There are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world. Yang Ning still agrees with this statement.
Although he has clear grievances, he is not a troublemaker. Before, he thought that the monkeys and others were really tamed by him, but now it seems that those guys have ulterior motives.
Yang Ning feels that sometimes it is better not to feel too good about yourself.
"You need to rest for a few days. I have already said hello to them and don't let them tell others that you have improved." Old Shupi always had a sad and sentimental expression.
Yang Ning asked curiously: "Why is this?"
"Why?" Lao Shupi said with a bitter smile: "If Boss Fang knew that you were getting better, would he still be able to let you relax?"
"Boss Fang?" Yang Ning felt that he had heard them mention this name before, and quickly remembered, "It seemed that Boss Fang accepted me into the Beggar Clan before?"
Old Shupi nodded and said: "Boss Fang is the leader of hundreds of beggar gang disciples in Huize City. He accepted you into the beggar gang because of your nimbleness."
"Why, if he knows that I'm getting better, will he cause trouble for me?" Yang Ning was curious about what grudges the beggar gang boss in the city would have against him, "Why can't he know that I'm getting better?"
Lao Shupi was sure that after Yang Ning was seriously ill, his mind was really confused. He could only explain: "I am not causing trouble for you, but I want you to continue doing your work. Why do you think we can stay here to shelter from the wind and rain?" In the Earth Temple? Isn’t it all because of you?”
Yang Ning was even more curious, wondering if it was because of my contribution to living in the Earth Temple
"Boss Fang knows that you are nimble. He accepted you into the Beggar Clan just to let you do those things. In the past six months, you have not failed once, and you have made a lot of contributions to Boss Fang." Old Shupi sat on the threshold, "There are hundreds of Beggar Clan disciples in the city, but not all of them can find shelter from the wind and rain. It's because of your many contributions that we can live here." There was a hint of anger on his face, "But Boss Fang He is really not a thing, he is ruthless, and when he sees you falling ill, he is reluctant to spend money to treat you, and if you don't care, he may think you are dead."
Although Yang Ning also secretly scolded Boss Fang for being nothing, but from what Old Shupi said, the owner of his body, Xiao Diao'er, seemed to be a not-so-simple character. He had made a lot of contributions to Boss Fang, and was also at the threshold. He sat down and asked, "By the way, what did Boss Fang ask me to do? What great contributions did I make?" Seeing Old Shupi looking at him, Yang Ning immediately raised his finger and pointed at his head, indicating that he had forgotten. Many things.
Old Bark smiled bitterly and said: "What big things can we beggars do?" He stretched out a withered hand, with the middle finger and index finger extended, the other three fingers retracted, and the two scissor-like fingers reached forward. He looked at Yang Ning for a while, and then looked at Yang Ning without saying anything, but the meaning in his eyes was obviously saying, now you should understand.
Yang Ning was startled at first, and then he followed the example of the old tree bark and probed forward with two fingers. Feeling that this action was so shameless, he immediately retracted his hand and frowned: "Why does this action look like stealing a wallet?" He was stunned for a while. Looking at Old Shubi, he said in surprise: "Old Shubi, are you saying that I... I helped Boss Fang steal things before, right?"
Lao Shupi nodded solemnly, "You are the fastest under Boss Fang!"
Yang Ning felt a chill. She didn't know whether Lao Shupi's words were praise or sarcasm, but she smiled bitterly in her heart. She didn't expect that Xiao Diao'er would rely on this to achieve merit.
"How do disciples of the Beggar Clan make a living on this?" Yang Ning's impression of the long-established Beggar Clan suddenly collapsed.
Old Shupi looked sad and said with emotion: "If Boss Lu was still alive, I'm afraid it wouldn't be like this."
"What kind of god is Boss Lu?"
"Boss Lu was originally the leader of the Beggar Gang in Huize City. When he was there, the gang's rules were very strict. No one dared to do things like cheating and cheating." There was a slight light in the old bark's eyes, "At that time, the elders and younger ones were orderly. I have been a member of the Beggar Clan for more than 20 years, so I have some qualifications. When Boss Lu was here, he took great care of us old beggars, and would call us old guys together to discuss important matters." There was a rare expression on his face. A bit proud.
Yang Ning couldn't help but think that you have been a member of the Beggar Clan for more than 20 years and you are still like this. That is really cowardly. No wonder those guys don't buy your account.
However, he also understood that Lao Shupi was loyal and kind-hearted and did not like to fight with others. Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and wherever there are rivers and lakes, there are fights. The Beggar Gang is the largest river and lake, so there are naturally many fights within the gang. With Lao Shupi Pi's temperament is really not suitable for fighting with others.
"You mean Boss Lu is dead?" Yang Ning frowned and said, "How did he die?"
"When Boss Lu was here, the government officials didn't dare to touch our Beggar Clan disciples." Old Shupi said with a hint of pride on his face, "The Beggar Clan now has hundreds of disciples, all because of Boss Lu. When he was alive, Xiao Yishui has to give him face." Then he sighed and said, "It's a pity that he died of a sudden illness three years ago."
"Xiao Yishui? Urgent illness?"
Old Shupi explained: "Xiao Yishui is the head catcher of Huize City. This person...!" He shook his head and did not say much about the catcher. "Boss Lu was originally very strong, but suddenly he fell ill one day. Boss Fang personally I took care of him and went there within a few days, and Boss Fang took over Boss Lu’s position as a matter of course.”
When Yang Ning saw that Old Shupi was speaking a little arrogantly, he felt something was wrong, but he didn't ask any more questions.
Old Shupi continued: "After Boss Fang came to power, he and Xiao Yishui soon got together. In the past, apart from begging, the disciples of the Beggar Gang did some hard work in the city. Anyway, they did everything, as long as they didn't do anything bad... But After Boss Fang came to power, the brothers of the Beggar Clan began to..." He sighed and did not continue.
Of course Yang Ning already understood at this time that the changes in the Beggar Clan started with the rise of Boss Fang.
Boss Lu died on the front foot, Boss Fang took over on the back foot, and soon came together with Xiao Yishui, the head catcher of Huize City. The combination of this information makes people think a lot.
However, Yang Ning was not very interested in the past events of the Beggar Clan. He was currently in the Beggar Clan. He only paid attention to the current situation of the Beggar Clan and asked: "The disciples of the Beggar Clan in Huize City are mixed and disordered. The Winged Fire Snakes are divided into rudders. The helmsman just ignored him? Boss Fang ruined the reputation of the Beggar Clan, and the leader of the Beggar Clan, Xiang, ignored him?"
Old Shupi burst out laughing and said: "There are twenty-eight branches of the Beggar Clan all over the world. I heard that there are ten or twenty thousand people in our Fire-Winged Snake branch alone. In a small county town, there are hundreds of disciples and the helmsman." How can anyone control this? And who dares to spread the word about what Boss Fang has done? As for the gang leader, we have only heard of this person, but have never seen him. Let me tell you, we will never see him in our lifetime. Arrived."
Yang Ning nodded slightly. Of course, a gang with hundreds of thousands of members is an extremely huge force, but because of its huge size, there are many good and bad, even the gang leader Xiang, who has three heads and six arms, cannot control it.
When the monkey returned to the Earth Temple, Yang Ning had already taken a quick bath in the pond in front of the temple. The stains on his body were too deep to be washed away, but after washing like this in the clear water, his whole body felt completely refreshed. I feel refreshed, and my physical strength and energy have recovered a lot.
The monkey worked for a long time, but he got a few pieces of wheat cakes. Yang Ning was hungry, chewing the wheat cakes, only to find them dry and hard to swallow, without any crunchy taste. He secretly thought about the use of wheat flour in this era. Still not home, this wheat cake has obviously not been fermented, which is why it tastes so hard to swallow.
As soon as it comes, make peace with it. Yang Ning naturally understands this principle.
The air after the rain was clear was refreshing to breathe, but Yang Ning also remembered Xiaodie in her heart.
Yang Ning has clear grievances. Xiaodie has saved his life, so he is naturally grateful. Listening to what Lao Shupi said, he knows that the environment Xiaodie is currently in is very bad, which makes him hope to see Xiaodie earlier. , to find out if Xiaodie is safe and sound.
Yang Ning wanted to leave early and go to Dead Man's Alley where Mother Hua was, but the monkey was afraid of Dead Man's Alley and persuaded Yang Ning to go there later. Yang Ning was very unfamiliar with Huize City, so he didn't insist. At dusk, Then he asked the monkey to lead the way to Dead Man's Alley.
At dusk, the sun was about to set, and the entire Huize City was shrouded in the last afterglow of the setting sun.
Although Huize City is a small town, people are divided into three, six, and nine classes. Most of the stalls and small shops are located in the front city, while the teahouses, restaurants and very few brothels and singing houses that can really afford to maintain their facades are located in the back. On a long street in the city.
The streets were very lively with people coming and going.
Yang Ning observed the scenery and customs of this era along the way, and found that the scenery he saw was not as antique as he imagined. In fact, most of the buildings in the city were messy and disorganized. It was obvious that they had not been well planned and had no structure. Because of this, the streets and alleys are like a maze. If you are not familiar with the roads, you can easily end up in a dead end if you are not careful.
He had heard before that there were many refugees in the city and it was overcrowded, but when he arrived at a street in the back city, although the street was quite lively, it was not as crowded as he thought. From the monkey's mouth, he learned that the refugees were all placed in the county town. In a corner of the city, the situation there is like two worlds compared to the back city.
"Boss Diao, when you see that there is no intersection in front of you, turn in, go through the back street and go straight into another alley. That alley is the Alley of the Dead." Under a wall in the street, the monkey raised his hand to show Yang Ning the way.
Yang Ning saw an alley entrance on the other side of the street and asked softly: "Is the street behind it as lively?"
"That's not the case." The monkey shook his head and said, "That street is much deserted. It's all residential... No, Boss Diao, lower your head...~!" Before he could finish his words, his face suddenly became panicked and he turned around. He even lowered his head, as if he was afraid of being seen.
Seeing the monkey like this, Yang Ning couldn't help but look around, but didn't see anything wrong, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
"Look at Shilixiang diagonally across the street...!" Monkey didn't look back and whispered, "Did you see two people coming out?"
Yang Ning glanced across the street and saw that there was a two-story restaurant diagonally opposite, which was very conspicuous in this busy street.
It has a wooden structure, and the front eaves protrude diagonally from the front of the building, which is quite impressive. Above the front door, there is a black wooden plaque with three gilded characters of "十里香" in flying phoenixes, which can be seen clearly.
Yang Ning looked over carefully and found that there were two people standing in front of the main entrance of Shilixiang. One of them was dressed in silver-gray clothing and had a tall and tall figure. He had one hand behind his back and the other hand holding his chin. He was quite elegant, while the other person was slightly shorter, but looked quite stocky. He was leaning close to the person's ear, covering his mouth with one hand and whispering in a low voice.