Jiang Kuai and Hu Ziwen were in a team. Both of them were in charge of one street.
The east end of the street was a quiet residential area, while the west end was a bustling street. There was even a two-story restaurant on the street — Immortal Offering Restaurant.
The residential area was brightly lit with lanterns, but it was very quiet.
There were more lanterns on the street, and people were coming and going. It was very lively.
Jiang Kuai sighed with emotion. This was indeed Chong Ming Town. The liveliness at night was even more intense than during the day. However, it made sense when he thought about it. During the day, everyone was busy with their own things. At night, they would come out to join in the fun.
The Immortal Offering Tower was two stories tall, its signboard fluttering in the night wind.
In front of the Immortal Enshrinement Tower, lanterns hung all over the one-story bridge, illuminating the restaurant like a celestial palace. The music coming from inside the tower was like the ethereal music of an immortal.
The two of them strolled along the street, joining the endless stream of people.
Hu Ziwen was relaxed and lazy. "Patrolling the city is quite boring. We just walk around. At first, it's fun and lively, but after a dozen or so times, we get bored."
"It's quite lively." Jiang Kuai looked around.
Hu Ziwen said, "The people in the city know the rules. They won't mess around, so let's just walk around. We don't have to care about anything."
The two of them happened to walk under the flower bridge of the Offering Immortal Loft. As soon as he finished speaking, a loud roar came from above.
Jiang Kuai quickly said, "There's a fight going on up there!"
Fighting was prohibited in Chong Ming Town. Those who were from the martial arts world would be stripped of their martial arts and thrown out of the town. Those who were not from the martial arts world would be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and a fine of ten taels of silver. The rules were very strict and they were enforced thoroughly.
Hu Ziwen waved his hand. "Don't worry."
He brought Jiang Kuai up the Fairy Oblation Tower and went straight to the second floor. There, he saw two people standing there. Their faces were almost touching each other as they scolded each other. The customers around them looked like they were watching a good show.
Jiang Kuai glanced around. The number of people at the two adjacent tables was different. There were four people at one table, and the one standing and scolding was a burly man. The other table had two people, and the one standing and scolding was a skinny middle-aged man.
"The one with the surname Sun, you're just a grandson. You have no guts. You're not a man!"
"Your mother knows best whether I have the guts or not. Go home and ask her!"
"Sun Desheng, screw your ancestors!"
"Do you have that ability?"
"Sun Desheng, if you have the guts, come and hit me!"
"Hitting you will dirty my hands!"
"Bang!" The sturdy man slammed his palm on the table, leaving a palm print. He roared, "Coward!"
The thin middle-aged man sneered, "If you're not a coward, then do it. Try touching one of my fingers!"
"Bah!" The burly man suddenly spat at the thin middle-aged man's face.
The skinny middle-aged man was very clever. He dodged sideways and spat back. "Pui!"
"Bah!" The burly man was unconvinced and spat again.
The thin middle-aged man dodged it again and spat.
Their spittle shot out like hidden weapons, causing the people behind them to suffer. They all dodged left and right, and it was extremely chaotic.
Jiang Kuai could not help but want to laugh. He looked at Hu Ziwen. "Brother Hu …?"
Hu Ziwen shook his head. "Just watch the show!"
Jiang Kuai said, "Does this count as a fight?"
"No fighting, no weapons, it's not a fight," Hu Ziwen said. "If there's a fight, it won't be too late for us to make a move."
Jiang Kuai understood that although the two men were scolding each other fiercely, they did not dare to fight. A gentleman uses his mouth, not his fists. Spittle flying everywhere was just disgusting to look at. However, looking at the expressions of the customers around them, they did not find it disgusting. They only found it interesting.
There was a limit to their spittle. The two men stopped after spitting a few mouthfuls at each other. They started scolding each other again, but as they got bored, they were persuaded by their own people to stop. They sat down to eat angrily.
Jiang Kuai and Hu Ziwen left the Fairy Offering Brothel.
"It seems that no one dares to offend the public house." Jiang Kuai sighed.
The two walked towards the residential area and entered a quiet alley.
"Half of it is the public house's rules, and the other half is everyone's voluntary compliance," Hu Ziwen said with a smile. "Even if you meet an irreconcilable enemy, you can't fight in the city. The city is the safest place. It's good for everyone, they can completely relax and rest."
"That's true." Jiang Kuai nodded and smiled. "Then there must be a lot of robbers in the city?"
"If there are, the protectors will be rich." Hu Ziwen laughed. "Didn't you go to the Martial Arts Hall to look at the wanted list before you came? If you really meet them and catch them, the reward is very generous! "
"I really didn't pay attention." Jiang Kuai smiled.
It seemed that he had to slowly do the tasks and understand the rules.
Hu Ziwen said, "This is the favorite thing to do when patrolling the city. This year, I met a big robber and caught him. I got ten thousand taels of silver."
"I'll take a look when I get back," Jiang Kuai said.
Hu Ziwen said, "But don't expect too much. As long as they are not stupid, they will change their appearance. It's hard to recognize them."
Jiang Kuai nodded.
Just like him, when he went out, he would use the Bone Shrinking Skill. Normally, he would restore his appearance. No one would know that he was the Celestial Monkey. If he did that, others might not be the same. In this world, no one was more stupid than anyone else.
"Ah!" Suddenly, a soft scream was heard.
Both of them were Innate Masters with sharp senses. They heard the sound and looked at each other. Hu Ziwen shouted, "Oh no!"
Jiang Kuai used his Light-body Technique and rushed towards the source of the scream like a gust of wind.
Hu Ziwen ran two steps and fell behind. He was shocked. He did not expect Jiang Kuai to have such an amazing Light-body Technique. One really should not judge a book by its cover.
When Hu Ziwen rushed into the house where the scream came from, the smell of blood hit his nose.
In the open hall, a man and a woman were lying motionless in a pool of blood. Next to them was a baby.
Hu Ziwen rushed into the hall and checked their breathing and pulse. Both of them still had heartbeats. There was a sword in their chests and they were bleeding a lot.
Hu Ziwen's expression was extremely ugly. He quickly pointed at the two of them to stop the bleeding.
Then, his expression became twisted. He felt as if a knife was being twisted in his heart. He slowly took out a porcelain bottle and poured out two pills. He placed them in the mouths of the two people and then pressed his palms on their chests. He used his inner energy to activate the pills.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Hu Ziwen could not stop muttering. These were Spirit Blessing Pills, and two of them. He had worked hard for two years to get them!
After swallowing the Spirit Blessing Pills, both of them were breathing normally. Their lives were saved.
He went to check on the baby, who was sleeping soundly.
Hu Ziwen glanced around but did not see Jiang Kuai. He knew that Jiang Kuai must have seen the murderer and chased after him. However, he did not know if he could catch up to him. He could not go, lest the other party came back to kill him again.
He felt that time passed like a year. After a while, Jiang Kuai floated over with a man in black in his hand. The man's acupuncture points were sealed and he could not move at all.
Hu Ziwen let out a long sigh of relief. Thank God, his Spirit Blessing Pills were finally saved!
"Brother Hu …" Jiang Kuai threw the man in black to the ground and said helplessly, "One ran away!"
"Two fellows?"
"Yes, two. The other one's martial arts is more powerful."
Hu Ziwen shook his head and sighed. "Sigh … Young Jiang, you have it the wrong way. You have to save them first, then go after the murderer."
Jiang Kuai was stunned. "They can still be saved?"
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