Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 438 Sun Qing

The two sides were having a lively conversation.

At this moment, Nangong Wen suddenly raised a question: "In a tragedy like the one that happened today, where Master Zhang beat a family to death, will the Wei court just ignore it?"

A cold smile appeared on Yu Yong's lips, as if mocking Nangong Wen's naivety. He said, "Those lowly Shang people, in this Wei Dynasty, who would care if they killed a few more families, let alone an entire family..."

He paused slightly, took a sip from his teacup, and continued, "However, beating someone to death will always cause some commotion. According to common sense, Mr. Zhang should have paid a fee to the government as an explanation for the loss of life. But his brother is now a juren. In this Wukou City, who in the government would dare to accept his money?"

After hearing this, Nangong Wen frowned, a hint of anger appeared on his face, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white.

Li Zhi noticed Nangong Wen's mood change, and patted his hand gently without making any expression, signaling him to calm down.

In fact, such injustices caused by differences in status and identity are common, both in the Wei Dynasty and in their Yongguo.

It's just that Nangong Wen has been learning martial arts with Zhang Xiu since he was a child. He has a simple mind and has little exposure to court disputes and the dark side of the world. That's why he finds it so difficult to accept what happened today.

Of course, in comparison, even if similar injustices existed in Yongguo, they would not be so blatant, let alone kill an entire family in broad daylight, and the government did not even pretend to arrest the murderer.

Yu Yong was a sharp-minded and perceptive man. He saw through Nangong Wen's resentment at a glance. Without thinking too much, he could guess that Nangong Wen was probably eager to settle the score with Master Zhang immediately.

He pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "What happened between you and General Xiahou yesterday has spread like wildfire throughout Wukou City. Although General Xiahou has ordered that no one should provoke you, you must still be cautious. If you truly anger Master Zhang and he kills you, given his brother's noble status, General Xiahou wouldn't want to offend him for a delegation from a vassal state. At most, Master Zhang would have to apologize."

When Li Zhi heard this, his eyes flashed and he was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Yu Yong would say such heartfelt words to them.

Obviously, this sumptuous meal of delicacies had already made Yu Yong feel grateful and willing to speak out a reminder.

Li Zhi showed a sincere smile on his face and bowed to Yu Yong in thanks: "Thank you for the reminder, brother Yu Yong. We will definitely pay more attention."

Yu Yong nodded slightly, patted his bulging belly, and said, "Alright, I've eaten what I needed to eat and said what I needed to say. I have to hurry to work, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he stood up, bowed slightly to Li Zhi and the others, turned around and left Jincuixuan.

Looking at Yu Yong's departing back, Duan Heng couldn't help but say, "This Great Wei is so different from our Yong Kingdom!"

Li Zhi's eyes were deep and thoughtful, with a half-smile on his lips. He said, "After all, it is a great country like the Celestial Empire. Its foundation and rules are naturally not comparable to our Yong Kingdom..."

Nangong Wen, who was standing by, curled his lips after hearing this, but ultimately didn't say anything more.

When paying the bill, Li Zhi still took out Xiahou Shan's token and asked the store to give him credit, which was recorded under Xiahou Shan's account.

The shop owner did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and handled the matter quickly.

Having witnessed the tragic massacre, Li Zhi and the others lost interest in the tour and no longer had the mood to continue strolling around. So, after leaving Jin Cui Xuan, they headed straight towards Hui Tong Hall.

However, what Li Zhi and his companions did not expect was that as soon as they reached the door of Huitong Hall, they heard a fierce quarrel coming from inside.

Li Zhi was slightly startled. He recognized Su Liang's voice.

Without further ado, he hurried in with Duan Heng and others.

As soon as you step into Huitong Hall, you will see that the atmosphere inside the hall is tense, like a powder keg ready to explode at any time.

Next to Su Liang stood Captain Yang, and a group of civil servants and soldiers from the Qiongqi Camp were on full alert.

And confronting them was another group of people.

The leader was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with an air of arrogance in his every move. Behind him was a group of burly and stern-looking guards.

Li Zhi glanced at the leader and saw that his clothing style was completely different from that of the Wei Dynasty. He had an idea and secretly guessed that this person might be an envoy from another vassal state.

Without the slightest hesitation, he strode forward and asked loudly, "What happened?"

Hearing Li Zhi's voice, Su Liang's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw the dawn in the darkness, and he hurriedly said: "Master Li! You are finally back!"

The people from the vassal states also turned around when they heard the sound. In stark contrast to the surprise of Su Liang and the others, their faces were full of hostility and their eyes were full of vigilance.

Li Zhi nodded to Su Liang, then looked at the group of people opposite and asked, "What's going on? Who are they?"

Su Liang hurried to Li Zhi's side and whispered the whole story in detail.

It turned out that the other group of people were the envoys from the State of Wu.

Although they were both vassal states, they did not receive the recognition of Xiahou Shan like Li Zhi and his men.

Therefore, they lived an extremely difficult life in the five cities. They were looked down upon everywhere, and the Wei officials who were responsible for receiving them also ignored them.

They had arrived in Wukou City for more than a month, but due to various difficulties, they were not even qualified to go to Luoyang, the capital of the Wei Kingdom, to meet the emperor.

Faced with the numerous difficulties posed by the Wei Dynasty, the Wu envoys dared not speak out.

After all, when they first arrived in Wei, they were also attacked by Xiahou Shan and were really scared by Xiahou Shan.

Therefore, they had to suppress their grievances for more than a month, which brought the entire delegation to the brink of emotional collapse.

Today, they finally saw people from other vassal states, and their long-suppressed anger was unsurprisingly vented on the Yongguo envoys.

The incident was triggered when a civil servant from the Ministry of Rites in the Yong State envoy group accidentally bumped into someone from the Wu State envoy group.

The Yongguo envoy immediately apologized sincerely, but the man refused to give in, not only verbally abusing him but even attempting to hit him. If Captain Yang had not arrived in time, the Yongguo envoy would have suffered physical pain.

After listening to Su Liang's story, Duan Heng and others were filled with righteous indignation, rubbing their hands in anticipation, ready to start a fight if they disagreed with him for a moment.

But Li Zhi was quick-witted and quickly stopped them.

Li Zhi looked at the leader of the Wu delegation and asked calmly, "I am Li Zhi from Yong State. What is your name?"

The man put on the arrogant attitude of a rich young man, with his head held high and his nose pointed upwards, and said arrogantly: "Your grandfather's name is Sun Qing!"

Hearing Sun Qing's rude words, Duan Heng was immediately furious and could no longer hold himself back. He almost rushed up to attack him.

Li Zhi grabbed Duan Heng, then looked at Sun Qing and asked calmly, "Sun? Are you a relative of the Wu royal family?"

Sun Qing's face was filled with pride, and he raised his head and said, "Of course! Grandpa, I am the ninth prince of the Wu Kingdom!"

Sun Qing's repeated rude remarks made Li Zhi frown. He sighed helplessly and turned to Su Liang, asking softly, "Where's Master Zhuang? What would he say about this?"

Su Liang lowered his voice and replied, "Master Zhuang said that this matter has nothing to do with them and asked us to handle it ourselves."

Hearing Su Liang's words, Li Zhi smiled. He looked at Duan Heng and the others who were eager to try, and said solemnly, "Since Lord Zhuang has given us this instruction, let's fight and resolve this matter quickly. We must not let outsiders laugh at us."

As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, Duan Heng and others rushed towards Sun Qing and others like arrows, and a fierce conflict broke out in an instant.