Backed by Shadow Mountain and bordered by the Hanjiang River, Toyosu Castle is not only the state city of Toyoshu, but also an important town for north-south water transportation.

Because Hanjiang is a transportation hub, there are three large wharves, ships come and go, I don't know how much huge profits they bring, and they are divided by several major families in Fengzhou.

Ships docked at the wharf, sailors shouted, and shirtless coolies carried wooden boxes and sacks in and out, bustling like a street market.

A boat like a giant beast on the water docked, the boat was undecided, but a person jumped out of the boat, fluttering like a feather, slowly passing in the air and falling on the pier.

This is a middle-aged man dressed in a master's costume, and the people on the dock are busy saluting respectfully when they see it, and a blessed housekeeper with two guards comes forward to salute: "Welcome Master Fan back, Master has worked hard, Master has booked a banquet in the Green Garden, and washed the dust for Master Fan." ”

Fan Hequn, who was dressed as the master, bowed his head and said: "I know, the old man will go to see the young lady first, and you can tell the old man about the interesting things in the city recently." ”

The so-called interesting story is the major event that happened in the city during the time he left, and the housekeeper followed closely behind Fan Hequn, talking as he walked.

After walking out of the dock, we entered the shortcut alley, and a little beggar came in front of me after a short step.

The beggar saw that the person was like other beggars to the side, and Fan Hequn and the others didn't pay attention, but just after passing by, Fan Hequn's heart suddenly moved, and he turned his head, but the beggar had already walked out of the alley.

Seeing that Fan Hequn's expression was different, the housekeeper also looked behind curiously, and called out in confusion: "Master Fan?"

Fan Hequn shook his head, but his brows were furrowed deeper and deeper.

Across a few streets is the noble square where the wealthy families in the city gather, and when Fan Hequn returned to Ruan's house, a carriage stopped at the door.

Dressed in a cyan dress, the eldest lady of the Ruan family with a sweet smile personally accompanied another beautiful girl who was about to enter, followed by a tall guard and a delicate maid.

When Ruan Mingsu saw Fan Hequn, he shouted happily, "Uncle Fan, are you back?"

Fan Hequn is a master of the realm of heaven and man, but thanks to Ruan Mingsu's grandfather's life-saving grace, he stayed in the Ruan family for half his life, and was commensurate with her father as a brother, although he looked like he was middle-aged, he was actually in his fifties, more than ten years older than Ruan Mingsu's father.

Fan Hequn showed a kind smile: "I haven't seen you for half a year, and the young lady is becoming more and more beautiful." ”

Then he turned to the girl on the side: "Who is this?"

Ruan Mingsu introduced: "This is the eldest lady of the Jiang family in Bian Cheng, Jiang Xuexin. ”

Jiang Xuexin, who was already a little cautious, hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Bian Cheng's Jiang family and the Ruan family can be said to be business partners in silk, but the Ruan family is the Jiang family's biggest customer, and it can be said that they rely on the Ruan family to do business.

Some time ago, I heard that the Jiang family was suppressed by their peers in Bian Cheng, and the situation was not optimistic, the old man of the Jiang family gritted his teeth and took over a huge business from the Ruan family, but he didn't expect that it was Miss Jiang who ran away in person, and now it seems that the goods are delivered on schedule, and the Jiang family has come to climb the relationship.

Fan Hequn smiled and asked casually: "I heard that Bian Cheng came to Fengzhou City to pass through the area of Shadow Mountain, and the demon wolf of Shadow Mountain has been very fierce recently, Miss Jiang is still safe on the road, right?"

Jiang Xuexin sighed: "I met the demon wolf this time, and I lost a lot of people, but fortunately, there are masters to help, otherwise Xuexin wouldn't have seen the two of them today." ”

"Oh, the demon wolf of Shadow Mountain has always been cunning, if I wait for these Heavenly and Human Realm martial artists to go, these beasts are all hiding in the deep mountains, I can't imagine that the demon wolf also missed his eyes and crashed into the hands of his fellow Daoists in the Heavenly and Human Realm?" Fan Hequn just asked casually, and was a little surprised to hear Jiang Xuexin's answer.

"It's not the predecessor of the Heaven and Man Realm......"

A few people said as they walked, and when they came to the living room, Jiang Xuexin happened to tell the story of Shadow Mountain's distress.

When he heard that it was a young man who defeated the wolves, Ruan Mingsu was surprised: "There is such a skilled young knight? ”

Ah Yun, who had changed his clothes, followed behind a few people, and couldn't help but prick up his ears when he heard them talk about Lin Jing, and he was happy in his heart: "I know his name is Lin Jing, and he is from Yangzhou." ”

Of course, she has been a slave since she was a child, and she has only just been given a decent set of clothes, and she will have time to take off her slavery in the future, so she has no courage to intervene in front of several big people.

Jiang Xuexin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "That son doesn't smile, and the little woman doesn't know where he comes from." ”

The more Fan Hequn listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, and suddenly remembered the beggar he met in the dock alley, and his eyes showed a sudden look.

Ruan Mingsu saw that his expression was different, so he asked, "What's wrong with Uncle Fan?"

Fan Hequn sorted out his thoughts, confirmed his guess, and then motioned for Ruan Mingsu to speak to the side, and asked the housekeeper to invite Jiang Xuexin into the house for tea.

Although Jiang Xuexin was strange, thinking that it might be related to the son who saved them, although he was curious, but now that he has a request for help, he is naturally not good at gossiping.

Not long after, Ruan Mingsu and the two walked in, Ruan Mingsu looked directly at Ah Yun behind Jiang Xuexin, and asked with a smile: "According to Miss Jiang, this girl is the 'friend' of that son, right?"

She looked sweet, and her voice was even sweeter about to drip honey, but Ah Yun couldn't help but be startled when she saw a few people looking at her, and lowered her head in fear.

"Exactly. Jiang Xuexin was a little puzzled, could it be that Ruan Mingsu recognized the origin of that son, and wanted to get in touch with him through Ayun, who was good with him?

Ruan Mingsu smiled more and more flatteringly: "Sister Jiang, we can talk about cooperation." ”......

If you go along the water, there are many fewer twists and turns on the road, and you can reach Jiaocheng in Youzhou in the moon.

Although Lin Jing wanted to take a boat, after going to the dock and asking the price, the silver on his body was really not enough, but fortunately he got a horse, which could save a lot of time.

Although Lao Li Noodle Shop is just a roadside stall, its pimple noodles are well-known in Fengzhou City, and before the meal, a few tables are crowded with a lot of people.

Lao Li is not like those people in the big restaurant, Lin Jing and Zun Wuyi sat in a corner steadily, allowing Lin Jing to enjoy a hot cooked meal that he hadn't seen for a long time.

When the third bowl of hot noodles was served, Lin Jing felt that his eyes were dark, as if a big mountain suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Brother, don't mind setting up a table. ”

The person who came to say it was after sitting down, and the street stall was originally a few people sitting at a table, but it seemed polite to let me know.

The voice is rough, and the person looks very worthy of his voice, with a round and bulging body, eight feet tall, and good facial features, if it weren't for his body being too fat, he would definitely be a beautiful man.

The fat man smiled at Lin Jing, and then shouted: "Boss, four bowls of pimple noodles, serve together." ”

"Uh..." Lao Li, who was below, was stunned, but when he saw the fat man's size, he was relieved: "Okay." ”

Four bowls of fragrant pimple noodles were quickly served, and the fat man took a hard breath and praised: "It's so fragrant." ”

Then he picked up the chopsticks and noodle bowl, only listened to a few swishing sounds, and a bowl of hot noodles was poured into his mouth, and then picked up another bowl and continued.

The people next to him couldn't help but stutter when they saw it, this is too edible.

Lin Jing, who was sitting opposite the fat man, was still expressionless, just eating the noodles in his bowl by himself.

Just as the fat man picked up the fourth bowl of noodles, four young men with swords and swords came over menacingly.

A tall young man wearing a heroic scarf slapped his long sword on the table, pointed at the fat man, and said, "Fatty, you hit my friend?"

The fat man paused and looked at a young man with a swollen nose and blue eyes among the four, and the young man was looking at him resentfully: "It's him, Brother Pang, you have to call the shots for me." ”

The young man who took the lead nodded, pointed at the fat man and shouted angrily: "What else do you have to say, you dare to move my brother Pang Zijie in Fengzhou City, you are really disgusted." ”

When the spectators heard the name Pang Zijie, their faces changed, and they dispersed as if they had seen a ghost, and suddenly four of the five tables left, and Lao Li also hid behind the stall.

Pedestrians hid from afar.

The fat man looked calm, and said with a smile: "The rivers and lakes are in trouble, I see that you are also a famous character, why don't you wait for me to finish eating this mouthful of noodles and have the strength, and then we will solve it." ”

Pang Zijie is dressed in an obvious heroic young man costume, but his bearing is incompatible with the costume, he is obviously a noble gentleman, and he likes to play the game of Jianghu knights.

Hearing this, he puffed up his chest and pretended to be heroic: "Of course, I never take advantage of people's danger, and I don't pay attention to you and your helpers." ”

Lin Jing and the fat man were stunned when they heard this, obviously, everyone else avoided Pang Zijie's name when they heard it, only Lin Jing who was at the same table as the fat man was sitting here like no one, it was difficult for people not to misunderstand that the two were accomplices.

Lin Jing and the fat man glanced at each other, both held up the noodle bowl, ate the noodles in two or three bites, and then splashed them at the same time.

Pang Zijie and the others didn't expect that the two of them would suddenly make a move, and they were using a "hidden weapon", so they were splashed with hot soup when they couldn't avoid it, and they immediately made several people croak.

Lin Jing flipped over the table suddenly, and knocked the four young men who were covering their faces and screaming to the ground.

The fat man stood up suddenly, picked up the bench and beckoned to several people.

This change was beyond everyone's expectations, and after reacting, Pang Zijie and the four of them couldn't get up from the mess.

It's not that he was seriously injured, it's just that the fat man is obviously a master, and he used just the right amount of force, smashing a few people to the point that he was only hurt, and he was powerless to fight back.

The fat man grinned and took out a stack of silver tickets and a few bags of silver on several people, and then threw half of them to Lin Jing.

"Brother, this time I implicated you, this is my apology. ”

Lin Jinggang took it, didn't look at the denomination on it, threw it back to the fat man, and said lightly: "I also don't think these shitties are pleasing to the eye, they can't be implicated, and I don't do small things." ”

The fat man was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "The little brother is too interesting." ”

smiled and took out a gold ingot from his arms and threw it to Lin Jing: "This is Lao Tzu's own thing, as a thank you gift, this time it can't be regarded as a robbery." ”

This time, Lin Jing did not politely put it away, and after holding his fists, he put down the silver for eating noodles and led the horse away.

Such actions inevitably have the meaning of some hypocrites, but Lin Jing does not feel hypocritical.

The fat man glanced deeply at Lin Jing's back, and when he was about to leave, Pang Zijie, who was still moaning on the ground, said ruthlessly: "You despicable villains, remember for me, my Pang family military attache will not let you go." ”

The fat man smiled and said, "Don't let me go, hehe, your grandfather and I are called Xue Butong, you can let the horse come." ”

After speaking, with a wave of his hand, a silver treasure fell in front of Lao Li, who was hiding far away, and left laughing.

Leaving behind the four young men whose faces turned pale.

Some onlookers gasped and blurted out:

"Mountain Thrower-Xue Butong?"