Martial Lord

Recently, a big event happened in Jianghu, even the imperial court was alarmed.

Ever since Emperor Taizu took over the country, the temples have always adopted the attitude of "ruling martial arts with martial arts" in matters of martial arts, advocating that rivers and lakes are about rivers and lakes.On the one hand, it is due to the fact that in recent years, the Zhang family in Jinling is the dominant one, and the Zhang family is the only leader among all sects.And the Zhang family has always been friendly with the court.The daughter of Zhang Ruitong, the patriarch of the previous generation, was the most beloved concubine of the first emperor; his grandson, Zhang Qishan, was the commander of Jinyiwei, and the official was of the third rank.What's more, the first emperor personally ordered someone to create a black jade ghost seal, which was given to the Zhang family, implying that the emperor is the master of the world, and the Zhang family is the "King of Wulin", which means to divide the country equally.

So far, Zhang's favor has reached its peak.

However, perhaps it is in accordance with the principle that prosperity must decline. Half a year ago, the Wulin League advocated that Ruitong had died, but the descendants of the Zhang family who took over the position of leader did not appear, and even the ghost seal representing the leader's identity disappeared.The world was in chaos for a while, and everyone speculated that there was a civil strife in the Zhang clan for the position of leader. Maybe Zhang Ruitong didn't have time to leave a successor, or maybe the next leader had already been murdered by Zhang's own people.

Strangely, despite the different opinions from the outside world, Mrs. Zhang did not move at all.There are even rumors that whoever can find the missing ghost seal will be the new martial arts leader!Although this statement has not been confirmed, Jin Yiwei has not come forward to refute the rumors.Everyone suspected that there was a rift between the imperial court and the Zhang family, or maybe the emperor was simply happy with the status quo.Otherwise, why did the imperial court let go of the rumors? This is simply to indirectly kill that unknown boy of the Zhang family...

In the private room on the second floor, Wu Shandang's little boss kowtowed melon seeds and listened to everyone's chats. He just felt that this was much more exciting than the drama on stage.He had heard about the prestige of the Zhang family for a long time, and the Zhang family also contributed a lot when the late emperor conquered the country.When the first emperor was alive, he treated the Zhang family well, but the Zhang family declined the reward and took the initiative to retire to the temple and return to the mountains.Knowing how to advance and retreat so well, he never expected to end up like this in the end. He really is a companion like a tiger.Just as Wu Xie was thinking, someone tapped his shoulder suddenly.He looked back and couldn't help complaining: "Why did you come, I already ate two plates of melon seeds."

The man immediately made a silent gesture: "Keep your voice down, I finally slipped out."

The person in front of me, whose name is Xie Yuchen, is the young owner of Xiejiajiayuan, and also the pillar here, "Xie Yuhua" is also.At this moment, Xie Yuchen had already removed his makeup, and stood in front of Wu Xie refreshingly, looking like a handsome young man, and he couldn't see the slightest shadow on the stage.

Wu Xie moved to the side, made room on the bench, and pushed the fruit plate on the table to the middle, motioning for Xiao Hua to sit down: "Why do you have to come over? You know, I'm very busy." If he left, the shop would have to play an empty city trick, which would not work if it was used too much.

Xie Yuchen took his seat, poured two cups of tea by himself, and pushed one cup to Wu Xie's side: "Have you recruited a buddy yet?"

"Don't tell me, I just saw one pleasing to the eye this morning, but it's a bit dull, but it's rare to find someone who doesn't mind the money..." This is the point.

Xie Yuchen was helpless: "Wu Xie, I don't remember you being picky like this when you were a child? You gave me something delicious back then."

Nonsense, at that time I thought you were a little girl, Wu Xiexin said, if I knew you were a boy, I would give it to Xiuxiu!

Few people know that Wu Xie and his family are family friends, Wu Xie's grandfather and Xie Yuchen's grandfather are dead brothers, Wu Xie's mother is a distant relative of Xie's family, and Xie Yuchen is still his cousin.Back then, Xie Yuhua studied opera with Er Yuehong, a famous actor in the capital, and even her speech was delicate and soft.When I went back to my hometown during New Years and holidays, a group of children played together, and everyone yelled like Xiaohua Xiaohua. Wu Xie always thought that Xiaohua belonged to her daughter.Only when he met again at the beginning of this year did he realize that he had made a big oolong and was made a joke of by his third uncle.Fortunately, Xiaohua is still the same, and she is the best at mediating the atmosphere, and she can resolve Wu Xie's embarrassment with a few sentences.Ordinarily, they haven't seen each other for many years, but it's rare that they don't have any ties.Xie's garden is next door, and people come and go frequently, and everyone naturally gets to know each other better.But now that there is no need to reveal the nature of his emphasis on sex over friends, Wu Xie quickly changed the subject and urged the other party to talk about business.

Xie Yuchen glanced left and right, then lowered his voice, and said very cautiously: "Wu Xie, my father is gone."

Wu Xie was startled, not understanding what he meant: "Are you kidding me, I saw it yesterday..."

"I just didn't see you yesterday," Xie Yuchen said with a serious expression, "I didn't say anything, I didn't even leave a note, and I left in a hurry. I think it might have something to do with the recent rumors in Jianghu."

"...Are you thinking too much?" Wu Xie laughed dryly, "Maybe Uncle Huan is just tired from business, so he went out for a walk, enjoying the landscape." Lianhuan has always been in touch with Beimian Daoshang, so it's not surprising that Xiaohua thinks so.

Xie Yuchen was silent for a while, and suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question: "Wu Xie, do you know where your third uncle went this time?"

Wu Xie frowned, and answered truthfully: "I don't know."

This was already the sixth person this month to ask him about his third uncle's whereabouts.Since his third uncle left at the end of last month, he hasn't received any news. His second uncle also wrote to ask, and some people from the rivers and lakes he didn't know came to inquire about it, and now even Xiaohua came to test it.

"What, is Uncle Huan's departure related to Uncle Third?" Wu Xie asked.

Unexpectedly, Xie Yuchen didn't ask, but shook his head: "Since you don't know, don't worry about it. If someone asks you again, just answer like you did just now. Don't worry too much. ...not very peaceful."

Wu Xie actually doesn't care about whether the world is peaceful or not, what he is more worried about is whether his small shop is peaceful or not.After all, right now, this shop is all his belongings.

The Wu family is different from the Xie family. Although Wu Xie's grandfather, Old Dog Wu, had some prestige in the Tao, the Wu family has basically been wiped out in this generation.His father is now an honest and responsible teacher, and the second uncle opened a teahouse very low-key, only the third uncle still has some business contacts with Dao.

Wu's father always hoped that Wu Xie would inherit his father's career, but Wu Xie liked to hang out with his third uncle Wu Sansheng since he was a child, and he became wild, so he couldn't be kept in the school.In the end, he begged Wu Sansheng for help, sold the shop, and started a business.In a fit of anger, his father simply stopped caring about him.

However, the turnover of the pawn shop is not as easy as imagined. Wu Xie is a newcomer, relying on his third uncle's face to sneak into this business. Even so, the channels for selling pawnshops have not been completely cleared, and everything needs to be explored by himself.Wu Xie used to be considered a young master at home. If he wasn't in charge of the family, he didn't know how expensive the firewood was, and spent money lavishly. Now that he has set up his own family, he is at a stalemate with his father.

Fortunately, last month, he changed his luck.

Speaking of which, it was thanks to the few nobles from the town.One of them was none other than his youngest son, Xie Yuchen, the ninth master of the Xie family, who was a famous actor in the capital of "Jie Yuhua" who was a teacher of the master Er Yuehong.The first thing this grandfather did when he returned home was to open a theater next door to him.The news spread all over the south of the Yangtze River overnight, and a large number of fans came here admiringly.When the passenger flow increased, all the deserted teahouses, inns and taverns on the South Street of the small town were wiped out, and the half-dead shops that had posted the word "Chudui" last month were cleaned up in a blink of an eye and became prosperous shops.

When the lot was on fire, merchants also stared at it.Not long after, a month and a half gambling house opened opposite Xie Yuanzi.I heard that the boss of the gambling shop is also from Dajing, and he is quite famous in the north, and he is a legendary figure in his life.There are so many interesting things in this new casino, and they are divided into different categories. Those who are addicted to gambling have big gambling methods, and those who are leisurely and happy also have small tricks.

However, no one expected that the one who benefited the most from the settlement of these two big households was actually Wu Shandang, which happened to be opened in the middle of the two households.This comes and goes, whether it's a tipping in the theater to make a fortune, or scraping together the capital to go to the casino to turn things around. When the cash is spent, they go straight to the pawn shop, jade pendants and jade beads, whatever is valuable.Regardless of your family heirloom or a token of love, hurry up and exchange the cash back to the theater or casino, earn back the face, win back the face!

Over time, a wonderful three-legged confrontation has formed on the street corner: pawn shop, gambling house, and theater building; a stream of entertainment, and a street of prodigals, allowing countless dudes to bulge their wallets and return with ease.The South Street, which has been deserted for more than ten years, is constantly bustling with people overnight, forming a unique scenery, and even outsiders rush to watch the excitement.

The shit luck that fell from the sky made the little shopkeeper of the pawn shop very happy. Usually, the shop where a person can sleep for most of the day in the town is now attracting people in a hurry.It's a pity that there were quite a few people who came, and few who could use it. Half a month later, the pawn shop was still busy with only the little boss.It was so easy to meet a reliable person this morning. Although Wu Xie said to think about it and asked someone to come back tomorrow, he was actually putting on airs.He already had an idea in his mind and was going to keep this.

When Wu Xie came back, the theater building had already closed, and the gambling house next door seemed to be deserted today.In the summer season, the weather is hot and dry, and even gamblers have lost the nature of playing dice.Seeing that there was no business coming, Wu Xie closed the shop early.

His small shop is not big, but it is rare to have a very regular structure.Behind the storefront is a small courtyard house, with a warehouse on the left, and living rooms on the right and in the middle. Although the ant is small, it has all internal organs.Wu Xie also set up a deck chair under the eaves, and in summer evenings, he would enjoy the coolness here to escape the heat, which is considered a small and comfortable world.

But at this moment, he couldn't relax.

The summer air is hot and humid, and the smell travels quickly even when there is no wind.Wu Xie's sense of smell is more sensitive than others since childhood, and he has a high degree of recognition of smells. At this moment, the faint smell of blood in the air reminds him that he is in good condition.He looked calmly, but there was no trace of blood within reach, and the smell seemed to be coming from the warehouse.

Recently, the rivers and lakes are not very peaceful...

Xiao Hua's advice was still in his ears, and Wu Xie thought of those rumors in the market again, and couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle, and then thought that he shouldn't scare himself.He has never had any contact with people in the Jianghu, so what does those things have to do with him?

Wu Xie held her breath and carefully walked into the warehouse, only to find that the door was locked securely.He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly laughed at himself for being overwhelmed.

There is only one small window for ventilation in the warehouse, which is opened in the corner of the ceiling, and adults are absolutely unable to enter.Even so, Wu Xie took out the key, ready to check it, so as not to let anyone's cats and dogs get in.The store's savings for more than half a year are in it, so I can't help but toss.

The door has been around for a long time, and it makes a lot of noise. The afterglow of the evening reflects the color of the sunset on the old floor of the warehouse. As the door panel is opened, the color spreads out like a scroll.Wu Xie glanced inside.The warehouse is not big, so you can see it all at a glance, and nothing unusual is found.A gust of cool wind blew, and the shadows of the trees in the small courtyard whirled, bringing the breath of green leaves and dispersing the vague blood energy just now.Wu Xie thought, maybe he really smelled it wrong, maybe it was just the next door killing chickens?

Wu Xie laughed at his own misgivings, and then boldly entered the warehouse.

The next moment, before he could react, the door slammed shut!Wu Xie didn't even have a chance to exclaim. With the loud sound of the door closing, a pair of cold hands locked his body firmly from behind, and a strong smell of blood lingered around his mouth and nose.Wu Xie only felt that there was a cold embrace on his back, and at the same time, in the darkness where he could not see his fingers, a low voice that was almost breathless sounded close to his ears——

"who are you?"