Chapter 13: The Stone Dragon
Tang Chen was eating and drinking in the restaurant for a while, and over there, the beggar who had bumped into Tang Chen before was running wildly.
He didn't guess wrong, the money bag on his body was indeed taken by this beggar.
Tang Chen didn't care, but the beggar didn't know!
Afraid of being discovered, he came to chase him, the dusty beggar ran for his life, he was looking at the money bag on his waist before, and then looking at Tang Chen's outfit, he didn't care about that bit of money, even if he found out that it was stolen later, he didn't care too much.
Therefore, when Tang Chen was looking around, he bumped into his body, quickly untied the money bag hanging on his belt, and pretended to be pitiful to divert his attention.
He has been doing this for several years, and his techniques are naturally very proficient.
However, he already regretted it as soon as he bumped into Tang Chen, but the habit he had developed over the years didn't have time to react at all, so he got the thing in his hands.
Why do you regret it, because he found out that Tang Chen is a person who practices martial arts, in this era, people who practice martial arts are generally retribution, and those who are caught stealing money are either disabled on the spot or twisted to the government, and it is okay to send them to the government, at most they will be locked up for a few days, suffer a little bit of flesh and skin, and they will be a good man when they are released.
But being crippled is not something he can accept, he doesn't want to be crippled and begging for a living!
And he knows these martial arts sons too well, although some are more tolerant, but more are tyrannical people.
Stealing from them on the street, and getting caught, made them lose face, and they can think of what will happen with their butts.
They don't care what kind of king law is not the king's law, and it is light to be disabled on the spot.
Therefore, the scared look before was not pretended, but really scared.
Fortunately, he was able to act so realistically and easily deceived Tang Chen. But after separation, he also ran away, because he didn't know if Tang Chen would chase him behind.
He ran around Nancheng for a full circle, and only after confirming that he hadn't caught up with him was he relieved.
"I'm scared to death, master!" The beggar squatted on the ground and gasped fiercely, only then did he have time to send the tightened belt of his trousers, and took out a bag from the placket of his underwear, which was the money bag that Tang Chen had hung on his waist before.
"Tsk, one tael, two two, three two...... My goodness! ”
He carefully counted the silver taels inside, and there were five taels and seven baht coins in it, "Now that it is developed, plus the twenty-five baht coins in Xiaoling, there are more than seven taels of silver, which is enough to leave Yangzhou to participate in the entanglement of the rebel army!" ”
As he spoke, the beggar laughed, but as if he had reacted, he covered his mouth, lowered his voice, looked around, and only relieved himself when he saw that there was no one.
"No, I'm going back to tell Xiaoling the good news!"
So, he carefully tied up the bar bag and put it in the placket of his underwear, which was a small pocket that he had specially sewn for today's situation.
"Xiaoling, I'm back, we can leave!"
"Hey, Zhong Shao, you're back, seeing you so happy, the harvest is not small!" Out of the low dilapidated house came a young man with messy hair like a chicken nest, wearing a tattered garment, which was full of small holes, and even the intact places were patches on top of each other, and he was extremely ill-fitting on his body, obviously a little smaller. It can be seen that this dress is either picked up or old clothes from a few years ago.
This is the Xiaoling in the mouth of the beggar, obviously, listening to their mutual names, this is the protagonist of the original work, Kou Zhong Xu Ziling.
Seeing Kou Zhong with a smile on his face, Xu Ziling flew up directly, flexibly bypassed Kou Zhong's arm that wanted to stop him with both hands, and directly took out the money bag hidden in the placket of Kou Zhong's body.
"Yo, Kou Zhong, one of the Double Dragons of Yangzhou, can you! One-two-three-four-five, one-two-three-four-five-six-seven, a full five taels and seven baht! Xu Ziling was very excited, so he asked in surprise with seriousness: "Which fat sheep did you meet today?" ”
You must know that according to the price level of the Great Sui, one baht is the modern two yuan (according to the original book, the revised and improved price, twenty baht is one tael of silver, twenty taels of silver is one tael of silver, and twenty taels of silver is one tael of gold, and then all the ancient world uses this conversion method, please don't take it seriously)
The five taels of silver here can save a little money and be able to manage their expenses for a month, so Xu Ziling was so surprised and surprised. I was surprised that I had the funds to go out, but I was surprised that I didn't know where Kou Zhong stole it from, and I was worried that I would get into trouble.
Yangzhou is not only full of gangsters, all kinds of gangs, and even so-called dignitaries, if they are caught, it is not fun.
"Alas, don't mention it, I was scared to death today!"
"Originally, it looked like he was just a noble boy with a money bag around his waist......"
"And then, you went up and found out that the man was a master?" Sure enough, they are brothers who grew up together, Xu Ziling didn't wait for Kou Zhong to finish speaking, he automatically made up the scene by himself, and told the truth of the facts.
"yes, so when I got it, I ran into the alley! After a long circle, I came back, I'm tired, do you have any water, give me a drink! As he spoke, he raised his hands and stretched comfortably.
"Water? You won't pick it up yourself? Xu Ziling rolled his eyes speechlessly, he didn't know how to run errands if he had hands and feet.
"You ......"
"Shhh, hide your things quickly, Boss Yan is here!" Just as Kou Zhong was about to say something, Xu Ziling heard a voice outside, and when he saw a figure again, he hurriedly reminded him.
The two quickly hid the money bag in the brick crack of the dry well in the small courtyard.
"Boy Kou, I heard that a brother saw Li stealing something on the street today?" While talking, Boss Yan, who was as thin as a bamboo pole, sat on the edge of the dry well, crossed Erlang's legs, looking like an old god at ease.
"Take it out, in this realm, you are also an old man, you won't know the rules of paying sixty percent of the tribute!"
As he spoke, his face shook and shook, looking even more vicious.
……
Not to mention what happened to Shuanglong over there, here, Tang Chen asked Xiao Er to serve a pot of tea, then leaned on the windowsill, looked at the scene downstairs, and fell into deep thought.
After he was full of wine and food, he was planning for his trip, he didn't come to Yangzhou for fun, on the one hand, to come to see Shuanglong, and on the other hand, to come for the longevity recipe in Shilong's hand.
He was quite curious, since he was cultivating the Immortal Technique, where did the book in Shi Long's hand come from?
Therefore, he planned to go to Shilong to have a look first, and thinking like this, he straightened his clothes and called Xiao Er to settle the bill.
Although this is a Taoist stronghold, it can't be too blatant, okay, you still have to settle an account after eating, so you have to cover it up.
Ahem, although these entanglements are still taken from the restaurant shopkeeper.
After talking to the shopkeeper, Tang Chen went to the Shilong Martial Arts Field in the south of the city.
To say that this stone dragon is also quite tragic, as a first-class master in Yangzhou, at the beginning of the plot, Yu Wenhua didn't go through a few tricks in his hands, just showed his face, and was killed, and the longevity formula on his body was also exploded, fulfilling the protagonist Shuanglong, a proper transport captain.
While reminiscing about the not-so-profound memory, he walked to a house.
"Go tell your owner that the Taoist heirs are coming!" As he spoke, he handed over a post, and the gatekeeper hurriedly ran in to report the news, although he didn't know when a Taoist heir came out, but he didn't dare to slack off at all.
The true and the false have their own masters to distinguish, and they can't be offended.
As a gatekeeper, he undoubtedly has brains, if he didn't have brains, he would have been beaten to death a long time ago, and it would not be Tang Chen's turn to do it, so before he tore his face, the two sides were very harmonious.
After receiving the post, one person went in to report the news, and the other invited Tang Chen to come in and let the family wait outside the door, which is not a way of hospitality.
Tang Chen didn't think about breaking in, as soon as he heard the sonorous and powerful shouts inside, he knew that there were a bunch of masters inside, although he was confident that he could break in, but, after entering?
Not to mention Shi Long's first-class master, just a few second-rate and a bunch of third-rate can make him unable to eat and walk around.
Moreover, understanding the situation does not require fighting and killing, just by virtue of his identity as a Taoist heir, Shi Long does not dare not see himself.
No, before he walked a few steps, the person who went in to report the news ran out, "Your guest is here, my owner is invited!" Tang Chen was welcomed in like this.
"Huh?"
"What's wrong? What are your doubts? Hearing Tang Chen's exclamation, the person who led the way was a little puzzled, worried that there was something inadequate, so he hurriedly asked. Listening to the tone of the owner, this is a distinguished guest, and you can't slack off.
"It's nothing, it's just that I just sigh that the martial arts field is full of talents!"
"Huh!" The man was silent, with a look of tease on his face, and he almost wrote the three big words "I don't believe it" on his face.
The guest didn't want to say it, and he didn't ask anymore, as long as he sent it into the living room, it was none of his business.
"The Taoist heirs are visiting, and they are shining!" Before entering the courtyard, Shi Long, dressed in a green robe, greeted him.
"Hehe, the master of the stone field is serious!"
"When did Taoism produce such a heroic figure, who dared to be the respected teacher of the son?" Feeling the aura of this Tang Chen's body that was close to him, Shi Long tentatively. He no longer doubted whether this was a Taoist heirloom, and what he was testing was the background.
"Family Teacher Ning Dodge!"
In the face of Shi Long's temptation, Tang Chen behaved very calmly, and with just one sentence, he scared Shi Long.
The three words Ning Daoqi are extremely heavy in the Central Plains, one of the three sects in the world, and this name is terrifyingly big.
Looking at the young Taoist heir in front of him, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, he was already a second-rate top player, and he himself had the illusion of living to a dog.
On the rivers and lakes, first the master concubine Xuan who represented Buddhism, and Wan Wan, who represented the Yin Kui faction, came out of the mountain one after another, and the two forces began to fight officially.
"Then why are you here?" With such a big force as Taoism, this is definitely not just looking for him, there must be something big.
I am afraid that I will be targeted by the Taoists, although the Dao Sect has declined in the past ten years, it is not something that he Shilong can afford to provoke.
Could it be that the Daomen has officially come out of the mountain and is ready to compete with the Buddhist Gate? With such a thought in his heart, Shi Long slammed his swing, this is terrible, the battle between the Demon Gate and the Buddha Gate will make the people of the rivers and lakes panic, and if there is a Daomen, it will be even worse.
Shi Long was frightened by his own thoughts, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he thought that the person who came here was just a young man, although he claimed to be a Taoist heir, he was only a second-rate top level, and if he came to subdue him, he would definitely send a first-class master to come.
"I've come to ask you on behalf of the Master, how did you get the longevity recipe in your hand?"
Shi Long's heart that he had just put down seemed to have been hit hard, and his face was cloudy and uncertain-
[To be continued]