The small river beach next to Lishui should have been the headquarters of the Paibo Gang.
This is an ordinary river beach island. There are only a dozen bamboo houses with thatched mud walls. You can fish by sliding the windows. It is covered by reeds on all sides. It can only be used by trackers with no money and rich people who like to "renovate". Live in a place like this.
Looking at the surrounding shoals, although they have been blocked, they leak from time to time and water will flow into the house.
Paid the waves to help improve the water. The brothers are also very concerned about the place where they live. They will repair the water blockage if nothing happens. How could the river beach be left in such a broken state?
Something happened?
Li Qi looked carefully at the river beach and found that there were still people living there, but...
They were not members of the Paibo Gang, but unknown women and children. The children were playing and the women were beating clothes.
Did the brothers find new wives recently? After all, they are all trackers, and except for a few, they are all bachelors. I have given them the skills, which is the better part of their lives. At least everyone can get a wife.
With that said, Li Qi asked Lao Ma to stay where he was and walked into the river beach himself.
As soon as they walked in, they saw the women who were doing laundry by the river suddenly became alert. They immediately stood up, called their children to them, and then looked at Li Qi.
However, the moment they saw Li Qi, they immediately lowered their heads.
With clean clothes and a tall horse behind him, dressed like this, he definitely has a much higher status than them.
Looking at themselves, they are all tall and thick, with dark skin, big hips and round waists. They are good at work, but they can't be said to be good-looking.
However, Li Qi didn't care about this. Instead, he took the initiative to step forward and said, "Sisters-in-law, is this the Paibo Gang's place?"
The women shook, knelt down immediately, and started crying: "Noble, noble! We didn't grab the land without authorization, they left on their own!"
This reaction made Li Qi sweat so much.
But think about it, it’s normal.
It seems that the Paibo Gang left and the place was occupied by others.
"Sisters-in-law, don't be afraid. I'm just here to see an old friend. There used to be a gang of trackers here called the Paibo Gang. Do you know where they went?"
Hearing this, the stout women stopped crying, looked at each other, and then one of them said: "Is this the Paibo Gate you are talking about? Now they have moved out."
Then, another woman immediately added: "I, I heard that there were a few capable men among them who could compete with the head catchers on this street, so they stopped working as trackers and now went outside the city. After the Paibo Gate was built, there are now respectable people, and we have long since stopped living here.”
"We came here after there was no one here, and we have never taken advantage of it!" the women reiterated again and again, looking really scared.
Li Qi also understood that in a place like this, a stronghold was very important.
If the residence is occupied, it will be a life-or-death relationship.
So he nodded: "Sisters-in-law, don't worry. I'm either here to ask for punishment, or to ask for directions. You said Paibo Gang... Paibo Gate went outside the city. Where is it outside the city now?"
"Replying to your Majesty, we heard that Paibo Gate is at the south gate. It's about twenty miles straight ahead. They also have some business there, but we don't know about it." A woman knelt down and said.
"Okay, thank you to the sisters-in-law." Li Qi did not force them to stand up. After all...even if they stood up on their knees, they were still kneeling in their hearts.
This place is not like Chang'an. People who have no cultivation will always stand up with straight backs. No matter what the cultivation level of the people in front of them is, they all have confidence because they all know that there is a law.
After thanking him, Li Qi took out a few copper coins, about dozens of them, placed them on the ground, and then left.
It wasn't much money, but it was enough for them.
If you give too much, it will be more likely to cause trouble and it will be bad for them.
Li Qi no longer cared about the happy woman behind him. He found Lao Ma and said, "They are outside the city. Let's fly a while, otherwise it will be too troublesome to get out from here."
Old Ma rhymed.
Li Qi can now understand what Lao Ma means. He is saying, aren't you afraid of local officials?
Yes, flying in the city is indeed a bit contemptuous of the authority of the government. After all, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake, and the Lizhou prefect is also a local seventh-grade, so he must give people some face.
But Li Qi shook his head: "Don't worry about that. Authority is not given by others. They don't care about the land of Lizhou themselves."
When Lao Ma heard this, he said nothing more.
Thinking about it, even if it seems to Lao Ma, this land basically relies on grassroots autonomy. Wherever you can see it, the laws are invalid and the government has no face. All it can do is harvest the popularity and use them as the composition of sacrifices. .
They use their own existing violence to tyrannically suppress the lower class and let the lower class maintain order on their own. They are only responsible for dealing with those who make too much noise to prevent the order from collapsing.
This attitude is neither in line with the orthodox witchcraft nor the orthodox humanity, but is somewhat similar to "demon".
But he is not a complete devil, because the devil's way of doing whatever he wants and treating everything in the world as his own playground is hateful, but he is also unrestrained and wild. His cautious and cautious appearance does not look like a devil.
It can only be said to be "my own way", but mixed with some ideas from other ways.
In fact, this is the current situation of most practitioners. Not everyone is a member of the Great Tradition. Many minor Traditions follow their own path, but they have to be influenced by the Great Tradition and become nondescript.
For example, Li Weng was the "ghost" that Li Qi first encountered. He collected various fragments by himself and groped his way forward.
However, after all, Li Qi had lived in this place and experienced this unusual embarrassment, so he had some opinions about the local government.
Lao Ma figured this out and said nothing more. He let Li Qicheng ride on his back, his hoofs suddenly burst into a stream of cyan thunder, and he jumped directly into the air.
He was so powerful when flying, and it was difficult to restrain himself.
It can be seen that the local government reacted immediately. I don't know where, a person suddenly took action, bursting out the power of the eighth grade, but saw an invisible ripple rushing towards Li Qi.
Li Qi turned around and glared.
The eyes are bright, which is the habitat of the sun, moon and gods in the small world of the human body.
With just one glance, the ripples collapsed instantly.
At the same time, in a luxurious mansion in Lizhou City——
This seems to be the stronghold of a big force in the city. You can see that many disciples are practicing in the courtyard outside, working hard and sweating profusely.
Inside, there is a large hall, in which sits a big shot in Lizhou City, the master of the Qianji Sect, and also the Situ of Lizhou. He is a dignified eighth-grade master and is one of the top masters in Lizhou City.
He sat in the room, motionless.
It's not that I don't want to move, it's that I don't dare to move.
There was something like a "gaze" imprinted on his hand, which pinned his hand firmly to the table.
I was dripping with cold sweat and didn't dare to move.
That is...what power?
Only the strongest person he has ever seen, the prefect of Lizhou, can do this! ?
Is this, is this a powerful person at the prefect level! ?
As for the king level, he didn't even dare to think about it. It was said that he was a powerful person who could escape the territory and control countless worlds!
And the other party flew into the restricted air zone in such a swagger and left Lizhou City.
Must report to the prefect!
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Flying in the sky, the old horse took a leisurely walk without accelerating, so even if the distance was only a few dozen miles, it still took a few minutes to run.
It is a walk after all.
As he ran like this, he said: "Lululu~."
Listening to this, Li Qi understood what he was saying: "Aren't you afraid that someone will catch up with you?"
So he smiled and said: "It's better to catch up, isn't it?
Let them catch up before taking action. "
Lao Ma shook his head.
This bad ratio, what are you thinking about?
Forget it, what do you worry about? I am just a horse.
A few minutes passed quickly, and the old horse quickly landed outside a mountain gate.
It's not that he knows the way, the main thing is that there is only one mountain gate for more than ten miles around here, and some big houses have been built behind it, and there are walls around it. Thousands of people live in this big house in the mountain, some work, and some Practice.
It really looks like a martial arts sect. There is even an inner house, and you can see some women and children living in it.
Li Qi did not fly directly into the mansion in the mountain, but let the old horse fall outside the mountain gate.
After all, they were former brothers and there was no need to be superior, so he was ready to walk up and give them a surprise.
However, when he led Lao Ma outside the mountain gate, Li Qi suddenly melted into nature and covered himself.
Because he saw that there seemed to be a wedding taking place outside the mountain gate.
You can see a very festive red sedan, surrounded by lanterns, noisy drums, blowing and beating, and it is full of joy.
Some people held flowers and candles to celebrate the couplet, while others carried bursts of firecrackers.
The groom rode a big horse and walked struttingly in front of the procession, but the horse was not very obedient, so he tied his legs tightly to prevent him from falling off.
It can be seen that this horse has not been tamed, it is just being forced forward. After all, there is no way to tame animals in Lizhou, and it is difficult for these natural spiritual beasts to be docile.
Li Qi knew the groom, his name was Huang Si. He was a very hard-working young man in the Paibo Gang. He respected Li Qi and his sixth uncle very much. It looked like they were getting married today.
If it was normal, Li Qi should show up now to congratulate his former brother.
However, something was wrong with Li Qi's expression, because he found that there was no joy on the bride's face. Instead, she was sobbing under the hijab.
The mother-in-law next to her also followed behind. Although she was smiling, her forced smile could be seen at a glance.
On the other hand, the brothers from the Paibo Gang were all smiling and chatting among themselves.
You can even see a young man chatting with the bride’s family: “Husband, I haven’t gotten married yet, you see~?”
It seems that this is not just a simple family member, but the head of a certain village.
"Uh... Sir, haven't you got married yet?" The old man immediately forced a smile and said
"I already have a wife, so I won't use it for the time being." The young man said, "But I also have a cousin who is in need of a concubine. Do you think I have a concubine?"
"That's just right. The young man has a daughter, and he hasn't been hired yet. He wants to recruit his eldest brother as his mistress. I don't know what he wants?" the old man said quickly.
The young man laughed playfully, but he pretended to control his tone and said in unfamiliar classical Chinese: "Although that boy has practiced some martial arts and entered my Paibo sect, he has not made any progress. How can he dare to climb up to your pavilion?"
The old man then answered: "My brother's words are wrong. I think your brother is very noble. I beg you to see me."
It can be seen from the conversation between the two parties that the old man speaks in a gentle manner and seems to be a man who has read books, but he is a young man from the Paibo Gang. He has a sense of being arty and his elegant language is full of mistakes and errors. Mixed.
However, when he saw the old man begging for him, the young man smiled even more happily and said, "Thank you for my brother's love. I don't dare to refuse, so I asked my concubine Gui Geng. I chose auspicious dates and came to marry him."
The old man replied: "My little girl... is only fifteen years old. Her birth date is the 632nd year of Dalu. Her horoscope is Yichou, Dinghai, Wuwu and Renzi——"
Then, the two continued to discuss the matter of getting married.
Li Qi listened for a while, then led the old horse to the mountain gate, and then released his natural state.
The advancing convoy didn't notice it at first, but when it reached the mountain gate, it realized that it was blocked by a man and a horse.
The attendants next to him immediately started shouting: "What a courageous bitch! Whose family do you belong to? Today is the day of great joy for Mr. Huang of Paibo Sect. You
Dare to block the door! ? "
After saying this, the follower didn't even wait for Li Qi to speak. He raised his fists together and saw a burst of martial arts energy, through his legs, linking the keel, rising from the ground, and violently pounced on Li Qi!
This punch was powerful and heavy, with a force of ten thousand kilograms. At first glance, it looked like it had exploded with twice the power of Li Liuyi!
With this skill alone, he has reached the level of a master at the lower level. He can be the leader of a big gang in Lizhou City. Even in a big sect like Qianjimen, he can have a leader.
However, Li Qi stood still, but the old horse took two steps forward, then raised his hind hoof and kicked out with a thunderous sound.
Fist and hoof meet.
This kick directly kicked the aggressive young man away. Green thunder spread across his body, but he heard a crackle. His fist suddenly went limp, and his five fingers became as soft as noodles, and the bones were already gone. Broken.
For those who are not qualified, this kind of damage is enough to prevent them from practicing kung fu for half a year, nor can they fight with others.
Along with the young man's screams, young people all around him drew their weapons or showed their fists.
Another person came out and shouted loudly: "Which sect do you belong to? Please tell me your name and make it clear what grudges you have! When walking in the world, breaking up a marriage is a taboo. You Aren’t you afraid of punishment from the elders of the sect!”
Li Qi frowned upon hearing this, so he took the initiative to step forward and wanted to say something.
However, as soon as Li Qi came out, Huang Si, who was sitting high on the horse, was stunned for a moment.
"Brother Li?!" He said in shock.
