Chapter 23: The Beggar
As soon as the group left Gaoyang Town, a group of beggars suddenly ran out of Gaoyang Town. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info running at the front is a little beggar, holding a few steamed buns in his hands, chasing 7 or 8 beggars behind. The little beggar ran too quickly, hit Zhao Xinming's body headfirst, and fell to the ground. The beggar in the back immediately chased after him, and holding the little beggar was a punch and kick.
The little beggar was very stubborn, curled up on the ground and let the 7 or 8 beggars beat without saying a word, holding a few steamed buns tightly in his hands, and not letting go of life or death. Looking at the beaten little beggar, Zhao Xinming remembered the scene when he was chased and killed for no reason, and walked over with a soft heart.
"Dodge, dodge. Zhao Xinming pushed aside a few beggars and walked over.
"Who are you?" the beggars, who were not vegetarians either, scolded and moved their hands. Zhao Xinming saw it in his eyes, and quickly took care of the 7 or 8 beggars with one punch, lying on the ground and shouting.
"Get up. Zhao Xinming stretched out his hand and wanted to pull up the little beggar, but the little beggar looked at Zhao Xinming with a vigilant face and did not react. Zhao Xinming was bored, smiled and stood up.
The group was about to leave, when the little beggar suddenly asked, "Are you all cultivators?" No one paid attention, and the little beggar shouted again: "As long as I can practice martial arts, I am not afraid of hardship." "Still no one is paying attention. The little beggar actually ran over directly, kneeling in front of everyone and kowtowing non-stop. Uncle Liu shook his head, ignored it, and was about to leave in a different direction.
Senior Sister Wu couldn't bear it, and said, "Senior Uncle Liu, might as well give him a chance?"
Senior Uncle Liu looked at Senior Sister Wu and whispered, "Most of my disciples are light-hearted, and the same is true for the exercises they cultivate. This kid looks like a heavy person, how can you ask me to give him a chance? And the disciples of this sect are all people who know the roots, and they never accept people from unknown backgrounds. ”
"Didn't the head of the sect bring people from the bottom of the mountain?" Senior Sister Wu muttered quietly.
"The head of the house is also something you can criticize!" Uncle Liu reprimanded, turned around and left.
This beggar Xu heard the words, and hurriedly shouted: "I'm not afraid of hardship, as long as I can practice martial arts, even if I can be a subordinate." After saying that, he kept kowtowing, and there was a "knock, knock" sound, and there was a blood stain on the ground.
Zhao Xinming couldn't help but mutter: "Senior Brother Zhang, can you help him." ”
Senior Brother Zhang smiled bitterly, thought about it and whispered, "Senior Uncle Liu, it's better to be like this." If he can get to the mountain gate, he might as well give him a chance, and if he can't go, then don't blame us, what do you think?"
Uncle Liu looked at the group and agreed after a little thought. Senior Sister Wu hurriedly asked the name of the little beggar "Wang Ming'er", and carefully explained the location of the mountain gate and the route to the mountain gate, and Wang Ming'er remembered it carefully.
After doing this, Uncle Liu didn't stay any longer, and walked forward with the group, and soon Wang Ming'er was out of sight.
"Zhao Xinming, do you think this kid can walk to the mountain gate?" Senior Sister Wu suddenly asked.
Zhao Xinming nodded and said, "I said he would definitely do it." ”
"Why?" asked Senior Sister Wu.
Zhao Xinming can't say it, he just feels this way.
Wang Ming'er watched the group walk away, took a few steamed buns and turned around and walked into Gaoyang Town. The town of Gaoyang is divided into four residential areas, east, west, south and north, and the southwest area is inhabited by the poorest families in the whole town, and it is also a place where beggars live. Wang Ming'er walked a few times to a dilapidated grass house, looked left and right and got in.
The grass house was in disrepair and smelled of mildew. There were also a few holes in the roof, and a few faint rays of light shone in, and the whole room was dark. Wang Ming'er walked straight to a corner, pushed open the broken jar above, lifted two bricks, and took out a small bag from below.
"Hey, little bunny, it turns out that something is hiding here?" a sneer came from behind.
Wang Ming'er was startled, and quickly turned around, and a tall and thin man was staring at the small bag in his hand. Wang Ming'er was shocked and hurriedly hid the bag behind her.
"Little rabbit, don't hide it, take it out quickly, so as to avoid the pain of flesh and skin. The tall and thin man snorted coldly.
Wang Ming'er hurriedly dodged back, and with a "snap", the jar fell to the ground and cracked. When the tall and thin man saw that Wang Ming'er didn't listen to his orders, he was immediately annoyed, grabbed Wang Ming'er and pressed him to the ground, and reached out to grab the bag. It's a pity that Wang Ming'er pressed the bag under him, and the tall and thin man didn't grab it for a while.
The tall and thin man was suddenly furious. "Pap, pap, pap" slapped Wang Ming'er a few times, and hit Wang Ming'er's eyes with gold stars. Wang Ming'er couldn't resist it, and was overturned to the ground by the tall and thin man, and the small bag suddenly fell into the hands of the tall and thin man.
The tall and thin man completely ignored Wang Ming'er's feelings, opened the bag and poured out the contents. The copper plates in the bags of "dang", "dang", and "dang" rolled to the ground, and a little loose silver was mixed in them. Looking at the copper plates on the ground, the tall and thin man's eyes lit up, and he counted them one by one, completely ignoring Wang Ming'er next to him.
Wang Ming'er looked at the tall and thin man, his eyes became colder and colder, and he suddenly picked up a fragment of a broken jar from the ground, stabbed it at the man's neck, blood splashed, and the tall and thin man fell to the ground screaming.
Wang Ming'er glanced at the tall and thin man, wiped the blood on his face, and picked up some copper coins from the ground in a panic and rushed out of the door. Out of Gaoyang Town, Wang Ming'er followed the route taught by Senior Sister Wu and walked slowly towards the Qinglian Sword Sect, his eyes were full of perseverance, and there was a hint of fierceness in his eyes.
At the same time, what happened in Changping County was also reported to Lord Zhou. After reading the report sent by General Li, Lord Zhou's face was gloomy and he didn't speak for a long time. The people below knew that the situation was wrong, and they didn't dare to make a sound.
After a while, Master Zhou's face softened a little, handed the report to a Confucian student beside him, and said softly, "Master Zheng, you can take this and take a look." Master Zheng took it with both hands, looked at it carefully, and frowned slightly.
"These princes are very restless. Master Zhou said slowly, "Master Zheng, what do you think?"
"Hehe, these princes have always been like this, yin and yang are violated, why should adults be angry. Master Zheng smiled and continued, "And this Zhao Xinming is not extraordinary, why should you be so worried?"
"Master Zheng, you don't know anything. Master Zhou shook his head, and suddenly said: "This Zhao Xinming has been able to escape several times or three times, and he has grown from a waste to a master of internal strength in a short period of time, I am really a little worried." ”
Master Zheng stopped smiling and asked, "Can you tell me about the process?"
Master Zhou nodded and explained the matter in detail. Especially in more than half a year, Zhao Xinming has grown from a frail and sickly teenager to a master of internal strength today, and this growth speed even shocked Master Zheng!
"In this way, this Zhao Xinming really has a bit of destiny, and he must get rid of it as soon as possible. Master Zheng thought for a moment, and then said, "The top priority is to find out Zhao Xinming's whereabouts, and these sects also have to be beaten. ”
"That's what I mean, too. If it weren't for the fact that these sects were partial, I would have sent a large army to wipe them out. Lord Zhou snorted coldly and said viciously.
Master Zheng smiled and didn't care. These sects are intricate, involving the whole body, and there is strong support behind them, the imperial court has never dared to be too persecutive, not to mention that the Great Zhou Dynasty is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and it is even more afraid to provoke these sects, so Lord Zhou's words are just a temper tantrum.
Seeing that Lord Zhou sent a cruel word, and his face was much better, Master Zheng said: "As for the affairs of these princes, you might as well report it truthfully and see how it is handled." ”
Master Zhou nodded and said, "Master Zheng, I'll leave this matter to you." This Zhao Xinming has to find out no matter what!"
"Your Excellency, please rest assured, this matter is on me. Master Zheng hurriedly responded.
The two discussed for a while, and then Master Zheng got up to say goodbye.