Chapter 23 The Eunuch Arrives

  The newcomer is innocent.

  Yin Wuchu had originally saved Hua Yu'er and was about to leave the Xian Bàn Dào Guān, but after he flew out of the Daoist temple with Hua Yu'er, he saw that Chong Xu suddenly drew his sword and started fighting with Wen Meng. Chong Xu's sword light was very powerful, Yin Wuchu worried that Wen Meng was no match for him, so he handed Hua Yu'er over to Hua Lang and rushed forward to help.

  Yin mistakenly came, and the situation changed drastically. At this time, some Jianghu friends arrived, their arrival completely changing the situation. Chuangxu Daozhang saw that things were not going well, so he wanted to escape. Just then, Hualang suddenly shouted loudly: "This person's martial arts are powerful, leaving him behind would be a disaster."

  Although the words were brief, the meaning was already very clear. Yin Wuchang and Wen Meng exchanged a knowing look, and suddenly launched a fatal attack on Zhong Xu Daozhang. Zhong Xu Daozhang struggled to defend himself, but just then, a fellow martial artist from behind suddenly stabbed him with a spear, causing Zhong Xu Daozhang to spit out a mouthful of blood, and he was no longer able to survive.

  Those little Taoists saw that Chongxu Daozhang was killed, and they immediately panicked. None of them dared to fight again, and they fled in all directions to save their lives.

  After settling these matters, Hua Lang looked at his sister with some apology and said: "Brother went to do things, making sister suffer!"

  Hua Wan'er smiled faintly, without any blame, as if being with her brother was enough for her, and she even felt a little proud. In just a few short days, her brother had already made so many friends, it was like he was on top of the world.

  Most of the Jianghu friends were injured, and Wen Meng let them return to Wen's house to rest first. Later, he came to Hualang and said: "Now that we have rescued Huamei, Zhou Siping will definitely find another way to deal with us. I think it's better for you to stay at Wen's house for now, and make other plans after things settle down."

  This was naturally something that Hua Lang couldn't bear, letting his sister continue to live in those unsafe places, and he really had some misgivings about it.

  The sky was getting late, and after a fierce battle, everyone's clothes were already soaked. After returning to the Wen Mansion, they quickly changed into new clothes. When Hua Wanyi put on women's clothing and appeared in front of everyone, Yin Wu's eyes almost stared blankly.

  Just as Yin Wuchang was stunned, Hua Wan'er came before him, bowed and said: "This humble girl thanks Brother Yin for saving her life."

  Yin Wu mistakenly reacted and hurriedly cupped his hands: "Polite, you are Hua Xiong's sister, I am Hua Xiong's friend, saving you is a must, it's a must."

  "Wen Meng saw the two of them like this, and suddenly had a few points of view in her heart. She smiled and said: 'I say, Yin Gege and Hua Meimei, you two don't have to be so polite. If you really like each other, just say it directly.'"

  As soon as Wen Meng said this, Hua Wannier's face suddenly turned red with shame, and Yin Wuque was also embarrassed. Hua Wannier covered her face with her hand and looked at Wen Meng, saying: "Sister Wen only knows how to bully me." Then, Hua Wannier looked at her older brother again and said: "Brother, you must say something to this future sister-in-law of mine, who dares to bully a younger sister like this?"

  After these words were spoken, the crowd of people suddenly burst into loud laughter. These two women are not easy to bully!

  At night, the entire Wen Mansion fell into silence.

  The county government's inner courtyard was unusually lively at this time. In the living room, County Magistrate Zhou Sipeng sat at the lower head, with a smile on his face as thick as if he had just taken in another concubine.

  "Magistrate Zhang must be exhausted from his journey, I've prepared a feast, please take your seat!" Zhou Si Ping said, carefully raising his head to glance at Magistrate Zhang sitting at the top.

  That eunuch was over forty years old, with a pale face and no beard. He was in charge of selecting beautiful women for the palace. This time he came to Jiangnan, naturally it was about the emperor's selection of concubines.

  "This Thursday, Ping finished speaking, and Zhang Gonggong put out his finger to wipe the sweat with a handkerchief, and said in a cold voice: 'Since you know that this official is tired from traveling, how dare you let me move my carriage?'"

  Zhang Gong's words came out, and Zhou Siping's little heart almost jumped out. He hurriedly said with great apology: "Zhang Gong, please calm down, it was I who didn't think this through. I'll have someone bring the food here right away." After Zhou Siping finished speaking, he glanced at the main bookkeeper Bai Butong standing beside him, and Bai Butong understood, then hurriedly went to carry out the task.

  Before long, the underlings in the county government office brought over a table of fine wine and dishes. Director Zhang smiled with satisfaction and said, "You're still good at handling things, I like that!"

  After sitting down, Zhou Ping was even more diligent in his service, and after Zhang Gonggong finished eating, he even proactively offered to wipe Zhang Gonggong's mouth. If not for Zhang Gonggong giving him a stern glance, he would have really done it too.

  After Zhang Gonggong let out a loud belch, Zhou Si Ping hastily made a signal to the curtain behind him. Without saying much, a heavily made-up woman with three parts of charm slowly walked out from inside, and she was also holding a large box in her arms.

  Mr. Zhang's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the woman, but his gaze was more focused on the box in her arms. As she approached, Zhou Ping hastily introduced: "This is my daughter, Zhou Ting."

  Zhou Ting smiled and put the box on the table, saying: "The humble daughter Zhou Ting has met with you, sir. This is a small gift, I hope you will accept it."

  Director Zhang glanced around and said with some embarrassment: "County Magistrate Zhou, this may not be very good."

  "Thursday Ping hurriedly smiled and said: 'Your Excellency has worked hard for the emperor's selection of concubines, now that you have arrived in my Tianchang County, if I, as a humble official, cannot make Your Excellency feel satisfied in body and mind, wouldn't that be ungrateful to the emperor's kindness? Please don't decline this small gift.'"

  Director Zhang opened the box and saw that it was a very large and bright night pearl. His eyes narrowed slightly, then he covered the box and said: "What County Magistrate Zhou said is not entirely wrong, our family represents the Emperor, our suffering is the Emperor's suffering. This thing, I will take it on behalf of the Emperor."

  Mr. Zhang moved the box closer to himself, then covered his mouth and yawned. Seeing this, Zhou Ping immediately understood and said: "The best room has been prepared for you, sir. I'll have someone take you there to rest right away."

  Director Zhang smiled slightly and picked up the box, saying: "County Magistrate Zhou is indeed capable of handling matters. Good, good, not bad at all!"

  After Bai Bu Tong led Zhang Gonggong away from the living room, Zhou Si Ping looked at her daughter with a complacent smile and said: "You see, when you curry favor with someone like that, you have to be subtle. Now that you have Zhang Gonggong backing you, everything will go smoothly for your appointment as imperial concubine."

  Zhou Ting smiled slightly and sat in front of Zhou Si, coquettishly saying: "Father is still the most powerful, daughter finally got to see it today."