The people in Yanzhuo City were all frightened when they heard about Huoling Mountain. During the Jianhe period, Huoling Mountain was still a strange mountain: towering ancient trees, towering peaks, and kings of birds and beasts. There is a thousand-year-old ancient temple in Huoling Mountain, which is said to seek official career and good luck in marriage. Because wild beasts are rampant in the mountains, those who can spare their lives and kowtow to the temple to ask for a stick of incense are all strange people. In the 23rd year of Jianhe's reign, after a heavy snowfall in midwinter, someone went up the mountain to ask for incense, but his head was cut off and thrown outside the city gate. Since then, Huoling Mountain has become a den of bandits. The imperial court suppressed bandits no less than twenty times, but all ended without any illness.
Bandits in Huoling Mountain don't often come down the mountain. From the 20th year of the establishment of Hehe to the 6th year of Yuanhe, they went down the mountain less than ten times, but each time it was bloody.
At this moment, the people outside were shouting, which frightened everyone. Mr. Song begged Bai Qiling with a tearful voice: "Mr. Bai, I agree with you on this account. Let's run away quickly!"
"Why are you anxious about the bandits outside the city? Even if you enter the city, how do you know that you will go straight to this tea shop?" Bai Qiling frowned angrily: "The bandits you attracted are not good!"
Master Song knelt down with a plop and kowtowed to Bai Qiling: "Mr. Bai, please don't force me, I don't know anything! I don't know anything!"
Bai Qiling winked at the accounting clerk, who took out a piece of paper and handed it to Mr. Song. Bai Qiling asked him: "Do you admit this account?"
Mr. Song didn't even look at it, he just wanted to hide. He kowtowed like a chicken pecking at rice: "Recognize, recognize."
"Hua Qian!"
"Draw, draw, draw."
He thought the matter would be over, but Bai Qiling ordered Haoying to tie him to the pillar outside. Mr. Song sometimes begged and sometimes cursed, but Bai Qiling remained unmoved. Before leaving, Bai Qiling came up to him and whispered: "I left home three years ago and was robbed by bandits while passing through Huoling Mountain. I was tortured for seven or forty-nine days on the mountain. You are a bastard about this." Remember it." After saying this, he slapped his face: "This man is here to collect debts!"
After finishing speaking, he got on his horse and walked away! The biting snow is blown by the strong wind, just like the posture of old friends in the rivers and lakes. The people watching the excitement hid behind the pillars and under the tables, holding life-saving knives in their hands, trembling for fear that they would be beheaded by the bandit.
Wicker Lane is far away from the city gate, and the first news has just been received.
As soon as Hua'er and the others' meat came out of the pot, they heard someone shouting from outside: "It's starting to make trouble, it's starting to make trouble."
"Where's the fuss?"
"There's a commotion in the West Market! Mr. Bai smashed the Song family's bank! He stole the money, and now he's checking the accounts at the tea shop!"
"Second Master Bai has only been back for a few days, and he has turned Yanzhuo City upside down. Uncle Bai's coffin is still parked in the courtyard of the Bai Mansion, refusing to be buried alive. What on earth is he going to do?" Fei Nu asked Zhaoye: "It stands to reason. , this Second Master Bai is considered a newcomer in Yanzhuo City. When a newcomer arrives, he does not bow his head and makes so much noise all day long. This is not like the behavior of a businessman!"
"In my opinion, this matter is not simple." Zhaoye told everyone the rumors he had heard: "It seems that Uncle Bai had a premonition before he was alive, and entrusted all the Bai family's property to outsiders, and would not give it to Bai even if he died. The second master will stay. This tea shop is just the smallest business, but there are many more ruthless ones in the back."
"Didn't you say that Uncle Bai died suddenly and suddenly, and now you say you had a premonition?" Hua'er rolled her eyes: "The rumors change every day. From my point of view, it depends on what the evil uncle Bai wants others to hear."
Hua'er had only met Bai Qiling a few times. She had a vague feeling that this person was not simple, and he would not put so much effort into just those shops. But this has nothing to do with her. She is only worried about Sun Po's illness now.
Several people were reluctant to eat the meat, so they each took two or three bites and then put it outside to freeze, thinking that they would eat it later when they got greedy.
At this time, the second news source said: "Someone is coming from Huolingshan! Someone is coming from Huolingshan! Mr. Bai has tied Shopkeeper Song to a pillar to offer sacrifice to heaven!"
Xianchan heard the words "Huoling Mountain" and tugged at Zhaoye's sleeve: "Brother Zhaoye, shall we run? Will the bandits come to massacre the city? Like in the 27th year of Jianhe..."
"Don't be afraid." Zhaoye comforted her softly. Fei Nu coughed and quickly let go of the cicada.
"I want to take a step in advance and go directly to find you later." Fei Nu was tinkering with something all day long, and he had to leave even if the bandits were outside the city. Hua'er walked a few steps quickly, stretched out her hand to block his way, and asked him in a low voice: "What are you doing?!"
"Go get a job."
"The bandits are coming, where are you going to find work?"
"Master Sun's house."
Fei Nu said something random, walked around Hua'er, and comforted her: "Sister Hua'er, don't worry, I will come back safely." After that, he ran away. Hua'er called him several times but he didn't answer. After a while, someone shouted again: "The bandits are gone! The bandits are gone!"
The bandit from Huoling Mountain wandered around outside the city, smashed two shops and left. There was something strange about this matter, but no one thought about it. Master Song was tied to a pillar and was half alive from the cold. Every time the servant stepped forward to rescue him, the servant of the Bai Mansion would raise his sword. Finally, the government officials came and rescued the person. When Haoying went back to resume his life, Bai Qiling sneered: "Bitch!"
He took off his clothes and took a shower, leaving marks on his body and back. Closing his eyes, Ye Huachang saw him off for ten miles at the foot of Huoling Mountain three years ago and advised him: "Second Master Bai, Second Brother Bai, don't look back when you leave. The people in Yanzhuo City are sinister, and everyone wants to tear you apart and stew you." Tang, you finally escaped from danger this time, so be careful in the future!"
"Second Master, Second Master." Haoying called him from the side. Bai Qiling suddenly opened his eyes, and the water in the bucket spilled: "The water is cold, you can rest on the bed."
Baiqiling likes to be quiet, but today we went out to make such a big fuss, and there are no people around. Walking to the front street of Baifu at night, Hua'er suddenly shouted at the top of her voice. Teruya broke out in sweat and covered her mouth. She ducked and jumped and shouted.
Inside, Bai Qiling was awakened by the voice. He sat up from the bed, sweating all over, covered his forehead with his hand, and shouted: "Hie Ying!"
"exist!"
"You ask them to change the shouting!"
"yes."
Haoying was ordered to go out, but within a moment he replied: "The beggar Hua'er said he has news."
"what news?"
"She went to work at the dock today. She found out the news and said she wanted to present it in person."
"Let her go."
"yes."
Hua'er was shouting loudly outside, and Haoying came out and said to her, "Second Master said he didn't want to hear it today."
"Listen, it's urgent." Hua'er pretended to be mysterious: "It will be too late tomorrow."
After Haoying was tortured several times, Hua'er finally stood in front of Bai Qiling. Bai Qiling was very displeased and didn't even want to look at her. Those vicious eyes were burning with fire, as if they would burn her to ashes. Hua'er was also beating in her heart, for fear of offending him, so she carefully measured the scale and pretended to be mysterious: "Today at the dock, someone said that a caravan came from outside the city and was detained outside the city. Are you selling anything? Said it was some Kit Kat gadgets.”
Bai Qiling finally raised his eyebrows, and when Hua'er saw this, he hurriedly said: "I can't find out what it is, but I guess there is probably a ghost inside."
"Five articles." Bai Qiling said.
"What do you think of Shiwen?"
"No."
"Then five cents." Hua'er made a gesture of gratitude: "If there is tomorrow..."
"Don't call me late." Bai Qiling couldn't hear her shouting, it was too scary.
"I'm paying fifteen cents every night. If I don't wake up, what will I eat and drink?" Hua'er Qi Qiran said: "Mr. Bai, you were born in a wealthy family. You didn't know that a person like me could save his life with just one penny. "I deliberately talked more, trying to take advantage of Bai Qiling.
"You go shout somewhere else."
"oh."
Hua'er's thoughts were guessed by Bai Qiling. Thinking of the bandits outside the city today, Bai Qiling tied Mr. Song to a pillar again, fearing that he would suddenly go crazy and tied himself up. It’s not easy to push further for a while. Seeing Bai Qiling staring at her, she took a step back and said, "Second Master, see you later."
"stop!"
Bai Qiling stopped her and took a step forward. He was tall and long-armed, and when he stood in front of her, he was like a mountain of python pressing down on top, covering her whole body. That look was terrifying, looking at her inside and out. Hua'er shrank her chest, feeling that this madman was going to do something bad.
"Did you know that your food box was given to the beggar?" Bai Qiling said slowly: "The beggar ate it and died of foaming at the mouth that night?" Seeing Hua'er's expression change, Bai Qiling winked at the hawk.
Hae Ying continued: "Yes, the death was miserable, and the Yamen is investigating. Now I'm afraid they know that the food box was given by the girl."
"It's not like I'm pretending." Hua'er said.
"But others will also shirk the blame. Who do you think the official will blame?" Haoying walked up to Hua'er and whispered: "Only the second master can save you now. Please ask the second master."
There is fraud in this.
Hua'er looked at Bai Qiling. He was doing well. He picked up a fan to fan himself in the middle of winter. What a joke! She wanted to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so she walked up to Bai Qiling, pulled his fan and fanned it vigorously, with a flattering attitude: "Mr. Bai, why are you willing to help me?"
Bai Qiling didn't even look at her: "What do you have to offer?"
"No."
"Then beg me for yourself."
