Volume 2 Chapter 18 Part1 (1/2)
Book 2: The Infinite Heart
Chapter 18 - Every Desperate Step (Part A)
The glooht shone onto the ditch
Wild grass grew all over in the ditch, shi+elding the body that lay subers, grabbing ahold of the wild grass After struggling for a tihtened his body
Gasping for breath, he finally crawled up bit by bit fro his whole body rained down from his clothes nonstop
A terrifying gash trailed down his back It was ale hole, with exposed flesh and white bone In the deep darkness it still looked co
That was the wound cut froinally it actually was not this large In the moment he was struck, this utter, and the wound on his back was not life-threatening at all However with the help of Zong Yue's corpse-dissolving powder, the gash spread er
As for why his injury did not get even worse and transfor Yue were here and saw the bizarre grass by the gutter, he would immediately understand
”Hooked Grass” was the greatest counter to the rass would grow by steep cliffs, yet now it actually appeared inside the gutter When falling, the rass fell into the water they were picked up by the agitated waves, surging into his back wound, and halting thepowder
The rare corpse-dissolving powder had actually happened upon Hooked Grass; the endangered Hooked Grass had actually grown in this srass had further coincidentally saved the life of the Ronghim to become the fish who slipped out of the massacre net! These uely be explained as heavenly will
Heaven desired for the dense web of secrets to tear with a s troubled tiirl's critical plans
The Rong man stood up with difficulty He panted to catch his breath underneath the off-white utter water shone on his face, filled with a putrid expression of unreconciliation
Unsteadily staggering while trying to straighten up, he bent over and held onto the wall and trees to steadily move out of the alley
On the dark stone slabs of the alleyway road, two trails of fresh blood and mud were left behind, barely visible under the moon The footsteps led into the distance —-
As the hter-in-law of the old Han naates of the Official Su Xuanyong At first, she had gone to the citizen shelter, but unexpectedly the assistant officer had refused to allow this family to live there without the city master's or vice-master's personal written co the Yue would have needed to come here and meet with the city master anyways
To her surprise, the large gates of the offices were tightly shut Only after knocking on the door for half a day did an office attendant lazily co for? If you disturb the elder official's rest, there will be consequences!”
Fuyao held back her indignance She didn't want to fuss around with this snobbish lackey who could only bully others with his backing, so with as cale she said, ”Respected bureaucrat, can I bother you to send a , with even their house burned down, and they need the elder official's personal order to seek refuge at the shelter …”
Before she could finish, the attendant's face changed and he hurriedly waved his hand saying, ”This office does not accept cases of personal disputes between Rong and Han, without exception! Shoo shoo!”
Fuyao blanched, then angrily said, ”You don't accept? Is this your opinion or the city master's?”
”Are you stupid?” The lackey looked at her strangely as he laughed at her, ”The city master isn't at the county offices, he resides at his own villa in the eastern city Only the honorable vice-master is here, and this is naturally his honor's will”
”Then give e to the vice-master”
”Who are you?” The attendant looked at her askance ”Do I have to report just because you said so? Let me tell you, Sir Su definitely doesn't care about this kind of stuff Don't loiter around here anyet out of here already?”
Fuyao lifted her eyes to glance at hihed
With her laugh, the old Han's fa at a dead man This fellow actually didn't know his place! He actually dared to provoke the God of slaughter!
All Fuyao did, though, was to suddenly twist her body and ith large steps to the corabbed thea strike
”BOOM!” A huge pounding noise
The sound was deafening to the point of shock, rolling like gigantic thunder bolts, and in the space of a blink it had pierced through the darkness and scattered the clouds With a crushi+ng ”PA” a hole suddenly appeared on the front of the complaint drum out to the back The mallet shot out froate of the ireat boom
A Fuyao's clear words ”With three blows of the complaint drum blood stains the robes [2], yet this useless druuess the next bloill have to be on your big gate, and then after the gate is finished I'll pound someone's head in At that time I won't be able to promise whose blood will stain my robes!”
The attendant stood disinally very sturdy, but now coate, bashed in by the flying dru hand to rub his head while quickly saying, ”I'll go to report, I'll go …”
”No need!” A cold yell traveled over The large gate suddenly opened A sharp-faced elder was already standing behind the door, and behind hiuard lackey panicked, sprinting over with small steps to pay his respects ”Sir!”
Official Su Xuanyong hefted his sleeves with an iron face, angrily shouting, ”Presumptuous person! You actually dare to destroy the conity! Do you really think nothing of my Infinite Court?”
Meng Fuyao gave hilance This was a county's vice-official, Elder Su? The sole, clearly important Han official who didn't care at all for the tens of thousands of citizens, and allowed the and fall into desperate straits? That Elder Su?
Fixedly glaring at hirinding she suddenly put away her sharp teeth, then walked forward ss Elder Su This little one was discourteous”
”Only now do you know your disrespect? Unfortunately, the cri this official won't be azed at the rascal that suddenly changed arrogance to humility, and became even reat imperial power He very sternly swished his sleeve ”Come, take him away, pillory him for three days Teach these unrulyany sense of propriety!”
The attendants chorused their assent and went forward to grab Fuyao She narrowed her eyes, allowing the Yue stood serenely by the side watching, not interfering either Only when an attendant cluhtly flicker
Meng Fuyao was shoved forward by the crowd of i onto her slender shoulders Zong Yue's eyebrows juain and he suddenly said, ”Wait”
Fuyao turned her head back to look at him sadly - really, you are way too impatient, I still want to fool around with them some more
Zong Yue ignored her He clasped his hands and mildly said, ”Elder Su, you can't afford to pillory this person”
”En?” Su Xuanyong frowned as he looked at Zong Yue ”Who do you think you are? You think you can just make remarks indiscriminately in front of this official?” His nose upturned towards the sky, he didn't bother with Zong Yue any him away …”
His words suddenly stopped
In front of hi Yue had stretched out his palolden ”De” character that sparkled with light [3]
Prince De's command token, a symbol of an imperial descendant, and was the sa
”This one's surna Yue's tone ar with a close friend ”This one is not very capable, however by receiving His Highness Prince De's favor, the royal estate bestowed hts Let alone a seventh-level court such as Elder Su's, even if it were at His Highness Prince De's Tiger's Might Court, if this one wanted to stand in the hall to say some words, it would still be acceptable”
Su Xuanyong froze in place
Zong Yue!
This was a ends!
His origins were shrouded in mist and unknown by all His teacher from youth sent him out froenius that surpassed his teacher Froions Continent, where uncountable nuions Continent valuedfros Furtherh societal position; because of this, the lofty status of doctors had never been in doubt, let alone a peak character like Zong Yue, ould make even the various state rulers have to cordially coiven special perions Continent - not needing to bohen seeing rulers, while kings and princes had to submit a request to evenfavor wasn't just a couple Even though he was only a healer, his standing and influence far surpassed a typical king's It could be said that with a beckon he could summon tens of thousands to follow his commands!
If Zhangsun Wuji was a God of the political real realm The former reaped do, illness, and lives
Those of Su Xuanyong's background would typically be unable to even touch Zong Yue's robe corner As he stared at the clean young ulped, completely speechless
Zong Yue, though, only chuckled and pointed to Fuyao, politely saying, ”Can you release my friend there?”
”… Ah, of course of course!” Su Xuanyong hurriedly waved his hand to order them to release the person
Yet, although he wanted to release her, the sha forith a shua and pushi+ng away the attendant co to untie her, ”Release who? I still want to be pilloried, take me away!”
”No untying! No release allowed!” Shaht, resolutely refusing to be released by the attendants ”Pillory me! Put me in the stocks already! If you release me, hoill you let the residents of Yao see the consequences of 'not having propriety'?”
As she shouted, she ducked and weaved into the large gate, sprinting into the inner hall along the dark stone road ”Where's the stocks? Where are the cages? Bring them to me! Don't waste time!”
When the attendants saw her face full of a scoundrelly satisfaction, they all helplessly let go and pleadingly looked towards Elder Su The official was shocked for a while, then resentfully sto out to untie Fuyao's ropes ”Little brother, it was this old man's rudeness, please don't take offense …”
Fuyao turned aside to reject his hand, severely gritting out, ”This co citizen and will steadfastly follow the Elder's re-education If the Elder says to pillory, then I es, then I must be locked up! This uncultured commoner will follow one-hundred percent, and determinedly carry out the punishment”