In the thirty-fourth year of the ordinary calendar, on the twenty-ninth day of the next winter lunar month, we were in Luoyi County, Huaxi County.
Spring couplets, blessing characters, door gods, firecrackers, the New Year is approaching, Luoyi City is decorated with lights and colorful, it is very lively, the streets are busy with traffic, people are buzzing, and the streets are crowded with people, and they are full of joy. But this lively atmosphere did not affect the group of people who had just entered the city at all.
Ever since he left Guangyan County, Han Buyao's face had not had any warmth. When he looked at Mu Mu, his eyes were as sharp as a sword. Even when Niu Qing came over, the heroine's face was covered with frost, and everyone saw it. He was beyond her skill, so he didn't dare to provoke her, especially Qian Zhong and his wife who were following behind. They always felt as cold as ice caves on their backs.
Fang Luochen was treating people in Lushui Village. After Cui Wenhai collected the rock tea, the group rushed to Guangyan County. When they were about a mile away from the county seat, everyone smelled a familiar fragrance of tea.
When they arrived at the tea stall, everyone learned that the magistrate of Guangyan County had prepared rock tea as gifts for all past candidates. As long as they have the examination documents, they can get them from tea stalls, inns and other places. Everyone can get two copies. If If candidates celebrate the New Year in Guangyan County, inns and restaurants will provide free meals, but the yamen will not pay for these tea stalls, restaurants and inns. All expenses must be borne by the operators. Not to mention, it has to be done, otherwise it will be Just close down and go out of business.
Hearing this, Han Buyao's anger welled up. If Fang Luochen hadn't stopped him quickly, the female knight would have overturned the tea stall on the spot, pulled out her long sword and wanted to kill someone.
After entering the city, everyone watched the students drinking tea chatting and laughing, praising the good name of Guangyan County Magistrate, and then comparing it with the tragic situation of more than half of the mourning flags hanging in Lushui Village. They all felt a mixture of anger and depression in their hearts, and they just felt ironic.
After arriving at the restaurant, everyone discovered that the price of the same dish for the students was not the same as that for other guests. Because the group pretended to be businessmen, they did not enjoy the treatment of students. This was the case even after changing restaurants. , everyone knew that this was also a helpless move by the businessman. The county magistrate wanted to save his face, but he couldn't just watch the loss in business. Naturally, he had to make up for it from customers other than students.
It's not like no one is making trouble because of this. There are quite a few people in prison in Guangyan County right now, including shopkeepers, businessmen, and top brass... just to name a few.
Everyone finally found a restaurant at the east gate of the city. After everyone sat down to order, Mu Mu borrowed the examination documents from Si Longjun, and blatantly asked for two cups of rock tea from the tea stall on the street and brought them back. He drank one cup by himself and gave another cup to Cui Wenhai. As for the so-called gift, Mu Mu did not ask for it.
Han Buyao, who was already irritated, couldn't suppress it at all. He snatched the tea cup from Mu Mu's hand and poured all the tea into Mu Mu's face. He then told you to drink and sat down heavily on the bench. When Mu Mu stood up to take care of his clothes, Hanbu shook his legs and moved the bench away, allowing Mu Mu to sit firmly on the ground.
Everyone wanted to laugh, but they were suppressed by the cold light in Han Buyao's eyes. Mu Mu stood up and smiled bitterly, but just stared at Cui Wenhai, waiting for the answer of Master Cui.
"Medium-to-high-grade rock tea costs a lot of money, and it's difficult to recover the cost." Cui Wenhai received a lot of rock tea at a premium in Lushui Village. He is a businessman, so he can naturally appreciate the quality of the tea.
"This county magistrate is good at doing business. He sells the collected tea to shops throughout the county, and also asks the shops to give it away... It's really a good trick." Mu Mu crossed his arms, his eyes cold, Han Buyao drank some water and lowered his head. The voice said: "How about we stay here for one night?"
Everyone was stunned. The meaning of this female knight-errant was already written on her face, so they all looked at Mu Mu. After listening to their woman's words, Mu Mu said coldly: "After eating, we will leave."
So everyone quickly finished their meal and left Guangyan County. Han Bu Yao was angry all the way because Mu Mu stopped her. What was even more annoying was that Mu Mu not only failed to coax her, but even deliberately ignored her, making Han Bu Yao even more angry. , naturally the people around him also suffered, especially Si Longjun, who regretted lending out the things in the first place, so that he would be looked down upon by Han Nuxia for nothing.
After arriving in Luoyi County, Mu Mu originally planned to let everyone stay in a farmhouse in the village, but Cui Wenhai did not agree. The 29th day of the next winter lunar month is known as the lazy man's day among the people. The whole family reunites on New Year's Eve. This 29th day is the last day for lazy people. On a day of purchasing, you may be able to do several rock tea business on this day.
Mu Mu obeyed the employer's instructions, so a group of people took the tea leaves to Luoyi County. However, after noon, no tea leaves were sold. Cui Wenhai was not upset and just found an inn for everyone to stay. .
"Shop Manager Cui, do you think you should buy some clothes and sell them after you get to Liuhe County?"
Zhang Erhan giggled and turned around and asked, Cui Wenhai is still the son of a merchant, but to outsiders, he looks more like a trainee sent by the family. After changing his clothes, he can't see the appearance of a student, but his face is slightly pale, but in Children from rich families like him suffered similar hardships in winter, so what Zhang Erhan said was more like an old man mocking the young shopkeeper.
Fang Luochen followed him into the inn door, pretending to be unfamiliar with everyone, and shared a table with Zhang Erhan and Han Buyao. However, Qian Zhong and his wife did not stay in Luoyi County. As for where they went, the two of them He didn't say that there were still six people in the group. When Qian Zhong and Qin Xiao'e left, they gave Han Buyao seven taels of silver, which was considered to be a top up, and Qian Zhong was relieved.
"Old Zhang, this is the young shopkeeper, please keep your mouth clean!"
Mu Mu first served Cui Wenhai a cup of tea next to him, and then retorted with an unkind expression. Zhang Erhan shrank his head and muttered something stupid before focusing all his energy on the food in front of him. Han Buyao beside him was still there. With a cold face and eyes that always looked like knives when looking at Mu Mu, Zhang Erhan was pulling rice aside. Seeing that Han Buyao refused to eat, he asked in a low voice: "Han...Guyuan, do you still want to eat?"
After saying that, he pointed at the food in front of Han Buyao carefully. Han Buyao was originally staring at Mu Mu. When he heard the sound, he turned around and glanced back. Zhang Erhan suddenly became excited and whispered with fear on his face: "I didn't say that. I didn’t say...hehe..."
After finishing the meal, no one planned to stay, but Fang Luochen kept following behind. It was a pity for Niu Qing that the child had to walk for such a long way. However, the master and apprentice were not idle along the way. Fang Luochen helped Niu Qing recalled his first bone setting, and while explaining it, Niu Qing let him touch the bones himself. After the bone setting in Lushui Village, Niu Qing became more studious and confident, and he felt a little better. Walking out of the great changes of losing one's family.
Fortunately, Luoyi County was only thirty miles away from Liuhe County, and there were only three or four villages in between. The master and the apprentice hurriedly hurried and slowly entered the city before the city gate of Liuhe County was closed. After that, the master and the apprentice He leisurely had dinner at a roadside stall, and finally followed the special mark left by Mu Mu to find the Li Family Inn where Mu Mu and others were staying.
The two of them just wanted a bed and breakfast, but the master and apprentice did not pay for the accommodation fee. After the blind doctor took Shopkeeper Li's pulse and performed acupuncture, they paid for the bed and breakfast. The bed and breakfast fee was not high, and the master and apprentice were not valuable at all. The things that they can just make do with it for one night without losing anything.
However, before the two of them entered the room, shopkeeper Li gave a special reminder to watch the children, which made Fang Luochen a little worried. After careful questioning, he discovered that there had been a case of missing children in the village under the jurisdiction of Liuhe County a while ago.
It's the New Year's Eve, and people who have lost their children are making trouble at the yamen gate, but the county magistrate is so anxious that he doesn't announce the night curfew in advance, and the number of night patrol yamen officers on the streets has also increased a lot, but even if they are sent to investigate the case The team leader couldn't find any clues, so the rumors spread among the people.
There are different rumors such as evil ghosts biting people, people catching children for blood sacrifice, and others saying they were kidnapped by the spirits on the mountain. But no matter what, most people still retaliate to the people who lost their children. Sympathetic, so Boss Li specifically warned him. Fang Luochen felt uneasy after hearing this, but Zhang Erhan was straightforward and went directly to the room where Mu Mu was to explain the situation.
"Wouldn't it be better to ask him to give his apprentice a few spiders?" Before Mu Mu could speak after hearing this, Han Buyao on the side gave him a move. Seeing Zhang Erhan's confusion, Mu Mu said with a bitter smile: "Listen, Sister-in-law Han. Yes, that's what I said." When Zhang Erhan left, Mu Mu cautiously turned to look at Han Buyao, but he only received a roll of his eyes and a cold snort.
The sky is dark, but the lights in Liuhe County are still brightly lit. However, people walking on the street are in a hurry, especially those with children who are running in panic. Watchmen and government officials are walking in groups through the streets and small streets. In the alley, the gong of the curfew sounded, and the bustling streets became silent. Instead of the New Year's Eve celebrations in the entire Liuhe County, there was a strange sense of depression.
Mu Mu and Han Bu Yao took turns to watch the night, and there was nothing unusual about Han Bu Yao's first half of the night. When the banger rang at three o'clock, Mu Mu heard the sound of Niu Qing getting up from the Tongpu. The child had suffered a lot along the way, especially today. He even ran all the way to the city, so he ate and drank more. It was normal to get up at this time, but Zhang Erhan, who was in the shop, also got up and took Niu Qing out.
The man sleepily took Niu Qing to the toilet in the backyard. As soon as he got out of the house and suffered from the cold, he completely lost his sleep. At the end of the month, there was no silver plate in the sky. The lanterns lighting up the inn were swaying in the wind. After entering the hut, when the two of them were about to go back, Zhang Erhan found that his shadow seemed to have grown. Before he could react, his head sank, and he fell to the ground with a muffled groan. Niu Qing on the side had no time to react. He felt a tightness around his waist, and as soon as he let out a half-exclamation, a black shadow covered his mouth and nose, and after smelling a strange smell, he fell asleep.
At this moment, the window facing the backyard suddenly opened, and a ray of cold light approached the black figure who was about to fly away. The black figure raised his hand and tried to knock the cold light away, but the cold light was instantly touched. It shattered and turned into ice shards, smashing all over his body. It was indeed an ice skate hanging on the eaves. When he landed on the ground and the ice skate turned into dark energy, a fleshy figure was already approaching him.
The hatchet in Mu Mu's hand was pointed at the black shadow's waist. The black shadow stepped back and barely escaped. When he was about to turn around and escape, he felt a slight numbness on his shoulder. When he looked down, he found that he was holding the child's left shoulder. There was a snow-white spider belly the size of a bean on it. The black shadow, knowing that he had been poisoned, had no choice but to turn around and face Mu Mu again. He dodged the vertical knife and at the same time slammed the short stick in his right hand at Mu Mu's wrist.
Mu Mu followed the knife and bent down to twist his wrist. The tip of the knife jumped upwards, like a finger pointing to the moon. If the short stick fell, it would definitely hurt the thief's forearm. The thief also reacted very quickly, but just withdrew his strength. It was not as strong as the castration, and he could barely avoid the blade with his hand, but he pierced one side of the night-walking clothes. When the short stick hit Mu Mu's arm, there was not much strength left, and Mu Mu tried his best again. To cut open the inner flesh, the man in black pointed his toes and stepped back to widen the distance between him and Mu Mu.
However, the two of them could only exchange a few moves in one breath, and they were both frightened. At this time, Mu Mu realized that the man in black who was grabbing Niu Qing was slightly shorter than him, but the copper rod in his hand was longer than the hatchet in his hand. With a palm, the black shadow heard the movement behind Mu Mu but did not dare to move rashly. He could only flatten the spider on his shoulder with his backhand, secretly suppressing the cold poison coming from his shoulder.
"Let him go and I'll let you go!"
Mu Mu shouted in a deep voice, but the black figure just laughed ferociously, and then flicked his wrist. The copper stick pointed at Mu Mu suddenly shot out a beam of cold light. The two were only five or six steps away. This cold light looked like cow hair. Almost invisible at night, Mu Mu had no choice but to duck down and at the same time bend forward to prevent the thief from escaping.
Unexpectedly, the black figure suddenly threw Niu Qing into the air, and his body retreated violently. Mu Mu subconsciously stretched out his hand to catch Niu Qing, but heard a thin sound, and Niu Qing flew sideways in the air as if being pulled by something. Looking outside the wall, Mu Mu realized that the other party actually had help. At this time, Han Buyao had already rushed out of the house. Upon seeing this, he stood up suddenly and wanted to cut off the string holding Niu Qing, but he hadn't yet. As soon as he took action, he felt as if his chest was hit hard, and his body tilted and hit Mu Mu hard.
No matter how prepared they were, they never expected that the thief would have support. Neither of them had time to deal with this unexpected incident. When Mu Mu helped Han Bu up, the courtyard was empty. Niu Qing and the thief were nowhere to be seen. Just as Mu was about to fly up the wall to chase after him, he heard another sentence behind him. He turned around and saw two more pills in his palm.
Looking sideways, he saw Fang Luochen flying up the wall, with a palm-sized snow-white spider lying on his shoulder. Mu Mu did not dare to delay, so he gave medicine to the two people on the ground. Fortunately, Han Buyao was not seriously injured and was still awake. Han Buyao tried his best to take care of everyone, and Mu Mu also followed Fang Luochen towards the east of the city.
At this time, the guests of the inn heard the noise and realized that someone was in trouble at the inn. The shopkeeper also sent a man on the street to look for the yamen with a look of fear. However, there were already patrolling yamen in the city who found Mu Mu and others flying between the rooftops. Figures were chasing him on the street while beating gongs and bangs. Some government servants who knew some Qinggong also flew up to the house, but they were far unable to catch up. In the end, they caught up to the city wall and watched helplessly as the ropes were cut on the ground. Where was the top of the wall? There are people.
"Team leader, you can fly over the wall without a rope. What kind of martial arts master are you?" A group of panting government officials who were running looked at the squad leader who was looking at the wall and sighing and asked in shock. The name of Liuhe County is It is named after there are six rivers under its jurisdiction. Among these six rivers, Qinghe, Quhe, Hunhe, Wahe and Wenhe are all tributaries of Baihe.
There are intersections in Liuhe County, and Liuhe County is where the Qing, Qu, Wa and Baihe rivers meet. It is also an important military town. There are ten thousand military camps thirty miles south of the city, and city defense troops are permanently stationed in the city. Three thousand. Because a child had gone missing recently, the county master specifically asked the county master for permission to borrow a thousand soldiers from the military camp in the south of the city. Otherwise, how could the government officials in the county be able to patrol here with just the few people in the county.
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up the city wall and see if the military master above is..." The squad leader gave the leading officer a slap in the face and hurried up the steps to the city wall. At this time, the wall was also noisy, just patrolling the city defense. The soldiers were knocked unconscious and thrown aside, while other soldiers who neglected their duties and failed to change shifts in time were directly pulled down by their leaders to receive punishment.
At this time, Mu Mu and Fang Luochen could no longer hear the movement behind them. By the time the gongs in Liuhe County were noisy, the two of them had chased them three miles outside the city. Mu Mu followed Fang Langzhong. , but couldn't see anyone in front of him, so he could only try his best to follow. When he met Fang Luochen, Mu Mu knew that he was very good at lightness skills. At this time, Fang Luochen used all his strength, and he could only grit his teeth and follow. Not lost, thinking about the clean and neat movements of the thief just now, Mu Mu felt a sense of crisis.
No one expected that this thief was so bold that he actually committed a crime at the end of the year. They also didn't expect that these people were so good at martial arts that they didn't get any benefits from the raid. It was Fang Luochen's snow spider that worked wonders and gave them the chance. There was some chance of rescuing Niu Qing.
After chasing for another three miles, Mu Mu caught up with Fang Luochen. At this time, Fang Langzhong's body was shaking, his face was filled with shock and anger, and he was extremely ugly. When Mu Mu arrived, he found a corpse lying at his feet. The corpse was lying in the snow. A trace was dragged out of his body, and the copper stick in his hand flew dozens of steps away. The blood stains on the mask still showed a little warmth, and it was obvious that he had just died not long ago.
"Hit the palm in the back, all the internal organs were shattered, and the cold poison didn't have time to take effect." Fang Luochen frowned and pressed the double moles between his eyebrows, his eyes were blood red, he raised his head and looked around, trying to find the figure of the thief with his best eyesight.
Mu Mu was surprised after reading and listening. He really didn't expect this group of people to be so cruel and ruthless. They killed their accomplices when they saw that they were dragging them down. Once the Snow Spider's clues were broken, the two of them had to spend more effort to pursue them. Fortunately, they caught up. It must be extremely light skill to pass through the snow without leaving a trace. The opponent holding a ten-year-old child will definitely leave traces. As long as you calm down and observe carefully, you can still find clues with years of hunting experience.
"Where are the other snow spiders?" Mu Mu asked with a deep heart. Fang Luochen was stunned when he heard this and looked at the spider on his shoulder. Then his face became even uglier. He walked forward no more than a hundred steps and saw Another snow spider that was swatted flat, and these two were used by Fang Luochen to defend Niu Qing. Every night, Fang Luochen would take turns releasing snow spiders to keep watch. Tonight, he could only give two to his little apprentice. , I originally thought that adding Mu Mu and Han Bu Yao together would ensure the safety of the young apprentice, but I didn't expect that there were many thieves, and they cooperated seamlessly. They even lost track of the enemy despite their calculations.
Seeing this, Mu Mu let out a long breath and quickly circled around. He quickly found a broken branch on the snow. He called out to Fang Luochen. The two followed the traces and chased forward for another three miles. This time it was When we came to the river, the traces left by the thief were obvious.
"The current in this river is fast and the thin ice is fragile. He has to be careful. You see..." Mu Mu pointed to the snow marks on the ice on the river and said: "To save energy, you must walk on the snow. You cross the river first, and I Let's go up and down the river first." After saying that, the two of them split up. Fang Luochen knew that Mu Mu was afraid that the other party would deliberately cross the river and turn back, and Mu Mu knew that Fang Luochen was good at lightness, and he was also covered in poisonous powder. Even if he was uniformed, He couldn't reach the other party, but he had no chance of escaping. Soon, Mu Mu checked along the river bank and found a slightly narrow place to cross the river, and then met up with Fang Luochen.
There is a small forest on the other side of the river. There are more broken branches in the forest, which proves that the other party is really heading east. After passing through the forest, there is a farmland covered with winter snow. After watching Mu Mu for a while, he slowly turns around. The head said: "It's time to turn south, let's go!" Fang Luochen followed closely. In the dark night, two figures galloped one after another, and soon came to the foot of a mountain. The terrain here is quite high, looking northwest. It can be seen that the outline of Liuhe County is already more than ten miles away from the city, but the sound of horns is heard not far away.
"There should be a military camp here, how dare these thieves be so bold?" Mu Mu had experience in the army, so he could naturally distinguish the sound of military trumpets, but a trace of confusion flashed across Fang Luochen's anxious face. He had just entered the arena, It was even more peaceful. Naturally, I didn’t know what life was like in the military camp. After hearing this, I felt a little doubt in my heart: Who is this Shuren? He is a good hunter and has great martial arts. He seems to be very knowledgeable and he is not even thirty years old. , where did these experiences come from?
"The thieves are doing the opposite. You and I must be careful when we enter the mountain." Seeing Fang Luochen's empty hands, Mu Mu raised his hand and handed out the hatchet. Fang Luochen smiled bitterly and said: "My martial arts are poor, your knife It's a bit heavy and I have trouble using it." After hearing this, Mu Mu looked around, picked up a knife and chopped down two small trees about the thickness of a handful, cut off the branches and sharpened one end, and the two small trees were like throwing spears. Mu threw the hatchet in front of Fang Luochen and said, "Get used to it quickly and apply poison on the tip of the knife. If necessary, throw it out to stop the enemy."
After hearing this, Fang Luochen was not polite. He picked up the knife and followed Mu Mu up the mountain. After walking for about half a mile, the two of them stopped and looked at each other with surprise and suspicion in each other's eyes. Just now, the two of them At the same time, I heard a strange sound, like a whistle, but also like the cry of a night owl.
Seeing Mu Mu raise his hand to signal to stop, the two of them each found an old tree to hide. After listening carefully, Mu Mu discovered that the strange sound was a whistle, just a special whistle made to imitate the sound of a night owl. In this way, even if the sound was carried against the wind to the military camp at the foot of the mountain to the west, the lieutenant generals would not be surprised.
"It's a secret whistle! This is their lair." Mu Mu felt a little panic at this time. He originally thought that there were only three or four thieves, but he didn't expect that this unknown mountain was actually their den, and this group of thieves was by no means ordinary. Bandits and grass bandits, listening to the regular rise and fall of these whistles, I am afraid that the group of thieves in front of them is not something that the two of them can defeat.
"Then what should we do? Niu Qing is still in their hands. We have to find a way now. If we wait for a while, it will be dawn, and the two of us won't even have a place to hide." Fang Luochen lowered his voice, and his tone revealed Unable to suppress the panic, the two chased them for more than ten miles after the accident in the middle of the night. It took a long time on the road. At this time, there was a faint light in the east, and it was estimated that it would be dawn soon. Knowing that they could not delay, the two continued to climb the mountain in the dark. They could only bet that the thief on guard was feeling sleepy at this moment, so that the two of them could get closer. Even if they could not save Niu Qing, they still had to get a rough idea of the thief's nest.
After walking for about half a mile, the two finally saw a trace of fire through the dead trees and could smell the smoke of fireworks. They lowered their heads and looked down, but they could no longer see the town of Liuhe County. The two of them actually arrived at the south side of the mountain. It suddenly dawned on the two of them that this den of thieves faced away from the military camp and the county town, and was in a cave. It was difficult for ordinary people to detect it even with a little disguise.
The two of them had a headache when they looked at the cave a hundred steps away. There were only low shrubs between the cave and the two of them. They were not allowed to sneak in. They wanted to use the poison, but the distance was too far and the wind direction was wrong. For a moment, they both ran out of ideas. .
"What should I do? Is there anything else you can do?" Fang Luochen was a bit worse after all, and he was already showing signs of fatigue. Mu Mu shook his head slightly and covered his mouth and whispered, "If we can go up there and observe for a while, we might have a chance. But if the other party can set up hidden sentries, there must be spies on the top of the mountain, so we can only retreat first."
"But Niu Qing..." Fang Luochen was about to say something, but was pulled to the ground by Mu Mu. The vegetation on this mountain was sparse, so it was not easy to find a hiding place. There was a huge rock in front of the two of them, which just covered their bodies. , seeing the confused expression on the housekeeper's face, Mu Mu whispered: "Someone is coming out, find an opportunity to go down."
Fang Luochen turned his head and vaguely heard voices coming from above, and quickly covered his mouth. However, the two of them turned their ears and couldn't hear clearly what the person at the hole above said. When there was no movement in the wind, the two of them took the opportunity to sneak in. The north side of the mountain.
"What should I do?" Fang Luochen looked anxious but couldn't think of any good solution. Mu Mu also frowned and thought hard to no avail, and finally could only sigh.
"Hmm? Did you smell..." Suddenly Fang Luochen stopped and looked around, sniffed and asked uncertainly: "The smell of roast chicken?" Mu Mu didn't react at first, but when Fang Luochen waited I came over and pushed him to get out of my thoughts. At this time, Fang Luochen had already raised his finger and pointed at a wisp of smoke at the bottom of the mountain and said, "There is someone there!"
I saw a wisp of smoke rising with the morning sun among the sparse trees at the foot of the mountain, and then it was blown away by the cold wind. The smell of barbecue entered their noses along the mountain wind. Mu Mu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Go down and take a look. "
The two sneaked to the foot of the mountain, only to see several figures sitting around the newly raised fire. Most of these people were unkempt and ragged. They turned out to be a group of beggars. However, Mu Mu saw a familiar figure at a glance, and then no longer hid it. The figure approached generously, Fang Luochen followed behind, looking at Mu Mu's back with a confused expression. At that moment, he felt that Mu Mu had become more confident. Could it be that Mu Mu was scheming? The group of beggars in front of me.
After getting closer, Fang Luochen noticed that there was something special about an old beggar among the beggars. This man's beard, hair, and eyebrows were yellow, white, and black. The four colors were mixed and tangled into knots. His hair was unkempt, and his specific age could not be determined. Wearing a black and gray shiny patched cotton robe, a yellow gourd tied to a straw rope around his waist, and a pair of ripped cotton boots on his feet. The reason why he is special is because other beggars are better dressed than this old beggar. , and he was closer to the fire, but he was shaking harder than the old man. If you look closely, it was more like the old man was humming some tune, as if the cold winter had no effect on him at all.
When they saw someone coming, the beggars didn't get up. They just looked at the two of them warily. There were three or four roast chickens sizzling next to the fire. After Mu Mu revealed his figure, he removed the wood in his hand midway. The spear was broken, and a lot of small dead branches were scratched on the ground, and they were hugged into a hug. Fang Luochen asked in a low voice if he wanted to do the same, but Mu Mu just replied casually, and Fang Luochen followed suit, but he The armful of dead branches was slightly smaller than Mu Mu's.
The two came closer and first placed the firewood outside the circle. Then Mu Mu grabbed a handful of dead branches and walked among the crowd, putting the dead branches into the fire. Fang Luochen did so and found that the group of beggars were looking at them. Xiang's eyes softened a bit, but they still looked wary.
"Those who collect wages for others should not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow. What do you two gentlemen want here?" The old beggar looked at the rising flames and remained silent. The one who spoke was the one beside him who looked a little older. The smaller hunchbacked beggar, this beggar is only five feet tall. His body is as messy as his companions, but his face is very clean. There is only a black mole on the left side of his face, and a long white hair on it. It looked a little funny. When Mu Mu heard this, he first bowed and made a fist salute, and then said to the old beggar who was sitting faintly in the main seat: "Junior, if you dare to be bold today, please ask Mr. Qi to take action and save someone."
Fang Luochen was completely stunned. He never imagined that the group of people in front of him were actually members of the Beggar Clan. Everyone in the world knew that the Three Sects, Six Sects and Ten Sects were the source of martial arts in the world, but the Ten Sects were among the many sects in the world. The rankings being fought for.
But in terms of size, the Beggar Gang is the largest gang in Jianghu today. However, the Beggar Gang never selects the ten sects, and has no intention of competing for the names of the four sects and seven sects. Therefore, many people know about the Beggar Gang, but not many Jianghu people know the background of the Beggar Gang. Not many, after all, beggars can be found everywhere, but not all of them are descendants of the beggar gang.
Hearing Mu Mu speak, the beggars sitting around the fire stood up one after another, their eyes burning, trying to see something from Mu Mu. The young man in front of him was slovenly, with a heavy smell of blood on his body. He could name a group of people with just one mouth. If Mr. Qi does not know the details of the person who is really in charge, then this person cannot stay here.
Fang Luochen was startled when he saw this, and subconsciously raised the hatchet to defend himself. However, he didn't want to just listen to the old beggar whom Shu Ren called Mr. Qi. He coughed slightly, and his mind was shaken. The hatchet in his hand clattered to the ground. The beggar spread his posture, ready to attack the two of them at any time. Only Mu Mu's body shook slightly and then returned to normal. He naturally knew some of the rules of the beggar gang, so he understood that Mr. Qi just wanted to scare the housekeeper. As for himself, as long as he wanted to If the request is within the axiom, Mr. Qi will most likely agree. A bolder guess is that Mr. Qi's appearance here may also coincide with what he wants.
"The fire is going out." The old beggar Mr. Qi took off his gourd and took a sip. He licked his lips and let out a long hiss. The beggars around him sat down and continued to roast the chicken. The hunchbacked beggar asked in a deep voice: " Who did you save?"
"Niu Qing, the disciple with double pupils, was robbed by thieves at three o'clock yesterday." Mu Mu pointed at Fang Luochen behind him, who could only smile and salute. The hunchbacked beggar continued to ask: "Where is this person? "
"On the sunny side of this mountain, there is a cave on the mountainside." Mu Mu raised his finger and pointed to the top of the mountain in front of him. The hunchbacked beggar turned to the old beggar and bowed respectfully and asked, "Mr. Qi?"
"Burn the five internal organs, two pounds."
"This... junior will do your best."
