The news of Tantai Ming's death finally came out, and cries could be heard in many places in Beiliang City. Maybe they were not crying for the emperor, but for themselves. Throughout the dynasties, every time the old and the new changed, the unlucky ones were the common people. They really didn't want to be part of the cannon fodder.
Wan Qiliang and Youqin Jiatian were not among this group of people. They had already set off to go elsewhere. Although the four city gates of Beiliang were heavily guarded, which is the saying goes, 'No entry, no exit', but this point There are not enough people to stop them.
"Master, where are we going next?" Ying Ye drove a carriage, with Qin Jiatian and Wan Qiliang sitting in the carriage. They had trouble wherever they went, and they really didn't know where their next stop would be.
"We will go wherever the excitement is. I believe they will also like the excitement." Youqin Jiatian said lightly. At the martial arts conference in five days, if someone has evil intentions, they will definitely find more powerful helpers there.
Wan Qiliang also agreed with You Qin Jiatian's idea, and joining in the fun could allow her to temporarily ignore her bad emotions, and she could also know what level she was at.
Where is the excitement? This puts Ying Ye in a difficult position, "Master, please make it clear."
"Zhuzhou." Zhuzhou is located at the junction of Qiliang and Chi'an. It is in an area without people's jurisdiction, but it has its own system, chaotic and orderly. Chi'an once attacked here but failed, and finally had to give up. .
The size of Zhuzhou is about the same as Lin'an, so it can accommodate so many homeless people. As long as you enter here, you will be protected by the jurisdiction here. Even criminals who have committed heinous crimes can still stay here. You can live a pleasant life, but only if you abide by the rules here, so Zhuzhou is really a good place.
It took about a day and a half to travel, and the journey was calm. There were no robbers or wild beasts to disturb them. In short, Wan Qiliang and his group arrived in Zhuzhou easily.
There are two door gods standing at the gate of the city. Their height is definitely not the height that ordinary people can reach. They each stand there majestically with a big sword in their hands. The intimidation effect is absolutely incredible.
Wan Qiliang had never been to Zhuzhou before, but he had already inquired about the rules here before, but he deliberately pretended not to know anything and walked straight forward. As a result, he was blocked from the door by two big knives.
"Who are you?" One of the door gods spoke, his voice so rough that it made Wanqi Liang's eardrums hurt.
"We want to come to the martial arts conference in the city." It is better to leave the dealings to Wan Qiliang. She also deliberately pretended to be innocent, staring at the door god with her big eyes. I must be a little embarrassed.
"Don't you know the rules for entering the city?"
"Are there any rules? We really don't know." Wan Qiliang still pretended to be stupid. The two serious door gods were not angry at all, but had a slightly strange look on their face, as if they were wondering how they could not know
"If you want to enter the city, each person must pay one hundred taels of silver. If you don't have money, you can't even enter the city!"
"It's so expensive. The six of us have to pay six hundred taels. Please be merciful, Brother Door God. Can I have five hundred taels?" Wan Qiliang began to bargain, which surprised the other four people except You Qin Jiatian. The money is more than enough for sixty people, let alone six people. As for being so frugal or stingy
It was also the first time that the door god heard someone bargaining with him. He was stunned for a moment. The entrance fee was set by the city lord. Is there still room for bargaining? So he refused sternly and said, "No, one hundred taels per person. No one is allowed to enter the city without money."
"Why is Brother Door God so inflexible? The six of us pay five hundred taels. In this case, we may remember Brother Door God's favor. When we get along well in the city in the future, will we still miss the benefits of this one hundred taels? ? Do you think so? "Wan Qiliang knew that she didn't have the talent to bargain. Sometimes it would be nice not to be ripped off. This time, it seems that this man is dull and should be easy to cheat, but why is it still so difficult? Woolen cloth
The door god thought for a while and felt that Wan Qiliang was right. In the past, when people who wanted to enter the city heard that so much silver was needed to enter the city, some people who had no money would even scold them and the city lord, even if they entered the city. No one has said anything good about them, and there are even fewer people who can remember them. I have to say that Wanqiliang's conditions really tempted them, and their monthly salary expenditure is only one hundred taels. There's no problem, just trust them for once.
"Are you telling the truth? Will you really remember us two brothers when you become rich in the future?" The door god asked again as if he was unsure. Wan Qiliang nodded repeatedly, but he did not expect that he would really succeed.
"If I become prosperous in the city in the future, the first person I want to thank is the two doorkeeper brothers. Of course I will not forget your kindness. When the time comes, everyone will share the blessings, and I will definitely not forget your share." In addition to being dull , these two people are quite simple, Wan Qiliang originally just thought it was fun, but now maybe they can really be used by her, that would be better.
"Okay, then you can go in." The door god made way, his eyes still a bit disbelieving. Wan Qiliang originally wanted to pat his shoulder, but considering his height, he decided to forget it. He couldn't reach it anyway. .
Wan Qiliang spent five hundred taels to successfully enter Zhuzhou City, which already made her feel very happy. Although they could also find a place with few people and come in without spending a penny, they would not have the sense of accomplishment of haggling. .
When they first arrived in Zhuzhou, the scene they saw was refreshing. The streets were not as dirty and messy as Wan Qiliang imagined. Instead, they were very orderly. Everyone was doing their own thing. They heard that there was a murderer here. The unblinking murderer, but now who can tell who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, everyone's face is filled with a kind of calm happiness, it is really rare, even in Beiliang, Xintang or Lin'an, I have not seen such peace. scene.
Wan Qiliang suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to hold a martial arts conference here. The people here lived so peacefully, and a martial arts conference might not change anything.
"Let's find a place to stay first. We can't just stand on the street." Wan Qiliang felt a little guilty and did not dare to look back at the two door gods. I think they should still have some kind of longing in their hearts. Wan Qiliang It would be better for Liang to do what he said honestly, otherwise the most precious thing may not be hurt.
"There happens to be an inn ahead. I'll go check it out first." After Youqin Jiatian and Wan Qiliang got together, Ying Ye, Ying Lian, Ming and Ming all gradually became familiar with each other, and the four of them seemed to have something in common. Language, after getting along for so long, the relationship is no different from that of brothers, it's just that each is his own master.
Youqin Jiatian nodded. It was also his first time to come to Zhuzhou. He felt the same as Wan Qiliang. This place was very different from what he imagined. It was more comfortable here than in those other capitals, but he had I have a premonition that their arrival will not make this place peaceful forever.
Yuelai Inn, Wan Qiliang looked up at the plaque. It was a very popular sign. The furnishings inside were no different from ordinary inns. Even the food and drinks had no special features. The prices were very reasonable, and most importantly The place looked very clean, so they asked for three upper rooms and went back to their rooms to rest.
Wan Qiliang doesn't like how suspicious she is now, but in fact, judging from the ill-intentioned look in her boss's eyes just now, there is still some content here, but she doesn't know it, maybe only outsiders don't know it.
But it turned out that she was overthinking it. Later, after some inquiring, I found out that the proprietress used to be in the human flesh business. She habitually looks at a person, from the part to the whole. If every time, the unlucky one is an old woman in her 70s or 80s. , then how can she continue her business? That’s why Wan Qiliang’s eyes look so strange. She is probably thinking about where to cut to make the meat more delicious, right
Human flesh business? This was beyond Wan Qiliang's understanding. She had never thought about what human flesh would taste like. However, she had heard that human flesh was eaten during a famine in a certain place. It was really very hungry. , Otherwise, how could you do such an unnatural thing
But anyway, it’s better that the landlady doesn’t have any ill intentions towards them, so as not to turn into stuffed buns when she can’t sleep in the middle of the night. This kind of thing is quite interesting to say, but in fact it is really miserable. Wan Qiliang doesn’t want to become It's just granular.
After Ying Ye and the four of them heard this, they almost vomited out what they had eaten last night, this morning and today at noon, especially the meat, which might have been adulterated with human flesh, even if they had seen it before People in big scenes couldn't withstand such a blow, so in desperation, Wan Qiliang had no choice but to change to another inn, otherwise the four of them might not eat at all.
I changed to a larger restaurant, but this time there was nothing that made me unable to eat. I just felt that the food here was not as good as that inn, so I could only think of whether the food with human meat tasted particularly good. Wan Qi Before Liang could express his thoughts, the faces of Ying Ye and others had already turned green. They probably thought of this too. They always felt that the things in front of them were so weird that they didn’t know how to describe them, even if it was a full vegetarian feast. , there may be oily smell in it.
This is the first time Wan Qiliang has encountered this kind of collective anorexia. Now even if she has medical skills, there is nothing she can do. Seeing that they can only eat a little bit of fruit every day, Wan Qiliang is very worried. Nothing has been done yet. He had lost his troops first. Was this a sign of something? However, Youqin Jiatian was very calm and did not express any other opinions except that he thought these people were useless.