As night fell, when Chang An returned to the inn, he found that the atmosphere in the inn was a bit strange.
The Forbidden Army led by Pang Chong and the troops composed of other Jianghu guests were confronting each other in the lobby, and the two sides were at war with each other.
"Vice Commander Pang."
Chang An shouted, and immediately the atmosphere in the room relaxed a lot. Seeing Chang An's appearance, the people in the world gave Pang Chong a cold look, then stopped entangled and sat back one after another.
When Pang Chong saw Chang An, his expression softened a lot, and he invited Chang An to sit at his table.
"Master Chang, what did you find out?"
Chang An looked around and found that Zhuang Xiuyu was not in the lobby.
"Where is the girl I brought? Where has she gone?"
Pang Chong pointed to the second floor and said
"After Miss Zhuang came back, she stayed downstairs and never came down again."
Chang An nodded slightly
"There are indeed some discoveries, Deputy Commander Pang, what can you find out today."
Pang Chong's eyes changed and he looked at Chang An mysteriously, as if he had really gained something. He deliberately lowered his voice.
"My brothers and I have been secretly observing for a day today, and we have indeed discovered something. There are many experts in this inn."
Chang An was surprised
"oh?"
Pang Chong moved his eyes to the other side. In the northwest direction of the inn lobby, a man with gloomy eyes was sitting alone. He seemed to be different from everyone else in the inn.
Pang Chong lowered his voice again, looked at the man and said
"Cold-faced Rakshasa, Leng Lianyi."
Chang An was stunned. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere. It was somewhat familiar, but he didn't seem to be familiar with it.
Pang Chong explained
"Two years ago, the Qin family, a wealthy family in Yanzhou, was wiped out overnight. There were rumors in the world that it was this guy who did it. However, the court investigated him for two years and found no evidence, so they had no choice but to give it up. It is said that he was killed two years ago. He is already a master at the Kuofu level."
His eyes continued to move to the other side, where three big men were sitting at a table, talking and laughing.
"The famous gangsters in Xiangxi Prefecture, the three masters of the Shihu Village are all masters close to the Kuofu level. It is said that the big boss is already at the Kuofu level."
Then he looked to the southeast corner, where two men looked very similar.
"The famous thieves in the Central Plains are a pair of twins. It is said that their skills are second only to the king of thieves back then. The two brothers are unique in the martial arts world. For many years, no one has been able to defeat them."
Pang Chong moved his eyes elsewhere and explained clearly to Chang An the guests at each table. The corners of Chang An's mouth raised slightly. No wonder the atmosphere was so weird when he first came in. This guy told other people's details all over the place. Chaotian, no one else would give up.
"Commander Pang, you are really efficient in doing things. You have touched everyone clearly in just one day."
Chang An smiled.
Pang Chong smiled sheepishly
"Isn't this to find out the facts as soon as possible, so I forced the shopkeeper to take a look at his account book. I didn't know it, and I was really shocked when I saw it."
Chang An drank a glass of wine and looked at the door of the inn. Beside the bed next to the door, a man wearing a bamboo hat was sitting there quietly. Unlike Leng Lianyi, there was no trace of murderous intent in that man. Although You can't see his face, but his behavior is much more elegant than that of Jianghu people.
"Who is that?"
Chang An asked.
Pang Chong followed Chang An's gaze, with a trace of doubt in his eyes. He shook his head slightly.
"The name registered in the inn is Pingchuan. Although he can't see his face clearly, he doesn't look like a charlatan."
A trace of curiosity flashed in Chang An's eyes
"I'll go meet him."
As he said that, he stood up slowly. As soon as he stood up, he attracted the attention of everyone in the inn. Those notorious people in the world all looked at Chang An.
But Chang An walked up to the man in the bamboo hat.
"Excuse me, brother, can I sit here?"
The man in the bamboo hat raised his head slightly. Even if you couldn't see his expression, you could still feel that he was a little surprised. Then he lowered his head again, and his voice was a little cold.
"Sit down if you want."
Chang An smiled slightly, not angry, and sat down opposite him politely.
"My name is Chang An."
The man in the bamboo hat picked up a piece of beef in front of him, put it into his mouth, and said vaguely
"plain."
Chang An said cheerfully
"It's a smooth river, a good name."
Pingchuan did not continue to speak, but the sound of chewing could be heard.
Chang An said again
"Looking at Brother Pingchuan, he seems to be a traveler."
Pingchuan raised his head again, looked at Chang An, and chuckled.
"Brother Chang An is dressed in gorgeous clothes, how can he appear in this place where fish and dragons are mixed."
Chang An helplessly spread his hands
"I don't look for trouble, but trouble always finds me."
Pingchuan Road
"But I see Brother Chang An, he seems to be enjoying it."
Chang An sighed
"Yes, there are people in this world who are unwilling to settle down."
"Brother Pingchuan, what about you?"
Pingchuan was silent for a while
"The trees want to be still, but the wind doesn't stop."
He raised the glass in front of him and drank it in one gulp.
Pingchuan's hands were very delicate, as white as a woman's, and there were no traces of martial arts practitioners on them. Even Chang An, a rich man who had lived in fine clothes since childhood, felt ashamed when he saw these hands.
If it weren't for hearing Pingchuan's voice, he was clearly a man, and just seeing these hands, Chang An might have thought he was a woman.
How could a person with such hands travel alone in the world? This was what Chang An was most curious about.
But he couldn't ask that, because in this world, everyone has their own secrets and difficulties, and so does he.
"Brother Chang An, do you know when the officers and soldiers outside this inn will leave?"
Pingchuan asked suddenly. Although he asked calmly, a master like Chang An could naturally feel that his breathing was a little chaotic.
Chang An slowly looked out the window. The lights were dim, and his face was calm.
"It's really time for this farce to come to an end."
Pingchuan looked at Chang An in confusion, farce? This was a murder case in which two people died.
Chang An withdrew his gaze and smiled at Pingchuan.
"I still have something to do. Brother Pingchuan, please use it slowly."
Pingchuan nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions.
"Brother Chang An, please excuse me."
In the dead of night, the last light in the city went out, and the entire Liangzhou was completely shrouded in darkness.
At the city gate, the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate were drowsy, leaning on the halberds at hand. The high-hanging box kept swaying under the strong wind at night.
A "pop" sound suddenly woke up the confused officers and soldiers, and then another "pop" sound completely pulled them out of their confusion.
The rope hanging the box suddenly broke, and the bloody wooden box fell heavily to the ground.
As a result, there was a sudden storm, and Liangzhou City, which had been calm for several days, was completely detonated by that "pop" in the darkness.
On the dim streets, a large number of black shadows were seen rushing toward the city gate under the cover of the dark night.
I could also smell the footsteps on the rubble where there were many tall buildings, which was particularly harsh.
Due to the changes in Liangzhou City, the number of officers and soldiers guarding the city gate has increased from four to eight in the past few days.
The eight people all looked towards the city. The black figures galloping in the darkness raised their weapons one after another, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"who!"
Some of them said, but no one responded to them, and the black shadows continued to rush here.
"Whoosh", "whoosh", "whoosh"...
Just as their eyes were fixed on the black shadow in the city, a dozen sharp arrows pierced their bodies from behind.
They looked at the sharp arrow that penetrated them in disbelief, and turned around hard, but their eyes were full of shock.
On the official road far outside the city, a large number of Jianghu people rushed out from both sides of the official road and rushed towards the city gate crazily. Many of them were already fighting together.
For a moment, swords and swords flashed everywhere.
The officers and soldiers guarding the city gate were slaughtered in just an instant, but the real bloody storm had just begun.
But they saw dozens of black figures in the city. They were very fast and rushed to the city gate in the blink of an eye. However, they all stopped at the city gate and looked at other people with hostile eyes. From time to time, their eyes were still... Will glance at the box that fell to the ground.
Not long after, some people from outside the city had already arrived. Those who were still fighting saw this and left their opponents behind and rushed over.
"Everyone, please do your best!"
The sudden words broke the brief calm, and a black shadow caught everyone off guard and rushed to the box, trying to snatch it.
"Whoosh!"
The sharp arrow arrived only half a step away from the man.
"ah!"
With a scream, the man was pierced by a sharp arrow in the chest and fell down, but this was just the beginning. Then, several screams rang out in the dark night, and all the martial arts masters present fought together. In just a breath, everything was over. Several people were splashed with blood on the spot.
"ah!"
In the flash of silver light, someone's sword cut someone else's neck, but at the next moment, he was knocked back by a strong palm force, and at another place, on a tall building far away, a masked archer holding He looked at the long bow like a torch. Every time the bowstring trembled, it shot out an arrow, which would always hit someone from time to time. But over time, it became a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh of those who were fighting below.
"Kill him first!"
Several black shadows looked at the archer. The bright moon seemed to be dotted with ink. Those black shadows jumped high under the moon, jumping to the top of the tall building as fast as possible. Surround the arrow warriors.
"ah!"
Among the crowd, there was a big man holding a mace. As he swung it, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and wherever he passed, there were broken limbs and broken arms.
Seeing the big man's natural power, several Jianghu people with weaker kung fu just looked at each other and stood together.
Kill the strongest first
The tacit understanding between Jianghu people will always appear in some special places.
A thin middle-aged man with a cold face. He was unarmed but had superb agility. A sharp arrow struck him from behind. He just moved slowly, turned slightly to the right, and easily dodged the arrow. , however, when he turned around, he touched his hand to his waist. Silver light flashed, and a flying knife appeared in his hand. "Whoosh!" The flying knife seemed to be following a trace, and it shot towards the middle-aged man. The sharp arrow shot back against the trajectory. There was a muffled groan in the crowd, and another person fell down.
The middle-aged man slowly moved towards the box in the middle of the field. Finally, he came to the box. He slowly stretched out his hand, but in an instant, a ray of light pierced him and he couldn't open his eyes. Without thinking, he touched his hands to his waist. , holding two flying knives in his hands, he smiled confidently and thought, let's see who is faster, you or my flying knives.
But just as he was about to throw out the flying knife, two pillars of blood spurted out in front of his eyes. He looked at his arms in shock, only to see that there was nothing in front of him, and his hands were struck by a sharp knife. They were all cut off so fast that he didn't even have time to feel the pain. When he heard the sound of his arms and flying knives falling to the ground, the heartbreaking pain hit his heart.
"ah!"
He fell to the ground in pain, wailing miserably, but no one around him could hear his howl, and no one cared about his situation.
He raised his head and tried to glance at the sharp knife that cut off his arms.
"Swordsman Ye Siqing!"
These were the last words he uttered.
Ye Siqing raised the knife indifferently and cut off his head. The next moment, another sword stabbed diagonally. Ye Siqing flew back. The sword was extremely fast, no slower than Ye Siqing's knife. Si Qing sneered
"Young Master of Guigu, Zhang Daoyun, come and join in the fun."
It was Zhang Daoyun who came with a sword. Zhang Daoyun stabbed a masked man who was attacking him with a sword, his expression was cold.
"Since you know that I, Guigu, am here, why doesn't Brother Ye retreat?"
"And I!"
Between the two of them, another person rushed in with a big knife, but the knife was different from Ye Siqing's knife. The person threw the knife heavily on the ground. Suddenly, smoke and dust flew everywhere, and the ground trembled slightly. .
"Northwest Crazy Sword Zhuo Fengting!"
When the two saw the man coming, their expressions changed.
"Hahahahaha!"
Zhuo Fengting looked contemptuously at the fighting crowds around him, then looked at Zhang Daoyun and Ye Siqing, and laughed unscrupulously.
"A bunch of bastards finally have two decent opponents."
At this time, the people in the surrounding arena looked at the three people in the field with ugly expressions.
"Whoosh!", "Whoosh!", "Whoosh!"...
More than a dozen fireworks suddenly exploded in the night sky, and someone in the crowd sneered.
"No one dares to get my hands on what I, Qingmudang, want!"
"Qingmudang dares to be so presumptuous without even asking me whether the Heaven and Earth Alliance will agree!"
"Hahahahaha, our salt gang is here too!"
"Where is the Young Master? Brothers, come to our rescue!"
………
Dozens of troops suddenly burst out from the official road, rushed toward the city gate, and joined the melee. At this time, no less than a thousand troops had gathered at the city gate!
Under the bright moon, Chang An stood at the highest point of the inn, coldly watching the fighting at the city gate, sighed slightly, and remained silent.
In the backyard of the inn, several figures appeared silently.
"Brother Leng, where are you going?"
Chang An's cold voice sounded above their heads.
These people were the notorious people that Pang Chong had introduced to him in the inn just now.
Leng Lianyi turned around coldly, only to see Chang An with a bad look on his face. He was standing at a high place. Several people broke out in cold sweat. Leng Lianyi held his hands and said with a smile.
"Master Chang, the moonlight is nice today. I just came out to bask in the moonlight."
But Chang An clearly saw those people, his eyes were anxious, and he kept looking towards the city gate.
Chang An's eyes burst out with coldness
"Don't blame Mr. Chang for not reminding you. If you dare to step out of the inn tonight, even if the officers and soldiers outside can't stop you, Mr. Chang will try to stop you."
Leng Lianyi and others' expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly said
"Mr. Chang is joking. There are so many officers and soldiers outside. Even if we want to go out, we don't have the ability of Mr. Chang."
After speaking, he winked at the other people, and they walked back angrily.
After several people left the yard, Leng Lianyi suddenly turned around and said lightly
"Could it be that Master Chang made a special trip here to intercept us?"
Chang An glanced at him, withdrew his gaze, and looked at the city gate quietly.
"Are you worthy?"
…………
Qingzhou
Chang Sheng walked to the door of her house with a pale face. Her mind was completely occupied by the scene she saw during the day.
"Miss!"
Chang Fu led several servants and stood at the door, waiting for Chang Sheng for a day. If he didn't see Chang Sheng again, he might have to report to the official.
At this time, seeing Chang Sheng's devastated look, he walked forward worriedly and said suicidal
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Chang Sheng was startled, and his face turned pale. When he saw Chang Fu, his tears dropped unsatisfactorily and fell into the flowerpot in his hand.
Seeing something was wrong, Chang Fu hurriedly hugged Chang Sheng into his arms, just like he did when he was a child, and coaxed
"Miss, stop crying. Uncle Fu asked someone to prepare delicious food for you."
Chang Sheng had accumulated her emotions for a day and finally collapsed. She buried her head in Uncle Fu's arms and broke down crying.
Yan Sihai walked slowly from the street, holding a carrier pigeon in his hand. His old hand loosened slightly, and the carrier pigeon broke away and flew high into the sky, heading east.
Looking at Chang Sheng's appearance, he felt a little unbearable. He had known this girl since she was two years old, and he couldn't bear to see her like this. He was a little angry at the moment and cursed in a low voice.
"You bastard Chang wants me to protect Sheng Wazi, but at the same time he insists on letting her see such cruel things."
Today, every move of Chang Sheng is under the control of Yan Sihai. Naturally, Yan Sihai also saw what Chang Sheng saw during the day. In the alley, he helped Chang Sheng to relieve the siege and waited for the two women. The people were naturally his creations, otherwise, how could two people come to that remote alley by such a coincidence, but he never thought that Chang Sheng would see such a scene, and he felt guilty.
When Chang Sheng collapsed and cried, a group of officers and soldiers came over.
"But the eldest lady of the Chang family?"
The leader of the officers and soldiers asked forward. Yan Sihai and Chang Fu looked over at the same time. Chang Sheng also slowly sighed out of Chang Fu's arms. After a catharsis, her mood stabilized a lot, and she looked at it with sobs. He nodded slightly to the leader of the officers and soldiers.
The leader of the officers and soldiers took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Chang Sheng
"An adult has sent you a letter."
After handing the letter to Chang Sheng, the officer and soldier left directly.
Chang Sheng was completely awake at this time. She wiped her tears stubbornly, opened the envelope, and looked at the contents of the letter, her face becoming more and more surprised.
After a long time, she turned to look at Yan Sihai, held up the letter in her hand, and said solemnly
"Lao Yan, the news my brother told me is here."
The wrinkles between Yan Sihai's brows condensed slightly, and he slowly looked in the direction of Liangzhou
"Shengwazi, I have an old man to accompany you to explore the imperial capital."
Chengdong Inn
Bu Qingwen sat by the window of the guest room, looking in the direction of Taiyang City with some melancholy, and sighed
"Or maybe I'm overdoing it."
Behind him, Zhao Lan stood up from the shadow of the room, walked to his side, and patted his shoulder.
"I'll just evacuate them tomorrow."
