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Chapter 32: Encountering the Local Snake

From Donghai County to Yangzhou, you have to pass through Pengcheng, the capital of Xuzhou Prefecture.

Pengcheng, also known as Pengdu, is said to be the first capital established by the ancestor Huangdi, and it is also the former site of the ancient Peng family. There are many amazing legends. In short, the history of Pengcheng is amazing, as if a broken brick is found on the city wall, which is covered with myths.

Originally, Zhang Huang wanted to see this incredible city. Unfortunately, three of his six members, including him, were wanted by Xuzhou Prefecture, and Pengcheng was the capital of Xuzhou Prefecture. Therefore, after thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Huang finally gave up the idea of ​​visiting this city. He did not even dare to get close to the city with the five Black Feather Crows, and took a long journey in shame.

After all, from the mouth of the new member Taishici, Zhang Huang finally learned why he failed to cast the curse that night he was in Taishan County.

"The city is a prosperous place, and it is suitable to suppress evil spirits."

Taishici explained at that time that he had worked in Donglai County, so he could naturally know something that ordinary people didn't know. Some things he said were naturally more convincing than others.

"Ziyi (Taishi Ci), as you said, if you are in the city, even if you have mastered the energy, you will not be able to exert it? Then wouldn't the government be weakened?" Li Tong asked in surprise.

Taishi Ci smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, it was meant to play this role. Heroes violated the ban with martial arts. As far as I know, the warriors in the pre-Qin period mastered the energy, which led to frequent chaos in the world. Therefore, King Ying Zheng of Qin listened to Li Si's advice and took two steps: first, swords and guns were put into the warehouse, collecting weapons from the world, and casting twelve bronze men; second, take Buzhou stones to build a city, strictly prevent the riots of the chivalrous people, and plotting to seize cities and rebels in various places. Our great Han also followed the strategy of the pre-Qin period."

"You still know a lot if you can't think of it?" Shan Fu looked at the new brother Taishici with an unexpected look.

"The military advisor is so serious." Taishi Ci explained with a smile, "I have liked to listen to books since I was a child. These are all heard from Storyteller. They are not true or false. However, since the boss was banned from Taoist energy that day in Taishan County, it must be groundless."

Zhang Huang frowned slightly when he heard this. To be honest, he did not take the soldiers of the government seriously. After all, from Liu Yan, the county magistrate of Zhang County, he learned that except for the regular army, the Northern and Southern Army, all elite soldiers who were skilled in martial arts, the other city guards guarding the city in various parts of the world were actually the same. Except for the county magistrate and the county magistrate were more powerful and had one or two unique skills, Zhang Huang was not afraid of the rest of the ordinary soldiers even if there were more.

But now the situation is different. Taishi Ci actually said that in the city, demonic energy was banned. Although Zhang Huang really couldn't figure out how the martial arts of warriors and Taoist Taoist arts had become evil things, it is undeniable that in Taishan County, he was indeed banned.

It was not because of his own reasons, because while escorting the Zang family and his son, Zhang Huang also secretly used Taoism in private and never encountered any problems. This shows that Taishan County is indeed a bit evil. Well, to be more precise, the cities in the world should be a little evil.

In this way, Zhang Huang did not dare to easily bring the brothers of the Black Feather Crow into the city. Although he had mastered several Taoist skills and had two brothers who had already mastered martial arts in the team, Zang Ba and Taishi Ci could only rely on the strength of their bodies when they arrived in any city. This is not good news. You should know that most cities in the world are stationed in armies. Even if Zhang Huang and his men can fight, they will not be able to fight an army without using the help of different forces. Needless to say, just fifty well-trained city guard soldiers are enough to completely destroy the Black Feather Crow, the newly-formed rebel army.

This is how people are. A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, but as they grow older, the more land they know, the more things they fear. So, after listening to Taishi Ci's words, several members of the Black Feather Crow intentionally or unintentionally avoided the counties along the way, specifically looking for ordinary small villages to supplement the things they needed on the way in the form of trading with villagers. After all, their Black Feather Crow is worth a total of 2,900 taels, which is a jealous silver.

But then again, it would be no problem to avoid counties and counties on the way, but Zang Juecao asked Zhang Huang and others to go to Yangzhou to join Zang Ba's distant uncle, which made it inevitable for Yangzhou and his party.

Finally, after carefully rushing for more than 20 days, Zhang Huang and others arrived at Guangling, the capital of Yangzhou.

Guangling, also known as Jiangdu, is like the capital of Xuzhou, the city that can be called the capital. It was also the former site of the ancient Han Kingdom and the ancient Wu Kingdom, especially the ancient Han Kingdom. Its history can be traced back to the pre-Zhou period. It is precisely because of its long history that it is full of all kinds of strange and absurd legends.

"Xuan Gao, Zang Bo means that your uncle is in Jiangdu, right?"

When he arrived at the city gate, Zhang Huang asked Zang Ba hesitantly as he looked at the people coming and going at the city gate.

To be honest, Zang Ba didn't want to venture into the city, after all, Taishi Ci's words really scared them, not to mention that he was wanted with two thousand taels of silver on his back. If he was recognized in the city, it would not be a joke. With his fists alone, Zang Ba was not sure that the capital of Congjiangdu could be forced to come out.

"My father really said that my distant uncle is living in Guangling..." As he said that, Zang Ba took out the recommendation letter written by his father Zang Jie from his arms.

Although everyone dared not to open this letter privately, everyone has seen the names of the people on the cover many times these days.

【Zang Shi Min Gong】

Zang Min, this is the name of Zang Ba's distant uncle. As for what this uncle does, Zang Jie did not disclose it, but he looked quite proud of his expression. From this, everyone calculated privately that most of Zang Ba's uncle was doing well in Jiangdu and was a well-known figure.

Fortunately, neither Zang Ba's wanted order in Xuzhou nor Taishi Ci's wanted order in Qingzhou had been passed to Yangzhou, which allowed Zhang Huang and others to pass the inspection of the city guards without any danger and successfully entered the city gate.

As soon as he stepped into the city, Zhang Huang felt an indescribable strange feeling. Although he had no negative force on him, the Taoist technique was restricted as Taishi Ci said. This was verified by Zhang Huang's use of Taoist technique in a remote alley.

The same is true for Zang Ba and Taishi Ci. According to them, as soon as they entered Jiangdu, the martial arts in their bodies disappeared without a trace as if they were restricted. As for Li Tong, Chen Dao, and Shan Fu, they felt that they had the feeling. After all, although they had the grasp of Zang Ba and Taishi Ci's advice on Qi, it was not long before they could see it in a very small way and clearly capture the changes in the breath in their bodies.

"Be honest, don't cause trouble in the city." After learning about his current state of his and others, Zhang Huang reminded him to his brothers.

Everyone nodded one after another.

The first thing that happened to the city gate was to find the residence of Zang Min, the uncle Zang Ba who was not familiar with the place. Because Zhang Huang and others had to ask the passers-by.

But what surprised them was that when they asked the people on the street about Zang Min's residence, the people were shocked and stared at them with angry eyes, leaving without saying a word.

It’s okay to ask one or two, but even asking more than a dozen questions, which made Zhang Huang and others feel a little surprised.

"What's going on?" Zhang Huang and others looked at each other.

They didn't pay attention. When they were facing each other on the street, two rogues were looking at Zhang Huang and others from a distance by the wall.

Suddenly, the two rascals looked at each other, one ran away, while the other trotted to Zhang Huang and others with a smile, and said enthusiastically, "Brothers, who are you?"

"Who are you?" Shan Fu frowned and asked. After all, from the other party's outfit, Shan Fu didn't think he was a good citizen. He was probably a rascal in Jiangdu. He didn't want to deal with such things.

The rascal bowed his hands and clasped his fists, and said with a smile, "Prespondence, the little one is called Li Xiaosi. I see that the masters look like foreigners. Are they not familiar with our Jiang? I wonder where the masters want to go? You can use the little one to guide you on your behalf?"

[Tipped by?]

Zhang Huang and others were a little surprised. After all, every line has its own way of living. No matter where the rogues are, they do not rely solely on extortion of local people to make a living. It is also one of their side jobs to lead the way for foreigners to receive certain rewards.

"You are very familiar with Jiang Du?" Li Tong asked in anger.

"That's not? I know it!" Li Xiaosi showed an exaggerated expression and patted his chest and said confidently, "The brothers on the road call me 'hutong mouse'. There is no place in Jiangdu that I don't know... Even if the masters dig three feet into the ground and want to find a tea bowl, I, Li Xiaosi, can easily help the masters find it."

"Really or not?" Zhang Huang widened his eyes in surprise.

Shan Fu had long known that his Black Feather Crow's boss was usually careless and was easily deceived, so he didn't care. After pondering for a while, he said to Li Xiaosi, "We don't go anywhere, we just want to find someone."

"That's easier!" Li Xiaosi patted his chest and promised it. Then, he blinked his eyes and whispered, "But it's still late now. Why don't you find a place for some masters to rest first? When we get up early tomorrow, we're going out to find someone, how about it?"

Zhang Huang and others didn't say anything, but looked up at the sky. Seeing that the sun was setting, they couldn't help but feel a little moved. After all, God knew where Zang Ba's uncle lived, and it was easy to find. Since Jiangdu was called the capital, it occupied a large area and was not comparable to a small Taishan County.

Seeing Zhang Huang and others showing a look of emotion, Li Xiaosi smiled in his eyebrows and said while the iron was hot, "Several masters, come with the young man. The young man knows a place. Not to mention the cheap accommodation, there is still fun to find..."

"Fun? What fun?" Chen Dao asked in confusion.

"It's...hehe..." Li Xiaosi thief laughed a few times, and Chen was even more puzzled.

Taishi Ci, who was well-informed next to him, shook his head and thought to himself that his brother was really honest. So he turned his head and whispered, "This guy is planning to take us to the kiln for fun!"

"What?" Chen Dao's face turned red when he heard this. He grabbed Li Xiaosi's clothes and shouted angrily, "Bastard, who do you think we are?!"

"Master, you have something to say, and you have something to say." When Chen Da was frightened, Li Xiaosi's eyes also showed fear. After all, there were six people in Zhang Huang's gang, and he only had one. If he really fought, he would probably not know how many bones would be broken.

"Okay, brother, I can't get angry about such a person." Li Tong stood up and let go of Chen Dao's hand, then turned to Li Xiaosi and said, "Just find a cheap place for us, and the rest is not needed. You will be rewarded if you accomplish this."

"I understand, understand." Li Xiaosi nodded repeatedly and led Zhang Huang and others through alleys one after another.

Not to mention, Li Xiaosi really didn't build it. The nearby alleys are well-known, but the problem is that somehow he vaguely led Zhang Huang and others to the remote path with few people. At this time, the sky gradually became dim, which made Shan Fu, Zang Ba, Taishi Ci and others gradually become suspicious.

Under the gesture of Shan Fu's eyes, Zang Ba and Taishi Ci took a few steps forward, each of whom reached out to cover Li Xiaosi's shoulder and asked in a deep voice, "I said Li Xiaosi, you are leading a little wrong, right?"

"What are you talking about?" Li Xiaosi turned his head and said without changing his face. "It's not far ahead. Because the inn is remote, there are few people who know about it, so the price of accommodation is naturally cheap."

After hearing his explanation, Zang Ba, Taishi Ci and Shan Fu were skeptical, but Li Tong was greedy for the advantage and urged Li Xiaosi to lead the way quickly.

But unexpectedly, Li Xiaosi took them to a dead end. When Zhang Huang and others realized that something was wrong, a large group of rogues holding wooden sticks and wooden sticks had already walked out of the dim alley behind them, looking at them with a bad look. After a rough count, there were about twenty or thirty people.

At this time, Li Xiaosi also changed his face and sneaked into the group of people while Zang Ba and Taishi Ci were stunned.

"If you don't want to suffer from physical pain, just be aware of your feelings and hand over all the valuable things you have on your body!"

[Good guy…]

The Black Feather Crow looked at each other and was immediately amazed and crying. They never thought that they had just arrived in Jiangdu and were blackmailed by a group of ruffians.
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