Knife splashing

Chapter 80 The evil guest comes to the door
"I don't understand what you are talking about."

Zhou Pan's expression quickly returned to normal and he asked calmly.

However, everyone present was an old hand at dealing with matters, so how could they not notice something fishy?

In the Taixing Horse and Carriage Company camp, a young man whispered to his companion, "Brother, what kind of gang is Anqing Hall?"

"It's not a gang." The senior brother smiled and whispered, "It was the largest Xianggong Hall in Chang'an City. Lu Gongyuan was its leader."

"Oh~"

The young man suddenly realized, looked at Zhou Pan, and his expression became strange.

The so-called Xianggongtang is a hall for male prostitutes.

People who like homosexuality and have the habit of homosexuality have existed since ancient times, but they are most prevalent in Beijing and Fujian, and are known as "Beijing Husbands" and "Fujian Brothers".

For example, in the capital, there are famous "Chun Hui Tang" and "Jing Yi Tang" for men. The men in these men not only need to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also be proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, so appearance is secondary, and it is not acceptable if you are not smart and speak in an indecent manner.

The Beggars' Gang from the West, and human traffickers from various places, once they got a young man with outstanding looks and good manners, would send him to the Xianggong Hall and sell him for a price higher than that of the embryos of famous prostitutes.

But that is a quirk of the nobles and wealthy. Ordinary people, especially those who eat meat and drink wine in big mouthfuls, do not think much of it.

When they heard that Zhou Pan was related to Xianggongtang, everyone looked at him with something strange.

It seems that this week's monkey is indeed childless...

But this is just his hobby. At most, they would make a few jokes while drinking and chatting. How could it be related to Li Hu's death?
In the hall, seeing Zhou Pan denying his identity, Li Yan narrowed his eyes, suppressed his cold murderous intent, and said in a deep voice: "There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Do you think this matter can be kept secret?"

"At that time, my father took on an errand to find a kidnapped young master. Many clues pointed to Anqing Hall, but nothing was found."

"You colluded with Lu Gongyuan and sent someone to secretly tip off my father, causing him to go to the brothel to look for an informant, and he was killed as a result."

"Afterwards, you hurried from Xianyang to Chang'an to cooperate with the government to search Anqing Hall and hunt down Lu Gongyuan. Not long after, even the brothel caught fire for no reason, and all the prostitutes inside died tragically."

"Do you think that if you kill someone and silence him, there will be no evidence?"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was shocked.

Old Master Zhang Yuanshang's face turned gloomy, and he slammed the table fiercely, "Zhou Houzi, so this is true. My poor brother Li's reputation has been damaged and he can't rest in peace for ten years."

"Damn it, if you don't explain this clearly, this won't end today!"

Even the leader of the Cao Gang, Han, shook his head and said, "Zhou Pan, if that's the case, your methods are too despicable. With so many lives lost, you still want to retire peacefully from the underworld. There's no such thing as a good thing."

Others were also outraged.

Li Yan stood in the hall, the murderous intent in his eyes could no longer be concealed.

These pieces of information were secretly passed on to him by Guan Wanche just now. Although he didn't know why the other party didn't make it clear himself, judging from Zhou Pan's expression, it was most likely true.

Thinking of the distress his grandfather had felt over the years, he felt a surge of anger in his heart, and he wished he could go up immediately and chop off Zhou Pan's head.

Facing the questioning of the crowd, Zhou Pan was silent for a while, and finally sighed, shook his head and said: "I can only say that I received the order from the Chang'an Prefecture Duwei Division at that time to cooperate in the arrest of Lu Gongyuan. It has been a long time since the incident happened, and I am sure that the Duwei Division will not pursue it if I tell it again."

As he said this, he looked at everyone and said, "Lu Gongyuan's Xianggong Hall and the brothel are both the incense halls of the Maitreya Sect in Chang'an, secretly plotting rebellion."

"what?"

Everyone in the hall was shocked.

There's no way you can lie about this.

More than ten years ago, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong. The Maitreya Sect took the opportunity to cause chaos and incited the villagers to rebel. Not only did they kill officials, they also forced other people and people in the underworld to participate. If they disagreed, they would set fire to the village and massacre them.

People in the underworld are naturally wary of the imperial court.

But the Maitreya sect used its evil teachings to deceive people, and more people died because of them.

Zhou Pan sighed, looked at Li Yan, shook his head and said, "This matter concerns the secrets of the imperial court. I dare not say more. I can only say that your father was unlucky and ran into a den of thieves!"

"Stop playing dumb!"

Li Yan sneered and said, "The matter of Maitreya is another matter. If you hadn't deliberately lured him, how could my father have been ambushed?"

Zhou Pan seemed to be getting impatient. His face darkened as he shook his head and said, "That's the way it is. Your father is committing suicide on his own. Do you really want me to stop him?"

"Even if you file a complaint with the government, it has nothing to do with me!"

He had already admitted the matter in his words, but he looked like he was indifferent.

Seeing the murderous intent in Li Yan's eyes, Zhou Pan raised his neck with a sinister look in his eyes, "If you are dissatisfied, you can seek justice from me today."

"Bullshit!" Old Master Zhang was furious. He slowly stood up and said, "Zhou Houzi, you are playing tricks on young people, right? Come, I will ask for justice for him!"

Bang!
Just then, there was a loud noise outside the hall.

I saw several disciples flying backwards, rolling on the ground, bleeding from the corners of their mouths, crawling backwards, shouting: "Master, someone broke into the door!"

The sudden change disrupted the atmosphere in the class.

Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw that the disciples of Zhou Family Martial Arts School were like being hit by wild beasts. They flew out of the door one by one, fell into the yard, and screamed in pain.

Then, two people slowly walked towards the gate.

A young man, about twenty years old, wearing ordinary coarse black clothes, most of his face was covered with burn scars, he was short and strong, holding a "bone flower" in his hand.

The weapon Guduo is similar to a hammer, with a small iron ball on the front of a long handle. It was used as a punishment stick in the Tang Dynasty and later as a ceremonial weapon. It is commonly known as the golden melon and also known as guandan (guā zhūn).

According to the shape, it is divided into garlic buds and thorn buds.

The double hammers of the generals in the dramas are all made of paper or cloth. In reality on the battlefield, except for those who are born with supernatural powers and masters, few people can use them. After all, it takes too much effort. Even if they can swing them, they cannot fight for long.

So the real warhammer, the front of the hammer is not big.

The bone flower thing is smaller, more powerful, and easy to hide, so it is used quite a lot in the world.

The bluestone would crack if an ordinary person hit it.

Behind him followed a middle-aged man wearing a green cloak, holding a tiger-shaped crutch in his right hand and a long banner with the words "Practicing medicine to save the world" in his left hand, looking like a doctor from the Pimen sect.

He has an ordinary face, with graying temples, and looks calm and relaxed as he walks, as if he is strolling in a garden. It is obvious that he is here to show support.

Seeing this, Mr. Zhang's pupils shrank, he slowly sat down and sneered: "Zhou Monkey, it seems that you have more than one victim."

Zhou Pan's expression also turned ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Who are you and what are you doing in my house?"

The young man turned the flower in his hand over and mocked in a hoarse voice: "Hey, aren't you going to retire?"

"Why, now that they have dealt with the underworld gangs, can't we, the peasants, come and ask for an explanation?"

Zhou Pan looked puzzled, "I don't remember having any grudge against you."

"Of course you don't remember."

The young man smiled like a ghost, turned his head and looked at everyone in the hall, "You guys in the martial arts world, you use force to bully the weak and fear the strong, and you call it a grudge when you offend your fellow martial artists, but it doesn't matter if the common people die, right?"

Zhou Pan narrowed his triangular eyes slightly, "If you want to ask for an explanation, you have to explain it clearly."

The young man laughed like a night owl, "Ten years ago, in Bazi Village outside Chang'an, your disciples broke into my house in the name of searching for bandits."

"When they saw my sister was pretty, they wanted to insult her. When my parents tried to stop them, they beat them to death and burned the house down, saying it was a den of thieves. Who would have thought that a ghost like me would survive?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone understood and shook their heads.

Zhou Houzi was lax in controlling his subordinates and also indulged and shielded them. They did a lot of bad things in Xianyang city, so it was not surprising that something like this happened.

Zhou Pan was silent for a moment. "I really don't know anything about this matter. If there is a wrong, there is a debt. You can find them. Why are you looking for me?"

The young man chuckled and said, "Don't worry, they are already dead. I skinned them alive, and spared no one in the family. Tsk tsk, the skins of a whole family filled with resentment were sold for a good price."

"Well, they're here to ask you to accompany them!"

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other in surprise.

Revenge for the extermination of an entire family with such bloody means cannot be resolved by ordinary underworld rules, and the government has to intervene.

As expected, Guan Wanche stood up and waved his hand. The guards immediately removed the crossbows from their backs and shouted, "Stop and follow us, or we will kill you without mercy!"

"Shoot to kill?"

The young man's face was covered with scars and his eyes were crazy. "You hawks and dogs, it turns out that this world is full of demons and the sky is dark. You should be killed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed.

These words clearly indicate rebellion...

At this time, Li Yan had a serious look on his face as he stared at the old man behind him.

He smelled a familiar scent from the other person.

It’s the crested snake I saw before!
(End of this chapter)