Chapter 259 The Peddler is Not Afraid of the Long Journey
Jie Bai brought the Eight-Pocket Elder Gounan of the Beggar Gang to Tongzhou. The leader of the Beggar Gang here was Lei Sanjue, one of the Five Dharma Protectors and also one of the financial backers of the Beggar Gang.

But Gou Nan stopped Jie Bai from seeking help from Lei Sanjue. Facing Jie Bai's doubts, Gou Nan explained: "Lei Hufa is one of the leaders of the Jingyi Sect. His rise to power was strange. The leader suspected that he had betrayed his brothers in the gang."

Jie Bai's expression froze. He didn't expect that within the seemingly harmonious gang, there were so many troubles.

In this case, it is indeed not appropriate for them, the Dirty Clothes Sect, to go up and ask for help.

With Gou Nan's assistance, Jie Bai found the disciples of the Wuyi School in the Old City God Temple in Tongzhou.

However, when Jie Bai said that they needed to check the Weiyang Palace and the Imperial Farm, many disciples who had originally been obeying his orders shook their heads and refused.

"Emissary, elder, it's not that we don't want to help, but that's the imperial farm, and we beggars don't dare to get close to it!" A middle-aged beggar sighed and said, "A few years ago, a few brothers who didn't believe in evil wanted to beg for food there, but they ended up never seeing the person alive or dead."

Jie Bai and Gou Nan looked at each other in shock. There was actually a place in this world that even the Beggars' Sect didn't dare to enter? !

The move that was once the most effective no longer worked, leaving the two of them in a dilemma.

In the evening, the two of them lit a candle and were discussing in the room how to complete the task assigned by Lord Ou when two poison needles suddenly flew in through the window.

Fortunately, Gou Nan was agile and kicked Li Bai at the critical moment. He then used the force to fall backwards and narrowly avoided the poison needle.

Without saying a word, one of them broke out through the window, and the other flew out from the door, attacking the direction where the poison needle came from.

The assassin didn't expect the two men to be so agile and he had no time to escape.

Gou Nan used the shoulder-pressing and dog-back-pressing technique from the dog-beating stick technique and easily captured a man.

Jie Bai's technique was even more amazing. He grabbed the assassin's right arm, gathered all his strength and grabbed it, then turned it.

Then use your left hand to pull the belt downward to the right, and use your right wrist to slap the enemy's left shoulder. Use both hands to twist the enemy's body, and then raise your left foot to step on the enemy's right knee bend, causing him to fall backwards.

This move is the tenth move of the Beggars' Sect's Eighteen Strikes - shoulder and leg stepping!

"Tell me, who sent you here?!" Jie Bai asked coldly after pinning down an assassin.

Gou Nan suddenly shouted, "White Messenger, quickly grab their jaws!"

Jie Bai was startled, and the next moment he felt the person under him begin to tremble uncontrollably. He let go and took a look, and saw that the other person had begun foaming at the mouth and was about to die.

"This is."

"It's the Black Beak Poison Pill!" Gou Nan knew what was going on as soon as he saw the reaction. The next second they heard footsteps coming from outside.

"Messenger Bai, let's go!" Gou Nan's face changed, and he pulled Jie Bai and used his light skills to run out from the other side of the yard.

The figures quickly disappeared into the darkness. A moment later, the door of the yard where they were staying was pushed open and a group of constables walked in. After seeing the two bodies on the ground, they immediately blew bamboo whistles and started searching the whole city with torches.

Fortunately, Jie Bai invited Gou Nan to come along this time. Gou Nan had seen this kind of scene many times, and he actually took Jie Bai around and managed to bypass those who were searching and successfully left the city.

The two ran for half the night and found a cave to hide in. Jie Bai felt thirsty and hungry.

Gou Nantuan took out a cake from his pocket, broke it in half, and handed one half to me: "Eat it! It tastes bad, but it will fill you up."

Jie Bai didn't care about anything else. After taking a bite, he almost spit it out. It was so salty and hard, like chewing wood.

Gou Nan took out a palm-sized sheepskin water bag, took a sip himself, and then handed it to Jie Bai.

Jie Bai took a sip of water and swallowed the biscuit in his mouth, then he felt a little better.

He asked curiously, "Does Elder Gou always carry these with him?"

"Hehe. This is called underworld experience."

Gou Nan smiled complacently, then he carefully put away the unfinished biscuits, and said seriously: "Messenger Bai, this matter is not simple. I have been in the martial arts world for many years, but this is the first time I have seen such a diligent constable." "This shows two things. First, there is a traitor among the brothers I met yesterday. Second, the black and white forces in Tongzhou City are probably one, and we can't get in."

Jie Bai's heart sank, and he asked, "In Elder Gou's opinion, what should we do?"

"Of course we should withdraw to the capital and tell Lord Ou about the situation here!" Gou Nan crossed his legs and said helplessly, "This matter has already involved the court, so it is not our business as Jianghu people."

Jie Bai frowned slightly and said, "If we return without any gain, won't people laugh at our Beggars' Sect for being incompetent?!"

"What does the White Messenger mean?"

"Since the Tongzhou disciples are unreliable, let's investigate on our own." Jie Bai looked at Gou Nan and said seriously, "I don't believe that if Elder Gou and I join forces, we will get nothing."

Gou Nan was stunned. Wasn't his expression clear enough?
He doesn't want to stay in this place where both black and white people are welcome!

Unfortunately, Jie Bai is the gang leader's son, and he cannot abandon him and run away, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the gang leader afterwards.

In desperation, Gou Nan could only say: "In this case, then the White Envoy must obey me in all future actions. If I say to withdraw, you must withdraw. If I say to go, you must go there. If you don't agree, I will tie you up and send you directly back to Luoyang."

"A word is settled!"

"High-five!"

The two of them made a vow in the cave.

Gou Nan slipped out under the cover of night to check the situation. When he came back, he got two sets of clothes from somewhere and asked Jie Bai to change into them.

Jie Bai asked hesitantly, "Could Elder Gou have stolen it?"

"This is called emergency help from the Jianghu!" Seeing that Jie Bai was still hesitating, Gou Nan said, "I threw twenty coins in the yard as a purchase."

"Elder Gou is indeed a role model of the Beggars' Sect!" After hearing this, Jie Bai flattered him happily.

Gou Nan turned around and rolled his eyes mercilessly. He still had the nerve to call himself a dirty clothes person.
After changing their clothes, the two rested in the cave for a while. Gou Nan gave Jie Bai a simple disguise, and then the two set out again.

This time, Gou Nan took Jie Bai directly back to Xiaozhigu, where he bought two loads of various small items. He disguised himself as a peddler and sold them all the way to Tongzhou.

Then they found out that there were wanted posters for them both in the city, charged with poisoning civilians.

Jie Bai was so angry that he almost tore up the wanted poster. It was obvious that the other party wanted to kill them, they just captured them.

Fortunately, Gou Nan remained calm. After stopping the man and understanding the truth, he started going from street to street selling his gadgets. When he passed by the yard where he lived before, he found that it had been sealed off.

Gou Nan didn't care and just sold things in Tongzhou City for two days, earning one or two taels of silver. He then picked out the small commodities from the white burden and filled his own burden. Then he walked towards the imperial farm and sang loudly from afar:

"Beat the drums, strike the gongs~"

"Carrying a shoulder pole to deliver goods~"

“The food is really good~”

"A peddler is not afraid of long journeys, he can cross mountains and rivers~"

"Standing on the bridge and looking around, the hill is covered with pearls and agates~"

Jie Bai listened to the tune and walked across the bridge, only to find that Gou Nan's lyrics were improvised. Looking at his cheerful expression, he couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart. In order to get information, Elder Gou really tried his best!
Gou Nan took Jie Bai to sell goods for a few days. After he became familiar with the process, the two went their separate ways.

They walked and sold goods as they went, and it took them seven days to complete a circle of the Weiyang Palace and the imperial farm on foot. They also recorded the number of households in each stronghold.

Although they walked dozens of miles every day, they still earned four or five taels of silver. After leaving Tongzhou, the two quickly returned to the capital.
(End of this chapter)