Chapter 19 Chapter 18 Whose skin to peel

The pawnshop that peels live skins is called "Liyuan pawnshop". Liyuan Pawnshop is just opposite Mailaoguang Roast Meat Shop. Now the signboard of Mai Laoguang has been removed, and several people are painting the storefront. Thinking of Mai Laoguang, Guo Dalu and Yan Qi couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in their hearts. After all, they had had many happy times here. They are not sentimental people, but they are often easily moved by many things. At the door of Liyuan's pawn shop, a carriage was parked. The door of the pawn shop has not been opened yet, and it seems that they are not going to do business today.

Guo Dalu and Yan Qi exchanged glances, and as soon as they walked through the alley next to them, they saw Huo Fapi coming out of the small door with his head shrunk, his eyes furtively looking around, and he hugged tightly in his arms. burden.Seeing no one around, he immediately jumped into the carriage. The door of the carriage was closed immediately, and even the curtains of the windows were drawn down. Another old woman slowly walked out of the pawn shop, holding a bucket of garbage in her hand. Of course Guo Dalu recognized this old woman, she was not a wife who was skinned alive, she was just cooking for him and doing odd jobs.Because she was too old, she didn't even give her a penny of wages except for food, but when she was asked to do things, he treated her like a young man.

Guo Dalu often wondered how the old woman would continue to skin the skins. Working for people like skinning alive, if something goes wrong, maybe there is not even a coffin. I only heard Huo Huo skin shouting loudly in the car: "Close the door, don't let anyone in, I won't be back until tomorrow morning." So the driver whipped his whip, and the carriage set off on the road. Guo Dalu and Yan Qi suddenly rushed out from the alley, one on each side, and jumped onto the shaft of the car. The window opened immediately, and Huopi stuck his head out, looking very surprised. When he saw them, he was even more surprised, and said, "What do you want to do?"

Guo Dalu smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just want to give you a ride to the city." Huo Bopi immediately shook his head; said: "No, I have agreed that this car will not take anyone." Guo Dalu smiled and said: "If you can't do it, you have to do it. Now that we have boarded the car, can you still push us down?" Yan Qi also smiled and said, "Anyway, you wanted to ask us to accompany you for a walk." Skinned alive: "I'm not looking for you..." He seemed to realize suddenly that he had said something wrong, and immediately shut his mouth.

Yan Qi said: "Not us? Have you changed your mind?" Huo Bopi's face turned pale, and he smiled again: "You can take a ride, but you have to pay for the ride. The fare for the ride is three taels of silver, which just happens to be paid by one person." As soon as he got the silver with his left hand, he opened the car door with his right hand. There is also an advantage to people like skinning alive. As long as you have money for him, he will always make you feel that every penny is worthwhile. He even gave up the two better seats. Now that Guo Dalu got into the car, he began to think of other ideas.

Huopi still tightly hugged the bundle in his hands. Guo Dalu suddenly said: "Yan Qi, shall we make a bet?" Yan Qi said: "Okay, what are you betting on?" Guo Dalu said: "I bet there is a mouse in his bag, do you believe it?" Yan Qi said: "I don't believe it." Guo Dalu said: "Okay, I'll bet you ten taels of silver." Huo Bopi suddenly laughed again, and said: "You don't have to gamble, I know you just want to see my burden, don't you?" Guo Dalu said: "It seems to be a little bit like that." Skinned alive and said: "If you want to see it, it's okay, take a look at ten taels of silver."

Guo Dalu really didn't expect him to agree so easily. He originally thought that there must be something shady in this burden. As soon as Huopi got the silver with his left hand, he immediately untied the bag with his right hand. There were only a few old clothes in the baggage. Guo Dalu looked at Yan Qi, Yan Qi looked at Guo Dalu, the two could only smile wryly. Huopi smiled and said: "Now you feel that the ten liang of silver is too much money, right? It's a pity that you can't get it back now." With a smug smile on his face, he was about to tie up the burden. Yan Qi suddenly said: "There is a piece of clothing in this bag that seems to belong to Lin Taiping, isn't it?"

Huobaopi coughed dryly twice, and said: "It seems so, he has already given it to me anyway." Yan Qi said: "The pawn ticket has not expired yet, he can redeem it at any time, how can you take it away?" Huobaopi gradually stopped laughing, and said: "When he wants to redeem, I will naturally have clothes for him." Guo Dalu said: "How much money did he pawn for this dress?" Skinned alive and said: "One, two, five." Guo Dalu said: "Okay, I will redeem it for him now." Skinned alive and said: "No." Guo Dalu said: "Is it okay to have money?"

Huopi said: "If you have money, you must have a pawn. This is the rule of opening a pawn shop. Did you bring the pawn?" Guo Dalu looked at Yan Qi again, the two stopped talking, but felt even more strange in his heart. Why skinned Lin Taiping and brought Lin Taiping's clothes to the city? Although the material of this dress is good, it is already very old, why does he hold it tightly, as if he treats it as a treasure. As soon as the carriage entered the city, he flayed alive and said: "The land has arrived, you can get out of the carriage." Yan Qi said: "Don't you want us to accompany you for a stroll?"

Huopi said: "Now there is no need for it. A child is not as good as the money at hand. If you can save one, it is better to save one." Yan Qi said: "What if we agree to free it?" Huo Pepi laughed and said, "It's not even free, as long as the business is in cash, it is a reliable business. It's always a bit troublesome to do things for free." Yan Qi sighed, "Then let's get out of the car." Huopi said: "No delivery, no delivery." As soon as Yan Qi and the others got out of the car, he immediately slammed the door shut. Guo Dalu watched the carriage go forward, he also sighed, and said: "This man is really cunning, I really can't see what kind of tricks he is planning?"

Yan Qi murmured, and said: "He slipped his tongue just now, saying that we are not the one he is looking for, did you hear that?" Guo Dalu nodded. Yan Qi said: "Could it be that Lin Taiping is the only one he's looking for, and we're all just foils?" Guo Dalu said: "What is he looking for with Lin Taiping?" Yan Qi said: "I always feel that Lin Taiping seems to have a secret." Guo Dalu pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "Do you think he will disguise himself as a man?" Yan Qi glared at him, and said, "I think you've heard too many books, how can there be such a new thing in the world?" Guo Dalu didn't speak anymore. When the carriage turned across the street, the two of them suddenly quickened their pace and chased after them. They still refused to give up. The carriage stopped at the door of a large inn. Isn't it strange that people like skinning alive are willing to live in this kind of inn. Fortunately, it was dark by then.Winter evenings always come very early. They went around to the back of the inn, climbed over the wall and entered. No one will be unlucky forever, this time the luck is particularly good, as soon as it landed on the top of the tree, I saw the skinned alive walking into a row of wing rooms across the courtyard behind. It was still very cold, and there was no one in the yard. They flew over the treetops, and with only three or five ups and downs, they had already reached the roof of the row of wing houses. Both of them suddenly realized that the other's lightness kung fu was good, as if they were born to do this kind of thing. Both of them made up their minds in their hearts, and in the future, they must find a way to ask each other how they practiced this lightness kung fu. They both seem to suddenly want to know each other's secrets. There were also icicles on the eaves, and the windows were naturally closed tightly. Fortunately, there was a fire in the house, so the small upper window had to be opened for air. Looking in from this small window, you can see the situation in the room clearly. In addition to the flaying of the living beings, there were two other well-dressed and imposing men in the room, with gloomy faces, as if people all over the world owed them money. Yan Qi could tell at a glance that these two people were not only not weak in martial arts, but also must be veterans. One of them had a long scar on his face, which made him look even more terrifying. Although the other man had no scar on his face, he had a broken arm, and an empty sleeve was tied to his belt, which had a machete stuck obliquely. This kind of scimitar is rare in Jianghu. People with only one arm can still use this kind of scimitar. Obviously, they have a lot of skills in their hands. Moreover, if it weren't for people who often go through life and death, they wouldn't be carrying such serious injuries. People who are often born and die can still live to this day, and still have such a big style, they must not be easy to mess with. Guo Dalu couldn't figure out how he could have a deal with such a person. Huopi had already untied the burden, picked out Lin Taiping's clothes, and put it on the table in front of the two people, with a proud expression on his face, as if he was offering a treasure. What kind of treasure is Lin Taiping's ragged clothes? The big man with the scar picked up the clothes, looked at them carefully, and handed them to the one-armed man. When he was flipping through the clothes, Guo Dalu also saw that there seemed to be something embroidered on the lining of the corner of the clothes, but he couldn't tell whether the embroidered words were words or flowers? The one-armed man also opened the corner of the clothes, looked at it, nodded slowly, and said, "That's right, it's his clothes." Huobaopi smiled and said, "Of course I can't be wrong, I've always been reliable in doing business." The one-armed man asked, "Where are his people?" Huopi didn't speak, but stretched out his hand. The one-armed man said, "You want it now?" Huo Baopi said with a smile: "The people who run the pawn shop are all spot traders, and the two of you must know it." The one-armed man said coldly: "Okay, give it to him." The big man with the scar immediately lifted a bundle from below, and there was a "bang" when it was placed on the table. What a heavy burden. "There is only one thing that can get you to peel five hundred taels of silver first, and that is to earn five thousand taels of silver." Yan Qi's words were obviously correct, and there was at least five thousand taels of silver in the package. Guo Dalu glanced at Yan Qi and finally understood. These two people must be looking for Lin Taiping, and they were looking for it very urgently, they did not hesitate to offer a reward of 5,000 taels of silver. Huopi had known about this for a long time, but it was only when they saw Lin Taiping's clothes that they realized that Lin Taiping was the person they were looking for. So he asked Lin Taiping to accompany him to the city, so that Lin Taiping could be handed over to these two people face to face; if he could personally deliver the person, the reward would naturally be more. But what did Lin Taiping do to deserve such a high price for others to come to him? As soon as he saw the silver, Huo Huo Skin suddenly became extremely cute, laughing so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes. The man with the scar said: "Where is he, you can tell me now, right?" No matter what Lin Taiping did, since he wanted to hide from these two people, he couldn't let them find him. Guo Dalu was ready to rush in through the window. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the smile on Huobaopi's face suddenly froze. He stared straight at the door, opened his mouth wide, but couldn't speak, his expression seemed to be suddenly stuffed with mud. Guo Dalu followed his gaze and was also startled immediately. I don't know when a person walked into the door. This person is just a very ordinary old woman, nothing surprising, but Guo Dalu never dreamed that he would see her here and now. He clearly saw her standing at the door of Liyuan's pawnshop with a bucket of garbage just now. Then they came here in a carriage and didn't stop along the way. How did this old woman come here? Could it be that she flew here? Skinning alive was more like seeing a ghost, and said in a low voice: "You... what are you doing here?" Holding the tureen in her hand, the old woman walked in slowly, shook her head, sighed and said, "It's time for you to take your medicine, why do you keep forgetting it? I brought it specially for you, drink it quickly. " Peel alive and took the tureen, only to hear the clucking sound of the cover on the bowl. Not only were his hands shaking, but he was also sweating coldly. The one-armed man and the scarred man still had no expression on their faces, they had been looking at the old woman coldly, and at this moment they suddenly shot at the same time, and two black lights flew out on the bowl. Their shots are not slow. Unexpectedly, just as Wu Guang flew in front of the old woman, he suddenly disappeared. The old woman obviously didn't even move. The face of the scarred man also changed a little. The one-armed man remained expressionless, and said with a sneer, "Unexpectedly, Your Excellency turned out to be an expert, good, great." The old woman suddenly smiled and said, "No, not at all." The one-armed man said, "What's wrong?" The old woman said: "What's the good? If you meet me, you will be unlucky. What's the good?" The one-armed man suddenly stood up and said sharply, "Who are you? How dare you meddle in our business?" The old woman said: "Who cares about your affairs? Your affairs are not worthy of me. If you ask me to take care of it, I don't care. If you kneel down and beg me, I won't do it." The old woman is always a bit nagging when she talks. The one-armed man said, "Then what are you doing here?" The old woman said: "I'm here to ask him to take medicine. Take it quickly, you should go to bed after taking the medicine." Huo Bopi frowned, pinched his nose and swallowed the medicine. The old woman said: "Okay, go back to sleep." Like pulling her son, she dragged and flayed him and walked out. Suddenly, with a flash of saber light, the one-armed man flew into the air, and a sharp machete slashed down on his head. Those who dare to shoot in the air are naturally not weak in sword skills. But the light of the knife flashed and disappeared. A bright scimitar was suddenly broken into two pieces, and fell to the ground with a "dang". Fall by the one-armed man. For some unknown reason, the one-armed man knelt on the ground, in front of the old woman, sweating profusely, as if he was trying to stand up, but he couldn't stand up with all his strength. The old woman sighed, and murmured: "I said long ago that even if you kneel down and beg me, I don't care about your affairs. This man didn't hear you. Could it be that he is more deaf than me?" She babbled and staggered out. Huo Bopi obediently followed behind, not even daring to breathe. The man with the scar was already sweating profusely, and suddenly said: "Senior, please wait a moment." The old woman said: "What are you waiting for? Don't you want to kowtow to me too?" The man with the scar said: "Since the senior has reached out to take care of this matter, I have nothing to say. I just hope that the senior can leave a name, and I can explain to the master when I go back." The old woman said, "You want to ask my name?" The man with the scar said: "I just want to ask for advice." The old woman said: "You are not worthy to know my name, and you won't know if I tell you." She suddenly continued: "But you can go back and tell your master that an old friend advised him that the child is so pitiful, it's best not to push too hard, otherwise even others will not understand it." She walked out the door slowly. The big man with the scar immediately chased her out and chased to the door, as if he still wanted to ask her something. But there was not even a person outside the door, the old woman and Hoo Hoi had suddenly disappeared. The old woman who cooks turned out to be a top expert, and her martial arts are so high that others can't even dream of it. No wonder Golden Lion and Stick went to search the pawn shop that day, and when they came back, they were so respectful. If they either suffered from the old woman's dumbness, or they had already seen who she was. Guo Dalu and Yan Qi finally understood now. But there was one thing they couldn't figure out even more. The two glanced at each other and fled backwards at the same time. There is a tree behind, a big tree. There are no leaves on the trees, only snow. Yan Qi had no choice but to squat on the tree branch, but Guo Dalu sat down, and then jumped up as if he had been stabbed. The snow is as cold as a knife. Yan Qi sighed, shook her head and said, "When you sit down, don't you never look at what's under your butt?" Guo Dalu smiled wryly, "I didn't pay attention, I was thinking about something on my mind." The branch was very thick, so he also squatted down beside Yan Qi, and said, "I was thinking about that old woman, she is obviously a great martial arts master, why did she want to be an old lady in a pawnshop that flays her alive?" Yan Qi pondered, and said: "Perhaps she is also avoiding other people's pursuit just like Feng Qiwu." Guo Dalu said: "This reason seems to be sufficient at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, there are many things that don't make sense." Yan Qi said: "Oh?" Guo Dalu said: "The world is so big, there are many places where you can avoid being followed by others; especially for a master like her, why do you want to be someone else's mother, listen to others' orders, and be angry with others?" While shaking his head, he continued: "Even if she wants to be someone's mother, she should find a decent person and a decent place. Why did she choose to live and skin her?" Yan Qi said: "You can't figure it out?" Guo Dalu said: "I really can't figure it out." Yan Qi said: "What you can't figure out, of course others can't figure it out either." Guo Dalu smiled and said: "If even I can't figure it out, there are probably very few people who can figure it out." Yan Qi said: "Maybe she just wants people to be confused?" Guo Dalu said: "But there are still many things I can't figure out." Yan Qi said: "Tell me and listen." Guo Dalu said: "Looking at her martial arts, I'm afraid there are very few people in the world who can match her." Yan Qi also sighed, and said: "Her martial arts are indeed very high, not only have I never seen someone with such high martial arts, I have never even heard of them." Guo Dalu said: "So I think she doesn't need to be afraid of others at all, and she doesn't need to hide at all." Yan Qi said: "Don't forget, the strong are even stronger, and every mountain is as high as a mountain." Guo Dalu said: "This is just an old saying." Yan Qi said: "The old-fashioned words are often the most reasonable words, the older the more reasonable."