boyutpedia Chapter 178 You can go home now.
Chapter 178 You can go home now.
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingping got up from the ground: "The city lord is dead, but there are still people in the city lord's mansion. I can't leave."
Ling glanced at him and said, "Follow me for now."
Xu Qingping was somewhat surprised: "Why are you helping me?"
Ling Yi said calmly, "It's because of your excessive kindness."
Xu Qingping gave a bitter smile upon hearing this: "So kindness really does bring good fortune, but why didn't my parents..."
My parents were so good, yet they were separated by death.
Ling Yi did not answer. He only felt that good deeds would be rewarded, but he never thought about what would happen to him if the other party voluntarily revealed that he had given him the antidote.
Having been in the city lord's mansion for so long, and still being so overly kind, means they haven't suffered enough losses yet.
As Ling Yi left with Xu Qingping, some more guards came and immediately attacked them. Even the elders of the City Lord's Mansion were no match for Ling Yi, let alone these guards.
Ling Yi fought his way to Lingluo Courtyard, where many people also died. When Ling Yi arrived, Ye Qingshuang was walking out with a bottle of white wine. Upon seeing Ling Yi, she quickly stepped forward and said, "I knew it was you who made the move when these people suddenly came over."
"Okay." Ling Yi responded, "Everyone who needed to be dealt with has been dealt with. Let's go back to the inn."
There are still some people there whose problems haven't been solved.
"Okay," Ye Qingshuang replied, along with the white wine.
"Wait!" Seeing the three preparing to leave, Xu Qingping called out, "There are still a group of people imprisoned in the City Lord's Mansion. Can you save them?"
Ye Qingshuang recognized Xu Qingping's voice; he was the person who had been by the city lord's side the day they arrived. She looked at Ling Yi and asked, "What's his situation?"
"We'll talk about it later," Ling Yi said, looking at Xu Qingping. "You want to save them?"
Xu Qingping nodded: "They are just like you, they were all kidnapped and are going to be sent to other places."
In the past, Ling Yi would not have agreed, but now... five people is a good thing, and it's a convenient thing to do, so it's fine to agree.
Ling Yi asked, "Where is the person being held?"
Seeing that Ling Yi agreed to save the people, Ye Qingshuang looked a little surprised. Xu Qingping, who was standing next to her, quickly replied, "I know, I'll take you there."
"Hmm." Ling Yi responded, and the three of them followed Xu Qingping toward a secluded courtyard in the City Lord's Mansion. Along the way, they encountered many servants. When the servants learned that something had happened at the City Lord's Mansion, they packed their things and tried to escape. Since they did not attack first, Ling Yi was too lazy to make a move against them and let them run away.
Fifteen minutes later, the four stopped outside a courtyard. The commotion at the city lord's mansion was quite large, but because it was far away, the guards here were unaware of the seriousness of the matter and were still guarding the area.
After arriving at the location, Xu Qingping looked at the guards and said, "The city lord is dead. You don't need to guard anymore. Go."
The guards recognized Xu Qingping, but they didn't believe him: "Young Master Xu, how dare you curse the city lord?"
“Young Master Xu, even if the city lord treats you well, he will still punish you for cursing him like this,” the guard said. “Please be careful with your words, Young Master Xu.”
Xu Qingping looked at the group and said, "If you don't believe me, you can contact other people and see if they can respond."
Upon hearing this, the guards immediately used the communication stone to contact those on duty in other places. They were able to reach some, but not others. However, from those they did reach, they confirmed that the city lord was dead. The other party said that it was done by an extremely beautiful girl.
An extremely beautiful girl...
The guards' gazes fell on Ling Yi and his two companions, then turned to Xu Qingping and angrily rebuked him: "Xu Qingping, the city lord has treated you well, yet you actually conspired with outsiders to kill him!"
After arriving, Xu Qingping took the initiative to speak, hoping they would be sensible and avoid losing their lives. But now, Xu Qingping didn't want to talk to them anymore and turned to Ling Yi: "Those people are inside."
The guards were still cursing Xu Qingping with extremely offensive language. Xu Qingping listened quietly without refuting them. This wasn't the first time he had heard such words; he had heard them many times since coming to the city lord's mansion, and he was used to it.
"It's so noisy." Ling Yi looked at the guards: "Since you like to shout so much, how about we liven things up for you?"
Before the guards could react to these words, a ball of flame flew over and engulfed them. As they burned, their shouts turned from insults into screams of agony.
Ling Yi laughed out loud: "That's more like it, much better than before."
"Let's go." After dealing with the guards, Ling Yi walked past the flames and entered the courtyard.
Hearing the screams, the people living in this courtyard rushed to the front yard. When they saw Ling Yi and his three companions, the girls' eyes were all on Ling Yi's face. Without even asking the reason for the screams, they asked, "Were you also captured?"
"No," Ling Yi replied, too lazy to say anything more, and turned to Xu Qingping: "Speak."
Xu Qingping told the young ladies in the courtyard about the incident at the City Lord's Mansion, and then said, "You can go home now."
Upon hearing that the city lord was dead and they could escape, many girls wept with joy, but some were unhappy, looking at Xu Qingping and saying, "You can enjoy happiness yourself but not others?"
“This is the city lord’s mansion. Who could kill the city lord? Only these fools would believe you.” A pretty young woman looked at Xu Qingping with displeasure and said, “I think you’re just using these words to deceive us and make us leave so we won’t compete with you for your favor.”
"Are you out of your mind?" Ye Qingshuang looked at the woman who spoke with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot: "Since you know Xu Qingping, you should know what the city lord likes and dislikes. You want to compete for his favor? Is that even possible?"
The woman looked a little awkward after being rebuked by Ye Qingshuang, but quickly regained her composure: "The old lady said that even if the city lord doesn't keep us here, he will send us elsewhere to enjoy a life of luxury. Who needs your help?"
Ye Qingshuang ignored her and looked at the others: "Those who want to leave can come with us, and those who don't want to leave can stay."
"I want to leave! I don't want to be given away!"
"I also want!"
"Please, you must take us with you!"
"I want to go home, I miss my parents."
Most of the girls chose to leave, with only a few choosing to stay. The decision to leave or stay was up to them. Xu Qingping wanted to rescue them from the kang (heated brick bed), but they were unwilling, and he wouldn't force them. Once everyone had made their choices, Ling Yi and the others prepared to leave. Upon seeing this, the woman who had mentioned Xu Qingping earlier shouted, "Go, go, go! Everyone, go!"
"A bunch of fools who don't know how to enjoy life," the woman said. "Without you, all the opportunities would have been ours. You'll just suffer for the rest of your lives."
The girls didn't want to compete with her at all; they just wanted to leave as soon as possible. However, the more anxious they were to leave, the more unpleasant the words were spoken behind their backs. When they said that the girls who wanted to leave were all lowly people and destined for poverty, Ling Yi stopped and turned to look at her: "With them leaving, there are fewer people competing with you. What else are you dissatisfied with?"