Happy Little Scholar

"Bone-cutting knife" Zhu the butcher, "death ghost" Cui Yan, "evil full" Zheng Zhi..., what do these people want to do when they gather in Qing'an Mansion?" Li Mingzhu frowned and murmured.

All the names she mentioned have a great reputation in the martial arts world. They despise the government, ignore the law, and regard human life as grass, but their martial arts are extremely high and their whereabouts are hard to find. It is extremely difficult to catch them and bring them to justice.

Moreover, the court and the martial arts world have always maintained a delicate balance. Not to mention non-interference, as long as these people do not raise the flag to rebel or do some extremely evil things, the court will not make efforts to encircle and suppress them. For the disputes in the martial arts world, the local governments actually turn a blind eye.

However, in recent days, countless people in the martial arts world have gathered towards Qing'an Mansion. Before entering the city, they have disappeared one after another. If she said that they have no plot, she would never believe it.

She has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and is not unfamiliar with the affairs of the martial arts world. These people are very powerful. If they really gather together and cause trouble, I am afraid that the city garrison will have to be mobilized to quell it.

"These few days, let your men keep a close eye on their jurisdictions, and report to me immediately if there is any abnormal situation." She put down the official document in her hand and said lightly.

"Yes, boss, I will remind them right away."

Liu Yishou, who has been promoted to the captain of the third shift of yamen runners, looked solemn. After bowing to her, he immediately withdrew.

Only Li Mingzhu and a clerk who recorded the record were left in the hall.

Those people could not have gathered here for no reason, and their intentions must be understood. The knights used martial arts to make trouble. In fact, the court has always been worried about these people, especially for such large-scale incidents, which are even more important.

Li Mingzhu looked thoughtful, and after a moment, he spoke again: "Find out what those people's purpose is, and report to me as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'll do it right away."

The young clerk stood up after hearing this, bowed and saluted, and soon disappeared.

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More than ten miles away from the city, a roadside teahouse on the official road.

"Bah! I've been traveling around for so long, and I've never drunk such a bad tea!" At a table on the roadside, a bald man with oily clothes and a face full of fat spit out the tea in his mouth.

"Waiter, come here!"

After hearing the thunderous voice of the man, the waiter with a white sweat towel on his shoulder hurried over and asked with a smile: "What do you want, sir?"

The bald man smashed the teapot on the table and said angrily: "Change me a pot of good tea. If you still use that rubbish to fool me, I will smash your broken teahouse!"

"Sir, this is the worst here..." The waiter explained helplessly, but saw the man frowned, showing a fierce look, and immediately swallowed the next words.

This teahouse is opened in the wild. In addition to passing pedestrians and merchants, it also receives many people from the underworld. The waiter has been serving tea and water here for some time and knows their temper. If they don't agree with each other, smashing this small teahouse is definitely not just to scare him.

"Sir, wait a moment, I'll change it for you right away."

He said with a smile, secretly complaining in his heart. This time, he might have to take out the good tea that the shopkeeper has kept in the bottom of the box, otherwise, he might not be able to pass the test of this evil man.

There are still many pedestrians resting in the teahouse. Seeing this, many people frowned, but it is best not to cause trouble when going out, and the bald man looks very difficult to mess with. Even if he is angry, he dare not say anything.

The waiter quickly changed a pot of good tea. This time, the bald man did not embarrass him again. He cursed in his mouth, "If you don't drink the toast, you will drink the penalty wine." After drinking the tea, he stood up and walked out.

The waiter's eyelids jumped when he saw this, and he hurriedly chased after him, "Sir, wait a moment..."

"What else do you want?" The bald man turned around and stared at him and asked.

"Sir, you, you haven't paid for the tea yet..." The waiter said timidly.

"Haha!" The bald man laughed a few times, pulled out two bone-cutting knives from his back, and stabbed them into the wooden table. The tip of the knife penetrated into the wooden table. The evil man held the handle of the knife and said, "I didn't hear what you said just now. Say it again?"

"No, nothing, sir, take care..." The tip of the knife was shining coldly, and the waiter shuddered all over. He immediately hid far away and never dared to ask for tea money again.

The bald man pulled out the bone-cutting knife, laughed a few times, and walked away.

In the tea shed, a young man looked at his companions with dissatisfaction and asked, "Why did you stop me just now?"

The man next to him smiled bitterly and said, "Junior brother, when you go out, you are not like in the sect. You have to be careful about everything..., you saw the two bone-cutting knives just now, if I am not mistaken, that person is..."

After hearing what the man said, the young man's face eased a little, but he still looked at the direction where the evil man left viciously.

"The good martial arts world is made into a mess by such people. It's hateful, really hateful..."

"Shh, junior brother, keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you. It's been a while since the last few days..."

The man lowered his voice so that no one else could hear it.

Somewhere on a mountain road.

The man with a thin face and a gloomy face clapped his hands and said coldly: "With this little ability, you still want to learn to rob others. Why are you a bandit? You might as well be a ghost..."

On the ground in front of him, there were two notorious bandits lying nearby. However, their necks were twisted strangely to one side, their faces were terrified, and they had stopped breathing long ago.

With two bangs, the man kicked the bodies of the two men to the cliff on one side, looked around, and his figure quickly disappeared on the mountain road.

Elsewhere, by a stream, a figure hidden in the bushes looked at several women washing clothes by the stream with lustful eyes, and his eyes flashed.

After a moment, the light retreated again, and a somewhat regretful voice was heard: "A country girl in the mountains is not as tender as a rich lady in the city. Forget it, let's do business first."

The short and fat dwarf with a fat head and big ears looked at the stream again, with some nostalgia, and turned his eyes away and walked deeper into the woods.

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These days, for ordinary people in Anxi County, it is an extremely ordinary winter day. The gloomy weather has lasted for several days. Countless people are looking forward to the early arrival of the first snow of this winter. Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest next year. After experiencing a drought, they can no longer withstand any tossing.

However, it is not easy for the constables and civilians in the government office and county office.

In the city, everyone is in high spirits. According to the instructions from above, they try their best to search for suspicious people in the city and are extremely cautious.

Those who share the same mood are also those people in the rivers and lakes near Qing'an Prefecture. Some news and rumors they occasionally hear from remote teahouses and restaurants make them feel that Qing'an Prefecture may not be peaceful these days.

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The isolated Liuye Village is as quiet and peaceful as ever. After the sisters Ruyi paid tribute to their father, they stayed in the village for a day. The next day, they returned to the city with Li Yi.

"Second uncle is right. My husband should practice martial arts more." After listening to Li Yi telling her about yesterday's events, Liu Ruyi said with a smile.

Li Yi curled his lips. It was easy for the old man to talk without any pain in his waist. He practiced martial arts a lot, but he didn't make much progress. He still didn't feel the existence of true energy. He was helpless about this...

"Ruyi, take your brother-in-law and Xiaohuan back to the city first. I forgot something and need to go back to the village." Liu Ruyi suddenly said when they were almost halfway down the mountain.

Liu Ruyi turned around, looked at her, and nodded.

Seeing the three people disappear at a corner of the mountain road, Liu Ruyi turned around and looked at a low slope they had just walked.