Chapter 5 There is a vicious dog in front, and a teacher behind
Touching her little hands and touching her cheeks, Xu Zhiqiong sat next to the senior sister all the way.
It wasn't that he was careless and wanted to take advantage of his senior sister. It was just that the road was bumpy and the carriage was too crowded.
When they arrived at Wang'an River, Xu Zhiqiong reluctantly said goodbye to his senior sister and got out of the car first. Chu He, who was sitting opposite, rubbed his hands and blushed. He was about to sit next to his senior sister when she glared back.
This position is already occupied, although Xu Zhiqiong is not here now.
The Wang'an River runs through the capital of Daxuan from west to east and is the most prosperous place in the entire capital. Xu Zhiqiong's home is by the river. Living in such a prosperous place, his background should not be too bad.
Along the way, Xu Zhiqiong was thinking about his origins, wondering what secrets his mother and the dean had that could not be told, and whether his cheap father could face the cruel reality.
As the doorstep of his home approached and his memory gradually became clearer, Xu Zhiqiong realized that he had been worrying too much. He had no need to worry about his father because he had never seen him before.
There are some memories that the original owner has never wanted to remember because it would hurt if he remembered them.
Eighteen years ago, Xu Zhiqiong's mother was pregnant, and his father Xu Yongren joined the army and went to fight in the north.
It had been eight years since I left. Eight years later, my mother received the news that Xu Yongren had died on the battlefield, with no bones left, leaving only a battle suit full of blood.
My mother took the battle uniform and cried for three days and three nights at the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War ignored her.
My mother took her to Wuche Academy again. I don’t know what kind of relationship she had with the dean. Dean Lin Tianzheng made an exception and accepted Xu Zhiqiong, who was born as a commoner, and became a disciple of Wuche Academy.
After studying in the academy for three years, his mother died of illness, and this silly boy was the only one left in the family.
In the next seven years, the silly boy would return home for two days every month. This house by the Wang'an River became the silly boy's only sustenance.
Xu Zhiqiong lamented for the original owner and walked on the street by the river with his luggage. Passing by Wanhua Tower, Zhang Yuxiao, a girl who had just joined the industry, came up to solicit guests: "Sir, come in and sit down!"
Another girl soliciting customers, Shen Yuehong, pulled Zhang Yuxiao aside: "Look carefully and see how many patches there are on that person's clothes!"
Yuxiao stuck out her tongue and went to look for someone else, but she still couldn't help but glance at Xu Zhiqiong secretly.
Although the clothes are a bit torn, this guy is still quite handsome.
The two girls' voices were not loud, but Xu Zhiqiong heard them clearly.
Do you think I'm poor?
The one in red, I will remember you. From now on, when I come here, I will be lucky enough for you once and I will not take care of your business...
As soon as I walked past Wanhua Tower, a sedan suddenly came up behind me. I couldn't see the people inside clearly through the gauze of the sedan. I could only smell waves of pleasant fragrance.
A guest who had just walked out of Wanhua Tower asked: "Whose sedan is this?"
Another guest said: "Pan Shuihan from Qilang Tea House, if nothing else, I really remember this fragrance."
"How about we go to the teahouse for a drink?"
"I'm not afraid of big brother making fun of me. I'm short on money lately. Thirty taels per pot of tea is a bit unbearable."
"What's it worth? Brother, I'll just treat you!"
Pan Shuihan?
She seems to be a famous lady in the capital.
What does a famous lady look like? Is she more beautiful than Han Di?
How can she be more beautiful than Han Di? Can she be more beautiful than the senior sister? Xu Zhiqiong despises such vulgar powder.
After crossing the Lianli Bridge, we arrived at Qiaotou Wa Market. A pair of lanterns were hung on the hooked door of the peony shed, and two signs were hung below the lanterns.
Washi Goulan is the most iconic entertainment venue in Daxuan and the entertainment center in the city.
There are wine shops, teahouses, restaurants, stalls and Goulan in Wa City. Other places are easy to understand, but Goulan is a bit special. It is a place for commercial performances.
Goulan can be understood as a theater. The trick of Goulan is the poster in front of the theater, with pictures written on it listing tonight's program and actors.
Today's program is sumo wrestling, with two graceful women drawn on the strokes.
One of these two women is called Star Picker Xiao Sanniang, and the other is called Fourth Sister Fushan Hei.
The two of them are entertainers, but they don't sing, play the piano, or dance. They are sumo wrestlers.
Xu Zhiqiong had seen sumo wrestling in his previous life. The costumes of sumo wrestlers are very distinctive and save a lot of fabric.
The costumes of Xiao Sanniang and Hei Sijie are basically the same as those of the male sumo wrestlers, but they are not fat.
They are not thin, but they are definitely not fat, and their figures are more toned and well-proportioned than ordinary women.
Tonight, at Goulan, the Peony shed, two very popular female warriors will stage a wonderful showdown. Goulan's man yells at the door: "Sixty cents, tea and fruit!"
The admission fee is sixty cents, which is about thirty yuan. It includes tea and fruits. It is a reasonable price.
Xu Zhiqiong had a total of five cents on him, and he decided not to watch such a vulgar performance tonight.
He has chosen his target tonight - a young girl standing at the entrance of the alley.
This girl is about fifteen or sixteen years old. She is dressed plainly, without makeup, and has a natural and innocent beauty in her regular facial features.
Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and asked the price: "How much is it?"
The girl said: "One penny each."
Xu Zhiqiong took out a penny: "I want two."
The girl looked at the copper coins, looked at Xu Zhiqiong with clear eyes, and said, "Why are you deaf? Eggs cost a penny each."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled innocently and sniffed: "Sister, you are so handsome and the eggs are so fresh, just give me one more."
The girl blinked and said, "I'm handsome and my eggs are good, and I'll give you one more?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "Yes, if a person is not handsome, he must not be given more!"
The girl thought about it and thought it made sense, so she gave Xu Zhiqiong two eggs.
Xu Zhiqiong took the eggs and entered the alley happily.
If the original owner's memory is correct, there is still half a bag of old rice in the house.
Those who kill Taoists must eat meat, but Xu Zhiqiong cannot afford meat.
With two hard-boiled eggs and a bowl of rice porridge, tonight's dinner is pretty decent.
The depths of the alley were much quieter than those by the river, which allowed Xu Zhiqiong to hear some sounds clearly.
For example, the sound of footsteps behind you.
Someone is following him.
The steps are quick and powerful, which means you have some cultivation.
Who is this person?
Who else could it be?
Xu Zhiqiong glanced out of the corner of his eye.
Zou Shunda is coming!
This guy is really troublesome!
Zou Shunda must entangle Xu Zhiqiong, and he promised Mr. Yu that he must get the Juyuan Pill.
In order to serve in the Ministry of Justice, Zou Shunda risked everything and even prepared his resignation from the academy.
As a result, he was tricked by Xu Zhiqiong's empty box, and now he even has thoughts of murder.
Hearing the approaching footsteps, Xu Zhiqiong ran away.
Zou Shunda was startled, when did this fool become so smart?
Now that he was discovered, there was no need for Zou Shunda to hide and he chased after him as fast as he could.
The speed of killing Dao cultivators is extremely fast, and it can reach three pills at the ninth level.
Grain is a unit used to measure speed through testing, and the testing method is quite particular.
Choose a windless day and drop a hundred kilograms of rice from a two-foot-high platform. The subject sprints from a hundred feet away and grabs the rice from the air before it hits the ground.
Only one grain is allowed to be caught at a time, and the more rice is caught before all the rice falls to the ground, the faster it proves to be.
Is three pills considered fast?
Very fast! The overbearing cultivators of the ninth grade can only reach the speed of one grain. The cultivators of the Shengdao, Confucian, Mohist, Lingxiu, and Yinyang families do not have even one grain. Before they can rush to the place, all the rice has fallen to the ground.
The eighth-grade killer cultivator has a speed of five grains. Zou Shunda, a seventh-grade cultivator, has a speed of nine grains, but he can't catch up with Xu Zhiqiong.
Among all the cultivation systems, except for the eunuchs, the killing path is the fastest. Zou Shunda is at the seventh level, so there is no reason why he cannot catch up with Xu Zhiqiong, who is at the ninth level.
Could it be said that Xu Zhiqiong secretly learned the methods of eunuchs?
It shouldn't be, the price is too high.
The eunuch gate is also called the middle man gate. This gate is not only fast, but also ruthless, but the price of entry is too high.
This sect is only suitable for men to practice. Before entering the martial arts, you must take a medicine. This medicine is the man's own root.
You have to cut off the root and drink it with a special medicinal wine.
To put it simply, it is cutting the wine crotch.
This guy is a ruthless man, he actually masters both fields. No wonder he can defeat Liu De'an. You must be more careful when fighting against him.
Xu Zhiqiong didn't cut the wine's crotch, and he didn't know why he ran so fast. The pressing question now was where to run.
When you reach the alley entrance in front, turn left and you will find your home.
Run home?
He was the only one at home, and running back would be like letting Zou Shunda catch... someone in a jar.
If I can't go home, I have to go to brother Tong Qingqiu's house next door.
Tong Qingqiu is an onmyoji. When he first came to the capital, he was very poor and almost starved to death on the streets. Xu Zhiqiong's mother gave him a lot of money and was his savior.
After his mother passed away, this warlock has been taking care of Xu Zhiqiong. If something like this happens, he will not just ignore it.
When I saw the alley, I didn't expect that there was a group of people standing at the entrance of the alley, and they were so crowded.
Xu Zhiqiong was annoyed: What the hell are these people doing here?
This group of people is watching the fun.
Wealthy people in Daxuan Kingdom like to keep dogs. A lady and several maidservants went out to walk their dogs. When they reached Wang'an River, the dog suddenly ran into the alley. Two servants chased it and found the black dog at the entrance of the alley.
Bite a little beggar.
There was an old beggar next to the little beggar, his grandfather. The old beggar came forward to beat the dog, but was kicked to the ground by the servant.
"Old man, you dare to touch our young master!"
The little beggar cried heartbrokenly, the old beggar crawled on the ground and fought with the dog, and the two servants punched and kicked the old beggar.
More and more people were watching the fun, and the two servants were worried about causing trouble. They wanted to take the dog away, but the dog bit the little beggar and refused to let go.
The child was very lucky. He was not bitten on the head. He was only bitten on the hair. Several handfuls of hair were pulled out. The child's face was covered with blood.
The two servants dared to beat the old beggar, but they did not dare to touch the dog.
A servant pointed at the black dog and whispered: "Why don't you kick it?"
Another servant said: "Why do you want to die? Believe it or not, Madam will beat you to death. Look at how long Madam is willing to touch it..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly rushed into the crowd and kicked the black dog on the chin. The black dog let out a whimper, let go of the little beggar, lay on the ground, arched his body, and roared at Xu Zhiqiong.
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It's such a big dog, more than a foot long, about the same size as a tiger.
The crowd watching the excitement instantly fell silent, now the drama was getting bigger.
"Who is this person?"
"The silly boy from the Xu family."
"He dares to touch Mrs. Zhang's dog?"
"This kid is finished!"
With a vicious dog before him and a mentor behind him, Xu Zhiqiong was in a bit of a dilemma.
He wanted to jump over the vicious dog, but it rushed over first.
Although his cultivation has been abolished, he still polished his skills in Wuche Academy for ten years, so it is no problem to deal with a dog.
Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and kicked the dog from left to right. The black dog staggered and almost fell down.
Before it could stand firm, Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and kicked it again, from right to left, again in the mouth.
The dog's head turned to the left, and the black dog fell to the ground. Xu Zhiqiong wanted to add another kick, but a servant carried a stick and hit him on the head and face: "You bastard, you are tired of living, aren't you?"
Xu Zhiqiong dodged the stick and knocked down the servant with one punch. Another servant stepped forward and punched Xu Zhiqiong in the stomach. Xu Zhiqiong coughed and took several steps back.
This servant is very powerful and has great cultivation skills.
After the servant finished rolling up his sleeves, he pointed at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "You little bastard, you hurt my young master. Grandpa must remove one of your legs today!"
Your son?
I have seen many dogs fighting against humans, but this is the first time I have seen people fighting against dogs.
This is the first day of time travel, and I have gained so much knowledge!
Two evil servants were blocking the way, and the black dog was slowly approaching.
Xu Zhiqiong took out the slate from his backpack and prepared to fight them desperately.
Zou Shunda stood among the crowd, frowning.
He didn't care about Xu Zhiqiong's life or death, but he was worried that something might happen to Juyuan Dan.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated, wanting to see how this stupid boy from the Xu family would die.
Suddenly, I heard an angry shout from behind: "Which bastard dares to touch my fire!"
fire?
Is this dog called Huo'er?
A woman came up with two maids, separated everyone, and stood in front of Xu Zhiqiong.
The legendary Madam Zhang is here.
The beaten servant and the black dog rushed towards the lady together. The servant was crying and howling, and the black dog was whimpering.
Mrs. Zhang understood the whole story, picked up a stick and said: "Kill this bastard for me, I want his life!"
Xu Zhiqiong took the stone, stepped back a few steps, scanned the crowd, and suddenly pointed at Zou Shunda: "Teacher, save me! Beat this shameless shrew to death!"