mtl008 Chapter 332: Sincere Youth (Minor Revision)
Chapter 332: Sincere Youth (Minor Revision)
Lord Luo received them in the study in the back hall.
As soon as he saw them come in, Lord Luo stood up from behind the desk.
After seeing Su Jinxiao's appearance clearly, he was slightly stunned. Why is it this person?
We just saw off a "distinguished guest" a few days ago, and now another one is coming?
After the shock came a period of fear. Fortunately, this person was safe and sound. If anyone under his jurisdiction was injured by those bandits or something happened, with Marquis Jingyuan's protective nature, even if the Luo family stepped in, it would be difficult to resolve the problem, and he might even lose his official hat.
In the blink of an eye, Luo Bingwen's face was filled with joy as he stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Master Su, it's you. I apologize for not welcoming you in person."
Su Jinxiao was not surprised that Luo Bingwen knew him.
The Luo family is also a famous and prominent family in Wangzhou. There are quite a few Luo family members serving as officials in the court, and they all have a good reputation.
"Lord Luo."
Su Jinxiao bowed in return, then introduced Lin Shuyue beside him, "This is Master Lin."
Luo Bingwen looked at Lin Shuyue with a surprised look on his face. He had not expected that the warrior with great martial arts skills that Xu Feng mentioned was actually so young. It was beyond his expectation. He could not help but admire him, "Young Master Lin is indeed a young and promising man."
"Thank you for your compliment, Lord Luo." Lin Shuyue bowed respectfully.
After a few brief greetings, Luo Bingwen went straight to the point.
"Master Lin, Master Su, you two may not know this, but the group of bandits you encountered yesterday were the same group that robbed Xiaohua Village in the middle of the night two years ago."
Hearing this, Lin Shuyue and Su Jinxiao couldn't help but look at each other. It was just a coincidence that they had accidentally helped Grandma Sun to get revenge.
"This gang of bandits is filled with evil and vicious. Taking advantage of the complex terrain of Xiaoxiangling, the government can't do anything about them, so they commit all kinds of evil. In the past two years, they have robbed many caravans heading north on the official road, and countless lives have been lost."
At this point, Luo Bingwen's expression became even more excited. "Master Lin, Master Su, you have eliminated a great threat to the villagers near Xiaoxiangling. On behalf of the people of Yaojiang County, I thank you both."
After saying this, Lord Luo bowed deeply to them.
Seeing this, Lin Shuyue and Su Jinxiao quickly moved aside to avoid the salute.
Su Jinxiao gently helped Luo Bingwen up and said sternly, "Lord Luo, you are too kind. Those bandits are full of evil and have harmed many innocent people. Now that we have encountered them, how can we not take action?"
When Luo Bingwen heard Su Jinxiao's words, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.
It seems that the young master of the Marquis of Jingyuan's Mansion is not a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun as rumored.
Glancing at Lin Shuyue, who still had a little baby fat on her face but had an extraordinary temperament, he couldn't help but sigh that there are indeed talented people in every generation.
Putting aside the slightly complicated thoughts in his mind, Luo Bingwen warmly invited the two to have tea, and casually asked them where they were going.
Su Jinxiao did not hide anything, but only said that he was going to Suicheng, Liangzhou to visit relatives.
As for Lin Shuyue, when Luo Bingwen learned that she was going to the north just for traveling, he completely gave up the idea of recruiting her.
There are two reasons. First, he never thought that this righteous man with great martial arts skills was so young. Second, people who travel around will definitely not want to be confined to one place. Once he says it, the answer he will get will definitely be a rejection, so why should he bother?
However, judging from Master Lin's attire, he did not seem to be a wealthy man. He could try to hire Master Lin with a large sum of money to lead the yamen runners to Xiaoxiangling to wipe out the remaining bandits and restore peace to the people of Yaojiang County.
He doesn't have much other than a lot of money, because he has a virtuous wife at home who can make money.
Thinking of this, he asked directly.
After hearing this, Lin Shuyue pretended to be surprised, thought for a moment, and then agreed.
She thought to herself: Xu Feng was right, but Lord Luo is so generous that he gave me one thousand taels of silver right away.
Su Jinxiao did not interrupt, but just listened quietly to the two people discussing going up the mountain to suppress the bandits.
Things should be done sooner rather than later, and Lin Shuyue didn't want to stay in Yaojiang County for too long. The two of them hit it off and decided to take the yamen runners up the mountain early tomorrow morning.
When the few people walked out of the county government office, there was only a little afterglow in the sky, which changed the color of the two large stone lions at the gate of the county government office.
After dinner, Lin Shuyue asked about Su Jinxiao's next arrangements. She would definitely have to stay in Yaojiang County for a few days, but Su Jinxiao probably couldn't afford the delay.
As expected, Su Jinxiao said regretfully that he had to leave tomorrow.
It will take at least half a month to travel from Yaojiang County to Suicheng. It is already mid-August. If we delay any further, we will miss my cousin's wedding.
Lin Shuyue expressed her understanding and once again reminded him to be careful along the way and not to trust others easily.
After all, the further north they went, the more bandits there were on the road, and she didn't want to see any accidents happen to this sincere young man.
She saw the shadow of her brother in Su Jinxiao.
Her younger brother, Lin Shuhao, was the one who always followed her around and called her "sister" all the time when they were little.
The one who always gave her pocket money when they grew up, then followed her silently to help her carry her bag, and was the first person to protect her when she encountered danger.
He is as sincere and kind as Su Jinxiao. He has been determined to become a policeman since he was a child and to catch all the bad guys in the world.
I don’t know whether his dreams have been realized in that world, and whether he has taken good care of his parents.
Lin Shuyue shook her head and buried the disappointment in her heart.
She looked at Su Jinxiao, thought about it, and still felt it was not safe, so she asked him to wait for a moment and turned back to her room.
After a while, she came out holding a box and put it in Su Jinxiao's hand.
"Open it and see if you like it. This is for self-defense. It's very simple to use."
When he opened the box, he found a hidden arrow made of black iron.
Su Jinxiao's eyes suddenly turned red, and his voice choked with sobs: "Brother Lin, apart from my parents, this is the first time someone has cared about me so seriously and given me advice. Thank you for your gift, I like it very much.
Woohoo...what virtue do I have...?"
After he finished speaking, he took Lin Shuyue's hand, looked at her with tears in his eyes, and said with a firm face: "Brother Lin, from now on, you are my Su Jinxiao's best brother. We don't ask to be born in the same year and month, but we ask to die in the same year and month, wuwu..."
Lin Shuyue: ...
That's not necessary. She can at least live a few hundred years longer than Su Jinxiao.
A Sheng and others who were standing not far away turned their heads and could hardly suppress the smiles on their faces.
After coaxing the person back to the room with a mixture of laughter and tears, Lin Shuyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Tomorrow, one of them had to get up early to travel, and the other had to get up early to go up the mountain. It would be better not to chat anymore and just have a good rest.