After learning about several small strongholds of the Red Whale Gang and the structural characteristics of the members of the gang from the old man, Lu Sheng left the cemetery. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the second day, Lu Sheng came out early in the morning to hang out, intending to explore the Red Whale Gang.

When passing through a busy street, a large shop in the city is holding a preferential event, and the preferential activity here is not called a discount, but a gift.

A large group of children gathered in front of the store, where a wooden platform was erected, on which someone was talking loudly, attracting many passers-by to watch.

Lu Sheng originally just glanced at it, and then planned to leave quickly.

But when passing by the high platform, I noticed that among the crowd of onlookers, there were many ragged and yellow-skinned people.

"The people along the mountain town have always lived well, and I have never seen so many refugees walking on the streets before, why are there so many more people all at once?"

Lu Sheng ignored the shopkeepers who were talking loudly on the wooden platform. Rather, it is a closer look at these refugees.

Their faces were sad, and there was no hope in their eyes, but they just stood by the wooden platform, hoping that the shops would give out something to satisfy their hunger.

Lu Sheng walked forward for a distance, and then he heard another group of people gathering on the right side of the front, and the people gathered were still talking about each other from time to time.

He approached and parted the crowd to take a look.

A hungry couple, unclothed, were holding a little girl of only three or four years old, kneeling on the ground, with a piece of bark hanging around their necks, on which a simple pattern was drawn with crooked gray charcoal, which seemed to be a string of large money.

"Good deeds, everyone, my daughter is only three years old this year, obedient and sensible, with good facial features, and begs kind-hearted people to show mercy.... Eat well," the kneeling woman lamented.

The girl standing next to her still looked ignorant and didn't know anything.

Lu Sheng frowned, squeezed out of the crowd, and walked forward for a while, and actually saw that there was a seller of his daughter and son. They were all very young children.

"Where are so many refugees in this city?" Lu Sheng couldn't help but mutter.

On the way to wander around, he saw no less than five families selling sons and daughters along the way. This made his heart sink slightly, and his heart became more and more confused.

After all, before he came to this world, he had never seen such a tragic thing, and if a family reached the point of selling its children and daughters, how difficult would it be to have to make such a choice?

When the time was almost up, Lu Sheng returned to the small building where he was located, and there was actually a young woman at the door of the wine shop on the first floor, kneeling on the ground and selling herself. He speaks with a foreign accent and can't hear it clearly.

Lu Sheng glanced at it, and saw that Xiao Er of the wine shop was also watching the excitement on the side, so he took a few steps closer and asked.

"Why are so many refugees coming in this city lately?

When Xiao Er saw that it was Lu Sheng, he also knew that this noble man who lived upstairs in his own wine shop, so he hurriedly nodded and replied.

"Hui Gongzi, isn't this a great drought in Yunzhou, I don't know how many people have no food, they are running around, and the number of people starving to death in the middle is enough for one-tenth of the population of the mountain city along the mountain. The miserable ..... along the way" Xiao Er shook his head and sighed, "At first, I heard that our city did not allow these refugees to enter, but later I saw that it was too miserable, and the lord of the yamen couldn't bear it, so he ordered the passage to let the few refugees enter the city." In fact, our city is okay, in the direction of the Central Plains, many cities have been crowded by refugees, and food prices have soared. ”

"Yunzhou, ah....." Lu Sheng knew that this place was in the west of the Central Plains, and it was the collective name of a region, but he didn't expect the drought in that place to be so serious. If such ordinary people want to come here from such a far away, they don't know how many people were killed or injured on the way.

"yes.... I heard..."Xiao Er looked left and right, and lowered his voice, "I heard that Yunzhou has suffered a demon disaster, you said that in this weather, how can there be ten days of hail first, and then a few months of drought?"

"Ten days of hail, a few months of drought?" Lu Sheng wondered.

"It is said that the hailstone, the size of an egg, was followed by a drought for eight or nine months, and not a drop of rain fell.... Tsk, it's miserable. I've heard that people are eating people. Xiao Er was also a chatter, and he couldn't help but say everything he knew as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Hail the size of an egg, eight or nine months of drought..."Lu Sheng was also shocked, you must know that in his cognition, if it doesn't rain for three consecutive months, even if it's a drought, eight or nine months of drought, no wonder the entire Yunzhou has collapsed. The crops are probably dead, and there is not even water to drink.

"I heard that whenever it rains, there are even black clouds, but immediately strange things happen, such as cloud whirlpools, thunder and so on, and then the black clouds that have just appeared are immediately gone. Xiao Er whispered again.

After hearing the news, Lu Sheng returned home with some amazement in his heart.

This kind of unreasonable weather, which first rains for ten days of hail, and then goes directly to drought, is completely inconsistent with the laws of nature.

He has been in this world for so long, and he has roughly understood that there is not much difference between this place and ancient China, except for some differences in customs and customs, and the laws of nature are no different.

There are only more supernatural phenomena such as demons and monsters.

"This kind of weather, which is completely inconsistent with the laws of nature, must be prompted by external forces. Lu Sheng guessed in his heart, and his intuition told him that this drought was related to demons and monsters.

When I got home, Xiaoxiao was sewing something, and when she saw the door on the road, she quickly got up.

"Childe, are you back? Do you want to take a bath, Xiaoxiao to go to the hot water. ”

"No, I don't. How much money do you have at home?" Lu Sheng asked casually.

"About twenty-one taels. Xiao Xiao quickly replied with a helpless number.

Lu Sheng was speechless, he even wanted to borrow from Song Zhenguo and Chen Jiaorong, or sell the white jade unicorn given by Chen Jiaorong, which was worth 10,000 gold and was extremely expensive. There is also the purple jade hairpin, although the yin qi has been absorbed, but the material itself is purple jade, and the price is also extremely expensive.

"These are just expedient measures, or according to my previous method, maybe I can make a piece of my Lu family's foundation along the mountain city like this. Lu Sheng thought about it and began to eat the meal that was served in a small way.

The meals were bought from the restaurant on the side, and they tasted good, and Xiao Xiao stood aside to pour wine for Lu Sheng, and said a few words to him from time to time.

"How long is the release time?" Lu Sheng asked casually.

"About a month later, there will be a notice from the academy at that time, and Qiao'er will pay attention to it. Xiao Xiao quickly replied.

"Don't forget, I may have to do something during this time, you are home alone, be careful, refugees entering the city, it is inevitable that there will be people with bad intentions. ”

"Qiao'er knows. Little replied obediently.

After eating, Lu Sheng went out again, and he figured out a few points of the Red Whale Gang in the morning.

After noon, it's time to see how to join in.

Lu Sheng took a slow ride, got into a carriage, and slowly arrived in front of a casino.

Golden Seal Casino.

The name of this venue is cheesy, but it is also apt. The entire casino gate looks like a golden seal, boxy, and very eye-catching.

Lu Sheng got out of the car, took out a pretending gold wire folding fan, opened it suddenly, and slowly squeezed into the crowd and walked into the casino.

As soon as I entered the venue, there was a chaotic noise and gambling money inside. Large and small tables were placed in the hall, and each table was surrounded by groups of gamblers, all with red eyes and shouting loudly, as if they could win money if they were loud enough.

Lu Sheng was not interested in gambling money, but swept it at a glance, and saw a red-faced middle-aged man standing at the innermost part of the Golden Seal Casino for the first time.

The man stood quietly at one of the innermost tables in the casino, looking at the lively scene in the arena, his face expressionless, and he was dressed like the surrounding casino guards.

But Lu Sheng knew that this was actually the red-faced Zhao Jie, the little boss of the Golden Seal Casino. He is also the usual caretaker of this field. If you want to join the Red Whale Gang, it's easiest to find him.

He slowly walked straight towards the red-faced Zhao Jie.

The other party soon noticed his approach, and looked at him in surprise.

"Brother Tai is not going to be happy, what are you doing in this corner?" Zhao Jie asked casually. Although he also leaned on a gaming table, there was no gambling here, but it was used as an ordinary table.

"The student is a student of Dongshan Academy, and he wants to join the Red Whale Gang, I wonder if he can introduce one or two?" Lu Sheng directly pointed out the purpose and smiled.

"Dongshan College students?" Zhao Jie was stunned.

He has been in the gang for so many years, and it is the first time he has seen a college student take the initiative to join the Red Whale Gang.

Although his Red Whale Gang is the No. 1 gang, the students of the academy have always been pretentious, except for those who joined in the relationship with some bigwigs in the upper echelons, or those who were forced to join by using some special events, I really haven't seen any scholars who take the initiative to join the gang.

After all, the ambition of these scholars is not something that a gang can bind, and they are people who want to be officials.

After being stunned for a moment, Zhao Jie looked up and down Lu Sheng.

"Your Excellency said that you are a student of the academy, do you have any proof?"

Lu Sheng smiled and took out the nameplate of his academy, on which was his surname and the name of the academy.

A huge east character, and below it is a very small road character. The nameplate is made of brass, with some weight, and a delicate pattern covering, which is difficult to fake.

When he saw the nameplate, Zhao Jie believed it, this nameplate can't be obtained by ordinary people, even if it wants to be faked, it is difficult. All the craftsmen in the city do not accept private work, and if some craftsmen in the family make this thing privately, it is a big crime, and it is possible to kill the head.

"Why do you want to join us?" Zhao Jie asked again. On weekdays, if you want to join the gang, most of them are bitter people at the bottom of the society, or businessmen, or skilled craftsmen and craftsmen.

"I heard that the Red Whale Gang is the largest gang in the Northland, and the gang is full of masters, and the exercises are strong. Lu Sheng said his purpose very directly, and he didn't bother to do any twists and turns, so be blunt.

"Martial arts...."Now Zhao Jie was relieved. The Red Whale Gang's martial arts are indeed the strongest in the Northland, and the rest of them can't be compared.

"Okay, please go and register your name, your age, your expertise. He pointed directly to Lu Sheng to a small door on the right side of the side.

"A reminder in advance, if the disciples in my gang want to practice martial arts, they all learn it from the Xuanwu Pavilion, and to enter the Xuanwu Pavilion, you need to evaluate your strength level and the degree of contribution you have made to the gang. ”