Volume 1: Storm in the Western Region Chapter 54: Warning
Under the guidance of a waiter, the four of them turned around the corner, then walked through a corridor and arrived at the east courtyard of the bank.
The southeast of Chagan Tologeli has wind and water. When Shen Liushu received distinguished guests like Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang, he naturally prepared the best east courtyard for them to live in.
"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Ximen, shopkeeper Shen of the East Crossing Courtyard has ordered everyone to clean it up, and all the supplies are ready. The little one is at the entrance of the courtyard. If you two need anything, just call me!"
This clerk was the one who Ximen Dazhuang had stopped at the beginning, and it was he who held the jade seal and went to inform Shopkeeper Shen.
"what's your name?"
Zhao Rang asked.
He felt that this guy was not only smart, but also didn't talk much. He was a good prospect.
"The youngest's surname is Zhang, and she is the third child. Her parents are uneducated, and they didn't give her a name."
Zhao Rang said:
"Then I'll call you Zhang San!"
The clerk nodded and smiled honestly. For such a low-level person, the name is a code name. You can call him whatever you want, as long as he knows clearly that you are calling him.
"Zhang San, are you literate?"
Zhang San shook his head first, then nodded:
"I didn't know each other before, but then I became a clerk. Shopkeeper Shen said that all clerks must be literate, otherwise it would be inconvenient to work, so I learned a little bit. But..."
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Rang asked.
"But even if I can recognize it by looking at it, writing it... still doesn't work well!"
Zhang San thought Zhao Rang wanted him to do some writing work, but Zhao Rang didn't say anything further and seemed to be just chatting.
"Okay, go ahead and I'll call you if I need anything!"
Zhao Rang waved his hand and said.
Zhang San bowed and saluted, turned around and left.
Zhao Rang then said to Ximen Dazhuang and Yuan Kexin:
"Let's take a rest first. Let's take a shower and go have a wedding banquet in the evening. We can't be disgraced and embarrassed."
Yuan Kexin has long wanted to take a bath.
After walking down the mountain road, the sweat I produced was dried by my body temperature, forming a sticky crust on my body. It was extremely uncomfortable... If it hadn't been for the fact that I saw Zhao Rang talking to the guy just now, Yuan Kexin would have My son has already soaked himself in the bathtub!
Ximen Dazhuang looked at the guy's back and asked Zhao Rang:
"Brother Rang, what's wrong with him?"
Zhao Rang was stunned by his question and said:
"Nothing, what do you mean?"
Ximen Dazhuang said:
"I thought he had some questions, seeing as you were asking there for a long time!"
Zhao Rang smiled and said:
"Okay, I can use my brain to think about things now!"
I don’t know if this is a compliment or a curse. Anyway, Ximen Dazhuang took it as a good word and was so happy that he couldn’t open his mouth from ear to ear.
"Okay, you can go back to the house and play by yourself. The landlady and I have something else to do!"
Ximen Dazhuang squinted his eyes and said "oh" with a long tail, but he thought that was what Zhao Rang was talking about.
"Don't be so weird!"
Zhao Rang turned around and said.
"Hey, brother, let me understand! Go and do things quickly!"
Zhao Rang shook his head helplessly and followed Ye Sanniang into the house.
Ye Sanniang said delicately:
"What do you want to do?"
Zhao Rang rolled his eyes at him, grabbed Ye Sanniang's wrist, took out the projectile from her palm, and studied it carefully against the light.
It seems to be integrated, and the surface is polished so smooth that it can almost be used as a mirror!
But taking a closer look, Zhao Rang found a very fine mark in the middle of the projectile. He turned to Ye Sanniang and asked:
"Do you think this was also done by Boss Zhu?"
As the most skilled craftsman in the world, Mr. Zhu from Hongge likes to make these weird objects the most.
Ever since Zhao Rang saw the exquisite iron box map from Yuan Mingkong, he felt that all strange objects were probably made by the boss Zhu.
After Ye Sanniang took the projectile, she looked at it carefully, shook her head and said:
"I can't see it, but there's something in it!"
Ye Sanniang signaled Zhao Rang to step aside. She squeezed lightly, and the projectile cracked from the middle and split into two halves.
The projectile is hollow, with a paper ball shrunk inside.
After Zhao Rang slowly unfolded the paper ball, he saw six words written on it:
"Careful, careful, careful."
Three warnings in a row, but what are you asking him to be careful about?
But Zhao Rang understood one thing.
When the projectile hit him, he thought someone had used a concealed weapon to attack him.
Now it seems that it is definitely not the case.
Because how could someone who reminded him to be careful secretly want to kill him?
"Who could have sent the warning, Yuan Mingkong?
What Ye Sanniang said was the most likely guess.
But Zhao Rang didn't think so.
If Yuan Mingkong knew something and thought Zhao put them in danger, he could show up to warn them. Why would there be any need to speak with projectiles?
But besides Yuan Mingkong, he couldn't think of anyone else in Chagan Tologe who would kindly remind him.
"Could it be someone you know?"
Ye Sanniang slowly spoke:
"What do you think I need to be careful about?"
These words stopped Zhao Rang in his tracks... As a third-grade Grandmaster, Ye Sanniang really didn't have much that could do anything to embarrass her.
After much deliberation, Zhao Rang couldn't think of a reason, so he had to put the paper ball back into the projectile, put the projectile on the table, and started playing with it.
"I'm going to take a bath, you can play by yourself!"
Ye Sanniang said.
Zhao Rang grabbed the projectile, weighed it in his hand, and said:
"You go ahead and wash up, I'll go back and lie down for a while!"
Ye Sanniang responded, and for the first time this time she didn't make fun of him about taking a bath.
"Who's there!"
Suddenly, Yuan Kexin's exclamation sounded in the yard.
Zhao Rang flew out and saw a man with a mask on his face. He was about to climb over the courtyard wall and escape!
"Don't run!"
Zhao Rang shouted loudly and immediately threw out the projectile in his hand.
The man dodged sideways and wasted time. Zhao Rang was already approaching and slashed with his knife!
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the man took a few steps back and pulled out a short knife from the sheepskin vest he was wearing.
Compared with the Huanshou sword in Zhao Rang's hand, this short sword is really unattractive...but that's also true in terms of length.
However, Zhao Rang did not underestimate the enemy at all.
Because at such a juncture, this person would actually pull out his dagger and choose to fight head-on, which shows that he is very confident in his dagger swordsmanship.
And the power of such a weapon will change according to the martial arts level of the holder. If both parties are ordinary people, the short sword will be a greater threat!
Zhao Rang frowned slightly as he saw the man holding the knife from his backhand to his forehand.
This first action proves his extremely crazy self-confidence!
The holding method of a short knife is opposite to that of a long knife. At this moment, the person's knife tip is touching the ground and his fist is facing forward, which is called the ice pick position. If he holds the knife in Zhao Rang's way, it is called the hammer holding position.
The ice pick attack has a short range, but is more flexible and is suitable for close combat. The hammer attack has a long range and is suitable for frontal thrusts.
When there is a certain distance between the two parties, you should choose the hammer-holding posture to test the other party.
But this person directly chose the ice pick style, without paying any attention to the Huanshou knife in Zhao Rang's hand.
Rushing forward, Zhao Rang slashed with his sword and charged away from the man.
Then the man relied on the flexibility of his sword, and before Zhao Rang could return the sword, he slashed diagonally one after another. Zhao Rang blocked them one by one, and swiped the sword across his abdomen at the right time. The man dodged a little slower, and the sheepskin he was wearing
The waistcoat had a long gash cut open by the blade.
This person originally wanted to hold the knife in an ice pick style, rush directly in front of Zhao Rang, severely injure him, and then run away. Unexpectedly, Zhao Rang was full of momentum and energy. He slashed up and down with the sword in his hand, and continued to sweep.
Violent and violent!
Zhao Rang's lower set was extremely stable, attacking while advancing, and his strong sense of oppression caused the opponent to retreat steadily!
But soon this man withstood Zhao Rang's fierce offensive, and pulled back with a hook, killing two birds with one stone!
With the advantage of the agility of his short sword, if it succeeds, it will fall on Zhao Rang's wrist to a large extent, forcing him to abandon the sword. Even if it does not hit, he can close the distance between the two again, allowing him to use the ice pick style
Use your sword skills to the extreme!
Fortunately, Zhao Rang responded quickly.
When the blade of the blade was hooked, he flipped his wrist, raised the blade, and at the same time used his arm to the right to break free.
But the opponent quickly changed his move, the blade slid down, and then he picked it up again, scratching Zhao Rang's shoulder.
Although Zhao Rang also hit the opponent in the chest, his sheepskin vest was too thick.
In a hurry, Zhao Rang's sword was not very powerful and could only cut through the thick sheepskin without damaging his flesh.
Looking at the wound on his shoulder, Zhao Rang was a little surprised.
This man's short sword fighting skills are enough to rank among the top five swordsmen he has ever seen! If one day, his martial arts cultivation can continue to improve by leaps and bounds, then even the top three in the world should be no problem!
"Master Zhao!"
Shen Liushu's voice came from behind Zhao Rang.
Also arriving at the same time were several guards with knives.
"Don't……"
As soon as Zhao Rang said a word, a guard rushed forward without mercy, and in the blink of an eye, the man wiped his neck with the short knife in his hand.
The blood in his cavity spurted out, making Zhao Rang's face blurred.
Just as he wiped his eyes with his sleeves, he saw that the man had climbed over the wall and left. The sheepskin vest that Zhao Rang had slashed had been taken off by him and thrown to the ground.
"Mr. Zhao, are you okay?"
Zhao Rang stood at the front and had become a "bloody man" at this moment.
"Get me some clean clothes, I want to take a shower!"
Zhao Rang said calmly, without saying a word about what just happened.
Chen Liushu quickly agreed, and then asked the waiter to get the clothes. He himself guarded the courtyard with a kind of guard, not daring to leave even an inch.
Walking to the door of Yuan Kexin's room, Zhao Rang knocked lightly and asked:
"Are you OK?"
Yuan Kexin opened the door and dragged Zhao Rang in without any explanation.
"I'm fine, but your wound needs to be bandaged quickly!"
"Shh..."
Zhao Rang made a silent gesture, and then pointed outside.
The water in Chagan Tologai is so deep!
There is also an unusual smell in Tongbao Bank.
At this time, you must not panic, or even show your cowardice, especially you must not let outsiders know that he is injured!