Chapter 672: Yin and Yang Judge
Outside the city gate, there were a few guards guarding the gate outside the city, not as serious as they imagined, still talking and laughing, just standing there with weapons. There is also a long corridor inside the city gate, which is also a style that is not found in the Central Plains.
The city wall is very thick, the city gate is several meters away from the beginning to the end, respectively, the front door, the back door, such a city gate is not bad, even if a city gate is attacked, there is another city gate can resist the enemy's attack, and the enemy wants to break through the city gate, it must be squeezed in this small space, if there is a room or mechanism in the city wall, the enemy inside is really a dead one, the defense is very amazing.
There is only one gate in the Central Plains, and as long as the gate is breached, the enemy can declare victory. Such a gate is indeed very useful. Correspondingly, the walls have become very thick, and if the enemy attacks directly from the top of the walls, it will be beneficial to the enemy army.
Many things have two sides, and after improving the ability in this area, it is necessary to weaken the other side, and it is impossible to talk about who is good and who is bad.
The guards were so frightened that they almost sat on the ground after seeing Zong Xin and his party, in fact, this situation has happened many times, no matter who sees Zong Xin's group of wolves and is not afraid? Zhao Kuangyin's black bull is also huge, and a puff of black smoke comes out of his nose from time to time, not to mention the people who saw it for the first time, until now Zong Xin was still a little scared, and he always felt that this black bull was angry.
This black bull is also a superb, surrounded by a pack of wolves every day and drooling, and the wolf's eyes are constantly telling of greed. The black bull gradually got used to it, although he was still very scared, but without the wolves staring at him, he slept unsteadily, and he had to follow Xiaobai's group of wolves. The black bull is still afraid, but it must have this group of wolves by its side, and if it doesn't look at it, the group of wolves black bull is even more afraid.
"Wow~ What kind of work?" The guard was so frightened that he couldn't speak, and raised his spear to aim at Zong Xin and his party, but after thinking about it carefully, he gradually felt at ease. Because a few days ago, a group of wolves came to Igo, and although I have seen it many times, I still have this normal reaction.
Zong Xin said: "We are merchants in the Central Plains, separated from the caravan and are chasing. Dare I ask if there was a large caravan that came to Igo the other day?"
"Oh~ It's drip, it's drip, there was a large caravan, but they left a few days ago, and now it's time to chase after them. "The guards don't really want this group of people to enter the city, but how is this possible? they are tired from the long journey, not to mention that Dugu Xingyue still has business to do, so it is even more impossible to leave.
"Don't worry, we have some other things to do when we get to Illino. Can you let us into the city?"
As he spoke, an officer who seemed to be guarding the city gate walked over, and then made a look. The soldiers around him immediately began to inspect the goods in the car, and they had to check it before entering the city, and they had to calculate the approximate value, because there was a tax to be collected when entering the city, and it was not necessary to go out of the city, unless the whole city was under martial law.
After inspecting the goods, the soldier whispered a few words in the ear of the promoted officer, and the promoted officer nodded and said, "This batch of goods will be taxed, ten taels of silver." ”
Zong Xin nodded, and the demon took out ten taels of silver from his baggage and handed it over. In fact, the tax on this batch of goods is not so expensive, but these are the Central Plains merchants who re-took the Silk Road, and this group of people has already left alone, so the promotion is slightly more expensive.
"Okay, as long as you pay taxes, you'll be a friend of Illinois. The city guard smiled: "Ladies and gentlemen, if you want to sell goods or buy supplies, go to Dongcheng, there are many exchanges in Dongcheng. ”
Zong Xin said: "Dare to ask how many blacksmith shops there are in Yizhou City?"
"There are several blacksmith shops, and they are also the best craftsmen in Dongcheng, and there is a blacksmith surnamed Wei who has good skills, and my knives are all made by him. The city guard patted the saber on his waist, and it looked really good. And this blacksmith's name is also surnamed Wei, so that's him.
"Go to the East Side. Zheng Ziming immediately carried the wolf forward, because the camel was eaten, so Zongxin's carriage was pulled by wolves. Originally, there were five carriages and five wolves, but Xiaobai was a chicken thief, so he deliberately didn't pull the cart and let Xiaohei pull it. Xiao Hei is also hard-working, although he didn't eat camel meat, but all the camel bones were burned into black charcoal and eaten by him, so Xiao Hei also has a certain responsibility.
In the car, Zong Xin took Dugu Xingyue's hand, and at this time, Dugu Xingyue was nervous and excited, and his hands were already sweating. So far, the person who Dugu Xingyue has been chasing and killing for more than ten years is finally about to appear, Dugu Xingyue almost can't control it, and wants to kill him directly, but everyone thinks that Wei Cheng is not guilty to death, because he is Zongxin, if Wei Cheng didn't kill Li Shan, how could he have such a good concubine.
With Dugu Xingyue's identity and strength, he was willing to be Zong Xin's concubine, and Zong Xin didn't know which life he was blessed with. Therefore, he also cherishes Dugu Xingyue very much, of course, several other women Zongxin like it very much, but their feelings for Bai Yu are a little different.
Zheng Ziming drove the wolf cart to Dongcheng, and he knew where the blacksmith surnamed Wei was when he asked, because his craftsmanship was really good, and he was also well-known in the neighborhood.
Four wolf carts and an ox cart came to the blacksmith shop surnamed Wei, and everyone poked their heads out to look at the small blacksmith shop. Although the craftsmanship is good, the surname Wei charges cheaply and has a good reputation in the local area, so his small shop has been doing well, but he can't make much money.
At this time, the Wei blacksmith was playing a horseshoe, and something like this was time-consuming and laborious, and it was not profitable. But for those who have horses, the horseshoe is a very important thing, not only to deliberately grip the ground firmly with the horse's hooves, but also to prevent the horse's hooves from being damaged, just like wearing a pair of iron shoes.
On a hot day, there is only one shed on the top, and no one can stand it next to the big stove, Wei Blacksmith only wears an iron-striking apron with his bare body, and his hands are full of calluses, a body of muscles, and his face is full of simplicity. At this time, the Wei blacksmith was hammering the horse's hooves, and striking iron was definitely one of the most laborious tasks, not only to exert effort, but also to have skills, which was a kind of beating for both body and mind.
Wei Cheng, known as the Yin and Yang Judge, is said to be handsome, slightly emaciated and sickly. But now this person, no one believes him when he says that he is a judge of yin and yang, and if he says that he is the king of Hades, some people may still believe him. If he was really Wei Cheng, he would have indeed endured a lot of hardships over the years.
"Boss, you are from the Central Plains, don't you have any iron in the Central Plains? Are those people sick, I haven't seen anyone striking iron, and they have been staring at us, and I'm embarrassed to see it. A young man complained, "But to be honest, those women are beautiful, but it seems that a young man like me can't afford it." ”
"The most important thing in striking iron is to focus, as long as you don't hit the right place, your hands will be wasted. Blacksmith Wei said: "Don't care what other people think, as long as you start to strike iron, all your attention must be focused on this piece of iron, this is a real craftsman." ”
Blacksmith Wei began to beat the horseshoe again, and after the shape was about the same, he immersed the horse's palm in the water...... 'Pulla' on the surface, the horse's palm actually boiled after entering the water, and there was no doubt that this horse's show must be piping hot.
Everyone looked at Blacksmith Wei intently, but Blacksmith Wei was unmoved, and put the horse's shoes into the furnace to be burned by the flames.
Zongxin's carriage was also getting closer and closer, almost next to the blacksmith's shop, and Wei's blacksmith felt that something was wrong and began to retreat. This group of people is so weird, everyone poked their heads out of the window and watched, without speaking or speaking, just watching Wei blacksmith striking iron, could it be a group of crazy people?
Blacksmith Wei's eyes were extremely firm, and he was not moved by anything in the outside world, watching the horseshoes in the stove being burned red little by little, and then clamped out with fire tongs......
'Click~'
Xiao Hei bit the tongs, bit the burning red horseshoe into his mouth, chewed it, and finally swallowed it into his stomach.
It's not just guys, even Blacksmith Wei is stupid this time. I've been doing this for more than ten years, and I've never seen anything like this, what the hell is this thing? He can actually eat red-hot iron in his stomach? Isn't it hot?
Blacksmith Wei sighed and said, "I won't be allowed to finish the last job?" I had long expected that there would be such a day, dare to ask which one is the eldest lady of Dugu Valve, Dugu Xingyue?"
Dugu Xingyue stepped down from the carriage, her eyes staring at Wei Cheng deadly, and she almost couldn't resist the urge to kill him.
"I am. ”
Wei Cheng arched his hand and said: "Under Wei Cheng, he is known as the Yin and Yang Judge. Ten years ago, I killed Li Shan, the king of Han, with one palm, and I know that one day you will find Yizhou to seek revenge, and I don't plan to run away again. Killing people to pay off debts and paying back, my Yin and Yang judge Wei Cheng has never killed many people in his life, but except for King Han, he has never killed a good person by mistake. But since you are here to seek revenge, let's do things according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and make an appointment to duel in one place, how about life and death?"
What Wei Cheng said made Dugu Xingyue a little confused, who was looking for revenge, Wei Cheng actually took the initiative to ask for a duel, and he hadn't said anything yet. However, looking at Wei Cheng's state, he didn't want to be arrested, and he thought that he was only responsible for this matter. Although he killed King Han by mistake, it was King Han who was looking for death by himself, no wonder other people.
Dugu Xingyue nodded and said, "You can decide the time and place." ”
"You've been looking for me for ten years, and it seems that you can't wait, if I say tomorrow, you must not agree, then tonight, there is a wooden pavilion five miles outside the east city, which is a place I built for passers-by to rest and enjoy the shade. How about a duel there?"
Dugu Xingyue glanced back at Zong Xin, Zong Xin nodded lightly, and Dugu Xingyue immediately said, "Okay, don't run away when the time comes." But it's useless for you to run, these wolves are not ordinary, and they have a keen sense of smell, and no matter how fast you ride, you can't escape with horses and camels. ”
"You can see it...... But then again, this is a personal vendetta, and no matter which of us dies in the duel, this feud will be settled. Wei Cheng replied calmly and calmly.
"Okay~"
Wei Cheng's calmness made Dugu Xingyue still a little scared, could it be that he thought that he would win and not lose? should he not have practiced some supreme magic skills in the Western Regions over the years, but he knew that he would come to him to seek revenge, so he had been waiting for him to come alone?