Wait a minute, heroine

Two days later, southwest of Wuzhou, Wanshui Town.

At noon, the gloomy sky makes the buildings in the old town become gray, making it look like dawn or dusk.

Wanshui Town is located along the Wujiang River and is not very big. However, because the Wuxi Canal intersects with the Wujiang River in the upper reaches, there are many ships on the river. Small drug dealers or Jianghu people often dock here.

There is only one old street in the town from west to east. There are inns and restaurants on both sides of the street, and the street is full of medicinal farmers setting up street stalls.

Compared with the bustle of other places, an inn in the center of the town is much quieter than other places. The lobby is quiet, and a few tables of diners finish their meals in a hurry, leaving their money and leaving quickly.

Occasionally, a hungry traveler would walk up to the gate, take a quick look, and then turn around and leave.

A few people came in and ate silently.

This happened because there was a woman sitting by the window of the inn.

To be precise, she is a very striking woman.

The woman was dressed in snow-white clothes, with a few red plum blossoms dotted on her skirt and white shoes. She was spotlessly clean.

The woman has a slender waist and a plump chest. Although her face is obscured by her white gauze hat and her cheeks cannot be seen, just by looking at her figure, one can tell that she is one of the most beautiful women in the world.

Such a woman, sitting alone in an old inn, surrounded by wolf-like villains, seems to be facing eternal danger at any time.

But the reality is exactly the opposite.

Women are common in the world, but beautiful ones are rare, and it is even rarer to walk alone.

A woman who dares to dress up beautifully and appear alone in a place where all three religions and nine streams gather together, as long as people in the world are sane, they will know that she must have special skills.

The woman in front of the window is dressed in a way that is incompatible with the world. In the eyes of the people of the world, it is not beauty, but a fresh and green fishing bait. Anyone who dares to touch it will be waiting for an iron hook to pierce the jaw, and then be disemboweled. , until no bones are left.

Although the woman just looked out the window calmly and did not reveal any dangerous aura from beginning to end, the people in the restaurant all stayed away and did not even look at her.

Even after sitting there for a long time without ordering, the waiter turned a blind eye and only prayed in his heart that this female evil star who had arrived inexplicably would leave as soon as possible.

After the silence of the inn lasted for a long time, there was some noise from the street outside:

"Catch him..."

"you wanna die!"

…

The diners in the inn, as well as the woman in white at the window, all turned to look at an alley in the distance.

A young man of fifteen or sixteen years old ran out of the alley. He was dressed in coarse linen clothes and carrying an oxtail knife. The sharp blade was stained with bright blood red. In the gray town, he looked as dazzling as the woman in white.

Behind the young man were six men. The thug in front was armed with swords, guns and clubs, and behind him was a man in a brocade robe, holding a knife in his right hand and covering his abdomen with his left hand.

This kind of scene is too common in the world. The people in the inn looked at it from afar and then continued to eat.

The woman in white looked for a moment and saw that the young man holding the knife was quite brave. The five men who were blocked in the corner and still being pressed were unable to get close, so she asked:

"What's going on over there?"

The voice was ethereal but natural. It was difficult for others to be attracted by this voice. However, the waiter standing at the door immediately understood that he was talking to him and quickly turned around to explain politely:

"It's Mr. Xu from the Wanshui Gang, who runs a gambling stall in the alley. The boy who was beaten is a foreigner. He came here two days ago and said he was looking for his father. He asked at all the inns in the town... "

"Did you find it?"

"No. Going in from here is Wushan, a thousand miles away. There are often people who go to the mountains to dig medicine. They get lost or are eaten by tigers and bears, and their bodies are never found."

"Why did you have a conflict with the gambling stall?"

"I don't know, maybe I ran out of money to gamble a few times and lost in a hurry..."

…

After a few chats, the weak young man holding a knife was pinned to the ground by two men with guns and sticks.

Mr. Xu stepped forward holding the wound, his eyes filled with rage, and he raised the knife to cut off the young man's right arm.

Seeing this, the woman in white raised her right sleeve and slid out her soft, boneless white fingers, holding a copper coin at her fingertips.

But just as it was about to pop up, a voice came from the street half a street away:

Swish——

The robes rustled slightly in the wind.

The whole street was watching the battle from a distance. Seeing that Mr. Xu was holding the man down and preparing to cut off his hands and feet with a knife, some of the chivalrous Jianghu people also made strange movements.

But before anyone could say anything, they noticed a figure suddenly appeared in front of Mr. Xu, who was dressed in a brocade robe.

The bystanders didn't even see clearly where the figure came from. When the figure stood still, they saw that the person was quite tall, wearing a black robe, and a long knife wrapped in black cloth hung from his waist.

The person who came was wearing a bamboo hat, with a handsome face under the bamboo hat. He looked gentle and elegant without any cruelty, but his eyes were as sharp as two sharp knives. The moment he appeared, all the people on the street were seated. Went back.

Mr. Xu struck down with his sword. As soon as it fell halfway down, the black-robed man's slender fingers grabbed the back of the sword and pinned it firmly in mid-air. It was difficult to move it down any further.

Mr. Xu was blocked by someone, and all the anger from the knife on his body was transferred to the person who came:

"Who are you? How dare you stand in my way..."

Creak——

Before he finished speaking, everyone saw the man in black robe holding the back of the knife with his bare hands and exerting force with his left hand.

Then the iron knife in his hand was bent and deformed visibly to the naked eye. The sound it made was not loud, but it made the quacks in the whole street feel horrified.

Ding-dang-dang-dang~~

The curved iron knife fell to the ground, and the old street fell into deathly silence.

The thug next to him quickly dropped his weapon and retreated. Mr. Xu lost all his anger, and with a bit of surprise in his eyes, he forced himself to say:

"Master Xianyuelou..."

Halfway through his words, he saw the man in black robe in front of him again, and a waist badge slipped out of his hand with the word "capture" on it.

Judging from the style, it is either a six-door death-killing ghost or a black yamen's Prince of Hell.

As soon as the sign came out, there was an immediate movement in the mixed-race town, and many people quietly left through the back door and windows.

People in the Jianghu are disobedient and usually do not take the officers and soldiers seriously, and there are not a few who dare to fight against the officers, but the prerequisite for violence is that they can fight.

In the case of being defeated, the sign on the officer's waist is a death sentence to the Jianghu people!

When Mr. Xu saw that he was from the government, his face turned green. He didn't even care about the injuries to his chest and abdomen. He quickly raised his hands to bow and smiled in apology:

"Sir, please calm down. The younger one was blind and did not recognize the identity of the adult. The younger one was also chopped up. His head felt hot and he was trying to scare him. He had no intention of committing murder on the street..."

"Are you from Qianyue Tower?"

"This matter has nothing to do with Xianyue Tower. It's a personal grudge. I'm just a disciple, holding up a tiger skin banner to scare people. Even Xianyue Tower may not even know me..."

Something happened to King Wu in the past two days, and the imperial team was rushing to Wuzhou. Xu Erye obviously also knew what would happen if his sect was targeted by the court because of his bad affairs, so he hurriedly cleared the relationship.

The woman in white clothes in the window looked at her from a distance for a moment. She wanted to see how this handsome official would handle this matter, but her eyes moved slightly midway and turned to look at a figure who was quickly walking away from the side of the town.

"Waiter, check out."

"Okay...eh?"

The waiter who was looking at the door quickly turned around when he heard the sound, only to see that the table by the window was empty. The woman in white just disappeared without a trace, leaving only a copper coin on the table.

The waiter's eyes were blank. After looking around, he ran outside the door and looked up and down. After a long while, he scratched his head:

"Hey, what the hell..."

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The gray town was almost dead. Except for some movement, there was no sound of people.

Ye Jingtang stood with his sword on the street. In front of him was the man in brocade robe who nodded and bowed. The young man in yellow who was originally held down got up at this time, but did not dare to run. He just stood there with scars all over his body and his face turned pale.

In the past two days, I took a fast boat and traveled day and night to Wuzhou. I just left the Wuxi Canal this morning.

Night Terror Hall originally wanted to go directly to Jianyang City, which is dozens of miles away, but just passed by this small town and noticed something unusual in the town, so he stopped by to take a look. Unexpectedly, this rogue who was killing people on the street also had a relationship with the Wuzhou Faction. It has something to do with the title building.

Now that he's here and something happened, Night Terror Hall investigates here. After putting away the sign, he looks at the young man in yellow standing next to him:

"Why the private fight?"

Mr. Xu covered his stomach with his hands and said hurriedly:

"This kid just drew his sword when he had a disagreement..."

"I didn't ask you."

"..."

The young man in yellow stood there, obviously a little scared, and whispered:

"My father came to Wanshui Town to dig for medicine a few days ago and never came back. I came here to look for it. After searching for a few days, I found out that my father took a job from him and went with others to dig medicine in the mountains... and then He didn't come back, so I asked him and he said he didn't know, so I took the knife."

Ye Jingtang turned his eyes and looked at Mr. Xu.

Mr. Xu gritted his teeth: "Sir, I can't make the decision in this matter...Sir, wait a minute, ah——"

A scream.

Ye Jingtang lightly hooked his toes, picked up the oxtail knife that fell on the ground, inserted it into Master Xu's right foot, passed through the foot and nailed it into the bluestone, staring into Master Xu's eyes:

"You think I'm asking for information from you?"

Mr. Xu sat down on the ground, his face turned pale and he covered his right leg. He did not dare to struggle and said quickly:

"He is a steward of Prince Wu's Mansion. He often finds some skilled people to dig medicine in the mountains. There are many tigers and wolves in the mountains, and it is very common for people to die in accidents. His father is unlucky and has not come back. I can't blame him."

Ye Jingtang knew that Prince Wu's Mansion was testing medicine on living people, so he was not surprised by this and asked:

"Since the man was stolen by Prince Wu's Mansion, why didn't you tell him the truth?"

Second Master Xu opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, then turned the knife inserted into the sole of his foot, his face immediately twisted, and he hurriedly gritted his teeth and said:

"Prince Wu's Mansion originally gave him a hundred taels of silver as a pension. Two days ago, something big happened to Prince Wu and he had already escaped from Jianyang City. Seeing that no one was pursuing him, I became obsessed with stealing the money... I'll give you some money to compensate. give him."

After Ye Jingtang asked about the situation, he felt that this person was of little use. He released the handle of the knife and looked at the thugs next to him:

"In public, for the sake of wealth, armed with weapons and hurting people, he will be punished by the law for three years. You send him to the government office for trial. If he doesn't come tomorrow, he will behead him in public, and you will sit together. If you think you can run away, you can try it."

"Sir?!" Mr. Xu's face turned pale: "I will pay the money and promise that I will never do it again in the future...Sir!..."

After a few thugs carried Mr. Xu away, Night Jing Hall looked at the pale-faced young man in yellow:

"You were the first to injure someone with a weapon, so you should be guilty of the same crime. However, I thought there was a reason for the incident and will not be held accountable. I will go home and face the wall for three months to reflect. From now on, remember, don't draw the knife if you don't have the ability. I can't save you a second time."

The young man in yellow secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed over his hand:

"Thank you, sir, for saving your life... Sir, my father is very good at martial arts and there is no way he could be killed by a tiger or a bear. I hope you can help the common people find out the murderer..."

Ye Jingtang knew that his father had most likely died at the hands of King Wu. He had given him some pension money in the past, but he didn't want to do too much and let the news spread to the ears of the court. He thought for a while and said:

"You wait in the town. If your father is still alive, he will come back to reunite with you; if he is dead, he will also ask someone to come and give you an explanation. What is your father's name?"

"My father, Zhang Wenyuan, is from Huangting County, Zezhou. He often comes to Wuzhou to buy medicinal materials. He has a few scars on his left face. He was injured by a mountain tiger while digging medicine when he was young... He left home in the middle of last month and has not returned yet..."

Ye Jingtang took out a black leather booklet from his arms, recorded the information, turned around and left the town...

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