In the long night, Chang'an seemed to have become silent.

Only the sound of Xun Qing eating chestnuts was endless, which sounded extremely anxious.

In the cramped alley full of garbage, Li Bai lay on the roof, looked at the abandoned houses below, and carefully observed the situation.

In the dim light behind those windows, there was a faint noise, as if there were many people inside, not knowing what they were doing.

"Here's that guy's lair, I've been asking for a long time, and this is it."

Xun Qing came over, with chestnuts still stuffed in his mouth, and said vaguely: "It is said that he has a lot of subordinates, you have to be careful." ”

"Why am I careful?" Li Bai looked at him puzzled: "What about you?" ”

"Me?"

Xun Qing said seriously: "I'll shout for you!" ”

"Aren't you a mechanic?"

Li Bai said suspiciously, "Where is your trap beast?" Didn't you tell me during the day that every high-level mechanic has its own protective trap beast, which is unpredictable and powerful? ”

Silent.

In the long silence, Xun Qing's mouth was stuffed with chestnuts, and he looked at Li Bai with a dull expression.

Do you have any unrealistic delusions about me?

If I really have that kind of thing, will I only get into the lowest level 9 mechanic now? No, a little bit of retreat, even if he can have a military machine beast, where will he be tied up by a group of carjackers?

"I'd like to build a trap beast that big, but I can't afford that expensive trap core."

Xun Qing snorted for a long time, and hesitantly took out his little spider from his arms: "There is only one ...... This is still the time of the organ teacher qualification examination, and Yu Hengsi sent it down for free...... The ...... given for nothing"

Li Bai was shocked and sighed sincerely: "You are so poor! ”

"I don't need you to say it!"

Xun Qing's eyes were red, and he almost cried out in anger.

What's wrong with being poorer? You can be happy even if you are poor!

Although not as happy as a rich person like Li Bai...... But isn't a little happiness happy!

You must know that the strength of the mechanic is completely limited by his own works.

If there is no organ core, no matter how high the manufacturing skills and operation level are, it will not be able to show, even if it is a freak like Xun Qing who insists on relying on rote memorization to be admitted to the organ master, without the organ core, it is basically no different from waste.

This is also a common dilemma among the poor mechanics.

In today's increasingly expensive machine cores, it is even more difficult to buy models other than the civilian version on the market, and once it is scrapped in production, it is even more difficult to bear this huge loss, so it can only be sold to work in major agency workshops.

On the contrary, the nobles are like fish in water in this aspect, what model do they want, say hello, and naturally Yu Hengji will send it over. Even if one is wasted, there is another one, and the flowing water is generally endless, and it distances itself from Xun Qing and the poor dogs from the starting point.

"Xun Qing, you have to work hard."

Li Bai patted him on the shoulder seriously, but only got an angry glare.

"Your swordsmanship is so strong, why don't you chop melons and vegetables!" Xun Qing urged angrily: "Where do you still need me to come?" ”

"Swordsmanship is also a place to be used. Besides, the sword is not omnipotent. ”

"Isn't it easy for you to cut that guy the other day?"

"That guy isn't a master, he's just an introduction to swordsmanship. Isn't it reasonable for me to wait for my work and win the attack? ”

And that's just the beginning?

Xun Qing was stupid, he really wanted to see what the master in Li Bai's mouth was like, whether he could fly to the sky and the earth, and be the same as the legendary Heavenly Master.

"Besides, it's okay to say one-on-one, if there is a chaotic battle, the sword has no eyes, maybe you will be besieged if you are not careful, wouldn't it be ugly at that time?"

Li Bai crossed his fingers and said to him seriously: "The so-called art of war has clouds: aggression is like fire, immobility is like a mountain, it is difficult to know like yin, and movement is like thunder......

The more Xun Qing listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, and gradually doubted: "Wait, that is to say: rush in at the right time, cut it, steal one if you can, and then run away while they can't react, right!" ”

"Ah, you guy......"

Li Bai didn't know what to say.

Why does this guy always talk about very serious things so absurdly?

Isn't this some kind of rare talent?

"Fighting is a very serious matter, Xun Qing."

Li Bai Zhengse explained: "Many times, you can't rush and fight vigorously, you must be clear in detail about the gap between the enemy and us, the weaknesses of the other party, who is the leader of the other party, and whether there are innocent people among them...... Knowing what is going on and then making a strategy to win. Sometimes, there is no way back, and you have to be prepared to fight against the odds......"

Xun Qing was frightened: "...... here Is it so difficult? ”

Li Bai changed his confident expression in a blink of an eye: "However, those are rare exceptions, and there is no reference...... The current situation is actually the most common one. ”

Xun Qing seemed to understand something, and asked, "Then, what kind of situation is it?" ”

"Of course it's the simplest kind."

Really......

Li Bai grinned.

"How much do you need to think about dealing with a bunch of subordinates who only bully children?"

"-Kill it!"

Rumble!

At that moment, before Li Bai's words fell, a loud noise erupted under their feet.

Countless broken bricks and tiles flew out, and the roof of this old house was chopped by Li Bai's foot, and in Xun Qing's frightened screams, Li Bai dragged him like an iron stone to smash the rotten floor slab and fell from the sky.

It smashed into the middle of a lively hall.

In the midst of the countless clouds of dust, a ray of moonlight shone through the crack in the roof, illuminating the smile on the corner of the young man's mouth and the crying pendant on his lap.

In the dead silence, Li Bai looked around and stared at the people in the hall.

"Good evening, everyone."

He asked politely, "Is Wang Che'er there?" ”

Click.

A piece of rubble fell and fell into the boiling soup pot on the large table, and the water vapor rose, blurring the stunned faces.

The burly men who were still holding their rice bowls looked at them blankly, not knowing what was going on.

"Don't be afraid."

Li Bai soothed: "I'm just asking him a few words, and I'll leave after asking, and I won't bother you for too long." ”

No one responded.

Only the sound of the sword unsheathed was endless.

The moment the seven or eight burly villains reacted, they pulled out their weapons from under the table and behind the stool and aimed them at Li Bai's face.

One of them even turned around and ran, threw himself down the wall, took off a heavy iron crossbow, and aimed it at them without mercy.

The heavy arrows were intricately patterned by sixteen forgings, and the sharp edges of the piercing armor shone in the light of the candles.

Damn, that's ...... Military crossbows?

Another crossbow?!

When did this weapon of war become so common in Chang'an?

Xun Qing looked at the three strands of cow tendon twisted strings on the crossbow and the rapid design module composed of the nine-layer mechanism, and before he could react from the horror, a strong wind burst out!

By the time he realized that the bolt was aimed at his own frightened and screaming mouth, it was too late.

At that moment, he felt a hand roughly press his head, pressing him to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Li Bai took a step forward and pulled out the long sword from the sheath at his waist, like flowing clouds and water, without any intermission.

Reverse the attacking arrows and cut down!

The moment a cold chirp burst out from the blade, everyone was in a trance, as if a bright moon appeared out of thin air in this room, stinging all the pupils.

Immediately afterward, sparks flew out, and powerful crossbow arrows that pierced through the three walls were easily split in two and flew out from both sides, nailing to the walls and buzzing.

The bizarre change in an instant made the group of villains unbelievable, and then a darkness struck.

Abruptly engulfed everything.

It was a belated spider hanging from its silk that jumped over the candle flame and extinguished the flickering light.

Nothing can be seen.

With such an agile change, Li Bai couldn't help but admire: "Xun Qing, well done!" ”

"Then get rid of them!"

Xun Qing lay on the ground with his head in his hands, and shouted in horror: "I was really killed by you this time!" If you die, I won't let you go! ”

"Is it so powerful?"

In the dark, Li Bai laughed softly, "I feel like you are not lethal as a ghost." ”

"Little bastard here!"

Hearing where his voice came from, the angry man with the knife and axe widened his eyes and rushed forward. But then, it was as if something passed by.

A scalp-tingling cracking sound erupted from the darkness, and a roar spread.

A series of roars and wails of battle rang out from the darkness, and soon, disappeared again. Finally, the man with the crossbow cowered in the corner, panting violently, already sweating.

He trembled his hands, groped for the fire from his arms, and tried to rub the gears, but the sparks burst out, but they couldn't hit. Until a cluster of sparks finally landed on the rope soaked in fire oil, turning into dancing flames.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he realized that there was no longer any sound around him.

There was silence.

Only a face popped out of front of his eyes.

Smile at him.

A stone's throw away.

obviously looks handsome, but at this moment, under the reflection of the flames, it is eerie and terrifying like a ghost.

"Such a small fire lead, it's not even the size of a palm, and there is a lid, is it filled with fire oil? Chang'an's organs are really powerful. ”

Without caring about the crossbow aimed at him, Li Bai stretched out his hand, took the fire of the iron shell from his hand, looked at it carefully, was full of praise, and looked up expectantly and asked:

"Can you give it to me?"

Gazing at those eyes, the crossbowman's whole body stiffened, and his fingers were already on the trigger, but he didn't have the strength to pull them.

For a long time, he swallowed and foamed with difficulty, squeezing out a twitching smile.

Trembling, jaw bowed.

"Okay, good......"

"Thank you."

Li Bai thanked him from the bottom of his heart, "Since you know the current affairs so well, then I'll give it a beat." ”

The dark shadow of the fist quickly enlarged from his eyes, covering everything.

There was only a dull sound at the end.

Boom!

Then, he couldn't see anything.

When the candle flame was lit again, Xun Qing subconsciously wanted to cover his eyes.

But he didn't see the expected mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, but a strong man with a blue nose and swollen face rolling and moaning all over the ground...... He got up and looked around in astonishment, but no one was dead.

"Hey, your shocked look hurts."

Li Bai moved a chair and sat over, sighing in distress: "... Why is everyone thinking I'm a murderer? Do I look like someone who despises life? ”

Really, incomprehensibly.

Everyone seems to think: as long as the swordsmanship is superb, then there will definitely be a weak person, as long as you become strong, it is natural to trample on others.

But what's the point of that world?

What's the difference with hell?

It's just disgusting......

He sighed and looked ahead.

Originally, the guy who was holding the crossbow arrow and wanted to kill was squirming and struggling on the ground with a blue nose and swollen face at the moment, trying to break free from the rope, but when he noticed Li Bai's sight, he stiffened in place again, and his mouth was stuffed with a rag and whined.

"Wang Che'er?" Li Bai asked.

The man on the ground nodded frantically and whined.

"You should have introduced yourself earlier, otherwise so many unpleasant things wouldn't have happened."

Li Bai took off the rag in his mouth, stared at his face, and asked solemnly: "Where did the child named the official go?" ”

“…… Officer? ”

Wang Che'er was at a loss and thought for a long time: "Who is the official?" ”

As a result, Li Bai and Xun Qing's expressions became difficult to see.

"The begging kid." Xun Qing reminded coldly: "Don't say you don't know." ”

As if in an instant, Wang Che'er's face changed suddenly, and he shook his head frantically: "It's none of my business, and I don't know where he went." He was bought the day before yesterday! ”

"Who?" Li Bai asked.

Wang Che'er's expression twitched, and his eyes wandered: "I—I don't know ......"

"yes, forget it, it looks like I'm bothering."

Li Bai bowed his head, got up, and looked down at his unbelievable expression, but his eyes became cold, and there was no temperature: "You don't think I'll say that, right?" ”

Wang Che'er's surprised smile froze.

"When the official died, the day before yesterday should be after you sold him."

Li Bai said in a deep voice: "I don't know if you know anything about this, but in my opinion, a scumbag like you may not be able to understand how important life is."

If you know anything, please let me know. I'd be sorry if you didn't know anything—"

When he spoke, he pressed the hilt of his sword, his tone was calm and indifferent, and when he looked down on Wang Che'er's face, his expression became unwavering.

He said, "There will be very bad things that will happen to you. ”

In the dead silence, Wang Che'er's expression twitched, struggling, wanting to speak and stopping, but in the end, with difficulty, he looked away.

Not a word.

Xun Qing was silent for a moment, and was about to say something, but a terrible voice burst out, and from Li Bai's hand, iron light flew, sweeping over Wang Che'er's face, cutting the dust and air, leaving only the residue as cold as electricity.

Countless strands of hair flew up abruptly, fluttering in the air.

Wang Che'er subconsciously closed his eyes, screamed in horror, and had convulsions for a long time, only to find that he was not dead, only a bare patch on the top of his head.

He was shaking, and his crotch was already wet.

When he looked up, he saw Li Bai's indifferent face. The boy looked down at his face and told him word by word: "Next time, it may not be so accurate." ”

"I, I really don't know, uncle, spare your life!!"

Wang Che'er screamed, tears flowing, his instinct told him that the young man in front of him was playing for real, when death came to him, he didn't know that the so-called backbone and brute courage had disappeared, and he was completely defeated by this sword, and begged for mercy incoherently: "It was two people who I hadn't seen who came to me, I didn't know them, I had never dealt with them, they, they said they wanted to buy someone, I sold it, I didn't know anything, I really didn't know anything...... By the way, it's Yunjian Building, it must be Yunjian Building! ”

His eyes lit up, as if he had finally remembered something, and he cried out, "It must be them!" ”

“…… Tut. ”

At that moment, Li Bai seemed to hear Xun Qing's unpleasant smacking of his tongue, and looked over suspiciously: "What is the place of Yunjian Tower?" ”

"A scumbag opened a green building in Changle Fang."

Xun Qing explained unhappily, lowered his head and asked, "How do you know that it is from Yunjian Building?" ”

"I, I...... In the past, I helped them...... A little favor. Wang Che'er snorted and squeezed out a flattering smile: "Among those two people, one of them has a musky fragrance, and that kind of spice is only available in Yunjian Lou...... They must have come from there! I promise! Uncle spare my life, I know this, spare my life, spare my life......"

After saying that, Wang Che'er squirmed on the ground, kowtowing to the two of them with all his might.

"In that case, then I have no reason to bother anymore."

Li Bai bowed: "Thank you for your cooperation, Wang Che'er, now, there is only one last thing left." ”

He raised his hands.

Show the pen and paper in your hand.

"Can I trouble you to write down what you've done over the years?"

At that moment, Wang Che'er's surprised smile froze on his face.

Almost stagnant breathing.

The next day, when the sky was bright, the gatekeeper in front of the Dali Temple yawned, pushed the door open, and then screamed, and was paralyzed to the ground by the scene outside the door.

A large iron cage was thrown underneath the steps. In the iron cage, the originally invincible bullies and ruffians had already had blue noses and swollen faces, and their heads were bleeding

"Help, help......"

The unkempt Wang Che'er climbed out of it, raised his swollen face, and stretched out his hand with difficulty to call for help: "I did it...... I've recruited it, I've recruited ......"

He bowed down on the stone steps and wailed, "Please, don't fight again, kill me......

Around his neck, a thick scroll of documents was tied, which had already been drawn and signed.

The gatekeeper was stunned for a long time, and finally reacted, and ran back to announce it as if he had seen a ghost.

Half an hour later, Di Renjie, who had been working overtime until now, finally heard the end of the matter from Yuan Fang, and couldn't help but rub his dark eyes.

"So, that guy Li Bai, just threw this pile of scum to me?"

"Yes." Yuan Fang held back a smile: "As if he knew that I was quietly following behind, he also said before leaving that he wanted to see the laws in Chang'an City." ”

"Hmph, that guy." Di Renjie snorted unhappily and ordered: "Since you are here, let's send them all in, the evidence is conclusive, and there is no need to send them for trial."

The coerced followers flowed for 3,000 miles, and were assigned as slaves, and the leader was Wang Che'er, who went on the road after the autumn. ”

After quickly handwriting a letter, he stamped his seal, "It seems that this time I will be said to have exceeded my authority by the bastards of Honglu Temple." ”

Yuan Fang took the fold, packed it with a copper box, covered it with lacquer, and finally asked, "What about those children?" ”

Di Renjie was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Send it to the correctional center, let the dean rest assured, I won't care." ”

Knowing the embarrassing economic situation in the Chang'an Correctional Home and Di Renjie's donations over the years, Yuan Fang couldn't help but admire her head and didn't ask again.

It's just that before he left, he heard Di Renjie's voice behind him.

"Yuan Fang, what if they really wanted to kill someone last night?" He asked, "What will you do?" ”

"Ah......h

The young man thought for a long time, patted his head, and sighed helplessly: "Adult, I occasionally nap when I stay up late and work overtime, and I can't help anything if I don't see anything." ”

"Hmph, they're all a bunch of headaches."

Di Renjie picked up the token on the table and threw it over: "Get out of here and get to work, otherwise the money will be deducted!" ”

"Okay!"

The boy raised his hand to catch it, smiled, and disappeared from the shadow.