Thief Emperor

Chapter 18: Black and White?!

Chapter 18: Black and White?!
Magistrate Xue did not ask any more questions, but nodded silently. When he raised his head and looked at Li Yun in front of him, the murderous intent in his eyes had diminished.

No one is a fool.

As an official who has experienced ups and downs in the officialdom for many years, even if he is only a seventh-rank county magistrate, the number of his thoughts and ideas is definitely far beyond that of ordinary people.

The lie Li Yun made up, which had many loopholes, might have no problem fooling the common people, but it would not be so easy to fool Magistrate Xue.

In fact, if the Qingyang County Magistrate had not actively cooperated with Li Yun in acting, it would be unknown whether this lie could deceive the people of Qingyang.

After entering the back house of the county government office, Mr. Xue first asked his wife to take Xue Yun'er downstairs to rest, while he took Li Yun to the main hall to serve tea.

In the main hall, he personally poured tea for Li Yun with a smile on his face: "Thank you, warrior, for rescuing my daughter and returning home. Otherwise, if my daughter had been lost in the extremely vicious mountain stronghold, I really don't know what would have happened to her."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Master Xue is too polite. Anyone who sees this kind of thing will help."

"Do not."

Magistrate Xue looked at Li Yun and said slowly, "If ordinary people saw bandits robbing people, one hundred out of a hundred people would not help them."

"My benefactor... is extraordinary."

"If you say it's extraordinary, then it's indeed a little different from ordinary people."

Mr. Li smiled and said, "I have been practicing martial arts since I was young, so I am a little braver than ordinary people."

Magistrate Xue looked thoughtfully at the tea in front of Li Yun and asked, "Why don't you drink tea, benefactor?"

Village Chief Li smiled and shook his head: "Not thirsty."

Just kidding, he hasn't figured out the attitude of Mr. Xue in front of him, and he is even prepared to run away at any time.

At this juncture, how could I drink the Xue family's tea so casually?
There may not be such a thing as Ten Fragrance Softening Muscle Powder, but the knockout drug most likely does exist!

If he was awake, Li Yun was sure that he could leave this small county by force, even if he got injured. If he was really drugged, he might be trapped here.

He was not the ruffian who was dressed in scholar's clothes and had his hands and feet held by several yamen runners.

Magistrate Xue poured half of the tea in front of Li Yun into his own cup, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

"The Xue family will not harm our benefactor."

Li Yun still shook his head: "I'm really not thirsty."

Magistrate Xue took a deep breath, turned his head and looked at his two sons and a few other people who were entertaining guests in the main hall, and shouted in a deep voice: "Everyone go down, I want to say a few words to the benefactor."

Although he was not a high-ranking official, he was a real judge in Qingyang County. After he shouted, everyone retreated.

There were only two of them left in the main hall.

Xue Song looked up at Li Yun, and after a long silence, he whispered, "First of all, no matter who you are, I am very grateful that you can return my daughter intact."

"Besides that, I would like to ask you a question."

He looked at Li Yun's expression and said slowly, "Brave man, you must have some relationship with that group of bandits, right?"

Li Yun looked calm.

It was very normal for others to notice that something was wrong, and he didn't expect this matter to be perfect.

He looked at Magistrate Xue and said slowly, "Since Master Xue thinks so, why don't you have your officers arrest Li and bring him to justice?"

Magistrate Xue lowered his head to drink tea, shook his head and said, "You are a smart man. You revealed your identity in front of so many people before entering the county government office. If I arrest you and treat you as a bandit, then..."

"My daughter's reputation is completely ruined."

He sighed and continued, "I have to say that this warrior is a very courageous man. He dares to risk his life to protect my daughter."

Li Yun had not originally planned to gamble on this matter.

However, when Old Man Xue did not hesitate to lead the state's troops up the mountain, Li Yun knew that Xue Yun'er held a very important position in her old father's heart.

It was also after that incident that he asked Xue Yuner to write a letter home and promised Xue Yuner to send her home.

Before that incident, the most Li Yun could do was to send her out of Qingyang County. It was impossible for him to risk his life to send her into the city.

And now, it is obvious that Li made the right bet.

Mr. Xue, whether out of love for his daughter or wanting to save the Xue family's reputation, cooperated very well and finished the play.

Mr. Li lowered his eyebrows and asked, "How did Master Xue find out the flaw?"

"When my daughter sent me the letter, I roughly guessed something. Now that I think about it, the reason why it took a month is probably..."

"It's someone from Cangshan Village. They want to write a letter to the warriors and ask them to rush to Qingyang and get this done."

"Even hundreds of armored soldiers failed to capture the Cangshan Stronghold. No matter how brave a warrior is, it is impossible for him to rescue my daughter from the stronghold safely." Li Yun smiled and said, "In Mr. Xue's opinion, what is my relationship with the Cangshan Stronghold?"

"I guess."

Master Xue lowered his eyebrows and said, "The warrior must be a relative of some important person in the Cangshan Village, or simply a distant relative of the village chief."

Village Chief Li smiled and said, "Master Xue, don't you doubt that I am from the village?"

"impossible."

Magistrate Xue shook his head and said, "A bandit would never behave or talk like a warrior."

"Master Xue..."

Village Chief Li sighed, "It's amazing."

"To tell you the truth, Master Xue, I am Li Yun, the leader of Cangshan Village..."

"My dear brother!"

Chief Li stood up and said softly, "My brother robbed the wrong person. After he found out that it was Master Xue's daughter, he realized that he had made a big mistake. For the past month, he has been living in fear and has not done anything to harm Miss Xue."

"Afterwards, he specially asked me to come back from another place to deal with this matter."

"In order to protect Miss Xue's reputation, I had to deceive Mr. Xue. This is truly a grave sin."

Li Yun sighed, stood up and bowed, then said, "I thought I could hide it from Master Xue, but I didn't expect that Master Xue would see through me at a glance. I have no face to stay here anymore, so I'm leaving now."

Xue Song stood up, grabbed Li Yun's sleeve, shook his head and said, "A brave man cannot leave. This play must be played out to the fullest..."

"Otherwise, my son's reputation will be ruined."

Chief Li thought it was funny, but he still looked serious: "How is Master Xue going to continue?"

"I see that this warrior has some martial arts skills. In a few days, I will report to the state and give you the title of the head of Qingyang County. This way, the news will spread thoroughly and my daughter's reputation will not be damaged."

"This will also become a good story."

Li Yun shook his head repeatedly: "This won't work. This definitely won't work."

Master Xue frowned and asked, "Could it be that the warrior has gone somewhere else?"

Of course, I have to go back to be the village chief, how can I stay and be your security captain?
Could it be that I can have both black and white?
He looked embarrassed and whispered, "Master Xue, my brother said that when he robbed Miss Xue, he met with several yamen runners from your county. I look very similar to my brother..."

“Somewhat similar…”

"If I stay, there will inevitably be misunderstandings..."

"rest assured."

Master Xue snorted, "Those useless people have been convicted by me and are no longer in the county government office."

Li Dazhaizhu rolled his eyes, thought seriously for a while, then lowered his head and said, "Master Xue, I need to think about this matter carefully for a few days. Otherwise, how about I stay in Qingyang for a few more days and then give Master Xue a reply?"

"it is good."

Magistrate Xue answered very readily.

"It is precisely because we need the warriors to stay for a few more days that this matter can be completed properly without leaving any omissions."

While the two were talking, Xue Yun'er's voice came from outside: "Dad, Brother Li."

Mr. Xue stood up and greeted him with a smile.

As for the leader Li, he stood behind Mr. Xue with his hands behind his back and winked at Miss Xue playfully with his left eye.

Meaning, it's done.

Miss Xue couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Xue looked at his daughter, then turned back to look at Li Yun, and frowned subconsciously.

Then he became thoughtful.

"Walk."

He pulled Xue Yun'er and forced a smile on his face.