Chapter 9 The Thief
In the past, the snow was like flowers, and now the flowers are like snow.
In the past, the big city in the north, Qianyuan City, has now changed its name to a more magnificent name - Tunnan City.
Today, two people came to the city of Tunnan, a handsome boy and a one-eyed servant.
The city of Tunnan is bustling with people and the streets are bustling. At first glance, this change of dynasty had little effect on the people in the city. But the people of the city knew in their hearts that they were now a third-class class only one rank above the cattle that cultivated the land.
"It's strange, the Liao soldiers in the city seem to be crazy, arresting people everywhere. Lin Sanchuan said.
Dong Ping's face was already bloody, and the few medicines he grabbed in Tanyuan Town were quite useful.
"Since you think it's strange, let's check it out. Half an hour later, we met at the teahouse in front of us. Dong Ping said slowly. In the past few days, Lin Sanchuan has become Dong Ping's loyal servant, and he replied without thinking: "Yes, son." ”
After Lin Sanchuan left, Dong Ping also moved, contrary to Lin Sanchuan. Dong Ping walked quite strangely, his eyes looked to the right, but his steps were to the left. He seemed to be very familiar with the city, and he was going to a certain place in the city, and he could find it with his eyes closed if he wanted to.
After a while, Dong Ping came to the wall of notices set up by the government. If you want to know what's going on in a city, it's a good idea to look at the notice wall. Under the notice wall was a crowd of people, Dong Ping watched from behind, he couldn't see the notice clearly, but he didn't want to squeeze with people, and he didn't want to ask people.
But Dong Ping had a way, and as soon as he moved his wrist, several purse jade pendants appeared on his hand. Dong Ping's "stealing" kung fu is first-class, and it has also helped him a lot.
Suddenly, I don't know who shouted: "Damn! It's raining!" The copper plates and broken silver fell from the sky, and everyone lowered their bodies and bent down to fight.
"The Clan..."Dong Ping glanced at the notice on the wall, muttered these two words, and headed back the way he came.
When I went back, I had to pass through an alley, and as soon as Dong Ping stepped into the alley, he heard someone laughing overhead. Dong Ping stopped and looked up, only to see a thin old man with a rough face and a wrinkled face sitting on the wall.
Seeing Dong Ping looking up, the old man clapped his hands even more happily: "Good apprentice grandson, good apprentice grandson, when you see Lao Tzu, don't you hurry up and shout to your grandfather to listen." ”
Dong Ping looked at the old man and didn't seem to have malicious intentions, so he smiled and said, "I'm afraid the old man has recognized the wrong person." ”
The old man smiled and said: "Hehe, good apprentice grandson, the dragon palm you just touched people's property and made it was the original creation of this old thief." Although the world is big, only this old thief and my unsuccessful apprentice will be used. Since you have used it, then you are the apprentice of the old thief! ”
Although Dong Ping's face was as usual, there were already monstrous waves in his heart, and he thought in his heart: "Could this old man be the thief Li Rendrunk, thinking that this god secretly passed the concubine of the Inner Palace back then, and stole the four big ships of the Yellow River Cao Gang, which ranked 14th on the sect list, I can't imagine that this thief Li Rendrunk is actually an old man who looks like a beggar." Dong Ping didn't doubt the identity of this old man, as he said, there are only two people in the world besides him.
"Legend has it that the thief Li Ren's drunken dragon palm has been practiced into the realm of transformation, and he can steal the stars in the sky with his hand. If you make it, then I will recognize you as the ancestor master. Dong Ping pretended to be suspicious.
The old man shook his hands and smiled: "The movement of the dragon palm is too loud, and it is inconvenient to use it. ”
Dong Ping smiled disdainfully and turned around to leave, but the old man called: "Good apprentice grandson, good apprentice grandson go slowly." If you leave, this treasure knife will belong to the grandfather. ”
Dong Ping was shocked when he heard this, he took off the wooden box behind him, opened it and saw that it was empty.
"Good apprentice Sun is credible. The old man took out the black knife from his back and sighed, "Good knife!" and then threw the knife to Dong Ping.
Dong Ping hid the knife and said, "Believe it, Your Excellency is really the master and grandfather, and the thief Li Ren is drunk." ”
The old man was even more happy when he heard this, "The old thief has a good apprentice, he should drink a few big bowls!"
Dong Ping's heart was difficult to calm down at this time, and he asked tentatively: "Does the ancestor know where my master has gone?"
The old man's expression darkened when he heard this, and he said in a low voice: "Bah, my unsuccessful apprentice, your unsuccessful master, is really unsuccessful." The year before last, the kid realized that he had a skill, so he put down his wild promise to steal the Zhenshan artifact Shanhe Sword in the Sword Ruins, but he was folded in the hidden sword mound. ”
When Dong Ping heard this, a hanging heart instantly relaxed, and the only person in the world who knew his identity was finally himself.
Suddenly, the old man patted his thigh and said nervously: "Good apprentice grandson, you and I will meet again in the future." Grandpa's terrible enemy is coming!" As soon as the words fell, the old man flew into the air like a bird, and his body was so fast that it was staggering.
As soon as the old man walked on his front feet, a tall figure dressed in black brocade and covered with a black iron mask landed on the wall. The man looked around, and the pair of pitch-black pupils hidden under the mask just faintly swept over Dong Ping, causing a layer of goosebumps on Dong Ping's body.
The man only stopped for a moment, and then chased in the direction where the old man had disappeared.
Dong Ping looked at the disappearing figure of the man, smiled and said to himself: "Thief, iron catch, just after entering Beimang, I knocked down two incredible characters." In the north, the wind and clouds are really gathered. ”
The small teahouse was very deserted, Lin Sanchuan was standing aside, and since he saw Dong Ping from a distance, he stood up.
After Dong Ping strode into the teahouse, he drank a pot of tea that had cooled down. Drinking a pot of herbal tea in this cold weather made Dong Ping shiver, and it also calmed his heart a little.
"Something was found. Dong Ping asked straight to the point.
Lin Sanchuan scratched his head and said a little helplessly: "The people in this city are like seeing ghosts when they see the living, and after asking dozens of people, they can only understand that those people who were arrested seem to have something to do with an organization called the Fu Clan." ”
Dong Ping nodded and said, "Yes, the Fu clan is an anti-Liao organization that has only been revealed in recent years. I just read the notice, and the new king of the Southern Court of Liao State has issued an order to exterminate the entire tribe. ”
Lin Sanchuan said: "Now that this hidden abyss city is heavily guarded, it is possible to enter but not exit, and my son and I are afraid that we will be trapped here." ”
Dong Ping said lightly: "It's not easy to get out of the city, I have to pay attention, it depends on whether you dare to do it." ”
Lin Sanchuan immediately shouted: "As long as the son says a word, I, Lin Sanchuan, will go to the soup and fight the fire, and I will not give up!"
Dong Ping smiled, then frowned again and said in a low voice: "Be quiet, you are not afraid of being heard by others." ”
"Yes. Lin Sanchuan laughed twice.
Twilight is four, and the sky and the earth are silent.
When the drum on the tower of the city is beaten for the first time, everyone must rush home, and if they are caught wandering the streets, they will be beaten with a cane for eighty or killed at the worst.
The shopkeeper of Cailai Qian Zhuang was a clever man, and when the drum had not yet beaten, he closed the door of the shop early. Drinking tea and settling accounts has always been the rule of the money shopkeeper before going to bed. However, in the past few years, there have been many wars, and it is really difficult to do business.
Halfway through the accounting, the money shopkeeper heard someone bang on the door of the shop.
The money shopkeeper slandered in his heart, which one dared to go out in the middle of the night without opening his eyes, and he said leisurely: "It's closed, don't do business." ”
A man outside said eagerly: "The shopkeeper opens the door, and I will exchange some money." ”
The money shopkeeper scolded impatiently: "I said, it's closed, don't do business." You will come tomorrow at dawn, and I will open the door early without delay. ”
The man outside the shop hurriedly said, "The shopkeeper opened the door, I really have a hundred thousand urgent things! I came to the city two days ago to do business, but unfortunately my companion provoked the ruffians." The ruffians wanted me to redeem them with three hundred taels of silver, but they didn't want the silver tickets I gave them, but they had to exchange them for silver. If the shopkeeper is willing to open the door, then I am willing to exchange six hundred taels of silver for three hundred taels of silver!"
The money shopkeeper raised his eyebrows slightly, and now the thirty-six states of Beimang are still circulating Song Dynasty silver tickets, but although this silver ticket has depreciated, it is also ten to seven. It's ten for five, but I've never heard of it.
The money shopkeeper said secretly: "I'll put it in first, wait for him to change the silver, and then let him go through the back door." Even if something happens, I can't blame it. After making up his mind, the money shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "Is there anyone else outside but you?"
"Just me!"
The money shopkeeper looked left and right, and tiptoed forward to open the door. As soon as the shopkeeper pulled the bolt open, he felt a huge force rushing towards his chest, and before he could react, he rolled to the ground. The money shopkeeper rubbed his chest and looked forward, only to see this fierce one-eyed dragon man standing at the door. The money shopkeeper consciously fell for it, and as soon as it was dark in front of him, he was about to pass out.
Lin Sanchuan looked at the money shopkeeper who fell to the ground and his body was as fat as a meat ball, and said secretly, "What Gongzi said is right, this profiteer is really unprofitable and can't afford to be early." ”
"Don't pretend to be dead, take out all the money in the store, or Lao Tzu will kill you!"
Lin Sanchuan threw a hemp bag tied around his waist to the ground and said, "Go and load it." With that, he swaggered down on the chair and tasted the good tea of the money shopkeeper.
The money shopkeeper trembled and picked up the cloth bag and came to the counter, but he didn't know if he was scared or reluctant to give up the silver, and his movements were very slow.
"Be quicker. Lin Sanchuan glanced at the money shopkeeper coldly, and he was scared into a cold sweat.
When Lin Sanchuan carried the sack and walked out of the store, he couldn't help but sigh that Dong Ping was witty, with these silver dots, this city gate would naturally be able to get out.
Lin Sanchuan went to the street to find Dong Ping and said, "Son, you have succeeded, let's go." ”
Dong Ping smiled: "If you make a move, I will naturally rest assured, but we can't go." ”
Lin Sanchuan was puzzled: "If you don't leave, I'm afraid that the shopkeeper will lead someone to arrest the son and me." ”
Dong Ping smiled, waved his hand and said, "If they don't come, your hard work will be in vain." ”