Chapter 1470 - 739: Explaining the Reason
Then she said with a vigilant expression, "Young man, quickly escape, don’t stay here any longer."
"This time you’ve really gotten yourself into big trouble, if you don’t leave now, it’ll be too late."
Lin Beichen looked up at the aunt and asked, "Why... is it really that serious? They’re not some monstrous flood beasts, what’s there to be afraid of?"
The aunt was visibly anxious, sighed and said, "Young man, you probably don’t know, the Sima Clan is so influential in our city that they can control everything with just one hand."
"You’re not aware of the situation, so don’t stay here. Listen to me, leave quickly, or else your life will be in danger?"
Lin Beichen listened to the aunt’s words, feeling even more curious, not knowing how powerful this Sima Clan truly was in this place.
It made the citizens so fearful, so much that they dared not speak out—it was truly outrageous.
Lin Beichen furrowed his brows, looked up at the aunt and asked, "Auntie... can you tell me how powerful the Sima Clan really is? Are you all afraid of them?"
"Ah..."
The aunt sighed, and with a sorrowful face said, "We ordinary folks have already gotten used to it."
"But, you’re still young. You mustn’t fall into their hands. If they find out that you hurt Young Master Sima and made him pass out."
"Then you’ll be in danger, they’ll stop at nothing to hunt you down, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, they won’t spare you."
"So, heed my words and escape while you still have time."
Lin Beichen finally understood that the Sima Clan truly held a top position in this city, and no one could challenge their power.
Lin Beichen looked at the aunt with gratitude and said, "Thank you, auntie. I understand now. Thank you for taking the risk to tell me all this."
"By the way, if you encounter any danger later, you can go to the Wuming Daoist Temple on the back mountain to seek refuge and pray for protection as well. This is all auntie can help you with, take care." The aunt spoke quietly.
Lin Beichen nodded with gratitude, giving the aunt a grateful look.
Lin Beichen felt a bit helpless, but looking at the aunt’s earnest advice, he felt guilty about disappointing her good intentions. However, he also didn’t want to cause any trouble at this crucial moment.
Lin Beichen was pondering over what he should do next, when suddenly, a phrase previously uttered by the aunt popped into his mind: "If danger arises, seek refuge at the Wuming Daoist Temple nearby."
Lin Beichen was pleasantly surprised and said to himself, "That’s right, Wuming Temple, after all, it’s just a Daoist Temple."
"It wouldn’t hurt to take a look, maybe there’ll be some valuable findings."
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, let everything happen as it will."
Thinking of this, Lin Beichen quickly made up his mind.
Without thinking further, he hastily made his way to the back mountain. At this time, he was in the very center of the city, so getting to the back mountain would indeed take some time and journey.
But Lin Beichen didn’t mind, the aunt’s words immediately aroused his curiosity, he just wanted to see what the Wuming Temple was like, and what peculiar things were inside it.
Why should he go there to seek refuge? These continuous questions kept surfacing in Lin Beichen’s mind.
About an hour later, Lin Beichen quickly reached the back mountain, making him secretly pleased.
Because along the way, he hadn’t encountered any unusual incidents, nor did he see any soldiers chasing him down.
While Lin Beichen was delighting in this, he arrived at the mountain gate. But as he saw the scene before him, his smile instantly froze.
It turned out this place was already heavily guarded, and people were being inspected one by one.
They didn’t let a single person slip through, inspecting thoroughly and attentively.
Lin Beichen observed from afar, noticing that these people all held a piece of paper, appearing to be carefully comparing something.
Lin Beichen immediately realized that he might have been discovered and was starting to be wanted.
He couldn’t help but sigh and said, "It seems that the paper those soldiers are holding undoubtedly has my portrait on it."
"They’re meticulously inspecting everyone, it seems this matter has attracted great attention. Just as the auntie said, I’ve really stirred up trouble this time."
"But what can be done? I’m quite curious about the portrait they have of me. I wonder how they’ve drawn me."
"That’s right, since I’m already here, I might as well sneak over and see what the person on the portrait really looks like."
Lin Beichen truly couldn’t suppress his curiosity. As a modern person, he’s particularly eager to know what these ancient people would depict him like.
So, he approached with a mindset of being entertained rather than worried about the matter.
The soldiers looked vigilantly at Lin Beichen, shouting loudly, "Don’t squeeze, stay over there and wait for inspection obediently."
"Keep your eyes wide open and look closely. See if anyone has seen the person on the portrait."
"If anyone has seen this person, report to us immediately. We offer handsome rewards, did you hear?"
Lin Beichen listened to the soldiers’ words and secretly looked at the person on the portrait.
"Pfft," when Lin Beichen clearly saw the person in the portrait, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
His laughter quickly caught the attention of the soldiers, who stared at him intently.
Lin Beichen quickly suppressed his laughter, pretending to be serious. Just then, a soldier angrily pointed at Lin Beichen, saying, "You, come over here."
Lin Beichen calmed his mood and slowly walked to the soldier’s side, respectfully asking, "Officer, is there anything you need?"