There are countless cities on the Central Plains, but the scale of which is comparable to that of Yanjing City is the only one in Qingguo Shangjing City. In addition, this huge city is unparalleled...

Over the past few hundred years, Yanjing City has become a capital city that accommodates hundreds of thousands of people after several generations of expansion. When Han Mo first came to Yanjing City from the East China Sea, he felt the hugeness of Yanjing City.

In Han Mo's eyes, Donghai City, where he lived for more than ten years, is just an urban area of ​​Yanjing City.

Yanjing City is divided into four districts, southeast, west and northeast, and each district is extremely large in area. In comparison, the east district is naturally the most luxurious and expensive place. In this urban area, the mansions of dignitaries are gathered. According to the height of the official position, the closer the imperial city in the center of the city, the more luxurious and elegant the construction of the mansion will naturally be, and the identity of the owner of the mansion will become more noble.

High-ranking residences such as the Grand Tutor's Mansion, the Shangshu Mansion, and the General's Mansion are all built in blocks close to the imperial city and expanded in sequence. The smaller the official position, the smaller the mansion will be and the further away from the imperial city.

Dongcheng is very vigilant, and those who walk on Dongcheng Street are either rich or noble. However, the Xicheng District, which is far away, is a different scene.

Xicheng District is the most complex place in Yanjing City and the most numerous place. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Yanjing City, and two-fifths of people gather in this area. They are bustling and messy every day, and they are all in all walks of life.

There are dozens of big and small streets crisscrossing here, and it is naturally noisy during the day. After night falls, the noise is still endless.

One of the greatest responsibilities of the Yanjing Prefecture’s yamen is actually to maintain normal order in Xicheng District. However, when night falls, even the Yanjing Prefecture’s yamen servants are unwilling to stay in this urban area.

This urban area has the most cases, and almost every month, several murder cases will occur.

Beggars, hawkers, prostitutes, butchers...who are hiding here are all kinds of lower-class people. Although Xicheng District is in chaos, they dare not violate the provisions issued by the court on the surface.

Although people in Xicheng District often experience internal strife, they dare not make the news, which will affect the stability of the entire Yanjing City.

The old people here know that the court did not let the place ignore it. After all, it was in the capital. Once the noise here was too big, the court would send troops to pacify it without hesitation. For many years, as long as the noise here was too big and affected the safety of Yanjing City, a large number of imperial guards would rush here, and they would always capture a group of people and then execute them in public at the entrance of Xicheng City to intimidate the people here and let them understand a very realistic truth--this is under the feet of the emperor and requires absolute stability.

...

It was already late at night, and dozens of streets in a radius of dozens of miles in Xicheng District were much quieter than the hustle and bustle of the day.

But this does not mean absolute silence.

There are many businesses in this urban area, and they will only really start after nightfall.

Han Mo was wearing a black robe and a black strap tied around his head. He walked through a small street in Xicheng District with frowns. Following him were Pei Yinghou, who exuded a refined atmosphere and Xue Hongxiu, who was wearing a dragonfly suit.

This is a very dim street with dilapidated houses on both sides and small water canals dug on both sides. There is a disgusting smell in the small canal.

If you look at the dilapidated houses on both sides, you will know that these are all messy and dirty shops, and inside the shops are some messy and dirty weird guys.

The so-called weird people do not mean that they are really strange, but for Han Mo, who is a child of a noble family, he is used to seeing luxurious and clean things. Now the ones appear in front of him are people and things that are very different from what he usually sees. This makes Han Mo feel a little strange.

Dirty, messy, broken, dark, damp, rotten!

These are the various feelings that Han Mo gradually developed after entering this area. It may be hard for those big men who live in the magnificent hinterland and have beautiful wives and concubines. There is still such a place and such a group of people in Yanjing City, where they live together.

In these dilapidated houses, those strange people were looking at Han Mo and his party slowly passing by the street with strange eyes.

I walked all the way to the intersection of this street, and a fork appeared in front of me.

Han Mo stopped, turned his head and looked at Pei Yinghou,

Pei Yinghou looked around and pointed to the road on the right, lowered his voice and said, "Come from this road!" He pointed to the corner of a house on the right. Han Mo followed his gesture and saw a dead snake hanging in the corner of the house. If he didn't look carefully, he would think it was just a rope.

Han Mo smiled faintly and said, "It seems... they are really careful!" He turned to ask Pei Yinghou and said, "Master Pei, if they found out that we did not keep the agreement and brought a lot of people over secretly, would these marks not appear?"

Pei Yinghou said respectfully: "Sir, they sent messages, only three of us allowed to come. If we abide by this agreement, these signs will lead us to see their Snake King. If... once we find out that we have not abide by the agreement, these signs will definitely not appear, and the Snake King will not meet us. Li Gu... will definitely die!" He approached and whispered: "Sir, we have walked six streets, and these six streets naturally have their eyes and ears. If we do not keep the agreement, even if we bring one more person, the Snake King and the others will get the news and stop the meeting this time!"

Han Mo smiled and said, "They are so cautious. After all, it proves that they are afraid of us... They are still afraid of our Xihua Hall in their bones!"

Pei Yinghou said: "If we really want to fight, they will naturally not be able to fight with us. Their biggest advantage... is that they will disguise themselves." At this time, the three of them had already turned to the new street. Pei Yinghou whispered as he walked: "Actually, not everyone is snake people on the underground black market. Most of them are ordinary people, and only a small part are snake people affiliated with the underground black market. But... it is difficult for us to see who is the snake people from it. Then again, even those ordinary people have some connection with the snake people...!" He sighed: "If we fight, we can't kill all of these people!"

Han Mo smiled indifferently and didn't say anything.

The environment of this street has not changed, but has become worse. The rotten smell in the gutter is even stronger, and the stench is so stinking that it is full of flies everywhere.

Han Mo couldn't bear it and couldn't help but take out a strap from his arms and tied it horizontally to the end of his nose, slightly reducing the impact of the odor. However, he was sighing in his heart how these people survived in such a place.

A thin man walked towards him, with a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek and a torn dress, looking like a dying patient.

Passing by, the man took a few steps, but Han Mo had already stopped and did not look back. He just smiled faintly and said, "Friend, you took the wrong thing..."

The man said nothing, ignored Han Mo's words and was about to run away without saying a word.

With his familiarity with this street and alley, Han Mo and others would not be able to find him as long as he turned into any alley. He obviously planned this way. He ran to a branch alley in the street and rushed into the dark alley. At this moment, he saw a flash of figure, and there was an extra person in front of him blocking his way. Before the man could see the other person clearly, he felt a severe pain in his lower abdomen, but he was kicked by the other person.

The man with a sharp mouth and a monkey cheek was already thin and thin. The force of this kick was really great. His whole body flew out like a leaf, and then fell heavily to the ground.

The man was also hard-working. When he landed on the ground, blood was leaking from the corner of his mouth. Obviously, the kick hurt his internal organs, but he struggled from the ground and was about to escape.

The figure blocking his entry into the alley was still blocking his way quickly. This time, the man only saw a flash of cold light in front of him, and his throat was cold. He knew in his heart that his throat was already blocked by a dagger. If he acted rashly, the other party would definitely stab the dagger into his throat without hesitation.

What appeared in front of him was a very beautiful face, a very beautiful woman. Unfortunately, the beautiful face was extremely cold, and those beautiful eyes were even more shining with cold light.

Of course this is Xue Hongxiu.

Hongxiu stopped the man, and more eyes were staring at him all around him, and many people even came out of the dilapidated house, stood in front of the door, staring at Han Mo and his party with hostility.

Han Mo carried his hands on his back, and did not affect his mood because of the countless hostile eyes. He just walked slowly to the man, took the money bag from his hand and stuffed it into his waist, and said lightly: "The hands are very fast, but the eyes are not accurate... I have something more expensive than silver on me, why don't you take it? I can't get it?"

The man was hit by the dagger, but he was not very panicked. He spitted blood in his mouth and sneered: "There is nothing I can't get... I will kill me if I have the ability. I guarantee you can't get out of this alley!"
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