As a famous and prosperous city in Qin, Qinzhou City is full of traffic and people. Especially on Qinhuai Street, Qinglou Restaurant occupies almost the entire street. It is also the most crowded area of vendors and tourists. And Qinglou Restaurant has always been the most widely reported place.

Therefore, Ding Qiliang and Chen Hui also came here. Although Chen Hui has his own inn, he still likes to go to different inns, sit in the crowded inn, and feel the stories of these martial arts people. Now, there is one more Ding Qi Liang.

Qinzhou City is the destination of the trip to get the sword, but Qinzhou City is one of the most prosperous cities in Qin, and the forces in the city are also extremely complex. Therefore, I also need to come to the restaurant to inquire.

At this moment, the restaurant where the two are located is the more lively Baiquan Restaurant on Qinhuai Street. The two of them were dressed in cyan cloth and wore hats, making it difficult for people to see their faces, but many people in the rivers and lakes had this costume, but they didn't attract attention.

Interestingly, Chen Hui and Ding Qiliang came very coincidentally. Just in time, the underworld collects "black taxes".

The restaurant has two floors, covering a slight area, the first floor has three wings, and the hall has twelve tables, each of which is full of guests. The so-called black tax is also a protection fee. Although no one put this kind of thing on the table, Chen Hui and Ding Qiliang had never seen anything like Qinzhou City, all the tourists turned a blind eye, and seemed to have completely gotten used to and accepted such a thing, and the shopkeeper of the inn was even more respectful to the people who came to collect black taxes.

Chen Hui and Ding Qi were extremely surprised.

"Don't be surprised, this kind of thing is very common in Qinzhou City." It was a scholar who spoke, and the inn was overcrowded, so this scholar was at a table with Chenhui Ding Qi. This scholar is wearing a gray white robe, with a bamboo slip pinned to his waist, like a shabby talent, but because of his handsome appearance, people don't feel poor and sour.

Chen Hui's first impression of the scholar was that it was too clean. The whole person is very clean, but the eyes seem to merge with the dust of the whole world, and they can't see through it.

The scholar ignored Ding Qiliang and Chen Hui, and continued: "Do you see that the arm of the person who collects black taxes is painted with a red scorpion? This shows that this person is a member of the Red Scorpion Gate. I don't think you know about the Red Scorpion Gate. ”

"The Red Scorpion Gate is one of the more powerful underworld forces in Qinzhou City, and the door master Blood Scorpion is an outcast of the Iron Lion Sect back then, although it is an outcast, its strength is not ordinary. Coupled with the unique techniques of the Iron Lion Sect, in the entire Qinzhou City, there are not many people who dare to provoke him. ”

Chen poured a glass of wine back for the scholar and asked, "It seems that Mr. is very aware of some things in Qinzhou City." ”

The scholar smiled and said, "Naturally, there are really not many things I don't know. I don't like to tell people about this, but you just gave me information, and I'll give you a little bit of information. ”

Ding Qiliang and Chen Hui are unknown.

The scholar said, "You two are indeed very bold."

"You are burly, there is a thick knife cocoon on your hand that spreads to the index finger, this way of holding the knife, it means that you use more kitchen knives, but the cocoon is not just cooking, I can't judge what kind of realm your internal strength has reached, but your knife skills and knife age must not be short. A cook who knows martial arts is naturally rare. And the person next to you, breathing steadily, the whole person does not have a trace of superfluous movements, the internal force must be very high, looking away, not interested in martial arts but interested in the inn itself, most likely also have their own inn. You are the shopkeeper and the cook. However, ordinary people will not look at your face under the hat, but I will. ”

The scholar was leisurely, and he didn't seem to see Ding Qiliang's hand clenched into a fist.

"Imperial wanted criminal, Ding Qiliang, I didn't expect that the wanted notices were all plastered with you, but you still dared to come to a place with a lot of people like Qinzhou City. Do you want me to give you a hexagram to avoid evil? There was no trace of fear in the scholar's tone for the two people in front of him. On the contrary, Ding Qiliang was shocked.

The scholar smiled and said, "But don't be nervous. I like to know information, but I don't like to spread it out. Plus I don't owe anyone. That's why I'd better remember what I said. The undercurrents of all forces in Qinzhou City are turbulent, and if you are not careful, you will never recover. ”

Chen came back to his senses and was no longer so surprised, but looked at the scholar meaningfully.

"There are indeed many strange people in the rivers and lakes, and Mr. can learn so many things just by observing. I didn't feel the hostility though. ”

Ding Qiliang looked at Chen Hui's indifferent expression, and his heart was no longer nervous, but he still said unwillingly: "Hmph, then you should calculate it for me, it depends on whether you calculate it accurately." ”

The scholar pinched his fingers in a matter-of-fact manner, and said after a while, "Do you know how unwise it is for you to come to trouble the Qi family? ”

Ding Qi was shocked. But Chen Hui smiled and nodded: "I heard that the Qi family, which is the number one in the sword, can almost compete with the Nine Great Sects in the martial arts. ”

The scholar said: "Your martial arts are very high, and your mind is also very good. But the Qi family is already a behemoth in the Central Plains martial arts, after swallowing the Ding family, the strength of the head of the family, Qi Linya, has reached a higher level, and now, I am afraid that it is also one of the favorites to compete for the leader of the martial arts alliance. Although I don't know how high your kung fu is, Qi Linya's strength is definitely stronger than you think. ”

Chen sighed back: "Mr. should also know the identity of Ding Qiliang, and I also know that he and I have to go to Qi's house no matter what." ”

The scholar said: "The Qi family is in Qinzhou City. However, there are only two of you, if you don't have a detailed plan, just by force, unless you can have the strength of the extreme artistic conception, otherwise, the Qi family is not so easy to break through. But no matter how far the road is, as long as the direction is right, step by step, you can always get there. ”

The people who collected the black tax left, and nothing seemed to have happened to Baiquan Restaurant, and the excitement was still there. This kind of thing happens at every restaurant.

"You see, why is the power of the Red Scorpion Gate so rampant, in addition to the strength of the Blood Scorpion, but also because the Red Scorpion Gate is the power of the Dragon King."

Chen Hui wanted to ask who the Dragon King was, but found that the surroundings were suddenly a lot quieter.

Chen Hui found that some people were looking at the scholar with unkind faces. As smart as he is, he naturally knows which two words made these people suddenly look at the scholar.

Ding Qiliang was not good-looking. He naturally knew who the Dragon King was, but no matter how terrifying the Dragon King was, it shouldn't have been what Ding Qiliang was worried about, but the scholar in front of him, who seemed to be extremely smart, turned to the Dragon King at the moment, which naturally explained one thing.

The scholar said: "Such an inn is full of market atmosphere, and naturally there are good and bad. The good thing is that you can gulp down wine and eat meat. But the bad thing is that it is not artistic conception enough, for example, this liquor, with this brown porcelain bowl to pack, the wine is already vulgar wine, but the utensils are also vulgar utensils, which can only be drunk without consideration. So, it's not good enough. I can see the knights coming and going here, laughing and scolding, but I can't use the clear porcelain white-walled cup of Linhui City to drink a cup of good beauty drunk. ”

After that, the scholar rolled up his sleeves, his slender fingers were like a woman, and gently picked up a crispy peanut with a chopstick, chewed it slowly, and repeated it, but he didn't look at the wine. It was only after the tea was made that he stopped, looked at Chen Hui and Ding Qiliang, who were not speaking, and said:

"I guess you should be able to take me somewhere with good wine, glasses and food."

Chen Hui suddenly understood, and he seemed to have met a very interesting person. At this time, the atmosphere in the inn was a little wrong, and the scholar got up and said, "It's better to go now." ”

The scholar wanted to ask Chen to find a place to go, but he walked in front, as if he was the one who led the way.

The streets and alleys of Qinzhou City are numerous. This young scholar walked very casually, and Chen Hui even found that some roads had already been walked. But the scholar didn't care. It wasn't until after a big circle that he suddenly turned around and said, "You can take me to your inn, Ding Qiliang can not be found by Tianji Pavilion, which means that that place is absolutely safe, isn't it." ”

Chen Hui found that he had now arrived at the gate of Qinzhou City, and said with a smile: "Why do you conclude that I have an inn?" And why help us? ”

The scholar shook his head and said, "I don't owe favors, this is not called help, this is called repayment." You saved me, though you shouldn't have saved me. ”

Chen Hui couldn't remember when his inn had saved such a number one person.

The scholar said, "Your martial arts skills are very high, even higher than the realm I guessed. But in the face of the dragon king, it is not yet known how many chances you have, and who the dragon king is, and why so many people are jealous, I will also tell you in your inn. I think that since you have a cook, the food at the inn should not be so unpalatable. ”

Chenhui's face flushed, thinking of the dark dishes he had made in the past, he was indeed a little embarrassed. patted Ding Qiliang beside him and said, "Then, come with me." ”

……

Qinzhou City, in the Qi family's mansion.

No one in this world can escape birth, old age, sickness and death, but for some strong people, people who are strong enough to exceed a certain realm, in a certain period of time, they can indeed reach a state of almost reverse growth.

For example, the second leader of the Qi family, Qi Tianhe.

Qi Tianhe, who is in his forties, seems to be like a man in the prime of his thirties, and at this moment, he is accompanied by young women on his left and right, but there is no sense of enjoyment in his eyes. He was upset.

As the third master of the Qi family, he has almost secured the position of the third sword in the world, and the Qi family now has a mysterious force to help, and he himself is also the crane king with the same name as the dragon king, the lion king, the snake king, and the eagle king in the rivers and lakes, and the martial arts and underground forces are extremely powerful. He shouldn't have had any worries. But now he was restless.

The women on both sides felt that the adult seemed to be in a low mood today, and did not even blink his eyes, but just looked at the arrow that shot into his room.

The content of the letter is very short, only one sentence: The people of the Ding family will take back what should belong to him.

He didn't know who came to report such news, and he didn't know who else in the Ding family still had the ability to take things from the Qi family. But he didn't know if the things that belonged to the Ding family referred to knives and knife scores, or something else.

Qi Tianhe is different from his eldest brother Qi Linya, Qi Tianhe's courage is very small, very small. But because of his timidity, the Qi family has never suffered a big loss, as a martial arts family, he can deal with the nine major factions, and after annexing the Ding family, he has become another wealthy family in the rivers and lakes. It relies on Qi Tianhe's resourcefulness and means

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Today's Qi family, even if they suddenly receive the battle letter from the Sword Gate, they are not too worried. But only the Ding family, the Qi family, or should I say make Qi Tianhe very scared.

Because he was defeated by Ding Cook back then, he even knew that even his eldest brother Qi Linya had lost half a trick to Chef Ding Cook. Even though his skills are far above those of the past, and the eldest brother is already like a ghost, he still has palpitations.

He suddenly closed his eyes, hissing from his mouth, and seemed to feel a chill.

Also because the letter came too suddenly. Qi Tianhe is the family's military adviser and think tank, and he has seen the handwriting on the letter. also knew that the Qi family elders were suddenly determined to destroy the Ding family, but in fact, a big reason was that there was a mysterious force secretly pushing it.

The seal on this letter is the same as the secret letter of those days.

In his forties, he has seen the changes in the rivers and lakes over the years, and he has always known some secrets, and he also knows that in this rivers and lakes, there is a terrorist force that overrides all factions and sects.

It's just that he doesn't know the information further down.

Qi Tianhe finally decided to do something, prepared a sedan chair, and went somewhere in Qinzhou City to visit an old friend.