Wandao long distance

Chapter 427 Encounter
The small river beach next to the Lishui River was supposed to be the residence of the Paibo Gang.

This is an ordinary river beach island. There are only a dozen bamboo houses, thatched huts with earthen walls, and you can go fishing by pushing the windows. It is covered by reeds and grasses on all sides. Only poor trackers and rich people who like to "clean up" will Live in this kind of place.

Looking at the surrounding shallows, although they were blocked, they leaked from time to time, and water would rush into the house.

Paibo helps to improve the water. The brothers are usually very concerned about where they live, and they will repair the water blocking outlet if there is nothing to do. How can the river beach be broken like this?
Something happened?

Li Qi looked carefully at the river beach again, and found that there were still people living in it, but...

It wasn't people from the Paibo Gang, but women and children they didn't know. The children were playing and the women were beating their clothes.

Did the brothers get new wives recently?After all, they are all trackers. Except for a few people, they are all bachelors. I gave them the exercises, which is a good point. At least everyone can marry a wife.

Having said that, Li Qi let the old horse stay where he was, and walked into the river beach by himself.

As soon as he walked in, he saw the women who were beating the laundry by the river suddenly became alert. They immediately stood up, called the children to their side, and looked at Li Qi.

However, the moment they saw Li Qi, they immediately lowered their heads again.

With clean clothes and a tall horse behind her, such a dress definitely surpassed their status.

And look at themselves, all of them are tall and thick, with dark skin, big hips and round waists. They are good at work, but it is really not good-looking to say that they are good-looking.

But Li Qi didn't care about these things, instead he took the initiative to go forward: "Sisters-in-law, is this the place of the Paibo Gang?"

These women trembled, knelt down immediately, and cried at that moment: "Your Excellency, Your Honor! We didn't grab the land without authorization, they left by themselves!"

This reaction made Li Qizheng sweat.

But think about it, it's normal.

It seems that the Paibo gang should have left, and this place has been occupied by other people.

"Sister-in-laws, don't be afraid. I'm just looking for old friends. There used to be a gang of trackers here called Paibo Gang. Do you know where they went?"

Hearing this, the burly women stopped crying, looked at each other, and one of them said, "Your Excellency is talking about Paibo Gate? Now they have moved out."

Then, another woman immediately added: "I, I heard that there are some capable people among them who can compete with the head catchers on this street, so I don't work as a tracker anymore, and now I go outside the city. After the Paibomen was built, he is now a respectable person, and this place has long since ceased to live.”

"We also came here after there was no one here, and we have never had any act of usurpation!" The women repeated again and again, looking really scared.

Li Qi also understands that in this kind of place, a stronghold is very important.

If something like a resident is occupied, it will be an endless relationship.

So he nodded: "Sisters-in-law, don't worry, I'm not here to inquire about my crimes, but to ask for directions. You said that Paibo Gang... Paibomen went outside the city, where is it outside the city now?"

"Returning to the nobleman, we heard that the Paibo Gate is at the south gate. It's about twenty miles straight. They also make a living there, but we don't know about it." A woman knelt and said.

"Okay, then thank you sisters-in-law." Li Qi didn't force them to stand up, after all...even if they stood up on their knees, they were kneeling in their hearts.

This place is not like Chang'an, people without cultivation level stand up straight, regardless of the cultivation level of the people in front of them, they all have confidence, because they all know that there are laws.

After thanking him, Li Qi took out a few copper coins, about dozens of them, put them on the ground, and left.

Not much money, but enough for them.

If you give too much, it will be easy to cause accidents, and it will be bad for them.

Li Qi no longer cared about the happy woman behind him, he found the old horse: "They are outside the city, let's fly for a while, otherwise it will be too troublesome to go out from here."

The old horse gave a sound.

Li Qi could already understand what Lao Ma meant. He was saying, aren't you afraid of local officials?

Yes, flying in the city is indeed a bit of contempt for the authority of the government. After all, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a snake.

But Li Qi shook his head: "Don't worry about that, authority is not given by others, and they don't care about the land in Lizhou."

When the old horse heard the words, he didn't say anything more.

Thinking about it, even if it looks like the old horse, this land basically relies on grassroots self-government. Where the naked eye can see, the law is invalid and the government has no face. .

Using their existing violence, they tyrannically suppress the bottom and let the bottom maintain order by themselves. They are only responsible for dealing with the troubles that are too violent, so that the order will not collapse.

This attitude is neither in line with the orthodox shamanism, nor in line with the orthodox human way, but it is somewhat similar to a 'demon'.

But it's not a complete devil, because the devil's way of doing whatever he wants, the kind of demeanor that treats everything in the world as his own playground, although hateful, is also chic and unrestrained. The cautious appearance here is not like a devil.

It can only be said to be "one's own way", but it is mixed with some ideas of other ways.

In fact, this is the status quo of most practitioners. Not everyone is a member of the Dao system. Many small Dao systems follow their own path, but they have to be influenced by the Dao system and become nondescript.

For example, Li Weng back then was the 'ghost' that Li Qi first encountered. He collected all kinds of fragments by himself and groped his way forward.

However, after all, Li Qi has lived in this place and experienced this kind of embarrassment, so he has some opinions on the local government.

The old horse figured this out, and didn't say anything more, let Li Qi ride on his back, his hooves burst into blue thunderbolts, and he jumped directly into the air.

He is so powerful when he flies, and it is not easy to restrain himself.

It can be seen that the local government responded immediately. From nowhere, a person suddenly made a move, bursting out the power of the eighth rank, but saw an invisible ripple rushing towards Li Qi.

Li Qi turned his head and glared.

The eyes are bright, which is the habitat of the sun, moon and gods in the small world of the human body.

With just one glance, the ripple collapsed in an instant.

At the same time, in a luxurious mansion in the state city of Lizhou——

This place seems to be the stronghold of a certain powerful force in the city. It can be seen that many disciples are practicing in the courtyard outside, working hard and sweating profusely.

And inside, there is a big hall, in which sits the big man of Lizhou City, the master of Qianji Gate, and also Lizhou Situ, a dignified eighth rank, one of the most famous masters in Lizhou City.

He sat upright in the room, motionless.

It's not that I don't want to move, but that I dare not move.

There was something like a 'gaze' imprinted on his hand, firmly nailing his hand to the table.

Drenched in cold sweat, afraid to move.

That is... what power?
Only the strongest man he has ever seen, the prefect of Lizhou, can do this! ?

This, is this a prefect-level powerhouse! ?
As for the country master level, he dare not even think about it, it is said that it is a great power that can escape the territory and control countless worlds!
But the other party flew into the restricted air zone and left Lizhou City in such a swaggering manner.

You must report to the prefect!
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Flying in the sky, the old horse took a walk in the courtyard and did not accelerate, so even if the distance is only tens of miles, it still takes a few minutes to run.

It's a walk after all.

While running like this, he said, "Liuli~."

Hearing this, Li Qi understood what he said: "Aren't you afraid that someone will catch up to you?"

So he said with a smile: "It's better to catch up, isn't it just to let them catch up and move."

The old horse shook his head.

This bad ratio, what are you thinking about?
Forget it, what are you worrying about?I am just a horse.

A few minutes passed in a flash, and the old horse quickly landed outside a mountain gate.

It's not that he knows the way, but mainly because there is only one mountain gate for more than ten miles around here, and some big houses are built behind it, and there are walls around it. Thousands of people live in this big house in the mountain, some work, some Practice.

It really looks like a martial arts school, and there is even an inner house where some women and children can be seen living in it.

Li Qi didn't fly directly into the mountain mansion, but let the old horse fall outside the mountain gate.

After all, they are former brothers, so he doesn't need to be superior, so he is going to go up and give them a surprise.

However, when he led the old horse outside the mountain gate, Li Qi suddenly melted into nature and covered himself up.

Because he saw that outside the mountain gate, it seemed that they were getting married.

You can see a very festive red sedan chair, surrounded by lanterns, and the drums are noisy, blowing and beating, beaming with joy.

Some people hold festive candles to celebrate the couplet, while others carry firecrackers for bursts.

The bridegroom rode on a big horse and walked swaggeringly in front of the team, but the horse was not very obedient, so his legs were tightly bound to prevent him from falling off.

It can be seen that this horse has not been tamed, but has been forced forward. After all, there is no way to tame beasts in Lizhou, and it is difficult for these natural spirit beasts to obey.

Li Qi knew the bridegroom officer, named Huang Si, a hard-working young man in the Paibo Gang, he respected Li Qi and Sixth Uncle very much, it seemed that they got married today.

If it was normal, Li Qi should show up now to congratulate his former brother.

However, there was something wrong with Li Qi's expression, because he found that the bride's face was not full of joy, but was sobbing continuously under the hijab.

The natal family next to her also followed behind. Although they were smiling, they could see the strong smile at a glance.

On the contrary, the brothers of the Paibo Gang were all smiling and chatting with each other.

You can even see a guy chatting with the bride's family: "Old man, I'm not married yet, look~?"

It seems that this is not just a simple natal family, but the village head of a certain village.

"Uh...has your lord not married yet?" The old man immediately forced a smile and said

"I already have a wife, I don't need it for the time being." The young man said, "But I still have a cousin who is short of a concubine, what do you think, old man?"

"That's just right, the little old man has a daughter, Linhua, who has never been employed, and wants to recruit the younger brother of the elder brother as his wife, what will happen?" The old man said quickly.

The young man laughed, but he pretended to use his tone of voice, and said in unfamiliar classical Chinese: "Although that boy has practiced some martial arts, he entered my Paibo sect, but he has not yet advanced, how dare he climb the noble pavilion?"

The old man then said: "My brother's words are wrong. In my opinion, your younger brother will be very precious. I beg you to see me."

From the dialogue between the two parties, it can be seen that the old man speaks in a gentle manner. He seems to be someone who has read the book, but he is a boy from the Paibo Gang. mixed.

However, seeing the old man begging himself, the young man smiled even more happily, and said: "Thank you for your brother's love, and I dare not refuse, so I will ask your wife's Guigeng? If you choose an auspicious job, you will come to marry me."

The old man replied: "My little girl... is fifteen years old, her birthday is the second year of Dalu 630, and her horoscope is Yi Chou Ding Hai Wu Wu Ren Zi—"

Then, the two continued to discuss the matter of getting married.

Li Qi listened for a while, then led the old horse to the front of the mountain gate, and then released the state of being in harmony with nature.

The advancing convoy didn't notice it at first, but when they reached the mountain gate, they realized that they were blocked by a man and a horse.

The entourage next to him immediately yelled: "How dare you! Whose family do you belong to? Today is the day when Master Huang of Paibomen is very happy. How dare you block the door!?"

After saying that, the attendant didn't even wait for Li Qi to speak, he fisted together, but saw a burst of martial arts inner energy lifted through his legs, linked with the keel, and jumped from the ground with force, and rushed towards Li Qi!
This punch was powerful and heavy, with a force of ten thousand catties. It looked like it had exploded with the double strength of Li Liuyi!
In this move alone, he has already reached the level of a master. In Lizhou City, he can also be the leader of a big gang. Even in a big sect like Qianjimen, he can have a leader.

However, Li Qi stood still, but the old horse took two steps forward, then raised its hind hooves, and kicked it out with a thunderous sound.

Fist meets hoof.

This kick directly kicked the aggressive young man away, green thunder spread across his body, but he heard a cluck, his fist suddenly went limp, his five fingers became limp like noodles, his bones were already Broken.

For those who are not advanced, this kind of damage is enough to make them unable to practice martial arts or fight with other people for half a year.

Accompanied by the young man's screams, the young people around him drew their weapons or showed their fists.

Another person came out and shouted loudly: "Which faction do you belong to? Please also report your name, and make it clear if you have any grudges or grievances! Walking on the rivers and lakes, it is a big taboo to break a relationship, you Aren't you afraid of being punished by the elders of the division!"

Li Qi frowned when he heard this, so he took the initiative to go forward and wanted to say something.

However, just as Li Qi walked out, Huang Si, who was sitting high on the tall horse, was taken aback for a moment.

"Brother Li?!" He said in astonishment.

(End of this chapter)