Chapter 54 Who stimulated them?
The team leader turned around and shouted angrily. When he saw Yang Chang in plain clothes, he suddenly felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.

Although they were all officials from Yuncheng and the county's public servants were not large, they rarely met each other when they were maintaining public security and guarding the prisons. It must be because he occasionally saw Yang Chang and Zhu Tong traveling together that he had such a familiar memory.

Yang Chang didn't recognize the other person, but knowing that he was of a higher rank, he was not afraid of his arrogance.

"What a big tone! Did Captain Zhao teach you to talk like that?"

"Ah you are."

"You have no right to know. You dare to come to the homes of innocent people to extort money and property. I think your position as team leader has ended."

"No." Yang Chang pretended to be profound, which made the team leader panic. He hurriedly explained: "Song Jiang killed people outside and violated the law. His family members must also be punished."

"Bring it!"

Yang Chang stretched out his hand and spoke in a strong and forceful tone.

The team leader was startled and asked hurriedly, "What do you want?"

"Bring me the arrest warrant."

"Well, the documents haven't been delivered yet. Captain Zhao asked me to keep an eye on Songjia Village, to capture Song Jiang and prevent his family from escaping."

"No documents? Breaking into someone's house? I told you to keep watch in the village, but you came to my house to demand a bribe?"

“I didn’t mean to remind you.”

Yang Chang pretended to knock, which shocked the team leader so much that he was completely confused. He frantically guessed the identity of the person who came. Just when he was in a dilemma, he heard a scolding of "relief".

"Why don't you use your clumsy tricks to embarrass yourself? Why are you still standing here? Do you want me to notify Shi Wenbin to come and pick him up?"

"Ah? I don't dare, I don't dare."

When the leader of the team heard Yang Chang calling the magistrate by his name, he became even more intimidated by his identity and hurriedly clasped his fists, saluted, and left.

Everyone hurried out of the village gate. One of the soldiers couldn't help but ask curiously, "Captain, who was that guy just now? Why did we have to obey his orders?"

"What?"

The leader slapped the soldier in the face, venting his anger, and said in a sarcastic tone: "He can mobilize the county magistrate. Do you think he will obey his orders? Do you still want to be the leader? What an idiot!"

"Well, this person's age and clothing don't look like a wealthy person."

"What do you know? Haven't you ever heard of storytelling? Many children of officials like to travel incognito."

"Yes, Wu Lang is right. If he were not the son of an official, how could he know so much? He would not have such confidence."

"The captain of the team offended him, didn't he?"

"Don't guess!"

Yang Chang not only frightened the group of local soldiers, but also surprised Song Qing in the hall.

After sending away the 'God of Plague' and closing the village gate, Song Qing once again looked at the person in front of him, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

"Third brother, how long have you been a jailer? How come you have such a good relationship with County Magistrate Shi?"

"What do you mean you know him? I've never even met him. I'm lying to that guy."

"what?"

"Brother Gongming's story is true. The arrest warrant will probably come soon. You should pack your bags and leave immediately, otherwise your whole family will be imprisoned."

Song Qinggang had a pleasant expression on his face, but when he saw Yang Chang being so serious, he immediately frowned.

"My family has its ancestral home here. Where can we retreat to?"

"Chao Gai rescued my brother and took him to Liangshan. You can only go to Liangshan to settle down. Fortunately, Yuncheng is not far from Liangshan Lake. As long as you avoid the eyes of the government troops, you will have a chance to escape."

"But my father..."

"The old man is old. If he goes to jail, it will be very dangerous. What matters most now is to stay alive. Don't worry about being a thief or an official. There are people guarding the village now. We can only leave after dark. Fourth brother, don't hesitate. Go and let your family pack up. If you delay, something bad will happen!"

"well."

Song Qing nodded and walked away, but after taking two steps he turned back and saw Yang Chang looking through the crack in the door, guessing he was observing the situation outside the village.

"Sanlang has offended Captain Sun, so it's best not to go out the front door. You can sneak out from the back door later."

"Huh? I didn't say I was leaving?" "What do you mean?"

"Fourth brother, how can you survive without someone to protect your family? Although Yang Chang doesn't have any special skills, he is very strong."

Seeing Yang Chang patting his chest to make a promise, Song Qing swallowed and asked, "Third brother, you want to send us off? You are a government official."

"I am a lonely and wandering person. I don't want to be a jailer anymore. It's more comfortable for me to go to Liangshan with you. I will use your house to wash up. Do you still have your Taoist robe and two swords? I need to disguise myself tonight."

"Sanlang is such a righteous man, why are you being so polite to me? Your Taoist robe has already been cleaned, and both his swords are in the guest room."

"That's good, let's get busy."

After Yang Chang finished speaking, he left the door open and walked into the village with Song Qing, and then went to the backyard to fetch water for a bath.

It was a time of sweltering summer, with hot weather and high temperatures.

When I have more time in the evening, I even wash my hair.

After drying naturally, he tied his hair into a Taoist bun, put on a Taoist robe, and carried two swords, and he became a wandering hermit again.

Song Qing worked for half a day before he packed up the family's money, clothes and other items, and gathered them in the flower hall waiting to leave at night.

After changing his clothes, Yang Chang went to the flower hall and saw that the room was filled with large and small bags. There were not many valuable items such as gold and silver, but mainly clothes, books, utensils, etc.

"Not bad, not bad. I haven't seen Mr. Sanlang dressed up for a long time. He looks completely different in this Taoist robe. Captain Sun probably didn't recognize him just now."

"It's pretty good, but it's a pity to give up the official duties."

The Song family father and son had seen Yang Chang in his professional attire, and they were both willing to praise him when they saw him again. This was the charm of professional attire, but Yang Chang was not interested in that. He pointed at the bags piled up in the hall and asked, "Fourth brother, why are there so many luggages? Don't forget that we are escaping. As long as we get out, we can leave all the other belongings behind."

"That's what I meant, but my father couldn't bear it."

Song Qing glanced at Mr. Song and motioned Yang Chang to help persuade him.

Yang Chang was about to speak, but Song Taigong spoke first, "Even if the journey is slow, try to take as much as possible. It will be inconvenient to buy things in the mountains, and it will trouble Chief Chao. Besides, if you leave them, it will benefit others."

"Brother Gongming and King Chao are close friends."

"Don't try to persuade me yet, Sanlang. Just take as many as you can. You borrowed the power of the county magistrate at noon. When he realizes what's going on, he might come to arrest us directly."

"I'm fine"

Hearing Song Taigong's pessimistic tone, Yang Chang wanted to say that Zhu Tong would help, but he swallowed the words back.

Soon after dusk, the sky will end.

The secret sentries outside the village were still being deployed. Yang Chang planned to wait until midnight before leaving. He thought that people would be the most tired at that time. After all, except for Song Qing, they were all the elderly, the weak, women and children, so he had to make sure that nothing could go wrong.

Yang Chang and Song Qing watched the front and back doors respectively, waiting until night fell, the weary birds returned to their nests, and smoke slowly rose from each household. The small village should have returned to tranquility, but suddenly torches were lit outside Songjiazhuang, and calls and shouts rang out one after another.

"Song Jiang, don't run away! Come and surrender as soon as possible!"

"Don't leave Song Jiang!"

"Guard Songjiazhuang well and prevent your family from escaping!"

The officers and soldiers outside the village seemed to be provoked. All those hiding in the dark showed their heads and stood guard two feet outside the gate with weapons.

With the help of the torchlight, Yang Chang saw that the leading officer outside the door was none other than Captain Sun, who had been scared away by him.

Oh my god, what on earth happened?
When Yang Chang was puzzled, Song Qing came up to him breathlessly and said anxiously: "Brother just appeared at the back door, but unfortunately he was discovered by the government troops. He was afraid of getting me and father into trouble, so he had to flee alone in a hurry. Now there are soldiers everywhere outside the village. Can we still get away?"

"This"

Yang Chang's brain was a little short-circuited for a moment, and he didn't remember this plot. He thought to himself, why did you come back alone? If you want to pick up your family, you should bring more followers.

He glanced at the crack in the door again, then frowned and said, "I don't know if I can get away. The tiger skin I pulled off at noon was torn, and the group of people outside forced their way in."

"Ah? What should I do?" Song Qing was also panicked now.

"Um"

Yang Chang pondered for a moment, then said to him in a serious tone, "Don't panic, Fourth Brother. There are few people at the back door, right? I will continue to guard the front yard. If they plan to force their way in, I will delay them here and attract them. You should quickly lead your people to evacuate from the back door and meet up at Liangshan Lake. Remember to leave all your luggage behind."

"I can't afford it."

(End of this chapter)