Chapter Eighty-Six: Prosperity and extravagance bury dry bones, deception and danger encounter drill nails
The ancient city of Xianyang, the throat of China, the fertile fields of the Guan, countless treasures, become the place where the soldiers must fight, even today, there are still countless rich businessmen and giants choose this city to live and operate, as the foundation, maintain the prosperity of the scenery here, and enjoy the luxury.
This city is within the shili range of the great warlord Xia Batian, and he naturally placed his mansion in the south of the city, and other adjutants, brigade commanders, regimental seats, etc., plus the security officials of the city, but all those who are a little powerful are gathered here. When it comes to the safety of his immediate boss, there are naturally patrols on duty here day and night, and it can be regarded as the most peaceful place in the city.
Beicheng is the poorest, and there are not even decent houses, only shacks connected one by one, a half-cut cigarette box sticking out from the eaves, a Lou sister stretching out her hand from the terrace on the second floor, a shaver with a picker on the street, and a chaotic stall guarded by two or three small tables... It is also those who eat and drink here, and even the streets under the bridge are full of poor people who have nowhere to rest at night - every winter, there are always corpse collectors wandering around the northern city in the morning, and in a moment they can drag out a few green-faced corpses that have frozen to death and starved to death.
Most of the people living in the west are rich merchants in the city, and at the same time, those foreign firms, merchants, restaurants, and green buildings are all here, poor and extravagant, singing and dancing, spending money only like flowing water, and entering and exiting are nobles, but there are many dead people in any area, and there are assassinations and murders at any time. In and out of it, most of the time you see a gang of thugs and bodyguards in black pants and short shirts with axes on their waists behind the rich people.
The strangest side of the East City, the City God Temple, the Eight Immortal Hall, the casino, the kiln, the wine shop, the car dealership, the hotel, the Jianghu Hall with nine ranks, the black market that can trade foreign guns and smoke, the secret door for hiring killers, and the door for black goods trading... This is where the city is most complex. It is also a paradise for criminals, thieves, thieves, killers, wanted criminals, and many other aliens.
In a word, there's everything here, you can buy anything - as long as you have the money.
The people here have their own rules and paths, and there are also people who they know they can't touch, but for others... When you enter his shop, he is a businessman who talks to you about business, but as soon as you go out, he can immediately cover his face with a black cloth and become a robber.
It's a haven of chaos and a hiding place for strange people.
Honest people. I often go crazy after living here for less than three days.
Even if it's a boss here who sells chaos. He may also pull out a kitchen knife and kill you, telling you before you close your eyes that he is a long-wanted absconding criminal......
When the Supreme Treasure walked into the eastern city, he didn't attract anyone's attention, and the clothes on his body made him look more like a beggar who had fled here. Dirty and messy head. The face and hands are dark. He was carrying a tattered cloth bag on his back - but unfortunately, his look was mistaken and thought to be 'material'.
'Material' is an incision between thieves. Many times it refers to gold and silver antiques, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, or it may be ocean silver, antique playthings, and the worst of all refers to the owner of a few silver coins - but this time, "there are materials" refers to a few good clothes.
Just when the Supreme Treasure was surprised by the bright lights of the bustling city, wandering around and trying to find the location of the Hundred Ghosts, in an alley next to the road, two greedy eyes shot at him.
There is material!
These two people don't look very old, they can be fourteen or fifteen years old, and they are shorter than the Supreme Treasure, so their goal is not high, it is not the ocean silver horn in those adult baggage, but just a few clothes in the Supreme Treasure Cloth Bag.
As soon as the garment was in their hands, it would soon be pawned into a few coppers, and then into a few hot, greasy pattiesβand it was no longer their concern what meat was inside.
The two men were not brothers, but they were strikingly similar in appearance, both thin, extremely thin, skinny, with slender hands and feet, and a faint bluish look on their faces, and their ill-fitting gowns were tied in a knot with straw rope underneath them, and tied around their waists, and then the wide crotch was flicked off, revealing dirty ankles and shuffling rags.
Chicken and hemp stalk, that's their name.
They are just two ordinary street children in the city, their parents have passed away, and they live on the streets begging for a good time, buying some brown rice to cook porridge when they are good, and just picking up some vegetables and leftover porridge and rice on days when there is no harvest - of course, if there is an opportunity to take the sheep by the hand, they will never let go.
And now, they saw the Supreme Treasure.
To be precise, I took a fancy to the contents of the rag bag on the back of the Supreme Treasure!
According to their thoughts, the supreme treasure will also bring a few changes of clothes shirts, and then there is some copper and silver horn in the pocket, and if you are lucky, then there may be hidden longevity locks, bracelets, etc., no matter what, a meal is settled.
Soon, the two of them followed behind the Supreme Treasure, not far away, not far away, watching the stupid guy swaying in front of him to find his way - to their surprise, the Supreme Treasure seemed to be looking for a place, although many people asked but couldn't find it, but the name of the place really looked like a bazaar... Is there something to sell?
This situation is not uncommon, and there are often refugees who exchange their valuables at home for gold fruits, small bracelets, etc., or jewelry, and then exchange them for cash when they arrive at the place, which is not only convenient for carrying on the road, but also less dangerous to be snooped on.
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The Supreme Treasure was quickly blocked by the two.
Although he didn't find a way to make money, he didn't worry about it, and there were still some mountain fruits and wild potatoes found on the road in the rag bag, which were enough to support a few days, so he was just looking for it slowly, hoping to find a place to settle down first... If the two sneaky guys behind him don't bother him, that's it.
It's just that he didn't expect these two people to block his way - then? Does it mean that there is some kind of trickery?
Supreme Treasure is not worried.
Although the two of them tried their best to make a harmless appearance of humans and animals, the young man in front of them immediately covered his pockets and asked with a shocked face, "You, what do you want to do?" β
This clearly means that there are no three hundred taels of silver here. The cooster almost didn't laugh out loud!
But he still couldn't hold back a laugh and pretended to be surprised and asked, "You, are you looking for White Turtle City?" β
"It's a hundred ghosts." The pronunciation in the young man's mouth was the same as what the Yang Ji said, and he also nodded: "Why are you asking this?" Still vigilant, he pulled the cloth bag on his back with one hand, and only covered the pocket of his shirt with the other.
Looking at the strong physique of the Supreme Treasure, the Yangji gave up the idea of robbing, coughed deliberately, and smiled: "Let me introduce it first, my name is the Yangji." This is my friend's hemp rod. β
"My name is Supreme Treasure." The young man replied honestly, "I don't seem to know you. β
"Not bad. You don't know us, but we're related..."The chicken gave Ma Pole a look, and he immediately continued the topic: "Yes, it has a relationship - because we are here on weekdays, in... Ahem. Do things in the place you say. β
"Yes. Work. We do things in White Turtle City! When he saw that the hemp stalk was wrong, he immediately repeated it, emphasizing the name. Then he smiled and asked, "We were about to go over, and we heard you asking people about the name of this place, so..."
"So we wanted to ask if you wanted to come with us." Ma Zhu did not make a mistake this time, and his face also appropriately showed the expression of a great benevolent person: "Accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, we often do." β
"You know?" The young man didn't seem to believe it, and his face was puzzled: "I asked a lot of people who don't know... How do you know? β
The two immediately became anxious, and sang and harmonized:
"Ahem, it's not that they don't know..."
"They don't want to tell you..."
"Yes, if you want to ask for news, then you have to give money..."
"These people are different from us, we don't want money..."
"We are doing good!"
"Yes, do good!"
The young man suddenly realized, "It turns out that you are good people, are all the people I asked are bad people?" β
The two said in unison: "That's right!" β
"I see!" The young man in front of him called Supreme Treasure seemed to finally understand, nodded, and suddenly became a little eager: "You just said that you wanted to take me there, uh, this, is this really not charged??"
"Really!" The chicken and the hemp stem nodded together, and said with a brush: "No problem." "The face is resolute, the expression is solemn, and the face of the dish is amazing...
Supreme Treasure nodded suddenly, and thanked the two of them eagerly!
The rooster and the hemp pole did not delay, and immediately took the Supreme Treasure to the alley, leading the way in front, and his heart was already full of joy - the honest young man who followed them finally fell into the pit!
It's a pity that these two people don't know, in fact, like them, the Supreme Treasure is also happy in his heart like a flower:
"Hey, I said, isn't this a change of flavor thing solved?"
The alley went farther and farther away, and the quieter and quieter it became, and I don't know how many times it turned, when suddenly a high wall appeared in front of the three of them, and it turned out that they had come to a dead end. There were tattered utensils piled up on both sides, straw tables and chairs, overgrown with moss, and it seemed that few people came.
Supreme Treasure said 'ah' in his mouth, and continued to pretend to be stupid: "We went the wrong way, and we can't go through here," and called the two of them as he spoke: "Are we going back?" β
"Hee-hee, that's right!" The rooster suddenly squatted down, reached out and touched under the stone next to him, pulled out a rusty firewood knife, stood up and waved at the Supreme Treasure: "This is where I came." β
"Ahh The Supreme Treasure turned back suddenly, and the hemp pole behind him also reached out and took a broken knife, guarding the way out behind, with a smug expression on his face, and said: "Don't talk nonsense, hand over the valuable things!" β
"Weishenme?" Supreme Treasure said blankly: "Weishenme, I'm going to give it to you?" β
The chicken 'hey', walked two steps, and scolded: "Uncle has taken out a knife to rob you, you actually ask me weishenme?" Do you think you're stupid? β
The Supreme Treasure said timidly: "Can you grab it if you have a knife?" Is there any reason for this! He leaned against the wall: "You... You can't say a word, you just murmur there.
The chicken and the hemp pole looked funny, shook the knife in their hands, and said twice: "Not bad!" If you have a knife, you can rob you! β
"Really?" The Supreme Treasure suddenly smiled, and there was an indescribable weirdness in his smile: "I understand!" (To be continued......)