Starting from the time when Mang traveled through Joy of Life, he fabricated the myths of the heaven

Chapter 473 Hidden Dart {Two in One}
There was a cough in the inner hall, and a white-haired old man walked out and said, "Sir, please take a seat. Wan'er, cut two plates of beef and heat a pot of bamboo leaf green."

"Well, isn't there any local characteristics? I see there is a pot in the kitchen, but isn't the fire on? Your accent doesn't sound like a local." Shen Qingzhou asked. The old man's accent is from the north, and Mandarin is not widely used nowadays. Only Official Chinese can be heard.

"To be honest with you, my surname is Sa, and I am originally from this place. I have been doing business outside since I was young. My son and daughter-in-law both died. I thought that even if the tree is tall, its leaves will fall back to its roots, so I brought my granddaughter back to my hometown.

But after being away from home for more than 40 years, all my relatives and friends in my hometown are gone. It just so happened that Mr. Cai, the owner of this hotel, didn't want to work anymore and sold it to me for thirty taels of silver. Alas, I'm finally back to my hometown. Hearing everyone speaking their hometown dialect, I feel so happy and ashamed because I can't even speak it myself.

I am not good at local specialties, but I can make a few special side dishes, I hope you can forgive me." Lao Denuo looked at the guest in the bamboo hat and was not surprised, after all, his accent was obvious.

After a while, the beef and broad beans were served, along with a hint of Bamboo Leaf Green. It was certainly not as good as the wine he usually drank, but it was understandable.

Shen Qingzhou observed for a while, and with his martial arts skills and the fact that Lao Denuo and Yue Lingshan were not on guard against him, he was basically certain.

Laudeno played an old man. He was fine in the front, acting very old, but in the kitchen, his legs and feet were too nimble. Although Wan'er was working all the time, her hands and feet were not nimble, and it was obvious that she did not do this often.

Of course, this is because he was looking for the process with the result in mind, so there would naturally be no reason why he couldn't find it.

An hour later.

"Junior sister, where is that person?" Lao Denuo came to the front and was surprised. Why was there no one there?

“That’s not it, huh.” Yue Lingshan was still curious. Isn’t it forbidden to call them senior brother or junior sister? There are outsiders around. However, she was shocked to see that the man in the bamboo hat suddenly disappeared.

It’s not that she was afraid that the other party would run away with the bill, as he was not here for business. But with her martial arts skills, she didn’t even notice that the other party had left. The other party must be a martial artist.

Shen Qingzhou came and went in a hurry, took a look at Fuzhou City and turned to leave. He had no intention of staying to save people. If the plot started, he could help, but now, nothing had happened, so there was no need to say or do anything.

However, he also left a backup plan, and it depends on the luck of this family.

"Master, look." Lin Zhennan returned to the backyard with a smug look on his face and saw his wife who looked a little flustered.

"What's wrong?" Lin Zhennan said. His wife has always been virtuous and has martial arts skills. She comes from a wealthy family, the daughter of the Jindao Wang family in Luoyang. She is his good wife and should not be so flustered.

"Look, I just discovered that this appeared on that pillar. It was deeply embedded in the wood, but the note was not damaged at all." Mrs. Lin took out a stone and a piece of paper.

"Hiss, to leave such a mark, he must be a master."

"Master, look at this." Although Mrs. Lin was surprised, she was thinking about something else.

[It is a crime to possess a treasure. Someone wants to seek the sword technique of exorcism left by Lord Yuantu. In terms of strength alone, Fuwei Escort Agency cannot resist it. Be careful.]

This is Shen Qingzhou's reminder. This is all he can do. As for whether it is effective or not, it depends on how well prepared Lin Zhennan is.

Although the Fuwei Escort Agency was very weak in the original novel, of course, facing a sect like the Qingcheng Sect, Lin Zhennan, who was relying on the prestige of Lin Yuantu, had little ability to fight back.

Lin Yuantu had a very good foundation with his Sword of Exorcism, and Lin Zhennan's father and he were both excellent businessmen, so the Fuwei Escort Agency looked very strong.

His real strength may not be a big deal, but relying on his reputation and connections, he is doing very well. Wherever he goes, he makes money and has indeed made a name for himself.

However, this path can make you a giant in peacetime, but don’t forget that if there are people who really don’t follow the rules, there is nothing you can do about it.

Most of the bandits and masters are scared by the reputation of the Escort Agency, but if there are some who are not afraid, then it will be very troublesome.

However, Shen Qingzhou believed that although the Fuwei Escort Agency might not be as powerful as the Qingcheng Sect, it was not weak in influence.

It’s just that his power consists of connections, which are very useful during his heyday when nothing is happening, like now.

But if the Fuwei Escort Agency is breached, his network of contacts will automatically disappear, which is a very realistic thing.

If Lin Zhennan listened to him and directly asked the city defense battalion to change the route so that it passed by the Fuwei Escort Agency twice a day, the Qingcheng Sect would have to think carefully if it wanted to take action.

It's okay if you attack the Fuwei Escort Agency, but if you attack the city defense soldiers, you can basically be considered to be rebelling. A force like the Fuwei Escort Agency should be like this in the world.

However, now that the Fuwei Escort Agency is at its peak, Lin Zhennan has some confidence in himself.

"We must be on guard, but my Fuwei Escort Agency is well-known all over the world, and I think any misunderstandings can be resolved." Lin Zhennan still said this, but he was also on guard.

Yu Canghai didn't know that someone had reminded Lin Zhennan before he arrived in Fuzhou, fortunately the reminder was not too obvious.

The main reason is that Shen Qingzhou is not sure who has the idea. Yue Buqun and Yu Canghai both have ideas. In other words, as long as one is a martial artist, there is no one who doesn't care about martial arts secrets.

In this chaotic world, it is not certain who will make the first move. It is easy to make mistakes if you directly mention Qingcheng Sect.

"Xiaofang, go find the young master." After listening to her husband's way of doing things, Mrs. Lin felt that it was reasonable, but she was still worried and prepared to give Lin Pingzhi some instructions.

At this moment, Shen Qingzhou had already left Fuzhou City and rode a fast horse directly to the next city.

He traveled for four days without stopping for any reason. He first used his Qinggong skills, and then rode a horse when he got tired. He replaced the horse with a new one at every post station. That's how he got here.

His eight steps in the air do consume too much internal energy. The consumption in a fight can be ignored, but for long-distance attacks, which rely entirely on internal energy, it is somewhat uneconomical.

Along the way, Shen Qingzhou was not idle. His proficiency in the Shenzhaojing was overturned by 11.34 million, and he was only 160,000 away from perfection.

The previous Yin Yang Grinding was only a few thousand steps away from perfection. Now, the Yin Yang Grinding has been officially integrated into the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. At this moment, he can use eighteen dragons to directly form a dragon seal, which was originally a technique to grind away the opponent's internal strength, but now he has turned it into a physical attack.

Back in Suzhou, it was still the same, without any changes. Although many things happened every day, Suzhou was a place where aristocratic families lived together.

This is not just a martial arts family, but a Jiangnan family, a family of literati, and a business family, the kind that can influence the court. The Jiangnan Hua family is one of them, and they are also a big shot.

These noble families supported all aspects of Jiangnan. Jiangnan was prosperous, which was the most normal thing in any country. Even the princes of the Ming Dynasty had several in Suzhou, such as the famous Prince Ning.

In this situation, a lot of things would happen in Jiangnan, but in a city like Suzhou, the probability is still very small, especially for things that are well known, and he hasn't been away for long.

Well, there was a special one. The four talented men went out for an outing and it seemed that one of them fell off a bridge while crossing it.

These four talented men reminded Shen Qingzhou of a movie, "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One", in which he visited Jiangnan before realizing that there was also the Tang family, a famous martial arts family in Jiangnan.

The Tang family is both a scholarly family and a martial arts family. The family's heirloom Tang Overlord Spear is extremely powerful.

However, what the Tang family is most famous for now is not the Overlord Spear, but the great talent of Tang Bohu of the Tang family, who is known as one of the Four Talents together with several others.

He also had an outstanding talent for writing poetry and painting. Nowadays, it is difficult to find a piece of paper. Even the waste paintings and words soaked in ink from daily calligraphy practice will be picked up by someone if they are thrown away every day. They are very valuable.

The most interesting thing is that Tang Bohu married eight wives. However, Hua Manlou once said to him when they were drinking that anyone who is well-informed knows that Tang Bohu is very talented, but none of his eight wives is worry-free.

Several of his wives are daughters from wealthy families and all have hobbies, but I don’t know if they were infected or something, but all eight of his wives like to gamble. Even if they play by themselves, they can always get together two decks of cards, which is very troublesome.

If it were just these, Shen Qingzhou would not have thought of the movie, but when he heard about the weapons list, he was sure about it.

Nowadays, the weapons that are famous all over the world are the Weapon List, the Tianji Stick, the Dragon and Phoenix Golden Ring, and the Xiao Li Flying Dagger. But more than 20 years ago, there was no Weapon List, only something called the Weapon Ranking.

However, the time period is too long ago, and there was only one session, so it was more like an experiment, and no one knows who made it. The most famous people on the list at that time were Tang Tianhao, the Overlord Spear, and the other was the Scholar's Deadly Sword.

However, both of them retired later, and the Weapon List existed in name only. It was only after some years that the Weapon Chart appeared. This was the work of Bai Xiaosheng.

The Overlord Spear and the Scholar's Deadly Sword are particularly famous in Jiangnan. It is rumored in the martial arts world that these two weapons are enemies, and when one appears, the other will inevitably appear as well.

Only then did Shen Qingzhou think of Stephen Chow's "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One", otherwise, Tang Bohu was a world-famous talent and he would not have dared to make such an association.

Apart from the affairs of the four talented men, there was nothing else worthy of his attention. Xiaoyao Hou had not caused any trouble for a long time.

This is not like his style. He has known for a long time that he cannot beat himself. He still did a lot of things after being injured. Now there is no movement. Shen Qingzhou guessed that he can't be injured again.

Not only can't, the Tianzong is in trouble now. Xiaoyao Hou is seriously injured and recuperating. If he doesn't recuperate, even if he can suck blood, his martial arts will drop to that level.

If he was unharmed, he would just fall. Even relying solely on their experience, Xiao Shiyilang and the others who were only one step away from success would not be his match.

However, he was injured many times by Shen Qingzhou, and his qi and blood were depleted. If it were anyone else, he would have lost all his martial arts long ago. If it weren't for his unique martial arts, his physical demands would be much lower than those of normal people. However, it would be unlikely to get up again after falling down unless he had a rare precious medicine to repair his meridians.

That would have been fine. Although Xiaoyao Hou was seriously injured, his reputation remained and his subordinates did not dare to betray him, especially after he recovered a little and sucked the blood of several of his subordinates.

But there is still external threat. A mysterious organization is attacking Tianzong. No, there is more than one. They should all be testing Xiaoyao Hou.

However, Tianzong was well managed by Xiaoyao Hou, and those forces did not dare to take large-scale action, otherwise they would be exposed.

This world is too big and there are too many conspirators. The Tianzong is not the only dominant one as described in the original novel. If it really comes to that, they will just send a large army to suppress it.

Today, the Ming Dynasty is at its peak. It is not the wasteland depicted in movies, TV dramas and novels. It has both experts and military strength.

……

"Quite clever." After returning to Suzhou that night, Shen Qingzhou secretly went to Yang's house and heard that the owner Yang left in a hurry two days after returning, as if he was going to sell horses somewhere again.

Shen Qingzhou understood that Xiaoyao Hou had been paying attention to his information. He probably didn't know that he knew his true identity. However, to be safe, he basically never showed up when he was in Suzhou. He ran away really fast.

It took him ten days to go back and forth, and in Suzhou, all of He Xiaohui's goods were gathered together. Actually, it's a long story, as he only stayed in Jiangnan for less than two months.

"Master Shen, I'll leave this matter to you." He Xiaohui took over the item signed by Shen Qingzhou. Although the two were very familiar with each other, the procedure must be followed correctly.

"Of course." Shen Qingzhou said. This trip was not only to protect the escort, but also to open the escort route. When they came, there were few escort vehicles, and it was Hua Ruling's birthday party, so many people did not dare to cause trouble.

But now, she has to rely on herself on the way back, and it is definitely more troublesome than the time coming here, because He Xiaohui has purchased too many things.

There are a total of fifty-six escort carriages. Shen Qingzhou and several escort masters have to be very careful. Not only do they have to pay attention to others stealing the escort, but they also have to worry about their own people embezzling. After all, they have to hire a lot of coachmen, so they have to be careful. Although the possibility is not high, they still have to pay attention.

"I trust Young Master Shen's martial arts, but Escort Captain Shen, I would like to conduct this escort mission in secret," He Xiaohui suddenly said.

"Well, what else?" Shen Qingzhou was a little surprised. The secret escort was a special type of the escort company. For example, Gu Ping'an, whom he met before, was escorting some worthless things on the surface, but secretly, he was escorting silver. This was a secret escort.

Another reason is that because the darts are too valuable, they can only be divided into two lines, one bright and one dark. He Xiaohui knows how valuable this item is.

"I, the head of Tianji Hall and the owner of Tianji Villa, am naturally more valuable than these." Shen Qingzhou was a little puzzled by what He Xiaohui said.

“Captain Shen, although you are a martial arts expert, business is not your strong point. I believe this dart should be foolproof because you are so famous.

But have you ever thought about this, that in the future, you will have to escort every escort mission personally? And it is not a good thing to be famous in the underworld. There are many people who have a reputation for nothing, and some of them may want to become famous in one fell swoop.

Only when the escort flag is removed, what we encounter along the way will become what ordinary escort agencies encounter." He Xiaohui said.

Shen Qingzhou looked at He Xiaohui. This woman was quite nice. She even taught him. There was nothing wrong with what she said.

[The escort mission begins, escort the Tianjitang cargo to Qixia Town safely]

(End of this chapter)