Chapter 12 Huating Mansion
Huating Mansion was originally a nameless town, but it only prospered because of the Hero Conference. Walking on the streets, you will find that there are more people in the rivers and lakes than ordinary people. They may be shy and breast-folded, with no one in their eyes, or they may cover their heads with a black veil, which is particularly mysterious. Naturally, there are a lot of deals related to rivers and lakes. Gambling houses, kilns, wine shops, and weapons shops are all available, crowding both sides of the road. It stands to reason that the heavier the atmosphere in a certain place, the worse the public security should be. But the strange thing is that the security of Huating Mansion is notoriously good, and there are not a few prisoners in the number for a year. The people in the rivers and lakes are not all lawless, they follow another set of laws. This delicate balance emerges when this set of rules and regulations is in conflict with the royal law.
Of course, these are all thanks to one person, and he is King Siming of Qin. Nine years ago, when he had just inherited the throne, he explained to the court the importance of intervening in the rivers and lakes. The court thought so, and entrusted him with full authority to supervise the matter. Coincidentally, at that time, the various sects were also actively seeking official recognition. So under the joint action of both parties, Siming made the World Heroes Conference a unique event in martial arts in one fell swoop, and he himself gained countless wealth and fame.
As soon as Liu Banxian settled in Huating Mansion, he found the black market and bought several packs of sweat medicine. It is said that it is a black market, but in fact, it is a semi-public business, and the plaque says that the north and south groceries, if you put a black frame on it, the old rivers and lakes can understand what they do.
Liu Banxian checked the medicinal powder: "Is it easy to use?"
The shopkeeper felt that his integrity was questioned, and he was a little unhappy and argued loudly: "This Taoist master, my ancestor is a seller of sweat medicine, and he has always been a child. If someone says that my medicine doesn't work, I'll pay you the shop immediately!"
"Look at you, what's the hurry?" Liu Banxian put the medicine powder into his arms, as if casually asked, "Is this year's Hero Conference still held in Wan'an Temple?"
The shopkeeper smiled and looked Liu Banxian up and down: "You didn't receive the post, did you?"
Liu Banxian was calm: "Well, of course I received the post, and there were more than a dozen of them distributed to me by each department." I wonder which one you're talking about?"
The shopkeeper waved his hand and said: "You, don't pretend to be garlic! To tell you the truth, there were too many autumn winds in previous years, and this year, King Qin pondered a trick: send invitations to the heads of various factions, and those who received them took the posts to participate in the meeting, and those who did not were not allowed to enter. You want to rely on my two taels of medicine powder to get by, but I'm afraid it's not so easy!"
After that, he shouted out the door: "A century-old store, specializing in groceries from the north and south, Tong Su is not bullied!"
Liu Banxian smiled, anyway, the useful information was already in hand, and he didn't care about the ridicule of others, so he immediately returned to his residence.
As soon as I entered the inn, I heard Li Yan's voice: "You are so unreasonable, I am not wrong, why should I apologize to you?"
"Damn, little bunny, are you looking for death?"
Liu Banxian looked over and saw a bearded Jianghu guest gesturing at Li Yanbi, who was stubborn and refused to retreat even half a step by holding his neck.
Liu Banxian cleared his throat and said, "What are you arguing about, apprentice, what's going on?"
When the other party saw a Taoist priest with a lofty weapon, his momentum suddenly reined. Pointing at Li Yandao: "It's your apprentice who broke the rules of the rivers and lakes!"
Liu Banxian said: "May I ask this benevolent brother, how can the apprentice be abrupt? If he really makes a mistake, I will definitely punish him!"
Li Yan shouted: "Master, I didn't! I asked for half an old hen to stew soup for you to replenish your body, but let him take it away, he ...... He also wants me to apologize!"
The man slapped the table: "Boy, I am the chief disciple of the Golden Dao Sect, and I don't know how much higher than you! There is only half a chicken left in this store, if you don't let me drink the northwest wind?"
He arched his hand towards Liu Banxian: "Dao Chief, the elders on the rivers and lakes are respected, and it has always been like this." You don't know anything about it, aren't you fooling around in vain?"
Liu Banxian smiled: "Of course he understands the truth, but he is also the chief disciple of my sect, you two are of the same generation, I think it is better to talk about the first come, first come." ”
When the man heard that there was a sense of protection in his words, he couldn't help but hit him upwards with fire, and struck on the table again, saying: "My 'Golden Daomen' is a major faction in Guanzhong, and there are no less than a thousand disciples. What kind of miscellaneous sect are you, and you dare to be on an equal footing with the master and me?"
Liu Banxian pretended to suddenly realize: "It turned out to be the Golden Daomen, disrespectful and disrespectful! Your gang's dog skin plasters and strong pills are famous all over the world, and the poor Dao has admired them for a long time!"
Selling these two things is the most cheap thing in the eyes of the people in the rivers and lakes, and it is not as good as begging on the street, Liu Banxian is no different from pointing his nose and scolding people. Sure enough, the man shouted: "Good thief, dare to insult my sect, let you taste the power of Grandpa's golden knife!"
With that, the brush was unsheathed. It didn't matter if the sword was drawn, but there was a loud bang all around, and twenty or thirty people also showed their blades. They are all disciples of the Golden Sword Sect, and they have come here to fight together.
The master and apprentice were dumbfounded, but fortunately, Liu Banxian reacted quickly, took out the package of medicinal powder he had just bought, and smashed his head and face at the other party.
The man saw a black mass flying in, and subconsciously picked it with a knife. So the paper bag cracked, and the powder of the white flower scattered with a bang. The man was startled and quickly held his breath, but still inhaled some. I just feel fishy and bitter, obviously not a good thing. He thought that he had been hit by a powerful poison, and he was so angry that he fainted.
Everyone shouted: "Senior brother!" went up to rescue, Liu Banxian took advantage of this opportunity to pull up Li Yan and ran away.
The two walked the streets and alleys, beat around the bush, and finally got rid of the gang. But the inn didn't dare to go back anyway, so they ran to the City God Temple, and managed to deal with it for the night.
The next day, the two went to inquire about the news, and they were even more bitter. It turned out that the place where the notice was posted at the city gate was impressively printed with a pursuit order for the rivers and lakes, which read:
The head of the Guanzhong Golden Dao Gate just said:
Colleagues in the rivers and lakes, there is a common party that two people ignore justice and insult our sect, and their intentions are poisonous, and the gods do not tolerate it! If these two fangs can be arrested, the disadvantageous faction should be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver as a gift of thanks. Hope to know. ”
There are also portraits of the two hanging below.
Liu Banxian smiled bitterly: "This is good, our master and apprentice are also famous...... before the words fell, suddenly someone shouted: "Look, aren't these the two people on the pursuit order?"
Hundreds of eyes focused on them at once. Liu Banxian suddenly felt a cold sweat, waved his hand and explained, "You have misunderstood......
But the sound of a knife drawn interrupted him. Three hundred taels of silver, you can buy a good house or a small shop in the capital, which is enough to get people out of the life of licking blood from the knife.
The master and apprentice glanced at each other, and ran away.
Everyone rushed over like a tide, and the two of them panicked, and ran into a dead end.
I don't know whose house it is, the courtyard wall is so high that there is no place to help. Li Yan can certainly turn into it, but how can he leave his master alone? He gently held down the treasure knife with his right hand and prepared for a battle. In an instant, he seemed to be a different person, and his body was as dignified as a mountain.
The sound of mixed footsteps sounded at the mouth of the alley, and this battle seemed inevitable.
But at this moment, a big red sedan chair appeared out of nowhere behind the two.
This sedan chair is richly decorated, depicting dragons and embroidered phoenixes, and there are flower balls hanging on all sides, which is obviously not an ordinary person's object. Eight expressionless men carried it straight and motionless.
It stands to reason that the sedan chair is used for marriage and should be full of joy, but this sedan chair exudes a burst of ominous gloomy atmosphere.
Suddenly, the sedan curtain opened, and a pinky hand stretched out from inside, beckoning to the two of them.
In a hurry, Liu Banxian didn't think much about it, and took Li Yan into the sedan chair.