Chapter 20: The Breeze (10)
"How can I not believe you? I just feel very emotional, Mu Qiyi's nickname of 'Nine Yin Tomb Fist' is piled up with human life, but he has repeatedly escaped death, I thought he could be safe and prosperous, and he will die of great wealth and nobility, but who knows that he is still one step behind, the way of heaven is good, karma." A fat man dressed as a businessman said with a little joy.
"There are very few people like them who can live in bed for the rest of their lives......"
"Hehe, now there is some trouble in Tianxianglou, and the Mu brothers are not fuel-efficient lamps. ”
The surrounding drinkers and idlers who heard the news whispered and talked about it.
The fat man dressed as a merchant asked, "Brother Jiang, do you know how Mu Qiyi died?"
Bao Qin, who was known as Brother Jiang, coughed twice, and under the eager gaze, he slowly took a sip of the teacup, and pretended to be a bit before saying, "It was killed by the 'Shen Monkey' among the 'Twelve Beasts'." ”
"What? Twelve Beasts?"
"Shen Monkey?"
A cry of horror and dismay, as if the twelve beasts were life-seeking demons and the source of nightmares.
Zhang Baiyuan pursed his lips, Fang Zhenghao seemed to have put Mu Qiyi's death on his head to cover up the black shadow that was suspected to be the remnant of the Heavenly King Sword Sect, what was his purpose in doing this?
After a while, the merchant stabilized his emotions and said, "Brother Cao, is it really the Shen Monkey among the Twelve Beasts? Mu Qiyi is also a famous master in our six southern provinces, and there are not many people who can kill him." ”
The previous records of the twelve beasts were uneven, some were almost suspected of being grandmasters, and some had never killed a master of Mu Qiyi's level, and the Shen Monkey belonged to the latter category, so everyone had some doubts, as long as the twelve beasts made a move, as long as they were not in a hurry, they would leave a mark, so that they had a terrifying reputation.
"There was a monkey face left at the scene, and Mu Qiyi was also choked with a knife.." Brother Jiang told the details.
A knife to seal the throat? I think this is to cover up the sword wound in the throat...... Zhang Baiyuan watched Xiao Er bring the meal with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and raised his chopsticks to taste it, it was also delicious, it seems that the concept that ancient food is not as delicious as modern is prejudiced before......
After a gasp, whispers continued:
"The twelve beasts are terrible, aren't they? even Lord Mu Lou was killed by them.............."
"That's right, I've always heard that the Twelve Beasts are the weirdest, most mysterious and most terrifying organization in the rivers and lakes, I don't believe it yet, but when I see it today, it deserves its name!"
"They dare to commit crimes in the Vacuum City, aren't they afraid of angering the City Lord?"
"It is said that Chenlong and Zirat may be grandmasters, and the twelve beasts have nothing to fear!"
"Tsk, not to mention Chenlong and Zi Mouse, the strength of the Shen Monkey is not bad, Mu Qiyi is in our Vacuum City, in the six southern provinces, he has always been a master who can rank in the top twenty, Shen Monkey can easily kill him, and his strength is probably no less than that of Mr. Fang. ”
"Whatever, it's not something we can provoke anyway. ”
During the exchange, their fear of the Twelve Beasts against the Shen Monkey deepened several layers.
"I wonder why Shen Monkey killed Mu Qiyi?" asked Fat Shangjia with great curiosity.
Brother Jiang sneered: "The Twelve Beasts never reveal their missions, but Mr. Fang suspects that it is related to the previous case of Sun Yangxi and Sun Gongzi's disappearance, maybe there is some big secret hidden in this matter." ”
Regarding the case of Sun Yangxi's disappearance, everyone was divided and did not give Zhang Baiyuan any inspiration, so he slowly finished the meal, checked out and left the restaurant, and went in the direction of the water gate in the south of the city.
The information provided by "Mr. Litian" Sun Heng also has news about the remnants of the Heavenly King Sword Sect, and it seems that he has secretly tracked it down before.
The remnants of the Tianwang Sword Sect discovered by Sun Heng are called Li Hao, who is the owner of a northern goods store near Watergate.
After crossing the Lushui Bridge, it is the most prosperous area of Vacuum City, and the street where Jialanlou is located is located in it, but Zhang Baiyuan did not pass through there, but went far away.
In the "North-South Pass" grocery store, Zhang Baiyuan held a string of sandalwood Buddhist beads, rubbed them carefully, and said to the shopkeeper with a smile: "This string of Buddhist beads is not bad, but I don't know if there is any better?"
"Better?" The shopkeeper looked Zhang Baiyuan up and down, his clothes were just like ordinary people, how good could he afford to buy?
Zhang Baiyuan grabbed out the broken silver on his body, filled it with a handful, and the shopkeeper suddenly smiled: "It's better not nothing, let me invite the owner." ”
This is the method that Sun Heng has tried, once the goods pass a certain value, the shopkeeper will not be able to determine himself, Li Hao will come out in person, Zhang Baiyuan just draws a gourd in the same way.
After a while, a man in his thirties with ordinary facial features and no one else walked out, holding a string of Buddhist beads with a smile and handing it to Zhang Baiyuan: "This young man, this is made of agarwood in the South China Sea, which has the function of calming the mind and regulating qi." ”
Zhang Baiyuan rubbed the Buddha beads, only to feel the fragrance, thick but not annoying, which made people feel calm.
"Yes, I didn't expect that in addition to the northern goods, there are also Buddhist beads from the South China Sea. Zhang Baiyuan asked casually.
Li Hao kept a smile: "The north and the south are connected, and the north and the south are naturally connected, can the young man be satisfied?"
【Name:Congenital Concentration Bead】
【Type: Decoration】
[Quality: Black Iron]
【Attribute:Spirit】
[Special Effect: Calm the Mind and Adjust the Qi]
[Note: Buddha bead bracelet, a bracelet made of natural material Seiko round Buddha beads in series, after the blessing of the monks, has the effect of calming the nerves and calming the air, prospering wealth and blessings, after wearing, spiritual power +1, imagination +1, intelligence +1]
I didn't expect that I could still meet the equipment in the examination room, although it was still black iron, but it was better than nothing.
"Very satisfied. Zhang Baiyuan felt that this was good for him, and he did not refuse to buy it, and after looking Li Hao up and down, he said solemnly: "The owner, looking at your dark cloud cover from below, there will be trouble in the near future." ”
The smile on Li Hao's face disappeared immediately, and he wanted to beat the crow-mouthed little kid in front of him, hum, charlatan, if he believed it, he would definitely turn the Buddha beads into the key to eliminating disasters and solving problems.
He lowered his face and said: "Li has never believed in strange powers, so please go back." ”
Zhang Baiyuan didn't say much, and laughed so hard that Li Hao turned his head and left with a little coldness.
Under normal circumstances, if you don't believe it, you have to scold it twice, but this Li Hao deliberately keeps a low profile too much, but it is suspicious, it is inconvenient during the day, and he will come to explore it again at night.
After wandering on the street for a while, Zhang Baiyuan returned to the broken temple where the order was placed, and before he got closer, he saw Song Tongfu pacing back and forth there.
"Master Song, is there something to look for?" Zhang Baiyuan walked up.
Song Tongfu was shocked and said, "Mr. Changshou, the city lord of Liang invites you to go to the mansion for a while." ”
"City Lord Liang?" Zhang Baiyuan was slightly surprised, he didn't expect it to be so fast.
Song Tongfu said with a bitter face: "Because Shen Monkey appeared again and killed Lord Mu Lou, sir, you have fought with him, so Liang City Lord and Mr. Fang want to ask you to ask if you can find any clues." ”
"Shen Monkey has appeared again, he has been burned to charcoal by me!" Zhang Baiyuan looked shocked, this was his reaction that he had already figured out.
Song Tongfu looked at Zhang Baiyuan with a slightly strange gaze: "Sir, I don't feel like it, even if Shen Monkey takes that trick and doesn't die, I'm afraid he can let him lie down for a year and a half, could it be someone pretending?"
"Maybe Shen Monkey has a secret treasure on his body, but he has neglected it. Zhang Baiyuan said a word, and then asked Song Tongfu, "Master Zhang, have you told the city lord of Liang in detail about the fight with Shen Monkey?"
If Song Tongfu told Liang Yi, Fang Zhenghao and others about their strange weapons, and all kinds of magical things, and almost killed Shen Monkey, then Fang Zhenghao, an old Jianghu old catcher, knew with his toes that the Shen Monkey last night was pretending to be himself.
Song Tongfu hurriedly shook his head: "This is Mr.'s secret, and he also swore by the insiders, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he was too flustered at the time, and only saw Mr. knocking down the Shen Monkey. ”
Zhang Baiyuan glanced at Song Tongfu deeply, saw that his eyes were calm, and sighed and said, "Then I will go with you to the City Lord's Mansion." ”
Anyway, the main quest has been taken, as long as Sun Yangxi's whereabouts are found, whether or not the identity of Shen Monkey is completed, so if Song Tongfu and his wife accidentally leak it, it will be fine, but they can't find a chance to complete the side quest.
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The place where Zhang Baiyuan saw Liang Yi was not the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, nor the study, but the garden between the inner and outer courtyards.
Liang Yi is a thin middle-aged man, and he can see that when he was young, he was definitely worthy of the eight words handsome and dashing Yushu Linfeng.
He was accompanied by four people, two of whom Zhang Baiyuan had seen, one was Liang Yingshan, a lady with a delicate face and a red dress, and the other was Fang Zhenghao, the chief catcher with a horse face and long beard.
The remaining two are slightly longer than Fang Zhenghao, one is a rich old man, white, with a lot of wrinkles, but his face is ruddy, his back is straight, and he often smiles, which makes people feel very kind and easy-going, and the other is more than half a hundred years old, with a red face, broom eyebrows, and a lush beard.
When he saw such a five-person combination, Zhang Baiyuan was slightly stunned, there was Miss Liang, and there was no young city lord Liang Yingshu, could it be that he had something to go out?
"Mr. Changshou, Liang took the liberty of inviting and asked for forgiveness. "Although Liang Yi has always seemed very cold, as a righteous path master, he has not lost his courtesy.
Zhang Baiyuan smiled and said bluntly: "The twelve beasts are a disaster for the rivers and lakes, and their subordinates are full of blood debts, and they are all guilty. ”
After Liang Yi said hello, he maintained a cold expression, nodded and said, "Mr. Longevity is brave and courageous, and the people of Liang's generation of Vacuum City have thanked you." ”