After Liz packed her luggage, she came to the first floor, and saw that Bai Cheng and her entourage had prepared the carriage, and Liz couldn't help but praise: "You guys are really fast!" She then asked Bai Cheng: "How many days are there to go from the capital?" ”

"We won't be back to Beijing for the time being, so we'll go to Chengzhou instead." Butler Bai Cheng replied.

"To Chengzhou? Why? ”

Bai Haohong happened to come over at this time and replied for Bai Cheng: "Don't you like to see the scenery?" We took a detour to Chengzhou, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful and the scenery is pleasant. ”

"Big Brother Bai, you are so good! It's important to cultivate affection, but if the apples are ripe, you don't need to wait any longer, you can pick them at any time. Liz hinted to Bai Haohong: There is no need to cultivate feelings, you only propose, and I will agree immediately.

Bai Haohong saw that Lizi's eyes were smiling like a moonlight, and his mouth was so happy that even Xiao Huya seemed to be expecting something, and refused to return to his mouth honestly, and couldn't help laughing: "You may still be in a dream, right?" Talking nonsense, hurry up and get in the car and go to sleep. ”

Bai Haohong seemed to be in a hurry, and he didn't gossip along the road, so he hurried for two days and finally arrived in Chengzhou. Liz's bones fell apart on the bed in the inn, not wanting to move.

"Don't you want to go shopping? Let's go! Bai Haohong entered the house and said.

"Aren't you tired?"

"It seems that you are capable of mouthing, I am out, you can rest well, if you need anything, tell Bai Cheng, I will let him stay in the inn."

"Wait, I'll go out with you after a little dressing."

Liz and Bai Haohong walked around the city and watched, Lizi said to Bai Haohong with some surprise: "Although Chengzhou is about the same size as Songjiang Mansion, it looks much more dilapidated than Songjiang Mansion, and the people have a bitter face. ”

"You're very observant." As he spoke, he came to a restaurant, Bai Haohong glanced up at the signboard, and said with a little surprise: "I really didn't expect that Fugui Restaurant also has a branch here!" ”

"Is Nirvana Restaurant famous?"

"It's the best restaurant in the capital."

"Brother Bai, I'm hungry, let's go in and have a meal."

As soon as the two entered the restaurant and sat down, Wang Changren, the second hall owner of the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall who was eating, came over to greet Bai Haohong, and after saluting each other, Bai Haohong asked: "Brother Wang is here, is he planning to open a martial arts hall in Chengzhou?" ”

"The business of the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall in the capital is not good, where do you dare to open a branch here. It was a friend who asked me to send a batch of goods to Chengzhou. Wang Changren glanced at Lizi, and then said: "Brother Bai has good eyesight, when will you get married?" ”

"Brother Wang, I misunderstood, she is my sister-in-law Shangguan Lizi."

"Brother Bai and his sister-in-law are not here for business, right?"

"Hahaha. Brother Wang, is there anything interesting here? ”

"Brother Bai, bandits are rampant in this area, although you are strong in martial arts, you have to be careful. A while ago, Ping'an County, under the jurisdiction of Chengzhou, ordered Wang Mingsi's family to be killed by bandits! ”

"Bandits dare to kill the whole family of the county commander?" Bai Haohong frowned and asked.

"Yes, Chengzhou is no better."

The shopkeeper of the restaurant Liu happened to pass by, heard their conversation, came over and whispered: "Who doesn't know that Lord Guan of Chengzhou Zhizhou is a corrupt official, and the people call him 'Guan Papi' behind his back!" The upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, and people from the government will not pay for eating in our store. ”

"Then why do you want to open a branch in a place like this?" Bai Haohong asked.

"It's a well-connected place, and there are a lot of business trips. The shopkeeper of the Beijing head office once said: 'Crisis, crisis, there is no danger where the opportunity comes. The location is good, and now because of government corruption and banditry, few people dare to open shops here, so the land price is very cheap. Shopkeeper Zhou bought a lot of land in Chengdu, and our inn here is much bigger than the main store in Beijing. Banditry is rampant in this place, but if you stay at our inn, you can be absolutely guaranteed your safety. ”

"Are you in league with the bandits?" Bai Haohong joked.

"Look at what you said. Shopkeeper Zhou dared to open a branch here, naturally it was up and down, and several major gangs here were the umbrella of our store. Moreover, Zhou Shande, the younger brother of the shopkeeper of Zhou, has been guarding here during this time, with him, who dares to cause trouble? ”

"Is Zhou Shande so powerful?" Liz asked, a little curiously.

Wang Changren continued: "Of course! Zhou Shande is known as 'Zhou Yixia', he not only has unfathomable martial arts, but also acts chivalrous and righteous, jealous and hateful. When the traitors met him, none of them survived. Wang Changren continued: "Although our big hall master doesn't like to associate with people who practice martial arts, he especially admires Zhou Yixia. ”

"The inn of Nirvana Restaurant is indeed the safest, we will move here tonight." Bai Haohong said.

Shopkeeper Liu smiled when he heard this, because the accommodation fee here is much higher than elsewhere, and there are not many guests, he was afraid that Bai Haohong would change his mind, so he hurriedly said: "Why bother at night, I will send Xiao Er to help you bring your luggage over now, which inn do you live in?" ”

"Rifle Inn."

"Okay, I'll arrange it." After saying that, Shopkeeper Liu turned around and left.

Lizi was very interested in Wang Changren's topic just now, so she asked Wang Changren: "The master of the martial arts hall doesn't like to associate with people who practice martial arts, can it be said that he doesn't understand martial arts and is a literati?" ”

"Yes, the owner of the big hall is from a family and is a famous beautiful man, and he usually doesn't go out. When my third brother Ye Dazhi and I first arrived in the capital, we were unfamiliar with the place, and we happened to save the sister of the owner of the big hall, so he funded us to open a martial arts hall, and we respected him as the master of the big hall. However, the owner of the big hall never asked about the affairs of the martial arts hall and let us run it. ”

"It turned out to be a lost shopkeeper." Liz asked curiously: "You said, the owner of the big hall is a beautiful man who is famous all over the world, how beautiful is he?" ”

"Because he is so handsome, there are too many people who want to see him, which often causes road blockages."

"Really? I'd love to see it. ”

"It's better not to see you! I heard that after women meet the owner of the big house, most of them get lovesickness. ”

"What hobbies does he have?"

"The owner of the big hall only loves to dance and ink."

"What about his wife?"

"The owner of the big hall has not yet married, and it is too demanding."

"Is Zhou Yixia a civil and military all-rounder?"

"I heard that his literary talent is not very good."

But it was said that Guan Shenghong, the governor of Chengzhou, has always been upset recently, because the imperial court once again sent a Qin messenger to Chengzhou to investigate the case of the killing of Wang Mingsi's family in Ping'an County, and this time the Qin mission was Yan Wenshen, he took Bao Zheng as an example, and the oil and salt did not enter, so that Guan Zhizhou did not know what to do.

On this day, Guan Zhizhou thought of many troubles again, and felt depressed and out of breath, so he stood up and paced around the study, sighing constantly. At this time, Ma Gui, the head catcher, came in and reported: "My lord, my subordinates saw Bai Haohong from the Criminal Department on the street. ”

Guan Zhizhou's eyelids jumped again unconsciously, and asked nervously, "You read that right?" ”

"When my subordinates went to the Criminal Department on business, I saw Bai Haohong a few times, he is very distinctive, and he will never be mistaken."

"Bai Haohong and Yan Wenshen are sworn brothers, could it be said that they are here to help Yan Wenshen?"

"No, Bai Haohong with a smiling little girl, it seems that she is here for sightseeing. I think the girl is quite talkative, and she didn't stop talking all the way. ”

"Bai Haohong is not a person who takes women on a tour of the mountains and rivers! Go and find out the purpose of his trip. ”

"How do you find out? His entourage would certainly not be honest with me. ”

At this time, Master Hu Jingzhi walked into the room and interjected: "I heard that Bai Haohong and Zhanpeng of the Criminal Department often go out in the middle of the night to investigate cases because they have the ability to fly eaves and walk on walls. If Bai Haohong is not at the inn tonight, he is here to investigate the case. ”

Guan Zhizhou listened to the instructions of the horse catcher: "You take someone to the inn in the middle of the night to find Bai Haohong and see if he is there." ”

"My lord, what is the reason for looking for him in the middle of the night?"

"Do you still need me to teach you this?!" Guan Zhizhou replied angrily, and Ma Zhutou retreated stupidly.