What a lucky world!

Chapter 46 Li Daitao is stiff (Part )

The night is dark and windy.

Xu Benjing yawned and walked out of Jinzuilou.

Xu Benjing was a student at the county school. His family ran a grain store, so they were considered a middle-class family. With his daily spending, he naturally could not afford to go to a high-end place like Jinzuilou.

However, in the past few days, he wrote an article about the scene of collecting grain with his parents. It was full of the meaning of "lamenting the hardships of people's lives". It was praised by the teacher and was sought after in the county school. Therefore, he was also invited to the gathering of several talented people in the county school today.

After all, scholars of their age have not been influenced by officialdom and are unaware of the ways of the world. All they know and have learned are the teachings of sages, and their hearts are filled with the desire to save the world and bring peace to the people. Articles that are close to people's livelihood and criticize bad politics are the most likely to stir up emotions and ignite resonance.

When Xu Benjing thought of the scene of being praised by everyone at the dinner table today, he felt a fire burning in his chest.

"The evil spirits in the world cannot be eradicated. I will use my blood to draw thunder!" Xu Benjing shouted, enjoying the unbridled arrogance that belonged only to him in the darkness.

He even felt that if there were some storm at this time, he would be more like a famous scholar.

It’s a pity that the sneak attack came before the storm.

Xu Benjing felt a pain on the back of his neck. He turned halfway around in a daze and saw a masked thug whispering "Fall" at him. The next moment, Xu Benjing felt dizzy, his eyes went black, and he fell limply to the ground.

The "masked murderer" clapped his hands, and immediately a carriage came out of the alley, driven by Zhou Yuanguang.

Zhou Yuanguang opened the car door, and the "masked murderer" grabbed Xu Benjing with one hand and threw him into the car.

That’s the good thing about young people. They fall asleep as soon as they lie down and never get up.

The "masked murderer" got into the car and nodded: "Let's go and find the next one."

……

The night passed.

Zhang Mu woke up from his sweet dream, washed up, and went to the escort hall to report as usual.

There are no other trivial matters today.

After Zhang Mu returned to his residence, he first used up all the remaining silver energy in the Tianji Ranking. He fought a total of nine games, strengthened his innate martial luck, and raised his ranking to 82nd.

Then he continued to open up the acupoints in his body. Everything was practiced step by step, and he successfully broke through the fourth acupoint.

It was not until the evening, while eating in the kitchen, that Zhang Mu finally heard some rumors on the street.

"Hey, have you heard? Several students from the county school disappeared yesterday..."

"The county school has exploded, and the students are all in a panic."

"Yes, the instructor, Master Song, has already met with the county magistrate and asked him to find the missing students as soon as possible."

"Get ready. I expect a lot of escort orders will arrive tomorrow, asking us to protect those students."

Zhang Mu listened to these discussions, finished his dinner calmly, and got up and left the kitchen.

……

dusk.

Lixing Store.

It was still the same small room as last time. Zhang Mu and Zhou Yuanguang sat opposite each other across from each other by an oil lamp. The light flickered, reflecting the alternation of light and darkness on their faces.

"Are the students okay?" Zhang Mu asked.

Zhou Yuanguang nodded: "Both are good. At the beginning, he still had the energy to curse people, but after cursing for a long time, he got tired and quieted down."

"Is that place safe?" Zhang Mu asked again.

Zhou Yuanguang nodded and said, "That's an abandoned wine cellar in our store. Not many people know about it. Even if we search the entire city, we may not be able to find it."

"Just bear with it, it will be fine in a couple of days." Zhang Mu said, "Is there anything going on over in Changwu Lane?"

"Nothing happened." Zhou Yuanguang said, "I've sent people to watch."

"That's good."

"My benefactor, are we still going to take action tonight?" Zhou Yuanguang asked.

"No, since things have already started, let's not take any more risks." Zhang Mu said, "Let the bullets... let the arrows fly for a while."

"Lao Zhou, next, I need you to find a few trustworthy people to spread some information. Can you do that?"

Zhou Yuanguang smiled upon hearing this and said, "There are plenty of ruffians who do this kind of thing. If I were to do it, they wouldn't even know where the source of the information is."

"Very good." Zhang Mu nodded with satisfaction. "Spread the word."

"It's said that someone in the capital is going to open a new brothel. The guests in the brothel are not beautiful ladies, but talented and elegant students."

"The price offered by the underground boss is very high, and the beggars from all over the country are taking action."

Zhou Yuanguang was stunned and asked, "Is there such a brothel?"

Zhang Mu looked Zhou Yuanguang up and down, then leaned back and asked, "You want to go too?"

"Hey, let's see the world..." Zhou Yuanguang said with an apologetic smile. "I made it up! I made it up!" Zhang Mu said, "I've never even been to the capital, how would I know..."

"Then..." Zhou Yuanguang said worriedly, "Can they believe it?"

"Do you know what the essence of rumors is?" Zhang Mu said with a smile.

Zhou Yuanguang shook his head.

"The essence of rumors is that people will rationalize and believe in things that are unbelievable!"

"Do as I say!"

……

The next day.

"Have you heard? Those students were raped by prostitutes and were going to be sold to brothels... those brothels that were all men..."

"Have you heard? Those students have been sold to that kind of brothel? What, you don't know what kind of brothel it is? Let me tell you in detail..."

"Have you heard? Someone just came back from a brothel in the capital and is already having fun. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

When the report came in, Zhang Mu had already heard the latest rumors from the escorts.

Sure enough, the people not only spread rumors, but also actively updated the versions of the rumors.

Before Zhang Mu walked out of the escort hall, he saw several escort masters striding in and stopping the escorts.

"We have new escort orders today. Let's assign the tasks now," a bodyguard came in and said directly, "All of them are for protecting students. Also, the government has issued a reward. If you encounter a beggar and capture him and bring him to the government, there will be a reward of fifty taels."

Upon hearing this, all the escorts became excited.

Zhang Mu raised his eyebrows: Damn, fifty taels?
Or betray Zhou Yuanguang (joking)

The tasks were distributed very quickly, and basically, the tasks were given to the second and third rank escorts. Naturally, a first rank newcomer like Zhang Mu had no chance.

Zhang Mu was happy and relaxed, and walked out of the escort agency again.

Things have only just begun to develop to this point.

But now, the fire is hot enough, and you can add another piece of firewood.

……

Outer city, Tianma Lane.

Zhang Mu knocked on the door gently.

Soon there were footsteps at the door, and with a creak, the wooden door was opened.

"Brother Mu?" Shi Yansheng behind the door was a little surprised.

The person Zhang Mu came to see was none other than the poor teacher Shi Yansheng who had given him the opportunity to "Cold Dragon Kills Spring".

Shi Yansheng invited Zhang Mu into the house, then took out the tea leaves wrapped in layers of paper, took out a little, and brewed a cup of tea for Zhang Mu.

Zhang Mu knew that he couldn't stop him, so he simply didn't try to stop him. He just took the tea and took a sip.

"Brother Mu, are you here to look for Chunjie? He went to help Brother Zheng early in the morning." Shi Yansheng said.

"No, no, no, I'm here to see you, Mr. Shi." Zhang Mu put down his teacup and said, "I want to ask Mr. Shi for a favor."

Shi Yansheng's face turned serious when he heard this: "Please speak!"

"But before I say that, I hope Mr. Shi can assure me that you don't have to do this, but what we talked about today will not be known to any third person."

After hearing Zhang Mu's words, Shi Yansheng was silent for a moment and asked, "Is this a violation of discipline or law?"

Zhang Mu hesitated for a moment: "Maybe."

"Does it undermine the virtue of a gentleman?"

Zhang Mu sighed: "Maybe."

Shi Yansheng fell into deep thought, and there was silence in the courtyard for a while.

Zhang Mu saw Shi Yansheng's expression, smiled, and stood up: "Mr. Shi, I am sorry for bothering you. I will think of another way. Goodbye..."

"Wait!" Just as Zhang Mu turned to leave, Shi Yansheng called out to him and asked, "Is this a good thing?"

"Maybe it can save dozens of lives!" Zhang Mu replied.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yansheng nodded solemnly, stood up, and asked Zhang Mu to sit down again. Then he said, "I, Shi Yansheng, swear on all I have learned in my life that your words, once spoken, will enter my heart and will never be known to a third person. If you break this oath..."

"Mr. Shi!" Zhang Mu interrupted Shi Yansheng's oath, "That's not necessary. I believe you."

Shi Yansheng shook his head and continued, "If you break this oath, you will never see your ancestors again."

After that, Shi Yansheng said to Zhang Mu: "Okay, Brother Mu, go ahead!"

(End of this chapter)