Chapter 16 Follow the Trail
While the two were talking, a cold arrow suddenly shot out from the children on the shore, shooting straight at Qian Yurong's face.
Before Qian Yurong could react, Li Xuandu had already stretched out his palm and clamped the cold arrow with two fingers.
I saw a short old man hidden in this group of children, but at first glance, he was no different from ordinary children, and it was he who shot a cold arrow.
When the old man saw that he missed a blow, he immediately wanted to flee backwards, but unfortunately he met Li Xuandu, only to see Li Xuandu flick his backhand, and the cold arrow flashed away, and the next moment, the old man was hit by an arrow in his back, screamed, and plunged into the river next to him, and the river was dyed red.
It was only at this time that the guards on the ship reacted, blocked in front of Qian Yurong, and looked around vigilantly.
The children on the shore scattered in a hurry.
Qian Yurong subconsciously patted her chest, and then turned her head to look at Li Xuandu, her eyes could not hide her shock.
Although she had long guessed that this bookkeeper was deeply hidden, she was still a little surprised after she really saw it.
When a woman evaluates a man, appearance is one thing, talking and breathing is one thing, and ability is another. If you have the ability, identity, and status, then you can cover up the shortcomings of the first two, even if you are ugly and speak bluntly, it will make many women flock to it. And men who don't have these "things outside the body" have to make up for the latter with looks and rhetoric.
Of course, it doesn't mean that Qian Yurong has any good impression of Li Xuandu, it can only be said that his impression of him has changed somewhat.
However, Li Xuandu didn't care what others thought of him, the first time he set foot in the rivers and lakes, the master once said to him that sometimes it is safer to be feared than admired. If you want everyone to respect you, that's impossible, even if you're a saint, an immortal, a Buddha, you can't do it, but if you want everyone to fear you, that's not difficult.
Li Xuandu said softly: "Miss Qian, it's better to go back to the cabin, although Yanggu County is the territory of the imperial court, there are also many Qingyang Sect disciples among them, you can't talk to these people about the rules." ”
The old man surnamed Zhang echoed: "What Mr. Li said is very true, Miss should be careful. ”
Qian Yurong bit her lower lip lightly, did not refute, turned around and walked towards the cabin.
Li Xuandu was still standing on the bow of the boat, looking at Yanggu County on the shore, and said to the old man surnamed Zhang: "I'll come when I go." ”
The old man surnamed Zhang was stunned, just nodded in response, and then Li Xuandu disappeared.
Just now Li Xuandu took the cold arrow, and threw it with his backhand, he shot his own square inch, knowing that the arrow was never fatal, the short old man planted in the river, it seemed to be dead, but in fact, he escaped by the water potential, but this was not unexpected by Li Xuandu, he left a line of "faint fate" sword intent on the arrow, no matter whether the old man was a water escape, or a soil escape, he could not escape from Li Xuandu's palm.
Li Xuandu followed the breath and swept his body quickly, swept a few feet, and traveled more than ten miles in one go, until he came to Yanggu County.
Qingluanwei Zhang Mixed is an ordinary Qingluanwei captain in Qingluanwei.
If it is placed in ancient times, the position of captain is very great, and it is a real power general second only to the name of general. But after arriving in this dynasty, the captain became worthless, and gradually fell to the lowest position in the army. If it is placed in the army, there can be more than a dozen soldiers under the command of a captain, but it can be placed in the Qingluan Guard, where everyone is an official, and the captain is the lowest pawn, and he is not even qualified to wear a Wenluan knife.
But even so, there are countless people who want to get an official in Qingluanwei, the reason why Zhang Chao was able to be the captain of Qingluanwei is thanks to his father who died early, because there is an iron law in Qingluanwei, one person is Qingluanwei, and all children and grandchildren are Qingluanwei, so he made up for his father's lack when he was sixteen years old, and was able to become a feared Qingluanwei captain.
Over the years, he has not had the Spring and Autumn Dream of being promoted and making a fortune, but he has no choice but to be shy and want to drill the camp, and silver is an indispensable stepping stone. His father is just a Qingluan Wei Lieutenant, and his savings before his death were not only to buy a small house, but he took it away, so as to make up for the lack of a captain, and then want to go further, his top boss has already made it clear, there is no two hundred taels of silver, so don't expect it.
Two hundred taels of silver, how many years will he save? Even if he sells his family's house, it will not be enough.
In desperation, Zhang Chao gave up the idea of climbing up, and lived peacefully and made some oil and water.
Now he has been arranged to patrol the errand, every day to walk around the street without anything, with the identity of Qingluanwei, the surrounding merchants have sent a lot of filial piety, probably a few dollars of silver, you must know that this year, a large family of more than a dozen people to eat a crab only cost three dollars of silver, like him Xiaoqingluanwei, the days are really suffering, these silver for him, has been a lot.
As for the great wealth and wealth, it can only be earned in water and fire, and maybe he has to put his life into it, he really doesn't dare to ask for it.
Today, Zhang Chao is still patrolling around the streets with a knife as usual, saying that it is an inspection, in fact, it is to see if there is a chance to make some oil and water, but his luck is not very good today, and it may also make the people in the city already know that there is Master Qingluanwei here, so he only earned fifty yuan in the morning.
The "deal" was not good, and Zhang Chao had no motivation to continue the "inspection", lazily carrying his saber, leaning under a big tree, yawning, and complaining meaninglessly that the weather was bad today, and it looked like there was going to be snow.
As he spoke, he looked up at the top of his head again.
At this time, the canopy had become very dark, and the city was shrouded in clouds.
If it really snows, he can find a tavern to drink a little wine and warm himself up, without fear of the housekeeper at home nagging him and spending extra money.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chao complained in his heart again, it is said that a few days ago, many brothers died in the Guide Mansion, and these high-ranking old men really don't know the suffering of their errand people.
At that moment, a figure appeared at the end of the street without warning.
Dressed in a green cotton robe and wearing a square scarf, he seems to be a scholar, but he doesn't quite look like him, and he is somewhat similar to the bookkeeper in the store.
After all, Zhang Mix has eaten filial piety for so many years, and the most contact is the shopkeeper and the account room.
It's just that this account office is a bit unusual, and it doesn't fit well with this small city full of fireworks.
He walked towards Zhang Ming, his steps were steady, and the distance of each step seemed to have been measured with a ruler, and it was not bad at all.
Zhang Ming, who was originally very lazy, became inexplicably nervous as this person kept approaching, he straightened his waist, held down the saber on his waist, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards this person.
The two kept getting closer, and for some reason, Zhang Chao actually felt that he was a little depressed, and subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife on his waist, and beads of sweat oozed from his palms.
When the two were still more than ten steps apart, the man took the initiative to stop.
This made Zhang Chao finally breathe a sigh of relief, and then he heard this person ask softly: "This lord, is the county government here?"
At the same time, Zhang Chao suddenly felt that he was almost out of breath, and his chest was very tight.
Zhang Chao couldn't help but give birth to a nameless fire, looked at the bookkeeper in front of him, and shouted angrily: "Who are you!?"
The Tsing Yi bookkeeper didn't answer this question, but just said sorry for some reason.
Before Zhang Chao could react, he only felt that the figure in front of him flashed, and then he was slashed in the neck with a hand knife and fainted on the spot. The bookkeeper stretched out his hand to support Zhang Ming, who was paralyzed, and at first glance, it looked like he was supporting a stumbling drunk, and then took a breath for him, so that he would not be frozen to death in the cold wind.
This bookkeeper is Li Xuandu, he followed the qi machine all the way, but he didn't expect that the old man escaped all the way, and actually escaped into a mansion in Yanggu County.
Li Xuandu also came to Yanggu County for the first time, did not rush into it, walked around the mansion for a week, and found that this mansion turned out to be the county government of Yanggu County, and there was a Qingluanwei outside the county office, which made Li Xuandu a little surprised, and did not hesitate to show up to test it, but unfortunately this Qingluanwei seemed to be an ordinary Qingluanwei, not a master.