Shu Qing was wandering around the shop, and the owner of the blacksmith shop was a big man, and he rolled his eyes when he saw Shu Qing, who was as thin as a bamboo pole.

Shu Qing sneered: "Boss, what weapon is suitable for me?" ”

Dahan raised his hand and pointed to a female red shop outside the door.

The corners of Su Qing's mouth twitched, "Boss, can you help me pick a sword, it doesn't need to be too long, it's just a little smaller, it's mainly used for self-defense." ”

The big man swept around the shop and picked up a short sword. The scabbard of the short sword is engraved with a simple pattern, and the back is also decorated with a sword spike. Su Qing nodded with satisfaction.

Dahan accepted the money and said, "Little girl, if someone who doesn't know martial arts takes a weapon, there is a high probability that he will hurt himself." ”

Shu Qing smiled: "Thank you boss for reminding me, I also want to practice martial arts and swordsmanship." ”

Su Qing went to buy some herbs to repel snakes before returning home. It's not that she's so bold that she wants to live alone in her own house, but because she's afraid that these snakes that she provoked for personal reasons would bring trouble to them if she went to a neighbor's house to borrow them.

She searched the house as carefully as she had done yesterday, and sure enough, she found several dead snakes. Instead of throwing them out in a hurry, Shu Qing squatted on the ground and used a wooden stick to pick up and check the cause of the snake's death.

Su Qing found that these snakes were thin and thin, and there were no wounds on their bodies, as if they had been sucked dry by something, and the snakeskins were loosely attached to the snakes, and they could shed off with a little movement.

What's going on? Su Qing thought about it, took a long cloth and wrapped a black snake, and ran to the medicine store before it was dark to ask the boss if he knew what kind of snake it was.

Shu Qing walked quickly along the path that crisscrossed the streets, scanning her surroundings with her eyes to make sure there were no such snakes anywhere other than her home. Nothing came of it.

The economic situation in the north and south of Yanjing City is very different, with the north of the city being mostly occupied by wealthy local merchants, while the south of the city is a poor family like Shuqing who are barely fed, or widowed and lonely, and have no source of income.

The medicine shop is in the north of the city, and when Shu Qing came to the central square in the city, he saw a few luxury carriages parked in the square, as well as a few high-level spirit beasts, and it was about the arrival of people from the capital.

A crowd of people rushed and shoved to get into the north of the city. The guards in the north of the city looked impatient and checked them one by one before letting them go.

Shuqing grabbed a person who was obviously not dressed in the north of the city and asked, "What are you going to do here?" ”

The man's eyebrows fluttered: "The big shopkeeper of the Wang family in the north of the city is dead!" What a joy! ”

"Yes, yes, the patriarch of the Li family also died a few days ago, hey, you deserve it! Let them oppress the people at all times. ”

The Wang family and the Li family in the north of the city are well-known local tycoons, and I heard that the business has been done in the mainland, and even the capital has their own real estate.

Su Qing heard that many people in the south of the city were angry, saying that the big shopkeeper oppressed the poor people and did not regard their lives as human lives. Last year, I followed the Wang family to the desert to pull camels, and many men died, according to the people who went with them, they were exhausted to death, and the Wang family lost some money.

It's not that the people who are oppressed in the south of the city have not resisted, but the main economic pillars of Yanjing City are all in the hands of a few people in the north of the city, and the city lord has no choice, but sometimes helps to abuse.

Shu Qing saw a circle of black and thin low-level people in front of a family, shouting loudly, "Good death!" "Retribution!" "Retribution for mutilating my son!"

The door of the house was closed, and it was a little broken.

Shuqing walked quickly to the pharmacy, holding the dead snake in both hands, and respectfully asked the boss.

The boss looked at it for a long time, took out a worn-out book and flipped through it, and finally said: "Suddenly it looks like a viper, but when you look closely, it is not." ”

The boss pointed to the markings on the snake's body: "Look, this spot looks like a tiger skin marking, but the viper's is round, and this one is more densely distributed." This is by no means a viper. I have never seen such a snake in my decades of medical practice, girl, you may as well leave it to me and I will study it well. ”

Su Qing agreed and thanked him again and again, and gave the boss a few pieces of broken silver.

When passing by Wang's house, Shu Qing saw that the trouble was even more serious. It seems that the big treasurer did not finish his salary before he died, and a group of people shouted for the payment. A richly dressed old woman confronted them, angry workers and guards pushing and swearing. In the end, I don't know who opened the door and swarmed in.

The old woman screamed and cried, but there was nothing she could do.

Su Qing sighed, life is not easy.

When it was approaching, Su Qing saw that the old woman next door had not returned home, and immediately became suspicious.

Then I recalled it carefully, and it seemed that the old woman's son had followed the royal caravan back and forth to the Gelesan Desert a few years ago, but for some reason he died on the way. The old woman was so sad that she went to Wang's house to ask for an explanation, but she was driven out with a stick, and it was still the old woman's medicine given by the young master.

Su Qing said secretly, it's broken, it's bad, don't be detained by the Wang family, it's going to be troublesome as soon as it gets dark.

Su Qing rushed out with his newly bought sword, but was stopped by the guards in the central square, saying that it was getting dark and he was not allowed to enter. Su Qing was so anxious that he asked:

"My lord, have you seen an old woman pass by? He has gray hair and wears a floral dress. ”

The guards were extremely impatient and waved their hands repeatedly.

Shuqing didn't see the old woman all the way, and at her age, it was impossible for her to take a long detour or walk too fast, and she must still be in the north of the city.

Shu Qing wanted to break in, and he drew his sword and was about to squeeze in.

The guards stretched out their hands and pushed, and Su Qing suddenly hit the ground, and the guards laughed wildly, and made up for it by the way.

"Just you? Do you know how to use a sword? It's really for singing to play with a sword. ”

Shu Qing lay on the ground and remained silent, turning over while the guard was laughing, and struck him in the neck with the back of his sword. The guards dodged, then became furious and called a team of guards to kick him to the ground.

It is difficult for Shuqing to be defeated by one person with four hands, and he can only be beaten. She curled up, holding her head in one hand, clutching her sword in the other, her eyes fierce as she watched the four men wait for an opportunity.

After the four of them screamed, they covered their faces and fell to the ground.

Su Qing was stunned and slowly raised his head.

A woman dressed in a long, wide-sleeved robe with a cloud pattern approached. The woman is born extremely good-looking, her eyebrows are like a crescent moon, her eyes are like willow leaves, her skin is as white as fat, and she is full of energy. Slender Jade held what looked like a piece of tissue paper in her hand, and held a white tiger in her other hand.

"Never thought that the guards of Yanjing City would beat the people in the street?"

The city lord who followed behind him couldn't stop wiping his cold sweat: "Misunderstanding and misunderstanding, I will definitely punish him severely." ”

The woman reached out and helped Shuqing up, and Shuqing smelled a faint fragrance.

Su Qing thanked him.

The city lord hurriedly asked, "Girl, go back quickly, it's going to be dark." ”

Shu Qing looked in the direction of the north of the city, hesitated and said: "Lord of the city, my grandmother went to the king's house in the north of the city in the afternoon, and she hasn't come back yet. ”

The city lord said, "This ...... You also know that this red moon ......."

The woman snorted coldly, and the city lord fell silent.

Shu Qing glanced at the woman, turned around and went straight to the Wang family. I searched around the Wang family's house, and even across the street, but I didn't find any trace of the old woman.

Shuqing shouted loudly, but no one responded. A bad premonition rose in her heart, and the old woman was afraid that she would follow the group of people and rush into the Wang family's house.

Seeing that it was dark and the red moon was rising, Su Qing had to be driven back to her home by the guards. As she ran through the city, she didn't see the woman and the lord of the city again.

Shuqing was restless at home, leaning her ear against the window to listen carefully to the movements of the old woman's house, but there was silence, not even a single insect cry.

Su Qing swept out a few dead snakes from his home, looking at the red rain outside, and couldn't help but be irritable.

When she was approaching the ugly, Shu Qing suddenly heard a soft sound from next door, and she hurriedly pushed the crack in the window wider. In the faint light of the flames, Shu Qing saw the old woman push the door and enter the house.

Su Qing was even more suspicious in his heart, but he also relaxed a little and waited for the dawn to ask carefully. She hadn't slept well in a long time, and she fell into a deep sleep with her head on the pillow.

She woke up at the end of the day, she looked at the sun outside, she didn't have time to dress up, she washed her face hastily and rushed out. Today is the time for Gu Ku to meet her, and the old woman's affairs can only be asked when she returns.

Shuqing ran to the city gate, and the city gate was in the city square. There were a few more carriages and spirit beast mounts in the square than yesterday, and the guards were even more intense. Some curious people wanted to touch a high-level spirit beast that they had never seen before, but they were stopped by a guard with a spear.

Gu Ku stood on the periphery of the crowd, kept looking around, and finally stopped his gaze on the north of the city.

Shu Qing led Gu Ku back to his dilapidated house and made a pot of tea. The two of them drank and talked about the strange things that had happened to Shioi City recently.

Gu Ku frowned when he heard this, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said, "When I returned to the capital three days ago, I heard about it, but the situation was more serious than I imagined. What can make the Gu family make a move is not a trivial matter. ”

The Gu family in the capital is one of the four major families in the Jingchuan Continent, the patriarch is named Gu Qingjue, and the bloodline power is a formation talisman. Generally speaking, whether it is hunting high-level spirit beasts or going to dangerous places, talismans and formations are indispensable auxiliary tools. There are not a few people who can draw talismans. But the Gu family's talisman can not only protect oneself, but also contain more powerful power than ordinary talismans, and even seal high-level spirit beasts in the talisman in order to seek long-range protection and defeat the enemy with one move. However, its price is very high, and it is mostly used by high-ranking officials and nobles.

Needless to say, the high-level formations on the Jingchuan Continent were mostly spread in the Gu family.

Because of the formation and the art of talismans, people who do not have the power of the bloodline can also learn some fur, so there are many guests in the Gu family. The power of the four families in the capital is superior.

Su Qing thought about it, but still told Gu Ku about the old woman, asked him to wait for a while, and then went back to inquire himself.

Gu Ku waved his hand, got up and followed Shu Qing forward.