Chapter 38: The Hunchbacked Old Man (Part II)

When Zhao Renjie and the three of them came to Shilibao, they saw a few people sitting on horses in front of them to block the way. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Stop, Zhao Renjie, you can't run." The bearded man in front of him shouted.

"Who are you? Why block the way? Zhao Renjie asked.

"You don't have to know who we are, come with us! You'll know when you arrive. The bearded man said.

Zhao Renjie glanced at Ying'er and Zhao Renjie and motioned for them not to do anything.

"Guys, no matter who you are, we have no grievances with you, why do we do this?" Zhao Renjie asked.

"Who told you to be nosy? You have offended people who should not be offended, you should understand. The bearded man said.

Zhao Renjie listened to it and thought in his heart: "These people must be killers sent by the Yangzhou prefect, all our actions are under the supervision of the enemy, but we are very careful along the way, who is so powerful?" Could it be that the 'old fairy' is following all the way? "Are you good men old immortals?" Zhao Renjie asked deliberately.

"Who doesn't know the name of the old immortal? In addition to the prefect, the old fairy is what we admire the most. The bearded man said.

"I have a relationship with the old fairy, and I want to meet his old man." Zhao Renjie said.

"Alright, come with us." The bearded man said get out of the way.

"Where are we going?" Zhao Renjie asked.

"To Yangzhou? Aren't you going to Yangzhou? I'll take you there. The bearded man said, "Lead the way.

Zhao Renjie and the three walked in the middle, and several killers behind them pressed the formation.

The group walked for most of the hour and came to Taiping Town. The town has a small population and few inns, so it took them a long time to find an inn.

The innkeeper was still a hunchbacked old man, and the shop hired several men, two in their twenties, two in their thirties, and a child in his teens, the oldest of whom was only about forty years old.

"Lord Zhao, rest for a while and eat something." The bearded man said.

Zhao Renjie was very curious, why was the shopkeeper of this inn a hunchbacked old man? Could it be that the prefect of Yangzhou controlled the inns along the way?

Everyone entered the inn, the bearded man and the few people sat at a table by the window facing the street, and Zhao Renjie and the three of them sat inside against the wall.

"Young Master, what should we do?" Zhao Yu asked in a low voice.

"Quietly, see what the hell they're trying to do?" Zhao Renjie whispered.

"Shopkeeper, are these guys locals?" Zhao Renjie asked casually.

The hunchbacked old man was very kind, and said with a smile: "Several of them have fled from the north, and I saw that they were pitiful, so I took them in." It's not hard for them to help me get paid, I just make sure they have two meals a day. ”

Zhao Renjie thought in his heart, the hunchbacked old man is so kind-hearted, he must not be a big traitor, but this is just his side of the story, whether it is good or bad has to ask the guy.

Zhao Renjie found an opportunity to talk to the teenage guy.

"Where are you from, young man? What is your name? Zhao Renjie asked.

"I am from Henan, my name is Lin Xiaobao, my hometown is flooded, my father and mother died, I came here with my uncle, but fortunately the shopkeeper took us in. The shopkeeper is very good to us, we don't want to be paid, and we are willing to stay and do things. The boy said.

"Does your uncle also work at the inn?" Zhao Renjie asked.

"Yes, that's my uncle in the kitchen." The boy pointed to the middle-aged guy in the kitchen who was stir-frying.

The hunchbacked old man was very hospitable, whether he was Zhao Renjie or a bearded man, he greeted him with a smile, greeted him warmly, welcomed customers into the house, two men served tea to entertain guests, and the other two were responsible for taking care of the horses. The middle-aged guy is busy preparing meals for guests in the kitchen.

Ying'er was puzzled when he saw the guys in the store all at a young age, and he always felt that this hunchbacked old man was not a simple person.

"Big brother, with my experience in the rivers and lakes, I feel that this boss has a problem with these guys." Ying'er whispered.

"Why do you feel this way? Speak up and listen. Zhao Renjie asked.

"It is rumored on the rivers and lakes that there is a martial arts master nicknamed Smiling Face Toutuo, this person is a hunchbacked old man, named Wei Toutuo, who turned out to be the head of the Tang Sect in Sichuan, and then suddenly evaporated in the world for some reason. I suspect that he and the old immortal are all the way, and they are both killers hidden in the people of the Yangzhou prefect. These young people are all burly, how can they be willing to be a man with a hunchback as a buddy? Looking at them one by one, it seems that they listen to the hunchback's words, maybe they are the hunchbacked Tang Sect disciples. Ying'er said.

Zhao Renjie was shocked when he heard this.

"It is rumored that the Tang Sect in Sichuan is good at using drugs, everyone should be careful to take precautions." Zhao Renjie whispered.

Zhao Yu was suspicious, and he took the opportunity to go to the toilet and walked out.

When he came to the street, Zhao Yu flashed into an iron shop opposite. The owner of the iron shop was about to close, and when he saw a customer coming in, he happily asked, "Does the guest officer want to use weapons or kitchen knives?" ”

"What's the price of a weapon?" Zhao Yu asked.

"It depends on what kind of weapons you want to fight, what materials you want to use, and you can negotiate the price of the goods." The boss said.

"Oh, I see. How many years has the boss been running an iron shop in the town? Zhao Yu asked casually.

"It's been almost twenty years, a full decade before the hotel opposite." The boss said.

"The hotel opposite is really incomprehensible, a hunchbacked old man is actually the boss, and the guys in the store are all alive and well, but they listen to him so much, it seems that they admire the boss very much." Zhao Yu took the opportunity to say.

"Guest officer, don't underestimate this hunchbacked boss, he is not an ordinary character, he has some skills, even those people in the rivers and lakes who come to his shop dare not offend him." The boss said.

"He's a hunchbacked old man, what can he do? Unless he knows kung fu. Zhao Yu said.

"You're right. This boss's kung fu is very good, I remember a few years ago there were a few scoundrels who didn't give money for dinner, they bullied the boss for being a hunchbacked old man, not taking it seriously, and also making insulting remarks and making things difficult in every way. The hunchbacked boss couldn't bear it, and one person divided it by two to beat those helpless people one by one, and ran away. These guys are called buddies, but they are actually his apprentices. The boss said.

Zhao Yu listened to it and finally believed what Ying'er said that the smiling head was a hunchbacked old man.

He hurriedly said goodbye, returned to the inn, and told Zhao Renjie what he had heard, and Zhao Renjie completely believed what Ying'er said.

"Big brother, the people of the Tang Sect are good at using poison, everyone must pay attention to their diet." Ying'er said.

"Yo--Master Camel, opening a shop in such a small place, business is still so prosperous." A strange man wearing a cloak, a short hexagram, and a black windbreaker walked in, looking at Zhao Renjie and the bearded man and the others sitting on one side, as if they didn't see it, he smiled at the hunchbacked old man and said.

"TOEFL, TOEFL. How can Brother Mu have time to patronize our store, why don't you come to eat and drink! The hunchbacked old man said with a chuckle.

"How dare you eat and drink in the brother's shop, I haven't seen you for many days, I'm just coming to see it." The man said, and found a place to sit.

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