The capital city is still bustling under the cover of night. Xuantanfang is located in the busiest commercial district on both sides of the Qinhuai River, with people coming and going and lights brightly lit.
Old Man Gu, his master and apprentice, dressed up in various disguises, had some late-night snacks with Qin Huaihe, and wandered around Xuantanfang aimlessly.
The old man Gu was dressed as a businessman; the eldest brother continued to smoke his pipe and squatted in another place when he had time; the second brother carried a fried and smelly burden (he didn't know why there were so many different kinds of burdens in his storage instrument).
The third child pretended to be an idle rogue, with his clothes wide open at the chest, revealing his dark and shiny muscles; the fourth child continued to pretend to be a beggar, with a broken bowl in front of him.
As time passed by, late at night, the number of people around Xuantanfang began to decrease.
According to previous considerations, the five masters and apprentices will adopt an explicit killing method without presetting the location or time.
The so-called not setting a preset location means not setting up an ambush at a fixed location. The five masters and apprentices wandered around, from east to west, from south to north. In short, they were wandering around blindly.
The so-called not setting a time means that you insist on staying in Xuantanfang and take action whenever you see the target, even if you have to walk around for a few days.
The so-called open killing means that no ambush circle is set up. No matter who sees the target, they should shout loudly, reveal their identity, and then kill them by force.
A three-pronged approach was adopted to avoid providing the target character Zhao Ran with calculation parameters to avoid the strange phenomenon of being avoided by the opponent many times before.
Therefore, the five masters and apprentices continued to wander in the streets and alleys of Xuantanfang, walking around aimlessly. According to the instructions of the old man who took care of them, they could not even think about "where to go"! They could only wait until the loud shouts started.
, everyone gathered together to carry out the encirclement and killing.
While Gu was calculating the outcome of tomorrow's final round of the top ten battles, he kept hesitating whether to claim the prize if he won. If he succeeded in killing tonight, should he run away directly or wait until tomorrow?
Leave after claiming the prize? He knows that if he is rational, he should run away without hesitation after killing, but the habit he has developed over the past six months by playing the practice lottery has left him with a shadow of obsessive-compulsive disorder, no matter how many times he won.
If you don’t redeem the rewards, you will feel uncomfortable all over.
He was also thinking, if Zhao did not return to Xuantan Palace tonight, should he go to Purple Mountain to watch the game tomorrow?
In the ** division competition, can Luo Zhiqing defeat his opponent and get the final qualification to challenge in the ring? He seems to be only two points ahead of the second place, so he is not very sure.
In the Golden elixir mage group, the confident Duanmu Xia Ling is really disappointing. Because of his surname, I even bought him multiple times to win, but all guessed wrong. He is really a loser! He lost his pre-match.
He talks wildly, saying that qualifications for ring competition are like picking something out of a bag, and I don’t know where the confidence comes from!
In the Huangguan group, Yan Shifan is already four points ahead of the second place, and has qualified to challenge Zhang Tengming one round ahead of schedule. But the more times this happens, the more difficult it is to say what the outcome of the game will be. Will he do it for the sake of it?
Preserving mana and deliberately draining it? This is really a annoying question...
Walking around, Old Man Gu unknowingly came to the east street entrance of Xuantan Palace. The view here is very good. He can see the main entrance of Xuantan Palace and several surrounding streets. It is a well-connected place.
intersection.
He paid attention and saw the fourth child squatting at the corner begging. Perhaps due to professional habits, the place where the fourth child squatted was relatively hidden, and there was a broken wall next to it. The two looked at each other, Old Man Gu and the man here
At the corner, I also found the steps in front of someone's house and sat down to rest.
A watchman came around the corner, beating the gong and announcing something like, "It's midnight, it's dry, be careful of the pillar of fire." Old man Gu thought to himself, maybe the person surnamed Zhao won't show up tonight.
The fourth man who was pretending to be a beggar across from him once suggested asking the Taoist priest on duty at the gate of Xuantan Palace if Zhao was in Xuantan Palace. However, this suggestion was rejected by Old Man Gu because he still wanted to count the plum blossoms easily.
In awe, Old Man Gu wondered if the person named Zhao would find out after asking.
Of course, there are also concerns about the unknown terrain of Xuantan Palace. There are so many palaces and pavilions in the Dao Palace. If someone named Zhao hides them in a hidden place, it will be troublesome.
While I was thinking about it, I saw government officials and express teams gradually appearing a few streets away. There were also a few strong Fangtang patrols among them. These people blocked the entrances of several streets with simple barriers, and then began to walk along the street.
Inquire and chase people away.
The old man who was squatting and begging opposite looked at Old Man Gu. Old Man Gu shook his head and signaled him not to move. He was just a group of government servants. Isn't it easy to leave? Let's take a look at the situation first.
Not long after, the government officials cleared the corner and a group of people came over, surrounded by the leader of the Shangyuan County Express Team.
The squad leader asked Old Man Gu: "What are you doing here?"
Old Man Gu said calmly: "I'm tired from wandering around the capital, so I'll take a rest here."
The class leader looked at Old Man Gu up and down and said, "Touring the capital in the middle of the night? Sitting here? Do you really think I will believe it? Tell the truth!"
Old Man Gu said: "I am a merchant from Zhejiang, and I am indeed visiting the capital. This is my first time here, and I am lost. Haha, the capital is too big..."
The squad leader sneered: "How dare you lie in public? Touring the capital? Touring a brothel, looking for prostitutes, right?"
Old Man Gu nodded quickly and smiled ambiguously, you know what that means.
He thought that he would pass the test in this way, but unexpectedly, the squad leader's face turned and shouted: "Here comes someone, get it for me!"
Immediately, two detectives rushed up with ropes, and without saying a word, they put a rope on Old Man Gu. Old Man Gu almost wanted to take action, but he held back. While letting the detectives tie him up, he asked: "Is this
Master, did Xiaomin make any mistake? Xiaomin remembers that there has been no curfew in the capital for a long time..."
The team leader sneered: "In accordance with the order of Abbot Zhao of Xuantan Palace, the eight counties of Yingtian Prefecture have jointly established a civilized city since the beginning of April. Starting yesterday, we have started to clean up the smog! Notices have been posted at the gates of every city, and the walls of every government office have been exposed.
It was also published in "Inside and Outside the Imperial City", don't tell me you don't know, even if you don't know, it's too late."
Old Man Gu was stunned: "Civilized city? What does it have to do with old age?"
The team leader said disdainfully: "The rules are very clear. Those who open brothels and prostitutes have renewed their licenses before yesterday. Anyone who visits brothels or brothels is restricted to both sides of the Qinhuai River. Those who want to go to secret doors or black brothels must do so."
Clean it up! I've seen you like this a lot. On the surface, there are five and six people, but in fact, they are full of male thieves and female prostitutes. Are you waiting here for the undercover? And you are sophistical! Touring the capital in the middle of the night? Hehe, sir
Are you a fool?"
Old Man Gu said angrily: "Why do you say that I am waiting for a secret agent? Don't slander anyone!"