46. County seat
Towards evening, two fast horses galloped from the narrow official road towards the gate of the county seat, and only stopped when they reached the gate of the county seat.
"Huh~" The two pulled the horses that sat down and dismounted one after another.
"My lord, it's time to go to the county seat of Qingshan County," the winged tiger said respectfully to Xu Tianqi beside him.
At this time, the winged tiger completely changed its appearance, all the long hair that was originally full of hair was shaved clean, and half of the face was somehow dyed cyan, it seemed to be like a birthmark, and there were a few scars next to it, which made people not recognize this as the once famous black tiger thief three-master winged tiger.
Originally, as soon as he heard the news of Xiongli, Xu Tianqi was ready to rush to the county seat with the winged tiger, but as the most vicious black tiger thief around Qingshan County, the county town was full of their wanted notices, if he was brought into the city, let alone save people, it was estimated that he would be surrounded by officers and soldiers all over the street before he could walk a few steps and then put in prison.
So Xu Tianqi thought of a way, Yi Rong Xu Tianqi didn't have that ability, but there were still some ways to make people unrecognizable, so he shaved all the hair of the winged tiger, and asked the villagers to find a dye to dye on his face.
As for the other bandits, Xu Tianqi asked the villagers to watch and do it themselves, but I am afraid that the end will not be much better.
Except for the two bandits who escaped on horseback, the other bandits of the Black Tiger Thieves were basically all taken down by the villagers, and none of them escaped.
Xu Tianqi has no mercy for these people, although Xu Tianqi has always thought that he is a good person, but he has received the education of modern civilization but is not pedantic, knowing that repaying virtue with virtue and repaying grievances with straightforwardness, these evil bandits should have killed countless people a long time ago, and this time they deserved this fate.
Strictly speaking, Xu Tianqi is still an angry young man, don't look at his usual honest appearance, but he still has some enthusiasm in his heart, otherwise he would not have helped them resist the black tiger thieves and kill people after listening to the uncle's story.
He still deeply remembers the fortune told by an old blind man back then, and he can't remember the rest, he only remembers a sentence "Don't deceive when you meet good, don't be afraid when you are evil", this comment that is insignificant to others has a deep impact on Xu Tianqi.
This sentence is very simple meaning is not to deceive the good and not afraid of evil, although it is simple to say but how many people have done it, if everyone does this, I am afraid that the world would have been peaceful, but the reality is that many people are bullying the soft and afraid of the hard things, which has caused all kinds of misfortunes in reality.
"Let's go, let's go into the city" Xu Tianqi nodded.
As soon as the two of them were about to enter the city, they were stopped by several people who looked like officials at the city gate.
"Wait, who are you, what are you doing in the county seat?" It looks very raw" A head-looking official looked at the two of them and asked, his eyes also glanced at the winged tiger, no one can call him so conspicuous, pretending not to see it.
"Hehe, back to the official master, we are from Changchun County next door, our young master heard that there are a few relatives in Qingshan County who have come back to the province, I hope the official will give it a convenience" The winged tiger stepped forward and bowed, and said with a smile.
The officers and soldiers glanced at the two suspiciously, but they felt that Xu Tianqi's temperament was not ordinary, and they were afraid that they would not be offended, so they said
"It's okay to enter the city, two for one person, five for horses, and only by giving money can you be let into the city"
Hearing this, the winged tiger hurriedly took out a handful of copper coins from his body and gave it to the other party, Xu Tianqi, who saw it, secretly called lucky, fortunately brought the winged tiger over, otherwise he was afraid that he would not even be able to enter the city gate, he had no money at all, and he didn't know that he had to pay money to enter the city.
After the winged tiger paid the money, the two of them crossed the city gate and entered the county seat, but Xu Tianqi was still a little puzzled so he asked
"Even if people pay money, why do horses have to pay money, and it's more expensive than people?"
The winged tiger sighed and said, "This is also a matter of no way, the price of entering the city to collect taxes is set by the county order, in fact, ordinary people only need to pay a penny, just now the official saw us riding a horse and charged a few more pennies, I am afraid that if there is an accident, I will follow him, otherwise if I have to split him in the past"
Xu Tianqi looked at the winged tiger's demeanor and was secretly surprised, he didn't expect this evil bandit to have such a delicate side, and he was worthy of being able to sit in the position of the third-in-command of the black tiger thief.
Xu Tianqi nodded and said, "You did a good job, now it's important to save people, you take me to the dungeon first, I want to see the male side"
The winged tiger hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, this is not in a hurry, we will find an inn to live in now, it will be dark soon, once it gets dark, there will be a curfew in the county, and no one is allowed to move around at will, if someone finds out, he will be arrested and put in prison."
Xu Tianqi secretly rolled his eyes, what kind of rules are this, and it is too troublesome to let this not let that.
"That means you won't see Xiongli today!" Xu Tianqi's face was gloomy.
A fine layer of sweat appeared on the face of the winged tiger, and he could only nod apprehensively.
"Eh!" Xu Tianqi sighed, looking in a hurry.
"Okay, let's find a place to live first," Xu Tianqi said.
So the two of them were ready to find a small inn to live in, and Xu Tianqi, who knew that he couldn't see Xiong Li today, could only hold back his irritability and look around at the county seat of Qingshan County.
The county seat of Qingshan County is not large, I am afraid that it is only a little larger than the town in the previous life, and there are about 20,000 people living in it.
Xu Tianqi walked on the narrow bluestone ancient road and watched the pedestrians coming and going, there was a dreamy feeling, the sunset, the bluestone ancient road, the wooden attic, all of which formed a beautiful picture, which made him admire.
However, because it was evening, the small traders and vendors who had stalls on both sides of the road were basically packing their things and preparing to go home, which made the scenery look a little bleak.
After more than ten minutes, the two finally found an inn, and the two asked for a room, and after paying the money, they were taken to the backyard by the shopkeeper.
Seeing the room assigned to him by Xiao Er, Xu Tianqi was disappointed, originally he thought that it would be the same kind of small attic as on Earth TV, but he didn't expect to build a small room on the ground like an ordinary room, Xu Tianqi suddenly lost interest.
"My lord, you stay here first, and I'll go out into the streets to find out what is going on with them," said the winged tiger.
Xu Tianqi quietly looked at the winged tiger for a while, and the winged tiger felt uneasy in his heart, and he had a feeling that his whole body was being seen through, and his heart suddenly felt cold.
"Then you go, remember to go early and come back early" Xu Tianqi waved his hand.
The winged tiger breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked towards the door.
At this time, a faint voice came from behind him, only to hear Xu Tianqi say disdainfully, "Heh, if you want to detoxify, I'm afraid these quacks can't even detect any poison, haha"
The figure of the winged tiger was stunned, his face turned white in an instant, and he hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and walking into the distance.
Looking at the disappearing figure of the winged tiger, Xu Tianqi showed a smile, I am afraid that the other party will be completely dead in this way, but for the sake of safety, I have to go over to take a look, otherwise if this guy has bad intentions, he will be very passive, and he just came to the county seat to take a look around and familiarize himself with the surrounding situation.
"Earth Escape!"
Suddenly, the figures in the room vanished, leaving only a faint echo.