Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Looking at the servant begging for mercy, the masked man thought for a moment and spoke again.

"Is there anyone guarding Fengming Pavilion?"

"Absolutely not!" The servant hurriedly replied, "Those who can stay at Fengming Courtyard are all rich and powerful masters."

"They are having fun with the girls, how could anyone listen to them?"

"So, apart from people delivering wine and food, no one is allowed on the second and third floors."

The masked man held the dagger tighter again when he heard this: "According to what you said, if the customer needs anything, can we just open the door and call for help?"

"Of course not." The servant said quickly, "There is a tasseled red rope hanging by the bed in every room of Fengming Courtyard."

"The red rope was passed through the bamboo tube, passed through the beam of the house, and went all the way to the corner of the first floor, where it was tied to the bell."

"One bell represents a room, and there are special people guarding it. If someone rings the bell, we will send someone to check it out."

"If you go into the house, don't touch the bell!"

The servant was very clever, and he already knew the masked man's thoughts from his questions.

In order to survive, he actually took the initiative to remind the other person to wake up.

The masked man frowned slightly when he heard this: "If there is anything else you need to pay attention to, please tell me as well."

"Can you survive after saying this?" the servant asked in a trembling voice.

"Say!"

"There is only one Fengming Pavilion on the third floor. After going up the stairs, the guest room is directly opposite. After entering, turn right and you will find the bedroom."

"The bedroom is located below the Liuyun Pavilion. Guard Shen is a warrior. As long as you make any noise, he can climb upstairs in a few breaths."

"There was a time before when Lang Hongyun and Miss Lian'er got drunk and knocked over the dishes."

"Guard Shen went upstairs and smashed the window with a single blow of his sword, then rushed in."

"That's all I know. Please spare my life. I promise to pretend that I have never seen you..."

As the boy was speaking, he felt the cold blade on his neck being taken away.

Seeing the masked man put away the short blade, the servant gasped and trembled.

"You... won't kill me?"

“No.” The masked man said calmly, “But you’d better remember what you just said, otherwise if I am caught, I will bite you to death and say you are my accomplice.”

Servants: “…………”

Who will believe?

Looking at the masked man in front of him, the servant thought in his heart.

As long as the masked man doesn't kill him, when he sneaks into Fengming Courtyard, he only needs to yell from a distance to attract Guard Shen and rescue the county magistrate's son.

By then, I, the little servant, will also turn over a new leaf...

Bang! !

The young man was just thinking about it when his chin was suddenly hit. The back of his head hit the wall hard and he fainted.

The masked man looked at his fist with a twinkling gaze, then he lifted the servant up and walked into the alley next to him, taking off the servant's clothes...

Not long after, a figure dressed in servant's clothes walked out of the alley again.

Standing under the lantern of Fengming Courtyard, the man raised his hand, looked at his slightly loose robe, and slowly raised his head.

It was Lu Yi.

From the moment Lu Ming spat blood on his face, Lu Yi had made up his mind to kill Lang Hongyun.

However, Lang Hongyun and Qiu Xiaodong were surrounded by many guards at that time, and even Lu You was no match for them, let alone a weak scholar like him.

But just because it didn't work out at that time doesn't mean he has no chance.

Compared to other people, Lu Yi's brain is very useful.

So he used lies and Luyo to get pills to increase his strength and a short blade for fighting.

At sunset, he began to look through the Zuojia Boxing routine that Lu You had copied, and wrote down all the insights mentioned therein.

Two months ago, Lu Yi followed Lu Dejin into the city to deliver books to Shangpin Academy and met Lang Hongyun once.

It was also from that time when he passed by that Lu Yi heard that a scholar from Shangpin Academy envied Lang Hongyun for having a confidante like the courtesan Lian'er, and learned that the other party was a frequent visitor to Fengmingyuan.

That's why he came to Fengming Courtyard at the beginning of the year of Hai and waited for the opportunity.

And now is his chance for revenge!

Lu Yi briefly recalled the actions of the unconscious servant when he was standing at the door before, then he slightly arched his back and walked towards Fengming Pavilion with his chest hunched and his back hunched.

At this moment in the hall, several servants wearing the same clothes were quietly tidying up a table in the far corner.

Lu Yi just took a glance and walked to the stairs and went upstairs.

Behind him, a servant saw Lu Yi and called out softly.

"Shi Tou! Why are you upstairs? I left a chicken head for you, come and eat it!"

Because the guests upstairs were all asleep and there were two tables of diners drinking on the first floor, the waiter could only shout in a low voice.

Lu Yi seemed not to have heard it and walked towards the third floor without any panic.

"Did the bell on the third floor ring?"

When the servant saw that Lu Yi ignored him, he just muttered something and didn't think about it anymore. He turned around with the plate and went back to work.

When he reached the third floor, Lu Yi looked up and saw a plaque with three large gold-plated characters "Fengming Pavilion" inscribed on it.

Standing at the door, Lu Yi gently pushed the door, and the door was not locked!

It’s not that Lu Yi was lucky, but that he never had the habit of locking the third floor.

Although Miss Lian'er is the most beautiful girl in Fengming Tower, she is actually Lang Hongyun's concubine.

Since following Lang Hongyun, Lian'er usually entertained guests by sitting high on the platform on the left side of the third floor, playing a few songs for the guests below like a fairy from heaven.

Even if some important figures in the town came, they would at most come out to offer a few glasses of wine and then hurried back to the third floor.

As for the entertainments such as tea-party and drinking games, neither the owner of Fengming Tower nor the guests who came to drink dared to let Lian'er do it.

Everyone knew how domineering Lang Hongyun was. Just for a drink, he offended the son of the county magistrate. It was really not worth it.

Under such circumstances, the third floor has almost become a forbidden area for the entire Qingshi Town.

Apart from the boy serving tea and water and Miss Lian'er's maid, even the restaurant owner did not dare to set foot inside.

Lu Yi entered the guest room and bolted the door.

This guest room is very large. After all, the entire third floor is the courtesan's base, so its level of refinement and luxury must be extraordinary.

According to what the servant said, Lu Yi turned his head and looked at the guest room on the right.

There are two red gauze curtains separating the guest room and the bedroom. At this moment, a soft snoring sound could be heard from behind the curtains.

Smelling the strong smell of alcohol in the air, Lu Yi slowly pulled out the short blade hidden in his sleeve, lifted the gauze curtain, and went straight to the bedroom.

Maybe it was because of drunkenness, or maybe it was because of fatigue after making love.

The two people on the bed were sleeping soundly. Even though Lu Yi was standing beside them, they did not wake up at all.

With the light from the gauze lantern in the room, Lu Yi silently looked at Lang Hongyun who was sleeping on the bed.

Slowly stretching out his left hand, Lu Yi suddenly pressed down hard, pressing it hard on Lang Hongyun's mouth.

At the moment when Lang Hongyun opened his eyes in shock, Lu Yi stabbed the knife in his right hand into the opponent's neck, and then pulled it horizontally...