Volume 1: A stone strikes a thousand waves, the world surrounds Li Daosheng Chapter 5: Usually, important characters appear at this time.
Ten days, just ten days, the wanted order for the thief named Yan Tingzhi, who was actually issued by the imperial court, had spread throughout the world.
Anyone who provides the whereabouts of the thief will be rewarded with ten taels of silver; anyone who leads to his execution will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver; anyone who captures the thief alive will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver.
Even Li Si himself was shocked when he heard the news.
You know, the Great Tang Jin Wanliang in this world is not the same concept as the Great Tang Jin Wanliang he knew in his previous life.
The ten thousand taels of gold in this world are real ten thousand taels of gold.
According to the exchange rate in this world, ten coppers make a string of silver, one hundred coppers make one tael of silver, one thousand coppers make one silver ingot, and ten thousand coppers make one tael of gold.
Those ten thousand taels of gold are equivalent to tens of millions of copper coins, which is equivalent to 100 million copper plates. If they were piled up, they would be as high as a small mountain.
In a world where a steamed bun costs only one copper coin, this amount of money is enough for a person to eat for a lifetime.
If this catches me, I will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life.
If Li Si hadn't realized that he couldn't spend the money, he would have wanted to tie himself up and send himself to the Liushenmen.
But this also shows the temptation of this money. Even Li Si himself was tempted by it, let alone those people in the world who have been exposed to wind and rain all day and are used to suffering.
All of a sudden, many heroes in the green forest rose up, and good men in the rivers and lakes gathered together, and began to plan the matter of catching the thief saint.
People from all walks of life have joined the cause of catching the thief.
Even the famous and powerful sects that were usually a little bit in trouble seemed to have taken some action.
…
White clouds are lingering on a cliff.
Clouds and mist covered the cliffs, obscuring the invisible valley bottom.
Several cranes were flying in it, and an old pine tree stood on the edge of the cliff.
It is a fairyland scene.
On the flat ground between the rocks, there is a wooden house. The house is simple and elegant, with some flowers and plants planted on both sides.
I have to admit that this is a great place to isolate yourself from the world and live in seclusion.
At this time, a little girl ran over to the gravel path in front of the house, panting and shouting.
"Young Master, Young Master!"
While shouting, he hurriedly pushed open the door of the wooden house.
In the room, a gentle and elegant young man in white was sitting at the table reading a book. When he saw the girl running in, he put down the book in his hand and asked with a smile.
"What's wrong? You look like the sky is falling?"
"Hoo, hoo." The little girl panted, patted her chest, and said intermittently: "Sir, there are rumors in the martial arts world that the court wants to reward a million taels for the capture of the Thief Saint."
"Oh?" Young Master Wen Ya smiled and said, "This is quite interesting. Ten thousand taels of gold, it seems that Li Si will not have a restful time these days."
"Sir, aren't you worried?" the girl asked nervously.
"Worry." Young Master Wen Ya seemed very confused: "Why should I worry?"
"He is your good friend!"
"When did I say he was my good friend?" Master Wen Ya laughed even more happily: "I think you are worried about your brother Li Si?"
“Hmm.” The girl’s expression paused, her face suddenly turned blood red, her eyes were so panicked that she didn’t know where to look, and she waved her hands around and said.
"Who, who is worried about him, I, I'm not!"
After she finished speaking, she buried her head like an ostrich, almost burying it in the ground.
"Hehe." Master Wen Ya looked at the girl, smiled and shook his head, then picked up his book and started reading again.
"Don't worry, no one in this world can catch him, not even me."
It was unclear whether he was speaking to the little girl or to himself.
…
The other side.
In front of a mountain gate, a swordsman was practicing swordplay. He looked less than 30 years old, but his swordsmanship was already superb.
A three-foot green sword flipped and moved in his palm. The sword's tip was sharp, but he stopped at the right time. It was obvious that the sword was as easy as wielding an arm to him.
In fact, this is true. On the journey of sword, almost everyone feels that he has reached the peak of his practice and there is no difference between him and the sword.
But he believed that he still had room for improvement, so he kept practicing, day after day, year after year, without stopping.
On the side of the swordsman, an idle man was sitting by the mountain gate in a daze. He looked at the birds in the sky and pursed his lips.
"Have you heard that Li Si is going to be rounded up?"
"prick!"
The swordsman thrust out another blow and said calmly.
"No one can catch him."
The idler did not refute the swordsman's words, but smiled and asked.
"Then tell me, who can kill him?"
"Whoosh!" The long sword in the swordsman's hand turned and passed through the air, leaving behind a whistling sound in the wind.
"I!" he said simply, with determination in his eyes.
"Good sword." The idler sat on a rock with his legs crossed, patted his hands gently, with a smile in his eyes.
"But I think that no one can kill him either, including you."
As soon as the sword in the swordsman's hand stopped, the scene in front of the mountain gate became quiet.
He glanced at the idlers and spoke while holding his sword.
"One day, I'll prove it to you."
He doesn't like to kill people, but his sword can kill anyone.
The idlers stopped talking and just smiled.
The swordsman began to practice swordplay again.
In front of the mountain gate, the sword wind continued.
…
In March and April, the spring breeze turns the riverside green again. People say that this is the most beautiful time of the year in the south of the Yangtze River.
There are rows of green willows, clusters of flowers, fragrant grass everywhere, the lake is sparkling, and the water and mountains are all a beautiful sight. People, birds and fish have all become part of this scenery.
The landscape is picturesque, and in the painting, a wandering man in white is walking along the river.
Ever since he heard about the ten thousand gold reward, Li Si knew that he would not have many days of peace to live, so he might as well take advantage of this time to have some fun in Jiangnan for a while.
He was in a relaxed and happy mood, with a huge reward from the court hanging over his head, and he had the leisure time to think about traveling.
But then again, it’s a rare opportunity to come to Jiangnan, wouldn’t it be a shame if you didn’t walk around and have a look?
"Tang Haws, Tang Haws."
The sound of a hawker hawking his wares was heard from the roadside. Li Si, who was passing by, immediately stopped and called out to the hawker.
"Hey, brother, how much is this string of candied haws?"
He hadn't eaten this thing for a long time, and now he happened to come across it. It was fate. Since it was fate, he had to eat a bunch of it.
"One copper."
The peddler looked Li Si up and down with an indescribably strange look in his eyes. He thought to himself, you're such a grown-up, and you're still eating candied haws?
However, he was very skillful and wrapped a string of candied haws in no time and handed it to Li Si. After all, no one would turn away business that came to their doorstep.
Li Si paid the money happily, took the candied haws, opened it and was about to take a bite, but he found a little child on the side of the road looking at him with a dirty finger in his mouth.
Li Si looked at the child, but the child only looked at what Li Si's hand held.
The two looked at each other for a long while, and Li Si smiled and sighed.
"Hey, brother." He turned around and called out to the vendor who was about to leave, and took out another copper coin from his pocket.
"Another string please."
The vendor left.
Li Si had an extra string of candied haws in his hand. He walked to the side of the road and handed the extra string to the child.
"It's my treat."
There was unspeakable surprise in the child's eyes, but Li Si just smiled gently.
He patted the child's head, bit his own gourd, and staggered into the beautiful water scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.
This Jiangnan is really beautiful.
When the child came to his senses and went to look for Li Si, his figure was still there.
He could only watch Li Si leave with a bit of longing in his eyes.
There are many tourists in the south of the Yangtze River because of its beautiful scenery. Those literati, wanderers, and foolish playboys always go to the south of the Yangtze River.
Especially these two months are always the time when Jiangnan has the most tourists.
The ferry business on the river is always good at this time, because there are often people who like to take a boat ride and play in the water. There are men and women, in groups of three or two, all of them just want to enjoy the scenery while boating.
Another boatman came to the shore, and from a distance, he saw a man in white clothes waving on the shore, probably wanting to call him over.
The man in white looked like a young man, as he had an air of nobility, but when one looked closer , he looked like a knight-errant, as he was a bit worldly. When he stepped onto the boat, the boatman felt that he was a scholar, thin and weak, well-mannered, and it was obvious at first glance that he was a man of learning.
"Boatman, how much does this cruise cost?" Li Si got on the boat and asked the boatman with a smile.
The old boatman patted his waist and said while supporting the pole in his hand.
"Two hundred bucks an hour."
That's twenty copper coins.
Li Si touched his pocket, feeling a little embarrassed.
He only had forty copper coins on him. After a swim and the money spent on the inn, he would probably have nothing but steamed buns to eat for dinner.
Never mind, it’s a rare opportunity to come here.
Li Si gritted his teeth, took out two copper coins from his arms and handed them to the boatman.
"Then let's sail."
At worst, I can have some pickles and dry biscuits later. For now, let’s just play around for a while.
Haha, it's funny too. Who would have thought that this famous thief in the world would actually worry about dozens of copper coins.
"Okay, then, sit tight, young sir."
The boatman took the money and without hesitation, he pushed the boat out.
He has been ferrying people across the river for more than ten years, and his skill in rowing the boat has become extremely skilled.
The boat left the shore.
"Hmm." Li Si leaned against the side of the boat and hummed comfortably.
The river water was swaying, and the air was filled with a light mist and the fragrance of flowers and plants, which was refreshing and very pleasant.
The cool breeze blowing in your face makes you feel comfortable.
It would have been even better if he could have a pot of good wine at this time, but unfortunately, Li Si no longer had enough money to buy a jar of good wine.
Oh, forget it, Li Si smiled and comforted himself.
Jiangnan is already intoxicating, why do we need wine to intoxicate ourselves?
No matter how he deceived himself, this idea was somewhat useful and made him less eager to drink.
But what Li Si did not notice was that the jade pendant with the word "steal" on it that he had originally hidden around his waist was now half exposed due to the shaking of the boat.
On the river bank.
A fair-faced young man was walking by the roadside. Judging from his attire , he should be a man.
But if you look closely, you can easily find that she is actually just a woman dressed as a man.
At this time, the young man dressed as a man was holding a tortoise shell in his hand. It was obvious that the tortoise shell was not a living thing, but an empty shell, which seemed to be a fortune-telling tool.
I looked at the people passing by in embarrassment, and finally set my gaze on the turtle shell again.
She got here by fortune-telling with this tortoise shell, and now she believes that this tortoise shell can help her tell where the person she is looking for is.
"Qian leaves a line, Kun goes four or five, Xun goes to the top three, Zhen goes six degrees, Kan and Li meet, Gen and Dui go together..."
He muttered to himself while shaking his turtle shell.
Ignoring the strange looks from others, I half-knelt on the ground, listening nervously to the clanking of the copper coins in the tortoise shell.
It wasn't until a copper coin fell out that she took a deep breath, picked it up and examined it.
"The place with the barrier?" I was stunned for a moment, then I quickly looked towards the river.
Could it be that this thief saint is right here on the water right now! ?
I looked around the river several times but didn't see anyone who looked like the Thief Saint. I frowned in confusion.
That shouldn’t be the case. The hexagram cannot be wrong.
Did I understand it wrongly?
Just when she was about to tell fortune again, she suddenly saw a small boat passing by the river.
On the boat, a young man in white was leaning there leisurely.
The young woman was stunned. She did not look at the young man in white, but stared at a jade pendant on his waist.
It was a white jade pendant with the word "thief" written on it.
She realized that she had found the person she was looking for.
