Chapter 56: The Great Thief
Zhan Tong arched his hand, didn't bother to take care of Xu Yang, turned around and left.
Xu Yang sent him out, and just wanted to close the door, when suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred in his mind.
The thief needs ginseng to hang himself when he is injured, and isn't his basic healing technique for treating injuries?
Even if you can't save it, at least you can save some ginseng, right?
The ginseng soup saved, even if it can't be sold for money, it's better to drink it to increase internal strength than to hang the unlucky thief for nothing, right?
Anyway, the energy is worth sleeping and coming back, and I can save millions, this deal is really done.
Hurriedly went out and called Zhantong.
Zhan Tong was stopped as soon as he went out, and he was tired in his heart, isn't it just a few ginsengs, if you hadn't bought all the good goods in the imperial capital, our Ouchi Guards would have come to your house to ask for these ginsengs?
Immediately, he asked angrily: "Brother Xu, are you reluctant? Do you want a few elders to give you some medicine fees?"
As soon as Xu Yang heard it, he knew that others were picky, and he couldn't blame Zhantong, in this matter, the values in the eyes of the two sides were completely different.
If Zhan Tong knew that these ginseng sticks would be worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver in the future generations, he would be able to understand Xu Yang's distress.
But this is really not clear to explain, Xu Yang said with a smile: "Brother Zhan, you just said that the thief was punished, and his life is on the line, right?"
"yes, what's wrong?" Zhan Tong looked at Xu Yang with a puzzled face.
Xu Yang smiled again and said: "Do you guess why the younger brother keeps buying this ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum and other wonderful medicines? Because the younger brother's family has always practiced medicine for a living, especially this kind of bruises, body weakness and blood loss, which is what the younger brother is good at." ”
Zhan Tong's eyes widened suddenly: "Brother Xu, this is not a joke, what you said is true?"
Xu Yang smiled: "If it weren't for that, how could I dare to boast in front of Brother Zhan, if I said that my medical skills were definitely much inferior to the imperial doctors, but in terms of the treatment of bruises, these imperial doctors may not be as good as me." ”
When Zhan Tong heard this, he was so happy that he grabbed Xu Yang with one hand and went straight to the Ouchi guard.
This is not something that a small third-class guard can call the shots, so he has to ask for instructions first.
The prison of the Criminal Department, the most eerie and terrifying place in the world, is not one of them.
Even in broad daylight, there was still very little sunlight that could penetrate the death row in the depths of the cells, and all that could be seen was the wind and wailing.
Even rats don't want to go in and steal food as if the food is cursed.
Just five days ago, Zhuang Cheng would never have imagined that he would enter such a Jedi.
As the most famous one-legged thief in the Hejian area, he has always been a loner and invincible.
When I came to the imperial capital this time, I originally just wanted to come over to explore the way, so that I could have one more place to settle and sell stolen goods in the future, and I didn't plan to do any business.
It's just that unexpectedly, he actually got a chance to enter King Kang's mansion, and he didn't hesitate to sneak in without thinking about it at that time.
The world has been peaceful for a long time, and the garrison of King Kang's Mansion is far less strict than before, and even he didn't expect that it would be so easy to blend into the treasure house.
Entering the treasure house, he immediately took a fancy to the treasure knife placed in the middle of the treasury.
He had also heard of this "Cold Moon Treasure Knife" for a long time.
I heard that the earliest owner of this knife was Geng Jingzhong.
Yes, it was one of the culprits who caused the rebellion of the three feudatories, Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan in the Great Qing Dynasty.
When Geng Jingzhong was young, he once used this knife to kill three heavily armored cavalrymen with one knife and became famous all over the world.
Later, during the rebellion of the three feudatories, when the previous generation of Prince Kang Jieshu led his army to Fujian, Geng Jingzhong was forced to surrender and offered a large amount of treasures, including the Leng Yue Treasure Knife, to buy his life.
Of course, the sword and the treasure didn't really save his life, that's another story.
Decades have passed, time has changed, and the "Cold Moon Treasure Knife" has passed to the hands of Prince Kang Baltu at this time, and Baltu has always loved this knife.
There are two things Baltu likes most.
She married sixteen wives and concubines, gave birth to twenty-four sons, and was as prolific as that.
In second place is the famous sword.
The world has been peaceful for a long time, there are few battles in the sea, and as a prince, he has no possibility of going to the battlefield.
Only the hobby of collecting treasure swords and famous swords.
Especially this "Cold Moon Treasure Knife", which can be said to represent the glory and pride of their family.
Every time Prince Kang Baltu entertained his colleagues, he had to take out this knife to show off at the end, and he always regretted that he couldn't let the sword drink the blood of the thief.
At this time, this world-famous treasure knife was in front of Zhuang Cheng's eyes, how could he restrain his desires.
Although other gold and silver jewelry are precious, they can also be found in ordinary times, and the things that can be bought with silver are not in Zhuang Cheng's eyes.
Only this "Cold Moon Treasure Knife", whether it is its own value or practicality, can be said to be a first-class treasure in the world.
It just so happens that Zhuang Cheng is also an expert in making knives, isn't this a gift from God?
If God does not take it, he will be blamed.
If he hadn't been caught out of the palace and forced to kill one of his guards and escape, he might have escaped safely back to his lair in the river.
I didn't expect Prince Kang's Mansion to react so quickly, Jiumen was ordered to strictly inspect, not to mention carrying a knife, even if he escaped alone, it was not so easy.
After all, he once showed his face in the palace, and it was common for him to be drawn by others.
He can only lurk secretly, pretending to be a coolie porter on weekdays, mingling in the downtown area, the so-called big hidden in the court, hidden in the city.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Cheng's face showed a wry smile, but he didn't expect that even so, he was still caught.
If he hadn't been timid many days later, and wanted to sell the sword to escape from the imperial capital, he would not have been betrayed by the two-headed snake and ended up in this prison of the Criminal Department.
The door of the prison is easy to enter, but it is impossible to get out, I am afraid that it will not be possible in this life.
Unless, it was the day he was taken out and beheaded.
Fortunately, the treasure knife had been properly hidden by themselves a long time ago, and they did not dare to kill themselves until they found the treasure sword.
It's just that after many days of continuous torture, he also felt that he couldn't hold on.
However, unexpectedly, just two days ago, when he woke up from a coma again, those eagle talon grandsons actually stopped the interrogation, and instead called a doctor for themselves, and finally brought ginseng soup for themselves to drink.
Don't...... Is it because your body is not working?
As a martial artist, he knows his body far better than others, and his body has always been strong, otherwise he would not have embarked on the road of no return to the lone thief.
However, the punishment he received a few days ago was too severe, and now he is lying on the bed, and there is no restraint on his body, but he can't move at all.
Is he really going to die?
There were mixed footsteps in the distance, and it seemed that those eagle claw grandsons were coming again, but I didn't know, this time they were greeted by torture instruments or ginseng soup?
In worry and doubt, Zhuang Cheng fell asleep again in a daze.
Xu Yang, accompanied by Zhantong and several jailers, entered this world-famous prison.
The prison of the Criminal Department is located in the center of the imperial capital, and the open space between the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple is where the felons are held.
The entire building is above ground level, and there are no dungeons set up because there is no need for them.
The prison may not have a good reputation, but if you change its common name, everyone will know it, even if it is just a three-year-old child.
The big guys call it "the prison".
All those who enter the prison, no matter how famous and respected they were before, will become a walking corpse when he has the opportunity to come out.
God knows why, it's eerie in broad daylight, and Xu Yang covers his mouth and nose with a handkerchief to prevent the rancid smell of death from penetrating his breath.
Unlike what he had imagined in the past, the prison of the Criminal Department was extremely clean.
All the prisoners had their own cells, and there were also necessities such as beds, tables and chairs, and he even saw a few prisoners writing poems and paintings leisurely.
In addition to the dark and damp, the facilities here are actually very good.
However, the shadow of death has been hovering in this building, as if the smell of rancid smell coming from the roots and cracks of the walls, and the cold air rising from the ground, depriving everyone in this building of life all the time.
Even the jailer outside the cell looked like he was dead.
It's not as vivid and lively as ordinary people.
These walking corpses are still leading the way in front of them, but Xu Yang only feels that he is going to hell.
This kind of place, if it is not necessary, Xu Yang swears that he will not come again in the future.
Then, he saw the big thief lying on the bed, dying, Zhuang Cheng.
From a distance, this is a middle-aged man in his thirties, with an ordinary appearance and a somewhat pale face.
I don't know if it's because he was tortured too much, he should have been powerful, but now he is lying half-dead, if it weren't for the slight ups and downs between his chest and abdomen, Xu Yang almost thought he was dead.
This man really can't do it.
This is Xu Yang's first impression of Zhuang Cheng.
Using the intermediate identification skills that had already been upgraded, he observed Zhuang Cheng.
Even in the martial arts world, Xu Yang did not forget to use the appraisal technique every day, and the 100 points of experience had already arrived, but then the 1000 points of promotion experience required to upgrade to the advanced appraisal technique were ...... Anyway, Xu Yang didn't expect to be upgraded in the short term.
The system has a special skill "Identification", and the current skill level is intermediate, which can identify higher-level items and characters.
Note: This skill can only be slowly improved by using experience, and cannot be directly leveled up using system points, which is currently 37/1000. Please note that using this skill will consume the host's energy.
"The identification skill has been activated, the energy value is 20 points, and the unknown person ......"
......
"Ding, the identification is successful, and the host gains 2 points of identification experience. ”
Name: Zhuang Cheng.
Attack: 1 (20)
Defense: 1 (15)
Dexterity: 1 (22)
Intelligence: 1 (16)
Internal Force: 0 (80)
Age: 33 years old.
Character skills: Intermediate Stealing Technique, Elementary Transfiguration Technique, Tempest Knife Technique Level 3, Tempest Body Technique Level 3, Elementary Fist and Kick Level 1.
Status: Near-death.
The data bar showing the man's physical strength has become dangerously red, and it is constantly decreasing at a rate that is visible to the naked eye, and at this rate, it is estimated that the man will not survive the night.
All the body values are already close to 0.,Even the intelligence that is generally not affected by the physical state has dropped to 1 point.,And originally this thief was supposed to be a fierce man with 20 attacks and 15 defenses.。
Now this situation is really tricky.