Angry Banana

Chapter 286 Chen Family's Cuihua Viciously Slanders Someone

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The scene of bloodshed on Pingchang Street began to cool down, thanks to the sudden sound of a bugle.

Within Hangzhou City, few could intervene in the clash between Bao Dao Yi and the Badao Camp. However, even Wen Ren Er, who secretly desired chaos in Hangzhou, knew this fight couldn't continue indefinitely. Those with true authority, deeply concerned about Hangzhou's security, were extremely sensitive. Liu Xigua's long poem was being recited word by word, but before it was finished, the blare of the battle horn and the sight of the intervening force's banner arrived.

At this moment, not only Pingchang Street, but also the surrounding streets, were beginning to fill with soldiers who had seen Bao Dao Yi's signal flare. A cacophony of voices created confusion. The most alarming sound, however, was the rapidly approaching cavalry's hooves. Accompanying the horn, though not yet on Pingchang Street, the sound spread chaos throughout the surrounding area. They were likely being blocked by Bao Dao Yi's men, but the hoofbeats continued to rapidly approach.

Several elite soldiers carrying a large banner took a shortcut. They rushed through the side courtyards, onto the rooftops, and directly into the melee between the Badao Camp and Bao Dao Yi's men. The banner displayed a large character: "Li."

General Li Tianrun, at this moment in Hangzhou, was perhaps the most legitimate person to intervene. In the Yongle Dynasty, he was essentially the commander-in-chief of all the nation's forces. This time, he had returned to quell the situation in Hangzhou. Seeing this banner, everyone involuntarily showed some respect. The flag bearers, skilled martial artists who came over the walls and rooftops, shouted, "Stop! General Li orders both sides to cease fighting!" Others rushed through the battle lines towards Liu Xigua and Bao Dao Yi, "General Li requests both sides to halt temporarily!"

Bao Dao Yi and Li Tianrun were equals during the rebellion. Bao Dao Yi waved his hand and roared, "Can't stop it now!" Liu Xigua's side remained silent. After a moment, a cavalry unit of forty or fifty men broke through the blockade behind the street, charging forward. The leader rode a tall black horse, a burly figure clad in iron armor, wielding a red-tasseled spear. They charged towards the rear of the Badao Camp's formation. The Badao Camp elites turned, and as the general approached, he pulled the reins. The horse reared up, neighing loudly. The general and the dozen or so riders behind him formed a line and stopped.

This was clearly Li Tianrun. The appearance of the cavalry, combined with the "Li" banner and the receding horn, caused both sides on Pingchang Street to cease fighting. The atmosphere became tense and still once more. The onlookers watched the situation unfold. Only Ning Yi, on the upper floor of the restaurant, had his mind elsewhere. He stood by the window, exchanging glances with the cloaked woman hidden in the alley below. But finally, someone approached from behind, forcing him to refocus.

"General Li has arrived a little early."

Liu Tiannan, who had come to check on him, was now upstairs. Seeing Li Tianrun's appearance, he felt a touch of satisfaction. Ning Yi looked at the scene, "We sent someone to inform him, didn't we?"

"Yes, too late would be bad, the situation would be out of control."

"How is Chen Fan?"

"He's tough, his injuries are not serious."

Ning Yi nodded. At this moment, Li Tianrun's voice carried over.

"Heavenly Master Bao, Liu Dabiao, shall we end this matter here today?"

The voice was infused with incredible inner force, resonating throughout the entire area, exuding authority without anger. After a moment, Bao Dao Yi gritted his teeth, "Ask her!" Li Tianrun turned his gaze towards Liu Xigua, but she remained silent. Li Tianrun then glanced around and said to the Black Feather Guard on the side, "An Xifu, tell me the whole story of what happened today."

This statement was no longer directed at everyone. An Xifu stepped forward and told Li Tianrun what had happened. He had a personal relationship with Chen Fan, but his position was not high, and he knew that hiding anything today was useless. He recounted Chen Fan's assassination attempt on Bao Dao Yi in detail. Li Tianrun looked at the Badao Camp, "So, Chen Fan defied his superiors. Your Badao Camp is taking up Chen Fan's cause, to such an extent. Isn't that a bit much? Heavenly Master Bao, what made you and Chen Fan become irreconcilable, can you tell us while everyone is here?"

"Li Tianrun," Bao Dao Yi looked over, "By what authority do you interrogate me?"

Li Tianrun lowered his head slightly, "I have no such intention. It's just that we are all in the same boat, and I don't want us to really hurt each other's feelings."

"Who knows what he's thinking! If he has any complaints against me, let him come out and say it!" Bao Dao Yi widened his eyes, gnashing his teeth. "General Li, I'll give you face today and let him come out and give me an explanation peacefully. But I'll say it upfront, if this matter is not clarified, no one from the Badao Camp will leave this place today!"

It was only a temporary truce. The Badao Camp had only eight hundred available men in Hangzhou, with only two hundred gathered here. It was unlikely that they had any more hidden troops. Outside Pingchang Street, Bao Dao Yi's men were still gathering continuously. Because the situation was serious, it was estimated that more than two thousand men had been mobilized, so he had the confidence to say such words.

But the Badao Camp did not waver in the slightest. Two hundred against two thousand, if the Badao Camp people were to defend Pingchang Street, they would probably be piled to death by a human wave tactic before long, but if one considers the quality and morale, once Liu Xigua really disregarded everything and started killing, regardless of the degree of destruction, the two hundred people of the Badao Camp would probably only need a few charges to make the morale of two thousand rabble collapse, and then it would just be a massacre. However, once things expanded to this extent, it would truly be a life-and-death situation, forcing Fang La to make a choice.

After Bao Dao Yi finished speaking these words, the people of the Badao Camp only sneered, seemingly feeling "Bring it on if you dare". Liu Xigua also seemed to have sneered silently for a long time, quite contemptuously. Until Bao Dao Yi was about to have an outburst, she finally opened her mouth: "I gave Heavenly Master Bao a poem, but I haven't finished reciting it just now. Now that it's finished, does Uncle Li want to see it?"

As she spoke, someone brought over the Xuan paper with the poem written on it. The handwriting was probably not very good, but Li Tianrun didn't care about that. But after reading it, he couldn't figure out what it had to do with this battle. Liu Xigua said: "Uncle Li, do you know the name of this poem? I call it *Xia Ke Xing* (Ode to the Knights-Errant)?"

"So what?"

"Why did Chen Fan kill someone… ask our Heavenly Master Bao what he did!"

Her tone was not high at this moment, but her tone was full of repressed accusations. Bao Dao Yi was stunned for a moment: "****** Say what you want to say! Say it in front of everyone! This old priest..."

"Do you know that there is a girl named Cuihua next door to Chen Fan--"

As things developed to this point, Bao Dao Yi was also full of resentment and grievance. He could of course vaguely guess the reason why Chen Fan had taken action, it was for the sake of those children. But when everyone comes out to make a living, they have to follow the rules. If he really had a convoy of women passing through here today, and they were intercepted by those children and exposed, he would have to accept it and release those women. But the problem is that there were no women in the car. It was your side that was at fault when those ignorant children came to provoke me. At this time, it's my turn to teach you a lesson. In his world, this is the so-called admitting when you do wrong, and standing at attention when you get beaten.

He wanted to deal with those children today, but only to teach them a lesson, not to kill them. But Chen Fan came out like this, it doesn't matter, since he went all out, his side would take it, whether or not to kill Chen Fan was all his own business. Who knew that the Badao Camp would come out to bear this burden, and unreasonably expand the situation to this point. In his opinion, this was really too much of the other party, bullying people to the extreme. However, the two sides were in a deadlock, and at this moment after Liu Xigua interrupted his words, Bao Dao Yi suddenly felt a strange atmosphere in his heart, which even he himself couldn't explain.

"What... what a mess."

"Do you know that Chen Fan and that girl Cuihua are in love with each other and have been engaged privately."

"...What does it have to do with me?"

"Girl Cuihua disappeared a few days ago, and her family has been looking for her for several days! General Li, my Badao Camp discovered a large number of abducted innocent women in the Ancient Cypress Temple today, and that girl Cuihua was among them, suffering all kinds of humiliation... Heavenly Master Bao, what good thing did you do!"

Liu Xigua's tone was calm and she pressed on step by step. Bao Dao Yi suddenly shouted: "You're slandering me!" He was actually already uneasy in his heart at this moment: Have I been involved with a girl named Cuihua recently? But he naturally couldn't lose in terms of momentum.

Li Tianrun also frowned at this time. He knew about Bao Dao Yi's bad habits, but this matter itself was not a big deal. Just like Ning Yi said, compared to the countless inhuman things that the rebel army had done, Bao Dao Yi's problems were at most some petty vulgarities that could not be put on the table. Moreover, Bao Dao Yi was quite attentive to internal unity, and was quite cautious in arresting people. For example, he would not touch the wives of any generals in the army, even if he fancied them. This time, he probably didn't know and messed with Chen Fan's woman. If that was the case, the young man would be grumpy, and it would become justifiable to risk his life to kill Bao Dao Yi.

Bao Dao Yi was fierce but inwardly timid, and Liu Xigua pressed over without taking a step back: "Don't you want a reason! Do you want a confrontation! Heavenly Master Bao, a commoner's anger can cause blood to splatter ten steps! You dare to do this, and my Badao Camp can't stand it! So what if we let Chen Fan confront you!"

After these words were spoken, someone had already carried a stretcher out. The person on it had half of his body wrapped in bandages. It was Chen Fan, who was half-treated and being taken away for treatment. The old doctor was still following beside him, frowning and quite unhappy: "The injury has not been treated well, why carry him out? Too messy, too messy..."

Chen Fan was still conscious at this moment. He stared at Bao Dao Yi with red eyes, his body seemed to be trying to lift up, but was pressed down by the old doctor's hand. He pointed at Bao Dao Yi: "Old thief... as long as I'm not dead, I won't let you go... Cuihua... *噗*—" Before he could finish speaking, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fainted on the stretcher.

The old doctor roared for people to carry the stretcher back. The people of the Badao Camp looked at Bao Dao Yi, Liu Xigua looked at Bao Dao Yi, Li Tianrun looked at Bao Dao Yi, the young man in the restaurant looked at Bao Dao Yi, the people on the street looked at Bao Dao Yi, and even Bao Dao Yi's subordinates were whispering to each other at this time. There was no way, everyone knew what the boss was like...

Ning Yi had just had his mind completely elsewhere, but now he also widened his eyes. Because of Chen Fan's performance just now, the corners of his mouth were twitching slightly, suppressing the urge to laugh: "******...what an actor..."

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