Chapter 142

  20th day

  Today was originally a very ordinary day, the weather was sunny and cold, but suddenly a white wind blew up, instantly dark clouds gathered, disturbing Fang Bo's enthusiasm for going out to sea.

  "Master, it looks like it's going to snow today, are we still going out to sea?" one of his men asked.

  "Go! Why not go?! This is one of my few hobbies, can't I enjoy it to the fullest?!"

  He cursed under his breath. This city master indeed had a hobby of fishing, going out to sea once or twice every month. But what he called fishing was being accompanied by fifty or sixty soldiers, riding in a soft sedan chair to the dock, wrapped in high-quality fur coats sitting inside the cabin, and only symbolically pulling the net once when it was time to pull the net, then looking at the fully loaded fishing boat and saying: Hey, I caught a lot of fish today.

  The vast majority of the work was done by the soldiers, and in such weather, it was even colder at sea, and freezing one's fingers off was nothing. I thought that with today's bad weather, Fang Bo-shan would cancel his plan to go out to sea, but unexpectedly his enthusiasm remained strong. In this case, all that could be done was for the men under him to secretly curse in their hearts.

  "Master, someone from the Su family has come again!" The steward said as he came over.

  "Here we go again!" Fang Bo-shan furrowed his brow: "Can't that woman feel how annoying she is?"

  Fang Bo Shan didn't intentionally kill Cheng Da Lei, but he couldn't stand Li Ru repeatedly visiting his home, probably bringing a lot of silver. Fang Bo Shan wanted to go fishing today and didn't want his mood disturbed.

  "Alright, tell them that Da Lei will be executed tonight, and don't let them bother me again."

  Fang Bo Shan waved his hand impatiently, seeing that his subordinates were already prepared. They were all elite soldiers from Luo Ye City, each one strong and robust, with a heroic air about them. He suddenly felt invigorated and with a wave of his large hand, he gave the order: "Depart!"

  ……

  "Come and try on the shoes to see if they fit."

  "Madam, I..."

  Su Jia and Li Ru were inside the house. Gong Yang's voice was somewhat unnatural as he opened his mouth, and he looked towards the door, as if hoping someone would come in.

  "What's wrong, you're being polite to me, or treating me like an outsider."

  Gong Yang blushed and took off his shoes in front of Li Ru, changing into a brand new pair of cloth shoes that were indeed embroidered by Li Ru stitch by stitch.

  "Madam, I threw away the old shoes."

  "Just leave it alone and let others handle it later."

  Li Rudao nodded, and in the past few days, she had already tried Gong Yangyi's martial arts skills. Indeed, he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Don't look at Gong Yangyi not liking to talk, but when he started fighting, he was as fierce as a dog.

  Looking at the embarrassed Gongyang Ah, Li Ruyue couldn't help but like him more and more. She said: "Don't call me madam, I'm only a few years older than you. If you don't mind, just call me sister."

  "Madam..."

  "What's wrong, don't you like me anymore?"

  "I...dare not."

  "Ah, my silly little brother."

  Li Rujing couldn't help herself and reached out to pinch Gong Yang's cheek, which made him even more terrified.

  "Come on, take off your cloak." Li Ruxian said softly.

  The goat was startled and subconsciously took a step back.

  Li Ruxue burst out laughing: "Hey, what are you thinking! What do you take me for? Look at your robe, it's all tattered and full of holes. Take it off, I'll mend it for you."

  "It's okay, I can do it myself."

  "You're so clumsy, you can barely hold a knife, let alone a needle. That's men's work, and if word gets out, people will laugh at you."

  Gong Yang was distressed, but he took off the outer cloak and the inner garment was even more tattered than the outer one.

  Li Ru took out her needle and thread, sat on the kang, and began to mend it stitch by stitch. Gong Yang stood in front of her, feeling like he had nowhere to put his hands or feet.

  "If you're cold, sit on the kang for a while, this weather is quite suffocating." Li Ru said intermittently as she mended her clothes: "Actually, I'm just like you, we both had a hard life, when we were young our parents couldn't afford to buy us clothes, but didn't I take it upon myself to mend the hand-me-downs from my brothers and sisters?"

  "I'm telling you this, don't look down on me, okay?"

  "No, how could it be."

  "Hey, people like us have to help each other out. If we don't, who will take us seriously? It's also fate that brought you and me together, seeing you makes me feel close to you in my heart. Don't be surprised, I really do consider you as a younger brother."

  Looking at Li Ru's focused expression, Gong Yang sighed in his heart: It turns out that the madam is also a pitiful person. He suddenly felt closer to Li Ru and couldn't help but call out the title for the first time:

  Sister.

  Li Rufang put down the tattered robe in his hand, took out a red string and said: "Stand up straight, I'll take your measurements and make you a new set of clothes later."

  This time, Gong Yang did not refuse. He stood up straight, but his posture was somewhat unnatural. He closed his eyes tightly and felt Li Ru's hands crawling on his body like spiders. The feeling was both itchy and hot, and he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant in his heart.

  "What a good figure! Have you had a woman?"

  "No, no..."

  "There will be, this body of yours is going to make women fall in love with you to death, I'll help you find one."

  Li Ruxi was truly delighted by Gong Yang'ai's awkwardness, and the way he looked flustered in front of her made him seem even more lovable.

  Living to the age of 36, most of her time was spent as a plaything in men's hands. She had learned to read people's faces and please them from a very young age. She was skilled at these things, but at the same time, she also detested them. In front of Gong Yang, however, Li Ru felt that she was not being toyed with, but rather, she was the one playing with him. So she took pleasure in seeing Gong Yang's awkward and unnatural appearance, which gave her a certain sense of revengeful pleasure.

  On the other hand, this young and wild body in front of her is indeed what she has been craving for now.

  The news from the city lord's mansion has already spread, and tonight they will execute Cheng Dairen. This news made her heart skip a beat, and she became even more spirited.

  Li Ru pinched a handful of the ram's waist through his clothes, feeling the muscles like iron blocks, and his heart was already stirring with desire.

  ……

  When Fang Bo Shan left the City Master's mansion, someone rushed back to the lake and burst into the backyard.

  "General, our scouts have reported that Fang Bo-shan has left his residence and is heading towards the docks."

  "Good!" Xu Shenji shouted, his eyes scanning the crowd in the courtyard.

  Fifty or sixty sturdy men crowded in the courtyard, each with a fierce expression, holding steel knives, iron spears, and axes.

  "Brothers, the Eldest Brother has treated us well. How can we bear to see him suffer in prison? Today's battle is a must-win and will be a bloody one. After today, I'm afraid many brothers won't see each other again." Xu Shenji said as he picked up his wine bowl: "If anyone is afraid, I won't force you all. Drink the wine in your hands, step out of this door, and we'll still be brothers another day."

  "General, what are you saying? The master can sacrifice his life for us, and we cannot die for the master? Whatever the general orders!"

  The crowd's shout was like thunder.