. He instructed his servants to water the potted plants and feed the birds and beasts in time.
They set off. Gao Qiu, Yuan Wen, and Yuan Wu each rode a horse at the front. King Duan and Li Shishi followed behind them in a large carriage. Behind them, there were two more carriages that contained their luggage and some supplies. Finally, a few servants followed behind them on horses.
The distance from King Duan's estate to Pingjiang (Gusu City) was about 1,500 miles. If they rode a horse, they could reach Pingjiang (Gusu City) in two days. They mainly took a carriage, which was slower. It was about 300 miles a day. They took a carriage and needed five days to travel.
They traveled during the day and set up many tents by the roadside at night. King Duan and Li Shishi shared one tent, Gao Qiu, Yuan Wen, and Yuan Wu shared another tent, and the other three tents were for their subordinates. There were two cooks who were responsible for cooking. After everyone finished eating, they returned to their respective tents.
King Duan and Exemplary Lee returned to their tents. They took some pills and started cultivating again.
The next day, they continued on their journey. After five days, they arrived at Pingjiang (Gusu City). Once they entered the city, they found an inn and booked a few rooms to stay in.
King Duan and Li Shishi were about to enter their own room with their luggage when someone walked out of the inn. Li Shishi saw that it was Qiao Feng and immediately shouted,"Brother Qiao, why are you staying here too?”
Qiao Feng saw that it was Li Shishi and stopped in his tracks. He saw a young man behind Li Shishi and asked,""Miss Shishi, I didn't expect to meet you here. Who is this young master?”
"This is King Duan from King Duan's mansion in the capital. He has been a master for two and a half years. This time, he has come to Pingjiang (Gusu City) to take up the post of provincial governor!”Li Shishi said.
Qiao Feng immediately knelt on the ground and said to King Duan,"Sect Leader Qiao Feng greets King Duan!”
King Duan held the luggage in his hands and smiled at Qiao Feng."Quickly get up, we are all equal, you don't have to kneel to me. Since you know Shishi, why don't you come to our room and have a chat?”
Qiao Feng followed King Duan and Li Shishi to their room. King Duan and Li Shishi put down their luggage.
"Didn't you go to the Pure Martial Arts Department of the Beggar Sect to teach them the Dian Cang Sword Technique? Why are you here?”Li Shishi asked.
" After I said goodbye to you, I went to the Pure Martial Arts Department of the Peasants 'Sect and taught them the Azure Point Sword Technique for a month. Then, I returned to the headquarters of the Peasants' Sect. When I returned to the headquarters of the Peasants 'Sect, a disciple of the Green Dragon Department of the Peasants' Sect went to report that Zuo Huaiwu, the Left Chief Steward of the Green Dragon Department, had been kidnapped by the people of the Tea Flower Villa and needed a lot of money to redeem him.
So I brought Deputy Sect Leader Li Dalei to Gusu City. Yesterday, I went to Tea Flower Villa with Li Dalei. The owner of the villa, Fang Kefang, said that she wanted one million taels of silver before she was willing to let General Manager Zuo return. However, we don't have that much silver now. At most, we have three hundred thousand taels of silver. We really can't do anything to her!”Qiao Feng said.
After King Duan heard this, he said,"It doesn't matter. I'll be taking up my post in Pingjiang (Gusu City) Provincial Governor's Mansion tomorrow. I'll be in charge of the 50,000 imperial soldiers here. I'll transfer some imperial soldiers and then go with you to ask for more people. I think this Tea Flower Villa only has 500 people at most. I'll send more people to make them obediently let her go!"”
After Qiao Feng heard this, he bowed to King Duan and said,""Since that's the case, thank you King Duan for helping our Sect!”
"Brother Qiao, you don't have to be so polite. We are all brothers in the four seas. Come with me tomorrow and lead the way to Chahua Villa!”King Duan said.
"Alright, Qiao Feng will take his leave first!" Qiao Feng then left King Duan and Li Shishi's room.
The next day, they got up. King Duan, Li Shishi, and the others got into the carriage and set off for Pingjiang (Gusu City). Qiao Feng and Li Dalei followed them on their horses.
When they arrived at the provincial governor's residence, King Duan and the others put away their luggage and supplies and went to the hall where the provincial governor handled matters. Qiao Feng and Li Dalei had already found a place to sit down and wait.
King Duan sat on the table and chair where the regional commanders worked. Everyone knelt before King Duan."King Duan, a thousand years old!"
"Everyone, please don't be polite. We are all equal. I don't like this. In the future, you don't have to kneel when you see me.”King Duan said.
"Thank you, King Duan!" Everyone stood up and returned to their seats.
"Today, we are going to help the beggars to retrieve the Left Chief Steward of the Green Dragon Division of the beggars who was detained in the Tea Flower Villa. There are about 500 people in the Tea Flower Villa. We will send 2,500 people, which is five times their number.”King Duan asked.
"I'm willing to send an army of 2,500 men to follow King Duan!”At this moment, a military commander surnamed Wang said.
"Alright, Commander Wang, then I'll have to trouble you to mobilize all your subordinates and we'll immediately set off to rescue the Left Chief Steward!”King Duan said.
"Wang Chenghua, accept the decree!" Military Commander Wang Chenghua said.
Then, Wang Chenghua left his seat to mobilize all his subordinates, the 2,500 imperial soldiers.
King Duan and the others also left the Regional Commanders 'Manor. They boarded the carriage and prepared to set off with Wang Chenghua and the others. Qiao Feng, Li Dalei, Gao Qiu, Yuan Wen, and Yuan Wu also mounted their horses and prepared to set off.
About an hour later, all 2,500 men were mobilized. King Duan had Qiao Feng lead the way, and the carriage followed Qiao Feng. Wang Chenghua led all his subordinates and set off.
After walking for about two hours, they arrived at the entrance of the Tea Flower Residence. The soldiers were all holding spears and standing at the entrance, ready to fight with the people of the Tea Flower Residence. Wang Chenghua was riding a horse, standing with Qiao Feng, Li Dalei, Gao Qiu, Yuan Wen, and Yuan Wu. King Duan and Li Shishi were sitting in a carriage, about a hundred feet away from the crowd.
"People from the Tea Flower Villa, come out and release the Left General Manager of the Green Dragon Clan that you have detained. We don't need to make a big fuss. We have 2,500 soldiers with us, you can't beat us!”Wang Chenghua shouted loudly at Chahua Villa.
At this moment, a few people walked out of the Chahua Garden. The one walking in front was a middle-aged woman who was quite beautiful. Beside her was a young girl. Behind her were two old women, one thin and one fat. There were also a few people following behind her.
"Have you brought one million taels of silver? If you don't have silver, you won't let him go.”The middle-aged woman at the front said.
Qiao Feng had been to Tea Flower Villa the day before yesterday. He knew this woman. She was the owner of Tea Flower Villa, Fang Fangfang.
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