Chapter 157: Three Birds

"Another one solved..."

Fang Zhixing kept walking, striding forward with great momentum, unstoppable.

At this moment, the two people who had just entered the car stuck their heads out again.

One of them had an arrow stuck in his foot, blood was gushing out, he was grimacing in pain, his face turned pale.

The other middle-aged man had a big beard and was burly. He looked at Fang Zhixing coldly with a very solemn expression on his face.

He shouted at the top of his voice: "Who are friends and why are they attacking us?"

"I'm your grandpa!"

Fang Zhixing sneered, and his body shook, bringing up a strong wind.

The bearded man's eyes blurred and a blurry slap rapidly enlarged in his field of vision.

Bang~ Another big fight!

The bearded man was blown away by the huge force and fell headfirst to the ground, unable to get up again.

The man with the arrow in his foot was almost frightened to death when he saw this. His expression was very terrified, and he immediately lost the courage to fight, like a deflated ball, and simply sat down on the ground.

Fang Zhixing didn't even look at him, he jumped onto the carriage and walked into the compartment to take a look.

There was a red copper wooden box in the car, which was not only locked with two locks, but also tied with an iron chain several times on the outside.

It seems that there are valuables in the box.

When Fang Zhixing saw this, he immediately drew his sword.

Dang! The second-level sword chopped on the chain, emitting a brilliant spark.

With a clang, the chains fell apart.

The blow was so powerful that it even cut the wooden box in half.

All of a sudden, thick books fell out.

"Book?"

Fang Zhixing frowned slightly. After all this fuss and being mysterious, was it all just for this box of books?

Could it be that these books were martial arts secrets? Fang Zhixing was curious and quickly picked up one, opened it and took a look. Then he could not help but be stunned.

The content in the book is not a method at all.

"Is this, the account?"

Fang Zhixing flipped through several pages in succession, then opened a few other books to take a look, and quickly confirmed that they were all account books.

"So the real task is actually to burn these accounts."

Fang Zhixing suddenly came to his senses and without hesitation, he took out a bottle of kerosene from his pocket and poured it on the thick book.

Whoosh~ The fire was ignited, burning fiercely, and thick smoke billowed up.

Fang Zhixing jumped off the carriage and quickly glanced at the four people and the coachman.

They have already given up and all lay down in the face of absolutely powerful strength.

Fang Zhixing waited for a while until the carriage also caught fire, then he jumped into the depths of the bamboo forest and disappeared.

A moment later…

Fang Zhixing walked out of the pit.

He had already changed back into his clothes.

Seeing this, Xigou couldn't help but complain: "Your task is too damn easy, I thought it would be very difficult."

Fang Zhixing replied: "The things that were burned were account books, and there might be a major corruption case behind them."

Xigou shuddered and said in surprise: "Such an important account book, why don't you send a few more experts to protect it? The escort personnel are just those four weaklings, it's too sloppy!"

Fang Zhixing laughed and said, "Why do you think this is?"

Xigou thought about it carefully, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. He smacked his lips and said, "This corruption case must involve a lot of people. Humph, there are a lot of high and low officials, and they protect each other, so someone deliberately weakened the protection force, and someone else leaked the news, with the purpose of destroying the account books."

Fang Zhixing thought for a moment and said in confusion: "Logically speaking, the huge Qinghe County is the territory of the powerful Luo family. Who on earth is so bored that they want to investigate corruption?"

The dog blinked and guessed, "Well, it could be an internal family struggle."

Fang Zhixing shook his head: "We are all family, and a family of great power. Who wouldn't be greedy? So what if he was greedy? If Luo Keji was corrupt, even if he was found out, who could do anything to him? He is one of the elite children of the Luo family. Will he be severely punished for being greedy?"

Xigou thought about it and wondered, "The aristocratic families are like vassal kings or military governors. They are almost completely independent in finances and it is impossible for them to investigate themselves."

Fang Zhixing remained silent and said no more. He took a detour, walked out of the bamboo forest, mounted his horse, and returned to the county town.

Da da da ~ very soon!

A man and a dog arrived at the outer city and entered East Street.

When passing by a tavern, Fang Zhixing suddenly stopped.

He dismounted, walked slowly into the tavern, sat in a corner, and ordered a pot of wine and some side dishes.

"Have you heard that Peng Haolin, the young master of Baima Manor, challenged Xue Nanjie, the young master of Tieshanmen, to a duel two days ago?"

"Yeah, it's been spread a long time ago, but Xue Nanjie seems to look down on Peng Haolin and is unwilling to fight. I heard that Xue Nanjie took the initiative to challenge his mortal enemy, the young master of the Black Tiger Sect, Feng Xingkan."

"Well, there's no way they can fight. I heard Feng Xingkan has been practicing hard in seclusion, and he has already said that he will not fight anyone before the Qinghe Martial Arts Conference."

"Alas, it's all because of this Qinghe Martial Arts Competition. Heroes from all walks of life are challenging each other, all trying to squeeze out their opponents in advance."

"Isn't it the same in previous years? Before the Qinghe Martial Arts Competition, many young talents would privately fight or spar with each other in secret to confirm their own strength and status. In this way, when the Qinghe Martial Arts Competition is held, they can avoid being defeated in public and making a fool of themselves."

"That's right. It's not shameful to lose in private, but if you are defeated on the martial arts stage, you may be laughed at by the world for the rest of your life, bringing disgrace to your family and your ancestors."

…

Fang Zhixing listened quietly and found that the hot topic that everyone was most concerned about was the Qinghe Martial Arts Competition.

Yes, the Qinghe Martial Arts Competition, held every three years, brings together the best of the younger generation of Qinghe County to participate. It is a martial arts event, just like the Chinese New Year, which really attracts attention.

"Do you know who will win the first place in this Qinghe Martial Arts Competition?"

After a while, a drinker asked loudly on purpose.

This man looked very smug, as if he already knew the answer.

"Oh, do we need to guess? In previous years, weren't all the winners the Luo family's children?"

"Yes, it's always the children of the Luo family. I heard that the county governor's daughter, Miss Luo Qianqian, will also participate in the competition. If nothing unexpected happens, she may be the first place."

Everyone was talking about it.

But the person who asked the question suddenly interrupted and said, "No, this year is different from the past. I heard that the son of the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Tian will also participate in the Qinghe Martial Arts Conference and vowed to defeat all the children of the Luo family."

"Are you talking about Tian Taixing, the son of the Minister Tian Heyi?"

"Yes, I heard that Tian Taixing is quite extraordinary. He is a man of both literary and military talents, and has great martial arts skills. He was once praised by the governor of the state, who called him a talented scholar."

As soon as these words came out, all the drinkers were surprised and talked about it.

Xigou asked curiously, "What is an Anchashi? Neitai seems to be a very important official?"

Fang Zhixing replied: "Anchashi is an official who inspects the operation of local government affairs and judicial order. He performs his duties together with local officials. His other names are Neitai and Lianfang."

Xigou suddenly realized: "That is to say, the provincial governor and the county governor are of the same rank."

Fang Zhixing nodded and said, "Local officials often come from aristocratic families, but in order to prevent them from doing wrong or even plotting rebellion, the court specially appointed inspectors to supervise these local officials."

Xigou understood and responded, "To put it bluntly, the Censor is one of the forces of the imperial court to restrain the aristocratic families. He is responsible for supervising local officials to prevent them from doing their jobs."

Fang Zhixing's eyes became brighter and he smiled, "So that's how it is. The accounts I burned were originally going to be sent to the Censor Tian Heyi. In other words, Tian Heyi is currently investigating the Luo family's bad debts, so Luo Keji ordered me to burn the account books."

Xigou said with a click of the tongue: "As expected of a powerful family, their methods are so simple and crude. If the Censor wants to check the accounts, I will make sure that there are no accounts to check. Alas, a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake."

Fang Zhixing snorted and sighed softly, "A clean prefect can earn 100,000 silver coins. In the Great Zhou, the country is ruled by force. Whether it's corruption or anti-corruption, in the end, whoever is stronger has the final say."

The man and the dog quickly walked out of the tavern, crossed the horse racing avenue, and entered the inner city calmly.

Fang Zhixing returned to the study in Yixiangzhai.

At this moment, Hongye, who had been lying down for a day and a night, was able to get out of bed and walk, but her legs were weak.

"Master, you are back."

When Hongye saw Fang Zhixing, a blush appeared on her cheeks and her eyes were filled with infinite coquettishness.

Although she had practiced martial arts before, her strength was only at the Guanli level. After being tortured by Fang Zhixing's profound and simple teachings all night, her whole body was almost falling apart.

Fang Zhixing nodded and smiled: "Well, the mission has been successfully completed."

Hongye Lian said: "Then please reply quickly."

Fang Zhixing glanced at the carrier pigeon and understood what he meant. He immediately sat down at the desk, cut a small piece of paper, wrote a line of words, rolled up the paper, and tied it to the pigeon's leg.

Flutter flutter~ Fang Zhixing opened the window and threw a carrier pigeon into the sky, and the pigeon flew away by itself.

After doing all this, he asked Hongye: "This is all done, right?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Hongye nodded and smiled, "Well, next, the corresponding reward will be directly deposited into the bank under your name, and you can withdraw it at any time."

Fang Zhixing understood, stretched out his hand, and pulled Hongye into his arms.

"Come again?"

Hongye blushed, her expression a little resentful, "You are so mean, my body hasn't recovered yet."

Fang Zhixing smiled. He was quite satisfied with Hongye.

Hongye gave the first night of her life to Fang Zhixing.

Fang Zhixing turned her from a girl into a woman.

Fang Zhixing is the first man in Hongye's life and has a special meaning to her.

At this moment, Fang Zhixing smiled, untied the jade belt, and gently pressed Hongye's head.

…

…

Half a month passed in a flash.

During this period of time, no carrier pigeons came.

Fang Zhixing spent his days leisurely and gradually adapted to the life of the host.

During the day, he would stroll around the inner and outer cities to familiarize himself with the streets and environment of the county town, and learn about the latest situation from the gossip of the common people.

At night, he did not go to the brothel to listen to music. After all, he had a young model at home who was very plump and fresh.

With Fang Zhixing's continued efforts, the two spent the whole night in love and affection, playing from inside the house to outside, rolling on the grass, under the flowers and the moon.

During the lingering, Fang Zhixing pried open Hongye's mouth little by little and gradually found out her background.

Hongye was indeed a woman of low birth, but she was not actually a slave of the Luo family. Instead, she came from a small family, the Dong family.

Luo Keji's wife was named Dong Minzhu. When she got married, she brought several maids as a dowry.

Red leaves are one of them.

In other words, Hongye was actually a slave trained by the Dong family.

According to the marriage customs of the big and powerful families, when a young lady gets married, she will bring a few maids as dowry, and then one or two of them will be transformed into maids who are qualified to sleep with the male owner.

Hongye claimed that she was the smartest and most beautiful among the maids who came with the dowry.

Dong Minzhu values ​​her the most.

For this reason, Dong Minzhu arranged for her to follow Luo Keji, intending to make her Luo Keji's bedside companion.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will follow the script designed by Dong Minzhu.

But Luo Keji's sudden promotion to commander-in-chief of the navy disrupted Dong Minzhu's plan.

At first, Dong Minzhu strongly suggested that her brother should take over the position of host.

But Luo Keji believed that his future was bright and promising, and that what the master of the temple did was shameful and could not be associated with the Luo or Dong family, so it would be best for an outsider to take over.

Fang Zhixing happened to be the successor chosen by Luo Keji.

As for Hongye, Dong Minzhu considered it over and over again and decided to let her stay with the "master" and become his woman.

no way.

Yixiangzhai may be dispensable to Luo Keji, but to the Dong family, it has a value that cannot be ignored.

The Dong family cannot give up this piece of fat meat easily.

After Fang Zhixing learned these inside stories, he finally had a clear idea in his mind.

at the same time!

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“Here it comes!”

Fang Zhixing felt extremely happy instantly.

The thin dog said excitedly: "Hurry up, it's time to be promoted to the third bird realm."

Fang Zhixing took a deep breath, calmed himself, sat down cross-legged, and then an idea flashed through his mind.

"promote!"

Suddenly, Fang Zhixing's head felt slightly swollen as if it was inflated with air.

A large amount of memories and insights of practicing python power flooded into his mind, making him enter a mysterious dreamlike state in an instant.

In that dream, he seemed to have turned into a giant python, crawling on the ground, entwining around trees, and swimming in the water.

Suddenly, he pounced on a ferocious beast, wrapped himself around it tightly, and strangled it to death.

Before he could catch his breath, a strong armored warrior came over with a sledgehammer.

He suddenly stood up and caught the heavy hammer fearlessly.

Under the powerful hammer blow, his body kept curling like a spring, then bounced back violently, overturning the sky and the earth.

Crack, crack! Fang Zhixing's whole body was shaking. Every muscle in his body was wriggling violently, becoming even tougher.

Every bone is becoming tighter, and every joint is becoming more sticky.

As resilient as bamboo and as indestructible as a python.

After a moment, President Fang Zhi exhaled a breath and opened his eyes. The confusion in his eyes quickly dissipated, leaving him clear.

He clenched his fists, carefully feeling the power bursting out of his muscles.

In an instant, he felt that his body was very different from before!

When you make a fist, the range of muscle tension and relaxation is very large.

It was as if his muscles and bones had turned into rubber, making it very easy to accumulate energy and rebound.

"My strength has increased a lot, almost 5,000 kilograms!"

Fang Zhixing was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed.

I didn't expect that after strengthening the toughness, the strength would increase so much, increasing by 5,000 kilograms in one breath.

There is no such benefit when strengthening agility.

(End of this chapter)