Isn't that the mistress's purse?
Why is it hanging on his belt?
No wonder the master was so angry that he spat out blood.
She acted swiftly and snatched it away.
Shi Luohan was extremely annoyed. He thought this girl was really lawless and ill - bred.
"Give it back to me!"
Yaoguang ran a bit further away. "You're a grown man. Wearing a ruyi and concentric knot. Don't you think it's effeminate?"
"What I wear has nothing to do with you. Give it back to me!"
Shi Luohan got angry. He stepped forward menacingly, exuding a powerful sense of oppression.
Yaoguang pouted and stuffed the purse into her own belt.
This blatant act of robbery made Shi Luohan's anger rise.
Sure enough, like master, like servant!
When dealing with shameless people, Shi Luohan was too lazy to waste words. He drew his sword and pointed it at Yaoguang.
Yaoguang rolled her eyes at him, turned around, tapped her toes on the ground, and flew away lightly.
Shi Luohan also used his light - body technique and chased after her closely.
The two circled around the woods near the carriage several times.
One ran, and the other chased.
Yaoguang's physical strength was no match for Shi Luohan's after all, and she was caught up with.
He didn't want to fight Yaoguang, as it would seem like he was bullying a girl as a grown man.
He just wanted to get back the purse that Wan Chu had given him.
The man in front of her drew his sword so fast that Yaoguang didn't even see the shadow of the sword.
Suddenly, her belt loosened, and her chest felt cold.
With a "thud", the purse fell to the ground.
But neither of them went to pick it up.
Shi Luohan saw the snow - white skin on Yaoguang's chest and her close - fitting water - green undergarment.
A flash of green before his eyes, and his face blushed.
Yaoguang hurriedly covered her chest with her clothes and rushed forward to slap Shi Luohan.
"Lecher!"
Shi Luohan's mouth went dry. He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound.
He swore to the sky that he didn't do it on purpose.
He just simply wanted to snatch back the purse.
Yaoguang turned her back to him and put on her clothes. She didn't forget to pick up the purse on the ground. She glared at him fiercely, blushed, and ran away.
Zhou Sheng and Zhou Yan were busy dealing with the corpses and didn't notice the awkwardness between the two.
Shi Luohan walked out of the woods and saw that Wan Chu and Liang Yuzhou had both gotten off the carriage.
"Wan Chu!" He rushed to Wan Chu's side in a hurry and nervously looked her up and down.
"Master, what should we do with these corpses?" Zhou Sheng asked.
Most of the people were killed by Shi Luohan.
Liang Yuzhou looked at Song Wan Chu. "What do you want to do?"
His plan would change according to the mistress's decision.
Song Wan Chu pondered for a moment. "Report it to the authorities."
These killers were not sent by Mrs. Yue, but they must be from the Yue family.
Mrs. Yue wanted to take things slowly, but someone couldn't hold back.
It seemed that the Yue family's front wasn't very united.
In each state, when reporting to the authorities, one should report to the prefect. The prefect was also a fourth - rank official, at the same level as the military governor.
The difference was that the military governor was a military official in charge of defense and disaster relief, while the prefect was a civilian official in charge of the state's government affairs, and they were separate.
The military governor had military power, and the prefect had the power of supervision. The prefect could impeach the military governor, and the memorial would go straight to the emperor.
In some places, the military governor and the prefect checked and balanced each other, but in other places, they colluded and formed a network of connections.
Song Wan Chu didn't know what the relationship between the prefect of Yunzhou and the military governor Yue Chengkong was.
But by reporting to the authorities, she wanted to show a clear attitude - when bullied, she would fight back instead of being afraid of the powerful and choosing to endure in silence.
Shi Luohan didn't quite agree. "Yue Chengkong dominates in Yunzhou. I'm afraid the prefect can't suppress him. If this matter gets out of hand, what if it implicates the Chu family..."
Liang Yuzhou's sneer interrupted him.
"Being over - cautious and indecisive. Simply yielding and retreating will only embolden the enemy and won't bring peace."
Shi Luohan glared at him angrily.
He really disliked Liang Yuzhou's self - assured and all - knowing look.
He was just a little bit late. Now he was being suppressed by Liang Yuzhou and was always on the defensive.
Song Wan Chu understood her elder brother's concerns.
She didn't want her elder brother and Liang Yuzhou to keep getting angry with each other. "Brother, when we report to the authorities, it's not for redress or to catch the murderer. Whether this matter is finally suppressed by the Yue family with their power or becomes a big scandal, the Yue family will at least know that we're not easy to bully."
"Wan Chu, just go ahead and report it to the authorities."
Liang Yuzhou spoke before Shi Luohan. "The previous prefect was oppressed by Yue Chengkong. When he left office, he wanted to vent his anger and submitted a memorial to the emperor, listing eight major crimes of Yue Chengkong. The emperor was suspicious and sent Shi Minglang to Yunzhou to investigate Yue Chengkong thoroughly."
"The new prefect's surname is Shi?" Song Wan Chu's eyebrows twitched slightly.
She immediately thought of the upright grand justice of the Court of Judicial Review, Shi Jinglu.
Liang Yuzhou stared into her eyes and smiled knowingly. "Shi Minglang is Shi Jinglu's nephew. The family tradition of the Shi family is to be fearless of the powerful and upright.
He's a new official taking office and is in need of making a show of power. If you provide the first spark, he'll be very grateful to you."
Shi Luohan was extremely annoyed.
The appointment of a prefect was a major event, and it could be easily found out with a little inquiry.
But what had he been doing these days?
He had been circling around Wan Chu, guarding against Liang Yuzhou, afraid that Wan Chu would change her mind.
He didn't know at all that Wan Chu had been targeted by the Yue family, let alone the background of the new prefect.
He knew nothing.
The mid - day sun was warm and blinding, but he felt as if he had fallen into a dark and gloomy abyss.
"Brother? Brother?"
"Hmm?"
Shi Luohan came back to his senses suddenly and met Song Wan Chu's worried eyes.
"Let's go back."
She didn't say goodbye to Liang Yuzhou and got into the carriage on her own.
Liang Yuzhou stared deeply at the direction where the carriage was leaving.
As soon as Wan Chu left, the cold wind blew.
He stood in the wind, his hair in disarray, and his face growing paler.
"Master, Taoist Qiu said that you were overwhelmed by anger and it brought out an old illness. If you don't take your medicine in time, your lung disease may recur."
There was deep worry in Zhou Sheng's eyes.
Liang Yuzhou swallowed the bloody taste in his throat.
"Master, here's something for you." Yaoguang handed the purse to his hand and added, "This was what the mistress used to carry close to her body."
She had even been seen naked by Shi Luohan in order to snatch this purse.
She would definitely settle the score with that dog man when she had the chance!
But it was worth it to be able to get back the mistress's thing.
The mistress's things should be in the master's hands.
Liang Yuzhou tightened his grip on the purse.
"Go and see Shi Minglang."
"Master, take your medicine..." Zhou Yan had just started to speak when Zhou Sheng slapped the back of his head.
"What are you barking about? After following the master for so long, don't you know that the mistress's affairs are the most important?" Zhou Sheng scolded him in a low voice.
Zhou Yan was extremely aggrieved. "I'm just worried about the master's health."
When they first arrived in Yunzhou, the master coughed up blood for three months, had several high fevers, and fell into a severe coma.
Every time, he woke up only by calling the mistress's name.
Yaoguang also leaned over and whispered, "It can't go on like this for the master."
The mistress must be chased after, but only if the master was alive.
But Zhou Sheng stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Getting sick might not be a bad thing."
Yaoguang and Zhou Yan looked at him in puzzlement.
Liang Yuzhou, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and shot them a menacing look.
...
Back at the Chu family, Song Wan Chu and Shi Luohan immediately went to see Old Mrs. Chu, their aunt, and uncle.
Since they had decided to report to the authorities, they couldn't hide it from the Chu family.
Song Wan Chu recounted how the carriage was forced to stop, a group of killers rushed out to kidnap her, Shi Luohan fought hard to protect her, and Liang Yuzhou and others arrived in time to help.
But she made a small change to the truth. She made it seem as if Liang Yuzhou had just passed by and saved her.
She also didn't reveal that the mastermind behind the kidnapping was the Yue family.