Chapter 818 The Courage to Cross the Sea of Bitterness
Sun Chonglou stood outside the lobby, with Boll on the other side.
"Bobo."
"Please call me counselor."
"Bobo, if a fight breaks out, how many of these people would dare to fight?"
“No one dared to take action.”
"Make a bet?"
"I won't bet with you."
"Why? Do you look down on me?"
"Everyone says you're stupid, but I think the people who say you're stupid are the real stupid ones."
"You're a boring person."
Sun Chonglou chewed some dried meat and said listlessly, "Master said that a thief is coming, but we don't know when he will come."
"Stone."
Mo Zhan came over and said, "The housekeeper asked you to watch over the backyard."
"okay!"
Sun Chonglou, who was bored to death, happily went to the backyard, but was blocked.
"No men allowed in the backyard."
The one blocking him was a palace servant with a sword, looking very heroic.
"Why?" Sun Chonglou was angry and waved at Dou Jialan who was not far away, "Old Dou, Old Dou."
Dou Jialan smiled and shook his head.
"My master asked me to come."
Sun Chonglou said.
The palace maid went to ask the female official for instructions, and she came back and said, "Does the housekeeper worry about us? He has been in the palace for many years, doesn't he know our abilities? Go back and tell him that we are in the backyard, and he can't take the credit."
"Stealing merit?" Fu Cheng was shocked when he heard the news. Sun Chonglou nodded, "Those women are vicious. Master, I will never marry such women in the future."
"Only women like this can manage things." Fu Cheng was moved. He thought Dou Jialan was good, but she lacked the gentleness of a woman. And those palace maids and female officials could not only manage the household, but also show their faces and manage the family business.
As the housekeeper of the Bo's Mansion, his monthly salary was not low, and there was a large bonus at the end of the year. The Bo's Mansion provided food, accommodation, and even clothes and shoes. Fucheng did not go out to eat, drink, gamble, or whore, so he could save a lot of money every year.
I will go back and buy a shop and some land for Shitou... and watch him become a father and a grandfather... I will die with peace of mind.
Fu Cheng looked kind, and Sun Chonglou shuddered, "Master, I don't want to get married right now!"
"Why?" Kindness turned into coldness.
“Not enough fun.”
"Play?"
"Yes! There are so many interesting places in the capital, and I haven't visited them all. Besides, they say that if you marry a woman, you will lose your freedom. Master, why don't I be alone for the rest of my life... Ouch!"
While Sun Chonglou was being beaten, more than ten people quietly climbed out from the house diagonally opposite the back door of the Bo Mansion.
"No one." The bandits standing guard on both sides shook their heads at this side.
Ma Laoliu pointed to the wall at the backyard of the Bo Mansion and said, "Take a look."
A gangster took a few steps, then suddenly leaped up, grabbed the edge of the wall with both hands, and pulled himself up.
He looked carefully at the backyard, and when two maids came over with sticks, he lowered his body, and when he thought it was about time, he pulled himself up again.
The two maids turned around, and the bandit turned back and nodded to Ma Laoliu.
"on!"
Ma Laoliu pointed at the wall, and the bandits divided into two teams. One team bent over facing the wall, supporting themselves with their hands.
The other team ran forward and easily climbed the wall by stepping on their teammates' backs.
You helped me and I helped you, and soon only Ma Laoliu was left.
Ma Laoliu didn't need anyone's help. He easily jumped up on the spot, grabbed the wall, and then climbed in.
He looked around, and the scout whispered, "Two maids holding sticks left from the left."
"Go to the left." Ma Laoliu drew out his long knife and held it behind his back with his right hand.
More than a dozen fierce bandits slowly drew out their swords and followed Ma Laoliu.
Outside Xin'an Lane, Cao Qin and ten bandits were pretending to be businessmen, with a large cart beside them.
"The situation over there seems to be getting out of hand. Everyone, get ready. Once there's a commotion inside, we'll rush over." Cao Qin whispered.
Someone said, "Brother, there's something wrong with those beggars at the entrance of the alley!"
Cao Qin nodded. "Today is a big event. Those beggars are either Jinyiwei or Dongchang. If there is a commotion inside, they will definitely rush to help. We will take advantage of the situation and make a move..."
The beggars were scattered around, but the six beggars under the big tree seemed a little out of place.
"Boss Wang, why do I feel like... something doesn't taste right?" A beggar sniffed and asked the old beggar who was taking a nap under a big tree.
The old beggar didn't open his eyes. "It's a good day to see blood. It shows that the young master will definitely inherit his father's business and become a killer."
"The Killer Star has arrived... How many people will this kill?"
"This world doesn't give us a way to survive. If the emperor doesn't kill people, the people will. The killing will cause the dynasty to change."
"Boss Wang, the dynasty has changed, so where should we go?"
"We will follow whoever speaks for us."
"Then how do we know who speaks for us?"
"Whoever those scholars are calling for war and killing is the one who speaks for us."
"Isn't that Long Wilbur?"
"Ok!"
The old beggar opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar faces. "If there is any movement later, be alert."
"run?"
"As a man, you should be grateful and repay kindness. You have eaten the steamed buns from the Bo's Mansion for a long time. Now you run away when the Bo's Mansion encounters trouble..." The old beggar looked at everyone, "If you want to run away, I won't stop you. Go now."
The five beggars looked at each other and shook their heads.
"So how do we start?"
"It's a sudden move."
The backyard of the Bo Mansion.
Li Tian was holding the child, with the nurse by her side. Dou Jialan came in and walked to her other side without saying a word.
"Is there any movement?" Li Tian asked.
Dou Jialan said: "Yes."
The female official came in and said, "The thieves are coming in, do you want to hide?"
Li Tian shook her head. The female official thought she was afraid. "I can have someone escort the county lady to the front yard."
"No need." Li Tian shook his head, "I'll just wait here for the results."
She knew there would be trouble today, and if she and the child went to the front yard, it would definitely distract Jiang Qingzhi.
"Dapeng, are you afraid?" Li Tian asked softly, lowering her head. The child smiled.
The female official went out and squinted her eyes and said, "Get ready..."
Suddenly, a scream came from behind. "There's a thief!"
……
Chen Yao has returned home. He is sitting in the study, holding a book in his hand, and says to his eldest son: "Be calm in everything, and calmness can bring wisdom. If you panic easily, the decisions you make will inevitably be full of mistakes. Remember, anger does not lead to war, and haste does not lead to decision-making!"
"Yes."
"Master." The housekeeper came in and glanced at Chen Yao's eldest son. Chen Yao said gently, "It's common for colleagues to make things difficult for you. Just calm down and take it easy."
"Yes."
After he left, Chen Yao's eyes turned slightly cold, "How is it?"
"That person brought the message to Xin'an Lane, and Jiang Qingzhi said only one word."
"what?"
"roll!"
Bah!
The teacup shattered on the ground, and Chen Yao stood up suddenly, "How dare that bastard do that?"
The housekeeper turned around and saw the young master looking back at this side, so he whispered: "Master, be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."
Chen Yao took a deep breath, "I want to see...after today, if he is lucky enough to survive, can he still be so proud!"
……
Ma Laoliu was discovered by a maid coming out of the toilet.
The maid screamed, turned around and rushed into the toilet.
Ma Laoliu stamped his feet and said, "Kill them!"
He rushed over with his men, and turning right ahead was the residence of Jiang Qingzhi and his wife.
There were chaotic footsteps, and Ma Laoliu grinned, "Kill anyone you see, don't let anyone escape!"
"kill!"
More than a dozen bandits followed him and turned right.
Ma Laoliu's footsteps suddenly stopped and he slid forward a distance due to inertia.
In front, a group of women who looked like palace maids were holding long swords, and the leader was holding a soft sword and shaking it!
Willow eyebrows stand upright.
"I haven't killed anyone in years. Today I finally got what I wanted. Hahahaha! Kill!"
Ma Laoliu was stunned and then overjoyed, "Kill these women."
The two sides confronted each other head-on.
In the bedroom, Li Tian held the child in her arms and whispered, "Dapeng, your father is a famous general of the Ming Dynasty. Mother doesn't want you to go to the battlefield to fight in the future, but you can't bring shame to your father's reputation.
People have to go through a lot of pain and suffering in life. The only thing that can help you is courage. The courage to face it all. My son, listen outside..."
She picked up the swaddle.
The child was waving his hands and babbling.
Screams, the sound of weapons blocking...
"Brother, these women...ah!"
"Brother, save me!"
"Dapeng, did you hear that?" Li Tian smiled, her legs trembling.
That’s right, Li Tian was afraid.
But she still smiled calmly.
Jiang Qingzhi once said that the world is a sea of suffering and hell. Li Tian deeply agrees with him. She thinks that the only tool to cross this sea of suffering and hell is courage.
The courage to face everything.
She bent down and kissed the child, "Are you scared?"
The child waved his hands and laughed happily.
Even blew a bubble.
Ma Laoliu was fighting with the female official. His swordsmanship came from actual combat, fierce and simple.
The female official's swordsmanship was feminine and she always struck him from places he least expected.
Every scream from his men made Ma Laoliu take a step back, and gradually, he retreated to the edge.
If you find an opportunity, turn right and you can escape.
"This is a trap!" A gangster was stabbed and retreated, covering his wound. A palace servant rushed forward with a knife, jumped up and swung it.
The gangster shouted in despair: "Big brother, save me!"
The knife flashed, Ma Laoliu suddenly turned right and ran away.
He knew it was a trap, and he also knew that all this was part of someone else's plan.
……
"Master, the person who went to Xin'an Lane to investigate this morning has not returned."
"Does that person know about our affairs?"
"I don't know. But I'm afraid that Jiang Qingzhi's men will catch me and interrogate me."
"Should we start now?"
"Yes."
"Then just wait."
……
Ma Laoliu rushed towards the backyard wall in panic.
The female official behind him suddenly stopped.
Ma Laoliu was overjoyed and looked up while running.
At the front wall, a Jinyiwei stood with a knife in his hand and squinted his eyes and said, "Abandon the knife, or... die!"
It's a woman!
Ma Laoliu roared and rushed forward with his knife.
The knife flashed several times.
Blood arrows spurt out!
Ma Laoliu fell to the ground, panting, and said with a smile: "What's your name? When I see the King of Hell later, I don't want to be an unjustly dead ghost."
The Jinyiwei put away their swords.
"Dou Jialan!"
Huang Yaner hurried over, covered her nose and retched, and said with tears in her eyes: "Master Bo ordered earlier to clean up the backyard and pretend that there was a chaos..."
The female official smiled and said, "Chang Wei Bo is unrivaled in the use of troops. So, just follow my orders."
Immediately, there was chaos in the backyard and someone ran to the front yard screaming.
"Killing, killing!"
(End of this chapter)
