Chapter 161, The Dark Side,

"What? You're going to the north of the city? When that person heard that Fang Jinzhi was really going to the north of the city, he was shocked. It's okay to let him talk and introduce Fang Jinzhi to the customs, but if he really goes to that demon cave, he really doesn't dare to go.

"Huh!?" Fang Jinzhi snorted lightly, and suddenly the two guards behind him directly pulled out the waist knife. Seeing this posture, the man knew that he had encountered a strong man, but he was still reluctant to go to the north of the city, and said aggrievedly: "Master, you have a lot of adults, let go of the small ones." "I'll give you back this money, I still have an eighty-year-old mother and a croaking child, I really don't want to die." Seeing this person's appearance, Fang Jinzhi was surprised that the north of the city was so terrifying, it could scare people into crying?

But looking at this person who is only in his twenties, where did he come from the eighty-year-old mother, eighty percent is lying. For this kind of person, Fang Jinzhi didn't have a good face at all, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, either you can take us over to see this demon cave now, or we will send you directly to the Western Heavens." "Choose one of the two, you choose." After speaking, the guard behind him stepped forward directly and put the waist knife on the man's neck, no matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail.

The bright waist knife was in front of him, this person no longer dared to pretend in front of Fang Jinzhi, and honestly began to lead the way for Fang Jinzhi in front. Fang Jinzhi saw that this person was still on the road, so he didn't embarrass him, but comforted him: "Lead the way in your duty, as long as you get to the place and see what we want to see, we will naturally not embarrass you." "When the time comes, if we are satisfied, we will give you more silver." The man nodded in fear and said:

"Actually, what I know about the north of the city is only what I have heard." "Only big businessmen are eligible to enter, and ordinary people like us are not eligible to enter at all." Fang Jinzhi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in a leisurely tone, "So, are you coaxing us?" "Do you know that if you frame a city lord, you will be arrested and put in prison." "No, no, no, the little one didn't deceive the master."

The man hurriedly explained, saying: "The place in the north of the city is indeed a place where filth and dirt are hidden, just like the Qinglou you just saw, heaven and earth. "Many of the girls in there were sold from the north of the city." "What?" This time it was Fang Jinzhi's turn to be surprised, he couldn't believe that in Tianjing New Town, there were still people who forced Liang to become prostitutes? "This kind of thing, doesn't the city lord care?"

"Tube?" The man sneered, then lowered his voice and said, "It is said that the biggest boss behind the scenes in the north of this city is the city lord. "Just with the monthly income in the north of the city, the city lord can get more than 100,000 taels of silver." Fang Jinzhi's eyes widened suddenly!

100,000 taels? Monthly?? One million taels of silver a year!! The annual treasury income of the Great Song Dynasty now does not exceed eight million taels, and here, Yang Peng alone can get one million taels a year? Not only Fang Jinzhi, but even Tianxing next to him, Wan Chun and the others were equally shocked. This Tianjing New City is so profitable? So how much should Yang Peng have fished here over the years?

"Take us to the north of the city immediately!!" Fang Jinzhi gasped, looking very urgent. Seeing a corrupt official like Yang Peng get silver, for example, Jin Zhi's own loss of money made him uncomfortable. He must see with his own eyes that Yang Peng is really doing some illegal business, so that he can take Yang Peng's silver, whether such a person is worth taking refuge in. The speed of a few people is very fast, and they can reach the northern area of the city from the center of the city all the way north. However, on the way to the north of the city, Fang Jinzhi obviously found that there were many fewer people here than in other areas, and there were even few people in sight.

It seems that the person in front of him is not lying about the description of the northern part of the city. This is indeed a place that scares the people of Tianjing New Town. Soon, Fang Jinzhi arrived at a city surrounded by a fence, and the entire city seemed to be enclosed, and it was impossible to see the inside from the outside. Fang Jinzhi noticed that there was a gap like a city gate not far away, so he walked towards the gate with the guards. As soon as he arrived at the door, Fang Jinzhi was stopped by several soldiers at the door.

"Stop, the north of the city is important, and idle people are forbidden to enter!!" A soldier led by him shouted angrily at Fang Jinzhi and the others. Fang Jinzhi was about to get angry. The entire Tianjing New Town area is a prosperous scene, and you can walk around as you please. But it was blocked here, there must be something greasy in it, maybe it is evidence of Yang Peng's corruption. Thinking of this, Fang Jinzhi planned to break in directly, he wanted to see what tricks this Yang Peng was playing? Fang Jinzhi was about to break in, but was stopped by Tianxing next to him.

Tianxing quietly gave Fang Jinzhi a look, and then smiled at the soldiers guarding the gate: "We are merchants who came from Bianjing City to do business, and we heard that there is business to do here, so we came here." "Can a few people be accommodating?" As he spoke, Tianxing also took out ten taels of silver from his arms and wanted to hand it to the soldier. But when the soldier saw Queen Ma taking out the silver, he saw a snake and scorpion, and said angrily: "What are you doing here? Put away the money. ”

Seeing this, the anger on Fang Jinzhi's face suddenly subsided a lot, no matter what, the soldiers here can resist the temptation of silver, then it is not something that ordinary people can do. "You say you're a businessman, but what credentials do you have?" The soldier then asked, wanting to see the path of Fang Jinzhi and the others. Wan Chun took out the road guide next to him and handed it to the soldier. After looking at it, the soldier nodded and said:

"Sure enough, it's a merchant, you can go in." "But remember, don't make trouble inside, or no matter who you are, I will keep you and you will never come back!" As he spoke, he waved his big hand and asked the people behind him to get out of the way, and Fang Jinzhi smoothly entered the city.

As soon as I entered the city, I found that it was surrounded by a high wall, like a separate walled city, cut off from the outside world. Not only that, but before I could walk forward, I felt that the sky seemed to be darkening all of a sudden. However, if you look closely, you will find that there are much fewer lights than the outside world, which is why there is not enough light at night. On the streets of the walled city, there are countless shops on both sides of the street, but unlike the outside world, the highest level of shops here is only three floors.

There were various shop names written on it, which made Fang Jinzhi a little dazzled for a while. The people who walk here all look fierce and vicious, and their faces are full of fierceness, and they are not easy to mess with. These people act alone, rarely moving forward in groups like the outside world, and after choosing a target, they will quickly enter the store and will not communicate with each other. This walled city is like two worlds from the outside world, the outside is a world of fireworks, but here is an infernal purgatory.

"Let's go, let's go in and have a look." Fang Jinzhi was not afraid, and directly chose the nearest store to enter, wanting to see what kind of business was being done here. And on the signboard of the shop, it reads:

Colosseum!! Fang Jinzhi was just about to enter the gladiatorial arena, but was stopped by Xiao Er at the door. "Hello, guest officer, the membership system we implement here, if there are no members, you are not allowed to enter." "If you want to enter, you'll need to show your membership card." "Membership? Membership? Fang Jinzhi hadn't heard of these things at all, and looked at Xiao Er with some puzzlement. Seeing Fang Jinzhi's puzzled look, Xiao Er knew that Fang Jinzhi was not a member here at all. So he smiled and said, "I'm sorry, if you weren't a member of our store, you wouldn't be able to enter." ”

Although Fang Jinzhi didn't understand, after all, he had also been in the rivers and lakes, and he knew what it was like to join the gang, so he said with a little impatience: "How can I become your one... Yes... Member? "We're going to go in and have a look." Xiao Er still replied very politely: "I'm sorry officer, our store implements an internal membership system, and you can only become a member of our store if you are recommended by more than two people." "Otherwise, we are sorry that you will not be able to become a member of our store."

When Fang Jinzhi heard this, he was immediately furious, what kind of broken store is this? It's so troublesome to get a membership, and there must be nothing good done here. "We have to go in and have a look today, let's see who dares to stop us?" As soon as Fang Jinzhi's words came out, Xiao Er, who was originally smiling gently, suddenly turned pale and said, "Don't mess around, guest officer, this is not a place to spread wild." ”

"Those who dare to make trouble in this place have not yet been able to get out of the walled city alive." After speaking, he looked at Fang Jinzhi vigilantly. Fang Jinzhi was excited by this little two, and he was a little upset, and he planned to go in when he took a step. However, Tianxing saw that this Xiao Er didn't seem to be lying, so he hurriedly stopped Fang Jinzhi, and then said to Xiao Er: "Since that's the case, then let's not go in first." Fang Jinzhi was dragged by Tianxing and Qiu Xia, and reluctantly left the so-called gladiatorial arena.

After walking a long way, Fang Jinzhi broke free and said, "Why did you stop us from letting us in?" Are we still afraid that they won't succeed? Tianxing said with a sad face: "Holy Maiden, now on Yang Peng's land, let's not act recklessly." "The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake." "I think this Yang Peng is acting quite unusually, since this is the place he pays attention to, there must be something unusual." "Let's be careful."

Qiu Xia also persuaded aside: "Holy Maiden, what Tianxing said is right, we must not be careless. "Since this house is not allowed to enter, then let's go to other places to check." When Fang Jinzhi heard this, although he was still angry in his heart, he didn't have a seizure, he just found another shop and walked forward. But as soon as I stepped forward, the same scene played out in this shop.

Fang Jinzhi was stopped by a mild-mannered junior, no matter what, he just couldn't go in. Next, the second, the third. None of Fang Jinzhi could get their wish. At this time, the man who was brought in by Fang Jinzhi found an abnormality and reminded him: "Master, let's not go to those high-rise buildings." "Those places look like they're being renovated, so let's go to the dilapidated houses."

was reminded by Zhu Biao like this, and Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly discovered that something was wrong. The places he went to just now were a few very conspicuous shops on the streets. None of these shops are less than three floors, and it is clear that they are high-end shops. Fang Jinzhi looked down the street, only to see that in the middle of the street, behind them were some shops composed of dilapidated bungalows. Seeing this scene, Fang Jinzhi suddenly became angry:

"Why didn't you say that just now? Is it deliberately to see our jokes? Being stared at by Fang Jinzhi, the man's face fell for a moment, and he explained, "Master, this is also the first time I have entered this place. "Where do you know these rules, it's just that the black market is prevalent here, known as the Demon Cave." Fang Jinzhi ignored him anymore and was going to go to the front to find another shop and try his luck. Soon, Ms. Fang was in front of a two-story shop with a plaque that read Colosseum.

The appearance of this shop does not look as luxurious as the decoration of the previous stores. Fang Jinzhi thought that he should not be stopped again this time, and then walked towards the store. But as soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by Xiao Er. Fang Jinzhi was about to get angry, these people were endless, but Xiao Er's words made him suddenly stagnate.

"Guest officer, the scene here is too bloody, are you sure you want to bring your female dependents in?" Xiao Er still had a smile on his face, but he didn't ask Fang Jinzhi for membership anymore. Fang Jinzhi was overjoyed in her heart, and she hadn't spoken yet, but Qiu Xia snorted coldly: "Hmph, who do you underestimate?" What scene haven't I seen? Hearing this, Xiao Er's smile remained unchanged, and he still said gently and forcefully: "Then the villain won't disturb the objective Yaxing, guest officer, please!" ”

Fang Jinzhi took the lead in the so-called Colosseum, this time he wanted to take a good look at what was hidden here. As soon as I entered the store, I heard a familiar greeting. "Welcome." I saw a row of beautiful women standing in the store, and their voices were sweet to welcome Fang Jinzhi's arrival. Before Fang Jinzhi could react, a beautiful woman stepped forward and asked, "A few guest officers looked a little raw, dare to ask if it was the first time to visit our store?" Do you need me to explain our service to the customer officer? ”

Fang Jinzhi was short of a guide to introduce him to the situation here, but he didn't expect it to be sent to the door. "Okay, tell us about it." "A few guest officers, please come with me." The guide immediately led Fang Jinzhi and the others to the Colosseum Hall.

"Look, this is the Colosseum." Fang Jinzhi was standing on the second floor at the moment, looking down from a high place, and saw that there was a huge open space in the center of the hall on the first floor. Around the clearing, there is a high iron fence that looks like a large iron cage. Around the clearing, there are rows of ladder-shaped seats, which are now full.

The men all looked flushed and excited, each clutching a note in their hands, as if they had grasped something terrible. "Saintess, you see, there's a lot of blood in that cage!" Wan Chun's eyes were sharp, and he saw that there were still traces of blood left in the clearing.

Fang Jinzhi didn't speak, but his eyes narrowed slightly. Instead, the beautiful woman behind him smiled: "The little boy is really sharp-eyed, this is the blood donation left over from the last battle." "Our Colosseum is divided into two floors, and the upper floor is full of boxes, where you can clearly see the scene below."

"Below are the ordinary seats, and there is a place for fighting beasts." "There will be the second beast fight of the night, I wonder if you plan to go to the first layer or stay on the second floor?" "Second floor." Fang Jinzhi directly chose the second layer, only here, he could clearly see everything that was happening below. "Okay, come with me, the beast fight is about to begin!!" Fang Jinzhi slowly sat down under the box under the arrangement of the guide.

The box still seems to be relatively spacious, and there is still room for so many people to pour in at once. After everyone had sat down, the guide began to talk again: "What we call the Colosseum here is the struggle between man and beast. "Since ancient times, only true warriors have been able to capture the fiercest beasts." "And being able to kill a real beast of prey can often be famous through the ages." "Now the folk are still singing the legend of the flying general shooting the tiger."

"Not only that, Su Shi also personally sang the praises of Sun Quan's deeds of shooting the tiger." "Yes, in order to repay the city, follow the Taishou, shoot the tiger in person, and watch Sun Lang." "But we've heard of these things, and we don't know if it's happening." "But tonight, we may be able to see the birth of a tiger hero." At the end, the guide's voice suddenly rose high, and his face was full of fanaticism.

Fang Jinzhi listened to it more and more wrong, and when he finished listening, the whole person was stunned. What does the guide mean by that? Tiger Heroes? Could it be that this so-called fighting beast is a fight between man and tiger? ? If so, isn't that person dead!! "Are you saying that the next thing to do is a battle between man and tiger?" "What do you mean in the Colosseum, is to put men and tigers in a cage and let them fight each other for your amusement?"

Fang Jinzhi's voice was a little cold, and there was no emotion in his voice. But the guide was still smiling like a flower, and he didn't care about Fang Jinzhi's tone at all: "Not only that, in order to better appreciate it, our store also specially starved the tiger for three days. "In this case, as long as this hungry tiger enters the iron cage, then he will definitely not let go of the people in the iron cage for food." "This battle is bound to be very exciting."

"Guest, the show is about to begin." "Do you want to place a bet? With a strong Creature on one side and a Tiger on the other side who has been hungry for three days, which side are you going to bet on? Fang Jinzhi's face became more and more ugly.

Which side are we going to bet on? We're going to put all of you brutes in prison, so that you too can taste what it's like to be in this cage. Just when Fang Jinzhi was angry, he heard a voice behind him: "I press the tiger." Fang Jinzhi suddenly turned his head, he wanted to see that bastard, how dare he be so inhuman? As soon as he turned his head, he saw the man who brought them in, holding 5 taels of silver in his hand, and said to the guide with an excited face.

The guide smiled at the man, then took the silver and said coquettishly, "Wait a minute, guest officer." Fang Jinzhi saw that the guide was holding the silver, turned around and walked to the handicap, and the man next to him rubbed his hands excitedly. Fang Jinzhi was silent instantly, these people didn't care about the life or death of the people in the cage at all, in their eyes, this was just a performance. It doesn't matter if the person is dead, they can even get more benefits on that person's corpse. It didn't take long for the guide to come back with a note, saying:

"Guest, this is your credential for placing bets, please keep it." The man took the note, showing the same expression as the audience below, excited and expectant.

At this time, Fang Jinzhi suddenly asked, "In your Colosseum, is the city lord also a shareholder?" "Of course, all the shops in this walled city, the lord of the city has shares." The guide replied as a matter of course, "No one would dare to open a shop in this place without the support of the lord of the castle. "Then again, no one can open a shop here without the nod of the city lord!" Fang Jinzhi took a deep breath, this time the truth was revealed, and the source of everything pointed to the city lord, Yang Peng. Just when Fang Jinzhi wanted to ask again, the guide next to him exclaimed:

"Look, it's about to begin." Fang Jinzhi also began to concentrate at this time, looking towards the audience. I saw that the first person to leave the factory below was a middle-aged man, wearing light clothes, wearing a thin shirt, and going into battle shirtless. The bulging arms showed that the middle-aged man was very strong, and the scars on his face were particularly ferocious. He was still holding a simple knife in his hand, but his face was very hey, and he looked fierce and vicious.

When the guide saw the man, he introduced: "This man is nicknamed the Black Whirlwind, and when he first appeared last month, he killed a tiger by himself. "Until today, this man has killed two tigers, and if he kills one today, he will break the record of the Colosseum and become a new generation of beastmasters." The guide's expression was particularly excited, and it seemed that he admired the person below.

"Black Whirlwind!!" "Black Whirlwind, invincible!!" Not only the guide, but also the audience present, it seems that many of them are fans of this black whirlwind, and they keep shouting the name of the black whirlwind in the venue. Fang Jinzhi's eyes also moved slightly, this person is so brave, if he can join the army, he will definitely be a fierce general on the battlefield in the future.

"Roar!!" Just as Fang Jinzhi was thinking about it, an earth-shattering roar spread throughout the Colosseum. I saw a giant beast, encased in a cage, slowly pushed into the house by several big men. When the giant beast was pushed to the center of the field, everyone realized that the giant beast had to be at least three feet tall.

"Roar, roar!!" The beast paced in its cage, roaring at the crowd. As the giant beast stretched out its body in the cage, the golden six-foot body squeezed the huge cage into an extremely narrow appearance. Is this still a tiger?

Everyone had been in the Colosseum for so long, and they had never seen such a huge tiger. The tall body of the black whirlwind stood in front of the tiger, and they all looked weak. This tiger should be the Siberian tiger, as the largest tiger in the world, only the Siberian tiger can have such a majestic body. The Siberian tiger kept flapping its claws against the cage in anger, its eyes scanning the crowd around it. And in the audience, after being swept by its green eyes, there was a feeling of suffocation.

If the black whirlwind just now made people feel excited, then this giant tiger made people desperate. Even the Black Whirlwind, who had already killed two tigers, felt like his heart was up and down when he saw this tiger. But thinking of his identity, Black Whirlwind knew that he had no way out at all, so he could only fight to the death.

"Come on, black whirlwind, hack this tiger to death, whether I can get rich or not depends on you." "Black Whirlwind, invincible!!"

At this time, the spectators under the stands began to gradually recover and cheer for the black whirlwind. This time, many people are here for this tiger fighter, thinking of making a big profit. Give it a go, and turn your bike into a motorcycle. Every time the odds of the Colosseum are often the odds of the beast eating the man is low, while the odds of the man killing the beast are very high.

It's the same this time, the odds of beasts eating people are directly pulled to 3 times. For gamblers, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as the Black Whirlwind wins, then they will be rich. Almost everyone's bet is on the Black Whirlwind, and even now seeing the ferocity of the tiger, they still have hope for the Black Whirlwind. They don't care about the life or death of the Black Whirlwind, but they care about the Black Whirlwind's win or loss. "Bang dang." With the opening of the cage, the fight officially begins!

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.