Chapter 46: A Serendipitous Encounter
As soon as the words fell, there was a rush of confusion around them, and the scattered gangs straightened up one after another.
"No, no, no, no! - Gang Leader Wang, we really don't know anything! We really don't know anything," Lao Zhang almost threw himself on the man's leg.
Wang Shou nodded: "Neither say nor check." In this way, the shopkeeper Zhang is going to force me to suffer this dumb loss. β
When these words came into his ears, Lao Zhang suddenly woke up: "Ah, no, no, no! Your gang suffered this misfortune, and we prepared a mourning ceremony. Ten - twenty taels no, thirty two!! I'll send it to your gang tomorrow. β
Wang Shou looked at the Chai steward and sighed: "The reputation of the Huxin Gang is really bad now, more than 20 of us have come to ask our brother for an explanation, and the shopkeeper Zhang actually thinks that we are asking him for thirty taels of silver." β
"Five, fifty taels!" Lao Zhang has cried, "The Wang Gang Master doesn't have much revenue in a year." β
"It's not about silver, Shopkeeper Zhao." Gang Leader Wang sighed, "The protector of this gang died in your building, and he didn't explain anything, how do you think the brothers of this gang will feel when they see your building in the future?" β
Fifty taels of silver is not an explanation?
Lao Zhang thought about it and didn't dare to speak.
The chai steward next to him interjected: "Actually, this matter is easy to solve, the brothers feel that the outsider's building has harmed our Dharma protector, and it is inevitable that they will make trouble." But if it becomes his own restaurant, he will naturally lose this emotion. β
Wang Shou nodded and said with a smile: "If this is the case, there is no need to investigate this case in this restaurant." β
Lao Zhang looked at the two of them, at this moment, as if blood was gushing up, he wanted to put aside everything and scold the two of them regardless of it, but his brain was in a trance, and he wanted to simply fall to the ground and let it be snatched.
These two thoughts wrestle in the brain, and the longer it drags on, the farther away the first thought becomes.
Or some kind of self-preservation instinct.
Under the pressure of the eyes of the two, Lao Zhang's miserable face became whiter little by little, and he was sobbing on his mouth, filling his heart with fear, anger, and panic. I couldn't stand on my legs.
From beginning to end, he didn't dare to take out the warrant given by Bai Sibing, as if he had forgotten such a thing.
A strong hand grabbed his arm and lifted him upward.
The young man looked around and said, "Whether to investigate the case or not, it's up to you to decide?" β
Wang Shou glanced faintly and said: "It's me who is the Huxin Gang Protector who died, if we say it, who will have the final say?" β
Pei Li said: "The murder case is handled by the imperial court. β
Wang Shou laughed: "The law of the Tang Dynasty, the sect is enmity and enmity, and the court only has the position of supervision." Now that I have helped the Dharma Protector die here, we have the right to find out the murderer for him and get revenge for the blood vengeanceβdoesn't the little brother know the law very well? β
Pei Ye sneered: "Record the book of Xianrentai, only those recognized by the imperial court and have their own inheritance are called sects." One of the gangs you're pulling around will put gold on your face. β
Wang Gang Master nodded: "Good words!" β
Then he took out a sign from his arms expressionlessly: "Our Bowangzhou Qijiao Cave Seventh Cave Baishui, it turns out that in the eyes of the little brother, it is a nonsense." β
Pei Ye was stunned, and he was really at a loss for a while.
Qijiao Cave is the first major faction of Bowang today, and there are martial arts quotas allocated by the state government every year, so it is naturally a serious sect.
But what does this have to do with the Lakeheart? Why are they disciples of Qijiao?
If it is said that the person in front of him is pulling the tiger's skin in vain, it is completely worth the loss.
Pei Ye was still stunned, and the man suddenly sneered and shouted: "The disciples of Qijiao were murdered, and Qijiao Cave is here to investigate the case!" Tooth for tooth, blood for blood! Those who resist are regarded as accomplices, and insult me like insulting Qijiao! β
The gang that had just stood up slowly turned to this side.
"βTake these two accomplices down for interrogation!"
Of course, this is not in accordance with the law, and sects can settle grudges by fighting between sects, but if the sect investigates cases involving ordinary people, they must also be treated with courtesy, so the court has the right to "supervise".
But now the "supervisor" left by Zhao Senjun was leaning on a tree on the side, chatting and laughing with a gangster, looking at this side, without the slightest intention of moving, only shouting from afar, "Don't hurt people at will."
When the Hearts of the Lake Gang is the Hearts of the Lake, its deterrence comes from its fists, and if your fists are bigger, it will fear you instead; But when the Huxin Gang is the Seven Jiaodong Cave, this fist is not only bigger, but also dressed in a glittering "law" coat, at this time, even if you have a bigger fist, you have to consider whether the teacher is famous.
Lao Zhang completely collapsed and cried: "Don't! To you guys! To you guys! Take it, but, this isn't my restaurant either."
Pei Li's body tensed.
When you shoot at others, you must consider being famous, but when others come to you, you can't stand and be beaten whether you are famous or not.
At this moment, a clear, unwavering voice sounded on the periphery.
"It turns out that you are still from Qijiao Cave, so that's convenient."
There was silence in the field.
Pei Ye turned his head to look, and outside the crowd, a straight green shadow was stepping in. The girl's green clothes are like wings, and the sword feathers are shining, as if she is the soul bird that was released in Xing Yi's hands that day.
She walked straight, and a man leaning on the millstone got up and walked over, and stretched out his arm to stop herβ
Even the sword with its sheath is like a thousand sticks. The girl walked non-stop, her eyes did not squint, and with a wave of her right arm, the man had already flown out three or five feet away, bowed tightly and fell to the ground.
There was immediately a commotion on the field, and the sound of sharp blades unsheathed was loud.
The girl looked at it as if it was nothing, and walked straight forward with her sword.
She has only one goal in mind.
Wang Shou watched the girl walking towards her, her wings were drawn in the corners of her eyes, the feathers on her sword, and the rumored "Lost Jade Sword" was held in her hand.
Plum. Li Yiqing!
"Are you Wang Shou, the leader of the Huxin Gang?" Li Yiqing didn't stop and asked calmly.
Wang Shou's face stiffened, and he subconsciously took a step back.
"Under it."
"Is Yanglou Street the territory of your Huxin Gang?"
"Yes"
"I heard that your people are wild in the Zhao family's tofu shop." Li Yiqing got closer and closer.
Wang Shou swallowed his saliva: "It may be that the people below are messing around, me. Discipline Miss Li well! I'll discipline you well! β
Li Yiqing had already passed by Pei Li's side.
"Miss Li! Zhao's tofu shop, she is not from Cuiyu Sword Gate! This is the contradiction of our people, you are the heir of Cui Yu, you can't"
"So this time I took the initiative to provoke the Qijiao Cave - didn't you just say that you were from the Qijiao Cave?" Li Yiqing said calmly, and suddenly his tone turned cold, and the whole person was already in front of Wang Shou. "ββCuiyu Qijiao grievances, idlers retreat."
"Don't, Miss Liβ"
A cyan scabbard had been slammed into his face!
With his face as the source, the tremendous force carried his body and flipped in the air for a week. And before it landed, the next sword had already been drawn again.
On the side, the firewood steward drew his sword and rushed up, but as soon as the cold light flashed, he let out a miserable scream, and the sword "ding" fell to the ground, and blood flowed from his wrist.
And Li Yiqing obviously drew his sword and stabbed him, but when his arm was withdrawn, the sword was already in the sheath, and it was drawn on Wang Shou in front of him without the slightest stagnation.
It seems that he just drew his sword and stabbed him in between pumping people, and the firewood steward really fell to the ground.
Pei Li has never seen this kind of beating people, it is really good-looking, calm, and heart-pounding. The girl walked forward at a constant speed step by step, the sword shadow in her hand flew one after another, and Wang Shou was almost floating in the air.
Beat him all the way to the edge of the courtyard wall, and the girl drew her last sword and let Wang Shou fall to the ground. Then she frowned at the blood-stained scabbard and wiped it on him.
Wang Shou was barely able to move.
During the whole process, he used his true qi to protect his body tightly, and he was not too seriously injured.
In fact, in the face of this almost humiliating beating, he was not completely powerless to fight back.
But he really didn't dare to fight back.
And he had to take out the gap and wave his hand at the hesitant gangsters.
The moment he reported the name of Qijiao Cave, he seemed to be above the ordinary people, but at the same time, people in other sects also cast equal and dangerous eyes on him.
How much he had just enjoyed the famous humiliation of his mentor had shrunk at the weight of this position.
Once he fought back, it would be Qi Jiao and Cuiyu's disciples fighting and fighting - how dare he pass on a trick with the descendants of Cuiyu Sword Sect.
It's really going to die, and it's going to be dead when it's dead.
It is clearly stated in "The Law of the Tang Dynasty": sectarian fighting, life and death are conceited.
At this time, he lowered his head and shrank at the base of the wall, even more embarrassed than the little er, and heard the girl on his head say coldly: "Yanglou Street, and this restaurant, let me know again, unload your hand." β
Wang Shou looked at the ground and nodded repeatedly.
"Get out."
In a few breaths, the field became clear.
"Miss Li, why are you here?" Pei Li asked.
"I'm here to get justice." Li Yiqing frowned slightly, took out a handkerchief and rubbed the scabbard carefully, "It's you, Pei Shaoxia, how can you be so coincidental." β
"The shopkeeper of the restaurant is from my countrymen." Pei Ye replied, turned his head to look, Lao Zhang was still sitting on the ground, staring blankly at the direction where the Huxin Gang was leaving.
Pei Ye summoned him to his senses, naturally he was very grateful, Lao Zhang went to take two bottles of buried exquisite wine and gave them to the two, the three of them said goodbye, Pei Ye and Li Yiqing left side by side.
"I went to visit Uncle Zhang who Bai Sibing met in the morning, and Bai Sibing introduced me to the Longmen class." The two walked on the street, Pei said.
"Huh? You're also from Grandpa Bai? Li Yiqing opened his mouth in surprise.
"Huh?"
"I went to visit him early in the morning, then went to find the Lakeheart, and then I found out that the Lakeheart's Gang was here."
"Well, then you should be the first." Pei Li remembered the old man's sentence, "Actually, you are already the third."
The girl nodded, "Hmm" and said, "Grandpa Bai said that I came early!" β
"What are you visiting Bai Sibing for?" Pei Li said curiously.
Li Yiqing was silent for a moment, and turned his head to look at his shoulder.
Pei Ye noticed that it was a small package.
"I'll take this case file." The girl said.
"Oh." Pei Ye didn't ask deeply for the time being, "Then let's go back to the martial arts hall?" β
"Well, I'm going to go to the tofu shop I just talked about and tell her that the matter is settled. If you're in a hurry, you can go back first. β
"That's not a few steps away." Pei Li said, "Let's go together, I also want to go back to the martial arts hall to continue to learn from you about that 'Yellow Jade'." β
"Okay."
"Is this your friend in this tofu shop?"
"The widow of a good friend of my brother."
The two walked for a while, the girl kept her head down and didn't know what she was thinking, and Pei Li was still thinking about the corpse just now.
Suddenly, Li Yiqing raised his head, looked at Pei Li with some hesitation and said, "Do you think I was ruthless enough just now?" β
"Huh?"
"When you hit that man, do you think you can deter him?"
"I look pretty ruthless."
"But it's all skin trauma, and I don't use too much force." There was genuine distress on the girl's face, she lowered her head and thought for a while, this time her tone was much more affirmative, "No, I'm not ruthless enough, I should have cut off one of his hands just now." β
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"Against this kind of person, intimidation will never work, and it will not hurt to beat him." The girl muttered to herself, "He didn't know how many things he had done before, bullying men and women, and forcibly robbing him, just cutting off one of his hands is definitely cheap." β
"Then let's go to the center of the lake to help again."
"Good! - No, no, no. The legend of Cui Yu represents Cui Yu's face, and the words are spoken, and they promise a thousand gold. Li Yiqing frowned, "I just said that he would cut off his hand when he got involved again." β
"That's right." Pei Li looked at the girl beside him, and suddenly said, "Did your senior brother teach you these words?" β
Li Yiqing glanced at him in surprise, and lowered his head again: "Hmm." He used to be the first heir, and I followed him down the mountain and listened to what he said. But, in fact, he has already "
The girl's voice suddenly changed tone, Pei Ye turned her head to look, and for the first time she saw such a stiff expression on this face full of aura, her mouth was tightly pursed, and her face was very tight.
"I'm sorry."
"It's fine. In fact, the Cuiyu Sword Gate has been holding on hard all these years. The girl breathed a sigh of relief and changed the subject, "There are fifteen candidates for this year's martial arts competition, and we can only find fourteen school-age disciples who are more than three lives. Fortunately, the night before the submission, a junior disciple made a temporary breakthrough to save this face. β
Pei Ye nodded lightly - if the dignified Cuiyu Sword Sect could only send two students to participate in the martial arts competition, it would indeed be equivalent to completely exposing the weakness to others.
"This weakening started eight or nine years ago." Li Yiqing said slowly, "Fifteen years ago, Qijiao Cave began this kind of action - bringing gangs from all over the country into the door. β
"Are they so casual in taking disciples?"
"It's not to accept apprentices, Qijiao Cave doesn't teach martial arts, just sells fame." Li Yiqing said, "They changed 'Baishuidong' to 'Baishuidong', which means that the sea is inclusive of all rivers. Then as long as they want, any gang that does not enter the stream can take on the name of Qijiao Cave. They can do a lot of things with this name that they couldn't do before, but they have to give the Seven Jiaodong a share. β
"It's smart, it's dirty, and it's effective." Li Yiqing said, "They gathered a large amount of silver and used it to rob talented disciples. At that time, Cuiyu Jianmen was the first in Bowangzhou, and it was good in name and reality, and it was quite shameful for them to do this, thinking that Qingsong would not fall. Unexpectedly, in the past fifteen years, one generation of disciples has grown up, and the Seven Jiao Cave has really gradually caught up. β
This is not a plus.,It's today's update.,Because the author wants to go out.,It's inconvenient to code words in the car.γ
(End of chapter)