Chapter 158 Courtesan Zhao WanFang
Jinbao Gambling House, also Pingkang Ward.
"Yo, Young Hero Li!"
Before I even entered the door, someone greeted me.
Li Yan turned around and saw that he was a tall man with a beard, a lion's nose and a wide mouth, and was covered in lumps and flesh.
It looks familiar, but I can't remember who it is.
"Hahaha..."
The man cupped his fists and said, "Young Hero Li Don't blame me, Tie Feng, Tie ShiGu is my father. He was among the crowd that night. The young hero's kung fu was an eye-opener for us."
"Oh, sin, sin."
Li Yan raised his hands and clasped his fists, looking apologetic.
That night Porters Guild President Tie ShiGu went to help in person. Although it was a favor from the Five Elements, he was still helping them, so he had to be polite.
This man Tie Feng is also a veteran of the martial arts world. When he saw Li Yan approaching in a menacing manner, he immediately guessed that something was up.
Li Yan has been in the limelight one after another recently. He wanted to meet each other, so he frowned and said solemnly, "Young Hero Li is not an outsider, but if something happens, let me know, all our Porters Guild brothers are here."
Seeing that he had just come out of the gambling house, Li Yan was a little unsure. He glanced at Jinbao Gambling House and said in a low voice, "Is Brother Tie related to this family?"
"No."
Tie Feng shook his head and said with a smile, "As the New Year is approaching, the snow is falling hard, and Official Road and the pier are not connected. We have some free time, so come over and play a few games."
"Why, did this family offend Brother Li?"
He can also climb along the pole, and the "young hero" becomes a "brother" in a blink of an eye.
Li Yan smiled and said, "It's a small matter. A fellow villager fell into a trap and helped them catch a few crooks from Fengmen and get their things back. What's the background of this family?"
"Don't worry, we are one of our own!"
Tie Feng smiled and said, "This Jinbao Gambling House was originally a kid named Lu Jinbao, and his father was the original Shaanxi Province Administration Commissioner Lu Qing."
"This kid was originally very crazy in Chang'an and offended many people. Lu Qing was imprisoned for corruption, but he did not escape and was forced to hang himself."
"Now this gambling house has changed hands a long time ago, and you know the new owner, it's Yaxing Hall Master Bai. I was talking about you a while ago."
"Hall Master Bai?"
Li Yan instantly remembered this person.
If I remember correctly, he dressed like a Confucian scholar, wore a pair of white gloves, and used an iron fan as his weapon.
Thinking of this, Li Yan frowned slightly, "How come a person from the dental industry is involved in the Bee Sect's business?"
"It must be a misunderstanding."
Tie Feng smiled and shook his head and said, "Hall Master Bai is very rich. Chang'an City has many industries. How can he rob a craftsman of his shop?"
"Let's go, Hall Master Bai happens to be in the gambling house. No matter whose family did this, they will definitely give an explanation to Brother Li."
After that, he took Li Yan and the other three people into the gambling house.
Just as Tie Feng said, as soon as they entered the door, they were greeted respectfully by the waiters from the gambling shop and invited to a private room on the second floor.
"Young Hero Li, long time no see."
A Confucian scholar stood up and clasped his fists to greet him. It was Hall Master Bai from Yaxing.
Chang'an Yaxing is divided into five halls by southeast, northwest, and middle. Each of them occupies the territory for business and business, and each other is not allowed to cross the boundary.
This Hall Master Bai is named Bai RuoXu. He can occupy the most prosperous and wealthy Beitang. His status is only lower than that of the gang leader. His skills are superb and he has been confirmed to be the next president of the tooth guild.
"Hall Master Bai, you are in trouble!"
Tie Feng and Bai RuoXu were obviously very familiar with each other. They exclaimed at first and then explained the matter.
Li Yan looked at the shadow puppet troupe leader next to him calmly.
The old man shook his head slightly, indicating that this was not the person.
"There is still such a thing!"
Bai RuoXu was a little surprised after hearing this. He shook his head and cursed, "These idiots let people from Fengmen enter the place to do business. Didn't they destroy my sign?"
After saying that, he cupped his fists with an apologetic look on his face and said, "Young Hero Li I'm sorry, it's my fault, I will give you an explanation."
"I probably know who that group of people is, but I can't say it because of Jianghu Rules, but if Young Hero Li can be trusted, I will handle this matter."
"They must spit out the things before tomorrow!"
"In addition, compensation is definitely necessary!"
Li Yan thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's fine, I'll do the work Hall Master Bai, and then I will be the host, but I must appreciate it."
Since everyone else was talking about this, he could only agree.
"Easy to say."
Hall Master Bai said happily, "Young Hero Li is famous Flower Calyx Tower. I have to take advantage of anything I say and see it."
Li Yan: "..."
When things became clear, everyone said goodbye and left.
Bai RuoXu waited until everyone was sent out of the casino, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. When he returned to the room, his face was as cold as water.
He locked the door tightly, turned around and walked to the corner, entered the huge lacquered wood wardrobe, and gently pulled on the rope next to it.
Wow!
The wooden board under the wardrobe opens instantly.
His body fell directly, and the wooden boards quickly closed again.
This is also a secret passage at an angle. The first floor is built in a blind spot, and the long secret passage leads directly to the underground.
The secret passage goes straight up and down without any ladders.
If it fell from such a distance, an ordinary person would definitely break his leg.
However, Bai RuoXu just used the force from left to right, and after a few back and forth, it landed firmly on the ground and looked forward.
There is actually a secret passage below, with mottled bricks and moss, and it looks quite old.
Chang'an City It was the capital of several dynasties and had gone through countless wars. In order to avoid disasters, the big families in the city secretly spent a lot of money to build secret passages. They were so dense and layered that you don't even know how many there were.
There is a stone chamber on the left side of the secret passage ahead, with faint light from the fire.
A flash of murderous intent flashed in Bai RuoXu's eyes, he strode forward and soon arrived at the stone room.
There were candles lit in the stone room, and several people were lying or sitting there. Some were sharpening knives beside the bed, while others were drinking and eating meat.
"Seen Hall Master Bai!"
Seeing his arrival, everyone stood up one after another.
Bai RuoXu looked calm and said calmly, "Everyone, are you still used to staying here?"
"Get used to it!"
A slovenly man with a fierce look on his face joked, "Hall Master Bai entertains us with good wine and meat, of course we will feel comfortable."
As he spoke, a lewd smile appeared on his face, "It's just, hey... you know, we've been in the mountains for a long time, and it's really frustrating."
"This is Pingkang Ward, there are many girls, you see..."
"Easy to say!"
Bai RuoXu showed a smile on his face, shook his head and said, "Didn't you guys go out early? You also made a lot of money. Why do you need to tell me what you want to do?"
"Do you think so, brother Brother Yang?"
Behind everyone, there was also a man who looked like a scholar.
If Li Yan is there, you will find that this person is the "sign post" in Niubeiliang White Tiger Stronghold Four Beams and Eight Pillars, who is responsible for detecting messages.
He was also the person who killed Lu Kang at that time.
"Hall Master Bai is joking."
Hearing Bai RuoXu's inquiry, the scholar smiled sinisterly, touched the scar on his neck, and sneered, "We were sent by the leader to lurk here Chang'an City."
"Hall Master Bai It's better to detain our brothers here. It's hard to even let them go, and their identities are not arranged."
"In this case, we brothers must find another way to recruit someone."
At this point, his eyes became cold, "Don't think that you are the only one who can play this Chang'an City. You are not only talented below, but there are also many brothers on the road!"
The others looked at each other with ferocious expressions on their faces, and each put their hands on their weapons.
"Alas~ Brothers, you have misunderstood."
Bai RuoXu shook his head and sighed, "Chang'an City is currently calm on the surface, but in reality there are turbulent undercurrents. It's not as simple as you think."
"Cut the nonsense!"
The scholar said coldly, "In order to unlock the treasure, the leader is still playing hide and seek with the Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect people in the Qinling Mountains."
"We were ordered to come to Chang'an City to cause trouble, but you locked us up here. Could it be that we have second thoughts and want to rebel?!"
Bai RuoXu smiled bitterly, "Let me show you something."
As he spoke, he pulled off the white gloves he always wore.
When several bandits saw it, they were secretly surprised.
I saw that this hand was completely rotten, with pustules growing in some places, and weird bugs writhing around in other places.
The scholar sneered, "What? Whose trick is this? What's the point of showing us..."
Before he finished speaking, his expression changed.
"Toxic!"
However, what he discovered was too late.
Several bandits felt dizzy, their chests were tight, and they couldn't breathe. They collapsed to the ground and kept coughing.
Their necks were swollen red, and blood was spurting out from mouth to mouth.
Bai RuoXu then looked calm, put on his gloves, shook his head and said, "I'm showing you this to let you know that with your little ability, you can't make waves in Chang'an City."
"Huh, thieves are hard to change, they can only do bad things!"
With that said, he turned around and left the secret passage.
In the dark room behind them, the skin of several bandits has turned red, their heads are swollen, their eyes are bloodshot, and they are gradually losing their breath...
In the small courtyard of the palace, Hei Dan looked around with shock in his eyes.
"Yan-ge, you are so awesome!"
His admiration for Li Yan cannot be increased.
When he was in the village, he felt that Li Yan would be a good swordsman, but what he saw today was completely beyond his imagination.
"How can I afford it?"
Li Yan smiled dumbly, "We are just showing people houses, that's all, and we have a lot of connections."
"That's that!"
Sha LiFei also laughed and said, "It's all bitterness, haha, we just have more friends."
"Are you hungry after a busy day? Let's take a walk, clean up the room first, and then find a restaurant to treat you to a meal."
"Hei Dan, I never thought you had such an uncle..."
He saw Li Yan wink and knew that the other party still had something to do, so he took the initiative to arrange for Hei Dan's uncle and nephew.
And Li Yan looked at the sky and saw that it was already sunset, so he turned around and left the small courtyard, wandering around in the dark alleys of the alley.
After a while, I came to a dark alley near Qingyuan Tower.
He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so his legs Hidden Strength exploded, he leaped into the air, and he grabbed the eaves and climbed up.
When he was almost approaching Zhao Wan Fang's room, he was hanging from the eaves with one hand, chanting a mantra with the other hand, and lightly hooking his little finger.
Wow!
A cowling flew out of the skin bag around his waist, slid along the wall, and slipped into the window silently.
Naturally, he would not believe what the Qingyuan Tower oiran said, so at that time he just said that a warlock was causing trouble and he knew the murderer.
The time he made an appointment was after nightfall.
As soon as dusk arrived, I arrived early just to see if this woman was up to something, or if she had any other accomplices?
Zhao Wan Fang is the only one in the room.
She was sitting in front of the dressing table, holding a tattered comb, feeling lost and confused, not knowing what she was thinking...
Li Yan's heart moved. After putting away the cud spirit, he exerted force on his arms and suddenly jumped into the air. He jumped directly to the window and jumped in.
"Who?!"
Zhao Wan Fang was startled and turned around quickly. When he saw it was Li Yan, he immediately understood and coldly snorted, "Sure enough, there is no truth!"
"The rivers and lakes are dangerous and we must be on guard against them."
Li Yan didn't care, looked around, and said thoughtfully, "Tell me, what exactly did you see at that time?"
Zhao Wan Fang gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me who the murderer is first!"
Li Yan didn't reply, just looked at him coldly.
The two were in a stalemate for a while, and Zhao Wan Fang had no choice but to lower his head and come to the table. He sighed and said in a deep voice, "I was still young at that time. My mother gave birth to me and she didn't know who my father was, so she boiled water and worked for the girls in the building."
"Although it is painful, I am already very grateful, because if the girls in other buildings gave birth to wild children, they would be drowned by the madam or sold to human traffickers."
"At least, I'm still alive..."
"That night, I was lying in the kitchen sleeping. I only remember the terrible silence in the middle of the night, and then I heard a cat meowing."
"The cat's meowing was very strange. After hearing it, I felt like a ghost pressing down on the bed. My head was clear but my body could not move."
"Then a fire broke out, and the fire was so fast that neither the girls nor the clients reacted at all, and they were swallowed up by the fire in the blink of an eye."
"Fortunately, at the last moment, I woke up, struggled into the water tank, and escaped death."
"I was so frightened that I pretended to be a little beggar and watched on the street. When I saw the government officials coming, I walked around casually for a few times and then hurriedly left. In the end, I decided that it was an accident."
"But I know that someone killed someone!"
"I suffered a lot on the street, wandering around in circles, and then returned to the brothel, where I slept with the gangsters and begged them to teach me martial arts..."
"Outsiders see me as an oiran, wearing gold and silver, but I have long since given up. I just want to find my enemy and die together..."
As he spoke, his eyes were blank, his arms were scratching desperately, and his nails tore out bloody traces.
Li Yan pressed his hand and said coldly, "Wake up, I haven't finished asking my questions yet!"
Zhao Wan Fang took a deep breath, "What else do you want to know?"
Li Yan thought thoughtfully, "Who among the original Jin Cui Brothel had cats?"
Zhao Wan Fang replied, "Consort Liu, Hua Qing, Cui Lan."
"Hua Qing and Cui Lan were the two girls who accompanied your father. Not long after the incident, Hua Qing hanged himself. Consort Liu was afraid of getting involved in a lawsuit, so he had his body secretly buried."
"A few days later, something happened to Jin Cui Brothel."
Li Yan was thoughtful and said in a deep voice, "When you boil water for those girls, have you noticed who has Peilan Sachet on them all the time?"
"Also, who is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
Zhao Wan Fang thought for a while, "Consort Liu, Hua Qing, Cui Lan, they all carry Peilan Sachet."
"Also, Consort Liu is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"
At this point, her face was full of shock, "You mean..."
Li Yan said in a deep voice, "I heard someone say that in the side sect in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there is a woman from Yanmen who is good at raising a kind of monster, named 'Jinhua Cat'."
"This demon is good at charming people. Song Era There was a palace girl who used witchcraft to raise this demon and charmed the emperor. Later it was discovered and implicated nine tribes. This technique was later spread to the people."
"Those who feed this demon must always bring Peilan Sachet, otherwise they will be counterattacked by Jinhua Cat..."
At this point, he already understood the cause of his father's death...