Chen Qian, forty years old this year, has a somewhat fat figure, and his round belly fills up his gorgeous clothes, looking like a woman who is pregnant with Liujia.

When he was young, he held an official position in Yecheng, but because he accidentally offended a nobleman, he was finally deposed and returned to his hometown Qingzhou.

The Chen family is a well-known family in Qingzhou, with huge influence and deep-rooted.

After Chen Qian returned to Qingzhou, he bought a lot of land, plus he was good friends with most of the officials in Qingzhou, smart-minded, sleek and treacherous, not for a long time, he was mixed in Qingzhou, and now Chen Qian is the largest tyrant in Qingzhou.

During the turmoil in Qingzhou, Chen Qian's family left Qingzhou City under the protection of the Ding Nursing Home, so as to save his life, until Dou An mastered the situation, he did not return, Chen Qian and Dou An are old acquaintances, and now they have established a "deep" friendship, with the support of Dou An, Chen Qian jumped up without spending much effort, and became the biggest winner in Qingzhou City after Dou An,

Dou An fell off the horse, Chen Qian felt that the crisis was approaching, but he was happy to directly block the city gate, so that he had nowhere to escape, this time, after receiving the invitation, Chen Qian was angry and afraid, and wanted to cry without tears, early in the morning, he asked his subordinates to prepare two carts full of gifts and walked towards the Thorn Mansion, although these gifts made Chen Qian feel a pain in his flesh, but compared to life, these are just things outside the body,

Coming to the door of the Thorn Mansion, looking at the familiar vermilion lacquer gate, Chen Qian sighed for a while, this place said some time ago that he didn't come less, and Dou An was happy to drink and talk, but now it is a thing or a person, Dou An has been beheaded by Gao Xin, and his body has been thrown into the wild, and now he is afraid that he has been taken by wild dogs.

Looking at the quiet Thorn Shifu through the open door, Chen Qian's back rose for no reason, but the tall lintel was like the bloody mouth of a fierce beast in his eyes, which made him chill, and the scene of Gao Xin's angry beheading of Dou An came to mind, Chen Qian seemed to see Dou An's body decomposing under the scorching voice, and he also smelled a strong stench at the end of his nose,

"Gross." Chen Qian's stomach turned over for a while, and his ruddy face suddenly turned pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?" After Chen Qian, a little guy immediately supported him and asked,

"It's fine." Chen Qian took out a brocade handkerchief and wiped his forehead, took a deep breath, and then said to the little guy next to him: "Go and report it, and say that Chen Qian has arrived." ”

The little servant took the order and left, and soon walked back, looked at Chen Qian with some confusion and said, "Master, there is a sign behind the gate, which reads, 'Visitors please come in'." ”

"Hmm." Chen Qian was puzzled, and hurriedly walked a few steps, as the little guy said, behind the vermilion lacquer gate, there was indeed a tall sign, on which were written "Visitors please enter" four big characters, these four words are like iron painting silver hooks, written very vigorously, a majestic momentum jumped out of the paper, making people feel a chill in their hearts,

Chen Qian's heart trembled, and he muttered for a long time, but finally mustered up the courage to order the family behind him to take the gift, and walked towards the Thorn Shi Mansion together.

Walking on the straight bluestone pavement, Chen Qian felt his heart beat faster, and cold sweat broke out on his back, this thorn Shifu is so weird for some reason, there is no guard in front of the door, not to mention, even in the front yard, there is no figure to be seen, it is very quiet, very infiltrating,

After passing through the courtyard, turning a rockery, and entering the inside, Chen Qian suddenly felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, and in the open courtyard in front of him, dozens of tables had been placed at this time, but the tables were empty, and there was still no half a figure in the courtyard.

Chen Qian frowned, swallowed his saliva uneasily, and finally chose a table in the back to sit down, looking at the empty courtyard, the uneasiness and anxiety in Chen Qian's heart became stronger and stronger, thinking that he fell into the tiger's mouth and might be about to die in Huangquan, his heart was terrified, and under despair, his eyes were also scattered.

"Hey, Boss Chen, you're too early." I don't know how long it took, when Chen Qian only felt that the anxiety in his heart was almost unbearable, a voice full of surprise suddenly came from behind him,

Chen Qian trembled, almost rolled under the table all at once, and when he stabilized his figure, Chen Qian found that a thin middle-aged man also came in from outside accompanied by four or five family members.

"Hmph, lose money, it's not too late for you to come." A trace of shame flashed on Chen Qian's face, and he said unceremoniously,

"Okay, you old man Chen Qian, you humiliated me, and you can't die." A flash of anger flashed on the face of the slender middle-aged man who came later, his eyes glared at Chen Qian fiercely, and his forehead trembled.

This thin middle-aged man is named Pei Nianqian, and he is also a big family with a head and face in Qingzhou, this person is a little thin because he looks a little thin, and he is privately said to be "losing money", Pei Nianqian is worried about this, at this time Chen Qian called in person, which immediately made him angry,

"I'm afraid you won't make it." Chen Qian's case was raised, he couldn't bear the restlessness in his heart for a long time, at this time, seeing that Pei Nianqian wanted to make trouble, he naturally couldn't ask for an outlet to vent his emotions, you must know that the people Chen Qian brought were twice as many as Pei Nianqian.

"Hugh is going to be rampant." Pei Nianqian snorted fiercely, and ordered at the family behind him: "Above, take down the old thief Chen Qian for me." ”

"Okay, you lose money, you don't know whether you live or die, come on, go on, break my legs that lost money." Chen Qian's chest rose and fell violently, and a trace of murderous intent welled up in his eyes,

"Stop." Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, there was a sudden loud shout not far away, and the dull and loud voice made everyone's hearts sink, and they involuntarily stopped and followed the reputation.

I saw that more than 20 meters away, a slender young man stood quietly, although he was dressed in cloth clothes and shoes, but his face was deep and serious, his eyes were bright, and he was very extraordinary.

"Boss Chen, Boss Pei, the two of them are also the top families in Qingzhou City, why do you want to fight in the Assassin's Mansion like a gangster, it's because you don't put Lord Assassin Shi in your eyes."

Chen Qian and Pei Nianqian didn't dare, and after glaring at each other, Chen Qian clasped his fists and asked, "I don't know Your Excellency's surname." ”

"I'm just a pawn of adults." The young man tugged at the corners of his mouth, as if he was smiling, but he didn't seem to be it.

"I'll be confused for a while, and I hope to stab Lord Shi Haihan if I offend." Pei Nianqian and Chen Qian looked at each other, but they didn't dare to make a mistake, their faces were full of panic,

"Two bosses, please take a seat." The young man smiled, then turned away, and disappeared in a few steps.

Just when Chen Qian and Pei Nianqian were hostile to each other and thinking about countermeasures nervously, many people came from outside the door one after another, these are not the rich families of Qingzhou City,

"I don't know what this new assassin wants to do."

"I guess it's not a good thing, didn't I hear him say that he was going to re-measure and distribute the land, this is a disaster for me to wait for."

"Alas, if he wants to deprive us of our land, what shall we do?"

"Don't be afraid of him, although he has a heavy army, but he is full of ignorant pariahs, they don't know how to manage the city at all, if that Gao Xin forces me to wait, then we will have a fish with him, without our help, this Qingzhou city will inevitably be paralyzed sooner or later, when the king of Jiaodong goes north, it is Gao Xin's last words."

"Having said that, I'm afraid that Gao Xin is a reckless man, so what's the fate of my surname."

……

When Chen Qian and the others felt the hot roasting above their heads, a clear and majestic voice sounded: "Lord Thorn Shi has arrived,." ”

Chen Qian and the others suddenly got up, and looked at the sound with different thoughts,

As the footsteps approached, a group of people appeared in the field of vision of Chen Qian and others, when they saw the short-haired, handsome and extraordinary young man at the head, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, in Qingzhou City, up to the dignitaries, down to the peddlers and pawns, who didn't know that the short-haired man was the assassin Shi Gaoxin,

What is puzzling is that he was happy to dress up at this time, he was not wearing the official mansion of the Northern Qi Dynasty, let alone the signature white gown, but a short linen shirt, barefoot pulling a pair of straw sandals, and the trouser legs were pulled up high, revealing the calves stained with mud.

"Which one is this stabbing history?" Chen Qian and the others had such a thought in their hearts at the same time, and today's Thorn History Mansion is full of weirdness, which makes people scratch their heads.

Although they were confused in their hearts, Chen Qian and the others did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed down and bowed down: "I have seen Lord Thorn Shi." ”

"Bosses, please get up, Gao Xin is polite, please take a seat." Happy to come to the top position and stand still, the smile on his face turned into a ball, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he arched his hand to the surroundings and sat in the first place.

"Master Xie." Everyone thanked them, and then they sat down one after another,

"By the way, let's eat." happily said to the young man accompanying him that this person was Zhang Shunzhi, the same person who had prevented Chen Qian and Pei Nianqian from fighting before.

"Dinner." Zhang Shunzhi shouted,

Soon, dozens of strong men in armor came from the backyard, these people walked calmly and neatly, looking imposing, but they did not have cold blades in their hands, but instead there were wooden trays with steaming meals on them.

Chen Qian and the others immediately looked at each other, not knowing what the plan of this assassination was, and they couldn't help but quickly change their thoughts in their hearts, these people who acted as subordinates were obviously the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, with a faint evil aura on their bodies, obviously not a good character.

When the food was placed in front of Chen Qian and the others, everyone was suddenly struck by lightning, and they looked at the things in front of them in a daze for a while and forgot their words.

"Is this rice?" After a long time, Chen Qian came back to his senses and asked himself in his heart,

In front of Chen Qian and the others, there was a slightly damaged pottery bowl, and there was half a bowl of porridge in the bowl, which was said to be porridge, but the number of rice grains at the bottom of the bowl could be counted through the clear soup, and in the middle of each table, there was a plate, in which were unknown green vegetables, but it could only cover the bottom of the plate.

"Bosses, why don't you sit still, let's have dinner." happily picked up the pottery bowl in front of him, looked at everyone a little strangely and said,