It is said that the bone protector Chidi accidentally bumped into Xiao Jing on the seventh floor, and the two of them fought hard to seriously injure him, and they never wanted to be broken by the senior brothers and sisters of the Jianlu, and they were stabbed by the broken sword in many places, and took the opportunity to roll out and break through the guardrail and fall into the Longyuan River.

On the other side, the third floor of Mingjin downstairs and all over the ship were extinguished with the assistance of sailors and soldiers, but the upper three floors had all been burned, and all kinds of spices, cloths, rouge, gouache, etc. upstairs were accelerants, and the northwest wind in the second half of the night was blowing strongly, and the wind helped the fire, and everyone gathered on the deck, at this time, they could only watch the upper third floor being engulfed by the fire, and the eaves of the wooden beams and corridors were broken and fell into the river.

The fire can be called the biggest loss suffered by the Mingjin Building since it was built, a majestic and magnificent Mingjin Building was burned to only half of the building, dilapidated like ruins, miscellaneous servants and maids and other dead and injured countless people, Xiao Jing was pushed by Xu Wenchang to push the palace after waking up and saw this scene, angry again spurted out a mouthful of blood, gritted his teeth with hatred, and jumped out from between his teeth word by word: "Cui Hanzhang, Lao Tzu is not finished with you." ”

"Hey, this isn't Young Master Xiao, I'm angry. Although this fire burned beautifully, Ben Hou promised that it was never set by Cui Hanzhang. ”

"Look, the brothers of this sailor and the rangers are all helping to put out the fire, otherwise where will they keep half of the Mingjin Tower for you!" Lingwu Hou Bai Yanqiu just landed on his feet, and while mocking Xiao Jing, he pointed to the soldier who was fighting the fire with water and said.

"Cat crying mouse fake mercy, you two don't sing duets in front of me. Xiao Jing was barely able to stand at this time, and when he heard Bai Yanqiu's words, he scolded weakly.

"Xiao Jing, your uncle, the dog bites Lu Dongbin and doesn't know the hearts of good people, someone crossed our blockade line with a strong bow with the help of the northwest wind and burned the Ming Golden Tower, just now this big master personally rode the waves to chase after him, if Cui did it, why bother?" Bai Yanqiu was not the one who suffered the loss, so he scolded back directly, and pointed out with his hand the old man in gray who went out to pursue just now.

"If Mingjin Building hadn't been detained by you at Dongyunmen Wharf, where would it have been set on fire, Cui Hanzhang must give Lao Tzu an explanation for this matter." Xiao Jing was unreasonable at this time, biting Cui Hanzhang and not letting go.

"There's a fart saying, don't be a fool for all the masters in Taikang City, in Ben Hou's opinion, the relationship between Mingjin Tower and the black fire thunder lost in the arsenal of the military department and the spies of the Green Water Battalion should be clear first."

"The surname Bai, you spew blood, catch thieves and take stolen goods, and if you can't get evidence, you dare to frame the blame, Lao Tzu will go to the palace to sue you." The two of them quarreled on the deck, and the arguments were so lively.

"It's important to treat the wounded, the eldest young master has to come up with an idea, Mingjin Mansion can't stay any longer." Xu Wenchang reminded Xiao Jing in a low voice that this was not the time to be quick to speak.

Xiao Jing looked around, saw the miserable and miserable situation, held back his anger, and discussed with the old man in gray to take some of the wounded to the Xiao family in the city to settle down first.

"Since Commander Cui and Marquis Bai value Mingjin Tower so much, then I will leave it to you to deal with, let's go back to the city." After discussing with the old man in gray, Xiao Jing decided to leave Mingjin Building with some people.

"Slow, since Young Master Xiao is going to abandon the people of the whole ship, then we have to make it clear, who set the fire tonight, the rangers will find out sooner or later, and all the people in Mingjin Building must be registered and checked before they can be released." Bai Yanqiu is by no means a vegetarian, and a word will provoke people to panic, and the hundreds of people on the deck whisper to each other, and the eyes cast on Xiao Jing are all implied dissatisfaction.

When Bai Yanqiu came, he had already discussed with Cui Hanzhang, there was a top master like the gray-clothed old man on the Mingjin Tower, he came and went freely on the waves, and the bow and crossbow arrows could not stop it, which was completely out of control, and tonight there was a third force burning the Mingjin Building under the noses of the rangers and sailors, and at this time, it would not only fail to force the blockade and seizure of the Mingjin Tower, but would intensify the contradiction with the Xiao family.

At this time, Xiao Jing wants to take some people to settle down in Qianzhuang, so he has to put a tight spell on him, as long as all the personnel information is registered and the whereabouts are recorded, it is equivalent to getting Xiao's endorsement, and if anything goes wrong with this group of people in the future, they will settle accounts with Xiao's, not to mention that many things that should not be burned in this fire are estimated to have also been burned, and Xiao Jing will not leave any clues to the rangers.

"Bai Yanqiu, don't go too far, think twice about acting." Xiao Jing was of course furious when he heard Bai Yanqiu's words.

"Ning Si entered for a while, and Mo Si stopped for a while. The whirlpool of Mingjin Building, it is not easy to get out when you come in, and I am not afraid to tell you Xiao Jing, Yushi

Zhongcheng's recital has been sent directly to the Shengshang's Zhongjun Tent, and all matters must be judged by the Shengshang, and Benhou and Commander Cui are just executors. Bai Yanqiu usually can't get used to Xiao Shi's domineering, but now he will naturally not let him go easily when he has the opportunity.

"In the crowd of people, some people can always stand, but some people will be indifferent, Lingwu Hou is not going to go out of the way." Xiao Jing's face was gloomy at this time, but the situation was stronger than people, Taikang was not Jin'an Mansion after all, there were all kinds of rules and restrictions, and there were more forces to play games and balances, Lingwu Hou stood at the level of national affairs and forced Mingjin Lou, and Xiao couldn't object.

Lingwu Hou Bai Yanqiu raised his right hand and showed the commander token of the rangers, the soldiers on the boat drew their swords, and the rangers on the warships around them all took arrows and stringed bowstrings, and the cavalry on the dock trestle immediately surrounded Xiao Jing's guards and servants, the situation was very delicate, "My Bai clan only has the hard bones of the battlefield who died in battle, and there are no mediocre talents who do nothing, whether it is the rangers, or the Lingwu Houfu, they are all loyal to the holy courtiers, and anyone who does not cooperate with the registration today will be killed!" ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! The rangers and sailors all slapped their armor with the back of their swords, responding to Lingwuhou's military order, and the entire air above the Dongyunmen Wharf was filled with a murderous aura.

The entire dock was illuminated by torches as bright as day, Cui Hanzhang stood on the high platform of the Xizhao warship and saw clearly, Xiao Jing and Bai Yanqiu only confronted each other for ten moments, and then ordered his subordinates to put away their weapons and cooperate with the ranger clerical officials to record personnel information.

"Xu Wenchang, Commander Cui asked me to give a word, there is still one day left for what Ming Jinlou promised, and he is not a forgetful person." Bai Yanqiu didn't forget to give them eye medicine before leaving.

After another hour of tossing, the crescent moon hanging in the distance fell little by little, and after all the personnel were registered, most of them were taken to the Xiao Manor for placement; The gray-clothed old man, the white-sidedness young man Xiao Yi and his junior sister Yu'er, Xu Wenchang, Lou Wanqing, Song Qingqing and other core personnel of the Tianzi Academy were taken by Xiao Jing to the Xiao family money village on Yuanbao Street in the city.

"Here, this is forced out by a buddy who has a mortal enmity with Xiao Jing!" After Bai Yanqiu came in, he threw the roster on the desk, and lay down lazily, and the two of them just lay down across the small desk and looked at each other and smiled, just like the demeanor of the two smokers smoking five stones.

Cui Hanzhang took the roster and threw it back to the desk again, almost all of the core characters used pseudonyms, most of them were classified as members of the Xiao clan, and registering and making a register was just a spell for Xiao Jing, and he couldn't do anything to him.

"Can't you just take a good look? If it weren't for this group of archers burning the Ming Golden Tower, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to get this roster. ”

"What's so good-looking, the wealthy lord of the family, which is not a golden jade and a ruined outside, it is all a virtue, you know better than me."

"How do you speak? Knock over a boatload of people with one shot! Bai Yanqiu was not happy when he heard this.

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, the hereditary repudiation of the four generations of the Marquis of Lingwu Mansion is loyal." Cui Hanzhang changed his words with a smile, and gave him a thumbs up as he spoke.

"Mantai Kangcheng inquired, who doesn't know the name of my Bai Yanqiu Zhonghou first-class marquis, so falling into the well to coerce Xiao Jing is really damaging the reputation of this marquis, I will go to your place for breakfast in a while, the bean curd of the old man's shop in Vashe Xiao is soaked in the cold utensils that have just come out of the pot, smeared with leeks, and bites down, soft on the outside and crispy on the inside, tsk, tsk, it is really delicious in the world!" Bai Yanqiu's ability to climb the pole can be called first-class, and by the way, he slandered Xiaolianzhuang for breakfast.

"Look at your little bit of talent, a meal of bean curd cold equipment will beat you early!"

"In vain, you are praised as the Eight Horses of Divine Light, monopolizing a bucket of literary talents, and you are so vulgar after taking soldiers for a few days, you don't understand the wonders of this delicious world, the more snacks in the market, the fresher the materials, and the original flavor is just from the pot." The more Bai Yanqiu spoke, the more energetic he became, the more hungry he became, his stomach gurgling, and he couldn't help swallowing saliva in his mouth.

After tossing for a night, he didn't get a good night's sleep, Cui Hanzhang promised: "Okay, it's dawn in half an hour, and the commander will personally go to Vashe to buy breakfast for Hou Ye." ”

"Although this will be sleepy, but I can't sleep, it's all because Ming Jinlou is too lively, and the excitement of Ben Hou has not passed."

"Let's go, let's go to Washe together, sit and wait for the door to open and eat the first pot of bean curd." Bai Yanqiu got up directly, pulled Cui Hanzhang and walked out.

Cui Hanzhang thought about it, the two still had a lot to talk about along the way, the matter of someone burning the Ming Golden Building in the second half of the night was really bold, and the matter of mobilizing the Bailai strong bow archers was not trivial, and he broke his fingers several times Taikang City could assemble and mobilize Bailai in a short time

There are only a handful of strong archers, and the irregular armed army cannot do it, and it is difficult to say which one it is.

Before the time comes, Dongyun Gate generally will not open the city gate, but at this time, the guards of the four gates and nine passes in Taikang City have all been replaced by rangers, and the corner towers, hanging gates, and battlements are all covered with their own people.

"Could it be Kun Baichuan's Jin Yuwei?" Bai Yanqiu was also thinking about what it was that gang of people who attacked Mingjin Tower.

"Jin Yuwei has a strong ability to fight in close combat, especially the fierce knife technique, equipped with a step armor with amazing defensive power, and an arrow crossbow, but it is not equipped with a long-range strong bow, in my opinion, those who can hold the bow and five stones, Jin Yuwei is not absent, but there is no crosshair." Cui Hanzhang pondered for a moment on the horse and expressed the doubts in his heart.

"Last year, I heard my uncle return drunk outside, mentioning that there was a kind of divine arm bow in Taikang City, and the crossbows of the warriors were up to five stones, saying that it was five hundred steps through the iron armor, if it could reach nine stones, it was a thousand steps away through the iron armor, and it was easy to shoot the rider, and my uncle felt that if he could train and build such a sharpshooter army, he would really be the nemesis of the Beihu cavalry." Bai Yanqiu said again, but this matter also sounded illusory, after all, it was rare for someone to reach nine stones, let alone form a force of archers.

"Can this Divine Arm Bow be mass-produced?"

"I didn't care about it at the time, I just thought it was too fanciful." Bai Yanqiu covered his hands and sighed, and a layer of frost fell before dawn, which was the most cold.

"No matter where the archer comes from, in this sensitive period, the burning of the Ming Golden Tower has sinister intentions, and he has to guard against it." Cui Hanzhang knew that the previous generation of Lingwu Hou Bai Juque died in Gabuhu Racecourse, and he didn't want to continue to ask, otherwise it would be a scar.

"This pool of water has been muddyed, whether it is to kill people with a knife or to sow discord, as long as we fight to the death with Xiao Jing, it is best to lose both sides of the fight, and there will be more people rushing to be fishermen when they fall." Bai Yanqiu had a clear mind, although he had trampled Xiao Jing's face on the ground just now, he clearly knew that he would have to face Xiao's crazy revenge later.

"Xiao Jing was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot, with his retributive character, he was a mad dog when he retaliated, be careful that he would bite indiscriminately."

"Fortunately, Chidi beat him to a serious injury, this kid can't get off the ground if he doesn't lie in bed for a few days, let's discuss it and think about it while this time is available." The two have worked together for a long time and cultivated a tacit understanding, exchanging glances with each other, and they both understand the meaning.

"How's Chidi's injury?"

"Speaking of which, Chi Di can be regarded as our lucky general, and he killed Xiao Jing's grandson by mistake."

Bai Yanqiu looks up to a bold person like Chi Di, who is a bone protector, and he didn't expect this guy to sneak into the Mingjin Building and meet Xiao Jing, both of them are ruthless characters, and the fight is a landslide and the ground is cracked, although the final result is that both sides are defeated, but Chidi brought back two more critical information, there is a Sky Breaking Sword master hidden in the Mingjin Building, and a woman in the top floor stacking room suffered an arrow wound in the shoulder.

"Chi Di was seriously injured, his body was broken, and his lungs were even slashed by the Sky Breaking Sword, and he was sent back to Xiaolian Village to be taken over by the Great Elder, saying that he couldn't die." Cui Hanzhang introduced Chidi's injury, although it sounded more miserable, but fortunately, the Great Elder took over the treatment, and the Gu Doctor technique of the Ghost Fang tribe had its own uniqueness.

The two of them quickly arrived at the West Market Entrance Washer in a short time, and the sky gradually brightened, but the two saw that there were several men with baskets lined up at the door of Old Man Xiao's bean flower shop, and many people poured in from all directions one after another.

"Look, I'll just say that Xiao Laohan Douhua is doing well, look at this popularity?" Bai Yanqiu was on the horse, pointing at the crowd in line with a whip in his hand and said.

In this way, a group of people gathered together in twos and threes to wait for the first pot of bean curd cold equipment to be baked, "Eat to pay attention to a mood, pay attention to a mood, take a look at the early morning guys, beards, coats, cardigans, are all fellow foodies." ”

"Eat well at home, and warm coarse cloth." Bai Yanqiu casually took a horse and sat on his buttocks, chatted about his experience of eating, thinking that he had been a rich idler for more than ten years, as the so-called eagle walking dog fights and brawls, happy like a fairy, the streets and alleys of Taikang City have left him looking for food.

Cui Hanzhang knew that he couldn't be idle, sat down and listened to him quietly, suddenly changed from a rich idler to a first-class Lingwu Hou, the burden on his shoulders weighed him down, all aspects of the huge Lingwu Hou Mansion needed him to take care of, the three generations of Lingwu Hou accumulated a prestige name, and he could be tied to the barefoot Xiaolianzhuang alliance, it is estimated that Bai Yanqiu is also under great pressure, and he needs a release window.