Knife splashing

Chapter 171 Chaos in Chang'an

"Help me in an emergency..."

Li Yan remained calm when he heard Zhao Wanfang's ridicule.

After leaving the Li family, he thought about it and realized that he had nowhere to go.

Chang'an City is in turmoil right now, and Bai Ruoxu is a Maitreya believer, so a large group of people will definitely be implicated.

And as for Feng Feiyan's matter, the five elements of the martial arts world must be in chaos, and those famous inns are no longer safe.

The leather workshop of Heidan uncle and nephew and Shen Sanyou's house can be hidden temporarily, but the smell from their places is simply deadly.

Li Yan would rather fight with others than live.

The beds in a brothel are big and comfortable, and there is wine and meat, so it is naturally the best choice. Besides, the place is well-informed, so any news can be known first.

He knew why Zhao Wanfang made such sarcastic remarks.

The other party probably still hasn't given up and wants to seek revenge.

When people came to invite him several times, he avoided them on the grounds that he was busy.

Seeing him picking up the conversation, Zhao Wanfang came to the table and sat down. She took out a piece of paper from her bosom and said solemnly, "I have been collecting information from various states during this period."

"A few days ago, there were many cases of ghost brides killing people in sedan chairs in the middle of the night in Ezhou, causing panic among the people. I suspect that it was the 'Red Girl' who couldn't help but kill and showed her whereabouts..."

After hearing this, Li Yan put down his wine glass helplessly, "Those people are very powerful, and they are troublesome to the Daxuan court. We can't deal with them with our strength."

"I've already given up, why are you still holding on to it?"

Zhao Wanfang was silent for a moment, "If not revenge, what else can I do?"

Li Yan spread his hands and said, "There are many things you can do. For example, if you can save some money, redeem yourself, or find someone to marry, wouldn't it be good to live a peaceful life?"

"Marry?"

Zhao Wanfang's eyes showed a trace of sarcasm, "There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. I have been in a brothel since I was a child. I am used to seeing concubines being sold, and I have also seen many housewives who are desperate and come to the door to make trouble. They all rely on men to survive, and brothels are free..."

"You see those famous prostitutes who saved up their wealth for half their lives, thinking they would find a good husband. But which one of them ended up well?"

"Some things have nothing to do with money..."

After hearing this, Li Yan remained silent.

He already understood why Zhao Wanfang was so persistent.

revenge?

Having grown up watching over the fickleness of human nature and the vicissitudes of the world, and having not had a good childhood, how could he be still entangled in the death of his mother, whose real name he didn't even know?
Can I take revenge?
Maybe it doesn't matter anymore.

Revenge is just her motivation to continue living.

This is not surprising.

Not everyone lives for money and power.

It is a way of life to indulge in wanton debauchery without striving for progress.

Investing oneself in a hobby is also a way of life.

A friend of his in his previous life once said: My life is limited, I come to this world to walk around, I am at a loss, I just need to do something and live through this life...

After thinking this through, Li Yan stopped trying to persuade him. He raised his eyebrows slightly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. "You can take revenge, but your current ability is not enough."

"Do you know why Chang'an City is in such a state of panic?"

"It's all because a Maitreya leader nicknamed 'Tomb Snake' was captured."

"Your enemy Aunt Liu is just a subordinate of Red Girl. Red Girl is a more powerful character than Tomb Snake, but she is just one of Zhao Changsheng's pawns."

"If you want revenge, relying on kung fu and magic is useless."

After hearing this, Zhao Wanfang was silent for a while, as if she had made up her mind, and said seriously, "Thank you."

There was no frustration in her eyes, but instead she was full of fighting spirit.

Li Yan took a sip of wine and said, "No need."

Zhao Wanfang nodded slightly. "What are your plans next? Just hide here and wait for the Lantern Festival to end?"

Li Yan looked out the window and said thoughtfully:

"First we need to figure out what happened..."

…………

The difficulty of obtaining intelligence depends on the person.

Luo Mingzi is not here, Guan Wanche doesn't say anything, and the Chang'an underworld is in turmoil, so they can only find an outsider.

This person must be capable and unconventional.

"Yo!"

Shen Sanyou, the night cryer, shouted as soon as he entered the house: "You kid, you only bring some junk to my house during the New Year. I thought that no matter what, we are friends who drink and eat together, and I have been waiting for you, but you have never treated me to a meal."

"So he's hiding here for fun!"

Li Yan shook his head speechlessly, "Senior, I just drank with you and sang a song, but you called me a regular customer of the brothel, and I haven't said anything yet..."

Shen Sanyou looked around and said, "Isn't it?"

puff!

Zhao Wanfang covered her mouth and sneered.

Li Yan: “…”

Shen Sanyou didn't let him go, he sat down and said with interest: "I'm not the only one spreading this rumor, do you know what you did after you got drunk that night?"

Li Yan had a bad feeling in his heart.

"What did I do?"

Shen Sanyou said with great joy: "Girls come one by one, you say they don't understand romance, they don't have any characteristics, it's like spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each with its own charm, that's what makes a hundred flowers fragrant..."

"Even the owner of Hua'e Building, who rarely shows up, was alarmed and came to toast."

"You tell them that this Hua'e Tower is just average and can be transformed into a Jiangnan Water Village Pavilion, with the soft Wu dialect, or a style of the frontier, or the sorrow of the Silk Road..."

"Traveling all over China in one day, Hua'e Tower will surely become famous!"

Li Yan was stunned. "She believed it?"

"Of course I believe it!"

Shen Sanyou said happily: "The shopkeeper agreed with you and praised your family's profound knowledge. I heard that Hua'e Tower has already hired skilled craftsmen and will start construction after the beginning of spring..."

Li Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Then why are you still charging me one thousand taels?"

Shen Sanyou spread his hands and said, "I wanted to treat you in the end, but you were not happy about it, saying that you hated freeloading the most..."

"Aren't you going to spend all my money?"

"What a joke! I, Yekulang, love to get away with it all my life!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhao Wanfang was so happy that she couldn't even straighten her back.

"Alright, alright."

Li Yan didn't expect that he would make such a fool of himself after drinking too much for the first time in his life. He quickly changed the subject and said, "Senior, I need your help for something. The wind in Chang'an is strong, and I can only rely on you now..."

"Easy to say!"

Although Ye Kulang was unreliable, he had no problem doing things. When he came back the next day, he had already understood the whole cause and effect clearly.

After hearing this, Li Yan felt it was a bit absurd.

"You mean, the cause was an internal fight in the Duwei Division, and the seal-holding Qianhu Guo Yuhuai deliberately leaked the news, and then killed Feng Feiyan, throwing shit on Chang Xuan's head?"

"Well, his plan was very good, but he didn't expect Feng Feiyan to have a trick up her sleeve. She brought a hidden weapon, Thunderbolt Fire, and blew up the person who was trying to intercept her, and then she ran away without a trace."

"Everyone knows what's going on now, but that's how it is in officialdom. Once the evidence disappears, it's gone."

"Chang Xuan lost his firearm and is looking for it like a mad dog. Guo Yuhuai also sent people to look for Feng Feiyan. It depends on who finds her first..."

"The Maitreya sect is also rebelling?" "Yes, Bai Ruoxu gathered all the Maitreya sect troops in Shanzhou and fought with Chang Xuan's men. There were heavy casualties. He managed to grab a firearm, but he poisoned his companions and ran away with the firearm."

"Almost all the people of Maitreya Sect died, leaving only a fire ghost. He was caught by Chang Xuan and locked up with the tomb snake. His cultivation and martial arts were destroyed, and he was about to be taken to the capital. I guess he wanted to exonerate himself..."

"Anyway, this matter has become a mess. In order to find Feng Feiyan and Bai Ruoxu, the two parties are looking for trouble with the martial arts sects everywhere in Chang'an City."

"You have some relationship with Bai Ruoxu and Feng Feiyan, and you also know Guan Wanche. In order to avoid being implicated, you'd better stay out of the spotlight."

"this…"

Li Yan took a sip of wine and said, "I don't know what to say."

"Hahaha!"

Shen Sanyou said happily: "Many things are like this. You can calculate everything, but you can't figure out people's hearts. Now the three captains of the Duwei Division are in a state of panic."

"What does it have to do with another thousand households?"

"He is close to the Li family. Although the Li family controls the power of Shanzhou, not everyone obeys them, such as the Commander-in-Chief. Commander-in-Chief Tang Yang joined the Li family to take the position, and the others were dissatisfied."

"Someone secretly took action and directed the fire to another thousand households. After all, the Li family has just taken power and their foundation is not stable."

"If you get a spot during the Lantern Festival, leave early. The chaos in Chang'an City is likely to last for a long time."

"Senior, you're not leaving?"

"Haha, I've lived in Chang'an for a long time, and I've seen a lot of things like this. I'm too lazy to even watch the excitement. Even the storm will eventually subside."

"Who lives and who dies is determined by fate. It has nothing to do with me..."

……

Shen Sanyou was right, Chang'an was indeed in chaos.

The pawnshop was cleaned up and many people were thrown into jail. Maybe some of them were wrongly accused, but there were so many of them that there was nothing that could be done.

Zhao Jiu, the broker who had led them to Guodu Town, was killed in a dark alley even though he was in disguise.

The ones who took action were gangsters.

Some people took advantage of the chaos and killed people to settle their grudges.

The president of the Foot Guild, Tie Shigu, abdicated. His son Tie Feng was thrown into prison because of his good relationship with Bai Ruoxu. It took a lot of effort to get him out.

Years of savings turned to ashes overnight, and the father and son left Chang'an overnight and have been missing since then...

Li Yan also went secretly to look for Red Yaksha.

Although she had a close relationship with Feng Feiyan, she didn't know what to do when faced with this situation.

Even she herself was not in trouble because she had to guard the corpse-suppressing coffin and had the protection of the Taixuan Orthodox Church.

With a bunch of children to raise, she could only hope Feng Feiyan would run away.

Of course, Li Yan would not seek trouble for himself.

He knew that he himself was trouble.

Therefore, neither Li Fu nor Heidan uncle and nephew were found.

He would hide in Qingyuan Tower every day, drinking, eating meat and listening to music in his spare time. The rest of the time he would practice martial arts and concentrate his mind, waiting for the Lantern Festival to arrive.

Zhao Wanfang would sometimes stay by his side, and sometimes leave mysteriously. The large elegant room where he was seemed to be deliberately ignored by Qingyuan Tower, and few guests would approach.

Li Yan had some guesses in his mind.

Zhao Wanfang may have joined a Golden Swallow organization and used its power to gradually gain the ability to take revenge.

Li Yan ignored him and didn't ask any more questions.

People come and go in the world, not everyone is just here to make a living, having a reason to live is enough...

…………

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the Lantern Festival.

Just two days ago, faced with the chaos in the city, the Governor Li Siyuan and the Prince of Chang'an finally couldn't stand it anymore, and directly called in the people from the Duwei Division and various government offices and scolded them.

After all, this Lantern Festival Drum King Conference has attracted people from all over the Xuanmen sect. Although they are all side sects, if things get messed up, Chang'an's bad reputation will spread to other states.

After the two of them spoke, peace naturally returned to Chang'an City.

Then orders came from the Capital City's Duwei Division.

Chang Xuan had previously offered a new firearms training method and had captured all the Maitreya followers in Shanzhou, but he had lost a magic firearm and was punished with ten sticks. He was then responsible for tracking down the missing firearms to make up for his mistake...

Guo Yuhuai, the chief of the thousand households, was reprimanded and deprived of his power to hold the seal. Although he removed himself, his superiors were not fools and were already dissatisfied...

Another captain was directly transferred to a remote place. This was a warning to the Li family for interfering with the Duwei Division...

In general, the superiors of the Duwei Division attach great importance to Chang Xuan's ability. It seems that they are whipping him, but in fact they are protecting him. In order to stabilize the Shanzhou Guard, they will also airdrop a thousand households from the capital to suppress the situation.

In this internal fight, no one is the winner...

Of course, the people could not see clearly what was happening in the court, nor did they care about it. What really attracted them was the Drum King Conference.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

Although the real excitement is at night, the streets are already busy before dawn.

Especially Suzaku Street.

This turmoil did not affect the Changchun Society.

They are mainly an organization of street performers, receiving artists from various places who come to visit, arranging Lantern Festival performances and selling goods, which has kept everyone in Changchun Club busy.

On the 5,000-meter-long Suzaku Street, disciples of the Changchun Society have been painting pots with white lime since last night.

Who gets to perform where and where to sell things must take into account both the face of fellow practitioners from other states and the heart of local practitioners.

In addition, they must not interfere with the patrol routes of the government soldiers, nor occupy the area where the people are watching.

In short, every aspect must be considered carefully.

Jianghu artists are even more eagerly waiting for this day.

They were dressed in their cleanest attire, and as soon as the Changchun Society's territory was mapped out, they entered with their weapons in hand.

When Chang'an was in turmoil before, they were just watching the show.

Now this is their battlefield.

Whether we drink wine and eat meat, or eat coarse grains and vegetables in the next few months, depends on who is more capable today.

In Jinmen, there are many businesses such as dumb gold, chewing gold, cutting gold, bag gold, and Lao Zhouer. Fortune tellers, fortune tellers, and physiognomists can be seen every few steps...

In the leather gate, there are people doing things like setting up a square, pushing bags, playing with green pictures, selling wolf bags, and pulling out teeth to pick out worms. Every section of the road is different...

Of course, there are many acrobatic troupes and ancient magic tricks on display today...

The same is true for those who perform acrobatics to make a living and those who sing drums and tell stories.

The entire Suzaku Street has become a garden party.

As the Chenshi (07:09 to :) arrived, Zhuque Street was already a little crowded, as if all the people in Chang'an had come out.

"Boy, it's really crowded today."

"Tsk tsk, I heard that this year is different. Many experts from other states have come. Our Shanzhou is also home to many famous experts. There will definitely be fierce competition."

"During the day, you can tour Suzaku Street. At night, there will be a parade to suppress evil and pray for blessings. The parade will be held in various places in the city. If you miss it during the day, you won't be able to see some of it at night..."

"When does it start?"

"At this time..."

In the crowd, Sha Lifei and Wang Daoxuan were also crowding in to watch the fun.

The situation in Chang'an City was temporarily calm, so Li Yan informed them to come and celebrate the Lantern Festival today and leave after the Shangyuan Festival.

Outside the city, near Mingde Gate, a number of shrine teams have gathered. Each shrine is different, and even the drum teams that follow them are very different.

They kept their distance from each other, sizing each other up, their eyes full of scrutiny...

(End of this chapter)