Catching Monsters

Chapter 39 A trivial trick
The Nanzhou Prefecture in the twelfth lunar month was colder than in previous years, with deep snow on the roofs and roads.

There were also far fewer pedestrians on the streets than usual.

At this time, Jiang Yun was wearing the uniform of a constable, with a sword hanging around his waist, and was patrolling the North City with Qian Buchou.

"Ah."

Qian Buchou rubbed his nose, folded his hands over his chest, and said, "It's freezing cold, but the prefect insisted that I come to patrol the streets in person."

"But I've implicated you, my brother, so you have to suffer as well."

North City has lost seven people in succession. If Jiang Yun is not called, Qian Buchou would never want to come to North City.

Jiang Yun looked towards the tall building in the north city: "This Prince Su's Mansion is really big."

The Prince Su's Mansion is located in Nanzhou Prefecture and can be regarded as a city within a city.

Every once in a while, the palace guards would patrol around the city walls.

The two of them knew very well what had happened to the people who had disappeared in North City during this period.

But the two of them were somewhat helpless in this regard.

Qian Buchou rubbed his hands and said, "Just take a couple of turns, then go back, find a pub, and have a sip of hot wine."

"Brother, you haven't been to Yichun Tower in Nanzhou Prefecture, right?"

"Many of the girls there were brought in from the Imperial Music Bureau in the capital."

"The quality in all aspects is much better than that of ordinary brothels."

Jiang Yun heard this and said, "I'm not interested in these."

"How can I not be interested?" Qian Buchou heard this and said anxiously, "Let me tell you, this man..."

Jiang Yun rolled his eyes at him and asked in confusion, "You can't even handle your wife and seven concubines at home, and you still have the energy to go out and have fun?"

Qian Buchou curled his lips and said, "How can it be the same?"

Just as the two were talking, suddenly, a cry for help came from the alley on the right side in front of them.

"Help, help, what are you doing?"

Jiang Yun and Qian Buchou looked at each other and hurried over.

At this time, two thugs cornered a beautiful woman in the alley.

"Stop it." Qian Buchou shouted, "How dare you tease a decent woman in broad daylight?"

The two thugs looked to be around thirty years old, dressed in rags. When they turned around and saw that they were two constables, their expressions changed slightly.

"My two lords, save me!" The beautiful woman ran towards Jiang Yun and Qian Buchou crying.

"Oh, don't worry, I'm here." Qian Buchou hurried forward, hugged the woman's slender waist, and drew the sword from his waist: "Damn it, both of you, get down on the ground."

Jiang Yun stood at the entrance of the alley, his eyebrows slightly frowned, he felt a little strange.

North City is where dignitaries live. According to Qian Buchou, very few ruffians dare to cause trouble in this place.

Not to mention flirting with a lady who is dressed elegantly here.

"Hey, Lao Qian, something doesn't feel right." Jiang Yun put his hand on his sword and reminded loudly.

At this moment, Qian Buchou was holding the woman's slender waist and searching the bodies of the two thugs with his hands.

Qian Buchou nodded: "It's a bit wrong. These two bastards don't even have a penny on them."

Suddenly, Qian Buchou found an iron badge from one of them.

He took it out and looked at it, then frowned: "What is this? The badge of the Su Palace Guard?"

The two thugs' eyes also turned a little colder.

"Hahaha, it turns out you are a brother from the Prince Su's Palace Guard. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Qian Buchou hurriedly stuffed the badge back and pushed the woman back to the two men.

"Two brothers, you guys are enjoying yourself in this snowy weather. You guys continue and we will pretend we didn't see anything." Qian Buchou was not stupid. When he saw the guards from Prince Su's Palace, he secretly thought that something was wrong.

He turned around and ran towards Jiang Yun, blinking rapidly: "Go!"

Jiang Yun turned around slowly. The exit of the alley had been blocked by dozens of guards from the Prince Su's Palace.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a scholar's robe and looked like a scholar.

Qian Buchou lowered his voice and said to Jiang Yun, "Lu Wanyu, one of the staff members of the palace, is said to have been invited from the capital by the Su Palace."

Afterwards, Qian Buchou grinned and raised his hands to clasp his fists: "Master Lu, it's been a long time since we last met. The last time I saw you was at the prince's birthday party, and I was honored to be invited."

Lu Wanyu held a folding fan in his hand and smiled faintly: "Captain Qian, this matter has nothing to do with you. My family's prince wants to invite Jiang Yun to visit the palace."

Jiang Yun's heart sank. Invite me to be a guest?
He glanced at the many palace guards in front and behind him, and thought to himself that something was wrong.

Qian Buchou frowned, glanced at Jiang Yun, took a deep breath, and then took out a silver note from his pocket. He smiled and walked forward: "Lord Lu, we both have work to do, so it's not convenient today. Later, my brother Jiang and I will come to the palace in person to visit the prince."

Lu Wanyu took the banknote and said calmly, "Come here, send the money to the captain and leave."

"Lord Lu, you have to accept this money. This is a full fifty taels of silver note." Qian Buchou's face changed and he said gritting his teeth.

Lu Wanyu said, "If you don't have this banknote, you have to go back to the palace with me. Just be content."

Soon, the guards pinned Qian Buchou down, tied him up and threw him aside.

Everyone's eyes were turned to Jiang Yun in the alley.

Jiang Yun also thought to himself that it was bad. He knew that Tang Wanxin might take action herself after entering Prince Su's Mansion.

I didn't expect that they would dare to arrest me in broad daylight in this prosperous north city.

Jiang Yun took a quick look and said in a deep voice, "You have been waiting for me here for a long time?"

Lu Wanyu laughed and said, "It doesn't matter whether you come to Beicheng or not. In Nanzhou Prefecture, there is no one that our palace cannot capture."

"You'd better surrender and suffer less."

After saying this, Lu Wanyu gently waved the folding fan in his hand.

The dozen or so guards beside him rushed towards Jiang Yun together!

Although these soldiers have not learned martial arts, they are all quite skilled in martial arts if they are selected to become the royal guards.

Looking ahead, he saw more than a dozen guard masters rushing towards him. Jiang Yun hurriedly bit his finger and drew a talisman on his left hand.

"Heaven and earth are infinite, and the universe borrows the law!"

Blow out with a palm.

boom!
In the cold alley, a flash of lightning as thick as a bucket came out from Jiang Yun's hand.

The palm thunder passed through the bodies of more than ten guards.

All the guards were struck by the electric current and fell to the ground, struggling and wailing.

Lu Wanyu held the folding fan in his hand, his eyes slightly lit up, and said, "It's a bit of a trick."

"I have been practicing Confucianism since I was young. At the age of thirty-seven, I had already reached the seventh level of Confucian virtue."

"Unfortunately, after leaving the capital and arriving in Nanzhou Prefecture, I have never taken action again."

"Nanzhou Prefecture is still a small place after all."

“It’s hard to find someone who is qualified to help me.”

"How sad and lamentable."

"I want to see how powerful your palm is."

(End of this chapter)