Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 105: A Ridiculous Death
"It's curfew time, who's walking at night?!"

Following a loud shout from behind, Ji Hengyi's whole body shook, and the account book that he had wrapped in his arms fell to the ground and scattered all over the floor.

He looked behind him with his head stiff, and saw the silver-armored general in the lead and two flags behind him. All the hope in his heart disappeared in an instant.

The night patrol of the Astronomical Observatory is bad!

Can……

Damn it, why?
Why would the night patrol officers from the Astronomical Observatory appear on this street at this time?

This was not the first time that Ji Hengyi had entered the Zongzheng Temple at night, so he was very sure that he had not remembered the time wrongly. According to the information provided by the Gao family, no night patrol soldiers from the Astronomical Observatory would pass by this place at this time.

He couldn't figure out this problem.

But he doesn't have time to think about it now!

Because Ji Hengyi realized... he was in big trouble!
Anyone who violates the curfew shall be flogged fifty times.

After fifty lashes, an ordinary person would have to lie in bed for at least a month.

But this is not the most terrible thing. The most terrible thing is... the account books in his arms.

These account books are all stamped with the seal of the Zongzheng Temple. They are official documents of the ministry!
In addition, this is the Qianbu Gallery, where various government offices of the imperial court are located.

In the middle of the night, someone risked breaking curfew, carrying so many official documents, sneaking along the streets of Qianbu Gallery...

If this is caught by the Astronomical Observatory, there will be no way to explain it even if you have ten mouths.

What's more, how would Ji Hengyi explain it?

These official documents were stolen by him.

Stealing official documents privately...losing one's job and title are the lightest punishments, the person might even be exiled three thousand miles away.

When he thought of this, Ji Hengyi felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

A huge feeling of fear almost enveloped him completely, as if a pair of hands were strangling his throat, making it impossible for him to breathe.

He didn't even dare to care about the account books that fell on the ground, and his body reacted instinctively subconsciously.

run!
"stop!"

The shout behind him was like thunder, but it deepened Ji Hengyi's fear, and he ran forward in panic.

……

There was a commotion among the Astronomical Observatory's team.

The two servants, Gao and Zhang, looked in surprise at Zhao Guanxiang, who was riding on a horse in front of them.

Originally, they had a fixed route for their night patrols, but for some reason, Zhao Guanxiang suddenly decided to patrol this street again.

I didn’t expect that this patrol would actually yield some results.

This wasn't the first time this had happened. Both servants doubted whether their leader was capable of fortune-telling.
In the end, it could only be attributed to Zhao Guanxiang's keen sixth sense.

How come, among so many young talents in this prison, only the leader of this prison is known as a "young tiger"?

General Zhang pointed to the other end of the long street and said, "Look, the thief is trying to escape."

Gao Pujiang rode forward and shouted with full energy: "Stop!"

It doesn't matter if he doesn't shout, the people on the other end of the street are running faster.

Zhao Guanxiang then took action and reached out to the two servants behind him: "Bring me my bow!"

Zhang Pujiang immediately took off the longbow behind him and handed it to Zhao Guanxiang.

Zhao Guanxiang took the bow and removed the leather that wrapped the longbow. The bow body turned out to be a dazzling golden color.

Then he stretched out his hand to General Gao Pu and said, "Give me my arrow!"

Gao Pujiang took out his quiver, pulled out a fine steel arrow from it and handed it over.

Zhao Guanxiang held the bow in his left hand and the arrow in his right hand, aiming at the figure fleeing on the long street. He pulled the golden bow to its full length, then released his fingers... and only heard a "whoosh" sound that broke through the air.

It was like a bolt of thunder coming out of nowhere, causing everyone to hold their breath.

The fine steel arrow flew as fast as lightning, whizzing through the long street. The seemingly distant street arrived in an instant and pierced the man's leg squarely, piercing his left leg in an instant.

"what!!!"

The shrill screams echoed throughout the street, but then stopped abruptly.

Zhao Guanxiang frowned slightly, revealing some doubts, and ordered his men: "Go and have a look."

"Yes, my lord."

A soldier in black armor holding a halberd ran quickly towards the other end of the long street.

Then, a loud shout was heard:

"Sir, the man is dead!"

The words "the person is dead" immediately surprised General Gao. He rode his horse to Zhao Guanxiang's side, scratched his head, and asked in confusion: "Cub Tiger, did you miss?"

Zhao Guanxiang was also confused: "How is it possible? It's only half a mile away, how could I miss it?"

He didn't come here to silence anyone tonight, and he didn't want to kill anyone.

When he saw that Zhang Pujiang beside him looked strange, he quickly said, "Go and have a look."

……

When Zhao Guanxiang and others arrived and saw how Ji Hengyi had died, they were speechless.

Gao Pu's face twitched a few times, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I don't know whether to say it's his bad luck or your bad luck, Cub Tiger."

The body lying on the ground had its brains exposed, and it was obvious that the person was dead.

But this man's death was not caused by Zhao Guanxiang's arrow.

Although there was a half-mile long street between them, Zhao Guanxiang's arrow was extremely accurate and only hit the man's ankle. Although the force was so strong that it even shattered the anklebone, it was not fatal.

But before this man was shot, he was running wildly. The arrow broke his ankle, causing him to fall out due to inertia.

It doesn't matter if you fall and fly out. If you fall to the ground, at most you will get some skin broken and it will hurt for a few days.

But the problem was that when he fell, he hit the sharp corner of a drum-shaped rock.

This drum stone is similar to a stone lion and is placed in front of the door of a wealthy family as a decoration. It has the meaning of warding off evil spirits and cannot be used by anyone other than wealthy families.

There are four stone spikes on the side of the stone drum. No one knows what their meaning is, but the thief who broke the curfew bumped into the stone spikes and his head was pierced into them, with his brains flying out.

Zhao Guanxiang's face turned black. What was going on?

How is he going to explain to his adoptive father when this man dies?
He looked at the bloodstained drum stone, and was so angry that he pointed at it and cursed: "Whose house is this? Why put such a dangerous thing outside? Smash it!"

Gao Pujiang reminded: "This is Qin Tianguan's residence."

The only person in the court who could be called the "Heavenly Official" was the Minister of Personnel Qin Desheng.

"Smash it too! Smash it now!"

However, Zhao Guanxiang is very angry now and won't give face to anyone.

General Gao Pu felt a bit of a headache, wondering what this had to do with Qin Tianguan. Wasn't this just offending people?

But think about it, Zhao Guanxiang was unlucky today. He had a life on his hands for no reason. He might be criticized when he returns to prison. It would be better to throw a broken stone at him to vent his anger.

So he simply said nothing and called his men over to throw stones.

At this time, Zhang Pujiang came over with a few books and said, "Cub Tiger, look at this. This fell out of this man. Could this man be stealing official documents?"

(End of this chapter)