Chapter 148 This quality is too low [ask for a monthly ticket! ]

When I was in school, before every exam, the teacher would say... This is the key point, it will be tested, you will get 10 points if you read it, and those who don’t want to do well in the exam should not read it.

This is probably how Liang Yue feels now.

What the butler said was actually equivalent to highlighting the key point for him.

"The lake in the back garden, right?" Liang Yue nodded.

"Yes." The housekeeper lowered his voice and said, "I can't take your money for nothing, I have to remind you. Do you know why we are hiring people in our mansion? It's because three people who didn't know how to live or die passed by the back garden at night and were found dead in the lake the next day."

"Is there such a thing?" Liang Yue hesitated for a moment.

The death of three servants within a few days was not a small matter. The fact that no news of this had leaked out of the general's mansion meant that the deaths of these people must not be made public.

What's in that lake?
It seems that I must go and explore.

"In short, don't take it lightly, remember?" the butler asked again.

Liang Yue nodded and said, "I'll remember it."

After the butler's repeated emphasis, he had made up his mind to take action tonight.

The butler was satisfied and took him to the backyard to change into servant's clothes, showed him the accommodation, and finally told him his task.

"We have many servants in the general's mansion, and each person has a small amount of work to do. You are usually responsible for cleaning this side yard. Be sure to check it every morning and evening, because the master will pass by here every morning and evening. If he sees dirty fallen leaves, he will punish you. As long as this place is clean, it doesn't matter if you are lazy during the day or at night. The rest is that when the master is meeting guests, you have to wait outside the door and be ready for orders at any time."

After hearing these words, Liang Yue finally understood why so many people were rushing to serve in the general's mansion.

There is indeed a lot of money and little work here, and it is also close to home for people in Liangjiang Prefecture, so it is normal for this kind of work to be a bit competitive.

The housekeeper was just giving him instructions when he heard a commotion. He stood on tiptoe and watched for a while, then hurried to the gate and said with a big smile, "Master, why are you back so early today?"

The visitor was Huang Yuancheng, the garrison general of Liangjiang Prefecture.

He was not tall, wearing a brocade robe, with a copper-black complexion and a solemn face. He was about forty years old, and he strode into the corridor.

"Young Master Zheng will come to visit later. Tell someone to prepare tea," said Huang Yuancheng.

"Yes." The butler agreed immediately.

When Huang Yuancheng walked into the hall, he immediately went to ask the maid to prepare tea, waved to the servants in the courtyard, pointed at Liang Yue and said, "I didn't have time to ask you just now, what's your name?"

"Liang Yue."

"Then you will be called Huang Yue in the mansion from now on. Remember to agree." The housekeeper said, turned around and hurried to work, shouting: "Huang Pan, go sweep the fallen leaves beside the tree! Huang Die, remember to change the tea leaves to good ones, and be careful when serving tea. Master Zheng is related to the prince in Shendu."

Not long after they had finished cleaning up, a guest came from the other end of the corridor.

He looked like a rich young man dressed in luxurious clothes, with a big body. His face was greasy after walking a few steps. He was holding a folding fan in his hand and waving it constantly.

"Mr. Zheng, I'm sorry I didn't come to greet you in person. Please don't blame me." Huang Yuancheng came to the door and waited, and said to him.

"Oh, General Huang, I am embarrassed by what you said." Master Zheng replied. He put away his folding fan and pointed behind him. "This is my first visit to your house. This small gift is not a token of respect."

Behind him was an attendant carrying a box. As he nodded, someone opened the lid of the box and saw a small box of silver inside, at least a thousand taels.

Huang Yuancheng remained calm, pulled him to the hall and sat down, and asked: "Mr. Zheng is so kind and generous, but if there is anything you want to do to me, please feel free to tell me."

"Haha." Master Zheng smiled and said, "General Huang must have heard about what happened to me in Shengyu Village outside the city. I just passed by and saw a fisherwoman. I forced her a little, and she jumped into the water to save her life. Who would have thought that someone who lives by the water all year round would drown. Originally, the officials and the prison officials helped me suppress the matter and regarded it as an accident and paid compensation. Who would have thought that the group of unruly people would not give up, not only spreading the news everywhere, but also going to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor."

He frowned, "Actually, I'm not afraid even if they go to the capital city to complain, but I'm afraid of what people will say. I don't know what will happen if rumors get out. You know, I'm managing the business here for my uncle. If it affects his business, it will be serious."

Huang Yuancheng looked subtle, "So Master Zheng wants me to help you stop those villagers from filing a complaint?"

"That's right." A sharp light flashed in Master Zheng's eyes. "I have received news that they plan to set off tonight. It happens that they gather together at night and their whereabouts are strange. It should be reasonable to kill a few of them as bandits. After the few who shout the loudest are killed, the group of unruly people will be obedient."

"Sorry." Huang Yuancheng pushed the box of silver back. "I'm afraid I can't help you, Master Zheng. My soldiers are here to defend the city. It's too risky to leave the city overnight."

When Master Zheng heard this, he knew that Huang Yuancheng was trying to evade him.

Liangjiang Prefecture is located in the heart of Zhongzhou, close to the capital of the gods. The soldiers here may not fight a war in their entire lives. Who can take down the city while you are out doing private work?

This is clearly an excuse for not wanting to help.

The reason why he wanted to ask officers and soldiers for help instead of finding someone to do it himself was because he wanted this identity.

It is easier for government troops and yamen runners to justify killing civilians. They can easily find a reasonable explanation and put the blame on the group of unruly people.

If we hire some gangsters or killers to do the job, killing so many people would be a big case, and there would definitely be investigations afterwards, which would inevitably cause some trouble.

But Huang Yuancheng was unwilling to take action, and he couldn't force him.

He immediately stood up and said, "How can I return a gift? Please accept it, Huang Zhenshou. And please keep it a secret for me." Even though he didn't help, he didn't take back the thousand taels of silver and just walked away.

Huang Yuancheng did not seem happy. Instead, he looked at his back as he left and said coldly, "Humph."

……

As soon as night fell, the general's mansion became quiet.

Liang Yue leaned against a crack in the wall where they had agreed to meet and knocked three times. A figure then came over from the opposite side.

"Password." he said first.

The person opposite said, "The blank is used to outline the blue and white, with the brush strokes turning from thick to thin."

Liang Yue continued: "The peony painted on the bottle is just like your first makeup."

"That's right." Wu Xiaoqi lowered his voice and asked from the opposite side: "Liang Xianguan, what poem is your password? Why does it feel a bit strange, but it's catchy..."

"It's normal that you haven't heard of the poems popular in my hometown." Liang Yue said.

"Aren't you from Shendu?" Wu Xiaoqi was startled when he heard this. "I'm from Shendu too, how come I haven't heard of it?"

"Shendu is also very big. We have to pay respect to our fellow countrymen. Let's talk business first." Liang Yue said, "There is something wrong with the lake in the general's mansion. I plan to go check it out tonight. Also, check outside to see if there is a young man named Zheng in Liangjiang Prefecture who is very powerful and fat. He must have bullied men and women a lot. He is going to murder a group of fishermen who want to go to Shendu to file a complaint to the emperor. You should hurry up and check it out. We must stop him from killing people."

Wu Xiaoqi remembered everything he told him and nodded, "I understand. Wen Xianguan said she wants to go with you."

"Senior Sister Wen?" Liang Yue asked, "Isn't she waiting outside?"

"Wen Xianguan said that she was worried about encountering danger and would not have time to take action outside." Wu Xiaoqi continued.

Liang Yue asked again: "Where is Senior Sister Wen now?"

"I'm here." With a whoosh, Wen Yifan, wearing a black tights, floated down behind him.

You are just on the other side of the wall, Liang Yue complained silently in his heart, then isn't it a bit redundant to find someone to pass the message...

Wen Yifan seemed to have guessed what he was thinking and said, "I just arrived and just found a place to change clothes."

She was wearing a black dress, which made her face look smooth and shiny, like a jade plate.

After the two met up, they began to move together. Liang Yue led the way in front, carefully exploring the lake in the back garden.

The night breeze was cool along the way, and it was quiet and deserted.

I don’t know if it’s because of the deaths in the past few days, but none of the servants and maids in the general’s mansion dared to go out, especially to the back garden.

The two of them seemed to be taking a stroll along the way, and they arrived at the deepest part of the back garden very smoothly, where there was a large garden landscape lake. Under the moonlight, the lake was shining with a clear black light, shimmering.

Wen Yifan's spiritual consciousness covered the lake surface, and he felt ripples under the lake water. He said, "There is something underneath."

Liang Yue looked around and said, "I'll go and try it out."

He walked forward all the way to the lake, pretending to be casual all the way.

As he approached, the living creatures in the water suddenly became silent, as if they were afraid of his coming, and sank to the bottom of the water.

Liang Yue walked to the lakeside, looked around, and seeing that there was still no sound, he simply kicked a stone into the water.

A thud.

It sounds like the lake is quite shallow.

However, the stone fell into the water, and there was still no reaction. The other party even restrained his breath. If it weren't for Senior Sister Wen's spiritual sense, Liang Yue might have really thought that there was nothing underneath.

I can only say that the person below has a pretty good temper.

Liang Yue stood there thinking for a while, and suddenly began to pretend to unbuckle his belt, as if he was going to urinate by the lake.

Now the creatures in the water couldn't bear it anymore.

It's fine that you're wandering around here without any respect for me, and I tolerate you throwing stones into the river, but now you're urinating and defecating everywhere.

Isn’t this quality too low?

There was a loud bang, and a waterfall of water rose up from the sky. A colorful giant fish suddenly jumped out, opened its scarlet mouth, and revealed fangs that looked like swords and spears!

Wen Yifan in the distance shouted, "Water monster!"

(End of this chapter)