The howling wind blew in his face, and the boy gritted his teeth and jumped to the left. The beast was huge, and its arms swept across like sharp blades. The boy hurriedly squatted, turned his wrist, and stabbed upwards with a dagger. The giant beast ignored the attack on the chest, bent its left arm, and smashed into the boy's head. Seeing this, the young man hurriedly put away the dagger, leaned back, stored strength on his toes, and slid backwards.

The beast reacted surprisingly quickly, and its right paw reached down, heading straight for the boy's ankle. Even though he is talented and has good strength, the young man has never seen such a scene. Fang had just dodged the blow of the giant beast with a fierce force, and it was already the end of the crossbow at this moment.

The young man felt a huge pull under his feet, and before he could react, his body rose uncontrollably, spun around in the air a few times, and smashed heavily into a huge tree not far away.

"Poof!"

The boy only felt that his chest was hot, and his throat was hot and fishy. His eyes were black, and his internal organs seemed to be shattered.

The giant beast turned around slowly, and its scarlet eyes turned black at this moment, and its eyes were full of incredulity. The skull hung low, and a dagger was plunged straight into his chest, dark red blood oozing from the cracks in the scales, staining a large area in front of him.

The boy sat up with his hands on the ground and struggled to sit up against the tree, grinning at the beast, his white teeth covered with blood.

"On ...... As for fighting, I do ...... I really can't beat you...... Ahem, ahem!" The boy stretched out his hand and pointed to his head: "Play...... Play with the brain, you ...... You're not my match......"

As early as the time of the fight, the boy had already realized that he was not a giant beast opponent. Instead of sitting back and waiting, it's better to give it a go.

He deliberately sold the flaw under his feet, and used his strength to plunge the dagger into the beast's chest, and if the long-stored blow could not kill it, the beast would be severely damaged.

There was a loud bang, and the huge body of the giant beast fell to the ground. The boy slowly closed his eyes, still admiring the power of the dagger in his mind. In the haze, he seemed to see several figures walking by, which was his last consciousness before he fell unconscious.

Kyoto, on the banks of the Ruri River.

The drum sounded three times, and there was silence inside and outside the imperial city. The dark night can't stop the bright lights on the banks of the Liuli River, and it can't stop the various customs of dignitaries and gentlemen.

"I still remember that in the early years, this Liuli River had no such name. The coast is nothing more than a dilapidated dwelling, a gathering place for some miscellaneous people. An old man licked the residual wine on his lips, and his reddish face was already a little drunk.

The chubby middle-aged man next to him hurriedly lifted the wine jug and filled the old man's cup, with great respect in his demeanor. The rest of the table were all dressed in silk and satin, and their speech and demeanor were not the style of ordinary people.

One of them shouted for a pot of flower carvings, then turned his head and smiled, "Tell me, what happened after that?"

The old man squinted his eyes, took a sip of the wine in the glass, and then slowly spoke: "Later, the imperial city was rebuilt, and a wealthy merchant from the south of the Yangtze River was blessed by the emperor, and spent a huge amount of money to create a prosperous area along the river. It is rumored that this wealthy businessman has a lot of friendship with the royal family, and he also has some connections in the household department and the ministry of industry. ”

This is true, when the imperial city was rebuilt, the ancestor of the family was still working in the household department, and he also heard his father mention a few words. ”

"Then how can this rich businessman disappear now, it stands to reason that with the protection of the imperial court, this business should be bigger and bigger. ”

"Huh!" , The old man chuckled and shook his head: "In this life, whether you are an official or a businessman, you have to talk about moderation, and you have to learn to judge the situation." Some things are done, and some things cannot be done. ”

Everyone in the audience was a little surprised: "Sir, could it be that this rich businessman has committed any taboos?"

The old man nodded slowly, and his voice unconsciously lowered a little: "Later, Kyoto changed, and the rich merchant was ordered to raid his house. Heh, I have been busy for most of my life, and in the end, I ended up with no personal wealth. There are many properties under his name, all of which are included in the treasury, or the first emperor is extrajudicial and spared the lives of his wife and daughter, and instead he is assigned to the frontier, and he is not allowed to enter Beijing forever. ”

Hearing the words of Kyoto's changes, everyone's faces also changed slightly, as if they recalled the bloody time in the past.

"What is surprising is that instead of being confiscated, the business on this riverside alone has been rewarded to many officials in the DPRK and China for the first time. I think you all know what happened next. ”

"Old man, you just said that Liulihe was not originally named this, and there are also this Drunken Immortal Residence and Baihualou, what is the matter?"

The old man sighed and was about to speak, but he heard a commotion at the door, and the sound of broken cups was heard.

In just a moment, a group of black-clothed people poured in one after another, sealed the gate, and lined up neatly on both sides. A middle-aged man slowly walked out of the middle, pulled a chair from his side, and sat down with a smile.

"The North Court of the Supervision Division, the Praetorian Guards are ordered to investigate the case, and everyone is not allowed to go out, so please ask the shopkeeper Liu to show up. ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a burst of laughter like silver bells from upstairs, "Yo, who should I be?" I don't know that Commander Qin is here today, and if he misses the distance, the little woman will pay for it first. ”

A woman slowly walked down the stairs, wearing a beaded hairpin on her head, dressed in a gorgeous dress, with light makeup and a mask, but it was difficult to hide the beauty of the beauty. There were more than a dozen young women behind him, all of them wrapped in tulle and matched with swords.

The middle-aged man smiled at the woman on the stairs and slowly got up from the chair: "Shopkeeper Liu is polite, I don't hide it, I hope that Shopkeeper Liu will be convenient for all the official business I came here today." ”

"Oh, I don't know what official business Commander Qin has come to my drunken immortal residence?"

"Hehe, it's not a big deal, just find someone. ”

The man waved his hand, and the man in black behind him suddenly split into two paths, one scattering in all directions, and the other going straight to the staircase.

"If Commander Qin wants to find someone, he only needs to ask the little girl, so why do you want to mobilize the people so much?"

The woman was still smiling, but the people behind her all took a few steps forward and stopped a group of men in black in front of the stairs.

The middle-aged man smiled, as if he had expected it.

"It's just a trivial matter, how dare you bother the shopkeeper Liu. ”

As he spoke, the man took out something from his arms, lit it up at the woman, and put it into his arms again.

Seeing this, the woman's expression froze, but she immediately returned to normal.

"In that case, Commander Qin please, just don't disturb these guests of mine. The woman bowed slightly, and then turned around and walked back upstairs: "The price of today's wine banquet has been halved, and I hope it won't disturb your interest." ”

"Thank you for your accommodatingness. ”

The middle-aged man sat down again, and the group of people in black instantly dispersed, searching in all directions towards the Drunken Immortal Building.

The man looked calm, picked up the tea cup just sent by the maid, and tasted the tea leisurely.

But with a cup of tea, all the people in black returned to their places.

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and slowly got up: "Everyone, go on, someone Qin will take his leave, and he will personally apologize to Shopkeeper Liu another day." ”

In the night, the figure of the black-clothed crowd gradually drifted away. The drunken fairy house is still full of people, and it is prosperous, and it has not disturbed the guests Yaxing because of small episodes.

After the old man sat down, he took a sip of his wine glass, and smiled as if he was drunk: "Everyone who comes is a guest, haha, everyone who comes is a guest." ”

The people around him only regarded him as drunk and nonsense, and they all toasted and laughed.

At this time, inside and outside the imperial city, the drums had been beaten four times.