A’Jie exchanged a few more words with Zhù Ying and then went off to attend to her own affairs. Zhù Ying headed to the inner quarters and had just returned to her room when she recalled something else.
A new idea had come to her. She turned and went to the study, picked up her brush, and had barely written three lines when she dimly heard an unusual commotion outside.
Without pausing her brush, Zhù Ying said to Cao Chang, “Go see what’s happening outside.”
Cao Chang ran out and came back quickly. “Someone has brought gifts and is looking for Elder Hou. Elder Hou is in the middle of politely refusing them.”
“What is it about?”
Cao Chang thought blankly for a moment. “Something about compensating for damaged clothing. Oh! The person — it seems to be the household of that Xiang merchant I heard mentioned before!”
“Understood. Go find Elder Hou and tell him to come by in a little while.”
“Yes.”
Cao Chang ran out again. Before long, both he and Hou Wu came back together. Zhù Ying did not look up and said, “Got yourself entangled?”
Hou Wu said, “My lord, I need a day or two to make progress on the assignment, if it pleases you.”
Zhù Ying set down her brush and said, “Tell me what happened.”
Hou Wu stood there cradling two bolts of cloth, a string of coins hooked over his fingers. He shot Cao Chang a sideways look, then said quietly, “I was sent to that household to gather information. As luck would have it, I got a dousing of water thrown over me, and they recognized me for it. I figured it wasn’t a big deal. Then the eldest brother came and brought gifts, wanting to find me and offer an apology. I hadn’t gone far from the gate when I ran into him. Arguing in the street would have been unseemly, so I had no choice but to bring him here to talk things over. Xiao Cao came along to say something, and they dropped everything and ran — before I could even return their things…”
He demonstrated, holding up the bundle of items he was carrying.
Zhù Ying said, “He gave it — you keep it. Get some rest. Tonight we’re having lamb.”
“Yes.”
Because of Xiang Dalang’s coming to offer Hou Wu an apology, Hou Wu’s assignment of continuing to gather information on the Xiang family was disrupted. Hou Wu felt some urgency about it, and that evening, having filled his belly with lamb, felt the assignment pressing even harder. Early the next morning he was up, intending to drift around near the Xiang family’s shop to listen and ask questions.
He had barely stepped out of the county office when a junior constable saw him and pulled him aside. “Elder Hou, I need to trouble you to pass something on to the magistrate for me.”
“What is it? You could find Xiao Wu — oh, right…”
The junior constable smiled apologetically. “This really does need you, Elder Hou, to sort it out properly. Those bodies on display outside the city — their heads are nearly rotted off.”
Hou Wu said, “Hmm — that is actually something. I’ll go mention it.”
He turned back and reported to Zhù Ying. “My lord, there’s just been a report from outside — the bodies of those criminals on display outside the city have begun to decompose. If the heads rot clean off and some light-fingered person takes one, that will be trouble again.”
Magistrate Guan, standing nearby, added, “Since the warning to criminals has already been conveyed, it would be better to have them decently buried.”
Zhù Ying said, “Very well — have them buried. Mm, let’s go have a look as well. Proper to see things through from start to finish.”
The group set out first toward the outside of the city. Hou Wu thought it over and did not follow along. While the townspeople were crowding together and trailing after Zhù Ying out of the city to watch the spectacle, he slipped off toward the Xiang family’s shop to ask around.
Zhù Ying arrived outside the city and looked ahead from a distance. Fuluo County had a hot, damp climate, and the displayed bodies had drawn a swarm of flies and mosquitoes. The heads were on the verge of falling, kept aloft only by the iron hooks through the shoulder blades — otherwise the necks would have long since given way under the weight and snapped.
Zhù Ying did not yet order the bodies to be taken down. Seeing that a considerable crowd had gathered and followed, she first spoke to reassure the people. “Henceforth, whenever any criminal commits an offense, I will not let them off lightly!”
The crowd let out a burst of cheering. Zhù Ying continued, “Anyone committing a crime in Fuluo County must harbor no thought of getting away with it!”
The crowd responded with another round of agreement.
Only then did Zhù Ying say, “Take them down.”
Several thin-boarded coffins received the bodies and were all buried haphazardly at the wasteland beyond the city. Some of the onlookers followed the coffins all the way to watch the burial. Others stayed around Zhù Ying, smiling up at her. Zhù Ying laughed. “What is there to look at with me? Go on, everyone, about your business! The mandarin oranges are nearly ready.”
Some in the crowd replied, “Still a few days away!” Others said, “You haven’t come out these past days — it’s good to finally see you, let us look a little longer.”
Everything was cheerful.
Zhù Ying chatted casually with the crowd. They lingered outside to look at the wheat fields for a while, and people gradually dispersed. Zhù Ying looked over the wheat, then turned back toward the county seat, only to see two people standing not far from where the display platform had been. When they saw her coming, they stood perfectly still, neither moving to avoid her nor stepping forward.
The constables nearby gave a shout: “Who goes there?”
Zhù Ying said, “Go and see — bring them over. It looks like they have something on their minds.”
The two also came forward at the constables’ approach, sparing Zhù Ying the need to go to them herself. One of the constables called out to identify them. They were a young man and a young woman. The man was somewhat older; the woman looked to be about fifteen or sixteen, still with a trace of a child’s roundness in her face, though her build was near that of an adult — and she looked solidly built, her movements quick and practiced.
The two gave their names. The man called himself “Xiang Le,” the woman “Xiang An.” Zhù Ying said, “What relation is Xiang Hao to you?”
Xiang Le said loudly, “He is our father!” He wasn’t particularly tall, but he had a kind of rugged vigor about him, with a slightly tanned complexion, his cuffs and trouser hems tied tight — nothing like the appearance of a pampered young master; he looked more like a wandering fighter.
Zhù Ying gave a nod. Xiang Hao was the merchant killed by A’Hun’s assassins. Zhù Ying had sent Hou Wu to the Xiang family, and now it seemed these were the younger siblings who had argued with their elder brother, the ones who had fixed their sights on A’Hun as the true culprit.
Zhù Ying said, “So it’s you two. What is your family planning to do?”
The two exchanged a look and grew hesitant. Xiang An stepped forward and gave a bow. “My lord — you take pity on us and you are a person of genuine compassion. Just now you said that whenever any criminal commits an offense, you will not let them off lightly. You keep your word. The criminal who directly murdered our father has already faced justice, and our whole family thanks you for acting with fairness. But I, with my petty and unforgiving heart, am certain that I must have revenge on the one who was truly behind it.”
Xiang Le also stepped forward and knelt. “My lord — my lord’s case has already been judged. You have ten thousand affairs to occupy you, and we dare not ask you to champion our cause again. Only — our hearts have words that must be spoken. You are a good official. We know that in our own hearts.”
The constables tensed. Tong Li and Tong Bo had both half-drawn their swords and moved closer to Zhù Ying. “My lord, be careful. Their family is in trade, and against the dangers of the road, they keep their own people trained in fighting. This Xiang Le — one look and you can see he’s someone who knows martial arts…”
Zhù Ying asked, “You intend to take private vengeance? Seeking revenge for a parent, the law doesn’t entirely forbid it — but time allowed is limited, and once the window has passed, it doesn’t go well.”
Xiang An said, “My lord — I have read little, and when it comes to legal provisions I know nothing. I only ask what is in my own heart. No matter how persuasive the argument, no matter how much reason there may be — if it can’t clear the block in my heart, I hold only to my own fixed conviction.”
The two’s gazes grew resolute. They bowed together once more and then rose and moved to take their leave of Zhù Ying.
Zhù Ying found this rather amusing. She smiled and asked, “Did I say you could leave?”
The constables had already been very tense, and hearing this they felt as if pardoned, surging forward with a cry, surrounding the siblings on all sides. Tong Bo, in his nervousness, said, “Tie them up and bring them in!”
As soon as he said it, he realized he might have spoken out of turn — but Zhù Ying showed not the slightest sign of reproof. She said, “Back inside.”
……
By this point the onlookers had not yet scattered, and the whole group followed Zhù Ying back to the county office. Some with quick feet, sympathetic to the Xiang family, ran ahead to their home with the news. Xiang Dalang heard it and panicked again. “Nothing but trouble, those two!”
His mother, having heard it, came out and said, “You go and bring them back properly.”
“Yes.”
His mother said, “No matter how much it costs, bring them back safe and sound. They’re still young — no hurry to marry them off or set up their share of the family. There’s no rush to split the household or draw up a dowry yet. You manage everything at home, and that’s as it should be — but you have to take responsibility for that.”
Xiang Dalang heard his mother’s words and nearly had tears wrung from him. “Mother — what are you saying? I have no intention of keeping their share of the family.”
“You are the eldest, you are the head of the household — wanting to be in charge is only natural. But you can’t disregard what they feel, what we feel. Your father is gone. You are keeping the family business going, which is right — a person can’t look after what’s in front without thinking of what’s behind. But there is such a thing as pride, and there is such a thing as dignity. To refuse to avenge one’s own father — what is the point of anything? You cannot blame them.”
The words hit hard. Xiang Dalang kept bowing his head in apology. “Mother, mother — how could I? They are both fine people. I am the one who is wrong.”
“Sigh. Go bring them back.”
Xiang Dalang’s heart was as bitter as yellow lotus root, yet he still had to compose himself and go to the county office — first submitting a calling card, then waiting in the gatehouse, waiting in agonizing suspense. Not far from the county office was the residence Su Mingluan had taken. The feelings turning inside Xiang Dalang were impossible to name.
His younger brother and sister, by contrast, were in a considerably better situation than him. The two had been bound and brought inside the county office, and once the front gate was shut, the prying eyes of the outside world were cut off.
Xiang An and Xiang Le were not afraid. They knelt straight and still on the ground.
Zhù Ying asked, “You know martial arts?”
“Yes.”
“Can you read?”
The two were taken aback, then answered: “We can.”
Zhù Ying said, “All right. Untie them.”
Tong Li and Tong Bo were still very reluctant and urged caution. “My lord, be careful!”
Hou Wu had just come back from outside and walked in on that line. He came over and untied the siblings himself.
Zhù Ying said to Tong Li and Tong Bo, “You are not needed here. Go tell the people outside to disperse.”
Hou Wu also patted his chest and said, “I’m here.”
Tong Li and Tong Bo could only take the others and leave. Just before stepping out of the courtyard, they heard Zhù Ying say, “I’m going to give you a test.”
The two were baffled, exchanged a look, and could only walk away.
On the other side, Xiang Le said, “My lord, why toy with us? If you say we did right — release us. If you say we had malicious intent — put us in the cells. You are a good official; we have no quarrel with that.”
Hou Wu scolded, “What nonsense. When the magistrate asks you something, you answer! My lord — let me try this young man’s martial arts.”
Zhù Ying said, “Go ahead.”
At first Xiang Le couldn’t understand Zhù Ying’s intent, and also didn’t dare make a move against an official. But he was a young man, and after getting a few hits from Hou Wu, his temper rose and he couldn’t help fighting back. Hou Wu laughed. “Now that’s more like it!”
The two exchanged several moves. Zhù Ying watched and saw clearly: Xiang Le was young with strong and flexible joints; Hou Wu had the edge in experience, and used that experience to hold his own against Xiang Le. Later, Xiang Le grew urgent and began fighting in earnest. If Hou Wu wanted to keep playing around, he would start to get the worse of it. If Hou Wu got truly serious and went for a killing blow, that would be unnecessary.
She said, “Stop! Xiang Le — would you be willing to serve under me here?”
Xiang Le had just been bound, then struck, then received this remark — even for a sharp young man, he was bewildered. “My lord, what do you mean?”
Zhù Ying said, “You have good martial skills.”
Xiang Le said, “My lord — I intend to avenge my father. My lord has great things to accomplish, and I know it is for the good of this county. I bear no ill will toward you for what was done. But to stand beside you would cause you trouble.”
“Would you be willing to serve under me here?” Zhù Ying asked again.
Xiang Le could only repeat his position. “My lord — I want to avenge my father’s death. Even if it costs me my life, I have no regrets. My lord — are you willing… to help me?” His final words came out barely above a whisper, as if saying them too loud might wake some ancient sleeping thing that devoured people.
Zhù Ying smiled. “That depends on you.”
Xiang Le seemed to understand. He bowed deeply. “I am willing!”
Xiang An followed immediately with a bow. “So am I! If I can avenge my father in this lifetime, I am willing to tie myself in knots of grass and carry rings in my beak to repay it.” She thought for a moment and added that she was also willing to spar with Hou Wu.
Zhù Ying said, “Three conditions. First — I help you. Second — other matters I will not involve myself in, but on the matter of revenge you must consult with me first; do not go shouting it about openly. Third — if you act on your own without telling me, I will wash my hands of you.”
The siblings agreed without a moment’s hesitation. “Yes.” They added, “As long as we can avenge our father’s death, we are willing to serve you in any capacity for the rest of our lives.”
Zhù Ying said, “That really won’t be necessary. I have no great fondness for A’Hun either, but by the laws of this kingdom I could only judge as I did. You are willing to follow my arrangements, and in time I will arrange for your revenge. When A’Hun is dead, you will go your own way and do whatever you wish. I’m not asking you to sell yourselves into bondage. Get up.”
“Yes.”
Xiang An asked once more, “I may stay as well, is that right?”
Zhù Ying said, “Of course.”
Xiang An broke into a grin. “I knew it! I just knew it! My lord is not that kind of person!”
Zhù Ying asked, “What kind of person?”
Xiang An smiled cheerfully, showing all the girlishness quite in keeping with her age, and said, “Just — different from everyone else.”
When the siblings rose from the ground this time, the tension across their brows and eyes had eased considerably, and the edge of hostility had faded somewhat. Zhù Ying asked, “Where did you learn your martial arts?”
Xiang Le said, “We are merchants — the road is full of dangers, and we always travel with guards. But a hired fighter’s skills, however good, are not as reliable as having one of your own family trained up. It’s better to have family escort the carts. Our late father had someone brought in to teach us.”
Hou Wu had come back from outside after gathering some information and was present now. He said, “He was already going out on the road at fourteen.”
Xiang An hurried to add, “I went out last year too!” She was still a little worried that Zhù Ying might be acting on a whim and would reconsider once she thought it over, and was eager to prove she was useful.
Zhù Ying went on slowly asking them about their family’s affairs. She learned their family had originally been a modest merchant household, built up into what it was now entirely by their father, Xiang Hao. The eldest brother had already married, fathered children, and was helping his father manage the accounts and trade. Zhù Ying asked, “And the two of you? Have you learned the business side of things?”
If they had, with this kind of experience, Zhù Ying was quite interested in having them go out to establish a common hall in a more distant circuit or prefecture.
Xiang Le said, “A bit. Father’s arrangement was for the eldest to manage home affairs, and we helped. I mostly went out on the road; as for my younger sister, if she wanted to marry out of the family she’d do so early, and if she didn’t want to marry out, a husband could be brought in.”
Xiang An made a sound of mild protest, with the typical reluctance of a young woman.
Before Zhù Ying could ask anything more, Tong Bo came over to report. “Xiang Dalang requests an audience.”
Xiang Le and Xiang An both pursed their lips and wrinkled their noses — clearly not fond of their elder brother.
Zhù Ying said, “Bring him in.”
……
Xiang Dalang came in with an anxious heart. He bowed to Zhù Ying, and when he rose he found his younger siblings standing to one side.
He snapped at them, “You two — still causing trouble?” He made as if to strike them. The three siblings immediately started quarreling again.
Zhù Ying said, “Everyone, settle down.”
The three fell instantly silent.
Zhù Ying said, “I see you have some disputes among yourselves. Since you cannot manage them, I will take charge. From now on — they are my people. All three of you go home and see your mother — you ought to inform her.”
Xiang Le said happily, “Yes! I’ll go home and pack my things right now!”
Xiang An said, “I’ll go pack my things too!”
Xiang Dalang stood there, slack-jawed. The county magistrate was claiming his younger siblings as personal servants. He didn’t have the power to argue with the county magistrate. But — the county magistrate had never been that kind of person, had she?
Zhù Ying said, “You two as well — you must let your mother know. And — you’ll only need to stay overnight here when you’re on night duty. There’s no rush on the luggage.”
The siblings called out loudly, “Yes!”
Xiang Le said, “My lord, I’ll go home now.”
Xiang An said, “My lord, my brother and I will be back as soon as we can!”
Then Xiang An said, “Eldest brother, the magistrate is very busy — let’s not take up any more of her time.”
Xiang Le said, “Eldest brother — Mother must be worried by now. Let’s go quickly.”
The siblings each took one of Xiang Dalang’s arms, one on each side, and dragged him out of the county office.
Xiang Dalang couldn’t shake free — these two were the martial arts trained ones, and he was the accounts-keeper. Two against one, he was marched home.
The three arrived at the main hall and bowed to their mother. The two siblings, with unspoken agreement, said nothing in front of their elder brother about Zhù Ying helping them avenge their father. Both believed in Zhù Ying and told their mother only: “We just kept quarreling with elder brother at home. It’s better for everyone if we go out rather than making trouble here. We want to follow the magistrate.”
Xiang Dalang, acting on his father’s arrangement to use his younger brother as a partner in the trading business, said now, “What are you scheming? Don’t go into the magistrate’s household planning to find an opportunity to commit some act of assassination and avenge your father. Better to stay home and behave!”
Xiang Le had composure enough now. He said to his mother, “Mother — as a merchant, if something happens to you, who will speak up for you? Better to have the magistrate’s backing.”
Xiang An also said, “Mother — I’m going along with my brother.”
Xiang Dalang was even more displeased. “You’re a girl — going to a government office, what will people think? Not wife material, not concubine material — will you be a bondservant? Out of the question! You deserve a good family!”
Xiang An said, “Tch! Who’s thinking about that? I think — the county office already has a female body examiner, and female wardens too. Can I not match them? I can write and do sums as well! Mother~~~”
Madam Xiang thought it over and said, “You two — go.”
Xiang Dalang said urgently, “Mother!”
Madam Xiang said slowly, “Each of you — go do your own thing. I am the one who decides: get the family accounts settled first!”
Madam Xiang had her own accounting in her head — the daughter’s dowry, the younger son’s share, the eldest son running the household. For now it was better not to formally divide the family, but in naming it a division, she meant to list each person’s portion clearly. Xiang Le and Xiang An’s money would not be taken by them directly but held by the eldest son for the business. The Xiang family’s finances remained unified.
Xiang An and Xiang Le, bent on revenge, were not currently concerned with property. Xiang Dalang thought it over. “I will take care of Mother.”
The family shared a meal in peaceful accord. That evening, after Xiang Dalang and his wife withdrew to their room to speak privately, Xiang Le and Xiang An went to their mother’s room and told her the day’s events in full.
Madam Xiang said, “Since Magistrate Zhù came to us here, she has never said anything she did not follow through on, and she has never treated the common people unfairly. If she has said it, she will see it through. You must listen to her. When you are under her roof — don’t go around talking about killing and revenge every day. That will only ruin things.”
“Yes.”
“There may also be matters in the government office where she needs to use you, and you must not shrink from them.”
“We have already agreed to this! As long as we can avenge our father, we would be happy to be oxen and horses.”
Madam Xiang said, “Sigh — this way we have all done our best. All of us have acted rightly by your father. When I go to face that fool in the hereafter, I can say I did not fail him.”
……——
Madam Xiang was true to her word. Once the family’s property was made clear, the very next day she personally walked her son and daughter to the door.
The two came without servants, bringing only a few personal items, clothing, and bedding, and reported for duty at the county office.
Two new people added, simply enough, and the county office was briefly alive with curious onlookers. Xiang Le was a young man with a forthright, sharp personality; within no time at all he had stowed his belongings and struck up a conversation with everyone. Xiang An was slightly more involved to settle in. A’Jie personally helped her get arranged. The siblings would mostly live at home, but when on night duty, Xiang An would sleep in the female wardens’ duty room.
Even having walked into the county office, Xiang An’s heart was still unsettled. She found herself asking, for the third time without quite meaning to, “Miss — am I truly staying here in the office?”
Zhù Ying had set both of them up with the title of constable within the county office. Xiang An, if anything, made more sense than Xiang Le in this role — she could read. Literate female constables were rare in the county office, and placing her alongside Jiang Zhou and the others to learn investigative methods was entirely unsurprising. Xiang Le, meanwhile, was told he would serve as Qi Tai’s assistant.
A’Jie said, “Of course.”
Xiang An said, “And there’ll be a salary?”
“Yes.”
Hou Wu and Cao Chang helped carry the chest in. Xiang An lent a hand too. Hou Wu said, “You don’t need to do that.”
Xiang An said, “We merchant folk — out on the road, I’m used to helping load and unload carts.”
“Well!” said Hou Wu.
Once the chest was set down, neither man lingered in a young woman’s room, setting it down and departing. The female wardens and Jiang Teng and Jiang Zhou all came around to watch and help.
Xiang An couldn’t help saying again, “I really have come in!”
A’Jie smiled. “That’s the fifth time you’ve said it.”
Xiang An said, “You don’t know — I was very afraid the magistrate would change her mind. I kept worrying someone might say — your father’s business, you have an elder brother for that now, you needn’t get involved. But I just couldn’t accept that.”
“You absolutely need not worry about that!” A’Jie said with a tone of pride. “She never tells people to make peace with their fate.”
Jiang Teng said, “You also have to not make peace with it yourself!”
“Yes!” Xiang An nodded with feeling. She asked, “And this miss, what is your name?”
Jiang Teng gave her a searching look, sensing something slightly off but not immediately placing what it was. She answered without thinking, “I am the body examiner here.”
“Oh! So it’s you!”
The women fell to chatting again, hands busy and mouths never still, and in short order the room was set to rights. A’Jie asked, “Aren’t you going to look in on your brother’s room?”
“Let him sort out his own pig sty. We were always out on the road — no servants to look after us. I’m not going to start now,” said Xiang An carelessly.
The women chatted and laughed together. They took Xiang An around to learn the layout of the place — where the cells were, where the county magistrate worked, where the county magistrate’s deputy worked, which areas she could enter, which areas were off limits…
Xiang An committed it all to memory while thinking to herself: I’ll keep quiet and watch, and wait to see what the magistrate arranges. The magistrate surely won’t treat some mountain people better than her own!
……——
Zhù Ying’s reputation in Fuluo County was sterling. The Xiang siblings settled into their duties at the county office with an easy mind, and Xiang Le, although nominally Qi Tai’s assistant, spent most of his time in the company of Hou Wu. Later, because Xiang An enjoyed working alongside Jiang Zhou and learning investigative methods, Xiang Le — afraid his sister might be marginalized by the male constables — also came along.
The siblings gradually grew accustomed to the work, practicing their martial arts all the while, and waiting for the right moment. When Su Mingluan came to bid farewell and return to the mountains, Xiang Le was present. He cast no cold glances toward her.
One day, Xiang An was in the front hall when she saw Zhao Niangzi sweep into the office like a gust of wind, looking for her “little brother.” Xiang An thought to herself: What’s all this? Acting quite like she owns the place!
Zhao Niangzi paid no attention to the grey, undistinguished-looking female constable. She rushed in to find Zhù Ying for one reason only: “Little brother — has there been any news from the capital? How is my child?”
It was now deep into winter. By the reckoning of time, Zhao Su should have reached the capital — yet not a word had come back, and Zhao Niangzi was agitated enough to want to lash out at someone.
Zhù Ying came out to meet her and said gently, “A’Jie, don’t be alarmed. The capital is a long journey away. Even after he arrives, a letter still has to travel all those days on the road. The moment there is news, I will let you know.”
She was also a little puzzled — looking at Zhao Niangzi’s concern, it didn’t seem feigned. She thought to herself: She wasn’t this attentive to her son when he was right here — what has come over her? Could something have happened to Zhao Su?
When her son was beside her, Zhao Niangzi rarely thought to fret about him. The further Zhao Su went, the more suddenly anxious Zhao Niangzi had become. Zhù Ying talked her through it as gently as she could, and eventually saw the woman back on her way. She herself was not particularly worried about Zhao Su — even if something had happened, there was still Xiao Wu. A message would make its way back one way or another. No news was normal news.
Zhù Ying had no shortage of patience. After another half-month had passed, she received a letter sent by someone dispatched from Zheng Xi in the capital. Among the letters she had prepared for Zhao Su to carry were some intended for Zheng Xi. A letter from Zheng Xi most likely meant Zhao Su had come up in it.
Zhù Ying unsealed the letter. Inside, there was not a single word about Zhao Su. The first matter mentioned was that the gifts she had prepared were thoughtful — the Princess and the Yue Furen had both been very pleased, and they suited the little baby girl quite nicely. The second matter — the court was appointing a new inspector to come down. Barring anything unexpected, it would be Leng Yun.
Zhù Ying could not spare a thought for Zheng Xi having added a daughter. Zhao Su had apparently not made it to the Zheng Marquis mansion. Her mind was filled entirely with one thought: how could it possibly be Leng Yun?!