Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 21: Sleepless Snowy Night
Fast forward to a few hours ago, when Zhao Wumian and the other two had not yet arrived in Taiyuan, King Jin had already received the news of Yan Jiu's failure.

He was still wearing brocade clothes, sitting under a locust tree fishing. Jiang Bai was standing behind Prince Jin with his head bowed.

Jiang Bai sneered, "The so-called Yuan Kui are just a group of young people who think highly of themselves. Although they have a great reputation, they are young and have high aspirations and low vision. They can't do anything well. Your Majesty, please let your subordinates deal with the little girl of the Su family."

King Jin did not answer. After a while, he slowly said, "Everyone in the world knows the name of the Twin Devils. Once you make a move, I will be dubbed as the one who murdered my own nephew."

"I acted in secret, striving to make a quick decision, and I will not let anyone know that it was my doing."

"Do you know where Chaoyan is now?"

"I heard it's near Linshui."

King Jin looked at the frozen lake and remained silent again. After an unknown amount of time, he said, "Several Yuan officials have come to Taiyuan. You can hold a banquet tonight to find out what their attitude towards Chaoyan is."

"The noble families and the major sects are all opportunists. Whether it's the Empress or the Young Emperor, they will only take sides if one side has the upper hand... so it's probably difficult to test them."

"Just let them know that I take this matter very seriously." After failing to catch any fish, King Jin reeled in the fishing line, put on the bait again, and then threw the hook high up, which fell accurately into the ice cave. Then he continued, "Chaoyan has been smart since she was a child, so she may not really be in Linshui... You go check it out, and if there is something you can do, it's not too late to take action... Remember, don't reveal your identity."

"Yes." Jiang Bai nodded slightly, and then asked: "What about Yan Jiu..."

"Kill him... You can't bear the infamy of murdering your own nephew unless it is necessary."

Jiang Bai did not leave, but thought for a moment, and said with a hint of sneer in his tone: "Yan Jiu seems to be very confident in becoming the prince's retainer, so he brought his wife and daughter to Taiyuan as well."

"You handle it yourself."

"Yes."

After Jiang Bai left, the huge courtyard was empty, but Prince Jin was still fishing.

Jiang Bai left the courtyard and raised his hand to call a few guests from the palace, "Go and check the specific location of Yan Jiu's wife and daughter."

The doorman was slightly startled, "Why are you checking them?"

"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Just tell me the location." Jiang Bai stood with his hands behind his back. He was silent for a while before saying, "The prince has a hard life, and the prince is sick. We, the people below, have received the prince's kindness, so we should repay him with all our strength."

Currently, the only people who know that King Jin took action against Luo Chaoyan are Shuangsha and Yan Jiu, so naturally Jiang Bai has to do this dirty work himself.

Yan Jiu’s wife and daughter might not know that Yan Jiu is working for King Jin...but Jiang Bai won’t gamble.

It is better to kill by mistake than to let go.

Zhao Wumian took out the letter and read it sentence by sentence. He was a little surprised... Yan Jiu would kill Zhao Wumian if he saw him again. He actually wrote a letter to him. The most important thing was that this big fat bird could actually find his location...

If there was no key information in the letter, Zhao Wumian would catch the snow owl and stew it to nourish the three of them.

Just look at the letter and it says: [This letter is written by Yan Jiu himself, I hope you will read it carefully. ]

[Brother, you took my sword, but you didn't know that there was a special fragrance on the sword that only Snow Owl could smell. When I wrote this letter, I didn't know where you were, but don't worry, I won't tell King Jin your location. ]

[The mission failed. King Jin will not give me a chance to make up for it, and I don't have time to make up for it. Yan Jiu's next journey in the martial arts world will surely face endless pursuit like my brother.]

[This is my own choice. Yan Jiu doesn't blame anyone, but I don't want to just sit there and wait for death.]

[Brother, you are willing to protect the princess back to the capital. You are affectionate and righteous, and your loyalty is unparalleled. After thinking about it, Yan Jiu felt that there was something strange about Miss Su's sudden appearance in Linshui. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized that this might be intentional by brother.]

[Yan Jiu followed your wishes and spread the news of your escape to southern Shanxi. I hope I didn't make things worse.]

[Next, I will also use all my connections to spread false news about you appearing in various places, so that you can escape from Jin and return to Beijing safely.]

[I don't ask the emperor to reward me with anything afterwards, I just ask you to say a few good words for Yan Jiu, and hope you won't pursue the previous matter. 】【Yan Jiu's behavior is no different from being a fence-sitter, so if it doesn't work, Yan Jiu will be willing to be executed afterwards. After all, Yan Jiu has only one life left, so he will die, and the only thing he can't let go of is my wife and daughter. 】

[My wife is from Sichuan, an ordinary village girl who has not left her small village for 16 years. After she met me, she mustered up the courage to leave the village and travel with me.]

[Yan Jiu is a man of the underworld. Even if she died on the street, it would be considered a good ending. She never dared to dream of having a family and starting a career... But I still promised to grow old with her.]

I am very lucky to be married to her.

[She liked jewelry and jade, so I gave her all the money I earned from traveling around the country, and asked her to do some small business along the way. She used the money she earned to buy me more clothes.]

[She is also a good cook. Recently, she is learning the famous dish from her hometown, "boiled cabbage". I thought, isn't it just boiled cabbage? The taste is bland and tasteless. Every time I say this, she gets angry.]

[Two years ago, she gave birth to a daughter for me, named Yanyan, who can now call me daddy in a baby voice. She likes my sword very much and hopes to become a swordsman.]

[But I don’t want her to step into the arena. ]

[After getting married, I can no longer be considered a pure Jianghu person. ]

[I need to consider how to give them a stable life, and also need to consider who can protect them for the rest of their lives if I am killed one day.]

[After much thought, I decided to become a disciple of King Jin.]

[Yan Jiu said this just because he hopes that if you meet my wife and daughter one day in the future, you can take care of them.]

[The Snow Owl is a spirit with sharp vision. It can observe ants and insects in the soil from several feet high. With its help, you will surely be able to avoid many enemies, so I give it to you.]

[If you and I can both survive this storm, I will let my wife cook a table of delicious food to entertain you in the spring of next year. I hope you will not give up.]

【Take care. 】

Zhao Wumian closed the letter silently and glanced sideways. The fat Snow Owl bird was looking up at him with its head raised high.

Yan Jiu will also face the pursuit of King Jin next, and obviously he also needs Xue Xiao, but he still sends him, which shows his sincerity.

Be it a fence-sitter or a man who knows the current affairs, or having to do it out of necessity, it does not matter. No matter what the nature of Yan Jiu's action is, sending the Snow Owl is indeed a timely help. With this big fat bird, it will be extremely useful whether it is to search for the enemy or to avoid danger, or to search for the King of Jin's thousand-mile horse.

The most important reason is probably that he hopes Zhao Wumian can protect his wife and daughter.

Yan Jiu was a smart man, and perhaps he had guessed that Zhao Wumian was in Taiyuan, but he did not point it out in the letter because he was afraid that Xue Xiao would be intercepted in mid-air.

After reading the letter, Zhao Wumian admired Yan Jiu's kindness and righteousness more than those ignorant and ulterior motives of the leaders in the field.

Although Zhao Wumian and Yan Jiu had fought each other before, they did not have any personal grudges against each other. Therefore, if everything was over, Zhao Wumian would not mind making friends with Yan Jiu.

As a man, isn’t that how you make friends? Stab them first and talk later.

But... Zhao Wumian remembered Jiang Bai's hasty departure.

Could it be that they were going to kill Yan Jiu's wife and daughter? Killing Yan Jiu wasn't enough, so they wanted to kill his entire family?
Zhao Wumian's heart sank slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he decided to go and take a look... The Snow Owl would indeed be useful in getting rid of pursuers in the future, and Zhao Wumian did not intend to refuse. Now that he had accepted Yan Jiu's favor, he would naturally not sit idly by.

But if he guessed correctly, would he go to war with Jiang Bai now?

Zhao Wumian was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath.

Just kill him!

(End of this chapter)