This place is fun

Chapter 36 Kidnapping
Su Daoshan walked out of Jinfeng Tower.

There were already quite a few people watching the fun on the street, and after Su Wan and Mi Ye left, the city guards relaxed the control of the nearby streets, and for a moment, the scene seemed much more lively than usual.

Horse-drawn carriages stopped at the street to unload goods, and porters walked back and forth quickly with bags on their shoulders. The doors of the shops were all open, the shopkeepers were checking the accounts and counting the goods, and the shop assistants were cleaning up quickly. There were hawkers hawking their wares on the street, and pedestrians greeted those they knew.

For a while, the sounds of shouting, neighing of horses, sound of wheels, and hawking were heard everywhere.

Su Daoshan was walking towards Qingzhaoju while thinking about his worries, unaware that his whereabouts had been followed.

Although he didn't deliberately try to dress up, he walked in a proper manner and didn't look sideways because of his body's instinct. His face naturally gave people a sense of being old-fashioned and dull.

Even though I was sometimes attracted by certain people on the street or certain goods in a store, and looked at them with interest as I did when I was shopping in my previous life, I unconsciously became a bit dull.

Perhaps because of what happened today, the second young master of the Su family has attracted more attention. Pedestrians on the street might not notice him, but if they recognize him by accident, they will often pull their companions, or make a face, look at each other with a knowing expression, or simply whisper to each other.

Most people are just watching the fun and laughing at the joke.

Everyone couldn't help but be curious about what would happen to this stupid young master who was neither good at literature nor martial arts if the Su family really collapsed.

If the Su family could continue to stay in the city and maintain some land and property, this person might be able to make a living, except that his clothes would be a little worn out and dirty, and his food would be worse. But if he was driven out of the city, he probably wouldn't be able to survive, right?

"I remember that Zhao Xing'er from Haitang Pavilion was redeemed by him?"

"That young lady was very charming and enchanting. She charmed many people back then. Mr. Luo from Dasheng Car Dealership spent a lot of money on Zhao Xing'er. He was expecting her to be the first to be redeemed by her, but he didn't expect that she would be redeemed by this nerd."

“What a waste!”

"Haha, don't be upset, Brother Zhang. Isn't the opportunity coming? If the Su family falls, who can this nerd protect?"

"Yes, not only Zhao Xing'er, I heard that last time I saw this nerd with his sister watching fish in Qiqu Pond, he was accompanied by several maids, all of whom were very beautiful."

"It's a pity that this prosperity, which was full of flowers and brocade and the prosperity of fire and oil, will be ruined. I'm afraid some will die and some will be scattered..."

The crowd was bustling.

The early morning sun has already shone down, lighting up half of the street.

Wei Zhong frowned and walked about ten meters behind Su Daoshan. Beside him, the other three Su family guards were still furious.

They heard some noises. The most obscene ones were two middle-aged men standing at the door of a porcelain shop. Judging from their clothes, they should be gentry with some status and assets in a certain district. If they could not cause trouble, they would have gone up and scolded them long ago.

A guard stared at the two men coldly, until they turned their heads away awkwardly, then he asked unhappily, "Where is this Second Young Master going? Didn't he say he was going to the academy? Why is he drinking tea at Jinfeng Tower and wandering around?"

"Shut up," Wei Zhong glared at him, "Just do our own thing, don't bother with so much!"

Wei Zhong is 28 years old this year and has the strength of the upper eighth rank. On weekdays, most of the work done by the Su family guards is escort and guard outside the city, and there are very few such protection tasks in the city. If it weren't for the special circumstances today, they would not have been sent to protect the second young master.

But even though he was on the verge of a fight with the Mi family, Wei Zhong didn't think that anyone would really attack him in public.

Especially in this Ji City, with people coming and going and countless eyes watching, how brave must the Mi family be to openly attack the Su family?

What's more, he is just such an insignificant nerd.

When Su Wan came just now, Wei Zhong and the others were a little nervous. Although their mission was to protect Su Daoshan, when Su Wan entered Jinfeng Tower, they were all observing the surroundings vigilantly, and their hands were always on the hilt of the sword at their waist.

But there were more Su family guards escorting Su Wan.

The captain of the guard, Feng Ting, came in person, along with the clan's sixth-rank master, Second Uncle Su Jingsong. There were as many as twenty guards leading the way in front and behind the carriage.

Even if the Mi family wanted to attack Amelia Su, it would cost a huge price.

With Su Wan's departure, the tense atmosphere seemed to have been taken away. Now Wei Zhong just wanted the second young master to go to the academy honestly, and the four of them would not have to follow him around and be looked at with strange eyes from time to time.

After walking a short distance, Su Daoshan crossed the street and headed towards Qingzhaoju.

Just as Wei Zhong and others were preparing to cross the street to catch up, suddenly, a horse-drawn carriage rushed out from the corner of the street like crazy and galloped towards this side.

"what happened?"

"The horse is startled, the horse is startled, get out of the way!"

The streets were narrow and crowded, and there were many vehicles parked on the roadside to unload goods. In an instant, the chaos caused by the violent clatter of horses' hooves and wheels spread in all directions along with the galloping carriages. Especially the pedestrians on the street, they rolled and crawled around to avoid the danger.

A team of city guards on the street reacted immediately. Two city guards quickly moved to the center of the street, ready to reach out and grab the reins of the galloping horses, while the other city guards quickly shouted to drive the people in front away, and at the same time pulled a carriage blocking the way to the side of the road.

This sudden scene made Wei Zhong and others a little stunned. However, they remembered their duties after all. Although they were blocked by the panicked crowd, they all instinctively stood on tiptoe and raised their heads to look in the direction of Su Daoshan.

It was at the moment when they raised their eyes that they did not notice that a middle-aged man with a bent back and crawling in front of them had silently rushed over.

Puff puff puff!

A man, a dagger, stabbed four times like lightning, and then disappeared into the crowd like a ghost.

"Murder!" Someone on the street screamed in fear. "Seventh rank..." Wei Zhong lowered his head and looked at the bloody hole in his chest. This was the only thought that flashed through his mind before he fell down.

The street became increasingly chaotic. Not only in the middle of the street and near the out-of-control carriage, but also in the pedestrians and shops on both sides, people were instantly thrown into panic. Everyone was subconsciously hiding and looking for the source of the chaos.

More screams were heard when four guards fell to the ground.

At this time, Wei Zhong had lost focus, and the opposite side of the street was completely blocked by the chaotic crowd.

Su Daoshan disappeared.

Several city guards are running towards this side.

Behind them, out of sight of people attracted by the frightened horses and the murder, a second-class soldier got on a carriage parked on the side of the road with an expressionless face. The carriage started, turned into an alley, bypassed the chaotic main road, and drove out of the market city.

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At Qingzhaoju, Fan Caiyi and Xie Xunbai looked at each other in surprise, both finding it hard to believe.

The two never dreamed that Su Daoshan, the newly-minted disciple of Han Gu, was kidnapped right under their noses!
"..."

I have to say that the other party's arrangement was thorough and ingenious.

There were hundreds of people on the streets of the market town, and few could figure out what was going on.

But the two of them happened to be standing at the window, looking down from above, and their eyes were always focused on Su Daoshan, so they could see the whole process clearly.

Su Daoshan was the first to come here after leaving Jinfeng Tower. Just as Fan Caiyi and Xie Xunbai were sure, this kid was going to bring the Su family's troubles to Han Gu, the cheap master. This bastard had a clear goal and walked steadily. The four guards followed him more than ten meters away.

This is a very subtle distance.

Generally speaking, if the master does not want to be disturbed, the guards or servants will keep such a distance. In this position, they will not be as conspicuous as close guards, but they can also quickly notice their presence when someone has some intention towards the master.

For example, when someone was pointing fingers at Su Daoshan before, he randomly noticed the four guards with unfriendly faces behind him, so he wisely avoided their gazes.

From Jinfeng Tower to Qingzhaoju, the total distance is only about fifty or sixty meters. When Su Daoshan walked this way, everything was normal.

Just as he was halfway through and about to cross the street, things began to change... First, the out-of-control carriage appeared, drawing everyone's attention to the east intersection. At the same time, the chaos blocked the connection between Su Daoshan and the guards.

Then, the killer hiding in the crowd attacked, further aggravating the chaos and intensifying the attention of the people around.

He was a seventh-rank warrior who was proficient in assassination. He was careful and calculated, and dealing with four ordinary guards of the eighth or even ninth rank was as easy as killing chickens.

At almost the same time when the assassin attacked, Su Daoshan happened to pass by several city guards. What was even more "coincidental" was that the city guards were standing on the right side of Su Daoshan, and on the street to the left of Su Daoshan, there was a four-wheeled carriage with its door open.

Then, things went smoothly. A seventh-rank upper-level warrior only needed a skilled pulse-cutting technique and a clean push to make a fainted nerd disappear from everyone's sight in one second.

"The city guard who took action is from the Mi family, right?" Xie Xunbai asked.

Fan Caiyi nodded: "His name is Mi Lang. He is an inner disciple of the Thunder Cloud Sect. I met him before when Yue Shifeng and the others invited me. He is an ambitious man who works very hard."

Xie Xunbai frowned: "The situation of the Su family is more troublesome than I imagined."

The city guards were local armed forces, formed by local noble families. They were dispatched by the city lord on weekdays, but they were under the command of the imperial army during wartime. For example, Gao Shouquan, the commander of the Liehuo Army Camp stationed in Yishan City, had the right to command and mobilize the city guards.

If the order is issued directly by the Ministry of War, even the city lord cannot interfere with the court's control over the city guards. If they disobey the order, they will be regarded as treason.

Of course, the imperial court would not just employ people without giving them benefits. In addition to paying half of the military pay for the soldiers in the major cities, it also provided orthodox military positions for the city guards. For example, the second-class armored soldier of the city guards that Mi Lang was awarded was one of the lower-level officers in the military system of the Xi Kingdom.

In a chaotic world where the city is filled with crazy puppets and refugees and is in a state of war all the time, joining the military is the chosen path for almost every warrior.

Because it means resources, power, a shortcut to rapid promotion, and stronger military power and influence. Especially for the aristocratic families, if their children can gain a foothold in the army, it will be of great significance to the family.

Because of this, the major families had a very tight control over the city guards. Not only were the official military posts assigned to the city guards by the imperial court fought over, but even positions such as squad leader that were not part of the imperial court's organizational structure were filled with their own people.

Under such circumstances, it was hard for Xie Xunbai to imagine that the Su family, one of the six great families, had its young master kidnapped by the city guards.

This only shows that the Su family has been marginalized in Yishan City.

At the same time, it also shows that the family structure of Yishan City is far more chaotic than imagined.

Before the Mi family members did such a thing under the cover of the city guards, they could not have not considered the reaction of the city lord Zhu family. But they still did it, and in a place like Jicheng, which is enough to show the strength of the alliance between the Yue family, Zhou family, Wang family and Mi family.

It sounds slow, but in fact it only takes two sentences.

Seeing the carriage driving out of the market city, Fan Caiyi jumped out of the window and landed on the roof of the building opposite like a colorful ribbon.

"Uncle Master, let's go and take a look."

Xie Xunbai sneered: "Why are you in such a hurry? Isn't it good to let that kid suffer a little?"

Although he said this, he jumped up and followed.

(End of this chapter)