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Under the Power - Chapter 131

Published at 13th of October 2022 06:58:56 AM


Chapter 131

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“If you continue being like this, then you’re forcing her to die.” The beggar uncle looked at Jinxia, who was laying on the bed, then he let out a long sigh, “Not sure if her head is broken or not.”

Mrs. Shen didn’t say anything, she continued to wrap a bandage on Jinxia’s head. 

“Yesterday she was so excited to find out you were her aunt. The two of you were so happy, talking all night. Now look at this, you said she’s unfilial and doesn’t want to acknowledge her, but she’s just a child. She might look tough but Jinxia is very naive, how can she handle your words? You tell her about the Xia and Lin family, about your enemies and lives that have been lost, about her parents, but Jinxia doesn’t have any memory of it. How can her grudge be the same as yours?”

Seeing Mrs. Shen did not say anything, the beggar uncle continued: “If you really want to count, I am also a Lu family member, how about you take out your anger on me? Kill or torture, I will let you do whatever you wish.”

Mrs. Shen finally glanced at him, her eyes were wet, irritatedly said: “You’re doing it on purpose, aren’t you?”

The beggar uncle used his sleeves to wipe her tears: “Today, I just changed my clothes, so it’s really clean. I’m sure you don’t have the heart to hurt me, don’t talk about being the 8th generation of the Lu family, even if I was the 5th generation, you still wouldn’t hurt me. Think about Jinxia, she’s still young, she set her heart on someone, so of course she has to be loyal to him. If something goes wrong, she might lose her life too, do you have the heart to see her like that?”

Seeing Jinxia who is painfully laying on the bed, Mrs. Shen’s heart ached greatly. 

“I know you understand, but for a moment, you were blinded by revenge.” The beggar uncle said softly. 

Unable to hold back the tears anymore, Mrs. Shen leaned on his shoulder, her body shaking and started sobbing.

The beggar uncle lightly patted her back and said: “Ten years ago, you tried to kill Yan Shifan, and you almost lost your life. After a long journey, I finally see you again and I’ve been thinking that I don’t want you to continue living like this. Is this grudge more important than a person’s wellbeing?”

“Back then, commotion happened in the palace, and they changed ownership. My ancestra, Master ran away from the palace, and he became a beggar. He insisted on continuing his life because he wanted a happy future. He never took revenge for his grudges because he believed there’s hope in the country.”

“Today, even if Jinxia didn’t stop you, I know you wouldn’t go through with it either. Think about it, who is Lu Bing? All of his subordinates are scattered everywhere, if you kill Lu Yi, even if he has to turn the whole country upside down, he still has to find you. I don’t want you to live the rest of your life hiding.”

Tears continued to flow down, wetting the beggar uncle’s shoulder. At this time, Mrs. Shen raised her head to look at him: “Wait until Xia’er wakes up, then we will leave.”

“Yes.” The beggar uncle didn’t bother asking where they were going, he just nodded his head, “Then you promised not to scold her anymore? Don’t hurt her.”

Mrs. Shen nodded her head.

The beggar uncle got up, opened the bedroom door and went out. He immediately saw Lu Yi still standing outside waiting, he patted Lu Yi’s shoulder, and just remained quiet. 

Jinxia slowly woke up, her head felt like it’s about to burst. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Mrs. Shen sitting beside her bed. 

“Aunt….” She called out to her with a bit of hesitation.

Mrs. Shen stopped her from touching her forehead: “Don’t touch it, your wound is fine, just a bump like a dumpling. It might take a few days for it to heal.”

“Aunt, are you not angry with me anymore?”

Jinxia put her hand down, then looked at Mrs. Shen. 

Mrs. Shen was silent for a while and then said: “Your uncle and I will be leaving. What happens in the future, you must be careful.”

“Where are you going?” Jinxia immediately got up, asked in a hurry.

“I also don’t know, maybe here and there, wherever is good.”

Jinxia looked at her as her eyes were slowly reddened: “Then…Will I ever see you again?”

“Wait until your uncle and I are stable, then we will write to you.” Mrs. Shen let out a long sigh, “Actually, not seeing each other might be better.”

“No….” Jinxia pleaded.

Right now, Mrs. Shen is Jinxia’s only biological family in this world, therefore, she is very important to Jinxia. 

Mrs. Shen couldn’t help but stroke Jinxia’s face: “Your uncle said that you have to live well, that’s the only thing that matters. You have to live well, your parents did everything they could to save you, therefore you need to treasure it.”

Jinxia nodded, ignoring her bruised forehead.

Mrs. Shen finished what she needed to say, then got up and walked out, only to see Lu Yi standing there. Mrs. Shen sighs and asks: “Do you think you can still be with her?”

Lu Yi answered: “I don’t dare to.”

Mrs. Shen looked at him closely, but did not say anything else, and continued to walk away.

***

In the room, Jinxia was alone. Lu Yi slowly pushed the door open, letting the sunlight shine on her.  

Jinxia looked at him — the afternoon sun shone on her clothes, the lonely figure appeared in the middle of the room. Jinxia suddenly remembers a poem: the evening shines on the city wall, a cold chill fills the lonely forest. Although they’re not in the forest, but the atmosphere of the room gives the same vibe. 

Lu Yi walked slowly towards her, sat down beside the bed and raised his head to look at her. 

In just half a day, the two people who had everything planned for the future were shaken off their path. Their faces were pale and lifeless, they both looked at each other, knowing there’s an undeniable pain in their heart. Jinxia’s eyes turned red, although there’s thousands of words in the world, but not a single word could be enough to describe her feeling right now. 

After taking a deep breath first, Lu Yi was the first to say: “Tomorrow, you will go according to the previous plan, escorting the white deer back to the capital.”

Jinxia nodded, which was followed by tears streaming down her face.

Lu Yi reached out his hand gently wiping her tears, said slowly: “You’re no longer the energetic and passionate constable at LiuShamen.”

Remembering his words when the two of them were investigating the case in Yangzhou, Jinxia wanted to laugh, but her tears only flowed even harder.

“Still trust me?” Lu Yi asked.

Jinxia kept nodding her head, not hesitating at all.

“Good! Remember what I said, don’t think about anything else, give me a few days and I will give you an answer. You must live well, and don’t think about revenge, it’s very dangerous, do you understand?” He looked at her as if he was afraid of forgetting her face. 

Jinxia nodded her head.

“Promise me?”

Jinxia nodded her head.

Looking at her, Lu Yi smiled a little, he held her hand, gently caressed it, he said in a low voice: “My Jinxia, ​​who is protected by the deities and has a golden armour can survive any danger, she’s the child of good luck.”

***

In the room, Shangguan Xi started to pack her belongings. The wound on her leg almost completely healed, and she intended to go with Xie Xiao to meet up with the Shaolin brothers.

“Are you guys leaving?” A’Rui stood at the door.

Shangguan Xi dropped her things as she heard his voice. Then, she took out from her stuff a set of black clothes, slowly caressed it, then turned around and said to A’Rui: “I bought this at a shop in town, not sure if it’s your size.”

A’Rui froze: “Did you use Young Master Bangzhu’s size? Maybe—”

“No, I bought it according to your body size.” Shangguan Xi handed him the clothes, “I remember you always wear dark clothes.”

“Bangzhu….”

A’Rui was used to calling her this way. 

“I know that as long as the Yan family is still around, you won’t be able to come back to the gang.” Shangguan Xi paused for a moment, “What’s your plan?”

“I want to join the military forces.” A’Rui laughed, “Just like you guys, kill pirates.”

Shangguan Xi looked at him: “After that?”

“After that….” A’Rui didn’t know how to answer.

“One day, the whole pirate situation will be over and the Yan family won’t be powerful forever. I will wait for you at the gang.” Shangguan Xi said to him, letting him know he can come back. 

There was a warm feeling flowing through his body, A’Rui tried to suppress it. He nodded his head: “I will remember it.”

***

The next day, hundreds of soldiers are escorting the white deer. Jinxia, YangYue and Yang ChengWan also followed along to return to the Capital. 

Lu Yi stood on top of the city wall, looking at them as their figures slowly vanished in the air.  

Cen Fu and Cen Shou were standing behind him. After a while, seeing Lu Yi not moving at all, Cen Shou walked up and said: “Young Master, when are we going back to the capital?”

Only then did Lu Yi regain his mind and slowly said: “You two escort Ms. Chun home first. I will go back later, I still have some unfinished business here.” 

“If the Young Master still has business to attend, how about letting Cen Shou escort Ms. Chun home, and I will stay here with you.” Cen Fu said. 

Cen Shou hurriedly said: “I want to stay, why don’t you escort Ms. Chun.”

“Nobody is allowed to stay.” Seeing that Cen Fu was about to talk, Lu Yi raised his hand to stop him, “No need to say more, you guys just go back and pack up.”

Cen Fu and Cen Shou didn’t dare to say anything, and then walked away.

After the two of them left, Lu Yi still stood alone in the same spot, and stared into the distance — he still remembers that day when they reunited, soldiers passing, horses were running, under the dark sky, a small figure running toward him.

From now, every memory will be buried deep in his heart. 

Lu Yi let out a long sigh, turned around, walked down from the city wall, got on a horse and vanished in the direction of the prison. 

“I want to meet these two people.” Lu Yi pulled out his badge, and a list of them and pointed towards two names. This list was handwritten by Xu Wei. Five days ago, Lu Yi asked Xu Wei to write down all the names of the pirates that Luo Wenlong was in contact with. Most of the pirates on this list were locked up in prison, some are dead and the rest probably have escaped. 

If he wants to find evidence that Luo Wenlong is collaborating with pirates, then he has to use this method against these people. 

The prison officers dragged out two inmates. These two spent a long time blending in with bandits, when they were caught, for sure thought they were going to die or at least look lifeless, didn’t expect them to act so arrogant. 

“Tell me about your relationship with Luo Wenlong, in detail.” Lu Yi got straight to the point, then placed a stack of paper in front of them with a brush and ink on the side.

“Daren, who would remember what happened a year ago?” An inmate looked at Lu Yi and laughed, “Besides, is helping you get us out of here?”

“You’re trying to negotiate with me?” He asked slowly.

“Negotiate — We don’t dare, but Daren, if you want to get some information from our mouths, shouldn’t we get something in return?” The prisoner’s eyes were very sharp, right away he knew that Lu Yi was not an officer from Xinhe City. 

Lu Yi slightly raised an eyebrow, laughed coldly: “Want a reward, fine!” As he finished his last word, Lu Yi stood up, took a piece of paper and a brush. 

“Promoted to a noble, what do you think?”

*[加官进爵 (jiā guān jìn jué – promoted to a noble) it’s the name of a punishment invented by Hongwu Emperor, it’s considered to be a very gentle punishment. How does it work? The person being punished, hands and legs are tied, and they will quietly lay down on a table/bed, and a wet piece of cloth will be place over their face until they suffocate, TN]

Lu Yi placed a piece of paper on the prisoner’s face, then poured the ink water on it. The damp paper quickly stuck on the prisoner’s face, making it hard for him to breath. 

Then, Lu Yi proceeds to start dropping more water, but this time doing it drop by drop, making the prisoner extra nervous, forcing him to wiggle trying to get out of it. 

Lu Yi ignored him, furrowed his brow and said to the other prisoner: “Do you want to try?”

“I will tell you!” The other prisoner quickly answered Lu Yi. 

Only then did Lu Yi slowly lift the damp paper from the prisoner’s face. Being able to grab some air, his face finally felt relieved, before Lu Yi continued, he quickly said: “I will also tell you, I will tell you everything! Daren, whatever you want to know, I will tell you.”

“I still have a lot of rewards, all of them are from Beizhen prison, are you sure you don’t want to try them all?” Lu Yi said coldly. 

“I do not…I do not not!” The prisoner begged, “I will tell you — Luo Wenlong, that bastard, I remember everything about him.”

Within ten days, Lu Yi had investigated eighteen prisons in Zhe provinces, gathered quite a lot of evidence against Luo Wenlong and his relationship with the pirates. 





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