Chapter 926: ghost street
Chapter 926 Ghost Street
Chapter 924: Ghost Street
During the day, Luoyang is generally peaceful, but at night, behind this calm, there is an undercurrent.
In an alley in the east of Luoyang City, Zhuge Liang and Xiang Yu, who was wearing a bamboo hat, quietly left their residence and were rushing towards the gathering place of hundreds of families.
Xiang Yu looked at this familiar route and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Kong Ming, are we going to the ghost market?"
Ghost Market Street, as the name suggests, is naturally a gathering place for all kinds of ghosts and monsters, including disciples from hundreds of families, knights, thieves, lewd thieves, etc. It is a black market of a higher level than the black market.
Ghost streets have existed since the Han Dynasty, but they were not called ghost streets at that time. Since Guangwu established his capital in Luoyang, the ghost market has been taking root in Luoyang and continues to this day. The imperial court suppressed it again and again, but it was endless. .
After the Yellow Turbans occupied Luoyang, they used their influence as underworld overlords to rectify the ghost market, and the effect was quite good. However, after the Ming Dynasty returned to the Central Plains, the ghost market became the chaotic appearance it is now.
After hearing Xiang Yu's question, Zhuge Liang immediately smiled and said: "Yes, this meeting of hundreds of families will be held in the ghost market, and I, my brother, will represent the strategist family in this meeting."
Xiang Yu looked surprised and said, "There are so many experts at the meeting of hundreds of schools. How can Senior Guiguzi trust you to come here?"
When the Hundred Families Meeting is held on a large scale, it is a gathering among the leaders of each family; when it is held on a small scale, it is also a grand gathering among the young talents of each family.
Before the Yellow Turban Uprising, Xiang Yu also represented the military strategists in the meeting of hundreds of schools. In his mind, the people who can represent the hundreds of schools in the meeting of hundreds of schools have at least a master-level cultivation.
It's not that Xiang Yu looks down on Zhuge Liang, but that the strategist is already a big figure and attracts attention, but he sends Zhuge Liang, a weakling who doesn't even have first-class cultivation, to attend the meeting of hundreds of schools? In Xiang Yu's eyes, this is simply courting death.
Zhuge Liang smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother Xiang, you are accompanying me. Otherwise, how could I dare to come to this place?"
Xiang Yu was also stunned, and then he laughed and said, "Brother Xian, you are using my brother as a free bodyguard!"
The embarrassment on Zhuge Liang's face became even worse, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. Although Brother Xiang is helping the younger brother to support the situation this time, in the future, when he and his wife travel around the world, they will inevitably deal with these people. It's better to get familiar with them now. There’s no harm in it.”
“That’s right, you kid, you just know how to talk.”
The two of them walked slowly into a flower street. Because of the war, the whole city was under curfew, but this street was still bright and lively.
The two of them ignored the coquettish poor women around them and walked into a casino. The dealer greeted them as soon as they entered.
"What are you guys gambling on? Dice, Pai Gow, or something?"
After the two looked at each other, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "My master's bet is very big. You can't make the decision. Let your boss come to see me."
There was a strange look in the croupier's eyes, and he quickly ushered the two of them into a private room. After a while, the casino owner came.
“I don’t know who you two are…”
Zhuge Liang smiled indifferently, clasped his hands behind the quilt, and said loudly: "The world is a mess, there are only a few people, and there are hundreds of schools of thought..."
The casino owner was stunned and subconsciously said: "I am the only one who controls..."
The boss was obviously a gangster, and he immediately bowed respectfully: "It turns out he is a talented person from the Zongheng Guigu sect. Young Master is here to participate in that, right? Come here quickly, come here quickly, the other young men from hundreds of schools, It’s already halfway there.”
Zhuge Liang also didn’t expect that even though the number of his political advisors was pitifully small, their reputation was still so useful in the world. He immediately pretended to be calm and said: “You’re welcome, boss, please lead the way.”
When Xiang Yu saw Zhuge Liang's behavior, he suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth and thought: People in the political sect are really good at pretending. The casino owner took the two people around seven times, and finally came to a secret passage, and the secret passage led to an underground night market.
This place is filled with alcohol, **** and wealth, and sin can be seen everywhere.
Zhuge Liang saw with his own eyes that a young girl was stripped naked and put in a cage for sale on the street. Everyone onlookers looked indifferent, as if they were used to it.
What’s even more outrageous is that there are still Liang Guards patrolling here, but as officers and soldiers, they turn a blind eye to all this.
Liang Jun officials have always known that the underground black market of Ghost Street is too involved to manage, but they will still impose restrictions on it.
Otherwise, if any uncontrolled force dug a tunnel outside Luoyang City, Li Shimin would not have to defend Luoyang, and the coalition forces would have already entered the city.
Among the crimes he saw along the way, human trafficking was just the most common one, and this made Zhuge Liang unconsciously clenched his fists. Obviously, all this had a great impact on him.
Zhuge Liang was extremely disgusted with these darkness, and at this time he finally understood the good intentions of his master Gui Guzi in letting him come here.
Everything here in Ghost Street will not change with the change of dynasty. It has been there since the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, and it has been there since the Eastern Han Dynasty. If there is still a Han Dynasty after the Eastern Han Dynasty, these things may still be there.
“Master, you want me to make a choice after seeing all this, right?”
Looking at the numb eyes around him, Zhuge Liang's clenched nails were already pierced into his flesh, but he didn't seem to hear anything. He thought very firmly in his heart: "Usually changing dynasties is nothing more than a dog's tail. I must change." all of these."
Zhuge Liang looked at Xiang Yu who looked aside, but his expression was as usual, as if he was not affected at all. Although he knew that Xiang Yu must have seen this kind of thing many times, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart: He is indeed a man who has fought against the world's heroes alone, but he can't hold his breath. !
The area of the Ghost Street is only twice the size of the above-ground Flower Street. Under the leadership of the casino owner, the two people quickly arrived at the gathering place of hundreds of businesses, which is also the largest underground restaurant in the Ghost Street.
Before entering, Zhuge Liang asked in a low voice: "Brother Xiang, I wonder how complete your internal strength has been restored?"
“Fifty percent.”
Xiang Yu answered truthfully, but then asked: "What's wrong?"
“Only 50%?”
Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and said to himself: "That should be enough."
Zhuge Liang had the reputation of being a political strategist, but his own strength was seriously insufficient. In order to avoid the difficulties of hundreds of people, he asked Xiang Yu to help him support the situation. However, Xiang Yu's strength was only restored to 50%, which also made it difficult for him to do so. Zhuge Liang was a little unsure.
I have to say that although Zhuge Liang also practices martial arts, he has not reached a high level after all, so he does not understand the level of Xiang Yu. If Xiang Yu knew what Zhuge Liang was thinking, he would definitely laugh.
The 50% mentioned by Xiang Yu is the 50% after breaking through to the Great Master. Compared with his before the breakthrough, his internal strength is not much weaker.
What's more, what if Xiang Yu only recovers 10%?
He is the overlord who has single-handedly fought the world's heroes, and is recognized as the God of War by the whole world. Even if he does not use his internal strength, his physical body alone is enough to compete with the masters of the later stage of the Grandmaster.
How could the young men of the Bai family fall into Xiang Yu's eyes? The leader of the Bai family is here!
(End of this chapter)