Han Xue and Zi Yan went to Jiangnan, because recently there were rumors that there was a big thief in Jiangnan, and this thief would leave a handwriting at the scene every time he committed a crime, claiming that he was Long Shaotian. This thief is not only strong in martial arts, but also targets the crime to find those rich people who are not benevolent, and his style of action is somewhat similar to Long Shaotian. But in the end, I had to confirm it in person to find out the way, so I sent Han Xue and Zi Yan to come.

The first stop on their itinerary was Yangzhou, which was supposed to be their last stop, because they had made an appointment with Chunxiang to meet here. But they got the news halfway through that the thief's last crime was here. I'm not sure if he's still there, but at least I'll be able to find out some recent news there.

Yangzhou can be said to be the representative of Jiangnan, when it comes to Jiangnan, the first thing people think of will definitely be Yangzhou. The people here are outstanding and the people are rich, so the people who live here also know how to enjoy themselves. Anything to eat, drink, or play, as long as you can think of it, you can find it here. If you are not interested in those glamorous entertainment, you can also rent a small boat, prepare a jar of good wine on the bow of the boat, and enjoy the scenery between the river network with a few side dishes and the city. But once a person is rich, it is easy to expose the ugliness of human nature. Therefore, in Yangzhou, it has also become the focus of the big thief.

Xue Fucheng, a well-known wealthy man in Yangzhou City, is sixty or seventy years old, and he made his fortune by doing serious business in his early years. After becoming rich, he began to buy a large amount of fertile land, and his business became bigger and bigger, and later someone in his family became officials. After being rich and powerful, all the serious ways of doing business in the past have been left behind. Stealing and oppressing civilians has become his usual means, and many people who have received his "favor" only dare to be angry but dare not speak. This was the main reason why he was the target of the thief.

Pity the wealth that Xue Fucheng has looted for many years has been almost half plundered by the big thief. Fortunately, the thief only had two hands, and if he had two more hands, he would not be spared even the other half. His family's coffers were meant to be very secretive, as Scrooge like him did. Therefore, if you are just an ordinary thief, let alone steal, it is difficult to find the location of his vault. But since the thief is called the 'thief', it is not comparable to ordinary thieves, but how he committed the crime, I am afraid that only he knows the way. Still as usual, there were a few big words left on the wall of the vault: For the sake of being rich and unkind, copy your family's background! Long Shaotian is also! That Xue Fucheng was already old and didn't have a few breaths left, but now after such a toss, he almost didn't die of anger! Although he didn't die after the last day, he couldn't afford to get sick after that.

This matter is a great shame for the people of the Xue family, and they said that they would capture the thief alive, so that he could not survive or die! However, even if a large number of men and horses were dispatched, and the government also sent a lot of people, he did not even find the shadow of the thief, and the whereabouts of a large number of treasures plundered by him were unknown.

Han Xue and Zi Yan were already in Yangzhou City at this time. Yangzhou out of beauty, this is known to the world, if anyone still does not know the road, then as long as you go to Yangzhou City to walk for a while, you will know the road. But when the two girls stopped on the street, their temperament was better than those beauties in Yangzhou City, one was exquisite, the other was as cold as ice, no matter who walked by the two of them, they couldn't stand looking at it. Zi Yan rarely goes out far away, but now that she is being looked at by strangers in a strange place, she naturally looks a little uncomfortable.

Han Xue didn't care, she said to Zi Yan: "Don't worry about them." ”

Zi Yan nodded, and then said, "Sister Hanxue, do you think that thief is really a young master?"

Han Xue said: "It's hard to say now, you have to find him to know the way." ”

Zi Yan said: "Where are we going to find him, it is said that he is always elusive." ”

Han Xue said: "Well, so we have to go find out some news first." ”

As he spoke, the two of them had come to a building. Han Xue looked inside and said to Zi Yan, "Let's go, let's go in!"

It's actually a tavern, but the two aren't here to drink. Then I can't help but ask, why are you here to come to the tavern and not come to drink?

This question is also the question that the shopkeeper asked the two girls. When the shopkeeper saw the two guests walking in, he naturally greeted him with a smile. But when the two girls said that they were not here to drink, his smiling face turned into a bitter gourd face in vain. Even if there were two beauties standing in front of him, he didn't bother to show a good face. In his eyes, there is only a distinction between guests and non-guests, and when he is a guest, his food and clothing parents naturally have to be offered like a living Bodhisattva, and if he is not a guest, he will not have the time to greet him, so he said angrily: "Why don't you come to drink!"

This kind of person has seen a lot of cold snow, so he doesn't care, and says, "I'm here to find your shopkeeper." ”

The shopkeeper pointed to the other side and said, "The shopkeeper is over there, you can do it yourself!" and beckoned the other guests to go.

The shopkeeper is like this, and the shopkeeper is naturally not much better. As soon as he heard that Han Xue and the others just wanted to come to inquire about the news, they immediately said with a straight face: "This is a place for me to drink, not a place to inquire about news!" This is the usual attitude of people like them, in fact, it is not that they don't want to tell you, but they won't open their mouths without some benefits. Han Xue often walks on the rivers and lakes, of course he understands this truth. So he took out a piece of silver and put it on the table, the shopkeeper immediately smiled when he saw it, swept his hand on the table and put the silver away, and said with a smile: "The two of you have come to the right place! I am a well-informed place, and even if I can't know all the big and small things in Yangzhou City, I always know one or two!"

Han Xue said: "Don't talk nonsense, we want to inquire about the Great Raptor Shaotian." ”

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Han Xue said: "How do you know Lu Dao?"

The shopkeeper said: "Because the great thief dragon Shaotian did another big case last night! This matter has spread throughout Yangzhou City, and the two of them don't know what to do!"

Han Xue said: "We are indeed Yangzhou who only arrived today, can you tell us the details?"

The shopkeeper said: "Since the last robbery of the Xue family, the great thief dragon Shaotian has disappeared, and everyone thought that he had left Yangzhou, but they didn't expect to start committing crimes again." This time it was the Yan family in the north of the city who suffered, and they were also famous wealthy people in the city. This time, the modus operandi of the Great Thief Dragon Shaotian was still habitual, and he emptied the treasure house of the Yan family almost and left a few words. ”

Han Xue said: "Then has he been caught?"

The shopkeeper said, "Caught it, no one has even seen what he looks like!"

Han Xue said: "No one has ever seen what he looks like?"

The shopkeeper said: "No, I don't know what kind of ability that the young angel of the dragon is, he can be so powerful! But the rich people who patronize them are not good people, and they are a bit happy for us ordinary people!"

Hanxue thought for a moment and said, "Oh?

The shopkeeper's expression changed, and he said with some fear: "Could it be that the two of you were sent to arrest him?"

He naturally asked this for a reason, because if Han Xue and Zi Yan were sent to catch the thief, then he didn't say the wrong thing just now, you must know that if Lu Dao offends any rich man, he may not be able to stay in Yangzhou City in the future.

Han Xue said: "Don't worry, the shopkeeper, we are not here to arrest him, we just want to find him." ”

The shopkeeper seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good!" But if you two just want to find him, you need to be more careful. First, if you have a relationship with him, you will definitely be troubled by the government, and secondly, it is said that someone is looking for him for 10,000 taels of gold, so there are many people who want to find him now, and the two of them are not people who are short of money, so if you have to persuade the two of you not to go to him. ”

Han Xue said: "Thank you for the reminder!" and said to Zi Yan: "Zi Yan, let's go." ”

Zi Yan said, "Hmm." ”

The two of them left the inn and went north of the city.