Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Ballad of the Plague
About half an hour later, in the early morning sky, through the quiet moonlight, you can see a black shadow suddenly floating from the direction of Liu Cheng, and the black shadow also arrived at the city gate, and it can be vaguely seen that the person is Liu Zhao.
"Where the hell did the two little bastards go? What the hell are these guys coming from? almost ruined my plans, I must find them, and I can't let anyone know who I am. If it weren't for the temporary unsealing of the previous strength, I was afraid that I would die at the hands of that kid, it was terrible, this body was too weak to carry my strength at all, otherwise I wouldn't have fallen into this step, but the final winner was still me. ”
"That'......" He looked in the direction of Tianmen Yuan and felt three people coming on horseback.
"This guy said that it was the person who came to Snow Wind City to escort the Thousand Locks Cage, Lu Lao'er really has two hands, and he built a few iron cages and let me come here, hehe! Snow Wind City, these cages are specially given to you, I hope you will not be disappointed, the Pure Land of Mankind is not going to be occupied by us in the end, hahaha! But speaking of which, I don't want to let that kid die in a hurry, so it is better to lock him in the Thousand Locks Cage, spread the news, and let his two brothers come to the door, and then they will be all wiped out, wouldn't it be happy!"
"But before that, I must recover from my injuries, Liu Cheng, this city that I regret, let you come and welcome my arrival! In the annals of the unification of the world in the future, His Holiness will definitely write my name, the first great being to break through the Pure Land, ah! Praise you, Great Venerable. Liu Zhao knelt down and kowtowed to the north, extremely religious.
The first rays of sunlight in the morning sprinkled on the earth, and it looked so dazzling, but for some reason, after last night's battle, the west of the city was isolated by Liu Wei's men, and the vendors who wanted to set up stalls in the west of the city to do business scolded dissatisfiedly.
At this moment, three people riding tall horses came out from the city gate, white horses and white clothes, all snow-white, but they could not hide their physical and mental exhaustion, after a night of long-distance running, the bumps in the mountain road, had already made the three of them extremely poor, after entering the city, the three of them slowly walked along the main city road to the city lord's mansion.
The three of them really didn't have the slightest interest in this city that could be seen as far as their eyes could see, and they secretly despised it in their hearts.
"Cut, I've never seen such a small city, not even a courtyard of my house, just a border town, also worthy of being called a city. Piercing Feng Ziyu disdainful.
"Come on, you don't look at what kind of lord the city lord here is, not even my servant. This kind of person can be the lord of the city, so how big can the city be?" Xue Yuanlu's words were also full of ridicule.
"Both of you are stained with the shadow of your ancestors, and you are not qualified to talk about the achievements of others. Yuan He said.
"Alas, Deputy Yuan, don't say that, I'm better than Liu Zhao's guy! If I really want to build a city or something in the future, I'll be bigger than him!"
"Hmph, build a city?" wishful thinking, there are a few people in the world who built their own cities, and they are not all the fruits of plundering others!" Yuan He mocked.
Before Yuan He could finish speaking, he suddenly saw Chuanfeng Ziyu pointing to the restless crowd and said, "What's going on over there, why are there so many people around?"
The three of them rode to the vicinity of the crowd and found that someone was making trouble.
An old man and an old woman kept begging the soldiers under Liu Wei to go over and have a look, but they were beaten, and everyone yelled at them, but few people went up to stop them.
"How can this be justified, it is simply too deceitful, and I am in charge of this matter. Piercing Feng Ziyu dismounted and walked towards the crowd.
Yuan He and the others couldn't stop them.
"Stop, why are you beating the two old men?" said Chuanfeng Ziyu, pointing at the group of soldiers.
The group of soldiers stopped suddenly, and for a while everyone looked at the man in front of them in a daze, looking at the person in front of him who was dressed in snow-white and gorgeous clothes, and had an extraordinary temperament, he must not be an ordinary person, but he didn't know where it came from, and the soldier led by him walked out, and he didn't dare to offend too much before he knew the origin of this person, but he couldn't weaken his prestige and said: "These two old guys obstruct official business, and use this lesson as a lesson, where is this son from? ”
"Hmph! Lao Tzu can't take care of your turn, but Lao Tzu wants to hear what official business the two old men are hindering you?"
The soldiers at the head heard that Chuanfeng Ziyu was a mouthful, and his brows jumped angrily, but he still did not break out and continued: "On the order of the city lord, all the intersections in the west of the city are blocked, outsiders are not allowed to enter, and people inside are not allowed to go out.
When the old man heard that someone seemed to be upholding justice, he immediately got up and knelt down and said: "This son, you give a comment, the grandson of the little old man went to his grandmother's house in the west of the city yesterday and stayed overnight, and originally said that his grandmother would send it back early this morning, but my wife and I couldn't wait, and when we saw that the west of the city was blocked, we felt that something was wrong. I was thinking about whether I could be accommodating and let the little old man go in to have a look, but he was beaten by several officials, he was really wronged!"
This is actually a very small and simple matter, but as soon as it is disturbed by these soldiers, it immediately becomes a big deal.
"It's not a big deal, it's just a few steps away, let the old man go and see what's wrong, why bother hitting someone?" said with a frown.
"Didn't you hear that this was the order of the lord of the city? If you don't let in, you won't let in, there are not so many reasons. You don't have to worry about it. The soldier at the head said in a cold voice.
"Today's matter, Lao Tzu really wants to take care of it, what's the matter?" After Chuanfeng Ziyu finished speaking, he kicked unreasonably, only kicking a few soldiers to the ground and screaming.
At this time, Yuan He and Xue Yuanlu also walked in.
"Deputy Yuan, there's something going on here!" Chuanfeng Ziyu looked at the blocked west of the city in front of him, the dense, uneven residential area.
"It's true that there are people everywhere except for the west of the city, but the west of the city is blocked, and there is not even a human figure inside, which is very unusual. Xue Yuanlu said suspiciously.
Yuan He looked at that side silently, but he didn't speak, but the confusion between his eyebrows was obvious.
"Then let's go and see, and we'll see. Piercing Feng Ziyu couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, so he walked in.
And at this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting: "The lord of the city is here." ”
The three of them stopped and looked at the rear, a carriage stopped behind, and a violent coughing sound came from the carriage, and then a person came down, and everyone looked and found that the person was not the city lord Liu Wei, but the three of Yuan He were very familiar, although they hadn't met him much, they still knew that that guy was Liu Zhao.
He got out of the carriage clutching his chest, coughing incessantly, as if he was going to cough out all his lungs.
His face was pale and bloodless, as if he had been seriously injured, he slowly walked over, came to Yuan He and the three of them, bowed slightly and said: "The three sons deigned to come to Liu Cheng, Liu has missed the distance, and I hope to forgive me." ”
Everyone was slightly surprised, in the past, the one who rode the carriage must be the city lord, but today it is not, is Liu Cheng changing hands again, only a few people know, this is the city lord Liu Wei's younger brother Liu Zhao, and this man who only spoke after people's tea and dinner appeared so sickly, and also saluted the three young men with snow-white cloaks, and many people were interested.
"Okay, Liu Zhao, you and I don't want to come to these vains. Yuan He waved his hand lightly and said, he didn't want to play these things for his subordinates who were not opponents.
Liu Zhao smiled awkwardly.
"It's only been a long time since I saw you, how did you Liu Zhao become like this?" said with a mocking face.
Liu Zhao naturally knew that this was not a concern, so he said: "There are a few Diao people in the city, some tricks, and they have suffered a little injury, so they are not in the way. ”
"Well, there are many people in this wild place, and it is true that it is not true, it is rare to be able to hurt Liu Zhao who is guarding the door of the Great Snow Tower. Chuanfeng continued to laugh, and scolded Liu Zhao twice in one sentence.
Liu Zhao just looked quite cold, and did not say too much: "A few people who have come here thousands of miles away, presumably not to argue with Liu about these trivial matters, please follow Liu to the City Lord's Mansion and do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord." ”
"Wait, what's going on over there? It needs to be so tightly sealed. Xue Yuanlu asked, pointing to the place blocked by the soldiers.
"Yesterday, I suspected that the plague was found over there, so I blocked it, in order not to cause panic, I concealed it, and I hope that the three sons will think about their own safety and not set foot easily. Liu Zhao said lightly, raising his voice intentionally or unintentionally, there is also a sense of concealment, the people around him heard Liu Zhao's words, and their faces changed in fright, they didn't hear about the plague two days ago, why did it suddenly happen today?
"Plague?" Yuan He was also a little dignified.
"Holy. Chuanfeng Ziyu scolded secretly, secretly saying that he was lucky not to go in, otherwise he would be finished, and at this time, the three of them also broke off the idea of going in to investigate.
And the people around no one talked about it anymore, one by one, they walked on their feet, and ran away in fright, and the old couple who stayed behind also wailed, thinking that their relatives had the plague, and they were sad.
"Is it just west of the city?" asked Yuan He.
"Rest assured, the plague has not spread. Liu Zhao smiled secretly, whether there is a plague or not, only he knows, and all this he said is just to prevent the three of them from going in to find out.
Yuan He and the three of them were taken by Liu Zhao to the City Lord's Mansion.
Looking at the City Lord's Mansion that had long been in ruins not far away, the three of them were also taken aback, and couldn't help but wonder, how many people had to come to destroy a good city to this extent.
The traces left by the explosion are still clear, the broken stone, the Dao sword marks imprinted, extremely powerful, as for the wall isolated in the ruins, it is full of big holes, what kind of weapon is left?
The three didn't know, but they seemed to vaguely guess the intensity of last night's battle.
Liu Zhao was speechless all the way, except for the occasional violent cough and a few mouthfuls of bloody phlegm, no one spoke.
The three of them were taken to a side courtyard not far from the city lord's mansion, and Liu Zhao ordered tea to be served.
"I'm curious, last night were those people who dared to come and attack the City Lord's Mansion at night, and beat you like this?" Yuan He sneered.
Looking at Liu Zhao's appearance, he was very happy.
"I caught one yesterday, do you want to go and see it, I put him in a cage. Liu Zhao picked up the tea and said slightly, as if he didn't care about it, as for Yuan He, he naturally just said, disgusted Liu Zhao, seeing Liu Zhao's behavior, he had no idea.
"Locked in a cage, is it a thousand lock cage?" asked Yuan He.
"That's right. Liu Zhao replied.
"A few Diao people also use a thousand locks to imprison the cage? Yuan He was displeased.
"If you dare to trouble me, not only will I lock him in a cage, but I will also lock him up in the Great Snow Tower. Liu Zhao suddenly looked up at the three of them, I don't know what they mean?
"Liu Zhao, what do you mean? It seems that there is something in the words!" Xue Yuanlu stared at him like that, he didn't like threats, and he couldn't see the threats of villains who were powerful.
"Xue Gongzi is too careful. Liu Zhao replied, Liu Zhao was not afraid of these three guys in the past, and he is even more afraid now, even if his approach is extremely unwise in the eyes of Yuan He and the others.
"Drink! Is this an abuse of power? This kind of thing seems to be the business of our city guards, you just obediently guard your one-third of an acre of land, and don't take yourself into it when the time comes." Piercing Feng Ziyu said dissatisfied.
"Each sweeps the snow in front of the door, although the three sons have a noble status, but it is the same. Liu Zhao smiled slightly, but the three of them were unhappy.
"Liu Zhao, I don't know what makes you have the courage to go against us, but you have to know, who are you, who are we, you can only look up to us in this life, don't think that Jin Song can do whatever he wants as a disciple of the city lord, and the dog must also have minions. Yuan He glared at him angrily, his words were unceremonious, full of brutality.
Liu Zhao remembered the words of the three sons. Liu Zhao stood up and bowed slightly.
Liu Zhao's words and how to deal with it made Yuan He a little disappointed, he thought that his words could not humiliate this guy fiercely, but in fact Liu Zhao didn't even frown.
In fact, there is no grudge between the four of them at all, Yuan He and the three of them are not pleasing to the eye is Liu Zhao's master, he is just a passing, Liu Zhao has suffered a disaster.
I thought that under the background of the three of them, give him a little color, he would retreat, but I didn't expect this guy to completely climb the master's thigh, in the eyes of Yuan He, this is the villain's ambition, I don't know how to lift, Snow Wind City focuses on personal strength, and the family background is secondary, which also leads to the situation that Yuan He and the three of them are bullied by Liu Zhao, the evil slave, and are helpless.
As he spoke, Liu Wei walked out.
"Fourth brother, who are these?" asked Liu Wei carefully.
He was very careful, not only because there were three people he didn't know, but also because of his younger brother Liu Zhao, since yesterday's battle, when the two brothers saw each other again, Liu Zhao pulled his collar and yelled at him hysterically, he had never seen his fourth brother like this, it was like a different person, which made him a little scared, you must know that in the past, his fourth brother had never shouted and drank to himself, at least there was still respect, but it seemed that since last night, everything was gone.
"You don't know, there's no need to know, don't disturb our conversation, step down. Liu Zhao waved his hand in disgust, completely ignoring Liu Wei.