Chapter 144: Gossip
In the scorching summer, how can you compete with the scorching sun?
Maybe it's just a shooting star.
Boom!
It's the sound of a person falling to the ground.
It is also the echo from Wang Kui's heart after the sound enters his ears.
suffered, suffered, Lao Ge's anger, not only can't you get ten thousand taels of silver, but don't cause a commotion for yourself!
Wang Kui trembled and put down the axe that was blocking his vision in front of him, but he saw a white light shining in front of him, and it was difficult to look directly.
After squinting his eyes, he noticed that a black spot in the dazzling light was rapidly expanding, and the intuition of the rivers and lakes for more than 20 years told Wang Kui that the danger was approaching, but he couldn't move his footsteps, not because he didn't want to, but because he was frozen by the extremely cold breath released by the black spot, with his skill it was enough to break free, but it was too late, and the sword had already entered his neck.
He saw clearly that the black spot in front of him was the white-clothed young man he had just seen at the city gate, and he also saw that it was none other than his fellow disciple Ge Hongtu who fell to the ground, and he had no intention of thinking about the rest of the things, not that he didn't want to, but that his life was over.
When Jiang Yichen came back to his senses, he could only catch a glimpse of the back of the man in brocade who floated into the West City Gate in a dashing manner, where could this be a waste man who had lost his martial arts?
Jiang Yichen shook his head and smiled bitterly, he worked hard to help people solve troubles, and he was also stained with blood, but others were extremely wary of him, and sneaked away without saying a word.
The man in brocade entered the city can be said to have entered the safety island, at least under the blue sky and white sun, under the nose of the government, no one dares to make a mistake at will.
After all, it is the capital city near the border pass, and the ability of the government and the various forces are still somewhat fearful, but Jinju City is not an absolute safety island, at least in the west of Jinju City, as long as there is not too much movement, no one will hear or see what is happening there.
Another special case is Jinju at night, if it were not for the shaking of the mountains and the invasion of foreign countries, as long as the lives of the people in the government were not threatened, otherwise, they would have turned a deaf ear.
There are many places where you can find out the news, and any person on the street can ask for anything, but if you want to quietly inquire about the news you want, you have to find those places that are already full of people, which are nothing more than restaurants, tea shops, wine shops, gambling houses, and wind smoke houses.
A person who has never even touched the dice, let alone any craftsmanship, Jiang Yichen has never touched the dice, and the gambling house is incompatible with him, and he will never go there to expose his ignorance and suspicion.
Jiang Yichen of Fengyanlou was ashamed to go, after all, the scene of entering Gusu Yichun Courtyard by mistake was still vivid, he was not afraid of women, but he was afraid of being mistaken by the wine that women put in their mouths.
Speaking of wine, even if he has been hungover on Xishan Island for a year, Jiang Yichen's amount of alcohol is not long, no matter what kind of wine it is, he must be dizzy within three sips, which Feng has already seen when he was training hard in the windless forest.
As a result, the only places Jiang Yichen can go to are restaurants and tea shops.
In the inner city of Jinju, only people from the government can ride horses, and Jiang Yichen, who was walking on foot in the surging flow of people, suddenly heard a shout in his ear.
"The fat meat is not greasy after eating, the lean meat is full of oil without residue, and the meat rots without teeth, and the fragrance lingers for a long time after eating. Authentic Qindi taste of bacon meat sandwich bun, film crispy meat fragrant, by more than 30 kinds of spices secret, ancestral to the present, bacon meat 'fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood, oil fragrance overflowing', is really the king of steamed buns, a must in Zhongzhou, don't miss it when you pass by! "There is a small shop with meat buns on the side of the street, and Xiao Er is trying hard to attract customers.
The aroma of wine was afraid of the deep alley, and there was no wide announcement about how to come to try the guests, no matter what, Jiang Yichen's gurgling in his stomach was chaotic, and he still taught him to stop and walk towards the store.
The shop is not big, but it is neatly filled with five or six tables and chairs.
There are a lot of people in the store, except for the shopkeeper and the two shopkeepers, the remaining more than ten customers can only be at the same table.
Jiang Yichen asked for a cured meat bun and added a bowl of sauce and noodles and ate it with satisfaction, he was not a picky person, for eating, it was best to have delicious food, otherwise, mountain fruits and wild vegetables could also deal with it, therefore, his mind was not on eating, but on listening.
There are three people who eat at the same table with Jiang Yichen, this is the position he specially picked, these three people happen to be people who are familiar with each other, and people who are familiar with each other can't help but say a few words when they eat, from small household trivialities and neighborhood anecdotes, to rumors about the rivers and lakes, the north and the south of the earth, small things are talked about because of sorrow and joy, and big things can be talked about as long as they don't offend outsiders and hurt themselves.
And what these three people talked about was exactly what Jiang Yichen was interested in.
"Hey, Lao Zhao, you said that this Four Seas Alliance is really generous, 10,000 taels of silver, enough for us ordinary people to enjoy the rest of our lives. Sitting opposite Jiang Yichen was a thin middle-aged man, who smiled at this time, as if he was immersed in some kind of sweet dream.
"Broad-mindedness...... Thread. The man who was called Lao Zhao suddenly lowered his voice, glanced at Jiang Yichen out of the corner of his eye, and found that this kid was still concentrating on sucking noodles, so he made his eyes make the two companions move closer, and continued, "This 10,000 taels of silver, for some middle-class sects, may be worth a year and a half of expenses, but for an alliance, it is really a drop in the bucket, do you know the identity of the person they want to arrest?"
"Isn't it just a handsome poor and sour talent?" The one who spoke was sitting next to Jiang Yichen, the largest of the three, with disdain and eagerness in his eyes, it seemed that as long as this Xiucai appeared in front of him, he would be able to press it to the ground, and ten thousand taels of silver could be easily obtained.
"Lao Sun, Lao Sun, don't interrupt, listen to Lao Zhao, listen to Lao Zhao. The skinny man waved his hand.
"Lao Sun, Lao Qian, you can listen to my advice, don't go to the idea of this ten thousand taels of silver, it is said that the person who wants to be from all over the world is a waste Xiucai who has lost his martial arts, but guess what? This Xiucai is indeed a waste of martial arts now, but he used to be the pride of the sky, and he was the deputy pavilion master of the pavilion in Kyushu, and he dared to hang around alone, which means that this person has something to rely on, at least we ordinary people can't touch it, be careful, lose your life. Lao Zhao said in a deep voice.
"Hey, Lao Zhao, I don't like to listen to your serious words, I don't like to hear it, I don't want to be rich and dangerous, usually those officials want or we can't get involved in the rewards of the rivers and lakes, but if there is this opportunity this time, I still have to fight hard, if it is done, my grandson will never enjoy it alone, I will definitely pull the two of you, and the three of us will live happily together for the rest of our lives." Lao Sun was not happy to hear it.
"Nonsense! Old Sun, old buddy, if you have money to earn, you must have a life to spend, if you earn money, but people are gone, and the money may not be saved, then you must not move this delusion. Think about it, such a waste person, even if you can press him down, aren't you afraid that the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch will be behind, and the others will press you again?"
"Brother Zhao makes sense, we still can't afford some money, Lao Sun listens to Lao Zhao, don't think about it, don't think about it. The look in Lao Qian's eyes was much darker than before, and it seemed very sad to think about pinching off a dream of wealth in his heart.
"Hmm, what Lao Sun said is right, it's me who owes it to consideration, hey, life is not easy, once and for all but unrealistic, it's really frustrating. Lao Sun scratched his ears and cheeks, shook his head and sighed.
"We can't touch those 10,000 taels of silver, but there is something we can fight for. Lao Zhao suddenly lowered his voice again, and glanced at the white-clothed young man who was diagonally opposite, the young man was full of tea and food, and seemed to be a little sleepy, so he took a nap directly on the table.
"What's the matter?" Lao Qian and Lao Sun approached at the same time and said in unison.
"Lao Li of the Earth Demon Gate has given me some rumors, do you remember that ten days ago, five hall masters of the Earth Demon Gate died in the night in Jinzhou City?" Lao Zhao whispered in a voice that only the three of them could hear.