I Will Watch You

【I will watch you】

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The entire Bei'an County was in a state of solemn silence.

Due to his professional habits in his previous life, Su Liang successfully avoided the patrolling officers and soldiers and approached the fifth house in Yumin Lane mentioned by Ning Jing.

From the outside, it looks no different from its neighbors.

The two old locust trees at the door were beaten bare by a wind and rain, and a layer of half gray and half green fine leaves fell on the ground.

Su Liang hid in the corner, thought for a moment, walked forward, grabbed the rusty copper ring on the door, and slammed the door.

After taking more than a dozen shots, there were faint footsteps approaching from the door. She immediately left and hid in a nearby hiding place.

The door opened, and an old man stared at the empty alley outside. He made sure there was no one again, muttered something, and closed the door again.

Su Liang picked up a stone and slammed it on the door.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, but there was no movement, she knocked on the door again.

Then he left quietly without waiting for anyone to come out and went around to the back alley.

Knocked three times on the back door, but there was no response.

Su Liang backed away, took a running start, climbed over the wall that was not too high, and sneaked in. He first found a hiding place to check the surrounding situation.

He looks like an ordinary person. There are two ridges of vegetable fields in the backyard, a well, a millstone, and two large vats under the thatched shed, covered with wooden lids, but the stench cannot be concealed.

Su Liang took a few more glances. If there is fertilization in the big tank, won't I be beaten by my neighbors? The smell is so strong on rainy days, and when the weather is sunny, the whole alley will suffer.

Besides, this is a county town, and planting such a small vegetable plot doesn't require much fertilizer.

At this moment, a tall and strong man came into the backyard cursing, "I'm about to be smoked to death guarding the human excrement. I finally fell asleep! The old immortal's ears are deaf, so he's whining!"

Su Liang's eyes narrowed. Finally realizing what the big vat was about, the stink was used to cover up what they were really hiding. Even if the searching officers and soldiers come, they may not be willing to get close, let alone open it and take a look.

And Su Liang suspected that inside was the death row prisoner who "escaped" last night.

Immediately after the incident, martial law was imposed in the county. It was extremely risky to send the living people out. No matter living or dead, if you want to hide, it is difficult to avoid rigorous searches.

This is the county town, and each house is so big that the cellar cannot contain it.

The three scholars were not found because that was the arrester's home.

But if you chop people up and put them in a big tank with their excrement, you just need to say that they are fertilizing. If it doesn't rain, they will be taken away soon.

After all, manure is also a valuable thing in this world.

The man pinched his nose and sat on a chair under the straw shed, staring at the back door.

Su Liang waited patiently for a while and saw that the man closed his eyes and soon started snoring like thunder.

Su Liang avoided where he could see him and quietly appeared behind him. He suddenly pulled out the dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it into his neck. Then he pulled out the dagger and quickly hid behind him where he had just come from the front yard. Next to the intersection.

The man's shrill screams pierced the sky. He covered his bleeding neck and knocked over a large vat. What came out of it was a human hand...

Su Liang held her breath and listened to the footsteps in the front yard. There were only two people.

After all, to pretend to be an ordinary family, the number of people must be reasonable. Su Liang had also calculated this point.

The first person approached, and Su Liang estimated the distance from her based on the sound of footsteps.

This is the moment!

She went out with the knife and stabbed the man in the head!

The target is the neck. Su Liang estimated the position based on the height of the man in the backyard, but the man was half a head shorter, so his ears were pierced accurately!

Of course it was not the boss who was assigned to look at the back door. It was the one who covered his ears and immediately released them, then slashed at Su Liang with a knife.

As for the third person, he was the old man watching the front door.

On weekdays, this is the home of an old father and his two unmarried sons.

Although he had fought against Hu Er's followers and Huang Gongzi's thugs, to Su Liang, those people were all useless.

What Su Liang was facing now was the first real battle.

Even if the enemy is injured, his strength cannot be underestimated.

And the old man with a stooped back and a shaky walk to open the door suddenly straightened up, with a fierce look in his eyes, grabbed a rusty ax, and came over to kill him too!

Su Liang has no fear, only fighting spirit!

Putting away the dagger and pulling out the long sword hidden behind his back, Su Liang used sword skills for the first time in actual combat.

When competing with Ning Jing, Su Liang was always suppressed. It was only at this moment that I realized the sharpness and subtlety of this swordsmanship.

It feels like it's very smooth to fight and every move is useful.

This is of course closely related to Su Liang's strong understanding, psychological quality and adaptability.

The old man was pierced through the chest by Su Liang's sword first and fell to the ground.

The strongest man was initially injured by Su Liang's sneak attack. Not long after the beating, he staggered and tried to escape when he saw that the situation was not good.

Su Liang stepped up her offensive and called on him, aiming to destroy him without letting him die.

A sword pierced the man's thigh, and he tilted and hit the wall.

Su Liang was about to rush over to hit him, when he suddenly noticed someone approaching. His expression changed, and when he turned his head, his arm was grabbed.

"It's time to go." Ning Jing, wearing a raincoat with only a pair of cold eyes exposed, led Su Liang from the backyard to the next door, then climbed over the wall and left.

It was raining heavily. Su Liang was dragged by Ning Jing and ran fast in the alley. When she turned the corner, she looked back and saw the soldiers rushing into the alley from another direction.

When Su Liang killed the first person, the noise attracted the neighbors to find the nearest patrol officer to report the case.

It didn't take long, and everything was just right.

And Su Liang never said a word. She wore men's clothes and a mask, and was not worried about being betrayed by the survivors she left.

Most of the soldiers went to that house, and the two returned home smoothly. Su Liang was soaked, but in a good mood.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't go?" Su Liang asked.

Ning Jing ignored Su Liang's question directly, "You are too rash. You didn't take action without knowing how many people there were in that house."

Su Liang nodded, "Indeed. But under the circumstances at that time, I couldn't think of a better way."

She had already tried it. She saw the old man at the front door, led people away with two movements, and successfully sneaked in from the back door, waiting for the people in the backyard to be alone before taking action. But she didn't know how many people were in the front yard at that time.

The house was not big, there was no good place to hide, and she could not climb walls and climb over roofs, so it was dangerous to go to the front yard. It was the best way to lure people over and attack from the dark.

After all, she had already gone there, and she could not return empty-handed. At least she had the confidence to escape. She was quite skilled in climbing over walls.

"What do you think I should have done?" Su Liang asked seriously.

"Come back to me." Ning Jing said.

Su Liang was speechless, "Didn't you say you were tired? In fact, it would be best to find a way to notify Mu Fei, but you asked me to go, didn't you want me to take action? If you look for you again, then I don't have to go."

"I can watch you." Ning Jing's expression was indifferent.

Su Liang understood what he meant.

Since she made up her mind to participate in the martial arts examination, Ning Jing has been very attentive to teaching her martial arts. Whenever she asked Ning Jing to learn from him, he would put down what he was doing.

This time, when he said "she will fight", it was certainly not because Ning Jing was lazy, but because he wanted Su Liang to experience it.

But Su Liang was not strong enough, Ning Jing said "watch her" to add an extra layer of protection, just in case.

"Did you say you were tired at that time, waiting for me to ask you to go with me?" Su Liang felt puzzled.

Ning Jing shook his head, "Not begging, but asking."

Su Liang: ... Do you have to be so arrogant?

"The fact proves that you don't have to go." Su Liang snorted, and was about to go into the room to change clothes.

Ning Jing suddenly stretched out his hand to stop her, "Let's do it again."

Su Liang was confused, what?

After a while, Su Liang held a dagger against the back wall, holding his breath.

Ning Jing, who said he would repeat the fight not long ago and pointed out that Su Liang's moves were insufficient, did not walk through the front yard, but fell from the sky and attacked Su Liang!

Su Liang was shocked and barely dodged!

"If there is one more person in that family, you will be injured." Ning Jing's voice was very calm, and his offensive did not stop at all.

Su Liang agreed. She assumed that the people in the front yard would go that way, which was actually a bit taken for granted. Judging by the footsteps, if someone didn't come from the ground, she couldn't defend at all.

"There is often only one chance for a sneak attack. If you miss it or it's not enough, it will be ineffective." Ning Jing said while fighting.

Indeed. If she can knock down the first person directly with a sneak attack, she will have a better chance of dealing with the second person.

Su Liang found that although Ning Jing used a sword, the knife technique he used was exactly the moves of the strongest person in that family, but it was more fierce.

"If the old man walked in front, you would have no chance of winning at all." Ning Jing said.

Su Liang used the opportunity of a sneak attack on the strongest person. If the old man walked in front and was injured, the other one was unscathed before fighting Su Liang, and the result would be very different.

After dozens of moves, Su Liang did not fall down or get injured, but there were more than a dozen cracks on her clothes.

She knew that this was Ning Jing showing mercy, but the vicious enemy would not. And if she was really injured, she would not be able to support herself now, and it would be very uncertain whether she could escape.

After fighting for about two quarters of an hour, both of them were soaked, but compared to Su Liang's embarrassment, Ning Jing just looked like he was caught in the rain.

In the last move, Ning Jing put the sword on Su Liang's neck at a tricky angle.

Su Liang was full of frustration, and then he heard Ning Jing say coldly, "I know you were a soldier in your previous life, you know some hand and foot skills, you have a high level of understanding, you are very hardworking, you are smart and quick to react, but, in the face of absolute strength, those are useless."

"Yes." Su Liang sighed.

"You can get away unscathed today, just by luck. Next time, you may not be so lucky." Ning Jing said.

Su Liang nodded, "Yes."

"Is it okay if I don't go?" Ning Jing asked her back with Su Liang's words.

Su Liang shook her head, "No."

In fact, she has always been under Ning Jing's protection, just because Ning Jing doesn't like to talk, she lets her do everything she can, but this does not mean that Ning Jing's existence is not important.

"Since I taught you martial arts, I will watch you before you leave." Ning Jing finished speaking, put away the sword and returned to the front yard.

Su Liang looked at Ning Jing's back and said, "Master, I was wrong. I will definitely ask you to go next time."

This was the first time she felt Ning Jing was angry, although she couldn't see it from his face.

Ning Jing said he was tired at the time, but waited for Su Liang to ask him to go with him, which was also a test for her.

She didn't know how good her martial arts were, because she didn't meet many people after coming to this world. Even if Ning Jing didn't need to take action this time, Su Liang should have asked him to go with her.

She didn't fail, nor was she injured, but she relied on luck to a large extent.

Su Liang boiled some hot water, and after the two of them showered and changed their clothes, Chang'an came again...

"We caught the chief thief who kidnapped the death row prisoner last night. His two accomplices were killed by a mysterious person, and he gave out several accomplices hiding elsewhere."

"The death row prisoners are all dead, and their bodies cannot be distinguished."

"Half of the yamen runners and jailers in Bei'an County have been bribed, and they have not been thoroughly investigated."

"My master asked me to inform you that the chief thief confessed that he was instructed by the Beijing Palace. The truth has not been confirmed, but Mr. Ning should make plans early."

Su Liang thanked Mu Fei for his reminder. Chang'an was about to leave, and turned back to ask, "I wonder what you two are doing in the city this time? Originally, my master was going to look for you today!"

Su Liang smiled, "He wanted to eat osmanthus cake, but he didn't expect that something big happened in the county, and Mingxianglou was closed."

Chang'an coughed lightly, "I see! Then I won't bother you anymore, goodbye!"

After closing the door, Su Liang went back and asked Ning Jing what he wanted to eat.

Ning Jing glanced at her, "Are you trying to please me?"

Usually, Ning Jing is not allowed to order dishes when Su Liang cooks, and she is not a cook.

Su Liang smiled obediently, "Yes. Opportunities are rare and will never come again."

"You decide." Ning Jing threw back the question of how to please him.

Su Liang began to think that he had to make something delicious that Ning Jing had never eaten before. He brought some ingredients from the village when he came, otherwise there would be no way.

Originally, Su Liang did not plan to ask Ning Jing to come and light the fire, but he came when he should have.

"With my martial arts, is there no hope for me to be in the top three in the martial arts exam?" Su Liang asked.

Ning Jing shook his head, "No, if you practice martial arts until next year, you will have no problem being in the top three. But that is just a means for you to accomplish other things, not the purpose of practicing martial arts."

Before today, Ning Jing had always been positive about Su Liang's martial arts.

In fact, today Ning Jing said that Su Liang's biggest problem was not that his martial arts were weak, but that he was too confident and not cautious enough.

Su Liang nodded, "Then I'm relieved. The ultimate goal of my martial arts training is to defeat you one day. Do you think there's hope?"

Ning Jing paused while adding firewood, "What do you want if you defeat me?"

Su Liang chuckled, "Of course I order the dishes and you cook. I want to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."

Ning Jing was puzzled, "Buddha? Jumps over the wall? What kind of food is it?"

"It's very complicated." Su Liang said.

Ning Jing nodded, "Okay. I want to eat this today, you cook it."

Su Liang: ...

The raw materials are limited, of course it can't be made. So, Su Liang casually said that he owed Ning Jing a meal of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall...

...

Unlike the rainy weather in Bei'an County, the capital is sunny and the autumn is refreshing.

Nian Jincheng came back from the military camp without changing his clothes or even drinking water, and went to find Nian Ruxue.

"Miss Qin sent someone to invite you, the fourth lady went to attend the poetry meeting." The little maid said.

Nian Jincheng frowned. He has been busy with military affairs recently, and whenever he has time, he wants to teach Nian Ruxue martial arts, but she has not been at home for three consecutive times.

Just as he was about to leave, Nian Jincheng suddenly remembered something and asked the maid, "Is the poetry gathering held in the Qin Mansion?"

"Yes. Today is the poetry gathering led by Miss Qin. She said that her cousin, Prince Beijing, will participate in such an event for the first time after coming to the capital, and asked Miss Four to go!" The little maid replied.

When Nian Jincheng heard the words "Prince Beijing", his eyes condensed, and he strode away. After changing his clothes, he rode his horse to the Qin Mansion.