Chapter 92 - 81 Underground_2
"Sewn up and bandaged." Li Ang used the gauze and bandage from his medicine chest to wrap Jiao Cheng’s injured leg. He then put away the silver hook and silver thread and, with a piece of white cloth from his medicine chest, wiped his palms and the bloodstains off the surgical tools. Jiao Cheng seemed immune to the pain. He pinched his right leg, which had been tightly wrapped several times with the bandage, and with the support of Di Wu and the middle-aged Sword Cultivator, he got out of the carriage.
The breeze lifted the carriage curtains. Through the green shade of the bamboo leaves, one could see a flat-bottomed pleasure boat slowly approaching on the river not far in front of the carriage. Hanging on the side of the pleasure boat was the sign of a building in Pingkang Square—a sign that did not belong to Lotus House. The bamboo hat-wearing boatman at the bow, pushing a bamboo pole, brought the boat to a stop at the riverbank. Jiao Cheng turned around and said to Li Ang, who was still in the carriage, "Mr. Li, come with us, will you?"
"Where to?"
Li Ang did not ask why the other party was detaining him, nor whether they were aware of the potential consequences of doing so. Jiao Cheng was a smart man. There was no need to waste words. "I have already treated your leg injury. Tomorrow, I have my final exams at the Academic Palace."
"I know. If things go smoothly, tonight you, Mr. Li, could return to Chang’an with 10,000 strings of flying money in time to take part in tomorrow’s final exam. Right now, we’re just asking you to come along with us."
Jiao Cheng said hoarsely, "Please."
Jiao Cheng was adamant, even risking his right leg wound bursting open rather than resting.
They must have been planning this for a long time, and the situation is extremely urgent. This pleasure boat came from the northeast direction of Jinchang Square, heading southeast. That means the destination is... Yellow Channel.
Thoughts raced through Li Ang’s mind. Are they trying to leave the city?!
The water system of Chang’an City in Yu Country is collectively known as the Eight Rivers and the Five Canals. The Eight Rivers are the eight rivers surrounding Chang’an City, including Hao River, Yu River, Jing River, and others. The Five Canals are the main channels artificially built to utilize the water from the Eight Rivers and introduce the water flow into the city. They are Qingming Channel, Dragon Head Channel, Yong’an Canal, Yellow Channel, and Cao Channel. The Yellow Channel is located to the southeast of Chang’an, being the main channel of Qujiang Pool. Following the water flow of Qujiang Pool, one can directly leave the city—there are simply too many pleasure boats commuting daily on Qujiang Pool, and now with the Ullambana Festival approaching, the crowds of visitors are thick. Even if the Government Officials, bad people, and garrison soldiers poured out, they might not be able to cover every corner.