Alienated Martial Arts

The night is getting darker.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier.

Pedestrians on the street all went home,

Wei Tao stopped in front of a shop.

Rhythmic knocking sounded.

Soon there were footsteps, and a pair of eyes looked out through the small door.

"Black Crow, open the door." Wei Tao lowered his voice.

"It's the young master who is back!"

With a low cry of surprise, the store door quickly opened a crack.

Wei Tao looked around and stepped in.

"What's going on in the city lately?"

He shook off the snowflakes from his body and asked straight to the point.

"As for you, Master, everything in the city has been pretty good recently."

Black Crow said halfway, but hesitated, "But according to my subordinates, the atmosphere in the entire outer city seems to be vaguely depressing, like..."

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, "As the young master said before, the storm is about to come and the wind is everywhere, and the dark clouds are about to destroy the city.

It seems as if some terrible crisis is approaching, and I don't know when it will suddenly break out. "

Wei Tao nodded and asked, "Have any warriors from the city come back these days to suppress bandits?"

"I'm not sure whether it's there or not, but none of the brothers below have seen it.

But now the news in the city is that the bandits are about to be wiped out.

The Black Cavalry, Juyingtang, and the warriors from the major forces in the outer city are doing the final cleanup, and they will be back before the end of the year at the latest. "

"Ha...can you come back before the year?"

Wei Tao exhaled a breath, "Can the source of these news be determined?"

"My subordinates only know that the news came from the inner city. A few days ago in our own restaurant, I heard a steward of the Huang family describe the battle that took place outside the city."

"I see."

Wei Tao stood up and put on his bamboo hat, "Where are Chief Shi and Master Shang?"

"According to the young master's instructions, they hid before the bandit suppression team set off. Now they are all in the mansion where the young master practices martial arts."

"Inform them, as well as your members of the Qingshan Club, to gather at the base nearest my home.

Find someone to go to the Red Line Martial Arts School to see if Master Zhou and Senior Brother are back. "

"My subordinate understands."

He was about to go out when he suddenly thought of something, "These days, the city gate cannot be opened during the day. Can I come in and out freely?"

Black Crow shook his head, "No, it seems that the eldest son of the Huang family has ordered that in order to prevent gangsters from sneaking into the city and causing trouble, the four city gates are restricted in entry and exit every day. Only a warrant signed by Huang Chengshu personally can be opened to let people in."

Pressing down the bamboo hat, Wei Tao wrapped his clothes tightly and walked quickly towards the jade workshop.

What Black Crow said just now is right, the rain is about to come, the wind is all over the building, and the dark clouds are about to destroy the city.

Therefore, he must speed up some actions.

The top priority is to take her parents and eldest sister home, then pack up her things and rush to the martial arts gym.

If Master Zhou has the intention to leave, then stay away from the dangerous whirlpool of Cangyuan City together.

We can all look after you on the road.

If Master Zhou didn't want to leave, he would take his family and leave alone, determined not to stay here any longer.

Thinking of this, Wei Tao's steps suddenly stopped.

Master Zhou, Senior Brother, those named disciples,

They want to go back to the city, can they do it now?

……………………

"Do you know how late it is now and you still want to find someone?"

In front of the jade workshop, the concierge came out wearing a cotton coat with an unhappy expression on his face.

Quietly, a small piece of broken silver appeared in his hand.

Wei Tao smiled and said in a gentle tone, "I would like to ask you to be accommodating. There is really an emergency at home."

"I have something to do at home, I really have to go back and deal with it."

The old concierge pinched the broken silver, and his expression immediately softened, but he was still a little embarrassed, "If the old man can make the decision, it's okay to just bring the young master in. I'm just the steward on duty today..."

Uh-huh!

A breeze blew by.

The old porter had another broken piece of silver in his hand.

"Both of them are in Bingshen District, where they are responsible for polishing. Their names are Zheng Suyun and Wei Xin."

"Well... although the rules are set like this, the master of the shop once said before that rules are dead and people are alive. Sometimes you can't be too rigid. This will break the real rules..."

The old concierge babbled, "Just wait outside and I'll call them out."

Wei Tao cupped his hand and said, "Then I'll trouble you."

"It's okay, who hasn't had the time to be anxious? Just do good to others and do good to yourself."

The old concierge took a few steps and then suddenly stopped, "You must not go inside. If the martial artist on duty is alerted, it will be difficult to tell clearly."

"Don't worry, old man, I know."

Wei Tao watched the old concierge disappear into the depths of the night.

The shadow standing quietly outside the door of the jade workshop began to slowly transfer Qi and blood to digest the power of the Blood Jade Pill he had just eaten.

Time passed quietly.

There was another soft squeak.

The door of the jade workshop was opened a crack.

Two familiar figures walked out.

Wei Tao rushed to meet him.

After taking a look at the puzzled expression on the mother's eldest sister's face, she spoke first, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

"Hurry up, don't stay here, it's best to get back before dawn."

The old concierge looked inside the door and reminded, "If you don't come back when you go to work tomorrow, I'm afraid you won't have to come back again. Such a stable and well-paid job is hard to find in the outer city." ."

"Thank you, old man, for reminding us. We understand."

Wei Tao nodded and flicked his finger.

Another piece of broken silver fell accurately into the hands of the concierge.

He was stunned for a moment, with a smile on his face, "I won't sleep tonight. When will you come back? All you need to do is knock on the window over there a few times, and I will come out and open the door for you right away."

Wei Tao clasped his fists, turned around and left with his confused mother and sister.

Suddenly, a somewhat shrill male voice came from the door.

"Stop, who told you to leave the workshop without permission at night? Did you steal something?"

"It's over, it's Manager Zhou."

The old concierge looked back, his face turned pale in an instant, and his body was trembling, "Isn't he eating wine in the room? Why did he come out?"

There was a sound of clothes and sleeves, and two sturdy men in smart clothes came over and stood behind Manager Zhou.

Wei Tao closed his eyes.

Inhale deeply and exhale slowly.

He tried hard to suppress his increasingly anxious mood and said slowly, "Manager Zhou, we do have an emergency at home and we need to go back and deal with it."

Manager Zhou sneered, "Leaving the workshop without authorization, do you know the consequences?"

"I know." Wei Tao took two steps forward and quietly took out a silver ingot in his hand, "That's why I need Manager Zhou to be accommodating."

"Accommodation? If I am accommodating to you today and to him tomorrow, how can I ensure the normal operation of the workshop?"

The silver ingot in Wei Tao's hand suddenly disappeared, but was replaced by a banknote, "The steward has worked hard all night, why not take it..."

"Oh, do you know who I am, and you dare to behave like this in front of me?"

As he spoke, Manager Zhou turned his head and looked at the bewildered concierge, "Tell me, is this person threatening you and asking you to open the door?"

The old concierge couldn't help but shrink back and nodded subconsciously.

"Forget it, let's just leave and we won't go back to the Jade Workshop again."

Wei Tao slowly raised his head, glanced at the series of bright lights hanging on the long street, and suppressed the murderous intention in his heart.

"Just leave? Where can it be so easy?"

Manager Zhou pointed out, "You skipped work without authorization, delayed the production of official jade, and maybe even stole things from the workshop. This is your responsibility..."

Click!

His fingers were bent at a terrifying angle.

The whole person shrank into a ball in pain.

Before he could scream, he was slapped by Wei Tao and almost lost his breath.

The pupils of the two martial arts masters suddenly shrank.

One person moved forward to take action, but the other person turned around and went back to call for help.

Bang bang!

As a result, in the next second, both of them received a slap from the palm, their eyes turned white and they fell to the ground softly.

"You..." Manager Zhou's cheeks were swollen, and he felt a little convulsive when he spoke.

There was a crisp snap.

A token was slapped on his face, blocking out all his next words.

"Do you know what this is?"

Wei Tao stared into his eyes and exerted slight pressure on his hands.