Chapter 1: Traveling through the Legend of Two Dragons in the Tang Dynasty, Flying Knife Technique, Liver!
"Guard, don't worry. My husband and I will send the taxes as soon as our wages are paid at the end of this month. We will definitely not miss the deadline!"
"Hmph! I said something ugly. At the front, if you can't pay the tax when it's due, your man will have to go to the army, and it will be even worse for you!"
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Qin Shuang regained consciousness and heard something not far away. The voices of men and women talking.
The man's tone was very domineering.
The woman spoke respectfully and cautiously, for fear of offending the man.
“Where am I?”
Qin Shuang opened her eyes, looked around, and found herself lying on a wooden bed made of several bricks and stones. You can see the straw inside the hole. The room is not big, with a bed and a table. There are two pairs of shabby cloth shoes on the floor against the wall. The window lattice is rotten and gray, and the four walls are leaking. The light coming in from the cracks in the bricks. , the dust floats.
Suddenly, a stream of information inserted into Qin Shuang's mind.
"I actually traveled through time!"
After a while, Qin Shuang merged the memory.
He was a graduate of Wuhan University. He was delivering takeout in a tragic situation. He encountered a tram that spontaneously ignited. He went to smash the window to save people, but the car exploded, and then traveled through time.
My original name is also Qin Shuang. My family used to run a restaurant and was quite prosperous. Because my father cooperated with the deputy leader of the Yangzhou Zhuhua Gang to open a branch building, on the first day of opening, the building collapsed and killed ten people. Seven or eight people, including a deputy head of the Dajiang Society, suffered huge losses. My father was so drunk that he fell into the river and drowned. His body could not be found in the capital, so he could only be buried in a cenotaph.
The original person and a child bride, Luo Yun'er, were left behind. The original family had a large courtyard, but it was taken away by the Zhuhua Gang on the grounds that the father's debt was repaid by the son.
The original person had no choice but to move Luo Yun'er to the south of the city and live in an abandoned house behind the street.
In order to support their family, Qin Shuang and Luo Yun'er worked at Feng Ji Baozi Shop in the south of the city to help with washing, kneading noodles, and chopping meat and vegetable fillings in exchange for a meager income. Qin Shuang caught the cold today, so Luo Yun'er My son went to Fengji Baozi Shop alone.
“I actually traveled to the world of Double Dragon Legend of the Tang Dynasty!”
From the fused original body’s memory, Qin Shuang learned that the location was Yangzhou, and the most talented woman in the world, Shang Xiufang, had come here this During the performance, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty made Jiangdu his palace and opened the canal. Zhishi Lang Wang Bo, Du Fuwei, Fu Gongyou and other rebels became famous in Yangzhou, Dajianghui, Zhuhua Gang, Haisha Gang, Jukun Gang, Shuilong Gang, etc. The gang has a reputation.
There are also Lao Feng of the steamed bun shop on Nanmen Street, Zhensao who sells steamed buns, and the Shilong martial arts field that was destroyed by Yu Wenhuaji some time ago.
[Skill: Flying Knife (not yet started)]
[Progress: 0/100]
[Utility: None]
At this moment, a piece of white text on a dark blue background The three-foot-large panel floated in front of him.
“My hangup?”
Qin Shuang looked at the illusory dark blue 'Proficiency' panel in front of her, her eyes widened and her heart beat wildly!
He had read many novels in his previous life.
Of course you know that with this proficiency panel, you can become stronger as long as you die!
While delivering food in a yellow mantle, he once imagined that if he could travel through time and get a golden finger, he would put on a real royal robe, dominate the world, dominate the world with his fists and swords, and capture all the beauties in the world. !
But I didn’t expect it.
Now the dream comes true!
My good days are coming!
“Hiss!”
Qin Shuang suddenly felt a stinging pain in his chest. He opened the clothes on his chest and saw a light black palm print with splayed fingers. It was the mark of the stinging pain. source!
However, this palm print is slowly dissipating.
"This"
Qin Shuang looked at the black palm print on his chest. This was probably the cause of his death.
The strange thing is that in my memory, no one was hit in the chest.
After more than ten breaths, the palm prints dissipated and the sting subsided. Qin Shuang felt extremely thirsty. She immediately got out of bed and went to the kitchen. She found a broken water tank with a gap by the window. There was half a bottle of water in it. There was a gourd and gourd floating in the water in the tank. He picked up the gourd and scooped up a gourd of water and drank it down.
Looking at the reflection in the water tank, Qin Shuang saw the face of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, quite handsome.
"A Shuang, are you awake?"
At this moment, the rotten wooden door creaked open, and a thin girl of seventeen or eighteen years old in linen clothes walked in and stretched out her hand. Qin Shuang probed her head, her expression became more relaxed, and she said. "No fever, how do you feel?"
"Yun'er, I feel much better after taking a nap."
Qin Shuang looked at the girl and continued. "By the way, does Lao Feng know you are back? If he sees you, he will deduct money again."
This girl is his child bride Luo Yuner. She is eighteen years old. Although she is thin, But twigs bear fruit.
"Business is average today. Old Feng and the evil doctor went to see his father-in-law. Sister-in-law Zhen asked me to bring it to you. Eat it quickly! Eat more if you are sick!"
Luo Yun'er With that said, he took out a paper bag from his arms and handed it to Qin Shuang. Qin Shuang opened it and saw four big meat buns, which were still hot.
Qin Shuang was not polite, picked up a bun and stuffed it into her mouth, then handed another one to Luo Yun'er and said. "You eat too."
"I have eaten. The buns were not sold out today. Sister Zhen gave me three. They were so full!"
Luo Yun'er looked at him with concern. He glanced at Qin Shuang and said. "You eat and take a nap, and I'll go back and help Sister Zhen clean up the shop."
After saying that, he ran away like a gust of wind.
"Sister-in-law Zhen."
Qin Shuang looked at Luo Yun'er's back with a thoughtful expression.
In the original play, Lao Feng was called into the palace to work as a cook because of his reputation for steamed buns. He died miserably in the end, and Sister-in-law Zhen also had a bad ending.
After a while, Qin Shuang finished four buns and felt only half full.
"Whatever comes, take care of it, make good use of the proficiency panel liver skills to improve your strength."
Qin Shuang knew it well.
In troubled times, only strong strength is the foundation for survival!
Since the skill of flying knives has been shown, let’s start with flying knives!
This flying knife technique was taught by a nursing school hired by the original father. Since the original person spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, he has not yet started. Qin Shuang estimated that it may be due to the fusion of memories. Only the sword skills will be displayed on the panel.
in memory.
There are six small throwing knives under the bed, which the original body used to practice the flying knife technique, which can be used to improve the proficiency of the liver flying knife technique.
Qin Shuang dragged out a torn sack from under the bed and was about to open it when there was a knock on the door outside.
He stuffed the sack under the bed again, turned to go to the main room and opened the door. He found a thin young man about twenty-four or five years old, with a mean face. In his memory, this man was from the Zhuhua Gang. A man named Wu Zhiheng is responsible for collecting protection fees for this area.
Seeing Qin Shuang open the door, Wu Zhiheng raised his hand in the air and looked at Qin Shuang in astonishment. He was stunned for a while, then reacted and said quickly. "Qin Shuang, I'm here to collect the monthly records."
"It's half a month now, can you give me a few days' grace? I'll give it to you after I pay my wages at Lao Feng's at the end of the month."
Qin Shuang thought for a while and said.
The monthly schedule is monthly, and the payment is at the end of the month. This bitch comes to remind me half way through the month and doesn’t give me any breathing space at all.
He and Luo Yun'er lived in a dilapidated house abandoned by others. They couldn't survive. In addition to the monthly protection fees collected by the Zhuhua Gang, they also had to pay a poll tax. It was really a world of law and order.
"Qin Shuang, if you agree to Boss Mu, you will be protected by his old man, enjoy good food and drink hot food, and it will be nothing but a mere protection fee!"
Wu Zhiheng stretched his head and looked at the dilapidated house with broken walls and persuaded him.
“I’ve thought about it clearly, but I still don’t need it.”
Qin Shuang waved her hand.
Boss Mu’s name is Mu Yunfeng. He is the small leader of the Zhuhua Gang who is in charge of Nanmen Street. He knows the Eagle Claw Kung Fu and has twenty younger brothers. Mu Yunfeng fell in love with Luo Yun’er. , wanted to take five taels of silver as a concubine, but was rejected by the original person.
If it weren’t for the reputation of the Zhuhua Gang, they would have robbed it.
"Are you sure?"
Wu Zhiheng's face instantly darkened.
“OK.”
Qin Shuang’s tone was firm.
“Okay, then I will reply to you, Boss Mu!”
Wu Zhiheng left angrily.
Qin Shuang turned back to the house, closed the door, pulled out the sack from under the bed, and found six throwing knives in it. The flying knife is gray-black, willow leaf-shaped, about three inches long. The blade is sharp and the blade is as thin as paper. There is a small ring on the back with some rust spots on it.
Qin Shuang found a wooden board and hung it on the wall two feet away.
In memory.
What the nursing school teaches is the "straight flying" method of swinging the arm, which has a relatively large movement and a natural holding method for holding the sword.
Qin Shuang held the flying knife with a 'natural grip', looked at the wooden board two feet away, and threw it!
Pop!
The flying knife hit the wooden board and bounced to the ground.
“Come again!”
Qin Shuang threw the flying knife again. This time, it was so inaccurate that it didn't even hit the wooden board. He threw it three more times and missed once.
"Wang Huyuan said that practicing flying knives requires full concentration and single-mindedness to achieve success!"
Qin Shuang saw that the panel's proficiency did not move at all, and recalled Wang Huyuan's words in his memory, he Not discouraged, he picked up the throwing knife, followed what Wang Huyuan taught him in his memory, looked at the board two feet away with all his concentration, and threw the throwing knife with all his strength!
“Peck!”
With a muffled sound, the flying knife was inserted half an inch into the wood!
【Progress: 1/100】
At the same time.
The panel comes to mind, showing that the progress of the flying knife technique has increased a little!
“You need to concentrate on practicing flying knives in order to increase your progress!”
Qin Shuang looked at the changes on the panel and felt happy.
The function of this panel is to keep the liver healthy!
As long as you do one thing seriously and repeatedly, you will be able to make progress. If the progress is complete, you will definitely achieve a breakthrough!
"With this panel, as long as I keep flying the knife, will I be able to become a 'Little Li Flying Knife' like Li Xunhuan in the future, with no false starts? Sealing the throat with one knife?" Qin Shuang thought At this point, my heart suddenly became full of hope. According to the memory king's instructions, I picked up the flying knife again.
Next.
Qin Shuang kept throwing and picking up the flying knives.
He discovered the law of progress improvement.
As long as you shoot the throwing knife wholeheartedly, regardless of whether it hits or not, you can increase your proficiency by 1 point.
If you don’t put your heart and soul into it and just throw it away, your progress will not increase.
And.
Qin Shuang discovered that after hitting the wooden board for the first time, it was like opening up the life channel. The subsequent steps were much smoother. Throwing the flying knife almost three times would increase the progress by 1 point.
Moreover, the hit rate has also increased. If you throw ten knives, you can hit three to four!
[Skill: Flying Knife (not yet started)]
[Progress: 97/100]
[Utility: None]
Half an hour In the past, Qin Shuang's hands were extremely sore and swollen due to constant swinging of the knife. However, looking at the progress on the panel, he was very satisfied.
He decided to endure the pain and insist on practicing swordsmanship, hoping to get started today.
"A Shuang, I'm back."
At this moment.
Luo Yun'er's voice sounded at the door.
Qin Shuang put the flying knife into her arms, opened the door, and saw Luo Yun'er walking in carrying a gray linen bag and placing the bag on the bed.
"By the way, is the tax collector here today? How much do you want?"
Qin Shuang asked.
“Two taels and four cents of silver.”
Luo Yuner said worriedly and angrily. "The clerk said that dad also had to pay taxes. I told him that dad had passed away. He said that unless dad's body was found and his household registration was cancelled, he would not be considered dead and would have to pay taxes according to the rules. There was also labor tax, no. If you hand them over, they will be sent to the army”
“These dogs!”
"There is simply no way for people to survive!"
Qin Shuang cursed in a low voice.
The dead must be proven dead before they are considered dead. They have all fallen into the river. Where can they find them?
This tax must not be less. Once it is not paid, the men will serve as slaves and the women who sell themselves in brothels will live worse than death.
And.
Not only do you have to pay official taxes, but you also have to pay monthly protection fees for the Zhuhua Gang. This world is really unbearable!
"Originally, including the money we earned from working this month, it was barely enough to pay official taxes, but..."
As Luo Yun'er said, he suddenly lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.
"Yun'er, what happened?"
Qin Shuang had long noticed that something was wrong with Luo Yun'er's return, and immediately held her shoulders and asked.
"Lao Feng fired us. He said those buns were our wages. Wuwu"
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Luo Yun'er immediately lowered his head and spoke out in detail.
The pretty face is full of helplessness and despair.
It turns out that Lao Feng discovered that the income of the bun shop had dropped in the past few months. He suspected that Sister Zhen was hiding it, so he went to his father-in-law's house as an excuse. In fact, he was hiding not far away. He happened to find that Sister Zhen had sent buns to Luo Yun'er. When she was sent back, she immediately beat and scolded Mrs. Zhen, drove Luo Yuner back and fired her.
“This Feng Bapi! He actually deducted wages like this?!”
"I'll go find him to settle the score!"
Qin Shuang was furious.
How many buns are worth for two people working at a bun shop for half a month?
As expected of Feng Bapi!
"Ashuang, forget it"
Luo Yun'er quickly hugged Qin Shuang and said with determination in her beautiful eyes. "I'm going to sell that jade flute for money. After paying the tax, there will still be some leftover. Let's start a small business then!"
"How can that work!"
Qin Shuang He shook his head repeatedly.
Luo Yun'er was picked up by her original father in Luoshui. Her life experience is unknown. The jade flute is Luo Yun'er's swaddling token. It is extraordinary at first sight. If she sells it, she will never be found again. of relatives.
“The world is in chaos, profiteers are exploiting, the government is exploiting, the world is difficult to live in, if you can’t pay taxes you will be exiled from the army, I will be sold to a brothel, I can’t live anymore, what do I care about my life experience?”
Luo Yun'er spoke in a deep voice.
The two of them worked for Lao Feng, and with the tax money reserved, they could barely collect the government tax money at the end of the month for the Bamboo Flower Gang protection fee. But today, Lao Feng withheld the money for stealing steamed buns. I went to work for half a month for two people's wages. Without this wages, I would not be able to get tax money at the end of the month, and the consequences would be very serious.
"Yun'er, let's do this. There's still half a month until the end of the month. I'll think of another way. If it doesn't work at the end of the month, let's sell the jade flute. What do you think?"
Qin Shuang looked at Luo Yun'er and thought for a moment.
He now has a proficiency panel. It will take half a month to see how far the flying knife skill can be improved.
As long as the strength becomes stronger, the issue of taxes and money will probably not be a problem by then.
"Yes."
"You're just a little bit colder. Take a break and I'll cook."
When Luo Yun'er heard what Qin Shuang said, she had no choice but to nod. After saying that, he headed towards the kitchen.
“No, I’m going to walk my muscles and bones to help recover from the cold.”
Qin Shuang was thinking about getting started with the Flying Knife Technique. He was still 3 points short of proficiency. He planned to take advantage of this time to get 3 points of proficiency in the Flying Knife Technique.
(End of this chapter)