Chapter 136: 66: Into a den of thieves
said that Liu Bei had finished dinner and didn't want to work with the master's family to clean it up again, so he put the dishes on a wooden plate and sent them to the rear kitchen by himself.
But Liu Bei didn't know where the kitchen was, so he could only walk forward with his head covered, and when he passed a room, there was a faint sound of crying inside.
Liu Bei already has big ears and a keen sense of hearing, and he can clearly hear the whimpering sounds of some women inside, and he can't help but be a little surprised in his heart.
"If you just punish the people in the family, it will be like this, but the voice is very indistinct, and it seems that the mouth is blocked to make such a sound......"
Thinking of this, Liu Bei held the wooden plate with one hand, wet the other hand in his mouth, and gently pierced the window paper on the window, and his eyes looked inside, and he was shocked.
At this time, it was getting late, and there was a small oil lamp in the innermost part of the room, which gave off a faint light, and some women were bound to the beds, tables and chairs in the room, all with sad faces, and their mouths were gagged with rags and sobbing intermittently.
Liu Bei was shocked, and hurriedly retreated to the previous room, closed the door, came to the house, put the wooden plate on the table, and picked up his self-defense weapon 'Luan Feng Po'.
"The mountain peaks are broken", take the meaning of "the mountains are stacked against the wind and the cold, and the wind and water break the sorrowful city", this weapon collects a lot of good iron, and it took a year to build it after visiting the famous teacher, which is very ...... Inconspicuous!
Liu Bei grasped them in his hands, it looked like a two-handed weapon, the hand was about a foot long and consistent, the shape was somewhat flat and square and slightly rounded, and then the front end was gradually flattened, some like duck webs, the color was black and brown and the surface was pimple, like a tree trunk with bark.
The top is wide and flat, and it looks very similar to the folk flat pole, which is slightly narrower, and the length is about nine feet. Whether it is separated or combined, the first impression is very inconspicuous, this is a method that Liu Bei came up with in order to deal with the trouble of being interrogated by the officials and soldiers when he runs around with weapons.
But as a weapon that fits himself, Liu Bei has put a lot of effort into it, and it is not what it seems, but it is hidden inside.
First of all, these are actually two swords, and the gradually flattened middle and front ends are actually two scabbards, but because they are very different from common swords and scabbards, even if they are carried on their backs, they are like two wooden boards, which do not attract much attention and are suitable for hand-to-hand combat.
Secondly, the left hand is the inner and outer scabbards, the two swords actually only have the hilt and no sword head, this is to facilitate the connection, it can be turned into a two-handed long sword, and the Northern Barbarian's war knife is very similar, suitable for immediate combat.
Moreover, the materials used are very rare, so Liu Bei spent a lot of money and made many promises to get his hands on it.
In the end, Liu Bei's palms are wide and the knuckles are very long, which is different from ordinary people, so it is tailor-made for himself, and this weapon is very uncomfortable for ordinary people to hold, let alone use it.
Usually Liu Bei carries it separately on his back, but he put it down for the time being when he ate just now, and now Liu Bei connects the two ends and turns it into a flat pole, holding it horizontally in his hand.
Liu Wen was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”
Liu Bei was about to answer, when there was a knock on the door of the house, and a voice came: "Can the two guests eat well?" ”
Liu Bei hurriedly put down his weapon and looked at Liu Wen with his eyes, Liu Wen quickly sat down, and Liu Bei replied: "I have already eaten." ”
As he spoke, he took a few steps vigorously, came to the door, opened the door, and smiled and put the person into the house.
The person who came walked inside, looked around and saw the packed tableware, and said, "Guest, this is done?" ”
Liu Bei saw that this person's eyes flickered, and the more he looked at it, the more he looked at it, the more he tasted like a thief, so he said with a smile: "I want more warm hospitality from the host's family, and if I have the opportunity, I will definitely thank you in person!" ”
"Don't be polite, I'll take a look later, maybe I'll be able to see you."
The man said and picked up the wooden plate and walked out.
Liu Bei smiled and continued to say grateful words to the outside, and watched the people leave, then closed the door again and returned to the house.
"I think something is wrong......" Liu Bei told Liu Wen what he was peeking at.
Liu Wen's eyes widened and said, "Could it be that this is a bandit den?" ”
Liu Bei nodded slightly, Liu Wen hurriedly drew out his sword, turned his head to look around and said, "Then what should we do?" ”
Liu Bei thought for a while, the number of thieves is unknown, and rash action will only startle the snake, so the best way is to leave immediately and report to the official, which is the best policy.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei made a look, Liu Wen understood, the two of them opened the door carefully, and were just about to go out, when it suddenly became dark in front of them, the two hurriedly retreated, and just about to scold angrily, the black shadow made a gesture of boosing, blocking the words of the two.
Seeing that Liu Bei was on guard, the black shadow hurriedly tore off the mask and revealed his true face.
"Is that you?"
"It's me!"
"You've come back from a trip to be a thief, and you're here to kill us?"
"No, no, no, you're too stumbling."
"Uh, what?"
"Ahem, talk too much, think too much."
"Humph!"
Liu Bei looked at Zhao Xingfeng and felt surprised, so he waited for the next step.
So, what's going on, and listen to me euphemistically, ahem, in detail.
Things have to start with the Taoist priest who appeared earlier, the Taoist priest is called 'Cloud House', travels around, came here not long ago, stayed here, stayed here for a few days, and was entertained by good students, but it was also very comfortable.
Until one night, maybe the food was too good recently, and the cloud house was a little upset, so I got up in the middle of the night to go to the night, and I saw a lot of people in black who grabbed a few women and entered a room, and soon the voices of talking, laughing, and crying became a ball.
The cloud house listened to it under the back wall, and trembled with anger, it turned out that this was a den of thieves, and he had been fine, it seemed that he had nothing to fish, and he might have some other thoughts about himself, so it was not bad and difficult, and he stole a life.
The cloud house did not alarm anyone, quietly returned to the room, and did not sleep all night.
At dawn the next day, Yun Fang continued to go out, because he was a Taoist and had been like this for several days, so he did not arouse the suspicion of the master and personally sent him out of the door.
Yun Fang and the others stayed away from here, and quickly rushed to the nearby official office to report the case.
But he didn't expect that the official who received him would say that he was full of nonsense and crazy, and he beat him with a stick.
Yun House came to a wood, sore and was scolding when he was knocked to the ground by several masked men and lost consciousness.
The masked man thought that the cloud house was dead, so he left.
Zhao Xingfeng happened to pass by here, saw the unconscious cloud house, woke him up, and heard everything.
Zhao Xingfeng has been in the rivers and lakes all year round, so he naturally won't believe what Yun House said.
So, the two agreed on a place to meet next time, and Zhao Xingfeng left.
Yun Fang arrived at the small shop according to the agreement, and happened to meet Liu Bei and the others.
Zhao Xingfeng actually went to secretly investigate, and knew that what Yun House said was true, so he went to see Yun House, asked him to stay away from here, and said that he was in charge of the affairs here.
When it got dark, Zhao Xingfeng put on a night suit and sneaked into the courtyard to make the thieves here pay the price.