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Although Qin Ke asked abruptly, everyone was not surprised, they were still laughing and making noise.

"Yeah, that guy in the building is one year older than me. After he was crowned last year, he told me that I was still a kid in open crotch pants every day. I will also be crowned this year. Let's see what he has to say." Xiaoqian Answered as it should be, and then got a slap on the back of the head from the building.

Qin Ke looked at the others again.

"Me too."

"Me too."

"I was crowned last year."

In the end, what surprised Qin Ke the most was Abu, who looked a little shy in the crowd, his face was a little red, and he weakly raised his hands and said, "I'll... wait until next year... ..."

Qin Ke was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing wildly. He clasped his belly with one hand and patted Abu's shoulder vigorously with the other: "I always thought you were a few years older than me. You really are so big."

Building also grinned: "Don't look at Abu as tall as me, he is a veritable 'little brother' among us, isn't he? Hahaha..."

The wind in spring is still slightly cool, but compared to the knife-like cold wind in the north, it is as soft as a veil caressing. The loud laughter of the teenagers playing slapstick caused passers-by to look sideways, and those who saw it smiled. shock.

But after seeing clearly the cowhide armor that symbolizes the Jingwu army on these young men, they gave him admiring gazes and hurriedly stepped aside.

Qin Ke asked the things that should be asked, and walked together all the way, and then it was time to part ways.

Xiaoqian, Dalou and others all wanted to go home early to meet their relatives, so they just made an appointment to meet up in the evening, and Abu had something Gao Changgong explained, and he was going to the military camp all the way.

Qin Ke had no family members in Jianye, but thinking of being separated from Ning Xin and Zhang Fu for a long time, he also said goodbye at this time, crossed the bridge and walked along the busiest street.

Not far away, a girl was bargaining with an old man selling candied haws with a clear voice.

And when she saw Qin Ke coming from the crowd, his eyes bent into two crescent moons.

So the two gathered together, held hands, and were gradually submerged in the crowd. The scent of candied haws wafted in the tender singing of the boat lady.

Chapter 655 "The Dowry Gift"

"The right doctor of the school affairs office? Hey, you have been promoted to a high official. Show me the token?"

"It's not bad, it's even finer than my brother's token. Why is it so heavy? Made of gold?"

"Don't underestimate this official. The school affairs office is directly responsible to Zhuge Wanling. If you leave Jianye City, you are half a 'royal guard', and everyone has to respect you. After all, no one knows what you will do." I won't go to make a small report with Zhuge Wanling, and if I make a fuss, I won't die and my skin will peel off."

"Don't believe me? You idiot, there is a saying that it is easy for the King of Hades, but difficult for little ghosts, don't you know?"

Along the way, Qin Ke listened to Cai Yan's chirping, and couldn't help touching his nose with a wry smile and said, "Why do I think this little brat is scolding me for being difficult, I never thought about making a small report."

Cai Yan gave him a sideways look, kicked him lightly and said, "Whether you think about it or not is one thing, but whether people dare or not is another matter. Do you understand or not. Oh, forget it, anyway, you The big idiot doesn't know anything about official affairs, so what I say is in vain."

Seeing Cai Yan holding the candied haws with a grunt and speeding up alone, Qin Ke of course hurried to catch up, and persuaded Cai Yan with a smiling face, and finally made Cai Yan smile again.

"In short, don't underestimate yourself. With your current position, it seems that you are not enough to shake any big shots, but if someone is knocked out of the dust, you will not be missing when someone's house is copied."

Cai Yan bit off a rosy, sour and sweet candied haws, grinned, and looked around a few times, as if wishing to have a panoramic view of everything: "Jianye City is really beautiful, it's not worse than Ding'an City at all, where does your sister live? ?”

Cai Yan was quite curious about Ning Xin.

Qin Ke looked at Cai Yan's slightly swollen cheeks, couldn't help smiling, pointed to the road ahead and said, "After passing this street, we should be there soon. Before I left, I bought a small yard for her. Although it's not big, it's still quiet and not noisy..."

He thought of Zhang Fu for a moment, and his voice slowly dropped, but then a letter that Gao Changgong brought to him appeared in his mind. It seemed that both Zhang Fu and Ms. Qiao had moved out of his sister's house and accepted Zhuge Wanling. The arrangement over there—probably because she didn't want her identity from Qunfang to be exposed and cause trouble for her sister.

However, when the two walked to the gate of the courtyard, they found that the gate was actually locked with a brass lock, and the closed gate lay in front of them, stubbornly refusing to shake it.

"Sister probably went out." Qin Ke frowned and looked at the slightly heavy lock, with a bad feeling, "How about we walk around and come back later?"

Cai Yan didn't respond, because her gaze was on a woman sitting on a chair opposite the door basking in the sun.

The woman is not young, and she is fat all over, but if that's all, Cai Yan naturally wouldn't look at her so intently.

The reason why Cai Yan felt that the woman was strange was because the woman had been staring at the two of them since they touched the door lock, as if she saw some terrible monster.

"You guys... don't you look like Ning Xin's relatives?" The woman looked Qin Ke and Cai Yan up and down, and her expression relaxed slightly after recognizing the cowhide armor on Qin Ke's body, "Hey, you guys seem to be coming late. ..."

"What do you mean?" Qin Ke and Cai Yan's intertwined hands subconsciously used some strength, Cai Yan's eyes moved slightly, and his fingers felt a burst of pain.

But she didn't say anything. Instead, she increased her strength together and held Qin Ke's hand, as if intending to transmit the warmth of her palm to Qin Ke as much as possible.

"Sit here and wait for me first, don't move around, I'll go and have a look inside." After crossing the high wall with ease, Qin Ke stood in the small courtyard where he had been away for a long time, and at the same time saw clearly what the woman said just now. Under the bright sun, the red paint on the boxes almost flowed down like blood, and the red flowers woven with cotton yarn around them were also lifelike.

But Qin Ke's eyes gradually turned cold. If things are really as the fat woman said just now, then it is self-evident what kind of danger lies behind these betrothal gifts.

Qin Ke didn't look any further, and left the courtyard with a light body, and walked towards Cai Yan under the dull eyes of the fat woman.

"How?" Cai Yan leaned over.

"I'll be back soon." Qin Ke's expression was rarely ugly, and he walked past Cai Yan and walked out of the alley slowly.

"Leave me behind again." Cai Yan grunted, looked up at the high courtyard wall, touched the token at his waist with one hand, and showed a sly smile on the corner of his mouth.

"You want me to wait here and not move around? It's ridiculous, how can such a short wall block stop this girl?"

After sunset, the east of the city was still bustling and noisy, because this time the Jing and Wu armies returned triumphantly, and there were still red silk lanterns hanging everywhere. For a moment, Qin Ke thought that he had returned to the lantern festival in Ding'an City.

But soon, he saw that there was a hanging lantern in front of him that was different from that of most ordinary people's homes, and his steps quickened, and he walked into Longhu Street in the bustling part of the east of the city. , a big birthday event has just begun.

Today is the [-]th birthday of the leader of the Shuangsha Gang in the east of the city.

Standing on the opposite side of the street, Qin Ke looked at the big red plaque and the crowded vermilion gate, feeling very ironic in his heart.

This Shuangsha gang was just a dilapidated small gang two years ago, and most of the gang members were just porters and coolies. The reason why it can suddenly emerge today has a lot to do with the downfall of the Yulong Gang back then.

Having been with Gao Yishui for a long time, Qin Ke is no longer the poor boy who came out of the mountains, and he has read a lot of books and seen a lot of conspiracies, so it is impossible for him to be ignorant of official affairs.

With the Fish and Dragon Gang gone, the government must support a new gang to fill the vacancy. For the government, the Jianghu gang seems to be parallel to them and does not interfere with each other, but it is a good place for those who have some strength or martial arts After all, it is impossible for everyone to want to serve the government and join a gang. These people must abide by the rules of the gang accordingly, and there will be fewer small thieves and bullies with unique skills in the city...

Qin Ke held the hilt of the Bodhisattva sword, he didn't care about the Shuangsha gang in front of him.

He stepped forward and gradually approached the plaque, but the courteous words "My lord, take a look at your invitation" by the servants at the side didn't reach his ears at all, and seemed vague.

Of course he has invitations, but his invitations are different from others.

With a loud bang, the seemingly brand-new plaque snapped into two pieces and fell heavily to the ground, causing people around to flee in all directions.

The heavy scabbard of the Bodhisattva Sword is almost like a heavy hammer. Under Qin Ke's deliberate throwing force, even the cast iron plaque had to break a few cracks.

Then Qin Ke caught the falling Bodhisattva sword, his movements were smooth and unrestrained, and he crossed the threshold single-handedly. For a while, there were countless screams of pain and exclamation in the courtyard.

After returning from the Mo family, he has firmly stepped into the realm of a small master, and he should be considered a high-ranking master in the world.

What's more, with the Bodhisattva sword in hand and the wind and thunder in his body, he is confident that as long as he doesn't meet outstanding junior masters like Zeng Yu, Zhebige, and Cheng Shuangfu, even a junior master like Gongshucha will no longer be his opponent.

Naturally, his journey was like a broken bamboo, and the Bodhisattva sword hadn't been drawn out of its sheath yet, just relying on the blunt and heavy scabbard, it had already smashed those so-called "masters of the rivers and lakes".

"Who are you!" Seeing such a murderous god barging in so grandiosely, the guests on the flowing water table were also in chaos. But he froze on the spot and didn't dare to swing it out. He only looked at Qin Ke's black armor that he hadn't had time to remove, his pupils shrank slightly.

A master in the military?

The head of the Shuanglu Hall turned ugly, knowing that the person in front of him was definitely not a good person, but why did their Shuangsha Gang fail to manage properly, and they got into trouble with such a troublesome person?

Judging from the momentum and the speed of the shot... at least he must be a practitioner who is about to break through the third realm, right?

"Where is Ning Xin?" Unlike the head of the Shuanglu Hall, Qin Ke had no distractions, but was determined and cold.

He lost his close relatives when he was a child, and his master went away when he was young, so now he cherishes every relationship very much, even if he and Ning Xin just met Ning Xin for a short time, it has become an indispensable part of his memories.

"Ning Xin?" The headmaster of Shuanglu Hall was slightly taken aback, his eyes were a little dazed.

But Qin Ke looked at his expression and lost his patience. As soon as his left leg stepped in, the whole figure seemed to move forward five steps out of thin air.

"Don't know? Let someone who knows come out and meet me!"

Then there was a muffled sound, which seemed to be accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, and the head master of Shuanglu Hall fell limply in an instant as if he had been drained of strength, and big balls of blood spewed out from his mouth and nose.

Qin Ke stepped on the ground with red flowers on the soles of his boots.

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Chapter 656

Now he has not unsheathed the Bodhisattva sword, but just now the famous hall master was hit hard by the sword sheath, thinking that after he wakes up, his journey in the rivers and lakes will also miss the shadow of swords and swords.

And Qin Ke didn't bother to look at him any more at this moment.

If it were him two years ago, he would definitely not be so decisive. Even when he learned that the other party was a growing Jianghu gang, he would have turned around and slipped away immediately.

Perhaps he himself didn't realize that what he had experienced in the past two years had completely changed him into another person.

In addition to the sudden change on the dry river that day, although the dragon heart of Shenlong Xinmo was successfully peeled off, it still failed to prevent a large amount of poisonous blood from seeping into his lungs, which intensified the change of his mind.

The murderous aura naturally dissipated from Qin Ke's body. The gang members of the Shuangsha gang were somewhat bloody, but unfortunately, Qin Ke repelled them mercilessly after rushing up again and again, and they also became afraid in their hearts, holding their weapons. They clustered together and gradually retreated to the backyard.

The sound of suona and gongs and drums was replaced by the yelling of the guests, and the musicians who played were in a panic. Some ran to the street, and some fled to the backyard.

At the same time, Xue Gong, the leader of the Shuangsha Gang, was changing clothes in the room.

Wet the cheeks with clean water, washing away the tired face of these days, and the bronze mirror showed gray temples, slightly flabby and wrinkled cheeks.

Indeed, he is no longer young now, and his originally strong body has lost the muscle lines, and has gained a lot of fat.

But he was able to develop the Shuangsha gang all the way, so naturally he has his advantages.

Sophistication and the city were shining in his eagle-like eyes, and he turned his head to look out the window. The noise seemed to be different from just now.

"What's going on outside?" He got up and walked to the door, just as the butler rushed over in a hurry.

"There is no reason for this, who is Ning Xin?" Xue Gong lowered his throat after listening to the steward's narration, and roared: "Only one person came, and he was able to directly enter the atrium. Doesn't this mean that all the friends in the rivers and lakes will look at me as someone like Xue?" Are you a joke? What are you people doing!"

The guild master has accumulated power for many years, and the subordinates are always in awe. The old steward was already frightened outside, but this time he trembled even more, and said in a trembling voice: "It's not that the people below are not doing well, it's because that person is too powerful, Wang Gongfeng was there , but as soon as I saw that person's skill, I immediately asked me to report to the master, saying... If the second master is not here, I am afraid that only the old priest can fight this person."

"He really said that?" Xue Gong also frowned when he heard such words.

Since the priest as a cultivator can say such a thing, it obviously proves that he is not sure of victory, so he shrinks back.

"It seems that he is a master in the army, so he should not be underestimated." Xue Gong waved away the maid, sat down with some headaches, pinched his aching temples and said, "Second Master will take an hour to go out to do business When I come back, I will always enshrine him... the old injury has flared up, and he is still in retreat, so it is not easy to let him go out to deal with it. Besides, if he is really a master in the army, with a strong background, there is no guarantee that he will not involve some big shots... Don't deal with it carelessly."

"Master is wise." The butler flattered a little, and only then did he dare to say what he was holding back, "The crux of the matter is that Ning Xin, I... know something, but..."

"What time is it, still hesitating! Say it!"

"Yes." The housekeeper nodded, made several hesitant expressions on his face, and said slowly: "A few days ago... the young master fell in love with a woman, and that girl lived alone on Yanque Street... it seems It's called Ning Xin, and she looks quite pretty. The young master has kept the master's orders in mind, and has never done anything unruly, but only sent a lot of gold, silver and gifts, but in the end...all of them were returned."

"Oh? With Artest's temperament, he has always spared gold and silver for the woman he likes, but he still failed to impress that Ning Xin. This woman is strong and dispositional."

Xue Gong also lived in Yanque Street for some time before he made his fortune, so he naturally knew that there was absolutely no Ning surname among the wealthy residents there.

Since this woman named Ning Xin has a pure nature and is not greedy for power and wealth, she has been busy helping people with affairs all these years and delayed her son's marriage. If my son really likes it...

But the next words made Xue Gong tense up again.

"Who would have thought, the young master was thinking about the old man's birthday, so he simply added a happy one. He shouted early in the morning that he was going to get married today. Two hours ago, I watched Liu Guanshi and others carry several gold-edged red-bottomed big ones. The box goes out...I'm afraid it's not..."

"Master. Master?"

Xue Gong suddenly slapped the armrest of the seat: "This bastard! I told him that it is not easy to live in Kyoto. Although my Shuangsha Gang has a foothold here, the foundation is still unstable, and I must not do those deceitful things. The thing about men dominating women, in the end he still recruited people!"

Thinking that he was thinking about recruiting a wife for his son just now, he became even more angry: "Where is that bastard? You, you hurry up and bring someone, and bring that Ning Xin to me!"

But before the housekeeper nodded, he immediately waved his hand and said with a sullen face: "No... If you count the time, the raw rice should be cooked by now..."

Xue Gong cursed a curse word and sighed: "It's late, it's late."

Thinking of the current passive situation and the difficulty of the matter, Xue Gong couldn't help turning red and then pale, and cursed a few times: "You take people, go and catch this evil person from the room, lock him in the firewood room and take care of him." Wake up that pig-like brain... As for that woman, let the servants be merciful. If...she wants to commit suicide, you must protect her well. Next...I will talk to that person for a while! "

After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves and went out. Looking in the direction, he was heading towards the atrium.

In fact, Xue Gong's own martial arts is not very good, in Jianghu, he can only play a few moves.His younger brother, who has been taught by a mountain hermit for ten years and has finally achieved something, is the real master, and only the old priest at the level of a small master can win the battle.

But he, Xue Gong, is still the leader of the Shuangsha Gang. Time has proved that personal success or failure does not depend solely on Qi and blood cultivation.

However, when he really saw Qin Ke standing alone among the crowd, who could easily cut off the hands and feet with a gesture of his hands, he couldn't help but sighed in a low voice.

"It's too young..."

His sentence is too young, not to say that Qin Ke is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, and dares to break into his mansion single-handedly.

He marveled at Qin Ke's youthful face and immaturity between his brows, combined with the strength he displayed, he couldn't help marveling at Qin Ke's extraordinary talent.

"At least there should be a third level of realm... No, it's not far from the little grandmaster, right?" Xue Gong's eyes were serious, and he secretly guessed in his heart whether this might be a son of a family who joined the army, and what was the background behind it, Is there room for maneuver...

Perhaps it was because of his thinking that he stopped in his footsteps, showing a bit of unhurriedness, and took advantage of the situation to hide among the gang and observe.

Accompanied by a roar, a powerful figure rushed out of the crowd, and charged at Qin Ke like a tiger coming out of a mountain!

"He Kui!" The cultivator who had been behind the crowd let out an exclamation, and at the same time Xue Gong's mood seemed to be uplifted by the angry shout.

If he hadn't seen this indomitable figure today, Xue Gong would have almost forgotten about this person.