Chapter 328
In the evening, everyone entered the boundaries of Minzhou and came to Minzhou City.
Jiang Shouzhong is very familiar with Minzhou.
More than twenty years ago, when the Southern Jin Kingdom invaded, the Dazhou Army, which originally had a huge advantage, was defeated because the previous old emperor trusted the eunuch too much and sent him to supervise the battle. As a result, the army was defeated.
Although Minzhou was able to defend itself in the end, it also resulted in countless soldiers and civilians dying in vain.
So there was the rebellion in Qingzhou by Dan Dongchuan and others.
At that time, Minzhou, which had been devastated by the war, could be described as a hell on earth. The people were displaced and encountered a severe drought. Coupled with the government's exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the government eventually forced the people to rebel and rebels broke out everywhere.
The young Lu Renjia embarked on a journey to escape with his sister.
Thinking of Lu Renjia, Jiang Shouzhong couldn't help but feel worried.
I don’t know if that guy will be implicated by me or if he will leave the capital.
Although he asked Yuan Anjiang to help protect him at that time, after all, he was in trouble, so it was hard to say whether he could protect him completely.
“There are so many officers and soldiers.”
Qu Hongling opened the curtains of the carriage, her watery eyes turning around.
Officers and soldiers can be seen patrolling from time to time along the way, either riding alone or riding in groups.
In particular, there are some armored and heavily armed soldiers stationed everywhere.
Although there are many pedestrians passing through the city, and there are also street stalls, the atmosphere is quite heavy, as if there is an invisible pressure hanging over the city.
Yelu Miaomiao looked at Jiang Shouzhong and smiled and said, "It's not to arrest you, right?"
When Jiang Shouzhong first entered the city gate, he saw his wanted notice posted outside the city wall. portrait.
It just so happened that Jiang Yi gave him a disguise mask. In order to avoid trouble, Jiang Shouzhong put it on and sat outside as a groom.
In addition to Tan Shuangshuang who was resting in the carriage, the women also wore veils or hats.
"I don't know, we'll leave as soon as we finish shopping."
Jiang Shouzhong said calmly.
I have to say that fate makes the world a small place, and you always meet acquaintances you thought you would never meet again.
When a group of people came to Chema Market, Jiang Shouzhong was surprised to see an old acquaintance.
The third young master of Mingjian Villa, Fang Ziheng.
When he was in the capital, he had a grudge with the third young master because of a small conflict. If Yan Changqing had not appeared in time, Jiang Shouzhong would have been seriously injured.
Although Fang Ziheng apologized sincerely in the end, Jiang Shouzhong always kept this account in his heart.
Going to Mingjian Villa in Qingzhou, Jiang Shouzhong planned to settle his grudges with Fang Ziheng, but it turned out that the other party was in retreat.
In addition, the old owner of Fang Village was very polite and gave him some treasures, and he also looted a lot from the Sword Cave. Jiang Shouzhong didn't have the nerve to hold grudges and wrote them off as a sum.
Later, a massacre occurred in Qingzhou and Mingjian Villa was no longer there, so he was even less bothered to care about it.
I never thought that I would meet each other here.
Compared to the elegant look he once wore in white, Fang Ziheng is now obviously much older, with a light beard on his lips, resolute eyes, and a green shirt.
Besides him was a little book boy of about ten years old.
The little book boy has red lips and white teeth, he is very cute.
Jiang Shouzhong remembers that there used to be an older book boy beside him.
"Know each other?"
Seeing Jiang Shouzhong staring at Fang Ziheng not far away, Yelu Miaomiao asked.
Jiang Shouzhong touched the disguise mask on his face, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not come forward to recognize each other. He said with a smile: "The third young master of Mingjian Villa has a chance encounter."
He didn't say there was any grudge between the two.
Otherwise, given the temperaments of Yelu Miaomiao and Qu Hongling, they would probably roll up their sleeves and start a fight when they heard that their men were almost bullied.
At this time, Fang Ziheng was talking to the owner of the horse and carriage shop, looking very embarrassed.
Until the boss shouted impatiently: "If you don't have money, get out of here. I don't know who you are. There is no credit here!"
The boss's voice caused a stir. There were a lot of looks around.
Fang Ziheng looked embarrassed and looked a little embarrassed.
The little book boy next to him glared angrily at the owner of the carriage shop: "Do you think my young master looks like a scoundrel who refuses to pay back his credit? Believe it or not, my young master destroyed your broken business with one sword."
The boss had never seen such a charlatan, so naturally he was not frightened. He sneered and said, "Then take one apart and try."
Fang Ziheng quickly grabbed the book boy and apologized to the boss.
Jiang Shouzhong was speechless when he saw this scene.
The third young master of the famous Sword Villa has no money?
Thinking of how old owner Fang had taken care of him, Jiang Shouzhong sighed, took out a piece of silver from his arms, walked over and handed it to Fang Ziheng: "Here, I'll lend it to you."
Fang Ziheng was stunned, looking at the stranger in front of him with some doubts: "Brother, do we know each other?"
Jiang Shouzhong casually said: "I once visited Mingjian Villa, so it's normal that Master Fang doesn't know me. "
When Fang Ziheng heard this, he quickly clasped his fists and thanked him: "Thank you for your help, brother, and please leave your name and address. Someone from Japan will definitely come to pay back his thanks."
Jiang Shouzhong waved his hand with a smile. : "That's not necessary. If we are destined to meet, let's talk about it."
After that, he turned and left.
"Brother..."
Fang Ziheng was about to call Jiang Shouzhong, but he heard a sudden shout, "Little one, so you are here!"
But he saw a bearded man coming from behind. He walked out of the crowd, holding a bloody sword in his hand.
The big man stared straight at the little book boy and licked his chapped lips: "Little thing, do you think it will be fine if you sneak out? You will give me a good meal! Come back with me, otherwise I will let you go. You kid, try the pepper water!”
The little book boy was so frightened that he hid behind Fang Ziheng, his face turned pale.
"Go back with me quickly!"
The big man didn't pay attention to Fang Ziheng at all, and reached out to grab the little book boy.
Fang Ziheng frowned and stood in front of the bearded man: "Are you the evil person Xiao Guo said... who kidnapped and trafficked him?"
It turned out that Fang Ziheng came to Minzhou City two days ago. I accidentally saw this little boy passed out in an alley.
After asking the other party, I learned that he was abducted from other places by human traffickers. He escaped while the other party was not paying attention. As a result, he didn't eat for several days and passed out in an alley from hunger.
So Fang Ziheng decided to take him to find his parents.
The big man looked at Fang Ziheng with his eyes: "Who the hell are you?"
Fang Ziheng said lightly: "Xiao Guo is my book boy now, you have no right to take him away."< br>
The big man laughed and poked Fang Ziheng's chest with his finger: "Boy, before you meddle in your own business, first find out who your grandfather is. Have you ever heard of the Mantuo Gang?"
Mando Gang?
The faces of the people around him changed when they heard this.
Seeing that Fang Ziheng remained silent, the big man thought that the other party was scared, and a disdainful sneer appeared on his lips: "Since you know you are scared, just get out of here!"
The big man is arrogant. He grabbed Fang Ziheng's clothes and tried to throw them aside.
Unexpectedly, this suggestion did not make the other party move at all.
The big man was stunned for a moment and involuntarily increased the strength on his hand. However, no matter how hard he tried, Fang Ziheng remained as steady as a rock and unmoving.
"I've never heard of the Mantuo Gang, and I don't know how powerful it is."
Fang Ziheng grabbed the big man's wrist, and the latter immediately let out a scream, his whole body was bent, and pain oozed from his forehead There were big beads of sweat, and the whole face turned purple.
Bang!
The big man was kicked out.
Fang Ziheng looked indifferent and patted the folds of his clothes: "But I know how to teach the beast a lesson!"
The place fell into dead silence.
Looking at the big man who vomited blood and fell to the ground, the onlookers looked horrified. They looked at Fang Ziheng with admiration, worry, and gloating.
Fang Ziheng took the little book boy's hand, handed the silver coins given by Jiang Shouzhong to the stupid car dealership owner, and said, "Excuse me, boss, to pick a smaller carriage for me." "Huh? Oh oh."
The owner of the car dealership responded and nodded quickly.
After moving the carriage over, the owner of the car dealership who was rude to Fang Ziheng no longer dared to show his face to Fang Ziheng. He hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but remind him:
"This young hero, this Mantuo Gang But no one dares to mess with the local snakes in Minzhou, especially since their gang leader has a high level of cultivation and is said to have something to do with the Taoist Holy Land Zhenxuan Mountain. You'd better leave quickly."
Hearing "Zhenxuan Mountain", Fang Ziheng frowned unconsciously, then smiled gently and said:
"It doesn't matter, after all, under the bright sky is the boundary of the imperial court, what kind of trouble can a martial arts sect stir up."
The owner of the car dealership wanted to say something. He stopped, and in the end he just sighed and offered no more persuasion.
At the beginning, there was also a chivalrous woman who was new to the world. She angered the Mantuo Gang because of an injustice. As a result, he was found naked and hanging on the city wall two days later, dying tragically.
The government did nothing but collect the bodies.
Later, her master came to visit her, but in the end she left in despair, not daring to seek revenge again.
"Master..."
The little book boy tugged on Fang Ziheng's sleeves worriedly.
Fang Ziheng touched his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, as long as I'm here, they won't take you away again, I will send you back to your parents."
The little book boy hugged his His arms muttered: "I want to stay with the young master."
"Follow me, but you will suffer endless hardships."
Fang Ziheng smiled and hugged the little book boy Looking around the carriage, he didn't see Jiang Shouzhong. He sighed secretly, bowed with his fists in the air, and drove away.
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Jiang Shouzhong originally planned to buy a large and luxurious carriage, but considering that it was too ostentatious and the road was mostly rugged mountain roads, it was inconvenient, so he bought another small carriage.
With the demon master Qu Hongling here, the horses chosen are also quite spiritual and know how to recognize the road.
"Hong'er, you and Miss Tan are in the same carriage..."
Before Jiang Shouzhong finished speaking, Qu Hongling pouted her little mouth and said dissatisfiedly, "Why is Miaomiao here with you? Together, I don’t want it.”
“Uh...”
Jiang Shouzhong was stunned for a moment and looked at Yelu Miaomiao.
Yelü Miaomiao crossed her arms in front of her chest and snorted coldly: "Let's make a promise first, I will not separate from you."
"Miss Tan and I share a carriage."< br>
Dugu Luoxue suddenly made a sound.
The wife is now a little afraid of being in the same room with Jiang Shouzhong, especially every time she smells the scent of the other person, she always feels a sense of shame in her heart.
This made her panic.
She needs to stay away from Jiang Shouzhong to calm her mind.
Jiang Shouzhong thought that it would be appropriate for Master and Miss Tan to be in a car, so that he, Qu Hongling and the others could do something intimate without fear of embarrassment.
I bought some clothes for Tan Shuangshuang and everyone was ready to set off.
However, things did not go as smoothly as expected. Before the group reached the city gate, they saw many people running back in panic, and some brave ones climbed directly to the roof to watch from a distance.
"Brother, what happened ahead?"
Jiang Shouzhong stopped a vendor and asked curiously.
The merchant saw that Jiang Shouzhong was unfamiliar and knew that he was an outsider, so he quickly said: "Run, the Mantuo Gang is going to kill someone! The city gate has been closed, don't join in the fun, or you will lose your life! ”
The city gate is closed?
Jiang Shouzhong was shocked when he heard this.
A local gang dared to close the city gate? Even a super sect like Wanshou Shanchuan would not dare to be so rampant.
What's more, there are officers and soldiers everywhere in Minzhou City, and they are all blind?
There is only one explanation.
The Mantuo Gang and the officers and soldiers are all working together.
Jiang Shouzhong opened the curtain and said to the two women in the carriage: "You guys wait for a while, I'll go and see what's going on."
"Let me take a look too."
Before the man finished speaking, Yelu Miaomiao, who couldn't bear his temper, got out of the carriage, picked up a wisp of fragrant wind, and ran towards the crowd to join in the fun.
“Wait for me.”
Seeing this, Qu Hongling followed him.
The two women have lively personalities. They have long been exhausted from staying in the carriage all the way. Now that they can have fun together, they will not miss it.
Jiang Shouzhong had no choice but to follow behind and shout: "Don't mess around."
"I got it, Brother Jiang."
Qu Hongling waved her hand.
Jiang Shouzhong protected the two girls and pushed his way to the front of the crowd, and sure enough he saw that the city gate was closed.
A row of men and women dressed in purple embroidered clothes and holding weapons stood in front of the city gate with extraordinary momentum and majesty.
Fang Ziheng's carriage stood alone in the middle of the road.
The little book boy hid in the carriage, holding the curtain tightly with his little hands, sticking his head out to look nervously and fearfully at the people blocking the road, and then turned his worried eyes to Fang Ziheng.
Fang Ziheng stood in front of the horse, his expression calm and composed.
He held a long sword in his hand.
This sword is called White Smoke, and it is the treasure of Famous Sword Villa.
However, he was later dismissed by Yan Changqing, saying that the sword's heart was dead, allowing Fang Ziheng to break the defense on the spot.
Fortunately, Yan Changqing finally gave the other party a few words of advice, and Fang Ziheng made up his mind to retreat.
Finally, the sword's white smoke glows with life.
"Is the third young master of Mingjian Villa so arrogant? He didn't say anything to the person who robbed me, but he also beat my person."
A delicate voice floated up.
As the purple-clad guards separated, a luxurious sedan slowly appeared, carried by four big men.
The sedan chair is not covered by curtains.
You can see a woman sitting in the sedan, wearing heavy makeup, especially the rouge lipstick that stained her mouth as if she had just drank blood, which made people panic.
“Are you the leader of the Mantuo Gang?”
Fang Ziheng asked in surprise.
The woman smiled charmingly and said: "My family's name is Huagu. If Master Fang is sweet-talking, you can call me Fairy Huagu. Maybe if you are happy, you will sleep with Master Fang?"
Fang Ziheng's tone was cold: "Master Huagu, Xiao Guo is my book boy, please make it easier for us to leave."
"What if I don't?" Hua Gu said with a smile.
Fang Ziheng slowly pulled out the long sword: "Then I can only let my sword speak."
But the sword body flashed with cold light, and white mist lingered on it, like a Light and misty clouds in the morning light.
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[Author's note: I had a gastroscopy the day before yesterday. The doctor said the test results were very bad and asked for a biopsy to see if it was cancerous. I have been very anxious these past two days and am not in the mood to type. The results of the biopsy came out today, and I feel a little relieved.
The bad news is that gastric atrophy is severe, gastric body mucosal lesions and atypical hyperplasia probably mean that the cells have turned from benign to malignant. The good news is that he is only one step away from cancer and his life is temporarily saved. The doctor said that if it were delayed for a while, there would be trouble.
I have to go to the hospital next week to see if another detailed endoscopic ultrasound examination will be done, and then whether surgery is necessary. But no matter what, I was lucky enough to step on the edge of the cliff and not fall off this time.
I don’t smoke, don’t drink, and rarely eat spicy food. The way your stomach looks like this is purely caused by irregular eating and staying up late. Everyone should still pay attention to their diet, hoping to have a healthy stomach. 】
(End of this chapter)