Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 332 Capture

Seeing that they were fighting fiercely, Wang Mingqian rubbed his buttocks and stood up. He couldn't intervene in the current situation. If he forced his way into the battle, he would only hinder them. So he had no choice but to remind them, "Cui Yi, capture him alive. There must be someone else behind this man!"

No one paid attention to him.

"Be careful, he might escape by climbing a tree. There's a green mountain not far from here. If he goes into the mountain, it will be even harder to catch him!"

"Shut up!"

Cui Bianxu could no longer bear it and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth.

Wang Mingqian was not discouraged after being scolded. Instead, his eyes kept darting around, trying to find a way to trap the monster.

However, this place was outside the city of Chang'an, and there was nothing but sparse woods. His chest and buttocks hurt a lot, and his buttocks hurt more. He had no choice but to lean against a tree, secretly regretting that he had not brought a bow and arrow when he went out today.

At this moment, Wang Leisheng, who was far behind, finally caught up with his men. The group was already a little tired from running. Their energy was no match for Cui Bianxu, who was like a chicken with blood injected anytime and anywhere. He could fight with others without getting red in the face or out of breath after chasing for so long.

Fortunately, Wang Leisheng was quite ambitious. Seeing that his Shaoqing had already started fighting with the thieves, he panted and encouraged the others: "Brothers, keep up the good work. The thieves are right ahead. Our Dali Temple has never had a precedent of catching the murderer in just one day. This time, there will be a generous reward from the higher-ups when we return. Promotions are just around the corner! Come, brothers, follow me to help Shaoqing Cui!"

This guy is talking nonsense. It's just a case of a monk's death. There is no way he will be promoted. At best, Cui Bianxu will pay bonuses out of his own pocket.

Under normal circumstances, no one would take this seriously. However, at this time, everyone was running out of oxygen and their minds were in a daze. When they heard this, they didn't think about it. They just felt their nerves instantly active and rushed towards the thieves with knives in hand.

Wang Leisheng, having finished painting the pie, saw that his words had worked. He stood there with his hands on his knees, tilted his head back and shouted slogans: "The Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, Cui Yi, is here. Why don't you surrender quickly, thieves!"

Cui Bianxu, who had nearly cut the monster's arm with a knife, was so shocked that he paused his movements. The monster seized the opportunity to dodge the attack, and was so angry that he cursed Wang Leisheng in his heart.

Fortunately, the yamen runners were not strong enough. Although the Jinwu Guards were also a little weaker, they had the advantage in numbers. The horizontal swords they used were issued uniformly by the court. The material was incomparable to Cui Bianxu's double swords, but they could chop and kill without any scruples.

The monster tried using the chain several times but found it had no effect. Instead, it made several long cuts on its body. It turned around and wanted to escape. How could Cui Bianxu let him escape?

He jumped up and kicked the monster that was trying to escape by grabbing the tree trunk with one hand back into the encirclement of the Jinwu Guards. More than a dozen straight swords directly pressed the monster to the ground with its back falling to the ground.

But before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the monster raised his hands and single-handedly knocked away the straight knife that was pressing on him. Cui Bianxu fell directly from mid-air and stomped it back with a heavy kick.

The huge impact force caused the monster to spit out a mouthful of dark red blood, but it could not move. It reached out to scratch the foot that was stepping on its chest, but the Jinwu Guards held its hands down again.

Wang Leisheng came up happily at this time and was about to flatter him when he saw Cui Bianxu raise his knife and chop off the monster's one leg with one stroke.

The monster's mouth suddenly opened wide, its head tilted back, its shoulders struggled desperately, and it let out a terrifying roar. Only then did everyone realize that there was only half a tongue in its open mouth!

"Young Master... he, he..." Wang Leisheng was so frightened that he couldn't speak clearly. Chopping off hands and feet was nothing. He was in charge of the prison and was knowledgeable. But the monster's weird face and half of its tongue made him feel nauseous.

Cui Bianxu ignored him, retracted his foot, leaned over, grabbed the monster that was struggling violently because of the pain, and rotated its arm. At the same time, he hit the monster's elbow joint with his forearm. With a "click", the monster's forearm was removed.

He also removed the other arm, then stood up, took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, and signaled everyone to stop the bleeding and bandage the monster: "Hurry up, take the man back to Ning Yuye, and take the broken leg back with him."

If it were an ordinary person, he wouldn't dare to do this, but this monster obviously has problems and should not die easily.

They didn't bring any chains when they came out, and I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to trap this thing with ordinary ropes, so it's safer this way.

Wang Leisheng glanced at the nearly unconscious monster with disgust, then considerately took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off Cui Bianxu's blade. "Shaoqing is truly incomparable in bravery. I have never seen such a talented person with both literary and martial prowess as Shaoqing. If someone else were here, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to subdue this monster."

The flattery is indeed a bit too much.

Cui Bianxu's eyes turned cold as he took out a clean handkerchief and wiped the blood off his face. He then looked at the limping Wang Mingqian and asked, "Shall I ask Wang Leisheng to take you back later?"

"no."

Wang Mingqian declined the offer: "It's just a minor injury."

He can't afford to lose this person!

"Keep someone watching over there at Xingjing Temple."

"rest assured."

Yong'an Canal

After finishing her morning class, Jiang Shangxian happily called her best friend Li Xueyan to squat by the canal and watch Zhou Ying catching snails in the water with her trouser legs rolled up.

"Master, is that enough?"

"Not enough, not enough. How can you feel full after eating snails? You can't stop eating this thing. It will be perfect to pair it with my newly brewed rice wine." Xiao Jiang looked at the black and green snails and drooled.

Spring and autumn are the best seasons for eating snails. Spring snails are high in protein, plump and have a delicate texture. Autumn snails, on the other hand, are also delicious as their reproductive season ends and their strength recovers.

Li Xueyan doesn't like to eat this thing. She thinks it takes a lot of effort to pull out the meat, but the meat is too small and the taste is just so-so.

He just thought it was fun to watch Zhou Ying touching the snails. His eyes lit up and he wished he could touch them himself. "Can you really make several flavors? Then why not send some to Zhao Shan later?"

"Send it to Cui Yi and Wang Mingqian!" Xiao Jiang was impartial, giving every good friend a portion. "Second Brother, hurry up. When you go back later, bring some back for your eldest brother and Shopkeeper Wang to taste."

Zhou Ying, who had been soaking in the water for more than half an hour, suddenly frowned: "Master, that's too much!"

How long will it take him to find it alone?

Li Xueyan looked around and saw that there were other people picking snails, so she excitedly discussed with Jiang Shangxian: "Why don't I go down and help pick them together? I can go back and change clothes later."

She always wears one set of clothes and brings two sets of clothes with her when she goes out, so it doesn't matter if they get wet or dirty.