After a while, Zhao Rang regained his previous look, and raised his eyes to see Lan Shizi standing beside him, observing the surroundings very vigilantly.

"Lan Dao Chief, thank you!"

Lan Shizi waved his hand casually:

"Just like the senior just said, you don't have to thank me."

Zhao Rang knew that this was because of the friendship between himself and his uncle, but he didn't expect Lan Shizi to lift him to the point of being a 'benefactor' in Baihe Mountain.

"I really can't afford to be called ......"

Zhao Rang is not just for modesty, but he does feel that his ability is limited.

It doesn't matter if Bai Heshan thinks so, but if there are benefactors, there will be enemies.

Of course, the benefactor of the enemy is also an enemy, and if this name is spread, there will be all kinds of other troubles in the future.

Even if Zhao lets himself listen too much, I'm afraid that he will become fluttery and gradually lose some of his self-knowledge......

"What are you thinking about now?"

Lan Shizi asked, making Zhao Rang stunned.

He didn't remember what Lan Shizi had said to him, something important that needed to be considered.

After searching his stomach and making sure that he really couldn't remember, he had to ask embarrassedly:

"What do you mean by Lan Dao Chang?"

Lan Shizi didn't care either.

After all, I just experienced a vicious battle related to life and death, and then I took pills to heal my injuries, and my brain was a little confused, and it was normal that I couldn't react for a while.

"Go to me!"

Zhao Rang then remembered that Lan Shizi had asked him about this in the teahouse before, and he politely refused at that time, but it didn't take long for him to almost put his life into it......

Lan Shizi thought to himself that Zhao Rang should have changed now.

You can't still pin your hopes on that senior next time you get into trouble, right?

People happened to pass by, and they had an old relationship with their uncle, so they were willing to pull it.

Such a fairy character, if you can't see it, you can't see it, and of course no one can, no one dares to blame it.

Coupled with the sword qi that Uncle Shi sealed in the land deed, Baihe Mountain had already saved Zhao Rang twice after he went down the mountain.

If you want to talk about human affection, it has long been clear.

However, Shi Shuzu said very clearly in his message to Lan Shizi, so that he would definitely take care of Zhao Rang.

Lan Shizi was also afraid that Zhao would let him continue to wander around the city alone, and if something happened, it would be difficult for him to deal with his uncle's group.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Rang refused this time!

"Still can't Lan Dao Chang."

Zhao Rang didn't say any reason.

Lan Dao Chang didn't ask either.

As a monk, he didn't have that much red tape on him, but he was extremely transparent.

People don't have their own reasons for not going, and as for what the truth is, there is no need for people to talk to you in detail.

Zhao Rang was still struggling with how he should deduce if Lan Shizi asked, after all, about the Investigation Division and Qingqing must not be leaked to outsiders.

Previously, Lan Shizi blurted out the 'bow snake', and Zhao Rang's heart also moved slightly. But how to deal with it in the future, we still have to wait for him to see Qingqing and talk about the incidents from last night to today.

"If you keep walking in this direction, you will be able to get out of this forest with about half a burnt incense. When you go out, there is a small aqueduct in front of you, and there is a cross bridge on the canal, and not far from the bridge is the place where you had wandered before. ”

Zhao Rang listened very carefully, wrote down the direction and the rest of the points one by one, and then thanked Lan Shizi and said goodbye.

Watching Zhao Rang's back gradually disappear into the dense forest, Lan Shizi couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart.

Although he has been stationed in Zhenhai City for a long time, he also knows a little about the things inside the mountain gate.

Shaking his head, he turned around and left in the opposite direction, Lan Shizi also had his own affairs to deal with, and he couldn't stay here for too long.

At the same time, Zhao Rang cautiously walked through the woods in the direction indicated by Lan Shizi, and after a while, he saw the aqueduct and the cross bridge.

Looking at the familiar streets and crowds, Zhao Rang breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at the wound on his arm that had congealed, and he was going to buy a dress first.

There is a huge Zhenhai City, not to mention that there are dozens of ready-to-wear shops, but I didn't expect that there was no suitable one...... Either the color is too bright, the style is too old, or there is simply no right size.

Zhao Rang stood in front of the last ready-to-wear shop on this street, thought about it, and walked in.

Take a look, at least there is a few chances. If you don't watch it, you won't have a chance at all.

"This son, there are no clothes in the store that you can see."

It turned out to be even more crisp this time.

As soon as he crossed the threshold, the guy said this to Zhao Rang, which made him cry and laugh a little......

"There's not much business in the store today, and the small ones are always up to you from the street to pick them up. If you don't like those stores, you won't have any small ones. ”

Everyone said so, and Zhao Rang retreated......

According to the guy, Zhao Rang can only go to the cloth village to choose the material and let the tailor the style, color, and size he wants.

Zhao Rang happened to know a cloth village that sold fabrics, and it was opposite the inn where he lived.

Before going to the inn room that day, Zhao Rang also made a special trip to this cloth village, because in the Zhenhai City power division map given to him by Mrs. Liu, the cloth village, the gambling house, and the inn all belong to the same family.

Now that he knew that the inn was actually Mrs. Liu's own business, didn't it mean that the cloth village and the gambling house were too?

Instead of being earned by strangers, this money should be given to acquaintances, and the fertilizer and water will not flow into the fields of outsiders.

Guy Zhao Rang pointed to a path.

It only took less than a cup of tea for Zhao Rang to see the lantern hanging at the door of the inn.

It wasn't evening yet, and there weren't many people shopping.

Compared with the inn, Buzhuang is more leisurely.

"Childe, please!"

As soon as he stopped at the gate of Buzhuang, a woman immediately came out of it and welcomed her in.

"It's you?!"

Zhao Rang looked at the woman's face and was a little surprised.

"I'm also the shopkeeper of this cloth village!"

The woman said.

She was one of the four maids who followed Lady Liu and were called sisters.

"You four sisters, still manage the business?"

Zhao Rang asked curiously.

Although it is rude to ask such a question, the other party may not necessarily answer.

"The eldest sister has taught him by hand, and the four of us all help him manage the business, except for the younger sister."

"Why doesn't my little sister care?"

The woman explained:

"The affairs over there in the dry market, the eldest sister can't be busy alone, and she always needs a helper, so the younger sister has been handling some trivial matters for the eldest sister over there."

Zhao Rang nodded and said:

"Then the other three are one person in charge of the inn, one person in charge of the cloth village, and one person in charge of the gambling house?"

The woman nodded and smiled:

"Childe is right. The inn opposite is the second sister. The fourth sister has a spicy temperament, so she is in charge of the gambling house. ”

Zhao Rang nodded, this can be regarded as a macro understanding of Mrs. Liu's industry.

It is not easy for a woman to gain a foothold in such a city, let alone run so many industries.

There is less money, and it is difficult for people to move an inch. There are many, but they are memorable.

Not to mention that a woman like Mrs. Liu is not only remembered for money.

"What kind of clothes does Childe want to make?"

The shopkeeper asked, casually glancing at the wound on his arm, but didn't ask much.

Zhao Rang said with some embarrassment:

"It's not a secret...... I just looked at several ready-to-wear shops over there, but none of them fit. In the end, it was a guy from the family who asked me to come directly to the cloth village to choose materials to make. ”

The female shopkeeper smiled and said:

"Childe's temperament is like this, and his vision is naturally very high, and it is normal to look down on the ready-to-wear over there."

"There are ready-made tailors in our shop, as long as the son chooses the fabric, it can be made in about an hour after measuring the size, and the speed is one of the best in the whole city!"

Zhao Rang was overjoyed when he heard this, this speed was indeed surprising.

"Then there is the shopkeeper of Lao."

Zhao Rang arched his hand, and then began to choose fabrics under the guidance of the female shopkeeper.

There is a wide variety of fabrics in the cloth house, with a variety of colors, textures, and textures.

After a while, Zhao Rang chose a piece of dark blue fabric, which looked calm and graceful.

Seeing this, the female shopkeeper was full of praise, and hurriedly called the tailor master to tailor Zhao Rang.

The master was skillful and quick, and quickly measured the size, Zhao Rang picked out some accessories on the side, and sat at the tea table next to him waiting for the new clothes to be made.

The female shopkeeper is a very talkative person and understands men very well.

Chatting with her, you won't get bored at all, and you will even complain about how time flies so quickly!

Zhao Rang had just mentioned the open sea, and was listening to her introduce herself, when the door behind Buzhuang suddenly opened.

When the female shopkeeper saw the person walking out, she immediately stood up:

"Eldest sister, why are you here!"

The person who can be called eldest sister by her is, of course, Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu had Zhao Rang's new clothes on her arm, and the tailor had already made them, but she didn't expect Mrs. Liu to send them in person.

"I'm tired of Mrs. Liu!"

Mrs. Liu says:

"If you open the door to do business, how can you be annoyed by the guests who send money? But Childe still has to try, if it doesn't fit, let them modify it immediately. ”

Saying that, Mrs. Liu led Zhao to the back of Buzhuang.

Zhao Rang looked at the narrow door she came out of, and still walked in behind her.

Connected to the rear is an extremely spacious room, which would look very grand if it were placed in other large homes and used as a main hall, but it is only a bedroom.

Although the place is large, the furnishings are pitifully simple...... There was only one bed, one table, and four benches with no armrests and no backrests.

"Who's living here?"

Madame Liu would definitely not take Zhao Rang to a meaningless bedroom.

There's no need to decorate a bedroom like this to show him anything.

So either the person living in this bedroom is very special, or something very special has happened in this bedroom.

"It's the concubine."

Mrs. Liu said with a smile.

Compared to Mrs. Liu, Zhao Rang was looking sideways at the poor furnishings in the house.

Hearing this, he didn't turn around either, because he didn't know what expression to use to face it, and he didn't know what to say to answer......

Zhao Rang had seen Mrs. Liu's small building in the dry market, had also been to his other courtyard, and even now he still lives in the inn he opened.

It can be said that even the most ordinary house in the inn is more than ten times better than here, but Mrs. Liu said that this is his bedroom.

Zhao Rang didn't know whether he should believe it or not.

Or maybe Mrs. Liu was just joking.

But this joke is not funny at all...... It doesn't make much sense either.

After being deflated for a long time, Zhao Rangcai finally squeezed out a sentence from his throat:

"Madame is really thrifty."

In fact, what Zhao Rang wanted to say was loneliness.

Although not everyone can be diligent and thrifty, as long as people have no money, they will involuntarily be diligent and thrifty.

Loneliness is not the case.

It is gradually stacked according to the selection that does not repeat the same time one after another.

When he looked at the furnishings in the house, Zhao Rang saw that there was only one candlestick in the whole room, with half an unburned candle on it and many wax tears.

Zhao Rang couldn't help but imagine the scene of Mrs. Liu alone in this empty room, lighting a candle and blowing it out.

"What does Childe think of here?"

Madame Liu's voice interrupted Zhao Rang's thoughts, and he turned around and saw Madame Liu looking at him, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Zhao Rang didn't know how to answer.

The good and bad here don't mean much to him. But looking at Mrs. Liu's eyes, he couldn't bear to say too straightforward words.

"Here...... It was quiet. ”

Zhao Rang finally gave such an evaluation.

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she said softly:

"Quiet is a good thing. It's not easy to find a quiet place in this city. ”

"Didn't Madame tell me to try on clothes?"

Zhao Rang didn't want to continue the topic.

Since coming to Zhenhai City, he has had too many bad experiences, and he doesn't want to stay in a house like this that can resonate with him.

The garment slipped quietly from Madame Liu's arm.

This is something she did on purpose......

Zhao Ranggang wanted to speak, but found that the clothes that fell to the ground could not be called a piece of clothing at all.

Because it hasn't been cut at all, it's still the same piece of fabric that it was when it was chosen!

"Mrs. Liu, what does this mean?"

Zhao Rang's tone had become deeper.

Mrs. Liu was not surprised by Zhao Rang's reaction.

If someone is like this to her, her interest may not be as calm as Zhao Rang.

"Childe's clothes are stained with blood!"

This is an obvious thing, but Mrs. Liu still wants to mention it deliberately.

Zhao Rang replied:

"If you don't get bloody, you don't need to buy new ones."

"Clothes are not as good as new, of course, if they are dirty, and if they are old, they will buy new ones."

"Then what is the next sentence?"

Zhao Rang forcibly suppressed his temper and replied patiently:

"Clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as before."

Mrs. Liu immediately said:

"I happen to have something from my son's old man here."

Then he went to the bed, opened the curtain, and pulled out a woman's long dress from it.

This emerald green dress was stained with blood all over her body...... It's like a bloody garment!

Zhao Rang's pupils contracted instantly, and he stared at the bloody clothes in Mrs. Liu's hand tightly, and his voice trembled with a hint:

"It's ...... Young? ”

Madame Liu nodded lightly, with an inexplicable smile on her face.

"It was replaced by the old man of Childe."

Zhao Rang's heart set off a turbulent wave.

He never imagined that Qingqing's bloody clothes would appear here, and looking at Mrs. Liu's appearance, it seemed that he had already known the relationship between him and Qingqing.

"Where is Qingqing now?"

Zhao Rang took a step forward and asked urgently.

Mrs. Liu did not answer his question directly, but said slowly:

"Childe knows that it is not so easy to find someone in this Zhenhai City."

When Zhao Rang heard this, his heart sank.

He knew that Madame Liu was telling the truth.

Zhenhai City is mixed with dragons and snakes, and trying to find someone here is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, which he has personally experienced.

"Doesn't Mrs. Liu have any clues?"

Zhao Rang's tone was already a little pleading.

Mrs. Liu looked at him and couldn't help but feel a little proud in her heart.

She knew that as long as she took out this bloody clothes, Zhao Rang would definitely take the bait.

"Of course I know."

Mrs. Liu said.

"Then please let Madame know!"

Zhao Rang said urgently.

"It's naturally not difficult to tell Childe."

Mrs. Liu was halfway through her sentence, but stopped.

Mrs. Liu looked at Zhao Rang, and a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.

When Zhao Rang heard this, his heart sank.

He knew that Mrs. Liu was taking advantage of the fire to rob, but he didn't have anything he could do.

"As long as Madame can tell me where Qingqing is!"

Zhao Rang said eagerly.

When Mrs. Liu heard this, the smile on her face became even stronger.

"Actually, it's very simple for Childe, and it's not a matter of killing people and setting fires, I just need Childe to send a letter for me."

Zhao Rang didn't expect Mrs. Liu's request to be so simple, and immediately agreed.

Madame Liu shook her head.

"Don't worry, it's not too late to wait for the son to change his clothes and then go."

As she spoke, she clapped her hands, and the female shopkeeper pushed the door in response, holding the new clothes made of the materials selected by Zhao Rang.

At this moment, the fool could also see that these two people were working together to calculate themselves...... But Zhao Rang still took the clothes.

Mrs. Liu and the female shopkeeper consciously withdrew from the house, and after a while, when they saw Zhao Rang coming out, she greeted and asked:

"Childe, are the clothes still suitable?"

Zhao Rang said fiercely;

"Very suitable, thank you ma'am, thank you shopkeeper!"

Then he took out a silver ticket from his bosom, handed it to the female shopkeeper, and took the letter that Mrs. Liu asked him to send.

It's not hard to send a letter, it's where it needs to be delivered.

The envelope does not contain the recipient's name, only a simple address.

This was deliberately done by Mrs. Liu, in order not to let him know too much.

Leaving Buzhuang, Zhao Rang walked through the bustling streets and came to a remote alley.

The alleys are deep and secluded, and the walls on both sides are covered with moss, and they don't look like inhabited places at all.

A dilapidated wooden door with a yellow rune paper pasted on it.

Zhao Rang hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Knock knock!"

The knock on the door echoed through the empty alley, and it was very clear.

In a few moments, a slit opened in the wooden door, and an eye peeked out through the crack in the door, along with half of the face where it was.

"Who are you looking for?"

A hoarse voice asked.

"I'm here to deliver a letter."

As he spoke, he slipped the envelope in his hand through the crack in the door.

The eye looked at the envelope, said a word, and closed the door again.

I don't know how long later, the wooden door opened again, and the person who only leaked one eye and half of his face just now really only had one eye and half a face!

Half of his face looked at Zhao Rang, his right hand was false, and he motioned for Zhao Rang to follow him.

The two walked on the cramped and dirty path for a while, and Zhao Rang, who was walking straight, was dizzy before stopping in front of a corner door.

"The lord is in the garden in front of you."

Half of his face pushed open the corner door and said.

It turned out to be a secluded courtyard, a stark contrast to the dilapidated alleys outside.

The courtyard is full of flowers and plants, and there is a small pavilion in the center, under which is a stone table, and next to it are several stone benches.

At this time, there was a pot of tea on the stone table, the fragrance of tea was overflowing, and a man in green clothes was sitting with his back to Zhao Rang, leisurely sipping tea.

Half of his face nodded to Zhao Rang and motioned for him to go over on his own.

Zhao Rang walked towards the stone pavilion, the man looked up at him, and the two of them were stunned at the same time.

"Brother, why are you?"

"I didn't expect it to be you, Boss Hu!"

"You're the one sent by Madame Liu to deliver the letter?"

Boss Hu asked, with a hint of playfulness in his voice.

Zhao Rang nodded.

He saw that the envelope was sitting squarely on the table and had not been opened.

"Why did Madame Liu send you to deliver the letter? She doesn't trust outsiders easily. ”

Boss Hu continued to ask.

Zhao Rang replied with a haha:

"Maybe it was after drinking last time, Mrs. Liu thinks I'm reliable. And I've been walking around the city lately, and delivering letters is a matter of effort. ”

Boss Hu seemed to be quite satisfied with Zhao Rang's answer.

He opened the envelope, quickly skimmed through the contents of the letter, and then looked up at Zhao Rang and asked:

"Do you know the contents of the letter?"

Zhao Rang shook his head:

"I just sent the letter, of course I haven't read it."

After hearing this, Boss Hu laughed heartily and said:

"If this wealth is really done, there will definitely be a brother for you!"