The Book of Troubled Times

  Chapter 442 Tax Bank Robbery

  Zhao Changhe went to Shanjiao Town to stay overnight.

  Looking around, almost everyone has basic physical training, and they are generally strong, but they are only at the level of gym enthusiasts. Martial arts roots and qualifications are not available to everyone.

   Another big constraint is nutrition.

  Poor culture and rich martial arts. Those who are admitted to the mountain gate by the large sects will obviously have a better supply of nutrition, and those who are not included in the gate wall can only be self-sufficient. In today's world, it is not easy for ordinary people to be self-sufficient and able to eat enough, and it is very difficult to provide the nutrients needed for martial arts.

  Because it is the territory of Shenhuangzong, it is relatively rich in general, not because the land here is so fertile, but simply because the government dare not search more here.

   As long as they are not messed with, hard-working people can be self-sufficient.

  Zhao Changhe ate three big bowls of pork rice noodles in the inn, which tasted much better than Zhai Muzhi's indescribable treat.

  After dinner, it was already dark. Standing in the yard and looking out, I always feel that the town is a bit austere. If you let go of your ears and listen, you can vaguely feel the sound of a large number of people gathering at the foot of the mountain in the distance, faintly coming under the night.

   This kind of movement makes Zhao Changhe a little sensitive. After crossing, he often shuttles in wars. He is very familiar with this, and he can be sure that there will be wars with 90% certainty.

   This is not being invaded, but internal gatherings to beat others?

   But look at the inn, from the boss to the waiter, they all seem to know nothing.

   Li Shentong said that most of the town at the foot of the mountain is their property.

  Zhao Changhe was holding a stone lock in the yard and bound his horse. The more he tied it, the more he couldn't stand, and his heart was scratching.

  Shenhuangzong doesn't look like a house robber, so whether it's a gang war or a town fight, it seems that I should help a little, right?

  Zhao Changhe put down the stone lock, swept out of the town in the dark, and quietly followed the sound.

   Sure enough, he saw a large group of people, majestic and orderly... Zhao Changhe narrowed his eyes slightly, and he recognized that the old man at the head of the group was the one who passed by when he was leaving just now.

   It seems that the whole army has been assembled, and the old man leads the crowd away. Zhao Changhe hesitated for a moment, but still quietly followed.

   After marching for about an hour, they had already left the range of Shenhuangzong. But this area is also full of mountains, surrounded by mountains, and a team of officers and soldiers escorted carts carefully walking on the mountain road. The officer can be heard yelling: "Hurry up, go to Emei to rest!"

   Before the words fell, thousands of arrows were fired from left and right, and the old man led the crowd to charge out.

   Thought your gangs were fighting, are you robbing officials?

   Judging from the fact that Li Si'an dared to choose this road to transport goods, at least there are no rumors of people's business being robbed here, otherwise Li Si'an would say something. That is only for the government...

  Zhao Changhe looked at the sky and thought for a while, the fear of Zhai Muzhi and Li Si'an's words from the people of Shu County came to mind, he turned and left without looking at the result.

  Help God Huangzong? No need, it is impossible for ordinary officers and soldiers to defeat Shenhuangzong. I have a sensitive identity, so pretending not to know is just helping. Help Zhai Muzhi? It's better to go home and take the horse step, I'm not king.

   I didn't expect that Situ Xiao, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually a traitor. However, Shenhuangzong has never reported these things, which shows that it was relatively hidden in the past, not like it is becoming more and more blatant now, and it is done at the foot of the mountain so close to my home.

  No wonder, at the beginning Wanzhuang was a bit shy about Li Shentong... I dared to receive some clues, but I couldn't be too sure if he was a traitor. I was worried that inviting Maitreya would be rebellious...

  But anti-thieves and anti-thieves are not the same... The Four Elephant Sect is also an anti-thief. You really believe in Suzaku, are you showing affection?

  Shantou Li Shentong stood under the moon with his hands behind his back, looking at Zhao Changhe's little appearance of going back to sleep in a hurry, and smiled slightly.

  ...

  Two days later, Li Si'an's motorcade arrived in Shanjiao Town.

  The small town is not big, and not far from entering, I heard a loud applause from the center.

   Li Si'an squeezed over in a daze and saw that Zhao Changhe was bare-chested, showing his muscular muscles, and was walking around holding a huge stone lion, which seemed to weigh at least five or six hundred catties... Suddenly he threw it up, and then fell down to catch it firmly, his face not red and his heart beating.

  The surrounding crowd screamed like chicken blood: "Okay!"

  The excitement is just like the Chinese New Year.

  Li Si'an clasped his hands speechlessly: "Brother Zhao, what about performing arts?"

  You are the thirty-seventh person on the list, a secret store-level warrior, and the owner of the blood Shura body. Do you think you are awesome when you show off your power to a group of townspeople?

   "I'm exercising, what do you know?" Zhao Changhe put down the stone lion and walked over with a smile: "Just have a meal when you come? After eating, leave."

  If it wasn't for waiting for Li Si'an's convoy, Zhao Changhe might have run away that night, worrying how could Yue Hongling have time to stay here? But he also knew that he couldn't find it by himself. It was lucky outside the Great Wall, and it just so happened that everyone was looking for Shanxi merchants to trouble him. How could Yue Hongling deliberately hide here?

  I can only wait, sharpening the knife does not miss the woodcutter.

   After waiting, you might as well train your body. In fact, you have never really tried your own strength limit. It really runs counter to the principle of body training. In this atmosphere of national fitness, you quickly regained the appearance of a martial artist.

  The townspeople warmly invited Li Si'an and his team to dinner: "Are you Zhao Shaoxia's friends? Zhao Shaoxia really deserves to be the top of the list. This strength, tsk, I think one punch can kill a cow!"

  Li Si'an twitched the corners of his mouth: "A master of internal strength doesn't show his strength, and he can kill a cow with a single punch. Why show off his strength?"

   "What's so great about that, girls are the same!" The townspeople looked at Li Si'an's delicate appearance, feeling dull for an instant, and ran to Zhao Changhe's side in a panic: "Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, show off again!"

  Li Si'an couldn't laugh or cry: "You had a good time, didn't you?"

  Zhao Changhe put on his clothes: "Isn't this waiting for you... Speaking of which, I really forgot what body training is, and I really regard myself as a practitioner of internal strength... These two days have a sense of returning to the original, and I feel that my strength is stronger."

   Li Si'an said speechlessly: "Is it stronger in two days?"

   "It's not a matter of two days, but a foundation that is more suitable for my practice."

  Li Si'an still didn't quite understand, and said: "There are so many strange things in Miaojiang, maybe you can find a solution to your meridian problem there."

   "I hope so, after all, both internal and external cultivation is the way."

   "Have you heard? Recently, a batch of tax money sent by the Propaganda Department was intercepted...Shu county is in shock, and I think the government and the public will shake up soon, and officers and soldiers will come here to investigate soon." Li Si'an looked at the environment very puzzled: "It seems that the place where the incident happened is very close to here. Are the people here not panic at all?"

  Just what they did... Zhao Changhe smiled: "The foot of Shenhuangzong Mountain is covered by someone, so it's not like ordinary places that are afraid of officials messing around. Anyway, they didn't do it, so why panic?"

  Li Si'an lowered his voice: "They really didn't do it?"

  He paused, and glanced at a passing townsman. The townsman had a bandage on his shoulder, obviously suffering from a new injury.

  Zhao Changhe acted nonchalantly: "Of course not. I've been living here for the past two days. Can I know if there's anything unusual? Tsk, why are people injured? I saw someone caught by a dog."

  Li Si'an is a secret agent of the Zhenma Division, and his gaze is really sharp... I have to hide it for them. If there is anything, I will discuss it with Wanzhuang in private.

  Li Si'an looked at him meaningfully: "Hey, I have another identity, and I'm also a thief."

  Zhao Changhe has no expression on his face: "You can just tell Wu Ye this word."

   What a world-shattering way, everyone is wearing a pile of vests, suddenly I feel that the mask of the Four Elephants Sect is too good-looking...

   Well, I also have a vest.

  Zhao Changhe squatted back on the car, and reattached the beard that belonged to Wang Daozhong: "Let's go... Although this trip has gained a lot, I am worried about Hongling... If I don't go to Miaojiang, I will be suffocated."

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  PS: The difference between the monthly pass and the front is dozens of times, and the difference between the back is also dozens of times... Ask for a ticket~

   These two days are the foreshadowing of the big plot, don't worry.

  (end of this chapter)