When we go to Pingyao, our destination is the capital. After all, the title of this volume is "Havoc in the Capital".
If you want to ask why they know that the Thirteen Dead Animals will appear in the capital, it is very simple, because they can pinch and count without moving. This has been mentioned more than once in our previous documents.
So, in the afternoon of that day, Huang Donglai, Lin Yuancheng, Tyrell and Fudozi left Xuanqi Sect together.
After descending from Wawu Mountain, they were not in a hurry to go straight to their destination. Instead, at Huang Donglai's suggestion, they returned to the Yellow Gate of Shuzhong first.
On the one hand, Huang Donglai wanted to take this opportunity for Mr. Huang and Fuzi to meet and get to know each other.
On the other hand, they also need Mr. Huang to contact the Feige Gang and send a message to Sun Yixie who is far away in Hangzhou and Linghu Xiang who is in the North. Qin Feng also tells these guys to go.
Come and help.
As for Jiang Muchan, due to the special nature of his profession, he has always been elusive, and he didn't know where he was going when he left last time, so he didn't contact him this time.
In this way, the four of them rested for a few days at Huangmen, prepared the luggage needed for the long journey, and then officially set off for the journey to Beijing.
The distance between Fushun and Beijing, even if you calculate the straight-line distance on the map, is more than 1,500 kilometers; in those days when there were no highways, you also had to count the mountains to climb, the water to be crossed, and the water to be crossed along the way.
The detour...it's not unusual for it to take more than a month.
So, this will undoubtedly be a long journey...
…………
On the first day, before everyone had left Fushun, the journey was quite pleasant.
As a local celebrity, Huang Donglai can get VIP-level hospitality whether he eats or stays here.
But the next day, when they left Fushun and walked thirty miles away, the situation was different.
During the day that day, the four of them crossed a tributary of the Fuxi River early in the morning, and then passed through two sections of mountain roads at Shiziling and Exiangling. At nightfall, they arrived at a place called Longmen Town on the Tuojiang River.
.
When you see this, some people may want to say, isn't "Longmen" in Guangzhou? Isn't the Longmen Gang in the previous volume a gang there?
I have to mention this: first of all, the place in the previous volume is called "Longmen County", not "Longmen Town"; secondly, the place in China called "Longmen", whether it is a county, town, village, or pass,
Or mountains, ridges, rivers, bays... all added up, there are more than twenty or thirty places, there are too many with the same name.
The Longmen Town in front of us is just one of them.
Let's talk about this town, built along the river, with no more than a hundred households and no more than ten shops. There is only one inn in the town.
You can probably guess the name of the inn - Longmen Inn.
Of course, the Longmen Inn here has nothing to do with the Longmen Inn in the popular martial arts movie. There is neither a charming proprietress nor a chef with superb swordsmanship.
What do the two have in common? Firstly, they have the same store name, and secondly... they are both illegal stores.
…………
Bang bang bang——
"Come on, come on, stop knocking!"
When the knock on the door rang for the fifth time, there was finally an answer from the store.
The guy who opened the door was in his early thirties, with an ordinary appearance and a thin stature, but his figure seemed to be very lean. At this moment, he was holding an oil lamp in one hand and opened the door with the other, looking at the people outside with an impatient expression.
He opened his mouth and said fiercely: "What are you knocking on? Didn't you see that we are already closed?"
Don't think there's anything strange about his attitude. He was originally a member of a black shop, and he had some gangster tendencies. Furthermore... they had already done enough "business" today, and there was really no need to receive new customers.
What? You asked, "Can a black shop still complain that there are too many fat sheep automatically delivered to the door?"
Hurry, this kind of hacker's inn that has been open in the town for a long time is naturally different from the "Ci Jian Hong" wine shop in the barren mountains mentioned above. No matter how they are a black shop, according to their customer flow, it is impossible for a murderer to come in.
One.
If they really wanted to do this, the people in the town would have noticed the abnormality and reported it to the authorities.
This Longmen Inn usually only selects people who seem to have no background, people who will not attract investigations and revenge seekers, and people who have huge interests to gain.
If there is no suitable target, they will open it as a normal inn.
In this way, one or a few guests will disappear here every ten days and a half, and except for the people in the inn, other guests do not know whether the missing people disappeared here or after leaving the inn
Missing - This is just like when you go out and stay in a hotel, you generally don't care when other guests check out or whether they check out.
Even if some relatives and friends of the victim came to trace the incident afterwards, according to that era, it would usually take several days or even months. At that time, the people in the inn could answer: We receive so many people every day, you asked
Who is it and how can I remember?
To sum up, when the waiter of this inn opened the door and took a look, he saw three men, two of whom looked like people in the world of martial arts, and one was a Taoist priest (Fudozi looked to be in his thirties)... This combination often means that
It was a waste of money and troublesome, so he didn't really want to do business with them.
"Second brother, look at this time, we don't have anywhere else to stay, so it's convenient for you." Huang Donglai was also a sensible person, so he stuffed some money over there.
The money isn't much, so it won't arouse people's evil intentions, but it's enough to have the effect of "taking advantage of others."
"Tsk..." After the boy took the silver, he weighed it in his hand and curled his lips.
Two seconds later, his expression and tone softened: "Oh, okay, okay, come in..."
When the waiter let them through the door and led them in, he suddenly discovered that there were not three people outside the door, but four. When Tyrell was standing outside just now, the little light from the oil lamp in his hand could not make him
Find each other.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hey~ why is this guy as black as carbon?" This guy also blurted out what he said without hesitation.
Just when Huang Donglai and the others were thinking about what reason they should use to get this matter out of the way simply and quickly...
"Donor, don't be offended. This is Pindao's alchemy boy. He has been blackened by staying in the alchemy room all year round." Fudozi immediately gave an answer that sounded strange, but there was nothing to compete with.
explain.
"Oh..." The guy had never made elixirs before, so he couldn't raise the issue, so he just casually agreed without asking any more questions.
Then, he led everyone to the counter, opened the account books on the table, and asked casually: "How many rooms do you want?"
"Two rooms are enough," Huang Dong said back and forth.
"Hmph..." The waiter snorted, and the subtext was very clear. He was just laughing at them for being poor and not having a room for themselves.
Of course, Huang Donglai and others don't care about this. It's very common to encounter this kind of thing when walking around the world. Every time you meet such a person or such a thing... you have to think about it in your heart, and say "a dog's eyes are looking at people".
"Low" and you are still thinking about regaining face or something like that, then you will be exhausted as well as angry.
Children of the Jianghu, if you put it nicely, you should be open-minded, if you put it harshly, you should be thick-skinned. If you can't bear to look at me coldly and can't stand the slightest anger, it's better to stay at home and don't come out.
"Okay, please leave a name." Then, the clerk swiped a few dots on the account book and asked as he wrote.
"Huang Da." Huang Donglai replied without thinking.
"Ha... OK." The clerk smiled. When he responded, he had already finished writing these two words on the paper. Then he went to the back of the cabinet to take out two keys and handed them to everyone, "Go up to the second floor, left
Walk away to the two rooms at the end."
"Hey, thank you, second brother." Huang Donglai took the key and thanked him, then went upstairs with his companions.
The waiter knew that this guest was not named Huang Da.
Huang Donglai also knew that, and the clerk knew that his name was not Huang Da.
But neither party broke the news, nor did they say much...
This was also a very common situation at that time.
Except for the inns run by the government, ordinary inns will not force guests to show directions or identity documents, let alone whether the guests give their real names.
You didn't tell me your real name because you didn't want to cause trouble.
I can avoid a lot of trouble by not asking for your real name.
If something is good for both of us, why not do it.
Not long after, the four of them arrived at the two rooms at the end of the corridor on the second floor according to what the guy pointed out.
Huang Donglai just winked, and Lin Yuancheng and Tyrell understood and followed Brother Huang and Fudozi into the same room.
The four of them closed the door, and while Lin Yuancheng lit the oil lamp, Huang Donglai said in a low voice: "There's something wrong with this waiter."
"I can see it too." Lin Yuancheng immediately added, "Not only does he write well, he also has kung fu in his body."
"That's right." Huang Donglai nodded, "For such a person to be an ordinary waiter in such a small town, he must have some agenda."
"Is it... because the boss lady here is very beautiful?" Tyrell tried to catch up with their thoughts.
"Then why doesn't he do something else, make money, and then pursue the landlady here as a customer?" Huang Donglai rejected Tyrell's reasoning.
"Maybe it's because the boss lady already has a husband..." Unexpectedly, Tyrell's reasoning was already at a higher level.
"Damn it, what have you learned from the old Taoists in the past month or so?" Huang Donglai was shocked when he heard this, thinking that the other party's logic was a bit strict.
But in fact, as we have said before, Tyrell is not stupid to begin with. He can even be said to be quite smart and quite talented. The reason why he did not say such dirty words before is simply because he is not yet proficient in the language.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Hearing this, Fuzi couldn't help it anymore, "What do you mean by 'learning from the old Taoists'? And you are the one who puts the shit on your own teacher's head.
? Can we teach this kind of crowing and dog-robbery thing?"
He paused and then continued: "Don't make blind guesses. I saw it as soon as I entered the door just now. The waiter has a strong blood evil spirit. He is not a good person. In addition, this inn
There's so much resentment here, it's probably a black shop."
"Well, I guess so." Huang Donglai agreed, "Maybe this waiter was a well-known master in the world before."
"Then..." Tyrell continued, "Should we take care of it?"
"Taoist Priest, what do you think?" Lin Yuancheng asked Fuzi again at this time.
In the past, with Xiao Lin's character, after confirming that it was a black shop, he would probably have turned around and killed with a sword. However, after staying in Xuan Qi Sect for more than a month, under the subtle influence of the group of veterans, Xiao Lin has now changed.
I feel much calmer.
"No need, don't worry, just go and have a rest." Unexpectedly, Fuzi replied.
"Ah? We know it's a black shop, why don't we care?" Huang Donglai asked doubtfully.
"Whatever." Fudozi replied, "I asked 'you' to rest. I didn't say I wanted to rest."
To be honest, with Fudo's cultivation level, even if he had to travel for a whole day, he could still fight all night without rest.
"Uncle, can you... be alone?" Huang Donglai asked again.
"You... don't trust me?" Fudozi asked this question in a tone that was not touching, but rather similar to "use you?"
"Then what... I'm not afraid that you haven't gone down the mountain for too long, and don't you know the dangers of today's world? There is a saying that it is easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows." Huang Donglai answered.
"Ha." Fudozi laughed dryly, and without explaining anything more, he just said, "Just settle down and go to sleep. We will continue our journey tomorrow morning."
After hearing this sentence, Huang, Lin and Tai looked at each other.
After a breath, Huang Donglai still shrugged: "Okay, since you said so, uncle, let's go and have a rest."
After saying that, he simply packed his luggage and ran to the bed next to him.
Lin Yuancheng and Tyrell also said hello and returned to the next room.
Soon, only Fudozi was left in the outer room of this guest room.
…………
Late at night.
After Huang Donglai fell asleep, Fuzi blew out the oil lamp in the room and sat silently in the darkness.
His eyes were closed, but he was not asleep.
Not only did he not fall asleep, he also extended his perception to every corner of this inn.
Finally, around midnight, Fudozi opened his eyes again.
He got up and walked out of the room.
He is like a ghost and can move without making any sound.
It was obviously the first time he came here, but he walked to the kitchen in the darkness and found a secret door hidden in the corner.
The secret passage behind the secret door leads all the way underground. You can climb down the stairs without moving, still moving forward without making any sound.
After a while, a lighted room appeared in front of him, which we can call a "real kitchen" for the time being.
At this moment, there are five people standing in the underground kitchen.
Four boys and one girl.
In the corner of the kitchen, there was a couple tied up with ropes. At this time, they were screaming and crying crazily... because their child was being dragged by one of the five strong men to a bloody place.
of stone platform.
"Save it, when you get here, no one will hear you even if your throat is broken." The strong man pressed the seven or eight-year-old child on the stone platform with his left hand and picked up a handful with his right hand.
Meat cleaver.
"Don't be afraid, the third one can do it very quickly, it won't hurt~" The only woman among the five said sarcastic words to the couple in a sinister tone, with a kind of joy in her eyes, "Besides,
You will be reunited with him soon."
Just when she was talking about this, suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw... someone at the door!
"who!"
The woman's soft drink immediately aroused the reaction of her four accomplices. The five of them turned their attention to the door almost at the same time, and the "third child" also stopped raising the knife.
"I." Fudozi's answer was concise and to the point.
"Where did the Taoist priest come from?" the fattest man among the five said immediately.
"Tsk..." The next second, a thin and capable man beside him, the man who had received Huang Donglai and the others before, spat and replied, "I let him in around Xu Shi, with this Taoist priest.
There were three other people who looked like low-ranking people in the world, so I didn't pay much attention to them."
"Hmph...Second brother, have you ever made a mistake?" The woman sneered at her second brother and then turned to look at Fudozi, "Well, now that we have found our secret passage,
, broke through our secret, that Taoist priest, you won’t be able to leave today..."
"It's a joke." But Fuzi was very calm, and he even asked rhetorically, "If I don't 'save' you guys, will the poor people leave?"
"Ha! Those things that don't know how to live or die." At this time, the fat man laughed ferociously, and strode closer to Fudozi, "Do you know who our five brothers and sisters are? You want to meddle in others' business here?"
He looked fat, and his movements were not slow. Before he finished speaking, he was already in front of Fudozi.
"Today, Fifth Master will let you open your eyes!" The fat man said, and he used his ten powers to prepare to kill the "young Taoist priest" in front of him with one move.
At this moment...
Bang——
Fudozi's fists were the last to strike.
This punch shattered the fat man into pieces of flesh, bone fragments, and plasma...
In just an instant, a large living person turned into a pile of goo, sticking to the walls and floor of the room.