Hu Shang Grace roamed the Central Plains, chasing the secret treasures left behind by the gods buried in the ancient Oriental world. From the mouth of the old man in the teahouse, he heard that in the Qingshui River in the ancient city of Tanglin, there was a pagoda placed in the center of the river. This made him greedy. If the shining pagoda is brought back to the western country, it will definitely cause an uproar. At that time, he, Grace, will enjoy all the glory and wealth, and will no longer have to spend his days doing those shady private business.

He found out from the black list two Jiangyang thieves who often walked in the Qiangui area, and summoned these two people with a code. The goal was to cooperate with these two men and use their skills to steal the pagoda. Grace agreed with the two men that if they could steal the pagoda from the river and give it to him, he would be willing to buy it for a large sum of money from the two of them.

In the dimly lit house, Grace told the two men the story of the pagoda in the river. The tall thief heard this, but hesitated. I couldn't help but whisper, "Mr. Grace." My two brothers walked the rivers and lakes, but they also had some reputation. But in any case, my two brothers are both from the Central Plains, and if this matter spreads, then the name of him and us will definitely be despised by others. I don't want to make this deal. ”

"Hey, there is no reason not to do the business that has been sent to the door! Mr. Grace has taken such a fancy to you and my brother, how can you live up to his good intentions?" Seeing that his brother was a little reluctant to deal with this Hu merchant. The short man hurriedly rounded the field, pressed his palm, and said with a smile: "Mr. Grace, my brother is not very good at talking, so don't be surprised." However, as my brother said, if the news of this transaction you mentioned leaks out, then our brother will have no shame in the future. ”

"If you really understand our two brothers, then double the commission paid to our two brothers. Only in this way will my two brothers dare to take the risk and help you get the shining pagoda sir!" said the short man with a pair of rat eyes, and said to the silent Grace.

Grace secretly cursed the two greedy thieves in his heart, but on the surface he didn't dare to say it. Gritting his teeth and thinking about it in his heart for a while, he said with some pain: "Yes! But you must complete the task of this line!"

"Mr. Grace, it's refreshing!" the short man smiled, and with Grace reached out his palms, striking each other. to prove the agreement between the two. Then he pulled up the tall man and said with a smile to Grace: "Without further ado, it is inconvenient for my two brothers to stay here, Mr. Grace can wait for you at the Sage Bridge outside the city tomorrow night, and the two of us will take the pagoda out on time and hand it over to Mr. Grace." ”

Grace looked at the two of them, nodded slightly, and signaled not to send it. Seeing the two Jiangyang thieves push open the window, their bodies flashed, and they disappeared into the dark night outside. In the empty room, Grace was the only one left silently sipping tea. His eyes were full of coldness and disdain. He took out a revolver full of bullets from his waist and wiped it slowly.

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"My foolish brother, why do you agree to the request of the Westerner, it will bring us to the ground!" said the tall man's figure on the eaves, and in a few breaths he crossed the silent pavilions under the moon, and ran out of the city. His younger brother, the short man, followed him, and his figure fell by the empty Fengyi Pavilion. I can't help but say:

"Eldest brother, I don't know, this is our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a fortune. The short man smiled grimly, and explained to his brother, "That foreigner Grace did not come up with this plan for the sake of conspiracy with my brothers, but obviously wanted to use us as swordsmen. Let's go and steal the pagoda buried in this clear river. The life of the foreigner is not valuable, but you and I can enjoy all the glory and wealth in the future, and we will not have to live a life of licking blood from the knife all day after we finish this transaction. ”

"You mean to say that we are going to ...... that foreigner" The tall man was in his heart, but when he thought about it carefully, it was a good way to make a fortune. I only heard the short man say coldly: "We will sneak into the Qingshui River tomorrow and steal the pagoda." Let's pretend to fool that foreign devil and hook our commission. Then we killed him quietly and buried his body on the spot. In this way, the pagoda and the bounty are ours. That foreigner is alone, in our land, it's not like I'm going to be led by the nose, hahaha!"

"Hahaha! Let's do this, this time there is that Western slave who looks good, hahaha!"

Hearing this, the tall man also laughed wildly with him. These two groups of people, one group is the ruthless and vicious Jiangyang thief, and the other group is the scheming and mercenary Hu people. They each have evil intentions and deceive me. In the final analysis, they are only chasing profit and money. Throw all the good thoughts of human nature into the country of Java.

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"Tomorrow at midnight...... As Lu Yang's tightly closed eyes gradually opened, the silver-white moonlight that spread in the room also faded. He secretly used immortal magic to eavesdrop on the conspiracy of these two groups from beginning to end. I couldn't help but feel a little angry. He hated this Hu Shang Grace, as a person from the Western Kingdom, but he always had ill intentions towards the treasures buried in China. There are also those two shameless Jiangyang thieves, for their own selfish desires, they actually abandoned morality and disregarded morality, and joined the foreigners. The end is despised.

He lay on the bed, and after thinking about it, he felt that he must protect the pagoda in the Qingshui River. Because it is a real person, a demon artifact left to the ancient city of Tanglin. Therefore, he decided not to startle the snake first. After thinking about it for a long time, a coping strategy has already surfaced in Lu Yang's mind. This made the corners of his mouth can't help but set off a faint smile.

Although the scenery was unique this night, Lu Yang had something on his mind, and after learning about the conspiracy of these two groups, he couldn't sleep. simply jumped up from the head of the bed, opened the bamboo window, and jumped out silently. He harnessed the air currents and rushed directly to the roof, his eyes were covered with a purple light, and then he jumped high, jumping directly onto the roof not far from here. Came to the ancient city of Tanglin, in front of the door of the government.

At this time, the lights had been turned off and going to bed inside the palace, and only two soldiers on duty were sleepy and leaning at the feet of the stone lion. Lu Yang strode up and woke up a soldier on duty. He asked, "I have something important to do and want to meet your catchers here." Tell me where to look for him. ”

The soldier opened his sleepy eyes and said in a daze: "You want to find Li Shanhe, Li Catch quickly." He is not worthy of duty today. If you want to find Li Zhukuai, then go to the brick house outside the west gate of Tanglin City to find him. And he lived there alone. ”

Lu Yang nodded and thanked the soldier who showed the way. In the darkness of the night, he went alone to the west gate. Along the way, enjoy the local scenery, only to see many shops and taverns in this ancient city, which are open until late. In the streets and alleys, the lights are bright, and there are occasional pedestrians and idlers, drinking and admiring the moon there. It is a peaceful and peaceful style. Whether it is those blonde and blue-eyed Hu people, or the foot-walking merchants from all over the world. Just take a break here. It will be accompanied by the elegant and leisurely piano sound and intoxicating wine here, and the fatigue of the body and mind will be relaxed for a short time.

Walking in such ancient alleys and old streets, occasionally meeting a lazy milk cat on the corner of the street will also make people feel leisurely. This is the unique charm of Tanglin Ancient City, which allows people to find their lost selves in the past, and it is unique beyond time. Lu Yang has thought many times that when he settles down in the future, he can retreat to such a remote and remote ancient city, plant some flowers and plants in the attic every day, drink and write poems in his spare time, and watch the bright moon. It is also a unique life course.

The ancient city of Tanglin is not very prosperous, and it only takes a quarter of an hour to walk from the east city to the west city. After Lu Yang came to the West City Gate, sure enough, in the houses by the city gate, he saw a relatively nostalgic kind of house made of bricks and tiles. The candles were shining in the room, and under the lamp by the window, a person was reading at night with candlelight. Hearing the sound of his recitation, the words are round, which is also mixed with an urgent emotion.

Lu Yang stood quietly under the window and listened to him read. I only heard him reciting the article of the former Korean poet Han Yu's "Ma Shuo". Among them, it says:

"There is Bole, and then there is Maxima. Maxima often has, but Bole does not often have. Therefore, although there is a famous horse, it is only humiliated by the hands of slaves, and it is not called a thousand miles.

Horses are thousands of miles, a food or a stone. Horse eaters don't know that they can eat thousands of miles. Is it a horse, although it has the ability of thousands of miles, it is not enough to eat, and its strength is insufficient, but it is not beautiful, and it is impossible to get it with Chang Ma, so I ask for its ability to travel thousands of miles?"

The recitation of the article has been completed, and the people under the lamp abandon the book on the case, look at the lamp and candle and stroke their palms and sigh. But he heard a knock at the door outside the house. Then he got up and looked. Pushing open the wooden door, I saw a handsome young man standing outside the door, smiling, looking at the hero who was dormant here. In Lu Yang's eyes, this life is dignified, eight feet long, and majestic. Between the gestures, there was a heroic spirit.

This person is the Li Catcher and Li Shanhe that the soldier on duty said at night. He saw that Lu Yang was also a heroic boy who looked very good, but he didn't know where he came, so he didn't dare to slack off immediately. So he invited Lu Yang into the house and treated him with wine.

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