Under the sky

Chapter 184 Looking for someone to start trouble ([-])

Both Yang Yan and Li Jingfeng will definitely come to Jiangxi. This is certain.He first arrived at Chongren, Yang Yan's hometown. There were many patrols there, with many more people than in other towns. They were obviously spies of the beggar gang.Not only Chongren, but also patrols and vigilance have been greatly strengthened since entering Fuzhou.

The folks in Yang Yan are not living a very good life. They all live in silence and seldom talk when they go in and out. Compared with other towns, this place seems dead.After Yang Yan helped Peng Xiaobei escape, Peng Qianqi sent his son Peng Nansan to Yang Yan's hometown to inquire about the news. He killed four or five villagers, but no clues were ever found.Peng Nansan stayed in Chongren for two months, and did not leave until he was sure that Peng Xiaobei had left Jiangxi, leaving guards to monitor him.

You have to be extra careful if you want to find out about Yang Yan here, but it's not too difficult.Unknown Ming stayed at the inn for two days. From the looks of the people passing by, he could tell that most of the Chongren people were dissatisfied with the Beggar Clan disciples. All he needed to do was find the most trustworthy person here.

That night, he masked himself and went to the iron shop owner's house, woke up the blacksmith and his wife who were sleeping deeply, claimed to be Yang Yan's friends, and asked where the Yang family's former residence was.

The blacksmith was pretending at first, but when he mentioned Yang Yan's appearance and character, and some of the past events at home that Yang Yan had mentioned, the blacksmith couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.Obviously, these words cannot be said at ordinary times. When someone can talk about it, he talks a lot in one breath. First, he talks about how shameless Huashan is, and then talks about how the Yang family is close to the neighbors on weekdays. The people in the village feel sorry for him, and also talks about how Yang Yan saved his life. Peng Xiaobeg, a fellow Chongren villager, raised his head and held his chest high from then on. When he saw outsiders, they all said that there was a hero in his hometown, but he had to act like a grandson. Those stinky minions were patrolling outside every day, and Peng Nansan's thieves were unable to extract a confession. It's terrible to lose five lives.He also scolded which villager was unloyal, which villager was a villain, gossiped and all kinds of nonsense, and also mentioned that the day before the Yang family was destroyed, Yang Yan came to the shop to buy small scissors, and then left with a sword and asked for it. If it weren't for his wife holding him, he would really be able to talk from midnight to noon.

Ming Ming is just listening, these useless and trivial clues may be helpful later.He asked if any other strangers had been to Chongren recently, and the blacksmith scratched his head and said he didn't know.

Then he went to Yang Yan's former residence, where there were more patrols, but it was just flat land.The cemetery of Yang Yan's family is overgrown with weeds, and no one dares to take care of it.

Since there is no news about Chongren, let's go to Linchuan, where the Jiangxi chief rudder is.

Ever since I entered Jiangxi in the Ming Dynasty, I have always heard about the evil deeds of smelly wolves.The death row prisoners in the territory are no longer waiting for execution. Instead, they are sent to Linchuan to be tortured and killed by the stinky wolf for fun. Sometimes he will roast the prisoner when he gets angry, sometimes he will chop the prisoner in half with his own hands, listen to the prisoner wailing, and there are countless other tortures. For this reason, the public security in Jiangxi has improved somewhat...

Most of the time, Peng Qianqi still stays in the Jiangxi General Office.After coming to Linchuan, he became obsessed with breaking formation diagrams and enjoyed fighting with chickens whenever he had free time.

The security in Linchuan was even tighter, but I didn't expect that everything was well organized under the nose of this stinky wolf. Except for the fact that no women were seen walking on the road, it was calmer than several state capitals that were under stable rule.

That was the result of Yu Xuanqing, the new helmsman of Fuzhou branch.

Yu Xuanqing is a gentleman, many people say so.He was born in Guangchang and did not know martial arts. He was originally a scholar with no family or sect. He first worked as an accountant in Guangchang branch. In addition to keeping proper tax and expenditure accounts, he was also kind and gentle in character. He would tolerate those who were in need. Try to help the poor and the poor.Later, he gradually rose to the top, but he had never learned martial arts and had no support from the sect, so there was no faction.Someone advised him to find a sect to join, and there was a sect and some help, but he refused, saying that a man should not rely on power to live in peace and contentment.

Even so, he has some abilities after all. He knew everything when he was in the execution hall. Although he didn't know martial arts, he dared to lead his troops into the bandit's den, which shows his extraordinary courage.Yitang, who has been in charge of personnel affairs for many years, did not accept bribes or show favoritism, so he offended many people. Although his promotion was slow, he was finally promoted to the position of Nanfeng Branch Chief.

His official career ended here. Originally, 12 years ago, the helmsman of Luling Branch was vacant, but Peng Xiaobei did not promote him after all. People said that the main reason was that he had no sect backing behind him. A small place could be ignored, but a big place could not control him.

After Peng Qianqi took charge of Jiangxi, many of Peng Xiaobei's former cronies were either massacred or fled to save their lives. Some resigned without shame in being associated with wolves. For example, Peng Tiancong simply gave up his position as the helmsman of the Shangrao branch and went to his wife's family. Also, there are a lot of big vacancies in Jiangxi, especially Jiujiang, Nanchang, and Fuzhou. Among these three places, the most valued but least wanted vacancy is the Fuzhou branch.

Peng Qianqi originally wanted to appoint his son Peng Nansan as the helmsman, but he was mediocre in ability and had no ability to take charge of a place.Xu Fangge promoted Yu Xuanqing for five reasons: first, he was able to do things and had a good reputation; second, he had sufficient seniority; third, he had no family, no faction, no support, no one suspected him, and could not cause trouble; fourth, he and Peng Xiaobei There is no connection or contact. Some people even say that when the Luling sub-ruler was vacant, Peng Xiaobei did not promote him, which led to the two of them becoming enemies. In the future, there are many people who are willing to be the sub-ruler, and there are many people who are willing to be the Fuzhou sub-ruler. But not much.

The more important reason may only be known to Xu Fangge. In addition to Yu Xuanqing's ability to manage Fuzhou for Stinky Wolf, he has a great reputation. In the future, Peng Qianqi will be removed and Yu Xuanqing will be promoted to the chief helm of Jiangxi, which will win the support of the people. A person with a backing background, who was born in an accounting office, and who took more than thirty years to become the head of a local branch, is still not under his control?
Peng Qianqi was naturally at odds with Yu Xuanqing, and had several disputes with him in the past half year. However, Yu Xuanqing was appointed by Xu Fangge personally, and Peng Qianqi could do nothing to stop him for the time being.Yu Xuanqing gave Peng Qianqi some face for the sake of the gang leader, and both parties got along well. Peng Qianqi took in two new concubines, and Yu Xuanqing couldn't get angry.

Linchuan is well governed, except that the people always lower their heads and dare not talk too much. There are few people holding candles in the inn, and they all speak in a low voice and dare not show off.You can still hear it even though it's unclear. They are talking about the prophecies and visions that have been coming from all directions in recent days. In addition to the ghost that has risen from two feet to three feet, the latest one is the statue of the King of Hell slaying a wolf dug out from the bottom of the Ganjiang River. .

He had to find out the news about Peng Xiaobeg's grandson. This was quite difficult. No one in Fuzhou talked about Peng Xiaobeg. If he wanted to talk about it, he had to talk about it at home. Who could make a loud noise when going out?I went to Fugui Gambling House at an unknown date and listened to the news amidst shouting and shouting.

He heard that Xu Fangge finally returned to Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. No one could figure out what the beggar gang would do next.Some people also said that an important person in the Tang Sect was assassinated, but no arrest warrant was received. It was expected that the road was far away, and the Tang Sect and the Beggar Clan were separated from each other by the battlefield. They only heard that the assassin was very famous, and his surname seemed to be Feng.

Maybe his surname is Li, I don't know.

He found a guard stationed at the helm of Fugui Gambling House and easily found out the details and asked for news. The guard only said that there was news from Qunfang House that Peng Xiaobei's grandson was taken away by Mr. Xu San, and he didn't hear any more after that. He said that no one knew where he was taken, and he was probably imprisoned in the main rudder, which is Shaoxing.

Peng Xiaobei's grandson is taken away. Will Li Jingfeng stay or leave?

He then went to visit the general rudder of Jiangxi.

There were an astonishing number of guards near Jiangxi General Headquarters, and nearly [-]% of them were members of the Peng family.According to the guard, many guards in the main helm resigned due to rumors of ghost missions. Recently, the prophecies have become more and more popular, and [-]-[-]% of the original guards have been reduced, which made Peng Qianqi furious. Fortunately, he himself is very strong in martial arts. Not afraid, he also transferred two sons, Peng Naner and Peng Nanwu, from the Peng family to serve as patrol captains. Even Yu Xuanqing could not control them.Later, someone wanted to resign, but Peng Qianqi found out and cut him in two on the spot, and no one asked to resign again.Over this matter, Yu Xuanqing and Peng Qianqi argued angrily for a long time, and finally asked the government to pay the family money to settle the matter.

It's unknown. You can't clearly see the situation from a distance. If you get closer, you're afraid of being discovered.There are 500 people stationed at the Jiangxi General Headquarters, and countless more are patrolling outside. There are many relatives of the Peng family, and many of them are here to protect Peng Qianqi.

He thought of Li Jingfeng's night eyes and looked into the distance. If it were Li Jingfeng, he could see clearly even if he stood farther away.But even if he could see it clearly, he still couldn't do it by breaking in and assassinating him, not even by himself.But will Li Jingfeng do it?If so, what will you do?Or will he choose to find Peng Xiaobei's grandson first?

The last place to pry is the brothel.

He arrived at the entrance of Qunfang Building without knowing it. This was a place he had never been before.There was nothing he could do about it, and this was a rare case where he had no choice.He was a vegetarian, quit drinking, and didn't sleep with girls. Going into a brothel would attract attention. He didn't want to attract attention, especially in Linchuan.On the contrary, when the girls inside saw him, they all stood at the door and waved as if they were seeing something rare: "Master, do you want to drink?"

Ming unknown asked: "Are you guys short of people?"

The girl covered her mouth and said with a smile: "We don't want husbands here."

Ming said vaguely: "I want to be a nurse."

The girl smiled and said, "I'll ask Qiniang."

Ming Wuxiang did not know the relationship between Yang Yan and Qiniang. He met Yang Yan again in Gansu and asked about the past events in Jiangxi. Yang Yan was about to talk about it, but Peng Xiaobei privately reminded him not to mention the matter between Qiniang and the Sun family's grandfather and grandson. Yang Yan Although he can trust Brother Ming, Peng Xiaobei said: "Even if he can trust him, there is no need to mention it. Things in the world change in a short time, and there is no guarantee that if someone is involved, it is always good for a few people to know." Peng Xiaobei specially reminded Yang Yan that Yang Yan He had no choice but to hide, saying that he had escaped with the help of Yin Hong and many others.

After a while, an unknown person was called in. When he arrived at the atrium corridor, a strong man asked him for a chivalrous certificate. When he saw that he was from Shaolin, he said "oh" and said, "Good background."

Ming Unknown looked around. There were four corridors in Qunfang Building, which separated three atriums on the left, middle and right. There were rooms in the corridors, with door plates with different names hanging on them. Some of the name plates were turned upside down.There are stairs on the left and right sides of the atrium leading to the second floor. The strong man went to the second floor, guessing that the Madam Qiniang was there.

After a while, the strong man came downstairs and said to Ming Wuxi: "Follow me." Ming Wuxi followed him through the atrium and to the backyard. There were dozens of residences. Several strong men gathered in twos and threes, or gambled. Or drinking, they are the guards of Qunfang Tower.

This is also something that I don’t understand clearly. Generally, brothels have so many bodyguards?But one thing he knew was wrong. Many of these strong men were shirtless and had scars on their bodies. Judging from the number of scars, could they be ordinary bodyguards protecting the hospital?

A nurse came forward and asked, "Is your name Ming unknown?"

Ming nodded and said, "I'm a Shaolin disciple." "Okay, that's great, I have the Shaolin Temple's chivalrous certificate!" The guard looked disdainful and shouted, "A Shaolin disciple is here, who wants to try Kung Fu?"

"Is there such a shortage of people?" someone asked.Someone else looked at Ming for unknown reasons and said, "You're so handsome, why don't you become a nursing home? Isn't it easy for women to make money?" After saying this, someone started laughing.Someone else shouted: "Where's Mr. Xiao?" "There's no need to look for Mr. Xiao if he's beaten away!"

A few girls who were busy but didn't receive any guests heard that a handsome young man had arrived and wanted to be a nurse. They gathered around to take a look. Someone whispered: "He's much prettier than Li Fuju." Another girl said: "You said so, Shui'er. The girl will be unhappy after hearing this." "Everyone has their own preferences for radish and green vegetables."

A strong man said: "Girls are not allowed to go to the backyard. If Qiniang knows that she will be scolded again, get away!" He drove several girls out.

A strong man walked towards Ming unknown with a wooden sword and asked, "Where is your weapon?"

Ming shook his head in confusion: "No need for weapons."

The strong man was surprised: "No weapons? Don't be surprised if you get hurt."

Ming nodded and asked, "Are you going to attack?"

The strong man shouted: "Take the move!" He slashed with his sword.

It is very easy for him to win by avoiding the unknown, but being too easy will arouse people's suspicion.The strong man suddenly turned around, his sword force changed from a straight slash to a sweeping attack, and he ducked to avoid it.The strong man swung his sword three times in a row, whether it was false or true, whether it was clear or not, but he was dodging.

Just looking at the quick and easy tricks, is this the skill of an ordinary nurse?

Ming and Unknown used the stone-holding fist from the Shaolin Xiatang martial arts. The two fought for more than ten moves. Ming and Unknown hit the strong man in the chest and knocked him back several steps. Everyone was surprised.The strong man said dissatisfied: "Come again!"

A man walked into the backyard, and everyone bowed their hands and saluted: "Hello, boss!" Ming turned around and saw a man more than eight feet long, in his 40s, with thin eyes, a flat nose, a muscular build, many scars on his face, and a pair of scars on his waist. There was a sword hanging with a plain scabbard, blue clothes and trousers, and a sleeveless leather jacket.Ming Ming could tell that there were iron wires sewn into the leather jacket, which could block some damage when being hacked.

The man on the other end looked at Ming Wuxi and said, "You are not a local."

Ming said vaguely: "I am a Shaolin disciple, and I want to find my roots and settle down."

"There is no shortage of people in Qunfang Building." The other person said, "Please come."

It was unclear and I had to leave.

On his way back to the inn, a child with missing ears and buck teeth followed him. When he stopped, the child pulled the corner of his clothes and said, "I'm hungry, can you treat me to a meal?"

Doorsteps are not allowed in the Beggar Clan territory, and beggars always put up a sign saying they are performing arts. When this kid begged for food, he couldn't say he was asking for food, he could only say "please eat."Ming Ming took him to a nearby inn and allowed him to order. He only ordered a bowl of plain noodles and green vegetable and tofu soup.

The kid ordered Ma Chicken Noodle Soup and ate a big bowl. His mouth was stained with grease and he asked, "Can I have an extra bowl?"

Ming Wuxi nodded, and the child was overjoyed. He ordered half of a No-Maj chicken and had a big bowl of rice sealed with oil paper. He thanked Mingshi and said gratefully: "You are such a good person, good-looking, and kind! I will look for you in the future, you Will you give me food?"

Ming said vaguely: "I was passing by and staying at Geely Inn. I've been here for the past two days."

The child said thank you a few more times and left with the oil paper seal.

I returned to the inn at unknown tomorrow and had evening classes, with no intention of resting.He also wants to go to Qunfang Tower, there must be secrets there.

He opened the window and looked across the street. There was a familiar figure, a face he had seen in Qunfang Building. Although he was mixed in with the crowd, he would never forget what he had seen.

He closed the window and waited until the curfew, turned off the lights, and waited for another hour. It was not until midnight that he opened the window and carefully got out of the window of another empty room.

He knew that Qunfang Tower sent people to follow him and made sure that he was not discovered by the spy on the roof, and then rushed to Qunfang Tower.

The big lantern in front of Qunfang Building is still on, and the door has been closed. There are several rooms on the second floor with lights on, which are the guest houses of the brothel.There are over a hundred such brothels, and there are so many of them.He quietly rolled into the house, relying on the light to avoid the guards and reached the second floor.

The guard was walking on the second floor. There was almost no hiding place on the second floor. He jumped up for unknown reasons, grabbed the pillars on the top of the corridor, and just climbed forward.

Is the biggest room Qiniang's room?He was almost certain because he saw someone.It was Mr. Xiao, sitting at the door, leaning against the wall next to the door, with one leg bent and the other stretched flat, with the flat sword leaning diagonally on his chest.

It's hard to hide it from the other person, and it's even hard not to alert the other person.It was obvious that he was not an ordinary nurse, or even an ordinary warrior. Although he was sitting at the door, his detailed eyes did not miss any sign of trouble.

The man was always on guard, guarding the people in the room like a treasure.Ming Wuxiang knew that this person couldn't be defeated with three moves or two. He didn't want to cause a commotion. He had to at least meet Qiniang before causing a commotion in order to achieve his goal.

He climbed up to the roof. It was sweltering tonight and the windows of Qiniang's room were still closed.He lowered himself to the outside of Qiniang's house, made sure there was no one nearby, grabbed the eaves with his left hand, lowered his body, reached out and pushed the red window, and the window was tight.

Move quickly, let go suddenly without knowing it, step on the eaves silently, use your right hand to explore quickly, insert it accurately into the window crack, cut off the window latch like cutting through paper with just one cut, push with your left hand, and roll into the house, all movements completed in one go , flowing smoothly without any delay.

Just as he was about to get up, a ball of sword light exploded in front of him. There was actually a master in the room!
Ming Wushu threw out an incredible move, and the chain was wrapped with sword light. Both sides pulled at the same time, and two forces burst out on the chain. Ming Wushu was the stronger one, and when he was about to snatch away the opponent's sword, the man suddenly raised his foot to hook the chain. With one pull, the long sword has broken free from its chains, and its strength has been reduced by three points. The speed with which it responds to the enemy's movements is astonishing.

In a flash of light, the door opened, and a cold light trembled, twisting and turning, like a poisonous snake. It was the man who charged in with a sword. The sword light had already covered Ming Wu's upper body, ready to bite his vitals at any time.Ming Wuyang retreated sharply, withdrew his sword from Bu Bu Wei, raised it from bottom to top, and flicked the sword away.

With the power of this sword alone, in which sect could one not hold a high position and be a guardian?
It was unclear when he looked at the other person and blurted out: "Jingfeng?!"

Li Jingfeng gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice: "It's unknown, what do you want to do?!"

(End of this chapter)