Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The sky gradually became dim, and then night fell before the afternoon. Lights were turned on in Wanyan Zongmin's mansion. In the front hall, several burly servants were sumo wrestling. A boy was clapping and laughing, and occasionally shouting "good job".

Out of the front hall and into the courtyard, Wanyan Zongmin, who was wearing thick clothes, grabbed his half-brother and said, "Why did you bring him here? How could he allow you to bring someone out?"

"That woman isn't here." Wanyan Zongjun shook his head and looked at the hall in front of him, looking a little tired. "This kid is so difficult to take care of. I took him home today, picked out a top-notch Saker Falcon and a good knife, and then went out to play around until now." He sighed, "Today's expenses are very high... I feel a little distressed."

"Brother, you asked for this." Wanyan Zongmin said with a complicated expression, looking towards the front hall: "Let's not talk about this for now. What if he makes a fuss and wants to go home? We can't really keep him here."

"Why not?" The older man said quickly, "Aren't the people from Wushu coming here tonight? After you've knocked him out, hand him over to them first."

"...It's from Liaoyang Prefecture." Wanyan Zongmin pinched his forehead and said, "Besides, I don't have any anesthetic."

"It's all the same." Wanyan Zongjun said, and took out a white paper bag from his waist: "I thought you might not have it, so I prepared it for you."

"...Thank you, brother."

The two brothers spoke quickly, and then stopped talking at the same time. Wanyan Zongmin held the paper bag in his hand and turned to look at the front hall. The boy over there was still laughing and cheering. Then he turned and walked over there. Someone brought the roasted meat. Wushu's half-brother smeared medicine on his palm, took the roasted meat, and called to the boy over there: "Tanzi, come here, there is roasted meat."

"it is good!"

A short figure came running over quickly.

……

Dark and noisy.

Shi Qian pinched his nose bridge, sat up from the bed, took out a lighter and lit the candle. The dim light illuminated his pointed face. He quickly wiped his face with cold water, put on his clothes and left the room.

After knocking on Du Lisan's door three short and two long knocks in sequence, Shi Qian pushed the door open and walked in. The aroma of food instantly hit his nose, but this thief had a good nose and could faintly smell a strange odor.

"It's the twilight hour. You're a thief who wakes up really on time."

In addition to Du Lisan, there were three other men in the room. One of them took out a water bag and threw it over: "Rinse your mouth and wake up."

After taking a look at the water bag, Shi Qian threw it back to him and scolded him with a smile: "You drunkard, who would drink sober up right after waking up? I'm afraid you will lie back in bed right away. I won't fall for your trick."

"That's because you can't drink."

Shi Qian walked forward a few steps with laughter and sat down at the table. Just as Du Lisan was about to speak, he saw the flea on the drum sniff hard and then cover his mouth with his hands: "Fuck, who of you pooped in your crotch? Why does it smell like that!"

“Does it smell that bad?”

"Damn it, I just said change clothes."

Du Lisan subconsciously held his breath and dodged to the side: "Don't move! Damn it, it would have been fine if Shi Qian hadn't said anything. Once he said it, the smell got stronger."

After laughing for a while, Du Lisan looked at Shi Qian and said, "Things have changed. Huanglong Mansion has increased its security for some reason. Our method of leaving the city has changed."

Shi Qian jumped onto the chair and half-knelt. He picked up a piece of white meat with chopsticks, dipped it in the seasoning and put it into his mouth to chew: "How to leave the city? You tell me, I will go to the Wanyan family tonight to talk to them."

There were whispers in the room, and soon a voice was heard: "So disgusting?!"

Loud laughter broke out in the house.

Soon, a white figure jumped onto the snow-covered roof.

……

The light was dim, and it was still the same room as yesterday. The two brothers Wanyan Zongming and Wanyan Zongjun sat opposite each other, looking a little anxious, with a boy who was unconscious next to them.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

"It's just the twilight hour. I think it will take some time."

"So slow." The anxious elder stood up, pacing with his hands behind his back, the two braids behind his head flying in the air from time to time: "Don't you know how to do this kind of conspiracy quickly?"

"Yesterday, the messenger came at the end of the night, and it may be the same today." Wanyan Zongmin was shaking his legs, and his frown was no less relaxed than his brother's, but he still wanted to comfort him: "Brother Erluguan, calm down, things are not that bad."

“No, no.” Walking back and forth in circles, Wanyan Zongjun shook his head: “It’s worse than you think. When the soldiers who went out to guard the gate heard it was me today, they almost chopped me down. Don’t think I can move around freely these few days, it’s because Wanyan Sheng, that damn bastard, knows that I can’t escape.” He raised his hand and put his right thumb into his mouth and bit it: “Tomorrow at Chen time... No, before Mao time, I must leave before Mao time, otherwise I can only enter the army and wait for death.”

Wanyan Zongmin took a breath and said, "Brother is right, but you are just flustered and confused. After all, the person hasn't arrived yet..."

"Who said I wasn't there?"

The sound coming from outside startled the two brothers. They instinctively drew their swords, then reacted and ran out quickly. Seeing Shi Qian in white standing in front of them, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Are people from Liaoyang Prefecture so high-profile?

Shi Qian didn't care what the two brothers were looking at each other for. He put his hands where they could see him and walked over. His heart was beating fast, and he said in a calm voice, "You two, can we find a secret room to discuss this?"

Wanyan Zongjun and Wanyan Zongmin looked at each other, put away their knives, stepped aside and said, "Please!"

Shi Qian strode between the two people, and the three of them went into the house and sat down, with whispers echoing in the fog.

……

Wanyan Zonghan's Mansion.

"How do you do things? What do you mean you dare not stop Wanyan Zongjun from taking him away? What can we do if we stop him, a man who has lost his power?" The woman with thick eyebrows stood in the room and pointed at the steward and cursed: "Why don't you come to me immediately? If anything happens to my son, your whole family will be buried with him!"

The steward looked at the woman with grievance and said, "This... I sent someone to look for you, but I didn't expect you to be away..."

"What do you mean he's not here?" The woman came over, kicked the manager to the ground, and kicked him hard in the waist twice: "I changed the place, can't you ask around and look for him? You are such a loser."

"This slave deserves to die!" The steward covered his waist with his hands in pain and staggered to his feet. The mistress was very strong and his body could not bear it.

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you send someone to look for him?" The woman frowned, her almond-shaped eyes full of hostility. "If Wanyan Zongjun doesn't have him, go door to door to look for him!"

"Yes."

The steward, with a swollen face, limped out.

Dang clang——

The sound of porcelain hitting the ground behind him made him shiver and quicken his pace.

Afterwards, the door of the mansion opened wide and dozens of servants ran out frantically.

……

"That's the way it is. For now, this is the only way we can think of to get out of the city. Are you willing?"

Shi Qian's face looked gloomy under the dim light, but the two brothers opposite him always felt that the corners of his mouth were upturned, but when they looked closely, they found that they were not.

Looking at each other, the two Wanyan brothers' faces turned pale, and they moved their lips a few times but no sound came out. For a long while -

bang——

Shi Qian shuddered: "If you two don't want to, I can understand, but..."

"Done!" Wanyan Zongjun suddenly stood up and interrupted him.

"...Ah?" Shi Qian opened his mouth wide and watched him stand up.

He wanted to say a few more words.

"Compared to my life, this is nothing..." He clenched his fists and looked down at the short drum flea: "But I want to leave today and leave the city early tomorrow morning."

"Brother..."

What a man!
Shi Qian gave a thumbs up in his heart. (End of this chapter)