Chapter 05: The road to the rivers and lakes is difficult
Gu Muhan didn't know much about the division of the five major factions, eighty-one sects, and each sect and the division of jurisdiction of the green forest, and he didn't know much that the Jianghu martial arts had laid a net against him.
Because the situation is unknown, there is not much fear in my heart.
According to the current situation, in fact, there are two areas where the risk is not as sinister as imagined, one is the area under the jurisdiction of Dongwulin, namely: Jiangxi, Fujian, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, as well as Shanghai and Zhejiang, which belong to the territory of Dongwu Lin Dongxia Dongfang Yu, Dongxia has no ill will towards Gu Muhan, and this area can come and go freely.
In addition, it is the area under the jurisdiction of Beiwulin, and Beixia Zhang Haoyan does not dare to take his life easily with the treasure knife in his hand. Inner Mongolia, Beiping, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi and other places belong to the territory of Zhang Haoyan, the Northern Martial Arts Hero, this area can go to explore, and the most dangerous place may be the safest place.
However, Gu Muhan's home is in the mainland of Central China, which belongs to the territory under the jurisdiction of Gu Muhao of Zhongwulin. He has been practicing martial arts in Gufeng Mountain for nine years and said goodbye to his parents for more than nine years, and now he is full of art, homesick, and wants to go home to reunite with his parents.
When he left the Tiandu ring, this homesickness became clearer and stronger, like a bird out of the cage and a horse out of the reins, wishing to fly to his hometown with his wings on his ribs, to his parents and brother.
I didn't want to stop for a moment on the road, so I started the Thousands of Miles Shadowless Light Body Exercise, and strode to the lonely mountain villa. It can really be said that he is not out of breath and does not change his body as light as a swallow, and in a blink of an eye he came to a town called Shuangji Town, and estimated that at his current speed, he should be home in two days.
Look up: this town is not small, there are three or four thousand households, it is the intersection of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, the caravans and sellers of various provinces, and the warehousing and logistics of water and land wharves are all assembled, hosted, and transshipped here, so it is particularly prosperous and lively.
Gu Muhan spent all day with the mountains, forests and trees during his study in Gufeng Mountain, and as soon as the environment changed at this moment, his nature as a human advanced animal was instantly opened, and the depths of his soul were like opening another window and being in another world.
simply slowed down and stopped running, seeing the shops lined with traffic, and the business of selling and selling was booming, Gu Muhan thought:
Anyway, I'm hungry, so why don't I have a meal here and walk around the streets.
Coming to a street, this street is known as Shuangji Town, the rice shop is full of street incense, the whole street is full of rice shops, restaurants, one next to the other, there is no other groceries sold.
Lonely and shy. Before going down the mountain, the master seemed to have a premonition, rummaged through the cabinets, found six taels of silver and told him to keep it well, it will be of great use in the future, so although there are many restaurants and restaurants at present, he does not dare to enter the big restaurant, and enters a very inconspicuous noodle restaurant.
When the shopkeeper saw a guest, he hurriedly came over to say hello: What does the guest officer order?
Gu Muhan looked at the shopkeeper and asked: How much is a bowl of rice noodles.
A bowl of copper coins.
How many can you have in a bowl?
The shopkeeper gestured with his hand, we are a big bowl, one bowl is enough.
Gu Muhan said: I'll have five bowls!
The shopkeeper was puzzled, do you still have guests who have not arrived? It's cool to make it now.
Gu Muhan was a little shy: No, I eat alone, if it's inconvenient, you can give me a whole basin, and make a basin of rice noodles from the five seas.
The customer is God, and although the shopkeeper was skeptical, he still informed the kitchen to prepare a large basin for powder according to his request.
After a while, the shopkeeper and another guy brought a basin of rice noodles and put them in front of the guest officer, they didn't believe that such a thin body could hold such a large pot of rice noodles, so they watched from the sidelines.
Gu Muhan didn't use chopsticks, picked up the basin with both hands, opened his mouth, and raised his neck in less than a quarter of an hour, and the basin saw that there was no green onion shreds left.
The shopkeeper and the other guy dropped their jaws in shock, and they couldn't believe their eyes.
Gu Muhan touched his mouth, ready to pay the bills to the guy, but the guy in the store waited on the side, wiping the table, waiting for him to pay.
He touched the old man for a long time, and the shopkeeper smiled playfully on the side: This guest officer eats noodles so quickly, but pays the bill so slowly.
Gu Muhan touched the old man for a long time and was still empty-handed, and carefully dug out his pocket, and the pocket containing the money was perforated.
He suddenly remembered that he must have fought with people several times in the Tiandu ring, and the knife climbed high and low with too much force, breaking the cloth bag, and the six taels of broken silver given by the master must have leaked in that place.
This is embarrassing enough, he really can't take out anything decent as collateral, and the shopkeeper can't collect money and can't pay the difference when he works for others.
The valuable thing on his body is the Overlord Soul Sucking Whirlwind Knife in the bag, this knife is the war knife used by Xiang Yu of Western Chu, it is a gift from the master, and its weight is too heavy.
It is definitely not possible to use a knife as a mortgage, some people in the rivers and lakes have been ignoring this knife for a long time, in case it falls into the hands of the gangsters again, the martial arts will inevitably suffer a catastrophe, and the rivers and lakes will face a deep disaster.
The shopkeeper waited for a long time, and couldn't help but spit out the lotus: You are also a guest officer, one on the left and one on the right, one on the east and one on the west, which one is not easy to deceive, and you want to come to my house to eat white food, if you don't give money, my three-month salary will be gone, no wonder I got up this morning and met a crow, I didn't expect to meet such an unlucky ghost as you...
The shopkeeper was angry and became more and more energetic, poking at his heart every word, and Gu Muhan was extremely embarrassed.
At this moment, the shopkeeper came over, and when he asked, it turned out that the guest officer owed the money and did not pay it back, so he said generously:
Five bowls of noodles are nothing, I don't think this guest officer is like a person who eats and drinks, people have misses and horses, these five bowls of noodles are mine, I have a treat.
Gu Muhan is sincere by nature, although the shopkeeper is full of kindness, saying that five bowls of rice noodles are his treat, but he still can't help it.
Thank you, shopkeeper! When I get home and get the money, I will pay it back twice, definitely!
The shopkeeper has experienced a lot of this, and this kind of money is expected to be repaid by others, and there is almost no need to think about it.
Well, the guest officer walks slowly.
The shopkeeper was about to send off the guest, but Gu Muhan still didn't want to go, stood still, and asked:
Is there any trickery in this town? If there is, I will perform a few martial arts, and if I make money, I will pay you back the rice noodles, and earn a few travel expenses by the way.
The shopkeeper saw Gu Muhan say this, but it was a way. Tell him that there is a "Haichuan Hall" on Zhennan Street, which specializes in helping those heroes in distress who have passed by, you can go there to report a number, and the hall owner will arrange one or two venues for you, sell martial arts, and exchange some silver.
Gu Muhan thanked him again, blushed and lowered his head and followed the road sign to the south, sure enough, there was a Zhennan Road, and the "Haichuan Hall" on Zhennan Street was at the end of the square on Zuo Street.
The square is very lively, there are monkey performers who throw fire circles, there are those who sell and buy stalls to sell clothes, shoes and socks, needles and threads, and there are also those who eat, rock sugar gourds, melon seeds, peaches, chestnuts, pumpkin cakes, everything.
Gu Muhan didn't care about this, he stretched his neck to find "Haichuan Hall", in order to earn a few taels of silver to pay off the debt.
There are at least four or five hundred people watching on the front lawn of "Haichuan Hall", which is very lively. Gu Muhan came to the middle of the crowd, looked up and saw that the stage for performing martial arts had been set up.
In the middle of the table was a mahogany chair, but the chair was empty for no one to sit on, and on the side was a long table full of food and tea, and on either side was a row of benches full of people.
These people were all dressed as samurai, all in their early twenties, and when I looked to the side, there were two rows of weapon racks, on which were swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, iron rods, mallets, whips, hammers, and grasps.
There are strong bows and arrows below, and hard crossbow stone locks have everything.
Gu Muhan heard the master say, people are not good for a thousand days, flowers are not red for a hundred days, everyone will encounter a difficulty when they go out, there is an unwritten rule in the green forest, if the martial arts colleagues encounter difficulties, they can find friends on the road to help, and they want to solve the urgent need.
Gu Muhan felt deeply guilty, as soon as he left the master, he had to ask for help from fellow martial artists, and he didn't know who was in charge of things, so he asked for help with a few taels of silver and left quickly.
He turned his heart sideways, walked up to the stage with the courage to go, and hugged his fists:
Senior brothers have worked hard, may I ask who is the master?
Gu Muhan's shout, twenty or thirty young people on the bench heard it, and they all looked at him together.
One of them, a little older, got up from his stool, and needless to say, this one was the one in charge of the work.
came to Gu Muhan and looked up and down: You were calling just now?
It's me!
Who are you looking for?
Gu Muhan was a little embarrassed: I looked for someone to take care of here.
What's up? Just tell me.
What is your name?
My surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Siquan!
Master Zhang, I have something unspeakable and want to ask Master Zhang for a favor.
What's the matter, you say.
I lost my money, I couldn't pay the bill for eating noodles at the noodle restaurant, I was very embarrassed, and the cost of the trip home was gone, so I begged Master to help me and give me some money to tide over the difficulties.
Zhang Siquan listened: Hmm! Do you want to ask us for some money, according to the rules of the green forest, friends on the road come to the door when they are in difficulty, we should lend a hand, you don't need to be so polite, say, how much?
Gu Muhan was a little broad-minded, and he couldn't imagine that things could be solved so easily.
After thinking about it for a while, he said: Even the travel expenses will help me with ten taels of silver.
Zhang Siquan said without thinking:
Okay, you wait here for a while, and I'll go get you the money.
Not long after, Zhang Siquan came back with the silver:
I've got the money, but you have to tell me, what kind of sect are you? Who your master is and where the money is used, I can report to him.
Gu Mu's heart suddenly cooled, it turned out that asking others for help was not only not a glorious thing, but also an easy thing.
He blushed, and didn't dare to tell Zhang Siquan the truth, so he simply didn't want the money and turned around to leave. Zhang Siquan found that this person was not normal, and hurriedly stopped him, and the twenty or so young men on the long bench saw that the situation was not right, and stood up together, surrounded this side, and glared angrily:
Stop, don't go!
With a shout, Gu Muhan stopped.