Chapter 49: The Great Controversy
When night fell, when Chang An returned to the inn, he found that the atmosphere in the inn was a little strange.
The forbidden soldiers led by Pang Chong, as well as the rest of the guests from the rivers and lakes, were facing each other in the lobby, and the tension on both sides was about to erupt.
"Deputy Commander Pang."
Chang An shouted, and suddenly, the atmosphere in the house eased a lot, and when those Jianghu people saw Chang An appear, they glanced at Pang Chong coldly, and they stopped pestering and sat back one after another.
When Pang Chong saw Chang An, his face eased a lot, and invited Chang An to sit at his table
"Chang Daxia, what can I find out."
Chang An looked around and found that Zhuang Zhiyu was not in the lobby
"What about the girl I brought, where did she go?"
Pang Chong pointed to the second floor and said
"After Miss Zhuang came back, she stayed downstairs and never came down again."
Chang An nodded slightly
"There are indeed some discoveries, Deputy Commander Pang, what can you find out today."
Pang Chong's eyes changed, and he looked at Chang An mysteriously, as if he had really gained something, and he deliberately lowered his voice
"My brothers and I secretly observed for a day today, and we did find that there are many masters in this inn."
Chang An exclaimed
"Oh?"
Pang Chong's gaze moved to the other side, and in the northwest direction of the inn lobby, a man with gloomy eyes sat alone on one side, as if he was not the same as everyone else in the inn.
Pang Chong lowered his voice again, looked at the man and said
"Cold-faced rakshasas, cold refining clothes."
Chang An was stunned, he seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but he was a little familiar, but he didn't seem to be familiar with it.
Pang Chong explained
"Two years ago, the Qin family, a big family in Yanzhou, was wiped out overnight, and it was rumored in the rivers and lakes that this guy did it, but the court checked him for two years and didn't find any evidence, so he had to give up, it is said that he was already a master of the Kuofu level two years ago."
His gaze continued to move to the other side, where three big men sat at a table, talking and laughing.
"The famous bandits in Xiangxi Prefecture, the three masters of Lion Tiger Village, are all masters close to the Kuofu level, and it is said that the big bosses are already at the Kuofu level."
Then he looked at the southeast corner, two men who looked very similar.
"A well-known thief in the Central Plains, a pair of twins, it is said that the two are second only to the thief king of the year, and the brothers have a light skill in the rivers and lakes, and no one has been able to help them for many years."
Pang Chong moved his gaze elsewhere again, and explained the guests at each table to Chang An clearly, the corners of Chang An's mouth rose slightly, no wonder when he first came in, the atmosphere was so weird, this guy talked about other people's bottom turned upside down, who would give up.
"Commander Pang, your work efficiency is really high, it's only been a day, and you have made people clear."
Chang An said with a smile.
Pang Chong smiled embarrassedly
"Isn't this to find out the facts as soon as possible, so I forced the shopkeeper to snatch his account book and take a look.
Chang An drank a glass of wine, looked at the door of the inn, leaning against the bed side of the door, a man with a hat, sitting there quietly, different from the cold clothes, the man did not have a trace of murderous aura, although he couldn't see his face, but his demeanor was much more elegant than that of the people in the rivers and lakes.
"Who's that?"
Chang An asked.
Pang Chong followed Chang An's line of sight, a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes, and he shook his head slightly
"The name registered in the inn is Pingchuan, although I can't see my face clearly, but I don't look like a Jianghu person."
A hint of curiosity flashed in Chang An's eyes
"I'll meet him."
As he spoke, he slowly stood up, but as soon as he got up, he attracted the attention of everyone in the inn, and those notorious Jianghu people looked at Chang An one after another.
saw Chang An walk to the side of the man with a hat.
"Excuse me, brother, can I sit here?"
The man in the hat raised his head slightly, even if he couldn't see his expression, he could still feel that he was a little surprised, and then he lowered his head again, his voice was a little cold.
"I want to sit down."
Chang An smiled slightly, not angry, and sat opposite him unceremoniously
"My name is Chang An."
The man in the hat picked up a slice of beef in front of him, put it in his mouth, and said vaguely
"Hirakawa."
Chang An said heartily
"A horse Pingchuan, a good name."
Hirakawa didn't continue to speak, but he could hear the sound of chewing.
Chang An said again
"Looking at Brother Pingchuan's appearance, it seems that he is a traveler."
Pingchuan raised his head again, looked at Chang An, and chuckled
"Brother Chang An, dressed in gorgeous clothes, how could he appear in this mixed place."
Chang An spread his hands helplessly
"I don't look for trouble, but trouble always comes to me."
Hirakawa Road
"But when I look at Brother Chang An, I seem to enjoy it."
Chang An sighed
"Yes, in this rivers and lakes, there are people who are not willing to be peaceful."
"Brother Pingchuan, what about you?"
Hirakawa was slightly silent for a moment
"The trees want to be quiet, but the wind does not stop."
He raised the glass in front of him and drank it down.
Pingchuan's hands are very delicate, as white as a woman, and there are no traces left by people who practice martial arts on their hands.
If it weren't for listening to Pingchuan's voice, it was clearly a man, and just seeing these hands, Chang An might think he was a woman.
How can a person with such a pair of hands wander the rivers and lakes alone, this is the most curious place in Chang'an.
But he can't ask that, because in this world, everyone has their own secrets, everyone has their own hardships, and he is the same.
"Brother Chang An, do you know when the officers and soldiers outside this inn will leave?"
Ping Chuan asked suddenly, although he asked very calmly, but a master like Chang An could naturally feel that his breathing was a little chaotic.
Chang An slowly looked out the window, the lights were dim, and his face was calm
"It's time for this farce to come to an end."
Pingchuan looked at Chang An suspiciously, farce? This is the murder of two people.
Chang An retracted his gaze and smiled at Pingchuan
"There's still something to do next, Brother Pingchuan use it slowly."
Pingchuan nodded slightly, and didn't ask more
"Brother Chang An, please."
In the dead of night, the last light in the city went out, and the entire Liangzhou was completely shrouded in darkness.
At the gate of the city, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate leaned on the halberds in their hands, drowsy, and the hanging box kept swaying under the wind at night.
The "pop" suddenly woke up the confused officers and soldiers, and then, there was another "snap" sound, which completely pulled them back from the confusion.
The rope that hung the box suddenly broke, and the bloody wooden box fell heavily to the ground.
So, the wind and rain rose, and Liangzhou City, which had been calm for several days, was completely detonated by that "snap" in the darkness.
I saw that on the dim streets, a large number of black shadows galloped towards the city gate under the cover of the dark night.
I also heard that where the tall buildings were standing, the footsteps on the rubble were particularly harsh.
Because of the changes in Liangzhou City, the number of officers and soldiers guarding the city gate in the past few days has increased from the original four to eight.
The eight people looked at the city in unison, and the black shadows galloping in the darkness raised their weapons one after another, as if facing a great enemy
"What people!"
Some of them spoke, but no one answered them, and the shadows continued to run wildly.
"Whoosh", "Whoosh", "Whoosh"......
Just as their eyes were fixed on the dark shadows in the city, more than a dozen sharp arrows pierced their bodies from behind.
They looked at the arrow that pierced them in disbelief, and tried to turn back, but their eyes were full of shock.
I saw that on the official road in the distance outside the city, a large number of people from the rivers and lakes rushed out from both sides of the official road, and rushed to the city gate frantically, among them, many of them had already fought together.
For a time, swords and swords appeared.
The officers and soldiers guarding the city gate were slaughtered in just an instant, but the real bloody storm had just begun.
But I saw dozens of black shadows in the city, and their bodies were extremely fast, but they had already rushed to the city gate in the blink of an eye, but they all stopped at the city gate, looking at the others with hostile eyes, and from time to time, their eyes would glance at the box that had fallen to the ground.
It didn't take long for some of the people outside the city to arrive, and those who were still fighting saw this, and left their opponents and rushed over.
"Everyone, each according to his ability!"
The sudden words broke the momentary calm, and a black shadow rushed to the side of the box in a flash of surprise, trying to snatch it.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow had reached the man only half a pace.
"Ahh
With a scream, the man was pierced through the chest by a sharp arrow and fell down, but this was only the beginning, and then, several screams sounded in the dark night, and all the masters of the rivers and lakes present fought together, just between breaths, there were already several people blood spattered on the spot.
"Ahh
In the silver light, someone's sword cut through the neck of others, but in the next moment, he was repelled by a strong palm force, and in another, far above the tall building, a masked archer held a longbow, only to see his eyes like a torch, every time the bowstring trembled, it shot out an arrow feather, and from time to time it always hit a person, but after a long time, it became a thorn in the eye of those who fought below, a thorn in the flesh.
"Kill him first!"
A few black shadows looked at the archer, and the bright moon seemed to be dotted with ink, and the black shadows jumped high under the moon, jumping to the top of the tall building as fast as possible, and surrounded the archer.
"Ahh
In the crowd, there was a big man holding a mace, waving it, flesh and blood flew sideways, and everywhere he passed, there were severed limbs and stumps.
There were a few people in the rivers and lakes who were a little weaker in kung fu saw that the big man was born with divine power, and they just gave each other a look, and they stood together one after another.
Kill the strongest first
The tacit understanding of the people in the rivers and lakes will always appear in some special places.
A thin middle-aged man, his face was cold, he was unarmed, but his body was superb, a sharp arrow came from behind him, he just moved slowly, turned slightly to the right, and easily dodged the arrow, however, when he turned around, he touched his hand to his waist, the silver light flashed, and there was an extra flying knife in his hand, "Whoosh!" The flying knife seemed to be looking for a trace, and shot back against the trajectory of the sharp arrow shot at the middle-aged man, and in the crowd, there was a muffled snort, and another person fell.
The middle-aged man slowly moved towards the box in the middle of the field, and finally, he came to the vicinity of the box, he slowly stretched out his hand, but in an instant, a light pierced him and couldn't open his eyes, he didn't want to, his hands touched his waist, two flying knives were held in his hands, he smiled confidently, and thought, see if you are fast or my flying knife is fast.
But just as he was about to throw out the flying knife, two pillars of blood gushed out in front of his eyes, and he looked at his arm with a bang, only to see that his front was already empty, and his hands were cut off by a quick knife, so fast that he didn't even have time to feel the pain, and when he heard the sound of his arm and the flying knife falling to the ground, the heart-rending pain hit his heart.
"Ahh
He fell to the ground in pain, wailing miserably, but now no one around him could hear his howl, and no one cared about his situation.
He looked up and slid hard at the sharp knife that had severed his arms.
"Swordsman Ye Siqing!"
These were the last words he uttered.
Ye Siqing raised his knife indifferently and cut off his head, and the next moment, another sword stabbed diagonally, Ye Siqing flew back, that sword was extremely fast, no slower than Ye Siqing's knife, Ye Siqing sneered
"Ghost Valley Young Valley Master, Zhang Daoyun, you also come to join in the fun."
It was Zhang Daoyun who came with a sword, and Zhang Daoyun casually pierced a masked man who attacked him with a sword in his hand, and his face was cold
"Knowing that my Ghost Valley is coming, why hasn't Brother Ye retreated."
"And me!"
Between the two, someone rushed in with a big knife, but the knife was not the same thing as Ye Siqing's knife, the man threw the knife heavily on the ground, and suddenly, smoke and dust rose everywhere, and the ground trembled slightly.
"Northwest Crazy Knife Zhuo Feng Ting!"
When they saw the man coming, their faces changed.
"Hahaha!"
Zhuo Fengting looked at the fighting crowd around him with contempt, and then at Zhang Daoyun and Ye Siqing, laughing unscrupulously
"A group of miscellaneous fish, finally two decent opponents."
At this time, the surrounding Jianghu people looked at the three people in the field, their faces ugly.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh! "Whoosh! ”……
More than a dozen fireworks suddenly burst into the night sky, and some people sneered in the crowd.
"What I want in Aokido, who would dare to get my hands on it!"
"Aokitang dares to be so presumptuous again, and he won't ask me if the Heaven and Earth Alliance agrees!"
"Hahaha, I'm here for the salt gang!"
"Where is the Lord of the Young Valley, the brothers have come to help!"
………
Dozens of people and horses suddenly came out of the official road, rushed towards the city gate, and joined the melee, at this time, at the city gate, no less than a thousand men and horses had gathered!
Under the bright moon, Chang An stood at the highest point of the inn, staring coldly at the battle at the city gate, sighing slightly, and being silent.
In the backyard of the inn, several figures appeared silently.
"Brother Leng, where are you going?"
Chang An's cold voice sounded above them.
These people were the few notorious people that Pang Chong had introduced to him in the inn just now.
Leng Lian Yi turned back with cold eyes, but saw Chang An looking unkind, standing on a high place, several people instantly broke out in a cold sweat, Leng Lian Yi gave up his hand, and said with a smile
"Master Chang, the moonlight is good today, and I just came out to bask in the moon."
But Chang An clearly saw those people, his eyes were anxious, and he kept skimming in the direction of the city gate.
A chill burst out in Chang An's eyes
"Don't blame Chang for not reminding you, if you dare to take a step out of the inn tonight, even if the officers and soldiers outside can't stop you, Chang will try to stop you."
Leng Lian Yi and the others' faces changed greatly, and they hurriedly said
"Chang Gongzi laughed, there are so many officers and soldiers outside, I just want to go out, and I don't have Chang Gongzi's ability."
After speaking, he gave a look to the other people, and a few of them walked back stupidly.
After a few people left the courtyard, Leng Lian Yi suddenly turned his head and said lightly
"Didn't the master of the Chang family come here to intercept me and wait?"
Chang An glanced at him, withdrew his gaze, and quietly looked at the city gate.
"You deserve it too?"
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Qingzhou
Chang Sheng walked to the door of the house with a bloodless face, and her mind was completely occupied by the scene she had seen during the day.
"Miss!"
Chang Fu led a few subordinates, standing at the door, he had been waiting for Chang Sheng for a day, if he didn't see Chang Sheng again, he was afraid that he would have to report to the official.
At this time, he saw Chang Sheng's dejected appearance, stepped forward worriedly, and said suicidly
"Miss, what's wrong with you."
Chang Sheng was startled, his face was pale, and when he saw Chang Fu, tears dripped down uncontrollably and fell into the flower pot in his hand.
Chang Fu saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly hugged Chang Sheng in his arms, just like when he was a child, and coaxed
"Miss don't cry, ah, Uncle Fu asked someone to make something to eat for you."
Chang Sheng's emotions that had been stored for a day finally collapsed, she buried her head in Uncle Fu's arms and broke down and cried.
Yan Sihai walked slowly from the street, holding a carrier pigeon in his hand, only to see his old hand slightly loosened, the carrier pigeon broke free, flew into the sky, and headed to the east.
Looking at Chang Sheng's appearance, he was a little unbearable, this girl had known him since he was two years old, he couldn't bear to see her like this, he was a little angry at the moment, and scolded in a low voice
"Chang Xiaozi, this bastard, while asking the old man to protect the Shengwazi, he has to let her see such a cruel thing."
Today, Chang Sheng's every move is under Yan Sihai's control, those that Chang Sheng saw during the day, Yan Sihai naturally saw them, in that alley, the two women who were waiting for Chang Sheng to relieve the siege were naturally his handiwork, otherwise, how could there be two people in the remote alley so coincidentally, but he never thought that Chang Sheng would be allowed to see such a scene, and he was also guilty.
Just as Chang Sheng was breaking down and crying, a team of officers and soldiers came over
"But Miss Chang?"
The leader of the officers and soldiers asked forward, Yan Sihai and Chang Fu looked at the same time, Chang Sheng also slowly sighed out of Chang Fu's arms, after a catharsis, her mood stabilized a lot, she looked at the leader of the officers and soldiers with sobs, and nodded slightly.
The leader of the officers and soldiers took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Chang Sheng
"An adult brought you a letter."
After handing the letter to Chang Sheng, the officer and soldier left directly.
Chang Sheng had completely sobered up at this time, she stubbornly wiped her tears, opened the envelope, and looked at the contents of the letter, her face became more and more surprised.
After a long time, she turned her head to look at Yan Sihai, held up the letter in her hand, and said solemnly
"Lao Yan, the news that my brother said is here."
The wrinkles between Yan Sihai's eyebrows condensed slightly, and he slowly looked in the direction of Liangzhou
"Shengwazi, there is an old man to accompany you to the imperial capital."
Chengdong Inn
Bu Qingwen sat by the window of the guest room, looked at the direction of Taiyang City with some melancholy, and sighed
"Or maybe I'm doing it too much."
Behind him, Zhao Lan stood up from the shadows in the room, walked to his side, and patted him on the shoulder
"I'll get them out tomorrow."