Chapter 272: Ghost Hands Have No Heart
A scream suddenly sounded on the rippling surface of the blue lake. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The bamboo dragon, who found the person behind the scenes, launched a surprise attack, but this person had excellent spiritual sense, and suddenly raised his hand to block the vital point, so that the bamboo dragon could only bite off a piece of his sleeve. Seeing that his whereabouts were revealed, the man did not dare to entangle with the bamboo dragon too much, and suddenly spewed out a cloud of gray gas from his mouth, which dissolved in the water, which made the bamboo dragon disgusted, and could only watch him plunge into the water and escape from the underground waterway.
The bamboo dragon did not pursue, but bit the half of the sleeve, found the direction of Duan Pingsheng, and handed it over to him.
Duan Pingsheng rubbed the remnants of the sleeves, and found that it was cool to start, even if it was contaminated with the water of the blue lake, it was difficult to hide its special nature, Duan Pingsheng knew that the origin of this cloth was unusual, turned his hand and put it away, and praised the meritorious performance of the bamboo dragon, and prepared to go to Zhenlong Pavilion tomorrow to ask Zhuang Bancheng, whether it was possible to get the origin of this thing.
At this point, the palace was calm all night, and there was no trace of night raids and dragon hunters.
Early in the morning, a carriage drove out of the palace, today is the day of the reopening of the two restaurants in Xicheng, as the owner, he naturally has to be present in person, and at the same time, he has to meet with the dignitaries of Xicheng to discuss confidential matters.
Since the renovation of the two restaurants was handed over to the Zhuang boss, Duan Pingsheng rushed to Zhenlong Pavilion first, and was welcomed into the secret room on the second floor by the Zhuang boss who was waiting outside early.
As soon as he came up, Zhuang Bancheng first explained the renovation of the restaurant with a smile, Duan Pingsheng didn't pay much attention to it, but this did not prevent Zhenlong Pavilion from spending a lot of effort behind the scenes. In a few words, Duan Pingsheng took out the truncated sleeve and asked about the main meaning of today.
"Boss Zhuang, you are well-informed, help this king see where this thing comes from?"
Zhuang Bancheng saw that Duan Pingsheng had something to ask for, so he immediately took the leftover cloth, wiped it casually, and said with a strange look on his face: "Cool silkworm!" ”
"Huh?"
Duan Pingsheng was slightly stunned, he said that Zhuang Bancheng was well-informed and just polite, but he didn't expect this one to really say the door casually, Duan Pingsheng smiled slightly: "This king is puzzled, and I ask Boss Zhuang to say it clearly." ”
Zhuang Bancheng pointed to the half-cut sleeve in his hand, and said solemnly: "The prince doesn't know, the silk spit out by this cool silkworm is made of special material, with a natural coolness, wearing such a piece, even if you go out for a walk on dog days, you can't feel the slightest bit of heat." It's just that the number of cool silkworms is pitiful, just such a palm-sized piece, is a whole year's output, therefore, the cool silkworm clothes come out very rarely, and under the intentional blockade of all parties, there are even fewer people who know this thing. ”
Zhuang Bancheng unfolded his sleeves and gestured casually: "It seems that this was ripped off a ready-to-wear garment, and as far as I know, since the Qingliang silkworm was discovered, only one ready-to-wear garment has been made, and this garment has fallen into the hands of King Song Yang." ”
King Songyang?
Duan Pingsheng raised his eyebrows, and in Li Jiangnan's memory, there was a memory of this name: "But the county king of Songzhou?" ”
"That's true!" Zhuang Bancheng nodded heavily, "The cool silkworm is only produced in Songzhou, so the king of Song Yang, who occupies the building near the water, took advantage of the fact that the cool silkworm has not officially appeared in the eyes of the world, so he first made a dress for himself, and then the emperor knew about the existence of the cool silkworm, and ordered him to pay tribute to silk, but the silk was used up by him, so naturally he couldn't take it out, plus the king of Song Yang was bold and did not hand over the clothes, which caused the emperor to be angry. ”
"Although it didn't happen in court, it made a lot of small moves in the future, causing the Songyang royal family to be ruined and divided up by the powerful people of Songzhou, but the cool silkworm coat was never seen again."
Zhuang Bancheng wrinkled his brows, looked at the half-cut sleeve carefully, and nodded heavily: "If my expectation is correct, this should be the only cool silkworm robe from that body, and according to my guess, the ready-to-wear should have been taken away by the second son of King Song Yang who disappeared." ”
Hearing Zhuang Bancheng's description, Duan Pingsheng's eyes moved slightly, and combined with his own information, he made a judgment in his heart: "King Song Yang died twenty years ago, when his second son was already an adult, and the gambler can only live on a target between the ages of seventeen and twenty, so the person who casts the spell should be the grandson of King Song Yang." ”
"And there must be a certain connection between the gambler and the parasitic target, judging from the family origin of King Song Yang, the original King Song Yang is the person who surrendered to Great Chu, and this person's identity happens to be a gambler!" Duan Pingsheng pondered his memory, and finally found a suitable target, and snorted coldly in his heart, "Who should I be, it turns out that the ghost has no intention!" ”
The ghost hand has no intention, and he was once a fierce general under the command of Da Chu, but this person has never charged into battle, but only used the art of yin and evil to influence the opponent, so he got a ghost hand.
As for the origin of the heartlessness, it is due to the special constitution of this person, which is a half-human and half-ghost existence, without a heart, just a walking corpse.
At the beginning, the Tang Dynasty was powerful, the Chu State Mansion was about to fall, and the ghost hand had no intention of seeing that the situation was not good, so he wanted to take refuge in the ace guild that led the Tang Dynasty, Duan Pingsheng did not refuse this matter, but later, the ace guild was merged by the Qitian Guild, and he was swept away, and the ghost hand who was a traitor naturally had no good end.
"It seems that this ghost hand should have mastered an extraordinary skill, so he said that he can stop the people of the Qitian Guild, and it is estimated that he is not a big deal." Duan Pingsheng's eyes narrowed slightly, "It's just that this person asked me to provide the corpse, which is really suspicious, and he must have another idea, I'm afraid that when the people of the Qitian Guild are killed, they will have to attack this king when they turn around!" ”
"Judging by the current situation, Ghost Hand Wuxin should not find an alliance with the people of the Qitian Guild, so when he runs into a wall with me, he is most likely to find a cooperation target...... That's a fish in water! ”
At this point, Duan Pingsheng raised his head violently and asked Zhuang Bancheng, who couldn't put it down and rubbed the broken sleeves of the silkworm clothes: "Boss Zhuang, if there is a chance for you to get a whole cool silkworm clothes, what choice will you make?" ”
"Needless to say? Of course, you have to hold on tightly! Zhuang Bancheng said categorically, "The prince doesn't know, the price of this silkworm robe has soared to the point that I don't know how to count!" Just ......"
Zhuang Bancheng looked hesitant, a little afraid that Duan Pingsheng would forcibly take the silkworm clothes into his pocket.
"Don't worry, this truncated sleeve is placed at the boss of the village, but whether you can get the whole cool silkworm coat depends on the ability of the boss of the village! And the news that this king can provide is that the grandson of King Song Yang, hiding in Youzhou, this person has evil ghosts, and recently stole several corpses in Yizhuang outside the city, his next action is likely to contact the big red man in front of Luo Hou, and he is in water! ”
Duan Pingsheng smiled slightly: "In addition, this person has a good water nature, and his methods are tricky, whether it is successful or not, the key is how much attention Boss Zhuang can have!" ”
Hearing the information provided by Duan Pingsheng, Zhuang Bancheng's eyes rolled, knowing that he was borrowing a knife to kill people, but he didn't think much about it, so he directly agreed. Zhuang Bancheng wants that cool silkworm clothes, it is bound to get rid of the descendants of King Song Yang, Duan Pingsheng is not short of silver, naturally he can give up the cool silkworm clothes, then only let Zhuang Bancheng dispatch the power of Zhenlong Pavilion, although the boundary of Youzhou is not small, but with the intelligence network built by Zhenlong Pavilion over the years, it is not difficult to find a person, not to mention that Duan Pingsheng has provided accurate information.
"At this point, please rest assured, as long as you can get that cool silkworm robe, even if you go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, I can get out of half of the city!"
Zhuang Bancheng patted his chest and said: "Of course, after the matter is completed, the part of filial piety to the prince is naturally indispensable." ”
Duan Pingsheng waved his hand and stood up: "Filial piety or something, it doesn't matter, as long as that person dies completely, this king will be satisfied, if there is nothing outside the villager, then the king wants to go to Xicheng for a trip, I don't know if the banker can appreciate the light, look at the reopening of the two restaurants?" ”
"This ......" Zhuang Bancheng hesitated for a moment, but still chose to decline politely, "It's really a bit unfortunate, I want to talk about a big business today, and I really can't get out." ”
Duan Pingsheng didn't force it, so he got up to say goodbye, Zhuang Bancheng looked at his figure, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked before Duan Pingsheng walked out of the secret room: "The prince stays, Zhuang has another matter, I want to ask the prince." ”
"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"
"This matter is about the release of the hidden dragon!" Zhuang Bancheng's face was a little weird, "Lord Wang, you know, what does the name of the first king Duan Pingsheng represent, in the past few days, Zhuang has been asked by many friends in the same industry, wanting to know what the situation is with that Duan Wangye, and asking the prince to solve a puzzle." ”
Well?
Duan Pingsheng glanced at Zhuang Bancheng and felt that this guy had something to say, but for a while, he couldn't taste any deeper taste, so he said lightly as he looked when facing Li Changlin: "This king is confused about this matter, I don't know whether it is the first king who appeared or his old man is really alive, for this point, Zhuang Yuanwai should know better than this king, no matter what the situation is, my Wuwang Mansion will not fall to this." ”
After speaking, Duan Pingsheng walked away, Zhuang Bancheng got an answer that was not the answer, shook his head slightly, and was ready to reply with Duan Pingsheng's words, and at the same time ordered to go down and immediately start taking action to investigate matters related to the cool silkworm clothes, and at the same time carry out the monitoring of the fish in the water.
After leaving Zhenlong Pavilion, Duan Pingsheng got into the carriage and wondered if Zhuang Bancheng would bring him good news.
For him, the unintentional life and death of the ghost hand is not very important, after all, this person is a rootless duckweed and can't set off any storms. The focus is still on the body of the fish in the water, if the ghost hand is unintentionally helped by him, there will inevitably be some trouble, this time, just with the help of Zhuang Bancheng's hand, the ghost hand is unintentionally removed, and at the same time a little deterrent to the fish in the water.
After all, the two of them are now engaged in an invisible race, and if the fish and water are stagnant because of this incident, it will allow Duan Pingsheng to take advantage.
After the carriage rushed to Xicheng, a horse appeared next to the carriage of the palace, this person was Li Jiangnan's best friend, the righteous son of Youzhou deputy general Guo Lin'an, Guo Mu.
Xicheng Restaurant reopened, Duan Pingsheng only sent out a few invitations, including Guo Mu's, not that Duan Pingsheng valued him very much, but he was able to easily win the Viper Gang at the beginning, thanks to Guo Mu's big trouble with Zhu Yuan the day before, which caused Wu Hao to be seriously injured.
Guo Mu rode his horse beside the carriage and apologized directly to Duan Pingsheng, Guo Lin'an made things difficult for Duan Pingsheng at the gate of Beicheng the day before yesterday, and fell into his ears, although Guo Lin'an pretended to be nothing to do afterwards, but Guo Mu still apologized to Duan Pingsheng on behalf of his father-in-law.
Regarding this matter, Duan Pingsheng just smiled, Guo Linan stood firmly behind Li Changlin, because of his position, this blocked Duan Pingsheng's trip, and Guo Mu apologized, so he didn't take it to heart, and instead thought about how to convince the two adults in Xicheng later.
Seeing that Duan Pingsheng's interest in talking was not high, Guo Mu didn't say anything more, so he followed the carriage and hurried to the direction of the two restaurants.
Along the way, many people saw the car of Wuyou Wangfu and took a detour, not because of how fast the carriage was, but because many people in Xicheng knew that it was because Duan Pingsheng won the Viper Gang that those evil ruffians disappeared completely, and the other traders were also grateful.
It's just that these people don't know that what Duan Pingsheng did in his life was just to pave the way for the beggars, of course, it can attract praise from many sides, and it is also convenient for the headquarters of the beggars to take root here.
The carriage finally stopped next to two restaurants built by the river, one named Biyi and the other named Qifei, each occupying one side of the riverbank, echoing each other from afar.
The restaurant reopened, and Duan Pingsheng was not ready to make it known to everyone, but many Youzhou magnates still offered their hearts. The reason why Duan Pingsheng came in person was for two purposes, one was to persuade Lu Sansi's two old subordinates to submit to him, and the second was to fulfill his promise to let those soldiers live happily for a few days.
Therefore, the main customers of the two restaurants are not ordinary people, but those 300 border troops who have recovered slightly.
After Duan Pingsheng got out of the car, he was invited in by a temporary shopkeeper from Zhenlong Pavilion, and after walking a few steps, he saw Cao An, the guard of Xicheng, who was waiting here.
When Guo Mu saw Cao An's expression, he knew that he had something to discuss with Duan Pingsheng, so he took the initiative to stop, and the Xicheng guard took the initiative to take the place of the temporary shopkeeper, and led Duan Pingsheng to the private room upstairs, where he saw the two dignitaries sitting in danger.
Ma Tianyuan, who is in charge of Xicheng's finances, and Dou Pingnan, who is in charge of Xicheng's household registration.
These two people are Lu Sansi's henchmen, but when they arrived, they couldn't follow Lu Sansi to Songzhou for refuge.
However, these two people also had some means, knowing that Lu Sansi had made up his mind, they began to erase the stains on their bodies, which made the cold-faced judge ignore the two of them for the time being after he came to Youzhou City.
Originally, Ma Tianyuan and Dou Pingnan were not ready to meet Duan Pingsheng, but because Cao An showed Lu Sansi's jade pendant, they decided to come to the scene to take a look, and the two knew that Duan Pingsheng wanted to subdue them, but these two were also arrogant lords, and they didn't feel that with Duan Pingsheng's current status, they had any qualifications to replace Lu Sansi's position.
Therefore, Ma Tianyuan, who had a gloomy face, saw Duan Pingsheng come forward, bowed his hand slightly, and said bluntly: "I don't know what capital the prince has, dare to ask me to submit to Lord Dou?" ”