different paths

Three days later, within the boundaries of Hanzan Palace, there was a lot of hoofbeats and dust billows. Many Jianghu sects who had received invitations from heroes flocked here, filling the sparsely populated town to its brim.

His own face is still posted on the reward list. In order to find out the key points, Jia Wujue naturally has to go to Hanzan Palace to join in the fun.But what he didn't expect was that the people who took it for granted that they would go with him would be unable to say, but some unexpected people asked to go with them.

Yan Qixiang panicked from being stared at by Jia Wujue, coughed dryly, touched his nose and said, "My name is outside, if I go to Hanzan Palace and find out my real identity, won't I be eaten alive by a group of knights?"

Jia Wukai doubted, "I haven't seen you being so careful when I met girls these few days. Could it be that you have something to do with Qu Hongxiao from Zhuxian Villa?"

Yan Qixiang quickly waved his hands and said, "Of course not, but you think, if we all go to the Hanzan Palace, who will investigate the flower-picking case in the Heluo area? So," he paused, smiled, "just Brother Jia, you go to investigate the situation at Qu Hongxiao, and leave the rest to me, what do you think?"

Just as Jia Wujue was about to refute him, Yan Qixiang hurriedly gestured to her side again: "Besides, little master Shanzai and Yue Shaoxia will go with you. If you need any help, they will naturally help you. I will go with you again. It's redundant." As he said that, he looked at Yue Chentan and said, "Young Xia Yue, do you think I'm right?"

Yue Chentan gave him a cold look, but didn't say anything, Yan Qixiang thought that this reaction was approval, immediately smiled and bullied Jia Wu: "Look, Yue Shaoxia also thinks there's no need for me to follow."

He thinks you don't need to exist at all.

Looking at Yue Chentan's indifferent face, Jia Wujue slandered, and asked Shanzai: "Is the little master going to Hanzan Palace too?"

Shanzai took a sneak peek at Yue Chentan, seeing that the other party had no intention of explaining, he opened his mouth and said: "Originally, the poor monk was going to the Northern Sect, but because the matter of Zhuxian Villa is of great importance, all martial arts sects have always been united. Now that one side is in trouble, Shaolin will naturally not stand by and watch from the sidelines. The head of the sect dispatched people to rush to inform the poor monk and the junior uncle to go to the Hanzan Palace and join the Beizong's Shande senior brother and his party."

"So that's how it is." Jia Wu bullied, "Since this is the case, let's prepare for the journey early, otherwise the journey will be even more difficult when all the sects of the rivers and lakes set off together."

Just like that, Jia Wujue took a cold-faced young man and a timid little monk on the road together.After running around for a few days, they finally came to a small town near Hanzan Palace. It was getting late, and the three of them wanted to find the inn as soon as possible, but the town was already full, so they had no choice but to run towards the village outside the town. Maybe there are farmers who can make a living for one night.

Night, strangers, the sound of partridges.

The three of them walked in the dark for a while, and suddenly a string of lonely red lanterns appeared in front of them. The fire light swayed gently with the lanterns, illuminating the dark signboard behind the lanterns - "Black Shop".

Above the wilderness, this "black inn" was alone. If it was normal, Jia Wujue would definitely not walk into such an inn.But at this moment, they are tired and hungry, and the lights that are close at hand are full of infinite attraction for them.Besides, although there are many black shops in Jianghu, none of them are clearly marked. Maybe this is just a harmless joke made by the boss.

After tying the horse, Jia Wujue walked into the black shop first.As soon as he stepped into the door with his front feet, the raindrops began to slam down, and the rain was pouring down, as if God intended to keep them here.

As expected, the black shop was truly dark, the shop was dim and yellow, and there was only a small oil lamp lit on each table.Some people's tables were covered with greasy dirt, while others' tables were also messed up, and there were even piles of fish bones and fish bones left unattended.The movement of the three people entering the door was not big, but it was not too small, but neither the waiter took the initiative to greet them, nor did any of the guests look up, as if they were really air.

While looking for an empty seat, Jia Wukai quietly observed the guests on the seat.He has seen a lot of people making trouble in restaurants, but it is rare to see people who don't say a word while eating. This black shop obviously gathers a group of customers who don't talk. can not hear.The rain outside the window was blowing and the wind was blowing, making it even more silent inside the window.Jia Wukai intentionally guessed the identities of the customers in the store, but found that no matter whether they were in a group or sitting alone, the sitting position just avoided his probing eyes, leaving only the intriguing figures of their backs.

In the east corner sat five old men in gray robes, all of whom were as long as bamboo and were as skinny as bones; in the west corner sat a young man in brocade clothes, who poured and drank by himself, very leisurely.In the north and south corners, one table is full of men, with long sticks on their backs, well-dressed, and the other table is full of young women, who seem to be traveling with maidservants.At the two tables in the middle is a group of young swordsmen. Although they are dressed in four different disciple uniforms, they are sitting together, like compatriots from the same sect.

The three of Jia Wuchai chose a table farthest from the door and sat down, when they heard a "bang", the slightly covered door of the black shop was kicked open, and a group of huge and round men came in laughing. They all carried nine-ring knives around their waists, and every time they took a step, the knives collided and jingled.After they sat down, they slapped the table and yelled to serve the food, destroying the quiet atmosphere in the shop.However, not only did no one of the previous customers come out to criticize them, but it became more and more quiet, as if there were only those men and a group of customers in the whole store.

Jia Wukai noticed that although the group of men were laughing together, they had different tattoos embroidered on their bare arms.He thought of the special decorations of the members of the Iron Shark Gang, and guessed that this group of men might also come from different gangs.It just seems that they are very familiar with each other, and I don't know why they gathered here today.

Thinking of this, he winked at Yue Chentan, then raised his chin in the direction of those people.Yue Chentan glanced at it casually, then picked up the teapot and filled himself with a cup of tea without any concern, without the slightest comprehension of what the winking Jia wanted to convey.Seeing his teammates ignoring him, Jia Wujue had no choice but to get enough food and clothing by himself, tapped his finger on the table, and then stood up and walked out.Unexpectedly, just as he was about to withdraw his hand, another hand came out of nowhere, and clasped the back of his slightly raised hand in the blink of an eye. That hand was pale and slender, so cold that it had no warmth at all.

"Be honest."

Yue Chentan didn't open his mouth, but the cold voice kept echoing in Jia Wukai's mind.Jia Wujue looked at Yue Chentan, only to see him turn his head towards the door, as if he was waiting for something.

At this moment, with a "creak", the door of the black shop was pushed open again, and the bitter wind and rain took the opportunity to pour in.Within a short while, the two wooden doors were filled with rainwater, and the wooden benches near the doors were also wet.

"Skinny man, this place is actually called a black shop?" Suddenly, there was a sudden burst of laughter from the door, as if seeing something extremely ridiculous, he was so overjoyed that he couldn't breathe from laughing.

"Black shop?" The man called 'Skinny' snorted, "I've never robbed a black shop, and I don't know if there are a lot of people who dare to go to a black shop. Come on, fat man, let's go in and learn."

While the two were talking, they had already swaggered into the room.One is fat and the other is thin, the fat one is like a moving hill, while the thin one is like a shriveled bamboo pole.Both of them had a shiny nine-jointed whip wrapped around their waists, and they were dressed in bunts. There was a large character written on the chest, the thin one had the word "fat" written on it, and the fat one had the word "thin".

It turned out that the one named "Skinny" was extremely fat, while the one named "Fatty" was skinny. This is really strange. If the same scene happened in a busy market, many people would definitely pay attention to them. present.But at this moment, such a weird partner didn't attract the attention of other people in the black shop, until the fat and thin two opened their mouths on their own.

'Fatty' said: "What is this bird shop called a black shop, it should be renamed the dumb shop."

'Skinny' shouted even more irritablely: "Where's the boss? You don't know how to greet your fat and thin grandpa?"

The two cursed from left to right, but it was strange that not only the customers in this dark shop seemed to be dumb, but the boss was also deaf. The two roared for a long time, but no one came out to greet them.

The fat and thin duo got bored, and started thinking about the people in the shop.The first thing that aroused their interest was a table of female relatives sitting in the north. The two of them walked over with smiles on their faces, and said to the girl in brocade and satin on the table in a soft voice: "Little lady, do a robbery."

If it were an ordinary woman, seeing such a strange two people coming forward and uttering the word "robbery", she would definitely turn pale with fright, but the girl just glanced at them leisurely, her cherry lips slightly pursed, revealing There was an elusive smile.

"You two are so unreasonable!" At this moment, a servant girl next to the girl spoke.It's strange to say that this girl is from a wealthy family, not to mention the beauty of the maid, she should at least have the appearance of Xiaojiabiyu, but this maid not only has a sallow complexion and a thin body, she doesn't look like a maid who serves her personally. She looks like a rough girl doing odd jobs in the kitchen.

Maybe this servant girl's earthy face is too unattractive, the smiles on the faces of the fat and thin people disappeared immediately, and they said impatiently: "I am robbing, talk about the truth!"

The servant girl was eloquent: "Thieves have their own way. Even though you are robbing, you should follow the morals of the world. There are so many people in the store. You don't pick them. My lady is a weak woman, but you insist on starting from her. Isn't it okay?" Are you really capable of bullying the weak and fearing the hard?"

What she said really excited the fat and thin two people. They said "Okay" three times in succession, and sneered: "I have been in the rivers and lakes for so many years, and I have never known what it means to be afraid. Since you said that, let's end One came to you. But, don't blame us for not telling you first, if the harvest is not good, we will not only rob money, but also rob sex!"

Throwing down these words, the two walked towards the five old people at the east table with a sway.