Pedal Pedal –

In the blink of an eye, it was already ten days later, Zhongli Jiujiu walked from south to north alone, stopped outside the city of Fanyang County, and looked at the old city in the snowstorm with a little blankness.

Ten years ago, Zhongli Jiujiu first came out of the rivers and lakes, traveled south and north in the world, and came to Youzhou.

At that time, the first emperor of Dayue was still there, the rivers and lakes were still the rivers and lakes, the leader of this part of Youzhou was Zhu Choushan, and the Lu family in Qingzhou was far away, and there were the twelve gates of the East China Sea, the Tang family of Youzhou and other rivers and lakes, which was almost the core area of the entire Dayue rivers and lakes.

Jianghu people are not bound by the law, but the family of sects that has been inherited for a long time is very strict with rules. As long as you are within the jurisdiction of each major sect, you don't offend the local people, and you don't have to do business or move around, and there will generally be no problems.

When Zhongli Jiujiu came to Fanyang County for the first time, the Jianghu guests with swords and swords on the official road were shoulder to shoulder, and the signs under the city gate were not posted with the edicts of the government, but the recent major events on the rivers and lakes, such as 'a chivalrous girl of a certain faction has become a contemporary Bakui, and a certain ranger ran to the twelve gates of the East China Sea to kick the hall and become famous all over the world', etc., the scene is like the release of the imperial examination, attracting the hearts of all martial artists.

I remember that at that time, the sense of existence of the imperial court was very weak, and sometimes everyone in the rivers and lakes competed in martial arts, and the local county guard and county commander also came to be the master of ceremonies to build a good relationship with the local warriors.

It was also at that time that Zhongli Jiujiu saw the unattainable demeanor of the 'Bakui' on the notice board under the city gate, and the idea of becoming Bakui was born in his heart for the first time.

In just ten years, it is fleeting.

Zhongli Jiujiu came to the place where the dream began again, but it was already a matter of fact.

The two-zhang high city wall is still majestic, but it is obvious that it has lost its former spirit, and four officers and soldiers with big guns lazily leaned under the city gate, basking in the warm winter sun after the heavy snow and early sunshine.

The notice board outside the city gate is still there, but there is no longer the grand scene of being watched by everyone in the past, there are a few yellowed notices pasted on the old wooden signs, the notices are wanted by the government, the portraits are blurred, some of the notices are incomplete, and I don't know how long they have not been changed.

In Zhongli Jiujiu's impression, the junction of Fanyang County and Jizhou is a necessary place for both sides to come and go, and it is very prosperous.

At this time, the brightly dressed Jianghu guests are gone, only a few people who run the rivers and lakes remain, and they are also ordinary people who can meet yellow muscles and thin people on the side of the official road for a long time, carrying mountain goods to the city to sell, and the rich master who used to recruit thugs and dart masters at the city gate has also disappeared, and the entire county town seems to be dead.

Zhongli Jiujiu led the big red horse, walked to the notice board and looked at it a few times, only then did he realize that an iron eagle deer hunt had made the Central Plains rivers and lakes look like, and maybe the entire Fanyang County would only be left with crops facing the loess with their backs to the sky.

However, rivers and lakes are rivers and lakes after all, and they may be silent and hidden underground for a while, but they will never disappear.

Zhongli Jiujiu led the horse into the county seat, searched for a moment in the streets of the winter depression, and with the memory of the past, came to a small inn in the small street of the West Market.

The small street is not long, and there are several brothels and gambling houses, and the business is not booming.

Under the eaves of the inn, a middle-aged man wearing a felt hat leaned on a chaise longue, holding a purple clay pot in his hand, and a young man next to him, who should be the apprentice of a middle-aged man, was talking with a smile.

The middle-aged man Zhong Li Jiujiu knew that he was a news dealer in Fan Yangcheng, named Liu Wu.

Jianghu people generally call this kind of person 'white paper fan', contact, business, and inquire about the news have to rely on this kind of person, the relationship between black and white is close, and even the feet of the emperor in Chang'an City can be mixed with the wind and water, and the iron falcon and deer hunting will naturally not be affected.

Zhongli Jiujiu walked up to him and sat down on the chair opposite the chaise longue.

Liu Wu's apprentice, Li Lin, stopped talking, saw Zhong Lijiu's alluring face, his eyes lit up slightly, and he was the first to speak:

"It's not the first time the girl has come to Fanyang County, right? Looking at the noodles, the place is quite familiar. ”

Liu Wu held the purple clay pot, glanced at it with half-squinted eyes, closed it again, and said softly: 110 e-book

"You girl, aren't you dead yet? And who are you going to come and doom? ”

Zhongli Jiujiu was recognized by the other party, and it was not surprising. The memory of doing this line is good, she was young, she made waves in the rivers and lakes of Youzhou, and tied up the painting saint Xu Danqing, who was in the limelight, if she didn't remember her, she would be incompetent.

"Shopkeeper Liu has a good memory, I'm only in my early twenties, if there is no accident, I'm afraid I can send you away first." This time I didn't come to harm people, I just looked for people. ”

"Hehe......"

Liu Wu glanced at the silver ingots on the tea case and nodded: "Let's say, there are a lot of people coming over the rivers and lakes recently, I'm afraid there will be a big mess, for the sake of returning customers, give you a reminder, beware of coming in vertically and going out horizontally." ”

Zhongli Jiujiu offended a lot of Taoist characters when he was young and frivolous, and he didn't care about this, and asked with a chuckle:

"Shopkeeper Liu has a heart. I inquired about the whereabouts of a young man, about twenty, half a head taller than your apprentice, riding Mobei's snow-riding horse, with an entourage. According to the time calculation, the past two days should have passed by Fanyang County, it may have passed, has Shopkeeper Liu seen it? ”

Liu Wu squinted his eyes and was silent, raised his hand to slide the silver ingot on the tea table, and nodded:

"At noon the day before yesterday, there was such a person passing by the city, who did not stop, and his whereabouts were unknown. The girl rested in the city for the night, and I sent someone to inquire and send the news to the girl tomorrow morning. ”

"Thank you."

Zhongli Jiujiu finally found his whereabouts, felt a lot more relaxed, got up and made a salute, and led the horse out of the small street.

Liu Wu threw the silver to his apprentice Li Lin and said softly:

"Go and inquire, two women and one man, three men and two horses, the man with a sword, a sword and a spear, walking north."

Li Lin put away the silver ingot, his gaze still stopped in the direction where Zhongli Jiujiu disappeared, hesitated slightly, and asked:

"Master, who is this girl? It's the first time I've seen such a beautiful girl walking the rivers and lakes......"

"Ye Jiuniang, a native of South Vietnam, has fought with Ning Yu for Xuanhe Bakui before, and she is naturally beautiful. However, he is very good at using poison, and he used to be young and didn't understand the rules, and he offended many people when he walked around in Youzhou. ”

"Oh......"

Li Lin nodded slightly, rolled his eyes, and asked again:

"Who have you offended?"

Liu Wu held the purple clay pot, was silent for a while, opened his eyes and glanced at his apprentice:

"Those who do what we do, don't ask what they shouldn't ask, don't say what they shouldn't say, otherwise, they will die early."

Li Lin's face froze, and he hurriedly nodded: "I'm just curious to ask...... A girl's family walks the rivers and lakes, which is quite rare on the rivers and lakes. ”

"There used to be a lot of them, but the world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient."

Liu Wu raised his hand casually, then closed his eyes and leaned back on the recliner.

Li Lin nodded and trotted out of the alley......