My Promotion Story Through Time Travel

Chapter 141 Arrest

"Are you alright?" Old Huang asked.

hiss--

Lin Ziping rubbed his knee, guessing he had a big bump.

Compared to a headshot, a bump on the knee is nothing.

"Can you stand up?" Old Huang reached out his hand to Lin Ziping.

Lin Ziping smiled and stood up, holding Lao Huang's hand.

"Thanks, Lao Huang," Lin Ziping said, brushing the dust off his clothes.

"You should eat more. Look at your hands, they're so small, like a woman's," Old Huang said casually.

Lin Ziping's heart skipped a beat. Although he tried his best to disguise himself as a man, the physical differences between men and women were too great, and he would be exposed if he was not careful. It seemed that he would have to try to avoid contact with people in the future.

"Uncle Huang, I'm still growing." Lin Ziping said with a grin, trying to crack a joke.

Old Huang chuckled: "You're still growing. When I was your age, I was already getting engaged."

Lin Ziping chuckled and stopped talking. He walked to the side, untied the belt of the man lying on the ground, and tied him up.

Regardless of the era, the pressure to get married and have children seems to be an eternal topic. As long as you don't act like everyone else, it seems like anyone can stand on the high ground and preach a few words under the guise of doing what's best for you.

Lin Ziping and his colleagues tied up all the dozen or so people on the ground and found some cloth to cover the people who had been carried out earlier.

Seeing that the people inside the tower hadn't come out yet, Lin Ziping couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Huang, those people have been inside for quite a while now, shouldn't we go and check on them?"

Old Huang glanced at the tower standing in the square and said, "What's the rush? The current situation is beyond our control. Let's just wait and see."

About ten minutes later, someone finally came out of the tower.

Lin Ziping squinted and saw that it was Lao Qi, who was dragging something in his hand.

Seeing Lao Huang run towards Lao Qi, Lin Ziping hurriedly followed.

"My lord." Old Huang clasped his hands in a salute to Old Seven and took the person from his hands.

Lin Ziping then clasped his hands in a perfunctory greeting and turned to look at Lao Qi dragging the person.

A familiar face, Jiang Xiaoba!

Jiang Xiaoba's hands were tied to his chest, a rag was stuffed in his mouth, his legs were twisted unnaturally, and his eyes were unfocused. When he saw Lin Ziping, his pupils contracted and he made a "woo-woo" sound.

“This…” Lin Ziping paused.

Seeing this, the seventh brother said calmly, "The little thing is a bit disobedient, please excuse him."

Lin Ziping chuckled awkwardly and took two steps back.

Then, the people who had just gone in with Lao Qi using their lightness skills also dragged several people out.

These were all people Lin Ziping had seen in the mountain stronghold's council hall.

When they saw Lin Ziping, their pupils contracted, and they made a "woo-woo" sound.

Seeing this, Lin Ziping took two steps back, somewhat at a loss.

"Please, Uncle Jiang!"

A voice came from behind.

Lin Ziping turned around and saw Chen Feng and Magistrate Wei standing in front of the tower. Magistrate Wei's face was pale, while Chen Feng calmly called out to the inside of the tower.

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, a moment later, Uncle Jiang, with his disheveled white hair and hunched back, walked out of the wooden tower.

As he passed Lin Ziping, he spat at him fiercely.

Lin Ziping quickly dodged.

Jiang's great-uncle glared at Lin Ziping with resentment and shouted in a hoarse voice, "It's all because of you! You'll die a horrible death!"

As he spoke, he made a move as if to pounce on Lin Ziping.

Suddenly, a man rushed out of the tower, kicked the Jiang family's great-uncle to the ground, and muttered, "You really don't know what's good for you!"

Lin Ziping glanced at the Jiang family uncle who was pinned under his feet and unable to move, then looked up at the newcomer. It turned out to be Xiao Jiazheng.

Lin Ziping seemed to only then realize what was happening, and hurriedly clasped his hands in a salute to Chen Feng and Magistrate Wei.

"Seventh brother?" Chen Feng asked.

Lin Ziping pointed in a direction, and Chen Feng left without saying anything more. Magistrate Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead and followed Chen Feng away in small steps.

After Chen Feng and his companion left, Xiao Jia, who had been stepping on Jiang Jia's uncle, kicked him twice more as if he was still not satisfied. He then turned around and yelled at Lin Ziping, "Lin Ziping, are you stupid? You didn't even know how to dodge!"

"I didn't realize it... I didn't realize it..." Lin Ziping said with an apologetic smile.

As they were talking, the colleague who had tied up the man with Lin Ziping stepped forward and dragged Jiang's uncle away, his skills quite adept.

"Go back and practice more. There are still people inside. Come with me to help." Seeing Uncle Jiang being taken away, Xiao Jia grabbed Lin Ziping's hand and walked into the tower.

"Hey--"

Lin Ziping instinctively tried to pull his hand back, but Xiao Jiazheng was strong, and Lin Ziping almost fell over during the struggle.

Lin Ziping quickly regained his balance and followed Xiao Jiazheng's steps.

As they reached the door, Xiao Jiazheng stopped, let go of the door, and began dismantling it, saying, "Lin Ziping, don't just stand there like an idiot, come and lend a hand."

"Oh, okay." Lin Ziping quickly stepped forward to support the door panel. "Why are you taking the door apart?"

“Our men are injured; we need to carry them out,” Xiao Jiazheng said with a serious expression.

Seeing this, Lin Ziping didn't ask any further questions, assuming that the tunnel collapsed during the explosion, causing casualties.

The two men carried the door panel into the tower and came to the hole that Shi Yong and Lao Huang had discovered. Just as they were about to go in, someone came out from inside.

The newcomer's arms hung limply, his head was covered in dust, and his face was smeared with dirt. Although he was wearing armor, there were obvious knife marks on the armor, and there was obvious bloodstain on the corner of his clothes.

"Brother," Xiao Jiazheng called out.

This man was none other than Commandant Xiao.

Lin Ziping called out in a low voice, "Captain Xiao."

Captain Xiao patted Xiao Jiazheng on the shoulder, nodded slightly to Lin Ziping, and walked out.

The two men said no more and carried the wooden planks down into the tunnel.

Torches were relit in the tunnel, and the rubble and dirt that had fallen due to the tremors were cleared and piled up on both sides.

Lin Ziping followed the Xiao family through the tunnels, winding and turning, and gradually lost his sense of direction.

“Stay close to me, this underground is like a maze. We were able to find that cave entrance thanks to Lord Chen Feng and Lord Qi. No wonder they come from the palace, they have so many treasures on them,” Xiao Jiazheng sighed.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ziping asked, "Since neither of you were together, how did you find the cave entrance?"

"My brother and I, along with a few other men, came down from where you found it, and not far away we discovered a cage. Do you know what's locked inside?" Xiao Jiazheng asked rhetorically, trying to pique Lin Ziping's curiosity.

"There was a group of women locked up. After you came down, Magistrate Chen Feng and Magistrate Wei also came down. We heard a few loud noises, and Old Huang said it was gunpowder exploding. Seeing that you hadn't gone up, I was worried and came down too," Lin Ziping explained. "We also took the group of women out with us."

"Yeah, those women were like idiots. They wouldn't run away even if I opened the cage door, hahaha... Isn't that funny?" Xiao Jiazheng said with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ziping frowned slightly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable, and retorted, "They..."

"Xiao Wu?!" A voice suddenly came from ahead, interrupting Lin Ziping's words.