Two days later, southwest of Wuzhou, Wanshui Town.
At noon, the gloomy sky makes the buildings in the old town become gray, making it look like dawn or dusk.
Wanshui Town is located along the Wujiang River and is not very big. However, because the Wuxi Canal intersects with the Wujiang River in the upper reaches, there are many ships on the river, and small drug dealers or quacks often dock here.
There is only one old street in the town from west to east. There are inns and restaurants on both sides of the street, and the street is full of medicinal farmers setting up street stalls.
Compared with the hustle and bustle of other places, an inn in the center of the town is much quieter than other places. There is no sound in the lobby. Several tables of diners finished their meals in a hurry, dropped their money and left quickly.
Occasionally, a hungry traveler would walk up to the gate, take a quick look, and then turn around and leave.
A few people came in and ate silently.
This happened because there was a woman sitting by the window of the inn.
To be precise, she is a very striking woman.
The woman was wearing a dress as white as snow, with a few red plums dotted on her skirt and white shoes, and she was spotlessly clean.
The woman has a slender waist and a plump chest. Although her face is obscured by her white gauze hat and her cheeks cannot be seen, just by looking at her figure, one can tell that she is one of the most beautiful women in the world.
Such a woman, sitting alone in an old inn, surrounded by villains like wolves and tigers, seems to be facing eternal danger at any time.
But the reality is exactly the opposite.
Women are common in the world, but beautiful ones are rare, and it is even rarer to walk alone.
A woman who dares to dress up beautifully and appear alone in a place where all three religions and nine sects gather together, as long as the people in the world are sane, they will know that she must have special skills.
The woman in front of the window is dressed in a way that is incompatible with the world. In the eyes of the people of the world, it is not beauty, but a fresh and green fishing bait. Anyone who dares to touch it will be waiting for an iron hook to pierce the jaw, and then be disemboweled.
, until not even the bones and dregs are left.
Although the woman just looked out the window calmly and did not show any dangerous aura from beginning to end, the people in the restaurant all stayed away and did not even look at her.
Even after sitting there for a long time without ordering, the waiter turned a blind eye and only prayed in his heart that this female evil star who had arrived inexplicably would leave as soon as possible.
After the silence of the inn lasted for a long time, there was some noise from the street outside:
"Catch him..."
"you wanna die!"
…
The diners in the inn, as well as the woman in white at the window, all turned to look at an alley in the distance.
A young man of fifteen or sixteen years old ran out of the alley. He was dressed in coarse linen clothes and carrying an oxtail knife. The sharp blade was dyed with a bright blood red. In the gray town, he looked as dazzling as the woman in white.
Behind the young man were six men. The thug in front was armed with swords, guns and clubs, and behind him was a man in a brocade robe, holding a knife in his right hand and covering his abdomen with his left hand in pursuit.
This kind of scene is too common in the world of martial arts. The Jianghu people in the inn looked at it from afar and then continued to eat.
The woman in white looked for a moment and saw that the young man holding the knife was quite brave. The five men who were blocked in the corner and were still pressing were difficult to get close to, so she asked:
"What's going on over there?"
The voice was ethereal but natural. It was difficult for others to pay attention to this voice. However, the waiter standing at the door immediately understood that he was talking to him and quickly turned around to explain politely:
"It's Mr. Xu from the Wanshui Gang, who runs a gambling stall in the alley. The boy who was beaten is a foreigner. He came here two days ago and said he was looking for his father. He asked at all the inns in the town...
"
"Did you find it?"
"No. Going in from here is a thousand miles away from Mount Wu. People from all walks of life often go to the mountains to dig for medicine. They get lost or are eaten by tigers and bears. Their bodies are never found."
"Why did you have a conflict with the gambling stall?"
"I don't know, maybe I ran out of money to gamble a few times and lost in a hurry..."
…
After a few chats, the weak young man holding a knife was pinned to the ground by two men with guns and sticks.
Mr. Xu stepped forward holding the wound, his eyes filled with rage, and he raised his knife to chop off the young man's right arm.
Seeing this, the woman in white raised her right sleeve and slid out her soft, boneless white fingers, holding a copper coin at her fingertips.
But just as it was about to pop up, a voice came from the street half a street away:
Swish——
The robe slightly tore in the wind.
The whole street was watching the battle from a distance. Seeing that Mr. Xu was holding the man down and preparing to cut off his hands and feet with a knife, some of the chivalrous Jianghu people also made strange movements.
But before anyone could say anything, they noticed a figure suddenly appeared in front of Mr. Xu, who was dressed in a brocade robe.
The bystanders didn't even see clearly where the figure came from. When the figure stood still, they saw that the person was quite tall, wearing a black robe, and a long knife wrapped in black cloth hung from his waist.
The person who came was wearing a bamboo hat, with a handsome face under the bamboo hat. He looked gentle and elegant without any cruelty, but his eyes were as sharp as two sharp knives. The moment he appeared, all the people on the street were seated.
Went back.
Mr. Xu struck down with his sword. As soon as it fell halfway, the man in black robe's slender fingers grabbed the back of the sword and pinned it firmly in mid-air. It was difficult to move down even half an inch.
Mr. Xu was stopped by someone, and all the anger from the knife on his body was transferred to the person who came:
"Who are you? How dare you stand in my way..."
Creak——
Before the sentence was finished, everyone saw the man in black robe holding the back of the knife with his bare hands and exerting force with his left hand.
Then the iron knife in his hand was bent and deformed visibly to the naked eye. The sound it made was not loud, but it made the quacks in the whole street feel horrified.
Ding-dang-dang-dang~~
The curved iron knife fell to the ground, and the old street fell into deathly silence.
The thug next to him quickly dropped his weapon and retreated. Mr. Xu lost all his anger, and with a bit of surprise in his eyes, he forced himself to say:
"Master Xianyuelou..."
Halfway through his words, he saw the man in black robe in front of him again, and a waist badge slipped out of his hand with the word "capture" on it.
Judging from the style, it's either a six-door "death-killing ghost" or a black yamen's Prince of Hell.
As soon as the sign came out, there was an immediate movement in the mixed-race town, and many people quietly left through the back door and windows.
People in the Jianghu are disobedient and usually do not take the officers and soldiers seriously. There are also many who dare to fight against the officers, but the prerequisite for violence is that they can fight.
In the event that he cannot be beaten, the sign on the officer's waist is a death sentence to the Jianghu people!
When Mr. Xu saw that he was from the government, his face turned green. He didn't even care about his injuries to his chest and abdomen. He quickly raised his hands to bow and smiled in apology:
"Sir, please calm down. The younger one is blind and did not recognize the identity of the adult. The younger one was also chopped up. His head felt hot and he was trying to scare him. He definitely had no intention of committing murder in the street..."
"Are you from Qianyue Tower?"
"This matter has nothing to do with Xianyue Tower. It's a personal grudge. I'm just a disciple, and I'm trying to scare people with a tiger-skin banner. Even Xianyue Tower may not even know me..."
Something happened to King Wu in the past two days, and a large group of people from the imperial court were rushing to Wuzhou. Mr. Xu obviously also knew what would happen if his sect was targeted by the imperial court because of his troubles, so he hurried to clear up the relationship.
The woman in white clothes in the window looked at her from a distance for a moment. She wanted to see how this handsome official would handle this matter, but her eyes moved slightly midway and turned to look at a figure who was quickly walking away from the side of the town.
"Waiter, check out."
"Okay...eh?"
The waiter who was looking around at the door quickly turned around when he heard the sound, only to see that the table by the window was empty. The woman in white just disappeared without a trace, leaving only a copper coin on the table.
The waiter's eyes were blank. After looking around, he ran outside the door and looked up and down. After a long while, he scratched his head:
"Hey, what the hell..."
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The gray town was almost dead, except for some movement of people walking, there was no sound of people.
Ye Jingtang stood with his sword on the street. In front of him was a man in brocade robes who nodded and bowed. The young man in yellow clothes who was originally held down got up at this time, but did not dare to run. He just stood there with scars all over his body and his face turned pale.
In the past two days, I took a speed boat and traveled day and night to Wuzhou. I just left the Wuxi Canal this morning.
Night Terror Hall originally wanted to go directly to Jianyang City, which is dozens of miles away, but just passed by this small town and noticed something unusual in the town, so he stopped by to take a look. Unexpectedly, this gangster who was killing people on the street also had a relationship with the Wuzhou Faction.
It has something to do with the title building.
Now that he is here and something has happened, Ye Jingtang will investigate here. After putting away the sign, he looks at the young man in yellow standing next to him:
"Why the private fight?"
Mr. Xu covered his stomach with his hands and spoke hurriedly:
"This kid just drew his sword when he had a disagreement..."
"I didn't ask you."
"..."
The young man in yellow stood there, obviously a little scared, and whispered:
"My father came to Wanshui Town to dig medicine a few days ago and never came back. I came here to look for it. After searching for a few days, I found out that my father took a job from him and went to dig medicine in the mountains with others... and then
He didn't come back. I asked him and he said he didn't know, so I took the knife."
Ye Jingtang turned his eyes and looked at Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu gritted his teeth: "Sir, I can't make the decision in this matter...Sir, wait a minute, ah——"
A scream.
Ye Jingtang lightly hooked his toes, picked up the oxtail knife that fell on the ground, inserted it into Mr. Xu's right foot, passed through the foot and nailed it into the bluestone, staring into Mr. Xu's eyes:
"You think I'm asking for information from you?"
Mr. Xu sat down on the ground, his face turned pale and he covered his right leg. He did not dare to struggle and said quickly:
"He is a steward of Prince Wu's Mansion. He often finds some skilled people to dig medicine in the mountains. There are many tigers and wolves in the mountains, and it is very common for people to die in accidents. His father is unlucky and has not come back. I can't blame him."
Ye Jingtang knew that Prince Wu's Mansion was testing medicine on living people, so he was not surprised by this and asked:
"Since the man was stolen by Prince Wu's Mansion, why didn't you tell him the truth?"
Mr. Xu opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, then turned the knife inserted into the sole of his foot, his face immediately twisted, and he hurriedly gritted his teeth and spoke:
"Prince Wu's Mansion originally gave him a hundred taels of silver as a pension. Two days ago, something big happened to Prince Wu and he escaped from Jianyang City. Seeing that no one was pursuing him, I became obsessed with stealing the money...I will pay for it with some money right now.
give him."
After Ye Jingtang asked about the situation, he felt that this person was of little use. He released the handle of the knife and looked at the thugs next to him:
"In public, anyone who hurts someone with a weapon because of his wealth will be punished by the law for three years. You send him to the government office for trial. If he doesn't come tomorrow, he will behead him in public, and you will sit together. If you think you can run away, you can try it."
"Sir?!" Mr. Xu's face turned pale: "I will pay the money and promise that I will never do it again in the future...Sir!..."
After a few thugs carried Mr. Xu away, Night Jing Hall looked at the pale-faced young man in yellow:
"You were the first to injure someone with a weapon, so you should be guilty of the same crime. However, I thought there was a reason for the incident and will not be held accountable. I will go home and face the wall for three months to reflect. From now on, remember, don't draw the knife if you are not capable. I can't save you a second time."
The young man in yellow secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed over his hand:
"Thank you, sir, for saving your life... Sir, my father is very good at martial arts and there is no way he could be killed by a tiger or bear. I hope you can help the common people find out the murderer..."
Ye Jingtang knew that his father had most likely died at the hands of King Wu. He had given him some pension money in the past, but he didn't want to do too much and let the news spread to the ears of the court. He thought for a while and said:
"You wait in the town. If your father is still alive, he will come back to reunite with you; if he is dead, he will also ask someone to come over and give you an explanation. What is your father's name?"
"My father, Zhang Wenyuan, is from Huangting County, Zezhou. He often comes to Wuzhou to buy medicinal materials. There are a few scars on the left side of his face. He was injured by a mountain tiger while digging medicine when he was young... He left home in the middle of last month and has not returned yet..."
Ye Jingtang took out a black leather booklet from his arms, recorded the information, turned around and left the town...
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