Song Xumo stole a glance at the officers rushing over from the side door. Now, the more people he could involve in this farce, the better. After these two officers were distracted, he could extricate himself from this mess.
"Is there any justice in this world? It was you who hit me! How much longer can an old man like me live? Everyone, come and take a look! These people don't even treat us ordinary folks as human beings! Heartless scoundrels! Aren't you satisfied with the number of people you've killed?"
Song Xumo's outburst probably let out all the words he'd been wanting to say. His once gentle and scholarly face was now full of rage, completely lacking the "integrity" a scholar should have.
The city of Yanshi was already in a panic due to the war. This commotion on the deserted street was even more eye - catching.
Some brave men heard the noise and came out of their houses. Seeing the ragged old man lying on the ground in the middle, these law - abiding ordinary people felt pity, especially in this turbulent world.
One of the brave men stepped forward to help, but was refused. Song Xumo stared with empty eyes but still showed great spirit.
"Don't help me. It should be the one who hit me to help!"
Song Xumo was relentless. Now he stood up shakily, opened his eyes wide and stretched out his hands, and walked carefully step by step towards the carriage.
"If this official doesn't give me an explanation today, no one can leave! Unless you step over this old servant's corpse!"
More and more people gathered to watch. Some kids wanted to join the fun, but were pushed back by the adults outside.
"Go back, go back quickly. Those people might come and arrest you later."
The kids shrank their necks in fear and quickly hid inside, not daring to come out again.
Zhuifeng was hiding in an elm tree not far away, taking in the whole scene and holding back her laughter.
"I really didn't expect that Lord Song is such an excellent actor. If he had a stage, he'd surely attract many appreciative audiences."
"You're right. Lord Song's acting skills are truly outstanding."
Hearing this, Zhuifeng and Wensheng quickly turned their heads. They were so shocked that they almost fell off the tree branch.
"Tiashou? Why are you here?"
At least one - fourth of the reason why Zhuifeng joined Rong Xun's team was because of Tieshou.
Before that, Tieshou, known as "Bai Qingchen" at that time, was already well - known across the country.
She had admired him for a long time and thought it would be a great blessing to be with such a person.
Although they worked together in the Wuya Pavilion, they only had more contact when she first arrived. Later, as her work got busier, she had forgotten about it.
But over the years, she found that Tieshou was a very strict person, especially towards her, the only woman among the four of them!
This really made her unhappy.
Seeing that she was about to fall, Tieshou quickly reached out and grabbed her waist.
"Stand still. Why are you fidgeting around?"
Zhuifeng got angry when she heard this. "Which eye of yours saw me fidgeting? It was you who suddenly showed up and scared me!"
After saying that, she jumped down from the tree. She had heard enough of Tieshou's scolding and didn't want to be "polluted" by his words anymore.
On this side, Tang Youyou was munching on melon seeds while listening to Yueyue talk about Tieshou's special treatment of Zhuifeng.
"Ah, how could such a person be like this? I thought he seemed quite elegant."
Yueyue clicked her tongue. "That's just on the surface. In my opinion, Tieshou just doesn't know how to court a woman. Otherwise, why hasn't he won Zhuifeng's heart after all these years?"
Tang Youyou nodded silently in agreement.
"Exactly. How can you court a girl like this? It's no wonder she's not scared away. And I don't think Zhuifeng has that kind of feeling for him anymore."
Tang Youyou had also observed Zhuifeng. This girl with excellent professional skills was about the same age as her, but she seemed to be a quiet person. However, her bright big eyes were very eye - catching.
Although she wasn't extremely beautiful, she was still noticeable in a crowd.
"We should give them a hand if they have feelings for each other. If the girl isn't interested, then forget it."
Tang Youyou didn't want to play matchmaker randomly, but she also didn't want to miss this perfect couple.
"After this is over, I'll find a chance to talk to Zhuifeng. By the way, Zhuifeng's real name shouldn't be this, right?"
Tang Youyou thought that the names of these four people were all so strange, like Tieshou, Zhuifeng, and Wensheng. Only Yueyue's name was normal.
Yueyue thought for a while and replied, "Yes, Zhuifeng's name was given by Tieshou. I remember her real name is Ming Ran. She's the little daughter of a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. She ran away from home because she didn't want to marry the son of a Beijing official as arranged by her family."
Tang Youyou let out an "oh" sound. She didn't expect Zhuifeng to be such a feisty woman.
At this time, she suddenly remembered that Rong Xun had disappeared early in the morning. It had been almost two hours and there was still no sign of him.
"Where's your master?"
Tang Youyou still wanted to inquire about the situation in Yanshi, but she was more worried because she couldn't find Rong Xun.
Yueyue had been guarding Tang Youyou all the time and hadn't seen Rong Xun either. Wensheng had also disappeared.
Actually, she already guessed where they had gone, but she couldn't let the mistress know about this.
"I haven't seen him either. Master told me not to let you out of my sight. But don't worry. They should be nearby and won't go far."
Tang Youyou knew that Rong Xun wouldn't leave her alone again, but the fact that he disappeared without saying a word really made her a bit unhappy.
"Really? Who cares where he is? I won't care even if he leaves. Let's go and see the situation in this town."
Seeing that she was about to get up, Yueyue quickly stepped forward to help her. She couldn't help but feel ashamed for her master. This time, he would be misunderstood by the mistress again.
"We'd better stay here and not wander around. After all, Rong Jiangyu's people haven't withdrawn from Yanshi yet."
Tang Youyou snorted. "What? Didn't he leave some people to protect me before he left?"
She said this in a very sarcastic tone. She rolled her eyes at Yueyue and walked out. But when she reached the door, she stopped.
"When will he be back?"
Yueyue didn't know when her master would return. But in order not to let the relationship between the two get worse, she lied that he would be back in the evening.
"It's good that he still knows to come back. Let's go and see how the refugees are doing. It's been many days, and I can see there are more people on the street."