Ding Tao was terrified, and when he looked at each other at that moment, he thought that he would die like Jeddah. He still remembered the look in Shen Zechuan's eyes when he killed Jida, just now, the person who was staring at him was him. He desperately wanted to run, and when Shen Zechuan handed the candy, he lost the courage to raise his hand.
There was silence under the eaves, and Shen Zechuan had already hidden in the house. The sun was shining on Ding Tao, and he hadn't calmed down yet. The feeling was indescribable, but it was certain that he was not the son he was familiar with.
Ding Tao raised her arms and wiped her eyes carelessly. He wanted to pick up the sugar, but the sugar had already been dried, and the sweetness of the sweet-scented osmanthus attracted ants all over the place. Ding Tao knelt on the spot, and for some reason, she burst into tears.
* * *
Shen Zechuan's interrupted memories could no longer be connected, the dream was too dark, and he couldn't remember any more details. Standing behind the bamboo curtain, he heard Ding Tao sobbing under the eaves.
Shen Zechuan thought.
He couldn't indulge in this dream too much.
He must distinguish between true and false as soon as possible, to distinguish whether everything in this dream is what he has actually seen or whether he has imagined it himself. For six years he had been coerced by nightmares that he knew best were sometimes mixed. For example, he always dreamed of Chashi Tiankeng before, but the situation in the pit would change according to his mood.
Shen Zechuan, who was in Chazhou and his party, was injured, and he then dreamed that he was lying in a tiankeng. That was the beginning of him no longer trusting this body, and it also made him clearly understand that he began to fear death. Frequent nightmares would disrupt his memory. In fact, Shen Zechuan was no longer sure what Ji Mu said to him before he died.
Dangerous.
Shen Zechuan thought to himself mockingly.
Just a Shen Wei.
* * *
The six-eared net is very useful. They hide in the streets and alleys. As long as they give enough money, they can become big and small eyes. With these eyes, Fei Sheng could spy on any corner of Dunzhou without leaving home, but Lei Jingzhe's movements were intriguing.
"Lei Jingzhe searched for three days in a row, and checked all the incoming and outgoing goods." Fei Sheng whispered behind Shen Zechuan, "Master, does he already know that we are in the city?"
Shen Zechuan, wearing a sun hat that is common in Yedu, said, "Then he should check the carriages going to and from the merchants, not the goods."
This batch of baggage was very important to Lei Jingzhe, otherwise he would not have rushed to Dunzhou to check it out for himself. According to Shen Zechuan's guess, Lei Jingzhe would use this batch of baggage in exchange for the equivalent of the twelve Biansha troops. But when he came to Dunzhou, he did not immediately search west, but wandered in the city of Dunzhou.
Shen Zechuan raised his arms and lay on the edge of the railing, looking up and down the restaurant through Sha Xun, slowly sorting out his thoughts, and said, "Checking the goods shows that Lei Jingzhe thinks that the batch of baggage will return to Dunzhou."
How strange.
Shen Zechuan tapped the railing with his fingertips.
Why was Lei Jingzhe so sure that the luggage would return to Dunzhou? There are only a handful of forces in Zhongbo who can eat this batch of luggage, and Izuku is the primary suspect among them. Shen Zechuan was even ready to challenge Lei Jingzhe, but Lei Jingzhe didn't doubt him at all.
"Master, even if Lei Jingzhe thought that someone else stole the luggage, who would send the luggage back to Dunzhou?" Fei Sheng was puzzled.
"You're right," Shen Zechuan couldn't sleep for days, rubbing his brows sleepily, "Who would rob something and bring it back..."
It doesn't make sense at all.
"The eyeliners we have placed in Dunzhou have been invalidated because it is too chaotic here," Fei Sheng said boldly, "Could it be that the bandits who refused to join the Biansha people were fighting with Lei Jingzhe?"
Shen Zechuan pondered and shook his head gently: "After the Luoshan bandits split, there is no leader who can convince the crowd. Ding Niu and Liu'er were captured because they never thought of joining forces to fight against Lei Jingzhe. According to their existing The scale, it is possible to make small troubles, but I definitely don't have the courage to touch such a large amount of materials."
Ordnance is nothing else, it cannot be dismantled and hidden like food. Hundreds of bandits were used to push this batch of luggage, the weight of which was imaginable, and the little bandits could not eat it at all. The key to Shen Zechuan's ability to transfer them was that he did not kill the bandits, and at that time there was a Libei Iron Cavalry accompanying him to suppress them, otherwise he would not be able to easily move these things.
This thing is weird enough to be funny.
Fei Sheng didn't dare to laugh, he thought about it for a moment, and thought that if Mr. Chengfeng or Yuan Zhuo were there, then he didn't need to speak. But Shen Zechuan had no one around now, and he stood still like a fool. So Fei Sheng thought hard for a moment and said, "Could it be—"
There was a sudden noise downstairs, interrupting Fei Sheng's words. Shen Zechuan picked up the bottom curtain of the sun hat and squinted at the lobby. They were on the fifth floor and could have a panoramic view of the lobby.
This restaurant is the Yan family's building. Shen Zechuan is here because Lei Jingzhe will come here tonight to entertain someone. It is not known who this person is for the time being, and the eyes are not qualified enough to pick up that layer, but Shen Zechuan guessed it closely.
"Scorpion," Fei Sheng lowered his voice, "Lei Jingzhe brought the scorpion."
Shen Zechuan looked down at Lei Jingzhe, Lei Jingzhe's injury was healed, he shaved his hair short, surrounded by the sand scorpions, and suddenly he couldn't see the difference. Because of the distance, Shen Zechuan couldn't see the tattoo on the back of Lei Jingzhe's neck.
Lei Jingzhe clearly had something to do, so he walked through the hall and hurried upstairs.
"If it's for the banquet," Fei Sheng slowly frowned, "then he brought too many people tonight."
There are many merchants in this building, but no one dares to block the way of Lei Jingzhe. He really brought a lot of people, at least thirty. A few of them followed him upstairs, and the rest took their seats in the lobby. The Jinyiwei dressed up in various disguises, quietly watching Lei Jingzhe while drinking and playing, and even passed him by.
Shen Zechuan picked up the tea cup and watched Lei Jingzhe go up to the fifth floor, opposite him. He drank the tea and said, "Go back and reward Liu Er, and pinpoint the position so accurately."
Fei Sheng agreed.
There was a bamboo curtain on the opposite side, blocking the line of sight. The few people brought by Lei Jingzhe were guarding outside. Fei Sheng's eyesight was amazing. Using the lighted lantern, he carefully searched for scorpion tattoos on these people.
About half an hour later, the lanterns in the building were all picked up. On the opposite side, people are called to serve food, and the people who serve come in and out. Fei Sheng tried to move his position, but the screen on the opposite side was so cleverly placed that it didn't give him a chance to spy.
Lei Jingzhe's banquet took a long time, from Youshi to Haishi. Shen Zechuan finished drinking the pot of tea, leaning on the chair and feeling sleepy. After another hour, the atmosphere in the building not only did not dissipate, but became warm.
"Yan's place," Fei Sheng reminded Shen Zechuan in a low voice, "Master, this is for the merchants to play by themselves."
Shen Zechuan gave a "hmm" between his nose, opened his eyes sleepily, looked down in the slightly dark chair for a while, and said, "Freedom to buy and sell, what Yan's eat here is to reconcile the dividends of all parties, and what he receives is For the face money, I will ask someone to sell the miscellaneous grains we brought."
"Renyazi," Fei Sheng looked at the person below, "that's the old bustard of Fanzhou."
Fanzhou's prostitutes are plump in build, with flashy clothes, and they are well groomed. She never came here to do business with merchants, and she only took care of the children for Lei Changming. Later, Yan Shi broke up with Lei Changming because of this, and her business in Dunzhou was hindered, so she reluctantly changed to selling women. People are all harvested from the states of Central China and Bozhou. In the most hungry years, a bucket of rice can change a family.
"Master," Fei Shenghan leaned over and began to introduce in detail, "this old bustard is called Cuiqing. When we were listening to the price in Fanzhou, we checked her details. She and Lei Changming are old friends. A native of the state, she was a prostitute before she was defeated, and then she went to Fanzhou to do her old job, and the bottom money was all from Lei Changming, so she was willing to take the risk to send a child to Lei Changming."
Cuiqing clutched the veil, turned around and squeezed into the business group. No one dared to wipe her oil here, but she occasionally took a fancy to someone and would try to get them. She is a veteran of Dun, Duan, and Fan Sanzhou. She has been on the road for a long time, and she is a little involved with Lei Changming and Cai Yu, but she has not yet picked up the big boat of Yan.
Cuiqing was fat, and she pushed a few men away when she sat down. She folded her legs and leaned against the table, and the white-faced man who followed was kneeling and lighting her cigarette. She tilted her head and took a few sips, breathing heavily.
"Where hasn't the eldest nephew come down yet?" Cuiqing glanced at him a few times, "For so long, let alone eating, it's time to call Jin and withdraw even if you are under the quilt."
The businessman who was sitting next to him said, "Mom, what did you bring with you this time? Take the opportunity to pull it out for a walk, if there is something suitable, we want it too!"
"Bah," Cuiqing looked at the gold-inlaid jade bracelet on her right hand, "what good stuff do you wear? We're not bringing dozens of taels of pickled bacon this time, they're all outstanding youngsters. Go to Qidu, not a few hundred taels want to take away."
"Why is the chick worth this number? Bitches are all flirtatious. Naturally, the more knowledgeable they are, the more expensive they are!"
"You guys deserve to play those rotten kilns," Cui Qing dyed Kodan's fingers and touched the cheeks of the white-faced man, giggling, "In the early years when Duanzhou was still in the Golden Cave in Dazhou, my mother and I had all my hands on it. It's stunning. After so many years in the hall, which bitch can beat my daughter?"
When the army was defeated, Cuiqing fled in an embarrassment, and generally did not mention the past. But the atmosphere was good tonight, with flattery all around. She was smoking a cigarette, smug in the crowd.
"Don't say that my mother has a high vision. Before the goods brought here today, I only served tea and water in my restaurant." The rouge on Cuiqing's mouth was painted bright red, and her heavy makeup covered up many wrinkles , It can be seen from the outline that this is also a great beauty decades ago.
"Mommy's name!"
Cuiqing laughed contemptuously and said, "The top three in the pavilion are all girls in the mother's pavilion, all of them are married well. Today's bitches and tricks are inseparable, but back then it was very different. , those of you who buy art have to spend money at a glance. If you don't see it, you will not see it, but it is more precious than Miss Qianjin. The eldest nephew and his mother are also mother's daughters, and the famous little Yinlei on the banks of the Chashi River is married to Duan. Zhou Zhu."
Cuiqing twisted the man's face and spat out the smoke all over his face.
"These are all small roles. My mother's favorite is the number one in the hall. Have you heard of 'white as jade, material like porcelain'? Back then, as long as this brand was put on, Duanzhou City would be empty, and even the emperor would be far away. I want to see Fangrong in all of you!"
The surrounding merchants clapped their hands and said happily, "Where is the white tea!"
Cuiqing was fascinated by the smoky smog. She put her arms on her arm, as if she hadn't woken up yet. Like jade like porcelain, if you see her, as long as she frowns, everyone will kneel down for her as a footstep, and no one will let her touch the ashes on the ground..."
The hall was filled with the smell of cigarette smoke, which made several sisters who were sitting with them coughed, but they didn't dare to cover their mouths and noses with laughter, for fear of making the guests around them suspect that they were disgusting, so all of them became flushed with pink cheeks. , squeezed in the middle of the fragrant sweat. Cuiqing asked people to set up cards, and wanted to play with a few popular Hanako. The man she brought was a handsome man, and he knelt on the side and rubbed her legs.
After less than a moment, one of the sisters couldn't sit still, frowning and coughing. She smelled something wrong, took a few more sniffs, stood up with "Oops", and exclaimed in surprise, "It's on fire!"
The merchants and sisters in the hall suddenly panicked, everyone saw the smoke billowing, and the people who served had died long ago. All of a sudden, there were exclamations all over the place, and they all hurriedly packed their money, not knowing if it was their own in their arms. The card fell to the ground, Cuiqing was so fat that she was shaken by the squeeze, and the hairpin on her temples also fell off.
"Open the door!" The person who rushed to the door first smashed the door and shouted, "Why is this locked?!"
Tables and chairs overturned, and some people tried to climb the window, but the window was also sealed!
Lei Jingzhe suddenly raised his head, and he looked under his eyes.
Cuiqing looked at him, and hurriedly waved her handkerchief and shouted, "Big nephew! Quickly think of a way to open the door, it's burning behind!"
Fei Sheng had already touched the handle of the knife, and as soon as Shen Zechuan gave an order, Jin Yiwei would immediately rush towards him. But Shen Zechuan was eating tea and didn't say a word.
Fei Sheng couldn't help but say, "Master—"
Just as Fei Sheng was speaking, Lei Jingzhe suddenly grabbed a hand on the railing in front of him, and then jumped up to a man. Lei Jingzhe immediately changed color, dodging the opponent's machete backwards. The screen was knocked down with a bang, revealing the table and chairs in the middle, and there was only one person, Lei Jingzhe!
Fei Sheng said in shock: "He didn't invite anyone at all, this is leading snakes out of their holes!"
Shen Zechuan wanted to touch the folding fan, but remembered that it was broken. He finished his tea and saw that Lei Jingzhe's men and horses were quickly going upstairs. Strangely, except for Lei Jingzhe, the rest of the fifth floor was quiet.
With poisonous eyes, Fei Sheng suddenly stuck out his head, staring at the fighting opposite, watching carefully, not letting off any of their movements. Fei Sheng said strangely: "Master, this is also a 'scorpion'!"
The man who came to assassinate Lei Jingzhe showed his side neck during the action, and there was a scorpion on it, which was exactly the same as that in Jeddah!