red dust robbery

When Bai Yutang arrived in Yizhou, Qinglongtang's call to action had already spread throughout the green forest.

Yizhou is originally a prosperous place, and the climate in the middle of Sichuan is similar to that of the south of the Yangtze River. The spring is just right, humid and warm, with lush vegetation and greenery along the way.

The white-clothed knight walks among them, with wide clothes and wide sleeves, and a lacquered folding fan. He looks suave and suave, but his eyes and ears are clear, and he sweeps the passers-by around him from the corner of his eye. A righteous and upright family, or a wicked and crooked one with a heart like a snake and a scorpion?

The corner of this person's mouth curled into a cold arc, it seemed that quite a few fellows from all corners of the world came to catch up with the fun!

His steps stopped abruptly, and he raised his head. There was a cloud of high-rise guests in front of him, and the four characters "Jiangning Inn" were written on the door plaque.

"Guest officer, it's better to stay at the hotel!"

Lifting the robe and entering the door, a waiter from the shop immediately came up to greet him courteously. Bai Yutang didn't say a word, but just passed a glance secretly. The waiter was startled for a moment, and his eyes fell on his waist. White jade mouse?

Seeing that Xiaoer's eyes narrowed, Bai Yutang spread out his fan in satisfaction: "Xiaoer, I want a superior room!"

Xiao Er quickly reacted: "Okay! Please come inside!"

Leading all the way through the lobby, past the atrium, and turned a few more turns, just came to a courtyard with four entrances, there are four or five rooms, the place is very spacious.

"Fifth Master, I heard that several masters are coming, and the shopkeepers should be prepared in advance. If Fifth Master is not satisfied with anything, the younger ones will go buy it right away?"

Entering the main house, the mistress immediately changed his address, and even his eyes changed from being polite to respectful and capable. Bai Yutang just casually looked at the layout of the room, and nodded noncommittally.

"In Yizhou City, what's the situation now?" He sat down and poured himself a cup of tea.

"The white banner of the Qinglong Hall has been hanging for a few days. Three days later, Xu Er's family will go to the funeral. Many people from the world have gathered here. Among the people who have seen the past few days, fish and dragons have been mixed. There are piles all over the place."

"What's the reaction from the government?"

"There is no response yet." Xiaoer said, "It is estimated that Qinglongtang will handle the funeral on its own, and the government will not do it without an upright reason."

The little boy paused for a moment, probably thinking of something, stepped forward and said, "Fifth Master, yesterday there was a letter from the uncle, he and the second master will be there soon, if the fifth master arrives first, we will wait. Besides, don’t act alone!”

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, but didn't speak.

He raised his head and looked into the yard through the window. It was already sunset, the wind was strong at night, the sky was full of purples and reds, and the setting sun sprinkled gold like blood on the ground.

"Fifth Master?" Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Er couldn't help but feel a little worried. He had always heard that the Fifth Master was arrogant and would not listen to others. What if his words had the opposite effect...

He was beating drums in his heart, but Bai Yutang said leisurely: "Okay, you can bring some food and wine over later, Fifth Master, I will take a rest tonight, you don't have to come if you have nothing to do."

"Yes, the little one retire."

The night was foggy and humid, and the cold stars were bleak. Bai Yutang stood in front of the window looking at the dim full moon. With the sword in his hand, he rubbed his thumb on the cold scabbard for a long time. After waiting for a moment, he jumped into the sky, Into the vast night.

Qinglongtang is located in the north of Yizhou City, with a radius of hundreds of miles, within the sphere of influence, the city wall stretches continuously, the shadows of black buildings are all in sight, and the white flags and banners are flying all over the sky, giving a gloomy and gloomy feeling.

Bai Yutang visited this place a few years ago because of his business in the empty island. Based on his memory, he sneaked into the main altar at night, hiding his figure on the beams of the corridor, and looked in through the gap in the window. Seeing that the mourning hall has been set up in the Juxian Hall, the white candles are shining brightly, and the lights are bright.

There are still comrades from all walks of life who have come to mourn one after another in twos and threes, and a woman in plain clothes knelt in front of the coffin, respectfully returning the salute, her face was mournful, and the tears were still wet, presumably it was the family member of the second head of the family, Xu Changfeng.

Bai Yutang frowned, looked through the candlelight, and saw that the woman was in her early forties, a mid-aged lady still had a charming charm, and her plain clothes could hardly conceal her romantic attitude.

"Thank you heroes for coming to express your condolences. The little lady is very grateful."

But seeing her pathetic words, bowing down in mourning, and the tender and pitiful expression passing through the corners of her eyes, one can't help but be moved.

"Madam Xu, you are welcome. We are waiting for a meeting with Xu Erdang. How can we sit idly by when we hear the bad news!" Bai Yutang vaguely recognized the speaker, he seemed to be Ma Yongqing, the leader of the Cao Gang. "I heard that my wife was also there that day. I don't know what kind of situation it is?"

When Mrs. Xu heard the words, she seemed to be aroused by sad things, and she burst into tears: "The master of the horse gang doesn't know, the little lady followed her husband on this trip, it is really a disaster, and for some reason, she was interrogated by the Kaifeng government. I don't know where I offended Zhan Zhao, the fourth-rank guard with a knife, who actually led the forbidden army to kill the darts. Unfortunately, my husband died in the rebellion, and the little woman escaped the officers and soldiers' search by hiding under the carriage... ..."

"Kaifeng Mansion has always been famous, and Zhan Zhao was also known as a chivalrous man before he entered the Gongmen. How could he hurt someone's life for no reason?" Ma Yongqing frowned, as if he was not convinced, "Is there any misunderstanding in this? !"

Before the woman opened her mouth, someone else took up the conversation: "Mr. Ma's words are wrong. I, Qinglongtang, have been running a clean business. If there is a misunderstanding, it is because the government did not know the truth and killed innocent people! That's all, I just hate that Zhan Zhao, who was born in the Jianghu, everyone respected him as a Southern Xia, but became a lackey of the government for the sake of glory and wealth, disregarding the morals of the Jianghu, and massacred my brother Qinglongtang. Tolerate!"

When this man spoke, his eyes were bloodshot, and every word was filled with tears, but Bai Yutang listened to every sentence, but looked at him coldly, and recognized that it was Gao Yan, the altar master of Qinglongtang's word "fire". Superb in strength and mighty, but a real brute, Bai Yutang snorted softly, and secretly clenched the painting in his hand.

"Hey, third child, how can you talk like that!" As soon as Gao Yan said this, someone cut him off, and followed his gaze, it was Lu Huanfeng, the master of the Fengzi altar and the head of Qinglong hall.

He is now in his fifties, and after many years of ups and downs, the years have carved scars on his thin face. The whole person looks very thin, except for a pair of eyes, which look shrewd and energetic.

In this room, he stopped the grumpy third leader, and then apologized to Ma Yongqing: "Master Ma, my brother has a straightforward temper. Don't take offense if he doesn't listen to you. But although his words are rough, he is not bad. Qinglongtang never falsely accuses innocent people, even if it offends the imperial court, this bloody debt must be settled with that Zhan Zhao!"

Seeing his sincerity, Ma Yongqing was silent for a while, "Master Lu speaks seriously. If it is true that the officials are dishonest and unrighteous, we and our fellow Jianghu will definitely share the same hatred and seek justice for Mr. Xu!"

"Yes, seek justice, blood debt blood!"

The Cao Gang is quite famous in Jianghu, and the leader of the Horse Gang is also a person of high morals and respect. He has made his statement, and people from various factions in the green forest behind him also echoed him.

Bai Yutang only sneered in his heart, seeing Mrs. Xu mourning and bowing down, thanking all the chivalrous men for their righteousness, anger suddenly arose, Han Jian Huaying was already ready to move in its sheath, his body did not move, There was a slight movement of air around him, and he saw a figure quietly appearing beside him. He was alert and about to move, but when he turned around, he saw the clear pupils of that person in the dark night, and the killing intent that had been condensed for a moment disappeared suddenly: "You Stinky cat, why is it here!"

"I only got up three days later than Brother Bai, why can't I be here?" Zhan Zhao was dressed in black and was hidden in the twilight. He couldn't see the outline of his face clearly, only his eyes were clear and bright, and the voices were deliberately lowered. can hear.

"Three days later?" Bai Yutang looked him up and sneered, "Are you okay with your injuries? Your Master Bao and Mr. Gongsun are willing to let you out, but they didn't see that group of cats who were about to eat you alive Already!"

"Zhan has traveled all the way, and knows a thing or two about his current reputation. Don't bother Brother Bai to remind you." Zhan Zhao could only smile wryly. He rushed all the way here just to find out the whole story before the public sacrifice, otherwise Qinglongtang would instigate all corners of the world. All the major forces openly aimed at the fourth-rank guards of the current dynasty, which is tantamount to confronting the court, which is bound to anger the Holy One and intensify the struggle between the rivers and lakes and the government.

Bai Yutang knew his temper well, but he was used to ridiculing him a few words, and it was not a suitable occasion for talking at the moment, so he could only snort coldly to show his disdain.

Zhan Zhao's eyes fell on a person in front of the mourning hall, the black robe reached the floor, he looked like a man in his early thirties, his brows were full of heroic spirit, but his eyes were deep. In the meantime, they just looked at each other coldly, keeping their expressions calm, and inadvertently sneered at the corner of their mouths, which seemed very abrupt.

"Brother Bai, do you know who that is?"

"Him?" Bai Yutang followed his gaze, "The fourth master of Qinglong Hall, the master of the 'Shan' word altar, Ren Yuanshan."

Once these three words are uttered, there is no need to mention the rest.

Ren Yuanshan, who became famous at a young age, was already in the altar master's position before reaching the weak crown, and he was on equal terms with the other three much older masters. Thick air.

It's just that he, as one of the masters of Qinglongtang, doesn't seem to agree with this matter very much.

Is it an act of disdain to frame the blame, or is there another plan?

Zhan Zhao pondered for a moment, didn't speak, and raised his eyes again, but saw that the dusk was getting dark at this moment, and the people who came to express their condolences dispersed one after another, and Mrs. Xu also retreated to the inner hall to tidy up her appearance because of crying. .

Seeing the woman coming out from the back door, Zhan Zhao jumped up and followed her all the way through the twilight.