From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

A woman's mood is always unpredictable, at least Zhou Yuan couldn't predict Qu Ling's mood. For some reason, her mood suddenly seemed to be much better.

Along the way, she introduced the surrounding scenery, the cultural environment of Lin'an Prefecture, and popularized the science of great scholars and celebrities. She drank water while talking, and Zhou Yuan and Ziyuan couldn't help but admire her.

She is worthy of being a bookstore owner. She seems to know everything and knows everyone.

The carriage went all the way and passed a small county town. The group went down to eat. Guan Dayong's majestic figure was the focus of attention wherever he went, not to mention Qu Ling, a stunning woman.

Of course, what is more noteworthy is that Guan Dayong ate almost as much as five or six people. After eating, he patted his stomach, burped, and laughed honestly.

Most of the journey had been passed, and the four carriages set off again. Finally, when the sun set, they were about to arrive at Lin'an Prefecture.

"Miss, something is wrong. There are people blocking the road ahead."

The leading carriage stopped, and a servant shouted.

The next moment, roars were heard all around, and more than a dozen bandits holding knives quickly rushed out of the forest and surrounded the four carriages.

Qu Ling's face changed, and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "How could there be bandits on the official road!"

Zhou Yuan was not panicked, but just smiled lightly and said: "Then they are miserable. There is someone in the car behind who they can't afford to offend."

After speaking, Zhou Yuan shouted: "Dayong, get off the car and see the situation. Whoever dares to provoke you, just beat him up."

Guan Dayong is just honest, but he is not stupid.

He didn't foolishly walk up to the more than a dozen bandits holding knives.

He just walked out of the carriage, stood up, and took out his weapon from the roof of the car.

Guan Tianci spent fifty taels of silver to make a Fang Tian Hua Ji weighing about eighty kilograms.

Most people can't even lift it, let alone use it.

But Guan Dayong held it very lightly. He roared and swung the Fang Tian Hua Ji, making a whistling sound.

The huge size and terrifying fighting soldiers made the legs of more than a dozen bandits around weak on the spot, and they almost couldn't help running away.

"Don't move in the car."

Zhou Yuan got out of the car, looked at the many bandits, and said lightly: "Who is the leader? Come out and say something, otherwise I will let him kill people. Try to see how many of you can run."

The people around began to retreat.

With such a terrifying existence, no one dared to provoke it!

The people would be smashed into rotten persimmons by that halberd.

"Ahem!"

A middle-aged man with a pointed face and monkey cheeks, with his head shrunk and a wretched appearance, did not dare to approach, but just clasped his fists and said: "Sir, I'm sorry, I'm just begging for food, and I have to admit defeat when I meet such a fierce man. Can you give me a way out for my brothers?"

The middle-aged man knew very well that even if he ran away now, as long as the strong man took action, at least two lives could be saved.

If two brothers died, then his team would not be able to be saved.

So the middle-aged man wanted to beg for mercy.

Zhou Yuan said, "Come over and talk. What's your name?"

The middle-aged man was sweating profusely, and he said with a stiff face, "I am Qin San, from Huzhou. These are all our brothers and fellow villagers. To be honest, we can't make ends meet, so we turned to banditry. I hope you will understand and spare our lives."

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Huzhou is a rich place. Can't we make ends meet?"

Qin San smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "A rich place? It has only rained a few times in two years. The lakes are dry, the rivers are dry, and there is no harvest in the fields. How can we survive?"

"We brothers started doing this last year, but we only wanted money, not rape or kill people. I hope you will spare us brothers. We all have old and young people at home. Bring them out. I can't help but take them back!"

At the end, Qin San was obviously anxious.

After all, that Fang Tian Huaji was too oppressive.

Zhou Yuan said calmly, "Have you been robbing here?"

"Not really."

Qin San shook his head and said, "We usually work as thugs in the casino in Lin'an Prefecture, but the money we earn is not enough for us brothers to spend, so we occasionally come out to do something, but not too often, because the government is too strict."

Zhou Yuan said, "Which casino? What's the name?"

Qin San looked a little embarrassed and hesitated for a while, but in the end he didn't dare not answer, "Get Rich Casino."

Good guy, this name is so direct, I want to get rich there.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "How much money can you rob? Most people don't carry that much money with them, but I am an exception."

He took out two silver notes from his arms and smiled, "This is two hundred taels of silver notes, not only enough for you to be cool, but also enough for your whole village to eat."

The eyes of the people around him were straight, and they swallowed hard.

Qin San was a smart man, his face changed, and he immediately fell to his knees.He fell to the ground and said loudly: "Master, if you have anything to say, please tell me. We brothers are willing to go through fire and water, and we can do anything!"

Zhou Yuan handed the money to him directly and said: "Nothing to say, just take the money, and don't come out to rob in the future. I will find you when I have time."

Qin San hesitated to take it, his face full of confusion. Did he meet a living Buddha today?

But Zhou Yuan said again: "Dayong, show them your skills."

"Okay!"

Guan Dayong immediately said: "Brother, who should I kill?"

The people around him retreated suddenly, and no one wanted to be an unjustly killed ghost.

Zhou Yuan rolled his eyes and said: "I just let you show your skills!"

Guan Dayong thought about it, picked up the Fang Tian Hua Ji and danced wildly. To be honest, his posture was not very good.

But he was too strong, and the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand was just like an arm. For a while, the wind whistled, and the sand and stones flew.

"Stop!"

Zhou Yuan hurriedly called for a stop. Is this guy still human? You are swinging an 80-jin thing like this. You must have supernatural power!

The bandits around were also scared and their faces turned pale.

Zhou Yuan then looked at Qin San and chuckled, "Remember, I will go to the casino to find you. When I find you, you will have no chance to refuse if I ask you to do something."

"Of course, you can choose not to go back to the casino forever, but in that case, who will give you the next two hundred taels?"

After Zhou Yuan finished speaking, he got in the car and left.

Only a group of bandits were left, holding two hundred taels of silver, messy in the wind.

In the carriage, Qu Ling frowned and said, "They robbed people on the road, but you gave them money?"

Zhou Yuan said, "It's not easy to get my money. I just arrived here, so I always need someone to help me. This local tyrant is the best."

Qu Ling said, "What if they don't go back to that casino?"

"Impossible!"

Zhou Yuan said indifferently, "They have robbed people on the road for money, so they will definitely help me for money."

"Money is everything to people like them."

Qu Ling finally couldn't help asking, "Zhou Yuan, you came to Lin'an Prefecture not just for Mo Yunzhai, right? Is there anything else?"

Zhou Yuan smiled slowly and said, "Sitting in front of you is the captain of the Jinyiwei Lin'an Prefecture Qianhu Division. , Zhou Yuan. "

"I'm here to report my work."

Qu Ling took a deep breath and smiled helplessly: "Well, the court lackeys and empress's lackeys in the mouths of scholars, with this identity, it will be difficult to make friends in the future."

Zhou Yuan said: "People who refuse to make friends because of their identity should not be my friends."

"Why, do you dislike me?"

Qu Ling tilted her head and said: "Businessmen don't care about the other party's identity, as long as there is profit to be exploited."

She knocked on the table lightly and said: "Have a good rest tonight, tomorrow morning, Mo Yunzhai's book signing event, you have to be there!"

"It has been promoted for many days, and many people are waiting for the true appearance of Yuan Yi Zhenren."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "I hope I won't disappoint people."