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"In just one day, six heroes have already died on that arena."
"The Jin man also said that they were waiting for Tie Niu to come up on the stage, and the stage would not be dismantled until Tie Niu appeared."
"These Jurchens are causing such a ruckus, isn't the Kaifeng Prefecture going to do anything about it?" Jiao Ting asked with a stern face.
"Manage? Of course we don't manage,"
Shi Qian scoffed.
"To prevent a repeat of the last incident where someone incited the people to cause trouble on stage, the Kaifeng Prefecture specially dispatched yamen runners to guard the area around the arena."
"If any commoner utters words of anger or insult, they will be whipped by the yamen runners at best, and at worst, they will be taken directly back to the government office for detention!"
"Brother, since this matter was started by Tie Niu, we can't ignore it!"
Ruan Xiaoqi's face turned ashen with anger.
"I'll go up tomorrow and see for myself how powerful the Jurchens are!"
"Of course we must take care of this matter,"
Zhao Yuan said in a deep voice, "This is Han territory, and it's not for foreign tribes to run wild!"
"What does that mean, brother?" Ruan Xiaowu asked.
"In that case, if Zhang Shun and Shi Xiu have not returned by tomorrow, we will follow Ah Xiu's plan and go to rescue Scholar Xu!"
Zhao Yuan instructed, "Once we rescue Brother Xu, you take him out of the city. I will personally go to the arena to see if the Jurchens will come!"
"Brother, if we do this, what will happen to Miss Liu?"
Shi Qian said worriedly, "And her relatives, they'll definitely be implicated by us too."
"Just take Ah Xiu's uncle and cousin with you!"
Zhao Yuan replied, "If they are unwilling, doesn't Doctor An still have plenty of the newly prepared sleeping potion? We can just knock them unconscious and take them away by force."
......
The matter has been planned and agreed upon.
That evening, Zhao Yuan took a packet of sleeping pills with him.
They climbed over the wall again and entered Chen Xizhen's courtyard.
Chen Liqing was practicing shooting in the courtyard at the time.
Upon seeing Zhao Yuan,
Without saying a word, he drew his gun and stabbed.
Helpless, Zhao Yuan could only practice his marksmanship with her for a while.
It was half an hour later when the female guard had finished enjoying herself.
"Thanks for the advice!"
Chen Liqing took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her face.
After seeing that Zhao Yuan also had beads of sweat on his forehead,
Without a second thought, the female guard tossed the handkerchief over.
"Wipe it off, Ah Xiu loves cleanliness. If you go to see her like this, she'll definitely dislike you!"
"how about you?"
Zhao Yuan took the handkerchief and casually asked.
"I'm all sweaty from practicing martial arts, so of course I need to take a shower..."
Chen Liqing was halfway through her sentence when she remembered that these were private matters that girls shouldn't discuss with men.
She blushed immediately, glared at Zhao Yuan with embarrassment and anger, and then stormed back to her room.
Although this girl is impulsive, you'll get to know her better after spending time with her.
She's still pretty cute...
As Zhao Yuan thought about it, he picked up the handkerchief to wipe his sweat.
Suddenly, she felt that the handkerchief was a little damp and had a fragrant scent on it.
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Remembering that Chen Liqing had just used this handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her face,
Could this fragrance be her natural scent?
Zhao Yuan subconsciously brought the handkerchief to his nose, but before he could do anything,
Then I heard a sudden dry cough behind me.
"Brother!"
Ugh, this is so embarrassing!
Zhao Yuan chuckled dryly and turned around, and sure enough, he saw Liu Huiniang standing behind him.
"Bring it!"
The girl reached out her hand, staring coldly at Zhao Yuan.
"what?"
Zhao Yuan still didn't quite understand.
"handkerchief!"
Liu Huiniang gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Axiu thought her brother was a gentleman, but she never expected you to do such a thing!"
"This was given to me by your cousin,"
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Zhao Yuan quickly explained.
"She even let you smell it?"
Liu Huiniang retorted irritably.
"hehe......"
Zhao Yuan quickly handed over the handkerchief.
Liu Huiniang took the handkerchief, but suddenly took another step forward.
Zhao Yuan was somewhat surprised.
The girl took out her handkerchief from her bosom and reached out to wipe the sweat from his face.
Looking at the girl, who, though somewhat shy, still had a very serious expression on her face,
Zhao Yuan couldn't help but feel a little moved.
“Ah Xiu…”
"Brother, you must have come here to rescue Scholar Xu, right?"
Liu Huiniang suddenly spoke up.
"......right,"
When Zhao Yuan was interrupted by her, he momentarily forgot what he wanted to say.
"Is your brother worried that Ah Xiu and Cousin will be implicated, so he wants to take us with him when the time comes?" Liu Huiniang asked again.
"Um,"
Zhao Yuan nodded, and said helplessly.
"What kind of Taoist practice does your uncle have? It's said that it will take him two or three more days to complete. I'm worried that something might go wrong along the way."
"Since Brother Yan Qing has made almost all the preparations, it would be better to rescue Brother Xu as soon as possible."
“My cousin has been cooped up in the yard every day for the past two days, and she’s gotten impatient and can’t stand it anymore. Ah Xiu is able to persuade her to leave with her.”
Liu Huiniang said worriedly, "But Aunt Xiu's husband is deeply obsessed with Taoist magic. He probably won't be willing to leave until he has achieved results in his practice..."
Chapter 276 Everything is Ready
"That's fine,"
As Zhao Yuan spoke, he took out a packet of the new sleeping potion from his pocket and handed it to Liu Huiniang, whispering,
"Tomorrow evening, when the Imperial Guards guarding the prison change shifts, we will rescue Scholar Xu according to your plan, and then we will come here to pick you up and your cousin."
"If she's willing to leave, that would be best; but if she isn't, you..."
"I will mix this medicine powder into my cousin's tea, and once she falls asleep, I will take her with me and leave?"
As Liu Huiniang spoke, she rolled her eyes at Zhao Yuan.
“My cousin hates such despicable tricks the most. If she finds out that I was the one who drugged her, she will be furious with me.”
"What's wrong? Ah Xiu, who made you angry?"
Chen Liqing's voice rang out from outside the door.
Liu Huiniang quickly reached out and snatched the small paper packet from Zhao Yuan's hand.
Just as she had hidden the sleeping potion, Chen Liqing stepped in.
The female guard had just bathed, and her original short trousers, which were suitable for martial arts practice, had been replaced with a bright red ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).
Her already beautiful face appeared even more fair and radiant after her bath.
Chen Liqing was drying her still slightly damp hair with a towel.
Looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression,
"Ah Xiu, did this guy make you angry?"
"Cousin, you've misunderstood..."
Liu Huiniang quickly waved her hand, about to explain,
But then he suddenly noticed Chen Liqing's appearance at that moment.
She quickly turned to look at Zhao Yuan and, sure enough, found him secretly sizing up her cousin.
Liu Huiniang bit her red lips in anger and quickly stepped in front of Chen Liqing.
"Cousin, why did you come out like this?"
"What does it look like?"
Chen Liqing asked in bewilderment.
Her mother died early, and her father raised her alone.
Besides teaching Chen Liqing martial arts, Chen Xizhen also imparted to her a mindset of blind loyalty.
They completely raised their daughter like a son.
This also fostered Chen Liqing's carefree and somewhat naive personality.
"Uh, I've said everything, I'll be going now..."
Stared at by Liu Huiniang, Zhao Yuan felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he quickly left the courtyard and climbed over the wall to leave.
......
At noon the next day, on the passenger ship at Liangshan Wharf,
Wen Huanzhang was also there. This Professor Wen, after several days of deliberation,
It has been decided that this time they will return to Liangshan with Zhao Yuan and the others.
"Chief, give the order,"
After learning that Yan Qing had become Gao Kan's confidant, Wen Huanzhang immediately offered his advice.
"This is a golden opportunity. If we wait another day or two and something goes wrong, we'll regret it."
"Um,"
Zhao Yuan nodded, and was about to instruct everyone to proceed according to the plan they had discussed the day before.