Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 464: Horse Trampling
"Taiping Cao Gang." Pei Ye murmured. He looked at the magnificent hall in front of him. As he got closer, he could almost hear the gurgling water inside.

Four tall and straight men in black stood in front of the heavily carved and painted gate. When a carriage arrived, three men with swords stood still at the edge, and a person waiting to be received stepped forward to ask questions.

"So, this Liguan is just one of their hundreds of properties?" Pei Ye asked.

Xu Chuo hummed, and then said: "But as far as the brothel business is concerned, it can be regarded as their signature."

"Since the Taiping Cao Gang is so famous, have you never known the person behind it?"

"I don't know. I know that it is more or less taken care of by the Southern Court. Otherwise, it would not be able to control the water transport and would not be able to gain a firm foothold in the Capital. But I cannot see how the lines are connected and which parties benefit from it." Xu Chuo said calmly, "The Capital is a complex body of water. Many times, it is not as simple as who is in a group with whom or who controls whom. The interests of many people are intertwined, and I do not fully understand them."

"Oh."

"More importantly, before you arrived in Shenjing, I had not yet made any move on Prince Yan's Mansion."

Pei Ye was shocked: "Aren't they all trying to assassinate you?"

"Yes, but I've always had other equally important things going on."

"That doesn't mean you can't fight back when you're hit or talk back when you're scolded?"

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"sorry."

"If you're going to do it, you'd better uproot it completely - haven't I already started?"

"To purify the Yanwang Mansion in Shenjing?"

"Yes. If you want to swing your fist towards the north, you must first clear out the capital." Xu Chuo said calmly, "You can't hold your fist tightly if there's a thorn in it."

Pei Ye was stunned by the words "Purge the Capital" for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Then I got there by chance."

"On the contrary, it was because you came that I decided to push the line."

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"Before, we lacked a suitable and sharp sword like yours." Xu Chuo said seriously, "Now we can start."

".Master, I only have six lives."

"It's enough in Shenjing."

"it is good."

Xu Chuo paused for a moment and said, "Give me a result on Ding Yukang's line."

".Results?" Pei Ye was stunned. Wasn't it obvious that the investigation had not been completed yet?

But Xu Chuo was waiting quietly over there, so he frowned and calculated: "According to Ding Yukang, there are about a hundred permanent people in Li Pavilion. If the staff allocation is similar to other brothels, there is probably a difference of sixty to a hundred people."

Xu Chuo paused for a moment and asked, "Only sixty or seventy people?"

".A middle-aged man can eat about three or four kilograms a day."

"Oh, that's it."

So the conversation stopped there. Pei Ye slowly stroked the hilt of the sword and quietly looked at the gate not far ahead. The two words "Li Guan" were gilded and colorful.

On the surface, it is doing the business of courtesans and geishas, ​​but what kind of shady dealings are going on inside?

Pei Ye thought that he now had two options. One was to pretend to be a guest and take a look at the layout inside, but firstly, his identity might not be up to standard, and secondly, he did not have much money.

The second type was the one he was familiar with. When it got darker, he would try to climb over the wall and sneak in to take a look. Regardless of whether he could find the source or not, he would always gain something.

As soon as he thought of this, he wanted to ask Xu Chuo to return the black cat. However, before he could open his mouth, after a long silence, a voice came from the other side: "Are you used to living in the Sword Training Courtyard?" Pei Ye was startled: "It's good. I live in the same courtyard with Yang Zhenbing and Yan Feiqing. It's just right for us to exchange swordsmanship."

"I told Qiu Jizi to take good care of you. If you have any problems in the hospital, you can find him."

".good."

"You may not know, but Qiu Jizi is a very interesting person," the woman opposite said calmly, as if she had a rare moment of leisure. "He always hangs a wine gourd on his waist, as if he loves drinking. In fact, it is filled with sweet wine that tastes like water, and he gets drunk after drinking only three or two ounces, without exception."

Pei Ye glared slightly.

"Yan Feiqing is also a hot guy." Xu Chuo added, "There is a very useful method to get along with him. Do you know?"

".What?"

"Praise him for his good looks."

Pei Ye's eyes widened.

"It's just like stroking a cat's fur. It works every time." Xu Chuo said calmly.

Pei Ye really didn't expect that this Taoist priest Zaozi would have such worldly thoughts, and he secretly took note of it in his heart.

He actually wanted to hear more gossip from the woman, but at this moment he looked at the sky and took the opportunity to interrupt and said, "Master, please ask Xiaomao to come over. Since we have decided on this place, I will go in tonight to check it out, so as to avoid any more trouble."

The other side was stunned for a moment: "You want to go in?"

"Yes, if we catch the tail of this restaurant, we can catch the Cao Gang, and even go further up, we will have a clue about the whereabouts of Prince Yan's Mansion." Pei Ye said, "I'm afraid that if we take too long, we will alert the enemy and the clues will be gone."

"No need."

"Ok?"

"You should have a lot of schoolwork these two days. Also, someone will be watching the first swordplay in seven days, so prepare well. Don't waste your energy for now."

“But here.”

"I have sent someone here."

Pei Ye was stunned, but he didn't ask any more questions.

Because amid the thunder-like roar, his head had already turned to the end of the long street.

The dense and heavy sound of hooves shook the streets, and the cold iron scales of armor sparkled in the candlelight. Two hundred heavily armored cavalry passed through the main street of Pingkangfang like an iron tide. Pedestrians were startled and avoided, and the dancers on the lotus pedestals stopped dancing in panic.

The tide rushed towards Pei Ye at a very fast speed, and then divided into three streams in a precise order. Two of them surrounded the huge carp pavilion like a reef, and the remaining stream rushed straight to the main gate with a young silver-armored general leading the way without slowing down.

The four men in black were completely at a loss at this moment. Some of them drew their swords subconsciously, and some stepped forward to ask something, but the leader, with a wave of his silver-armored halberd, swept them aside.

Then he leaped on his horse and thrust his halberd, smashing the heavy door. The surging and domineering Qi exploded like a torrent, destroying the gate like a rotten tree. Behind him, eighty cavalrymen rushed in with him. Amid the panic of the countless people, a cold low voice came from the door: "The Dragon Warrior Army is investigating a case! Liguan is suspected of secretly storing military weapons. Now I order you to cooperate with the inspection. Those who disobey will be executed!"

Outside the gate, there were eleven riders still standing quietly, and a general in black armor with a steady posture, covering his face and holding his spear, stood there steadily.

".This clue really can't escape." Pei Ye was silent for a while, muttered to himself, and slowly sat down on the stone steps on the street again.

He looked at the noise and disturbing firelight inside and asked curiously: "Master, what about Yang Zhenbing? Is there anything fun about Yang Zhenbing?"

"Not familiar with him." Xu Chuo said, "How about you? You've met a lot of people along the way. I'm curious, is there anything interesting about Ming Qitian?"

Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, remembering that the girl loved to drink pear soup, like to carve swords, and play cards for herself. There are indeed too many things unknown to outsiders, but after thinking about these things in his mind, he smiled and said, "There is nothing much to say about Miss Ming. She is just very powerful and very good. By the way, owner, let me tell you an interesting story about Zhu Gaoyang."

(End of this chapter)