Epilogue Fang City

A few days later, in the cell of Dali Temple.

The case files in front of Di Renjie were piled up, and he couldn't take care of drinking the tea that had been prepared at hand. After carefully reading them one by one, Di Renjie solemnly stamped his seal on the document he had just written, and he said without raising his head:

"Murder in the city, this is a bad incident, Li Bai. I should have emphasized the rules of Chang'an to you, right? ”

After being dried by this guy for two hours, Li Bai was bored and pulled the grass roots in his mouth, and just smiled slightly: "I should have emphasized to you that I have my own rules." ”

"Li Bai, a man in the clouds, a traveling swordsman, a 'heavenly man' who fights chivalry to save the suffering, since Changle Fang drew his sword, who else in the Chang'an Yamen today doesn't know you?"

The green tendons on Di Renjie's forehead jumped for a while, and since he met this troublesome character, he felt that he was about to fall into the root of a migraine. "This time, the people of Honglu Temple have been disgraced and thrown to Suzaku Street, and even the Yushitai has heard the wind and participated in several books, so he sent the saint to inquire in person. Do you think that without Dali Temple, you can still eat three meals a day and eat a balanced diet, and sit here and talk to me intact? ”

"I'm sorry, I have to say, I didn't mean to."

Li Bai thought for a moment and shook his head: "But I have no choice." ”

Quack.

The sound of a brush being broken was heard. Di Renjie closed his eyes, let out a sigh of relief, and said in a cold voice: "Since you admit that you killed innocent people indiscriminately, then sign this confession, and I will send you on your way." ”

"Innocent? Who? Season dedication? ”

"Or else?" Di Renjie asked rhetorically: "A brave and ruthless ranger killed a wealthy businessman who is kind and charitable in front of Honglu Temple in the downtown area, what do you think the result will be!" ”

"Don't tell me you don't know anything, Di Renjie."

Li Bai frowned, unable to restrain his anger: "Ji Xian has done a lot of evil, how many innocent people and children have he persecuted...... Don't you believe it?! Why don't you believe what I say?! ”

"Why should I believe it??"

Di Renjie asked rhetorically: "Is it enough for me to believe alone?" If I don't believe it, why do you want anyone else to believe it?! Just because you are a chivalrous person, what kind of 'heavenly man' are you?! ”

Li Yuanfang grabbed the conversation: "If it weren't for Master Di, you would have been on the list of the Criminal Department by now, and you would have been on the road before the fall!" Maybe we'll have to make a decision! ”

Li Bai: "I didn't know that Chang'an treated chivalrous people like this, could it be that I should ...... Thank you? ”

Di Renjie let out a long sigh: "Didn't you find any problems at all?" Do you think you're the only one doing things in this world? ”

Di Renjie shook his hand indifferently and threw a paper bag on the table, and suddenly, a strong fragrance and a familiar stench escaped from the cracks in the paper bag. "Wake up, Li Bai! When will you learn to trust others! Even if you don't believe me, you should trust your friends. ”

Li Bai frowned, stared down, and saw the white powder leaking out of the paper bag.

"What is this?"

"The 'good thing' that can make people drunk and dreamy and fluttering is the most suitable for a good person like you, what's wrong, do you want to try it?

In the ghost market of Chang'an, this bag sells for 200 gold. ”

Li Bai's color suddenly changed: "Mo Luoxiang?!" ”

"It seems that you are not alone yet." Di Renjie stabbed coldly: "Do you guess where the Moluo incense circulating in the Chang'an market came from?" ”

Inexplicably, Li Bai's mind came to the strange sea of flowers under the Yunjian Building.

Suddenly sluggish.

"Dali Temple has been staring at him for a long time, and he was originally preparing to close the net tomorrow when he delivered the goods, and he was stolen by him, but he was disturbed by a guy who didn't know what to do."

Di Renjie snorted coldly: "If it weren't for your blind friend who sacrificed his life to bring out these evidences for you from the sea of fire, where would you still be able to stand here and talk to me now?" ”

In the long silence, Li Bai was stunned for a long time, and then smiled proudly.

"Looks like I'm doing the right thing!"

Quack!

The brush, broken in two, was broken into four knots again.

"What's right! And that's not all! Ji Xian's crime must be more deeply related, Dali Temple suffers from no evidence, and wants to interrogate him thoroughly after arresting him with Moro Xiang, what is it now? You guy doesn't know how to reflect at all! Di Renjie's forehead began to jump violently again.

Li Bai suddenly didn't know how to answer.

"Okay, since you say so, then-I don't have to be polite to you, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, this, sign it!"

"What is this? I'm still afraid of you? ”

Li Bai took it nonchalantly and glanced at it: "Yunjian Building...... Excavate...... Construction quotation? Total Gold ...... 46,000 taels !! ”

His eyes widened, and he almost lost his voice.

"Why do you want me to sign it?!"

"Yunjian Building has basically been burned down now, and after Yu Hengsi's judgment, if you want to dig up the evidence below, you need at least so much money. Is Dali Temple going to be in vain? Aren't you rich, just come? ”

"I didn't put the fire!"

"Ji Xian is dead, who knows?" Di Renjie's eyes widened, bloodshot, "Give me a good idea of how important the 'evidence' is, bastard!" ”

Being looked at by those eyes full of anger, Li Bai couldn't help but move back a little, and his heart was rarely empty: "I don't have so much money in my hands now." ”

"It's okay, you still have life, Li Bai."

Di Renjie picked up the two loan documents from the table again, and his smile became more and more hideous: "I can put it on for you first." But before you pay off this arrears, you should be ready to work hard to contribute to Chang'an! ”

When the terms on those two documents were placed in front of Li Bai's eyes.

For the first time in his life, Li Bai faintly felt ...... Feelings of regret.

After a long silence, he looked up with difficulty and asked, "What if I don't sign it?" ”

"What do you say?"

Di Renjie calmly picked up the teacup, tasted the sweetness of this victory, and told him with a smile: "Think about it slowly, we still have a long time to ......."

Outside the window, the sun is getting brighter.

After a short period of rain, the weather was good.

Re-cleaning Xun Qing's workshop is a hard job.

After all, I haven't lived there for many years, and I was busy from noon to afternoon, and I finally cleared out a few places where people could live and live.

As for the rest, it can only be cleaned up slowly.

On the first floor is the largest organ workshop, which is basically in the shutdown stage now, and it depends on what work Xun Qing can receive next.

Unexpectedly, the blind Li Xiang was even more nimble than Xun Qing when he cleaned up these. Whether it was the kitchen or the bedroom, all the places he had tidied up were well organized and spotless, which made Li Bai, who couldn't finish the attic after cleaning all afternoon, ashamed.

Of course, shame is just lip service, anyway, Li Bai will never be ashamed because he can't sweep.

Then he quietly picked his son and lay down on the roof outside the window to bask in the sun.

made Xun Qing angry and was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage.

When he rolled up his sleeves and was about to go to the house to catch this guy and come back to work, he heard a voice from the roof: "You don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky, rushing to the sea and not returning......"

He paused, stunned for a long time.

For a while, he forgot his original purpose, poked his head out from under the eaves, and asked curiously, "What is that?" ”

"New inspiration!"

On the roof, Li Bai shook the empty wine jug, raised his head, drank the last drop, and sighed happily: "This time, I will write a poem...... The poem about drinking is ready. ”

He's already drawn up the name.

There is even a hunch that this will definitely be a wonderful poem!

However, he was not in a hurry to write a good poem that he had been seeking for so long, but put his hands behind his head, lay on the roof, and quietly enjoyed this rare moment of leisure.

Xun Qing looked at him for a long time, shook his head helplessly, returned to the house, washed his hands, and shouted into the house: "Ah Xiang, you can also take a rest, I'll go out and buy some beef and come back."

Let's celebrate in the evening, how about eating beef pot? ”

"Good!"

Li Xiang wiped the sweat from his forehead and responded with a smile.

On this summer afternoon, the white clouds stretched out in the blue sky, and a cool breeze blew in the sky.

Under the eaves, the blind boy held his lute, flicked his ten fingers, and a gentle tune fluttered in the air and flew into the distance.

At the mouth of the alley, there was the sound of Xun Qing's brisk footsteps returning.

Li Bai smiled and closed his eyes.

The life of Chang'an, which belongs to him, is about to begin.

Six hours later, late at night, in the still roaring workshop.

In the quiet room, the old man leaned on his machine chair, staring at the lake outside the window, his thin palms pressed against his knees, pondering, but he could not press his heart.

There are only a handful of mechanics in the entire Chang'an, and it is difficult to maintain concentration at this moment.

The mind is in turmoil.

After a long time, he turned around and asked in a low voice, "Is this news accurate?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that, teacher."

The disciple who reported the message wiped the sweat on his face and took out a piece of paper from his arms, "Yu Hengsi has checked the calculations six times, and there is no doubt about it, I am afraid that Weiyang Palace will make an edict tomorrow - the new Fang City is about to be born!" ”

Xinfang City......

When these words were pronounced, the disciple's heart also contracted.

It is not to marvel at the heavenly creations hidden under Chang'an, but to fear the storm hidden behind it.

In Chang'an, each Fang City represents a unique achievement and pinnacle, and at the same time, it also represents a vital part of Chang'an.

From the Weiyang Palace at the highest point downwards, the four major fang groups, dozens of fang markets, and countless organs and divisions have laid the magnificent appearance of Chang'an today.

Each fang market is a huge institution that can accommodate thousands of people to live and survive, and at the same time, it also symbolizes the power and power of the pinnacle of the mechanic.

And when every organ square city is born, it will also set off a new bloody storm.

Once the news spreads, Chang'an, which is now surging undercurrents, does not know how many miserable struggles will be set off.

"Teacher, Lu Gong ......"

The disciple lowered his head and pleaded uneasily: "Let's ...... this time Just don't argue. ”

"Are you scared, Xin Tong?" Lu Daoxuan asked softly.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I'm scared. ”

Xin Tong hesitated for a moment, and replied in a trembling voice: "Teacher, you have already achieved fame, honorable status, and outstanding achievements, why bother to fight for the position of the owner of the workshop?" ”

He kowtowed in shame: "The disciple is incompetent, I implore the teacher to think twice." ”

"Don't feel guilty about anything."

Lu Daoxuan laughed softly: "Actually, I'm also afraid. ”

The disciple was stunned.

"More than ten years ago, when the big collapse occurred, I was also scared."

The old man whispered mockingly, staring at the quiet lake outside the window: "That night, everyone was actually scared.

When there were fires burning everywhere and my teachers and brothers rushed out, I stayed in the workshop, lying to myself that there was always someone to protect the workshop. But later, the teacher never came back...... After all, I couldn't keep his workshop. ”

"There is no shame in being afraid, I have been afraid for more than ten years."

Lu Daoxuan looked back and told him calmly: "But in a person's life, you always have to fight once." Someone has to try to make amends for the mistakes of the pastβ€”"

"I've been waiting for this day, I've been waiting for more than ten years."

It was as if he had seen the illusion of the past again, the decaying old man looking down and looking at his wrinkled and calloused hands:

"β€”this time, it's my turn to rush out."

With his words, countless hubs in the huge workshop were in full swing, causing the quiet lake outside the window to boil, setting off layers of whirlpools.

In the distance, a low roar echoed in the sky.

In this sultry season, clouds are like iron, accumulating from the sky.

Rainstorms are coming.