The uncle of the bully surnamed Hu, named Hu Fengtian, was the official clerk in Baihai City. He had just heard the news of his nephew's death and came here in a hurry, but saw the tragic death of his nephew. He couldn't help but get angry and scolded Xu Huaigu angrily.
Xu Huaigu was in a bad mood. Originally, this trip to Baihai was a loss-making business, but he didn't know that he would encounter such a mess when he first arrived. He also rushed back to him angrily and said: "What kind of fool is your nephew? You Don't you have any idea? Just kill him. I'll see who can do anything to me!" Hu Fengtian was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, saying: "What a arrogant boy, come on, catch him, I'll make him pay the price! "A row of officers and soldiers stood behind him, with their hands on their swords, ready to fight with their swords at any time.
And what kind of person Xu Huaigu was, naturally he couldn't swallow this breath, so he drew his sword out of its sheath and faced the row of officers and soldiers head-on, with even greater momentum.
Just when the tension was high, the two sides were about to go to war, but something unexpected happened.
"Wait a minute!" a deep voice came, and an official riding a maroon horse hurried over. The crowd immediately moved out of the way. Hu Fengtian was obviously slightly surprised when he saw the person on the big horse clearly. , lowered his head and dared not say anything.
The surrounding crowd also looked at the official who came on horseback. Many people's expressions changed slightly, so they lowered their heads and whispered.
Although the words of those people were low-pitched, they could not escape Xu Huaigu's ears. He clearly heard them talking about the county magistrate, and felt a little clearer in his heart.
The visitor was wearing a blue and black official robe and a rosewood-colored black gauze hat. He had an upright appearance and a large beard on his face. He looked quite upright, which made Xu Huaigu somewhat fond of him.
He dismounted and walked to Hu Fengtian. He spoke in a loud voice, obviously intending for everyone to hear, and said: "I know best what your nephew does on weekdays. It was because he didn't make a big mistake." , I didn’t teach him a lesson. It’s not wrong to die now if you offend someone you shouldn’t offend. But you should never lead your troops out to enforce the law randomly. I will argue with you about this matter when I go back. !" This sentence was quite fair, and the people around him nodded in agreement. When Hu Fengtian saw that the person coming was his boss, he scolded himself, looked ugly, and stopped talking.
After the person who came scolded Hu Fengtian, he looked at Xu Huaigu and said: "Although the Immortal Chief acted impartially to eliminate evil spirits, it is too ruthless to kill people. Although you are a monk, you are in Baihai City on the street. Murder, this crime cannot be ignored, please come with me to the county government office." This man is just a small county magistrate. Although Baihai is bigger than Lucheng, it can only be regarded as a small town. Naturally, Xu Huaigu will not take him In his eyes, and besides, he felt that his action was not wrong, how could he go to the county government?
So he sneered: "No, it's useless to talk. If you have the ability, arrest me. If you don't have the ability, there is no need to say more. He provoked us first, but he just happened to run into me. It's just unlucky. If No one offends me, and I promise that I will never kill anyone without reason." Hu Fengtian was furious and said, "You are so arrogant, do you know who is standing in front of you? It is Mr. Chen Shaochun, the magistrate of Baihai County who was given by the imperial court. , do you want to go against the imperial court? Come here, take him down for me!" Xu Huaigu's face darkened, and the long sword standing on the ground casually moved, and a sword energy passed across, and a corner of Hu Fengtian's hat brim was cut off. Shockingly, It made him sweat all over his body.
He is a swordsman with a high level, and things are a bit difficult to handle. Hu Fengtian's face turned green and red, and he did not dare to attack Xu Huaigu again. He simply looked at Chen Shaochun beside him, hoping that he would make the decision for him.
But Chen Shaochun also frowned and said softly: "It's not that I don't want to help you. Although this guy is troublesome, it is not difficult to solve. It's just that he has accomplices hiding in the dark. We may not be able to defeat him. Besides, Li Chuanshan's I'm making a lot of noise, and I want to take advantage of this opportunity." Hu Fengtian rolled his eyes and asked doubtfully, "Do you want to join forces with him to kill the ghosts in Lichuan Mountain?" Chen Shaochun nodded and said, "It's a helpless move. Otherwise, if this consumption continues and the trade routes are not open, people in Baihai will start to starve to death." After hearing this, Hu Fengtian glared at Xu Huaigu angrily and walked away, leaving Chen Shaochun to stay where he was.
When Hu Fengtian left, Chen Shaochun changed his face, looked at Xu Huaigu with a smile, and said, "Although it is against the law for an immortal to kill evildoers, it is right for both emotion and reason, so I won't do it this time." I'm investigating. It's just that the Immortal Chief has just arrived, and I want to talk to the Immortal Chief about our customs in Baihai. I guess I don't have the dignity to invite the Immortal Chief to come to my residence, so how about we talk in this shop today? "Xu Huaigu listened to the words and was keenly aware of something in Chen Shaochun's words. He also felt that he had nothing to do with him, so he agreed: "Okay, let's talk now." Chen Shaochun walked towards Xu Huaigu, with his bodyguard following him. He waved his hand and stopped him, and said with a generous smile: "If the Immortal wants to kill me, you can't stop me, so don't worry, just stay outside the door." After that, he walked towards the silk room Shop, and extended his hand to make a petition, and Xu Huaigu followed.
After entering the shop, I found that the other three people had already entered the shop through the back door. They were sitting together and watching the two people who came in.
Xu Huaigu didn't care, so he just picked a seat and sat down. As a result, there were no seats at the table, which made Chen Shaochun neither standing nor sitting, which was quite embarrassing.
Yiyun and the woman named Feng walked out of the silk shop. Yiyun made a few cups of tea on the table. The woman quickly moved a chair for the magistrate to sit on, and handed him another cup. Tea, and then he and Yiyun stood aside and looked at these people.
Xu Huaigu took a sip of tea and asked, "Just say what you have to say directly, don't beat around the bush." Chen Shaochun didn't show any pretense, and said straight to the point: "The Immortal must have heard about the haunting in Lichuan Mountain area, do you have any thoughts? "Xu Huaigu knew in his heart that Chen Shaochun should be planning to join forces with his group to attack Lichuan Mountain to see if the ghosts on the mountain could be eliminated. Then he must come up with conditions. This is probably Xu Huaigu's Bai Hai. The only reward you can get for a trip.
Thinking of this, he felt a little distressed. When he was in Lucheng before, he had no choice but to use up the extremely powerful Zixia Sect thunder talisman. That talisman was really rare. He felt distressed for a long time. He had made a big loss. Now that he had a chance to make a fortune, he didn't want to waste.
Xu Huaigu said: "You want my help? It's okay to help, but you have to pay for it." Chen Shaochun smiled and said: "This is natural. Although our Baihai is not rich in food, it does produce rare things like snow jade. Things, so there is no shortage of money. What do you think of ten big beads, Immortal?" Xu Huaigu bargained: "Ten? This is a job of going up the mountain to kill ghosts and putting your head in your belt. Ten is too stingy." Chen Shaochun asked: "Then how many do you want?" Xu Huaigu stretched out a hand, grabbed the air, and said: "Fifty." Chen Shaochun was stunned, then smiled and said: "Exian, I'm not talking about you. , although you are a sword cultivator, you can also use sword energy, but you are only in the third level, right? Even if I regard you as a sword cultivator in the fourth level, one shot of yours is only worth ten big beads, five Ten pieces is absolutely impossible." Xu Huaigu also smiled easily: "Fifty pieces, no bargaining, although I may not be worth it, but our group is definitely worth it." Chen Shaochun looked at Xu Huaigu and his group doubtfully, he could notice It turns out that Huang Shan's cultivation level is at the fourth level, but when he looks at the other two women, it's not clear. Either they don't have any cultivation level, or their cultivation level is higher than him.
Chen Shaochun asked him: "You have the final say here?" Xu Huaigu nodded and said: "Do you dare to believe me? Fifty pieces, you will definitely not lose." Chen Shaochun frowned carefully and thought for a long time, and said: "Okay, I I believe you. But these fifty coins are too much, how about thirty coins?" Xu Huai's face was clouded and he was a little unhappy.
Chen Shaochun pointed at Yi Yun and said, "Exian, please don't say so much. I know the purpose of your group coming here is to help this little girl, right? You have to go up the mountain without my share of the reward." , now you can earn a fortune in addition to the immortal money, and you still keep holding on to twenty big beads. Isn’t it the fault of a swordsman?” Xu Huaigu curled his lips and knew that although Chen Shaochun looked upright, he was He is also very cunning. Everything Yi Yun did in the city these days must have caught his eye, so he no longer cares about the fairy money.
If you worry too much, you will appear to be quite unattractive. So Xu Huaigu nodded and said: "Since you are fairly fair today, I agree to you." Chen Shaochun cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Then I wish us a happy cooperation. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Chen Shaochun. The county magistrate of Baihai City used to be a martial artist of the fifth realm." Xu Huaigu also pushed his hands and said: "Xu Huaigu, a sword cultivator of the third realm." Chen Shaochun tentatively pointed at the group of people behind Xu Huaigu with his eyes, trying to find out. He tried to find out the details of the person behind him, but Xu Huaigu didn't say anything, which made Chen Shaochun a little uncomfortable.
However, thinking about it in Xu Huaigu, Chen Shaochun was surprised that he was able to enter the officialdom with a military background. He must have been extremely smooth and sophisticated in his life in addition to his cultivation, which was quite rare among the martial arts profession.
Sure enough, he quickly adjusted his expression and smiled at Xu Huaigu: "It turns out to be Xu Jianxian, I'm so glad to meet you." Xu Huaigu said perfunctorily: "I am in a humble state and cannot bear the title of Sword Immortal. Just call me Xu Huaigu." Chen Shaochun said: "Then I will follow the wishes of the Sword Immortal. Xuhuai Valley and Lichuan Mountain are occupied by ghosts. It is no longer just one or two days. It has posed a great threat to our Baihai, so I have been preparing to attack these days. Going up Lichuan Mountain to retake the business road. Up to now, I have accumulated a lot of strength. I only need a careful plan to go up the mountain and kill the ghosts. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. I can get your help today. I feel that I have almost the strength. , I plan to invite you to a banquet at Nan'an Building tomorrow. At the banquet, we will discuss the plan to go up the mountain. What do you think?" Xu Huaigu said: "It's okay. But I have one thing to say, After this matter is completed, I must get a person's soul, otherwise I will not take action." Chen Shaochun said: "Don't worry, one of the purposes of our going up the mountain is to get back that person's soul. The many souls that were plundered will be returned one by one when the time comes. Even if you don't say it, we should do so." Xu Huaigu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then it's settled." Chen Shaochun smiled and said, "Xu Huaigu Brother, I won't bother you anymore. I'll take my leave first. We'll meet again at Annan Building tomorrow." After that, he drank the tea in the cup, stroked his beard with satisfaction, and left the silk shop with a big stride.
