Sword of Punishment

One night talk.

The next day, Zhou Hua got up early and made breakfast amidst the sound of clanging pots and pans. Ji Yuan heard the sound of Zhou Hua making breakfast, and then got up. After washing up, he had breakfast , Ji Yuan took out the map from the carriage and looked at it, then said to Zhou Hua:

"We drove more than 2000 miles yesterday. After leaving this dense forest, Ping'an County is [-] miles ahead. Let's go get some fresh food and then go."

After listening to Ji Yuan's words, Zhou Hua quickly packed up the pots and pans, and then put Gaefeng on his harness and drove out of the dense forest. After driving on the mountain road for more than two hours, he finally came to a city, because the number of pedestrians on the road gradually increased. After getting up, Zhou Hua let Gaefeng slow down the speed. When he reached the city gate, Zhou Hua saw three huge three-dimensional characters of "Ping'an County" on the city gate, so he said to Ji Yuan in the carriage:

"Master, Ping'an County has arrived!"

"Well, I see, let's advance into the city!"

The reason why Ping'an County is called Ping'an County is because the area where it is located is [-] miles away. Surrounded by it, looking down from the sky, it looks like a round mirror.

Ping'an County takes the production of crops as its main source of income, and the food produced here can be eaten by people in five states. Therefore, there are many merchants in Ping'an County who transport food from outside, which makes the city of Ping'an County very lively.

And part of the grain here has to be handed over to the imperial court. Every year, the imperial court collects grain from here and stores it in the treasury for war needs.

It was noon at this time, and there were a lot of pedestrians on the street, and Ji Yuan's carriage and Gale were so special, so along the way, the passers-by on the road were pointing and discussing, and they all guessed that this carriage was sitting on the road. Which nobleman is it?

Zhou Hua was used to pointing and pointing from these passers-by, he ignored the strange eyes of those people, and drove along the street to a restaurant called "Ping An Inn".

Because it is the peak time for meals at this time, there are a lot of guests coming and going at the gate of this inn, and the voice of the waiter yelling at the gate is a little hoarse. As soon as the light came on, a look of surprise appeared on his face, he stepped forward quickly, and at the moment Zhou Hua drove the carriage just to the door, the waiter immediately stepped forward, smiling all over his face, nodding and bowing and asking:

"Excuse me, distinguished guests, are you going to eat or stay in the hotel?"

Zhou Hua stopped the carriage and replied casually: "Our young master will eat first, and buy some food by the way!"

Upon hearing this, the waiter in the shop hurriedly nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, what kind of food you want to buy, the shop can help you buy it for you!"

Ji Yuan opened the door and got out of the carriage, he smiled and said to the waiter:

"Take us to dinner first!"

Then the waiter asked Zhou Hua to drive the carriage to the backyard, while he himself led the way, and Ji Yuan followed him into the shop.

Zhou Hua entered a backyard from the side, parked the carriage there, and then entered the inn.

Seeing that Ji Yuan and Ji Yuan were approachable, the waiter in the shop was very fond of them. He took Ji Yuan to the private room on the second floor and sat down, then went to arrange the dishes. After drinking a glass of water, Ji Yuan looked at the passers-by without saying a word. After a while, a table of sumptuous dishes was brought up. Seeing this table of sumptuous dishes, Ji Yuan and Zhou Hua's appetites whetted their appetites. He quickly ate politely.

Just as the two of Ji Yuan and Zhou Hua were having a feast, suddenly there was a burst of intensive hoofbeats and yelling from the inn gate, and then a rough voice came: "Immediately prepare ten tables of good wine and food for the uncle!" !"

"Masters, the shop is full of customers now! You should go to other inns," the waiter's voice sounded.

"Snapped!"

"Damn it! Uncle, I think highly of you, so I come to your inn for dinner! You little bastard, you don't know how to flatter you!" The rough voice cursed and roared. [

"Why are you beating someone!" The waiter came over with a crying voice.

"If you don't arrange it, I will kill you with a knife!"

Ji Yuan frowned when he heard this, and looked up at the door, only to see forty or fifty men with swords entering the inn, and some guests who were eating in the inn saw the group of people who came in, all of them showed their faces. Scared look.

The person walking in the front was nine feet tall, with beards growing on his fleshy face, and a pair of leopard eyes that were fierce. The group of guards behind him were not kind people.

"Get out of here, everyone! Make room for the gentlemen!" The bearded man in the lead walked into the hall and saw that there was no free table inside. His expression changed, and he shouted at the guests who were having dinner drank.

The guests who were eating were so frightened that they ran out of the hall one by one. Apart from Ji Yuan's private room, there were two tables of guests in the hall who did not leave. The table is a strange combination. It's strange because the three of them seem to be nothing alone, but the three of them together seem a little weird.

Among the three people is a bald monk, who is about [-] years old with a red face and gray beard. He looks a bit like a virtuous monk, and the other is a Taoist priest, who is about [-] years old. , with three long beards under his forehead, and a wooden sword with a sheath on his back. Although the wooden sword is made of wood, it looks like it has a faint purple aura. The last one is a middle-aged scribe. In cyan robes, with a white jade fan in their hands, the three of them ignored the words of the big man and just ate their own meals. The table for the three of them was full of vegetarian dishes, and each of them was eating with a bowl of rice , looks simple enough.

A shopkeeper in his 50s who was at the counter was already trembling with fright when he heard the conversation between the waiter outside the shop and the gang of unkind people. All the diners were driven out of the inn.

The old shopkeeper tremblingly came to the group of fierce gods, sweating all over his face, and cautiously said to the leading man: "Master, you have scared away all my customers, how can you tell the small shop to do business! "

"Huh! Stop talking nonsense, quickly prepare ten tables of food and wine. You still have important guests to entertain. If you dare to be negligent, be careful that I smash your broken shop!" The leader's expression changed when he heard the shopkeeper's words. Changed, raised the shopkeeper with his hand, and shouted loudly.

The shopkeeper staggered back four or five steps before standing still, not daring to speak any more, he immediately retreated into the counter, and hurriedly ordered the waiter to prepare wine and dishes.

Seeing that there were still two tables of guests leaving without hearing what he said, the leading man's face changed, but when he saw the girl in green clothes, his face suddenly revealed a lewd smile, and then he walked towards the girl in green clothes In the past, the girl in green clothes who was eating frowned when she saw a group of unfriendly guests walking towards her, and then put her hand on a green scabbard sword on the table.

The leading man came to the table of the green-clothed girl and sat on the opposite side. With a lewd smile on his face, he said frivolously to the green-clothed girl:

"Little beauty, didn't you hear what Grandpa said just now? Do you want to have a drink with Grandpa?"

After finishing speaking, he stretched out a hand to touch the pretty face of the girl in green clothes. The green girl showed anger, and grabbed the big man's hand with a movement, then twisted and clicked, the big man let out a scream, and a The hand was twisted into two by the girl in green.

The sudden change made the big man startled, and then he broke out in cold sweat, and shouted in pain:

"Smelly woman, you dare to attack the uncle, you are impatient!" After speaking, he drew out a saber and slashed at the girl in green with a "shua". The girl in green snorted coldly, and swung the sheathed sword in her hand , separated the big man's knife, the big man only felt a huge force coming, he staggered back about ten steps before standing still.

The big man was startled, and with a wave of his hand, the guards drew out their swords with a clang, and rushed towards the girl in green with shouts.

At this moment, the old shopkeeper was trembling with fright. He pointed at the big man and cried:

"Gentlemen, if you want to fight, please go outside, the small shop can't stand your troubles!"

The great monk at the other table whispered: "My Buddha is merciful!"

The Taoist said: "It's good, it's good!"

The middle-aged scholar waved the white jade fan in his hand: "Damn it!"

When Ji Yuan and Zhou Hua in the private room upstairs heard what the three of them said, they burst out laughing and spit out all the food in their mouths.

The green-clothed girl looked at the guards rushing towards her, frowned, her face was furious, she gave a soft scold, stood up suddenly, and then swung the sheathed sword in her hand forward, a green shadow flashed a few times , I heard the sound of ouch and the bang of the weapon falling to the ground.

The thirty or so guards yelled in pain. At this moment, all their weapons fell to the ground. They held the right hand that was hit by the girl in green with their injured hands, and their faces were covered with beads of sweat. , some people rolled their eyes in pain.

The leading man looked at the girl in green with horror on his face, and said in his mouth:

"You wait!"

With a wave of his hand after speaking, the injured guard picked up the weapon on the ground, gave the girl in green a ruthless look, and then ran away with a "boom".

The old shopkeeper didn't look happy when he saw the big guy and his group leave, but walked up to the girl in green worriedly and said anxiously:

"Girl, you'd better go, you've caused a lot of trouble today! If you don't leave, the shop will be smashed!"

The girl in green frowned when she heard the words. She watched the old shopkeeper casually turn over a piece of gold weighing about twelve taels and it appeared in her hand. Her voice like a yellow warbler said to the old shopkeeper:

"You see, this is enough to compensate for the loss in your store!"

The old shopkeeper was overjoyed when he saw the gold in the green-clothed girl's hand, but then he persuaded:

"Girl, you'd better go, those people just now are the top leaders in Ping'an County, and there are many powerful people behind them!"

The girl in green didn't show any abnormality when she heard the old shopkeeper's words. She put the gold in her hand on the old shopkeeper's hand and said softly:

"You don't have to be afraid, because they can't make any big waves!"

After finishing speaking, she continued to eat her meal.Seeing this, the old shopkeeper couldn't persuade him anymore, after all, the girl gave him ten taels of gold, which was enough compensation.

After returning to the counter, the old shopkeeper looked out of the door from time to time, with a worried expression on his face.