Zheng Hengzhou returned his waist saber, took his long sword, and then rushed to the south gate. Master Song led a horse and waited at the gate of the city, saddled up with water bags and luggage. The master also took the time to draw a portrait of Zhang Shi Kefa to facilitate Zheng Hengzhou's recognition. Zheng Hengzhou said goodbye to his master and left the city on a starry night.

A few days later, he came to Riverhouse. Zheng Hengzhou took out the fake beard prepared by Master Song and disguised himself into the city, and found a quiet inn to stay. He went into the room to rest for a while, and then went downstairs to have a full meal, and asked the other residents for news by the way.

There was no action in the east factory for several days, and the meaning of wind and rain was very strong.

He left the inn and wandered the streets, familiarizing himself with the city's surroundings. When he arrived at the North City Gate, he sat down in a teahouse across the street, drinking tea while comparing the portrait of Master Song to find a trace of Shi Kefa among the people who entered the city. I drank this tea and drank it until it was dark before returning to the inn. He closed the door tightly, took out the Jincang Secret Mental Method passed down from generation to generation, worked hard according to the law, and did not sleep with his clothes until late at night.

The next few days will be spent like this, waiting for people during the day and practicing at night.

That strength is really wonderful, but in just a few days, Zheng Hengzhou has already felt that his internal breath is unimpeded, and he can retract and release it freely, although it can't be called a great improvement in skill, but it can make up for the slight suffocation between the moves from the front.

When he came to the North City Gate on the third day, he saw his reward notice on the notice board next to the city gate: "Zheng Hengzhou, the chief arrester of the Yamen of the Governor of Chabaoding, colluded with the rebel party and killed the officers, and offered a reward of 100 taels of silver." ”

He thought to himself that the imperial court thought that he had killed the eunuch of Dongchang, and he even offered a reward of only one hundred taels of silver, since Dongchang planned to deal with it in a low-key manner. He looked at the portrait on the list, touched the fake beard on his face, and went straight to the teahouse to drink tea.

On the fifth day, Zheng Hengzhou saw a man and a woman and rode into the city, and he looked vaguely like Shi Kefa. After the two entered the city, they got off their horses and led the horses, talking and laughing, just like a little couple who entered the city to play. Liu Jingxian didn't mention that Shi Kefa brought his female dependents with him, Zheng Hengzhou was afraid of admitting his mistake, so he took out the portrait and compared it again and again, so he paid for the tea and then followed.

Shi Kefa and the woman went to the market, bought some melons and fruit snacks, gave alms to a few beggars, and watched the juggling show for a while, and then found a restaurant to eat.

Zheng Hengzhou bought a string of rock sugar gourds, stood on the opposite street and watched the two of them tie up their horses, and sat on the second floor with the shopkeeper to order food, and then ate all the gourds in one bite and followed into the store. He went up to the second floor, sat down at a table between the two of them, ordered a few dishes of wine and food, and listened to himself while pouring himself a drink.

The conversation between the two was not loud, and there were already a few tables of guests sitting on the second floor, and the conversation was not real, but I vaguely heard that the two were commensurate with Shi Gongzi and the guest girl.

The person has been found, but Zheng Hengzhou has not yet made up his mind whether to meet openly or protect secretly.

He thought that if Shi Kefa really came to get the roster of the alliance, he would definitely not dare to be gullible. He was not related to him, so he stepped forward and said that he would escort him to Wuxi, maybe he would be regarded as a court eagle dog, and he didn't have to get into trouble.

However, this matter is very important, and he has not done such a thing of secretly protecting himself for a long time, if he does not protect well or loses his family, the roster falls into the hands of Dongchang, and he is so tired that his fellow martial artists are slaughtered, and he will become a sinner through the ages. Just as he was thinking about it, the noisy restaurant suddenly fell silent, and only the sound of chaotic footsteps came from the staircase.

Zheng Hengzhou turned to the stairs and saw four beggars going upstairs, led by a famous bearded old beggar, with a ruddy face, a terrifying gaze, and many patches sewn on his clothes, but they were not dirty and tattered. A string was hung diagonally from his shoulder, and several cloth bags were tied to the rope.

Zheng Hengzhou's heart sank, and he fixed his eyes on several bags, and there were as many as nine.

The old beggar stood in the middle, first nodded slightly towards Shi Kefa's table, and then turned to Zheng Hengzhou to look up and down, looking extremely rude. He looked around, and the three people with him found a table with no one and sat down.

Zheng Hengzhou followed his gaze, and was shocked, only to see that there were two other tables of beggars on the second floor, eyeing each other, obviously friend or foe.

He pondered: "I really haven't walked the rivers and lakes for a long time, and all the kung fu to be wary of everywhere in the martial arts has been put aside." Now let the beggars surround me, I don't even know it, if it spreads, won't it fall into the prestige of this faction? The two junior brothers finally regained some of their prestige, but don't lose in my hands. I just don't know why the beggars are targeting me? ”

The group of beggars were fierce and vicious, and they didn't eat or drink, and they stared at Zheng Hengzhou.

The other unrelated drinkers saw that the situation was not right, and went downstairs to pay the bill. In an instant, the second floor of the restaurant was left with the beggars, Zheng Hengzhou, Shi and Ke.

I saw Shi Kefa and the woman surnamed Ke stand up at the same time and walked downstairs. When she came to the staircase, the woman surnamed Hakka stopped and smiled back at Zheng Hengzhou. The woman's eyebrows are clear and her eyes are beautiful, and her appearance is elegant, this smile is charming and brilliant like a flower, but Zheng Hengzhou is frightened. He never took this woman to heart, but he didn't expect her to be a powerful character.

Looking back now, most of my whereabouts were revealed as soon as I came up.

The other party gave change, contacted the beggars, went shopping and played, waited for the beggars to arrange, and then went to the restaurant to eat. He secretly cursed himself for being careless, and when he went upstairs and saw two tables of beggars eating in the restaurant, he was unexpectedly unconcerned. Looking back, he has to turn over the deeds he used to travel in the rivers and lakes one by one and think about it.

Shi Kefa and the woman went downstairs and left. Zheng Hengzhou counted that there were a total of twelve people from the beggar gang. The others didn't have time to look at them one by one, and most of the nine bags of old beggars alone couldn't cope with it themselves.

The so-called heroes don't suffer immediate losses, and it is better to fight less if you lose more and win less. However, the beggar gang is not arrogant and unreasonable, and it seems that most of them are here to protect Shi Kefa, if they explain the reason, this matter may not be good. Besides, since he has left the public gate, he can be regarded as a re-emergence in the rivers and lakes, and in front of a gang with a head and a face like the beggar gang, he can't fall into a bit of prestige.

He put down his wine glass, hugged his fist at the old beggar at the table, and was about to speak, when the middle-aged beggar next to the old beggar had already scolded: "Quina eagle dog! Do a good job for the tiger, kill Zhongliang, and plant it in the hands of our beggars today, what else do you have to say? ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "Friends of the beggar gang. In Xia Zheng Hengzhou, he is a disciple of Diancang, not an eagle dog of the imperial court. ”

"Fart!" The beggar said. "You're blind to our beggars? Ever since you entered the city five days ago, the disciples of this gang have been eyeing you. You came from the capital, riding an official horse, these days sneaky, holding the portrait of Shi Gongzi at the gate of the city to keep an eye on the sentry, at a glance, you can see that it is not the scum of Jinyi Wei or the son of Dongchang! It's okay now, seeing that the situation is not right, he actually pretended to be a disciple of Diancang? With such bad intentions, I see that you must be a eunuch from Dongchang! ”

Zheng Hengzhou shook his head: "He is indeed a disciple of Diancang, but he has been on an errand in the Baoding Governor's Yamen for the past five years, and he is unknown in the martial arts. This time I came to Hejian Mansion to secretly protect Shi Gongzi......"

"Yes! The yamen errand is also a court eagle dog! They all say that you are an eagle dog, and you still want to quibble? ”

Zheng Hengzhou thought to himself that maybe he was mistaken, there were not no arrogant and unreasonable people in the beggar gang. He forbearantly said: "I killed the eunuch of Dongchang half a month ago and escaped from Baoding, and I have been rewarded by the imperial court at this moment. Go to the city gate and take a look. ”

The beggar laughed, took out a list from his bosom, threw it on the ground, and said, "If you don't mention this, if you mention it, you will blow the cowhide." Killing the eunuch of Dongchang will only offer a reward of one hundred taels of silver? This notice is clearly released to confuse the public. Dongchang took a lot of trouble to come up with this kind of thing, most likely because you want to find a cause to get mixed up with Shi Gongzi and take the opportunity to plot! ”

Zheng Hengzhou listened to him more and more speechless, stood up and said angrily: "Is the beggar gang so unreasonable? ”

The group of beggars then got up and pulled out the shelves one after another, leaving only nine bags of old beggars sitting on their own. The beggar before scolded: "Dongchang Eagle Dog, do you want to do it if you can't say it?" ”

Zheng Hengzhou really didn't want to make a move with the beggars, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "How do you have to believe that I am a disciple of Diancang?" ”

The beggar refreshed and cried out, "I don't believe it if I am killed!" After speaking, he picked up the bench and threw it at Zheng Hengzhou.

Zheng Hengzhou avoided the bench and immediately turned back, only to see that the beggar was so fast, and in a blink of an eye, he had been deceived in front of him. Zheng Hengzhou saw that his palms became tiger claws, and a tiger came out of the gate to his chest, and he was shaking his spirit at the moment, and he used the short tricks in the crazy sand palm technique to attack the opponent.

The two grabbed the buckle, fought fast, and dismantled to the fifth move, Zheng Hengzhou flipped his palms in a row, twisted the beggar's arms behind him, and only waited for a slight exhalation, and he was able to fold his arms into several pieces immediately. Zheng Hengzhou didn't want to hurt the beggar gang disciples, and was about to let go of peace, but the group of beggars shouted and rushed forward to save people.

This group of beggar disciples is not mediocre, but they are not masters either. They were anxious to save their comrades, and as soon as they came up, they punched and kicked them, like a chaotic fist beating.

Zheng Hengzhou let go of the previous beggar, dodged left and right, and took advantage of the gap to counterattack.

Every time he slapped his palm, one of the beggars fell to the ground. By the time the seventh palm was slapped, the tables and chairs on the second floor had already smashed them almost. The remaining four beggars were much higher in kung fu than the others, and although Zheng Hengzhou was not unable to cope with it, it was difficult to win for a while.

When the fight was lively, Zheng Hengzhou suddenly felt a strong wind coming. He turned over, and saw that the nine bags of old beggars had come to the near place at some point, and were slowly palming themselves towards him.

Although this palm was slow, it drove a strong palm wind, steaming, forcing him to almost can't open his eyes.

Zheng Hengzhou had never seen such a strong palm force in his life, and he was shocked in his heart, and he didn't dare to take it hard, so he immediately stepped down a little and floated back gently and skillfully.

The old beggar sneered and stepped forward.

Zheng Hengzhou had not yet landed, and the old beggar had already come to him.

He knew that the old beggar had profound skills, far better than himself, and he was really right, but he was afraid that he would be killed on the spot within five palms. The only way to do this is to attack quickly, hoping to outperform the opponent in moves.

He points to Cang martial arts, the sword is a double master, the sword is the Cangsong swordsmanship, and the palm is the crazy sand palm method. Zheng Hengzhou's swordsmanship attainments have been passed on by the master, once the thirteen tribulations of Cangsong are displayed, ordinary masters in the martial arts cannot be his opponents, but it is a pity that today in order to avoid the eyes and ears of the government, he did not bring a sword when he went out.

As for the palm technique, his internal strength has not reached the realm of a first-class master, and there is always something that cannot be turned around in the future; In terms of palm technique alone, his junior brother Liu Gan is really much smarter than him. At this time, his life was at stake, and he used all his skills, a pair of fleshy palms attacked the old beggar from all directions, and each palm was full of wind and thunder, which was really like a wild sand dance.

The old beggar laughed, with simplicity and complexity, every palm was as calm as a mountain, and it was hard to turn Zheng Hengzhou's palm power into invisible.

Zheng Hengzhou hit faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, thirty-six palms appeared. When he returned to his palm and was about to make the thirty-seventh palm, he suddenly felt that his body was suffocated and his internal strength was not pure. He was shocked in his heart, knowing that he was doing it with all his strength, and his internal strength was very expensive, and if he continued to fight like this, he was afraid that he would collapse and fall to the ground without a hundred moves.

He was thinking about what to do, when he suddenly heard the old beggar shout and slap his palm. This palm was exactly the same as his previous fierce first palm, but it was extremely fast, not as slow as Shicai. Zheng Hengzhou had no way to avoid it, so he could only use his skills and make a hard connection.

As soon as his palms met, Zheng Hengzhou immediately felt that his blood was surging, his eyes were full of stars, and his body flew backwards, as if he was flying through the clouds, and then hit the wall board and fell to the ground. He got up as soon as he landed, followed by a sweet throat and a mouthful of blood gushing out. He did not want to show weakness in front of others, so he swallowed the blood back into his stomach.

"Disciple Diancang, ha!" The old beggar spoke disdainfully. "The head of Diancang, Liu Gan's real martial arts, the scholar sword Mao believes in swordsmanship, and the swordsmanship is outstanding. Little brother, do you want to pretend to be a disciple of Diancang with your little bit of Taoism? I advise you to go home as soon as possible, and don't be embarrassed. ”

Zheng Hengzhou took the opportunity to breathe, relieved the depression in his chest, and asked in a deep voice: "The seniors are strong in martial arts, and the juniors are eye-opening. Dare to ask the seniors, is this the world-famous Dragon Descending Divine Palm? ”

The old beggar stroked his beard and was triumphant: "Count your luck, you have the fate to see this trick Kanglong regrets." ”

Zheng Hengzhou hurriedly clenched his fists: "Could it be that the predecessor is the leader of the beggar gang dragon?" ”

"Of course not." The old beggar said loudly. "If the Dragon Gang Leader is here, he will kill you as soon as he makes a move, can he still make you slap like a mad dog so much?"

Zheng Hengzhou said: "It turned out to be Elder Fan Shihao. ”

He knew that in addition to the gang leader Long Yougong, only the Nine Bags Elder Fan Shihao had been taught several dragon descending divine palms by the gang leader because of his hard work and high merit, and he was also good at palming.

Although there is no rule that the beggar gang dragon descending god palm is only passed on to the gang leader, the previous gang leaders have always only taught it to their preferred successors. Although Long Yougong did not say it explicitly, everyone in the martial arts knew that Fan Shihao was the second person in the beggar gang, and most of them were also the candidates for the next leader of the beggar gang. Zheng Hengzhou was defeated in the first battle of the rivers and lakes, and he originally felt a great loss of confidence, but when he learned that he was defeated at the hands of this person, and it was after more than thirty years that he was defeated, he felt that although he was defeated, he was still honored.

He said respectfully: "Elder Fan is strong in martial arts, and the juniors are willing to bow down. ”

"Well said." Fan Shihao arched his hand casually, and said: "Since you admit defeat, then leave an arm, let's go." ”

Zheng Hengzhou was taken aback and said: "Senior Fan, your gang can't help but say, as soon as you come up, you will teach the juniors a lesson, that's fine, who is the juniors who are not good at learning?" However, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and if you lose, you have to leave your arms, and I am afraid that there is no such rule on the rivers and lakes. ”

Fan Shihao laughed three times and said, "What rules of the rivers and lakes should I tell you about the eagle dog of the imperial court?" Besides, you beat our beggar gang disciples, and I will teach you a lesson, what's wrong with that? ”

Zheng Hengzhou said helplessly: "The junior is really a disciple of Diancang, and he came here to protect Shi Kefa's son. Why don't you believe me? ”

"You keep claiming to be a disciple of Cang, but the old man tried your martial arts, which is really not good." Fan Shihao sneered: "What evidence do you have to prove that you are a disciple of Diancang?" ”

"Huh? So that's called trying my martial arts? Zheng Hengzhou laughed and laughed. I just played so wonderfully in the Crazy Sand Palm Technique, isn't it enough to prove that I am a disciple of Diancang? ”

"It's not cool for you to wave a few palms so casually, and give the old man a blow. Who knows if you're a mad sand paw or a mad dog? ”

Zheng Hengzhou saw that this old beggar was unreasonable, and he was so angry that his fake beard was about to blow down.

At this time, there was a commotion on the street, Zheng Hengzhou stood at the window, looked at it, and saw a group of officers and soldiers rushing to the end of the street. He was wanted by the government and did not want to reveal his whereabouts. Seeing that Fan Shihao couldn't make sense, he thought that he could only go first, make friends with a reasonable beggar elder another day, and then come to the door to ask for guilt.

He had made up his mind, hugged his fist at Fan Shihao, and said: "Shi Gongzi has the protection of the beggars and the heroes, so he doesn't need to do much trouble. Say goodbye today, and come to the old-timers for tea another day. With that, he stepped out of the window and jumped out.

Fan Shihao roared: "Want to go? Eat me! ”

Zheng Hengzhou had already taken precautions, and seeing that Fan Shihao had another move, he stepped a little, his body spun sharply, and he took the palm power sideways, and with the help of his strength, he turned several times in the air like a big spinning top, and floated to the opposite roof lightly and skillfully. He stood firm, turned back to Fan Shihao and shouted, "The juniors are not accompanied!" "After saying that, he pulled his legs and ran.

But I heard Fan Shihao shouting: "If you let you run away, Lao Tzu will not be surnamed Fan!" After saying that, he jumped from the second floor of the restaurant and chased after him along the street.

Somehow, this old man actually consumed Zheng Hengzhou, and as soon as the anger came up, he didn't even say anything about the old man, and directly called himself Lao Tzu. Some of the beggars had to jump down, some had to go downstairs from the stairs of the restaurant, and they all followed Fan Shihao to catch up.

When the officers and soldiers of the group saw a group of beggars running wildly, they thought that the troublemakers were afraid of escaping, so they hurriedly chased after them. A total of about 20 people ran desperately in the downtown of Hejian Province, knocking over many street vendors along the road.

Zheng Hengzhou was on the roof, and he didn't have to run along the street, so he took a shortcut after a few turns.

Fan Shihao didn't know if it was a mistake or a bad skill, so he never went up to the house to catch up, only walked through the streets and alleys underneath, but he didn't lose Zheng Hengzhou.

After running for a while, the officers and soldiers and the beggars gradually lost their physical strength, and the more they chased after them, the fewer people they chased. When they got to the city gate, only Zheng Hengzhou and Fan Shihao were left, and they continued to run wildly.