A raging fire ignited from deep within this stronghold, engulfing the underground passages and the hidden brothel outside.
After Zhao Qing and Shaman looked through the account books in the stone house, they found a tunnel under several large wooden cabinets. Through it, they returned to the ground and came to a garden that seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.
The two looked at the surrounding environment and confirmed that this was the area where the north and south of the city met.
The size of the buildings in Gulong's world is much more exaggerated than that in Jin Yong's world.
The walls of the Forbidden City are more than ten feet high, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony at the top of the Forbidden City is even more astonishingly high.
So Zhao Qing just jumped up to the height of a camphor tree in the abandoned garden, and saw the solemn palace city clearly, and also understood their position at this time.
Night, the night is already thick, as thick as ink.
In the autumn wind, weeds, dead poplar trees, and a bright moon like an ice disk hung in the night sky, illuminating the gloomy and desolate garden. No one could be seen, not even ghosts.
There is no light, no starlight, even the moonlight is eerie and deserted.
The dead trees swayed under the wind and moon, looking like ghostly shadows.
Couldn't such a desolate and gloomy abandoned garden be a good hiding place?
Zhao Qing looked around and jumped down from the camphor tree several feet high, thinking deeply in his heart.
More than 20 years ago, Du Tongxuan suddenly led a group of loyal men and appeared in the south of the capital. They slaughtered several local underground gangs in succession, earning the title of "killers without blinking an eye."
Like Li Yanbei, the "benevolent and righteous man in Beijing" in the north of the city, Du Tongxuan spent ten years and participated in hundreds of arduous battles before finally gaining a foothold in the capital city where dragons and snakes were mixed, and became the most powerful person in this ancient city.
One of several people.
Today, the underground forces in the capital are basically under the control of Du Tongxuan or Li Yanbei.
Therefore, the branches of the Qinglong Society in the capital must be within the territory of the two of them.
Rather than believing that the Qinglong Society's co-rulers can hide from Du Tongxuan and Li Yanbei, who have always been wily and cunning and have risen step by step in the capital, it is better to directly guess that one of them is a member of the Qinglong Society.
Therefore, when Zhao Qing heard that "Du Tongxuan is the leader of the June Hall", he was not surprised at all.
In the past eleven years, Lao Du in the south of the city and Lao Li in the north of the city have been on equal footing.
But in fact, the real strength of Du Tongxuan's side should be obviously better than that of Li Yanbei.
In the original work, due to the bet between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue dueling, Du Tongxuan almost killed Li Yanbei twice in one day. The first time was destroyed by Lu Xiaofeng, and the second time he took the initiative to take back the kill.
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Some time later, Li Yanbei died under the drug and knife of his thirteenth aunt because of a banknote of 1.95 million taels.
But how is Li Yanbei’s thirteenth aunt secretly proficient in intoxicating drugs? Will she be related to Du Tongxuan, who finally made a profit?
It would be reasonable if we say that Thirteenth Aunt herself was a subordinate trained by Du Tongxuan, or even came from a training branch like "June Day".
In the original work, Du Tongxuan has a cooperative relationship with Pingnan Palace, but it does not mean that he cannot be the leader of the Qinglong Society in June.
In the past twenty years, Du Tongxuan's hundreds of "arduous battles" were actually just wonderful performances. Judging from the underground strongholds left more than a hundred years ago, the power of the Qinglong Society has spread over most of the capital.
, there is no need for him to develop so hard.
The reason why he did not use his strength to annex Li Yanbei's territory should be to avoid arousing the emperor's suspicion - the real master of the capital would not allow anyone to break the balance of forces.
The Chunhua Building that Li Yanbei transferred before was controlled by the Qinglong Society, and there was an attack on him. There was no doubt that this person was involved.
There is no doubt that Du Tonggan, who controls nearly half of the underground intelligence network in the capital, must have played an important role in Wu Ming's plan in the capital.
"Where does Du Tongxuan usually live in the south of the city? Do we have enough time tonight?" Shaman's gaze was as firm as a rock, as if it had penetrated the ruins of the abandoned garden and shot straight to a distant courtyard in the south of the city.
Zhao Qing muttered: "It's better to wait until dawn to find out Du Tongxuan's location."
The swordsmanship and martial arts skills Sharman showed not long ago actually exceeded her expectations.
However, Zhao Qing immediately figured out the reason.
The original Shaman acted aimlessly and was a little confused, wasting her good martial arts talent; but now she finally has a firm goal and pursuit, and her sword sense has naturally become stronger.p>
It is already midnight, the moon is bright, the wind is clear, and the night is cold and silent.
Li Yanbei in the north of the city has thirty mansions. Taking a month as a cycle, he will change a mansion every day and change a concubine to spend the night. The specific locations of these thirty mansions are only known to a few of his close associates.
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The number of Du Tongxuan's mansions may be smaller than that of Li Yanbei, but the location is even more hidden. More importantly, he prides himself as a scholar with great wisdom and has friendships with many famous officials in the dynasty. It is said that he often
We talked all night long in these people's homes to discuss the country's affairs.
Instead of searching aimlessly in the vast south of the city, it is better to wait until daytime and find a professional.
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The morning fog is miserable, but there is light in the east.
The gold-lettered signboard of the herbal medicine shop "Lao Qing Yu Tang" shines in the morning light.
Several children gathered around the door, playing shuttlecock together.
A gray-haired old man, leaning on a cane, staggered out of the door of "Qing Yu Tang" and was almost hit in the head by a shuttlecock.
He couldn't help but bend over and gasp for air, appearing to be terrified.
Zhao Qing, who was on the side, helped the old man. Seeing such a poor old man, she couldn't help but feel sympathy: "Sikong Zhaixing, what are you pretending to be here?"
When he heard that his identity was revealed, Sikong Zhaixing immediately tried to get lucky and jumped up to escape. However, he tried his best several times, but it was as if he had been pushed up by a mountain of ten thousand kilograms of rock, and he could no longer move.
"Miss Zhao, are you here to help me? By the way, how did you recognize me?" He said with a wry smile, but he casually took out two pieces of candy and threw them to two people, thinking that they scared others.
A frightened child.
"How did you recognize me? That's how I recognized you." Zhao Qing let go of his palm on Sikong Zhaixing's arm, smiled and asked: "Where did Lao Du live in the south of the city last night? Do you know
Relevant news?"
After Li and Du, the most well-informed people in the capital are the beggars and thieves. This is why she is specifically looking for Sikong Zhaixing.
Sikong Zhaixing was almost hit by the key just now, but he was actually using his superb kung fu to play with the children. Although it seemed inconspicuous, how could he hide it from Zhao Qing's eyes?
And when he recognized Zhao Qing's disguise, he naturally made his judgment based on the strong internal energy she exuded.
"Chengnan Lao Du? What are you doing with this vicious villain?"
Sikong Zhaixingdi muttered something, thought for a while and replied: "I heard from the thieves in the south of the city that Du Tongxuan spent the night at the Prince's Mansion in Xicheng last night. Judging from the fact that he often stayed up late, he probably hasn't done it yet.
Leave the palace."
"Xicheng Prince's Palace?" Zhao Qing's eyes flashed and he nodded lightly.
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A hutong is an alley, and Tieshizi Hutong is a very quiet alley, where all the wealthy families live.
To the south of the alley are two magnificent red-painted gates. At the gate are two tall and majestic iron lions, squatting silently opposite each other as if they have not moved forever.
The morning breeze in autumn brings with it bursts of chill, blowing on the golden locust trees on both sides of the alley.
The leaves fell one by one from the big locust tree, like flying golden butterflies, slowly falling to the ground.
Zhao Qing and Shaman, like two flying butterflies, lightly climbed over the nearly four-foot-high palace wall.
There is no sound inside the high wall, and the fragrance of chrysanthemums and ginkgo is floating in the wind.
The yard is very wide, and the houses in the yard are also tall.
Zhao Qing stood lightly on the tallest eaves, looked down, and saw three people slowly walking out of the house.
The leader is a young man wearing a nine-pointed crown and a Baohe crown. He is obviously the current King of Xicheng, the only prince who can live in the capital.
The other person had broad and rough hands and was following closely behind the Xicheng King. Naturally, he was the "Iron Palm Overturning the Sky" Zhao Tiezhang, the head nurse of the Xicheng Prince's Mansion.
But the most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the third person at the end.
This man is very tall, very thin, and very well-dressed. Although he is not very old, his temples are already gray, and his thin and thin face seems to have a sickly look, but also has a majestic look, which is absolutely disgusting.
Dare to have the slightest contempt for him.
He is wearing a sapphire blue robe, the material and color are very elegant. On his hands, which are very delicate and well-maintained, he wears a priceless Han jade ring. There is also a piece of silk hanging on the silk ribbon around his waist.
The flawless white jade looks like a nobleman in the imperial court or a bachelor in Hanyuan.
In fact, many people call him Bachelor, and he likes this name very much, but of course he is not really a Bachelor.
To be continued...