Chapter 44: The local snake ate the dragon from across the river? (Thanks to the Silver Alliance Leader, the king's hegemony was finally in vain)
The night rain had stopped. In the open space in front of the dilapidated temple, several apprentices who had obviously not slept all night were eating dry food around the lit campfire.
After a night's rest, most people's mood has stabilized a little, no longer as nervous as yesterday.
"Wu Ming, you guys stay here, I'm going to find the master!"
Putting on dried clothes, Yue Yunjin, who had not slept all night, uttered these words and urged his horse to gallop towards Fajiu Mountain without waiting for any response.
The apprentices from the other families also started to stir, and soon, some of them started to catch up.
"call!"
Taking a deep breath of the smell of earth in the air after the rain, Li Yuan stood with the hammer in his hand, his arms hanging down, his legs spread apart, neither straight nor crooked.
"I really want to try the advanced martial arts training method..."
Li Yuan just thought about it in his mind, without wasting any time, moving the things and building up his blood and energy.
……
As the team leaders had not returned, none of the apprentices dared to say they were going back to the city. All morning, they all stayed in the dilapidated temple waiting. Some went to nearby villages to borrow water and buy food.
Li Yuan swallowed a blood-replenishing pill and stood alone for half a day. To improve his blood and energy, he only needed to constantly consume and replenish it.
The real simple and crude way is to have money.
"Ok?"
Near noon, the sound of hurried horse hooves was heard. Li Yuan slowly stopped his horse and saw Yue Yunjin, whose face was pale, falling off his horse.
"Senior Brother Yue?"
Wu Ming and others exclaimed and rushed forward.
Yue Yunjin's voice was hoarse, and he seemed to have been greatly frightened, and his words were somewhat incoherent:
"Qiu, Commander Qiu was killed by the great thief Nian Jiu. Master, Master's whereabouts are unknown. Only Gang Leader Wang and Xiahou Liang were carried back with serious injuries..."
"Qiu, Commander Qiu is dead?!"
Several apprentices were all stunned: "How, how is this possible?!"
"How could Commander Qiu be killed by Nian Jiu?!"
Who is Qiu Long?
A villain who can wear armor weighing hundreds of kilograms and massacre an entire village alone with just a sword!
He was the Poison Dragon who suppressed more than a dozen forces in Gaoliu County by himself. Even the mountain bandits and horse thieves outside the city had to pay tribute to him every year!
"?!"
Li Yuan's mind buzzed.
When I came to my senses, my eyelids couldn't help twitching.
This is,
The local snake ate the dragon from across the river? !
"Yue Yunjin, what did you say? What happened to my gang leader?"
"Chief Qiu is dead?!"
"Impossible, how is it possible?!"
……
The apprentices and gang members in front of the ruined temple were all stunned. Some of them screamed and rushed towards Fajiu Mountain, but they were members of the Sanhe Gang and the Yu Gang.
"Qiu, Commander Qiu, he, he..."
Wu Ming even started to stutter.
"Dead, dead..."
Yue Yunjin was shaking and trembling, unable to speak.
Li Yuan reached out and touched his forehead, which was burning hot, and he couldn't help but frown:
"Senior Brother Wu, Senior Brother Yue has a fever. We need to return to the city as soon as possible!"
"Yes, yes! Return to the city as soon as possible and inform the chief treasurer!"
Wu Ming woke up as if from a dream. He dropped the hammer, carried Yue Yunjin onto the horse, climbed over, and hurried back to the city.
The other apprentices were at a loss, still in shock over Qiu Long's death, and followed suit.
"Something really big happened!"
Li Yuan looked back at Fajiu Mountain, feeling doubtful.
The others were shocked and in disbelief, but he was the only one who absolutely did not believe that Nian Jiu had killed Qiu Long.
only……
"They said it was Nian Jiu who killed him, so it must be Nian Jiu who killed him. Well, it has nothing to do with me anyway. It's a pity that the reward for Nian Jiu is too high, I'm afraid no one can get it."
Li Yuan picked up the hammer Wu Ming dropped and quickened his pace to follow him. Li Yuan also knew something about the dirty fights between these families and he thought he could get some benefits if he wanted to.
But why bother?
With the weapon-controlling scroll in hand and the silver in hand, he now only wanted to concentrate on practicing martial arts, push his blood and qi to perfection, and then break through his internal strength.
Looking for more entry-level and high-level weapons, as for the others.
I don't bother to care!
……
……
Qiu Long is dead!
This news was like a bolt from the blue, shaking the entire Gaoliu County.
On his way back to the weapon forging shop, Li Yuan heard people talking about this. To the people of Gaoliu, this was more shocking than the death of the emperor himself.
Several apprentices were pulled aside and asked questions.
Li Yuan followed Wu Ming and sent Yue Yunjin to the Four Seasons Pharmacy before returning to the Weapon Forging Shop. Along the way, he bought a lot of chicken, duck, fish and meat, and also ordered two pots of medicinal wine.
After returning to the shop, he first gave half of it to Liu Qing to deliver to his second brother's house, and prepared to send the rest to the kitchen. After eating dry food for two days, he really wanted to eat something good.
"My brother-in-law?!"
Before I even got to the kitchen, Fatty Sun, who had heard the news, came hurriedly, his face full of anxiety:
"Li Yuan, where is my brother-in-law? Is he okay? What happened? How could Qiu Long be killed by a wanted criminal?!"
"The second shopkeeper is still in the mountains, he should be fine."
Holding down the frightened Fatty Sun, Li Yuan comforted him, "Wang Dong and Xiahou Liang were only seriously injured, so how could the second shopkeeper be in trouble?"
This is not entirely consolation.
Tang Tong's martial arts skills are higher than those of the leaders of the Chai, Yu and Sanhe gangs, and he is also very well prepared. He is the only one who is wearing inner armor among those entering the mountain this time.
And it is a second-level inner armor.
"Yes, my brother-in-law is so skilled in martial arts, how could anything go wrong?"
Fatty Sun wiped the sweat off his forehead and calmed down a little before asking about the journey into the mountains.
"It's a long story. Shall we go stew the fish first?"
Li Yuan picked up the chicken, duck and fish in his hand.
"Okay, okay."
Fatty Sun was preoccupied, so Li Yuan didn't bother him. He skillfully plucked the hair, scraped the scales, and rinsed the fish, then stewed the chicken, duck, and fish.
He also talked about what happened on the way into the mountains, but only omitted his own affairs.
"So, none of you saw it?"
Fatty Sun was completely relieved. Even these apprentices were fine, so how could anything happen to an old fox like his brother-in-law?
"He's a wanted criminal by the imperial court. If we really see him, I'm afraid few of us will be able to come back."
After closing the lid of the pot, Li Yuan picked up a cucumber and started eating it.
"It's also..."
"Li Yuan!"
Fatty Sun was about to say something when a loud shout suddenly came from outside the door.
"Who!"
Fatty Sun looked impatient, but he shrank back as soon as he walked out the door, and the impatience on his face turned into nervousness:
"It's Zhou Jinzhong, one of the three deputy commanders of the city guards! Qiu Long led the team out of the city, and he stayed in the city..."
"I haven't eaten yet."
Li Yuan ate another cucumber and went out as instructed. As soon as he stepped out of the door, two city guards pressed on his shoulders.
"Commander Zhou, what do you want to do?"
Li Yuan took a step back to avoid him, and Fatty Sun followed him out with two meat cleavers, his face full of anger.
Outside the central courtyard, more than a dozen city guards were watching with eager eyes. Wu Ming and the others were all pinned to the ground, their faces flushed with fear.
A middle-aged man in armor looked indifferent and just raised his hand and pointed:
"Take it!"
"Commander Zhou is so overbearing!"
Cao Yan, wearing a simple coat, walked out from the backyard and glanced at the city guards coldly:
"I wonder what crime these apprentices of Cao have committed that requires the city guards to arrest them directly?"
"Shopkeeper Cao?"
Zhou Jinzhong's expression changed slightly, and he clasped his hands and said:
"A brother reported that something happened to my leader, so..."
"What? Brother Qiu is in trouble? With his martial arts skills, this, this..."
Cao Yan's expression suddenly changed. Seeing Zhou Jinzhong nod sadly, he sighed and looked at Li Yuan and other inner courtyard apprentices:
"Alas, it's no wonder that Commander Zhou lost his composure during such a major event. Well, just follow Commander Zhou and cooperate with him. Tell him everything you know!"
(End of this chapter)
