Rebirth of a Star General 91
Complaint
“You might as well give it a try.”
The entrance of the building was silent for a while.
After a long while, He Yan suddenly recovered and said loudly, “Uncle!”
This is that kid’s uncle? Sun Ling looked at the young man in front of him. Seeing the young man’s handsome appearance and graceful manners, he felt jealous. He knew that he was ugly because of the large birthmark on his face, so he hated people who were good-looking. There were countless little concubines in his mansion, and he often defiled the daughters of the good family outside too. It wasn’t all because of lust that made him take possession of them. Those beauties often ended up miserably in his hands. Sun Ling always wants to destroy the thing he didn’t but the others have.
The man in front of him was so good, not to mention Liangzhou. He was afraid that the man must be one of the best in the entire Dawei.
“Uncle!” He Yan jumped up and ran behind Xiao Jue, showing only her little head. She stretched out her hand and pointed at Sun Ling eagerly, “This person is bullying me!”
She yelled naively, like a child who had been bullied outside, and went home to her elders to file a complaint. When Fei Nu on the side saw this, he was speechless.
Xiao Jue’s body was also stiff. He endured the disgust, not caring about the person behind him who was tugging at his clothes. He only looked at Sun Ling, “You?”
Sun Ling’s heart jumped.
This young man’s appearance was too good. His expression was indifferent but had some unseen sharpness. Even if he asked calmly, it makes people feel chills when listening, raising fear inexplicably.
He settled down, looked at Xiao Jue, and said coldly, “It’s me. Who are you?”
“Xiao Jue.”
Xiao Jue? Sun Ling was suspicious. He had never met Xiao Jue. More than half a year ago, he heard that Xiao Jue had brought recruits to Liangzhou to garrison the Liangzhou Guard, but he had never been to Liangzhou City, let alone Sun’s house. Of course, Sun Ling had also heard of Xiao Jue’s name, Wei’s famous young killer, who was born with great beauty. Right now, the person standing in front of him has a good appearance, but other than that, how can he prove that he is Xiao Jue? Besides… the dignified General of the Right Army, would have only one guard when he goes out? A son of a county governor is usually surrounded by many guards whenever he goes out. Moreover, What’s the matter with this nephew? In any case, these people looked weird.
Sun Ling asked the young man next to him in a low voice, “Have you heard of General Feng Yun coming to the city recently?”
The little attendant shook his head, “No.”
When Sun Ling heard this, he was even more suspicious. Since he had always been cunning and was unwilling to draw conclusions easily, so he looked at Xiao Jue and sneered, “Since you say you are Xiao Jue, do you have a jade token to prove your identity?”
Xiao Jue. “No.”
Not even a jade token? Sun Ling decided in his heart that these people in front of him must be fakes. Sun Ling felt annoyed when he thought that he was almost intimidated by imposters just now. He looked at Xiao Jue and shouted, “I don’t care who you are. You dared to kidnap an official’s family member. This is a capital crime. Come, take them down for me!”
“What official family’s member?” He Yan poked his head out from behind Xiao Jue and said loudly, “That’s my servant boy! If you want to say that he’s from your family, please show me your evidence! Where is his deed? You don’t even have any physical deeds, yet you want to arrest people indiscriminately. Is there any Imperial Law!”
“Imperial Law?” Sun Ling smiled grimly, “In Liangzhou, the Sun family is the Imperial Law! Arrest them!”
A group of officers and soldiers stepped forward aggressively.
He Yan was now playing the role of Cheng Lisu, who has no power to even bind a chicken, so of course she will not do anything. She just yelled lest the world should be in chaos, “Murderers! The officers are killing people!”
There were other guests living up and down the inn, and there was an uproar upon hearing the words. Even the dogs started barking in and out of the street.
Xiao Jue said, “Fei Nu.”
The blackguard immediately stood in front of Xiao Jue, and He Yan took the opportunity to take a clear look. She didn’t know if Fei Nu was also a member of the Nine Banners Battalion, but judging from his skills, he was on par with her previous life. If the Nine Banners battalion was at this level, with Miss He’s body now, she was afraid she would not be qualified.
She couldn’t take her eyes off, unknowingly pulled Xiao Jue’s clothes a bit tightly making them deformed, and heard Xiao Jue whisper, “Let go.”
“Oh.” He Yan regained her senses and quickly let go. Seeing that his sleeve was crumpled by her own grasp, she stroked twice to try to smooth it and said to please, “Uncle, Brother Fei Nu is really good at this. Great skills!”
She didn’t have to think about her behavior at this time, it was about as flattering as He Yunsheng.
Xiao Jue ignored her.
The officers and soldiers of the Liangzhou government office were all carved out of the same model as Sun Ling. Regular servings of good wine and good food have made them develop the habit of only eating and not doing anything. It was okay for them to catch old, weak, and young girls who have no power. But they really didn’t have the power to fight if they met someone who could fight properly.
Fei Nu knocked them all to the ground alone.
Upon seeing this, Sun Ling stepped back and instructed the little attendant, “Go… go and call everyone here for me!”
The attendant turned around to run. But before he could even take a step, he was hit with a stone, his legs went limp, and he fell to his knees.
It was He Yan who secretly threw the stone in her hand. Of course, this was absolutely not something that people could tell. Although it was not impossible to fight, the fighter must also be tired — Fei Nu also needed to rest.
Suddenly, there was no one else around. Sun Ling’s heart was filled with half anger and half fear. He pointed to Xiao Jue and said, “You…you dare to beat the officers and soldiers! Do you not know about Imperial Laws!”
“Didn’t you say that you are the Imperial Law in Liangzhou?” He Yan felt she looked like a dog at the moment, hiding behind Xiao Jue and talking back to Sun Ling. “This Lord, how could you be the Imperial Law when you’re not even as good as the guards of others.”
“You!”
Sun Ling pulled out the whip at his waist and was about to throw it on He Yan’s face. He Yan shrank behind Xiao Jue. The next moment, Fei Nu had already grabbed the opponent’s whip and kicked him. Sun Ling was kicked and tripped over. On the ground, Fei Nu stepped on his head, stomping his face into the ground.
He Yan was stunned, this Fei Nu was very cruel. He may look quiet but is actually very ruthless.
“Master, do I kill or not?” Fei Nu asked.
“You…you dare to kill me…my father is a Prefect of the Liangzhou city,” Sun Ling was so stomped that he couldn’t say anything clearly. His heart was furious yet frightened, but even by this time, he still didn’t believe that this person dared to really kill him. So he didn’t forget to say something cruel, “My father will definitely not let you go! You are all going to die!”
“You are young, don’t curse others.” Seeing that he had been restrained, He Yan walked forward, squatted beside Sun Ling, tilted her head, and said, “Besides, who doesn’t die? Do you think you are a demon… who will be immortal? Then, I really admire you.”
Her preaching tone was more irritating and humiliating than when Fei Nu stepped on his face, and Sun Ling was angrily speechless.
He Yan didn’t sympathize with this person at all, as in this world, she hated people who bullied the weak. A man who bullies a woman is even more hated. If he had the slightest conscience, he would not do it. Only men who are incapable would bully a woman. Laying hands on such a little girl, this person was just a brute.
She wanted to anger Sun Ling with a few more words. Suddenly, there was an abnormal movement from downstairs, as if someone had brought a crowd upstairs. She had just stood up when someone rushed to the entrance of the corridor and shouted, “My son!”
He Yan followed the voice and looked, but when she saw a man rushing to Sun Ling, Fei Nu also raised his foot. He hugged Sun Ling’s head and said anxiously, “My son! Are you hurting anywhere!”
The person who entered was a middle-aged man, resembling Sun Ling, and also had the same black birthmark as Sun Ling on his cheek. But because he was older than Sun Ling, in addition to his ugliness, he carried an obscene vulgarity. Even if he was dressed gorgeously, it was still unsightly.
He Yan consciously was not a superficial person who judges people by appearance, but when she saw this person, she couldn’t help but look away. Then looking at Xiao Jue’s face and Xiao Jue’s waist, she felt a lot more comfortable.
This is the beauty of the world.
“Father,” Sun Ling saw that the reinforcements came, so he pointed at He Yan and Xiao Jue, and shouted as if he had come back to life, “These two people impersonated the court officials, took my concubine and wounded me. You, Father, you arrest them, I want them to die without a burial place!”
“Who is so bold!” Hearing this, the man was furious, and pointed at He Yan and said, “Someone, take them down!”
“It turns out that Governor Sun is here.” He Yan smiled and said, “Why waste time, anyway, your people can’t beat them anyway. It’s just a bunch of useless sacks of rice.”
He probably didn’t expect to encounter such an unpredictable person. Sun Zhixian also froze for a moment. After he recovered, he was even more furious, saying: “Take them down, regardless of whether they are alive or dead!”
Regardless of whether they are alive or dead? He Yan frowned. No wonder people say that the Sun family has the sky covered in Liangzhou City. Isn’t that right? Even the officials in the capital didn’t necessarily have the power to say this, yet they opened their mouths like it was nothing.
“Sun Xiangfu,” it was Xiao Jue who interrupted him. He looked at the other party and said coldly, his voice was like a knife, piercing people sharply, “Keep your eyes open and see who I am.”
Initially when he had received the news, Sun Xiangfu himself did not have time to hear exactly the details. He only knew that it was Sun Ling, who brought people to get someone, and got bullied instead. When the old man supported his son, thinking this was Liangzhou City, he didn’t think too much. When he came here, he saw that Sun Ling was beaten so badly he felt distressed again. The light was dim, so he didn’t get to look at Xiao Jue’s face carefully, and at the moment he heard the words, he looked up seriously.
At this sight, he was stunned.
After a while, Sun Xiangfu suddenly raised the corner of his robe and knelt down, with his head on the ground, his voice trembling with fear, “This humble servant… didn’t know that the General had already arrived here. I missed a great chance to welcome the General. General, please forgive me!”
General? Sun Ling looked at his father in surprise.
Seeing Sun Xiangfu’s recollection, and looking at his wimpy look, he couldn’t imagine this result. He Yan smiled and said, “Which sin should we forgive Governor Sun? When Young Master Sun just came upstairs, he wanted to kidnap my servant boy and wanted to kill me, making my life worse than death right in front of my uncle. Just now he said he was very powerful. Now you want us to forgive you? How can we dare to?”
“Isn’t it, uncle?” She looked at Xiao Jue and complained frankly.
This time, in addition to Xiao Jue, there was also his nephew, the young master of the Right secretary’s mansion. At this moment, this boy just called Xiao Jue his uncle, so he must be Cheng Lisu. Unexpectedly, his unfilial son would run into the pair of uncle and nephew, thinking this, Sun Xiangfu’s heart was miserable.
He slapped Sun Ling’s face, and Sun Ling’s head was deflected. This slap was so powerful that everyone could hear a crisp sound.
Sun Xiangfu knelt down and said while kowtowing, “It’s all because this official has failed to teach his son. This dog has no eyes, he has failed to recognize the governor and the young master. I hope you forgive me for having offended you. Once this official goes back, he must teach this child well.”
Seeing that Xiao Jue was still silent, Sun Xiangfu gritted his teeth and slapped him again. Sun Ling was injured, and his reaction right now was not as good as before. He was slapped in a daze just now. At this moment, he was slapped again unexpectedly and screamed immediately. But Sun Xiangfu didn’t give up. Since he had done it intentionally to display his sincerity to Xiao Jue, he must not be soft. He whispered and cursed, “You unfilial son! Have you forgotten all the manners, justice, and shame that your father taught you! How can you slander people! I know that you admire General Xiao in your heart, and think that someone was impersonating General Xiao so as to be so righteous…but, this is the real General Xiao, you really did a bad thing with good intentions!”
He Yan, “…” She was amazed after hearing this. Thinking to herself, officials really are good at talking. In her previous life, even though she was a third-rank military commander, she did not have such a good tongue. If she could be so skillful, would she be able to worship the first-rank official and become the king’s attendant or something?
Sun Xiangfu slapped dozens of times in a row, and Sun Ling screamed after being beaten. After that, he simply didn’t make a sound. When Sun Xiangfu saw it, his heart ached. Although he has many wives and concubines, he only had one son. At the moment, he was doing this to show Xiao Jue, hoping that Xiao Jue would ask him to step down.
But the indifferent and ruthless Captain of the Right Army just watched coldly and did not speak. If this continues, he won’t know if Sun Ling will be beaten to death.
Sun Xiangfu had no choice. He let go, knelt and crawled to Xiao Jue, and kept kowtowing to Xiao Jue, “General, if I hit him again, he will die. Please give this servant a way out! General, If you want to punish someone. just punish me!”
For a while, Sun Xiangfu couldn’t help but kowtow on the ground. Sun Ling was lying on one side with his mouth bleeding. He looked a bit pitiful. If she hadn’t seen what virtue Sun Ling had before, He Yan couldn’t help but feel the love between this father and son and would be definitely moved. After all, it was the son who did evil. What did the old father do wrong?
But Xiao Jue really didn’t disappoint He Yan. Even though Sun Xiangfu’s head was knocked out, Xiao Jue’s face was not half moved.
When Sun Xiangfu felt that he was almost unable to support it, Xiao Jue spoke up.
He said, “The child does not teach the father, Sun Xiangfu,” he bowed his head and stared at Sun Xiangfu condescendingly. His voice was also very calm, “Did you forget how Zhao Nuo died.”
As soon as he said this, Sun Xiangfu’s sobbing stopped abruptly, and a chill came inside his body.
How did Zhao Nuo die? Zhao Nuo was beheaded by the person in front of him under the monument hall. Who was Zhao Nuo? Zhao Nuo was the eldest son of the current Minister of Finance!
How would he forget this? When Zhao Nuo had an accident that year, because of Lord Zhao’s relationship, how many high-ranking officials came to intercede? Yet, the 16-year-old Xiao Jue still killed him without blinking, and even his Majesty was helpless.
This person is the real thing. He could kill the sons of Ministers. Sun Xiangfu may behave like a king in Liangzhou, in the end, he was just a small county Prefect.
Sun Xiangfu was so scared that his tears were about to fall. He trembled and said, “General, please forgive me! Please forgive me!”
Sun Ling didn’t know why his father was afraid of Xiao Jue, but when he saw his father, he couldn’t help but panic.
The guests upstairs and downstairs were all stunned by the incident. They were so embarrassed and very happy to see that the father and son, who had always done a lot of evil deeds in Liangzhou, were in such a mess today.
They didn’t know how long it took before Xiao Jue turned his back and said, “Get up.”
Sun Xiangfu was so weak that he almost fainted, looking at Xiao Jue’s back and said, “General?”
“If there is a next time, he will have to pay with his life.” He said.
Sun Xiangfu was overjoyed. He dragged Sun Ling and kowtowed to Xiao Jue, saying, “The General is generous and doesn’t care about dogs. The general can rest assured. If there’s a next time in the future, there is no need for your excellency to do anything. I will personally end his life!”
Xiao Jue turned around and walked into the room, saying, “Take your men and leave this place immediately.”
“General… won’t you live in the mansion?” Sun Xiangfu asked cautiously.
“No, I have something to do in Liangzhou. When Yuan Baozhen arrives, I will make a personal visit.”
Sun Xiangfu wanted to say something, but he suppressed it. Today’s incident happened too suddenly, and it was really not a good place to speak. It’s better to take Sun Ling back first and find a doctor to treat him, so he responded to Xiao Jue’s words and ordered his men to move.
…
Sun Xiangfu moved extremely fast, within a stick of incense of time, his men retreated swiftly and even cleaned up the things that had just been broken. The crowd has also dispersed. The shopkeeper did not expect the person living in the inn to be such a big Buddha. His eyes contained fear. He Yan patted him on the shoulder, “It’s okay, we are very kind, don’t be afraid. The mung bean noodles you made were delicious. I want to eat it tomorrow.”
Seeing that the young man was innocent, the shopkeeper was relieved. After the shopkeeper left, He Yan was relieved, and when she turned around, she looked at Xiao Jue’s back. She felt anxious again.
How should I explain to this Lord?
Xiao Jue did not enter his own room but walked into He Yan’s room. Fei Nu also followed in. When He Yan walked in, she saw Tao Tao shrunk in the corner at a glance.
She was probably scared from just now and was hiding in the corner of the wall when Xiao Jue came here, she had her head down. He Yan walked over, patted her on the back lightly, and said with relief, “They are gone. It’s alright.”
She spoke so softly that Xiao Jue and Fei Nu couldn’t help but look at her. Seeing this, He Yan said, “Uncle–“
“Don’t tell me that,” he stared at He Yan and sneered, “your fiancee came to Liangzhou to find you.”
Fiancee? He Yan thought for a while and remembered that she seemed to make up a fiancee’s story at the time to prevent the medical girl Shen Muxue from discovering that she was a woman, but Xiao Jue still remembered it.
“Not at all, uncle,” He Yan said with a stern tone, “I was in Liangzhou City and I saw that Sun Ling’s people were robbing the girl and forcing her into prostitution. I couldn’t stand it, so I helped. Who knew that Sun Ling was so lawless in Liangzhou, even chased me to the inn. I…” She graciously smiled, “It even promoted your good reputation for eliminating harm to the people!”
Xiao Jue sneered, “I don’t need that kind of thing.”
He Yan couldn’t answer these words.
She thought for a while and decided to change her statement, “I was really scared to death just now. Fortunately, you came in time, uncle. If not, I don’t know how I would have been bullied by Sun Ling. I might not even be able to live to see you in the future.”
“You are my nephew,” Xiao Jue curled his lips when he heard the words, “Who dares to bully you?”
The words were good, but why do they sound so wrong? He Yan thought to herself, It’s just that, he called himself my uncle. Anyway, the advantage has been taken, so there’s no need to care about taking it more or less. It’s just a verbal advantage, and it’s not like she’s losing a piece of meat.
“Then this girl, uncle, let’s send her home. If she stays in Liangzhou, she will definitely be taken advantage of by Sun Ling.” He Yan tentatively asked his opinion.
“You can handle it yourself.”
Sure enough, He Yan slandered in her heart.
At this moment, the servant boy who had not spoken suddenly raised his head, looked at Xiao Jue, and said, “Second Young Master Xiao?”
Although her voice was hesitant, it was not small, especially clear in the quiet night. Xiao Jue looked at her but saw that the boy was a dark-skinned boy with red and swollen eyes, but his voice was that of a delicate girl, and he frowned.
Seeing him frowning, the servant boy became even more frightened, and blurted out, “I’m Song Taotao!”
It turned out that she was not surnamed Tao, but Song. He Yan thought to herself, why do these three words Song Taotao sounded more familiar, where has she heard it? Looking at Song Taotao’s initiative to call Xiao Jue. Could it be that these two people know each other?
Thinking like this in her heart, He Yan asked, “Do…do you know him?”
Song Taotao glanced at He Yan, her eyes were very complicated, she said, “Second Young Master Xiao… the one I’m betrothed to, is his…”
He Yan, “What!”
“…his uncle.” Song Taotao finished her sentence.
He Yan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she had never heard of Xiao Jue’s betrothal. How could a betrothed person suddenly appear, it turned out to be an uncle… turned out to be an uncle?!
She regained her consciousness, looked at Xiao Jue, and asked, “Um, the general, how many nephews do you have?”
Xiao Jue looked at her eyes as if he was looking at a fool.
He Yan understood in an instant.
This was Cheng Lisu’s fiancee! Cheng Lisu came to Liangzhou from Shuojing just to escape marriage. Coincidentally, his fiancee thought so too, who knew that she was abducted to Liangzhou on the way to escape and was rescued by herself. This is a kind of god-given fate, they are afraid it is a destined couple!
No wonder when Sun Ling came, and He Yan reported to his family that he was Cheng Lisu, Song Taotao was so shocked that the boots in her hands fell off. It turned out that she was shocked by the news of her fiance.
“Second Young Master Xiao,” Song Taotao looked very tangled, “I…I don’t want to go back to Shuojing for the time being. I heard that you are stationed in the Liangzhou guardhouse, can I follow you to the guardhouse? I…I promise not to cause you trouble! “
“Are you sure you want to go to Liangzhou Wei?” Second Young Master looked cold, “Your fiance is there right now.”
Song Taotao’s expression became stiff, and He Yan felt that she was about to cry.
“Miss Song, don’t you like Master Cheng?” He Yan whispered, “I think he is quite good.” Cheng Lisu was a good person, except for being a bit silly. Sometimes he’s a little naive, but his heart was quite good. In terms of appearance, he could also be called handsome and lovely. Not to mention the family background, no matter who it is, he will not be dismissed as such.
“He doesn’t know anything,” the little girl heard the mention of Cheng Lisu. Her eyebrows were full of disgust, “If one can’t be a martial artist, they can’t make progress! I don’t like him, he is not as good as you.”
He Yan was a little flattered. She had been getting such a high evaluation within less than half a day from Song Taotao, which was really like an award.
Xiao Jue glanced at her and said to Song Taotao, “We’ll talk about this later. You should rest today first. I will call the doctor tomorrow.”
Song Taotao nodded.
He Yan yawned and felt a little sleepy. Because Song Taotao was a girl, the shopkeeper found a new room for Song Taotao, next to He Yan and the others. Fei Nu lived with He Yan, he went to sleep on the small couch on the side and gave the bed to He Yan. He Yan was very grateful, even felt a little guilty.
But this guilt was soon washed away by other things.
The rescue of Song Taotao tonight was really a coincidence. Even she herself did not expect that the little girl she saved was Cheng Lisu’s fiancee. The two of them really have child-like temperaments. They both escaped marriage because they had disagreements with each other, and even fled to Liangzhou, thousands of miles away. Fortunately, she bumped into He Yan today, otherwise, the consequences would really have been unknown.
Sun Xiangfu seemed to be terribly afraid of Xiao Jue, too. Xiao Jue’s attitude was really arrogant and outrageous. He Yan felt that when she had the most prominent military merits and the highest status, she would not speak to her colleagues or subordinates like this. After all, the others were also human.
It’s no wonder that Cheng Lisu was developed into a “junk boy” who knew nothing, and would always be righteous. Even if he spoke nonsense, he had such a powerful uncle who could walk unhindered in the Great Wei. Why would he need to be both civil and good at martial arts? She just made a casual complaint tonight, which made the county magistrate and his son in Liangzhou kowtow to apologize. The feeling of being guarded was quite fresh and good.
He Yan thought about it now and envied Cheng Lisu.
It’s impossible for Song Taotao to be in Liangzhou alone. She was afraid that there was no one by Song Taotao’s side. Who knows if the Sun family will wait for an opportunity to retaliate. The best way was to send her back to Shuojing to her parents and be protected by the Song family. But since Song Taotao ran to Liangzhou to escape the marriage, she may not return to Shuojing obediently. Besides, it would not be easy to find someone to send her back to Shuojing.
So in order to protect Song Taotao’s safety, she can only be placed in Liangzhou Wei for the time being. She doesn’t know what Cheng Lisu’s expression will look like when he sees Song Taotao. These two won’t fight, right? It doesn’t matter if they really fight since there are already ready-made martial arts arenas.
He Yan didn’t even know what she was thinking about. Those thoughts gathered together and it became a question, that is, Who is Song Taotao?
Why is this name so familiar? Though she had called out so many times, she couldn’t seem to remember anything.
Fei Nu is a martial artist. He slept without making a sound and was very quiet. He Yan has long been accustomed to the thunderous snoring of Liangzhou Wei’s bunk. She couldn’t fall asleep for a while and turned over. Who knew that she would join the army to be a nephew? It’s incredible.
Join the army… Join the army!
In the darkness, He Yan sat up abruptly.
She remembered who Song Taotao was.
In fact, He Yan had a big quarrel with He Yuansheng for the first time and then took advantage of the night to join the Fu Yue army, because of this girl with the surname Song.
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