Volume 1: Wind Rises in the Mountains and Swamps Chapter 164: Arrested
When Lin Yi returned to the capital, it was already dark. He abandoned Biyunsha and switched to Qinggong to move forward, so he was delayed for a lot of time on the way. Spiritual power is hard to come by, and recovery is extremely slow. For another reason, Lin Yiyi wanted to walk for a while longer alone in the rain.
Back in front of the Siping Hall, Lin Yi unexpectedly found several armed soldiers guarding the door, which made Lin Yi secretly pay attention. When he was about to enter Siping Hall, soldiers stopped him and questioned him. After he revealed his identity, the soldiers waved their hands with strange expressions, indicating that the visitor could enter.
When Lin Yi walked to the small courtyard where the Tianlong faction stayed, he stopped again.
One or two hundred soldiers with bright armor have surrounded the courtyard. Before they even got close, there were already soldiers with weapons blocking them. Lin Yixin had some guesses, but still asked without changing his expression: "I live here, why do you want to stop me?"
An officer who looked like a leader stepped out of the crowd. He was wearing armor, with a beard, and a majestic face. He shouted in a deep voice: "I am the guard of the Imperial City's Army and Horses Division. Since you live here, please report your name!"
Glancing at the aggressive crowd, Lin Yi said: "I am Lin Yi, a disciple of the Tianlong Sect." Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers shouted "hoorah" and surrounded him.
Lin Yi put his hands behind his back and moved his eyebrows slightly. He stared at the official and asked, "Why is this?"
"Wait a minute -!" Before the official could say anything, a shout came from the courtyard, followed by footsteps, and people from the Tianlong Sect came out with angry expressions. The leader was none other than Meng Shan, and he looked ugly.
A group of soldiers came in just now. They called for Lin Yi but failed, but they surrounded the Tianlong Sect's residence. No one knew what trouble Lin Yi had caused, and everyone in the Tianlong Sect was trapped for no reason, and they had long been angry.
Behind Meng Shan, Zhen Yuanzi and others followed. A group of people who had been missing for several days suddenly showed up. Looking at the people who came, Lin Yi took a step forward and said, "Lin Yi has met the elders and all of my fellow disciples!"
Meng Shan had a gloomy face, his eyes swept over Lin Yi, then with an angry look, he said to the bearded man: "You have surrounded my residence for no reason, and now you are blocking my disciples from entering. Please explain to all the officials." !”
The bearded man looked Meng Shan up and down, then cupped his hand, but without any respect. Instead, he said in a businesslike manner: "Last night, at the foot of the Imperial City and on the Shangshui River in the south of the city, more than ten boats were destroyed. The damage was negligible. Someone on the shore confirmed that a man named Lin Yi in the Siping Pavilion rescued a scholar from the water in the afternoon and promised to help him rescue a woman on the boat. Now, the whereabouts of this woman are unknown. In the evening, hurry up and report that when our army and horses were arresting the scholar, all the guards we sent were killed a hundred miles west of the capital. The whereabouts of the scholar are unknown. This matter has alarmed the government and the public. The emperor was furious about this and asked me to wait. The culprit must be arrested and punished. At this moment, Lin Yi is here, and we are about to arrest this person and bring him to justice.”
The disciples of the Tianlong Sect started buzzing and whispered to each other. Their eyes were always on Lin Yi's side, and they all became very curious.
Mu Qing'er cuddled up to Senior Sister Xu, and the two of them stared with admiration.
Zhen Yuanzi held his long beard in his hand, looked thoughtfully at Lin Yi, who had an indifferent expression, and shook his head slightly.
"quiet--!"
Meng Shan shouted loudly and everyone fell silent. His expression became solemn, his gaze swept across the crowd, landed on Lin Yi, and asked in a deep voice: "Lin Yi, tell the truth, does this matter have anything to do with you?"
Lin Yi shook his head casually, squinted at the officer with a beard, and replied coldly: "If you want to incriminate yourself, why bother? I met a scholar who threw himself into the water yesterday and rescued him ashore. This is true. But I met that man by chance and thought he was confused for a while, so I tried to comfort him, but it was only a temporary solution to make him give up his thoughts of suicide. However, I saved him from a big disaster! If Huafang has no grievances, why would he kill people and destroy the ship? If I am the culprit, is there any evidence?"
"That's right! Bring out the witnesses and physical evidence!"
"Why arrest people?"
“Don’t wrongfully accuse good people!”
Everyone in the Tianlong Sect shouted, no matter what, Lin Yi was a member of the Tianlong Sect, and these disciples couldn't bear to be bullied like this.
Seeing that the crowd was excited, the bearded officer raised his chin disapprovingly, looked at the Tianlong faction with cold eyes, and said arrogantly: "Is Mo Feier waiting to rebel? Who dares to stop me from arresting the criminal? Don't forget, here is At the feet of the Emperor. I don't care who is the best person in the world. If I am a dragon, you must stay with me. If I am a tiger, you must lie down honestly. It is important to note that there is a crime of sitting together, and you are not immune to this case. No one is allowed to leave the capital until it’s over!”
The bearded official pressed his hand on the handle of the knife, his eyes wide open, and he looked at the Tianlong Sect members with arrogance and fierceness. The large group of soldiers were facing each other with swords and guns, staring eagerly.
Meng Shan's face was ashen, when would anyone dare to be so presumptuous in front of him! His fists clenched loudly, but he could only hold back his anger.
Seeing the disciples behind him also showing their long swords, Meng Shan slowly raised his right arm to stop the impulse of the Tianlong Sect. He suddenly burst out laughing, a chill emanating from his laughter, and his whole body was filled with overwhelming aura.
The bearded officer was secretly frightened. He took two steps back with a wary expression and stared at Meng Shan closely, not daring to be careless.
Meng Shan stopped laughing and said coldly to his beard: "I, Meng Shan, have taken note of this friend's words. You don't have to bring them out of the government to suppress them. My disciples are not yours to arrest if you want." I have sent someone to report this to His Highness Prince Ping. Please wait a moment!"
Hearing what the other party said, the bearded man sneered and looked relaxed. He curled his lips and snorted coldly: "I am Lan Ping, the captain of the Imperial City Military Department. If you want to show off your strength in the capital, I am always here to serve you! I am afraid you don't have the courage! I will take this man away now. Prince Ping can't control me. If you have the ability, let Prince Ping go to the emperor to reason! Someone——!"
The bearded man showed disdain, sneered and turned around, shouting loudly: "Take this man away!"
Meng Shan took a step forward and blocked Lin Yi. He asked angrily: "Why can't you wait for a moment?"
Lan Ping looked at Meng Shan with a gloomy look and snorted: "I just can't, what can you do? Stopping the imperial envoy from handling the case is regarded as rebellion! Someone, send me another two hundred people to arrest the rebels!" The soldiers responded loudly, and one of them ran out to pass the order.
Meng Shan was so angry that he stared, but he didn't know what to do for a while. The man in front of him was adamant and was determined to arrest the person. If the person was taken away like this, the Tianlong Sect would lose face. But if he was not allowed to arrest the person, he would be accused of rebellion, which would obviously be disadvantageous to himself.
"Wait!" Meng Shan hurriedly shouted. Lan Ping sneered and waved his hand, and the soldier who went out to pass the order also stopped.
Meng Shan frowned, hesitated for a moment, turned to look at Lin Yi and said: "Lin Yi... I'm afraid I have to wrong you for the time being!"
Lin Yi stood in the same place with a calm expression. Hearing what Meng Shan said, he raised the corner of his mouth, glanced at the people of the Tianlong Sect, nodded and said: "It doesn't matter, I'll go with them!" After speaking, he turned and walked out, and Lan Ping hurriedly followed with his men.
There are still many soldiers left in Siping Pavilion to supervise the people of the Tianlong Sect. Without the permission of the officials, these people in the world can't leave the capital at all. Therefore, these soldiers are also acting according to orders, but they no longer ask about the entry and exit of people.
Looking at the slightly quiet front yard, Meng Shan pondered for a moment and said to Ji Tang: "Follow me to see King Ping, this matter cannot be left like this!" The two of them left in a hurry.
Although Lin Yi was an outer disciple that everyone looked down upon, he had really helped a lot during the critical moment. Even if they had selfish thoughts and did not like him, they could not help but complain when it involved the face of the Tianlong Sect.
"Lin Yi has only been in the capital for a few days! He has caused all these troubles!"
"Saving people can also save troubles. Lin Yi is so unlucky!"
"Hmph! This kid must have seen the red and green on the painted boats, and his blood was boiling, so he went crazy!"
"These people are wrongly accusing Lin Yi. Who has the ability to dismantle more than a dozen painted boats and leave safely? Do you have this ability? Do you?"
"He is just a horse-raising disciple. It's okay to arrest him. It's no big deal!" "If Lin Yi has something wrong, it won't really implicate us..."
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Yuan Qing also looked anxious and asked, "Master, is Brother Lin okay? These people are simply talking nonsense. Brother Lin is alone. Not to mention that he can't dismantle those painted boats, even if he can, he must have a reason, right?"
"Hmph! At worst, I will go to the prison to rescue Brother Lin before leaving!" Yuan Feng was straightforward.
Zhen Yuanzi looked at his two disciples with admiration and scolded: "Do you think it's easy to enter and exit the prison? Ordinary people can't get out once they enter. However, I think no one can hurt Lin Yi, so you two don't have to worry about it!"
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