Da Li Temple - Chapter 57.1

Chapter 57.1
Conspiracy

Lin Wanqing’s eyelids jumped, and she said, “Forget it, I’d better think of something on my own ……”
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The moon was light and sparse, and all the families were already asleep at two o’clock in the morning. One couldn’t see anyone other than the occasional drunkards on the streets.??

Liang Weiping wanted to send Lin Wanqing back to Da Li temple, and the two of them walked along the neighborhood for a while until a few giggles came from not far away.
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Lin Wanqing looked up and saw three figures walking in the dim light of the street. The one in the lead was joking with the two behind him while eating something packed in his hand.

Slap!
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Lin Wanqing suddenly felt something hit her ear as the three men passed them. After fixing her eyes, she saw that it was the packed oil paper in the hands of the person she had just noticed. The paper bag landed on the ground and bounced a few times, rolling to the corner of the wall and leaving greasy soup behind.
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Lin Wanqing was stunned and raised her hand to touch her head, only to feel greasiness–
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He was eating soup-filled buns.
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“Stop!” Lin Wanqing was furious and shouted at a few men who had already traveled a distance.
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They stopped at the sound of the voice and turned around, full of disinterest, colliding squarely with her line of sight. Only then did Lin Wanqing recognize that the person who smashed her was a brocade-clothed gentleman. He was born with bright eyes and good looks but full of disdain and a mighty attitude; with a glance, one could see he was a swell from a big family in the capital.
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“Throwing trash on the street; if you hurt someone, the government will question you.” Lin Wanqing said, holding back her anger.

The man in front of her coldly bared his teeth and didn’t speak; the two followers beside him opened their mouths first.
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“What are you screaming about? A wild dog dares to block Second Young Master Xia’s path!”
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When they finished speaking, the two men gestured to swing their sleeves forward, but the Second Young Master Xia stopped them. He glanced sideways at Lin Wanqing; his eyes fell on her official uniform, and his eyebrows were disgusted and contemptuous, “I thought it was something, so it is a small official of the ninth rank, Capital Government Office? Or Da Li Temple?”
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Between words, he took two steps closer to Lin Wanqing and opened his mouth with a stream of alcohol, which smoked Lin Wanqing’s head, making her cover her nose and mouth.
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After staying in Sheng City for a year, Lin Wanqing had heard of some famous playboys, and this Second Young Master was one of them.
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As the only son of Xia Yan, the Commander of the South Military Forces, and the nephew of Empress Chen, this person is always doing wrong and is full of evil. When she was still in the Capital Government Office, Official Li spared no effort to help him wipe his ass and make amends.
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Knock, knock.
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Two crunching sounds came from near her feet like some small, hard stone falling to the ground and bouncing twice. She looked down and realized they were two pieces of broken silver.
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“Take it to wash your fur; don’t come out in the middle of the night; wild dogs will get beaten.”
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The intolerable Lin Wanqing silently clenched her fists. According to her original temperament, she won’t be able to swallow this breath. But now that Su Moyi is busy like that, Lin Wanqing doesn’t want to give him any more trouble. Therefore, in the end, she swallowed the almost collapsed temper alive. However, the next moment, she was stunned by the two screams from the Second Young Master Xia.

Liang Weiping, who has always been a wimp, somehow got his tendons wrong, and when Lin Wanqing was still confused, he pulled the paper bag bun in his hand with a burst of energy and then pressed the whole thing down on the face of the Secong Young Master Xia.
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“You’re the one who should be hiding; after doing so many things that hurt the world, you should be afraid to go out in the middle of the night and meet your enemies that will finish you off!” He rolled up his sleeves and was ready to start.
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“What are you doing?!” Lin Wanqing was dumbfounded.
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“I’ve long seen him in a bad light; now that I have you to back me up, I’m going to teach this notorious dude a lesson!” Before Liang Weiping’s voice fell, their ears heard ‘rustling’ a few times and dozens of hidden guards with swords appeared from nowhere.
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Lin Wanqing: “……”
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Liang Weiping: “……”

No wonder the Second Young Master Xia has made quite a few enemies and can still strut around the streets in the middle of the night; it turns out that his father had planned ahead and secretly arranged for secret guards to protect him.
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“This ……” Liang Weiping paled and stabbed Lin Wanqing with his elbow, “What are we gonna do ……”
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Lin Wanqing gulped, her feet moving back slowly. “We can’t fight, you know, right?”
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“En, en ……,” Liang Weiping nodded.
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“This is not far from Da Li Temple. You know, right?”
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“En en ……” Liang Weiping’s legs shivered.
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“Then what are you still waiting for? Run!” Lin Wanqing roared, running fast.
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Liang Weiping was stunned, then reacted, lifted his robe, and ran as fast as he could.
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The two held their heads and scampered around; the secret guards chased and flew. Can’t fight, can’t run, Lin Wanqing’s heart is indignant. There was a slight ringing in her ears, the sound of cold iron brushing against the night wind, soft and unrecognizable. She turned around and saw that a secret guard had already chased her close; the long sword in his hand was glowing with cold light, stabbing straight towards her arm.
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Should it be so harsh?
Are you killing an official of the ninth rank of the imperial court just like this?
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However, the next moment, she saw a white light flying from the afterglow, like the moon floating.
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Clang!
Metal rubbing against metal made an ear-piercing sound, and the sword in the hands of the secret guards snapped into two. The leading guard suddenly stopped in his tracks; he raised his hand to signal the people behind him, and they all slowed their pursuit.
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Lin Wanqing, concerned for her life, did not see this scene and only followed Liang Weiping as he turned into an alley at the end of the street. It was impossible to run. Initially, she thought of returning to Da Li temple, but those people chased her too hard; she could only panic.
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Lin Wanqing patted her chest and looked up at the stars to recognize which neighborhood of Sheng City they were currently in. A cold hand suddenly covered her lips.
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Lin Wanqing was startled and was about to struggle, but she heard a woman’s timid voice coming to her ears.
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“Don’t be afraid, follow me.” She turned to Lin Wanqing’s eyes, “It’s me, you saved me.”
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Under the streetlight, the woman in tattered clothes with a headscarf around her face appeared in front of Lin Wanqing’s eyes.
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Lin Wanqing was stunned, not recognizing who she was until she removed the headscarf and veil. Blonde hair, blue eyes, high nose – this was the Hu Ji she had saved in Hongzhou.
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