The night is getting thicker and thicker, and the streets and alleys of Nishikaihara are enveloped.

People are still unsatisfied, always wondering who Xia Qing is, and a few people even secretly followed to try to find out, but they were dumped by Xia Qing before they went far.

Under the cover of night, Xia Qing walked faster and faster, feeling that there seemed to be inexhaustible strength in his body, and the yang energy in his body was endless. Since learning the Nine Swords of Heaven and Earth from Steward Zhao in the cave, as soon as he woke up, his body has undergone earth-shaking changes, and his cultivation remains unchanged or the peak of martial arts, but it is not congenital but better than congenital.

Xia Qing was secretly surprised, found a money village to exchange most of the silver taels for silver tickets, and after going around the city, he returned to a corner of the market with Zhao's housekeeper on his back. In the dark, the old painter and the performing couple have been waiting for a long time.

Xia Qing took out the three money bags that had been prepared a long time ago and threw them to the three old painters, "This is the reward for the three of you, take it." ”

The three of them took the money bag, and the heavy weight was at least a hundred taels, far exceeding expectations. The old painter smiled all of a sudden, and his heart was full of joy, "Thank you, thank you, childe." ”

"Thank you, Childe, if you need anything, just go to the West Sea Inn to find us. ”

The aunt is also full of smiles, she used to be tired and tired on stage, and she could only earn a few taels of silver at most at the end of the day, but tonight she made a hundred taels with her mouth, and she couldn't wait to do it again.

Xia Qing smiled and nodded.

"Then we'll take our leave, take care, Childe. ”

The three of them quietly retreated with interest and respectfully to Xia Qing. not only admired Xia Qing's strategy, but also convinced of his ability.

Steward Zhao opened his eyes at some point, looked at the back of the three old painters who were far away, and knew what was going on without asking, and shook his head, "Xia Qing, you are too bad, you have searched the entire small city with three supports." ”

"I'm helping them, the old painter has no children and no daughters, and it's not easy to earn some pension money. The performing couple is adrift all over the world, and they don't even have enough money to go back to their hometown, which is pitiful. On the contrary, those who can bet have a little money to spare and are willing to lose. Xia Qing looked at him with pity, and took the opportunity to say, "Steward Zhao, is this considered a trick?

"Count, but it's just a little clever, a little smart, and it's a little bit short of wanting to learn the mental method. Butler Zhao shook his head with a smile.

Xia Qing blinked, "Can't you teach it in stages, teach the first type of mind method first?"

"No, it's not a business, and there is no bargaining in cultivation. Butler Zhao refused and said, "Xia Qing, if you want to learn the secret method of my Heaven and Earth Alliance, it is not enough to have a little wisdom, what you need is great wisdom." ”

"Old fox!"

Xia Qing shook his head and left with Zhao's housekeeper on his back, preparing to rush overnight. Today in Nishikaihara is too eye-catching, and with so many silver tickets in your arms, it's definitely not a good idea to stay in the city at night.

Under the starry night, Xia Qing walked to a place with few people and ran in the dark. Just as he was about to leave the city, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of him.

A young and tall young man stepped forward and came to Xia Qing, "Childe, please stay." ”

"Are you looking for me?" Xia Qing was secretly vigilant, this young man was not only tall, but also handsome, and he didn't look like a bad person. However, the more dignified he is, the more insidious he may be, Xia Qing has seen a lot of such people for a long time.

"Yes, I've been waiting for a while. ”

The young man nodded and said, "In Xia Zhao Gui, he is the young master of the nearby Zhaojiazhuang, and he wants to ...... to disturb the son so late."

Zhao Gui wanted to speak and stopped, as if he was a little embarrassed to speak.

Xia Qing was not in a hurry, went out, remained modest and polite, and remembered the previous warning of the big housekeeper Zhao, "It turned out to be Zhao Gongzi, rude, please say anything directly." ”

Zhao Gui hesitated for a moment and said: "That's the case, my father unfortunately passed away last night, according to the customs and conventions here in Xihaiyuan, he will be buried early tomorrow morning, and everything else has been arranged, only the portrait will not come out for a long time." The old painters from a radius of 100 miles were invited, but no one could meet the requirements, either retreated halfway, or they couldn't get their hands on the painting. ”

"Portraits of the dead?"

Xia Qing frowned, painting a portrait of the dead man so that his family can remember, this is nothing, but the old painters within a radius of a hundred miles can't meet the requirements, is it necessary to have such high requirements?

"Childe doesn't know, my father died of a sudden illness, so what's that...... , the appearance after death is a little scary, and it is a little difficult for ordinary people to depict their appearance before death. Childe's attainments are amazing, I heard that such a strange person came to the city, and I rushed over on the next horse, so I was afraid that I would miss the opportunity. Zhao Gui was a little embarrassed, and took out a delicate box from his arms, "This matter is a bit unlucky, but don't worry, Zhaojiazhuang will never treat you badly!"

Zhao Gui opened the box, and inside was a thousand-year-old ginseng that could be met but not sought, with a fragrant aroma, much stronger than the ginseng bought in Xu Ji Commercial Bank, which was a good medicine for curing diseases and saving people.

Xia Qing was excited, but his heart was also more vigilant, painting a picture and giving such a big gift, no matter how he thought about it, it was not quite in line with common sense. After repelling the Lord of the Hundred Ghost Sect in the cave on a moonlit night, the Five Poisons Sect and the Hundred Ghost Sect's bull ghosts and snake gods never appeared again, but Xia Qing never dared to be careless.

"My father was good at business during his lifetime, and he went to many places, even as far as Beihai, the northernmost part of Zhongzhou, and left not much family wealth, but it was enough for us unworthy children and grandchildren to live. My father has always been in good health, and the day before yesterday he was drinking with his old friend, who would have thought that it would suddenly be gone, and not even a portrait was left. Now that the old man is gone, he doesn't even have a portrait of his face, I'm not filial......"

Zhao Gui's eyes were red, he suddenly knelt down, and knocked his head a few times, "Childe, please help us!" Buried in such a hurry, Zhao Gui was uneasy all his life, and he would not have the face to see his ancestors and ancestors in the future. Childe, please......"

"Ask the son to be fulfilled!"

The men and women behind Zhao Gui knelt down together, including family members, women, children, old and young, all dressed in linen and filial piety, and their eyes were swollen from crying. Hearing the movement, many people came over and pointed to the side.

"Poor thing, it's gone if a member of the hall says no. There is not even a portrait of the remains, how can the family burn paper to pay tribute? When the soul reaches the underworld, how can they drink Meng Po soup and cross the bridge? Pitiful. ”

"Yes, the old rich man Zhao is also a great good man, he helped so many people with money and accumulated so many yin virtues during his lifetime, why did he end up like this? Don't you say that good people have good rewards, alas, ......"

People shook their heads and sighed, and some even wiped tears from their eyes.

"Childe, just a painting, please. Zhao Gui begged, with a gold belt wrapped around his waist, not only tall and handsome, but also a scholar with a meritorious reputation.

"Okay, try it as much as you can, I can't help it if I don't meet the requirements. Xia Qing nodded, on the one hand, it was difficult to resist, and on the other hand, it was also for the thousand-year-old ginseng in Zhao Gui's hand, which was the best medicinal material for Zhao Da's housekeeper to heal.

"Take this ginseng first, please here!"

Zhao Gui stood up overjoyed, and couldn't help but stuff the thousand-year-old ginseng into Xia Qing's hands, as if he was afraid that Xia Qing would regret it. At a glance, a family member drove up to meet him, and the group was just about to leave, when two figures suddenly rushed out in the distance.

"Childe, wait a minute, Childe ......"

Someone called loudly, Xia Qing leaned out of the car window and saw that it was a couple of entertainers, panting and running over, one carrying a package.

The aunt was sweating profusely, "Childe, where are you going?"

"Zhao Jiazhuang promised to help the old rich man Zhao paint a posthumous appearance. Xia Qing told the truth, and looked at the two of them with some surprise.

"Coincidentally, we are also leaving Xihaiyuan, just passing by Zhaojiazhuang, can you take us for a ride?" asked the entertaining aunt, she was used to breaking through the rivers and lakes, and her skin was several layers thicker than that of ordinary people.

Without waiting for Xia Qing to answer, Zhao Gui agreed, hospitable and generous, "Okay, no problem, let's go on the road." ”

"Hehe, you're welcome. "The couple squeezed up.

"Let's go!"

Zhao Gui commanded, and the carriage galloped away. Behind him, the onlookers who had just shaken their heads, sighed, and wiped their tears quickly dissipated, and in the blink of an eye, none of them disappeared, as if they had never appeared.

In the carriage, Xia Qing inadvertently found that the driver had a straight waist, and his body seemed to be hard, perhaps because his body was frozen after waiting in the cold wind for too long. Xia Qing didn't think much about it, and closed his eyes to rest after a few words of greeting with the performing couple, not knowing what was strange behind him.

Butler Zhao also closed his eyes, as if he didn't know anything.