Strictly speaking.
Jianghu sects like the Beggar Clan do not exist.
There are 1,573 counties in 328 states and 1,573 counties in the world, with a population ranging from a hundred thousand to a million displaced people. They are all attributed to one organization. If one day the leader of the organization or the leader of the beggar gang gets out of his way and rises up, , wouldn’t the Beggar Clan immediately become the Yellow Turban, White Lotus, and Red Eyebrow, changing the world and shaking the dragon bed?
But the "gang of beggars" does exist.
Just like butcher shops, wine shops and other guilds, there are probably only one or two in a city. The leader is called "Beggar Head" or "Tuantou". He usually does not beg, but only makes money by exploiting other beggars.
The son of a poor man must be a poor man, and the leader of a beggar may not be a beggar.
Therefore, it was only natural that when Zhang Shaonan led Bo Ziyu and Li Changan to the local beggar's lair, they met a spacious and magnificent house.
The house is surrounded by a row of pink and white walls, and you can see flowers, trees and the attic rising above the wall. At the gate, only the threshold is visible, but no door panel is visible. The intention is probably the same as the disciples of the Jingyi Sect of the Beggar Clan who patched scars on the silk ribbon.
meaning meaning meaning.
There were a few beggars catching lice scattered in front of the door. When they saw the three of them, the mouse and the cat all jumped back in the door with a "swish".
Zhang Shaonan was not surprised and followed him in with two Taoist priests.
…………
Entering the door is a spacious courtyard.
When I first came in, there was no one around.
Immediately, several whistles were heard.
A large group of beggars sprouted up in the corridors, side rooms, and corners of the walls. They were scabby, lame, and blind. There were at least forty or fifty people, and the yard was completely surrounded.
In the crowd, some strong men could be seen faintly, with fierce expressions and bright swords and guns in their hands.
"These friends of yours..." The Taoist priest chuckled, "It seems like you are not friends enough."
"The Taoist priest is laughing at you."
Zhang Shaonan's face was expressionless.
"It's just that I move around too much, and it's inevitable that the fight will be heated."
Then, facing the unfriendly eyes of the beggars, he took a step forward and cupped his fists.
"Where is Sun Tuantou?"
The sound was as loud as thunder on the ground.
"Why don't you come out to meet the guests soon!"
However.
There was no response for a long time.
Only the silent eyes of the beggars gathered around him.
Just when Bo Ziyu was a little impatient.
"Isn't my Tuantou some kind of cat and dog that he can see whenever he wants?"
There was a gap in the crowd in front, and a sturdy man crossed his arms and approached Zhang Shaonan carelessly. A pair of hanging eyes looked back and forth.
"If Zhang Da comes, maybe he can reward me with some thin noodles..."
At this point, he pretended to slap his forehead.
"Oh, yes. Zhang Da is dead!"
The beggars suddenly burst into laughter, and countless obscene words, taunts and curses rolled in from all directions like a wave.
Snapped!
The "wave" came to an abrupt end.
Diao Shaoyan covered his face, staggered back a few steps, grunted a few times, and spat out a bloody tooth.
Zhang Shaonan shook his hand.
"If you dare to bark again, I will skin you!"
He stared blankly at Zhang Shaonan, his eyes widening wider and wider.
finally.
"Kill them to death!"
Immediately, the beggars became angry and the scene became heated again.
Under siege.
Li Changan coldly grabbed the hilt of the sword.
He has never been very fond of this kind of professional beggars who stick together. Although there are many pitiful people among these people, there are also many hateful, hateful and murderable people. When have they been able to deceive, kidnap, kill, set fire to people, harvest and cut crops?
The Taoist priest's eyes casually glanced at the crowd, picking and choosing among the beggars, thinking about which ones to chop down in order to scare away this rabble as quickly as possible.
Those men who are hiding in the crowd, carrying swords and guns, jumping the most happily, called beggars but actually thugs, are naturally the most "favored", but it is a pity that the Taoist priests glance at them one by one, and these men seem to be held up by knives. The neck seems to have calmed down inexplicably.
Without these backbones, they had been clamoring for a long time, but no beggar actually came forward.
The three people here saw it, and they were no longer in a hurry to take action. They wanted to see what these beggars could do?
So one side was under heavy siege but looked on with cold eyes, and the other side had a large number of people but was fierce in appearance, which made the scene look quite funny.
Fortunately, it didn't take long.
"presumptuous!"
A voice suddenly sounded from behind the crowd. The voice was not loud, but it suppressed the noise in the whole place.
"How can you be rude when you are a distinguished guest?"
"Do you know who these two people are? The poor man is a popular figure in the yamen now, and the Taoist priest next to him is a hero who slays demons and demons. Is he something that lowly beggars like us can offend?"
The crowd separated into a corridor, and a man dressed as a wealthy businessman trotted over, smiled and saluted when he saw him.
"I asked why there were magpies chirping on the eaves this morning. It turned out to be Taoist Li and Bantou Bo who were here."
This man was wearing a crow-green brocade robe with a moire background. He raised his face, and his fair face exuded kindness. Unfortunately, he seemed to have glanced at him and put on a black eye mask, which reduced the warmth on his face.
The one eye left was still quite agile, and he turned around as if he just saw Zhang Shaonan.
"Hey, is there still Zhang Jiaerlang?"
…………
"...That's what happened, please help us."
In the main hall.
Surrounded by a group of beggars, the guest of honor took his seat.
Zhang Shaonan talked a little bit about the monster transformation, and then asked Sun Tuantou to send his beggars to detect the traces of the monster.
After all, in this city, who is more suitable to detect the monsters hidden in the streets than the beggars who are numerous and inherently unattractive?
After hearing this, Sun Tuantou drank several cups of hot tea to calm down his shock.
"It's appalling! It's appalling!"
But in the end, he pondered over Zhang Shaonan's request.
"only……"
Bo Ziyu was anxious: "Just what?!"
Sun Gaitou smiled and said:
"Don't worry, squad leader. It's not just a villain who refuses to serve. It's just that the brothers are following me just to beg for food. At most, they will be less bullied while they are alive, and they will have a straw mat when they die. But let them monitor and investigate What kind of monster is it? It’s too strong.”
Although Bo Ziyu has a reckless temper, he has also been hanging out in the market for many years. He could not tell that the other party was not telling the truth, so he immediately slapped the case and scolded:
"If you push back and forth, believe it or not, I will tear down your beggar's den!"
"letter."
The beggar nodded with a smile.
"Boss Boss wants to demolish my house, how can I stop him? It's just that the nobles in the city asked me to restrain the beggars, and I absolutely must not disobey them. I have no choice but to build a nest in a place that is not an eyesore."
Bo Ziyu was neither yin nor yang, but he couldn't find anything good to say to refute it.
The police officer is said to be an official official at best, but at worst he is a government dog. But Beggar Head is not only a dog, but also a chicken that lays eggs. Can he really bite him to death?
"You are not afraid that the people around you will turn into monsters and bite your head off."
The beggar's smile became more "sincere".
"Then this little man's life will be short-lived."
"you……"
When Bo Ziyu was about to have another attack, Zhang Shaonan got up and interrupted him.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's get straight to the point."
He frowned.
"Sun Beggar Tou Ruo will do this."
"The gambling stalls in the north of the city, the chicken shop in the south, several restaurants and teahouses in the east of the city, and the shops on the long street in front of the temple, all these plates will be transferred to you."
The plate in Zhang Shaonan's mouth is of course not his own property, but the territory where his two brothers collect protection fees. Although Li Chang'an didn't know how profitable these sites were, looking at the expressions of the people around him, he probably gained a lot of money.
Sun Tuantou also nodded.
"no."
When these words came out, Zhang Shaonan's expression froze, and the beggars around him burst into laughter.
Standing behind Beggar Tou, Diao Shaoyan said with a sinister look: "Zhang Da has already lost the ball. How can Zhang Er defend those fat men?"
Someone next to me said: "You can grab something with just your hand, but you still need to exchange it?"
The chatter is getting worse and worse.
After Beggar Sun had heard enough, he clapped his hands with satisfaction and asked the beggars to quiet down.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Qingpiao Piao scolded and bowed her hand to Zhang Shaonan.
"Erlang, don't misunderstand."
"As a beggar, I am extremely satisfied with the conditions you gave me, but..."
He changed the subject.
"Public to public, private to private."
He took off his blindfold, revealing dark sunken eye sockets.
"This eye was blinded by your two brothers two years ago. The pain still keeps me awake at night from time to time. Tell me, how should we settle this debt?"
The gazes of the beggars were like arrowheads, all directed towards him. Amid their rapid breathing, the faint sound of swords being unsheathed could be heard.
However, Zhang Shaonan's expression remained unchanged, he just reached into his arms, took out a small cloth bag, and threw it at Beggar's feet.
The beggar gestured to his men to pick it up and open it.
There was a pair of bloody eyes inside.
"This is?"
"My big brother's trick."
Several low shouts sounded in the solemn atmosphere.
The beggar was silent for a moment, but he chuckled:
"But you fooled me with the eyes of a dead man."
Zhang Shaonan shook his head.
"I will give you mine as well, but I have to use it for revenge, so I will keep it on credit for now. When this matter is over, if I die, you will send someone to get it; if I live, I will dig it up for you with my own hands!"
These words caused more waves in the crowd.
Beggar Sun nodded again.
"no."
Zhang Shaonan raised his eyes with a cold light.
Sun Gaitou spoke again: "The hatred between us is over, but the hatred between my brothers...is gone!"
He gestured slightly.
The sly-eyed men behind him came out more and more.
Throwing a short knife at Zhang Shaonan's feet.
He pulled open his collar to reveal the hideous scars on his shoulders.
"Three years ago, you cut down the gambling stall in the north of the city."
Zhang Shaonan was silent when he heard this.
Upon seeing this, Diao Shaoyan sneered and waved his hands proudly to the surrounding people, receiving bursts of applause.
At this time.
Zhang Shaonan suddenly bent down and picked up the dagger, pointed it at his shoulder, and stabbed him.
puff!
Blood splattered everywhere, shocking.
The group of beggars were speechless for a moment, Li Changan was no longer distracted, and Bo Ziyu stood up suddenly.
"Zhang Shaonan, you... keep a line in your behavior and don't go too far in anything!"
The last sentence was directed at Sun Beggar's head.
"Too much?"
Beggar Sun shook his head and laughed, took a sip of hot tea, and replied slowly.
"The feud we have made with one sword must be resolved one by one. If only you, Team Leader Bo, or Director Li were here today, Sun might have gritted his teeth and agreed. But today it is Zhang Shaonan who is here. He wants to If our brother does something for him, he must first settle his grievances. Otherwise, even if I agree, my brothers will not do it!"
The beggars around made a noise and responded one after another.
Zhang Shaonan also raised his hand, signaling the two of them not to interfere.
"I know it."
Bo Ziyu had no choice but to stamp his feet and sat back bitterly.
The place became quiet again.
Diao Shaoyan sneered twice, stepped back into the queue, and a man with a red face came out.
A knife was still thrown at Zhang Shaonan's feet.
When he rolled up his trouser legs, he saw a scar like a centipede on his thigh.
"Four years ago, the long street in front of the temple was marked by Zhang Da."
Zhang Shaonan nodded, picked up the knife, pointed it at his leg, and stabbed it in again.
The red-faced man retreated silently, and another man came up and dropped the knife.
…
After a while.
Zhang Shaonan had six or seven knives on his body. His face was pale, his body was shaky, and there was a pool of blood under his feet.
Bo Ziyu couldn't bear to look any more, and the beggars around him didn't even dare to look.
There was only an unspeakable dullness that pressed firmly in the hall.
At this time.
A skinny man came out. He didn't throw the knife like the others.
Instead, he directly pulled off his clothes and exposed his chest.
But there was a finger-long scar on the jagged left chest.
"Five years ago, you stabbed me with your own hands in the goulan stall in the south of the city. Fortunately, I was born a poor person and my heart was half a cent off."
As the words were spoken, the place became increasingly silent.
The man grinned.
Throw a sharp knife into a pool of blood.
"Do you dare to resolve the grudge between us two?"
There was a moment of silence.
Zhang Shaonan staggered and picked up the sharp knife.
Bo Ziyu stood up quickly.
The group of beggars screamed in surprise.
Li Changan silently pressed the hilt of the sword.
"enough."
Sun Gaitou suddenly made a sound.
He stood up, his face no longer showing the false kindness before.
"He is indeed a good man."
"They say Zhang Er is not as good as Zhang Da. I think Zhang Da is not as good as Zhang Erduo."
His expression was complicated.
"I will accept your request."
…………
Outside the beggar's den.
A door without a door panel.
"Listen up, man. Li Yinjiang is from the east of the city. He has excellent skills in filling teeth. If you ask him to fill your teeth, I will give you the name of Grandpa Bo and save you three points of fire cost."
The stern man let out a "poof" on the spot, spat out blood-streaked saliva, and returned to the door angrily.
Bo Ziyu was left laughing outside the door.
After laughing so hard that no one could be seen, he spat and moved closer to Zhang Shaonan.
At this time, the wounds on Zhang Shaonan's body were roughly bandaged, but even though he cut very carefully and did not hurt any vital parts, he still lost too much blood and his face was frighteningly pale.
Bo Ziyu couldn't help but think of the scene in the hall, still feeling frightened.
"If the beggar leader didn't shout 'stop', are you really going to stab yourself to death with a knife?"
"Stab yourself?"
Zhang Shaonan raised his eyebrows.
"Nai Gong picked up the knife and wanted to go up and stab that thief Sun to death!"
Bo Ziyu's eyes widened.
"That's a beggar's den!"
Zhang Shaonan chuckled.
"It doesn't matter if I die. The Taoist Priest has great supernatural powers and I'm fine. As for you, the boss... I wish you luck."
Bo Ziyu suddenly felt like he had taken a bite of the reincarnation of grains. It took him a long time before he could say:
"Your mother..."
It's a pity that I didn't finish the scolding.
Zhang Shaonan swayed and fell into his arms.
