Heroes of the Fantasy World

(9)

The old street is far away from the imperial palace, almost along the edge of the city wall. In the northwest of Jinyang, patches of old streets take root here.They are neither as simple and unadorned as the villages outside the city, nor as orderly as the busy downtown of Jinyang City.

The architectural styles here are basically all-encompassing.Walking in the middle of the street, you can see dilapidated slums to the left, and luxurious casinos and restaurants to the right... All these are not uncommon in the old street.

Most of the people living in the old streets are "poor people" who are in debt and have nowhere to go-living in the gap between luxury and poverty, surrounded by a real and false sense of disillusionment all day long.

On the one hand, there is the unattainable glory and wealth, and on the other hand, the miserable and indifferent reality. It cannot be denied that they once fanatically chased their dreams, and when they were about to reach their fingertips, they suddenly realized that they had exhausted everything they could get. Just a daily pastime.

In the end, they had neither the motivation to live nor the courage to leave Jinyang, so they could only rent together with other similar people in dilapidated old houses. Dreaming of getting rich overnight, immersed in the seemingly endless carnival day after day, when they really have no money, the brokers all over the city will instantly become their reborn parents.

Those who are lucky may be able to find chores such as moving goods and delivering goods, making female celebrities, and copying letters and official documents; but in fact, most people cannot find legitimate livelihoods to do, such as abduction and trafficking of women and children, hiring murderers, robbery, and theft... …As long as it is profitable, they will not hesitate to continue to spend the rest of their lives.

Bai Feng chose to settle on this old street at the beginning because there are enough people here, and there are no secrets at all. For a foreigner like him, a place without secrets is the safest place, although This place is very dangerous in the eyes of local people in Jinyang, but Bai Feng himself is proficient in swordsmanship, and with the help of an expert like Fu Wentao, he has nothing to fear.

Back on this old street, Bai Feng first went to the casino to look for him according to the instructions of Lin Xi, the boss of Xiyinzhai, but there was no one there, and then he went to the restaurant Fang Qiuyan frequented, and he was there.

At that time, Fang Qiuyan rented out a wing room, hired a Qin Ji, and had a few drinks. Unexpectedly, Bai Feng and others suddenly visited and ruined his careful preparation and leisure time.

"Who are you guys!" Fang Qiuyan drove out the Qin Ji she had hired, closed the doors and windows, and continued: "Brothers, with a few more days of grace, I will definitely be able to get it all together! I just received a few big jobs, I'm sure Can make money."

Fu Wentao threw the sword on the table and shouted sharply: "I heard that you are Fang Qiuyan? I have a letter here, please see if it was written by you..."

"Okay, let me see." Fang Qiuyan is very thin, with loose hair, wearing a headband, casually dressed, and almost bare chest, such a loose-looking man approached Yu Ke, which aroused her vigilance.

"Let's take a look, big brother, is it you who wrote it?" After Yu Ke finished speaking, he handed over the letter.

Fang Qiuyan looked left and right, and for a long time did not come to a conclusion, but after observing the visitors again and again, she decided to reply: "I didn't write it."

"Didn't you write it?" Fu Wentao said with a slight smile: "But people from Xiyinzhai said it was written by a guy named 'Fang Qiuyan'. It is said that only he can copy Wang Xizhi's calligraphy."

Fang Qiuyan said: "Oh! Boss Lin is really flattering you. There are so many people who can copy Wang Xizhi's calligraphy in this world. I'm just an unknown person. This must be a misunderstanding... Besides, who are you guys? Since you didn't come here Debt collection, then hurry up and leave!"

Ayu immediately saw through his thoughts, and couldn't help but sneer: "I expect us to leave so much, could it be that this letter involves something that can ruin your job?"

"This girl don't want to spout blood!" Fang Qiuyan still denied: "I didn't write this letter."

Fu Wentao, Ayu, and Yu Ke were clueless, and they all looked at Baifeng who had not spoken in tacit understanding.

"Let's sit down and talk about it." Bai Feng spread out his hands and invited Fang Qiuyan to sit down. The two sat down at each table and talked face to face: "Does Mr. Fang want money or life?"

Fang Qiuyan said: "What do you mean by that? How much money you give me is not a letter written by me. Even if you kill me, it won't be written by me? Young Master, do you think I am right?"

"Wang Xizhi is a character." Bai Feng turned around and suddenly started talking about calligraphy: "I heard that his calligraphy is unparalleled in the world. No one can match him. He can be called a 'calligrapher'. He can write the same characters as him. , must be an amazing person, right?"

Fang Qiuyan looked at Bai Feng thoughtfully, and suddenly sneered and said, "Master, I'm a little ignorant. It's not difficult to imitate a person's handwriting. The hard part lies in how to surpass the predecessors. This is something that no one has been able to do in ancient and modern times." Can it be done? But Wang Xizhi can do it, so he has become a 'saint'."

"Brother Fang, don't you want to become a saint?" Bai Feng said, "Look at the unnatural blackening on your fingers, like the traces of being stained with ink all the year round. How much effort do you have to put in to write well?"

Fang Qiuyan laughed at herself and said with a sneer: "How can I be a saint? I just earn a living by writing. I am satisfied to live in Jinyang City in this life. How dare I ask for more?"

"I really haven't thought about it, and I haven't even thought about it?" Bai Feng continued to ask: "Then why do people copy Wang Xizhi's calligraphy? What's the point of such a thing?"

Fang Qiuyan was a little numb, and said a few words intermittently with her body trembling: "Naturally...Naturally for practicing calligraphy...People in the world admire Wang Xizhi...After practicing Wang Xizhi's calligraphy well, you will become famous and make money...Becoming a sage, for me It's just a joke for the scum of the world."

"Okay, I probably know." Bai Feng stood up and cupped his hands in respect: "If Big Brother Fang knows who wrote this letter, please tell him that the little girl in the letter, Yu Ke, is in Jinyang City. I hope he can read it." Show up and meet your own daughter."

Fang Qiuyan saw that the other party was so respectable, and she was filled with respect in her heart, and replied: "Young Master, I was looking for relatives from thousands of miles away. If I knew who wrote the letter, I would definitely tell the other party. It is considered a good deed."

After hearing this, Yu Ke presented the letter and half of the jade pendant left by her mother, and said, "This is something left by my mother. If anyone knows it, Brother Fang must tell us!"

"Jade pendant? Where did you get this jade pendant?" Fang Qiuyan suddenly became emotional.

"Mother left it behind." Yu Ke replied truthfully.

"Mother? Are you Yu Ke?" Fang Qiuyan picked up the jade pendant, paced back and forth, and murmured, "Yu Ke...Yu Ke, Yu Ke!"

Bai Feng asked: "Brother Fang, what's wrong with you?"

"No, no, no, I can't explain this matter for a while." Fang Qiuyan took both the jade pendant and the letter privately, and replied: "Tomorrow, it will still be this wing, and I will bring the person who wrote this letter. , everything will become clear.”

After speaking, he immediately came in front of Yu Ke, his lips trembling, unable to hide the throbbing in his heart: "Yu Ke, how have you been doing these years?"

"I... I don't know." Yu Ke looked at Bai Feng and smiled: "At least I'm doing well now."

"That's right, it seems that you have met a really good man." Fang Qiuyan said, bid farewell to everyone, and left in a hurry.