Lu Bai was afraid that during the few days he was out of the city, the admiral and the others would take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Gu Qinghuan tidied Lu Bai's clothes and put the dry food and water on the horse. "They will use you, so they won't fall out for the time being. When the salt tax issue is over, they will start to attack.
"
When Gu Qinghuan said this, Lu Bai felt relieved.
He decided to go out of the city in the evening, firstly to avoid some eyes and ears, and secondly, to get some news while staying in a hotel outside the city to rest at night.
If you rely on mountains, you can eat mountains; if you rely on water, you can eat water.
If you rely on the outside of the city, of course you have to eat outside the city.
Outside the city gate, many people gathered, some of them were farmers, some were hunters, and some were herb collectors.
They know a lot of news about the wilderness.
Lu Bai's eyes darkened, so he naturally had to go find them to find out more.
There were quite a few people going out of the city in the evening, most of them farmers or women. In their baskets were the remaining unsold fruits, mushrooms, wild vegetables, certain edible fruits and some common agricultural products.
The guards at the city gate did not conduct strict checks.
Lu Bai quickly left the city gate.
The golden waves of wheat rush towards us under the setting sun, stretching to the wilderness in the distance, connecting with the green grass and spreading a carpet on the ground.
In the distance are woods darkened by the setting sun, extending along the gentle hillside to the end of the field of vision.
After crossing the moat, we entered a small town.
A dirt road traverses the entire town, with fenced yards on both sides. The trumpet flowers on the fence have withered after being favored by the sun for a day. Chickens and dogs hear each other inside the fence. Smoke from cooking pots curls up in the setting sun and under the blue sky.
A wine flag flutters in the wind.
Lu Bai got off the horse and gave the reins to the waiter who came up to him, "Prepare a room, bring the things up, and boil a pot of wine."
"Okay!"
The waiter agreed.
Lu Bai pushed the door open and entered the tavern. There were not many people in the tavern. Most of them were people from the town. Only a group of people were different. They wore thick felt clothes with dust on them. You could tell at a glance that they were from far away.
Hurryers.
Lu Bai glanced at them in surprise.
There are not many people, only seven or eight. If such a small number of people dare to cross the wilderness to Yancheng, they must be capable.
Of course, this was not what surprised Lu Bai.
What surprised him was that the middle-aged man at the head had thick eyebrows and sharp eyes. Although he was dusty, his handsome face could not be concealed. Coupled with a green shirt, he had an extraordinary temperament. Lu Bai felt that this man was just as inferior to himself.
Two points.
They were also looking at Lu Bai.
Lu Bai is so weird.
He was dressed in white and carried five knives on his back, so it was impossible not to notice them.
Lu Bai put down his things.
"Hundreds of dignified and well-dressed people were assassinated in the street. What a shame in this world..." Behind the counter stood the shopkeeper, and in front of the counter stood two old men and a strong man with bronze skin. They were discussing what was happening in the city.
"Excuse me, shopkeeper, hundreds of households in Yancheng were killed? When did it happen?" The handsome middle-aged man asked the shopkeeper while he was sitting there.
"Just a few days ago." The shopkeeper replied.
"Then the city is in chaos now, isn't it?"
An old man in front of the counter smiled and said, "What's strange is that this matter just passed without causing any commotion at all."
The handsome middle-aged man didn't believe it, "Will Jin Yiwei suffer this loss?"
"Two days ago, a eunuch died, so that's not the case," the shopkeeper said.
The handsome middle-aged man was completely interested.
He walked to the counter and bought a few people a drink, "No way, is it an internal strife between Jin Yiwei and Dongchang people?"
The shopkeeper waved his hand, "None of them. When I went to Gujing Town to have a drink, I heard that the dead Jin Yiwei and the eunuch were all members of the new admiral. They were all killed by the same person..."
"who?"
The middle-aged man asked.
"Leader of the White Wolf Gang." The shopkeeper didn't show off.
The middle-aged man didn't believe it, "It must be fake."
The leader of a gang could actually kill the eunuch and escape with the royal guard safe and sound?
"How could it be false? I married my niece in the city and their child was lost. So under the instigation of the White Wolf Gang and the Beggar Gang, they went to sit in meditation in front of the inner city gate for a day." An old man next to him vowed.
"What about the Beggars?" The handsome middle-aged man continued to inquire.
"The leader of the White Wolf Clan is also the leader of the Beggar Clan," the old man said.
This is no secret. The Beggar Gang and the White Wolf Gang learn martial arts together, and when they buy private salt, they also go to beggars.
The middle-aged man became interested in the leader of the White Wolf Gang.
"What is the origin of this White Wolf gang leader, that he is actually the leader of two gangs?"
Several people stopped talking.
After a while of silence, the shopkeeper said, "The leader of the White Wolf Gang is quite mysterious. I have never heard of his name before. He only got his name about half a year ago, and then he skyrocketed."
"Hey, I heard that he also has an official background." An old man added.
Lu Bai raised his head and said, "I heard that he is quite handsome."
Regarding this, the people discussing it were unconvinced.
"He is still a hero!" mentioned the strong man who remained silent.
Since this gang leader took over the Beggar's Gang, the Beggar's Gang has been dedicated to being a chivalrous and righteous person. Now, if a thief breaks into a house, a girl is raped, or a relative is killed, the Beggar's Gang will take care of it.
"They take care of the cases that the government can't solve; they catch the people that the government can't catch!" The strong man lowered his head mysteriously, "There are rumors that the eunuch was a cannibal, so he was killed by the leader of the White Wolf Gang."
He looked yearning, "If the Beggar Clan didn't only accept beggars, I would have joined the Beggar Clan."
"You can give more food to the beggars." The wine shop owner suggested.
These people still haven't revealed their identity as the leader of the Wolf Gang... The handsome middle-aged man thought deeply and suddenly felt that Yan Cheng was quite interesting.
At this time, the waiter brought the hot wine to Lu Bai.
"Xiao Er, are there any herb collectors or hunters familiar with the nearby mountains in this town? I have something to ask them." Lu Bai said after taking the wine glass.
"have!"
The waiter pointed at the strong man in front of the counter, "The best hunter in our town is the doctor next to him."
Lu Bai nodded and asked the waiter to invite them over.
He invited them to drink.
The strong man and the doctor looked surprised.
What happened today? Did you step on dog poop when you went out? Why did you invite them to drink?
After Lu Bai expressed his intention to come, the two of them became interested. The strong man knew where there were monsters and wild beasts in the wilderness, while the doctor knew where the medicinal materials Lu Bai needed were.
Nine-legged insects, blind bears, clovers, grass fruits, violet pills... They all pointed out the direction for Lu Bai, and left a map with landmarks. Most of these landmarks were strange trees, creeks, or
Hilltop.
But when it came to wild boar heart and asparagus grass, the two of them ran into trouble.
The doctor knows about Asparagus, but this thing can only be found in the deep wilderness.
He drew a dragon's beard for Lu Bai, which is similar to a leek, but the leaves are round.
As for the boar heart——
The strong man wanted to speak but stopped.
"What's wrong?" Lu Bai asked.
"Wild boars occasionally attack our town, but the hunters in the town never dare to hunt wild boars."
The reason is that there is a boar spirit in the wilderness.
He forbids anyone to hunt wild boar.
If a hunter in the town or someone in the traveling party dares to hunt a wild boar, the wild boar spirit will take revenge himself.
The wild boar spirit is not taking revenge on the murderer alone, but on the entire team, or the entire town. If Yan City was not blocked by a city wall, he would not even mind letting the people in the city know that any pig in the wilderness is sacred and inviolable.