ten steps one kill

It was still afternoon, and the sun had not yet come. The sun made every effort to drive away the haze, and made the sky clear and clear.

This sunny day should be joyful, but in the eyes of some people, it has become a source of trouble. For example, Yan Qianfan hoped that a layer of fog and rain would immediately fall from the sky, so that his whereabouts would not be too far away. too conspicuous.

He carried the Moye Sword on his back, and wrapped it with blue silk repeatedly, making it look like a cocoon, but he still felt that everyone around him was looking at him, as if his back was a barrel of gunpowder that would explode at any time .Yu Yu Xi Xi.

He walked a long way along the Huichuan River, from the busy city to a secluded place, and after confirming that there was no one around, he slipped into a water mill downstream under the cover of the sound of water.

As soon as he entered the door, he put the package in the corner and hid it in a ball of straw.Even though the sword was put in the sheath, wrapped layer after layer, he could still see a faint glow on the blade, enveloping him, pressing him down, almost making him breathless.

The mill is next to Huichuan, and the wooden wheels hang outside the house, higher than the eaves of the mill. Half of the fan is immersed in Huichuan, and it rotates slowly under the washing of the water. There was a rattling sound.The center of the wheel is connected to the grinding table in the room through a winch. The switch on the winch is engaged, and the wheels drive the grinding table to rotate together. The splashed water splashes into the room and accumulates on the floor, forming large and small puddles. It's like a mirror.

Yan Qianfan was surprised when he saw his own reflection in the mirror. It turned out that he looked even more embarrassed than he imagined.The wound on the eye seemed to be open again, and red blood seeped to the surface along the cotton cloth.

His heartstrings were so tense that he even forgot the pain.

He gritted his teeth, stopped looking at the figure in the water, instead squinted one eye, and looked out the window.

The mill was not far from the market, and from the window on the back side of the water, he could vaguely see the crowds, but the voices of people were covered by the voices in the house, and he couldn't hear anything clearly.

In addition to the sound of water in the house, there is also the dull grinding sound of the stone mill when it is idling. Although there is no grain on the mill table, and there are no farmers waiting to harvest the grain in the mill, the winch has not been unloaded, and it is still connected to the wheel. The noise doesn't stop.

A crooked "Guang" character is engraved on the graphite, like a hunched man, dragging a dark gray grinding disc, turning slowly and heavily in circles, unable to walk out of this repeated track.

This mill originally belonged to a farmer named Guang on Yingzhou Island. On the eve of the martial arts conference, the Guang family was unfortunately attacked by two murderers, one tall and one short. The abdomen died of exhaustion, and the unformed fetus was also brutally mutilated. The crime happened at dusk. The old man of the Guang family was grinding flour in the mill.

Overnight, a beautiful family disappeared from the world. However, everything in the world is still as usual. Even the waterwheel and the millstone have not stopped for a moment, and they are still turning creakingly. difficult.

Yan Qianfan's mouth was also a little dry, and his throat that hadn't been wet for a long time seemed to be emitting smoke. He raised the water ladle, put his hand out of the window, dug out a ladle of water from the bucket of the waterwheel, and slurped it. After drinking it for a while, I remembered that just yesterday someone threw himself into the river. The water was soaked in human life, so the taste was a bit extraordinary.

However, all the water in the world will eventually flow into one place. As long as you live, you will never be able to escape the shadow of death.

Strangely, even knowing this, he was still desperate for the other to live.

Finally, the door of the mill opened.

A figure flashed into the room quickly, while hanging the door bolt behind the back, while taking off the bamboo hat.

Yan Qianfan seemed to see a hungry bird for prey, and jumped forward to meet him, holding the other's hand tightly: "Brother Feng, you are finally here!"

Feng Guangsheng was startled: "It's really you. I couldn't believe it when I saw the message."

Yan Qianfan said: "The method of leaving the message was taught by my fourth uncle, and the mark was also used by us before. I will never remember it wrong."

"your eyes……"

"It's okay, the doctor said, I can't be blind for a while."

His voice became smaller and smaller, and his hands were tightly clasped with each other, but they quickly retracted, as if being pricked by the tip of a needle.

Of course Feng Guangsheng didn't have a needle in his hand, the needle came from the bottom of his heart.

He lowered his head and said, "Brother Feng, if you are angry and want to hit me and scold me, just do it. This place is very hidden and no one can see it."

Feng Guangsheng looked at him with complicated eyes. After a long time, he said, "I see there is an extra stone monument in the white chrysanthemum field. You erected it, right?"

Yan Qianfan lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I gave it to Feng Shuli without authorization."

Feng Guangchang sighed: "You have been like this since you were a child. You have a clean and pleasing appearance. Every time, no matter how much trouble you make or how much trouble you make, as long as you bow your head and admit your mistake , Take it easy, my father never beat you, and of course he wouldn't beat An Guangsha either, so he took all his anger on me and let me hold all the fists for you."

Hearing this, Yan Qianfan's expression became even more bitter: "I'm sorry, Brother Feng..."

Feng Guangsheng raised his fist and gave him a heavy blow on the shoulder, saying in a deep voice, "Raise your head."

Yan Qianfan raised his head.

Feng Guangsheng stared at him, and said: "No matter what others say, I believe you have not betrayed Xiling Village."

Yan Qianfan gradually opened his eyes wide, and the muscles on his face gradually tightened, and then, like a flood that had been accumulated for a long time suddenly burst its embankment, he cried out without warning.

Crying is not a gentle way of crying, but wailing wantonly, the sound is like a ghost crying for a while, and a donkey for a while, not to mention how unpleasant it is.

Feng Guangsheng frowned, knocked him on the head and said, "Boss is not too young, don't be ashamed."

Yan Qianfan choked with sobs, and said: "Brother An doesn't want me now, and my own brother doesn't want me either. If I want to lose it, I can only lose my face. My face is worthless."

Feng Guangsheng thought about it, but he couldn't find a rebuttal.

As the saying goes, a man does not flick his tears lightly, as if those who shed tears are cowardly and cowardly.

But there are so many regrets in the world that cannot be filled by guts alone. The so-called strength is mostly just posturing.There are many reckless men in the world, but not many dare to shed tears.

Only a child with an open heart would dare to cry so hard and so hard.

Yan Qianfan finally had enough of crying. He bent down and pulled out the package from the straw pile, rubbed it apart indiscriminately, and handed it to the other party, with a bit of complacency in his words: "Brother Feng, look what this is."

Feng Guangsheng frowned when he smelled the strong smell of horse manure on the bundle of straw. He reluctantly brushed off the miscellaneous poles on the surface and unwrapped the package layer by layer. Then he was shocked: "This is... Mo Xie Sword?"

Yan Qianfan nodded.

"it is true?"

"It's absolutely true, I stole it from the hidden sword pavilion."

"What are you stealing this for?"

"Brother Feng, what I'm going to tell you next is very important, you have to listen carefully."

Feng Guangsheng did listen very carefully.

Halfway through Yan Qianfan's speech, he had turned into an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth in the small and crowded mill, unable to hide the astonishment in his expression, and by the time he finished speaking, his face had turned from red to white, as if he had been caught. It was as if the heat had been drained out of thin air.

"You said Brother An's life is in danger?"

"Yes," Yan Qianfan said solemnly, "If I hadn't heard headmaster Duan mention it to my elder brother, I wouldn't believe that there is such a shocking conspiracy behind this martial arts conference. The man with the blue-skinned fangs mask has planted a poisonous poison, and if he doesn't get the only antidote, he will die from the poison in a short time."

Feng Guangsheng rested his five fingers on his forehead, and barely raised his eyes: "No wonder, no wonder, since I came to Yingzhou Island, my eldest brother has behaved very strangely. Once you say that, I understand everything..."

Yan Qianfan immediately asked: "What's wrong, Brother An?"

"Hey, he has hardly slept a wink these days. In order to restore the reputation of Xiling Village, he kept pushing himself to the point of no return. He said he was a chivalrous man, and he did all the dirty and tiresome things that others didn't want to do. He ate everything he could. The grievance that others don't want to eat, I have taken care of everything except myself. I didn't know why he was so urgent before, but now I understand that his life is hanging by a thread, and I'm afraid he has put life and death aside."

Yan Qianfan's expression became even more gloomy when he heard the words. Although he had never left Zhujianzhuang these days, he had also heard that the island was full of storms and murders. And the case of exterminating the family in Zhulin... Most of them are inseparable from the death row prisoners lurking in the crowd.No matter how great the chivalry is, it is nothing more than life and death. In order to win a way out, many decent people have abandoned their dignity, willing to degenerate, and committed indecent deeds, but he knew that An Guangsha was definitely not among these people.

His voice became a little choked up again: "Yes, Brother An would rather die than do things that would insult the reputation of Xiling Village, so we can't let him die!"

Feng Guangsheng was shocked, and he couldn't help looking at the package: "That's why you stole the Mo Xie sword?"

"Yes," Yan Qianfan nodded heavily, "I was the one who harmed him and then abandoned him, but now I must save him."

"How are you going to save it?"

"Didn't that masked man want the Moxie Sword? Let's lure him with the sword first in exchange for a precious antidote, and then gather the forces of Xiling Village to capture him and reveal his identity to the public."

Feng Guangsheng frowned: "You are thinking too simply. Since that person has the ability to steal the world and dare to commit the crime of intercepting prisoners, he must be a bad person. Dealing with him is not as easy as you said."

Yan Qianfan looked at the other party, and said word by word: "I am ready to fight him with my life, no matter how much the price is, I am not afraid."

Feng Guangsheng couldn't help being startled: "Brother Yan, although I believe in your thoughts, I'm afraid he won't appreciate it..."

Yan Qianfan shook his head slowly and said: "It's okay if he doesn't forgive me. I caused the fall of Nanjiang and ruined the reputation of Xiling Village, but I hid in Zhujian Village and lived on. If I were in his position, I would also I won't forgive myself."

This is like being pulled out of the mud, each word is extremely heavy, dripping with mud.Feng Guangsheng also fell silent for a short while, and said after a while: "Even if you are willing to risk your life, he may not cooperate. Who is An Guangsha? He can't agree with your act of stealing the sword privately, let alone agree with you." plan."

Yan Qianfan smiled wryly and said: "That's why I found you, Brother Feng, you take the Mo Xie Sword to convince him, don't say I stole it, just say... just say it was snatched from the bandits."

"This Yingzhou Island has been closed for three full days. You can't get out, you can't get in. There are bandits. Do you think he lived ten years ago and is as easy to fool as a child?"

It would be great if they really lived ten years ago. The three of them are still young men in high spirits, and there is still a vast and free world ahead.

Yan Qianfan seemed to have been exhausted, lowered his head, leaned against the wall, and sat slumped on the ground.

After a while, Feng Guangsheng also sat beside him, sat down next to him, and said, "Brother Yan, do you still remember the time when I went to the casino?"

Yan Qianfan showed confusion.

Feng Guangsheng squinted his eyes, turned his eyes to the distance, looked at the endlessly turning wheels outside the window, and said: "That time when we went to Liangzhou for business, it was the first time I saw such a lively market. It took you and Big Brother a lot of work to find me."

Yan Qianfan was startled: "Ah, I remembered, when I found you, you had already lost most of your money."

"Yes," Feng Guangsheng nodded, "I'm ashamed to say that I was the one who got into trouble that time, but I was afraid of being punished, so I discussed with him on the way back and asked him to help me hide the gambling house. I gave all my money to the beggars along the way. But he refused to lie for me, and I had no choice but to be prepared to be beaten up by my father, and I blamed him all the way. But I Unexpectedly, when I got home, I found out that he had secretly exchanged his purse with me."

Yan Qianfan showed surprise: "So there is such a thing."

"Yeah, I was lucky to be safe that time, but after he came home, he admitted that he couldn't help the temptation, went to the gambling house to have fun, and lost all the money in his purse, which made Uncle An furious. In my In my impression, that was the only time he was beaten by his father."

Yan Qianfan blinked, then quickly lowered his head, and said sadly: "It is indeed what he did."

Feng Guangsheng let out a light and long sigh: "So, how could a stubborn and noble person like him agree to your idea? Even if I tried to persuade him, he might not listen. It was you who stole Mo Xiejian , It’s like holding a piece of hot potato, at this moment, Zhujianzhuang must have been fried, if the news spreads, you will also become the target of public criticism, what are you going to do?”

Yan Qianfan was startled: "I haven't thought about it yet."

Feng Guangsheng raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "You dare to commit such a big thing without even thinking about the way out?"

Yan Qianfan smiled wryly, "I'm afraid I'm thinking too much, so I dare not do anything."

Feng Guangsheng was slightly startled, shook his head and said: "Listen to my advice, go home immediately, Yan Yuehua is your brother, if you admit your mistake to him, he will always forgive you. From now on, you can be your second brother at ease. Owner, don't meddle in the matter of Xiling Village, we and you are not in the same way."

Yan Qianfan didn't nod or shake his head, but silently lowered his gaze, looking at his own reflection in the puddle.

Who is the shadow in the water?

He betrayed Zhujianzhuang and broke the heavy oath he made with his own mouth. From now on, he will no longer be a member of the Yan family.

But Feng Guangsheng and An Guangsha also refused to regard him as a member of Xiling Village.

For some reason, Yan Qianfan remembered the night when the Waipu army invaded, what he saw in the sea of ​​fire, Aji's eyes when he was parting, and the determination in that glance made him faintly envious. Among them, Aji chose the latter, chose to abandon his personal relationship, and put his life and death in vain, even if he was ungrateful and ungrateful, he still wanted to fight for the motherland.But for him, he was wandering for half his life, swaying from side to side, and finally ended up accomplishing nothing, even when he sacrificed his life, no one appreciated him.

The world is vast, but he is always alone.

The millstone in the center of the room stopped without warning.

It turned out that the noose connecting the millstone had been idling for a few days, and finally it was overwhelmed. It broke with a dull sound, and got rid of the burden of the millstone.

All of a sudden, water splashed, and there seemed to be a strong wind and shower outside the window. The central axle of the wheels rubbed violently, making a sound of tuk tuk, like thunder in heavy rain.

Yan Qianfan was urged by the ear-piercing voice, and suddenly stood up.The waves pouring in from the window poured mercilessly on his shoulders and face, making him look as if he had been through the wind and rain.

"What are you doing?" Feng Guangsheng shouted from the side.

He raised his hand to wipe his face, then showed an excited smile, and said, "Brother Feng, I have thought of a way!"

Feng Guangsheng also stood up abruptly, ignoring the splash of water on his face, he grabbed Yan Qianfan's shoulder: "Say it."

Yan Qianfan said: "Since Big Brother An doesn't want to go, let's hide it from him and go get the sword for medicine."

Feng Guangsheng frowned: "But do you know where the masked man is?"

Yan Qianfan shook his head: "I don't know yet."

Feng Guangsheng sighed, let go of his shoulders, and said, "What kind of method are you doing? You don't even know where that person is or what he looks like. Even if you were lucky enough to see him, he would recognize you Flaws. How do you gain his trust."

Yan Qianfan said: "Although I have never met him, there is a person who looks exactly like me in the world. Not only has I seen him with my own eyes, but he is also trusted by him."

Feng Guangsheng was taken aback: "You mean...the puppet who imprisoned you?"

Yan Qianfan nodded: "Exactly."

Feng Guangsheng was silent for a moment, his eyes slowly lit up: "Could it be that you know his identity?"

Yan Qianfan nodded again: "When I was rescued and returned home, I chased after my brother and asked him the truth. Not only did I find out his identity, but also his whereabouts."

"Can you find him?"

"I plan to go to him. We can ask the masked man's whereabouts from his mouth, and then I can dress up as him and hand the Moxie Sword to that man. If my face is really similar to his, it must be To be able to cheat again."

"Wait," Feng Guangsheng raised a hand and interrupted him, "Since your puppet was also pardoned from the sky prison, he must have been planted with deadly poison like the rest of the prisoners. If he wants to survive, he must take Until the antidote is not available, am I right?"

"That's right." Yan Qianfan nodded.

"But you just said that there is only one antidote. You want to use his hand to save someone, but he also wants to live. How should you choose then? If he turns against you to understand the medicine, what should you do?" ?”

Yan Qianfan was stunned.

Feng Guangchang sighed, and said, "Look, you are the same as just now, you haven't thought it through at all."

"I won't abandon him," Yan Qianfan raised his head and explained in a rather urgent tone, "I'm different from Zhujianzhuang. I never intended to take his life."

"Is it possible that you want to make friends with him?"

"I want to ally with him."

"Alliance?" Feng Guangsheng snorted with a low voice, as if he had heard a lame joke.

Yan Qianfan didn't hear the other party's sarcasm, his expression was still serious, and he said: "That masked guy is not a good person, he wanted Mo Xiejian but he didn't dare to fight openly, but he poisoned the death row prisoner and let them Killing each other, hiding behind the scenes, reaping the benefits of the fisherman. The chaos on Yingzhou Island all started from this, so we can't fall into his trap, but join hands to deal with him and reveal his true colors. Then ask the source of the antidote and save more people.”

Feng Guangsheng lowered his face and asked in a cold voice: "What if you can't ask?"

Yan Qianfan was stunned, as if to prove himself, he said in a louder voice: "No, no matter how powerful the poison is, people refine it. Since the poison can be refined, the antidote can also be produced."

Feng Guangsheng just shook his head: "Even if you can make the antidote, what if there is too little time?"

Yan Qianfan was stunned again, as if he had been beaten one after another, dripping water unceasingly, a little dazed.After being dazed for a moment, I said: "I also know a little genius doctor who is very skilled in medicine. He saved my eyes for me. Maybe he can cure this poison..."

Before he finished speaking, Feng Guangsheng shook his head again and again, so his voice became smaller and smaller, and the last few words were finally swallowed up by silence.

These words are not only unable to convince others, but it is also very difficult to convince myself.

He kept his voice silent and bowed his head silently.

After a while, Feng Guangsheng's hand fell on his shoulder: "Brother Yan, you think too highly of people's character. People with a holy heart like An Guangsha are only rare in the world. He is a mediocre person, and maybe he is willing to do good deeds and accumulate virtue on weekdays, but he does not have much courage in the face of life and death. Good deeds and virtues are like sailing with the wind. Once the wind is against the wind, the human heart cannot stand the test. The reason why Yingzhou Island has become like this The appearance is because the masked man recognized this point. People who are dying are fighting with each other. You are not absolutely sure, so how can you win against him?"

Yan Qianfan clenched his mouth tightly, his teeth almost biting his lower lip to bleed, just when Feng Guangsheng's hand left his shoulder, he suddenly raised his head and said, "It's too late to prepare. Brother Feng, you are right, I am too." I am a mediocre person, if I just watch Brother An die in front of me, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

Feng Guangsheng was stunned by his words for a while, and hung his hand in mid-air for a while, before finally hanging down to his side, took a deep breath, and asked: "You have suffered and suffered with us all these years, and now you have become a member of the village. The target of brothers to vent their anger, why are you so desperate."

Yan Qianfan blinked, and was at a loss for words for a while, this question was like all the previous questions, he hadn't thought it through carefully, and couldn't answer quickly.

He had indeed suffered a lot in Xiling Village, but to this day, the memory of the suffering has long since faded away, like a beach washed by the tide, the potholes and sills have been smoothed out, and on the flat fine sand, only See rare but sparkling shards.

For example, the aroma of baked buns eaten at the end of a cool night.

For example, the rows of eaves seen when riding on the roof.

For example, the clean lake water at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, and the bottom of the water is covered with ivory-colored dead wood.

For example, every time on the way home, the sparse lights scattered in the mountains.

……

His ordinary and desolate life is shining brightly because of these sparse but bright memories.

"Brother Feng, you once told me that people envy what they don't have. I never knew what I was useful for and why I lived. I was floating like catkins until I entered the gate of Xiling Village. I finally stepped on the ground. You can call me vain, but I still want to hear someone call me the Three Heroes of Xiling again, and I want Brother An to forgive me and praise me for my kindness."

He looked at Feng Guangsheng and spit out incoherent words.

Born in a family that hides from the rest of the world, but is obsessed with the muddy dream called Jianghu, isn't it born in the wrong birth, which is pitiful.

But how can there be so many lives in the world as they wished, and many people are born at the wrong time, but they are content with their fate and wasted their lives in confusion.Wouldn't it be a blessing if you could find out where your dreams are tied to, and fight bravely like a lone bird chasing the rosy clouds or a moth to a flame.

A dreamer will shine even in the dark.

Feng Guangsheng took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll fight with you."

Yan Qianfan was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled, as if he was holding the Xiling gun tightly for the first time and shot a set of beautiful marksmanship, his smile was filled with ecstasy and pride.

He said: "Let's set off now and go to Sanxiaolou."

"Where is Sanxiaolou?"

"The casino."

"Casino?"

"The puppet who imprisoned me was originally a gambler. As long as you go to the gambling house, you will definitely find him."

The gambling house is hidden in the deepest alley in the town, even deeper than Yingge Tower.

The alleys are narrow and dirty all the year round, and the flying dust seems to never disperse, lingering at the bottom of the alleys sealed off by high walls.The door of the gambling house is covered in this dust, and the color of the vermilion lacquer has become dull. Seen from a close distance, the surface is covered with mottled and peeling marks.The two door knockers were also covered with a layer of rust. The copper lion on the door knockers was very crudely carved, and the half-opened mouth was not as majestic as a beast, but as if it was yawning.

Such a crude and old door is very capable of sound insulation. When the door is closed, even if you stand a short distance away, you can't hear the sound inside the building.The building is three stories high, but there is not even a plaque hanging on it. From the outside, you can't see any hallmarks. The windows on all sides are tightly closed, as if they were sealed.If a pedestrian goes the wrong way and happens to pass by this place, most of them will think that this building has been abandoned and leave.

Of course Yan Qianfan would not leave, he spent a lot of time to find out the location of the gambling house, and walked a lot of feet, leading Feng Guangsheng all the way to find it.The two stood side by side at the door, exchanged glances, each took a deep breath, and pushed the door open with both hands.

A tidal wave of voices gushed out from the gap, intertwined with each other, drowning the two of them in an instant.

Yan Qianfan couldn't help opening his mouth—in the building that looked desolate from the outside, it was actually crowded with people and filled with smoke.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there are so many gamblers in the world, and there are such a considerable number of people gathered in just one island of Yingzhou.

The surrounding windows were tightly closed, and the room was only illuminated by oil lamps, and the light was rather dim.In this dark hall, there are all kinds of tables and tables, and the gambling methods of each table are different, except for the most common lead dice, silver dice, iron dice, and Wumu, Liubo, In Pai Gow, all kinds of combinations of cards alternate, playing countless complicated tricks.What's more, they are not satisfied with gambling cards, they put live animals in boxes to bet, there are crickets fighting martial arts, parrots learning their tongues, and even turtles racing. Unknowingly, the beasts and insects have become bargaining chips to influence the fate of gamblers.

Yan Qianfan raised his eyes and recognized many familiar figures in the crowded crowd. Most of them were faces he had seen in the arena of the martial arts conference. All of them are high-spirited and full of ambition, but at this moment, they seem to have been pulled out of their muscles and bones, peeled off their skin, with sometimes excited and sometimes depressed expressions, completely sinking into the game of gambling.

The bankers, participants, and onlookers were all engrossed. The dice made a rattling sound in the bowl, and then settled down abruptly with a ding.Every time the sound stopped, some people cheered for joy, some cried bitterly, some went to heaven, and some went to hell.The two states of extreme sadness and extreme joy are squeezed between the square inches like this, kneading into a ball of extremely viscous air.Wrapped in gray clamor alternately ups and downs, cycle and cycle, endless cycle.

Yan Qianfan was almost suffocated by the air, he frowned, and let the noise around pass through his ears, but only Feng Guangsheng's unintentional words remained in his mind - in the face of life and death, most people in the world are mediocre Not much courage.

"Brother Yan." Feng Guangsheng's call woke him up from his fugue, "Where is the person you are looking for?"

"Oh," Yan Qianfan came back to his senses, "I didn't see him, let me ask the waiter."

The hall is long and narrow, and the waiter is standing by the stairs at the end.

He and Feng Guangsheng walked through the hall one after the other. Because the tables were too crowded and there were too many gamblers, the two could only slip through the cracks of people, bumping into other people's shoulders and trampling on their feet from time to time.At first, he was quite worried, for fear that his face would attract unnecessary attention, but he soon discovered that these gamblers were so engrossed in the game that they didn't notice even if they were stepped on their feet and bumped their shoulders, and they didn't have the time to talk to them .

Even if Lord Hades came to cut off his head, the gamblers probably wouldn't leave the table half a step away.

In the huge hall, only the dark and thin waiter stared at him with great interest.

He walked through the crowd, almost sucking the air out of his lungs, before finally coming to the other party.He looked at the waiter's expression by the dim candle, and the waiter also looked at him, rubbing his hands curiously: "What do you two want to play?"

He waved his hand and said, "I'm here to find someone, may I ask if Zhao Qiancheng is here?"

As soon as the waiter heard that the two were looking for someone, his expression turned cold, and he replied reluctantly: "You mean Mr. Qianlong, right?"

"It's Zhao Qiancheng."

"None of our guest officials in Sanxiaolou are willing to use their original names. Zhao Qian presented to us, and he is Mr. Qianlong."

Yan Qianfan didn't notice the impatience in the other party's tone, but his eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to ask: "So he is in your building?"

The waiter rolled his eyes, and pointed his index finger upwards at the same time: "He's in Yunxiao Temple."

"Clouds Palace?"

"Our Sanxiao Building has three floors. The first floor is Bixiao Hall, the second floor is Qiongxiao Hall, and the third floor is Yunxiao Hall."

Such a remote gambling house on a remote island actually calls itself a palace, and even uses the name given to the god by the Queen Mother. Thinking about it, it is quite ironic.But Yan Qianfan couldn't care less about studying the words, and with one kick, he was about to go up the stairs: "The third floor, right? I'll go upstairs to find him."

"No, no," the shop clerk walked past him like a loach, his black and thin body blocked his way up the stairs, just blocking his way, "Guest officer, our Sanxiaolou has Sanxiaolou rules, you If you want to go to the upper floor, you have to win all the dealers on this floor. Otherwise... I really can't let you go."

Yan Qianfan was surprised, and turned to look at Feng Guangsheng's expression, who was frowning and shaking his head at him.Obviously, both of them don't understand the tricks in these games.It is really difficult to win the next level of dealers.

Yan Qianfan retracted his gaze, glanced at the waiter again, then lowered his head, put his hand to the bottom of his sleeve, and took out a money bag without any haste.

He sneaked out of the house this time, but he was fully prepared. The money bag was full of silver, and the bag was not tightened tightly, and a seductive light could be vaguely glimpsed.

He turned his gaze to the waiter again, and deliberately raised the purse to the other's eyes, shaking it slightly, the implication couldn't be more obvious.

The waiter's eyes really shined, his eyeballs turned up to the sky and fell back to their original positions, and even his shoulders collapsed, his posture became much more respectful.

Yan Qianfan was overjoyed, and before he could show his joy on his face, he saw the shop waiter bowing and saying, "You two noblemen, I'm really sorry, the rules are the rules, even if the king of heaven comes, we can't make an exception. In fact, we are doing this for Hello. On the first floor of the Bixiao Palace, the gambling is only for money, and the people who sit in the bank are all our own people, just for fun. No matter whether we win or lose, we don’t hold grudges at the poker table, but it’s different when we go to the upper floor .”

Yan Qianfan asked: "What's the difference in the future?"

The waiter's eyes froze, and his voice sank, he said, "Going up is a risk of life."

Yan Qianfan couldn't help being stunned. In his shallow experience in the world, the gambling house is naturally a place to gamble. As for how to gamble, he has never heard of it.

Although he hadn't heard of it, he could still see the warning in the waiter's eyes, so he couldn't help but slow down and looked up at the steps in front of him again.

Perhaps in order to save space, the steps are very steep, each step has a half-knee-high drop, the indoor lights are dim, and the end of the steps is hidden in darkness.

It was also at this moment that the originally quiet wooden planks vibrated suddenly, shaking dust from the gaps, and without warning, it fell on his face, piercing into his eyes, making him have to close his eyelids, and at the same time stretch out his hand to block it. .

Immediately after, the sound of treading footsteps poured into the ears, like a prey being chased by a hunter, messy and impatient.Yan Qianfan peeked through his fingers, and saw two people going downstairs at the same time, one in front and one behind, judging from their attire, the one walking in front was the gambler, and the one following was the waiter.

The waiter at the side of the stairs saw the person coming, and immediately moved aside to make a way down the stairs. At the same time, he grabbed Yan Qianfan's sleeve, and with his eyes desperately signaled the person to retreat together.

Yan Qianfan stepped back, pressed his back against the wall, and shrunk himself into a thin piece so that the two could pass by.

He noticed that the gambler's right hand was wrapped in white muslin. The muslin was rolled in many layers, covering everything below the wrist. Bright red bloodstains faintly ooze from the thick surface.

The shop clerk was also holding a ball of fine cloth in his hand, he circled it with his five fingers, and squeezed it tightly, as if he was afraid that the thing wrapped in it would accidentally fall off.Yan Qianfan looked intently, only to see a few blue knuckles faintly protruding from the blood-stained fabric.

What was wrapped in it was actually a human hand.

The gambler's shoulder collided with Yan Qianfan, and the latter was about to apologize when he cast a stern look at Yifang, his eyes were full of resentment, sharp as if he could kill someone, and he blocked his words Throat.

Fortunately, this look was only for a moment, and was blocked by the waiter who followed closely behind with his body.The latter supported the gambler's arm, but walked faster than the gambler, sometimes pulling and sometimes pushing, and eagerly sent the gambler out the door.

Yan Qianfan opened his mouth wide and murmured: "Is this person..." The second half of the sentence was swallowed by Feng Guangsheng's warning look.

Although he didn't say it out loud, he has already recognized the identity of the gambler. He is one of his defeated opponents in today's ring. Although his swordsmanship is still lacking in energy, his moves are quite