The chivalrous spirit is fickle

Chapter 8: Red Gate

After seeing off the old man in black and his entourage, the smile on Shi Gu's face slowly faded. No one knew what he was thinking about. He closed the shop door again, frowned, and paced back and forth in the shop.

"To spend three thousand taels on a fake, you must be a rich man."

"There won't be other powerful forces behind this, right? Are those sects unwilling to give up and still want to hunt me down?"

"No, no, I haven't changed my appearance or even my name. There's no need to test anything. You can just do it directly."

"And if they were going to hunt me down, they wouldn't just send a seventh-rank master. I'm at a lower level now, but apart from a few people, no one should know about it."

His footsteps suddenly stopped, and Shigu's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed. These people couldn't possibly be coming for him.

After feeling relieved, Shi Gu looked around the store at the strange objects and suddenly smiled freely.

"It's a good thing that these messy things can be sold for three thousand taels."

Without thinking any more, Shi Gu opened the shop door again, threw three copper coins to a burly man in the boxing gym next door, and said with a smile.

"Old Lan, ask a few of you guys in the gym to help me move my stuff. Ten coppers each, and help me get a carriage."

The sturdy man caught the coin in a hurry, his face lit up with joy, but he still had to pretend to be a master, not in touch with the world. With his hands behind his back, his brows were cold, he nodded lightly and said lightly.

"it is good."

Shi Gu shook his head and smiled upon seeing this, without saying anything more, he turned around and walked back to the store. The people in Antian City all loved to pretend to be experts, and in their eyes, experts were all thrifty with words and regarded money as dirt.

Unfortunately, they didn’t know that those so-called masters had chased them for half a year just for tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Shi Gu didn't do anything else. He just sat in the shop and waited for Lao Lan to call for help.

Not long after, a carriage stopped in front of the store. Ten strong men with open shirts walked into the store, flexing their muscles, and began to move things in the store according to Shigu's instructions.

Shi Gu sat leisurely in a chair, holding a cup of hot tea, and gave instructions to everyone.

Half an hour later, all the things in the store had been moved onto the carriage. A shirtless man came in with his fists clenched and his arms raised high. He tried his best to tense all the muscles in his body. He kept changing his postures and whispered.

“It’s already been moved.”

Shi Gu smiled when he heard this, took out a blue purse, and threw it to the burly man like a wealthy man. He stood up and spoke in a casual manner.

"Here, this is your wages. No need to change. The extra money will be my reward to you."

The sturdy man's face lit up with joy, and he quickly changed his posture and grabbed the purse. After Shi Gu left, he quickly opened the purse and counted the money carefully.

The purse was heavy, and the full weight made the strong man happy. He quickly called his companions together, formed a circle, and counted the money carefully.

After a moment, the five strong men looked at each other, their eyes twitching slightly, and one of them curled his lips and muttered in a low voice, as they saw exactly fifty copper coins in the purse.

"Tsk, why are you pretending to be a rich man?"

On the other side, Shi Gu had already boarded the carriage and asked the driver to drive the carriage slowly towards Bainiao Temple.

Bainiao Temple, formerly known as Sanqing Temple, is the only Taoist temple in the city. Legend has it that three hundred years ago, a white bird transformed into a beautiful woman, seduced the only Taoist priest in the temple, and flew away.

Since then, there were no more Taoists in Sanqing Temple. Instead, it was bought by a local wealthy businessman, and after extensive renovations, it was renamed Bai Niao Temple.

This temple still offers Taoism, but no one believes in it anymore. Instead, it has become a unique manor where traveling merchants can pay to stay, just like an inn.

Shi Gu heard that there were countless young women in Taoist robes in Bai Niao Temple, with long hair falling to their shoulders, graceful figures and alluring eyes. This way, he could know what the guests in Bai Niao Temple were looking for.

The wheels of the carriage rolled over the mud, and pedestrians hurried to and fro on the street. Most of them had indifferent expressions, carrying long swords or knives on their backs, with cold brows and eyes, just like masters.

Shi Gu saw a man dressed as a hero, who stopped in front of a bookstall. He glanced at the stall, raised his chin slightly, and spoke coldly to the stall owner.

“Is there an illustrated version of “The Romantic Monk Falls in Love with Me”?”

Seeing this, Shi Gu shook his head and laughed. He no longer looked at other people in the city. He leaned back in the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.

There was a constant flow of traffic, the sky was just breaking, and the noisy voices of people gradually fell into Shigu's ears, making him feel sleepy. However, not long after, the drowsy Shigu was awakened by the coachman.

"Boss, boss, the White Bird Temple has noticed it."

Shi Gu opened his eyes sleepily, took out a few copper coins from his arms, handed them to the driver, and said softly.

"Wait here for a while, someone will come out to move the things."

After saying that, Shi Gu jumped off the carriage, stretched himself, rubbed his eyebrows, and looked towards the famous Bai Niao Temple.

In front of the Bainiao Temple, there are two stone sculptures, both of which are birds and beasts. It does not look like a Taoist temple at all. A high white wall extends to the left and right, and it looks like a large manor.

Two young women in Taoist robes were standing in front of the temple. They had plain faces but fair skin and beautiful looks, with graceful figures. When the breeze blew, the loose Taoist robes stuck to their bodies, revealing a subtle curve.

Especially on both sides of the Taoist robe, there was an opening, sliding from the legs to the feet, revealing the white and slender legs faintly.

Seeing this, Shi Gu suddenly became alert, his eyes wandering and sweeping over the two women in Taoist robes. He stepped forward, took out a wooden sign and handed it over.

One of the women smiled gently at Shigu, bowed properly, and recited.

"Infinite Heavenly Lord."

The woman's charming voice echoed back, making people feel tingling and numb, as if she was using her fingers to gently touch the space between her lips and teeth, sliding down little by little, making people feel agitated and let their minds wander.

Shi Gu had a smile on his face, his eyes and eyebrows were smiling, he just nodded, and his eyes just swept over the woman without deliberately lingering.

"It will take some time to report here. Sir, do you want to wait here, or go with me to walk around the temple first?"

Without waiting for Shi Gu to answer, the woman took a small step forward, closing the distance between them, so close that it seemed as if she was about to stick to him. An alluring fragrance slowly drifted from her graceful and soft body into Shi Gu's ears.

"It's okay, sir. It won't take much time."

The voice of these words was gentle and mournful, as if there was another kind of emotion contained in them, as if the two were not meeting for the first time, but had known each other for a long time, and there was desire mixed in the ambiguity.

Shi Gu's nose moved slightly as he sniffed the strange fragrance. His eyes moved slightly, but he took a step back and said with a smile.

"Forget it, I'll just wait here, girl, don't worry about me."

Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed across the woman's eyes, as if she had never thought that there would be a hint of rejecting such temptation from her. She stood there in a daze for a moment, at a loss, with a calm expression, but her eyes were slightly narrowed.

Half-bone incense is made by grinding green bones into powder and refining it with placenta. After refining, it can be applied to the body and it will have a faint fragrance. Its fragrance is like a poison. When a man smells it, he will be poisoned by it. This is a method unique to Chimen.

Shi Gu didn't want to get involved. Although the reputation of the Chimen in the martial arts world was even worse than his, they were not a sect that killed people indiscriminately. They were just a little perverted.

At this time, the stunned woman finally came to her senses, with a hint of embarrassment between her brows. She spoke softly, as if to change the subject.

"Sir, I have already entered the Taoist sect. You can call me Qingfeng instead of Miss."

Hearing this, Shi Gu's expression became strange. He pinched his fingers and hesitated for a long time. Then he took a step forward with a polite smile and spoke in the woman's ear.

"People from the Taoist school would never say Wuliang Tianzun."

The woman's face froze when she heard that, and the charm in her eyes quickly receded like the tide, leaving only surprise and suspicion. Shi Gu gently sniffed the Ban Gu fragrance on the woman's body, and with a twist of his mouth, he couldn't help but add a sentence.

"One more thing, little brother, can you stay away from me in the future?"

The woman before was just surprised and suspicious, but when she heard this, her face changed drastically and she quickly took a few steps back. After she stood still, her pretty face had turned pale.

However, after a moment, the woman put away the shock on her face, clasped her hands together, bowed slightly, saluted towards Shi Gu, and said.

"Forgive me, it's my fault for being so shortsighted and doing such an impolite thing."

"I just don't know whether you are here to explore or to tread water?"

Hearing this, Shi Gu also clasped his hands together and spoke softly.

"Just treading water here."

"Exploring the tip" and "treading water" are both underworld slang. "Exploring the tip" means to provoke, to come prepared and deliberately look for trouble, while "treading water" means to just pass by by chance without the intention of causing trouble.

The woman's expression relaxed when she heard that, and then she turned sideways and smiled.

"If that's the case, I'd rather not accompany you any longer, lest it make both you and me uncomfortable."

"You can go wherever you want in this temple. I, Chimen, am not ignorant."

Shi Gu thanked him quietly, and without saying anything more, he walked into the temple.

Chimen, a sect with an even worse reputation than his, but if you really look into it carefully, Chimen does not commit murder, nor does it compete with other sects for profit. The only shortcoming is Chimen’s notorious martial arts.

"Nine Turns of Xuan Yang"

The name of this technique is very intimidating, but if you look closely, it can be summed up in four words:...

Take yang and replenish yang.

Chapter 9: Going around in circles

Chimen, a small sect that can only be regarded as second-rate in the martial arts world, has no real masters in charge, and the entire sect is in an awkward state of being neither up nor down.

But as others say, a blessing in disguise.

Perhaps it was the blessing of the founder of Chimen that Chimen had not suffered any major disasters in the hundreds of years since its establishment. The so-called Nine-Turn Mysterious Yang Gong was an evil method of taking yang to replenish yang.

Well, to put it simply, they all take the dry road.

That would be fine, but the method most commonly used by Chimen is extremely insidious. Although all the disciples in the sect are male, they all dress like women. I don't know if it's because of the special skills, but when the men of Chimen dress up as women, they look so charming and beautiful, and their eyes are full of tenderness.

In the early years, many young men who had just entered the world of martial arts were seduced by beauty and shouted that they wanted to try it regardless of whether it was a man or a woman.

But unfortunately, once the door is closed, it is impossible to tell who is lying there.

In short, the charming beauty just now had padded breasts and buttocks, and a hungry big guy hidden between her legs.

In the Bai Niao Temple, fake rocks form mountains, clear water accumulates in springs, and there is a vermilion corridor with twists and turns. If you ignore the Akamon disciples walking around in the temple, it is a nice place to visit.

Shi Gu had nothing to do, so he walked around the temple. Along the way, he met many Chimen disciples who flirted with him, but Shi Gu just smiled and passed them by.

As he walked and stopped, Shi Gu passed through a courtyard and saw an abrupt courtyard in the temple.

The courtyard is like a box wrapped in the temple. It is not connected to other buildings in the temple. It is independent and has very high walls, which are difficult for ordinary people to climb up.

Shi Gu frowned slightly and was about to step around the courtyard when suddenly, he heard something move by his ear and immediately turned his head to look to the side of the high wall.

The next moment, a small white hand grabbed the wall, and then a little head appeared with its mouth bitten and a red face.

However, the little face was not made up, but was as white as snow, with eyebrows and eyes like paintings, bright eyes and white teeth. It was hard to hide the surprise at first glance. It was the girl in green who went to the store with the old man at that time.

The girl lay on the wall, and seemed to have used up all her strength. She could not move forward one step. Helplessly, she blinked and looked around, and then she saw Shi Gu who was silently watching her.

"Hey, big idiot."

"This way, this way."

The girl shook her arms vigorously, like a child, and shouted "release bones" loudly, completely losing her previous appearance of an icy beauty.

Seeing this, Shi Gu smiled helplessly, walked to the wall, raised his head slightly, looked at the stunning girl, and asked.

"Is there a problem?"

The girl grabbed the wall with both hands, trying hard to keep her body from sliding down the wall. Her cheeks puffed up and her little face turned red.

When she heard the sound of bones being released, the girl puffed out her cheeks like a squirrel with its mouth full of food.

"Big fool, help me escape."

Straight to the point, without any unnecessary embellishment, such straightforward words made Shi Gu stunned for a moment. He raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the girl again and again, and asked.

"Um... do you want to explain the cause and effect first?"

The girl's head slowly slid down along with her body. She frantically grabbed at the wall, forcing her head out from above the wall, but her voice was calm, as if she was chatting with Shigu.

"This is an urgent situation. I don't have time to go into detail."

Hearing this, Shi Gu's eyes twitched and his expression became strange. He smacked his lips lightly and asked the girl in some confusion.

"No, do you know who I am? Just let me help you?"

The girl was startled when she heard this, then she looked as if she had suddenly realized something and whispered.

"Yes."

"..."

Shi Gu's face was filled with gloom, as if he saw the word "stupid" written on the girl's smooth and white forehead.

"Wait a minute, as long as you rescue me, I will reward you handsomely."

As she spoke, the girl suddenly felt a little embarrassed and spoke softly to Shigu.

"By the way, after you rescue me, can you take me in?"

Shi Gu was amused by the girl's appearance. He suddenly felt that there was an extra "瓜" character on the girl's forehead. He asked speechlessly.

"Today is the first time we meet. Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person? If you escape, you'll probably just be out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth again."