This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 101 Enter the inner city and join the Bai family!

"Tick, tick..."

Rain is dripping from the eaves.

The sky is getting darker.

The two men stood in the pavilion with heavy expressions on their faces.

One person spoke in a low voice, and the other lowered his head and listened.

Soon, Li Zhengshan told the whole story in anger and fear.

It turned out that Li Zhengshan and Luo Jiaorong had just gotten married not long ago.

Li Zhengshan took over his ancestors' job and became a constable, working in the government office.

One day, while patrolling the street, he received a call for help from a woman. He immediately rushed to the woman's home and found that the woman's daughter had been raped by a man.

Li Zhengshan was young and hot-tempered. He beat up the man and his servant on the spot and then took them back to the yamen.

Originally, the evidence was solid, with witnesses and physical evidence all present, and it was thought that the man who committed the violence would definitely be sentenced.

As a result, the man was released just two days later.

At the same time, the person who was bullied also took the initiative to say that he would not pursue the matter any further.

Li Zhengshan was very angry and went to question the family, but they just cried and didn't dare to tell the truth.

Then a day later, when he went to look for the family again, he found that the mother and daughter had hanged themselves to death.

Li Zhengshan was very shocked and angry, and immediately went to the government office to report.

As a result, the county magistrate scolded him and advised him not to meddle in other people's affairs.

Li Zhengshan was so angry that he prepared to go to the inner city to seek justice.

However, on that day, the parents of Luo Zijun and Luo Jiaorong were fished out of the river, having drowned.

The larynx of both men was brutally broken.

At the same time, Luo Jiaorong was already pregnant. As she was walking in an alley, she was knocked unconscious and kicked in the stomach, and she almost died.

"I was angry, scared, and regretful..."

When he said this, Li Zhengshan's eyes turned red and his whole body trembled.

"Blame me, blame me..."

"When I took over this job, my father advised me to turn a blind eye to many things..."

"That man is called Lai Da. He was just an ordinary servant of the Jia family. Now... he is the chief steward of the Rongguo Mansion of the Jia family. His son is called Lai Shangrong. It is said that he bought his position with money and is now the magistrate of a neighboring county. His mother is said to be an old lady in the Rongguo Mansion and has served two generations of dukes..."

"At the beginning, he brought people to find me in person..."

Li Zhengshan clenched his fists and his body was shaking.

"He said that if I continued to meddle in other people's business, your sister and you would be next in line... When you were suddenly beaten up, it must have been the thugs he hired..."

Having said that, he suddenly smiled bitterly.

"I was so passionate about being a detective, but now I have lost all hope after failing to seek redress and my family has been destroyed."

"I want to take you and your sister away, but the government won't approve it..."

"Without official documents, we can't go anywhere..."

"That person trapped us here to death. At first, he often came to watch our pain and fear, and he took pleasure in it. Gradually, he seemed to have forgotten..."

"After all, his status and position are getting higher and higher..."

"And we are becoming increasingly insignificant and can no longer threaten him..."

After Li Zhengshan finished speaking, his eyes were red and he looked at him with a guilty look on his face: "Zijun, this is all my brother-in-law's fault. If it weren't for my brother-in-law..."

Luo Zijun's face changed, and he comforted her: "Brother-in-law, don't blame yourself. Now that things have come to this, we should think about what to do next. The other party should have known that I want to take the imperial examination, and he will definitely not let me go."

There was silence for a moment.

He said, "Brother-in-law, I want to live alone."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhengshan immediately refused: "No! Zijun, your brother-in-law will not let you face it alone. No matter what, our family must face it together this time. Even if we die, we must die together."

Luo Zijun said: "I am not certain to die if I am alone. That person is afraid of me now. As long as I leave, you will be safe. I decided to go to a place where the other party would be hesitant and dare not act rashly."

Li Zhengshan was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "Where?"

Luo Zijun's eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, he said, "In the inner city, in a big family, or in the palace of an official. If it is one of the other three big families, it would be even safer. After all, the other party is now just a housekeeper and servant of the Jia family. He probably didn't even tell the head of the Jia family about such a despicable thing, so he naturally wouldn't dare to act rashly in other families."

Li Zhengshan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Yes, he definitely wouldn't dare to go in to the other three families!"

Then he suddenly remembered something and said quickly, "Zijun, my brother-in-law has a good brother who was also a constable in the government office. Now he works as a guard for a big family in the inner city. A few days ago, after he heard that I was going to quit this job, he warmly invited me to work for that big family, and I could bring my family with me. If we go there, Lai Dajue will not dare to bully us at will."

Luo Zijun asked: "Which family?"

Li Zhengshan said, "The Bai family! The residence of the second master of the Bai family! That is a more powerful duke family than the Jia family. Although the eldest master of the Bai family inherited the title, the two families live next door to each other. The second master of the Bai family is also a fourth-rank official of the court. As long as we live there, Lai Da will not dare to act rashly."

Luo Zijun pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "There is no time to lose, brother-in-law. Since you have this channel, let's move as soon as possible. As for this house, let's sell it as soon as possible."

Li Zhengshan immediately said: "I will tell your sister tonight."

Luo Zijun hurriedly whispered, "Brother-in-law, please don't tell my sister about the attack and injuries I suffered, lest she worry."

Li Zhengshan nodded and said, "I know."

Then he continued, "By the way, Zijun, you don't have to go to the academy tomorrow. I'll go and ask for leave for you, saying that you're not feeling well. You can study at home from now on. You only need to report once a month."

Luo Zijun nodded in agreement.

The two discussed for a while, and Xiaohuan came over and called them into the house to eat.

Neither of them said much during the meal.

after eating.

Luo Zijun returned to the room and went to bed.

After thinking about random things for a while in bed, I fell asleep exhausted.

When Xiaohuan came in, she saw that he was already asleep. She didn't dare to disturb him. She closed the door, turned off the lights, quietly went to bed, and slept at the other end.

And the room opposite.

Li Zhengshan was talking to Luo Jiaorong about his plan to move to the inner city.

After hearing this, Luo Jiaorong immediately agreed with joy: "It would be best if we could live in the Bai family. Zhengshan, I didn't expect Hei Niu to be a guard at the Bai family. You are such an idiot, why didn't you go earlier? Being a guard at the Bai family is better than being a county magistrate, and you will have face if you tell others about it. You are still hesitating, are you crazy? Go find Hei Niu for me tomorrow and get this done right away. As for the government office, don't go there."

Li Zhengshan said, "I will go to the inner city tomorrow. I heard that if you want to be a guard in the Bai Mansion, you need to go through a background check and assessment. I will try to get this done tomorrow so that we can move as soon as possible. As for this house, you can also go to the brokerage tomorrow to inquire about the price."

Luo Jiaorong suddenly realized something was wrong: "Zhengshan, why are you so anxious all of a sudden?"

Li Zhengshan naturally didn't dare to tell the truth, and said: "I have already decided on this matter, but the yamen errand has been delayed, so I wanted to wait a little longer. But now it seems that I can't wait any longer, who knows how long it will be delayed."

Luo Jiaorong said angrily, "That's right, why keep delaying it. I told you a long time ago, just don't go. That little money is not even as much as what our Zijun earned from writing a book. It doesn't matter if you don't want it."

Li Zhengshan sighed secretly in his heart and said nothing more.

Outside the window, the night rain is getting heavier.

That night, Luo Zijun slept well.

He woke up before dawn.

The pain in my chest has eased a lot, and the blood stasis has also dissipated a little.

With a special physique and good medicinal materials, the body will naturally recover quickly.

Thinking about moving to another unfamiliar place soon, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous, but also a little excited.

Once we get there, we should be safe for the time being.

However, that was a noble mansion, inhabited by nobles, and they were there as servants, so it was inevitable that they would suffer some humiliation.

But compared to being able to save your life, it's all worth it.

As for expectations...

Naturally, he wanted to see with his own eyes the life of the nobles in this world.

If you go there, you should be able to learn a lot of useful things.

It would be even better if I could obtain some good skills.

That’s the inner city.

When I have the chance, I can go find Miss Liu and continue to publish books to make money.

However, this matter needs to be done secretly first.

If their family really went to the Bai family, that guy named Lai Da would definitely know.

Therefore, he needs to behave well in the Bai family.

If he could get the attention of the top brass of the Bai family and be taken seriously in the Duke's Mansion, then he and his sister and brother-in-law would be much safer, and the other party would be even less likely to act rashly.

Thinking of the Bai family, he naturally couldn't help but think of the eldest daughter of the Bai family whom he met in the academy, and the unruly girl named Luo Diudiu.

I hope I don’t encounter it then.

After all, he had punched that girl hard before.

However, the Bai family is a large family, and the other party may not necessarily be in the residence of the second master of the Bai family.

If we really meet, we can only act according to the circumstances.

As I was daydreaming like this, it was gradually getting light outside the window.

My brother-in-law left home very early.

Xiaohuan also got up early to help her sister with work.

After making breakfast, the two of them went out together, probably to the real estate agency to ask about selling the house.

Luo Zijun lay in bed for a while before getting up.

He suddenly remembered the bronze mirror again, took it out and took a look at it, and there was an extra reply on it.

Yao Chi Fairy: [I can’t sleep].

Looks like it was sent last night.

Luo Zijun immediately replied with his finger: [I couldn't sleep either, I just woke up. Fairy, where are you? In Dayan? ]

He suddenly discovered that his name had changed to "Oriental Handsome Man".

Can I change my name automatically?
But this name seems a bit... embarrassing.

After waiting for a while, the other party did not reply.

Luo Zijun put away the bronze mirror, thought for a while, went to his sister's room, dragged out the box under the bed, and after opening it, the silver snake skin suddenly appeared.

He reached out and touched it.

The snake skin was smooth and cool, and under the light, it glowed with an eerie luster.

He closed the box and put it directly into his storage bag.

This is the swaddling clothes he wore when he was a child.

Since I'm leaving here, I must take this with me.

I thought about it.

He went to his room to grind ink and write a letter, preparing to leave a letter for his master and senior sister.

Otherwise when they come back they won’t know where they have been.

After writing the letter, he went out.

When he arrived at Bao'an Hall, he placed the letter on the counter, looked around the entire store reluctantly, then closed the door and left.

Seeing that it was still early, he went directly to North Street.

When he arrived at Xu Xian's door, he was hesitating when the door suddenly opened.

A little girl in red tights came out. When she saw him, she was stunned for a moment, then her pretty face darkened and she looked at him coldly.

This little girl is Xu Xian's sister, Xu Ziyin. "What are you doing here?"

Before Luo Zijun could answer, she snorted coldly and said, "I heard from Xu Xian that you like me?"

Luo Zijun: “???”

Xu Ziyin looked contemptuous, "I heard that you often pester him, is it because of me? Then I will tell you today, it is impossible! I, Xu Ziyin, will only like people who are stronger than me, only like powerful warriors, and will never be a weak scholar like you who can fall down when walking. You'd better give up this idea."

After saying that, he pushed him away and left quickly.

At this time, Xu Xian walked out of the door and said timidly: "Brother Luo, I'm sorry, I..."

"fine."

Luo Zijun didn't care and said, "I came here today to tell you something. I may rarely go to the academy in the future. Also, I'm moving to the inner city. When you go to the academy today, tell Su Bie and Wang Dafu and the others for me. If you have the chance, you can come to the inner city to find me."

Xu Xian was stunned when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Brother Luo, why do you want to move away suddenly?"

Luo Zijun smiled and said, "Something happened at home, and my brother-in-law's job was transferred to the inner city, so I had to leave."

When Xu Xian heard this, he suddenly felt a little lonely.

Luo Zijun patted his shoulder and whispered, "If you want to go to Tianxianlou in the future, just tell Mama Liu my name and you'll get a discount."

Xu Xian lowered his head and said reluctantly: "Brother Luo, if you don't go, I won't bother to go either."

"Why?"

Luo Zijun was a little confused.

Xu Xian raised his head, blushed a little, and said: "I... I don't know, I just feel that being with Luo Ge is very happy..."

Luo Zijun was speechless for a moment: "But, I often beat you and threatened you. Not only did I lie to you and not take you to the brothel, I also took away your two cute little lolis."

Xu Xian was stunned: "What do you mean by little Loli?"

Luo Zijun said: "They are the two little girls, one white and one blue."

Xu Xian felt a little heartbroken when he thought of the two cute little girls, but he still forced a smile and said, "That's because Luo Ge is capable. If I were more capable than Luo Ge, I wouldn't be robbed. Luo Ge, brothers are like limbs, and women are like clothes. I won't blame Luo Ge for women's affairs."

Luo Zijun sighed and said, "Okay, I won't keep you any longer. Let's go to the academy."

Xu Xian was silent for a moment, then looked at him and said, "Don't be discouraged, Luo Ge. Although my sister just said that, Luo Ge still has a chance. With Luo Ge's talent, he will definitely pass the imperial examination. When Luo Ge passes the imperial examination, come and propose marriage, my father and mother will definitely agree."

Luo Zijun smiled bitterly and said nothing more.

The two of them walked out of the alley and separated at the entrance.

Xu Xian actually started crying, wiping his tears and saying, "Brother Luo, if I have the chance in the future, I will definitely go to the inner city to find you. When the time comes, I hope Brother Luo will fulfill his promise and take me to... to the best brothel in the inner city... to listen to music..."

Luo Zijun said: "Okay, next time, I will definitely take you there."

Xu Xian sobbed, "Brother Luo, you can't lie to me anymore."

Luo Zijun said: "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond! Scholars like me will never lie!"

Only then did Xu Xian wipe his tears and leave.

After he walked away.

Luo Zijun sighed secretly, turned around and left.

Go to a brothel?
No, he would not go to the brothel again.

He had no interest in that kind of place.

Instead of going there and wasting time and energy, it is better to practice martial arts at home and strengthen yourself.

Women and the like are not as solid as wooden stakes.

He went straight home.

There was no one at home, so he went to the backyard, practiced boxing a few times, and then stopped.

The injury on my chest hasn't healed yet, so I can't practice much.

However, the Fiery Finger can be practiced at any time.

He returned to his room, closed the door, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to practice the Fire Finger.

With yesterday's breakthrough, he was able to drive his internal energy into his thumb more smoothly today.

"laugh--"

A stream of air and a few sparks appeared on the thumb.

At the same time, the thumb suddenly turned red as fire.

He stretched out his thumb and pressed lightly on the log at the edge of the bed. A wisp of smoke immediately came out of the wood, followed by a burnt smell.

This Fiery Finger is indeed domineering!
He retracted his thumb, allowing the internal force accumulated in his thumb to slowly dissipate.

Then, do it again.

"laugh--"

After repeating this many times, the airflow from the thumb becomes stronger and stronger.

At the same time, Mars gradually increased.

He continued to practice.

The sun outside the window gradually rose to the zenith.

Then, it fell to the west.

"laugh--"

Finally, in the evening, a small red flame suddenly ignited on Luo Zijun's thumb!
The flame was like a knife, only an inch long, stretching and shrinking, flickering unpredictably.

But the scorching temperature and knife-like sharpness should not be underestimated.

Luo Zijun stretched out his thumb, moved it close to the log at the edge of the bed, and easily cut a deep mark on it.

Moreover, there were signs of burning in the knife marks.

This thing is much sharper than a real knife!
Luo Zijun immediately got off the bed and tried again by moving closer to the wall. A mark immediately appeared on the wall.

Then he tried it on the table.

At this moment, the fire knife on the thumb suddenly shook a few times and went out with a "puff".

In the Danhai, the internal force is empty.

It seems that this fire knife consumes a lot of internal energy.

Luo Zijun looked at the marks on the wall and beside the bed and was very satisfied with the effect of this set of exercises.

Give it time.

Once it is promoted to the second stage, its power should be even stronger.

At this time, the voices of my sister and Xiaohuan were heard outside.

Soon, my brother-in-law came back.

"Today I went to the Suguo Mansion of the Second Master of the Bai Family. That place is really big, with mountains, water, and even a lake. I went in through the back door and walked for nearly a quarter of an hour before I saw their chief steward and chief guard."

"They first investigated my background, tested my skills, and accepted me on the spot. The head guard said that I can take you to live there tomorrow. We will be given a small courtyard and have servants to serve us."

"You don't know, inside and outside the mansion, there are maids and servants, and some of the maids and servants are served by other maids and servants. I estimate that there are hundreds of maids and servants in the mansion."

"Zijun, I also heard that there is a school in the mansion of Master Bai. I heard from the housekeeper that an old teacher has asked for leave to go home to observe mourning, and the school is recruiting teachers. The housekeeper heard that you are a scholar, so he asked you to go to the mansion tomorrow. You can try it out. The monthly salary is not small, and there is a separate courtyard to live in, and special maids to serve you."

As soon as Li Zhengshan came back, he spoke excitedly.

It seemed that he was indeed shocked by the wealth and luxury of the Duke's Mansion.

Luo Zijun asked, "Does my brother-in-law like this job?"

Li Zhengshan laughed and said, "I like it, of course I like it. The money that the government pays in a month is more than what the government pays in a year, and it also provides food and accommodation, and there are servants to serve. How can I not like such conditions?"

Luo Jiaorong rolled her eyes and said, "You like me now. I told you so many times to quit your job in the government office, but you still didn't want to."

Li Zhengshan said with a smile: "I just happened to run into such a good job. If there was such a job earlier, I would have quit the job in the government office long ago. Compared with this job, the job in the government office is even despised by dogs."

Luo Jiaorong said, "You have to treat Hei Niu to a nice meal tomorrow when we get there."

Li Zhengshan smiled and said, "Do I need to tell you that? That's for sure."

Luo Jiaorong was happy and quickly went to pack her things.

Li Zhengshan pulled Luo Zijun aside and whispered, "I also went to the academy today to ask for leave for you. Teacher Yuan agreed and asked you to report to the academy once a month. Zijun, I also met your uncle Sun's daughter in the academy, and a little girl wearing a yellow skirt, with big eyes and slightly dark skin. I told them that you were going to the inner city and could only go to the academy once a month. Your uncle Sun's daughter looked a little sad and asked me for my address. I didn't want to tell her, but it was hard to refuse..."

Luo Zijun said: "It's okay, just tell it."

Li Zhengshan whispered again: "The girl in the yellow skirt said that you kissed your uncle Sun's daughter and touched her, is that right?"

Luo Zijun was speechless and said, "Not only did I kiss her and touch her, I also kissed and touched the girl in the yellow skirt."

Li Zhengshan: “…”

Luo Zijun said: "When we were out playing, they drowned and I just tried to save them."

After listening to this, Li Zhengshan frowned slightly, sighed and said: "Even so, she is a girl after all. You kissed her and touched her, you..."

Luo Zijun added: "Brother-in-law, I also kissed and touched Senior Sister Ling'er."

"what……"

Li Zhengshan was stunned.

Luo Zijun spread his hands and said, "But so what? Does it mean that if I kiss and touch her, I have to marry her? If so, then in the future, when those hooligans see a girl they like on the street, they can just go up and kiss and touch her, and they can all take her home, right?"

Li Zhengshan frowned and said, "How can this be compared, you..."

"Brother-in-law."

Luo Zijun didn't let him continue, and looked towards the direction of the inner city, saying: "I can't get married now, and I can't be nice to anyone. Master and Senior Sister are gone, I'm actually relieved, I don't want others to be hurt because of me."

Li Zhengshan was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "You're right. For now, we can only live our own lives well. It's indeed not appropriate to involve others."

Then he patted his shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay, study hard, and when you pass the exam and gain fame, you won't be afraid anymore."

Luo Zijun nodded silently, but secretly said in his heart: It's not just about taking the imperial examination, it's more than that, it's just because I don't want to be afraid of that enemy.

If I cannot avenge my parents, what right do I have to stand in this world?
Imperial examinations and martial arts training, neither is missing.

When the time comes, he will let the housekeeper of the Jia family experience firsthand what fear and despair of having his family broken up and loved ones destroyed are!

After dinner.

He returned to his room and continued practicing after the maid fell asleep.

At three o'clock in the morning, the bronze mirror placed next to it lit up.

There is a reply.

Yaochi Fairy: [Liang]

Luo Zijun quickly replied: [What a coincidence, I am also in Liang State. Where are you in Liang State? What do you do? ]

after awhile.

Yaochi Fairy: [What about you?]

Dongfang Junnan: [I am in Lin'an City. I am a gentle and elegant scholar.]

After a long time.

Just when Luo Zijun thought that the other party would not reply tonight, the message came.

Yaochi Fairy: [I am here too. I am a naturally beautiful and graceful fairy.]