This kick made Zhao Chuan wake up.
Oops! Someone has taken advantage of me.
Some tenants of the hotel and nearby neighbors came to watch the fun. From the surprised expressions on their faces and the playful smiles on the faces of the people who arrested him in the front hall, Zhao Chuan knew that he was going to be in trouble tonight.
He was low-key and low-key. Before his death, my great-great-grandfather repeatedly told himself that he must endure and survive. Why did he never remember it?
Zhao Chuan regretted it and realized the real danger.
A guy came over and pointed at Zhao Chuan on the ground and told the tenants that this man had killed someone. Look, the murder weapon was still next to him.
Next to the deceased on the ground was a short knife.
The innkeeper and waiter both ran over and were extremely surprised to see this scene.
"Hey, shopkeeper, if someone dies in your store, if you don't report it to the official, human life is at stake," someone said.
"Yes, you have to report it to the official!" the innkeeper said repeatedly.
The handsome young man in brocade clothes appeared at the door of the inn again, followed by a few people holding lanterns, "But we have to interrogate him first before the officials come."
Mr. Jinyi said that he was staying in a nearby inn, and when he heard the shouting, he rushed over to interrogate the murderer, because the dead woman was a princess living among the people. This time they finally found the person, but the murderer was killed. They had to interrogate him first to see if he had any accomplices, and arrest him in time to avoid taking the opportunity to escape.
Speaking of his comrades, Zhao Chuan thought of Qi Yatou upstairs. He knew his master was in trouble, why didn't he come to save him? Why did he still sleep like that? Zhao Chuan complained endlessly.
"Back to you, young prince, the murderer's accomplice has escaped!" someone replied.
"Trash! How come there are so many people running away?" Someone behind Mr. Jinyi rushed to yell.
"Don't be impatient, Butler Zhu, don't be so fierce. How many people in your party are very good at martial arts? Hahaha..." Mr. Jinyi still looked like he was smiling.
"Back to the young prince, there is only one accomplice of the murderer. His martial arts skills are unknown. As soon as we broke in, the man jumped out of the window and ran away."
"Trash! Aren't the windows open in the yard? There were so many people ambushed in the yard and yet they didn't catch them?" Butler Zhu still sounded anxious.
"The man jumped into the yard and disappeared. No matter how I looked for it, I couldn't find him..."
"A bunch of losers! They must have gone outside. Hurry up and search for them! Where can this big little town go?" Butler Zhu waved his hand and asked people to find them quickly.
The butler gave orders, and when he finished his nonsense, the young man in brocade took out the small paper fan again with a smile, shook it a few times, and walked straight to Zhao Chuan.
"Little brother, yesterday I was happy to serve you food and drink and let you stay here with the princess. I didn't expect you to do such a thing. It's useless even if your accomplices run away, because we have already eaten what you ate last night. It's been poisoned. This poison is a secret virus specially prepared by our royal family. All your cultivation has been ruined, haha." Mr. Jinyi said.
No wonder Qi Yatou didn't come to save her. It turned out that she was plotted against her. It's pity that Qi Yatou's hundreds of years of cultivation have been poisoned by this group of hateful guys.
When Zhao Chuan thought of this, he felt sad and felt very sorry for Qi Yatou.
Fortunately, they didn't know that Qi Yatou was a vixen, so when she opened the window and jumped into the yard, she disappeared. She must have returned to her original form and hid in a corner of the yard.
"Come on, come on, light a few more oil lamps and let the young prince see what this murderer looks like." Butler Zhu said.
Someone immediately found a candle to light it, and the front hall suddenly became much brighter.
"Dear residents, shopkeepers, waiters, and neighbors, please pay attention carefully. This person is the murderer. When the official comes, you must bear witness." Butler Zhu rushed around and cupped his hands, and then called The men tied up Zhao Chuan.
Someone pulled a stool for Mr. Jin Yi. Mr. Jin Yi sat opposite Zhao Chuan and asked with a smile, "Little brother, why did you kill the princess?"
Zhao Chuan rolled his eyelids and ignored him, cursing in his heart that he was unlucky. He stayed in a hotel, so he was used as a scapegoat and got involved in the royal family's civil strife.
Seeing that Zhao Chuan didn't say anything, the young man in Jinyi said, "Let me tell you, you saw the princess's beauty, and you wanted to do something wrong that night. Unexpectedly, the princess didn't obey. She struggled and ran downstairs and shouted. When you saw what happened was exposed, you hurriedly During the chase, murderous intent arose in my heart, so I killed the princess in the front hall. Is that right?"
Zhao Chuan sighed, closed his eyes and said nothing.
"How about it? If this kid doesn't say anything, he just acquiesces! Hahahaha..." Mr. Jinyi laughed, "Well, you are smart. If you do it, you don't have to go to the Yamen court and suffer the physical pain."
Seeing that the matter was clear, Butler Zhu waved his hand to the innkeeper and waiter to report to the official.
Not long after, the innkeeper arrived with Xiang Zheng from the small town.
Xiangzheng was followed by an entourage. After listening to Butler Zhu's story and seeing the residents nodding yes, he lowered his head and wanted to ask Zhao Chuan about it, but Zhao Chuan ignored him and remained silent.
Xiang Zheng frowned and thought for a while, then he handed over his hand and said, "Since the matter is so clear, then for the time being, I would like to trouble everyone to try to take custody of the princess and the murderer first. I will rush to Shangfeng Division to govern Nanfeng County at dawn. Report to the county government office.”
Because this place is more than fifty miles away from the county government office, it is indeed inconvenient to go to the county government office at this time.
Butler Zhu looked at Mr. Jin Yi and said okay, let's wait until dawn.
Then Xiangzheng, Mr. Jinyi and the residents all walked away and dispersed, leaving only a few warriors still guarding Zhao Chuan in the front hall.
Several warriors asked the waiter to serve a few plates of side dishes, ordered two bottles of wine, and drank slowly until dawn.
This happened at midnight, and it was still early at dawn.
After drinking for a while, several people felt bored, and someone suggested that we have some fun.
Someone said yes.
Others said, what kind of fun are they looking for? It’s such a poor place, so cold and poor, with no spring building, no casino, and not even a small opera singer.
Several warriors smacked their lips after hearing this, looked up at the ceiling, then turned around to look around, and finally landed on several large water tanks in the yard.
Under the moonlight, several large water vats looked like a bunch of monsters with their dark mouths open.
"What are these big water tanks used for? I have never seen anything like this in our northern inn?" someone said.
There were several large water tanks in the courtyard of the inn. Several guys from the north began to argue about what these large water tanks were used for. There were two people holding each other's hands in this tank.
Some people say that this is a lotus tank, used to prepare lotus flowers in the yard to create an elegant scene. Some people object, saying that they have seen it during the day, and there is a round hole blocked by a wooden plug at the bottom, which should be used for water. Lotus tanks do not use this design.
Some said it was used to hold wine, but some people immediately denied it. Why does wine need to be filled in so many tanks? This is not a brewing workshop.
Some said it was used to feed horses or other animals to guests staying in the hotel. Others shook their heads and said that it was so tall, what kind of animal could stick its head in? Camel? This is not outside the Mobei Great Wall.
Several people couldn't guess it, so they asked Zhao Chuan.
Zhao Chuan rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to them.
In fact, this is intended for bathing guests staying in the hotel. This is a public bathtub, and male guests can jump in and take a bath. But Zhao Chuan just didn't tell them. Now that he is a prisoner, he has no intention of chatting with them. He thinks that escaping and getting out of trouble is the real thing.
Zhao Chuan didn't want to say that these guys would be unhappy.
Under the influence of alcohol, someone suggested, "Let's throw this kid into the big water tank in the yard and see how long he can hold it in?"
"good idea."
A few guys thought this was good and fun.
Someone found an incense stick to honor the God of Wealth at the counter and broke it into several different lengths to count the time.
Someone also tied Zhao Chuan's feet tightly, and then after explaining the rules of the gambling game, they dragged Zhao Chuan over.
"Boy, if I can't hold it in any longer, I'll struggle inside a few times and then I'll pull you out!"
"You enjoyed playing with us. I'll give you a drink when you come out! Haha."
Several guys laughed and rushed down to plunge Zhao Chuan into a large water tank.
The underwater breathing technique taught by Grandpa Zhao Chuanhui can help him survive in a short period of time. But when something like this happened to him, although it was not life-threatening, it was very humiliating.
These guys made enemies with Zhao Chuan tonight.
Zhao Chuan remained motionless in the water and greeted these guys and ancestors hundreds of times.
Someone saw Zhao Chuan not moving and thought he was dead. When he brought it up, he saw that he was not dead, so he lost money.
Zhao Chuan was tortured repeatedly by them for a long time, and several warriors lost and lost.
In the end, someone got anxious and angry. He threw Zhao Chuan upside down into the water tank again and ignored him: "I bet him a stick of incense! I bet this sword!"
The man threw the thick ring-backed broad knife on the table with a bang.
"Zhen San, don't be crazy. Do you want to kill this kid? Besides, how much is your broken knife worth? It's not the Black Dragon Blade, the three most precious swords in the Central Plains!" Another person grabbed a handful of silver. , smiled and said teasingly, "If you take off your pants and put them on, I'll make another bet with you!"
The rude man named Zhen San actually wanted to take off his belt after hearing this. Seeing this, several other people hurriedly came up to stop him, saying it was just a joke, why should he take it seriously?
Zhen San got angry and insisted on being more serious. She refused to listen to other people's advice and insisted on taking off her pants and taking a gamble.
A reckless man is a reckless man. Whether these people really couldn't hold him back or they were pretending to persuade him, in short, after pulling and tugging for a long time, this reckless man's pants fell down.
It's okay if the pants fall off. After all, the waistband of the pants is fat and it is easy to slip off if the rope is loosened.
But then I don't know who intentionally or unintentionally tugged on Zhen San's underwear. The underwear did not have a tie and fell off as soon as it was pulled.
The few people who were trying to stop the fight looked down and laughed.
"Zhen San, I usually see how powerful you are, and I know that you are a fierce general under the steward. Even the guy you are holding is so powerful. Why is the guy below you so gentle and bookish?"
This was originally a joke, but Zhen San felt that she was being greatly ridiculed. She yelled, broke away from the pull, pulled up her pants and kicked several people over. She ran to the table and pulled out a wide-backed large ring knife. Rushing towards several people.
When these people saw it, they were immediately scared to death. They felt that the joke was too big. They bowed and laughed, apologized and explained, and circled around the large water tank in the yard to avoid it.
Zhen San couldn't vent his anger, so he couldn't give up. He still chased them like crazy.
The wise man saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly took out some money and shouted: "Zhen San, Zhen San! I'll bet too!" and at the same time winked at several other people.
"Yes, yes! Follow the bet, follow the bet!"
"I'll accompany you too!"
“Follow the bet, follow the bet!”…
Several people imitated this and hurriedly took out some money and shouted.
This move caught Zhen San off guard, unleashed his power, and temporarily reduced his madness.
The culprit was even more clever. When he saw it, he said quickly: "Zhen San, Zhen San! The stick of incense has arrived, we lose, we admit defeat!"
Zhen San stopped when she heard this, turned to look at the incense, and saw that it had burned out.
The incense has burned out, but the time has come. What really determines the outcome of the gamble is whether Zhao Chuan is still alive in the water tank.
Someone was busy pulling Zhao Chuan's legs and pulling him out. How could he still be alive?
Although Zhao Chuan's kung fu has reached the ninth level of the water layer and he can breathe through his skin underwater like a frog, but now that his cultivation has been abolished, he can only hold his breath using the underwater breathing technique taught by his great grandfather, but There is also a limit to how long you can hold your breath.
