Early the next morning, a little two brought hot water towels. Li Qiufeng was about to thank him, but the shopkeeper personally brought fragrant tea and snacks to the guest room. Li Qiufeng was surprised, but the shopkeeper said that he was thanking him for repelling the big man yesterday and allowing the inn to escape a catastrophe. Li Qiufeng was amused, and when he saw that the shopkeeper was stubborn, he had to accept the fragrant tea and dim sum, and asked casually: "That man didn't make trouble anymore?"

The shopkeeper smiled: "He was humiliated by the uncle, where do you dare to be arrogant? The little old man saw that this thief was not a good person, and he originally wanted to report to the official, but then he thought about it, the hungry wolves in the government have always been troublesome, even if the thief is killed, he is afraid that he will have to fabricate charges and blackmail the little old man, it can be said that there will be endless troubles, so he put this matter down." ”

When the shopkeeper said this, he turned his head and looked around, and saw that the shopkeeper had retreated, so he lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "Uncle doesn't know, the thief didn't know where he went last night, and he just returned to the store when he was young, and he was not taken by the officers and soldiers who patrolled the night, so this kid is lucky." Early this morning, he left the guest room and left angrily, which can be regarded as a gift to the plague god. ”

The shopkeeper said a few more words to Li Qiufeng, and then left. Li Qiufeng has always been cautious, and naturally refuses to eat the food sent by others easily. It was because he wrapped the dim sum and hid it in his arms, and poured out the tea, so he sat down at the table, and thought to himself: "This man is naturally turning around to Ruyang to return to Lord Nahu." Listening to Master Ji and Han Qusi talking last night, Han Qusi, Master Ji, Master Hu from Ruyang in Luoyang City, and Lord Huang who didn't know where they were, these four people have an extremely powerful enemy. The two sides are feuding and entangled for hundreds of years. I don't know what means these four people used, they handled a case in Hangzhou and wiped out the enemy surnamed Xu. It's just that Master Ji is far-sighted, and he is worried that there are still fish that have slipped through the net, so he has set another trap. If someone from the enemy family is still alive, they must lead the enemy to show up. It's just that it is impossible to know what these companies are entangled in and what the situation of the Hangzhou case is at the moment. But judging from what Han and Ji said, these two people didn't want to be embarrassed by themselves, and Situ Qiao's theft of Guan Yu's head had nothing to do with the two of them. These two people wished that they and Situ Qiao would leave Luoyang as soon as possible, so as not to spoil their big event.

Li Qiufeng thought in his heart that he went to Luoyang to meet that person. As for the plot of Han Qusi and Master Ji, it is nothing more than a vendetta in the rivers and lakes, and it has nothing to do with him, but he doesn't have to worry about him. It's just that Guan Yu has a lot to do with that person, and his body can't be destroyed by Situ Qiao. Since Master Ji has thought of a way to force Situ Qiao to show up, he can watch from the wall and reap the benefits of the fisherman. If Situ Qiao was captured by officers and soldiers, he would go to the prefect's yamen, take Situ Qiao away with the brocade clothes and guard waist card, retrieve Guan Yu's head and put it back in Guan Mound. If you run into Situ Bridge in the city, it will be even easier, you just need to take action to capture this person and snatch Guan Yu's head, but you don't have to go to the prefect's yamen to deal with Han Qusi and Master Ji.

He had made up his mind, so he went out of the inn, first found a deserted place on the side of the road, and threw the snack into the gutter. He thought to himself: "If Situ Qiao heard that the guards of the four city gates had been removed, he would definitely be in a hurry to leave the city. He came to Luoyang from Beijing, and naturally returned north after winning the job. I just have to wait in the north to see this person. ”

Thinking of this, the strong autumn wind immediately headed north. At this time, there were more and more pedestrians on the street, and Li Qiufeng thought as he walked: "The night before yesterday in the mound, Situ Qiao escaped by luck, and with his light skills, the black-clothed man who fired the silver needle will definitely not be able to catch up with him." Situ Qiao has always been arrogant, if he was replaced by someone else and stole a heavy treasure, he was afraid that he would not even dare to return to Luoyang City, and would go back directly around the north of the city. However, this Situ Qiao acted differently, and he must have thought that others would not be able to catch up with him, so he swaggered back to Luoyang, planning to rest for a night before returning to Beijing. It's just that when he arrived at the city gate, Guan Yu's head fell out of his backpack, and he was discovered by the officers and soldiers and trapped in the city......"

Li Qiufeng thought of this, his heart sank, and he secretly thought: "Situ Qiao is proficient in organ news, and he has done a lot of things about roosters and dogs. With his wisdom, how could he be so careless and let his head roll out of his backpack? Could it be that someone deliberately did something to open Situ Qiao's backpack while he was unprepared, so that the head could fall out?"

After thinking about it, he unconsciously arrived in the north city of Luoyang. At this time, the gates of the city were opened, and there was an endless stream of people coming in and out. Li Qiufeng saw that there was a wonton stall on the right side of the street, which was a good place to observe the situation at the city gate. He walked over and asked for a bowl of meat-stuffed wontons, and then sat down in front of the stall and watched the situation in front of the city gate with cold eyes. I saw four officers and soldiers standing at the gate of the city, all listless, sleepy-eyed, and yawning constantly. Li Qiufeng looked at the old man for a long time, but he didn't see the four officers and soldiers checking the people who were entering and leaving the city. It's just that Li Qiufeng had listened to Master Ji's plan last night, and after careful observation, he saw that there were many suspicious people near the city gate. A few people pretended to carry sacks, but they had just carried one and then returned a moment later. Some gathered together in twos and threes to chat, but they couldn't help but glance at the pedestrians entering and leaving the city gate out of the corner of their eyes. Others sat in front of the food stall with Li Qiufeng, eating while peeking at the city gate. And above the city walls, although it looked like only a few officers and soldiers were walking around lazily. It's just that after Li Qiufeng found the battlement, from time to time, some officers and soldiers quietly poked their heads out and looked at the city gate. Obviously, there are a large number of officers and soldiers in ambush on the city wall, and when Situ Qiao appears, he will rush down the city to get people.

After a while, the stall owner brought over a steaming bowl of ravioli. Li Qiufeng thanked him, smelled the aroma of the wontons, and really moved his index fingers, and he wanted to take a sip of the wonton soup when he picked up the bowl. The stall owner hurriedly said, "The guest officer is beware of burning his mouth!"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and the stall owner smiled: "Guest officer, you don't know anything." The villain's wonton is the only one in this Luoyang City, and it is a famous soup-filled wonton. The noodles don't look hot, but the hot soup is all in the wonton belly. If you take a bite just out of the pot, you will burn your mouth if you don't get it right. It is that the guest officer can wait for a while, but he can taste this wonton soup first, and then eat the wonton, but it has a different flavor. ”

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "I was going to drink soup, but when you said this, it seems that I don't know how to taste food." Although he thought so, he didn't speak, just smiled at the stall owner, put the bowl on the table, scooped a small half spoon of wonton soup with a spoon, and gently put it in his mouth. This wonton soup is filled with minced coriander, which is indeed rich in aroma. Li Qiufeng tasted the wonton soup in his mouth, and couldn't help but praise: "Boss, your wonton soup is really different from other places, good things, really good things." ”

The stall owner accompanied the table, listening to Li Qiufeng's admiration, a face smiled like a blooming peony flower, and said: "The guest officer Chrysostom praises, and the villain is grateful." ”

There were several idlers at the table next to him, and one of them said with a smile: "Uncle He's wontons are a must in our northern city, and I haven't eaten anything that I haven't said is good." ”

The stall owner was even happier, and first said to Li Qiufeng: "Guest officer, you use it slowly." Then he added a few spoonfuls of wonton soup to a few idlers at the adjacent table.

At this moment, I saw several Taoist priests walking in the distance. These Taoist priests were tall and short, old and young, and their clothes were very bright. An idler said: "See, these bull noses of Fengyiguan have gone out of the city to do things again." I don't know which family is going to break the bank. Another idler whispered: "Don't you dare to say that! Now the government worships Taoist priests, if these old Taoists know that you are scolding them behind their backs and sue the yamen, you will have to be beaten to the bottom!"

Li Qiufeng knew that Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, and since he ascended the throne, he invited Shao Yuanjie, a Taoist priest of the Qing Palace on Longhu Mountain, to enter Beijing. That Shao Yuanjie's spells are strong, and it is said that he can drive away ghosts and gods, and Emperor Jiajing relies on him very much. As the saying goes, if something is good, it will be effective. When court officials and governors learned that Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, they followed suit. All of a sudden, it was extremely prosperous in all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and some people with other plans put on Taoist robes, pretending to be ghosts, and colluding with the government and gangs in the rivers and lakes, and the people were full of complaints, and the people were very angry.

Li Qiufeng saw that these Taoist priests were brightly dressed, and heard those idlers say that these Taoist priests seemed to come from a Taoist temple called Fengyi Temple, and thought to himself: "Look at the appearance of these Taoist priests, they must be the tyrants of Luoyang City." It's just that the name Fengyiguan has never been heard, and the Taoist priest who wants to come to Guanzhong doesn't understand martial arts, not a martial arts lineage. ”

He ate the ravioli while looking casually. But I saw these four Taoist priests in a row, walking straight towards the city gate. The four Taoist priests were followed by two wheelbarrows, with some baggage and wooden boxes piled on them, presumably ritual tools used in the rituals. Pushing the first wheelbarrow was a stocky man in his thirties. Although it was winter, the man was wearing only a short shirt and a single shirt, and his chest was open, revealing his black chest hair. The second wheelbarrow was pushed by a thin man, but this man wore a broken hat, which covered most of his face, and it was not clear what it looked like. The man was far less skilled at pushing the wheelbarrow than the stout man, and walked crookedly, and the wheelbarrow nearly toppled over several times, and made the thin man embarrassed.

The idlers gloated, and one of them said: "See, Boss Wang's cart is getting more and more stable, and Niu Bi gives him five dollars of silver every month, which is not in vain." ”

Another idler pouted and said, "Do you think Niu Bi has a good intention? Bullshit! Boss Wang has to do everything in Fengyiguan, cleaning the courtyard during the day, tending to flowers and plants, and carrying luggage for these Niu Bi when he goes out." At night, I have to watch the home and nursing home, and I have to patrol the hospital. These five coins of silver are really fucking worth it!"

The idle man before said: "Who told Wang Boss Sanbian to not be able to make a fart?

Another idle man pointed at the thin man and said, "Who is this skinny monkey, why haven't you seen it before?" Could it be that Fengyiguan has hired a handyman again?"

The stall owner happened to pass by the table of the idle men, and interjected: "Fengyiguan, these Taoist masters are all rich, but everyone is extremely stingy, there is an old ambassador Wang called, he is already satisfied, how can he be willing to spend money and hire miscellaneous servants? I estimate that this is going out of the city to do a big ritual service, there are too many magic weapons, I just found someone to help push the cart, I can give a few pennies, even if they are kind!"

(End of chapter)