Wind of Kowloon

Chapter 36 The Top of the Forbidden City
When Piao'er saw the arrest warrant in front of her, a wave of anger surged up.He was about to step forward and ruthlessly tear down the hateful wanted warrant.He was stopped by Tianluo in time, "Sister, don't be impulsive." Tianluo said in a low voice.He looked around to see if the changes of the four had caught the attention of others.Fortunately, although some people looked at the four of them, they walked away without paying too much attention.Tianluo pulled Piao'er to a secluded corner.Piao'er flung Tianluo's hand away, and shouted angrily: "Tianluo, why didn't you let me tear up that bullshit arrest warrant. What they want is father!"

Tianluo looked at the excited Piao'er.Piao'er is always like this, the usual gentle girl, once something gets involved with Xiao He, she will immediately become another person. "Sister, don't be so impulsive, okay?" Although Tian Luo's words seemed so calm.However, Tianluo knew that he was suppressing the anger in his heart.However, if he can't even calm down now.What greeted them would not be Xiao He's smiling face, but Xiao He's burden. "We don't understand anything now, so you just act like that. This is Chang'an, not the small city of Sangyu. Once we have a conflict with the officers and soldiers, Uncle Xiao, who may have gone away by then, will come here Save us. At that time, we are not helping Uncle Xiao, but harming Uncle Xiao. Do you understand!" Tianluo finished speaking in one breath, without giving Piao'er a chance to defend himself, so that he could suppress Piao'er's anger impulse.

After listening to Tianluo's words, Piaoer gradually calmed down.Especially when Tianluo told her that such impulsiveness would not only fail to help Xiao He, but might also harm Xiao He.Piao'er immediately suppressed herself.No matter what, I can't trouble my father. "Tianluo, tell me, what should we do. Will they harm father?" Piao'er worriedly held Tianluo's hand and said anxiously.

"Let's go into the city now and find out the specific situation." Tianluo said: "Our blind actions will only make things worse. Only by understanding the situation first can we better formulate the next action." Tianluo looked Piao'er felt restless, and her heart tightened, "Sister, no one can hurt Uncle Xiao. No matter who he is, even the entire Chang'an City, if he dares to hurt Uncle Xiao, I will also pay the corresponding price!" A killing air emanated out.

"En," Piao'er nodded lightly.It's just that the look of uneasiness has never diminished in the slightest.

"Also, once someone asks about us." Tianluo said cautiously: "We will say that we are tourists who come to Chang'an for sightseeing. When the time comes, adapt to the situation!"

"Okay!" All three nodded in agreement.

The three of them calmed down and walked towards the city gate pretending to be tourists.When the four of them entered the city gate, they did not encounter any interrogation or obstruction.However, the four of them caught the attention of pedestrians and gatekeepers.It wasn't because of any abnormality among the four of them, but because of the four horses behind the four of them.Fortunately, this is Chang'an, and BMWs are still very common.

There is such a saying in Chang'an.Phoenix connects heaven and earth!The phoenix here is not a legendary beast.It is in the most famous Phoenix Tower in Chang'an.In Phoenix Tower, as long as you have money, you can know anything.Whether it's the trivial matters of ordinary people, or the ulterior secrets of the royal family.Different news, different prices.Some news, as low as free notification.There is some news that the price is as high as [-] taels of gold.But there is one piece of news that will never be sold.That's all about Phoenix House itself.Even something as small as killing a few chickens in the kitchen of Phoenix Building today is not for sale.

Knowing that the situation was urgent, Xing Yu led several people to the Phoenix Tower.The Phoenix Tower is not as luxurious as imagined, it is completely antique and tea-scented.It makes people feel comfortable when they see it.The Phoenix Tower is not the tallest building in Chang'an City. It only has three floors. The first floor has no status restrictions, and anyone can enjoy it here.The second floor is where the rich and powerful enjoy themselves.However, no one knows what the third floor actually looks like.Because after the Phoenix Tower was built, the third floor was sealed off.

It was never opened.

The same information is also graded, and the expensive ones are generally on the second floor.Generally, of course, they are all on the first floor.Of course, the Phoenix Tower is not dedicated to selling information for a living. The Phoenix Tower is actually a very good restaurant.It's just that the role of intelligence is much greater than that of restaurants.

Xing Yu led the three of them into the hall, and went straight up to the second floor without stopping at the first floor.He found a private room and sat down, "Xiao Er, a pot of Longjing!" Xing Yu shouted loudly.Suddenly, many people looked at Xing Yu's private room.There are two reasons. One is that when Xing Yu and Piao Er went upstairs just now, their beauty attracted the attention of some dandies.Those people have nothing to do all day, just pay attention to whose daughter is beautiful and which wife is good.The second is that Longjing is not only the name of a kind of tea.It is also a special code.That means that the news to inquire about is definitely big news.

After a while, a man who was definitely not dressed as a junior came to the private room of several people with a pot of high-quality Longjing, "Guests, this is your Longjing." The visitor gently put the tea on the On the table, they poured tea for each of the four before smilingly saying, "I am Zhao Jiu, the steward of the second floor. I wonder how I can help everyone?"

Xing Yu didn't say much, and took out two ingots of gold worth twelve taels, "Manager Zhao, what is the price of the arrest warrant outside the city?" After speaking, he signaled the three of them not to wait for Zhao Jiu. Answer, take the lead in holding Longjing and taste it carefully.The three of them didn't know why Xing Yu did this, but they still pretended to drink tea leisurely.Xing Yu's approach is completely correct, when the people here are selling news.I will also observe whether you are urgent, and if it is urgent, I will take the opportunity to raise the price.

Zhao Jiu looked at the two ingots of gold on the table that were worth twelve taels.Smiling slightly, "Guest officers, there are two pieces of news about the arrest warrant outside the city. The first day's news only needs a mere five taels of gold, but the second news needs 50 taels of gold."

"What!" Xing Yu and the others were stunned, two messages from the same person.It is puzzling that there is such a large gap between the prices.The difference between the two messages turned out to be ten times greater. "Tell me, why is there such a gap between the two messages?"

Zhao Jiu still smiled and said: "The first one is about why that person was wanted. The second one is about that person's past." Zhao Jiu was overjoyed for a while, and a lot of money came into his account again.However, what he saw next made Zhao Jiu dumbfounded. Piao Er asked Xing Yu to put away the 20 taels of gold, took out five taels of gold and said, "We only need to know the first news."

Zhao Jiu's smile froze for a moment, seeing that the four of them were definitely not rich people.However, the cheapest one was chosen.However, Zhao Jiu still put away the five taels of gold with a smile, and said slowly and clearly: "This person is named Xiao He. The reason why he was wanted is because this person assassinated Liu Bang, the defense general of Chang'an City the day before yesterday. However, Xiao He did not Afterwards, after the two fought outside the city, Xiao He disappeared. At this point, Liu Bang issued a city-wide arrest warrant to arrest Xiao He." After Zhao Jiu finished speaking, he looked at the four of them, and then reminded him intentionally: "Everyone Don't you want to know why Xiao He wanted to assassinate Liu Bang?"

"Thank you Manager Zhao, we don't need it anymore." Piao'er said softly.

"Okay, everyone, enjoy your tea slowly, I won't bother you, let's say goodbye." Zhao Jiu walked out after saying that.

"Sister, do you know why Uncle Xiao wanted to assassinate that Liu Bang?" Tianluo asked.

"I don't know!" Piao'er took a sip of tea lightly, her uneasy look just now calmed down, thinking about something thoughtfully.

"Little sister, since you don't know, why didn't you buy the news?" Xing Yu asked in confusion.

"I once asked my father about the past," Piao'er said calmly. "At that time, my father just told me that he didn't want people to know about his past. But one day he will let everyone know!"

"What do you mean?" Tianluo asked suspiciously: "Why don't you want people to know, but let everyone know?"

"I don't know, maybe my father is planning something." Piao'er continued, "That's why I didn't buy the news. I believe that it won't be long before all the news about my father will spread. By then , everyone will know, whether it’s about the past or what’s next.”

"Then we just have to wait now." Tianluo said, "It's impossible to find Uncle Xiao in the huge city of Chang'an. We can only wait for news from Uncle Xiao!"

At this time, Qin Chen, who had been silent all this time, took a sip of tea lightly.Suddenly said, "I think we need something!"

The three looked at Qin Chen at the same time, and they all saw something in Qin Chen's eyes.That's right, if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools!
In the following days, the four haunted the entire Chang'an city.However, the four of them entered and exited blacksmith shops and specialized weapon shops.In a few days, the four of them had to buy all the weapons in the weapons store in Chang'an City, and they had to use up the fine iron in the blacksmith's shop.For this reason, the four of them rented a small yard, and there was almost no open space in the yard.I saw a lot of big boxes in it, leaving only some narrow paths for four people to walk around.However, it was no small crime for the four of them to purchase weapons on such a large scale.Everyone on the mainland has the right to wear weapons, which is an iron law shared by any country!However, private large-scale purchase of weapons is not allowed by any country.And the weapons purchased by the four of them were almost enough to arm a small army.This is absolutely impossible!Of course, the actions of the four cannot be hidden from the detection of the government, let alone the detection of the Phoenix Tower.However, the four of them still bought without any scruples.At the beginning, Tianluo was still a little worried about whether the government would find out. At that time, Xing Yu patted her chest and said that everything was on her, and nothing would happen!
No, what to say.There was only a knock on the door of the small courtyard.A shout came from outside the door, "Open the door! We are the Chang'an Youjun!" The four did not show the slightest shock when they heard the shout outside the door.They had known for a long time that their actions could not be hidden from the detection of the Chang'an army, and they never thought about hiding anything from them.Xing Yu put down a big box and said nonchalantly, "You three go and open the door!"

The three of them looked at the yard full of weapons and wondered where Xing Yu's confidence came from.However, looking at Xing Yu's calm expression, he still went to open the door.Tianluo opened the door and saw more than a dozen people in military uniforms standing outside the door, and said with a smile: "I don't know what's up, gentlemen?"

The leader stepped into the door with one foot and rushed in aggressively.The leader said: "We heard reports that you have hidden weapons. Is there such a thing?"

Tianluo shook his head quickly, and said with a smile: "Master Jun, we are all good citizens, how could we do such a thing."

"Really? Then allow us to search." The leader said, he didn't believe Tianluo's words at all, and it was just a routine questioning just now.The law stipulates that even the government cannot search residential houses casually.But if the master allows it, that's another matter.

"Please feel free." Tianluo smiled and made a gesture of please.

"Go." The leader greeted, and immediately a dozen soldiers rushed into the yard.The three of Tianluo followed closely behind, and when they passed the corridor and saw everything in the yard, the three of Tianluo were dumbfounded.The courtyard, which was full just now, was empty in a blink of an eye.What weapons, what big boxes, nothing.Only Xing Yu stood beside him and smiled.

Soon, more than a dozen scattered soldiers returned.Even without looking at their disappointed faces, Tian Luo knew that they would not gain anything.When he saw everything in the yard, Tianluo knew that even if they dig the yard three feet into the ground, they won't gain anything.

"Everyone, I'm sorry to bother you. Maybe someone made a false report on purpose." The leader smiled at Tianluo and the others and said, "This damned troublemaker. See if I've checked it out. I'm sure you won't let me go lightly." The leader pretended to curse After a few words, the person who led him left.

"Sister Yu, where are those boxes?" Piao'er asked eagerly when she saw that the soldiers had left and Tianluo closed the door.

Tianluo and Qin Chen also looked at Xingyu suspiciously.What kind of supernatural power can make so many things disappear at once.

"Hehe," Xing Yu smiled, "This is a secret, I can't tell you. Anyway, those things will come back tomorrow morning."

The three of Tianluo also knew the mystery of Xingyu, so they didn't ask any further.The four of them wandered the streets rarely.Instead of going to those blacksmith shops, all they can do now is wait, wait for a news, wait for a news that is very important to them.

However, for several days in a row, no news came.After the four of them knew the news about Xiao He, they never heard any news about Xiao He again.Even the arrest warrant has become a decoration.Xiao He seemed to have disappeared from this world, like disappearing from the world.

In this way, half a month has passed since Tianluo and the others inquired about Xiao He's affairs in the Phoenix Tower.Several people thought that they would not be able to wait for the news, when a shocking news spread in Chang'an City.

August [-]th, the night of the full moon.

Xiao and Liu Bang, a decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City!
(End of this chapter)