"Why?"

Cheng Li sighed: "Because my hat was broken before. ”

Hearing an answer that seemed to be unrelated, Mrs. Xia suddenly understood. She was stunned, sighed helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "It's no wonder that you say that...... But don't worry, the hall master of the Quick Knife Hall, 'One Knife Cutting Wind and Thunder' Juniper, and our Xia family are also relatives. After returning to Xia's house, I brought him to explain that it should be fine. ”

Cheng Li was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "This ...... No need for it. Because just now, I have already killed this one-slashing thunder. ”

Mrs. Xia lost her voice and said, "What? You killed Juniper......?

"Get out of the way. All irrelevant people, get out of the way, don't get in the way!"

The shouting came from the other end of the long street. Immediately afterwards, a group of heavily armed soldiers quickly approached and surrounded the carriage.

An officer with a high-minded demeanor shouted and scolded: "What bastard who doesn't open his eyes dares to commit murder in the street in broad daylight? When our brothers are dead?"

"Lord Hyakhu, Lord Hyaknohe! You're going to call the shots for us!"

Among those swordsmen in the Quick Knife Hall, a few were lucky, although they were shot, they were lucky to only suffer minor injuries and not fatal. At this time, when they saw the arrival of the officers and soldiers of the brigade, they got up one after another, burst into tears, and complained to the hundred households who led the team. In short, he poured dirty water on Cheng Li, and at the same time said that his side was as pure and innocent as the White Lotus.

Baihu listened to a few words, looked up at Cheng Li, and sneered: "It turns out that you are a murderer." Hmph, obediently immediately tied up and arrested. Otherwise, you will be killed!"

This sentence is said domineeringly. But Cheng Li didn't take him seriously, even the onlookers on the street who hid to watch the excitement felt funny.

The officers and soldiers in Mianzhou City, compared with the swordsmen in Kuaidaotang, are only half a catty and eight taels. These dozens of swordsmen couldn't even hold out for half an hour in front of Cheng Li. Even if the officers and soldiers are replaced, can there be any different ending?

Don't even kill them. Everyone is begging for a living in the city. Who doesn't know what kind of abilities you have? In terms of martial arts alone, Juniper alone can beat you three. Now that even he, the master of the Quick Sword Hall, has been killed, what kind of ability do you have to kill others?

All of a sudden, all the onlookers on the streets and inside the houses showed a mocking gaze that seemed to be smiling rather than smiling. No one spoke, but the atmosphere suddenly turned wrong.

The Lord of the Hundred Households, who was shrouded in this atmosphere, suddenly had a feeling. It seems that he is just a clown on the stage, no matter how hard he performs, in the end, it is still a funny farce.

This feeling is certainly not pleasant. In an instant, the muscles on the cheeks of Lord Baihu jumped twice, and the expression on his face quickly became gloomy. He shouted: "Stubborn, dare to resist arrest!?

Before the word "kill" could be spoken, Lord Baihu was suddenly dumbfounded, as if he had seen a ghost, and he couldn't say it anymore. For he had seen a familiar figure come out of the carriage.

Mrs. Xia wore a scarlet cloak on her body, and at first glance, it looked like a moving flame. However, between her eyebrows, there was a layer of frost. The phoenix's eyes swept away, as if it was awe-inspiring.

"Old Five, I haven't seen you for half a month, you've grown up. Hmph, who do you want to kill? Is it me?"

The Lord of the Hundred Households was shocked, and subconsciously shrank back, with an embarrassed and awe-inspiring look on his face. said with a wry smile: "Sister-in-law laughed." The little brother doesn't dare, the little brother doesn't dare. ”

Previously, Mrs. Xia once said. The Xia family is in Mianzhou, and it is also a bit powerful.

At that time, even if Cheng Li heard it, he didn't take this sentence very seriously. But now that he really came to Mianzhou, he finally understood the exact meaning of this sentence.

The so-called "a little power" means that half of the land in Mianzhou City belongs to the Xia family, and more than half of the shops in the city are the Xia family's property. Seven or eight out of ten officials at all levels of the yamen in the city were surnamed Xia. Gangs of all sizes in the city have to send money to the Xia family every month. Even the Mianzhou Wei Commander stationed outside the city also had in-laws with the Xia family.

The head of the Xia family is the old lady Xia. Mrs. Xia has five sons and three daughters under her knees, almost all of whom are very promising. Especially the eldest son Xia Wuzi, that is, Ling Yushi's husband, is more civil and military, and is regarded as a rare heroic talent.

It's a pity that God is jealous of talents. Five years ago, Xia Wuself suddenly contracted an emergency illness, died of serious illness, and died young. Ling Yushi also became a surviving person. But she is in charge of the family business as the daughter-in-law of the Xia family, and the Xia family is not in the slightest decline, but is even more prosperous.

In addition, Xia Wuji, the second son of Mrs. Xia, served as the chief dart head of the seventeen dart bureaus outside the Guanwai. The third son, Xia Wuxing, is the head of the Iron Horse Gate outside the gate. The fourth son, Xia, was unharmed, but he was the number one gang outside the Guan, and the leader of the gang.

Only Xia Wuxi, the youngest son of Old Lady Xia, seems to be the most uncompetitive, just a hundred households under the command of the commander of the soldiers and horses of Mianzhou City.

The sum of a hundred households is not rich. But Xia Wuxi, this person is full of wine and wealth, and he is proficient in everything. If there is no money, no matter how rich and powerful the Xia family is, they can't eat and drink for nothing.

So Xia Wuxian had no choice but to go home and ask for money from his eldest brother who loved him the most. After the death of the eldest brother, the object of asking for money became the sister-in-law Ling Yushi. Every time he asked for money, Xia Wuxi's awe of his sister-in-law increased by one point. Up to now, Xia Wuxian is not even afraid of Old Lady Xia, but is most afraid of his sister-in-law.

Xia Wuzhi and Juniper, the master of the Kuaidao Hall, originally had the same smell and taste, and they were friends with wine and meat. Juniper was killed, and Xia Wuxi's brain was hot, so he wanted to avenge his old friend.

But as soon as Mrs. Xia came forward, Xia Wuxian softened by half. Of course, I will never mention anything like committing a crime on the street and arresting the criminal.

At that moment, Xia Wuxian respectfully asked his sister-in-law to get back into the car. He took the officers and soldiers to lead the way and escorted Mrs. Xia and Cheng Li back to the Xia family's mansion.

This time, Mrs. Xia went out, originally as the daughter-in-law of the Xia family, to inspect the Xia family's properties in various places outside the Guan. When she went out, she brought a lot of maids and servants with her, and there were guards to protect her. But when he came back, all these entourages were gone, and they brought back a Cheng Li.

There are naturally many twists and turns in this, and you need to tell Mrs. Xia in detail. There are many things that need to be arranged. So after Mrs. Xia returned to the mansion, she immediately became busy. After arranging a place for Cheng Li and instructing her subordinates to serve carefully, Mrs. Xia left in a hurry, leaving Cheng Li alone.

To be honest, Cheng Li doesn't like the Xia family's mansion. Although the house occupies a large area, and each room is tall and spacious. But in it, Cheng Li always felt a strong sense of oppression and restraint, which made him uncomfortable all over his body.

It's not just psychological feelings, either. In addition, if he analyzes rationally, Cheng Li also knows that he should not stay. After all, Mrs. Xia had gifted the important treasure of the glass treasure knife to herself.