The shopkeeper honestly told him that he would report the news, but Long Chen didn't care at all, saying that he would go to the Qingshan Sect tomorrow, so there was no need for the shopkeeper to tell him.
Of course the shopkeeper didn't believe Long Chen's words, but since Long Chen was very skilled in martial arts and Li Helin and four other people were instantly killed, the shopkeeper didn't dare to say anything.
The shopkeeper thought that when Long Chen left tomorrow, he would report the news.
Even if the Qingshan Sect asks him to accuse him, the shopkeeper can still say that Long Chen is still in the store, and there is nothing he can do.
"Then please ask the shopkeeper to clean it up."
Long Chen went upstairs to sleep alone, while Zou Cailiang and Qi Wenhai went back to their rooms, as if they really didn't know each other.
Back in the room, Long Chen looked at the token carefully under the lamp, only to find two vague words on it: Immortality.
"Eternal life?"
Long Chen didn't know what these two words meant.
Long Chen was born in a family of military generals, and he only focused on the court and the battlefield, and never cared about matters in the world.
So I have no idea about this token at all.
"That's all, I can ask at the Qingshan sect tomorrow."
After receiving the token, Long Chen fell asleep.
When I was in the capital, I was accompanied by beautiful women every night. Now sleeping alone is a kind of enjoyment.
He slept until dawn, the sun outside shone through the window, and the chirping of birds and the shouts of the waiters came. Long Chen slowly got up and went downstairs.
The lobby downstairs was repaired overnight, the blood stains were washed away, and the tables and chairs were rearranged.
Long Chen smiled and thought to himself: It seems that this boss often encounters this kind of thing.
"Brother Dragon."
Zou Cailiang pretended to say hello.
Zou Cailiang and Qi Wenhai changed into casual clothes and did not wear official clothes.
Last night, Zhu Youde and Li Helin fought, but the trouble was brought to Long Chen. Zou Cailiang felt that the official uniform was too eye-catching, so it was better to wear casual clothes.
"Good morning, Lord Governor."
Long Chen also acts.
"Brother Long, are you planning to go to the Qingshan Sect today?"
Qi Wenhai came over and asked.
The shopkeeper was doing the accounting at the counter. When he heard this, although he didn't raise his head, his fingers stopped.
Long Chen smiled and said: "Yes, I have something to do to go to the Qingshan Sect. Remember that the Governor should also go there, right?"
Zou Cailiang smiled and said: "Yes, I want to go there too, how about we go with you?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "This is the best."
Qi Wenhai immediately asked the waiter to serve breakfast.
A large bowl of noodles and chicken and fish were brought over, and Long Chen and the others had a hearty meal.
Qingshan City has many mountains, poultry and fish, and few sheep, so they eat more chicken and fish.
After finishing the meal and paying the bill, Long Chen and his group continued to walk towards Qingshan Sect.
After confirming that the person was gone, the shopkeeper called the waiter out and ordered: "Go and report to the Qingshan Sect immediately, saying that their people have been killed and are heading to the Qingshan Sect."
The waiter said in embarrassment: "Shopkeeper, they are on their way to the Qingshan sect. If I go to report the news at this time, I will risk my death."
Long Chen was right in front, and the waiter couldn't outrun Long Chen and the others.
The shopkeeper scolded: "Idiot, you don't know how to walk on the side streets."
There are official roads and small roads leading to Qingshan City from here. The official road is easy to walk, but it is far away; the small road is difficult to walk, but it can take half a day faster.
The waiter said in embarrassment: "There are big insects on the mountain. If someone is unlucky and gets picked up by a big insect, I won't go."
The shopkeeper took out a small ingot of silver from the counter, slapped it on the counter, and said, "Enough for you to marry Yu Lan!"
The waiter in the shop was getting ready to get married, but he was worried that he had no money to hold a wedding. The money the shopkeeper gave him was not much, but it was enough for the waiter.
For the sake of money, the waiter said: "Okay, I hope you have good luck."
The waiter reached out to grab the money, but the shopkeeper took the money away and said, "I'll give it to you when you come back!"
The shopkeeper is a chicken thief, and the waiter is not stupid, so he said: "Then you can find someone else."
After saying that, the waiter walked towards the backyard without looking back.
When the shopkeeper saw that the waiter had really left, he cursed: "Kill the talent!"
He took the money and chased it to the backyard. The shopkeeper stuffed the money into the waiter's mouth distressedly, cursing as he did so: "You only have money in your eyes, and sooner or later you will choke to death on money."
The waiter spit out the silver, bit it with his teeth, put it in his arms with a smile, and said: "Shopkeeper, if I can choke to death on silver in my life, I will die in peace."
The shopkeeper scolded: "Hurry up and go!"
The waiter immediately left the inn. Instead of rushing on his way, he went home first and gave the money to his mother to keep.
For him, this is a huge sum of money.
The old lady was worried and asked him where the money came from. The waiter said that a big customer came and he was rewarded with money.
My mother was extremely happy, saying that my daughter-in-law was married.
After placing the money, the waiter immediately sent from the alley to Qingshan.
Long Chen and his party rode on the official road to Qingshan City. This is a city at the foot of the mountain. Many business travelers going south will pass by here, so it has become a big town.
Qingshan City is not a city, but a large market town, which can be called a city's market town.
“What a lively town.”
Long Chen looked at the business travelers coming and going and couldn't help but admire them.
This is a poor place, but such a lively town is rare.
Qi Wenhai said: "There is no government office in this town. If any disputes arise between the people of the town and the merchants, they all go to the Qingshan Sect on the mountain to resolve the dispute."
"So, strictly speaking, this town belongs to the Qingshan Sect."
In ancient times, transportation information was underdeveloped, and the scope of effective management by imperial power was limited.
Wherever there is a city, county offices can be set up, and the emperor's decrees can be delivered.
Where there are no cities, they rely on squires, clans, or Jianghu sects.
This is the so-called imperial power that does not extend to the county.
It's not that the emperor doesn't want to extend his power to the township level, it's just that he can't do it.
"No wonder the Qingshan sect is acting arrogantly. It turns out that they have taken over the mountain here and become the king."
Long Chen nodded slightly, understanding why the Qingshan Sect was like this.
Zou Cailiang said: "I submitted a memorial last year, requesting the Holy One to establish a county government here and bring this place under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but the Holy One has not yet replied."
Zou Cailiang also knew about the situation in Qingshan City and sent a memorial to the empress, but there was no reply.
Long Chen said: "Does the Qingshan Sect have no objection?"
Zou Cailiang shook his head and said, "That's not clear. Previously, Jianghu sects did not interfere with the imperial court."
As he was talking, two men were arguing with each other on the street.
"Give me back my money!"
"This is your money."
"Fart, I obviously have 100 taels of silver, but now I only have 20 taels of silver left. You stole my 80 taels of silver."
"How do you frame a good person? I picked up the kindness and returned it to you, but you turned around and framed me!"
"Why did you find the money? You stole my money and you want to deny it. Please return the remaining 80 taels to me!"
The two quarreled and started fighting in the street.
The businessmen and neighbors who were passing by stepped forward to pull them apart, but the two men were still yelling and cursing:
"I kindly returned my money to you, but you falsely accused me. How could there be such a ruthless person like you in the world?"
"You fart, you clearly stole my 100 taels of silver, but you pretended to be a good person and said you picked up 20 taels. You are the black-hearted thief."
The two of them kept arguing, and an old man said: "You two, you are arguing back and forth, and no one can explain it clearly. Why don't you go to Qingshan Gate and ask the elders of Qingshan Gate to make a decision."
Everyone agreed: "Yes, according to the rules of Qingshan City, if you are unsure, please ask Qingshan Sect to make a decision."
"Yes, you guys are fighting back and forth to no avail. Let the elders make the decision."
"Don't worry, the elders of Qingshan Sect are fair and will not bully you just because you are a foreigner."
"Yes, let's go together."
Under the persuasion of everyone, the two men walked together to the Qingshan Sect on the mountain.
Long Chen asked Qi Wenhai: "Old Qi, whose words do you think are true?"
Qi Wenhai shook his head and said: "There is no beginning or end, so I can't tell the difference."
Zou Cailiang was also very curious. Although he didn't know the whole story, he felt that it was really difficult to explain clearly. He didn't know how the Qingshan Gate Elders Council would rule.
"Let's go take a look."
Long Chen agreed, he wanted to go anyway, just to watch the excitement.
