Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 164 Purple Sable

At this time, the man called the third young master frowned and looked at Zhou Yu, and said, "This friend doesn't look like a businessman, does he?"

Zhou Yu smiled: "Actually, I'm a scholar. This time I'm visiting friends in Liangzhou, and I heard that the Hu family's leather goods are famous far and wide, so I thought about bringing some back when I return. First, I can send relatives and friends, and second, I can also earn some travel expenses. .”

Hearing this, the third young master and his wife couldn't help but looked at each other, looking a little unhappy.

Why are you a scholar here to join in the fun?What about a big deal?

"Sorry, something happened at home, it's inconvenient to receive guests. How about this, you go back to Liangzhou City and wait for a few days, then you can talk to the shopkeeper when the leather goods store opens."

This is a eviction order.

However, Zhou Yu came to find out the truth, how could he just leave?

"That's it. I have something urgent to rush back. I can't wait for a few days. You two might as well make it easier..."

At this time, the third lady glanced at her husband and said, "Master, isn't there still some fur in the backyard to dry? Either let him look at the goods, and let him take some away if it's suitable."

"You can figure it out. I still have something to do with my uncle."

After finishing speaking, the third young master stood up and said to Zhou Yu again: "My friend, please go ahead, I still have things to do, so I won't accompany you."

"Okay, the third young master has something to do."

Not long after, the third lady brought Zhou Yu to the backyard with two servant girls.

Once in the backyard, the bloody courtyard became thicker.

There are many large and small iron cages piled up in the yard, most of them are empty, and some of the iron cages still contain some small animals.

There are more than a dozen rows of shelves in the open space on the left side of the yard, two of which are still drying some fox fur and mink fur. It seems that there are more than 20 sheets.

Zhou Yu took a look around. The yard was deserted and deserted, and he didn't see any workers processing fur. It seemed that work had been suspended for a while.

It is estimated that something happened.

So, Zhou Yu tentatively asked: "Third Madam, is there only such a little fur?"

The third lady frowned: "There are more than 20 of them, sir, don't you think it's not enough?"

"No, what I mean is that if there are more goods, the better you can choose."

"Don't worry, my lord, the reason why our Hu family's fur goods are famous far and near is because we check every step of the way.

The vast majority of fur shops sell the furs processed by the Orionists themselves. Those furs are processed by local methods, and the quality and appearance vary.

However, our Hu family never collects skins processed by hunters themselves. Either we collect live animals, or our own people go out to hunt and skin them ourselves.

Let me tell you this, the fur of our Hu family has a unique set of methods from peeling to subsequent soaking, processing, and drying to ensure the quality and appearance of the fur.

Any fur that is detrimental to its appearance will be discarded.

Therefore, the price of fur processed by our Hu family will also be more expensive, I hope you can understand. "

"Yes, yes, I've heard people mention this too..."

"Squeak... um..."

At this time, a series of strange cries suddenly sounded in the courtyard, as if someone was whimpering.

"Huh? What sound?"

Zhou Yu turned his head to look at the source of the voice.

The third lady quickly waved her hand: "It's nothing, there are a lot of little beasts locked up here..."

"Bang bang bang..."

Suddenly, there was a violent movement, like the sound of hitting a cage.

"Not good!" The third lady's complexion changed, and she ordered to a servant girl: "Quickly, go and report to the Elder."

"Yes!"

The maid hurriedly turned and left.

"Third Madam, what's going on?"

"Don't ask, go back to the front hall and talk..."

While speaking, the third lady turned around and took another maid to leave.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu quickly walked towards the workshop on the south side of the yard, because the noise came from that room.

"Hey, son, don't go in..."

Seeing that Zhou Yu didn't follow, the third lady turned her head and shouted anxiously.

"It's okay, third lady, I won't go in, just take a look outside..."

Zhou Yu quickened his pace while talking.

When I walked to the door and looked at it, I couldn't help raising my eyebrows...

There was only an iron cage inside, and a purple mink was kept inside.

Typically, common sables are mostly brownish black or brown with some white guard hairs mixed in between.

But this sable is a veritable sable, with purple fur all over its body, without a single stray hair.

Its body shape is similar to that of an ordinary mink, but this little guy has amazing strength. The iron cage where it is held is obviously specially made. It looks like it weighs at least a thousand pounds, and it is fixed with eight thick iron chains.

If it weren't for the iron chains that fixed it, it is estimated that the iron cage would have been knocked over by it long ago.

What's important is that there are some weird runes drawn on the iron cage and iron chains, which seem to come from the Western Regions.

After seeing the appearance of the little mink in the cage, Zhou Yu was almost certain that it should be a purple electric mink.

The purple electric mink is a born spirit beast, which is extremely rare. Because of its extremely fast speed, which is as fast as lightning, it is named Zidian mink.

There is an essential difference between spirit beasts and monster beasts. Most monster beasts maintain the bloodthirsty instinct of wild beasts, while spirit beasts are quite human, and they also have talent inheritance.

For example, the crane is a well-known spirit beast, and many sects of cultivating immortals can see the crane.

In addition, many immortal cultivators who live in seclusion in the mountains also like to keep a spirit beast. Firstly, it can be a companion, and secondly, it can help guard the cave.

As a result, Zhou Yu became even more suspicious of the details of the Hu family.

How could a family in the fur business have the ability to catch spirit beasts?Also, where did these runes come from?

From this point of view, there should be a relatively close relationship between the Hu family and the people from the Western Regions.

Of course, this is not surprising. Liangzhou itself is a special place. People from the Western Regions can be seen all over the street, and many people from the Western Regions even live here.

"Bang bang bang..."

Seeing someone approaching the door, the little guy got even more excited and knocked the iron cage around.

At this time, Zhou Yu noticed that the runes were glowing slightly, and it seemed that it was the power of these runes that restrained the sable, making it difficult to escape.

After observing for a while, Zhou Yu heard someone walking towards him, and with a thought, his figure disappeared without a trace.

"squeak?"

The sable electric mink stopped hitting, blinked its eyes... the expression was quite humane.

Then, several people came in from the backyard, the leader was an old man, followed by a few servants, and a man from the Western Regions also walked towards the workshop.

"Master Hu, don't worry, this little guy won't be able to escape no matter how hard he tries."

"That's what I said, but I still have to take precautions..."

"Don't worry, with me guarding here, Master Hu doesn't have to worry."

The man from the Western Regions speaks the Central Plains quite smoothly.

At this time, Zhou Yu was on the roof of the workshop, and his brows twitched when he saw the man from the Western Regions...

The man from the Western Regions walked into the workshop and muttered a few words, checked the inscription again, and then walked out: "It's okay, it will stop when it gets tired."

"That's good, I'm afraid there will be some accidents."

At this time, the third lady came over again and looked around: "Hey, where is the scholar?"

"Scholar? What scholar?"

"Reporting to the master, a scholar said that he wanted to buy a batch of leather goods to bring back to the pass..."

"Nonsense!" The old man yelled angrily, "I said that merchants are not allowed to be received during this period, and you still let people in?"

The third lady didn't dare to argue, so she quickly blessed her: "Master, I know I'm wrong."

"Hmph, next time, don't blame my family for not serving you."

"Yes!"

When the old man and his party left, the third lady looked around suspiciously: "It's strange, why is there no one there all at once?"

The maid beside her couldn't help but said, "Maybe I was scared, so I left by myself?"

"Forget it, let's go back to the house."

After everyone left, Zhou Yu appeared in the backyard again, walked around quietly before leaving.

Back in the city, Zhou Yu found Ying Ning in the inn, and told about the previous visit to the Hu family's old house.

Ying Ning said in surprise, "Huh? Could that man from the Western Regions be the one we're looking for?"

"No!" Zhou Yu shook his head: "I also doubted it at first, but after careful observation, his strength can only be said to be average, and it is far from the realm of arranging water dragons."

"Then what secret is the Hu family hiding? What are they doing to catch spirit beasts?"

"That's not very clear. However, no matter what they want to do, I won't let them succeed. Tonight, I will release the sable."

Ying Ning's face brightened: "That's great, I'll go with you."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Don't you want to go to the Hu family's old house?"

Ying Ning plausibly said: "But now he wants to go again."

It seemed that she also wanted to save that poor little mink.

When the night was quiet, the couple quietly left the inn, flew out of the city, and soon arrived outside the Hu family's old house.

Once here, Ying Ning frowned.

Because, she felt that many foxes were imprisoned in the yard.

Zhou Yu understood her mood, and whispered: "We will release all the little beasts they imprisoned in a while."

"Very well, hee hee."

Ying Ning suddenly became happy.

"Let's go, save that little sable first."

The two quietly flew into the backyard and came to the workshop where the sable was held.

At this time, the sable was quite quiet, probably a little tired, and its two round, bright eyes were watching the visitor vigilantly.

"Little guy, don't make a fuss, we are here to save you."

"squeak?"

Zidian must have understood, so he couldn't help but stand upright by the cage with his two little paws up, tilting his head, as if he was judging whether the person who came was an enemy or a friend.

"Little guy, be good, my sister loves you."

Ying Ning approached the cage while coaxing her like a warm-hearted big sister.

"Ying Ning, don't move yet, the cage and the iron chain are connected, don't touch it."

"what?"

Ying Ning was stunned for a moment, then turned around subconsciously.

Zhou Yu stepped forward quickly and said: "This is a method of the Western Regions. I will study it first. Don't move around, so as not to trigger the mechanism and alert the other party."

"Oh." Ying Ning nodded obediently.

Zidian also tilted his head and looked at Zhou Yu.

After observing for a while, Zhou Yu had a bottom line in his mind.Although the opponent used Western Region methods, with Zhou Yu's current strength, some things can be suppressed with strength.

It's like fighting with someone. The opponent uses a knife, a sword, a whip, a hook, etc. It doesn't matter. As long as your own strength is strong enough, it doesn't matter what weapon you use, you can break it with one punch.

What Zhou Yu adopted was a reverse cracking method, that is, using his power to forcibly suppress the opponent's runes.

Then, Zhou Yu took out a pen and wrote on the iron chain and cage.

After the writing was finished, those words appeared faintly, making the previous runes almost invisible.

At this moment, the sable yelled excitedly, pulled its two front paws, bent the thick iron bar, and then jumped out.

However, although the little guy regained his freedom, he did not take the opportunity to escape, but bowed to Zhou Yu with his two little paws together to show his gratitude.

"Ah, this little guy is so smart!" Ying Ning said happily.

"Squeak..."

Zidian yelled a few times, and bowed to Ying Ning a few more times.

Ying Ning didn't like it, so she couldn't help but said: "Little guy, will you follow my sister from now on? My sister will buy you delicious food."

Zhou Yu couldn't help laughing.

What about coaxing children?

As a result, the purple electric marten tilted its head and thought for a while, then ran to Zhou Yu's feet and rubbed it with an affectionate look.

It seems that it also knows how to hug the thigh.

"Hmph, snobby eye!" Ying Ning snorted dissatisfied.

"Okay, don't complain, let's hurry up and let go of all the little beasts imprisoned here."

"it is good!"

Next, the husband and wife split up and released all the small animals such as foxes and minks that were imprisoned in the cage.

At this time, the purple electric marten was excited, and easily opened a big hole in the courtyard wall, and led the small animals from the hole to the outside, just like a leader.

After the release, Ying Ning was in a good mood, and really wanted to yell a few times to wake up all the people in the yard, and then hide to see their distraught appearance.

Just as she was about to leave, Ying Ningyin suddenly felt something. She looked up and saw several figures slowly flying over in the night sky...

"There is a situation, hide!"

The husband and wife immediately hid their breath and hid together with the sable.

Not long after, a middle-aged woman led two men and three women and flew out of the courtyard from the air.

"You must not be careless. The Hu family has been passed down from generation to generation. They have a way to restrain us. Moreover, they have hired a master to guard the courtyard. You should be careful."

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Go!"

As soon as the voice fell, several huge bangs sounded in the night sky one after another.

In an instant, a large portion of the courtyard wall of the Hu family's old house collapsed, and smoke and dust filled the air.

Such a movement naturally woke up the people in the house.

"It's not good, those fox demons are here again..."

"Quick, copy the guy!"

"Notify the owner immediately."

"Go call Master Zaru..."

There was a commotion in the yard.

It turned out that the reason why the Hu family closed their doors, as if facing a big enemy, was because of the revenge of the Fox clan.

The first to suffer were the fellows who were out hunting, and then the manager of the fur shop and two fellows also suffered.

Next, the Hu family's old house was not peaceful, and several Hu family members died suddenly one after another.

In fact, this is not the first time such a thing has happened, it can be said to be a feud.

After all, the Hu family makes a living dealing in fur goods, and they do it all by themselves. How many foxes and minks do they kill every year?How much skin to peel?

But in the past, it was just a small fight, and the Hu family also had ancestral means, and invited an expert to sit in the house, so they have always been in the upper hand.

But this time, an opponent who called herself "Mrs. Fox" was provoked, causing the Hu family to be in a state of restlessness, and even the business could not be done, and everyone was in panic...

(End of this chapter)