Minglong

Chapter 15 Gangster Excitement Pants

Not long after, a carriage with a wooden sign with the word "Lin" on it drove out of the gate of the Lin Family Clinic, carrying a man and a woman.

At the end of Ning'an Street, above a three-story restaurant.

A man in a coarse linen shirt and a bamboo hat stood at the window of the private room, gazing through the gap at the carriages approaching along the street. A five-foot saber lay beside him, his eyes filled with disdain:

"Just this young guy, his head is worth three hundred taels?"

At the table at the back sat a man in a cloak, holding a teacup in his hand.

"It's you who's worth three hundred taels, not him. I hired you to be on the safe side. If things go wrong, you know the rules."

The swordsman liked this, but still asked:
"What's this kid's background?"

"My surname is Xie Jinhuan. I was born in the third year of the Changping reign. My native place is Wan'an County, Luojing. My father, Xie Wen, was a Wan'an County lawyer. Three years ago, he failed in his duties in handling a case and was transferred to Nanning, Ruizhou. He just returned to the Central Plains alone."

"How strong is he? Why kill him?"

The cloaked figure was silent for a moment before explaining in detail:
"This boy has been learning martial arts in Fengling Valley in recent years. He belongs to a small sect and his martial arts skills are decent. Yesterday, he reported my warehouse to the government office, causing me to lose several thousand taels of valuables. He must pay the price."

The swordsman looked a little puzzled:
"The situation is tense right now, with monsters and bandits being hunted everywhere. There was even a major commotion in Dongcangfang yesterday. Your Excellency, instead of avoiding the spotlight, is going against the tide and hiring thugs for revenge. That's not very rational."

The cloaked figure took out the banknotes from his sleeve and placed them on the table:
"Asking too many questions won't do you any good when you're out there. Will you take this job?"

The swordsman looked at the banknotes on the table and finally nodded:
"Take it. It's such a simple job, if I don't take it, I'll be wasting my money."

The cloaked figure took out a black medicine bottle from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
"The situation is really tense recently. Let's try to poison him first. If that doesn't work, we can do it later."

The swordsman picked up the black medicine bottle and looked at it, frowning:

"This seems to be a bottle from Sanhe Building. Why don't I remember Sanhe Building selling poison?"

"I found a bottle to put the medicine in. Let's get this done quickly."

After the cloaked figure finished speaking, he stood up and left the room.

The swordsman held the small black bottle in thought, but eventually put it in his arms...

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The cold rain continued, the streets were shrouded in fog, the scattered buildings on the streets were shrouded in rain and fog, and the whole city turned into a dark black and blue color.

The carriage was moving along the streets of East City. The driver and guard, Jia Zheng, was sitting outside the carriage wearing a bamboo hat. Perhaps because the journey was boring, he hummed a sad tune:

"The sky is bitter, the earth is bitter, from south to north, a hundred thousand miles, nothing but a hero's tomb."
"Be it Buddhism or Taoism, after eighty years of wandering east and west, I will eventually become bones in a tomb..."

The carriage was driven by two horses side by side, and the interior was quite spacious, with a small table in front of the left window.

Lin Wanyi, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, sat upright on the inside, touching Meiqiu's hairy head with her hand, and occasionally glancing at the young man in white sitting opposite the desk.

Xie Jinhuan sat with his back to the window, holding the Thirty-Six-Section Heavenly Gang Mace and carefully wiping it with a handkerchief. His eyes seemed to be aloof, yet they concealed a gentle warmth. Not only was his expression flawless, but even his posture, movements, and even the details of his eyes were just right, making one want to take a second look...

Lin Wanyi felt that Xie Jinhuan's posture was a little too good. Even if he had started practicing body shape at the age of three, he might not be able to achieve this posture. After a moment of silence, she couldn't help but speak up:
"Xie Jinhuan, are you thinking about something?"

Xie Jinhuan had too many things on his mind and now just wanted to survive. When he heard the question, he came to his senses:

"Nothing, just distracted."

Lin Wanyi nodded slightly. Since they had just met and didn't have much to talk about, she just made small talk and asked:
"Does this weapon have special meaning to you?"

Xie Jinhuan's Tiangang mace, like the coal briquettes, was bought from a flea market.

I spent two taels of silver at the time. The merchant boasted that it was an "ancient divine weapon", but in fact it was just a big iron stick, which was useless except for its strength.

But when introducing someone, there must be some explanation. He thought for a moment and said nonsense:

"I first used spears and clubs, believing in the principle of 'an inch longer, an inch stronger'; later I switched to swords and knives, using my skills to defeat the enemy; then I stopped caring about the blade, using only the flick of a flower or a twist of a leaf to injure. I forged this mace not as a weapon, but as a warning to myself."

"Warning what?"

"The mace, with its four edges and no sharp edges, is a 'good weapon among weapons.' It takes a fair and peaceful approach, intended to punish and deter, not to take life or mutilate limbs..."

"Oh……"

Lin Wanyi nodded slightly and looked up to Xie Jinhuan even more.

While he was talking nonsense like this, the carriage arrived near the academy and stopped outside a gold-painted archway. The sudden rainstorm gradually subsided.

There is a special parking lot outside the gilded archway, which is full of carriages and sedan chairs. Inside is a super-large market with many merchants, and even quite a few brown-haired and blue-eyed foreigners.

After getting off the car, Lin Wanyi walked in front with her veil on, but because of her big breasts, plump butt, and seductive figure, she still attracted the attention of many passers-by.

Xie Jinhuan walked beside him, looking at the roadside stalls along the way. When he passed a shop, he saw a lot of people gathered at the door.

Inside the spacious shop, there were no goods displayed, but a row of boxes.

The boxes were all painted red, with brass locks and the seals of the "Wubeiyuan" affixed to them. They came in various sizes. Many pawns, dressed in various ways, were carefully selecting items from the boxes, whispering to each other:

"There should be short weapons in here..."

"The box is not fake, right?"

"Who in Danyang City dares to fabricate the story of the Danyang Academy..."

……

Xie Jinhuan saw the 'blind box' and couldn't help but stop:

"This kind of charlatanism is also popular in Danyang?"

Lin Wanyi hadn't been here for a long time. Seeing the sign of 'Duobao Pavilion' on the shop, she was a little confused:
"Jia Zheng, what does this shop do?"

Jia Zheng followed behind and responded quickly:
"This shop just opened recently. The owner is said to be a nobleman from Wencheng Street. They sell everything from the Imperial Academy, including weapons and protective gear. Everything costs thirty taels."

The Military Academy of Danyang Academy mainly studies city defense equipment, weaving, water conservancy, etc., but it also has a weapon refining discipline that teaches students to refine magical weapons.

With the research of students and teachers, various kinds of instruments will naturally be produced. In order to recover the costs, the academy will sell them to the outside world.

But in order to maintain the reputation of Danyang Academy, the items that come out are absolutely top quality, and none of them are cheap.

When Lin Wanyi heard that it was only thirty taels of silver, she couldn't help but become curious:
"Is it the real thing?"

"The items are guaranteed to be authentic, but if you can't see the goods before buying, you'll lose money 90% of the time. But a few days ago, someone got a piece of soft armor and became rich overnight, making a thousand taels of silver..."

Lin Wanyi became interested, took a quick look, and turned to walk towards the shop:
"Go ask the seller of Longyang flowers first, I'll come over later."

"okay."

Seeing this, Jia Zheng hurriedly ran to the depths of the market.

Xie Jinhuan was considering how to avoid the court's pursuit and had no interest in participating in such a scam. However, as he followed him into the shop, the succubus who followed him like a shadow appeared at his side and pointed at a box.
"this."

Xie Jinhuan paused, quietly looking around, and when he saw that no one noticed his personal ghost, he moved closer:

"What's in there?"

Ye Hongshang shrugged slightly: "Anyway, the material is special, I won't lose money. If I tell you directly, won't it be boring?"

Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan came to the shelf and picked up a small wooden box as big as his head to examine it. He felt that it was quite light, but it was difficult to determine what was inside.

Lin Wanyi wanted to buy one to try her luck, but thirty taels of silver was more than three months' salary for Jia Zheng, so it was definitely not a small amount of money. As she was hesitating, she noticed Xie Jinhuan staring at the box and asked,
"Is there anything good in this box?"

Xie Jinhuan felt that with Ye Hongshang's ability, he would not cheat him out of his money, and the box might contain the first prize.

But all the money he had on him was only more than twenty taels of silver, which was too much for him to afford!
Seeing that Lin Wanyi was quite curious, Xie Jinhuan hesitated again and again, but still reluctantly offered her a gift:

"It looks good. You can buy it and try it. If you make a profit, we'll split it in half. If you lose money, it's mine."

Lin Wanyi was naturally interested when she heard this. She quietly picked up the box, took out the silver, handed it to the clerk, and went out with him:
"It's so light, could it be soft armor inside?"

Xie Jinhuan had no idea what was inside, so he looked at it from the side:
"You'll know when you open it and take a look."

Seeing this, Lin Wanyi took the small box and went out. After avoiding the crowd's gaze, she held the box with one hand and removed the seal. Because she had spent a huge sum of thirty taels of silver to buy it, she was still a little nervous at this time.

Xie Jinhuan and Meiqiu looked inside together. After the box was opened, they saw a beautifully embroidered purse inside.

?

Lin Wanyi was stunned and handed the box to Xie Jinhuan. She took out the purse and opened it, revealing two pieces of black cloth inside.

The folded fabric is only the size of a palm, and the texture is very smooth. Just looking at the glossiness you can tell that the material is precious and worth a lot of money.

"Is this Ice Soul Silk?!" Lin Wanyi's almond-shaped eyes lit up slightly when she saw the amazing texture of the fabric. "It really is soft armor. How did you tell?"

Ice Soul Silk is a special silk thread made by the Wubei Academy using a secret method. It is known as "one ounce of silk is worth a hundred ounces of gold". The soft armor made of it is astonishingly expensive.

Xie Jinhuan agreed to split the profits 50-50, and was surprised to find that Ye Da Succubus had actually picked out the first prize. However, when he saw the palm-sized purse, he frowned slightly.

"Isn't this soft armor a little small?"

"Ok?"

Lin Wanyi held the small purse in her hand and looked at it. She felt that it was a little too small, so she took out an item to check.

As the folded black cloth unfolded, a very strange pair of 'pants' appeared before the two of them.

The pants were like soft gauze, translucent, and extremely stretchable. There were also intricate embroidery patterns under the lower abdomen. I don't know if they provide any protection, but if a woman wore them, there would be little difference between wearing nothing...

Gangster excitement pants?
(End of this chapter)