Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 181: The thoughts of people in the underworld are always complicated
The sun was shining brightly that day, making people's clothes warm, and the breeze was gentle and less cold than usual. This was a rare good weather in the winter near the New Year.
The door of Qianjialou was wide open, and beside the stone steps at the door, a wild cat lay there, wagging its tail lazily. Its whiskers trembled, and from time to time it squinted its eyes and yawned.
On the eaves, three or two birds stayed there, chirping for a while, and then lowered their heads to preen their feathers.
At this time, several guests came to the door together, scaring away the wild cat and startling the birds.
Banjiexian, who was still wiping the table, hurried over, shook the cloth in his hand, and asked with a smile.
"My dear guests, what do you want?"
"It's still the same as usual, three plates of melon seeds and two pots of tea." The customer walking in front said familiarly. He and his two friends behind him are regular tea drinkers in this shop. They never drink alcohol, only tea.
And usually people come in the morning when there are not many people, and leave at noon when there are many people.
"Hey, okay, Miss Hong, come and serve tea to the guests!" Banjiexian responded while bending over, and then shouted to the back of the hall.
"Got it! Why are you rushing so much? If the tea spills, will you come drink it?"
Li Si was standing at the back of the hall pouring tea, wearing a red robe, and responded with a helpless frown.
After saying that, he came out with two pots of tea.
Seeing that Li Si looked like he was still sleepy, the three guests looked at each other with bitter smiles.
They didn't notice it , but only recently discovered that this Red Girl is really becoming more and more casual in doing things.
But it's also good this way. There's less false courtesy and more of a less concealed temperament. It's just right and doesn't make people feel uncomfortable.
This restaurant and brothel are different after all.
After serving tea and melon seeds to the guests, Li Si helped to tidy up the tables and chairs. The three tea drinkers sat down and started chatting.
"Hey." A tea drinker in gray raised his chin to the tea drinker in green next to him and asked while cracking melon seeds.
"So, is there any new news recently?"
"There has been no news in the past two days." The tea drinker in green shook his head while drinking tea: "Maybe it's over."
Li Si could naturally hear their conversation, and he also knew what the gray-clothed tea drinker was talking about.
Because to be honest, he has an inseparable relationship with that matter.
It is now the tenth day since Dugu Bufu left the restaurant, and during these ten days, he has fought with a total of five people.
In addition to Jiang Lian'er on the third day, on the fourth day, he met Tang Zhong by chance in the west of the city and had a sword fight with him. On the fifth day, at the North City Post Station, he had a late sword fight with Yan Jinling. On the seventh day, at the East City Lake, Yan Tingzhi fought with him so hard that the lake water turned over. On the eighth day, at the moat bank, an unknown female swordsman argued with him and fought three swords, and the scene was dark and chaotic.
But without exception, these people were eventually "invited" out of Mingzhou City by Dugu Bufu.
Why did Dugu Bufu do this and what was worth it for him to do so? This has become a question that everyone in the city is discussing.
But what Li Si didn't know was that at this time, this matter had become known not only in Mingzhou City, but also throughout the entire martial arts world.
The reason was simple, because almost none of those who fought Dugu Bufu were from small backgrounds. They were all well-known figures in the martial arts world, and any one of them who did something on a normal day would be a very important person.
Now Dugu Bufu actually fought with them all again, what does this mean? Could it be that the matter of the Demon Cult has just passed and something big is about to happen again? This is not in line with common sense.
Therefore, both the people in the underworld and the curious people in Mingzhou City made their own guesses.
First, a guest in Qianjialou made a statement. He said that Dugu Bufu appeared during this period, just after Hong Girl and He Girl appeared. So he thought that this was an emotional entanglement. No one knows the origin of Hong Girl, and there must be many secrets behind it. Obviously, this statement is mixed with a lot of jokes. Considering that the person who fought with Dugu Bufu on the ninth day was a woman, this statement is self-defeating.
Then, there is a version widely circulated in the martial arts world. Some people speculate that this matter is related to the thief saint Li Si. The reason is very simple, because it is rumored that when Dugu Bufu fought with these people, he mentioned the name Li Si many times . So the reason for their fight is probably because of Li Si, but what is there on Li Si that is worth these people fighting for?
After some deliberation, someone came up with the most likely answer.
That is the treasure of the thief saint.
The thief Li Si has been rampant for many years, and no one has ever been able to catch him. Over the years, he has stolen countless rare treasures, some of which he returned, but some of which he did not. So where did the things that were not returned go? This is undoubtedly a question that should be pondered.
It is rumored that he once stole hundreds of calligraphy works from the painting saint Liu Ran, thousands of jars of fine wine from the royal family, the peerless swords from the Hidden Sword Valley, the secret skills of various sects, and the secret of the sky fire (fireworks), a treasure that the world dare not even think about. Add to that his lightness skills and his internal energy skills. Putting these things together, the value is almost inestimable. Now that Li Si is seriously ill, it is very likely that he will not live long, so his treasure may be hidden somewhere in this world.
Where could that place be? Now that I think about it, Mingzhou City is a small city in the south of the Yangtze River. And when the imperial court issued a wanted order for the underworld thirteen years ago, Li Si seemed to be in the south of the Yangtze River.
What was he doing in Jiangnan? He didn't steal or rob. He was hiding from the gangsters everywhere. Finally, he was caught by a little girl and thrown into the prison. At that time, it seemed that there was something strange about this matter, but no one thought much about it.
Could it be that all this was planned by Li Si as a means to deceive the public, and that both the imperial court and the people in the underworld were being manipulated by him?
And could his treasure be hidden in Mingzhou City in Jiangnan! ?
The entire martial arts world was shocked by this conclusion, because if it was true, then Li Si's scheming was really deep.
But no one dared to say that this was false, and most people even believed it to be true, because the struggle between Dugu Bufu and a group of people in the court and the underworld was increasing the credibility of this statement.
Even people like Dugu Bufu, Tang Chong, Yan Jinling and Yan Tingzhi are fighting for the treasure of the King of Thieves. What is inside?
Natural treasures, martial arts secrets, mountains of gold and silver, or magical elixirs?
With Li Si's martial arts skills, if he told people what was inside, people in the martial arts world would probably believe it.
So, the world of martial arts was in turmoil, for the unknown treasure.
"Hey..." In Qianjia Building, Li Si put down the table and chair in his hands and tapped his old waist twice.
I'm really old. I don't even need to use my internal energy. I feel tired just moving two chairs.
I don't know if Dugu Bufu has left yet. He's always looking for fights. I hope he doesn't make a big deal out of it...
