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Chapter 359: Meeting Kunpengzi as soon as entering the city

Gongliang City!
I revisited the old place, this time under the alias of "Lu Zhigang", and it felt like a lifetime ago.

The area outside the city has become a white land, with all the trees cut down and the weeds dug up, and sand and wind everywhere.

Close to the city wall, there are still traces of the original siege, and the soil mixed with blood has not yet faded.

The city gates are covered with scars, telling of the fierce battles that once took place.

Surprisingly, there were still warriors guarding the door, just like before.

"..."

Well, it's just a false description. The only purpose of these warriors guarding the gate is to collect tolls.

Zhou You paid the price of half a bag of food and was able to enter the city unimpeded without having to be searched or checked for identity.

Unlike the imagined hell on earth, the rebels quickly established a new order after occupying Gongliang City.

They confiscated the wealth of the noble families, occupied the luxurious houses throughout the city, and quickly occupied high-level positions in the city.

Without exception, in this feast of division, those who made huge profits were all martial artists who possessed powerful military forces.

The most famous are the five animals, namely the big eagle, the second falcon, the third gull, the fourth shrike and the fifth owl.

The individual strength of the Five Animals is the best among junior martial artists, and they are also sworn brothers and sisters. When they work together, they are very powerful and no one dares to mess with them.

They occupied the mansions of two great families and restored them to use as their own palaces.

Other martial artists did not dare to compete with them and took the opportunity to occupy other lucrative places.

Although Gongliang City has experienced many disasters and is no longer as good as it used to be, it still hides a lot of huge wealth.

Take the population for example. Although there were successive plagues, wars, and evil spirits that wiped out human lives time and time again, people were like weeds, surviving by crawling through cracks, and a surprisingly large number of people survived.

After the rebels entered the city, these survivors emerged and the two sides reached a tacit understanding to continue the support relationship.

There were a few shops on both sides of the street, and occasionally there were refugees who came to buy things, but there were no robberies or assaults.

What is this, order after chaos?
Zhou You shook his head and actually saw a calligraphy and painting stall on the street with quite a few customers.

An old man was bending over at the stall, squinting his eyes and writing quickly. It was obvious that he studied too hard when he was young, so his eyes were damaged and their use is not good now that he is old.

Most of the customers who visited the stall were writing eulogies, epitaphs and the like.

Too many people died in Gongliang City. The survivors needed written records to record their lives and express their grief in order to bury their relatives. There was a great demand for this.

The old man has a good business. Apart from grinding ink and changing paper, he has never stopped writing.

Zhou You thought that he had practiced calligraphy very well, and if he had trouble making a living in the future, he could follow his example and start his own business.

The cost is not high, just a stall and some study supplies.

"..."

The old man finally saw off the last guest and was drinking tea to moisten his throat when he suddenly saw someone sitting down.

The uninvited guest was Zhou You. He looked at the goods hanging on the calligraphy and painting stall. There was everything, including rubbings, calligraphy and paintings, and handwritten scriptures, but no one was buying.

"Guests, please feel free to look around!"

The old man also realized that Zhou You was not here to write an obituary, and it was a rare moment of peace and quiet.

"These rubbings are quite interesting!"

Zhou You looked at it for a moment and said with a smile.

The old man became excited and said, "You also understand inscriptions on bronze and stone. I heard that there is a Master Zeng in this city. Unfortunately, I have no chance to meet him and ask him for advice on inscriptions."

"I have read a little, old man. Your master seems to be obsessed with Dingwen. There is not a single inscription on these rubbings!"

The old man smiled and said, "I can't help it. Dingwen is so profound and extensive that it can benefit people endlessly. I have no time to be distracted." "Customer, if you also have a good Dingwen, I can buy it at a high price!"

Zhou You waved his hand, "Really? I don't have any. This is a top-quality rubbing. It's in high demand. I saw it once at the cockfighting arena in the city. It was taken away by someone from a noble family as soon as it appeared. It can't be circulated at all."

"That's right. The aristocratic families monopolize resources. Any valuable Dingwen is difficult for the outside world to receive."

The old man smacked his lips and bowed to ask, "What is your name, sir?"

"Lu Zhigang, an unknown man, practices boxing as his main occupation and studies seal script as his hobby."

Zhou You returned the greeting and asked, "What's your name, old man?"

"Kun Pengzi!"

Zhou You blinked, surprised at his own calmness, "Sorry, I haven't heard of it."

Shouldn't Kunpengzi, the mastermind behind all this, be hiding in a dark and gloomy cave, wearing a black robe and plotting his conspiracy?
How to start a business on the street and make a living by writing funeral orations?
Could it be to experience life?
Zhou You thought about it and felt that it didn’t seem fake, because according to the results of the previous analysis, Kunpengzi was from the Yuanding School.

The research style of this school is to try every means to excavate the remains of the Nine Cauldrons in an attempt to restore the most orthodox seal script.

The rubbings on the stall are all Ding inscriptions, and the old man is obsessed with studying Ding inscriptions, which is very consistent with the style of the Yuan Ding School.

Also, the words written by the old man exude an ethereal artistic conception of spreading wings to take off. Needless to say, it is definitely the style of cloud bird seal script.

Zhou You didn't expect to meet Kunpengzi as soon as he entered the city, and he was not prepared at all.

The old man is really brave. He just gave his real name. He only dared to use a pseudonym.

An idea came to his mind. There was only a desk between him and Kunpengzi. If he struck out with all his strength at this distance, wouldn't he be able to kill the other person on the spot?

Well, that’s not very feasible!
Just as Zhou You had this thought, the interface gave a reminder, "Trial Project (six-star): Kill Kunpengzi."

The difficulty of six stars is not something that can be achieved by just stretching out your hand. If you act rashly, you will most likely get yourself into trouble.

He suppressed his inner impulse and a plan quickly formed in his mind.

"Old man, to be honest with you, I have connections in the capital city, and I know that an extremely precious Dingwen will soon appear in the world."

"Oh?"

Kunpengzi became interested and grabbed Zhou You's sleeve, "Tell me more!"

"not very convenient."

Zhou You laughed and said, "To be honest, I came to the city to root out the weeds."

"I killed Jin Heshan earlier. I heard that the five animals in the city are their sworn brothers and sisters. They will seek revenge on me soon."

"It is better to strike first. I want to kill these birdmen before they take action to eliminate my worries."

He told him frankly, Kunpengzi's eyes moved slightly, you are really not shy about it, aren't you afraid that I will turn around and tell on you?
Compared with the fate of the five animals, he was more concerned about the Dingwen mentioned by the other party.

"Dingwen's whereabouts?"

"When I have annihilated the Five Animals, I will go find Ding Wen to discuss this with you, old man. Wait for my good news."

After Zhou You finished speaking, he drew a line in the sand on the ground.

When Kunpengzi saw it, his pupils contracted a few times. This stroke was the authentic stroke of the Nine Ding characters. The other party must have seen it with his own eyes.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally he laughed, "I wish you success."

Zhou You knew that the matter was settled. He used the Nine Cauldron characters as bait. Before he dealt with the Five Animals, Kunpengzi would not interfere and would even deliberately make things easy for him.

This strategy was based on his deep understanding of Kunpengzi and Zhou You's rich reserves of seal characters.

Kunpengzi didn't even know that his identity had been exposed and he had fallen into Zhou You's trap.

(End of this chapter)