Ghost Sword Four, whose real name is unknown, came to the imperial capital to seek life during the Kangyang period. He originally worked as a porter in a warehouse, but because he was an outsider, he was bullied by the foreman and cut off the foreman's head in anger. This led to the arrest of the black and white gangs. The government took the money and ignored him, allowing the underworld to arrest him.
The final result was unexpected. The four ghost swordsmen cut down this underworld force with one sword. This underworld force is not strong at all. It can be regarded as the lowest level existence in the underworld in the imperial capital. Ghost Sword Si became famous in the battle and was favored by the leaders of the big forces. He was successively taken over by underworld bosses such as Chu Zhaoxin, Sima Delei, and Le Zhengfang. He extended an olive branch, but ended up joining Gui Wanqiu's Shuntian Gambling House.
The name Ghost Sword Four was brought by him. He never told others his real name, and only let people call him Ghost Sword Four. It seems that this nickname has another story.
Although all the underworld bosses have been showing favor to him over the years, Ghost Sword Si still followed Gui Wanqiu loyally until his death.
No one knows why he is so loyal to Gui Wanqiu and is even willing to give up his life.
Liu Xin threw the scrapped long knife aside and strode forward. The guards of the casino had already helped a beautiful woman up, but the groom was still lying on the ground, with dark red blood slowly flowing from his body. Slow oozing.
"Go after those killers, go!" The beautiful woman roared hysterically, breaking away from the hand of the guard who was supporting her, and threw herself on the fallen groom.
Several gamblers heard the commotion at the entrance of the gambling house and ran out to take a look, but were coldly blocked back by several guards.
After the beautiful woman gave the order, more than a dozen guards chased her in different directions. Liu Xin and them passed by each other and came behind the beautiful woman. Senior Brother Cheng had already hid in the crowd, and he was secretly hiding. The effect in the open place is much greater than that in the open place.
The beautiful woman held the groom's head with both hands. Liu Xin observed that the groom was dead at this moment, his face was as pale as paper, and the scar between his eyebrows was quite scary when he was alive, but now it looks like It's a withered flower, wrinkled there.
There was no pain on the groom's face, but Liu Xin felt relieved, liberated and relaxed.
The story between the groom and this woman is not simple, this was Liu Xin's first thought.
The beautiful woman's eyes were full of tears. She seemed to feel Liu Xin's presence and turned her head to look over. Although her eyes were still full of tears, the pain was gone from her expression. She understood that the groom was dead.
She stood up slowly and bowed to Liu Xin Yingying. Her voice was soft and hoarse: "Thank you, young hero, for helping me. I can't thank you now. I'll ask my clerk to prepare a small gift later to thank you for your kindness!"
Liu Xin waved his hand, with the anger of a hot-blooded young man on his face, and said loudly: "Madam, you're welcome, a certain family came to the imperial capital for the first time, but I didn't expect that there would be murders on the streets under the emperor's feet, in the first city in the world. The so-called drawing out a sword to help when the road is rough is what a certain family should do!"
This kind of title is usually seen on men who come from green forest. When the beautiful woman saw that although Liu Xin was young, she felt that he had a strong Jianghu aura. At this time, she was confused and didn't doubt anything else.
She bowed to Liu Xin again and said, "Young hero is so brave. I should have been so grateful to him, but I'm afraid now is not the time. Please forgive me."
Liu Xin waved his hand again, saying no need to thank him again, and then frowned and looked at the dead groom. He said quietly: "This groom brother is really loyal and loyal. A certain family admires such heroes the most. Madam, if you need me to do it, What, a certain family must be obliged to do so!"
Seeing the youthful enthusiasm on Liu Xin's face, the beautiful woman tried her best to squeeze out a smile, shook her head, her eyes flashed with coldness for a moment, and then was covered with sadness: "I can handle this matter, so I won't bother you young hero. , come here, please let the young hero go in and rest, all expenses will be recorded in my account."
A gambling house guard behind the beautiful woman immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, from the shopkeeper!"
Then the gambling house guard led Liu Xin into the gambling house. Liu Xin scratched his head, turned around and glanced at the groom brother who had been lifted up and taken away, and the beautiful woman who was standing at the entrance of the gambling house surrounded by guards. The woman said in a loud voice: "Woman, a certain family has just arrived and has no place to stay. I see that Brother Mafu is so brave and courageous. I think the person he wants to protect must also be Yi Bo Yuntian. If the woman is interested, a certain family is willing to join him." For you!"
The beautiful woman turned around, with no sadness on her face. In just a few breaths, she had already calmed down her emotions, which made Liu Xin feel that this woman was not simple.
The beautiful woman smiled and said: "Young hero, please wait a moment. I will come back to you after I finish handling the matters here!"
Liu Xin nodded, and when the woman turned around, he suddenly said: "Madam, don't underestimate a certain family. A certain family studied under Yu Ma Zong Gui Qinchen, and they are also well-known in the world!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xin turned around and entered the gambling house without looking at the beautiful woman's reaction, with just a hint of a smile on his lips.
As soon as Liu Xin finished speaking, the beautiful woman suddenly stopped turning around. Her expression froze there, and her body seemed to stiffen for an instant. After a moment, the beautiful woman did not look back, but still walked forward, with a group of guards following closely behind her.
Not far away, Senior Brother Cheng took a deep look at the back of the beautiful woman who got into the carriage and left in a hurry.
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Mount Tiantan is located to the south of the imperial capital. A hundred years ago, it was an outing place far away from the imperial capital. A hundred years later, the city wall of the imperial capital encircled the entire Mount Tiantan and accommodated it into the territory of the imperial capital.
Tiantan Mountain is lush and lush. Because the altitude is not high and the top of the mountain is relatively flat, it was once used by several emperors as a place to worship heaven.
Because there is a royal altar on the top of Tiantan Mountain, people are not allowed to climb above the mountainside. However, the scenery below the mountainside is average, and gradually no one wants to come. If people want to go hiking, they are more willing to choose Tiancun Mountain outside the imperial capital. .
It was already past noon, and a heat wave was already surging in the imperial capital in July. The huge scorching sun hung high above our heads, releasing enthusiasm.
An eight-foot giant wrapped in coarse cloth and with iron chains on his body was climbing up the Temple of Heaven. Although he was huge, he was as agile as a monkey in the mountains. He could easily grab a rock above his head and swing it across. Cliffhangers.
All the way from Chongnanfang to the west, there were two people behind him, a monk and a Taoist priest.
Since their attack on the street might attract the government's pursuit, and the monk behind him had deep cultivation, in order to get rid of them, the giant had no choice but to climb Mount Tiantan. He originally wanted to use his excellent mountain climbing ability to get rid of the two of them, but He never expected that the two people behind him would feel as if they were walking on flat ground while walking among the mountains.
At this time, the giant remembered that most of these monks and Taoist priests also lived in the mountains.
But it was too late to regret at this time. The giant could only lead the person into the mountains and find a secluded place to kill him.
One of the young Taiping monk and the young Taoist priest Li Cundao has amazing jumping ability. He can cover a distance of five or six feet with just one jump. The other is like a floating feather and can cross several feet with a single jump.
The two of them didn't have the explosive power of the giants, but they could still catch up easily. Judging from the expressions of the monks and Taoists, they were quite relaxed.
"Stop chasing these two little kids. I'll kill you when we get to a secluded place!" The giant turned around and shouted loudly, his tone was weird, not like a Chinese.
Northern barbarians!
The monk noticed clues in the giant's tone, but he didn't care and shouted back: "No matter who you are, if you commit murder on the street and harm the people, the monk will save you!"
The monk spoke righteously, but the Taoist priest behind him looked helpless. He didn't want to come, but the giant said that he was a top master in terms of strength, speed, and the agility he showed now.
Although the monk's cultivation level is not bad, compared with this giant, the distance is not small. If he does not keep up, with the monk's temperament, he will die in the hands of the giant.
"Ha!" The giant sneered and continued to run forward, followed closely by the monk and Taoist priest.
In just one stick of incense, the three of them climbed over an extremely steep mountain road, and around the corner was an open and flat depression. The terrain here was low, surrounded by walls on three sides, and there was no water and vapor, so the depression was full of mud.
The giant stepped on the dead trees lying in the muddy depression and moved forward quickly. After a few steps, he reached the center of the depression. Beyond this depression, there is a dense forest, and the terrain begins to go downwards. Once there, it will be difficult for the monk and Taoist priest to pursue him. With the agility of a giant and the trees blocking his sight, he can easily get rid of the two of them. .
The monk groaned and jumped down. As soon as his body landed on the dead wood, he felt an unpleasant feeling under his feet.
There was a click, and the dead wood broke. The monk quickly jumped up again and jumped to a tree stump on the other side. At this moment, a whistling sound came from one side. The monk was in the air at this time. He turned around with all his strength, only to see A gray shadow swept towards him, it was the chain in the giant's hand.
"Drink!" The Taoist priest behind him threw an object in his hand and hit the shadow directly. A cloud of sawdust exploded and the chain was stagnant.
Surprise and solemnity flashed in the eyes of the giant on the other end of the chain. The Taoist priest's internal strength was unexpectedly strong, unlike what he could possess at his age. What he threw should have been just a branch he broke off casually, but that blow just now The power is comparable to the steel arrow shot from the iron bow.
The Iron Tire Bow is a top-notch crossbow that can only be used by the most powerful archers of the Northern Barbarians. It is equipped with all-steel crossbow arrows, which are incredibly powerful. A single arrow has the power of a twelve-stone bow, and can easily penetrate the standard equipment of the Zhengyang military. Iron shield.
But there is only one possibility for this little Taoist priest to have such power when he throws it casually, and that is that the latter has an astonishingly strong internal power.
After the monk was rescued, he continued to pounce on the giant without hesitation. The monk's speed was very fast, like a human-shaped cannonball shooting at the giant. The giant had already made up his mind to solve the two people here, so he drew a circle in the air with his left hand. Holding the iron chain in the palm of his hand, wrapping the iron chain around his wrist, he punched the incoming monk.
The moment the fists of the monk and the giant came into contact, the monk twisted his body and wrapped his hands around the giant's arm. He twisted his body and turned around instantly. After grazing the giant's punch, he changed from facing the giant to facing away from the giant. The monk curled up with his lower body, waiting for his body to move. When he reached the giant's arms, he kicked out his legs suddenly.
The monk's feet landed on the ground, and his body made a heavy drop. The giant's punch was empty, and then his arm was entangled. The next moment, a huge force pulled his arm downwards, because this force was diagonally inward. The giant His divine power could only be used to a certain extent, and his body fell down uncontrollably.
This is the secret technique of Buddhism, which is close to the body. He is best at leveraging force. He can not only neutralize most of the enemy's power, but also use it for his own use. After mastering this skill, he can easily subdue enemies that are several times stronger than himself.
The monk knows that his strength, internal strength and even speed are far inferior to this giant. The opponent's body is shockingly powerful, as if he is a born warrior. But even so, there is no absolute strong man in the world, and anyone can do it. To be defeated, just find the right way.
The monk's legs had already been inserted into the muddy ground, and the giant was already flying in the air at this time. He was completely lifted off by the monk's skill and was about to fall into the ground. But at the last moment, the giant relaxed his body and allowed the monk to lift him. He fell over his shoulder, and before landing on the ground, his body suddenly collapsed. His originally curved body suddenly straightened, and its downward trend changed to forward.
This huge force directly broke free from the monk's grasp, and his body was pushed forward by the remaining force. The iron chains on the giant's wrists had already wrapped around the monk's arms at some point. The roles of the two were instantly reversed and they became a giant throwing a monk in anger.
Monk Taiping felt that he could not stop the giant's tyrannical power. His body flew up uncontrollably, and his feet that were inserted into the ground were pulled up, bringing out muddy clods.
While he was shocked in his heart, he was also glad that he was not alone. A sharp sound broke through the air from the other side. It was a Taoist priest holding a slender branch, and it actually brought out sharp branches with one stab. The wind roared, and the tops of the branches were pointed directly at the giant's face.
The Taoist priest knew that the giant's body was covered with thick iron chains. The branches in his hands could not penetrate the iron chains and cause effective damage to the giant. The only thing he could do was to attack the face.
The giant twisted in the air and threw the monk in the direction of the Taoist priest's branch. The Taoist priest seemed to have predicted it in advance, and the howling of the wind stopped the moment before the monk flew over.
The monk fell into the Taoist priest's arms, and the Taoist priest spun three times to dissipate the force.
When the monk landed, the Taoist priest looked closely and saw that the giant had reached the edge of the depression and jumped into the dense forest.
The giant's retreat was decisive, and the reaction was horrifying.
The Taoist priest looked at the giant's leaving figure with solemn eyes. The monk was about to continue chasing, but was stopped by the Taoist priest.
"That giant should be the top warrior among the northern barbarians. We can't deal with it. He will crush us in every aspect!" The Taoist priest said something that is extremely rare in ordinary times. He was born rebellious. Because of his extraordinary talent, he has been far away since he was a child. He was easily surpassed by his peers and even his uncle who was a generation older than him, so he developed an unruly temperament.
"It's only been two moves, and you've destroyed your own prestige!" Monk Taiping was extremely dissatisfied with the Taoist priest's words.
Monk Taiping looked at the direction in which the giant was escaping. He actually knew the gap between him and the giant, so he added: "If a man dies, a bird will turn to the sky, so he is a bird!"
The young Taoist priest Li Cundao glanced at him and said: "Vulgar!"
"The Northern Barbarians showed up in the Imperial City and committed crimes in the streets. They must have evil intentions. We can't let him go. Although we can't defeat him one on one, the two of us combined won't be too far behind him. I still have many more The trump card is useless, and I believe you are too, so don't hide it at this time." Monk Taiping still wanted to chase the giant, but felt that he couldn't do it alone, so he advised Li Cundao.
Li Cundao shook his head, threw away the branch in his hand, clapped his hands and said: "There are only two of us, and we don't know how many people there are on the other side. The Northern Barbarians are cunning, and you can tell from the way they just dealt with you. He used dark strength under his feet to destroy the dead wood that was borrowing strength, making you lose your center of gravity. When you dodge, he will turn back to attack you. Such people are the most terrifying, with high strength and insidious brains. There is nothing between us and him There’s no need to fight him to the death!”
Li Cundao was talking eloquently, but when he turned around, he saw Monk Taiping looking at him with a strange look. Monk Taiping pursed his lips and shook his head from side to side, as if he was examining Li Cundao.
"Why do you look at me like this?" Li Cundao asked in confusion.
Monk Taiping asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Are you afraid of that big northern barbarian?"
"That's ridiculous!" Li Cundao retorted angrily with a firm tone.
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A carriage was followed by a dozen burly men, and behind it was a group of Fujun guards. Everyone came all the way to the easternmost part of Chongnanfang, near Zhengdongfang.
There is an independent manor here, half of the manor is in Chongnanfang and the other half is in Zhengdongfang. The courtyard spanning two squares, although it is in the outer city, also shows the strong strength of the owner.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the manor, and Gui Wanqiu slowly stepped out of the carriage, with the blood of Ghost Swordsman still remaining on her skirt. She first came to the back of the carriage and said a few words to the Mansion Army Guard Baihu who was leading the team, and then the two of them entered the manor together.
Gui Wanqiu is the shopkeeper of Shuntian Gambling House. She has a huge backer behind Shuntian Gambling House. The official guards stationed in Chongnanfang area are very polite to her and show a lot of filial piety to her on weekdays.
The Fujun Guards received a report that someone was committing murder in the street, and even contraband items such as crossbows and arrows appeared, so the hundred households hurriedly led people there, and met Gui Wanqiu on the way. Gui Wanqiu briefly told the story Because he knew it might be related to the Blue Clothes Club, the Baihu only asked two generals under his command to go to the site of the incident to investigate. He himself led a team of people to the Blue Clothes Club together with Gui Wanqiu.
The Blue Clothes Club's background is much older than that of Gui Wanqiu. Not to mention being a member of the Imperial Guard Baihu, even the Qianhu adults must be polite to the president when they see him.
Under the leadership of a servant of the Blue Clothes Club, only Gui Wanqiu and the government military guard Baihu were left to the study of the president of the Blue Clothes Club.
The study room of the president of the Blue Clothes Club is very large. In the background is a huge bookshelf formed by a hollow wall. There are some soft chairs in front of the bookshelf. This kind of soft chair covered with several layers of soft fur cushions comes from the far west and is extremely precious.
The 100 households of the Fujunwei were taken to the side room by a scribe from the Lanyihui. The scribe seemed to already know what happened, and he explained to the 100 households of the Fujunwei what happened today.
Gui Wanqiu was not surprised by all this. The president of the Lanyi Club had a firm control over Chongnanfang, and almost all the affairs in the fong could not escape her eyes.
After arriving at a huge screen, a huge soft chair appeared there. There were several huanghuali official chairs at the bottom. Two middle-aged people were already seated on the official chairs. Gui Wanqiu said to them Yingying gives gifts.
These two people are the two vice-presidents of the Blue Clothes Club. The one wearing navy blue silk clothes and a striking gold and jade belt around his waist is Chu Zhaoxin. He is in charge of the underground black market, and even having a millionaire is not enough to describe his wealth. . In the past, when the underworld forces were entangled in the imperial capital, this man was the richest man in the underworld.
The other one, who was wearing a military uniform and holding an antique jade snuff bottle in his hand, was Wu Wanyi. All the brothels in the east district of the outer city and even some red houses and taverns in the inner city were his property. There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and Wu Wanyi is said to have five thousand beauties, making him the most senior person in the imperial capital.
On the other side, a man wearing a scholar's robe stood behind the official chair with his head lowered and a cautious look on his face. This man was the middle-aged scholar who gave advice to Sima Delei Gambling House.
Chu Zhaoxin and Wu Wanyi ignored Gui Wanqiu. They had already learned about Sima Delei's fate at this moment. They were both gangsters, but they were still dissatisfied with Gui Wanqiu's behavior because the latter was too unruly.
"Where is the president?" Gui Wanqiu asked in a soft voice, not caring about the attitudes of the two vice-presidents.
Chu Zhaoxin narrowed his eyes, and Wu Wanyi snorted softly. Who would pay attention to Gui Wanqiu at this time.
But the next moment, both of them were surprised, because the middle-aged scholar raised his head and replied seriously: "The president has left. She had made an appointment before leaving. Madam, you will be the member of the Blue Clothes Club from now on." Now the vice president, Sima Delei’s previous business belongs to you, you just need to sign the agreement left by the president!”
Chu Zhaoxin's originally narrowed eyes suddenly widened, and he stared directly at the middle-aged scholar. Wu Wanyi stopped stroking the snuff bottle, turned his head, reached for the tea cup beside him and took a sip.
Gui Wanqiu showed a sneer on her face. It turned out that the president had known everything for a long time and had arranged it. It was just as she expected, but these two people looked cold here, deliberately trying to embarrass her. Give her a kick.
"Okay, let's go and sign the agreement!" Gui Wanqiu's tone was soft and her voice was a little louder than before.
The middle-aged scholar led the way. Gui Wanqiu moved to the president's desk. An agreement was already there. Gui Wanqiu took a quick glance and was shocked. She was originally prepared to bleed heavily, but she didn't expect that... The conditions written in the agreement were much better than she imagined.
Why does that president want so little?
This was Gui Wanqiu's first reaction.
Just as she was stunned, Chu Zhaoxin's voice came from behind: "Shopkeeper Gui...oh no, President Gui, sign it quickly. The president asked me to take the agreement back to her."
Gui Wanqiu turned around and saw the impatient look on Chu Zhaoxin's face. The latter's eyes did not conceal his fear and hostility towards Gui Wanqiu.
Gui Wanqiu suddenly smiled brightly, turned around and picked up the thin wolf hair on the side, wrote her name with a swipe of pen and ink, took out the seal from her arms, and pressed it down heavily.
Chu Zhaoxin stepped forward, dried the ink marks on the agreement, put it into his arms, and then said coldly and reluctantly: "The president asked me to contact someone to investigate the murderer who wants to kill you, but You have to pay for it. The Dog Slaughter Sect will ask someone to come to your door tonight to ask for payment. Please pay half of the deposit first, 10,000 taels of silver! Time is running out, go get ready, hum!"
After saying that, Chu Zhaoxin turned and left, Wu Wanyi also stood up, and they left hand in hand.
"Two presidents, walk slowly." Gui Wanqiu saluted them again.
