The night was dark, and the occasional barking of dogs could be heard from the darkness.
The three green men crossed their shoulders and swayed their arms as they turned into the alley behind Hou's house.
The short and sturdy man at the head held the reed pole in his mouth, put his hand into the open collar, and kept rubbing the sweat, "Introduce... Introduce Cui Xi Hall, the new sister, her breasts are so soft, and... take a few mouthfuls of Fushou Paste, feel comfortable and comfortable."
However, the thin tattooed green man behind him had some hesitation on his face, "Brother, have you heard that Yan Lao San and the others were addicted to drugs at the dock today and died not long after returning, with their bodies still soaking in the river."
"In the past two months, several people have died one after another. How about we stop smoking..."
Snap!
Before he finished speaking, he was slapped by the short and sturdy man, and he cursed, "I... I said you were kicked in the head by a donkey. When the thing stopped, it was more uncomfortable than death. Laozi is not exempt from that crime!"
After that, he gave the thin man a hard push and continued walking forward.
The scarred-faced man hugged the thin man, half mocking himself, half comforting. "Brother, don't think about it. When we drank blood wine and joined the gang, we already had our heads on our belts."
"You're going to die sooner or later anyway, so why not do it as happily as you can!"
This statement may seem self-defeating, but it is actually correct.
The gangsters from Jinmen may not be very skilled in martial arts, but they are very difficult to deal with.
A warrior's body is as valuable as oil, but they don't care.
Drawing lots of life and death, fighting with weapons, jumping into oil pans, burning red iron on one's body to injure oneself to establish authority... All kinds of shocking incidents are endless. For the sake of face and profit, anything can be ignored.
Anyway, it's a principle: don't be a coward.
Even if someone had his eyeballs gouged out and stomped on the ground, he would still have to pick it up and swallow it without changing his expression.
There is today but no tomorrow. If you don't enjoy it in time, you will suffer a big loss.
Just like today, when the news came out that the Wang family wanted to escape, their boss ignored him and asked them to give a warning, and the three of them took the opportunity to extort a sum of money.
The money earned, if saved, is enough for a family of three to spend for a year.
But they are eager to create light tonight, and they don't even want to pay back the gambling debts they owe...
After walking not far, rows of red lanterns appeared in front of us.
This area of Houjia Alley was originally home to many Prosperity families, but many years ago a demon appeared in Jinmen who was good at using fire and escape techniques. He went deep into these Prosperity people's mansions every night, causing harm to many girls and women.
Later, when the incident happened, Xuanmen masters set up a trap to contain it.
The demon was blocked with no way to go to heaven and no way to go to the earth, so he set a fire and burned several houses one after another, causing heavy casualties. It was considered a major Xuanmen case of Tianjin Guards that year.
Since then, Houjia Alley has declined.
The poor couldn't afford it, and the rich thought it was unlucky. Only the brothel madams took a fancy to this place and bought it one after another. They moved in, hung up lanterns, and the business became more and more prosperous.
One of them has a facade that was converted from a Sanjin Siheyuan.
There are reed batts stuffed in the cracks of the blue brick wall, and two strings of silk lanterns are hung at the corners of the eaves. The candlelight shines through the oil paper with the words "Cui Xi Hall" on it, making the mole on the concierge's face shine brightly.
The three of them staggered towards them, and Mr. Turtle immediately nodded and bowed to greet them.
"Master Wu, you won't be here for a while."
"Stop... stop blabbering!"
The short and stocky man patted Mr. Turtle on the shoulder and said, "Call the new ones... the new ones here. Good wine and good food... open the door."
As he said that, he patted his chest and said, "Man, there is... plenty of money!"
Mr. Turtle's face was full of flattery, he bent down and raised his hand, "It happens to be the day to eat crabs. Master Wu, please come in!"
"Okay... hahaha..."
The three of them, led by Turtle Gong, stepped across the lintel of the lantern door.
In the dark alley in the distance, Li Yan also walked out slowly.
After the Wang family asked about the reason, he immediately started tracking it.
Although these three green-skinned gangsters took the first step, they could not escape his pursuit.
But what makes Li Yan angry is that he wanted to follow them to find the person behind them, but he didn't expect these three fools to take the money and come to Xiaoyao to be happy!
Li Yan's eyes flashed with killing intent and quickly faded into darkness.
Sneaking into this brothel requires no escape skills at all.
Hidden Strength exploded under his feet, and his figure was like a sharp arrow, but silently, he reached the root of the brothel wall in two steps, jumped into the air with one leap, stepped on the courtyard wall, and quickly reached the tile beams.
Chang'an took refuge with Zhao Wan Fang. Li Yan is very familiar with this brothel.
If divided by nature, there are "official-run" and "private-run".
The official camp is the famous "Jiaofang Division".
But these are limited after all. Most of them are privately owned and have strict hierarchies.
The first-class one is called "Qingyin Small Troupe" or "Book Apartment", which is mainly for "performing arts". Needless to say, the appearance of the women there is also required to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and to receive literati or wealthy businessmen, the place is extremely luxurious.
Many times, it is a place where dignitaries hold banquets and discuss affairs.
The powerful women there have a wide network of contacts and help with matchmaking and even buying and selling information, such as Golden Swallow Gate where Zhao Wan Fang is located.
The lesser ones are both geishas and prostitutes, and most of their customers are small businessmen and scholars.
Needless to say, the worst ones are often opened in densely populated areas of the docks. The place is simple and crude, the women are old or sick, and the people who receive them are porters and coolies. They are called "nail sheds".
The one in front of me is considered third-class.
The place is big, Three Religions and Nine Schools gathers together, it looks a bit chaotic.
In the courtyard of the front yard, there is a cypress gambling table with bright candles. A group of men are placing bets with pancakes and fruits in their mouths. The smell of green onions is mixed with sweat, and accompanied by various shouts, they rush to the second floor.
Every time a gambler wins money, he always gets compliments from the woman in his arms.
As for the courtyard in the middle, it is relatively private.
Wing Room, east, west, south, north, were made into small single rooms, with peach red silk curtains hanging at the door. Through the propped up windows, one could see the tables inside with wine and food, as well as a cigarette couch with a grilled window.
As for the backyard, it is where the girls change and stay.
Densely packed clothes-drying poles were erected, covered with clothes and bedding of various colors.
Li Yan lowered his body and walked across the roof, then took a deep breath and looked towards the second floor of the central courtyard.
I saw that in the "Tian Zi Hao" Wing Room at the end of the second floor, the decoration was obviously much more luxurious. There was a wool blanket on the floor, but half of the reed mat was exposed under the blanket.
There is a picture of an erotic palace hanging on the wall, which is particularly ambiguous when illuminated by candlelight.
Pine wood chips were burning in the copper brazier, so smoked that the paper-cuts "attracting wealth" on the beams were curled up.
On the smoking couch, the short and sturdy man had slumped down, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and the sparks of the copper pipe were flickering.
In other rooms, almost everyone is smoking Fushou Paste.
Li Yan After seeing it, the murderous intention in his heart could no longer be concealed.
He has now completely confirmed that Jinghai Gang must have colluded with "Jianmu".
Moreover, this force is not small.
The merchants Mendes and Jinmen, who have the aura of evil spirits on their bodies, may be involved.
Opium was spread through brothels and gambling houses.
This Jinmen official probably also had a share!
Because of the influence of his previous life, he hates this thing deeply.
Unexpectedly, in another world, the poison of tobacco would still spread to Divine Land!
Seeing that the short and sturdy man was so excited, Li Yan jumped down without any hesitation.
Inside Wing Room, the kiln girl in peach red satin had just brought the fruit plate when she suddenly saw a black shadow turning in from outside the window lattice. She wanted to shout in horror, but she fainted as soon as her vision went dark.
After knocking Sister Yao unconscious, Li Yan looked at the short and stocky man.
Hidden Stake man is also quite alert. Although his head is dizzy, he still reaches out to touch the knife.
But just as he was about to turn over, he suddenly stiffened and became unable to move.
He felt his eyes gradually darken, as if his consciousness was sinking into the deep sea, and the surroundings were filled with darkness and deathly silence.
This feeling is almost like death.
The short and stocky man was usually fierce. When fighting with others, he would even use a knife to cut out the flesh from his legs and eat them alive without changing his expression. He would often say "I will be a good man again in twenty years at most".
But this feeling really made him panic.
Li Yan, on the other hand, stood aside indifferently.
He has used Soul Hooking Chain to suppress this man's soul. The reason why he used this method to kill a chicken with a knife is that he did not want to make too much noise, and he wanted to use this method to extract a confession.
After a few breaths, Li Yan took back Soul Hooking Chain.
The short and stocky man slowly woke up, his eyes full of fear.
This short period of time seemed like a whole day to him.
"You... who are you?"
The short, stocky man asked with sweat on his forehead and gritted his teeth.
"Stop talking nonsense, I'll ask, you answer!"
Li Yan asked in a deep voice, "Who ordered the murder of Cangzhou Wu Qu?"
"Brother, I... I don't know..."
How dare the short and stocky man admit it, but before he finished speaking, his eyes became dark again.
Li Yan is no nonsense, just use Soul Hooking Chain.
After going back and forth several times, the man finally broke down and said, "I said... I said!"
"Third Master Chen asked me to do it!"
Facing this terrifying technique, the short and stocky man even improved his stuttering.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Who is Third Master Chen?"
The short and stocky man gritted his teeth and said, "Jinghai Gang, Yu Wenhai, insert Three Incense Sticks, the gang... everyone in the gang is called Third Master Chen. This... this hero, this matter has nothing to do with me."
"No nonsense!"
Li Yan scolded again and continued to ask.
Finally, I found out what happened from the man's mouth.
A warlock named Zhou came to Jinmen from other places a few years ago. He used the Wang family's conspiracy to lure and kill Living Underworld Messenger. He was very careful at first, but after Yellow Springs Organization collapsed, he became more and more brazen.
Later, Jinghai Gang somehow learned about this matter.
They first controlled the warlock surnamed Zhou, and then attracted Wu Qu's friend. After cruel torture and coercion, they finally made him relent and lured Wu Qu from Cangzhou.
The warlock named Zhou was also silenced afterwards.
All of this was ordered by Jinghai Gang, the third boss, Yu Wenhai.
Three green men helped with the attack, so they understand what happened.
As for who moved it, it is not clear.
"Yu Wenhai Why did you do this?"
Li Yan asked again in a deep voice.
"Jie... Jie, how do I know?"
Seemingly seeing that Li Yan didn't kill him, the short and stocky man seemed to have lost his strength.
But before he finished speaking, Li Yan raised his hand and pressed it gently on his forehead.
Bang!
Martial Power burst out, the man's head exploded instantly, and the body fell heavily to the ground.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
This voice immediately attracted two other men.
They ran from the next room, but as soon as they reached the door, a cold light passed through the wooden door and pierced the forehead of the scar-faced man, causing him to lose consciousness instantly.
The thin man was startled, turned around and ran away.
But there was only a click behind him, and Li Yan broke out of the door. He shrunk to an inch, and Blade Light wiped it. The thin man's head flew up high and fell in the middle yard.
"Killing people!"
The kiln sister who came out to watch the excitement suddenly screamed.
Li Yan ignored it, covered half of his face with a black scarf, jumped out in a few steps, kicked open another door, Blade Light flashed, and the smoker who was wearing pants inside was directly beheaded.
The death of Wu Qu and the proliferation of opium caused evil fire to rise in Li Yan's heart.
He didn't bother to care whether these smokers were innocent or not. He kicked down the door with his feet, raised his knife and went from room to room to kill them.
Blood splattered everywhere and candle shadows flickered.
The fallen candles lit up the boxes one after another.
Amidst the fire and smoke, screams, begging for mercy, and the sound of blades piercing flesh and blood continued to sound.
"Killing people!"
The horrified shouts became louder and louder.
In a kiln, there are bound to be thugs.
But these big and thick men, who came with sticks in their hands, were also killed one by one by Li Yan as if they were killing chickens. The rest were so frightened that they pissed themselves and ran away with the prostitute sister.
Suddenly, a roar came from afar:
"Young Fangxiao, how dare you come to Laozi to cause trouble!"
But I saw a strong figure jumping up from another brothel, using the skill of flying over eaves and walking over walls, and arrived in the middle courtyard in two steps.
The person who came was a one-eyed strong man, wearing brocade clothes, tiger-head boots, a leather crotch with green scale patterns on his waist and hips, a full beard, a raw tiger back Bear Waist, and two fists as big as a casserole.
Boom!
When he landed, the shock caused reeds to fly in the cracks in the bricks.
Seeing dead bodies everywhere in the courtyard, the one-eyed man suddenly became furious and furious.
"You're so cute, grandpa will give you a cup!"
Before he finished speaking, he stepped forward and pressed forward, his heels grinding against the ground, making a crackling sound.
The boots under his feet were torn apart by his strength, and his whole body screamed out.
On the ground behind him, a whirlwind was rising, wrapped in dust and smoke.
Duliu Tongbei?
Looking at the starting moves, Li Yan immediately identified the base and kick.
Jinmen Three Religions and Nine Schools gathers together, naturally there are many warriors.
Duliu Town beside South Grand Canal and Xiao South River Village in Xiqing District are both famous for their large number of Martial World.
This Duliu Tongbei originated from Duliu Town.
According to legend, two Grand Ancestor boxing masters, one monk and one another, came from the clouds and merged the Grand Ancestor gate boxing method with local Tongbei Fist, Shaolin boxing and other techniques. The characteristic is that "Grand Ancestor boxing penetrates the back strength"
The force originates from the soles of the feet and penetrates through the waist and back to the arms, forming a spiral penetrating force.
He has a good reputation in the world, and there are many practitioners in the north.
What men use is the unique and popular "Dengdi Spiral Strength".
Seeing the opponent coming, Li Yan directly raised his knife.
"Hold on to you!"
The man suddenly changed his moves with a ferocious smile, turned around to avoid the tip of the knife, used the move "Lotus Leaf Backflip Kick", and kicked Li Yan in the heart. The sound of wind was not close, and the smell of fishy smell was already coming from the cloth soles.
This man's shoes were actually tampered with and had poison-tipped blades.
Not only that, when Li Yan dodged sideways, the man turned around and stood still, his back muscles surged like waves, his right arm snapped like a whip, and he threw out a "Tongbei Single Chop Hand", and the edge of his palm was wrapped with an explosion of air that cut straight into Li Yan's throat.
By the looks of it, you have entered Transformed Strength.
Stepping into Transformed Strength, one can be the master of First Gate among Martial World. No wonder he is so arrogant and dares to go directly when he sees something happening.
However, Li Yan was already on guard and took advantage of the situation to change his moves, Severing Dust Blade stabbed him diagonally.
His sword skills are now considered to have a pattern.
Integrating the Guanzhong Quick Saber method, it is the last thing that comes first.
It looks light and fluffy, but in reality it is extremely powerful.
Poof!
With a scream, the man's legs were immediately removed.
Blood splattered, and the man fell down heavily with a roar.
Li Yan was just about to take advantage of the situation and finish off the opponent, but something moved in his heart and he backed away suddenly.
But I saw three men standing on the opposite wall at some unknown time, holding muskets and pulling the triggers at the same time.
Boom boom boom!
Three fires sounded, and the green brick floor in front of Li Yan was blasted out of a large crater.
"Kill him!"
The man barely escaped death and roared angrily, giving the order to open fire.
Poof!
Before he finished speaking, a handful of Soul Severing Throwing Knife suddenly flew out from Li Yan who was retreating, passed between his eyebrows, turned around in the air, and fell into the leather bag at his waist.
Bang bang bang!
The sound of muskets continued, but Li Yan disappeared into the darkness.
Behind him, there was a commotion and commotion in the brothel.
"Master Lu is dead, quickly... go and report to the gang leader!"