A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1022: Seeking Relatives, Li Bai! (Please subscribe!)

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Hua Shier killed Pang Qingyun and Lian Sheng. In the task interface, "Task 2" changed and a specific value appeared, showing 10000/. As the task description said, this evildoer refers to demons and monsters, as well as the evil spirits in people's hearts.

Pang Qingyun and Liansheng are monsters!
Speaking of monsters, the old witch in the Sijiu City in the north is the biggest one. If Hua Shier wants to slay monsters, he should not go south, but north. Once he gets there, he will probably complete the task quickly. As for monsters, in the late Qing court, they were killed in large numbers, so he probably let them go and didn't kill the wrong ones.

But there was no way out. With the great god named He in charge, he didn't want to be locked up in a small dark room.

Hua Shier did not go south, but went southwest to visit his relatives. He learned from Jiang Wuyang's memory that Jiang Wuyang had an older brother who worked as a coroner in Wumeng Prefecture at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

Speaking of their brother Jiang Wuyang, the two had never met him, or even if they had met him, they couldn't remember.

According to the original owner's memory, their family situation was that the father died and the mother remarried, and there were two children in the family at that time, one big and one small.

After Jiang Wuyang's biological father died, his mother remarried and took the younger one, Jiang Wuyang, away. His surname was after his father. The older one stayed in his hometown and lived with his grandparents.

Although my mother remarried, she never forgot the older brother and they often exchanged letters. When my stepfather was still wealthy, my mother would also ask someone to bring some property back.

Later, a disaster struck and Jiang Wuyang was the only one left at home without his mother, and his contact with his eldest brother in his hometown was completely cut off.

However, Jiang Wuyang always had this elder brother in his heart, and often thought about having the opportunity to go back and recognize his relatives, see his elder brother, and see his grandparents.

Hua Shier also received the original owner's memories and felt this obsession. He had nowhere to go, so he thought about looking for his elder brother to help the original owner get rid of this obsession.

According to the information in the last communication three years ago, his elder brother Jiang Wuyang worked as a coroner in the government. Hua Shier thought this was a good job and it was a good place to practice in the government. He went to join his brother. When the time came, his brother would solve the case and catch the bad guys, and he would be responsible for the killing. It would be a mission that he would win without any effort!
The Governor-General of Liangjiang Pang Qingyun was killed by his sworn brother. The incident shocked the world. Now there were arrest warrants from Jiang Wuyang everywhere. But Hua Twelve was not afraid at all. He let his horse run free, eating, drinking and having fun all the way. When he saw injustice, he would roar and start killing. He lived a very comfortable life.

It's not that Hua Twelve is skilled and bold, it's mainly because he is a replacement for the original body. According to the system settings, unless someone has seen Jiang Wuyang before, others will see him as the original Hua Twelve.

If someone had never seen Jiang Wuyang before, even if they held the arrest warrant and compared it to him, they would definitely not be able to recognize that he was Jiang Wuyang.

However, it was a little too early for Hua Shier to be happy, as comparisons these days did not necessarily require the use of eyes.

One day, when he passed by Nanping, he was stopped by soldiers who were strictly checking passing merchants. The officer took out a wanted poster of Jiang Wuyang and compared it with him:
"Why do you look so much like the wanted criminal Jiang Wuyang? Tell me, is this you?"

Hua Shier thought he had been exposed and was about to take action when he heard another soldier nearby stop a traveling merchant and asked the same question:
"Why do you look so much like the wanted criminal Jiang Wuyang? Tell me, is this you?"

Hua Shier was speechless. He knew very well that the officers and soldiers were trying to extort money from him. Saying he looked like him was just an excuse. If people said he looked like him, he had to look like him, even if he didn't!
The merchant who was stopped took out a dozen copper coins and said, "Sir, this is unfair. Please take another look!"

Hua Shier pointed to the side and said to the officers and soldiers in front of him:
"Sir, look at what your comrade next to you said, that pilgrim looks more like Jiang Wuyang!"

The soldier next to him didn't even blink, took the money and waved his hand: "You must have seen it wrong, hurry up and leave!"

The traveling merchant spat fiercely at Hua Twelve's feet: "Pah!" Then he walked away with a smug look on his face.

The soldier in front of Hua Shier laughed: "See? They have produced enough evidence to prove that he is not a wanted criminal. Where is your evidence? Show it to me!"

As he said this, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture to ask for toll.

Hua Twelve: "He, tui!"

Traditional skills cannot be lost. He spat on the officer's palm and said, "Is this evidence enough?"

The soldier was stunned. It was the first time in his life that he had encountered such a thing. He shook his hands in disgust, then drew his sword and slashed at Hua Twelve. However, before the sword fell, he was kicked in the chest and flew more than three feet away. Then he knelt on the ground and began to vomit blood. It was obvious that he was not going to survive.

Seeing this scene, the surroundings suddenly became chaotic, and the other officers and soldiers all drew their weapons and surrounded them.

Hua Shier was not afraid at all. He had been riding a horse for the past few days. He felt that the joints between his bones were rusted, so it was a good opportunity to stretch his muscles.

The sound of bones breaking could be heard continuously. Hua Shier did not use any weapons, nor did he kill anyone. Except for the two who had just taken the bribes, the rest of the soldiers had their legs broken by him and fell to the ground, crying out in pain.

While Hua Twelve was laughing and playing, several escort carts came galloping along the official road. A few escorts and porters in front were riding horses, and the escort carts were also pulled by the horses in a hurry. It seemed that there was no escort on the carts, and they should be returning empty.

In the blink of an eye, the escort team arrived close. The leader of the escorts was actually a woman. Upon seeing the situation, she waved her hand, gave orders, and the escort team stopped immediately.

"Sir, what's going on?"

When the officers and soldiers who were crying out in pain saw the escort team, their eyes suddenly lit up and they shouted as if they had seen their backbone:
"Captain Yu, is he the wanted criminal Jiang Wuyang? Catch him quickly, the court will reward you handsomely!"

The people in the escort agency had heard of Jiang Wuyang's name for a long time. When they heard that he was a wanted criminal by the imperial court, except for the female escort leader, they all dismounted and drew their weapons, surrounding Hua Twelve.

Hua Twelve picked up a wanted poster for Jiang Wuyang, put it next to his face, and asked with a smile:

"Everyone, do you think I look like Jiang Wuyang?"

Although they are equally handsome, it has to be said that in the eyes of these people, Hua Shier and Jiang Wuyang are two different people!
Hua Twelve continued, "These people say they look like someone they see, and if you don't pay them, they will arrest you. Can you tell me whether I am right to beat them up?"

The bodyguards looked at the officers and soldiers on the ground with disdain. Having been around the world, they naturally knew what kind of people the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were like now, so they believed that what Hua Shier said must be true.

The female escort leader surnamed Yu disagreed with his statement and shook her head:
"Although there are reasons for what happened, it is still wrong for you to kill and injure the police. Just surrender. I have an old relationship with the county magistrate, and I will plead for you in court!"

Hua Twelve was so angry that he laughed and took out his ID card:

"Look carefully, I, the Jinyiwei, am the emperor's personal army. We have the imperial power to execute first and report later. Do you dare to say that it is wrong for me to kill them?"

Everyone was stunned. The Qing Dynasty had been established for more than 200 years, so how could a Jinyiwei suddenly appear?

An escort scratched his head and said, "Why do I remember that the Jinyiwei were officials of the Ming Dynasty?"

Hua Twelve saw that the Jinyiwei badge could not scare him: "I also have the Xichang badge!"

An officer shouted: "It turns out to be the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty."

Before he could finish his words, Hua Shier kicked him in the neck, breaking his cervical vertebrae.

Seeing how ferocious Hua Twelve was, the female escort leader surnamed Yu drew out her single blade from her horse, pressed the saddle with her left hand, and flew directly into the air to attack Hua Twelve, while shouting:
"Catch the man and hand him over to the authorities for punishment!"

She knew that if their escort agency did not take action against the remnants of the Ming Dynasty, they might be regarded as accomplices, so the first thing she wanted to do was to capture Hua Twelve and be done with it.

When the other escorts heard what the leader said, they all brandished their weapons and attacked.

Hua Twelve stepped on the ground, and floated back three feet lightly: "You are all Han people, have you ever thought about the consequences before working for the Tartars?"

Those people didn't listen to what he said and just kept attacking. The female escort leader named Yu missed her sword just now, but she twisted her waist in the air and didn't fall to the ground. She flipped over and struck Hua Twelve on the head with another sword.

Hua Shier snapped his fingers and with a loud clang, the sword of the escort leader named Yu flew out and stabbed an escort to death.

"Old Wang!" All the escorts exclaimed at the same time.

When Hua Shier saw that there was no change in the mission after killing one of them, he knew that these people were not bad people, but he did not regret anything. These people besieged him and wanted to die.

Hearing the other party's address, Hua Twelve suddenly realized:
"So it's the old man next door, the collective of resentment. No wonder he's so unlucky!"

Everyone in the escort agency was furious and fought desperately, but their skills were far less than Hua Twelve's and they were knocked to the ground by him with just three punches and two kicks. He even showed no mercy to the female escort leader named Yu and broke three of her ribs with one punch.

When no one around was standing, Hua Shier laughed loudly and rode away on his horse. He had originally planned to stay in Nanping for two days and enjoy the natural scenery here, but now that he had killed the official, he might as well not stay there.

He rode his horse quickly, and heard the female escort's shout from behind: "We, the Xiongyuan Escort Agency, will remember this grudge!"

Hua Twelve waved his hand without looking back: "Don't remember it for too long!"

A month and a half later, Hua Shier finally arrived at Wumeng Prefecture at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

Wumeng is at the junction of three provinces, with prosperous business. The city is crowded with merchants and travelers, and the streets are bustling with people. Hua Shier is holding the horse in one hand and eating the bait bought from the street in the other.

Following the directions of passers-by, he turned a street and arrived at the door of a herbal medicine store. Looking at the words "Wanxing United Herbal Medicine Wholesale Center" on the sign, and the "Wanxing" flag below, Hua Twelve took out the letter from three years ago and compared it:
"Well, this is it!"

He tied up his horse, took the gifts from the horse's back, and walked inside. A waiter came up to him and asked:

"Sir, what kind of herbs do you need? I'll introduce them to you."

This service attitude deserves praise!
Hua Twelve smiled and said, "I'm not buying medicine, I'm looking for someone!"

The shopkeeper who was fiddling with the abacus behind the counter looked up, frowned, walked out and asked the clerk to do other things, then said with a displeased look:
"What are you here for?"

Hua Twelve was a little surprised: "Do you know me?"

The shopkeeper chuckled with a fake smile: "If you have something to say, then say it. If not, please leave immediately. I can't see that I am too busy with business to have time to receive you!"

Hua Shier silently took back the positive review, gave it a bad review in his mind, and decided to go back and tell his cheap brother that this kind of service attitude towards customers was too unprofessional.

He took out the letter he had written that year and said, "I'm here to seek refuge with my relatives."

The shopkeeper took the letter and looked at the signature. His expression became strange and he immediately returned the letter to Hua Twelve: "Wait, I'll go and inform them!"

After about an incense stick of time, the shopkeeper came back and asked his clerk to take Hua Twelve out of the pharmacy, walk to the back street, and enter a large house. He handed the horse to the servant and took him to the flower hall to sit down.

The guy told him to wait here and then went out the same way.

As soon as the waiter left, a maid came over to serve tea. They all looked at Hua Twelve with strange eyes. None of them looked happy as if a relative had come. Instead, there was a hint of rejection and even disgust.

Hua Shier was a little puzzled. This was his first visit. Could it be that his elder brother, whom he no longer had any impression of, did not recognize him as a relative and thought that his poor younger brother was here to ask for money?
If that happened, he would turn around and leave without saying a word.

But it’s too early to say this, let’s wait and see what happens.

I picked up the tea and took a sip. It had the aroma of glutinous rice, dates, mushrooms, medicine, and wood. It was authentic old Pu'er tea, really good.

Hua Shier suddenly understood. He thought he understood why those servants looked at him with unfriendly expressions.

Just look at their house, their pharmacy, and the tea they drink. This is a very wealthy family.

Could it be that his cheap elder brother has married into someone else's family?

If this is the case, it can be understood. A son-in-law who marries into the wife's family has no status at all. He is just a servant of higher status. Although he is called the master, he has to look after the housekeeper's mood at times. It is normal that he has no status.

If this is the case, then wouldn't his younger brother, who is a son-in-law who married into the family, have even less status? That would explain everything.

Just as he was thinking about it, a woman who looked like his master came out. This woman had her hair tied up and was dressed like a woman. She looked younger than him. She was wearing a cheongsam, had a tall figure, skin as white as snow, and a cold and beautiful face.

Li Taibai?
Yes, this woman looks exactly like the actress nicknamed Li Bai in later generations.

Hua Shier guessed that this must be a character from another plot.

He stood up and asked tentatively, "Who are you?"

The woman carefully examined Hua Twelve's appearance, her eyes were complicated, with surprise, hatred, and a hint of inexplicable meaning:

"Are you Wuyang?"

Hua Twelve nodded: "I am Wu Yang, are you my sister-in-law?"

The woman neither admitted nor denied it, but said, "Sure enough, you look exactly like him. Sit down and talk first!"

Hua Twelve didn't quite believe what he said, because there was no way this woman had ever seen him. It was impossible that Brother Jiang Wuyang looked like him, Hua Twelve.

After they sat down, the woman said:

"Three years ago, on the day your brother and I got married, it was also the day you sent me the letter. Your brother was drunk, so he asked me to write you a reply. That letter was written by me for him."

Hua Twelve smiled and nodded: "I know that. Sister-in-law, you invited me to come over in your letter, but I was not free at the time. Now I am here!"

He said as he took the gift he had bought specially for him:

"This is a little gift for my brother and his wife. It's not expensive, but it's a token of my love!"

The woman moved her lips, hesitated for a moment and said, "But what you don't know is that three days after our wedding, your brother and I got divorced!"

"Ah, this"

Hua Twelve was a little embarrassed. He then realized that he had been wrong before. The servants looked at him strangely, not because his brother married into the family, but because his brother divorced his sister-in-law.

He stood up and said, "Excuse me for disturbing you. I'll take my leave now!"

I wanted to leave immediately, but the woman stopped me:
"You didn't go to the government office to look for him, which must be inconvenient. I heard that he went to the countryside to investigate a case. You can stay here first and wait for three or five days. When he comes back from investigating the case, I will send someone to the government office to look for him, okay?"

Hua Shier was about to refuse. Since his elder brother had divorced his wife, it might not be good for him, his adopted brother, to live here. But before he could say anything, his ex-sister-in-law stood up and told the servants to prepare a guest room for him.

This made him unable to even say no, as he always felt that there was something strange about this matter.

Hua Shier wanted to find out what was going on, so he immediately acquiesced to the other party's decision and nodded: "Thank you very much!" He didn't know what to call the other party for a moment, so he just thanked him first.

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