Chapter 56: Inquiry
After the onlookers went in, Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng both breathed a sigh of relief.
Neither of them is good at pretending, so when they meet again, there is a sense of awkwardness as if they haven't seen each other for many years.
On this day, Master Decheng and his party bought a lot of food on the street. After listening to the introduction of the innkeeper, they went to eat the most famous stewed meat in Zhangjia Town.
The next day, Master Decheng and his group left Zhangjia Town and specially packed two pots of stewed meat.
There were many people coming and going in the inn. The innkeeper did not approve of Master Decheng and his party walking. He thought that the weather was too cold and they could go to a carriage shop and rent a horse carriage to travel.
Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng considered buying a horse-drawn carriage for traveling, but they thought that they would often have to stay in the wilderness, and a horse-drawn carriage was not very convenient.
The weather was cold, but for Master Decheng and his group, it had no effect whether they were traveling south or north.
Shi Xiaoliu therefore suggested: "Let's go to the capital and watch the grand parade of the top scholar."
Shi Zelan nodded immediately: "Uncle Master, Master, let's go. Let's go and take a look at the carnival of scholars."
"What a revelry for scholars." Master Decheng looked at Shi Zelan with a smile: "In the secular world, women cannot participate in the imperial examinations."
"Uncle Master, perhaps many years from now, women will also have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examinations."
Master Decheng smiled and said, "Well, with the passage of time, everything is possible."
As they traveled north, the scenery on the road became increasingly desolate, and this was the first time they encountered highway robbers.
"I opened this mountain and planted these trees. If you want to pass by here, please be sensible!" Five masked men blocked the middle of the road.
Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng stopped walking without even raising their eyebrows.
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan became excited. It’s here, it’s finally here.
Shi Zelan took the lead: "Brother, let me practice."
She took a step forward, touched her sleeve, then quickly withdrew her hand to draw the sword from her waist.
"Ming." The sword came out of the scabbard, making a cheerful chirping sound.
Shi Zelan pointed his sword at the five people and said, "Come on, who will come? Or all five of you come together?"
The five masked men took a step back, one of them put a piece of silver in the middle, and then the five turned around and ran away.
Shi Zelan stepped forward and took the silver on the ground, looked at Shi Xiaoliu and said, "Xiaoliu, this time it doesn't count."
She threw the silver up and handed it to Master Decheng to deal with.
Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng said, "Let's buy a donkey cart in the next town."
Shanzheng Zhenren smiled and said, "It seems that this emperor is clear about government affairs. We have traveled such a long way and only encountered someone blocking the road once."
When it got dark, they went straight into the mountains and chose a small area to build a few thatched houses.
No conversation took place that night, but various legends about them were quickly spread through the five masked men.
Five days later, they were on the road and met three passers-by coming towards them.
Master Decheng just looked up at the three people and saw that the thinnest one among them was shaking all over.
Master Decheng frowned and looked at the other two people.
Master Shanzheng pulled Master Decheng and said, "Let's go."
They passed each other, and after passing by Master Decheng and his four companions, the three of them ran forward at full speed.
Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng looked back and glanced at each other. How could weak scholars like them inspire fear in people's hearts?
Li Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan said: "Why do I feel that the three of them are very afraid of us?"
Shi Zelan sighed and said, "I think you are right. They are just afraid of us."
Master Decheng turned to Shi Zelan and said, "Sister Lan, you should just return to your original state."
Shi Zelan looked around and asked Shanzheng Zhenren: "Master, can I change back now?"
"Okay." As soon as Master Shanzheng finished speaking, Shi Zelan waved her hand. She was wearing a pink robe and looked at Master Decheng and the other two with a sweet smile.
"Sister Lan, you are beautiful, very beautiful, but you are a little too ostentatious."
After hearing what Shi Xiaoliu said, Shi Zelan flicked her hand and changed into a long gown.
She looked very satisfied and said, "Uncle, Master, Xiaoliu, you wear scholar's robes and I wear a long gown, it looks more harmonious this way."
Along the way, they had not encountered a big town and had not stayed in any town.
Now Master Decheng decided to rest for two or three days in the next big town and listen to the news from the outside world.
In order not to frighten the people in the mortal world, they walked all the way, so after six days, they finally arrived at a town called Biansai.
When Shi Zelan saw the name of the town, he immediately said to Shi Xiaoliu: "This town must have many old stories."
Shi Xiaoliu believed in Shi Zelan's intuition: "I'll take you for a good walk around town tomorrow."
Shi Zelan nodded. In a town like this, with the abilities of her and Shi Xiaoliu, they should not encounter any injustice.
Master Decheng quickly booked an inn. The place was large, but the environment was relatively remote, so the price was not high.
The four of them are not short of money now, but Master Decheng still decided to keep a low profile so as not to attract unnecessary attention.
At night, when the four of them were sitting in the lobby of the inn for dinner, they heard people saying that four thieves had appeared in Zhangcheng, and one of them had stabbed five people with one sword.
"Does the government not care about this matter?"
Some people said angrily, and some responded: "I don't think this is true. If it is really a case of murder to silence witnesses, the government will definitely intervene."
"They killed people to silence them, and no one reported the case. How can the government intervene?"
"Whether this news is true or false, there is a possibility that someone doesn't want us to go to Zhangcheng."
"You are too timid. I am going to Zhangcheng tomorrow. Is there anyone who wants to go with me?"
"Brother, please wait for two days and go to the government to get some information first."
Shi Zelan whispered to Shi Xiaoliu, "We passed by Zhangcheng a few days ago."
Shi Xiaoliu looked at her: "But we didn't enter Zhangcheng."
They looked up at Master Decheng at the same time, and saw that Master Decheng had a thoughtful look on his face: "With this kind of news coming out, the road to Zhangcheng should not be safe."
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan both thought of the five masked men who had left. They left a very bad impression on people.
But Master Decheng told them: "We are going out to travel, not to be chivalrous and righteous martial artists.
We are people who live outside this world. Unless others have committed extremely evil crimes, we cannot act arbitrarily to disrupt the balance of the secular world. ”
Zhenren Shanzheng said that the five men were not desperate criminals and had never taken anyone's life, so when Shi Zelan's sword came out, they just admitted defeat and fled.
In the lobby, there were all kinds of discussions, and everyone thought that they should go to the government to inquire about the news.
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