C22 Abandonment of evil and good will

On the second day, after Lady Zhao and Zhao Ling’er got up, the rest of the people invited them to the hall.

Chen Tai and the rest were already kneeling in the hall.

After scaring Zhao Ling’er yesterday, she had lost control of her emotions and looked pale. She looked tired, and Madame Zhao's face had also become much more haggard.

Seeing his wife and beloved daughter acting like this, Zhao Zhouwu felt a little sad in his heart, and his resentment towards Chen Tai and the others increased by a few points.

For Zhao Zhouwu to be able to established a foothold in the martial arts world, he had to rely on the word "believe".

Then Yang Ming would also like to see how Madam and Zhao Ling’er would deal with Chen Tai and the others.

Adding on to that, the fact that Lu Yishan and Li Huan were missing, Yang Ming wanted to wait and see.

Yang Ming had already determined that the two would be hiding here, but might not even know about this matter. The only person who might be aware of this, was Madame Zhao.

Yang Ming was also curious about the matter of the Legacy Jade Pendant, the Legacy Jade Pendant might contain some secrets.

Yang Ming wanted to do his best to resolve this matter and not add to the grudges in the martial arts world.

Seeing Yang Ming's appearance, Zhao Ling’er's originally colorless face instantly turned slightly red, while her expression also carried some shyness.

For the third time in a row, Yang Ming took the initiative to save him, but in his heart, he already developed a strong trust and reliance for Yang Ming.

The rattan garden Hall had a very large scale. Not to mention its luxurious style, its design was even more exquisite. The owner, his wife and his beloved daughter sat on top of it, while the powerful servants stood on both sides, looking extremely imposing.

Zhao Zhouwu said: "I will let you off yesterday for now, you have frightened Madam and my daughter, your crimes are unforgivable, so what else do you have to say for yourself now?"

Chen Tai and the others said, "Little people know that offending the ladies and young miss is a capital offense, and now that Garden Master Meng has not killed him, he is immensely grateful.

Zhao Zhouwu said to his wife and Zhao Ling’er: "Madam and Ling'er, how do you want to punish them? Go ahead and say it, I will definitely uphold justice for you two, but I have already promised to spare their little lives, as long as it's not taking their lives, do not hesitate to say it!"

The entire rattan garden was at peace, and with today's matter, it made people feel uncomfortable. There was no lack of powerful people under Zhao Zhouwu's command, and their ability to watch the house was not weak either. It was just that in these few years, the place had been peaceful and calm, so their guard was weakened.

All these years, they had received Zhao Zhouwu's kindness and did not decline his orders to protect their wives and young mistresses. However, after scaring the young mistress yesterday, all the servants in the family were actually feeling uneasy in their hearts, and felt guilty towards and the rest. They could only wait for the order to properly teach Chen Tai and the others a lesson.

Mistress Zhao continued, "For many years, Master has put away his thoughts of fighting and no longer meddle in the affairs of the martial arts world. He brought me and Ling'er here to live a peaceful life, but he did not want these ugly and despicable people to shock Master. And the one who suffered the most was Ling'er. So, let Ling'er take charge of everything."

A family servant said: "Miss, Master has only promised not to kill them, if Miss is not satisfied, I will cut off their limbs and throw them at the back of rattan garden, and let them eat the fruits they dropped on the ground and live by themselves, or feed them leftover food."

When Chen Tai and the rest heard this, they were so frightened that their entire bodies were trembling. The servant looked to be extremely kind, but when he said those words, they caused their hearts to tremble.

Chen Tai and the others were crying in their hearts, they could not afford to offend the rattan garden Master, and were even more regretful in their hearts. If the young miss was slightly displeased, then it would be even worse than death if they were to throw her into the back mountain!

Everyone hurriedly looked at Zhao Ling’er, they kowtowed as though they were pounding garlic, "Miss, you have a lot of people, please spare us, the little ones will never do anything for you ever again."

The back of the mountain was filled with fruit trees, and every ten meters or so, a few stone chairs would be built. The mountain was about a hundred meters tall, and after a few years of cleaning up, they had formed a flat path to the top of the mountain.

Usually, Zhao Zhouwu would also take his wife and Zhao Ling’er for a walk, and the rear mountain was also a quiet place for leisure. If these people were thrown onto the mountain, it would probably ruin the scenery.

In fact, what Zhao Ling’er was thinking in her heart was not how she was going to deal with Chen Tai and the others, but rather, she was thinking and thinking about how he would use flying leaves to scare away the few people who tried to molest her. She was thinking about how he would carry her back to the rattan garden, and how he would instantly subdue everyone yesterday, and pull her into his embrace.

This Zhao Ling’er was a kind person to begin with, hence she was innocent. With regards to the small and small things around her, they had long been prepared for her. Now that her father and mother wanted to deal with Chen Tai and the others by themselves, she really didn't have any ideas in her heart.

Zhao Ling’er couldn't help but think of Yang Ming. Why didn't he let Yang Ming decide this matter for himself? He had saved him three times, and was more qualified than anyone else to help him deal with this group of fearless people.

Zhao Ling’er then continued: "Yesterday, it was this hero who saved my daughter from the hands of those villains, now my daughter wants this hero to deal with them, I wonder if father and mother will agree to it?"

Zhao Zhouwu and Madam Ling looked at each other and laughed. Seeing that her daughter was very understanding with respect and gratitude towards her benefactor, both of them respected her daughter's decision. In that case, inviting Yang Ming to make the decision could be considered a good thing.

Zhao Zhouwu cupped his hands towards Yang Ming and said: "Since my daughter is being saved by Young Master Meng, then I humbly request Young Master to take charge of my daughter.

Yang Ming looked at Zhao Ling’er, and the two of them gazed at each other, Zhao Ling’er's big watery eyes looked at Yang Ming, filled with trust and gentleness. Zhao Ling’er who was already as gentle as water, in front of the person he liked, her gentleness was increased, and her charming and bashful expression was naturally moving.

Yang Ming said: "I am indebted to you, this one does not dare to be rash, let Madam decide what to do."

Although Yang Ming had saved Zhao Ling’er three times, he knew that this was a matter of the rattan garden and Zhao Zhouwu's family.

Zhao Zhouwu said: "Young master, why be modest, with young master's ability, you are sure to be able to handle this matter well, and make everyone convinced?"

Yang Ming thought for a moment, then said: "Thank you for your kindness, Senior. I have something that I would like to ask of you, garden master.

Everyone saw the expression on Yang Ming's face, his expression was gloomy, the questions must have something to do with the rattan garden.

Zhao Zhouwu agreed.

Yang Ming said. "There is one more thing that makes people confused, Chen Tai and the rest are certain that Lu Yishan, Li Huan and their group are hiding in your rattan garden, until now, the whereabouts of the two are unknown.

Yang Ming's words were not false, Chen Tai and the rest were convinced that Lu Yishan and Li Huan were hiding here, and did not hesitate to take the risk to become enemies with rattan garden, and had absolute confidence in being able to do so.

If the rattan garden could not give a reasonable answer, then it would be too early to punish Chen Tai and the rest.

Lu Yishan and Li Huan were hiding in the secret cellar, and had not breathed fresh air for a long time. Furthermore, Lu Yishan's injuries were gradually getting better, and he was no longer injured while walking, the two of them wanted to leave rattan garden as soon as possible, so as to not implicate Madam.

Although the two of them did not receive any news from the Madam, they knew in their hearts that Zhao Zhouwu would usually bring his wife and daughter to rattan garden for a walk in the morning, before returning to the main hall to eat breakfast. Thus, the two of them estimated the time, but wanted to make use of this time to secretly come out.

The two of them crawled over to the entrance of the cave and carefully listened to the sounds outside. After confirming that there was no one there, the two of them came out from under the young lady's bed.

The two of them sneaked out of the room and observed the silence. They wanted to leave quietly.

In the past two days, many things had happened in rattan garden, causing the few guards to feel extremely remorseful. Although their martial arts skills were not particularly high, they were still aggressive and courageous people.

Although Chen Tai and the rest were waiting in the hall, the guards did not let their guard down. They increased their patrols outside, and from time to time, hid in the darkness and secretly observed their surroundings.

After Lu Yishan and Li Huan came out of the Young Miss's room, they walked along the road out of rattan garden.

The guards who had been hiding in the shadows for the past few days also felt depressed. First, the Miss had been taken advantage of by a vile character. Then, the Miss had been caught in a fire.

The things that had happened in rattan garden recently made them feel guilty towards Zhao Zhouwu. Usually, Zhao Zhouwu treated them with great respect, but when rattan garden needed someone, their performance was not as good as's.

Everyone was indignant, they only wanted to defend rattan garden, and if there was anyone else who dared to offend them, they would teach them a lesson.

The environment of the rattan garden was beautiful. Early in the morning, the sunlight shone through the leaves and onto the ground.

Lu Yishan and Li Huan were walking stealthily, occasionally looking at the surrounding situation. However, all of this had long fallen into the eyes of the guards.

At a bend in the road, Lu Yishan and Li Huan were looking around when a huge net suddenly dropped from the sky and trapped them.

The guards said, "Where did this sneaky rat come from?"

After capturing the two, he escorted them to the hall.

At this time, Yang Ming was asking Zhao Zhouwu about Lu Yishan and Li Huan's whereabouts when he suddenly heard a commotion from outside.

A few guards brought Lu Yishan and Li Huan to the hall.

"Reporting to Mistress, I found these two in the garden worshipping and worshipping them, capture them and ask for your approval!" All the guards reported to Zhao Zhouwu.

Lu Yishan and Li Huan kept their heads low, when they heard Zhao Zhouwu shout: Who are you? Why did you barge into my rattan garden? "Why aren't you reporting your name?"

The duo lowered their heads in silence. The guards stepped forward, grabbed the duo by their chins, and lifted their heads.

The raise of her head startled Madame Zhao, as well as Chen Tai and the others.

Chen Tai immediately replied: Master, the two people in the hall are none other than Lu Yishan and Li Huan!

Zhao Zhouwu frowned slightly, "Why would my rattan garden appear for the two of you?"

Lu Yishan and Li Huan looked at each other, then sneaked a glance at Madame Zhao, not daring to say a word.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Zhao Zhouwu sneered: "How rude, I think you need to suffer a bit before you can speak, right?"

When the guards heard, there were people who immediately gave Lu Yishan and Li Huan a few slaps, and a few handprints appeared on their faces.

Seeing that the situation had escalated to this point, Madame Zhao shouted: "All servants, stop!", and bowed to Zhao Zhouwu, "Master, these two have been hiding in rattan garden for a few days."

In fact, Zhao Zhouwu had long guessed that this matter was related to Madam, so he did not reveal it, "Please speak up, Madam."

Madam Zhao said, "This person called Li Huan is my brother's son. Because we haven't had any interactions for many years, we don't know how to tell you about them. The two of them came to our place to seek shelter. They just want to stay for a few days before leaving."

Zhao Zhouwu laughed: "Madam, you must be thinking that I have already left the underworld, so you do not want me to know about this!"

Mrs Zhao said, "This matter was not well thought out for my wife and made things difficult for you."

Zhao Zhouwu said: "Since Madam has said these words, then everything that I, Zhao Zhouwu, have done, is as good as done, since the matter is clear, of course I, Zhao Zhouwu, will take these two as disciples."

Then, Zhao Zhouwu's words were true, and no one dared to go against him.

Zhao Zhouwu said to Chen Tai and the rest: "I have proven that the two of you are hiding at my place. Although I have some enmity with the two of you, but now that you are people of my rattan garden, what do you want?"

Chen Tai continued: Although we are disrespectful to young miss, and have done something that would let you down, we will still let you punish us, but we will settle our grievances, and after they kill my brother, we will take revenge!

Zhao Zhouwu said: "Alright! Then, I shall first ask this hero to punish you two. Afterwards, send these two people to a place a hundred miles away from my rattan garden, so that your matters have nothing to do with my rattan garden! "

Zhao Zhouwu's words caused Madame Zhao to worry. This kind of martial arts grudge would naturally be settled by the parties involved, and what the Master said was not wrong. It was reasonable for the Master to handle it this way, but the nephew had come here to seek refuge with her, not being able to protect them.

After Yang Ming finished speaking, he couldn't help but to admire Zhao Zhouwu's calmness and decisiveness. However, if he were to handle things like this, Lu Yishan and Li Huan's lives would be in danger.

Zhao Zhouwu said to Yang Ming: "Young Master, please decide!"

Yang Ming cupped his hands: "Since the matter is very clear, Garden Master Meng, please do not be so vulgar as to entrust this important task to me, then I will humbly comply with your wishes!"

In the recent days, the weather in the rattan garden was rather gloomy. Today, dark clouds covered the sky and there were no auspicious clouds in the sky, making people feel depressed.

And in this rattan garden's great hall, with so many people gathered, he could feel that some of the spaces had shrunk quite a bit. Everyone couldn't help but feel a bit depressed in their hearts.

Yang Ming looked at Chen Tai, Lu Yishan and Li Huan, and asked the people kneeling in front of the hall: "What do you guys think now?"

Chen Tai said: We have offended the rattan garden, and have offended Official Zhao, so we are naturally willing to accept the punishment, but the grudge between us and the two of you, cannot be easily resolved, I hope that the Hero will follow the rules of the martial arts world.

Yang Ming said to Lu Yishan and Li Huan: What do you two have to say?

Lu Yishan said: "I only have one cheap life, killing Chen Xiyao can be considered as taking revenge for my sister. Now that my life is being handed to the King Yan at any time, so what if I die, I just die in the hands of vile people like him, my heart is filled with unwillingness!"

Li Huan said, "Being able to get to know Brother Lu is the happiest thing that happened to me, Li Huan. Being able to live or die with Brother Lu is also something to be happy about!"

When Yang Ming saw that Lu Yishan and Li Huan did not have any fear on their face, a sense of respect arose in his heart for the two of them. However, the martial arts world had its own rules.

Yang Ming said: That's fine, we will follow what the garden lord said, Lu Yishan, Li Huan, the two of you will immediately leave rattan garden, and as far as I can go, Chen Tai and the rest can just kneel in front of the young miss's house for one day and one night, and then, they can leave on their own, and at that time, the life and death of all of you will have nothing to do with rattan garden!

After Yang Ming finished speaking, he turned his head towards Zhao Zhouwu and said, "I also do not wish to punish them severely, and it is not in their hearts that they are disrespectful to rattan garden. It is just that there is a reason behind this.

Zhao Zhouwu said: "I will leave everything to Young Hero!"

Without much to say, everything was done according to Yang Ming's instructions.

Under the guidance of the rattan garden's guards, Lu Yishan and Li Huan left the rattan garden.

Chen Tai and the rest did not dare disobey, and all of them knelt in front of Zhao Ling’er's house.

In a secluded corner, Yang Ming stopped Lu Yishan and Li Huan.

Yang Ming said: "Although you two have absolute arts on you, your martial arts foundations are too weak. If you two were to run away like this, sooner or later, you would lose your lives at the hands of Chen Tai and the rest."

"I wonder if the two little brothers would listen to me, the two of you have connections with the rattan garden, and that Zhao Zhouwu is truly a deeply hidden person. If the two of you were to follow him and let him take the two of you in, you would definitely learn some useful things."

Lu Yishan said: "That Master Zhao has already returned here, he does not want to bother about the matters of the martial arts world. A few days ago, he was disturbed and felt uneasy in his heart, but now, how can he let Master Zhao shelter us?"

Li Huan also said: "If you want us to stay in rattan garden, we will feel grateful. But if we want to stay, we will need an explanation.

Yang Ming laughed: "I have my own plans, as long as you all follow my instructions, it will be fine!"

Yang Ming whispered to the two, telling them to follow his plan.

Lu Yishan and Li Huan accepted the order.

Furthermore, after Chen Tai and the rest knelt in front of Zhao Ling’er's house for an entire day and night, they also left rattan garden, inquiring about his and Lu Yishan's whereabouts.

As the saying goes, there is no wall that doesn't let wind in. In a few days, Chen Tai and the others had already found some clues, and were headed west.

Yang Ming waited for Chen Tai at a small mountain cave they were passing by. The area around the small mountain castle was flat, the ground was wide, and it was empty.

On the other hand, Yang Ming disguised himself as a mountain woodcutter, wearing a bamboo hat, and sat at the mountain fortress as if he was resting.

When Chen Tai and the rest arrived, they saw a man seated there, and asked: "Warrior, have you seen two people walk past here, one was 17 or 18 years old, the other was 25 or 26 years old, looking like a scholar?"

Yang Ming laughed: "Do all of you really want their lives?"

Yang Ming took off the bamboo hat on his head, and revealed a smile on his face, and looked at the group.

When Chen Tai saw that it was Yang Ming, he could not help but feel a little afraid. He gathered his courage and asked, "Did the hero promise us that we would stop caring about this matter?"

Yang Ming laughed: "The martial arts world has its own rules, for your matters, I will naturally respect them, but there is one thing that I do not know, can the few of you listen to my next words?"

Yang Ming and the rest knew that Yang Ming's martial arts were powerful, how could they dare disobey? Yang Ming said: "Are you guys here for revenge, or for the jade pendant?"

Chen Tai and the rest looked awkward.

Yang Ming said: "Your brother died by Lu Yishan's hands, but his sister and grandfather also died because of your brother, when did they repay each other for their grievances?"

Chen Tai and the rest remained silent.

Yang Ming continued: "If you want to get rich, I can give you a path, but if you want to find people's property this way, you shouldn't do it, if you can let Lu Yishan go, I have my own arrangements."

Chen Tai and the others pondered for a moment, then said, "Since the Hero has already seen through our thoughts, there's no harm in asking him!"

Yang Ming laughed: "In the northern border of the Western Region, there will be treasures such as jades. As long as you spend a few years there, as long as you can find a peerless jade pendant, it would be impossible to enjoy it for many generations.

Chen Tai laughed: "We have heard of the matter of the Hero, it is just that we are far away from the northern border, and do not know where we can find the jade pendant, adding that I am not familiar with the northern border, how could it be easy?"

Yang Ming laughed: "Everything is as I say. As long as all of you are obedient, I guarantee that in less than ten years, you will be able to find that peerless jade pendant!"

Yang Ming did not say much, and took out a few small jades from his bag, "These small jades are given to you by some friends of mine from the Northern Frontier, go according to the map I drew, and give this letter to the person inside, they will take good care of you!"

"If you can't find the good jade, these few pieces of jade will be my compensation!"

Yang Ming threw the jade in his hand over. Chen Tai and the others received the jade and took a look, but they knew that although the jade was not considered priceless, it was still a valuable item.

This small piece of jade was green and had a plum shaped pattern at the center. The texture was clear and the color was clear. Although it couldn't be considered top quality, it was still a rare item.

When Chen Tai and the others saw the jade, they knew that Yang Ming was not an ordinary person. The small jade actually had enough to buy a few fields from an ordinary family, and it was enough for them to settle down.

Chen Tai and the rest of the brothers whispered to each other. "The Hero is so generous.

Yang Ming laughed: "The reason why you two are chasing Lu Yishan and his wife, is naturally for money, and I have given you two a path of wealth seeking, not only will it help you resolve your misunderstanding, and not only will it not recreate your sins, but it will also allow you two to live a solid life, it is also what I, as a person of the martial arts world, should do!"

Yang Ming said in a clear voice: "Come out!"

At the side of the fortress, Yang Ming dug a hole. The hole was filled with branches and weeds, and Lu Yishan and Li Huan were hiding inside.

Hearing Yang Ming's words, the two of them jumped out from the cave.

When Chen Tai and the rest saw Lu Yishan and Li Huan, they revealed killing intent.

Yang Ming chuckled, "I didn't want to care about your matters, but I also didn't want to see you hurting innocent people. Within five years, you can stay in the northern border. If I find out that you guys have appeared in the Central Plains, I will definitely not let you off! "

When Yang Ming spoke, his voice was not loud, and his tone was extremely ordinary, but there was a sense of majesty within it.

Yang Ming took out some silver notes from beside him, which looked like a few thousand gold, "This is your bet, do as I say, I will get people to arrange everything for you, if I find anything wrong, you guys should be careful!"

After Yang Ming finished speaking, he grabbed a handful of grass from the ground, and with a raise of his hand, the grass flew towards Chen Tai and the others. In that moment, Chen Tai and the others had grass growing on their heads, and each of them had a scar on their face.

Yang Ming laughed coldly: "I want to take your dog life, like taking out an item from a bag of holding. Today, I will give you all a chance, I hope you all will cherish it, in two months, if you guys cannot appear in the northern border, be careful of the heads on your own shoulders!"

Chen Tai and the others were so scared that they almost peed their pants. They continuously kowtowed and said, "Listen to the words of a hero!"