Lin'an, the newly built imperial city of the Great Song Dynasty, still continues the prosperity of Tokyo. The war in the north is endless, and most of the country has fallen, but in the picturesque south of the Yangtze River, it is still a prosperous scene of singing and dancing. The southward migration of a large number of tycoons, artists, and singers has brought the prosperity of Lin'an to an unprecedented height. The West Lake is full of gambling houses and pawnshops, and the river embankment is full of taverns and courtyards.

Longsheng Gambling House is located in Feixiang Hutong, which is small in scale and not big in betting, and is a place for ordinary people to spend time and play. Two sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys walked out of the gambling house dejectedly. The taller one said: "Today's bad luck is home, and when I go out in the morning and step on the ****, I say that I will be unlucky today, but you have to come to gamble! I lost all my money in half an hour, what do you eat today!" Another teenager sneered at each other: "If you lose, you always say to stop, you have to earn it back with interest, and I will take it in consistently, you are a bird." "These two teenagers are gangsters in Lin'an, the slightly taller is called Luo Tianchu, and the other is called Zhu Yushi.

The two of them hadn't eaten for a day, and they didn't even have the strength to quarrel, so they squatted on the side of the road in a daze. Luo Tianchu took off his broken straw sandals, scratched his feet and said, "The principal is gone, so I have to find an unlucky ghost to help him." At this time, a young girl walked in front of the two of them, glanced at them with disdain, Zhu Yushi looked at her chest and said: "We have registered in all the fields, and we will be stared at when we enter, and we have no way to start, so it is better to borrow two simple knives and wait for the dead of night to be a hero in the green forest." Luo Tianchu said disdainfully: "Do you have the courage to be a thief? You can be regarded as a craftsman by hand, and I can't do such a scoundrel trick as robbing the road." Zhu Yushi endured and didn't say, "Actually, we are scoundrels", and said with a bitter face: "Then what do you say, do you want to eat the northwest wind tonight?" Luo Tianchu thought about it: "There are so many delicacies from the mountains and seas in the courtyard, and eating some indiscriminately is enough to heal the belly." Zhu Yushi said angrily: "Even if we are in tattered clothes, we will be kicked out if we go in." Luo Tianchu said: "Do you remember the dog hole we found in Dujia Hutong last month, the dog hole leads directly to the backyard of Jufeng Building, and the kitchen is also in the backyard. After eating, you can walk around again, maybe you can meet the Oiran of Jufenglou, maybe people still take a fancy to our handsome and extraordinary appearance, and they want to entertain us well. Zhu Yushi's eyes lit up and said: "It doesn't matter if you eat and drink, you always have to be decent to see the girl." Luo Tianchu nodded and said, "Let's go borrow a few clothes, and then go to the West Lake to take a bath, and move at night." ”

The two said to do it, first came to the clothing store, Luo Tianchu pretended to talk to the shopkeeper, he was eloquent, and the shopkeeper was happy, Zhu Yushi took the opportunity to steal two luxurious men's clothes and two pairs of soft-soled cloth shoes. Half an hour later, the shopkeeper realized that he had lost something, and stood on the street and scolded them in the direction they left.

The two walked out of a section along the West Lake and found a secluded place to take a bath in the lake. Although it is secluded, there are still scattered pedestrians passing by, and when they see the misty rain and the picturesque West Lake, there are two men with red stripes who are hip-hop and scolding, and they can't help but shake their heads and look sideways. They are accustomed to seeing disdainful glances, and have long been numb, only caring about entertaining themselves, and when they see beautiful girls passing by, they greet others shamelessly, and they are so ashamed that they cover their faces and walk by in broken steps.

The two of them went ashore to dry themselves and put on the clothes that came smoothly, and they really looked like dogs and had the style of a son. Luo Tianchu smiled and said, "Zhu Shao, please." Zhu Yushi also made a very graceful posture and said, "Don't dare, Luo Shao, please." Luo Tianchu laughed and walked out with his head held high.

The two returned to Lin'an Street, and suddenly there was a feeling of refreshment, their waists were straight, their steps were bigger, and they were much more confident when they even looked at the girl.

It was getting late, and the Qinglou was bustling, and the two slipped into the 'Dujia Hutong' and went straight to the end. It is rarely visited, and the ground is thick with dead branches and leaves. Luo Tianchu leaned over and plucked the dead leaves in the corner of the west wall, digging deeper and deeper, and a dog hole appeared, and said, "Come on." The two walked through the dog hole, came to the backyard of Jufeng Tower, hid among the bushes and looked around, saw the wooden leaves in the courtyard Xiao Xiao, the three or five attics stood in it, and the silk and bamboo laughter in the front yard floated faintly, as if it was a world apart. It was not the first time they had come to eat for nothing, they were very familiar with the terrain, and by the night, they walked along the corridor with ease, dodging a few waves of small maids who served food and wine, and came to the west wall of the kitchen, this room is a storage room, usually no one, always turn off the lights, is the best place to sneak in. Because the windowsill was very high, Zhu Yushi lifted Luo Tianchu up with his hands, and then Luo Tianchu pulled him up again. It was dark inside, and the kitchen outside was busy, and it was clear that business was going well tonight. Zhu Yushi pointed to the entrance of the wine cellar on the ground and said, "Why don't you go down and have a few glasses first?" Luo Tianchu nodded and said: "Okay, now that business is booming, it is difficult to start with a lot of people in the kitchen, so it is good to have a meal first." ”

The two lifted the handle of the wine cellar and walked down the stairs, the wine cellar was pitch black, Luo Tianchu lit a fire, and the surroundings became bright, and the wine cellar was full of old wine, and a low table was placed in the middle, on which was placed a five-spice smoked chicken and a few plates of hot dishes, and a candlestick. The two were curious, and seeing that the food was still hot, Luo Tianchu said curiously: "Could it be that the fat cook opened a small stove, but he was too busy to eat, so let us catch up." Hehe, it looks like we're transferred, let's eat first and then talk about it. Even if the cook finds out, he is not afraid, and if he doesn't eat his family, he won't feel distressed. They hadn't eaten for a day, so they hurriedly lit candles, shook off their cheeks, and began to eat. Devouring the leftovers, the wind swept away, and after a while, he ate most of the meal, Zhu Yushi touched his bulging belly and said, "Take all the leftovers away, and there will be lunch tomorrow." Luo Tianchu lay on the ground on all fours, and said drunkly: "Don't worry, eat two more jars and leave." "As he spoke, he picked up a small jar of 'bamboo leaf green', patted open the sealing mud, and drank it.

When he was drinking, Luo Tianchu suddenly felt that the light was dim, as if someone was blocking the candlelight, and when he was Zhu Yu, he looked at it and found that there were three more people in the cellar. Luo Tianchu was furious in his heart, I don't know when these three people came down, why there was no sound at all, could it be a ghost? Zhu Yushi, who fell on the side, was already seven points drunk, and when he saw Luo Tianchu's frightened appearance, he scolded with a smile: "Haha, look at your bear-like appearance, what the hell." Seeing that Luo Tianchu was still staring and motionless, he followed his gaze and shouted in fright: "My mother!"

Looking at the three people carefully, there were two men and one woman, all of whom were handsome Taoist priests in green clothes and white socks with long swords on their backs. The tall and thin male Taoist priest looked arrogant, and said slowly: "Who are you waiting for, what are you doing here?"

After seeing that they were human beings and not ghosts, Luo Tianchu settled down, and when he heard him speak rudely, he made a rogue gesture, pursed his lips and glared: "The Sprinkle family is eating and drinking here, what is the matter of Gan'er, if you want to ask the name of the Sprinkle family, first use your name and surname." The tall and thin Taoist priest's eyes were cold, and he stared at Luo Tianchu for a moment. "Luo Tianchu shuddered, thinking to himself that I and many hooligans and bullies had glared at each other, how could I not dare to face this little Taoist priest? Another slightly darker-skinned Taoist priest was more polite, and took two steps forward and said, "Dong Ping of the Xiazheng faction, may I ask the two brothers, have you ever seen a burly man with a red scarf on his forehead and eight feet tall?" Luo Tianchu shook his head and said, "I've never seen it." Dong Ping nodded and said, "Oh, thank you for informing, sorry for the interruption." The tall and thin Taoist priest said to Dong Ping: "Senior brother, did you really see the idea and escaped into Jufeng Tower?" Dong Ping said: "You will definitely not be mistaken." The tall Taoist priest said: "Let's go out and look for it again, Lin'an City is our people, and the thief can't fly with wings." When he was leaving, the tall and thin Taoist priest caught a glimpse of Zhu Yushi, looking at the female Taoist priest with a very obsessed expression. It turned out that the female Taoist priest was pink and jade-white, with beautiful eyebrows and phoenix eyes, beautiful and refined, and Zhu Yushi was fascinated by it. The female Taoist priest had already noticed his rude gaze, and her pink face was flushed, ashamed and annoyed, but it was not easy to attack. The tall and thin Taoist priest said angrily: "Presumptuous!" only to hear the sound of "snap", Zhu Yushi's face was hot, and his body fell out two feet.

This slap contained internal strength, and it was difficult for him to get up for a while, but he held back and never showed weakness. Luo Tianchu jumped up with a "whoosh", and smashed the wine jar in his hand towards the head of the Taoist priest, although it was more than powerful, but in front of the martial arts master, such a wide open action was undoubtedly to death. The tall Taoist priest sneered, kicked out a slash, and kicked it on the wine jar accurately, "bang" The wine jar shattered, and the wine and debris splashed Luo Tianchu's face, and his body also fell back. The tall Taoist priest snorted coldly and said, "It's a trick, and I can't do it." Luo Tianchu had a strong temperament, and roared: "Bird thief!" slammed the ground, jumped up again, and hit with a fist. The tall Taoist priest heard his disrespectful words, moved into real anger, stepped forward and bullied himself, easily dodged his full force, put his palm on his chest, spit out the palm force, and shook him back. Luo Tianchu had a stubborn temperament, and he wanted to fight again, but he spit out blood in one mouthful. The tall Taoist priest said coldly: "I only used twenty percent of my strength in that palm, and then I didn't hide it, and I sent you to see the king of Hades." Luo Tianchu only felt that his head was dizzy, and he couldn't say a word cruelly. Dong Ping frowned and said: "Senior brother, they are not people who practice martial arts, why bother to make such a heavy hand, if you let the master know, you will inevitably be blamed." The tall Taoist priest nodded and said, "I hope Senior Brother will be tolerant, let's go find the thief elsewhere." ”

After they left, Zhu Yushi crawled to Luo Tianchu's side and said nervously: "Xiao Luo, is the injury serious?" Luo Tianchu covered his heart and said with difficulty: "People are practicing families, we should really worship a master to learn martial arts, so as not to suffer from this bird's anger." Zhu Yushi sighed: "Let's admit it this time, and I will find it back later." Saying that, he rubbed Luo Tianchu's chest lightly, and after a long time, Luo Tianchu barely sat up, stood up with Zhu Yushi's support, and said: "Let's go quickly, if we are beaten by the people of Jufenglou again, our little life will be explained." Oh, and don't forget to bring something to eat. ”