Beiyin Great Sage

  Chapter 148 Fishermen

at dusk.

   "Patter..."

   Continuous drizzle, falling with the wind.

  Pedestrians on the street put on coir raincoats and walked quickly in the rain.

  The sky has begun to darken, and a corner of the red moon appears in the sky.

  Although there was no change in the corpse, the strange red moon still brought a gloomy and dull atmosphere, permeating the huge city.

  Most of the street stalls have already packed up and returned home, only a few stubborn stall owners are still persisting, expecting customers to come to their door.

  In one of the stalls, the simple tarpaulin barely covered the wind and rain, and the two people below were slowly tasting the fruits of the stall owner's busy work.

  Different from other guests on this street, the temperament of these two people is definitely not what ordinary coolies can have.

   "The taste is a bit weird."

  Chen Ying put down the spoon, took out a handkerchief and wiped her fingers like onions:

   "I'm not used to it, do you like this taste?"

  The dishes of the Dalin Dynasty are spicy, sweet and greasy. Although the tastes are diverse, they are somewhat extreme. Tofu nao does not meet the taste of the public.

  Especially salty.

  Only some poor families with special tastes or not much money will choose it.

   She tasted it twice, then shook her head and put it down.

"good."

  Zhou Jia stirred the wooden bowl, white brain flower, red chili oil, and green vegetable foam mixed together, exuding a tempting fragrance:

   "This thing reminds me of the past."

   "Really?" Chen Ying's beautiful eyes flashed with curiosity.

  After a period of contact, she gradually developed a good impression of Zhou Jia, and even became interested in his previous life.

   "What's going on recently?"

   Zhou Jia didn't want to mention his past, so he turned his head and asked:

   "There seems to be some chaos in the city, what did Lei Prison do?"

   "Yes." Chen Ying nodded:

   "Xing Wu offended him. Lei Prison seems to be bold, but in fact he will take revenge. This time, Xing Wu is going to ruin his reputation and destroy his family."

   Notoriety!

  The family is ruined!

   These simple words represent powers that make people fearful, as well as some shady and insidious tricks.

   "Xing Wu..." Zhou Jia pondered:

   "He is the chief arrester of the Yamen, a black iron master, so simple?"

   "It's not easy for others." Chen Ying shrugged:

   "But it was Lei Prison who did it, Aizi, the leader of Lei Gang, and the future successor of the Tianhu Gang. These identities are enough to take care of a black iron master."

"Humph!"

  She snorted softly and said:

   "If the opponent is Xingwu, there is no need to be so troublesome."

   "Unexpected." Zhou Jia shook his head:

   "I underestimated Lei Prison's influence."

   "There are also reasons for punishing Wu himself." Chen Ying folded her hands and sat upright:

   "Although Xing Wu is strong, he is too upright. The so-called too rigid is easy to break. It's fine for him not to be greedy. He also needs to control the greed of his subordinates."

   "I've been in Stone City for nearly two years, and I don't have any cronies around me. Even the powerful people in the city are dissatisfied with him. He has to blame himself for today."

   Said with a faint smile:

   "It's funny to say, but when Lei Prison opened his mouth about this matter, the people from the yamen were the first to do it. I'm afraid no one would have thought of that."

  With the status of Xing Wu, if he is willing to manage, he will have good relations with all parties, even if Lei Qiu is afraid, he will not dare to touch him.

  How...

  This person's character determines his life.

   "Troublesome autumn!" Zhou Jia sighed.

  Recently, there is more than one thing about punishing Wu.

   "Yes." Chen Ying nodded:

   "A few days ago, the thief Thirteen Eagles stole the life-prolonging medicine from the City Lord's Mansion. Things like this happened before the matter was resolved, and the remnants of Zhengqi Hall needed to be cleaned up."

   "I'm afraid there will be chaos for a while in the city."

  Zhou Jia put down the spoon with a pensive look on his face.

  He is thinking.

  Recently, if you don’t go out of the city, forget it. During the day, there are people on the roof at night, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

  Outside the city, he also has a secret stronghold to grow some spiritual plants that require a lot of water.

"Little Lord."

  At this time, a woman rushed over and stopped in front of Chen Ying:

   "The elders sent a message, let us do it."

"Oh!"

  Chen Ying raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhou Jia:

   "Brother Zhou, do you want to go together?"

   "Forget it." Zhou Jia shook his head:

   "I still have something to do, I have to go out of town."

   "That's fine." Chen Ying didn't force it, and stood up with her hands together:

   "Then I will take my leave first, and I will visit you when I have time."

"it is good."

  Watching the other party leave, Zhou Jia took out some money from his body, put it on the table, and then took out the coir raincoat beside him and put it on his body.

  ...

   "Shua!"

   "Swish Swish!"

  Amidst the rain curtain, more than a dozen figures jumped out from all directions and surrounded a house.

"Little Lord."

  A woman approached Chen Ying and said in a low voice:

   "The person who lives here is named Guo Ping. Although his cultivation level is not very good, he is hated by Master Lei and wants us to catch him alive."

   "It's easy to use torture."

   "Yes." Chen Ying nodded, and lightly waved her plain hand:

   "Let's do it, this is solved, there are other places to go."

  Xing Wu is the head arrester of the yamen, no matter how eccentric his personality is, he still has a few trustworthy people around him, and Guo Ping is one of them.

   And they are responsible for solving these people.

"Yes!"

   Everyone should be, Qi Qi rushed towards the courtyard.

  A rank six, in their eyes, is not worth showing off.

   "Peng!"

  The door of the inner room was kicked open, and there was the sound of crumbling porcelain and wooden stools, followed by a series of muffled sounds and the sound of falling to the ground.

"Um?"

  Chen Ying stood outside the courtyard, her eyebrows frowned, her complexion suddenly changed:

   "No!"

   "There is an ambush!"

  With a coquettish shout, she advanced instead of retreating, the sword light soared like a dragon, rolled up the rain curtain in the sky, and the raindrops shot towards the house like sharp arrows.

   Jian Guang hid in the rain curtain, but disappeared.

   Invisible sword!

   "Well done!"

  A long howl came from the courtyard, and countless bricks and tiles flew up under the force, rushing towards the rain arrow, followed by a figure.

   "Peng!"

   "Bang bang!"

  The figures criss-crossed in the air, the sword light and the fist shadow flew together, and the two fell to the ground one after another amidst the vibration of energy.

   "Xu Siming in Zhengqi Hall!" Seeing the person clearly, Chen Ying's beautiful eyes shrank:

   "You actually got mixed up with people from the yamen?"

   "You can say whatever you want." Xu Si will be about fifty next year, with a peak cultivation of the tenth rank, and a pair of tiger eyes staring at Chen Ying:

   "Demon girl, let you come and go today!"

   "It's up to you?" Chen Ying showed disdain.

  She is of the ninth rank, but she is armed with black iron weapons and possesses wonderful skills. If she really makes a move, the opponent may not be her opponent.

but…

   Scanning the audience, her heart sank.

   More than 20 men in black appeared silently, and they were killing the people she brought this time at a high speed.

   I'm afraid, none of them will survive.

   "Damn it!"

   With a roar, Chen Ying slashed sharply with her sword.

   "Good time!" Xu Siming smiled brightly and greeted him with fists.

  ...

  The City Lord's Mansion.

   Xing Wuli, dressed in gray, stood in front of the inner courtyard, his long and angular face was stiff, and he said nothing.

   "Don't be like this." Wan Yong, the director of the Nursing Center of the City Lord's Mansion, said helplessly:

   "My lord will not see you."

   "I was wronged." Xing Wu's face remained unchanged, his voice was cold:

   "I didn't kill the Zhang family. There are rumors in the city that I occupied the Zhang family's wife and daughter and seized their property. They are also rumors. I want to meet the city lord to prove my innocence."

   "I believe you are innocent." Wan Yong shrugged:

   "The city lord also believes that you are innocent, and even those who do it know that you are innocent, but what is the use of this?"

  He spread his hands and said:

   "Now is not three hundred years ago, the imperial court is not the foundation, and the government also depends on other people's faces when doing business. Those people don't believe it."

"Do not!"

  "They don't believe it verbally, it's enough to kill us."

   As he spoke, he shook his head helplessly:

   "Your reputation has been completely ruined in the hearts of the common people and wealthy households in the city, and there are not many people in the yamen who speak well of you."

   "Let's go!"

   "Go?" Xing Wu raised his head, his eyes were cold:

   "You are telling me to die!"

   "I've been punished for five years, and I'm going to sit upright. I'd rather die than bear such infamy. I want to see the city lord."

   He again stated his request.

   "Why do you do this!" Wan Yong said:

   "As a friend, I would like to advise you that the morals of this world are inherently turbid and indistinguishable. Sometimes, if you are too noble, it will be a disaster."

   "If you can let go of your attachments, there may not be room for maneuver in this matter."

   "But the leeway is not in the City Lord's Mansion, but in the Tianhu Gang."

  Xing Wu has an upright personality, but he is not stupid, and he can understand the other party's meaning, but it is absolutely impossible for him to go to Tianhu Gang to find Lei Prison and beg for mercy.

   "Plop la la..."

  At this time, a bird flew over and landed on Wan Yong's shoulder.

  Wan Yong took down the Asuka Messenger in front of him, and his expression changed when he glanced at it.

   "Guo Ping?"

   "The Hall of Righteousness!"

  He suddenly raised his head and looked at Xing Wu with a cold look in his eyes:

   "Zhengqitang set up an ambush at Guo Ping's residence, you colluded with Zhengqitang?"

   "No!" Xing Wu's eyes changed, and he said firmly:

   "Xingmou has nothing to do with Zhengqitang."

   "Really?" Wan Yong's eyes flickered.

  He believes in the Zhang family's affairs and has nothing to do with Xingwu. This is his trust in his character, but because of this, it is even more difficult to believe that Zhengqitang has nothing to do with him.

   Righteousness...

  In such a big stone city, who else is more upright than Xing Wu?

  Xing Wu could see the change in the other party's eyes, and his face was stiff. After a long time, he looked up to the sky and sighed:

   "Guo Ping missed me!"

  ...

  Punishment House.

  The salary of the imperial court has never been much.

  Xing Wu does not want to be contaminated with unclean source money, the family has no floating wealth, and even his wife has to make up for others to earn some household income.

  In a simple house, a family of four gathered.

  The youngest son, Nian Yue, is still immature, playing with the toys his sister carved for him.

  Wife and daughter looked panic-stricken and worried.

   "I'm the one who made you suffer."

  Looking at his wife and daughter, Xing Wu couldn't help feeling bitter in his heart. All kinds of things in the past surfaced, and he couldn't help questioning his persistence for a while.

   "They're all one family, so what's the matter?"

  The wife held his hand and spoke slowly:

   "Next, what are you going to do?"

   "It seems that I am not suitable to serve in the imperial court after all." Xing Wu bowed his head, thought for a while, and said:

   "Lei Prisoner will take revenge. Once the city lord doesn't take care of him, he will never let me go, and he won't let you go."

   As a head catcher, he has seen many vendettas.

   Know the gore.

  The most common practice is to cut grass and roots, and exterminate the whole family.

  Holding his wife's wrist, stroking his daughter's long hair, Xing Wu's eyes were complicated, and then his face turned cold, and said:

   "These few days, I will attract the attention of the Tianhu Gang. You go out of the city quietly. After a few days, we will meet outside the city."

   "Master!"

   "Dad!"

  Wife and daughter looked worried, and even the youngest son, who was playing with toys, subconsciously stopped his movements.

   "Don't worry." Xing Wu chuckled:

   "I am an eagle-eyed arrester. I am good at arresting people. I know how to avoid being caught. Don't you believe me?"

   "It's you..."

  He looked at his family members with regret in his eyes:

"must be careful!"

"Um!"

  The wife nodded heavily, but the daughter was already in tears.

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   It rained continuously for several days.

  Rain, neither sick nor slow, neither arrogant nor impetuous, covers the sky and the earth.

  A boat with a black awning, swaying with the wind in the middle of the wide and long river, is leisurely and content, and the smoke can be vaguely seen, slowly drifting out from under the awning, melting into the rain and fog.

   "呵呵..."

  On the stove, the kettle was steaming, and Zhou Jia was still fishing, as if immersed in it.

  After the fish took the bait, he put away the fishing line with a satisfied face, reached out and picked up the hot kettle handle, the boiling water washed the tea leaves, and the fragrance permeated the air.

   "Zi..."

  The hot tea pours into the stomach, and the warmth emerges.

  Zhou Jia couldn't help squinting his eyes and made a sound of satisfaction.

  In the past few days, there has been no peace in the city. He is very glad that he came out early and was not dragged into the whirlpool.

It is said that.

   Chen Ying was injured.

  Xing Wu also seemed to have gone crazy. In the last few days when the chief arrester was dismissed, he led people to frantically search the businesses of the Tianhu Gang in Shicheng.

   No one is safe.

   This is only on the surface.

   In the dark, you come and go, quarreling with each other. It is said that because of Zhengqitang's troubled waters, even black iron masters have been injured.

  The number of people who died under it is even more unknown.

   "Clatter..."

  The river suddenly rose, and the awning boat went down the river.

  Zhou Jia turned his head sideways, through the hazy drizzle, he could faintly see cargo ships coming by themselves, and loud shouts came from time to time.

  ‘People from Tianshui Village? '

   Frowning slightly, he swung his sleeves suddenly, pushed the black-clad boat down the path hidden in the reeds, and headed down the waters here.

   In this water area, Tianshui Village is a veritable overlord.

   Not only strength, but also domineering style.

  If you come across a passing fishing boat, nine times out of ten you will call to stop and go forward to search. Although Zhou Jia is not afraid, he does not want to cause trouble.

Shortly after.

  The black-covered boat slowly floated out from another reed swing, Zhou Jia swung the hook, and was about to fish, when he was stopped by a pedestrian on the shore.

   "Boater, please give us a ride, we have to cross the river!"

   Zhou Jia side head.

  Under the curtain of rain, a family of three is snuggling together and shivering.

  (end of this chapter)