Pawn Crossing the River

Both Xu Changwu himself and the onlookers Bodhisattva Man could see that Qi Xuansu was not using his real skills at all, just like an adult beating a child.

At this moment, the innkeeper also came, and a waiter had already told him the cause and effect.

Strictly speaking, this is the second shopkeeper, or deputy shopkeeper. The real boss does not show up, and may not be here at the inn.

The shopkeeper first bowed his hands and thanked Qi Xuansu, then looked at Xu Changwu and said angrily: "You know clearly that the Wanxiang Taoist Palace does not care about these things, so you just come here. I will not go to the Wanxiang Taoist Palace to complain today. I just ask you to follow me to Qingluan Guard's Baidu Palace." Take a walk around the household.”

At this moment, the "Zhou Laizi" in Xu Changwu's mouth finally appeared at the window on the second floor, holding an iron staff as a crutch. This is probably the reason why he was called "Zhou Laizi". He jumped from the second floor. When he landed, he used the iron rod in his hand to support himself on the ground to relieve his fall and stand firmly.

This person stood next to Xu Changwu and looked Qi Xuansu up and down: "Your Excellency has real abilities, and it is at least the stage of returning to one's true nature."

Qi Xuansu did not deny it: "Who are you?"

"My surname is Zhou, and people call me Zhou Laizi." Zhou Laizi smiled and pointed at Xu Changwu, "I hope you can look at my face and let him go."

Qi Xuansu said: "You can let him go, hurtful things..."

Zhou Laizi didn't speak, just looked at Xu Changwu.

Although Xu Changwu was reluctant, he had no choice but to take out a handful of peace money, about six or seven pieces, from his pocket, and threw it to the guy: "The medicine money should be enough, right?"

The shopkeeper sneered: "How much Taiping money does our Taiping Inn need?"

Qi Xuansu said: "The shopkeeper is right. This is not only a matter of beating people, but also an insult to the face of the inn. If this case is followed and others follow suit, it will only take a few peacetime payments anyway. Then this Business can no longer be done.”

Xu Changwu could only reluctantly take out another big ticket: "This should be enough, right? If there are more, you might as well beat me to death."

One hundred Taiping is not a small sum of money. As long as you save a little money, it is enough for a person's lifetime expenses.

The shopkeeper's face softened a little, and he couldn't really beat the person to death, so he motioned to the waiter to come forward and collect the money.

Taiping money cannot solve all problems, but it can solve most problems.

"See you later." Zhou Laizi cupped his hands towards Qi Xuansu, then grabbed Xu Changwu, limped and ran very fast, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Qi Xuansu looked at the two people's leaving figures, thoughtfully.

At this moment, the shopkeeper came to Qi Xuansu and presented the big ticket with both hands: "My friend, thank you very much for your act of kindness. This one hundred Taiping money is just a gift of thanks and is not respectful."

Qi Xuansu was startled. Although he wanted to refuse, considering that he was not rich in money, he still accepted it shamelessly. If you don't count the loose change, then he still has 600 Taiping money on him. Adding this 100 Taiping money, it becomes 700 Taiping money.

Of course, this is not because money has become easier to earn, but because Qi Xuansu's level of cultivation has become higher. If it were Qi Xuansu from before, he would not be able to kill the snake demon, sell the demon pill, or easily defeat Xu Changwu.

You can't make this hundred money.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for his cultivation in the stage of returning to the truth, would that lame Zhou be so easy to talk to? The innkeeper may not be so generous, but he actually took out all one hundred peace coins.

Sometimes, you have to act within your ability to do justice. If you cultivate your realm enough, you can get everything you can get, including gratitude, respect, awe, etc. If you cultivate your realm insufficiently, it can easily end up being self-defeating, and you may even be repaid with kindness.

Therefore, there are not so many chivalrous things in the world of martial arts, and more of them are done by each other. After all, doing chivalry will offend others, ruin people's wealth, and make enemies. Only some of the top martial arts talents have such a leisurely attitude.

Although today's Qi Xuansu is not a top figure in the world, he is still a number one figure. If he does it occasionally, it cannot be said that he is overestimating his capabilities.

This is probably how Jianghu people help the world and take care of themselves.

Qi Xuansu returned to the second floor. There was already a smile on Bodhisattva Man's face, and he sighed: "It is really not easy to have such a state of cultivation at such a young age. He is indeed a talent cultivated by Qiniang."

Qi Xuansu said: "Qiniang said that I want to test me to see how good I am, so I used this as an excuse to show my skills. I wonder what I think?"

Bodhisattva said rudely: "I have nothing more to say."

Just as he was talking, the waiter knocked on the door again and came in. He said that in order to express his gratitude, the shopkeeper specially sent a jug of good wine.

Qi Xuansu asked the waiter to thank the shopkeeper on his behalf, and then drank with Bodhisattvaman.

Men can drink for a long time. As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine is too little to meet a close friend, and half a sentence is too much to talk without speculation. Although Qi Xuansu and Bodhisattva Man are not close friends, they are by no means incompatible with each other. They are both old people in the world. They chatted while drinking and talked about nothing else. They only talked about their experiences in the world and strange people and strange things over the years. There were also several hour.

It was already getting dark.

The huge Taiping Inn was still brightly lit, but many surrounding streets had been shrouded in darkness.

A wandering Taoist priest was walking alone on a dark street. He was blind. He was wrapped in black cloth. He held a flag in his hand and wrote the four characters "Iron mouth cuts straight". He also carried a sword behind his back.

"Walking around, wandering around, I don't have to worry if I don't learn a lot, I don't tell the truth when I meet someone, I just rely on my rotten tongue, flatter him until his legs cramp, wipe some oil on the tiger's mouth, and eat from the east, west, east, west, etc. , the best at deceiving and kidnapping.”

The wandering Taoist shook his head, enjoying himself.

It is true that Taiping Inn is the largest inn in Longmen Mansion, but there cannot be only one inn.

There are seven or eight large inns and restaurants in the city, more than a dozen ordinary ones, and even more small ones. There are dozens of them anyway.

In the dragon

There is such a restaurant in the northwest corner of the gate. It is a two-story structure. It looks old. The red paint is mottled and dull, and the beams and pillars are peeling. There is a bookstore and stage on the first floor for storytellers and operas. The second floor is uncapped. , is a "hui" structure, leading directly to the roof.

At this time, the restaurant was brightly lit, and there were many people sitting upstairs and downstairs, talking and making endless noises.

"That great Bodhisattva is a real Bodhisattva. I don't dare to provoke him. I'm afraid the money will be hot to hold."

"That's funny. What kind of money is not hot? It's a business where your head is tied to your belt. How can you be picky?"

"Besides, it's not the great Bodhisattva who will show up personally this time. We only have to deal with the young one."

"Hey, that young man is not a good person either. He has a murderous aura that cannot be faked, and there is still a bit of evil spirit that has not dissipated. I don't know which unlucky spirit bumped into his hand."

"Why hasn't our Thunderbolt Master arrived yet?"

"Who knows, maybe he would take advantage of the great Bodhisattva's drinking and attack directly?"

"No, that house is very evil. There are many mechanisms and formations. If you rush in, you won't be able to survive."

"By the way, I heard that Master Chang made a mistake."

"It was not just a mistake, but a near fall, and only one person died. I heard people say that that woman was not a good person, and she was more vicious than us people in the world. She looked nothing like a wealthy lady. It’s just a tigress, a hag.”

“I don’t know who will be ‘lucky’ to marry this person in the future, but it will be a blessing.”

"This doesn't bother you, brother. There are hundreds of families looking for girls. There are many talented people from different families who want to marry, but they don't have this one yet."

Zhou Laizi and Xu Changwu were also among them. They were still sitting at the same table. Zhou Laizi's iron staff was leaning on the table and he was pouring himself a drink, but Xu Changwu looked depressed.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew up, the door of the restaurant opened slightly, and a scholar walked in quickly, and went straight to the storyteller's seat.

The originally noisy restaurant suddenly fell silent

"Everyone." The scholar clasped his fists, "You're polite."

Everyone's voice was not very uniform and they said: "I have seen Mr. Song."

It seems that this scholar is the talker.

Mr. Song was about to speak when he heard the elongated voice of "Immeasurable Heavenly Lord" coming from outside the door.

The door of the restaurant opened again, and it was the Taoist who was blind in one eye.

Many people stood up one after another: "Master Pili is here."

There were also some who were sitting still, obviously they were not from the same group as this Taoist.

The scholar bowed his hands towards the Taoist, and the Taoist returned the gesture, which was regarded as a courtesy.

Master Pili looked around the restaurant and said, "Where is the monk? Today the three religions gathered together. Scholars came, and I, the Taoist priest, came. The only thing missing is the monk. This is not good."

"Master Denghua seems to have gone to the Purple Immortal Academy." Someone said.

Purple Immortal Courtyard is the premier courtyard in Longmen Mansion.

"Infinite Heavenly Lord." Master Pili stretched his voice again, with a strange tone.

The scholar also shook his head helplessly.