Chapter 2 Quartet Center
After a night of silence, the sky was light, and everyone was woken up by a noisy footstep, and Feng Yun came out of the door, and the beggars outside the wooden house were gathering in one place, and it was obvious that something had happened.
Weng Lao and Xiao Jiteng were also nowhere to be seen, it seemed that there should be something urgent, or because Mo Mufan was just a guest, they rushed away in a hurry and didn't take care of this group.
Mo Mufan and the sleepy-eyed Zi Xinxi also walked out of the hut, followed by the reluctant Bai Chiyun. It seems that the big thing is like this, it is none of their business, and they are really leisurely.
Zi Xinxi rubbed his eyes to sober himself up, and said to Mo Mufan in confusion: "Big brother, why are there so many beggars in the apricot and bamboo forest?" Let's go quickly and take a look." ”
Apricot and bamboo forest, where everyone eats at night.
She said she was going to help those beggars, and the big brother they also told her to do what they said.
Mo Mufan's small snacks, those broken beggars have a lot of things.
"That little girl has to wash her face, and the big brother has to rinse her mouth, the little girl won't make the big brother untidy!"
Zi Xinxi blinked her bright eyes, she seemed to have drunk some wine last night, and she was also very happy to eat the flower chicken, it seemed that he was pulling and pulling at Mo Mufan again, and his sleep was not stable, and the clothes on Mo Mufan's body were a little messy.
Zi Xinxi was ashamed, such a beautiful big brother can't be so unbearable, so he said: "Big brother, hurry up, I'll go fetch water." ”
After finishing speaking, he rushed to get a basin to fetch water, and behind him was Bai Chiyun, who also rushed to follow. Mo Mu Fanwaner.
What is a ronin, some people have become prodigal sons, some people have become thieves, and some people have become thieves......
Life is not so easy for ronin, as they are constantly torn between local laws and regulations, and sometimes they have to hide their names and avoid others, even their own relatives. As a result, those who survive will succeed, and some will become thieves, experts and masters in this business. Achievement not only brings them wealth, but ultimately status.
True thieves no longer live off stolen treasures...... They sometimes signed contracts of theft with wealthy patrons and were paid handsomely for their work. While the location was highly lucrative, many thieves grew tired of the intricacies of local politics and either joined guilds to protect their interests, or left the city altogether to pursue a life of wanderlust and adventure. Each Rogue has the ability to avoid the damage of nature, stealth, and pin down their opponents in battle, making them a valuable addition to any adventurous party.
Adventure with great benefits.
From the clear division of "stealing for thieves, robbing and killing for thieves" at the time of the rise to today's thieves, thieves also have a way, and thieves can be said to have slowly formed a profession. High risk but high income, depravity and sacredness, the simple word 'low' is not enough to describe!
This is the result of the passage of time, and it has its indelible side.
For ordinary people, thieves do not see the light, but beggars and thieves are above board......
The beggar thief, which arose in the period of the Thousand Feather Dynasty and has continued to the present day, has the same history as the flower chicken, and in the slow accumulation and precipitation of time, whether the identity symbol is in the country or the rivers and lakes have a huge influence.
A beggar is a status symbol.
There are two of each beggar and there is a sense of checks and balances. Now, in the apricot and bamboo forest, the beggar thief Weng Mengxian is being pointed out by thousands of people, and thousands of people are scolded.
Weng Meng stood idly on the altar, and the surrounding forests were already full of people of all shapes ~ ~ colors, but most of them were beggars, and Weng Lao and Xiao Jiteng were also among them, and the anxious looks of the two were revealed, and a few bags of elders with identity quickly walked behind the two, and whispered a few times.
"The helper is here!"
The elders hurriedly greeted him, bowed down and said, "See the helper." ”
The leaders of the gang saw their people, but they did not see their forms. Dressed in a black robe, his momentum was surging like a tide, and the originally noisy crowd instantly quieted down.
Surprised!
"Hmm. The man nodded incomprehensibly, jumped to the altar, and said lightly: "Weng Mengxian, if you have anything to say, you can tell everyone that the gang leader has an explanation." ”
At this time, Mo Zi and his entourage quietly blended into the crowd.
Weng Mengxian was arrogant, jealous of that person's momentum, Weng Mengxian bent down slightly and said: "Helper, I, Weng Mengxian, am doing right, and I am not afraid of crooked shadows. ”
Weng Mengxian toasted to the man, and under the man's nod and permission, Weng Mengxian was arrogant, drank it all, faced everyone, and said: "Everyone, since the establishment of our gang, in less than a few years, it has grown into a big gang in the world that can be as famous as the beggar gang. ”
Behind Elder Weng, the eyes of several elders were slightly red, and they stepped forward and said, "Helper, don't we know what kind of person Xiaoxian is? This is obviously a trap, please help the leader to see it." ”
When the man heard this, he leaned over to look at a few people, and still said lightly: "Are you saying that I don't know what to learn now?"
The faint middle-aged man's voice is thick and a little magnetic, pure as wine. However, a sentence that seemed like a joke suddenly gave rise to some cold meaning, which made people shudder.
Several elders all jumped in their hearts, and they all leaned over and said, "My subordinates don't dare." ”
looked respectful, but there was a hint of jealousy in his eyebrows. Their fear fell into the eyes of Mo Mufan and Feng Yun. The black-robed gang leader is not simple.
The black-robed gang leader didn't embarrass them, but turned his head to look at Weng Mengxian, and he didn't speak, as if he was thinking, as if he was about to make a decision. Weng Mengxian was not panicked, and he was generous.
At this time, Zi Xinxi said to Mo Mu Fan and the others: "Big brother, that person is a disciple of Linxian Sect, and his aura is different from others. ”
Mo Mufan, Bai Chiyun, and Feng Yun were shocked when they heard it. It was actually a brother of the same sect, could it be that he also came to practice, Mo Mufan and the others were suspicious in their eyes, if there were other teachers, they would have told them, but they didn't know.
"Isn't that kid Rong Yun?"
Feng Yun asked. Feng Yun suspected that it was Rong Yun, but Mo Mufan was very sure that it was not, because he believed in Zixinxi.
Zixinxi's perception Mo Mufan has never seen a better one than her, it has nothing to do with strength, and it has nothing to do with the realm, which makes Mo Mufan puzzled.
Zi Xinxi shook her head and said, "No, I don't know who he is." ”
Mo Mufan continued: "I think, he should be an outer disciple of the master's sect. ”
The people of the inner gate, with Mo Mufan's cultivation, even if it is a casual glance, they can write it down, unless they have not seen it, then they are largely disciples of the outer gate.
Except for Yu Mantian, they didn't know anyone. The people of the outer door, except for major accidents related to the safety of the teacher, the outer door is not allowed to enter the inner door.
The sun jumps in the air, the last drop of dew on the leaves also volatilizes, and the air slowly swallows up the heat, warm and lazy, like a fat cat that has just risen from the nest to bask in the sun.
The man was silent for a moment, and only then did he slowly say in the anxiety of everyone: "Even if this is a game, you can't be the one who breaks the game, I know that you are innocent, but someone has done everything possible to put you to death, and the evidence of the crime is gathered, and it is impossible." ”
Weng Meng frowned when he heard this, and asked, "What is the plan of the gang leader?"
The man was about to speak, when suddenly a dusty woman stumbled through the crowd and broke in, looking at the woman, some people looked at Weng Mengxian without misfortune.
The beggar thief became a flower thief, which is a big rebellion. Weng Meng was speechless.
The apricot and bamboo forest, the time of the day is approaching, the fog is like a naughty child, the woman's sad cry interrupts the cuckoo bird that is about to raise its throat and sing, and the quiet forest that should be silent waiting for the gang master to make a decision is also broken by the wind and dust woman.
At this moment, the unknown bird came from a gentle song, as if mocking the woman's audacity.
The woman came to meet her, but there was no one to stop her, and she came to the black-clothed gang leader in a flash, knelt down, and pleaded:
"Helper, please also make the decision for the little woman, that night Weng Shaoxia and I had a skin-to-skin relationship, promised to come to redeem me tomorrow morning, but today has not arrived, the mother and sisters in the building think that Weng Shaoxia does not want me, humiliated me, the little woman has no choice, so she came to do this, please forgive me. ”
The woman had a clear mind and briefly introduced her current situation, with a full voice, which made people feel that she was not a lie.
"Weng Mengxian, you are actually such a person, don't talk about prostitution, since you promised others, you have to complete the work of others, but you, just because you are a beggar thief, can you do such a thing that is inferior to pigs and dogs? You let us down too much!"
A few seconds after the woman's words fell, someone in the gang said. One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the gang talked about it, all discussing the truth of the matter.
"Big brother, that Weng Mengxian is not that kind of person, why didn't the person from Linxian Gate help him speak?"
"He's timid!"
"Cowardly?"
Looking at Zi Xinxi's suspicious cute appearance, Mo Mufan hooked his lips and smiled, and said: "The person from the Immortal Gate is dressed in a black robe, even if it is a deterrent because of his strength, it is ambiguous to be trusted in the gang, and no one believes his words." ”
Seeing Zixinxi and Mo Mufan chatting happily, Bai Chiyun was unwilling to be lonely, and stepped forward and said:
"Hmph, I don't know if it's too ugly to let people see what he looks like. But then again, compared with the master, he is ugly if he is not ugly. ”
As soon as the conversation changed, Bai Chiyun's words were indeed self-selling and boasting. That proud little appearance made Feng Yun and the three of them couldn't help but hold their foreheads.
"It's impossible for me to believe your one-sided words?" the black-robed gang leader turned to the woman, his words were still flat, and he didn't have any surprise or surprise because of the sudden change.
The implication is that more favourable evidence is needed. The woman took out an object from her bosom according to her words, raised it in the air, and said: "This is Weng Shaoxia's identity token, which was left that night, and I have always taken it with me." ”
The token is a piece of emerald jade, reflecting a blurry halo in the sun, and if you look closely, there is indeed a corner missing, illuminating a tortuous light.
That is Weng Mengxian's special item, there will be no mistake, or a big surprise, or a big joy. Weng Meng was in a hurry, wanting to speak but didn't know what to say, so he could only stare at the woman.
Although the woman pretended to be calm and met Weng Meng's idle and cannibalistic gaze, she still trembled.
"Weng Mengxian, if you are so patient and patient, if you realize your great ideals......"
When Weng Meng heard this, he was suddenly stunned, and looked at the black-clothed gang leader blankly, as if he had forgotten his current situation for a while.
Secretly Zi Xinxi was puzzled, what did the black-clothed gang leader's words mean? Mo Mufan also shook his head and said, "Don't worry, let's continue to watch." ”
Weng Meng, who had returned to his senses, was empowered, and arched his hand to the black-clothed gang leader: "The subordinates understand, and ask the gang leader to punish, everything is up to the gang leader." ”
"Okay, Weng Meng's fornication ~ chaos first, breaking the contract later, and deceiving the gang, it is a great crime, and now the evidence of his crime is there, the gang leader has decided to deprive him of the name of the beggar thief, expel him from the gang, and those who want to intercede are guilty of the same crime...... There is no forgiveness for sin. ”
The black-clothed gang leader looked at everyone and was silent, he was waiting for those who refused to resist and those who felt that they were happy and boasted of righteousness.
Someone suddenly realized, looking at the black-clothed gang leader who was still calm, the woman also secretly felt that there was a bad prediction.
"I see. ”
Looking at Mo Mufan hooking her lips and smiling, Zi Xinxi knew what her eldest brother understood again. But Zixinxi still didn't understand, what the hell is going on?
"Big brother, what is it?"
"Little girl, that coward might be using us as a shield. ”
Zi Xinxi wanted to ask something, but was interrupted by a noisy voice.
At this moment, Elder Weng, some of the elders and Xiao Jiteng had already appeared in front of the black-clothed gang leader, and everyone drank the wine in their hands, and then threw the bowl on the ground.
This is the form of farewell to the beggars, this bowl is the farewell wine, and this fall is to throw off the past. This is the determination of Weng Mengxian people.
The hot wind blew the black robe of the black-clothed gang leader, quiet but a little cold.
"There are ten seconds left, and that's the final decision time. ”
The cold words spoke, and the surroundings fell silent.
"Nine"
"Six"
The atmosphere was cold, and Weng Mengxian and everyone suddenly knelt down together and said:
"I'm sorry...... Helper, we can't follow you anymore. ”
Good friendship, between glasses of wine, it will be broken.
"Three"
Breathe tightly.
"Two" "One"
"Hoo ......"
Exhaled loudly, Weng Mengxian and the others were comforted by their guilt, while the other group was relieved by the tension that everything was under control.
"Hehe, you are not the person I am looking for, Weng Mengxian, you don't have to feel guilty, you will be the helper, and the rest of these people will be handled by yourself, and I ...... No longer your helper......"
The black-clothed gang leader said something inexplicable, which made everyone dizzy.
"The mantis walked the finch road, hehe, although there are us, but it is not impossible, interesting. ”
Mo Mufan's words fell, and Feng Yun on the side did speak, and continued:
"Although Weng Mengxian is ashamed of that person, it is also human nature, and that person uses this method to find out the hidden person, which can also be said to expose the true form of the wrongdoer. Now it has to be suppressed, and the people behind it are also affected, and it is because we are here that he does it. This is called the Praying Mantis Walking Sparrow Road. ”
Feng Yun also praised this hand, said with interest, and explained to Zixinxi on the side.
Blinking, Zi Xinxi nodded in confusion, as if she understood, but also as if she didn't understand.
The difference is that if the mantis wants to eliminate the weak and young sparrows through the finch road, it must always be on guard against the consequences of being eaten by the sparrows, but the difference is that Mo Mufan and Feng Yun are there.
The person who came to the immortal gate seemed to know their identity.
Bai Chiyun looked at everyone, snorted boredly, came to Zi Xinxi's side, and said, "Sister, what are we doing here?" The beggars in the north of the city are all making trouble. ”
Zi Xinxi said that he wanted to help those homeless beggars, and Bai Chiyun naturally remembered it in his heart. Moreover, Zixinxi hasn't played games with Bai Chiyun for a long time.
Children are very playful, and Bai Chiyun is no exception.
......
Jiangnan is a rich place, one of the next first-tier cities of the Tang and Ming Dynasty, its comprehensive strength is so strong that it does not even need to build a wall, Jiangnan is located in the interior, although the transportation is convenient, extending in all directions, but one of the little-known places did usher in a group of special people.
Less known is because it is isolated.
There are many people in Jiangnan, it can be said that there are many people and few places, and what everyone doesn't know is that someone is deliberately hiding in it.
This little-known place is Sifang Ridge.
In this way, it is impossible to take such a treasure land as it is not in the south of the Yangtze River, it is impossible to take it for itself without some strength, and naturally it will not be little known.
Swimming against the current, the big boat hired by Mo Mufan carried a group of strange people and rowed towards the Sifang Ridge. Three or four large boats several feet tall were arranged in an orderly manner, and from time to time there were a few neat shouts, and the sound of sliding oars hitting the water.
"Mo Shao, it seems that the rumors are true, the ascetic noble son of Linxian Gate turned out to be a lolicon!"
The man in black stood on the bow deck of a team, and joked to Mo Mufan, who was leading the team on the side.
Troubles, the fall of gold.
Mo Mufan glanced at him and said coldly: "Relative to that, if you disappear automatically, I will be happy to solve the trouble you left behind." ”
The man in black was the leader of the gang, and his troublesome men and the beggars of the riot north of the city had brought him here.
"That's not good, we're the same door, you can't see death without help. ”
"Self-inflicted. ”
In this mutiny, the identity of the gang leader in black was exposed in the eyes of the other party. That person is suspected to be someone from the Sword Sect who came in with Mo Zi and the others, but maybe it can't be said. But one thing is for sure, and there is great benefit in this man that they need.
However, Mo Mufan didn't know anything about it, and Mo Mufan was even more unhappy with the person who deliberately concealed it, and now he was being used to protect him.
"Big brother, what are you talking about?"
While the two were talking, Zi Xinxi and Xiaobai, who had eaten well, walked out of the cabin and came to the deck where the two were.
"Little girl, it's nothing, your big brother said that he would protect me well and wouldn't let us have anything to do. ”
The black-clothed gang leader replied casually.
However, before the words fell, Mo Mufan's air pressure had dropped to the minimum, and the cold light shot at the black-clothed gang leader, and he said coldly: "What did you just call the little girl...... Huh?"
The black-clothed gang leader was inexplicably startled, and waved his hand in a panic,
He stepped back and said, "Well, don't do that, I won't call the head office." ”
Dressed in black, his funny actions stumbled because he made Bai Chiyun secretly trip, like a fallen penguin, which instantly made Zi Xinxi laugh.
Well done, little white. Mo Mufan hooked his lips.
Zi Xinxi smiled, grabbed him, and said, "Don't worry, although my eldest brother is only in the acquired realm now, even I can't beat him, but don't worry, I won't let you all have trouble." ”
Hearing this, Mo Mufan's face instantly darkened, he shouldn't have started again in the first place.
The black-clothed gang leader wanted to laugh, but he couldn't help it when he looked at Mo Mufan's face, although he was only in the condensation period.
"And me. ”
Not to be outdone, Bai Chiyun came to Zi Xinxi's side with his chest straight, he was also more powerful than Mo Mufan and Feng Yun.
The smug Xiaobai seemed to have forgotten Mo Mufan, who had a black face on the side, and also forgot what kind of person Mo Mufan was.
Mo Mufan was angry, at this time, a few hairy monkeys chattered out of the mountains on the shore, running and howling in the direction of Mo Mufan, Mo Mufan saw that Bai Chiyun's relatives, ghost monkeys.
"Xiaobai, find your own way to eat tonight. Mo Mufan couldn't stand it anymore, so he strode into the cabin with Zixinxi after dropping a sentence.
"Why?"
Bai Chiyun yelled at Mo Mufan's back, but no one replied to him. The black-clothed gang leader has long since disappeared. Bai Chiyun snorted angrily at the hairy monkeys, and turned to walk in the direction of Zixinxi.
An hour later, when it was dark, Xiao Bai, who was wandering at Mo Mufan's door, couldn't help it, and turned around and came to the door of Fengyun's room.
The door opened, and when they looked at each other, Feng Yun heard Bai Chiyun say: "Feng Yun, I'm hungry, you cook for me and roast sweet potatoes." ”
"Uh...... Good. ”
Roasted sweet potatoes, Feng Yun and Rong Yun's unique skills when they were children.
Midnight.
Twists and turns, obscure changes, the Sifang Ridge is close at hand, after more than four hours of sailing, it is finally here.
When they came to a higher flat place, everyone camped and rested for the night, and before the blueprints for the Sifang Ridge were written tomorrow morning, they all needed to recuperate, and then it would be a physical work.
Morning.
Hazy, cloudy and red, after the meal, the design drawings of Mo Mufan and others came down, and the site selection was carried out by Fengyun, and the black-clothed gang leader arranged manpower, and Mo Zi and the three of them were responsible for the construction of the defense project of Sifangling.
However, before construction began, a contradiction occurred.
"What does this design mean, it is impossible to do it with our current technology. ”
A beggar who seems to be a leader, that is the representative elected by the beggar, a total of three people, namely, the group of ignorant "rebels" left by the black-clothed gang leader, the representative turned out to be Xiao Li, the rioting beggar in the north of the city and the people led by Xiao Jiteng, Weng Lao was also among them, and he was not with Weng Mengxian.
The beggar who spoke was a representative of the north of the city, in his thirties and forties, and Xiao Li looked a little similar, he looked at the design again, and said to Fengyun: "You can only use wood and stones, not mud mucosa, I have been traveling south and north for decades, and I have never seen it." ”
Hearing this beggar say this, Xiao Jiteng and the others all frowned in unison.
Why did Wan Fengyun discuss this problem with Mo Mufan, but the kid didn't say anything, and only said that he would figure it out by himself.
That's a problem.
Feng Yun looked at the three of them, thought for a moment, and then spoke: "Tell me to go down, people with experience in building houses will get together, and the others will bring the timber down from the ship, and in addition, send the hired masonry to the man in black, as for the question just now......"
"Go talk to the little lady. Feng Yun whispered to the three of them, it was the art of sound transmission.
Little Miss, the three of them knew that they were talking about the little girl Zixinxi, and when they heard it, they were overjoyed, and leaned over and said, "Yes!"
Three days later, the construction will be fully started.
This is a huge labor scene, a giant python-like flow of people connects the two mountains together, and the other two mountains form a flying stream, which is a hundred zhang high, and it is the mountain gate that enters and exits. People move around the ridge like oddly shaped, slow-moving insects.
Each sub-team, quarrying to open the mountain, over the mountains and mountains, along a gentle slope, a neat square boulder slid to the flat place on the ground, designed by Mo Mufan, the craftsman made the transport vehicle dragged the stone to the central mountain, named by Mo Mufan and others:
"Quartet Central. ”
And the origin of the Sifang Ridge, the Sifang high mountains are located in the southeast and northwest, and it seems strange that a towering and upright mountain is in the center, which has the momentum of "being at the top of the mountain, and seeing the mountains at a glance". This is the Quartet Center.