Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

Chapter 193: After the Hero

He Gousheng's heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his chest. He held the dagger in his hand. He had stolen this dagger from the person who was protecting him.

The sweat from his hands soaked the dagger, making it a little slippery and heavy. He walked towards the captive with it in his hand. He was a child, so people were much less wary of him. Some people even greeted him when they saw that it was him.

The overly long sleeves concealed his weapon and the purpose of his visit.

He came to the crowd of prisoners. These people had their hands and feet tied and something was stuffed in their mouths. When they saw such a small child coming over, those who were closer to him kept whimpering, as if they had something to say to him.

He Gousheng took the thing out of his mouth.

"Kid, you see, I am so uncomfortable being tied up. Can you help me untie it? After you untie it, I will give you something delicious to eat. I will give you some candy, which is so delicious and sweet..."

He was still trying to persuade the child, not knowing that the child opposite him came with the intention of killing him. Seeing the chattering mouth, He Gousheng just felt annoyed. If it weren't for these people, his mother wouldn't have died. These people deserved to die!

Thinking of this, He Gousheng covered the tip of the dagger with his sleeve, and then stabbed it heavily into the speaker's chest.

The man first looked at the knife stuck in his chest in disbelief, and then made a violent noise.

"Ahhh-"

The sound was so loud that it alarmed the people nearby. The tied person looked terrified, and the guards immediately went to check.

When they found out it was a child, the three or two people who came to investigate the situation looked at the dagger on the man's chest and then looked at the young child.

From the initial disbelief to the later hesitation, because they recognized this child, he was the descendant of a hero.

No one knew what to do for a moment, but finally one person spoke up: "Send him to the big boss and see how the big...city lord handles it."

The others nodded in agreement. If it was an ordinary person, they would arrest him for disobeying orders and breaking the rules and then deal with him appropriately. But this kid...

The brothers all knew that this child had a special identity.

"What?"

The voice came from behind He Gousheng. He Gousheng's body was stiff and he didn't dare to look back. He recognized that it was the voice of the boss.

"Great... City Lord, we captured a child, and he killed all the captives..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yuan had already taken in the situation at the scene.

"turn around."

He Gousheng's belated fear. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of disappointing his mother.

His mother hopes that he will stay in Jiguanshan and live a good life with the boss.

He Gousheng turned around. He was thin, and all children of this age and this time were thin. He Gousheng pretended to be calm and turned around, but if you looked closely, you could see his shoulders shaking slightly.

"You are Zhang Xiulian's son."

He Gousheng looked up. He didn’t expect that the boss actually remembered his mother’s name.

"Yes...I am. I am Zhang Xiulian's son!"

As He Gousheng spoke, his voice became louder and louder, and he spoke so loudly that tears streamed down his face.

"I'm……"

"You have violated military rules and orders. Considering that you are a first-time offender and young, you will be given ten strokes of the military stick and your execution will be postponed!"

He Gousheng raised his head suddenly, his lips trembling, he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Finally, he could only kneel down and kowtow deeply to Li Yuan. Grains of sand and stones stuck to his forehead and fell down.

"Thank you, City Lord, for sparing my life."

The ten-robe military cane was postponed, but it gave him a legitimate opportunity to stay and saved him. This punishment would not break the rules of the army, and he would gain sympathy and care from everyone as a descendant of a hero.

he knows.

He understands.

My mother used this trick after she cut off relations with her parents.

Li Yuan walked forward and squatted, placing his hand on He Gousheng's shoulder, forcing him to raise his head and look at Li Yuan.

The two men came together, and Li Yuan said softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Your knife should have landed on the throat."

"That way he can't make any sound, and you can kill more people."

"Don't do this again."

After saying that, he stood up and left. He Gousheng knelt on the ground. One of his eyes was blindfolded, and only with that eye could he see Li Yuan gradually disappearing into the crowd.

Someone pushed aside a group of people and rushed over to hug him, looking him up and down.

An anxious face flashed in front of He Gousheng's eyes, and he suddenly realized.

"Brother Meng, I can't stand up anymore. Please... take me away."

The team rested in Jiguanshan for a few days, waiting for the 20,000 troops to be stationed here with the people of Jiguanshan. Jiguanshan no longer had any worries.

Li Yuan took away everything that Wei Qiqi pointed out on Jiguan Mountain, including the things she used, leaving nothing behind.

Several horse-drawn carriages set out on the road back to Yizhou.

The story of Jiguanshan had spread a few days ago.

How did Li Yuan defeat the enemy with a small force? Who was Li Yuan? How old was Li Yuan? How did he look like? Li Yuan...

Wait, all these discussions came from Wei Qiqi.

If you don't have a good reputation and supporters, just create one.

Rumors are the best thing. They can make a person look great. Fortunately, the protagonist of this story can bear it.

Wei Qiqi walked through the bustling teahouse, held down the veil on her head and walked into the carriage.

According to the date, Li Yuan will arrive today.

The City Lord's Mansion was not far away. The carriage just passed by and she asked someone to stop. Now it was heading back to the City Lord's Mansion.

Yi Xi was waiting at the door. As soon as the carriage stopped, the door curtain was pulled open to reveal Yi Xi.

"master."

"Is everything arranged?" Wei Qiqi asked as she came out. She did nothing now and just ate and drank every day, so the clothes she wore were all gorgeous and complicated.

Usually someone is needed to serve you.

"Everything has been arranged. As long as the city lord comes back, it can be arranged immediately."

As he said this, he helped Wei Qiqi get off the carriage.

The City Lord's Mansion was the first place Li Yuan went back to after entering the city. Because Li Yuan was not in the city, many things had to be dealt with personally.

He ran to the mansion again from Wei Qiqi Province and waited at the City Lord's Mansion first.

The backyard of the city lord's mansion is managed by a stream, providing water for washing, clean clothes and hot meals.

Wei Qiqi sat in the lobby and waited for a long time but Li Yuan did not come back. She could not help but feel puzzled.

"Go see if the city lord has returned?"

"No news yet, master." Yi Xi said while standing behind her, and took the bowl of medicine handed to her by Yi Liu beside her.

"The medicine for your health is ready. Master, drink it first."

"Don't worry, you can skip this medicine for a meal. Medicine is poisonous to some extent. Even if it is just to regulate my body, I have drunk too much."

Isn’t that a lot? One bowl in the morning and one bowl in the evening, concentrated essence.

"Master, the doctor said that the medicine will only be effective if taken on time."

Yi Xi and Yi Liu were both instructed by Li Yuan himself. They knew that what Wei Qiqi drank was not an ordinary medicine for conditioning the body, so they insisted on persuading her.

"Qiniang."

There was a sound outside the house, and then a figure came in from outside.