The timing lanterns that are replaced by the clock tower are gradually replaced by rising and falling to the end of the pole, which can be seen almost all over the city: three lights, three shifts. Boom!Boom!The sound of drums came out as the lights rose to the top of the pole, and then the buildings in the four corners of the city echoed continuously, and the whole city was shaken by the sound of drums. Pedestrians on the street gradually thinned out, and everyone hurried back to their homes. The gates of the control workshops in the streets and alleys were closed one by one by the control personnel, leaving only a small gate for the security personnel and watchmen on night watch to pass through, and the traffic was cut off.

Those who violate the night ban will be shown to the public with the shackles. The majestic bell tower in the center of the city street is the landmark of Xi'an Fucheng. The double eaves compound house with pointed roofs at the four corners is twelve feet high.Surrounded by large squares, the four main streets in the southeast, northwest and north radiate in all directions.To the east of the northern end of Beidajie is the Wangcheng, which occupies half of the city.The current vassal king is Zhu Huaijuan, Xuan Wang of the Qin Mansion, and he is known as the Lord of the Qin Kingdom to the outside world.

The previous king of Qin had no heirs, and was crowned by his nephew. Yuan Jue was a lieutenant of Zhen Guo, and his status was not high.After winning the title, he was promoted to the king of the county, and his airs rose.Now it is the fourth month of the 40th year of Jiajing, and he has been in Wangzhuang for 13 years. The people's evaluation of him is not too bad, and he can't be called a tyrant. This is the street drum that must be beaten loudly every night. It starts at midnight, and the official night ban begins. Every house is closed, and no one dares to walk around in the streets and alleys to break the ban.

The number of rings of street drums during the night ban is different for each dynasty.In the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was eight hundred to one thousand, and in the Ming Dynasty it was six hundred.Sometimes the government thought the time was too long, so they only knocked three or four hundred, so as to strictly control them and drive the stubborn people back home as soon as possible to avoid trouble. As soon as the drum beats, the streets must be quiet and the alleys must be empty, and the soldiers on watch at night will start to arrest people who are moving, and the residents must rush home to close their doors and houses under the frequent urging of the drums.In a year, there are only a few times when there are no festivals, and Jin Wu can't help it, and can party all night.

For example: there is no night ban on the Lantern Festival, and it lasts for three days. It is the beginning of April and there is no carnival.The spring rains are continuous, and it is the season when the Zhelong breaks through the ground and rises to fly to the sky, and the earth is thriving. But this year the spring rains came late and the amount of rain was small. It only rained for a few days after Qingming, and the growth of wheat was not satisfactory.In the past few days, the clouds in the sky are thin, and the warm spring sun dispels the chill, but there is no rain.At night, the first quarter moon hangs high in the sky, light clouds drift by, and the silver light flickers all over the ground. It has a special sentiment, and is cuter than the bright moon like a big light cake.

Quiet street drums and night bans are not binding on some people.Especially those deformed nocturnal species, don't take taboos at all. Eighteen people were divided into three groups, flying over the eaves and walls to approach the Song family compound in Anrenfang.Everyone wore gray night clothes, with gray hoods showing their eyes.There are various pouches on the back and waist, and the weapon is tied on the back. Only the height can be distinguished from the figure, and the gender cannot be distinguished. It is a large mansion with an elegant garden. The owner has been a member of a Beijing official and his family and has settled in the capital. He has not returned for seven or eight years. Every year, he is only guarded by his nephew who stayed behind. Temporary residence, and meeting place for secret activities.The Xu family's left-behind nephews have their own residences, scattered in the streets and alleys of the city, and usually only a few people on duty come in and out, and they don't bother to pay attention to the unexpected guests who come and go at night. hurt peace.

There are 20 or 30 buildings inside, with all kinds of pavilions and pavilions. Looking east, not far away is Baoqing Temple with a tower in the temple. The tower is ten stories high.Ascending to the fifth or sixth floor, one can clearly see the scenery and situation in the mansion, so the privacy of the mansion is not good, and it is said that Feng Shui is not good.All the movements in the house are exposed to the eyes of those who climb the tower, how can Feng Shui be good. Pilgrims can't help but come to the Huata of Baoqing Temple. The dragon and phoenix carvings and the stone Buddha inlaid in it are quite impressive. Looking south from the pagoda, it is far away from the Small Wild Goose Pagoda outside Nanguan, but the distance is not far.

Climbing the pagoda at night to spy on the Xu family mansion, the lights in the house are vividly visible, although it is impossible to see the activities of people, at least you can know where there are people, there must be people moving if there are lights.Usually, it is impossible for the Xu family to be active at night. These nocturnal people don't care about the curfew at all. They jump up and down on the roof like the wind, sneak in from the east courtyard, copy from three sides, approach a small building in the backyard, and copy from three sides, like a group of ghosts, flashing and rushing in silently , Approaching cautiously, with high vigilance.

The building is actually not small, but compared with the building near the main house in the backyard, it can only be called a small building. The building has only two floors.Seventy-eight out of ten houses in Fucheng are one-story houses with a limited height. People who are skilled in light kungfu can jump up to the outer corridor of the second floor with ease, and jumping off is even more easy. The lights in the small building were only turned on during the second correction, and the night market in the city was gradually dispersing. This is a small building that only the family members can visit, a forbidden place for the hostess to entertain female guests.The Xu family no longer has any female relatives to live in, so there is no need to set up internal and external defenses.

Around the round table in the elegant hall, three men and a woman were drinking tea under the light.The cold air is still strong in late spring, and the steam from the spout of the kettle on the animal charcoal copper stove beside it turns into white mist, making the sound of hissing and puffing. They really know how to enjoy the big magnetic teapot in the thermos basin.It is not correct to say that drinking tea is not correct. People in Guanzhong have not yet entered the standard for tea, and there are foods such as dried fruits that overwhelm the guests, so it can only be said that they are drinking tea rather than tasting it.

The four men and women are all around the age of Double Ten, and they are very young. The woman is two or three years younger, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a playful and witty charm on her melon-seeded face. Four energetic, vigorous and proud young men and women are together, the youthful atmosphere is personally enviable, and coupled with the fact that they all carry weapons, the arrogance is even more awe-inspiring and not to be provoked. Especially the tall young man with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, the sword he was wearing was even more shocking.It is worn on the outside of the chest ribs in the arm hanging style, and it is worn in the style of hanging shoulders and strangling the chest. The knife is two feet six long and can be completely hidden under the clothes.It is four inches longer than a single knife, and the handle is two inches longer. The blade has a wide blade, which is different from ordinary long blades with narrow blades. It looks particularly heavy and has a weird shape.There is also a sleeve buckle on the leather waist protector. The knife can be worn outside the waist or crotch, or simply inserted into the jacket of the leather waist protector. It is much easier to draw the knife. The other three men and women only wore short daggers that were two feet long.This small dagger is mainly used for self-defense, and its attack power is insufficient. Everyone has a leather pouch with hundreds of treasures, which is not light, and it may be filled with hundreds of treasures, which can be used in many ways. On the surface, it looks like drinking tea and chatting, but in fact it seems to be waiting. The two double-column dragon and phoenix lampstands are placed quite cleverly. Using folding screen light curtains, the candlelight is directed to three flower windows, one of which is facing Baoqing Temple.If the windows and doors are wide open during the day, people who climb the Huata of Baoqing Temple can vaguely see the movement inside the building, but at night they can only see candlelight. The 600 Jingjie drums were finally counted, the whole city was silent, the streets and alleys were dark, and no one walked anymore. The candlelight of the small building still came out through the window. The young man with the strange knife glanced at the flower stand in the corner.There were no potted flowers there, but a changing plate. The changing plate is a kind of timer only used by wealthy families. It is a longitude-foot shallow plate made of copper, filled with incense ash half an inch deep.When in use, use the letter incense without bones purchased from the incense shop, and arrange them in a tooth-like arrangement in series.Each letter incense can be burned for two quarters, that is, a quarter of a watch, and when four sticks are burned, it means that a watch has passed.The servants patrol the night and have to change shifts regularly.The accuracy of this thing has errors, so it cannot be placed in a ventilated place. When the wind blows, the speed of the cigarette will naturally increase, and the error will be even greater. Eight sticks of incense have been burned, and the ninth segment is continuing to be lit from the connection.This means that the third shift has started, and it works perfectly with Jingjiegu. Second Miss Zeng, there is still half a shift, can your people arrive on time?He looked calm, showing no expectation or anxiety, and poured tea for the girl: If your people can't enter the city and hide before the city gate is closed, it will be impossible to arrive on time for the interview.You should know that I am very punctual.My situation does not allow me to be careless, and the contract must be out of date. Do not worry!Lord Tang.The girl, Miss Zeng Er, smiled, expressing her confidence: Mr. Ding is the plenipotentiary representative of the gang. He is resourceful and called Xiao Zhuge. He must have sneaked in before dark. He can come on time without any problems, and there will be no delays. I hope so, but I'm afraid it's unreliable.Master Tang took a sip of tea, obviously disapproving: The ghosts and monsters in Fucheng don't like your Chang'an gang.As long as the important people in your gang dare to show their faces in Fucheng, someone will definitely inform the powerful people, let ghosts and snakes drive you away from the border, and even inform the government to receive rewards, arrest you and put you in prison for peace, just in time to receive yours Chang'an site. As long as you, Lord Tang, are willing to nod your head, Fucheng will have a foothold for our Chang'an Gang.This is why the gang hopes to negotiate with you for coexistence and co-prosperity, and even cooperate with you, so that we can definitely become the number one group in Xiongbaguan in a short period of time.Miss Zeng Er had a look of eagerness in her eyes, and she also had a bit of talent as a lobbyist. Not interested in.Tang Ye refused straight away: I have no ambitions in my life, and I was forced to protect myself by fighting with the royal dragon species in Wangzhuang. I chopped off my head.You know how many vigilantes are going after me.So you'd better not invite me to dominate the pass, so as not to accompany me to the execution ground.I just want to negotiate with you about the smuggling of grain to the Languan Mountains. The pack team needs to pass through your Chang'an territory, and you can't get fat on your own. Lord Tang is not an ungodly person.Miss Zeng said in a quack tone, which did not match her image: anything involving fame, fortune and power must be risky.If any party is not on the right track and violates the established rules of sharing money and benefits, there must be right and wrong. Yes, if the benefits are shared, the risks must also be shared. In doing things, you must abide by the rules of reciprocity.The young man with leopard head and ring eyes sitting on the right side stared at Miss Zeng Er, and said in a firm tone: Over the years, it seems that your Chang'an gang has never given us any benefits.The leader of your gang, Wang Gui, the prodigal son, if he didn't think that this negotiation would be profitable, why would he take the risk of sending someone into the city to invite us to meet here? snort!How much benefit have you given the gang?Miss Zeng Er's companion on the left rolled her eyes and put down her teacup heavily, expressing her dissatisfaction. hehe!You know it well, don't you?Master Tang's eyes were also wide open, and he laughed strangely: Your Chang'an gang overlaps with the Chengning gang in the west and the Zhongnan gang in the south. There are often conflicts of interest, and there are news about violent settlements. Every time, I, the Divine Saber Taibao, came forward to be the peacemaker, solving your problems for you, who gave me a reward?I am the owner of this city, you refuse me to go to Baqiao Town of your gang to meet, and you want to negotiate in my territory in the city, and turning against customers means that you are the strong ones.Your lord, it's better not to open your mouth like a lion. The matter that I, Shendao Taibao, is in charge of this time is not profitable. If you really want to anger me, you should know the result.If you have more than a hundred heroes as enemies, I, the Supreme Swordsman, don't mind at all.In fact, I can cooperate with the Zhongnan Gang, and the food transportation team can go a little further to solve the problem.Officially, I also have friends. They know that it is easy to practice in Gongmen, and they smuggle food to the Languan Mountains for emergency. The future is to accumulate Yinde.There was a drought last year in that area, and the autumn grain harvest was poor.There is also a shortage of water for wheat growth this year, and the harvest may be less than 30%, which is not enough for the food. Not only will they starve, but they will also be imprisoned for tax debts. There must be food for emergencies.It's none of my business, I have to pay for them out of my own pocket.To be honest, they can't afford to pay for road sales. Which mountain farmer is not poor and white?The road money collected was probably obtained by selling children.If you lions open their mouths, I will fight with you, hum! Xi'an is the largest city in western Xinjiang. It used to be the center of the world. It has been the ancient imperial capital for more than a thousand years and is a world-class historical city.It is obviously withered now, and the glorious history of the past is gone forever, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was still an important town in Western Xinjiang. In every city in the world, there are all kinds of dragons and snakes running rampant.Every dragon and snake has a place of activity, constantly expanding its sphere of influence outwards, and violent and bloody conflicts continue to occur. The concept of winner and loser is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The public security authorities deal with these dragons and snakes in a variety of ways, combining hardness and softness.One of the methods is to hook up and conspire for profit. There are so many administrative units in Xi'an that even the people in this government can hardly figure it out.Prince Qin's Mansion, Shaanxi Chief Envoy Si Yamen, Fu Yamen, and Chashi Yamen The Fukuo of the prefecture is divided into east and west counties, Chang'an County in the east and Chengning County in the west.The security personnel of the two counties have a deep understanding of the dragons and snakes in the chaotic world. If their interests are shared, they will be called brothers, and if their interests conflict, they will live to the death. What you want to get, what you have to give; it is not too difficult for people to live, the problem is how to live.If you want to live a happy life and live better than others, it is not easy, and the price you pay is extremely considerable.In the difficult age, people's life and death are difficult to control in their own hands. The Chang'an Gang, you can tell from the name that it is composed of dragons and snakes from the east of Fucheng.However, the name of the gang does not refer specifically to the underworld gang organization, but also indicates that people in a certain area form an invisible combination in consciousness and become tangible partners. The mixed-world dragon snakes outside the city usually don't fish into the city to hunt for prey. Not only the security personnel in the city have to beware of them, but the mixed-world dragon snakes inside the city are more likely to attack in groups, so they are strictly prevented from extending their claws across the boundary. The Chang'an gang demanded to negotiate in the city, no wonder the Shendao Taibao was upset.But the situation is beyond our control and we have to accept it. In the Guanzhong area, ever since Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, it seems that there have been many disasters and dire straits.The emperor's only hope is to become a fairy and enjoy women, and the life and death of other people has nothing to do with him.At the end of the year six years ago, an unprecedented and unprecedented earthquake killed 830,000 people, and the stench of corpses still haunted people for a hundred days.In addition to the royal city, seven or eight out of ten houses in Fucheng collapsed, and there are still scars in some streets and alleys.Three years ago, on the day of the first month of the lunar year, there was another big earthquake. Fortunately, only a few thousand people died. Not only in the Guanzhong area, but from the 34th year of Jiajing to the first month of this year, there were earthquakes all over the country, including the capital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Gansu and Shanxi, and the people were devastated.However, the powerful ministers and treacherous officials of the imperial court searched desperately, and intensified their disasters and harmed the country and the people. No wonder there are mourners everywhere, tyrants everywhere, and bloody everywhere. Social chaos is a good time for the rise of the powerful.On the rivers and lakes, the four tyrants rise, prosper, decline, and fall.A new generation of people is following in their footsteps and stepping into the rivers and lakes. There are many gangs and secret societies all over the world. The Maitreya sect, the largest secret religion in the world, has raised troops twice. After failing, it has been transferred to Sichuan to wait for the third time to attack the country. This was the social situation at that time. People's fate was in the hands of others. If someone unfortunately fell down, it would be useless to complain; I will fight with you!This sentence is quite heavy, full of strong bloody smell, and also reveals the message of forced helpless indignation. Even a fool wouldn't do such a stupid thing if he sacrificed his life for something that had nothing to do with him.If people are not for themselves, heaven and earth will perish.This means that you should not do things that are against your nature, and harming yourself to benefit others is a stupid thing that is against your nature.All creatures, with few exceptions, are inherently selfish in the struggle for survival. The faces of Miss Zeng and her male companion were cloudy, but the reason was definitely not guilt for expressing apology. Master Tang, please don't say it so seriously, okay?Second Ms. Zeng softened her tone: How can you treat us as robbers if you describe the regular money as road money.Please rest assured that we Your people are here?The Divine Saber Taibao suddenly raised his cup. It should be here, it's about three o'clock. Miss Zeng also put down her teacup and walked towards the hall door. Is it really the third child of your gang, Zhuge Ding, the third child?The face of the magic sword Taibao changed, and a cold electricity suddenly appeared in the tiger's eyes. Yes, he was traveling with four people.Second Miss Zeng reached out to open the small hall door. They don't come in through the hall door.The magic sword Taibao gestured to his companions. oh!did you mean No matter how hard Ding Laosan practiced for ten years, he still couldn't jump two feet high.Shendao Taibao pointed to the flower window on the east side, outside the window is the verandah of the small building: they came up from there, and they are as light as cats, which is very remarkable.retreat! The figure of his companion flashed, sticking to the shadow in the corner of the hall. The height of the building is one foot and six, and the outer fence is four feet high.That is to say, you have to leap up two feet, put your hands on the railing and pull up, climb over the outer railing and slide down the corridor to stick it under the window.Of course, you can put your hands on the eaves at the bottom of the outer fence first, and then pull up and climb over, which can reduce the height by four feet. In terms of qinggong, four feet can be described by astronomy and mathematics.If you want to increase your basic height during practice, it will probably take a year or so of hard work for every inch you increase.If you have already reached the limit on your innate foundation, and you want to increase your height by an inch, it will be a waste of effort, just a delusion, it will only reduce and not increase, and it will be futile to practice hard for a hundred years. Second Miss Zeng and her companion also retreated to the corner in a hurry, their reaction was quick, the dagger was already in their hands and ready for battle. With a muffled sound, the door opened, and six people in night clothes stepped in one after another, blocking the hall door. People enter through hall doors, not through broken windows. If Shendao Taibao's hearing is correct, someone must have blocked the corridors outside the flower windows on both sides. There are people all around outside the hall, catching a turtle in a urn. The leader is tall and burly, with a big mustache, strange eyes, cold and electric, about half a century old, and awe-inspiring. damned!Someone betrayed me.Not only was Shendao Taibao not afraid, but he cursed loudly: Damn it!Manager Chen, it seems that I am really forced into a desperate situation by you. Ha ha!No mistake, you have indeed become a turtle in an urn.The leader, Mr. Chen, laughed shrilly triumphantly: I have been waiting for this day for three years, but I have waited for it.I'm going to hang you naked outside the gate of Wangzhuang to show the public, and then bury you in the wheat field as fertilizer, accept your fate!Little Taibao. Accept fate?hehe!joke.The Shendao Taibao moved the lamp stand to the small desk under the wall, and dragged the table and chairs away to fight with each other: From the first day of studying enlightenment, I have become enemies with your children from the Royal Wangzhuang. What can I do if my identity is beyond me?Damn it!You seem to have brought the ten iron guards of the royal city, so they are not afraid that someone from the secret sect will sneak into the royal city to assassinate them?In order to kill me, you probably spared no expense to make that prince and country lord hide in the underground forbidden palace for a night of grievances.Come catch me!The old rules, as long as you don't draw your swords, my magical sword will never be unsheathed, unless you are not afraid of shame and rush to it.For more than ten years, the rules I have set will not change.you go. Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, and assigned the princes and grandsons to all parts of the world to be kings, known as the lords of the country.The lord of the country has fiefs, guards, officials, palaces, and villages. Wangzhuang refers to the food supply place of the king.This belongs to the officers and soldiers of the three guards, and there is another guard field, which is self-sufficient in food. The land in Wangzhuang has been nominally owned by the lord and has become the lord's private house.In fact, the confiscated land was still cultivated by the original landlords, but instead of paying taxes to the prefectures and counties, the land was paid to the state lord.Externally, it is called Wangzhuang, and the palace has appointed someone to manage it. This Manager Chen is the one who manages Wangzhuang.There are several Wangzhuang, the nearest one is near Weiqu in the southern outskirts of the city.Weiqu Duqu, a large village in the south of the city, was a famous family in the Tang Dynasty. It is still a population, but it is no longer a prominent family.Half of the Wei family's land has been assigned to Wangzhuang. The landlords and villagers in Wangzhuang are not descendants of the royal family. They are not much different from other ordinary villages. They have their own social school, and the descendants of nearby villagers can also come to study. The little monkeys quarrel and fight, which is normal.As time goes by, the adults are too bored to intervene. Not only the children are feuding, but the adults are also in the same situation. The small ones fight, and the big ones use knives and guns to kill each other.How could Mr. Chen be willing to fight him with bare hands?With a wave of his hand, two strong men came out. With a wave of four big hands, they controlled the surrounding area, like fishing with a net, and each finger looked like a tiger's sharp claws.A strong person must be strong and strong, and he will definitely not be able to escape if he is caught. The two men had just stretched out their hands to complete the encirclement, before they had time to advance, a long laugh came, and a thunderbolt struck suddenly. The Divine Saber Taibao launched an offensive first, quickly and violently and unstoppably. First, he threw himself at the big man on the right. He made a series of double-bump attacks and forced a wedge in the middle palace. Remember the short punch. The big man didn't have time to retract his open hand to catch the fish, the reaction was too slow, the five punches seemed to touch his body at the same time, he screamed wildly, bumped backwards, and hit the wall in a big earthquake, shaking the house. The other big man reacted faster, grabbed the giant ax with a palm like a mountain, and slammed the back of the head of the magic sword Taibao. The magic knife Taibao seemed to have eyes behind his back. He fell down, kicked his right leg back, and kicked and swept. With a long howl, the strangely shaped steel knife was unsheathed, the candle was shaken, and the reflected light of the knife shone like electricity. Don't let Mr. Chen scream. The two big men were knocked down in an instant, and the other three men were eager to rescue their companions. They threw their narrow-edged long knives at the same time, scrambling to get in first. At the same moment, the flower windows on three sides shattered at the same time, and the figure rushed in through the windows, and the light of the knife was like a flickering electric fire streamer. The strange sword of the magic sword Taibao waved amidst the long howling sound, and the wind and thunder suddenly rose.His friend who was hiding aside fired three throwing knives in a row and knocked down two double-pillared dragon and phoenix candlesticks. The candlelight suddenly went out, and the hall was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers. Manager Chen's exclamation saved the minions he brought with him.The tone of the call was indeed an urgent cry to stop the minions from moving their knives, indicating that the action of the minions drawing their knives was not ordered by Manager Chen, and it was too late to stop. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, I am afraid that only Mr. Chen knows in his heart. Director Chen has already officially announced that he will be caught and hanged for public display. Wouldn't it be a lot easier to kill him and take away his body now. Perhaps, this was an angry remark, and it should not be taken seriously. The minions were indeed eager to attack, and had nothing to do with Mr. Chen. Fighting with a knife in the dark is very dangerous. If you don't want to kill, you can't use the blade. The wind of the knife was like a cold wave, piercing through the bones, and sparks flew with two loud clangs. The two closest big men, both of them and the knife, were shaken back and knocked over the two companions who jumped in from the window. It's so black that you can't stretch your fingers, how dare the party with more people swing their knives indiscriminately. Then there was a loud scream, and three people fell down one after another. They were knocked down by the strange knife, and the injuries they suffered were probably not light. There was a great chaos, and the saber energy disappeared at some point. Known as the fourth largest city in the world, Xi'an has a circumference of forty miles. It was rebuilt after the Ding Ding was established in the Ming Dynasty, and the streets are square and neat.In principle, the scale of the old city of the Sui and Tang Dynasties is maintained, and the layout of two markets, 14 north-south streets, and 11 east-west streets is maintained, with a total of 108 squares. It is not only easy to distinguish the direction, but also easy to find the address.Except for a few winding alleys, every street is wide and straight.As long as you know where the other party lives and where you can intercept it after calculation, if you are proficient in calculations, you will usually not fail.One must be familiar with the local trails, and even blindfolded local snakes know where they are, how to avoid being hunted, and where they can hide. During the night ban, it is impossible to walk through the streets and alleys. The gates of every square are locked. Only those who are good at flying over eaves and walls know how to pass unimpeded and how to escape the pursuit of night watchmen.A strong dragon transiting from other places, chasing a local snake here, seven or eight out of ten will fail.So the strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake. At night, it is impossible for the manager of Wangzhuang to sneak across the city gate and go out of the city to return to Wangzhuang, which is more than 20 miles away. The guards of Wangzhuang couldn't return to Wangcheng, and these people lived elsewhere.Shendao Taibao is a real local snake. He has more than ten years of experience in dealing with Wangzhuang people. He knows exactly where those threatening Wangzhuang people live. This is an important basis for him to gain a foothold in Xi'an. Alleys can usually be used as shortcuts, taking shortcuts in a twisted and oblique way, which is also conducive to leaping and overtaking. People with good lightness skills can jump over the alleys. At the south end of Changle Gate (East Gate) in the east corner of the city, at the right end of an alley near Dongdajie, there is a residential house with an attic on the roof, which can look down at a street in front of it.The front of this street is connected to Dongdajie Street, and a further 100 meters straight is a small street leading westward to Wangchengyu Street. Shendao Taibao and his companions squatted in the shadows under the attic of the house, paying attention to the roof of the house opposite, like a cat waiting for a mouse.Patiently wait for the mouse to come out of its den.The height of private houses is limited, and there are not many houses with buildings. Masters of Qinggong use the roof to move around, without spending a lot of energy to jump from high to low. Brother, do you think they're bound to pull back from this road?The companion is two or three years older than him, so he is called a brother. It should, I hope I guessed it.His tone was not sure: he bought a private house at the entrance of the market, and used it as a secret place in the city. He didn't really live in it for much time, and he couldn't leave Wangzhuang's affairs behind.It should be a reasonable guess that the design raid failed, and it was reasonable to go home and sleep until dawn. You can't kill him, so what are your plans to stop him? The old rules, beat him hard to calm down, at least let him lie on the bed for ten and a half months, to prevent him from chasing us with all restraint in the future. Brother, could it be someone from the Chang'an Gang who betrayed us?Peers ask the most important questions. Probably not, their gang leader, the prodigal son Wang Gui, has limited martial arts and lack of courage. He knows that if I seek revenge from him, the Chang'an Gang will not be able to pay a heavy price.I guess, the grain merchants in the West Market must have leaked the news.The Chang'an Gang came to talk to me through those grain merchants.Well!I expected it!The Divine Saber Taibao pointed with his hand in the northeast direction. The five black shadows were rushing from the roof to this area. The speed was not fast, and it probably consumed a lot of real strength, and their vertical jumping skills seemed a bit clumsy. Not many people!The companion expressed surprise: they dispatched at least 20 people tonight. Seven or eight of them were injured by me, and they may stay where they are and rest. Five people, do I need to participate? No, you just hide and watch from the sidelines.Shendao Taibao began to lower his body and move: If the five of them could deal with me, I should have been buried in the wheat field by them as fertilizer long ago! Then it's all up to you. no problem. Manager Chen dispatched eighteen people tonight, as expected by the Supreme Swordsman, eight were wounded and had to stay in the Xu family mansion to rest temporarily, leaving five people to take care of them in case the Supreme Swordsman took revenge on them.The five of them exhausted most of their energy, and they had to use light work to walk over the roof on the return trip. It was inevitable that their feet were a little bit disappointed, and their spirits were as weak as a defeated rooster. They thought that the magic sword Taibao had escaped, but they didn't expect someone to meet him halfway. of course!This is a very reasonable view, and it is a normal behavior of a loser. A strong enemy should follow after him instead of rushing forward to intercept and retaliate.The loser consumes more than half of his energy, so the retreat is of course slow and embarrassing, showing the image of a defeated rooster, which is only natural. He only has five people, and I hope that the Shendao Taibao has the view he estimated, boldly catch up or ambush before he arrives, and he must be a big loser if he is one to five.One to eighteen, he has lost the first battle.Changing places, if he is the magic sword Taibao, he will definitely catch up and attack and retaliate. No one witnessed him at night. It is not difficult to kill five people. No one knows who the murderer is. The roadway is not far ahead, forming a slightly westward bend.The roof of the house at the apex is slightly higher and wider than that of the neighboring houses, and it looks like a well-to-do family near the alleyway. They had to jump over the alleyway and fly from the house over the frontmost side street.The laneway is about two feet wide, making it easy to jump. When he reached the roof of the houses on this side, he stopped and turned his head to look back. Don't stop, don't look back.The companion behind whispered, urging him to go forward and jump to the roof of the slightly higher house across the alley. Someone is coming?He asked, sprinting downwards, and leaping forward. Haven't found it yet.The companion rushed down at the same time as him, his lightness kung fu is much better than him, not only keeps the same distance from him in mid-air, but also can talk, not afraid of letting out his true energy. The other three companions behind were like three flying birds flying up and down in a file. The tiles made no sound when they fell, they looked like defeated roosters who had exhausted most of their energy. As soon as he fell off the tile surface, the companion who followed had already stepped to his left side. go left.The companion drank low and reacted faster than him. On the right side of the fire tower in the middle of the ridge, a figure appeared. If you continue to go up, you will bump into each other face to face. Without hesitation, he rushed to the left and occupied the root of the dovetail eaves on the left side of the roof ridge. The other three companions quickly blocked the tile surfaces on both sides and the roof of the neighbor on the right, completing the encirclement on all sides.The roof of the right neighbor is lower, which can effectively wait for people who jump from this side. The illusionary person is the magic sword Taibao, who stands calmly with his hands on his hips, and has no intention of making a surprise attack when the opponent is unprepared. God damn bastard!Manager Chen yelled: You actually ran to the front to act wildly, instead of following from behind I know, you laid an ambush behind me and waited for me.Shendao Taibao's tone was quite calm, contrary to the violent attitude of the past: the speed of withdrawal was not much faster than that of Lao Niu, and his intention was to lure me to chase after him.Manager Chen, I know exactly what kind of bezoar horse is in your belly.I want to know who betrayed me. The meeting between me and the Chang'an gang in the city was decided by secret businessmen in a short period of time. The number of people who know is limited You have been fooling around for more than ten years.Manager Chen mocked him and said: As long as there is a second person involved in anything, it cannot be regarded as an absolute secret. You should understand this truth.You don't follow behind, but wait from the front. Anyway, the result is the same, so you don't have to care about being in front or behind. This time, you provoked me first, and your people drew their swords first, so I have the right to retaliate with an eye for an eye. I will kill you too.Manager Chen has a loud voice, which may attract the attention of watchmen or night watchmen: You have been a bad guy since you were young. Not only have you harassed Nanxiang Wangzhuang for more than ten years, even people in Fucheng regard you as a plague god. It's getting worse and worse and more arrogant, and there are more and more crimes. This time, I actually participated in a treasonous conspiracy to steal the grain from the granary. I don't want to kill you.Shendao Taibao said: I will kill you, and I will commit the crime of murder. From now on, I will never want to rule the roost inside and outside the city, and I will not be able to become a tyrannical figure in Guanzhong.My reputation is getting bigger and bigger, if you don't die, you will help increase your prestige; if you die, my foundation will collapse instead, and ten years of hard work will be in vain.Hello!Are you going to go under the knife? Do you need a knife to deal with you, a young bastard, little Taibao?The tall and thin man in Tsing Yi on the left of Mr. Chen walked up to the ridge of the house with his hands behind his back to deal with it alone, with a strong tone: I will catch you and wear your ears, and lead you into the palace like a dog to peel your skin. You have a serious tone. Hands-on skills are also great.The man in Tsing Yi moved his hands to the front, ready to strike.The weapon is tied on the back, and there is no intention of pulling it out. Well!You are not wearing night clothes.The magic sword Taibao saw a strange sign. Those who besieged him in the broken window of the small building before, including Mr. Chen, were all wearing tight-fitting night clothes that could make them invisible.Under the starlight, they could clearly see that these four people were wearing loose green coats, and the lining might be lambskin. If the identities of these four people were guards, they could wear chain short armor inside, fight with bare hands, and could withstand heavy blows from the inner family.The person he has to face is the most powerful enemy. Guanzhong is like a cloud of heroes, and there have been heroes and knights since ancient times, but time flies, things change and stars move, the grandeur of the old days has long been lost, and the glory of the knight-errant assassins has lost.The current group of heroes in Guanzhong have moved away from Xi'an one after another, and they are fighting for righteousness in the vicinity of Xi'an, and they will soon be wiped out by the government.People who dare to invite friends and make troubles in Xi'an are seventy-eight out of ten people who don't know how to live or die. They only have one life, and they have nothing to be afraid of. The Divine Sword Taibao is one of the outlaws in the world, and it is a top outlaw. The famous Desperate Saburo, whose fame is rising year by year, is marching towards the hero's path, and may hope to be among the heroes in Guanzhong. To flee for one's life, one must have the capital to flee, otherwise one can only be regarded as a desperate donkey who does not know how to control himself, and dies within a few days of showing up. He has enough capital and temperament to escape, and he is in a dangerous situation. He must combine wisdom with sincerity, courage, and martial arts. He must not take anything lightly, and he is careful not to be careless when dealing with any enemy. He couldn't commit a bloody crime, so he was in a very dangerous situation. It was equivalent to binding his hands and feet, but his opponent could kill him without any scruples. He is more careful with unfamiliar opponents.In Xi'an since he was ten or eight years old, he has been fighting with the powerful children in Xi'an, and he knows all the outstanding martial arts figures in Xi'an.The reason why he can live to this day, can play a very brilliant situation in Xi'an, and become a well-known fugitive in the world, is because of his boldness and carefulness. You often wear night-clothes when you're out at night, don't you?The man in Tsing Yi said mockingly: Are you afraid that I will wear night clothes?Usually people with good martial arts are more flexible in night clothes, and the use of martial arts can increase their power.I'm not wearing night clothes, you needn't be afraid.I will give you a golden carving offering claws. With the sound of claws, the speed of the pounce is extremely fast, and the space of ten feet away flashes, and the face is grabbed. For frontal attack, claws are the main method of grappling. They have the most functions and uses. They can not only capture people, but also injure people and kill people. The claw skill of grasping stones into powder is more powerful than swords. Speed ​​and strength are directly proportional, and strength also determines the speed, and the damage caused by slow attacks must be limited. 神刀太保沒料到對方在打交道說話時，突然一出手撲上搶攻，出爪的速度令他心中暗懍，本能地用上盤手化招，斜切對方的腕脈上方，左手同時向下反擊。 失去機會，是頗為危險的事，一招化解不了對方凌厲的攻勢，不得不被迫閃避移位，對方乘機追擊的狠招，將如驚濤駭浪，一波接一波綿綿不絕，只能全力封架，不易抓住回敬反擊的機會，挨打的局面不易挽回。 他右掌撥出斜切的上盤手，速度甚至要比對方快些，掌下緣與對方的右腕上方接觸，感到全掌像劈在鐵柱上，掌骨欲裂手臂震得發麻。 出手便用可外發傷人的內功行雷霆一擊，像是傳聞中的天魔爪。 幸好他早有警覺，自保的護體奇功早一步意動功發，兇猛的震力及體，他向左後方暴退，飄起離開屋脊，沉落瓦面傳出瓦裂聲。糟了，人影近身，先前堵在這邊瓦面的另一個青衣人，乘機近身雙掌齊出，來了記推山填海，掌出風雷發，也用外發傷人的精純內功攻擊。 使用天魔爪的人，也跟蹤追到，右掌遙攻罡風乍起。 堵在鄰屋瓦面的第三名青衣人，也躍到右手反揮，傳出懾人心魄的奇異破風厲嘯，怪異的暗器排空而至。 他成了三方壓力匯聚的中心點，打擊空前猛烈沉重。三人出手攻擊的默契十分圓熟，兩面夾擊，中間是暗器的目標。稍遠處，陳總管及第四名青衣人，正飛躍而來，擔任第二波攻擊。 他後悔已來不及了，應該知道對方不可能一比一和他公平相搏的。他也沒料到，青衣人的武功如此高明。 生死須臾，他當機立斷，採取正確的行動：逃！ 掌力及體，像萬斤重鎚撞擊，壓力萬鈞，像要把他打成肉泥。 同時間一震，有繩索纏勒住他的腰，然後是兩個鎚形物同時擊在腰部。痛楚與眩暈感光臨，他快要崩潰了。 千鈞一髮中，他居然能借用沉重的壓力，向下摔倒，再加上剩餘的精力，撞破了瓦面，在砰然大震碎瓦塵埃飛揚中，跌落黑沉沉的屋下。 黑，是逃生的好機會。 青衣人毫不遲疑的破洞急降，但慢了一剎那。 黑夜中追擊，膽敢從破坑洞中銜尾追下的人，武功一定極為高明，而且自負自信，膽氣超人一等。屋下黑得伸手不見五指，看不見景物，在陌生而黝黑的環境中窮追循蹤緊躡，非常危險，逃走的人反擊拼命必定極為猛烈，有如困獸之鬥。 逃下的人，勢必發出音響，循聲窮追，必須依賴聽覺，視覺已失去作用。 最先循蹤追擊的人，聽到碰及物體的聲音從側方傳到，不假思索立即撲出，砰然一聲大震，撞中一扇半掩的門，門坍裂，人也被撞得眼冒金星，幾乎反彈摔倒。 破門外又有聲息傳來，青衣人憤怒地急衝而出，左手伸在前面，不想再被其他物體碰撞。 神刀太保挨了幾下重擊，並沒受傷，但精力耗損過巨，內功在重擊下有點氣散流竄，無法凝聚失去力源現象，不得不見機脫走。他發現那座門是半啟的，竄出時順手把門帶上虛掩，果然把窮追的青衣人撞得七葷八素。竄出門，他不向前繼續逃，向下一仆，手腳並用向側方爬行，依然輕靈如貓。 他聽到前面有不尋常的聲息，因此當機立斷，伏倒改向側方迅速爬行，幸好不再撞中其他物體。 他清晰地聽到後面青衣人發出的急走聲息，有兩三個人正緊跟在後面，所以向側方移位，折向逃生。同時他也感到奇怪，怎麼前面也有人。 前面所傳來的聲息，確是人的腳步聲，聲音雖輕，但他仍可辨識，難道有人從這一面破屋攔截？ 今晚他中計了，大事不妙對方連他臨時選定的埋伏處也料中，他不得不承認對方召來對付他的人，比他精明多多，武功更是個他悚然心驚。今後，他的處境將愈來愈惡劣。 很不妙，他摸到冷冰冰的牆壁，此路不通，必須另行摸索出路。糟的是不能急，絕不可觸及物體發出聲息，青衣人已經追出破門，相距絕不會超過兩丈。 在大城市巷道中的房舍，最寬闊的大廳，長度通常約有三丈多，他哪能在短期內找到出去的門？一旦被對方聽到聲息，肯定會被堵死在裡面。 敵強我弱，必須在空曠處才有生路，困在狹窄的空間內，有如落井的猛獸死路一條。 必須潛伏，以免發出聲息。對方絕不會大膽地使用火摺子，以免成為暗器的標靶。 江湖朋友所使用的火摺子，其實派不上多少用場，體積不小，製造精巧而不怎麼靈光，不能在緊急時派上用場，而且價格昂貴，江湖朋友十之七八沒備這種玩意。它具有盛火媒的防潮竹筒、油布筒、燧石袋、半月形火刀。要先用火刀敲擊燧石，火星引燃火媒，再吹火媒生焰點燃油布筒。有時忙了老半天，火媒吹完炭尖，仍然無法生煙成了廢物。那期間，逃走的人可能已遠出三里外了，哪有時間點亮火摺子？ 側方不遠她，突然傳出啟門的聲息，開啟的速度相當快，因此發出嘎一聲輕響。青衣人反應超人，右手前伸探索，循聲飛掠而上，不介意是否會撞及物體。右手蓄勁待發，發時將勢如雷霆。先前三方合圍全力攻擊，也沒能把神刀太保當場擊倒，這時如果不用全力攻擊，很可能反而被擺平。 驀地罡風呼嘯，勁氣湧發所齊生的徹骨壓力，在空間裡八方激揚，隱約可瞥見有人影閃動。 Rats be damned!同一剎那，女性的嬌叱與罡風齊揚。 同時，打擊及體的聲浪令人心驚。 嬌叱聲不但沒有懾人的威力，反而悅耳，一聽便知是發自年輕少女的叱喝聲，字面的意義凌厲，其實語氣毫無殺氣。 傳來青衣人一聲驚叫，接著是碰撞家具的聲響震耳。 二妹，用刀劈了他們。門口傳出震耳的男性嗓音：殺無赦！ 最先下屋窮追的青衣人，必定是武功最高明的一個，搶先攻擊威力萬鈞，竟然被一個少女接招擊退，如果用刀反擊，後果可怕。屋內黝黑，不可能胡亂招架，刀一出必定有人遭殃，生死立判。 第二名青衣人什麼也沒看到，只聽到雙方交手異響，與同伴被擊退的驚叫，便知道情勢不妙，對方另有同伴，語氣懾人心魄，與看不見的勁敵拼搏，得付出多少慘烈的代價。 兩聲短嘯，撤走的信號發出了。 退到院子上屋追。先前發話的男性急叫，意在阻止女郎在黑暗中窮追，所冒的風險太大。 屋中一靜，人都走了。 藍田縣西三四里，是有名的白鹿原，南接終南山，有一座歷史上天下聞名的大鎮：灞上。漢高祖未成帝業前，與楚霸王同時入秦，高祖從藍關進兵灞上攻入咸陽，怕楚霸王後到報復，乖乖退兵灞上待變，就是這處地方。楚霸王擺鴻門宴要宰劉邦，可惜婦人之仁功敗垂成。 白鹿原是高原地帶，附近村落的水井，很可能深至百丈。在這百餘里方圓的高原生活，真是不堪想像。平坦的地勢連草木的生長也受到限制，稀疏的小樹林，廣闊的草原，靠天吃飯的田地，窮苦的小村落散佈其間。灞上鎮最大，也僅有百十戶人家而已。上次關中大地震，灞上鎮沒留下一棟完整的房屋。 八匹健馬在鎮北的草原旁小樹林勒韁，安頓座騎畢，神刀太保領先舉步，到達草原中心的三株大榆樹下。今天，他的刀繫在背上，脫外襖丟在樹下，露出腰間的四寸寬皮護腰，護腰有刀插，共排列了六把連鞘六寸小飛刀。 七位同伴皆穿了青緊身騎裝，全佩了兩尺四寸厚背狹鋒單刀。天即將午正。午正，通常是約會的時間。 西南約一里左右的小樹林，飄揚著一面三角旗，那是終南幫的幫旗，隱約可看到人影走動。 蹄聲急驟，東面與北面有人馬急趕，掀起滾滾黃塵。片刻，車面的人馬到達，在半里外的大樹下駐馬，十名勁裝男女排草而來。其中有曾二小姐，曲線玲瓏麗質天生，像是萬綠叢中一點紅，剛健婀娜女強人形象令人怕。 北面的十騎士到了，也在疏林內安頓，由陳總管率領，聲勢洶洶踏草而至，十個人佩的全是軍刀狹鋒長刀。 終南幫的人不出面，大概有意作壁上觀。 徐家大院夜襲，距今已過了五天，近期間暗潮激盪，經有心人的安排，訂下了今午的約會。遠離府城二三十里，正是結算的好地方。在這裡死三二十個人，這些窮鄉僻壤的村民，哪敢出面干預？誰也不敢挺身而出報官做目擊證人，那可是必受牽連的麻煩事。 神刀太保等對方接近，手一揮，七位同伴結成兩座鴛鴦刀陣，嚴陣以待。他獨自上前相迎，在兩丈外一聲刀吟，怪異的神刀出鞘，一拉馬步，雙手揚刀橫立。 陳總管，長安幫的幫主混世浪子汪貴，已經承認是他出賣我的，他帶了人來對質。多年來，我神刀太保毫無為了揚威而斬殺你們的念頭，任何事都有節制地見好即收，畢竟我唐家與貴皇莊是好幾代的近鄰，雙方並無深仇大恨，除非你們逼人太甚，我不會逞匹夫之勇任性報復。五天前在徐家大院，你們已存心殺我永除後患，不留餘地，我有權為了生存而用刀回報。這裡，就是第一個殺戮戰場，不死不休。我希望你們是真正的好漢，那天晚上的人都是內功已登峰造極，內力已可外發傷人十丈外的高手名家，看你們是否有勇氣和我公平決鬥，以保持武林朋友的尊嚴。你們上，誰來送死？superior! 這混蛋已經狂妄得快要變成瘋子了。一位中年人拔出狹鋒長刀上前，鷹目中似要噴出火來：對付瘋子，唯一的方法一刀兩斷，以免你發病傷害他人，不管你是否願意，我要劈了你，說一不二。不殺死你，大亂不止。 狹鋒長刀全長三尺四寸，雙手運勁攻擊，一刀真可以把人砍成兩段，刀身光芒耀目，是寶刀級的殺人利器。 雙方一開始就雙手運刀，表示全力以赴。其實兩種刀都可以單手格鬥，但有欠靈活，也精力耗損甚快，以雙手使用為佳。神刀太保的怪刀短八寸，但重量比狹鋒長刀重一倍。 一聲怪嘯，神刀太保撲上了，人刀一體正面切入，刀發搶招，來一記毒龍出洞，雙手將刀猛發吐出，有如電光一閃。怪刀短，雙手走中宮刺擊，這一招實在下乘，對方的刀長，可以輕易將他的刀擋出偏門。 其實，這是製造貼身切入的前置招式，貼身才能發揮拼命單刀的威力，是軍伍衝鋒肉搏的混戰最佳技巧。 中年人沒料到他來得那麼快，一聲沉叱，扭身一刀斜架，錚一聲狂震，狹鋒刀反而被震得暴退，上揚，帶動了身形，左半身暴露在怪刀下，退勢也慢了些，刀上的勁道差了一段距離，接了一刀就失手。 怪刀乘勢追擊，縱身來一記狂鷹展翼，這一招是單手運刀，搶進、旋身、出刀、抽招一氣呵成，電耀霆擊。 fall!另一名中年人同時沉喝，飛掠搶進。 交手的中年人已來不及運刀，馬步也不穩，本能地強行扭腰將刀移到身前自保，聞聲仰面便到，怪刀以半寸之差，掠胸上空而過，好險。如果不倒，很可能頭先斷刀亦被震飛。 撲上來！神刀太保的刀尖，指向上前搶救同伴的中年人，虎目中冷電湛湛，刀氣似波濤湧發，刀勢已將對方控制在威力圈內。 最高明的人僅接了一刀，武功稍次的人一上去，恐怕只有唯一的結果：死！ retreat!陳總管沉喝，搶進數步。 中年人完全失去撲上揮刀的勇氣，戒備著後退。 唐青松，你給我聽清了。陳總管厲聲說：這幾天你到處放話，要殺入皇莊侵擾王城。不要以為你的家屬已在兩年前遷走，便以亡命自居，你還有鄉鄰朋友，我保證可以把與你有關的人鏟除淨盡。以往的事，到此為止。由於你曾經聲稱要殺入皇莊侵擾王城，我認為你有此能力，並非虛言恫嚇，因此絕不許有這種事故發生。我給你兩個月期限料理事務，之後必須遠離西安。如果不，我保證你後悔八輩子，你必須相信我的權力，趕快走是唯一避免血流漂杵的選擇，記住了。 陳總管不理會他有何反應，率領爪牙退回繫馬處，安全向北撤離。 長安幫的十個人走得更快，有如逃命。 陳總管等於是代表秦王府發言，凌厲地下達驅逐令，所說的話，其中的威脅性不容懷疑。遠走高飛，確是他唯一的選擇。如果他不走，毫無疑問將有許多人丟命，他能無動於衷？官府如果全力對付他，他能支撐得了多久？ let's go!他向同伴沮喪地說，心中充滿挫敗感。 多數浪跡江湖的混世人，是被迫離鄉背井流浪天涯的。 他得走，海闊天空，可容他任意飛翔遨遊，外面光怪陸離的世界，正向他召喚內心所蘊藏的豪情，引導他勇敢地邁入無情的江湖不歸路，另找自己的天地與前程。 兩個月後，河南府登封縣。 嘉靖四十年的七月天，豫東大平原炎陽如火。但在登封的嵩山山區，感覺不到熱浪的威脅，在山區行走，涼風習習驅走不少暑氣。 登封，好城市。前來少林寺禮佛的人，必須在這裡投宿。出北門約十里地便是嵩山，少林寺在西北二十餘里少室山北麓。但朝山的香客中，武林人並不多見。這裡是佛門禪宗的祖庭，初祖印度僧人達摩在這裡面壁九年悟道，開山立宗。 出北門向東的山徑，進入崇山峻嶺，旅途不平靜。 巳牌左右，一匹健馬從北面來，不進城，直接馳上車行小官道。座騎是大宛棗騮，人強馬壯氣概不凡。 鞍後有馬包，鞍前有鞘袋，是長程旅客，應該進城投宿的，這時進入山區，不易趕抵宿站。 道路在叢山中蜿蜒東伸，二十里後逐漸出現光禿禿的童山。天下亂象已顯，人口膨脹，入山開墾苟全性命的人愈來愈多，樹林禽獸大遭其殃，以往成群出沒的虎狼熊豹，已經逐漸消失了。 沿途經常可以看到散落的小山村，稍大的村落建了寨牆自衛，防賊也防猛獸，通常不接待旅客留宿，除非旅客真的錯過宿頭。宿站通常是稍大的市集。如果在三家村投宿，說不定會吃到人肉包子。 of course!絕大多數的村落非常好客，淳樸的村民土頭土腦，說的中州土話雖然不易聽懂，但說慢些仍可與官話講通。中原語系源流甚多，但大部分土話大同小異，除了一些俗諺略有差異之外，交流並不困難，經過兩百年的調整，逐漸與帶有鳳陽腔的官話融合了。 天下洶洶，民窮財盡，鋌而走險的人風起雲湧，黑社會組織在各地蓬勃發展，有些已發展成全國性、甚至遠至外幫的龐大組織。已知的各種秘教，數量有上百之多，惡性膨脹勢成燎原，聚積打江山的根基如火如荼。 這是野心家逐鹿名利的大好機緣，江湖好漢出人頭地的黃金世代。這就是嘉靖朝末期的社會情況，社會愈混亂，英雄好漢愈容易出頭，牛鬼蛇神各顯神通，誰強誰就是老大，爭名奪利，個個奮勇爭光。 天下太平政治清明，英雄好漢生存的空間並不大。每天都有許多雄心勃勃的年輕