Pawn Crossing the River

The two returned to the room used as a pledge room to complete the corresponding procedures. The military officer accepted Qi Xuansu's official ticket and issued two tickets. One was given to Qi Xuansu as a voucher, and the other was kept for himself.

Shenji Camp does not have to pay taxes, but it does have to reconcile its accounts, and the court will send officials from the Institute of Economics and Technology to audit the accounts every year. The so-called Planning Examination Institute was a newly established yamen in this dynasty. Its main responsibilities were to check the accounts of the treasury of the household department, local vassal treasury, various weaving bureaus, the municipal shipping department, the Ministry of Industry, and the Cao Canal Road yamen. If there were any deficiencies, make up for them. Deficits, inventory and compensation, from house confiscation to sales, are all handled single-handedly. This can be regarded as supplementing the functional deficiencies of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Qingluan Guard. Officials privately call it the "yamen that raids houses."

The Shenji Battalion is also among them, so carelessness is not allowed.

As a result, Qi Xuansu only had three hundred peace coins left, but he had a pair of spiritual objects.

I have to say that the outer belt issued by Tiangangtang is indeed very useful and can hang up to six weapons. Qi Xuansu wore the two swords staggered behind his waist, while the dagger and fire gun were still hanging on both sides of his waist. There are two empty seats left, one on each side.

But even so, it is still a "dazzling array", including a blunderbuss, a short sword, and a pair of knives. Although they are not more than three feet, it is relatively easy to carry, but it is inevitable to "wear jingles" when walking. Various jade ornaments collided and clanked, and Qi Xuansu's various weapons clanked.

The military officer joked: "Brother, why don't you buy a long blunderbuss or a long bow to carry on your back."

Qi Xuansu waved his hand and said: "We are already bankrupt. If we don't add another head, then forget it."

The military officer smiled and said: "It's not that you can't have more money, but it has to be a large-scale business." The implication is that this kind of small business is not qualified.

Qi Xuansu said no more, said goodbye and left the place.

Qi Xuansu originally wanted to buy a horse, but he was already short of money, so he had to give up. Anyway, he had a horse and his legs were not slower than others.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu noticed that the people in black began to gather in batches, their expressions solemn, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Qi Xuansu didn't know what happened, but he was also afraid that he would be harmed by Chi Yu, so he hurried out of the city.

Naturally, the people in black gathered because Qin Wubing issued a military order to reorganize on the spot. Qi Xuansu was just an outsider, so no one could find his head. Qin Wubing had personally issued a waistband, so no one came. Stop him.

On the way, Qi Xuansu met the innkeeper who was also alone and seemed to be leaving the city.

Seeing Qi Xuansu, the shopkeeper showed a wary look on his face.

Qi Xuansu understands and understands this kind of precaution. After all, Jianghu is not a good place, and it is necessary to be on guard against others. So Qi Xuansu just nodded slightly in greeting and turned to the direction of another city gate. It was not as big as a thousand households, but it was just a few more steps.

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out of the city.

After walking about ten miles, there was no patrolling cavalry of men in black, and the shopkeeper was overtaken by several people and surrounded.

"Shopkeeper, where are you going?" The leader smiled, showing his white teeth.

The shopkeeper's expression changed slightly.

He recognized this group of people, they were all frequent guests of the "inn", and they usually looked up to him. After the men in black entered the city, they managed to save their lives because they were relatively well-behaved and not members of a secret society, but just ordinary people in the world. But he didn't expect this group of people to be waiting for him here.

The shopkeeper said solemnly: "What are you going to do?"

"What to do? Just ask the shopkeeper for justice." Another scholar-looking man said.

The shopkeeper said calmly: "What's fair? You work for the 'Inn' on weekdays, and the 'Inn' has never treated you badly."

A strong man with a shiny scalp sneered: "So many brothers believed your lies and went to that workshop, but none of them came back. Shouldn't they ask you for justice?"

The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes: "Someone died in the 'Inn' too."

"That's your business. It's not our business. We only want justice for our dead brothers." The leader said calmly. This man was wearing a Taoist priest's robe instead of a gentleman's Taoist robe, and he was wearing a pair of round sunglasses. , with a goatee, looks like a fortune teller.

The shopkeeper was very clear in his heart. These people saw the "inn" suffered heavy losses and wanted to take advantage of it.

This time, in addition to the nine experts sent by the main store, the people responsible for cleaning the outside were not all hired. Some of the "Inn" branch's own staff were also included.

It's a pity that several of his men are not good at martial arts and still stay in the city. Now he is the only one left, and he may not be the opponent of these people.

The shopkeeper said: "Although we are all friends, we are not real brothers after all. It is not our turn to ask for justice, right?"

The strong man was about to speak, but the leader raised his hand to stop him, and said calmly: "We are talking about life and death, and a promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Which brother in the world is not the one who goes to all the troubles for his friends? If they are not blood brothers, they are better than each other. Blood brothers. We want justice, so we will bring it to you personally. "

The scholar nodded and agreed, "That's right. I will support my brothers and their wives. Don't worry about them, brothers."

The shopkeeper sneered in his heart, it was true that this group of jackals came to the door afterwards, but it was not for the brothers to support the family, but for the family wealth of those who died, and I was afraid that the children of those people would soon go underground to join them.

The shopkeeper was silent, his mind racing, thinking about how to get out.

The strong man finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking to him about? Ask him to hand over the Sumeru treasure he has on him."

The shopkeeper does carry a Sumeru treasure with him, but it does not belong to him personally, but to the branch of the "inn". There are various files and records of the branch and a large amount of money. His task is to bring this Sumeru treasure Take it back to the main store. If the Sumeru treasure is lost, not to mention the secrets and money in the Sumeru treasure, the Sumeru treasure itself is also very expensive, and the head office will not let him go, so if he asks him to hand over the Sumeru treasure, it is better to kill him.

The shopkeeper said in a cold voice: "Tu Qiongdiao, you are here to take advantage of the situation, but I would like to advise you, although the money is good, if you lose your life, the 'inn' will not let you go."

The leader stroked his beard unhurriedly: "If it were normal times, this would be true, but now the men in black have blocked the West Gobi, and the outside does not know the news inside. We will kill you at this time, who? I don’t know that it’s really the right time, right place, and right people.”

"That's what the elder brother said!" The strong man laughed, "The sumeru on you is enough for the rest of my life. You can wash your hands in the golden basin."

The scholar was even more heart-wrenching in his words: "Taking a step back, even if the three of us brothers repent and decide to stop here, shopkeeper, please touch your conscience and say, will you let us go? I'm afraid you will return to the boss." The first thing the store did was to send people to hunt us down. There is no turning back, so let’s stop talking nonsense and see what we can do!”

Before he finished speaking, the scholar already had a dark crossbow in his hand. It was Qingluan Guard's "Jackdaw Crossbow". The arrowhead was blue, obviously quenched with poison.

When Qi Xuansu was able to dodge the Jackdaw Crossbow, it was not because he was faster than the crossbow arrows, but because he could do it faster than the Qingluan Guards who used crossbow arrows. The main reason was that humans were not good at it, and the crossbow could not be blamed.

The scholar's technique is undoubtedly far superior to that of ordinary Qingluan guards, and he suddenly fires cold arrows while speaking, so fast that people can't even see clearly.

The poisoned crossbow arrow almost hit the shopkeeper's face. If he hadn't been secretly on guard, he would have been hit in the face by this arrow. Even the shopkeeper, a master at the stage of Yuxu, broke out in a cold sweat.

The scholar's arrow was just a signal, and the three of them rushed towards the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper shook out a nine-section whip with the appearance of a spiritual object. It was shining with golden light. The head of the whip was a dragon head. The whip was inlaid with various gems. It was sparkling and brilliant. When it moved, it was powerful, gorgeous and beautiful. During the dance, the sound of breaking through the air was endless, and even a golden energy was generated, like a golden dragon.

However, the three of them were all veterans and were in no hurry to fight head-on. The strong man was a martial artist, wearing iron armor and fighting head-on. The scholar is a Sanren. Although he does not have a flying sword, he can use the two powerful crossbows superbly. The crossbow arrows can actually change the trajectory in a small area according to his will. It is impossible to guard against it. If the shopkeeper's nine-section whip dance is not airtight, he would have been killed long ago. Got it. But even so, it distracted the shopkeeper a lot of energy.

Finally, there is the fortune teller named as the leader, who is a dream-like alchemist. Although he cannot come out of his body during the day like in the Thunder Realm, he is proficient in illusions, which makes the shopkeeper's eyes full of illusions and his mind is in a trance.

The shopkeeper is not a martial artist. Even if he sticks to the mourning platform and is not taken advantage of by the illusion for a while, it will consume a lot of energy and he will not be able to hold on for long.