Chapter 385 Chapter 3 Facing the Challenge

Kou Zhong handed over the horse to the servants of the Sha family's mansion, and then went to Hou Xibai's secret nest to find Xu Ziling. At this time, Hou Xibai had just left, and Xu Ziling was studying gambling skills with Lei Jiuzhi, and he planned to go to Mingtang nest later to kill all directions. Kou Zhong shook his head and said to the two, "Li Yuanji is back!" Xu Ziling knew about this earlier, so of course he would not be surprised, nodded and said: "Because someone created the illusion that we entered the customs, of course Li Yuanji has to rush back. Kou Zhong said in surprise: "You actually know more details than me. "

Lei Jiuzhi poured tea for him and relayed Hou Xibai's words to him. Kou Zhong touched the bottom of the teacup, pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Do the people who create the false image want to harm us or help us?" If they have not yet entered the customs, and Yang Wenqian's intelligence network is slackened because they mistakenly thought that they had already entered the customs, it will certainly be beneficial for them to advance to the middle of the customs; their status at the moment.But when everyone knows that they have arrived in Chang'an, they will be more vigilant and the pressure will be greatly increased.

Xu Ziling said in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate the enemy. Those who create false images must be people who know our temperament and style." Lei Jiu pointed blankly and said, "Why does Ziling make such an inference?" Kou Zhong leaned against the back of the chair, stretched his waist and said: "Young Master Ling's words are reasonable, if my guess is correct, this must be the witch's method, she even knows that the genius doctor Mo is me, Kou Zhong, and deliberately uses this method to tell us Increase the pressure and force us to hide Yang Gongbao as soon as possible."

Lei Jiu's expression changed: "Why not Shi Zhixuan or Zhao Deyan, but a demon girl?" Xu Ziling agreed with Kou Zhong's point of view: "Because she is the most familiar with us, and even familiar with the details of my "Longevity Jue". Others will not doubt that Kou Zhong is Kou Zhong because he is proficient in medicine, but as long as he knows that a genius doctor can't cure diseases method, you will immediately see through Kou Zhongqiao's disguise." Lei Jiuzhi said worriedly: "This is very bad, how should we deal with it?" Kou Zhong smiled and said: "Don't worry! The Yingui faction will never spread this precious secret, because they want to swallow the evil emperor's relics all by themselves, so they have to work hard to escort us. This illusion is just a means."

Then he said distressedly: "There will be a grand banquet in the palace tomorrow night, and Li Yuan appointed me to attend. This fact really gives me a headache." Xu Ziling said lightly: "I have the same troubles as you. Fortunately, Yang Xuyan is also going to this grand banquet. As long as we figure out how to deal with it, we should be able to handle it." Incidentally, he told about Hou Xibai's situation. Suddenly, Kou Zhong's eyes lit up, and he said: "The best time for treasure hunting must be tomorrow night, because everyone is gathered in the palace, and afterward, they are full of food and drunk, and they don't have the time to patrol around to see if anyone is hiding in the dark. Treasure hunting, what does Young Master Ling think?"

Xu Ziling said angrily, "Have you found out where the treasure is?" Kou Zhong said confidently: "After taking the pulse of Zhang Meiren tomorrow morning, my younger brother has obtained the permission of Liu Zhenghui, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to go to the file room of the Ministry of Industry to look up the information on the buildings near the Yuema Bridge. Yang Su personally supervised the construction of the house, and if he finds the entrance to the treasure, this important task will be on my younger brother!" Lei Jiuzhi gradually got used to his style, and said earnestly: "The secret vault designed by Master Lu will never be so easy to see through."

Kou Zhong turned to Xu Ziling and said, "Li Yuanji will treat me to dinner at Fengyage tonight, do you know who is the beautiful proprietress of Fengyage, who is also Li Yuanji's favorite beauty?" Xu Ziling asked in astonishment, "Which one is it?" Kou Zhong leaned over and said mysteriously: "It's the Qingqing girl who once avenged us." Xu Ziling asked blankly, "Who is Qingqing?" Kou Zhong had guessed his reaction a long time ago, explained it clearly with a smile, and sighed: "This proves that she is a person with a conscience, and she will feel guilty afterwards."

Xu Ziling remembered Gao Zhandao's words, and said: "What a coincidence, Cha Jie, like the second young master of your Sha family, is a suitor who falls under Xi'er's skirt. I hope he is just a whim, don't be addicted." Kou Zhong didn't take this matter to heart, he took out the gold presented by Li Jiancheng from his pocket, put it on the table, and said with a smile: "This is a bet I participated in, and if I win, I will be counted." Immediately, Lei Jiuzhi's eyes lit up, he stood up, took the gold into his arms, and said with a laugh: "Brothers! It's time to go out! Don't let down the good times."

Kou Zhong said: "Wait a minute! While there is still some time, it's best for Brother Lei to use two medical techniques to defend me, so that I don't have to be left speechless when asked." Lei Jiuzhi said happily: "In terms of bragging, I must be a master of masters. With the qualifications of a young commander, I guarantee that I can teach you within an hour." Kou Zhong smiled and said: "I don't want to learn to brag from you, but I want to really learn some medical tricks and theories, so that I don't have to be speechless when asked." Lei Jiuzhi rolled his eyes and said, "Is there any difference?"

Xu Ziling couldn't help Bingha laughed. Kou Zhong glared at him and said: "Thanks to you smiling so heartily, I always feel that Li Yuanji is having a good dinner tonight, not just to thank Qingqing for curing Qingqing's illness. If it was you, you just came from another place this morning. After coming back from a long journey, you have to go out of your way to have a banquet at night for a doctor who only treats your lover. What kind of reasoning is this? You have to ask me four times, it’s so bad, why do you want me to go to the banquet.” Lei Jiuzhi pondered and said: "I heard that Mei Xun, the head of the Nanhai School, is not only powerful in martial arts, but also extremely wise. He must have doubts, so he arranged to test your authenticity."

Xu Ziling said: "Fortunately, you and the Sha family had a good relationship. If you suddenly appeared in the Sha family on the way to Chang'an, they would not be sure that you are a fake. At present, it can only be difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake, and there are many doubts. " The two couldn't help worrying about Kou Zhong. Li Yuanji and others were in a different situation from Li Jiancheng, because they were chasing and searching for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling everywhere, and anyone with unknown origin would also be suspected by them. Otherwise, with Li Yuanji's identity and status, he would personally test him. Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Medical theories are more complicated than the stars in the sky. If you are so eager to study hard, it would be a miracle if you meet someone who understands medical theories. Lei Jiu patted his legs and said, "Yes! Although there are endless medical theories in the past, the Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine is still the standard for tracing the origin. It just so happens that I have done a lot of hard work on the Canon of the Emperor's Internal Medicine, so I chose it When it comes to the essence of the four qi, yin and yang, five internal organs, meridians, qi and blood, etc., I will pass it on to you, and when the young commander plays it on the spot, he may be able to pass the test." Xu Ziling said worriedly: "If the other party asks about the actual problem of medication, how will he deal with it?" Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said: "I can't be afraid so much! Then I have to adapt to the situation, soldiers come to block, water comes and earth floods me." Lei Jiu pointed out: "That's not a problem. I'll tell you a few verses of Shennong's Herbal Classic for you to listen to. Then I'll only talk about the general idea, not the details. Unless the other party is a master of medicine, I won't be able to figure it out." Kou Zhong bowed his head and said, "Master, please enlighten me, my apprentice is listening attentively." This night in Beili was particularly lively. Xu Ziling's "Yong Qin" and Lei Jiuzhi's "Wen Kuan", a Shandong traveler, found a restaurant to fill their stomachs and came to the door of Mingtang. Xu Ziling was puzzled and said: "After all, we are targeting the Xiang Family, why not go directly to the Liufu Casino they opened and beat them hard. I can be more ruthless when I gamble." Lei Jiuzhi said confidently: "This is the key point. You must know that Mingtangwo and Liufu Casino each have their own backstage. Although they are rivals, they can't do anything to each other. According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, well water should not interfere with river water. Hoover is confident that his gambling skills are better than Chi Shengchun's "fairy hand", and he can't play in Luk Fook. But it's another matter to have a foreign master like you. My brother is a smart person, you should understand me Take my word for it!" Xu Ziling suddenly realized, and only then did he understand why Lei Jiuzhi wanted him to make a name for himself in the gambling country. When he becomes an opponent who can compete with the "big fairy" Hoover at the gambling table, he will become the target of Liufu Casino. He came to attack the opponent, this is indeed a clever plan to sneak into the Xiang family, thanks to Lei Jiuzhi who figured it out. He frowned and said, "Why did you talk about this matter in the past, but you were so vague. Tell me earlier, let me know what I'm doing, and my fighting spirit will be higher." The sound of hooves sounded, and seven or eight riders galloped towards them. One of them was Er Wenhuan. When he saw the yellow-faced man Xu Ziling, his eyes lit up immediately. Da Zhi's eyes sparkled brightly, and he looked at Xu Ziling. Xu Ziling met Dazhi for the first time, but he also recognized Kou Zhongban at a glance, feeling bad, avoided his eyes, and dragged Lei Jiuzhi into Mingtang nest. Lei Jiuzhi felt something was wrong and asked, "What's the matter?" After Xu Ziling explained a few sentences, he said, "Brother Wen still hasn't answered my question just now." Lei Jiuzhi glanced at the entrance subconsciously, and said: "I don't know how to explain to you, but I don't want you to have a sense of gain or loss. Gambling is the most evil thing. The more you want to win, the greater the chance of losing. Hey! They didn't follow .” Xu Ziling said: "With the rampant and domineering Changlin Army, I will definitely not let me go, let Kou Zhong deal with him!" Lei Jiuzhi asked in astonishment, "What does this have to do with Kou Zhong?" The two stepped into the main lobby, squeezed among many gamblers, but they didn't feel safe at all. Xu Ziling said: "Because I may have to play against Da Mowei tomorrow night, so it is absolutely inappropriate to fight Da Zhi tonight. I will trouble Brother Lei to go to Fengyage and try to inform Kou Zhong that he, a miracle doctor, has arranged an appointment with us If I come here to gamble, I will definitely survive this calamity. As long as I stay in the casino, Kodazhi will look at the Buddha's face as well as the monk's face, so there should be time." Lei Jiu pointed to joy and said: "After I go, you can go to the Dihuangtang to gamble at the stall, and you can win 1,000 and stop. You must wait until we arrive before you leave." After stuffing all the silver and gold ingots in his pocket to him, he hurried away. Xu Ziling smiled wryly in his heart, thinking to himself that he could only support himself this trip and fight alone. Kou Zhongce rode into Fengya Pavilion, kicked off his horse, before he could tell that he was Qi Wang Li Yuanji's guest, Chang He came up to meet him, dragged him aside, and said: "Qi King is waiting for you, let me accompany you in!" Kou Zhongdao: "Why are you so embarrassed? I want Brother Chang to pick me up in person." Chang He held his sleeves and walked towards the east courtyard along the path in the forest. All the four courtyards of Fengya Pavilion were brightly lit. In comparison, images belong to two different worlds. Chang He said in a low voice: "King Qi seems to be very concerned about Brother Mo's background. He kept asking Chenggong just now. In fact, he just asked me. Why is there such a turning point?" Kou Zhong's affection for Chang He increased greatly in his heart, he thought he was a good friend, so he was willing to warn himself one step earlier. Shrugging his shoulders, he said, "The villain is innocent, and he is not afraid of people knowing." Chang He stopped and said: "This matter is extremely complicated, and it is difficult for me to explain it clearly to Brother Mo. To put it simply, Chang'an is currently in turmoil, because it is suspected that two well-known and powerful people have sneaked into Chang'an to plot something. And King Qi is the commander in charge of arresting these two people. It is not unreasonable for them to doubt Brother Mo, the reason is that they do not know that Brother Mo is the knowledge of my father-in-law. It should be no problem to clear up the doubts from Chenggong just now. !" Kou Zhong really wanted to ask him what Sha Chenggong said, but of course he didn't dare to ask, he just said, "Who is so powerful?" Chang He said: "Brother Mo still doesn't know about this matter. Another reason why my younger brother came out to welcome Brother Kou is that among the people present tonight, there is Wei Zhengxing, the 'Huo Hua Tuo'." Kou Zhong's spine felt cold immediately, and he lost his voice, "What?" Chang He said understandingly: "I know that Brother Mo doesn't want to see him. This man is jealous and envious of Brother Mo. He looks like he is traveling with an enemy country. I don't like him either. If I knew in advance that King Qi invited him, I would Just let Brother Mo cancel King Qi's banquet tonight." When Kou Zhong was hesitating whether to turn around and leave, Chang He said: "Go in! Brother Mo is supported by the Emperor and His Royal Highness in everything, Wei Zhengxing dare not go too far." Kou Zhong sighed secretly, like a death row prisoner going to the execution ground, he was "arrested" by Chang He into the East Courtyard. The dealer grabbed a large handful of copper chips from the copper pot and bet them on the table at once. Before the dozens of gamblers around the table could see clearly, he covered it with a round cover made of thin iron and sang: " All officials, please place your bets, betting on one of two gates pays three, and betting on one of two gates pays one, see the bet." The only one who didn't watch was Xu Ziling. He listened with his ears. He listened for five rounds, and only in this round did he place his bet on the second door. To ordinary people, the sound of copper chips falling on the table is just a series of dense crisp sounds, but Xu Ziling's spiritual ear is the correct guess of the chips.Composed of distinguishable numbers of voices, under his focused listening, he has heard the difference three times in the five rounds just now. The Dihuang Hall is more lively than last night, and the atmosphere of gambling is fierce. All the guests bet one after another. The overall situation has been decided, the banker raised the lid with his left hand, and operated the "stall picking" with his right hand, skillfully separated the yards into groups of four, dozens of stalls turned into seven or eight piles in an instant, and the rest were exactly two. Some people cheered happily, some sighed and disappointed, and some envied Xu Ziling's one hundred taels bet. The dealer was stunned for a moment, staring deeply at Xu Ziling, and then paid 90% of the bets to Xu Ziling at a three-for-one odds.This is the rule of the casino, 10% of the bet is used as a draw, and the money is taken first. The aroma hits. Xu Ziling didn't need to look to know that it was Yang Wenqian's concubine coming by the familiar fragrance. Mrs. Hong's gentle voice rang in her ears: "This official, can I bet with you in the next round?" Xu Ziling sighed and looked at her.