An old man was holding a cane. The cane in his hand suddenly broke. A thin sword glowing with blue light was pulled out and stabbed straight into Lu Xiao's throat.
Lu Xiao moved his body slightly to the side, avoiding the blow by a hair's breadth. He even took the time to smell the scent coming from the rapier.
"Cockscomb snake and five-step snake. Did you know that the venom of these two snakes actually conflicts to a certain extent. Mixing the two venoms together will not enhance their toxicity. On the contrary, it will reduce the retention of toxicity.
of time.”
The killer ignored Lu Xiao's complaints. He missed a hit, turned around and ran away. But after running a few steps, he collapsed on the ground.
"Brother, are these people also Blackstone's killers?" Yu'er emerged from behind Lu Xiao.
"Probably not, they are obviously some stragglers."
"Then why did he attack us?"
"Haha, we may never know the answer to this kind of thing. Maybe it's because you are beautiful. After all, beautiful girls are worth money wherever they go. Maybe it's because we dress well and wants to make some extra money.
In short, you have to remember one thing. Many times, things in the world are unreasonable and there is no reason. You must say, that is, the world is just like that."
It was a bumpy road. Lu Xiao killed six waves of robbers, burned down three illegal shops, massacred four bandit dens, and also killed two boatmen crossing the river.
Along the way, even Yu'er took action twice. He knocked down five or six robbers with poison. After walking for a full month, he finally saw the city wall of the capital.
"Brother Lu, look, we are here!"
Lu Xiao also let out a sigh of relief. This kind of long-distance travel in the martial arts world is even more destructive than the previous two worlds. It's not just the sanitary conditions that are different.
You must know that in ancient times, poison was actually a very expensive resource. If a person knew a recipe for a poison that could kill quickly, it was enough for him to treat the recipe as a family secret and pass it down from generation to generation.
But in the world of martial arts, all kinds of poisons are rampant. Even if Lu Xiao was born under Li Guishou, he would not dare to say that he knows half of the poisons. Therefore, even Lu Xiao's martial arts, medical skills, and poison skills are enough to dominate the world.
I left. But I still need to be vigilant day and night and dare not relax at all.
And now, when we arrived in the capital, apart from other things, at least we had a restaurant and an inn where we could rest.
When we walked to the city gate, the entrance was already crowded with small stalls from residents of the surrounding villages. They were selling some vegetables, game, etc. in exchange for a small income.
Lu Xiao walked around casually and bought some fresh raw dates for Yu'er to eat as snacks.
At this time, he noticed an interesting guy.
An ordinary-looking young man had a pole erected next to him. It said on it that he could run various errands and even deliver letters across state lines.
Lu Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again. Isn't this the ancient courier?
It's just that in ancient times, due to the inconvenience of the communication system, you couldn't just call and have a brother come to your door. This made the express delivery business inevitably not smooth. His business also seemed a bit average.
Lu Xiao recognized this person as the protagonist in the movie, Zhang Renfeng. He is now hiding his identity, using the pseudonym Jiang Asheng, and hiding in the capital. He is secretly investigating the forces behind Blackstone and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
Lu Xiao thought for a moment and walked over.
Zhang Renfeng came forward immediately.
"What orders do you two have?"
"We are new to the capital and are not familiar with the place. We need a guide to help us find a better inn."
"Put it on me, to be honest with you. I know all the restaurants and inns in the capital by heart. Whatever you want, I can bring it with my eyes closed. Come on, come on, I'll get it."
With that said, Zhang Renfeng enthusiastically took the baggage from Lu Xiao's hand and led the two of them into the capital. Not long after, they arrived at a very impressive restaurant.
"Look here, Wangyue Tower. This is the best restaurant in the capital. There is an upper room upstairs for guests to rest. Are you two satisfied?"
"It looks okay." Lu Xiao said, taking out a small piece of broken silver and putting it in Zhang Renfeng's hand.
Zhang Renfeng nodded happily and bowed.
"Master, please call me anytime if you need anything." Lu Xiao looked at his expression carefully, and it seemed that the joy was not fake. Then Lu Xiao waved his hand and asked him to leave.
I walked into the restaurant with Yu'er. Immediately a waiter ran up to me.
"Two distinguished guests, do you want to stay at the hotel or at the hotel?"
"Let's have some signature dishes first, and then prepare a room for us. Remember to boil the hot water." Lu Xiao said as he gave the waiter a small piece of broken silver.
After that, the two went up to the second floor and found a seat by the window.
"Brother Lu, there are so many people in Beijing? Where are we going to find Sister Xiaoyu?" This girl is still thinking about her Sister Xiaoyu.
"Don't worry, let's eat first. After eating, take a rest, and then start looking for someone. Didn't she say in the letter to you that it is on the north side of Dongshi? Then we can just go and look for it.
"
"Oh well."
After drinking and eating, Lu Xiao asked the little girl to take a bath and rest. He stood on the top floor of the restaurant and looked down at the streets of the capital.
In his sight, a carriage was slowly walking along the street. It was piled with various jars. Lu Xiao's eyesight was very good and he could see from a distance that there was a big word "oil" written on the jar.
Yu'er took a bath, lay down on the bed and fell asleep. She was still mumbling about her sister Xiaoyu. Lu Xiao smiled and had been pampering her for a lifetime. Then he left the restaurant.
Following the route taken by the carriage delivering oil, Lu Xiao saw a Chen's oil shop in the city. A fat man with big ears was lying on a deck chair and taking a nap.
Lu Xiao didn't stop and walked past him. The man's squinted eyes opened slightly and he glanced at Lu Xiao without any trace.
"Strange, did I see it wrong?" He didn't see anything special. The man continued to doze off, and Lu Xiao didn't look back and walked out of the alley.
Not long after, Lu Xiao walked to a bank.
In ancient times, it was a big deal to be able to open a bank. It usually had to be someone with connections to the heavens. And the Tongbao Bank in front of us was also famous in the capital.
The boss of Tongbao Bank, Zhang Dajing, is even known as the richest man in the capital. You can imagine how strong the financial resources of the other party are.
"Sir, are you saving money or exchanging banknotes? Also, we also do pawn business here. What items do you have? We have an experienced master here."
The clerk at the bank was very professional. It was obvious at a glance that Lu Xiao was here for the first time. He gave a brief introduction to his business.
Lu Xiao took out a banknote and exchanged it for some broken silver coins. Then while the clerk at the bank was weighing the money, he looked around and saw a notice posted on the pillar of the bank.
It says a lot of money to recruit martial arts masters.
