plumnovel Chapter 5 Li 2 and others step into a trap
Chapter 5 Li 2 and others step into a trap
"Of course, we must grant this...heroine's wish."
Li Shimin was quite magnanimous.
He even cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Ye Lingyu.
"Since it's about robbing the rich to help the poor, we'll accept our fate."
After saying that, he personally took a heavy bag of silver coins from his pocket.
That was what he intended to use for tipping on the road or for urgent needs.
He bent down and gently dropped it on the ground.
"His Majesty……"
Yuchi Gong wanted to say something more.
He was met with a glare from Li Shimin.
"When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head."
Li Shimin lowered his voice.
"For the sake of the Tang Dynasty,
So what if I'm a coward?
The three exchanged a glance.
Indeed, even the emperor has backed down, so what are they still holding on for?
"I am the Duke of Lu... Bah! I admit defeat today!"
Cheng Yaojin grumbled as he untied his money pouch.
"It's okay to be a little cowardly, survival is the most important thing."
"I am the Duke of E, so being a little cowardly is nothing to me."
While comforting himself, Yuchi Gong also took off the jade pendant from his waist.
Fang Xuanling sighed.
"For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, this old minister is willing to back down this time."
He searched his entire body, even taking out the few gold ingots he kept at the bottom of his chest.
A pile of gold and silver jewelry quickly formed a small mountain on the ground.
Ye Lingyu's eyes crinkled into two crescent moons with a smile.
She took two quick steps forward, but then stopped warily.
"That hater, I'm talking about you."
The one with the darkest skin!
She pointed at Yuchi Gong and gave the order.
"Pack all these things into bundles and bring them to me!"
Yuchi Gong's face darkened even more.
He mentally repeated the word "blackie" a dozen times.
If it weren't for the mechanical tiger's sake, he would have jumped up and taught this girl a lesson.
"Go on, Kuroko."
Cheng Yaojin, standing to the side, added insult to injury with a gloating blow.
With a dark expression, Yuchi Gong picked up the bundle lying to the side.
They packed up all the gold and silver treasures.
While he was pretending, he was secretly making plans in his mind.
When we hand over the bundle later, if we can manage to seize the opportunity to pinpoint the girl's pulse...
However, Ye Lingyu was clearly a seasoned veteran.
She reached behind her waist and found another strangely shaped repeating crossbow.
Three crossbow bolts were already nocked, aimed directly at Yuchi Gong's throat.
"Hey, I advise you not to get any funny ideas."
She said with a smile.
"Otherwise, if my hand slips, you'll have a few more holes in your head."
Yuchi Gong felt a chill run through his body.
This child has definitely killed someone, or at least seen blood.
This kind of calm and imposing presence is something that ordinary people cannot cultivate.
He obediently stepped forward.
He crouched down and handed the bundle over.
There were no unnecessary movements.
"That's right."
Ye Lingyu took the bundle and slung it over her shoulder.
The small body carrying the heavy bundle looked rather comical.
"You old bandits, you're lucky."
She slowly retreated while holding the crossbow, waving her hand as she did so.
As if receiving a signal, the mechanical tiger also took steady steps to protect her.
"I'll spare you today."
When they reached the edge of the woods,
She suddenly turned around and gave a mischievous smile.
"If we meet again by chance, I'll steal you all one more time!"
With that, she vanished into the shadows of the jungle.
The girl and the terrifying wooden tiger disappeared completely.
Yuchi Gong then plopped down on the ground and let out a long sigh of relief.
He discovered that his back was completely soaked.
"This is utterly absurd!"
Cheng Yaojin angrily punched the ground.
"The four of us are almost two hundred years old combined, and we were robbed by a baby?"
"If this gets back to Chang'an, where will I put my face?"
Fang Xuanling straightened his disheveled clothes.
He looked at Li Shimin and found that the emperor was actually smiling.
And he was laughing very happily.
"Your Majesty, how can you still laugh?"
Fang Xuanling was somewhat puzzled.
Why aren't you smiling?
Li Shimin stood up, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.
"Zhijie, try to think about it from a different perspective."
"Without this little girl's help,
"We just faced hundreds of Tibetan cavalry; what were our chances of victory?"
Cheng Yaojin was taken aback.
"That... I'm afraid it's unlikely. At the very least, you'll have a hard time protecting the old house and the landlord."
"So, she saved our lives."
Li Shimin stroked his chin, his tone resolute.
"Consider that gold and silver as our way of repaying her kindness."
"Compared to my life, what are a few thousand taels of gold and silver?"
The three of them suddenly realized.
The emperor had a grand vision; even when he was robbed, he managed to save face.
"Yes, yes, we're repaying a debt of gratitude!"
Cheng Yaojin slapped his thigh and immediately changed his expression.
"I, Lao Cheng, am a man of the highest loyalty."
"I must repay this life-saving debt tenfold!"
"Yes, it's about repaying a debt of gratitude, not being robbed!"
Yuchi Gong echoed this sentiment.
"So what if he's a black man? What's wrong with calling out to my savior a few times?"
"but……"
Li Shimin's gaze fell in the direction where Ye Lingyu had disappeared, and his expression became solemn.
"Such a peerless master and ingenious mechanism are hidden deep in these mountains and forests."
"I have a premonition that the person we're looking for..."
Perhaps it's nearby.
Fang Xuanling was greatly encouraged.
"Does Your Majesty mean... Princess Chang Le might be nearby?"
"Let's go after them and see!"
Li Shimin made a decisive decision.
"Where this little girl is, there must be people!"
Having said that, he took the first step.
They chased after them deeper into the jungle.
"Wait for me, Lao Cheng!"
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong exchanged a glance, both revealing a fierce glint in their eyes.
"Once we catch up with that little girl, we'll definitely teach her a lesson."
Let her know what it means to respect the elderly and care for the young!
However, just as they stepped into a dense thicket of bushes...
"Snap!"
A crisp sound of a branch snapping rang out.
"Ouch!"
Holy crap!
Two screams followed.
The once menacing Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong suddenly found themselves with nothing beneath their feet.
A sturdy vine net sprang up instantly from under the fallen leaves.
The two were suspended upside down in mid-air.
"There's a trap here!"
Li Shimin suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"That little girl set a trap!"
Cheng Yaojin roared at the top of his lungs.
"She set traps along the way to thwart her pursuers; what a cunning girl!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the jungle, two miles away.
Ye Lingyu suddenly stopped and sneezed twice in a row.
"Achoo! Achoo!"
She rubbed her cute little nose and looked back with some confusion.
"Father said that sneezing for no reason..."
It's just that some people are talking about it behind my back.
"Those old bandits must have fallen into my elaborate trap. Heh heh, serves them right!"
She shook her head, carrying a bundle full of treasure on her back.
They skipped and hopped through the last patch of trees.
Suddenly, everything became clear.
It was an extremely secluded little valley.
Dozens of households are scattered along both banks of the stream.
That's a typical Guanzhong-style building.
Ye Lingyu hid the mechanical tiger in a secluded cave.
He straightened his clothes and walked into the village entrance as if nothing was wrong.