The lanterns in the small streets glow dimly in the snowy night, the customers in the wine shops and tea shops are decreasing, the noise in the Goolan gambling house is noisy, and from time to time people enter with red faces and come out.

Zhu Manzhi pressed the knife on his waist and patrolled back and forth on the snowflake-ridden street, some snowflakes fell on the chest of the black brocade robe, but he didn't notice it, and his immature cheeks were full of sadness.

Last time, I said goodbye to Xu Shizi and gave her seven days to investigate the details of White Horse Village. She had to patrol the streets during the day and couldn't leave her post without permission, so she could only ride a horse outside Chang'an City at night to inquire about the news.

It's a pity that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Chang'an City, there may be a behemoth in the court standing behind any small shop, and where it is not under her jurisdiction, there is no news at all, and so far I haven't even asked whose property is White Horse Village.

Thinking of the sentence 'sell you to the Qinglou', Zhu Manzhi was a little worried, Xu Shizi might not really sell her to the Qinglou, but if he thought that she was lazy and didn't do anything and didn't care about her, he would lose the opportunity to enter the camp of the Son of Heaven. She actually works very hard, she only comes back after midnight every day, and she has to get up before dawn to patrol the streets......

Thinking about it, the time is getting later and later, and it is already a little past the agreed time.

Zhu Manzhi walked back from the other end of the street, kept looking around, and muttered secretly: "It won't be that it won't come......" Just a few steps away, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind.

Zhu Manzhi's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly turned around, and saw Xu Buling in a white robe, and drove his horse to trot to him. His face was cold, and he seemed to be a little worried.

Zhu Manzhi hurriedly trotted forward, raised his hand with his little face and saluted:

"Xu Gongzi, you're here!"

Xu Buling turned over and dismounted: "Sorry, there was a little delay on the road, and it was too late." ”

"It's not too late." Zhu Manzhi cheered up, grinned, and then felt a little guilty, and muttered in a low voice: "Young Master Xu, last time you asked me to check the matter of Baimazhuang......

Xu Buling saw her like this, and knew that he hadn't found anything, so he said casually:

"Put the matter of White Horse Village aside, help me investigate a theft case first."

Zhu Manzhi was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest: "No problem, that's what I did, who lost something?" "Shake off all the snowflakes on it.

Xu Buling frowned lightly and glanced at it, but Zhu Manzhi realized that something was wrong, his face turned red, he coughed lightly, and stood up straight in a proper manner.

"I was in Sun's shop, and I heard that the shopkeeper had invested in the shopkeeper's silver...... Two hundred taels, it is estimated that the treasurer will save for a lifetime......"

Xu Buling led the horse and walked aside, telling what he had just seen.

Zhu Manzhi listened carefully, and his little face gradually became serious. Two hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, a bucket of rice in Chang'an City is only three dollars of silver, even if she is a wolf guard with a high salary, there are various ways to get rewards, and she has to save for three years if she fights hard.

"This Sancai is really not a thing, ungrateful......"

"Don't talk about these useless things, you are patrolling the streets of Dayefang, can you know the well-informed people on the road?"

Chang'an City has a population of one million, and the three religions and nine streams are mixed in it, and the underground forces are intertwined. Looking for a gambler in Chang'an City, the government's eyeliner is naturally not as good as the gangsters in the market.

Zhu Manzhi frowned and thought for a moment: "Hmm...... I just came here, and I only heard that Chen Siye on Changle Street is well-informed and knows everything, but ...... I'm from the government, and people won't bother with me when I come to the door......"

"Lead the way, I'll ask!"

Zhu Manzhi nodded, took the reins courteously, and took Xu Buling to Changle Street not far away.

A few days ago, there was an assassin in Longyin Pavilion, and Zhu Manzhi naturally heard the news that Xu Buling was kidnapped, but the level was too low to even have the right to ask, and at this time, walking side by side with Xu Buling, she hesitated:

"Xu Gongzi, you were kidnapped by thieves a few days ago, are you okay?"

"What do you think?"

"It looks fine, I heard that the thief is a woman, Xu Gongzi, you look so handsome, do you have ...... to you?"

Xu Buling was speechless, and slapped Zhu Manzhi's buttocks directly with the scabbard.

Zhu Manzhi shuddered, and quickly shut up and stopped talking, there was a little annoyance in his eyes, but he didn't dare to attack......

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Changle Street is in the Yongning Fang next door, although it is not as good as Daye Fang, but it is also a prosperous area of Chang'an City, where most of the wealthy businessmen and gentry live, the green buildings are continuous into pieces, the entertainment industry is very developed, and it is known as Chang'an's 'Nightless Fang'.

Chen Siye is the owner of a restaurant on Changle Street, he crossed the rivers and lakes when he was young, and basically knew both black and white from south to north, and he had a lot of eyeliner under his hands, and he was a news dealer on the rivers and lakes.

Zhu Manzhi led the chasing wind higher than her to an alley on Changle Street, there were four or five thugs standing outside the restaurant on the street, and the people of the rivers and lakes came in and out, behaving in a decent manner, and they all put down their swords at the door.

Xu Buling took the long sword from his waist and handed it to Zhu Manzhi, and entered the restaurant alone.

Snowflakes are flying, and the wind is cold.

Zhu Manzhi stood in the alley with nothing to do, and the tall horse next to him was very well-behaved, standing still in place, even breathing evenly, and staring at her with dark eyes with some curiosity.

It was the first time for Zhu Manzhi to see such a spiritual horse, and he raised his hand to touch the horse's neck, but unfortunately Chasing the wind was a little disgusted, and he moved away two steps.

"Cut—"

Zhu Manzhi pouted, and picked up the sword in his hand to check.

The sword is three feet six long, and I don't see what kind of wood the scabbard is made of, but it is a little simple and solemn. The sword came out three inches, and it was visible that the four small words 'do not order' engraved on it, and the small snowflakes fell lightly on the blade of the sword, and it was divided into two in silence.

Zhu Manzhi's eyes lit up, it was the first time he had seen such a good sword, and he felt that he couldn't put it down just by holding it, and he wanted to pull it out and try it, but he didn't think that there was a sudden movement in the distance behind him.

Bang Bang –

"Ahh

The sound of fists hitting the flesh was followed by the screams of several people.

Zhu Manzhi was shocked, and when he looked around, he saw several thugs outside the restaurant pulling out knives from the dark and hurriedly running in.

Zhu Manzhi was suddenly anxious, he didn't expect that there would be a conflict when Xu Buling went in to ask for news, so he hurriedly led the horse and ran over to help.

Just before he could take a few steps, there was a sound of 'bang-' on the second floor of the restaurant.

The windows on the second floor of the restaurant suddenly cracked, and broken wood flew in the snow.

The tall Chen Siye crashed out of the window upside down and fell directly on the bluestone pavement, letting out a muffled snort.

Xu Buling, who was dressed in a white robe, rushed out of the window and slashed down with a kick in the air.

The thugs who turned around and ran out were all a few steps back as if they were facing a great enemy, and they didn't even have a chance to step forward to block it.

When his life was hanging by a thread, Chen Siye, who fell to the ground, still came to his senses, and even snorted and raised his hand in horror:

"Young man spare his life!"

Bang—

The volley was still stepped on the chest, but it was obviously reinforced.

Chen Siye slammed his back on the ground, grabbed Xu Buling's boots with both hands, and coughed muffledly.

Xu Buling frowned, and looked down at the market under his feet:

"Tell me the rules of the rivers and lakes, are you worthy?"

"I don't deserve ...... Ahem......"

Chen Siye coughed continuously, raised his hand to let the thugs who ran over retreat, and forcibly showed a smile:

"I'm just a news-buyer, I can't afford to be a Jianghu person, I have to answer any questions, and I can ...... a small life"

Zhu Manzhi in the alley, his eyes were full of shock, he didn't expect Xu Buling to ask for the news like this, this was too domineering, and she couldn't even stand it. However, remembering Xu Buling's identity, she silently retreated.

Xu Buling let go of his boots and looked down at Chen Siye: "I know a person named Sancai, who is a gambler, who suddenly became rich overnight a few days ago, and must have appeared in the surrounding gambling houses." ”

Chen Siye didn't get up for a long time, so he could only sit on the ground and cover his chest, think about it for a moment, and then look at the thug who was like a great enemy: "Go and check, is there such a person." ”

Several thugs didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran out to inquire about the news.

Xu Buling saw many people from the rivers and lakes watching from the side, frowned and glanced at it, and the vicinity of the restaurant resumed going in and out as before, as if nothing had happened.

About two quarters of an hour later, one of the thugs came running back and said in a deep voice:

"Fourth master, Lao Zhao's gambling stall came to a guest a few days ago, he was very fat, he lost it in the middle of the night, and he owed more than 500 taels of silver, and he said that he couldn't take it out the next day......"

Chen Siye frowned, pondered slightly, got up from the ground, and bowed slightly: "Shaoxia, you heard it, if you lose it in the gambling house, you will definitely not be able to get the money back." ”

Xu Buling had expected this result: "Where did the people go?" ”

Chen Siye hesitated slightly, and a pair of old fists appeared in front of him, and the whole person was smashed into the window of the restaurant, and the people watching inside were frightened and hurriedly dodged.

This punch was not heavy, but it scared Chen Siye's guts, and he hurriedly flipped it up and raised his hand: "Don't be impulsive, young man, I said...... If you owe money to the gambling house, you will definitely have to pay it back. If those three talents can't get the money, they will definitely be taken away by the Zhu family......"

"Take it there?"

"This young man has to ask Zhu Manlong on Hutai Street, he is an old man with a higher rank than me."

Xu Buling nodded, took out a silver ticket from his sleeve, threw it to Fourth Master Chen, and then turned around and walked to the alley:

"Today's events are tight-lipped and you will be the first to die if you spread the word."

Chen Siye picked up the silver ticket a little unexpectedly, and immediately showed a little stunned, opened his mouth, but still couldn't hold back:

"Shaoxia, you have already given the silver, and I didn't offend you, why did you beat me up for no reason?"

"Give the silver directly, what if you tell a lie?"

“……”

Chen Siye was stunned for a long time, and he really had nothing to say......