The area of Langcheng is not large, and it can be regarded as a small and medium-sized town at best in the interior of the Zhongzhou Empire, but what surprised Shi Jiu was that there were many pavilions and pavilions here in Langcheng, and even at noon in broad daylight, many pavilions were lit with colorful lanterns.

Not only can you see the lights everywhere, but also groups of people talking and laughing and shuttling through the streets and alleys, and the flow of people they form comes and goes, and the sound of laughter and cursing in the sky is also one after another.

The gap between the rich and the poor was evident in the streets, for the rich were covered in silk and satin, and the rich must have been surrounded by a group of retinues of treacherous men, while the poor were in tattered clothes, all of them with yellow faces and thin muscles, and few people paid attention to even begging.

Shi Jiu was also surprised to find a phenomenon, both rich and poor in Langcheng have a common characteristic, that is, everyone's eyes have a flame of longing, these flames are beating suddenly, as if there will be gold and silver treasures falling from the sky at any time, for the casino, these people's eyes are burning with the flame of yearning for unlimited opportunities.

Opportunity is sometimes the straw that jumps into the dragon gate, sometimes it is the passage into the endless abyss, once heaven, one night hell, this is the place where heaven and hell exist at the same time, because this is the largest and most famous casino in Zhongzhou - Langcheng!

The glittering casino did not arouse Shi Jiu's interest, and the smell of copper and fat powder everywhere made Shi Jiu a little disgusted. Because Shi Jiu and Dongxue are not only not interested in gambling, but also have some aversion.

They stayed in the city for only a short time, bought some dry food from the vendors, filled all the water bladders, and paid no attention to the gambling houses and green houses that were everywhere.

They drove the carriage straight through the winding streets of Langcheng, and then quickly left through the north gate of Langcheng.

After passing through the north gate of Langcheng and looking forward, there was already an endless Gobi desert in front of him, Shi Jiu had already inquired on the streets of Langcheng, the area of this Gobi desert was about four or five hundred miles, and it took at least three or five days to pass directly.

Shi Jiu and Dongxue discussed it, and this is the place

After being far away from the interior of the Zhongzhou Empire, and they didn't feel the slightest suspicious figure appearing around, they decided to wait here for Brother Scar and Duan Wushuang to come over and meet.

Shi Jiu set up two tents on the side of the carriage, and he and Dongxue waited here for three days in a row, still not seeing Brother Scar and Duan Wushuang who had arrived. Shi Jiu's heart was more or less anxious, because not far behind them was a very tempting casino.

Shi Jiu and Dong Xue discussed it again, and Dong Xue said, "Duan Wushuang's temperament must be not far behind us, it is impossible for her to be more than a day away from us. ”

"You're right, according to our prior agreement, Brother Scar and Wushuang should have arrived, and even if there is something to delay, it will not be more than two days. Shi Jiu also nodded and said, "But until now we still haven't seen them, I want to go back to Langcheng alone to have a look, maybe they will stay there." ”

Of course, Dongxue understood Shi Jiu's thoughts, but she didn't agree with Shi Jiu going alone, and said, "If you return to Langcheng, the two of us will go together." ”

"I'm worried that Brother Scar and Wushuang will be tied up in Langcheng!" Shi Jiu hurriedly explained, "There is no need for two people to go back and forth for such a trivial matter!"

Dongxue still didn't agree to Shi Jiu's request, she said, "Of course I know that you don't worry about Brother Scar and Wushuang, how can I be assured of your safety?" So I must go together, otherwise I won't agree to your plan." ”

Shi Jiu thought about it and felt that there was no problem with what Dongxue said, so he had to nod and agree, they carried Dongxue's only remaining silver taels at any time, and then put away the tent again, firmly fixed the carriage in place, and he and Dongxue turned back to Langcheng.

After leaving for three days, Langcheng was still very lively, Shi Jiu had just walked a few steps before he found a strange scene, the bustling flow of people on the street was surging in one direction.

Shi Jiu stopped a big fat man with a fat head, big ears and a greasy body and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Look at your stupid looks, you should have just come to Langcheng, right?!" the big fat man said, "I might as well tell you, a few days ago."

The big boss caught an old man, and he was going to be beheaded in public at Xinjiekou today. ”

Shi Jiu chuckled in his heart, and he muttered that Brother Scar had been caught.

Dongxue saw Shi Jiu's nervous appearance, and she asked eagerly: "Have you caught Lao Qian? How many people have been caught? How can you catch Lao Qian and cut off his head casually?"

The big fat man glanced at Shi Jiu and Dongxue with disdain and said: "It's not enough to catch one?

If only one person is caught, even if this person is Brother Scar, it also proves that Duan Wushuang is safe, at this time, although Shi Jiu's mood is still very nervous, at least he is not flustered, his mind is slightly relaxed, Shi Jiu asked again: "Are the laws of the Zhongzhou Empire so strict?"

"The law of the empire?" the big fat man laughed and said: "You can figure out the situation first, this is Langcheng, the words of the big boss are the law, no, no, the words of the big boss are the law of the king!"

Shi Jiu sighed helplessly, he asked where the beheaded-off Xinjiekou was, the big fat man raised his finger, and he muttered: "Let's drink two cups first!" After the big fat man finished speaking, he didn't bother to pay attention to Shi Jiu and Dongxue, he twisted his fat body and rolled into the tavern next to him.

Shi Jiu's heart was still up and down, and it was impossible for him to feel at ease until he figured out the situation in Xinjiekou today. Dongxue saw Shi Jiu's thoughts, he took Shi Jiu's hand and hurried to the Xinjiekou in front of the big fat man.

The closer they got to Xinjiekou, the more people gathered around, and the two of them barely managed to squeeze to the front with a lot of effort, and at this time Shi Jiu and Dongxue finally saw the person tied to the execution table.

Shi Jiu saw this person, let out a sigh, and the heart that had been hanging in his throat finally fell to the ground smoothly, he was not only relieved, but even laughed happily.

Dongxue saw the person tied to the execution table, and she couldn't help but smile and ask, "Huh, why are you here?"