You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 196 Jianghu People

The old beggar frowned.

He could vaguely see a donkey cart moving leisurely on the street.

There was a Taoist priest sitting upside down on the donkey, a girl was sitting on the cart, and a strong man was walking beside the cart. This group of people looked strange, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

When I looked again, I found that my eyes seemed to be dazzled and I couldn't see the donkey cart coming.

I could only vaguely perceive that the people on the street inexplicably split into two sides and made way for someone else.

The old beggar couldn't help but be surprised.

His Taoism skills are already considered high among all the martial artists present. He has specially trained a pair of golden eyes, which allow him to see everything perfectly. He cannot be deceived by mist or illusions, and he cannot be frightened by dreams or bubbles. As long as he sees someone, he will keep his eyes on them.

This was the first time he had seen such an unreal and dreamlike situation!
I was full of doubts and rubbed my eyes, but I could see nothing.

"what are you doing?"

"Just now I saw a donkey cart, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye."

"Are you dazzled?"

"You know my eyes..."

The old beggar had no intention of arguing, and just asked:

"Are you going to leave now? What do you want to do?"

The old woman gave the old beggar a cold look:
"There are so many martial arts masters around here. Are you really not afraid of my death?"

"How powerful are you? All these wuxia guys around you may not be your opponents even if they are tied together. How is that possible? Are you afraid that you can't do it?"

"You old devil, you want to fight, right?"

"Hehe." The old beggar said with a smile: "You know how long I haven't been out in the world. Now all of you are young people, and I don't know any of them. Why don't you tell me about it? It will save me from getting tricked by the young people when I go out."

The old woman sighed and continued to talk to the old beggar:

"The four over there are the Four Heroes of the Forest. They are the most capable knights in the martial arts world today, probably in the middle stage of the acquired realm. They are all from Xuzhou. After the disaster in Xuzhou, they fled to Yuzhou. They are gathered here today, probably for the fragments of the imperial scroll.

"Those two are the South Monster and the North Evil, who are the most famous evil men in the martial arts world. The South Monster likes to find beautiful women to cut their flesh to eat, while the North Evil specializes in digging out men's private parts. Countless people have died at their hands. They all use the methods of a half-step innate.

"The wooden swordsman over there is a hero who has only become famous in the martial arts world in recent years. He is superb in both skills and methods. Others estimate that he should have the ability of the middle stage of the acquired realm, but he rarely fights with others. Instead of fighting, he is more likely to look for his missing wife. He is also a passionate man."

After talking about these people, the old beggar's gaze first fell on the young man with the wooden sword, and then he looked at the Southern Monster and the Northern Evil.

"How can I say that?"

"That young man is good, full of integrity. He's a good candidate. As for the Southern Monster and the Northern Evil... Hehe, wait a while, there won't be many people around. I, an old beggar, have to go and ask them for a bowl of rice."

The old beggar was all smiles.

The old woman knew very well what the old beggar meant.

If the person he begged for food from could not give something that satisfied the old beggar, he would have to leave his head behind.

"Where are the people from the Yanxun Gang?" the old beggar asked again, "I still remember how high-spirited they were during the last Xianyang Conference. Why haven't I seen them recently?"

"They went to Jingzhou, saying they wanted to do something great with Prince Chang. I don't know how they are doing now," the old woman sighed, "If those heroes were still here, someone would be in charge of the matter of the capital's fragments, instead of everyone looking after themselves like a group of bored dogs."

"Hehe, I guess even if they see the fragments of the capital, they will probably be greedy. Compared with other knights, they are not much better." The old beggar said, "It's better not to come. It's safe to eat public food, and it won't ruin your good reputation."

“Don’t be too harsh on the younger generation.”

“This is the way the world is.”

The old beggar looked around at the so-called wanderers around him.

They are all bloody and have some problems in their brains. They have come all the way here to fight for a book of cultivation techniques that has been cursed. They don't believe what others say, and in the end, there might be a bloodbath.

Greedy.

"So you want to take advantage of this group of people making a fuss?"

"These boring people have been sitting here for almost a week. They can't wait any longer."

As if to confirm the old woman's words. Not far away, the Nanguai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly slammed the table, his eyes full of ferocity, and stood up and snorted:
"This government office has been quiet for quite some time. Maybe they are waiting for the governor to bring troops here. If they continue to sit here, they will forget about getting the remains of the imperial palace! Are there any heroes willing to join me? Let's get back the remains that belong to the people of Jianghu!"

The old woman and the beggar looked at each other.

The opportunity is coming!

……

When they arrived at the gate of the government office, Zuo Chen partially lifted the house hiding technique.

The nervous yamen runner who was standing guard at the door suddenly found a group of strange people in front of him. He was so scared that he screamed on the spot, his legs went weak, and he almost fell against the wall.

"You... who are you? Are you also here to steal books?"

He mustered up the courage to raise the killing stick in his hand, but the end of his voice was trembling.

"My name is Zuo Chen, and I come from Youzhou." Zuo Chen rummaged in his arms, took out an iron plate, and handed it to the bailiff in front of him.

The bailiff took a look and found two big characters "Wei Wang" engraved on the iron plate!

He took a deep breath.

This bailiff is still young and has little experience. How could he have seen such a thing?
Not daring to bet that this thing was fake, the yamen runner could only nod and bow: "I will go in and report now, please wait a moment."

Left in a hurry. Zuo Chen took back the leaves in his hand, and lamented that he was not well prepared before leaving, and did not ask for an iron plate from King Wei.

Not long after the bailiff entered the door, an old man in official uniform came out immediately.

The old man came up to Zuo Chen, looked him up and down, and then asked, "Are you Taoist Zuo Chen?"

"That's right." Zuo Chen nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw the old man opposite him burst into tears:

"Master Zuo! You are finally here!" The old man cried and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.

Seeing the old man crying and sobbing, Zuo Chen was stunned.

Huh? Why do you start crying when you hear my name?
"My name is Zhong Zuoyong. A few days ago, Lord Jing told me about your coming and asked me to prepare to entertain you. But I was surrounded by so many martial artists that I couldn't even send anyone out, let alone to receive you."

County Magistrate Zhong explained tearfully:

"You must help us, those gangsters are really going too far!"

Zuo Chen looked the Magistrate Zhong up and down.

"Didn't you report this to your superiors? With so many scoundrels, it would be impossible for you to protect the incomplete scroll with just a few of your servants."

County Magistrate Zhong hesitated:

"You already know what happened... Mainly because there weren't so many people a few days ago. I thought these gangsters didn't dare to surround the county government office..."

"That booklet has been in your hands for a month."

"..."

County Magistrate Zhong stopped talking.

Zuo Chen could see that County Magistrate Zhong was just greedy and wanted to keep the remaining manuscript in his hands, so he didn't report it to his superiors at all.

As a result, the matter has become a big deal and has been reported to the higher authorities, but the number of wanderers has also increased.

After all, Prince Jing is a benevolent and righteous prince. It is impossible for him to let the cavalry trample over the Jianghu people. So the government office can only bear the injustice and suffer here.

Of course, it was also a bit like using this as a means to punish County Magistrate Zhong and make him reflect on himself.

I can only sigh helplessly:
"Have you read the pamphlet?"

"not yet……"

"Really didn't see it?"

"...I read it, but I didn't learn anything from it." County Magistrate Zhong showed a trace of bitterness when he said this. "The book is covered with a layer of prescriptions. The contents of the book are all messed up. I can never turn to the first page, and I can never turn to the last page. I can't even understand it, let alone learn it."

Zuo Chen raised his eyebrows.

It sounds like someone has imposed some kind of magic on him as protection.

"Just give me that book first."

"Ah?" County Magistrate Zhong looked at Zuo Chen hesitantly, "You want this book too, even though you have extraordinary magical powers?"

He spoke hesitantly. How come Zuo Chen and his group couldn't understand what he meant?
The county magistrate thought that Zuo Chen also coveted the mysteries in the remaining manuscripts in the capital!
Zhu Laoba was immediately unhappy:
"Master, I am helping you! You don't know what is on the capital's heritage! If you really understood it, you would almost go crazy!"

After hearing what Zhu Laoba said, County Magistrate Zhong still looked hesitant. After thinking for a while, he sighed and said:

"Come in first, I'll go get the booklet."

Then he led everyone into the county government office, asked them to wait in the courtyard for a while, and then he went into the back hall.

Staring at County Magistrate Zhong's receding back, Caiyi asked:

"Will he bring out the book?"

Zuo Chen shook his head: "He is still greedy. Not to mention taking the booklet, he will probably keep making excuses for us and push this matter over."

"It makes me look like I'm lying." Zhu Laoba said angrily: "If he really understood the book, he would need a Taoist priest to exorcise the demon."

Zuo Chen said nothing.

Nowadays, anything with the name of the capital city is very likely to be the source of disaster. However, this thing is attractive enough to mortals and is even more eye-catching than gold, silver and treasures.

Who doesn't want to pick up a top-grade celestial immortal secret?

Without thinking any more, several people, led by the yamen runners, entered the courtyard and sat down, waiting for County Magistrate Zhong to come back.

Not long after resting, I suddenly heard a quarrel outside the yard.

Zuo Chen turned his head and looked outside the yard, only to see that quite a few martial artists had gathered there, all with ferocious looks on their faces!

He was actually planning to storm the county government office!
"Have these gangsters gone crazy? They actually dare to charge into the county government office!"

Caiyi was shocked.

Zuo Chen raised his eyebrows:
"Zhu Laoba, go help the people in the county government."

"okay!"

Zhu Laoba stood up and strode out of the county government office.

(End of this chapter)