Chapter 307: Two Evils Gather at the Inn
It is still right to make friends with Xiaomi. On the surface, he is a lazy, greedy, fat beggar, but he will be able to become the leader of the Beggars’ Sect in the future. Even though this world is too strange and not easy, it is conceivable that he is still capable. He is now the disciple with the highest bag in the Beggars’ Sect in the Seven Heroes Town, a three-bag disciple.

Shen Qingzhou didn’t save much money in the past year, as he spent it all on consumption. In addition, he had the mission of making friends, so he also ate and drank a lot. However, he used his vision to select quite a few drinking and eating friends.

Xiaomi, Lu Qinghou, Li Dazui, even the constable Lao Xing, everyone knows that Brother Shen is extremely generous and a heroic person. In the original work, they are positive characters with only some character flaws. Over the past year, they have trusted Shen Qingzhou even more.

Shen Qingzhou didn’t just give all the food and drinks to these people because he had money. He didn’t want to turn a favor into an enemy. He was mainly afraid that everyone would get used to his treating and would be unhappy if he didn’t treat them one day. This was not challenging human nature.

Shen Qingzhou’s heroism is reflected in helping the weak. In Qixia Town, if anyone is bullied by gangsters, saying Shen Qingzhou’s name will be a bit deterrent.

Moreover, he is now escorting the convoy and has already passed the foot of Cuiwei Mountain. He is a man of great skills and courage. Although he has not yet learned the Thirteen Guardians’ Golden Bell Cover, with his external skills, he can be considered a master.

The presence of Cuiwei Mountain and Taiping Mountain does not mean that no one has ever crossed them. If that were the case, the government would have already found ways to crack them down. There are many bandits on these two mountains, and they only come down occasionally to rob.

His escort route now spreads throughout Pinggu County, and he is quite famous. Normally, three or five thieves are no match for him. He can be regarded as restoring some of the strength of the Tianxia Escort Agency.

However, in the eyes of many people, he has many friends, especially the captain of the police, Li Dazui, and the magistrate Lou, who is suspected to be his relative.

After a year, he also started to expand the escort agency and found something interesting. As long as the escort was from Tianxia Escort Agency, he would get a reward even if the delivery was not made by him. He wanted to expand Tianxia Escort Agency. He couldn’t be the only one doing it, so it wouldn’t be a big deal if he died of exhaustion.

Moreover, he felt that it was not suitable for him to deliver letters every day. Nowadays, the rewards for delivering letters were close to nothing. Before, delivering letters would give a thousand proficiency points, but now it would just give some sundries and a few hundred points, depending on the importance of the goods.

He recruited some young men from poor families, who actually did errands for him. With more people, he earned no less than before. Shibalipu and Zuojiazhuang both had branches of the Tianxia Escort Agency, although other places only had one storefront.

When Tong Xiangyu came to Qixia Town, there was still a grand scene. She was the beloved daughter of Longmen Escort Agency. However, she got the message from Mo Xiaobao on the way. So, she just came to Qixia Town and then returned again, leaving Tong Xiangyu alone.

I heard that he had already checked into the Shangru Inn, and I also heard from my cousin that the new bride and husband had also arrived. This was the information asymmetry. Xiaomi knew this because although he was not a very good person, the Beggars’ Sect was a powerful force in the underworld.

As for Li Dazui, he didn’t know. It was simply because Xuanyuan, who had his finger cut off, had no intention of letting him enter the martial arts world. How could he get the information? Even if he knew, it would have to be later.

On this day, Shen Qingzhou came back from Feilong Valley. He made a personal trip. The escort company encountered some difficulties. A few ruffians wanted to collect tolls, including his former drinking buddies. When he was not awakened, he went there this time and beat them up directly. The one named Hou San was taken care of directly.

There was no need to kill anyone, and he was not a bandit, but he knew that if he wanted to truly expand the escort agency, some things were unavoidable. He had already started dealing with the bandits in Cuiwei Mountain, even though it was a small village.

After returning to Qixia Town, he went straight to Shangru Inn. “Wulin Waijia” is a classic film and television drama in his mind, and it was also a lucky thing for him to go and see how it was put together.

Moreover, also for the sake of his own business, he remembered that Ji Wuming was pointed out by Lao Bai, and Lao Xing became the head of the police force for some inexplicable merit.

If my cousin doesn’t work as a captain of police, he needs to have another identity. Otherwise, all kinds of messy things will come up. Even if they can be handled, some trivial matters are too time-consuming and troublesome.

As for letting Li Dazui continue to be the chief constable, Shen Qingzhou had no control over that. He was dismissed because he ran away. Shen Qingzhou couldn’t tell him not to run away. The most important point was that Xuanyuan said that he didn’t want Li Dazui to continue to be the chief constable.

Shen Qingzhou visited this so-called relative several times. After a few times, the other party revealed a lot of information to him. For example, County Magistrate Lou had long been dissatisfied with Dazui. She was also afraid that Dazui would offend people if he served as the chief constable for too long. Dazui was a person who would take advantage of every opportunity.

As for why he told him all this, Broken Finger Xuanyuan had only one thing to say: Shen Qingzhou is good at martial arts, and he and Li Dazui need to take care of each other.

Shen Qingzhou practiced external skills. Although Xuanyuan couldn’t see the severed finger, he should be able to hear something by listening to the way he walked or his other actions.

……

“Scholar.” Shen Qingzhou strode into the Shangru Inn. The inn was becoming more and more dilapidated nowadays. The scholar, who was only devoted to reading books of sages, had no interest in the inn at all. If it was not the only place to stay in Qixia Town, it would have closed down long ago due to the lack of a chef.

“Sir, would you like to stay overnight or stay overnight?” A young man dressed in black, with a green headband and a slightly gloomy face said with a smile. It was obvious that he was not used to saying this.

“Well, where is the shopkeeper?” Shen Qingzhou asked. This was also the reason why he came this time. Although the scholar was fine before, it would be bad if something unexpected happened. Although the scholar had a bit of a corrupt scholar air, he was still relatively kind.

“The shopkeeper has gone out to do some shopping. I’m the newly hired waiter.” Ji Wuming looked at Shen Qingzhou, who was obviously a master, and became a little wary. Shen Qingzhou practiced horizontal martial arts. Even though many of his skills had been restored to their original state and reached the top level, and were not noticeable from the outside, he still looked different without the complete Iron Shirt and Iron Palm skills.

“There are guests.” Shen Qingzhou asked, looking at the table full of food and wine.

“It’s booked by a guest.”

“Really? Since the scholar is not here, tell him when you get back that Shen Yujing wants to see him about something.” Shen Qingzhou said a few words and left.

Ji Wuming hesitated for a long time but still did not make a move. He was definitely not afraid of Shen Qingzhou. He was also a top figure in the Ming Dynasty underworld. Shen Qingzhou was not someone to be trifled with, and he did not want to create any more trouble. The other party did not give him too many chances either.

“Xiao Ji, are you leaving? Come quickly.” Bai Zhantang also appeared.

Shen Qingzhou did not go far. He planned to stay here and see if there was any opportunity.

……

It was not until two hours later that he heard a deafening thunderclap, and then he saw Li Dazui, dressed in the uniform of a constable, running away.

“Cousin, wait a minute.”

“Xiao Shen, hurry up and leave.” Li Dazui kept talking. It was too scary. One could only say that the position of chief constable was definitely not for him.

Shen Qingzhou did not hesitate and went to the backyard. If things went as expected, Ji Wuming would become an idiot. This was actually all thanks to Bai Zhantang. Without his acupoint pressing, there would be no chance for the thunder bomb to be used.

The backyard was filled with smoke, and Shen Qingzhou immediately saw Ji Wuming, who was sitting next to the well with a dark face.

He was extremely sensitive to colors, and when he was messing around, he also saw a jade token on the ground. It must be the God-stealing Order.

“How brave! I knew you were not simple.” Ji Wuming suddenly shouted, and seeing the familiar Shen Qingzhou, he attacked directly. Shen Qingzhou did not avoid or give way, and quickly exchanged a few moves with Ji Wuming. Seeing that Ji Wuming’s eyes became strange, he stepped up his attack. He didn’t believe that the other party could be unhurt after being blown up.

Ji Wuming felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to vomit blood. He was about to faint. Now he was just barely fighting. He could feel that the opponent’s skills were quite extraordinary. But after the fight, he understood that if he was in his prime, the opponent would definitely not be his opponent. He had no internal strength, only brute force. He could only bully ordinary martial artists, but he could not compare with himself.

After a few moves, he couldn’t hold on and finally closed his eyes. He was not dead, but fainted. It happened very quickly and Bai Zhantang was taking care of Tong Xiangyu and didn’t have time to pay attention.

Shen Qingzhou’s arms trembled slightly. He knew the Thief God. Although he had a great reputation, he was most famous for his Qinggong. But even so, even if he had perfected many of his horizontal training techniques, he still couldn’t stop him.

If he hadn’t seen that the opponent’s lower body was unable to move and that there was blood at the corner of his mouth, he probably wouldn’t have fought so hard.

“I was wondering why a waiter came for no reason, but I didn’t expect it to be the famous God Thief Ji Wuming.” Picking up the God Capture Order on the ground, Shen Qingzhou took a look and suddenly said.

“Thief God, what thief God?” Lao Xing also got up. He was a more responsible person than Li Dazui. Although it was Li Dazui who ran away, he had no other choice.

“What thief god? I must have seen it wrong.” Bai Yuting felt a little guilty and helped Ji Wuming up. He also realized that the other party just had a stitch in the side and breathed a sigh of relief.

He still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. If it weren’t for him, Ji Wuming would never have reached his current situation. The foundation of their existence was Qinggong.

However, as Ji Wuming regained consciousness, many people breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually stupid and didn’t recognize other people.

“This is the God-stealing Order. Come with me.”

What happened next was normal. Captain Xing got half of the credit for catching the Thief God, and the other half went to Shen Qingzhou, although many people in the Seven Heroes Town said it was done by Hero Shen.

Nowadays, many people have accepted the nickname of Master Shen, which was a bit of a joke at the beginning, although more people still call him Shen Biaotou.

Old Xing was directly promoted to constable, and the scholar’s Shangru Inn became Tongfu Inn. Shen Qingzhou did not get involved too much. Although he liked the way they got along, it did not mean he wanted to join in. He wanted to develop the escort agency.

However, he began to become familiar with the people in the inn, and everyone knew that this extremely heroic man was really a very good person, especially Tong Xiangyu, because this escort leader liked to make friends the most, and they would come to her inn and spend a lot of money.

Time passed day by day, and after just a few months, Shen Qingzhou had learned all the skills except the Iron Shirt. He even mastered the Iron Palm Skill, which was the best of the Qian family. The only flaw was that he had no internal strength.

Even though there are many martial arts masters in this world, internal strength is something that is out of reach for many people, including Shen Qingzhou.

However, there was one skill he was able to obtain, the Golden Bell Cover. The martial arts school at Madam Qian’s house taught the Golden Bell Cover. He spent a considerable sum of money and still learned it. Madam Qian thought he was too ambitious, so after capturing Ji Wuming, he began to learn the Golden Bell Cover.

This Golden Bell Cover must be hiding something, and it is impossible to pass on the family martial arts directly, but Shen Qingzhou doesn’t care.

[Martial Arts Jade Book: Checks Iron Shirt, Golden Bell Cover, Iron Palm… All the skills are complete and can be completed and synthesized. The Thirteen Taibao practiced the Golden Bell Cover horizontally]

As he completed the Golden Bell Cover, although there was some basic missing information, it could be synthesized when the proficiency reached 50,000.

This is another function of the Martial Arts Jade Book, which can complete martial arts. However, the more information is missing, the higher the proficiency required. Now, it is equivalent to using 50,000 proficiency points to buy a unique breathing rhythm.

Because they all have perfect kung fu, after combining the Thirteen Taibao’s horizontal training, they naturally developed internal strength from the outside to the inside. Although the amount is not much, it is very domineering.

At the Tianxia Escort Agency, Shen Qingzhou opened his eyes, his whole body crackling, and he felt a sense of comfort. The Thirteen Taibao’s horizontal training was finally completed.

Now, it is the stage of accumulating inner strength, which requires time to push forward, or the development of the escort agency.

[Complete the escort mission, get money x1, proficiency x150, Thirteen Taibao’s internal strength training x3 days]

After gaining inner strength, this might appear randomly as a reward. Although the probability is small, Shen Qingzhou thought, what a scene it would be if the escort agency was spread all over the world.

He felt his body full of internal energy. Even though Madam Qian had practiced longer than him, she was definitely not his opponent, as his martial arts were at perfect level.

Shen Qingzhou knew that after three years, he had the ability to gain a foothold in this world. Next, he could develop the escort agency. Before, his martial arts skills were not good enough, so he kept a low profile and only did business in Pinggu County.

Today, he can at least beat fifty of his previous selves, he is that powerful.

……

Tongfu Inn.

“Captain Shen, you’re here, and they’re all here.” Bai Yutang smiled. He had known Shen Qingzhou for nearly two years and knew his character. He loved making friends and was very upright.

“Let my cousin cook some delicious dishes and tell him that I’m here.” Shen Qingzhou reminded him, otherwise, Li Dazui would not cook well.

“Row.”

“Master Shen, you have to help us. These two evil men and women are doing all kinds of evil. The Zhao family girl is such a good person. She finally got married, but her life was ruined. I, Ge San, have always been harmless. This…”

Looking at these people, some using crutches, some doing other things, Shen Qingzhou knew that the plot was on the right track.

These are the locksmith from Baishiqiao, Uncle Ge from Xilianghe, Xiaomi and others, all victims.

In the past few years, Shen Qingzhou has done a lot of things, such as personally guarding the convoy and breaking up the small village in Cuiwei Mountain that wanted to cause trouble for him.

He had no internal strength before, but his external strength was too strong. If it were now, his martial arts would probably be higher than Yang Huilan’s. If the other party could take down a mountain stronghold, so could he. Take it slow.

(End of this chapter)