Shameless

There was not a single trace of blood on the long sword that pierced through the man's chest. If it wasn't for the torn cloth bag that remained, the brief fight just now would have been a hallucination.

Bai Shu was kidnapped, and the one who reacted the most was Sanhuogou. It watched the little fox disappear in front of its eyes, and immediately became agitated. He yelled and yelled, pawing the snow hard, looking for white hair dumplings everywhere.

The masked man should have come prepared and led them here step by step. It is very likely that he planned to snatch Bai Shu away a long time ago. He can escape under the hands of the three of them. His strength should not be underestimated, and he is by no means inferior to Mu Qing.

Before he disappeared, he specifically mentioned Anyang, apparently to lure Mu Qing there, presumably this was also his purpose of abducting Bai Shu.

It was the first time he encountered such a weird thing, the big living person disappeared in the blink of an eye, Jiang Lin and Qing Xu were stunned.Looking at the long sword in Mu Qing's hand, he knew that the man would not be easy to deal with, and he would definitely not be able to catch him. Jiang Lin had no choice but to ask, "What should we do now?"

Mu Qing remained expressionless, her fingers holding the sword slightly curled and tightened.

The other party clearly wanted to invite three people into the urn. Since that person dared to show up, he must have a perfect plan to retreat. It was her negligence just now. After a long silence, she retracted her long sword without saying a word, and looked around the silent pine forest After a circle, he solemnly whispered: "Go to Anyang."

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Anyang is thousands of miles away from Wushan Town in Lin'an, so if you leave immediately, you will be there the next morning.After handing over the matter of Wushan Town to Jiang Lin and Qingxu, Mu Qing did not leave immediately, but went to Lin'an City first, and met with the master of Qianjimen with Wu Shuiyun.

After all, the harmony between Fengling Sect and Qianji Sect is closely related, and all the missing disciples have returned safely, so there is an explanation for this matter.

The sect master is not an unreasonable person, he knows that this matter is not that simple, and after learning that Mu Qing is going to Anyang, he wants Wu Shuiyun to go with him, but after careful consideration, he decides not to.Anyang is the territory under the jurisdiction of Taiyi Sect. There used to be a festival between the two sects, and they have not communicated with each other until now. Wu Shuiyun might cause a lot of trouble if he went there. He was assured of Mu Qing's character and character, so he entrusted her with a thorough investigation .

"Grandmaster Lao Mu is here."

Mu Qing said neither humble nor overbearing: "Master Qin is polite."

After that, Wu Shuiyun was entrusted by the head of the Qin sect to teleport Mu Qing to the border of Lin'an by using the teleportation array, and they parted.

Going northeast from the border of Lin'an, there is the place under the jurisdiction of the Taiyi Sect. If you continue to fly in the same direction on a crane, you will arrive at Anyang in less than half a day. After this circle, it has been two days since Bai Shu was taken away. .

Mu Qing must have come here to save the fox, and delaying the time has other plans. The masked man is just to lure her here, and he will not hurt Bai Shu. Shi Shiran settled down in a deserted pavilion outside Anyang City, and then turned into a weakly crowned white-clothed scholar on his way to visit his relatives, and entered the city with a box on his back.

Anyang is not as rich as other metropolitan cities, and has unique customs and customs. Although it is not grand and magnificent, it has been the ancient capital of several dynasties. Its cultural heritage is profound and long-standing.

Mu Qing was not the only one who entered the city with a cage on his back, there was also a doctor in his thirties, but the other party put away the shed, which was different from her.

The doctor is of medium build, thin, a foreigner, with a kind heart and a kind heart. He traveled long distances to Anyang for free clinics. He was probably too tired from the long journey. His face looked very pale and tired, and his eyes were slightly black and blue.

He is talkative and kind-hearted, seeing Mu Qing carrying so many books on his back, he kindly wants to help share some.

Seeing the man's cage full of dried herbs, Mu Qing declined politely: "Thank you, I appreciate it."

The doctor was kind and chattered to her as he walked, "A while ago, there was a flood, and the ferry was completely flooded, destroying half of Chenjia Village. It hasn't slowed down yet, and the plague broke out again. I heard it spread to the city two days ago, and I don’t know if I can still go in now. Hey, little brother, it’s freezing cold, what are you doing in Anyang?”

Mu Qing replied briefly: "Study."

Consistent with my current attire, it is not uncommon for poor scholars to study in Anyang, it is very common.

The doctor just asked casually, subconsciously thinking that she didn't know much about this place when she first came here, so she babbled a lot about Anyang's customs, local characteristics, and where to stay in a hotel for a cheaper price.When he was almost at the gate of the city, he enthusiastically grabbed two pieces of medicine from the cage, and told Mu Qing to boil them and drink them after he found a place to live, so as not to catch the plague.

"It's hard to go out and study, now it's time, remember to take care of your health."

Mu Qing didn't refuse, and accidentally touched the man's cold hand when receiving the herbal medicine, and thanked him repeatedly.

They came in time, just in time, and now the epidemic is spreading in Anyang City, the government ordered the city to be closed tonight, and people can no longer enter and leave at will when the sun goes down.

After entering the city, the two parted ways, each walking towards one side.

The doctor walked slowly towards Qinghe Street with dried herbs on his back. Maybe it was too cold. He was so cold that his hands and feet were hard to bend. Even his walking posture was slow and stiff. He swayed like a cage on his back. Extra heavy.

And Qinghe Street is the place where the government uses to receive and treat patients in a unified manner.

It wasn't until he walked into the corner of the street that there was no one in sight when he turned the corner, that Mu Qing stepped on the snow towards Jiuqu Street with one deep foot and one shallow foot.

Anyang is colder than Wushan Town, the cold wind blows like a knife, there are few pedestrians on the street, it is very deserted, and after a short distance, you can meet Taoist priests from the Taiyi Sect from time to time. These people all come down the mountain to come here for treatment sick.

Improper handling after the catastrophe can easily lead to strange diseases in the plague. This flood is the source of the disease. The Supreme Unity Sect came in a timely manner. It sent many disciples over when the epidemic first appeared. In addition, the government responded promptly. As a result, the situation in Anyang City is not bad.

Mu Qing walked silently, and her lone figure was very conspicuous on the street.

A Taiyi Sect disciple called her suddenly, she stopped, lowered her eyes and said, "What's the matter, Daoist?"

The disciple had sharp eyes and asked, "Aren't you a local?"

"No, I came to Anyang to study, and I just arrived."

"Who are you looking for?"

She said calmly, "The relative at the end of the street, surnamed Cui, is going to stay overnight first."

That disciple didn't know if there was someone surnamed Cui at the end of the street. He looked her over carefully and didn't see anything unusual, so he waved his hand and let her go, telling her, "Hurry up, it will be dark soon, don't wander around on the street .”

Mu Qing continued to walk forward until she almost reached the inn at the end of the street.

A group of people chatted not far from the inn, talking about the strange stories in Anyang City in the past two days-the Zhao family, a large family in the west of the city, was burglarized one after another, and lost a lot of silver jewelry. It was stolen again this morning.

"That little thief is also bold and reckless. I heard that he steals four or five times a day, and he can't even guard against it."

"That's right, it's okay for the government to send people to strictly guard against it. So far, I haven't even seen a shadow. The Zhao family is really unlucky. They were caught by thieves and squeezed hard."

Someone sneered: "Unlucky? The Zhao family is rich, and that little money is a drop in the bucket. What can happen?"

"You can't say that. A tael of silver is still money. No matter how rich you are, you can't stand such daily bullying."

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This group of people was arguing and arguing endlessly, each with their own opinions. Anyway, they were too idle, and after a while they got involved in the faults of the parents and the west, in short, there were a lot.

Mu Qing walked very slowly, passing by this group of people, listening to these words, she did not enter the inn, but continued to move forward.

There were more people at the end of the street than at the gate of the city. It was dusk, and the sky became a little gloomy with the smoke rising from the houses.

Mu Qing had been to Anyang before, so she was quite familiar with this place, so she walked around the end of the street, and headed west from the fork in the road.

As soon as it got dark, Anyang City fell into silence, the lights of each house were turned off one after another, only patrolling officers and soldiers were on the street, not even the disciples of the Taiyi Sect came out again.

At that time, the atmosphere of the Zhao family was quiet and oppressive everywhere. The servants in the mansion patrolled in groups, and the lights here were brighter than other places, in order to guard against the thief.

Master Zhao was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, the thieves became more and more arrogant, they only stole his house, they came here day and night, and every time they took two things to show that they came here, it was really annoying.

This morning the thief stole the jade hairpin that Mrs. Zhao was dowry with, and at noon he stole the second young master's pendant, and came later to steal a lot of silver.Mr. Zhao is a strict wife, and his wife has always been strict with him. Those silver taels are his private money. He is furious, but he can't catch the thief and has nothing to do with it. Now he can only stare while drinking tea, hoping that the servants in the mansion will Can catch the thief.

Judging from the pattern of the previous two days, the other party will come at least once in the first half of the night tonight. Mr. Zhao has repeatedly ordered that he must be strictly guarded, not even a fly will be let go.

However, contrary to expectations, there was no movement in the first half of the night, and the thief did not come for the first time.

Mr. Zhao was restless, wanting the other party to come and not wanting the other party to come. If he came, he might not be able to catch him, but if he couldn't catch him, he would lose a lot of money if he didn't come.He waited anxiously until his death, but there was no accident in the mansion. Mrs. Zhao couldn't stand it anymore and told him to go to bed quickly.

Seeing that nothing happened most of the night, the servants in the mansion gradually relaxed their vigilance.

After midnight, the Zhao Mansion was completely empty and quiet, and most people in the mansion rested.

At that time, a light gray figure suddenly emerged from the old tree outside the courtyard wall. The opponent moved very fast, quickly jumped from the tree to the courtyard wall, and then quickly climbed to the roof.Because it has visited many times, it is very familiar with the layout of the Zhao Mansion, and its four short legs paddled quickly, and ran from the west courtyard wall to the place where the owner of the east wing lived.

It is smart and quick-witted, carefully peeling off two pieces of blue tiles, and then dexterously jumped into the house, searching around while the people in the house are asleep, and when it finds the place where the money is hidden, it quickly grabs a piece of silver in its mouth, and grabs the people in the house away The jade pendant, who is familiar with the road, pushed the window open with his body, jumped out of the window and left, then turned back from the courtyard wall and went back along the original road, jumped off the old tree, and fled swaggeringly.

The night was dense, there was no moon in the sky, the night was too dark to see clearly, only the appearance of the thief could be vaguely seen, it was not a human being, it was exquisite in figure, and it was so dirty that it could no longer see its original appearance.

There is no one on the street at night, so it boldly moves slowly in the middle of the road, walking unhurriedly, a piece of silver is a bit heavy for it, and when it is tired from walking, it puts down the silver and jade pendant and walks slowly. Take a breath, rest enough and continue walking.

After walking out of this street, the light gray thing that didn't know what it was picked up the silver and ran away. It was quite vigilant, knowing that it had to bypass the patrolling officers and soldiers, and ran to Qinghe Street after turning around.

At this time, Qinghe Street was not as quiet and peaceful as other places. Too many patients were treated here, and the disciples of the Taiyi Sect and the officials from the government were so busy that they did not touch the ground, working all night long.

It didn't dare to go into crowded places, and sneaked around, dodged the crowd, quietly entered an old dilapidated alley, and then sneaked into the house with plum trees planted at the door.

The family's house was dilapidated and dilapidated, and it looked extremely poor at first glance, but it was clean inside. At this time, the people in the house had already gone to sleep, and it went straight to the kitchen, and climbed to the table where the food was placed. Put down the silver and jade pendants, and then search for food.

Seeing the steamed buns in the bowl, it tilted its head and thought for a while, as if wondering how many steamed buns could be exchanged for a piece of silver and jade pendant.

It doesn't know the value of silver and jade pendants, but only knows that these things can be exchanged for food. After thinking about it for a long time, considering that it can only eat one steamed bun tonight, it keeps the silver, puts the jade pendant in its mouth, and pokes it with a short poke The poking paw picked up the steamed bun, and left here swiftly.

After leaving this family, it didn't go too far, and struggled to hide in the haystack not far from here, hugging the steamed bun.

That's where it lives, a nest of hay that's still warm enough to keep out of sight.

It went out and ran too many times today, and now it can finally come back to lie down and eat. After struggling to stuff the steamed buns into the nest, it heaved a sigh of relief, then stuffed the jade pendant under the haystack. Drill the hole with the buttocks.

One steamed bun was too big to finish, so it only ate half of it, and planned to eat the rest after waking up, so that it could save a trip out tomorrow.The belly was too distended, and it was uncomfortable to sleep on the stomach, so it stretched its paws and lay on its back, closing its eyes comfortably.

A few feet away from the haystack, Mu Qing, dressed as a scholar in white, came out from the shadows. She had followed this light gray jumping thing all the way, from Zhao's mansion to that family and then to here, hiding in the dark all the time.

Finding that there was no sound in the haystack, she narrowed her eyes, paced over, bent down, and indifferently grabbed the fleshy thing out.