The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 49 A strange combination of circumstances
Gossip is human nature, no matter which dynasty or era.

Qingyuan Mansion is not big. Not only the guests in the inn, or the shopkeeper and the waiters, but even the chef in the kitchen who thanked the Wang family profusely when he went to the wedding banquet to receive the reward money yesterday, are all inexplicably excited at this moment. Although they say they feel sorry for the Wang family, their faces are full of joy. Wu Chengyu can even hear that everyone within a hundred meters around is discussing this matter.

Once the news spread, all kinds of rumors immediately became rampant, and the content of gossip became unchecked.

"Have you heard? Before the Liu family's daughter got into the bridal sedan, the maid who escorted her personally checked her. She was exactly like that, and she didn't get out of the sedan during the entire journey. But when she arrived at the Wang family, her personality suddenly changed. I heard that a demon came and replaced the prince with a cat, and the one in the sedan was a demon woman. The real Miss Liu was eaten by the demon woman a long time ago."

"Nonsense! My second aunt's lover was a Liu family guard. They said one of the Liu family guards was missing that day. I guess he eloped with Miss Liu."

"No, isn't your second aunt's lover the captain of the Sihai Trading Company? Last time you were showing off the pearl powder you bought cheaply from Sihai Trading Company. How come you changed your lover again?"

"My second aunt has more than one lover. Don't interrupt me. If you really elope, it's better to avoid marrying into the Wang family and suffering those dirty things."

"The Wang family is a family of officials, and their status is prestigious. Even if the son of the Wang family is a sickly person, she will still be the young mistress of the Wang family. What's wrong with that? She will have luxurious clothes and delicious food every day."

"What do you know? The Wang family only has this one son, and he's about to die. Even if he marries a new wife, there's no way he can continue the family line. The Wang family must have an heir, so there has to be a bride. Then it's only natural for the bride to give birth to a child."

"You mean Master Wang is going to take action personally? It's said that scholars have many ways to do things."

"But I think it wouldn't matter if I obeyed Master Wang. I've seen Master Wang from a distance before. He looks a bit old, but he's energetic and quite lovable."

…………, the rumor spread more and more widely. Soon, the two or three things about Mr. Wang's affair became known to everyone. The man who eloped with Miss Liu was transformed from a guard of the Liu family to the owner of a business. Even Er Laizi, who was begging on the street two days ago and is now missing, became a suspect.

This will definitely be the topic of conversation among the people of Qingyuan Prefecture in the next few months. With these gossips, they can eat at least two more bowls of rice every day.

After breakfast, Brother Lu and others packed their luggage. Yu Xiaowu took Wu Chengyu to the carriage shop in Qingyuan Prefecture and returned the carriage that Manager Wei had rented in Gushan. As for the coachman, the carriage shop didn't even ask any questions, as long as the carriage and horses were safe.

Wu Chengyu now had several hundred taels of silver on him, so he simply spent thirty taels to buy a new carriage. It was much sturdier than the previous one and the carriage was half the size.

When they returned to the inn, they prepared water and dry food for the journey. Wu Chengyu carried A Ku and got on the new carriage. He Zhiyu was also in the carriage, and Yu Xiaowu was still driving.

The carriage had just taken a few steps when Wu Chengyu's expression suddenly became somewhat intriguing. He hummed softly, a smile on his lips, and his right index finger tapped the table aimlessly.

The carriage was heading towards the north city gate. Along the way, there were more and more yamen runners and constables, and some people in servants' uniforms were helping. I guess they were servants of the Wang and Liu families.

The carriage was stopped twice along the way, and each time the women in the carriage were inspected. However, it was obvious that He Zhiyu and A Ku were not the real guests, and no one looked at Sister Niu who was riding a horse, so they were immediately allowed to pass. Brother Lu and others did not want to cause trouble, so they let them check.

It was obvious that if these constables and runners had been a little more diligent and bent down to look under the carriage, they would have made a great haul. Unfortunately, the opposite happened. These people obviously did not want to provoke people from the underworld, so they hastily confirmed that the women were allowed to pass.

As soon as Wu Chengyu got on the carriage, he smelled a faint floral scent. The smell was very light and could easily be ignored by ordinary people. Even Wu Chengyu didn't take it seriously. But the next moment, he heard the heartbeats of five people in the carriage.

Wu Chengyu's own heartbeat, Yu Xiaowu's who was driving outside the car, A Ku's, He Zhiyu's, the last heartbeat was clearly under their feet, or under the car.

Combined with the hottest news in Qingyuan Prefecture in the past two days, Wu Chengyu was 50% sure that the person hiding under the car should be the runaway bride.

Wu Chengyu took the initiative to help her escape, but he didn't think that the other party was involved in officials and local tycoons, and had a huge influence in Qingyuan Prefecture. If he intervened rashly, it might bring trouble to himself, Brother Lu and others. Besides, the cause and effect of the matter were just speculations, and the truth was unclear. Wu Chengyu really couldn't find a reason to help her.

However, Wu Chengyu has always been unwilling to think positively about things. After all, a young girl has become a bargaining chip for her family and married a consumptive man. Neither the Wang family nor the Liu family is a good family. If you think about it carefully, the master of the Wang family might want to have an affair with her. It is really possible in this era.

So deep down in his heart, Wu Chengyu still hoped that the girl could borrow his carriage to escape this disaster.

A moment later, they arrived at the city gate and were stopped again. More people had gathered, especially a sharp-eyed captain with a long sword at his waist, who led a dozen detectives. The search was far more intense than before. This time, even Wu Chengyu and the other three in the carriage were forced to disembark for inspection. Wu Chengyu's heart tightened, fearing that this time, it would not be so easy to get through.

The captain of the police was furious. While ordering his men to check the carriage, he demanded, "Have you ever seen a suspicious woman? If you know anything and don't report it, you will be severely punished."

Sister Niu had been stopped many times along the way, and given her personality, she had already grown impatient: "I'm a woman too, do you think I'm suspicious?"

This captain of the police seemed to be an official and had some martial arts skills. He was not afraid of martial artists like those yamen runners and hangers-on. Seeing Sister Niu being so rude, he glared at her and was about to get angry. He waved his hand and the constables all came behind him, ready to take action at any time.

Wu Chengyu secretly cheered in his heart at this moment. If these detectives continued to surround the carriage, there was no guarantee that one of them would suddenly be diligent enough to bend down. It would be best to divert their attention at this time.

But they definitely couldn't fight next, otherwise they would really put Brother Lu and the others in trouble. Wu Chengyu turned around and hinted to Brother Lu to stop Sister Niu, then turned around and bowed to the captain. What he had to do was to continue to divert attention.

"Don't blame me, sir. My sister has been traveling hard for days and is inevitably a little impatient. I really didn't mean to offend you." After she finished speaking, she secretly stuffed a tael of silver into the hands of the captain. The captain weighed the silver and his expression eased a little.

The first way to divert attention is to guide the other party to participate in the activities you want to do, such as delivering interactive items or taking silver from the captain of the police. This will distract his attention, and the next step is further interaction.

"Sir, could you please tell me what the characteristics of this suspicious woman are? We don't have your eyesight, so how can we know who the suspicious person is?"

"That woman, I think, was still wearing a red wedding dress. She had just reached the age of marriage, came from a wealthy family, and had decent manners and good looks..."

While Wu Chengyu was asking and answering questions with the captain, he seemed to be unconsciously changing his position slowly, with the aim of gradually shifting the captain's gaze away from the carriage, trying to change the captain's field of vision, adjust the physical space, and further divert the captain's attention.

At the same time, Wu Chengyu was originally standing at the position of the wheel. He took one or two small steps to stand behind the wheel, in an uncovered position under the back half of the carriage. In his opinion, the wheel blocked part of his view. Since he was small in stature, and if he blocked the back half, at least he could block most of one side of the carriage.

After all, those constables were now standing behind the chief constable, and there were not many yamen runners on the other side of the carriage except for the crowd watching the excitement from afar.

Being able to do this, Wu Chengyu felt that he had helped the woman a lot.

Unfortunately, Wu Chengyu was careful in dealing with the situation, but the woman was also a bad teammate.

Perhaps it was because the wedding dress was complicated and she was hooked under the carriage, so it was inevitable that she could not take care of some corners. Perhaps it was because the situation was tense just now and the girl could not help but want to find a way to break through, so she exposed her tail.

Wu Chengyu had just left the position in front of the wheel, but who would have thought that the corner of a red dress embroidered with gold thread happened to appear from the gap between the wheel hubs.

The captain of the police had extensive experience in handling cases, and the red color was very eye-catching. Although his gaze was diverted by Wu Chengyu, he still caught a glimpse of the bright red color out of the corner of his eye.

He immediately burst into laughter and said loudly: "Good boy, if there is someone under the car, just tell me directly, why beat around the bush, why don't you just get out of the way and tell me."

Re-revised, and thank all the book friends for their encouragement.

The biggest fear when writing a novel is self-confirmation. I've felt something was wrong before, but I quickly convinced myself otherwise. I didn't expect everyone would be so uncomfortable with it after publishing it today. I quickly realized my own flaws. This character design is simply inappropriate and off-putting.

Actually, this is very good. If you find any problems, please give me feedback in time. I will accept them humbly and make changes immediately. I hope the changes will make everyone feel less uncomfortable.

I am not afraid of being whipped. As long as it is not malicious, everyone can accept it. What I am afraid of is that everyone will not whip me and turn away.

In short, I apologize for the previous chapter and thank everyone for the reminder.

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