Chapter 3 A Shocking Sword
At dusk, the Night Terror Hall led the horse through the bustling streets and alleys of Yun'an City.
Eighteen years into this world, Night Terror Hall has learned about the situation here.
The Great Wei is divided into 12 states, the territory is slightly smaller than the Tang Dynasty, the emperor is a female emperor, but the geographical environment is very unfamiliar, the mountains and rivers have a heavy name, but it is not at all the five lakes and seas in the memory of the previous life.
As for the national situation, it seems that it is not very stable in the night terror, and there are many unruly people in the rivers and lakes who are not subject to control, there are many enclaves in Tiannan that rely on natural danger to claim the king, and there is a Northern Liang outside Liangzhou Pass, and even the Central Plains region has hidden forces with bad intentions.
Night Terror Hall used to live in a small border town, poor and isolated, and when he heard that this undercurrent was surging in the world, he naturally thought that Great Wei could not talk about a prosperous and prosperous world.
But after I really came to the capital, I realized that I still underestimated the world before.
The scale of the capital is quite huge, eight horizontal, six vertical and fourteen main streets, divided into thousands of streets and alleys, the resident population in it is afraid of more than one million, the infrastructure such as drainage and greening is quite complete, and there are even paved green brick 'trails' on both sides of the main street for the people to pass, it can be said that it is a large city without neon lights.
As soon as the light rain stopped, the weather was cool, the people mostly wandered on the street, there were beautifully dressed ladies and sons on both sides of the street, and there were also young women and ladies with children, and in the roadside shops, sometimes there could be a seductive fragrance, as well as the shouts of the stall owners:
"Authentic kiln roast chicken, ancestral recipe, oily but not greasy......"
The big fluffy bird, the first time he came to the street with so many people, was a little cowardly, squatting on his shoulders obediently, staring straight at the roasted golden roast chicken, and rubbing his cheeks lightly:
"Twitter~"
Night Terror Tang stopped, took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and looked at it - this is all his belongings, the pocket money left over when he was the owner of the dart game, and the family property was left penny, and it was all given to the Pei family.
Two taels of broken silver, not to mention renting a house in the bustling capital, living in a cheap inn and just eating and drinking, I'm afraid it won't last for many days.
In the morning, he was still a million-dollar rich man, but at dusk he became a homeless man with a breeze on his sleeves, and the ups and downs inevitably made people feel emotional.
But no matter how bitter it is, it can't be bitter birds, and the dignified seven-foot man thinks about how to make money, not save money.
Night Terror raised his hand and rubbed the bird, came to the roast chicken shop on the street, cut a roast chicken, and asked casually:
"Shopkeeper, where do outsiders usually make a living when they come to the capital?"
"Alas! The young man is so handsome, he is from an extraordinary background at first glance, and he is afraid that it is too uplifting to ask the little one...... There are many outsiders in the capital, and when they first come to find a place to settle down, they generally go to the Mingyulou in the east of the city, and the big families in the city are all hired there to hire the shopkeeper and the master of the hospital, as long as the young man can see it, it is simple to find a business......"
"Thank you."
"Young man is polite, take it well, walk slowly......"
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Night Terror Hall took the roast chicken, came to a tavern to ask for some wine and food, and after a feast with the birds, when the sun was setting on the mountain, rushed to the Mingyu Tower in the west of the city.
Yun'an City is a city that never sleeps, the sky is not dark, the street lights are already full, and there are more pedestrians on the street than during the day.
The night terror hall turned over and dismounted near the Mingyu Tower, wandered along the street, and met a large yamen with black paint on the way, and there was no plaque at the door.
At first, he thought it was an unknown official office, but after a little inquiry, he learned that this yamen was the thunderous 'black ya' on the rivers and lakes - the role was about equal to six gates, and there were six chief arresters in it, and it was called the 'black ya's six evils', and the people in the rivers and lakes were terrified.
The dart master is a standard industry in the rivers and lakes, and he is not afraid of the mountain king of the rivers and lakes blocking the way, but he is afraid of the official in the tiger skin setting up a card.
Out of professional habits, the Night Terror Hall found that when he walked to the door of the 'Hades Palace', he directly bypassed it and came to the market where he was recruiting.
The Great Wei did not prohibit swords, so people with knives and guns could be seen everywhere on the streets, but they had to follow the rules of 'the sword to be sheathed and bowed down', and those who showed the light of the sword at will - detained for 15 days and fined 5,000 wen.
The Night Terror Hall knew the rules, and the knife handed down from his father-in-law was hung on his waist and covered with a robe so as not to disturb others.
But he is careful not to affect others, but he can't avoid people who don't have long eyes from influencing him.
Night Terror was wandering down the street with his horse when he suddenly heard a voice from behind:
"Huh?"
With a movement in his waist, someone reached out from behind and touched the hilt of his knife!
The knife is a thing for the dart master to eat and save his life, and if he is taken away, he is basically gone, in order to cultivate the martial man's 'instinct', Night Terror Hall was often 'stolen knife' by his father-in-law when he was a child, and he was beaten many times.
At the moment when the abnormal movement in his waist appeared, Night Terror's left hand had already been raised.
Chokew-
On the street where the lights are like daylight, the cold light flashes!
The pedestrians behind were looking at this side casually, never thinking that a silver dragon suddenly appeared, bringing up the cold light of the half-moon in the night.
The street was instantly silent.
So the people were stimulated by the sound of the blade coming out of the sheath, and they all turned their heads in unison.
In the middle of the densely populated street, a young knifeman in black held an old knife.
The knife is three feet three feet long, two and a half fingers wide, the blade is straight, the handle is wrapped with a black rope, and the tail ring of the handguard is made of brass, all carved dragons.
The blade is not as smooth as a mirror, the first half is densely covered with subtle scratches, and those who know the goods can see at a glance how many ups and downs this old knife has experienced!
At this time, the blade did not move at all, and it was resting on the right neck of a person behind him.
The figure of the person in the back bowed slightly, holding the scabbard in his left hand, the knife was not more than half an inch, his whole body was stiff, his face was pale, and it was obvious that a bead of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Tick –
Although the beads of sweat are small, the sound can be heard all over the street.
When the people on the street saw this scene, their eyes were shocked, not only amazed by the speed of the Night Terror Hall, but also shocked the courage of the Night Terror Hall.
"This kid ......"
"Good skills...... It's just that the eyes don't work......"
The night terror hall was touched from behind, and the sword eyebrows were upside down, but the moment he saw the figure behind him, his anger was condensed, and he quickly put away his knife and raised his hand to clench his fist:
"My lord, please forgive me for the misunderstanding."
apologized so quickly, not because of how powerful the person behind him was, but because he was wearing a black and green robe, a gauze hat on his head, and an iron feather hanging around his waist - the iconic equipment of the black ya.
Different from ordinary fast arrests, the black government deals with people in the rivers and lakes, and has the right to arrest and interrogate people directly without questioning, and if necessary, they can cut them first and then play, and no people in the rivers and lakes are not afraid.
The catcher behind him is fast, looking to be in his early thirties, slightly chubby and bearded.
After walking away from the ghost gate, he quickly raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, his skills were not as good as others, and he was at a loss, and when he saw that he was polite, he raised his hand and returned a salute:
"Good skills, just now. A certain is the king of the Black Ya General Banner Chihu, the little brother, this knife is good, it seems that he has killed a lot of people, and this kung fu is worthy of this knife. ”
Night Terror calmly replied in the face of the suspicion of the catcher:
"In the next night, Liang Zhou people are doing dart business at home. The knife was left by my father, and it was inevitable that I would bump into it when I went south and north. ”
As he spoke, he took out the 'talisman card' issued by the yamen in his hometown, and wrote the 'hometown, occupation, and age' on it, with the steel seal of the government office.
Wang Chihu checked the result talisman and confirmed that it was not a forgery, and his face was three points more peaceful:
"I didn't expect that the poor countryside of Liangzhou could produce good seedlings like you. No wonder it is often said that the deep mountains breed handsome birds......"
"Tsk~"
The bird that stood on the shoulders of the night terror hall lit up.
Wang Chihu only noticed a bird squatting on the shoulder of the Night Terror Hall at this time, and was slightly stunned:
"Yo! This bird is very smart. It is common for people with eagles and dogs to take parrots to the rivers and lakes, with ...... What the hell is this? ”
"The bird outside the plug, count it as an eagle, huh...... Fat-headed eagle. ”
"If you don't say it, I thought it was a fat chicken without a neck, it doesn't look like it can fly very high......"
"Tsk!"
Night Terror held down the fried bird, and while chatting, he and Wang Chihu walked to a teahouse on the side of the street:
"My lord is looking for me?"
"Brother Night is a dart head, is he here a dart master, or is he making a living?"
"Make a living. Lord Wang wants to recruit me into the black ya? ”
Wang Chihu shook his head: "Catching fast is a cheap business, it seems to be beautiful, if you take off this skin, you will have to be shouted and beaten by everyone, you are young and skilled, let you come to Heiya to do things, it is to delay your future." I asked you to come and sit down, and I showed you the way to prosperity. ”
"Oh?"
Seeing that Wang Chihu was very honest, Night Terror Hall also had a good impression, and said with a smile:
"I want to hear about it."
Wang Chihu raised his hand and clenched his fist, signaling to the imperial city at the end of his vision:
"Today's saint, I intend to choose a son-in-law for King Jing, I see that your kid looks quite upright......"
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Night Terror smiled.
He knew something about the court, and the 'empress' of the dynasty was said to have a strong and harsh personality, and she was originally only a prisoner of the country, and after the building collapsed, she simply abolished her brother and ascended the throne herself; not only did she become the emperor, but she also made an exception to make her sister the prince.
When it comes to the female emperor and the queen, the first thing that comes to mind in Night Terror Hall is 'face head', he is very confident in this profession, but he is not interested in it at all:
"Lord Xie Wang instructed, but I already have a family, and my wife will not go to the court......"
"King Jing Shangwu, I really fell in love with your appearance and skills, how would I mind having an extra pair of chopsticks at home? You never leave your wife, and King Jing may appreciate you even more. ”
“?”
Night Terror Hall knows that in person, it may be 'wheeled' by the empress, the queen, and even the queen mother.
But it's the first time I've heard it with my wife in person.
"Listening to Lord Wang's tone, does a certain person know King Jing?"
A touch of pride flashed in Wang Chihu's eyes, and he gestured to the black yaman in the distance:
"King Jing is the right-hand man of the saint, the black government is not within the six departments, it is assigned to King Jing's private guard, and even the moon is allocated from King Jing's mansion, I naturally know. I won't mention the identity of King Jing first, just say martial arts, King Jing's master, is the 'emperor' Xuanji Zhenren, you kid seems to be a good seedling of martial arts, if you are favored by King Jing, help you introduce on your behalf, practice martial arts can be described as a step to the sky, sure not to try, fight for a lifetime of smooth road? ”
Night Terror Hall is a long-time admirer of the 'Xuanji Zhenren', the uncle of Yuxu Mountain, the younger sister of Lu Taiqing, one of the 'Two Saints', and she is also ranked sixth in the world, and she is the strongest woman in the whole world.
Although the Night Terror Hall yearns for strange people in the rivers and lakes, and also wants to enter the palace to dig up the "Singing Dragon Picture", it has not yet fallen to the level of 'betraying the hue' to achieve the goal.
"I'm just a walker, a reckless one, where is this blessing......"
"Alas, I think you kid has a good chance, so I told you about this, as long as you are lucky, you can avoid sixty years of detours......"
……
Night Terror Hall and Catcher were chatting in the tea shop, and at the top of the Mingyu Building in the distance, you could just see here.
After the empress ascended the throne, she was assigned to King Jing, because the 'green bandits' assassinated the king many times, and the location of its government office was also moved to the outside of King Jing's mansion.
Mingyulou is built in the garden of the back house of King Jing's mansion, the five-storey building has exceeded the palace wall, extremely arrogant, and the people also call this block Mingyulou because of this.
The sky is getting dark, the Ming Yulou is brightly lit, and in the study at the top, Dongfang Liren, dressed in a silver python robe, stands on the terrace with a jade crown on his head, with a painting case in front of him, holding a gold pen, and outlining the eyebrows of a handsome man on the paper:
"Let Wang Chihu ask about his family history, but I didn't expect this son to be good...... Fang Cai's knife is somewhat similar to the 'Eight Steps Crazy Knife' starting style, could this son be Zheng Feng's apprentice? ”
Behind Dongfang Liren, there is an old woman with white hair who has fallen to the ground, and her figure is fluttering, as if she is standing behind Dongfang Liren:
"The old man saw Zheng Feng back then, and he didn't shoot so lightly. This son looks good, but it is 'tangible and unpowerful', and it should just happen to hit the move. ”
"It is said that Zheng Feng's master, Crazy Tooth, stole the "Singing Dragon Map" in the palace back then, if this son can 'Eight Steps Crazy Knife', he must have something to do with this matter......"
The white-haired old woman asked, "Do you want to send someone to try this?" ”
Dongfang Liren pondered for a moment and shook his head: "The rumors in the rivers and lakes before the founding of the country are not guilty of making a big deal about it. Go and check the background first, if this son is innocent, wait for the portrait to be painted, and send it to the saint to see. He is so handsome, the saint may like it. ”
"No."
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