Yanyu City is located in the southwest corner of the Yongliang Mountains, in a gentle slope area on the edge of the mountains, out of the hinterland of Yongliang.
At this time of year, there is no smoke or drizzle, and it is already the middle of winter and cold.
In the sky, there are scattered light snows. Looking up and down the hills, the grass is dead, wildfires are burning, and the snowflakes are white.
A majestic city with high stone walls stands in sight as far as the eye can see. In the doorway under the city gate, there are soldiers and armored men standing majestic, checking the merchants coming and going, and collecting customs duties for entering the city.
During this season, the guards at the North City Gate tend to be the most leisurely.
Because the north is remote and the wilderness borders the vast mountains, there are very few people living within hundreds of miles. In summer and autumn, although there are many people who go into the mountains to hunt animals and treasures, when the weather gets colder, most of them return to the city or go south.
The city gate clerk was a little bored, rubbing his hands and chatting with the soldiers beside him, when he was disturbed by the sudden sound of horses neighing from the north, and turned his head to look in confusion.
Listening to the sound, it sounds like a horse but not a horse, and it seems like he is riding alone.
In the nearby barren ridge, there are many thieves and there are several cottages. The leaders are all high-level warriors with cruel tempers and have always killed people without blinking an eye. Although they dare not act recklessly in the city, they are too lazy to have anyone specifically to suppress them.
If the merchants passing by are not really capable, it will be difficult for them to escape unscathed. I wonder who is so brave that he would choose to lead the group out of the mountain from the northeast at this time?
After a while, the sound of carriages and horses gradually approached.
From the dirt road behind the hills, one person should step out first.
The man was two meters tall, wearing single clothes. He looked like a bear that could walk upright. It was no exaggeration to say that he was even a bit bigger than a bear. He had one eye and a curvy beard, and he was quite imposing. On his left and right, there were a young man and a man.
A man disfigured by a scar.
The young man has beautiful eyes and clear eyebrows, but the expression on his face is a bit vulgar. The scarred man is carrying a huge... bow?
Behind a few people, there was a mighty, tall deer-horned beast, high-spirited and steady, escorting the cart, meandering all the way to the city gate.
When they came closer, the one-eyed man and the young man raised their heads at the same time, looking at the three words 'Misty Rain City' carved above the city gate. They looked at each other and said in unison: "Finally he's here!"
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I walked for more than two months, driving around and traveling through mountains and rivers. I was covered in dust all the way. Although the journey was far away, fortunately, there was an old trade road along the mountain that could be used to detour, so it was smooth sailing.
In the deep mountains of Yongliang, wherever you pass, a large number of people will always pop up from the roadside. They are not bandits cutting paths and blocking the road, but bandits vying to kowtow and give gifts.
With the ruffian's one eye and stature, he is more distinctive than any banner, and his bandit trumpet is enough to make a child cry. The surrounding villagers saw that he personally led the bandit, and the bandit force was huge. They thought that they had not shown enough filial piety in the past, and the bandit town was about to be taken down.
How dare they neglect their village in the slightest!
However, after leaving the mountain, they encountered dozens of gangs of thieves one after another. Once they entered the wilderness, Thief Town was already more than two thousand miles away, and no one knew who the gangsters were. They all took advantage of Cai and intercepted and killed them.
Every time the thieves came, several new mule carts would be added to the rear of the team, thus slowing down the journey.
The gangsters killed people like mowing grass and beheaded people like cutting melons. Those who wanted to steal money were driven away and the treasures were kept; those who wanted to kill were killed without leaving any one behind!
The twenty-odd people who accompanied them were all the best among high-level warriors. Those people had finally seen what real bandits were. The formation of hundreds of people was defeated by twenty or thirty people, and there was no need for ruffians at all.
Do it yourself.
Thousands of miles of wilderness, ruffians passed by, but within ten years, the mountains were free of thieves.
Those who are lucky enough to survive may be embarrassed to mention that they were robbers in front of others for the rest of their lives.
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"Stop, stop... stop."
Seeing such authority, the city gate officials were already trembling a little. Seeing Liu Shuzhu rushing in on his own, he hurriedly stopped him. The guards behind him also nervously raised their guns and shields, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The clerk timidly said: "Every merchant entering the city must pay customs duties first according to the weight of the goods they carry."
"Tariffs?" Liu Shuzhu glared, "The words on the top of the city are so ugly, how dare you ask for tariffs?"
The ruffian laughed so hard that he almost deafened the clerk's ears.
"Misty Rain City just likes to play with these bullshit rules. In fact, just like us, they also rob in different ways. I remember the last time I came here, someone also asked me for tariffs, and they were not clean and dared to curse people. I'm so
When I was young, I didn’t know the importance of my actions, and the result..."
Liu Shuzhu hurriedly asked: "What's the result?"
"What a crappy result! I heard that they put a lot of effort into putting that guy back together. However, in the end, half of the thigh was never found."
From what the ruffian said, he probably tore that man to pieces back then. It wasn’t a metaphor, he really ‘teared’ him apart.
The clerk's face was pale and he was frightened and a little overwhelmed.
Seeing that he was not even an advanced warrior, Liu Shuzhu patted his shoulder with relief: "Don't worry, we always deal with bullying in separate groups. Besides, we are not here to cause trouble, so you don't have to be afraid."
What he said was very adult-like. The ruffian saw it in his eyes, with a hint of approval. Although Liu Shuzhu was unruly in his bones, the blood and flesh outside were definitely mean. When it was time to speak human words,
It can also save a bit of face.
"We have come a long way and are tired from traveling. We want to find an inn to rest and wash away the dust from our bodies. Well, you just need to let us in and report it to the top. I guarantee that no one will blame you, and maybe we will.
Therefore, I was rewarded." Liu Shuzhu pointed at the bandits behind him, "Look at them, they all have crooked mouths, slanted eyes, and broad eyebrows. Which one of them looks like a master who is willing to spend money to buy a road?"
The bandits behind them laughed: "I don't want you to ask for it, so just burn some incense!"
Without anyone else, the ruffian's size and scarred face alone can make people tremble with fear.
As soon as Liu Shuzhu suggested it, the city official nodded hurriedly. He still had some sense, and saw that the group of people had a fierce aura, most of them only wore single clothes to keep out the cold, and their vehicles were extraordinary. Even if they wanted to, they probably couldn't stop them.
"By the way." Liu Shuzhu looked like he was an old familiar man. He put his arms around the city official's shoulders and walked in with a lustful look on his face. He didn't look like a child at all. "I heard that all the girls in Yanyu City are in shame, right?
real?"
The city official accompanied Xiao Xing and suddenly said: "Ahem, this... young master, you are right, there is nothing else in Yanyu City, only girls!"
The ruffian laughed and scolded: "Little bastard, this is what I want to say the most!" With a wave of his hand, the people lined up and entered the city.
Yanyu City is extremely prosperous. The force that has been in charge here all year round is an old romantic place - Yanyu Pavilion.
What is Feng Yue? To put it nicely, it’s called a brothel; to put it worse, it’s a brothel. It’s the mist and rain that make the city so popular. It’s precisely because of the wind, flowers, snow, moon, and the warm fragrance of soft jade that this city is famous far and wide.
There are many people who buy drunkenness with a lot of money. In the past, there were many who were merciful, and there were even more who kept their seeds. In recent years, I don’t know how many heroes and heroes have been fascinated by them.
Yanyu Pavilion has a history of more than 300 years.
To put it in layman's terms, it has long since broken away from the vulgar taste of the past. It does not talk about sex, but only elegance. It does not serve ordinary people and dignitaries, but only entertains warriors with superb cultivation, showing off their skills without selling themselves.
No one dares to underestimate them.
This place is too far away from the Northeast, and the various forces are intertwined. It has a lot of connections with the orthodox masters further south. Many of the women in the pavilion have even married into famous families.
The favorite thing of those children from famous families is to come here together to visit flowers and willows and have fun. Probably because beautiful women always have an advantage, or maybe once a woman has strength, she can win more respect. Three hundred years have passed.
, has never been annexed by other sects.
More than a hundred years ago, when Yanyu Pavilion was at its peak, there seemed to have been a female grandmaster!
When he heard about it for the first time, Liu Shuzhu rolled his eyes and cursed the thieves for being unfair. The brothel could be opened to such an extent, so how could those men who were neither honest nor capable have any face!
After entering the city, Liu Shuzhu looked like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world before, feeling fresh and looking around.
On both sides of the street, there are noisy wine shops and spring buildings. The prostitutes are standing behind the small windows, wearing scantily clad clothes, waving handkerchiefs. Birds and warblers are chirping. The robbers are all swallowing their saliva, but no one dares to leave the team without permission.
.
"They are just a bunch of rouge fans, they have some potential, and their saliva wets their fucking shoes!"
"The rouge powder is applied after all. Master, do you have a nosebleed?"
Under the guidance of the ruffian, everyone found a prosperous inn in the city to stay. They spent generously and booked the upper room in the hall and several spacious private courtyards.
The majestic appearance of the antlered and spotted beast caused quite a stir on the road, and pedestrians avoided it and looked sideways.
An escort team of this size is usually rare. Moreover, the big men in the team all look very different. They don't look like warriors who escort escorts all year round, but more like a gang of strong thieves who rob and cut off roads.
Don't tell me, I guessed it right!
The most eye-catching thing is still the ruffian.
While many people were astonished, they were probably also secretly wondering what they used to grow such a majestic figure. The giant ox-horn bow and long white-feathered arrows on Scarface's back also shocked passers-by one after another!
He hadn't changed his clothes for many days, so as soon as he settled down, Liu Shuzhu ordered someone to prepare hot bath water, put the wooden bucket in the courtyard, and took a quick bath.
It was snowing for the first time and the plum blossoms were half-blooming in the courtyard. He had been used to being in the mountains since he was a child and was not afraid of the cold. After washing, he felt comfortable all over. Then he hurriedly chose some fancy clothes and put them on, thinking that he was very elegant.
I went to the front hall to find the gangster like my butt was on fire.
He happened upon the gangster going out, but no matter what Liu Shuzhu shouted from behind, he pretended not to hear him and disappeared around the corner of the street in the blink of an eye. Liu Shuzhu chased for a while, but failed to catch up, and started yelling and cursing in the street.
When he came back, he saw Scarface taking out a small notebook from his arms, with a solemn expression, as if he had written down a few sentences in it.
Liu Shuzhu was curious: "I thought you could only sharpen a knife, but it's so rare that you can write. What did you write?"
When I stepped forward to take a look, it turned out that it was written - On the XXth day, I entered Yanyu City, carrying three hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, five orchids and two porcupine pills.
Liu Shuzhu looked at it for a while and then said in amusement: "Seeing that you are loyal to Big Daddy and have been in and out of service for many years, I didn't expect that you were actually an undercover agent sent by Er Niang."
"The second master gave instructions before leaving, saying that this Misty City is full of smoke and there are too many goblins. If the first master does anything weird, he must write it down one by one and report it truthfully when he returns. This is official business, and he will not show favoritism based on emotion.
"Then he raised his head and glanced sideways at Liu Shuzhu, "You don't know how to tell the truth, do you?"
"Hey, he didn't even take me with him. It would be best for Er Niang to steam him when he gets home."
As Liu Shuzhu said this, he grabbed the pen and added another sentence after "not allowed to accompany you" - Night, not home yet.
Only then did Scarface know what a real villain is, and he was full of joy: "Fortunately you are leaving." He took off his bow and arrows, took out a whetstone from his bag, and sat on the snow in front of the hall.
Start sharpening the knife.
The remaining gangsters were divided into two groups, taking turns guarding the spirit essence on the cart.
Although everyone wants to go out and have fun, these dozen or so carts contain almost all the belongings of Thieves Town. This place is no better than their own territory, so they don't dare to be too careless.
In the distance, among the eaves of the building, silk and bamboo are chattering, the guqin is ringing in the ears, and the music and music are constantly playing, which blends well with the smell of rouge in the air, making people feel itchy and unbearable.
"Scarface," Liu Shuzhu said seriously, "You said that if I were to be attracted by the female pavilion master here and all the girls in the city, I would have to live and die and force me to be my uncle here. When the time comes,
what to do?"
Scarface was busy sharpening his knife without paying any attention to it.
"Hey, there are so many flowers and flowers without mist and rain, but there are even fewer beauties wearing your clothes."
Liu Shuzhu imitated Xiao Fuyi's demeanor and acted gentle and elegant. He also had some knowledge in his chest, but it was all beaten out by Xiao Fuyi.
Inadvertently, I turned my head and found a young woman standing at the courtyard gate. She had red lips, white teeth, bright eyes, and a furrowed eyebrow. I couldn't help but be startled.