Chapter 53 The Dragon Crossing the River (please read it!!!)
The winter snow melted, and life burst out in Shengtian City. The dead branches gradually sprouted new buds, showing the tension of life.
A long time has passed since the city was searched for the Star-catching Thief, but no useful clues were found. For this, the Prince's Palace spent thousands of taels of silver in vain.
During this period, a large number of martial arts people gathered in the imperial capital, which can be said to be a mixture of three religions and nine streams.
In various taverns, people from all walks of life often get into fights over disagreements, causing a lot of chaos.
In addition, due to the defeat of Jiulian Sect and Shengtian, a large area of land that was vacated has also become the target of competition for many people in the martial arts world.
By occupying a street, you can legitimately collect protection fees. This is a real benefit!
Who doesn’t want to collect money just by sitting?
So even if there is little hope of finding the Star-catching Thief, these rough guys from the Wulin are willing to stay and try to occupy a piece of territory in this prosperous imperial capital. If they succeed, the rest of their lives will be terrible. No more worries.
Because of these things, even the three major martial arts schools with certain official backgrounds have also encountered considerable challenges.
I thought I could successfully eat the piece of fat left by the Jiulian Sect, but now I have been seriously disturbed by these mixed martial arts people.
For this reason, the small martial arts schools under the orders of the three major martial arts schools have all suffered a big impact.
Chiming Street.
A group of rough guys in coarse linen clothes gathered in a wonton shop. Seven or eight people only ordered three bowls of wontons, but they asked the boss for a few more bowls and gave away all the wontons. Share it so everyone gets a small portion.
“Hey, the food in this imperial capital is different, this spicy food is so spicy!”
"Huh! It's a pity that it's too expensive, otherwise I would have eaten seven or eight bowls of it."
"Hahaha, Brother Yang, stop causing trouble to the boss!"
Among the rough guys, a young man with a plain face smiled shyly, and then took a sip of the bright red wonton soup, not forgetting to purse his lips afterwards.
It is hard to imagine why such a shy young man would hang out with such a group of rough guys and stand out from the crowd.
However, several people around him just smiled jokingly, and there was no malice in them.
At this time, the boss came over and replaced them with a new jar of spicy oil and vinegar.
"Please use it with caution, sir, it's just some spicy food, not worth the money." The boss said with a smile.
He knows how to watch what is happening. Although these people seem to be in a tight situation, they are obviously not something he can afford to offend.
Judging from the fact that they only ordered three bowls of wontons, this group of people didn’t look like they were here to eat the Overlord meal.
Just when the owner of the wonton shop was about to leave, the leading man held a toothpick in his mouth, crossed his legs, and asked boldly: "Boss, please stay for now."
When Boss Zhang of the wonton shop heard this, he couldn't help but tremble. Then he turned around and continued to ask with a smile: "What's wrong, guest sir? Is there anything else?"
The one headed by The man chuckled lightly and waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be nervous.
“Don’t be afraid, let me ask you, who do you usually pay protection money to?”
Boss Zhang was sweating slightly on his forehead, and he said in a trembling voice: “There are people on our street. The family martial arts gym is called Qingshan Martial Arts School. Normally, the neighbors’ payment is handed over to Qingshan Martial Arts School.”
“It’s a martial arts school, so how much do you pay per month?”
"It used to be two taels of silver, but recently it has been raised to three taels. It was said that it was out of sympathy for Feiyun Martial Arts Hall's hard work in catching the star thief. After the thief was caught, he would take back the two taels of silver." The boss said bitterly.
The man sneered and said disdainfully: "With a small business like yours, you don't earn much every month, but you actually have to pay three taels of silver to the martial arts gym. Then every month How much money can I make every month? ”
As soon as he said this, the boss’s face became even more bitter. He had been smoothed by life and did not dare to complain much at this moment.
It is better to have less money in his pocket than nothing. Now he just hopes that the Star Raider incident will be over as soon as possible. When the other rough guys saw the boss's cowardly look, they became furious. Some even slapped the table in anger.
Bang!
“What does arresting the star-picking thief have to do with the owners of small shops like them?”
“It’s just that the people from the designated martial arts schools just found an excuse and said they wanted more. Taking your money is what we call it."
"Use a problem to show off!"
"That's right, use a problem to show off! These martial arts masters are nothing."
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A few people yelled angrily at each other without any concealment. Their rough voices spread far and were heard by several surrounding shops.
The owner of the Wonton Shop turned green with fright. He said nervously: "You guys, it's better not to say this. The old owner of the Qingshan Martial Arts School is a martial arts master. And it’s backed by Feiyun Martial Arts School. If these words fall into their ears, they will probably get into trouble.”
The man in the lead smiled and put on a posture that I knew better. .
"Hahaha, from now on, you no longer need to pay three taels of silver to that Qingshan Martial Arts School. From now on, you only need to pay one tael of silver to us!"
"Boss, remember, we are heroes from Liangzhou!"
After saying that, the hero from Liangzhou placed the money for three bowls of wontons side by side on the table, and then stood up.
"Brothers, let's go and play in the gym!"
Whoosh!
The remaining seven people also stood up neatly and took out objects from their waists or behind their backs. These objects were wrapped with hemp ropes.
As they walked, they untied the hemp rope, revealing the appearance of these objects. They were actually weapons that exuded a cold edge!
Lao Zhang from the Wonton Shop looked at this scene and was so frightened that he was covered in cold sweat.
He shakily put away the wonton money, and then ran quickly towards the store, apparently wanting to close it immediately.
Chiming Street, something big may happen today!
At this time, a lazy voice came over.
"Hey, Lao Zhang, why are you closing now? It's broad daylight. Hurry up and serve me two bowls of wontons!"
I saw Li Qing walking over while yawning.
"Hey, Master Xiao Li, didn't you hear just now? Why are you still in the mood to eat wontons at this time? A dragon crossing the river is coming to cause trouble. Be careful of us being affected!" Lao Zhang was anxious. said.
However, Li Qing was too lazy to respond. He waved his hand and said: "No matter how much trouble there is, it will not affect us. Things like kicking the gym are done behind closed doors. Fighting in the street, then The government won't just sit back and ignore it."
"Okay, bring me the wontons quickly, I haven't been exhausted from blacksmithing these days." Li Qing urged.
"Hey, okay, okay, wait a moment, I'll be fine soon." Lao Zhang then continued to put the rag on his shoulders and continued to work.
Among the Liangzhou heroes who had not left far at this time, the young man named Yang suddenly stopped and looked back with narrowed eyes.
"What's wrong, Brother Yang?" The leading man immediately noticed this scene.
The young man surnamed Yang shook his head and said, "It's nothing, Brother Fang. I just felt that the person who walked into the wonton shop just now was a little different. He might also be a martial arts practitioner."
Fang Long laughed and said: "Hahaha, don't worry about them. We are playing in the Qingshan Martial Arts Hall. As long as it doesn't hinder us, don't worry about them."
"Yes."
Yang Xing withdrew his gaze and followed the crowd towards Qingshan Martial Arts Hall.
Please collect it! Please read it! ! ! If you all have books, please help me read them. It’s more than 100,000 words and I still haven’t recommended it. It’s so difficult!
(End of this chapter)