nycdaug #530 - Be flexible
#530 - Be flexible
Da Hu and Hunting Falcon returned later than Lu Jing had expected, but fortunately, as Feng Erniang had said, they were indeed very good at hiding and escaping.
They were both uninjured and had managed to shake off the pursuers behind them on their return.
Not only that, but they also brought back news that greatly surprised Lu Jing; they had actually found Liang Susu's whereabouts.
This left Lu Jing and Feng Erniang unsure of what to say. They had been fighting and risking their lives, busy for the entire time, but had gained little, while Hunting Falcon and Da Hu had not only drawn the enemy away but had also managed to gather important information along the way.
"Yao Wangshu, the second son of Yao Zhongnian, the city's garrison commander, in order to save his life, offered twelve beauties and ten thousand taels of gold to the barbarian general who broke the city. It is said that the twelve beauties are all daughters of wealthy families in the city, and each of them is a virgin."
Upon hearing this news, Feng Erniang spat on the ground and angrily said, "So the secret passage story was a lie from beginning to end! To deceive the city's great families into handing over their female relatives... how can there be such shameless people in this world?!"
After saying that, she looked at Lu Jing, intending to comfort him, but saw that Lu Jing was unexpectedly calm, only asking, "Where are they?"
"Is Young Master Le asking about Miss Susu or Yao Wangshu, that spineless coward?" Hunting Falcon asked. "If it's the former, it is said that she has already been sent to the central military camp. As for the latter, he is still in the city, smiling obsequiously at those barbarians in his mansion."
"Then let's go over there too," Lu Jing said after thinking for a moment.
"Go where?" Hunting Falcon and Da Niu exchanged glances, both seeing deep worry in each other's eyes.
The reason they were willing to follow Lu Jing back into the city was for Feng Erniang's sake, but that didn't mean they were completely unafraid of death.
Although the barbarian soldiers were currently busy looting and their military discipline was lax, the central military camp, where the army's commander was located, was not so easy to approach.
Even if Lu Jing and the others wore this armor, it wouldn't work. As long as the interrogation was slightly stricter, they would definitely be exposed. At that time, they would truly be trapped in the midst of the enemy army, with no chance of survival.
Fortunately, they then heard Lu Jing say, "Go find Yao Wangshu."
The two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Lu Jing's decision to go find Yao Wangshu wasn't entirely based on bullying the weak and fearing the strong, but because, after recalling the previous events, he still felt that Yao Wangshu had no reason to hand Liang Susu over so easily.
This guy was indeed not a good person, but he was truly obsessed with Liang Susu. If he got her, it was hard to say what he would do after tasting her.
But according to his current statement, all twelve women offered were virgins. Based on Lu Jing's understanding of him, this guy probably wasn't that generous.
Therefore, after thinking it over, Lu Jing decided to place his bet on Yao Wangshu's side.
Feng Erniang had no objection to this, so the five of them headed towards the Yao mansion.
However, when they arrived outside the gate of the Yao mansion, Lu Jing reined in his horse and stopped.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Feng Erniang asked.
Lu Jing nodded, "Yao Wangshu knows me."
As the male lead and male second lead in 'Peach Blossom Spring,' Yao Wangshu and Le Ya naturally knew of each other's existence.
Le Ya, the scholar, might not have seriously understood Yao Wangshu, but Yao Wangshu, the guy who wanted to steal his girl, couldn't possibly not investigate Le Ya. He had even made a special trip to the poetry gathering to see Le Ya.
In other words, Lu Jing couldn't just walk in with this face. If Yao Wangshu discovered that Lu Jing and the others were disguised, he wouldn't care about any national righteousness or united front; he would immediately pack them up and send them to the barbarian general.
"This is easy to handle," Feng Erniang said, taking out a human skin mask from her bosom and handing it to Lu Jing. Moreover, she simply stopped hiding, "With Young Master Le's intelligence, you must have already guessed our background."
"I guessed some," Lu Jing nodded.
"To be honest, there are still bounties on us posted on the notice boards at the city gates," Feng Erniang said. "Usually, we can only rely on these things to enter the city."
Lu Jing looked at the human skin mask in his hand. In terms of exquisiteness, it was definitely far inferior to the six sets he had on him before, but if one didn't stare closely, it would be difficult for the average person to see any flaws.
Adding some dust to his face should be enough to fool Yao Wangshu and the others.
So Lu Jing didn't say anything more and put the mask on his face. Moreover, this time he learned from his previous experience and put several layers of clothes on under his armor, finally shaking off the first impression of being a weakling.
Then, he rode into the Yao mansion with Feng Erniang and the others.
Yao Zhongnian was a leading figure in the city, and his mansion was usually not so easy to enter. Even if you did get in, you had to keep your head down.
But after the city was broken, this place was no different from any other place in the city, just a sheepfold for people to plunder.
When the five of them entered the door, they saw barbarians carrying gold, silver, and silk out, some even cursing that the Yao mansion was too poor.
Of course, the Yao mansion couldn't be truly poor, but most of the wealth was taken away by Yao Zhongnian and his eldest son, who led the breakout, and the rest was offered to the barbarian chief by the second son, Yao Wangshu.
But now, Yao Zhongnian and his eldest son were both dead in the chaos, and the abandoned youngest son, Yao Wangshu, had escaped the disaster and become the current master of the Yao mansion.
And Yao Wangshu did indeed act like a master, asking the cook to prepare dishes to entertain these distinguished guests in his home, and also actively providing boxes and sacks for these distinguished guests to pack things up.
In addition, because of his merit in offering beauties and gold and silver, these barbarians really couldn't find a reason to kill him.
Seeing that four more distinguished guests had arrived, Yao Wangshu hurriedly came out to greet them, automatically ignoring the human flesh navigation girl on Lu Jing's horse.
Yao Wangshu's gaze also swept across Lu Jing's face, but from his expression, he didn't recognize Lu Jing at all. He only said to fill their stomachs first, so they could slowly search later, really not treating the four of them as outsiders.
However, Hunting Falcon exchanged a look with Lu Jing, dismounted, and then kicked Yao Wangshu in the stomach, sending him flying out. "Eat your ass mutton buns! Quickly hand over all the valuables, not only valuables, but we also want women, beautiful women."