Chapter 386 Are You Famous?
Yuezhou is not a big city. During the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, there were only more than 20,000 households and a population of just over 100,000. Compared with a city like Nanyang with a population of 400,000 or 500,000, it is at most the size of a county.
If there weren't a famous Tang Dynasty Yuezhou Kiln here, there would be even fewer people.
But since the rise of the Red Lotus Sect, Yuezhou has become the base camp, and more and more members of the Red Lotus Sect have begun to gather here. At this time, the population has reached nearly 300,000.
The original small town was naturally not big enough, so when Zhao Yushu entered the city, he saw large-scale construction everywhere.
The black deer lay on Zhao Yushu's back, and its fingers kept changing directions, allowing Zhao Yushu to shuttle through the streets and alleys like a ghost, causing exclamations. The soldiers patrolling the streets had no time to stop it, and the warning whistles continued for a while.
"Here! Here!"
Zhao Yushu suddenly stopped, put the black deer down, and looked at the gourd sign hanging in front of the gate with a grim expression.
"Infirmary? Lan Ling is sick? Injured?"
Black Deer hurriedly shook his head: "No! It's okay!"
"Take me in."
Before the two could knock on the door, the wooden door of the clinic creaked open and a girl of about eleven or twelve poked her head out: "Brother Lu!"
Black Deer chuckled, then slapped his forehead and pointed at Zhao Yushu: "Friend!"
The girl bowed to Zhao Yushu and said, "Adong greets you, sir."
Zhao Yushu returned the greeting: "Hello, Miss Adong. I am Miss Lan Ling's friend. May I ask if Miss Lan Ling is in there?"
A-Dong hesitated for a moment: "Sister Xuexian is in there, but..."
"but?"
"They shouldn't let you in, oops."
Adong only felt a gust of wind passing by and hurriedly took a step back. Zhao Yushu had already rushed past her.
The clinic is neither big nor small, with three renovated courtyards inside. One of the courtyards has a strong smell of medicine and seems to be the patient's residence. Two monks from the first level are standing at the door of another courtyard on the left.
The two monks saw a flash before their eyes, and a scholar with an angry face appeared out of nowhere in front of them.
"who!"
"Where is Lan Ling?"
"No one is allowed to enter without the adults' order!"
The two cultivators were frightened by the strong fluctuations of spiritual energy around Zhao Yushu and subconsciously took a step back, but still stiffened their necks to try to stop him.
Zhao Yushu snorted coldly, stretched out his hand, and easily pushed away the two gatekeepers. If these two dared to resist, Zhao Yushu wouldn't mind letting them suffer a little.
"When did you become so overbearing?"
A lazy voice came from the yard. Zhao Yushu loosened his hand, all the strength disappeared, and he pushed open the door and walked in.
The two young monks looked at each other and ran away quickly, apparently to call someone over.
"You're fine."
"What can happen to me?" Lan Ling smiled and looked at Zhao Yushu, who was covered in dust. "How long have you been running?"
"one day one Night."
"You didn't have breakfast."
"I didn't eat yesterday's meal either."
"What a coincidence! I just made breakfast."
"Can I have some, then?"
"You have to pay for it."
"I don't have any silver, this is all I have."
Zhao Yushu took out a wine bag, Lan Ling took it gently, opened the cork, and her small nose moved slightly: "Well, not bad, very good, you didn't lie to me."
"There is also a hairpin..."
Lan Ling took it and said, "I'll keep it for now and give it to Sanniang in the future. She doesn't have many jewelry."
The two smiled at each other and walked into the room side by side.
Lan Ling didn't prepare much breakfast, and Zhao Yushu was indeed hungry, so he wolfed it down in a few mouthfuls. When Hei Lu came in and looked at the bottom of the bowl, which was as clean as if it had just been washed, he hesitated to speak, and finally sighed and walked out.
"Black Deer said something happened to you. What happened?"
Lan Ling held her chin up and said, "Nothing, they just put me under house arrest."
"House arrest? Why?"
"It's hard to describe in words."
"I have plenty of time."
Lan Ling smiled: "Why don't you ask where Sanniang went first?"
Zhao Yushu slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, where did Sanniang go? Didn't she speak for you?"
"Sanniang was sent out on an errand, so I was put under house arrest."
Zhao Yushu's face was gloomy: "Someone is targeting you, who is it?"
Lan Ling shook her head: "I'm afraid you'll know soon."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a noise outside the door, and A-Dong came running in: "Sister Xuexian, they are here!"
Then A-Dong looked at Zhao Yushu and said, "Brother Huo is here too."
Who is Brother Huo? Why is it worth Adong's special mention?
Zhao Yushu stood up suspiciously, and walked out of the hut with Lan Ling and came to the yard. More than ten people rushed in, filling the already small yard.
Hei Lu squeezed through the crowd and stood next to Zhao Yushu. Adong hesitated for a moment and then ran out of the yard.
A young man wearing red clothes and soft armor squeezed to the front and said, "Miss Xuexian, are you okay?"
Lan Ling glanced at him and said, "My friend came to see me, what could happen?"
"Friend?" The young man looked at Zhao Yushu and his expression changed. "Who is this friend?"
"Get out! You have no right to speak here!" A stern shout rang out, and the young man trembled all over. He lowered his head and took a step back.
A middle-aged man in a fiery red official robe came forward and glanced at Zhao Yushu without any hesitation. Zhao Yushu immediately looked back.
Both of them are in the sixth heaven.
"This is Lord Zhu, the governor of Yuezhou, and a military commander." Lan Ling whispered.
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment when he saw Zhao Yushu's cultivation level, and turned to Lan Ling: "Miss Lan, you have been in Yuezhou for these days, and the Red Lotus Sect has done its best to be a good host, right? I asked you to write a letter to your father, is it so difficult? Now you have brought back this unknown friend, are you trying to harm our Red Lotus Sect?"
Zhao Yushu felt that it was a pity for this old man to be a military general. With his ability to accuse people as soon as he opened his mouth, he could have been a censor in Xijing.
Lan Ling glanced at him calmly, but turned to Zhao Yushu and asked, "Do you mind if I use your name to scare them?"
Zhao Yushu smiled and said, "Use it as you like. If you get scared to death, it's my fault."
"Pah, you're so famous."
The general looked at the two men laughing and giggling, seemingly not taking him seriously at all, and immediately became furious, his eyes almost burning.
"Out of courtesy, let me introduce you. This is Lord Zhu. He is in charge of all military affairs in Yuezhou."
Zhao Yushu nodded. Yuezhou is not big, but it is the hometown of the Red Lotus Sect. The generals guarding the city may not be very capable in using troops, but they are definitely confidants of the top leaders of the Red Lotus Sect. After all, most of their families live in Yuezhou City.
And such a high-ranking and powerful person is so concerned about Lan Ling's affairs. This so-called family letter is of great significance.
You have to know that they came too quickly, just the time it took to eat a meal after I entered the door.
"Master Zhu, let me introduce this friend to you as well."
Lord Zhu snorted coldly: "I really want to know which family Miss Lan's friend is from."
"His name is Zhao Yushu."
Zhao Yushu? General Zhu hesitated for a moment, as the name sounded familiar.
The young man next to him suddenly looked up: "Academy?!"
Zhao Yushu laughed: "Yes, I am the firefighter in Nanyang, the beheader in Jiangning, the founder of the chaos in Chang'an, the slayer of the Xiangcheng Yuan family, and the mortal enemy of the Xiangzhou Cao Gang. I am Zhao Yushu!"
Looking at the stunned people in the yard, including Lan Ling and Hei Lu, Zhao Yushu scratched his head and said, "What? Can't you remember all these names? The Dragon Mother is older than me, so I'll keep it simple. I'm Zhao Yushu, the sixth master of Tianji Pavilion of Dongdu Baima Academy."