Chapter 004 We Are All Law-Abiding Citizens
Huang Ying swiftly drew a long pole from beneath her feet, and a short sword was immediately unsheathed. Yang Xin grasped the sides of the boat with both hands and gave a sudden shake, causing the girl to fall into the water. She quickly disappeared beneath the boat, and just as Yang Xin was searching to his right, she suddenly emerged from the left, grabbing Yang Xin and pulling him backward. However, it was evident that she had underestimated her opponent's reaction speed. Yang Xin turned around with remarkable speed, reached out, and seized her by the back. Amid her startled cries, he directly pulled her out. Yet, after she made a feigned thrust with the short sword in her hand as a show of intimidation, he promptly released his grip. It was clear that she had underestimated her opponent's reaction speed. Yang Xin turned around with remarkable speed, reached out, and seized her by the back. Amid her startled cries, he directly pulled her out. Yet, after she made a feigned thrust with the short sword in her hand as a show of intimidation, he promptly released his grip.
You are the real fairy
This girl possesses a certain charm, though she has become somewhat tanned from years of drifting on the boat. However, this has also benefited her, as she has an excellent figure, with a tall stature, long legs, and a well-proportioned body, showing no signs of excess flesh. Her slender waist is evidently full of elasticity. Although she is merely dressed in a coarse male garment, her elegance remains hard to conceal. Judging by her age, she cannot be too old, likely around seventeen or eighteen, and she should still be unmarried. Yang Xin considers himself to have a discerning eye for such matters. However, in this era, she may not conform to the prevailing aesthetic standards, as it is the likes of Lin Mei Mei who are truly favored. If she were to occasionally cough, it would only add to her delicate allure.
He held the small dart and said with a sense of pride
This fellow is smiling with pride
This is not acceptable
However, Yang Xin's expression clearly put her in a good mood. Just as he let out a sigh and instinctively touched his body while standing up, she suddenly pinched a leech and extended it towards Yang Xin's face
Yang Xin watched as she steered the small boat around the confluence of the three rivers and said
What a big man you are, yet you are afraid of an ant; do you not feel ashamed
Yang Xin looked at the curves of her back, increasingly highlighted by the afterglow of the setting sun, and said happily
You also understand medicine
Huang Ying gritted her teeth and threw the short sword, which struck right beside Yang Xin's ear, yet Yang Xin remained oblivious to it
Yang Xin expressed his dissatisfaction
My father said you have quite good skills, and we happen to be in need of a partner
Are those who suffer from headaches, even to the point of madness, the ones who have been bitten
You are not engaged in illegal activities, are you
Huang Ying said
Huang Ying turned around and said with a radiant smile
Are you going to do it or not
Huang Ying said
Poisonous woman
Yang Xin said
Suddenly, she flicked her sleeve, and immediately a cold light shot straight towards Yang Xin
Can this thing fill you up
Huang Ying said
Yang Xin said
That was merely intended to intimidate him, to make him recognize the situation and then obediently comply. Since he dared to come looking for him, it signifies that the captain of the ship did not take these matters seriously at all
Almost!
As the sun sets in the west, a small flat-bottomed boat gently sways on the still rising tide of the canal
Yang Xin said
Huang Ying shot him a glance, pulled out a short sword from beside his ear, and then inserted it into the end of the long pole. It was only then that Yang Xin noticed the end was made of iron, and the handle of the short sword was actually threaded. After Huang Ying turned it a few times, it became a spear over five meters long. This basically confirmed that none of the people on her boat were good citizens. This weapon was clearly suitable for close-quarters combat on the water, but that was to be expected. In this day and age, while riverboats could not be compared to those on the sea that were both commercial and piratical, they certainly would not be composed of good citizens. She held this weapon upside down, staring at the water's surface, and suddenly thrust it forward. Immediately, a carp was speared and, with a flick of Huang Ying's long pole, it fell into Yang Xin's arms. She raised her chin slightly to indicate something.
Huang Ying stood there with a flushed face, removing the water plants hanging from her body and speaking.
Huang Ying said without any hesitation
Huang Ying said with a hint of confusion
Then the boatwoman released her fingers, and the leech slid down Yang Xin's chest, falling onto the tattered burlap sack at his waist
Yang Xin pretended to be horrified as he spoke
"Beautiful as you are, eat if you want to!"
Parasite
She was peeling the water chestnuts
Professional vampirism
The latter said
The name is very nice; I will tell you a story about a little fairy named Huang Ying later.
A law-abiding citizen harboring a fugitive
Yang Xin said
Her hands are like tender shoots, her skin is like...
Half an hour later
Yang Xin lay there with a smile and said
Yang Xin inquired
Yang Xin's right hand shot out like lightning
Yang Xin lay leisurely at the stern of the boat
Yang Xin was also peeling the water chestnuts as he spoke
This is common knowledge. This fish's body contains not only this type of parasite, but also many others that we cannot see with the naked eye. Not only fish, but there are countless invisible small worms in this water. If you drink this untreated water, these small worms will enter your body and reproduce more small worms within you, generation after generation, until they completely occupy your body. Do you know about water parasites? Water parasites are such small worms.
I really didn't kill anyone
He looked at the silhouette of the boatman's daughter and said
However, once it is cooked, it becomes a piece of cooked meat. Come, beauty, prepare a braised carp for me
Eating it raw, it will burrow into your stomach, then drill into your flesh and blood, continuing to burrow all the way to your brain, where it will settle down, living off your brain matter, and it can grow up to half a foot long
What is the young lady's name
So we are not going to Tianjin
Do you understand what is meant by psychological shadow
Yang Xin said
Yang Xin grabbed the carp and began to scrape at its tail. Huang Ying, sitting curiously beside him, caught his attention as he turned to look at her chest. Huang Ying pinched him fiercely, and Yang Xin lowered his head in satisfaction, quickly finding a small red thread wriggling slowly in the fish's tail, resembling a capillary. He then tore open the fish at the wound and carefully searched through the flesh, soon extracting another blood-red thread, which he directly placed in Huang Ying's hand. The small red thread continued to wriggle in the fish's tail, looking like a capillary, as Yang Xin tore open the fish at the wound and meticulously searched through the flesh, quickly pulling out another blood-red thread, which he then placed directly in Huang Ying's hand.
Huang Ying said with a serious expression
I am hungry
Amid Yang Xin's panicked leaps, she let out a joyful laugh
Yang Xin continued to educate her.
I am not a mischievous fairy; what I am telling you is that Huang Ying is a chrysanthemum spirit, and she has a perfect love story with a scholar, embodying the quintessential romance of talented individuals and beautiful women
Fear is fear; does speaking in a way that others do not understand make it any less fear?
At this moment, the latter was lying on the sampan, gazing with a horrified expression at the twenty leeches in front of him, which had been plucked from his body by the boatman's daughter. Each one was lazily wriggling, having gorged itself on blood, resembling a group of overfed orange cats. It was evident that within those bright and picturesque scenes of the water town, where the lotus leaves spread out and the lotus-picking maidens danced, the artistic style could easily shift from poetic exuberance to a horror film.
Rascal
Huang Ying held the red thread worm in her hand, curiously poking at it, completely unaware that the guy beside her had turned sideways, propping up his head, and was happily admiring the curves of her upper body. At this moment, the sun had already dipped halfway down, and the evening glow painted the sky red, which also cast a red hue on Huang Ying's back, making her clothes, tightly pressed against her body, seem to radiate a layer of red halo.
It is evident that there is still great anticipation for talented individuals and beautiful women
The mere thought of lying in the sun with twenty small animals feeding on his blood sent a chill down his spine. Although these creatures posed no real threat, they would even kindly anesthetize the wounds, demonstrating a level of professionalism comparable to that of a surgeon
Huang Ying
Speaking nonsense again
Fortunately, you saved the granddaughter of Governor Wang of Jiliao. Although she will not use her influence to bend the law for you, at least before she leaves Tianjin, the military authorities in Tianjin will have to give her due respect. They will not rush to arrest you and put the Wang family in a difficult position. However, once that noble person departs, your life and death will no longer concern them. Han Qianhu is eagerly waiting to skin you alive, as you caused him to mistakenly injure a scholar and offended Minister Wang. You have also brought disgrace to the entire Tianjin garrison, as the two city gates failed to stop you. The military authorities are furious, and it is said that there is a high official in the city preparing to go to the capital to pay his respects to the emperor, who is watching this situation unfold with amusement.
Huang Ying pointed at those few water chestnuts
You did not kill anyone, but you injured many, and severely injured a scholar, crushing his face. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, for fighting and disfiguring a person, the punishment is one hundred strokes of the rod. Furthermore, you are a runaway slave, and according to the law, a servant injuring a free person is punished more severely, leading to execution by hanging. You also injured two other servants and an employed martial artist. It is still unknown whether that scholar is the head of the household; if he is, then a servant attacking the head of the household would result in beheading. You also resisted arrest, injuring several soldiers from the Tianjin garrison in the process. Resisting arrest and injuring others also leads to beheading. Therefore, you face two beheadings, one hanging, and at least two hundred strokes of the rod. If I were you, I would be thinking about how to escape right now
They are entering the North Canal
You have already said that I must endure at least two hundred lashes, then hang once on the gallows, and have my head chopped off twice more. So what choice do I have? Since my head is already hanging by my belt, what is there to be afraid of? Regardless of whether you are smuggling, trafficking salt, or are a water bandit, I do not care. However, I am quite curious why your father sent such a tender young lady like you to find me, a fugitive. Does he not fear that a meat bun will be thrown to a dog?
Quite skillful
Huang Ying smiled gently
Do not speak nonsense, we are law-abiding citizens
Huang Ying quickly propelled the boat to a secluded area among the reeds by the shore. After confirming that the location was sufficiently concealed, she set down the pole and sat opposite him, retrieving a cluster of water chestnuts from the water and tossing a few tender ones to him.
He knew that the captain of that ship would come looking for him, which is why he lay there waiting. The South Canal is not wide, and the eyesight of the sailors is certainly good enough to see where he swam off to
A large ship quietly came to a stop on the river surface not far from them
Yang Xin lay there, his eyes shining brightly as he spoke
The boatwoman continued to look down on him
He said lazily
Since your father sent you to find me, it means he does not care about this
As for his criminal behavior
Do you know when women are most attractive
He then stated
Huang Ying glared at him
Huang Ying said with dissatisfaction
Yang Xin grasped her wrist firmly
Yang Xin protested with dissatisfaction
Of course, his statements are purely alarmist; this is a red line worm, not a sparganum.
Raw consumption may contain parasites
Such a person can only be considered a wild girl
Yang Xin said
The boatwoman despises Yang Xin
Yang Xinqiang engages in sophistry
Huang Ying said irritably
Of course, it is when one gets wet
Huang Ying said curiously