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In the backyard of the inn, the guests who did not escape in time were all nestled in the room, looking at the situation outside through the cracks in the window.
Due to the rules of the yamen, the highest building in the capital city is only three floors, and the county town is two floors. So behind this inn is a two-story concave wooden building with a narrow room and some rooms are not transparent at all. The windows are pitch black and stuffy.
Many people are sweating because of heat, but they don’t even dare to breathe.
The atmosphere in the upper rooms with a 2nd floor is a bit unusual.
The windows were also slightly cracked, and you can see the roof of the lobby in front of the inn at this location.
At this moment, no one was standing in front of the window, and a man dressed as a scholar was sitting at the table, slowly uncovering the teacup in his hand.
The tea soup is clear and bright, with a green and yellow color, which is the best Biluochun.
It was originally unusual for such good tea to appear in such a small place. In addition, the teapot and tea cups on the table were also white porcelain produced by Ru Kiln, which was bright and bright, as white as cream, and as beautiful jade.
The scholar sat in the backlight, and the person who came in from the door could not see his face clearly.
He held up a cup of tea and drank graceful demeanor, as if he was from a family.
There were two people standing in the room with their hands hanging down, looking like a follower, dressed in rough clothes, with calluses on their hands, and a bulging waist.
The scholar saw Meng Qi's figure appearing again on the roof in front of the inn through the window. He crawled in from the unfolded tiles, and then put down the teacup.
After a moment, the door was gently buckled.
The follower opened the door and saw a man standing at the door with a merchant.
The merchant whispered respectfully: "Report to the Pavilion Master, the man went to find the Fengwei Escort Agency and captured the head of the Escort Agency into an alley near the inn. As for what they said, my subordinates are incompetent and dare not get too close."
The scholar sneered: "The identity of the Du Biaotou Jinyiwei has been exposed."
The Fengwei Escort Agency is barely considered a good match for the 12th meeting of the Four Gangs in Yuzhou. It is in the Baidao, which is different from other gangs. However, the Escort Agency needs to deal with these local tyrants. It has little face and no broad social relationship. Don’t even think about taking the first place in the escort agencies of all sizes in Yuzhou.
The Fengwei Escort Agency has today, except that the skilled escorts are difficult to be pried away by other companies, but the official sidelines are all in line.
These approaches are usually the foundation of the escort agency and have never been told by outsiders, so they avoid being snatched away after being investigated.
——Although the real reason why Fengwei Escort Agency is the secret whistle of the Jinyiwei, few people know it.
A follower next to the scholar echoed: "The Fengwei Escort Agency has lived a very comfortable life these years. They have accomplished nothing. Recently, they have even done casually to search for descendants of the Chu royal family. They have been hanging with local snakes in Yuzhou all day long, and their horizons have become lowered and they are not so cautious in their actions."
The scholar shook his head slowly and said, "This is a bad word. They are all inaction due to internal overwhelming and exclusion. People were sent here and have not been transferred back or have hopes of promotion. Who can do their best? They can only focus on the money earned by the escort agency. In life, the word "fame and fortune" can ordinary people see through it?"
As he spoke, he followed up and all the people from the Fengwei Escort Agency withdrew.
The fight was in full swing on the street, and the people from the Fengwei Escort Agency had not participated in the armed battle. Now they quietly retreated in the name of finding Du Piaotou, and the people from other gangs did not care too much.
After all, the interests that the local gang compete for and the needs of the escort agency are different, and there is no conflict between them.
"Run quickly... It seems that Master Meng has no intention of concealing his identity."
The scholar raised his hand and lifted the teapot and added another cup of tea to himself.
His voice sounded very young, and there was still some clear and clear smell of young people.
However, the scholar's followers were respectful and convinced him.
"What the Pavilion Master said is that if it weren't for this, the people from Fengwei Escort Agency would probably not be so sensible."
"Have you found out the details of the doctor beside Master Meng?" the scholar asked in a deep voice.
The entourage immediately handed over a thick stack of booklets.
If Mo Li was present, he would definitely be surprised by the content.
The above describes his traces in Yongzhou, Taijing and Shangyun Mountain in detail.
This is what hundreds of people saw and heard.
Anything that Mo Li had dealt with people in the Jianghu Lake was basically recorded. He met the Bahu of Yudong and the Young Master Jin Feng in the ancestral hall of the abandoned village in Yongzhou. He practiced medicine in Yongzhou and made money, and did not even miss the incident of going to Shimo Mountain Village.
This section of Shimo Mountain Village is highlighted.
Qing Dacheng, the former elder of the Dongting Gang, and Taoist Master Taiji Guansang, who also served for the King of Wu, brought hundreds of people to the Graphite Mountain to cut off the Qi Dynasty's dragon vein, but the entire army was wiped out. Only two or three injured people fell into the ravine and escaped from the mountain by chance.
"... This doctor Mo was only noticed after being reported to the Yongzhou Imperial Tomb by the people in the division of the pavilion. The road he held in this man led out of the Qingzhou Prefecture Office and spoke good official language. What was particularly surprising is that he not only had exquisite medical skills and acupuncture, but also could speak more than ten dialects. This led to the difficulty of investigating this man's hometown and almost misled."
The scholar turned the booklet a few pages and pondered: "What weapon did he use?"
"Most of them respond to the enemy with empty hands, and their martial arts are of the highest level in the world." The follower couldn't help but sigh.
A Master Meng has a mysterious origin and extremely high martial arts skills.
Now another doctor, who is also incomprehensible.
With Meng Qi first, they didn't dare to guess Dr. Mo's age.
"It is said that the two of them killed the rudder of the Holy Lotus Altar branch in Qinghu Town, Pingzhou, and also abolished the martial arts of an apprentice of the Qingcheng Sect. In addition, Meng Qi killed the Songya Elder of the Chunshan Sect in Yongzhou. At present, these two factions are the ones who have a grudge against them."
"What happened before Pingzhou?"
"This...is still being searched for news. Some people say that after the earthquake in Qiuling County, Doctor Mo seemed to have gone to treat the victims."
The scholar frowned and said, "Does the Si family in Qiuling County have contact with them?"
"It's not known yet, but judging from their attitude towards the Qingwu Ancestor and the Holy Lotus Hall, they should not be the same as the Si family."
After reading the booklet to Taijing, it was recorded that the things collected in it became more and more complicated.
There was a case where Meng Qi and Moli were exposed and faked on the road in front of the city gate, and turned around and ran away.
The Long Claw Peak Temple was destroyed, and Gong Jun, deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, was involved. The speculations related to the mystery of the authenticity of Emperor Li’s tomb. People who fled from Zangfeng Temple said that Meng Qi and the ancestor Qingwu fought in Xianyue Temple and fought to the darkness.
The ancestor Qingwu died in the forbidden palace, and the specific situation was not known. However, after the palace change, Meng Qi and Mo Li brought a young man with a mysterious identity to appear at the Fengxing Pavilion branch of Mudanfang, the capital city, where there was another book shop.
"...There is another thing that has not been written. After the second prince of Qi Dynasty changed, there was a young man around them who was about the same age and could not find out his career." The follower whispered, "Besides, we all know the martial arts of the ancestor Qingwu. He is cunning and wise, and he is even more stubborn and will not be killed by artillery in a confused manner. Therefore, the death of Emperor Lu Zhang of Qi and the death of the ancestor Qingwu may be related to the two."
The scholar did not comment, turned a page and pointed to the back and said, "They spent money in Fengxing Pavilion to inquire about the best craftsmen in the capital to make silver needles?"
"Yes, the craftsman has the reputation of the previous dynasty and has taken the imperial examination several times. After Master Meng left Taijing, the craftsman also ran away. Then the Taijing Jinyiwei began to strictly investigate the fraud case of the imperial examination. Everyone in the court, Zhang Xiang and his party were in danger. Emperor Yongchen still had no intention of stopping, and seemed to have to investigate it to the end."
Palace, court, rivers and lakes...
It seems that there are shadows of these two people everywhere.
"I heard that the Pavilion Master was also in Taijing at that time, I don't know--"
"I saw a strange phenomenon in heaven. I took people out of the city to check, but I was trapped outside the city. The palace turned into a blockade of the city gate and it took me a long time to open. At that time, the ancestor Qingwu was dead. No matter how powerful our power was, it was difficult to reach the forbidden palace. Even the affairs of the court were difficult to understand clearly. The only things in the world were clear."
As the scholar sighed, a sound suddenly came from the downstairs.
A figure rushed into the inn courtyard wall in a mess.
It’s no one else, it’s the leader of Changxin Gang who has been missing all night.
Instead of looking for his subordinates, nor looking for the four gangs who were fighting happily, he sneaked into the inn.
"Oh no." The entourage's face changed drastically.
Because they had lived in this inn and were having a big fuss outside, Meng Qi might not have noticed that there were still people peeking at his whereabouts. Now that the leader of Changxin Gang has broken in, if Meng Qi doesn't notice it anymore, he will be ashamed of the title of the top master.
"People?" Everyone hurriedly looked at the scholar.
"Forget it, Ge Changxin is a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death and cannot keep the secret. It's too late for us to leave now, so it's better to be a pretentious master of the previous dynasty for a while."
***
Meng Qi looked at the leader of the Changxin Gang with a smile, sweating and muddy.
"I don't know why the gang leader is working so hard, and he is still going to see us off?"
The leader of Changxin gang shook his head repeatedly, and his eyes couldn't help but slip back, scolding his terrible luck.
Why is Meng Qi also in this inn? What he is obviously looking for is—
Mo Li suddenly turned around.
“Cruff.”
The door leading to the backyard of the inn lobby was pushed, and a group of men entered in a row.
There were merchants in fine cloth, managers who collected accounts in the farm, followers, servants and coachmen. They seemed to be unrelated, but they stood in the same place. The shopkeepers of the inn recognized some of the guests who lived in the store, and some were not, but the expressionless appearance of these people made their backs chill.
"I said why do I always feel that someone is looking at me? It seems that there is an amazing person living in this inn." Meng Qi said with his hands behind his back.
With his eyesight, it is naturally obvious that the people who come in are all practicing, and their martial arts are very good.
Much better than the people from the Four Gangs and Twelve Clubs outside.
None of the leading gang members brought by Mr. Cai is comparable to them.
Although his martial arts skills are not as good as Mr. Cai, he can barely be called a second-rate master in the world.
This is amazing.
Especially they all look ordinary and dress very casually, without the arrogance of a master.
If you don’t have straightened your spine and showed your sharpness, it may be difficult to detect when walking on the road.
Mo Li found that these people were looking at him without a trace, as if he was more interested in them than Meng Qi. Mo Li had never encountered this situation before, so she couldn't help but look at Meng Qi.
Meng Qi's face darkened and he was about to get angry when he saw a scholar walking in outside the door.
The hidden weapon was silenced, and the inn shopkeeper and the clerk fell head-on and fell unconscious.
Mo Li intercepted a hidden weapon in the middle and smelled the smell of a drug on it.
He secretly used his internal strength to eliminate this drowsy smell and threw the hidden weapon on the table.
Mo Li looked up and saw that the scholar was wearing a thin white dress with traces of washing and sewing. He had ordinary appearance and dark skin. He looked calm and looked at the calmness between his steps and expressions, this person was no different from the poor boy on the street.
"Mr. Meng and Doctor Mo have long admired the names of the two. I am very lucky to see them today."
The scholar smiled and bowed deeply as soon as he met.
He was thoughtful and had a low attitude.
Mo Li looked at this person suspiciously.
Chapter completed!