This time of year is at the turn of spring and summer; today, it is getting hotter, but not too hot. In addition, it just rained two days ago, so walking on the road today feels very comfortable.
It was on such a pleasant day that father and son Dugu Sheng and Dugu Yong finally arrived in Cangzhou City.
Speaking of which, when these two entered the city, they encountered a little incident...
Originally, the officers and soldiers guarding the city here were already accustomed to the Jianghu travelers, so they did not ask too many questions about travelers like them who were wearing weapons. However, Dugu and his son also brought a "wrapped in black cloth"
"It's a big piece of luggage that needs to be packed tightly" - people must check this thing.
It's okay if you have swords and clubs in your hands, but what if your black cloth is packed with explosives? Or is it hiding abducted people? Anyway, it must be something "shady", otherwise what are you doing?
Such a package?
So the officers and soldiers stopped Dugu and his son and asked them to open their luggage and check it.
The Dugu father and son absolutely refused, because their "large luggage" wrapped in black cloth was the broken piano, belt and lantern entrusted to them by the three ghosts of the Peng family in order to help the evil spirits attached to the objects.
It was specially wrapped to protect it from light. If you open it here, who knows what will happen?
If Duguyong were to encounter the group of officers and soldiers in front of him alone, they would pull each other and they would have to use their hands.
Fortunately, Dugu Sheng was present, and this old man was quite tactful. He took out the money on the spot, as he always did to "treat all policemen and brothers to drink", went up to show his smile, and after a few words of mediation, the other party agreed to let them handle the matter.
Take the things to the shade and open them again.
After a real inspection, there was nothing wrong. In the eyes of the officers and soldiers, these were just a few pieces of junk that could not be pawned for much money at a pawn shop, so they let Dugu and his son go.
The two of them entered the city, stayed at an inn, put away their luggage, and then, according to Duguyong's wishes, they immediately took the "things" to Xingyi Gate to confront Shao Shanhu's grandson.
But Dugu Sheng was not as impulsive as him. He immediately gave his son a wink, telling his son not to say anything else and to come out with him.
Then, the two of them left the guest room, or rather... left the few pieces of luggage that they had kept with them all the way.
After arriving outside the inn, in broad daylight, Dugu Sheng said to his son: "Son, are you really planning to confront Shao Shanhu with those three things?"
"Otherwise?" Dugu Yong asked doubtfully, "Am I still afraid of that kid?"
"It's not a question of whether you're afraid or not." Dugu Sheng said, "It's just that this matter... is difficult to handle."
He paused and then said: "That night after I was woken up by the young man from the Peng family, my father told you that in this matter...even if everything the three ghosts said is true - it was Shao
Shan Hu plotted evil, beat and hurt others, and deliberately disrupted the Peng family's business. In the end, the family was forced to sell their property and move away...
"But in the final analysis, these things are just bullying, not direct killing, and Shao Shanhu has no intention of killing them.
"So how do you settle this debt with him? Even if you file a lawsuit with the government, it will be difficult to convict him."
"Dad, I don't agree with this." Dugu Yong said, "Then what if there is a person who bullies another person for fun every day, and in the end the bullied person jumps into the river and dies, or the latter runs away from home in order not to be bullied.
, and as a result, something unexpected happened elsewhere. Can it be said that the person who bullied him never thought that he would die, so he had no responsibility?
"As for whether the government can convict you...heh, as chivalrous people, aren't we supposed to take care of things that the government can't take care of?"
Hearing this, Dugu Sheng shook his head and continued in a deep voice: "Son, my father understands everything you said, and he can understand it too. From the position of the youngest of the Peng family, no matter whether the other party is intentional or not, the tragedy of their family will eventually end."
It started because of Shao Shanhu, so it's okay for them to seek revenge on Shao Shanhu... Dad just wants to say that it's not appropriate for the two of us to handle this matter..."
He paused for a few more seconds and patiently analyzed it for his son: "Think about it, we can't just run to Xingyi Gate with the three relics of the Peng family in broad daylight, and then tell Shao Shanhu...
...There are three ghosts here who died in the forest after you forced them away. Now they want to settle the score with you. Are you going to pay them with your life? Or should you discuss with the ghosts and see how they can forgive you?
"If this is true, people will either think that we are making up stories to find trouble, or they will think that we are sick... If we tell it later, fellow Jianghu people will not think that we are justified."
"Oh..." Duguyong finally came back to his senses and calmed down a lot, "Then, according to your wishes, dad..."
"Let's go in the evening." Dugu Sheng, the old man, started to be very happy when he got here, "Hey~ around midnight, when the Yin Qi is the strongest, we sneaked into Xingyi Gate and took those few things.
Go under Shao Shanhu's bed, and then it will be a matter between the four of them, and it has nothing to do with us."
"This..." Duguyong stood there dumbfounded. He had never traveled with his father in the past, and this time we went out together. I didn't expect that the old man would always be such a thief at critical moments, "We are so
Doing it... won't cause dissatisfaction among those three ghosts."
"That's why I asked you not to talk too much to them." Dugu Sheng replied, "As the saying goes, yin and yang are yin and yang. We used black cloth to protect them all the way here, and finally sent them to
If you go to your enemies, you have already done your best to be kind and righteous. No matter what happens, let them solve it on their own... What else do you want to discuss with them? Just do it and be done with it."
Duguyong was persuaded by his father.
In terms of sword-wielding talent, Dugu Yong may be better than his father, but in terms of his ability to deal with people, or to use his mind and tricks, he is far from his father.
As you can tell from Dugu Yong's performance at Wujian Villa, this guy's character is basically that of Lei Buji, who has a slightly higher intelligence and a more arrogant attitude towards the enemy. The "dumb" part of the two of them is
It's the same.
Of course, since he is much more handsome than Lei Buji, even though his personalities are similar, his impression on people in the world is still different... To describe him, one would be Zhang Fei and the other Ma Chao.
Back to business...
The two father and son made a plan, went to eat something, and then returned to the inn to take a nap. After all, they were quite tired from rushing all the way and needed to rest.
Fortunately, this rush did make them arrive a few days earlier than expected. Therefore, the "competition to recruit brides" discussed by Dugu Sheng and his friend Lao Gao will not be held for a few days, and it does not affect their efforts to kill the three ghosts of the Peng family tonight.
This is over.
In the blink of an eye, it was late that night.
At this time, Dugu and his son wrapped a large box containing a broken piano, a belt, and a lantern in black cloth and took it out of the door.
When you see this, some people may subconsciously think that this box is too big or difficult to handle, but in fact, it's okay. You can imagine it as a box for a cello, but the shape is different.
This is not the kind of size that one person can't carry. Moreover, the combined weight of these three things is not heavy. Ordinary people can lift it, let alone martial arts masters like them.
Let's talk about the fact that although the Dugu father and son came out at night to do the "sneaking in" business, they didn't wear night clothes.
This is because they are very confident in their own abilities.
Secondly...it's because they all know in their hearts that Xingyimen without Lin Yuancheng is really a la carte.
The two of them just walked struttingly on the street, heading towards Xingyi Gate. Anyway, by this point, the street was already deserted. Even if they were really unlucky, they bumped into the night watchman.
Officers, neither of them are wearing night clothes. Why don't they say they go out shopping at night with a few rags?
Unexpectedly, while Dugu and his son were walking without encountering any official officials, they bumped into two people who were about to go back to bed after finishing their midnight snack.
"Damn it, the boss of this place is really dishonest. Not to mention there was too little donkey meat in the roast. I saw two fish balls in the fish ball soup. When I exposed it, he refused to admit it and said I was a fish ball liar.
."
"Forget it, Brother Sun. It's not easy for this family to still be doing business in the middle of the night. You'll have to eat when you're full."
Listening to the footsteps, these two guys were still more than ten meters away from the corner ahead, but their distinctive conversations and voices had already made Dugu Yong know their identities.
A few seconds later, the two sides appeared in each other's sight.
"Eh? Isn't this Brother Yong? What a coincidence." After the incident at Wujian Villa, Sun and Huang's name for Dugu Yong became this.
When Dugu Yong took a look, he actually met Shuang Xie again here and now. He didn't know whether to be happy or embarrassed: "Uh... I came from the east, Yi Xie, long time no see."
He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he wanted to introduce him to his father. He quickly turned to Dugu Sheng and said, "Oh, dad, these two are the 'Eastern Harmony and Western Poison' - Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai..."
After that, he looked at Sun and Huang and introduced: "You two, this is my father."
That's all Duguyong's introduction to his father, because according to old etiquette, when his father is present in person, he cannot speak his father's full name. It would be impolite.
At this time, it was up to Dugu Sheng himself to report: "I, Dugu Sheng, have always heard of the chivalrous names of these two wise nephews. When I saw them today, they are indeed talented people."
You all have seen this set of words, and everyone in the world knows them.
Normally, Shuangxue would have responded with a flattery package at this moment, just to chat with each other and say a few nice words for free.
But today, as soon as Sun Yixie was about to speak, he felt something was wrong - after he came to Dugu and his son and said the first greeting, the old wounds on his face suddenly began to hurt.
And Huang Donglai was even more straightforward. After Dugu Sheng finished what he said, he immediately took a step forward, stared at Dugu and his son solemnly, and then said: "You two... in the middle of the night,...
With three ghosts on your back, where are you going?"