Chapter 616 Snake Nest
The group set out overnight. It was not until dawn the next day that Liu Liniang received the exact information that Master Wuding entered a small county town called Langcheng.
Lang County is a small county town about 100 miles southwest of Chang'an City, and it is not conspicuous. The only thing that left an impression on Liu Yu before was that during the severe drought two years ago, Lang County hosted tens of thousands of refugees and needed food relief. The water conservancy of Lang County itself is relatively developed. Even if it encounters a severe drought, there are canals and waterways around it to transport the water from the river. However, because Lang County is a half-mountain area and is still very poor, Liu Yu cannot think of a reason why Master Wuding wants to come in such a mountainous place.
In order not to expose your treasure, Liu Yu specially asked everyone to put on ordinary clothes and go to the city in batches. This way, there is no need to disturb the local government and facilitate the behavior.
As soon as the city gate opened in the morning, Liu Yu and Liu Liniang brought some followers and easily mingled through the city gate. Because the small county town had nothing to come on weekdays, and they were close to the emperor of Chang'an City, there were not even bandits, so the county town was very lazy to guard the city. Liu Yu also knew that in such a small county town, there were only some soldiers guarding the city gate at most. If Guanzhong was in a hurry, or the city would spontaneously organize two or three hundred rural warriors to guard the city.
Liu Yu thought to himself, is this Su Zhe's stronghold in Guanzhong? This place is not far from Chang'an City, but it is also very inconspicuous. Most people would not think that he would hide in such a small county town.
"Li Niang, after entering the city, can you find your master as soon as possible?"
After entering the city, looking at the scattered people who were getting up early and some stall vendors around him, Liu Yu asked Liu Liniang.
Liu Liniang said: "I don't know why the master entered the city. Now I only know where she is alone and only needs to find it."
Wuding Master seems to be in his twilight years on weekdays, but he is not ambiguous when he gets on the horse. The average marching cannot reach such a speed for a hundred miles this night. Fortunately, these people under Liu Yu have trained them. They have transferred two horses, so they can barely come overnight. Wuding Master is one person and one horse, but his speed is not bad at all.
After entering the city, the whereabouts of Master Wuding could not be found. Liu Yu could only arrange people to check whether the horses of Master Wuding could be found. Liu Liniang wanted to see the local intelligence personnel in Lang County to inquire about some information from them. The group temporarily settled in an inn.
There were so many customers coming early in the morning. The inn suddenly became lively and the shopkeepers came out in person. They knew that it was some business travelers who came from Hanzhong to Chang'an City to do business. The shopkeepers were also very enthusiastic and arranged accommodation for the group.
Liu Yu was also a little tired and went to the room to rest for a while. Liu Liniang didn't sleep. At noon, Liu Yu woke up and Liu Liniang told him that there was still no news about Master Wuding.
"Is your master just a cover when he enters the city? She finds that you are following her, and then throws away the tracking and goes elsewhere?" Liu Yu asked.
Liu Liniang also became nervous. From the morning, she was afraid that this time she would be in vain. She neither wanted Liu Yu to be an enemy of Wuding Master, nor did she want Wuding Master to have something to do. If Wuding Master really wanted to get rid of the pursuers, it was very likely that Wuding Master would do something unfavorable to the court and did not want her to know about it.
"It's okay." Liu Yu patted Liu Liniang on the back and comforted her, "Now that you know that your master has entered the city, there must be important things and people in the city. We are looking around, and there may be clues."
When they arrived, Qu Zhu and other follow-up personnel rushed from Chang'an City one after another, in order not to alarm the snake, Liu Yu still did not intend to alarm the government. Not only did Qu Zhu come in person, he also brought his sister Qu Shu together. The carriage and horse gangs have branches in many county towns in Guanzhong. She came here to facilitate investigation of the internal situation in Lang County from the Jianghu level.
Because this group of people also set off overnight and were very tired when they came here, Liu Yu had first met Qu Zhu and his sister, and roughly learned about the situation in Lang County, and then asked them to go to rest first.
"General, subordinate..."
Qu Zhu still wanted to show off his strength, but Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "As soon as he listened to the order, he might take action tonight, and he could be a little energetic."
Qu Zhu understood what Liu Yu meant. At about the evening, there would be a big action, so he went to rest first. Liu Yu left Qu Shu alone and asked about the situation of the gangs in the city.
"...... After the Xingqinghui was wiped out by the court, the remaining parties rushed to some counties in Guanzhong. After that, the court encircled and suppressed them again, and they were scattered and formed some small gangs. But secretly, they should have colluded with the King of Rebellion..." Qu Shu said in detail. When talking about the Xingqinghui, Liu Yu also listened with great care.
"After the destruction of the King of Rebellion, the Xingqing Association had no leader, and some battles broke out among these small gangs, which caused the Xingqing Association to fall apart. In Lang County, there were several remnants of the Xingqing Association, which were not too big, and they didn't see any action on weekdays."
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Well, please contact the brothers in the city first and let them start from these small gangs to see what special things are."
Qu Shu nodded. She knew that she would not have the share of her actions tonight. Liu Yu was preparing to work. She went to ask for it first and then let her rest.
"Prince, sometimes you are still quite considerate." After saying the serious matter, Qu Shu pursed his lips before leaving, and said with a smile.
People in the martial arts world are generous and talkative. Liu Yu is not surprised, but instead smiles, thinking that what she says makes some sense.
Liu Yu actually didn't understand whether Qu Shu said that he was not considerate enough to Li Zhe'er or was he to her.
"If you are in charge of the family, go back and the court will definitely give you some help to the carriages so that you can grow and grow." Liu Yu made an empty promise.
Qu Shu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't make a promise first. In the future, if the chariot and horse gang are linked to the court, the chariot and horse gang will be not far from being destroyed. The brothers of the chariot and horse gang should not be too close to the court."
Liu Yu thought to himself that Qu Shu was still very knowledgeable and knew that the emperor and the ministers of the emperor. The gang like the Chema Gang could stand in the world for decades and hundreds of years. It was not only because of these leaders and brothers who fought hard with each other, but also had to handle their relationship with all parties. They would not get close to the court, but because they were afraid of being involved in the whirlpool of the court. It was like Xingqinghui, which was the largest gang in Chang'an City at one time, but because of the involvement of the Huai King, it was wiped out by the court without hesitation. The Chema Gang was afraid of following in the footsteps of Xingqinghui.
Liu Yu would not force others to make things difficult, so he personally sent Qu Shu out, and Qu Shu also went directly to investigate the local situation. Because Lang County's less important position among Guanzhong counties, it was not enough to know whether it was the court, Qu Zhu's intelligence organization, Liu Liniang's intelligence organization, or the carriage and horse gang. When he arrived in Lang County, he seemed to be blind, and his eyes were completely disgusted.
At dusk, there was still no news, and Liu Yu couldn't help feeling upset. He searched for the whole day, and it could be said that he could mobilize all the resources he could mobilize. Unless Master Wuding had wings, she would definitely be found in the county town as long as she was in the county. Liu Yu thought that if there was no news at night, he could only mobilize the local government and rely on these local snakes to start the search. However, in this way, the snake was shocked.
At dusk, Lian Husheng suddenly brought a thin boy over. When he saw the boy, he felt that he should be the kind of gangster in the market, and he was very smooth in his work. He was not big and trembling. As soon as he saw his eyes rolling around.
"Who?" Liu Yu pointed to the boy and asked Lian Husheng.
"The head of the family, this is the person we found on the street. It is said that he is a master of the city. He can get the answers if he asks anything."
Liu Yu smiled. Lang County is really hidden and crouching. Such a boy dares to claim to be a master of everything?
“Where did you find it?”
"He actually came to steal and was taken by us, and he said he knew..."
Not only is he a gangster, but he is not a big deal. Such a young man has been caught in any county in Guanzhong. In the past two years, many people are homeless and have many refugees. However, natural disasters and man-made disasters are difficult for the court to take into account all aspects of this year.
There is another reason. Those who can't afford to support these days, and those who have children who are sick, are usually abandoned before they become sensible. Huo Bing, Three Tigers and Four Tigers are the representatives of orphans in Guanzhong.
"What's the name?" Liu Yu asked as he looked at the boy.
"No name, what do you want to call me? Did I say that if you don't arrest me and go to the government, you're willing to give me some money to spend?"
Liu Yu curled his lips and sneered, "It depends on whether you know. I ask you, today, do you know that there is an old nun, or a person like an old Taoist nun, riding into the city on a horse?"
The boy shook his head: "I haven't seen it before."
"Then I'm afraid you have no money to make money." Liu Yu said.
The young man shouted, "I have never seen it before, I have never seen it before. I never lie. In the county town these two days, the old nun has never been there, but there is an old woman, who is in her seventies or eighties, with a pretty little granddaughter, who looks quite fierce... The big six on the street went up to touch the pretty girl, but she slapped her blood until she vomited. Do you think it's strange?"
Liu Yu glanced at Liu Liniang sitting beside him, but saw Liu Liniang looking at him too.
Although I don’t know where Master Wuding is now, the old woman and granddaughter are Liu Liniang’s junior sister and her junior sister’s apprentice. If this is the truth, Master Wuding’s purpose of coming to Langcheng is self-evident, and is for the sake of Tianshu and his unscrupulous apprentice.
Liu Yu smiled and said, "This is interesting. There are such strange things in the world. What else do you know about them?"
"I don't know much. We have discussed these days to seek revenge on the girl. If it really doesn't work, we tied up the old lady and forced the girl to let us touch each of us. The girl is so fierce, the old lady must be the kind of person who dies after being beaten with a few slaps. How about this news? Can you change to some big flower?"
Liu Yurang Lian Husheng took out a ingot of silver and said, "If you can help us find those two people, this silver is yours. We will also avenge your...Brother Six."
Chapter completed!