Republic of China

Chapter 353 Cherries

"Friend, can you lend me a light?"

"Sau Rui~Aimu no smoke~"

It was a combination of local and foreign words with a strong Qilu accent. Not only would the locals not understand it, but foreigners would also have a hard time understanding it, let alone the gangsters working at the docks.

The original plan was for Zhang Xiaogou to bring two clever brothers over to get close to the man, then lure the man into a dark alley and beat him up with a club.

It would be best if he could be captured, but if he cannot, Zhao Sanyuan will back him up. After all, the neon lights on the street are as bright as day and people are coming and going. If he goes too far, Liu Guanghai will probably be asked to have tea with Li Dasen again.

But the first sentence he said was enough to confuse people.

"What does Brother Gou mean? Who is he going to knock?"

Zhang Xiaogou didn't understand either. He looked at the tall young man in front of him, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a high nose bridge. He was very handsome and had typical Qi and Lu facial features. However, it was difficult to determine whether he grew up abroad. It would be bad if he couldn't understand the Yanhuang dialect.

So I immediately started brainstorming, searching for all the foreign words I had learned.

"Uh, oil, honey, pull, private Marseille. No matter how you put it together, it doesn't make sense."

"Dog brother."

"What are you yelling about? Can't you see I'm using my brain?"

"It's not Brother Gou. The person is gone."

Zhang Xiaogou quickly looked up and saw that the man wearing the top hat had already walked dozens of steps away.

"Hey, you still have your skills in cutting small tufts of hair, right? Go and put some stuff in his pocket."

In the old days, "fan gao tou" was used to describe those experts in burglary. Some were also called "liangshang jiezi", who could easily steal some money from a bag in the street.

The brother made a big circle and walked towards the young man in the top hat.

When the two people passed each other, without even physical contact, he threw a silver bracelet into the other's coat pocket with quite exquisite skills.

"Catch the thief!"

With a loud roar, the brother shouted loudly with an exaggerated expression, attracting the attention of many passers-by around. He described in vivid detail what the bracelet looked like and witnessed with his own eyes how it was hooked into his pocket by the man in the dunce cap.

The recency effect solidified the first impression of the onlookers. After seeing the detailed description, they basically believed that the man wearing the top hat was a well-dressed pickpocket.

However, the young man in the dunce cap simply pointed his cane at the dock brother's pocket in public. The latter reached out and touched it and was stunned.

and many more!

Why is the silver bracelet still in my pocket?
It clearly slid past!
It is said that no one knows your innocence better than the person who wronged you.

After this incident, the dock brothers were surprised and angry. They quickly pushed the crowd away and ran away, thinking that they had not been pickpockets for many years. If it had happened in the past, they would have been beaten up by their senior brothers afterwards.

"It's really weird, I'm very sure I succeeded"

"If the polite approach doesn't work, then use the violent approach." Zhang Xiaogou instructed another brother to go up and cause trouble.

These inferior means should be considered as special skills, but tonight they really opened my eyes. When the other brother was only half a meter away from the man wearing a top hat from behind, he suddenly fell over. If no one had foreseen it in advance, a normal person would have been unable to defend himself.

but!
The man wearing the top hat was even faster. He stretched out the top of his palm from behind his armpits and pressed against the dock brother's chest, and the falling movement was instantly prevented.

The brother was ready to scream "Ah", but he held it back and almost got internal injuries.

"It's so soft, please open it~"

Two fatal missed attacks made Zhang Xiaogou very annoyed.

Your mother may not understand how to do good things, but how can she fail to do bad things?
If neither the gentle nor the martial arts work, then try the ruthless approach.

Zhang Xiaogou frowned and took action himself, deciding to stab him with a small knife first. He didn't believe that he couldn't deal with this fake foreigner.
After the man in the top hat turned into an alley, Zhang Xiaogou immediately quickened his pace and stabbed the man's buttocks with his short knife, of course, he was careful not to move too far.

bingo.

and many more.

The feeling transmitted from the tip of the knife was not right.

So crispy!
Zhang Xiaogou's mind raced as he turned his wrist and slashed the opponent's side with the short knife. His movements were smooth and everything happened in a flash.

Something is still wrong!
Why is it so hard that there is no feeling of cutting at all?

The sound of breaking air came in an instant. When Zhang Xiaogou was stunned, he saw two fists as big as sandbags so close to him. There was no way he could dodge them.

Suddenly, a huge force pulled Zhang Xiaogou back several feet, accompanied by the pleasant sound of copper bells.

Zhao Sanyuan took back the rope and sighed slightly, "It's my fault that I didn't realize it until now. He was just teasing us like fools."

This alley is very remote, with only a few old men dozing off on recliners.

The two dock brothers who were accompanying us were very considerate. They immediately blocked the exits in front and behind the alley, praying, "Mr. Zhao, please help us vent our anger."

Zhang Xiaogou looked blankly at the dagger that had been with him for many years, then looked at the smiling fake foreigner opposite him, and for a moment he felt deep self-doubt.

"He was protected by something, and you held back on purpose, so it's normal that the knife couldn't penetrate him. Don't make assumptions."

Zhao Sanyuan stared at the fake foreigner closely. The other party's fists, which were bigger than a washbasin just now, were now shrinking rapidly.

It’s not that this person has practiced some kind of bone-shrinking technique, but rather some very mysterious wooden mechanism that can shrink into two seemingly ordinary wooden lumps in the time it takes to fart.

Such a sophisticated design is breathtaking and can be said to be the childhood dream of all naughty children. Zhao Sanyuan had just seen a similar magic not long ago.

"Master Yan?"

"yes~"

The fake foreigner's expression was quite coquettish. If Zhao Sanyuan had not intervened forcefully, he would have definitely continued playing. After all, he had traveled thousands of miles abroad, and he had long been tired of teasing foreigners. How could it be as fun as teasing his own people? The sense of intimacy was different.

Seeing that he looked so pretentious and spoke in nonsense, Zhao Sanyuan asked the second question, which instantly broke down the fake foreigner's defense.

"Yesterday I fought a Yanshi named Zhang Linyi, who was not very good. I wonder who is better between you and him."

"What? What did you do to my uncle!?"

The fake foreigner has none of the pretentiousness.

In fact, he is the distant nephew Che Lizi mentioned by Zhang Linyi. He is the only bloodline of Che Baiqu, the strongest Yanshu master in the world. Now he is studying at Imperial College London. In terms of cultural background, Che Lizi is better than Lu Xiucai.

As soon as she was born, her mother died of heavy bleeding during childbirth, while she was still wearing open-crotch pants. Her father and his friends went looking for the legendary tomb, but when they came back, they couldn't even piece together her body. Her grandfather had a weird and strict temper. Fortunately, Zhang Linyi would occasionally secretly take Cherry down the mountain and buy her some small toys from time to time. He can be said to be the closest relative that Cherry cares about the most.

After several years of further study in the West, what he wanted to do most was to come back and tell Zhang Linyi about the new Yanshu that combined Chinese and Western techniques. But now he heard that something had happened to his Seventh Grandpa. How could he not be anxious?
Although Zhao Sanyuan knew that his master had specially invited Zhang Linyi for tea and the latter should not be involved in the affairs of the Anqing Gang, he was not clear about Cherry's identity. It is better to be safe than sorry. Who knows what kind of person this Yanshi is? After all, he knocked down several dock brothers. Even if he was the one who caused trouble first, people in the underworld have to save face.

Both of them held the idea that they would have plenty of time to ask questions after catching the other, and they took their positions.

They are all hot-tempered young men who don't care about social etiquette and just fight first and talk later.

Zhao Sanyuan took the first step and chanted a spell.

Two pieces of Xunmao and Zhang Shiqi were offered as sacrifices by Taiguanyin.

If you don't know how powerful this talisman is, you will be hurt by the wind from the talisman and unable to open your eyes, and you will take every step slowly. Although Cherry doesn't know much about talismans, it doesn't mean he will take it lightly.

No matter what talisman you have, if it is not activated, it is just a piece of waste paper.

With two soft chirps of birds, a flying bird swooped down, and the talisman that was about to be activated was instantly snatched away by the bird.

"Ahhh!! Fuck me!"

Zhao Sanyuan wanted to cry but had no tears. He saw it clearly. The two flying birds were not real birds, but they were three times more flexible. If there were a hundred or eighty of them in a fight, no one would be able to throw out the talisman.

However, it turned out that Zhao Sanyuan's surprise was a little premature.

After swallowing the talisman, the two birds turned around and swooped down towards Zhao Sanyuan again.

Treat others as you would like them to treat you.

Two small whirlwinds suddenly arose on the ground. They were the effect of Xunmao Zhang Shiqi's Taiguan Yin, but they were a little weakened.

Zhao Sanyuan had no idea of ​​the mystery, and was not only forced to retreat several meters, but was also covered in dust and dirt by the smoke and dust.

Cherry took advantage of the situation and took out a square metal box from her handbag. After a little thought, she took out a few small wooden blocks and arranged them in groups.

"One color."

Zhang Xiaogou, who was a nobody in the corner, saw clearly that what Che Baiqu took out from the box were all mahjong tiles, and the cards in his hand were all 2, 5 and 8.

What do you mean?
Do you want to play mahjong in Doubanjiedao?

Just as Zhang Xiaogou was puzzled, he saw the arranged and combined mahjong tiles rapidly undergoing precise changes. In the blink of an eye, they turned into several prismatic spheres the size of tires, rolling towards Zhao Sanyuan.

???

Not to mention that ordinary people have never seen it, even Zhao Sanyuan, who has experienced many big scenes, has never seen mahjong become a spirit.

Is there a ghost inside that serves as the driving force?
No!

Can't sense any evil energy at all.

To activate tools and control objects?

It doesn't seem to be either.

These prismatic spheres seemed to have a certain intelligence of their own. Not only could they launch attacks, but they could also independently jump over dozing old men. They were very agile.

This echoed the conversation between Mr. Mo Wenshan and Zhang Linyi.

Zhao Sanyuan didn't know how powerful Yanshi was, let alone how mysterious Yanshu was. Since ancient times, the Jianghu strangers who worked for the royal family were not ordinary people. Even if there was no dynasty anymore and many crafts had fallen into decline, Cherry was a rare Yanshu genius in a century, and he had plenty of work to do.

There is only one road in the alley and there is nowhere to hide, and Zhao Sanyuan doesn't want to hide.

There is definitely no possibility of a hard top, those few big balls can easily knock the stubborn bull off.

You can only use cleverness!

Zhao Sanyuan stepped lightly and moved backwards, casting the talisman again.

bang bang-

Two muffled sounds.

I saw that the stone slab on the path that the big balls must pass through was raised high, and its direction immediately changed, and they were lifted into the air.

Gen, Gui, Xu, Jiusha and Shan!
The momentum of the several large balls gradually slowed down and they shrank in mid-air, but they did not turn back to the size of mahjong tiles. The wood chips fell down, obviously something went wrong, and then they fell into a fenced garden, scaring the little dog so much that it held its tail between its legs and dared not bark.

Xigou was terrified, and Zhang Xiaogou was also extremely frightened by the scene.

Good guy!
I'm a good guy!

Is this the legendary battle between aliens?
Wonderful! It's fucking wonderful!
I want to learn this trick from my brother. If anyone dares to mess with me in the future, I will throw the talisman into his toilet. It will be a very ugly scene!
As to whether Gen Guixu Jiusha Yunshan Talisman could blow up the pit, Zhao Sanyuan had no idea and had never tried it. He was on high alert because the opponent Cherry had already played his second set of cards.

"Seven pairs of flowers and beards!"

This time, all the cards formed an object, which changed precisely into a nine-foot-tall wooden man.

Don't think that the movements are stiff and slow just because you hear the word "wooden man".

The joints of the big wooden man in front of him were extremely flexible. In addition to the wooden structure, there were many metal gears inside. It looked like two fists as big as sandbags, which made Zhang Xiaogou's scalp tingle.

What the hell is this?
The abbot-level wooden figure stolen from the Wooden Figure Alley of Shaolin Temple?

The big wooden man moved around like a snake, taking long steps with each step. In a few moments he rushed in front of Zhao Sanyuan and threw a cannon at him from a high position.

In a flash, the handle of the knife knocked the wooden man's fist from the side. Zhao Sanyuan took the opportunity to step back again and avoided a crotch kick.

"A wooden man is also going to greet the lower three roads? That's too much!"

Zhao Sanyuan was so angry that his teeth were itching. He didn't expect that the other party's Yanshu was more powerful than the other. Wouldn't it be possible to get rich by moving bricks?
While he was complaining in his heart, he didn't slow down at all in his work.

The sword is unsheathed!

A yellow talisman and fingertip blood were smeared across the blade, and the right foot stepped on the ground.

When the big wooden man attacked again, Zhao Sanyuan swung his knife at his thigh joint.

Don’t ask why it’s the thigh, because that’s the only way you can reach it without jumping.

Snapped--

The big wooden man knelt on one knee and caught the blade with his bare hands, which was a real show.

Such a huge body and such swift movements are really contrary to common sense.

But only Cherry understood the trick.

This wood does not grow in the native land of Yanhuang, but is the balsa wood that he purchased from North America at a high price. It is extremely light, weighing less than 1 gram per cubic centimeter. After special treatment by Che Baiqu, the balsa wood is not only light but also tough, and somewhat brutal.

Although he missed the first attack, Zhao Sanyuan was not discouraged.

I saw iron sand floating beside the blade, quickly seeping into the joints of the big wooden man.

Qianshenlou twelve Taishijin!

No matter who you are, gold defeats wood is the eternal truth!
Sure enough, the big wooden man's arm joints shook unnaturally. Zhao Sanyuan seized the opportunity and raised his palms violently. Under the force of the sword, the blade chopped towards the big wooden man's chest.

Although the fight was short, Zhao Sanyuan, who had excellent hearing, could tell that the loudest sound came from the chest of the big wooden man, so he knew he should chop there.

In fact, the guess was correct. The core of the big wooden man was indeed in the center of his chest. At this moment, it was affected by the Twelve Taishi Golds of Qianshenlou, so slow movements were an inevitable result.

At the critical moment, Cherry put her palms together and twisted them backwards. There was no special movement, but a large amount of oil splashed between the upper and lower bodies of the big wooden man, and then it folded 90 degrees, miraculously avoiding the knife.

"Hehe, in order to prevent gold, fire, moisture, corrosion and running away, I have done a lot of research in the past two years, little brother~"

(End of this chapter)