Ten days later.

The sun is shining, and the warm spring is coming.

In the morning, the 'squeaky chirping' of birds swept over the sky.

In an inn in the town beneath them.

Zhao Zhou's fingers tapped on the table, waited until the birds chirped away, then got up and opened the door of this first-class guest room, and walked towards Uncle Jiu's Yizhuang.

The purpose of his trip is also to prepare to leave here today and look for Wu Laogou.

Because Zhao Zhou waited for ten days, and when Yizhuang was about to be repaired, the four-eyed Taoist chief seemed to have something delayed, and he never appeared.

He was aware of this situation, and he also felt that the thing he wanted to do had been done, and there was no need to spend it for one person.

Similarly, in the past ten days, Yizhuang has been cleaned up by a group of idle men who were also invited by him inside and out, which is not a major repair, but it has been cleaned up under the will of Uncle Jiu.

When Zhao Zhou came here, with the sound of 'swinging and banging', these seven or eight strong men were busy inside and outside Yizhuang, although they were all dusty, but their faces were full of joy.

"Hurry up, fix the cracks in the wall over here!"

"After cleaning up this place, put those stones here as they are, Uncle Nine said, these stones can't be removed."

"Master Zhao has invited us to eat a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas in the past few days, and we are quick to work, be careful!"

Everyone shouted and hurried, under the command of one of Uncle Jiu's disciples, clearing the cobwebs in the corners and mending the cracks on the walls.

When they saw Zhao Zhou coming, several people were sharp-eyed and called 'Boss Zhao', and they were even more busy, eager to plow all the land in Yizhuang and plant crops.

Zhao Zhou sat next to a freshly brewed stone table in the courtyard, drinking tea and laughing with Uncle Jiu, who looked like a casual and high-ranking person. His two apprentices, except for the previous one, helped the group of men to help and supervise the work. The other was also serving tea and pouring water for Zhao Zhou and the others.

also chatted nonsense for a while, and when those men finished their work, they said hello to Zhao Zhou and left.

Zhao Zhou also finished drinking a cup of tea, and also mentioned the intention of leaving to Uncle Jiu.

"How many more days will Master Zhao sit?" When Uncle Nine heard that Zhao Zhou was leaving, he was very hospitable.

"There's a lot of triviality." Zhao Zhou put down the teacup, hugged his fists and said, "Besides, I have also disturbed the Nine Dao Chiefs in the past few days."

"Master Zhao is a busy man." Uncle Nine sighed, as if he was reluctant to let Zhao Zhou leave, and took out a brand-new thin book of refining weapons from his arms, and there was no name on it.

"This is some of the methods I have summarized over the years to identify magic weapons, and there are also some refining methods for magic weapons, which have been written down together in the past few days." Uncle Nine said, in addition to handing over the books to Zhao Zhou, and also took out a few Dao talismans specially made in the past few days, "I see that Master Zhao likes these magic artifacts very much, and I don't have anything to repay the kindness of this repair of Yizhuang." There are only some evil spells, and I hope Master Zhao will accept them. ”

Uncle Nine looked serious and shook his hand at Zhao Zhou.

"Thank you." Zhao Zhou looked at it, took the spell over, and felt that he had consumed some gold in just one trip, and he had obtained a lot of Taoist treasures, and then he returned the salute to Uncle Jiu with a fist to express his gratitude.

Subsequently.

Zhao Zhou didn't delay anything, and left Yizhuang in the insistent send-off of the three uncles and walked into the distance.

And also after Zhao Zhou went away.

Uncle Nine saw Zhao Zhou's figure disappear on the dirt road in the distance, and he also returned to Yizhuang with his three apprentices.

But at this time, as soon as Wen Cai returned to the stone table, he shook his head and sighed a few times, and asked Uncle Jiu, who looked like a master, "Master, why don't you keep Master Zhao for a few days?" I don't think you want Master Zhao to go...."

Wencai worked with that group of men during this time, and he also followed them to eat meat at night, and he lived a chic life, and he was really reluctant to let Zhao Zhou leave.

It's just that after Uncle Nine heard Wen Cai's words, the master's demeanor changed suddenly, and his palm 'snapped' softly, patted Wen Cai's head and said, "Are you stupid?" Why can't you understand? Then Master Zhao can kill that zombie in an instant, how can he be an ordinary person? Do you really think of people as rich people, and you want to mix a few more bites of wine and food to eat? ”

Uncle Nine said, saw Wen Cai rubbing his head, and sighed again: "Especially, when I saw that the zombie's vitality was weakened and the corpses were separated that night, I realized that Master Zhao was strong and strong, but he was ordinary, and something was wrong with his appearance!" As a result, Master Wei was also puzzled and wanted to open his eyes to see this Master Zhao on the grounds of watching his sword luck. ”

Uncle Nine shook his head, as if he was in thought, "It's just that as soon as the teacher opened his heavenly eyes, he suddenly had a feeling of palpitations, fluctuating. Although the teacher didn't look at that Master Zhao, if the teacher didn't guess wrong, the source of this palpitation was that Master Zhao! ”

The ninth uncle's opening of the eyes of the Dharma is actually to increase his own 'six senses', and to see things that ordinary people are imperceptible to is the realm of 'seeing and hearing and avoiding danger' in Taoism, and by deducing the surrounding environment, and then speculating on his own fortune and misfortune.

And he opened his eyes that day, and he also felt that there was a 'furnace that seemed to explode at any time' next to him, and then contacted Zhao Zhou to say that he was a martial artist and had strong skills, how could he not know that Zhao Zhou had trained his own qi and blood to the point of 'Immortal Bodhisattva', and he was about to cultivate into a golden body!

"Usually it is not leaked or revealed, but if you wait until the demons do it, it is the Buddha who descends to the earth to cross the world. You think, with Master Zhao's blood, the martial saint Sun Lutang I have seen and Mr. Li Jinglin, the Wudang Sword Immortal, can't compare. But even so, this Master Zhao is still looking for someone to build a righteous village for the teacher every day, which is a bit mysterious.... In other words, who would dare to accept this favor? Is it for the teacher to dare to pick up? Or do you dare to take it? Or does your uncle dare to take it? Do you want to live in An Ansheng in the second half of your life? ”

"In particular, that day as a teacher, I was afraid that he would be blackmailed by favors, so that the teacher would do something embarrassing, and then he would always maintain the image of a superior person, and I wanted to have a 'heart to heart' with him."

Uncle Nine sighed after speaking, he also felt that Zhao Zhou had no ill will towards him that day, and then pretended to be a 'master', saying that he was upright, he could talk about serious things, and evil things would be avoided.

Also today, when Zhao Zhou left, he sent a lot of things that far exceeded the 'decoration value', and he also wanted to send Zhao Zhou, the 'great immortal', away as soon as possible, and by the way, he would return the favor, and the provincial Zhao Zhou would turn around and tell him a few 'trivial things'.

Similarly, Zhao Zhou couldn't wait for the four-eyed Daoist, and it was Uncle Jiu who sent a message in advance, saying that a 'land immortal' had come to the village, and asked his junior brother not to come back to Yizhuang even if he lived in the wild during this time.

"The master is so amazing!" When the two Wencai heard about Uncle Jiu's calculations, they also touted it one after another, hammering Uncle Jiu's shoulders and massaging them.

Uncle Nine also half leaned on the seat, took a sip of tea, and the image of a master appeared.

But.

Uncle Nine said as if the heavens were not as good as him pinching his fingers, but in fact, if he has nothing to do, he will feel that something is wrong.

In particular, Zhao Zhou didn't hide anything, he cultivated Yizhuang, and he also knew that Uncle Jiu was upright, so he came up with a lot of effort.

"These nine elders guess they misunderstood me."

Zhao Zhou walked on the road in the wilderness, and he probably knew what it meant for Uncle Nine to give him a lot of things.

It's nothing more than two things that don't owe each other.

However, the value of these things sent by Uncle Nine has far exceeded the 'decoration cost', and Zhao Zhou has earned more than a star and a half.

Among them, the most valuable is this booklet, which complements his forging skills.

And also with the passage of time.

About seven days later.

Zhao Zhou traveled thousands of miles and also came to a city in Southern Province, the city where Wu Laogou was located.

It's also similar to Uncle Nine.

During the Republican period, the buildings on the street were generally two-storey high, and most of the shops on both sides were selling all kinds of messy things.

The streets are not spacious, but rickshaws roam the streets and alleys, and it is not a problem to pass through the small traders and vendors on the side of the road.

People who have money and want to save effort, with a wave of their hands, they saw the rickshaw where they were resting, and they stopped in front of them steadily.

But occasionally with the sound of 'Didi'.

Zhao Zhou wandered around the neighborhood and saw an old-fashioned car slowly passing through the crowd at the entrance of the street in the distance, and pedestrians avoided it.

When the children playing on the street saw it, they were also very envious, and they scrambled to ask their adults what it was.

And Zhao Zhou walked around the street, and also asked the rickshaw masters who had no work on the side of the road and were familiar with the situation of the city, and wanted to inquire about the news of Wu Laogou to see if he could ask for any way.

After all, Wu Laogou should be regarded as a figure with a head and a face in this province.

It's just that most of the people heard Zhao Zhou's inquiry, but they really didn't know, and then shook their heads with a smile.

Or if you know, you also glanced at Zhao Zhou a few times, pondered twice, didn't say anything, and when you saw a guest nearby waving your hand to you, you confessed to Zhao Zhou a few times and went to live.

When Zhao Zhou saw it, he didn't embarrass them.

He thought that the place had arrived, so he simply found an inn to live in first, and then slowly looked for Wu Laogou.

"I guess these people don't know my details, and they are afraid that they will inadvertently offend Wu Laogou, so they are unwilling to talk to me in detail. But the city is so big, wait until you go to a big nightclub at night, find a few big people and ask a few big people, and you will know everything. ”

Zhao Zhou booked a room in an inn, and also came to the house to 'Ding Ding Luoluo' and rubbed a few coins.

It was also a few breaths of time, so I pinched them together and rolled them into an 'iron ball', and the watermark image on it was also leveled.

But at this point, Zhao Zhou also found that the money he had exchanged for in Yizhuang Village and Town some time ago had been almost spent.

So, he also felt that in addition to looking for Wu Laogou, he also had to find a place to exchange the remaining jewelry items, otherwise how to go to the nightclub at night to pretend to be a 'broad master'.

"I've lost the few silver dollars I've gotten away, and I'm really penniless now."

Zhao Zhou thought about it, put the iron ball into his pocket, and made a 'jingling' sound, it can be seen that there are still a lot of 'iron balls' in his pocket, all of which are idle and playing during this time.

And when he loaded the iron ball, stood up, took out a dozen or so three-inch gold bars from the space, tied them with the bed sheet in the room, and left the inn, all the way through the streets and alleys, trying to find a place where he could pawn.

"The baked biscuits..."

"Boss, how do you sell this thing...."

It is also accompanied by the sound of nearby vendors and passers-by buying and selling along the way.

Zhao Zhou walked a distance, passed through an intersection, and also saw a bright three-story pawnshop, the gate was east, and at a glance, he felt that the store was open, so he walked in first.

The style inside is similar to that of a regular pawnshop.

There is a wooden fence at the counter, a table and bench in front of it, and a small door at the corner leading to the stairs upstairs, which should lead to the courtyard at the back, and the merchant is estimated to live in the store.

"This gentleman, you....?"

At this time, as Zhao Zhou walked in, the middle-aged shopkeeper sitting at the counter greeted him with a smile, and saw that Zhao Zhou was dressed decently, not like a person who was short of money, because he didn't know Zhao Zhou's intentions, he didn't say everything.

Even the two guys in the store shouted to Zhao Zhou, 'Master, please', and served tea and water, and didn't talk nonsense.

"When something." Zhao Zhou sat down on the bench, handed the burden in his hand to one of the guys, and asked him to show it to the shopkeeper.

"Dead or alive?"

The shopkeeper asked as usual, but when he took the burden, as soon as he opened it, revealing a dozen gold bars inside, he suddenly covered the burden and said to Zhao Zhou: "This master, you..."

"Die."

Zhao Zhou sipped the tea, "The gold is melted by myself, there is no evidence, if you can't see the truth or falsehood, you can check it carefully." ”

"Good.... Wait a minute. The shopkeeper stared at the gold bar for a moment, wondering what he had found, and then confessed, and passed through the back door with his baggage, and went to the backyard.

Zhao Zhou didn't have any worries when he saw it, but thought about Wu Laogou, and asked a guy next to him, "Do you know Wu Laogou?"

This pawnshop is located in the downtown area, and it is estimated that these guys can also see a lot of characters, and then Zhao Zhou is also idle, just ask, just casually.

"Yes!"

But this guy nodded solemnly, and said a little embarrassed: "I know Wu Ye, but Wu Ye doesn't know me..."

"You know him." When Zhao Zhou heard this, he took out a piece of jewelry from his 'pocket', "You give this thing to him, tell him, I have a big deal, if he wants to do it, come here to find me." ”

This jewelry, like the gold bar, is the thing of the female corpse, stained with a little evil qi, but with the unearthing, the evil qi has almost been lost, and it is harmless to the living.

However, with Wu Laogou's ability, even if there is only a little evil spirit, he should be able to judge that this is an object unearthed in the tomb.

Similarly, Zhao Zhou's words will also make Wu Laogou think that he is 'walking' with him, or that he has something to discuss, especially since this is Wu Laogou's territory, and safety is guaranteed.

With Wu Laogou's love of making friends, maybe he will really meet Zhao Zhou.

"When it is done, you will get 10% of the money in exchange for gold." Zhao Zhou also promised some gold and silver rewards, wanting this guy to have more snacks.

"Okay!" When this guy heard this, he also had a bright eye, picked up the jewelry and left, but he didn't mean to be greedy for ink jewelry, after all, he entered the industry too late and couldn't understand the value of this jewelry, so it was better to take the reward afterwards.

In particular, he trotted straight towards the street about five hundred meters away, where Wu Laogou lived, very close, and the distance was not far.

And he didn't stay long.

The shopkeeper walked out of the backyard again and invited Zhao Zhou: "This master, let's talk in the backyard?"

"Okay." Zhao Zhou got up and followed the shopkeeper.

"You're alone? It also sounds like you're provincial. The shopkeeper also chatted as usual, casually said, opened the back door, revealing the courtyard inside.

"Yes." Zhao Zhou walked in, and under the kind invitation of the shopkeeper, he went to sit on the stone pier in the courtyard.

After the shopkeeper poured a cup of tea, he ran to a room in the courtyard, and he should have talked to the 'owner' or someone who 'knew how to do it'.

However, according to Zhao Zhou's hearing, when the shopkeeper walked in, he heard that there was something 'from other provinces' and 'a person coming' in the house, and a long-faced man came out of the house, sat in front of him, put the bag containing the gold bars on the stone table, and put a bag at his feet.

"Friends."

The long-faced man looked a little unsightly since he came out, and first pointed to the gold in the baggage, "You took this thing out of the tomb, right?" ”

"Yes, you make money, I just make money. Ask so much what to do. Zhao Zhou put the teacup down.

"You're misunderstood." The long-faced man smiled and showed his smoky yellow teeth, seeing Zhao Zhou's calm expression, he carefully looked at Zhao Zhou's figure a few times, and finally said seriously: "Your gold bar came out of the tomb, and it is not clean!"

As he spoke, he pointed in a direction to the north, "You say, if I were to take you to the police station for your grave robbery, would the sheriff reward us with some silver dollars from the pawnshop and give us a plaque?" ”

"So what do you say?" While Zhao Zhou was talking, two strong men came out of the room next to him, holding two wooden sticks in their hands.

"One hundred silver dollars, the thing is mine." When the long-faced man said this, he took out a bag of less than a hundred silver dollars from his feet and threw it on the table, while closing his eyes and not speaking. But the two strong men kept walking towards Zhao Zhou.

But.

In the next moment, the shopkeeper who had not spoken suddenly persuaded Zhao Zhou with an anxious face: "This master, forget it, you see that you have collected a lot, you make money, we also make money, and we also help you bear a crime, otherwise if you go to the bureau, who can bail you out if you have no relatives here?" Even if they release you, you'll have to suffer a lot. ”

The shopkeeper said bitterly, and said good things to the long-faced man, and stopped the two strong men who were walking this way, which was nothing more than helping Zhao Zhou 'intercede'.

Moreover, he also quarreled with the long-faced man for a few words, and raised the price to three hundred silver dollars!

When Zhao Zhou saw it, he didn't speak, because he didn't have to think about it, he knew that the two of them were one singing white face and the other singing red face.

If ordinary people in other provinces see this situation, in this period of the Republic of China, there is really nothing they can do, and they can only helplessly regard the shopkeeper who is still 'saying good things and pleading' for himself as the only life-saving straw.

Otherwise, they will either be beaten and sent to the police station. Either it was sold at a low price, and it was a dumb loss.

And while the few of them were performing a double reed play here, with the sound of 'click' footsteps, a handsome young man followed the messenger from the main gate and came to the backyard.

"Old dog Wu?"

The long-faced man opened his eyes and glanced at the young man, ignoring it at all, and then looked at Zhao Zhou and said, "How about it, three hundred silver dollars, this is the highest I gave, otherwise we will see you at the police station."

"I want the money, and the gold bars are left for you."

Zhao Zhou is also the main Wu Laogou came, especially after watching this double reed play, as he spoke, just when the long-faced man just showed a happy expression, he suddenly grabbed a gold bar on the table, and pinched it into a ball of gold cakes in the shocked eyes of the shopkeeper and others, and instantly smashed it towards the long-faced man!

Click-

The long-faced man had just made a move, and the deformed gold bar passed through his eye sockets, and came out of the back of his head, bringing a few pieces of broken skulls flying, and the brain tissue overflowed, and he was silent in an instant, lying on the ground.

"This...."The shopkeeper exclaimed, trying to say something.

Zhao Zhou ignored it, slammed his palm, picked up the stone table of three or four hundred catties directly in front of him, and with the sound of 'squeak', smashed a strong man with a stick into a room, and crushed it into a pulp from his chest.

Then, Zhao Zhou's moves did not stop, his palm turned over, and he grabbed the shopkeeper of one hundred and fifty or sixty catties, lifted his back collar, and smashed another strong man who turned around and ran away in half, and his ribs were interspersed out of the body, piercing the shopkeeper's face.

In less than seven or eight seconds, four people were killed in a row!

That's it.

Zhao Zhou stepped forward, passed over Wu Laogou, who looked frightened and retreated cautiously, and smashed the head of a guy who heard a strange noise at the front door and wanted to observe what was happening. turned over and kicked his knee again, and stepped on the sternum of the messenger who was already sitting on the ground next to Wu Laogou, and his heart was broken.

Wait until all the people who should be killed are killed.

Zhao Zhou listened attentively for a few breaths, found that there was no movement outside the street, and made sure that there was only Wu Laogou in the three-story pawnshop, and then looked at Wu Laogou, who was about to retreat to the door, and said, "Master Wu, this is the first time we meet, and I have nothing to give." Why don't you deal with the aftermath of this pawnshop today, and this pawnshop will belong to you? As a welcome gift for us. ”

"I...."

Wu Laogou paused, subconsciously looked at the 'gods and demons' in front of him, and guarded against Zhao Zhou's killer against him again.

With the sound of 'rustling', a small puppy in his sleeve also swung into his shoulder, as if he had encountered something terrible.

couldn't help but tremble in Wu Laogou's heart, and after looking at a few mutilated corpses nearby, he thought about it, and could only smile helplessly: "This friend, we are all like-minded people, this is a small matter, a trivial matter.... I would also like to thank my friend for giving me a pawnshop, I should be thankful..."