Chapter 366 Meeting in the Red Mansion

Chapter 366 Meeting in the Red Mansion

Chapter 366 Meeting at Qianhong Tower

It's three o'clock in time.

"Drive! Drive!"

Seven or eight strong green horses turned the corner and headed towards the west of the city, galloping through the busy streets without restraint. Leading them was a young man with a fair face and high spirits. Hanging from the horses' buttocks were bunches of wild pheasants, with arrows piercing their throats, and the blood had not yet dried.

"Go away!"

Two young men were carrying a large vat with a wooden crossbar on their shoulders, and were about to deliver water to the blacksmith shop opposite. When they reached the middle of the street, they suddenly saw a dozen horses galloping towards them with speed as fast as lightning. They were so frightened that they stood still, unable to move forward or backward.

"Get out of here!"

After the young man turned the corner, he saw the two teenagers from a distance and showed no intention of slowing down.

The two were brothers, the older one was fifteen and the younger one was only twelve. They were ragged, pale and thin. Their parents died at the foot of Damao Ridge in Hengshan Mountain and their bodies were never found. There were countless orphans with such backgrounds in Pingding City.

The 30,000 believers are not killing machines created by God, they can also give birth to children.

"You are the one seeking death!"

The young man became excited.

A dozen pheasants could not satisfy his desire to kill.

"Then you can't blame me!"

"elder brother…"

The younger one at the back shouted in a trembling voice.

They had been making a living on the streets for a long time, and knew that they should abandon the water jar and quickly get away at this time, hoping that such a domineering young man would be kind, just like hoping that a camel can pass through the eye of a needle.

But... this big water tank is worth at least half a tael of silver. If it breaks, not only will they lose their hard-earned job, but even if they give up all their assets, they still cannot afford to buy a new tank to compensate the blacksmith shop.

“Hurry…go!”

When my brother saw that the speed of the horse was increasing instead of decreasing, he finally gave up.

After all, the water tank could not be saved.

"I should have used less water..."

Sorry to be late!

They are still too naive. In Pingding City, they can trust cats and dogs, but they cannot trust human nature.

"Oh!"

The fierce horse galloped past and hit the wooden stick, then hit the young man in front of it on the back. There was a dull "puff" sound, and he staggered forward a few steps, blood flowing from his ears and nose, and finally he fell to the ground.

The water jar fell to the ground suddenly and broke into four or five pieces. My younger brother left early and only fell.

"You're lucky!"

The young man reined in his horse after running about four or five meters, and then turned around to look. He seemed still dissatisfied, shook his head, and left with a smile, surrounded by his companions. He had just stepped on two ants in the woods.

Whether dead or alive, what does it have to do with him?

"elder brother!"

"Brother, wake up, wake up..."

"Why don't you say anything? We still have to deliver water, we still have to..."

He kept wiping the blood off his brother's face with his sleeve, but he couldn't wake him up.

"Neighbors, please save my brother..."

Many people gathered around, and when they heard someone say a few words that seemed to be related to the young man's identity, they immediately dispersed.

"You don't have to pay for the water tank! Bury your brother and come to my shop to be an apprentice."

After the short and strong man finished speaking, he returned to his shop on the street and continued to swing the hammer. "Bang, bang, bang," sparks flew. Each blow was deafening and yet silent, just like this unfair world.

For various reasons, they were ordinary people who stayed in Pingding City and did not have the extra energy to care about this trivial matter, nor did they want to get into trouble and bring about fatal disaster.

The orthodox people have many slanderous words against the Sun Moon Sect, but they are not entirely groundless. Just for turning this only city that belongs to the martial arts world into such a horrible state, they have to bear some infamy.

"Little brother, let me take a look!"

Just when the young man was in despair, he suddenly heard a voice like heavenly music.

He kowtowed and thanked repeatedly.

The man in black robe walked over quickly, put his hand on the boy's wrist, and listened carefully. There was still a faint heartbeat. Ordinary people would think that the person was dead if they didn't know it, but if left alone, he would definitely die.

Throughout history, countless people have died in vain because of this.

"Fortunately, your brother's heart was damaged, but he is not completely dead. He will not be able to do heavy work in the future, but it is not a problem to save his life. He needs to be nursed for a while. How about your parents?"

"Both my parents are dead."

Zhang Yu asked, "Are you also disciples of the Divine Religion?"

When the young man heard the word "divine religion", there was only a look of indifference on his face.

"They were under the command of Yunshuitang. They left three years ago and never came back..."

"it is good."

Zhang Yu transferred some true energy to the seriously injured young man, walked to the blacksmith shop, took out ten taels of silver and placed them on the iron felt.

"Help me send them to Kyushu Tavern."

The short and strong man looked at the silver ingot, then looked at the man and nodded.

"Bang!"

He threw the hammer into the basket, walked to the street, picked up the young man, and the three of them walked towards the Jiuzhou Tavern, which had become famous in Pingding City in recent days. Compared with the Sihai Teahouse and Qianhonglou, it was still half a head behind, but it also had the momentum of being on par with them.

"What a wonderful foundation! Di Baiying's death... was not unjust!"

The fire is burning fiercely, melting the charcoal below, and the charcoal above will also collapse. The correct thing to do is undoubtedly to leave a channel between the top and the bottom to allow the flames to surge up. Making fire sounds simple, but it is the basic skill of a blacksmith's apprenticeship in the first three years.

"Everyone is busy fighting among themselves, but no one has ever thought about managing Pingding City."

Zhang Yu squatted on a small bench at the door of the blacksmith shop and looked at the street. Ordinary people lived cautiously, while people in the martial arts world were unscrupulous. They would rob any beautiful woman they met and kill any one they disliked. The Dharma Protectorate was just going through the motions, as if it had always been like this.

"You can save one person, but can you save thousands?"

The woman on the street had been watching for a long time. Seeing Zhang Yu looking like a savior, she couldn't help but stepped forward and asked.

"Long Jing?"

Zhang Yu raised his head and looked over, wanting to see what the argumentative person in Pingding City looked like, but he failed to see what he wanted.

"blocked?"

Looking up from below, he could only see two majestic mountains.

"This is not a nitpicking, but..."

Zhang Yu had seen many mountains in the world, some of which he had climbed himself. Although each of them had beautiful scenery, in terms of height and size, those were just nameless hills. The one in front of him could be called the most powerful of the Five Sacred Mountains!

"A deadly weapon!"

Zhao Xia is considered a leader among them, but she has a large frame and is of Hu female descent. She is taller than Zhang Yu, so she does not look out of place, and her size is very natural. The woman in front of her seems very unreasonable.

It was as if all the essence of the body was grown on that thing.

"Have you seen enough?"

The woman was almost immune to such gazes. She had already wrapped the bandage tightly around her neck, shrinking it by one third, but she still stood tall and proud.

Old men, young boys, learned scholars, and ruffians, almost all of them would only look at that place when they saw me. There were very few who were not interested. Of course, I met one not long ago, but given that person's status and position, whatever he did was within everyone's expectations.

Zhang Yu laughed and said, "Great, you can still see me like this!"

Mu Minmin lowered her eyes, looked at him and said, "I'm not blind!" Zhang Yu nodded slightly. They were strangers to each other, and it seemed inappropriate for him to tease her like that.

"Do you know who was riding a horse on the street just now?"

Seeing that he was so silly, Mu Minmin thought he was just an outsider who had just arrived in Pingding City and saved the young man by relying on his martial arts skills. Fortunately, the outsider just now had just acted on impulse and it would be fine this time. If this outsider behaved like this for a long time, he might offend the local monsters and die without a burial place.

Zhang Yu smiled and asked, "Who is it? I just want to meet him."

Mu Minmin sighed softly: "Who can afford to offend the son of Qinglong Hall Elder Jia Bu? Pingding City is not like the outside world. It is better to do less good things like this. You are obviously an outsider, and I don't know the depth of it."

The reason why she said these words was not out of kindness nor because she liked Zhang Yu, but for other reasons.

But life and death are determined by fate. I can't even protect my sister, so how can I have the right to teach others a lesson?

Mu Minmin felt depressed and turned to walk forward.

Seeing that the two were going the same way, Zhang Yu got up and followed them.

"I heard that Pingding City is not subject to government control, but there is a Dharma Protectorate to maintain order. Don't they care at all?"

"Who cares? Are we going to catch and beat up anyone who stands in Master Jia's way?"

"It's so lawless!"

"It's not the same day. Speaking of which, this Mr. Jia is not particularly vicious."

Zhang Yu sighed.

He finally understood.

Countless martyrs of the Sun Moon Sect fought and shed blood to seize the Pingding City from the imperial court.

The Eastern Sect Leader went to Beijing several times and used his great martial arts to force Wan Chonglou to say "what happens in the martial arts world should be left to the martial arts world". The government had no choice but to acknowledge the ownership of Pingding City.

"The foundation of Dingwei's hegemony has become a paradise for a bunch of second-generation rich people."

Mu Minmin stopped, turned to look at him, frowned and asked, "Why are you still following me?"

"go the same way."

"Where are you going?"

"Qianhonglou."

A sneer appeared on Mu Minmin's face, and there was an extra bit of contempt in her eyes when she looked at Zhang Yu.

"As expected, all crows are black, and all men are the same."

Zhang Yu shook his head and said, "Alas, you are too pessimistic and too subjective."

When Mu Minmin heard this, she chuckled and said, “Really?”

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "I know that Qianhonglou is a place of romance, and most of the guests who go there are looking for women, but I am different. When someone invites me to a banquet, I go to the banquet and have never thought about doing anything like that."

Mu Minmin didn't say anything either, just concentrated on walking.

Qianhong Tower is right in front and can be seen across half the street.

Seeing that they were almost there, Mu Minmin stopped, glanced at Zhang Yu, and a smile appeared on her face.

"why are you laughing?"

Zhang Yu looked at the woman who, by some strange coincidence, had walked several streets with him. At first glance, her appearance was not particularly stunning, and she looked like a pretty girl from a small family. If she did not carry a deadly weapon, she would not have attracted much attention when walking on the street.

"I am laughing at your poor lie. You could have said something else but to say that someone invited you to a banquet at Qianhonglou. It would have been fine if it happened on a normal day, but you know that today this building has been booked for only one guest."

"Who?"

"The new guardian hall master."

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "That sounds quite impressive."

In Mu Minmin's eyes, his smile was just a cover-up for his embarrassment.

"Aren't you asking whether the Dharma Protectorate is in charge of those matters? If you can meet Zhang Yu, you can ask him in person."

After Mu Minmin finished speaking, she quickly walked towards Qianhonglou. She thought that the man would retreat, but unexpectedly he followed her.

"Are you really not afraid of death?"

"I'm just curious. Since Qianhonglou is only hosting the Dharma Protector today, what are you going to do?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Minmin stopped and looked at Qianhonglou not far away. Her expression suddenly darkened. She was silent for a long while, then a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"I am one of the things used to entertain the Dharma Protector. Others may not be interested in me. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Zhang Yu laughed and said, "Huo, does the Dharma Protector Hall Master have this blessing?"

He saw a look of sadness on Mu Minmin's face. Well, apart from prostitutes who use their beauty to entertain people, who would like to be treated as an object, lose their dignity and personality? Looking at her agile steps, although she was carrying a heavy object, she was still light and graceful. She must have practiced martial arts, and she was not just a show-off.

"you are not willing?"

Mu Minmin glared at him and said unhappily, "Who would be willing?"

Zhang Yu thought about it and said with a smile: "How about this, since you are unwilling to accompany that damn Dharma Protector, then don't go. I will ask for leave for you and I guarantee that no one will cause you any trouble."

When Mu Minmin saw his innocent look and thought of her sister, she felt helpless and sad.

"The world is not as simple as you think!"

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "I understand! You are in trouble and someone is forcing you to go. You have no choice but to go."

"Nothing to do with you!"

Mu Minmin ignored him and walked straight towards Qianhong Tower. She saw four sword maids beside the Saint Lady standing at the door to greet her. She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Dharma Protector Hall Master should not have arrived yet, so she was not late.

Just as she reached the door, she saw four maids coming forward and bowing together.

"Welcome Master Zhang!"

Mu Minmin turned around and looked around. This section of the street was eerily deserted, with no other people in sight. She could only look at the man in the black robe. A possibility came to her mind, but it was a little hard to believe.

"He is the head of the Dharma Protector Hall? How is this possible?"

Mu Minmin is the incense master of the White Tiger Hall. He has been traveling in the martial arts world for many years. He has not been back to the Black Wood Cliff for long. He heard that there was a person like this who rose in a few years, made great military achievements, and became the head of the Dharma Protector Hall at a very young age.

She thought that the so-called "young" was only relative to the position of Dharma Protector Hall Master.

Zhang Yu pointed at the sign of Qianhonglou and chuckled.

"You Saint Auntie is really interesting. You like to choose brothels when hosting banquets. People who don't know would think that I came here to see girls. You are slandering my innocence out of thin air. Remember to ask her to go to another place next time."

The four sword maids did not dare to discuss Ren Yingying, and only said, "Master Zhang, please go upstairs. The Saint Lady has been waiting for a long time."

Zhang Yu stepped over the threshold and looked back at the woman.

"What's your last name, girl?"

She quickly saluted and said, "I am... I am Mu Minmin, a subordinate of Elder Shangguan, and the incense master of the White Tiger Hall."

"Tube!"

"what?"

Mu Minmin was a little confused and didn't react for a while.

"Didn't you ask me to ask Zhang Yu in person whether the Law Guardian Hall is involved in the Pingding City incident?"

Zhang Yu smiled slightly.

"I didn't know before, but I will...wait and see. You can go back now."

Zhang Yu went upstairs with the four sword maids. Mu Minmin hesitated for a moment outside the door, but did not leave. Instead, she followed them upstairs. Because she had Elder Shangguan's business card, no one stopped her along the way.

(End of this chapter)