I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 144 Golden Guardian, Mr. Ling

The bodies of the escorts docked at the Feng family residence were all killed by the Jinmen Gang.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to several Ninggang martial artists, the people who took action from the Jinmen Gang also included a Yin Xing person whose background is unknown.

Xu Qing did not see the Yin Xingren make any move from the escort's revolving lantern. He only saw the man standing at the bow of the boat, and the boat was full of paper dolls with faces as white as gold paper.

Judging from his appearance, the other party's status seems to be higher than those Ning Gang martial artists.

Moreover, the paper figurines on the boat looked particularly familiar.
Xu Qing suddenly remembered the wealthy and naughty boss that Xuanyu met when he was guarding the store.

That person once spent one hundred taels of silver to buy all the paper figurines in the shop. Now, looking at the paper people and paper horses on the boat, the more Xu Qing looked, the more he felt that they were the paper figurines sold in his shop!
"Second Master, I want to ask you something. Is there such a person among the gangsters in Tianjin?"

"A naughty kid playing with paper figurines? What kind of weird thing is that? I've never heard of it."

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow and said, "Doesn't the Second Master also play the Ma Xian?"

"That's different. We are immortals after all. Paper figurines are so creepy! Brother Xu, don't think too much about it. The funeral business you usually do is a serious business, but if someone has nothing better to do and makes paper figurines for themselves, that's a bit unusual!"

"Brother Xu, do you want to play with paper figurines?"

"I don't play."

Mr. Feng laughed and said, "That's it. No decent person would play with paper figurines without feeling uncomfortable."

Although Mr. Feng didn't remember the existence of such a person, he still gave some clues.

"I've never seen anyone who enjoys playing with paper figurines, but I do know a guy who's generous and likes to deal in all sorts of eccentric things."

Master Feng mused, "That man's name is Long Engui. His godfather and godfather were both favored ministers in the palace. Two generations of him have been blessed by the emperor, so he changed his name to this."

"This guy doesn't get along with me, and we can't get along. I ran into him at the flower and bird market a few days ago, and only then did I know he came to Tianjin."

Mr. Feng guessed, "He loves to tinker with those unconventional things. I remember when he was in the capital, he even spent a lot of money to buy zombies for fun."

"What to buy?" Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

"Zombies are the dead bodies that get up and jump around again!" Uncle Feng was afraid that Xu Qing didn't understand, so he explained it to him.

"No, why would he buy zombies?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Feng grinned and then told a ridiculous story from the past.

It is said that when Long Engui was young, he loved to have fun and tried almost all the fun things in the capital. When he was a little older, Long Engui fell ill. The illness came from a strange source, and he had no interest in anything.

He didn't want to go to the gambling house, and he found the brothels boring. Long Engui felt that if he continued like this, what was the difference between him and the monks in the temple?
After thinking about it, Long Engui called his hangers-on and asked them to give him some advice.

The hanger-on has no other skills but a lot of bad ideas.

Some hangers-on said, Uncle Long, the reason why you feel it is boring is because you are tired of the ordinary things. If you want to cure this disease, you have to try something unconventional and exciting!

Long Engui asked, "What's something that's both unconventional and exciting?"

The hanger-on replied, "Find a corpse driver at the ghost market and buy a female zombie to play with. How exciting that would be!"

Long Engui's eyes lit up and he said, "What's so fun about female zombies? I have a lover at the Xianggu Pavilion. I'll go talk to him and he'll definitely agree!"

No one knew whether the young man in Xianggu Mansion agreed to it on his own or was abducted and abducted by Long Engui.

In short, a few days later, news spread in the capital that Young Master Long was bitten by a zombie and had to go to the Tianshi Mansion for treatment.

After recounting Long Engui's absurd past, Master Feng shook his head and said, "Fools have their own luck. Long Engui had only lived in the Tianshi Mansion for a few days when, somehow, he established a connection with the Tianshi Mansion and was now responsible for purchasing items related to the Yin Gate for the Tianshi Mansion."

"The paper figurine Brother Xu mentioned might be the one he bought and sent to the Tianshi Mansion."

Xu Qing recalled the appearance of the Yin Sect man on the bow of the boat and asked, "How old is Long Engui?"

"About forty."

Xu Qing fell into deep thought.

The Yinmen man from the Jinmen Gang is only about twenty years old. From this point of view, he might be from the Tianshi Mansion.

But how could a Taoist priest from the Tianshi Mansion interfere in the affairs of the Jinmen Gang?
After leaving the flower and bird market, Xu Qing returned to the forensic shop and opened it for business as usual, seemingly not caring at all about the loss of his goods.

The sundry shelves sell dressing mirrors for burial with female tomb owners. Ever since Xuan Yu came back from the flower and bird market, he has been sitting on the shelf, staring at the bronze mirrors with his mouth open.

It's just that every time it opens its mouth, it's inconvenient for its eyes to see what's in the mirror.

Xu Qing was confused, so he walked over to the tall shelf and looked up at it and asked, "What's wrong with your teeth?"

Xuan Yu was silent for a moment before speaking, "I was at the Flower and Bird Market and heard from those who hire cats that the more channels a cat has on its jaw, the more valuable it is. And the best cats have nine channels, which are the best for keeping rats away and protecting the house."

Xu Qing suddenly realized that Xuan Yu wanted to look in the mirror and count how many channels he had.

Cats have grooves on their palates. Ancient legend has it that cats with only one or two grooves are the most foolish and can easily get lost while walking. Cats with three or four grooves are greedy and lazy, not good at catching mice. They are the type that won't even glance at a mouse if it comes snatching their food.

Cats with five to seven channels are relatively common. This type of cat is smart and capable of taking care of snakes, insects and rats in the home. It is one of the better ones.

The cats from Badaoqu and Jiudaoqu are rare and hard to come by. They are very popular in the flower and bird market, but the owners of these cats are generally reluctant to sell them.

Xu Qing had never seen a cat above the seventh channel, so Xuan Yu's words piqued his interest.

"If you want to know, I can help you count."

Xuan Yu nodded upon hearing this.

"Open your mouth and don't move."

"one two three"

At this time, Xu Qing was like a dentist, and Xuan Yu was an anxious patient.

When Xu Qing counted to 'eight', he suddenly paused.

Xuan Yu became visibly nervous.

"Eight one, eight two"

Xuan Yu widened his eyes, and the tension that had accumulated in his heart was instantly disrupted.

"Xu Qing!"

The girl's scolding voice echoed throughout the coroner's shop.

Seeing that the cat in front of him seemed to be really angry, Xu Qing hurriedly smiled and said, "It's the Nine Ditches. Xuanyu is a spirit cat that only exists in legends." Ever since knowing that he is the best among cats, Xuanyu is obviously very happy. Based on the principle of taking care of each other, it chased Xu Qing and was determined to help him count the "ditches" of humans no matter what.

"One, two. There are only three channels. The Xu Xian family is not a smart person."

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Xu Qing closed his mouth and said unhappily, "Humans are different from cats. Only cats look at the upper palate."

"Where is that person looking?"

Xu Qing pondered, "You can know a person's face, but not his heart. People are very complicated. Generally, only after going through things together and spending some time together can you know what a person is like."

Xuan Yu looked at Xu Qing and said seriously, "Xu Xianjia is a very smart and powerful person. If Xu Xianjia were a cat, he would definitely be a spirit cat from Jiudaoqu."

Xu Qing chuckled, "If the Xuanyu Immortal were a human, she would definitely be a smart girl, four feet five inches tall, with long black hair that reaches her waist."

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Xuan Yu stared at Xu Qing. For some reason, she always felt that what the other party said was not good.

When the gong sounded at the second watch, we were at the riverside port.

There were many cargo and merchant ships docked at the dock. Most of the members of the Jinmen Gang were hiding in the cabins or sheds on the shore. Only a few were patrolling and chatting near the dock at the port.

Linhe Port was the water transport and trade hub of the Yong Dynasty. The developed water transport made every inch of land here valuable, but it also bred many parasites living here.

At this time, on the largest ship, Jin Wanshan, deputy leader of the Jinmen Gang, was drinking and chatting with several guests.

"Mr. Ling is a master from the Tianshi Mansion. We will have to rely on him in the future."

The young man dressed as a Taoist priest said, "I have been entrusted by Master Cai to help you when necessary, but my Tianshi Mansion cannot be burdened with work in vain. Gang Master Jin still needs to diligently search for those Yin objects."

"Of course, Mr. Ling, don't worry. As long as there is a cargo ship carrying Yin objects passing through the port, I will have someone stop it and then have Master Long send it to the Tianshi Mansion for you."

Next to him, Long Engui, wearing a melon-shaped hat and a white jacket, was eating the grapes that Mrs. Jin had peeled and handed to her.

"My sister-in-law's grapes are so sweet!"

Hearing this, Jin Wanshan looked at the naughty boy who was looking at his wife without restraint and said with a smile, "If Master Long is craving this, I'll have my wife wash some more and send it to Master Long later."

"Then I must try it!"

As several people were talking, a deafening roar suddenly came from outside the door.

The sound was like the roar of a lion or tiger, or like a ghost roaring in a sea of ​​corpses and blood climbing to the top of a mountain of corpses.
The porcelain teacups on the table vibrated and buzzed, and the next moment, cracks appeared on the teacups and dishes, and then they exploded and shattered!
Jin Wanshan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his hand unconsciously grasped his sword.

When the roar fell, the window of the ship suddenly broke, and a gang member with a broken sternum and two broken and twisted arms fell directly in front of the table.

This was not the end. Immediately afterwards, the three-story ship was like dumplings falling into the water. The members of the Jinmen Gang, who looked like ugly people, broke through the doors and windows and were thrown into the ship.

Jin Wanshan stood up suddenly and walked quickly to the wall of the ship. Through the dilapidated wooden wall, he finally saw the troublemaker.

"Who are you? How dare you cause trouble in my Jinmen Gang!"

Jin Wanshan stared at the young man with the "leaning flag" on his back with a gloomy face. Before the young man could respond, the Ning Gang martial artist behind him disobeyed the order and jumped off the ship.

Long Engui approached Jin Wanshan and, upon seeing the young man holding the black mace and planting the flag, he couldn't help but laugh: "What's going on? Why is a general from the theater performing here?"

Mr. Ling, who was wearing a Taoist robe, also came to the wall with a big hole in it. The three of them stood side by side at the hole in the wall, as if they were really watching a play.

In the dock below, Xu Qing looked up and glanced at the three people on the ship, then turned his attention to the martial artist not far away.

Above the martial arts condensation level is the martial arts master, and below the master Xu Qing has already liberated many.

Seeing the opponent attacking with a long fist stance, Xu Qing kept his right hand holding the mace still and used his left hand alone to meet the enemy.

Ignoring the penetrating energy emitted from the opponent's fist, Xu Qinghu used the Dragon Elephant Fist, and all the energy was blown away.

"The Eight Gates' path, unfortunately, only knows how to fight bravely and fiercely, leaving only empty holes."

Xu Qing's understanding of martial arts is no less than that of a grandmaster. After casually blocking two punches from the opponent, he used his enemy's strengths to counter his own strengths, and with the same powerful punches, he broke through the opponent's defenses.

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The Ning Gang boxer struggled to get up from the ground, but he fell to the ground halfway and was completely dead.

On the boat, Jin Wanshan raised his eyebrows and squinted his eyes, saying, "An inch longer, an inch stronger. Although you are a good boxer, I don't know if you can withstand the golden sword in my hand!"

But before Jin Wanshan could jump off the ship, a martial artist holding a spear stepped forward and said, "There's no need for Master Jin to take action. I can capture this man within three moves!"

Under the boat, Xu Qing looked at the spearman as if he were a fool.

He said that an inch longer is an inch stronger, do you really believe it?
With a click of his tongue, Xu Qing simply inserted the Dark Cloud Mace into the mace bag behind him, then hooked his foot to his side and picked up a bamboo pole used to support the boat.

What a coincidence, he just happens to know a little bit about shooting.

After about two breaths, the martial artist holding the spear looked at Xu Qing as if he had seen a ghost.

"Your shooting skills."

The martial artist had never seen a spear technique in his life that could penetrate the protective energy without a spear tip!

Xu Qing suddenly pulled out the bamboo pole and threw it aside. "Golden Protector, you really don't plan to take action? Well, after all, you are the protector of the Tianxin Sect. The life and death of the Jinmen Gang members has nothing to do with you, Jin Luo."

A single word caused a thousand ripples. As soon as Xu Qing finished speaking, the people around Jin Wanshan involuntarily turned their eyes to him.

"Who are you?"

Xu Qing chuckled and said, "The Jinmen Gang is really interesting. On the surface, they're government lackeys, relying on the senior ministers in the court, but secretly they're colluding with the Tianxin Cult rebels. I wonder if the gang leader knows about this."

Originally, Xu Qing thought that he had completely eradicated the Tianxin Sect from Tianjin, but the moment he saw the leader of the Jin Wanshan Jin Gang, he realized that the Tianxin Sect's five protectors, Qing Luo and Bai Luo, were still not convinced after their deaths, and had transferred such a new protector to Tianjin to handle affairs.

As for why I know Jin Wanshan is the new deputy gang leader
From the time Xu Qing fought the first boxer, Jin Wanshan didn't move at all. When he fought the spearman, he even held back on purpose to give the illusion that he could rescue him, but Jin Wanshan remained unmoved.

After a little thought, Xu Qing understood the ins and outs of this.

It is obvious that the deputy gang leader Jin Wanshan is not convinced by the others.

"Mr. Ling, please don't listen to his nonsense. Please help me avenge my two good brothers."

(End of this chapter)