For a person who has been living in the valley for many years, eating is not a pleasure, but a kind of torture. Zhang Yuelu just drank a spoonful of chicken soup and pushed the whole bowl of wontons in front of Qi Xuansu, the meaning was obvious.

Master Zhang has something to do, and Qi Dao Chang obeys him.

Qi Xuansu naturally wouldn't refuse, for a true martial artist, this little thing was not even an appetizer. It is said that the amount of food eaten by the celestial warriors is even more amazing, one meal a ten, one meal nine cows.

Then Zhang Yuelu watched Qi Xuansu eat a bowl of chicken soup wontons, a bowl of duck blood vermicelli, and a cage of soup dumplings without saying a word.

After Qi Xuansu finished eating, he quipped: "Brother Tangtai, you look at me so affectionately, it is inevitable that people will misunderstand that it is Longyang's good." ”

Zhang Yuelu snorted lightly and looked away.

After being reminded by Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu also remembered that she was now the son of Tangtai, not Miss Tangtai. Of course, she would not make such a mistake in normal times, but in front of Qi Xuansu, she was always easy to "get distracted".

Qi Xuansu carefully looked at Zhang Yuelu after the disguise: "I remember when I was in Shangqing Mansion, it was the time I met Li Qingnu, and you were like this. ”

Zhang Yuelu said: "Do you remember what I was like at that time? ”

"It's been less than half a year, and I'm not forgetful." Qi Xuansu said.

Zhang Yuelu said: "I forgot about you, so you won't recognize me when you are in Jiangling Mansion." ”

Qi Xuansu coughed violently a few times: "You haven't mentioned it, I forgot about it, you were waiting for me here." ”

"I forgot about it, but I remembered it again when I dreamed last night." Zhang Yuelu laughed, "It seems that I am not a forgetful person. ”

Qi Xuansu explained: "Actually, I underestimated you at the time. After you were hit by the 'Bliss Needle', I was afraid that you would lose your cultivation and be taken advantage of by those 'inn' killers, so I wanted to take you down and then hand it over to Pei Zhenren, but I didn't expect that you still had the strength to fight, I couldn't take you down, and I was afraid that you would turn around and take me down, so I had to go all out. ”

Zhang Yuelu's face showed a look of memory: "At that time, I wondered how the cooperation was so tacit when I joined forces to deal with the Yuan family. It turned out to be you. ”

Qi Xuansu was about to speak, but Zhang Yuelu changed his words: "I'm leaving." ”

Qi Xuansu said: "If you want to find me, go to the Taiping Inn and report the name of Wei Wugui." ”

"Got it." Zhang Yuelu had already gotten up and left.

When Qi Xuansu got up to settle the bill, he knew that Zhang Yuelu had already settled the bill, but it was Zhang Yuelu who spent money to invite him to breakfast, and that's it, the key was that Zhang Yuelu was still watching dryly, which made Qi Xuansu a little embarrassed.

However, Qi Xuansu couldn't catch up anymore and returned the Ruyi money to Zhang Yuelu, so he cleaned up his mood a little and left here.

There are generally two ways to find a local beggar king. The first is to find a local local snake, just like Qi Xuansu is looking for a black market in Bohai Mansion, as long as he is willing to spend Taiping money, he will definitely be able to find it. The second is that, as the name suggests, the beggar gang must be related to beggars, just find local beggars, but they also have to bleed.

No matter which way it goes, Taiping money is indispensable to open the way, or how to say that money can make ghosts grind, which is also the reason why Qi Xuansu applied for "mission funds".

Qi Xuansu thought about it, and felt that the people of the beggar gang were cunning, and their reputation had always been very bad, and the beggar gang was not a real Jianghu person, not the "Hewu" in the black language, and dealing with them directly, I am afraid that it would be a little troublesome, so it is better to find a middleman.

There are many such middlemen in the huge Jinling Mansion. After Qi Xuansu left the breakfast stall, he shuttled aimlessly through the streets and alleys, but before he could find a middleman, he was stopped by a beggar.

This beggar is a man in the prime of life, no part of his body is clean, his clothes are in tatters, he is clearly begging for money but he is justified: "This good man, give me a peace of money." ”

Qi Xuansu didn't rush to give the money or drive him away, but asked, "Are you disabled?" ”

"Of course not." The beggar shook his head and said, "My hands are good, my legs are good, and a few days ago, I killed a man." ”

Qi Xuansu raised his eyebrows: "Bare hands? ”

"It's a wooden stick, and I blame that guy for his bad luck, I hit the back of the head with a stick, and his ears and nose were bleeding on the spot, and he disappeared that night." The beggar said in a flat tone, "But it's no wonder that I, who do our business, take other people's money, and help others fight, we must be prepared for this." Today he was killed by me, and tomorrow I was killed by someone else, and the end was the same, being thrown into the gutter. ”

Qi Xuansu already understood that this was not an ordinary beggar, but a professional beggar, that is, a member of the beggar gang, who was often hired by others to participate in armed fights. Since someone took the initiative to come to the door, he didn't have to find the head snake.

Qi Xuansu took out a Taiping coin from his sleeve and shook it in front of the beggar's eyes.

The beggar's eyes lit up, and he reached out to take it, but was dodged by Qi Xuansu.

"Want to eat white food?" Qi Xuansu said coldly, "Or do you want to rob openly?" ”

The beggar's gaze swept over the fire gun and horizontal knife on Qi Xuansu's waist, and swallowed: "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Generally speaking, the beggar gang will not take the initiative to provoke the rangers of the rivers and lakes, everyone is well water and does not violate the river water, after all, the chivalrous use force to prohibit chaos, these rangers sometimes don't even pay attention to the people of the government, let alone the doglegs of the government.

Qi Xuansu softened his tone: "I want to find and meet the local beggar king." ”

"This ......" the beggar pretended to hesitate, his eyes rolling.

Qi Xuansu said: "As long as you see the beggar king, I will promise you ten peace money." ”

The beggar shook his head and said, "That's not possible, I can't see the beggar king with my identity, I need to follow up and ask for instructions, and I also want to make money have a relationship." ”

Qi Xuansu asked, "How much Taiping money do you think is appropriate?" ”

"Fifty bucks." The beggar stretched out five dirty fingers.

Qi Xuansu said: "I can only give you forty Taiping money, I don't care how much you leave and how much you spend, as long as I can see the beggar king." ”

The beggar pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Deal." ”

Qi Xuansu put away the Taiping money and took out two small receipts: "This is the deposit, and I will give it after the rest is done." ”

The beggar reached out and took it.

Then I heard Qi Xuansu say: "I also remind you, if you use that set of tricks and abduction skills on me, these Taiping money should be used to buy you a coffin, which is more comfortable than in the gutter." ”

"Don't dare, don't worry." The beggar hurriedly said, "You can distinguish the importance and the heavy ones, and you will not do the lard-blinded business." ”

Qi Xuansu waved his hand and said, "Lead the way." ”

Led by the beggar, the two crossed eight intersections in one go, and it took nearly an hour to come to a place of fireworks.

The land of fireworks, the place of wind and moon, there is also a difference between high and low.

There is not much to say about the high-class courtyard, the courtyard is deep, quiet and elegant, the women are beautiful, proficient in the rhythm of writing and ink, in addition to a group of prostitute women, there are musicians, tailors, craftsmen, servants, so that people can stay at home in it, but there is everything.

There is also a special situation, such as the famous Shili Qinhuai in Jinling Mansion, which is mostly in the form of private houses or painting boats, and many famous prostitutes do not want to be governed by the old bustard, so they set up their own doors, usually only receiving regular customers. To put it bluntly, he is financially dependent on his lover and benefactor, and he does not laugh publicly, and usually has to put on a dignified and serious appearance.

As for the inferior brothels, they are far from the same. Whether it is the background or the cost, it is a world of difference. Although there are also means of accompanying guests such as singing, drinking, playing chess, and playing tea, they are small and cannot afford to raise a woman of the first level of the Oiran, and there are not so many servants to serve, and the area is small, so it is a place that the upper class people disdain to go, and it is a place that the small gentry and small merchants like to patronize.

There is also the most unpopular business, known as "half-closed door", which has no mood, and does that thing when you enter the door, and the fee is not high, and it is a place where ordinary people go.

This place of fireworks is where the inferior brothels are located, and as far as the eye can see, dozens of high and low colored buildings are arranged in a chaotic manner. It is far worse than the Wutong Courtyard that Qi Xuansu once went to, but it is much better than those half-closed businesses, because it is still early at this time, so it is very quiet, if it is night, I am afraid that the sound of silk and bamboo is lingering, and the laughter of men and women comes and goes.

The identity of a beggar naturally can't take the right path openly, leading Qi Xuansu into a dark alley, there are only some simple shacks on both sides, black and pressed together, the eaves are next to the eaves, only a ray of light remains, the gaps are full of debris, such alleys naturally have no drainage ditches, sewage is vertical and horizontal, and the smell is not small.

The beggar peeked to look at Qi Xuansu, only to see that his face was expressionless, and he did not cover his nose, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

He has vision, and this kind of person who doesn't care about the harsh environment at all is mostly a real outlaw, and it's not easy to provoke.

The beggar led Qi Xuansu to an inconspicuous shack and knocked on the door.

The man guarding the door blocked the door frame, revealing his dark heart protection hair, and looked at Qi Xuansu with unkind eyes.

The beggar took out a handful of wishful money and stuffed it into the man's hand.

Only then did the man turn sideways.

Behind the door, there is a cave, not a cramped, cramped house as imagined, but a passage similar to a mine road, dimly lit, and it is impossible to know where it leads.

The beggar led Qi Xuansu into the passage, about half a mile, and when he came out, he was already in a city within a city.

To put it bluntly, it is a shantytown and slum located in the city, with countless shacks connected together, extending in all directions, like a labyrinth, and clearly distinguishing from the bustling urban area outside. Cramped, chaotic, dark.

Some people call it another Jinling Mansion, although it is located on the ground, but it is like an underground city, it can't see the light, the real fish and dragons are mixed, there is no law, and there is no morality, but there are rules, but not the rules of the court. Even Qingluanwei is reluctant to set foot here.

As for the Daomen, there is no willingness, only necessity. If necessary, Hugh said that these low-rank characters are also the great gentry of the upper ninth-rate.

The beggar turned his head to look at Qi Xuansu again.

Qi Xuansu still didn't have any expression, just gently rubbed the horizontal knife on his waist.

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