Chapter 161 Speculation and Selfishness

"father!"

Seeing Yang Zhengshan, the little girl could no longer bear the grievance and fear in her heart, and ran over to hug Yang Zhengshan.

But when she came in front of Yang Zhengshan, she paused.

Girls avoid their fathers when they grow up. She is twelve years old now and is no longer a little girl.

Yang Zhengshan squatted down, held her shoulders, looked her up and down, and only felt relieved when he saw that she was fine.

"Dad is coming, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"

Yang Zhengshan held her in his arms and comforted her in a low voice.

Twelve years old, still just an elementary school student.

"Dad, I'm not afraid!"

Feeling the warmth of the embrace and the long beard rubbing her cheek, the fear in Yang Yunxue's heart instantly disappeared, and was replaced by a heart full of warmth.

Yang Zhengshan saw that her eyes were clear and her expression was normal, so he stood up.

"What's going on?" he asked Wu Hai.

Wu Hai hurried forward to report: "When I went over, the third young master of the Lin family was bandaging the wound on his forehead, and the young lady was locked in the wing room."

This matter sounds long, but in fact it has been less than half an hour since Yang Yunxue was arrested.

Although the young man wanted to peel off Yang Yunxue's skin, he had an injury on his forehead and his leg was badly injured, so after returning, he went to see a doctor first and had no time to do anything to Yang Yunxue.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Break his limbs and throw him to the garrison camp for detention!"

This young master of the Lin family will definitely not survive. Lin Xuan has committed the heinous crime of treason and his entire family will be executed.

But this does not prevent Yang Zhengshan from venting his anger first.

Damn it, if he dares to catch my daughter, killing him would be the least of his worries.

"Yes!" Wu Hai replied.

"After you're done, you can go back first!"

Yang Zhengshan lowered his head and said to Yang Yunxue: "Dad still has official business to deal with here, so I won't go back with you!"

"Yeah!" the little girl responded obediently.

Watching them leave, Yang Zhengshan let out a long sigh.

Fortunately, the little girl was fine, otherwise he really didn't know what to do.

It seems that we need to strengthen the protection of the Yang family in the future.

It’s okay at home, but no one knows what kind of accidents may happen outside.

This world is not a safe world. It cannot be said that it is full of dangers, but many troubles are unexpected.

For example, what happened to Yang Yunxue this time. The girl was impulsive. Although she had a chivalrous heart, she was not prudent enough in doing things.

Mrs. Zhang is reliable, but she is just an ordinary woman after all. If someone really encounters danger, she can't help.

This incident sounded a wake-up call for Yang Zhengshan.

At this time, the backyard was in chaos. A large number of soldiers poured in, causing the Lin family's family to panic. There were cries and pleadings everywhere, mixed with some scolding.

However, everything they did was in vain. Soon the soldiers gathered them all together and threw them into the prison of the provincial government one by one.

Looking at the gorgeously dressed women being rudely driven away by the soldiers, Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly.

No matter how much you greedily get, what good is it if you don’t have the life to spend it?
It would have been fine if he had just finished playing, but he also got his entire family involved.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was about to go to the front yard to check out the situation, his steps suddenly stopped, and his eyes flickered as he looked at the rockery not far away.

rockery!

This rockery seems to be very similar to the one in his mansion.

It's not the appearance that is similar, but the layout.

He walked to the rockery and walked around it.

After a long time, he finally stopped.

If he guessed correctly, there should be a large underground space hidden under this rockery.

Would you like to give it a try?
Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

They are only responsible for arresting people, not searching houses. Even if they find something down there, it will be meaningless.

After a little hesitation, he decided to ignore it for the time being.

Of course, he had selfish motives. When Cao Han's house was searched, the underground space should not have been discovered. It was just that later someone seemed to have moved the things inside and collapsed the passage.

And when Lin Xuan’s house is searched, he may not be able to discover the abnormality here.

If there really is something left, can he take it for himself?

Everyone is selfish, and Yang Zhengshan is no exception.

This matter was not his business in the first place, so there was no need for him to worry about it. If there was a chance, he wouldn't mind taking advantage of the court.

The key is that this kind of bargain is not too expensive, and he can take it with peace of mind.

As for returning lost property to its rightful owners, haha, let's leave such traditional virtues to others.

After thinking it through, Yang Zhengshan turned around and left, returning to the front yamen.

All the people in the prefectural government had been detained, and Lin Xuan's family and servants were also imprisoned.

"Leave two teams to guard this place. No one is allowed to enter without my order!"

"Song Dashan, take your people to the Military Preparation Office immediately. If there are not enough people, let Han Cheng assign them for you."

"Wang Sheng, go and seal up all the Liang family's properties and arrest all the Liang family members! Ding San, cooperate with Captain Wang!"

Yang Zhengshan ordered.

They have a lot to do today, including blocking the city gates, sealing off the prefectural government office, the military government office and the Liang family, which all require a large number of manpower!

"Here!"

Song Dashan and Wang Sheng responded. Ding San took a step forward and followed behind Wang Sheng.

"Ding Si, come with me!"

After saying that, Yang Zhengshan took Ding Si and his followers on horseback and headed towards Xicheng District.

At this time, in a small courtyard in Xicheng District, Yi Shan and Hou Jun received the news that Yang Zhengshan was attacking the prefectural government.

"What is he going to do?"

"Why does he dare to do this?"

There was undisguised panic in Yi Shan's eyes.

The "he" he was referring to was naturally Yang Zhengshan.

He didn't know why Yang Zhengshan wanted to go to the prefectural government, but he felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.

The uneasiness came from Cao Han's arrest, the robbery of the Liang family caravan, and Yang Zhengshan's attack on the prefectural government.

If only Cao Han was arrested, he would think it was just a coincidence. Even if the Liang family's caravan was robbed, he could find a suitable reason to explain himself.

But now Yang Zhengshan actually led his troops to surround the prefectural government, which made him feel terrified.

"Sir, the situation is unknown now, let's leave first!" Hou Jun suggested softly.

Perhaps Yang Zhengshan's attack on the prefectural government had nothing to do with them, but they did not dare to gamble, because if they lost the bet, they would have no way out.

"Leave!" Yi Shan paused, "Yes, leave first!"

At this point he could no longer care about anything else, and everyone fled when disaster struck.

He no longer cared about Lin Xuan or Hao Zhaoxian, and even the Liang family, he would abandon it without hesitation when the time came.

"Pack your things, let's go!"

Yi Shan turned around and walked into the room and started packing his things.

They were not the kind of people who would procrastinate. They just packed a few pieces of clothes, carried a bag, and walked out of the room.

But Yang Zhengshan has already arrived.

Bang.

The gate of the courtyard was kicked open by Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan, dressed in a black suit and holding a gilded flying fish spear, strode into the courtyard.

Seeing him, Yi Shan and Hou Jun's faces instantly became extremely solemn, and the followers behind them nervously drew their swords.

"The third leader of Black Cliff Village, Hou Jun, and the military advisor, Yi Shan!"

Yang Zhengshan asked in a questioning tone.

He knew of the existence of these two people, but had never seen them. That’s not right. He had seen Hou Jun, but Hou Jun was wearing a mask that night.

He was not asking these two people, but Ding Si.

"Yes, it's them!" said Ding Si.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the bags on them and smiled, "It seems we came at the right time!"

However, when Yi Shan saw the smile on his face, his heart sank to the bottom.

Such a smile obviously has no good intentions.

In the past, he thought that Yang Zhengshan was one of their own, someone they had pulled on board, but now Yang Zhengshan appeared here and smiled at them like this.

He knew that the truth had been revealed, and that they were all exposed.

But he was still a little unwilling, and asked: "What does Lord Yang mean?"

"Well, do you know me?" Yang Zhengshan looked at them leisurely.

"I am honored to meet you, sir!" Yi Shan said.

Of course, that was not fate, but he had deliberately gone to secretly observe Yang Zhengshan. Although he only glanced at him a few times outside the garrison office, he had really seen Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his long beard and said, "You can't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame the Secret Guards. They were the ones who targeted you and arranged for me to pretend to accept your solicitation. I didn't take any of your money. I gave it all to the Secret Guards!"

"You should have heard about the power of the Secret Guards. I think you two are smart people. Now that things have come to this, why don't you just surrender!"

"Secret Guards!"

A hint of fear appeared in Yi Shan's eyes.

They knew all too well how terrifying the Secret Guards were.

If in official circles, the Secret Guards are the ones that everyone keeps their distance from, then in the martial arts world, the Secret Guards are the ones that everyone fears like the plague.

The Secret Guards still abide by some rules in officialdom. At least there are people in officialdom that they need to be wary of.

But in the underworld, they can be said to have no concerns at all. Anyone who provokes them or is targeted by them will have the only way out, which is death.

Hou Jun slowly drew out the dagger in his hand. He was much simpler than Yi Shan thought. The Secret Guards were scary, but they were not enough to make him wait to be killed.

He won't despair unless he resists.

Looking at the dagger in Hou Jun's hand, Yang Zhengshan sighed helplessly.

"It seems that today will not end peacefully."

Hou Jun, the third in command of Black Cliff Village, has reached the fifth level of acquired cultivation.

Yi Shan, the military strategist of Black Cloud Village, has reached the sixth level of acquired cultivation.

Both of them have strong strength.

Yang Zhengshan originally wanted to see if he could persuade them to surrender. Although he knew the hope was slim, he still wanted to try.

The results are obvious.

Yi Shan took a deep breath to calm himself, "From now on, everyone should accept their fate!"

After saying that, he turned around and jumped up without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, he jumped onto the roof.

(End of this chapter)