Chapter 838: Ruffians from the Outer City

After dinner, the two left the inn and headed for the inner city.

Most of the people living in the outer city are ordinary people, and most of the dignitaries live in the more prosperous inner city.

Compared with the inner city, the security of the outer city is obviously much worse, and hooligans can be seen everywhere. Most of them gather in the streets and alleys, in groups of three or five, looking for prey like hungry wolves, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Li Guanhai and Qin Shu passed by several idlers. One of them was thin and had shifty eyes. His eyes lit up. He called his friends and pointed at Qin Shu, "Look, what a pretty girl."

A dark and strong man looked at her and sneered without turning his head, "Skinny monkey, lust is a knife above your head. This girl is beautiful, but did you see the boy walking in front? He is dressed in gorgeous clothes and looks like a rich man. You dare to hit on his woman. Aren't you afraid of being skinned and pulled out?"

Another man put his hand on the shoulder of the skinny monkey, "It's indeed a sign. Brother, if you really like her, you can take the initiative to go up and take the lead. If you start fighting, the brothers will definitely help you."

"Really?" The skinny monkey's eyes lit up, and at the same time, he secretly cursed the hypocrisy of several people in his heart. It was obvious that he also had lustful thoughts. Why are you pretending?

"Of course it's true!" The black and strong man patted his shoulder hard and promised, "Brother, go ahead."

He looked at Qin Shu with an equally fiery gaze, just like a wolf seeing its prey.

These people are lazy idlers who hang around nearby and often harass nearby residents. Everyone hates these hooligans and has a headache. It's useless to report to the police because they don't do anything at all.

The skinny monkey licked his lips with his tongue, rubbed his hands and trotted after him.

The other hooligans followed behind, talking and laughing.

When the two sides were still more than ten meters apart, the black and strong man who was talking to his companion suddenly caught a glimpse of a flash of white light from the corner of his eye. He looked up and saw nothing. Just as he was about to shift his sight, he saw the head of the skinny monkey trotting in front of him suddenly separated from his neck, and blood spurted.

The black and strong man and his companions were stunned for a moment, standing there in a daze, as if falling into an ice cave.

The next moment, without thinking, they turned around and ran away.

As a result, after running two steps, the head automatically separated from the neck and rolled to the ground.

Although there were not many pedestrians on the street, many people saw this strange scene, and suddenly burst into screams of fear and began to flee.

Qin Shu, who had walked a few dozen meters, heard shouts from behind and looked back, but because his vision was blocked, he could not see what happened on the street in the distance.

Li Guanhai beside him smiled and said, "Maybe someone's cow ran out, nothing to see."

Qin Shu nodded and didn't care.

The two came to the inner city, which was more than ten times more prosperous than the outer city. The streets were crowded with people, and everyone looked around.

Qin Shu followed Li Guanhai closely, and as they walked, the former suddenly slapped his head.

Qin Shu looked at him in confusion.

Li Guanhai said, "I am so stupid, it's just a waste of time."

Qin Shu was even more confused and didn't know what happened.

Li Guanhai did this because he suddenly remembered that the purpose of his coming to the capital in advance was to select a disciple of the Qi Jue Sect and disguise himself as the other party to participate in the competition.

The people of the Qi Jue Sect must have come in advance. They must have arranged a residence. Can't they just move in directly when the time comes?

Seeing Li Guanhai's smile again, the little girl scratched her head, wondering if there was a problem with her eyesight. Why did she scold herself for being stupid and then laugh inexplicably?

Could it be the sequelae of amnesia?

Li Guanhai took Qin Shu to a restaurant, came to the third floor, found a seat and sat down, and ordered some fruits and snacks.

Qin Shu wrote in the little notebook: "I'm full and can't eat anymore."

Li Guanhai smiled and said: "Pick up some delicious food and eat it. I'll leave after a while."

Qin Shu nodded and sat down at ease.

The fruits and snacks were soon served on the table. Although the little girl was full, she couldn't resist the temptation of sweets and ate them in small bites.

Li Guanhai was drinking while listening to the conversations of the Jianghu people who were coming and going from the next table.

These people talked about two topics: the seven-yearly Seven Absolutes Competition and the auction.

According to these Jianghu people, the auction was interfered by the imperial court. The auction was so grand that even many members of the royal family would attend. It was said that there would be rare treasures this time, but it was not known whether it was true or not.

Li Guanhai's eyes lit up. He thought the auction would start after the Seven Absolutes Competition, but he did not expect it to start before.

After listening for a long time, he did not hear the Jianghu people say when the auction would start. Li Guanhai wanted to send a jar of good wine to the next table.

The four Jianghu people looked at the valuable wine and clasped their fists to him. One of them smiled and said, "Thank you, sir. I wonder why you gave this wine to us?"

Li Guanhai did not beat around the bush and said bluntly, "I want to know when the auction will start."

The four people at the next table exchanged glances with each other. They were a little surprised by his honesty and less vigilant.

The Jianghu guest who just spoke still had a smile on his face, but his tone was a little puzzled, "There will be an auction before every Seven Absolute Sect Competition, and the time is also the same. Everyone in the Jianghu knows about it, how come you don't know?"

Li Guanhai nodded, "I really don't know, please tell me, brother."

He could have used the Eye of the Demon Lord to control the other person's mind and make him tell him everything on his own initiative. The reason why he didn't do this was because he had martial virtue and occasionally talked about the rules of the world.

The charlatan said: "The auction will start in the early morning six days later."

Li Guanhai asked again: "Can everyone participate?"

"No." Jiang Hu Ke shook his head, "There needs to be an invitation."

Li Guanhai narrowed his eyes: "How can I get an invitation?"

The charlatan replied: "There are three ways. One is to steal it from others, the other is to buy it from others, and the third is to come from a rich family or a famous sect. Jianghu people like us will not receive invitations at all."

"Do you know what items are on sale?" Li Guanhai asked again.

"I don't know." Jiang Hu Ke shook his head, "This information is confidential."

He suddenly lowered his voice and whispered: "Maybe people from the royal family know the inside story."

The three companions around him were startled and hurriedly grabbed his arm and covered his mouth. One of them stared at him with an angry face and said coldly: "You don't want your life!"

The charlatan who spoke freely suddenly woke up and broke into a cold sweat. He secretly cursed himself for speaking without thinking. Why couldn't he control his mouth?

He sat back down, thought about it, got up, hugged the jar of good wine and gave it back to Li Guanhai, "Master, this wine is too precious. My brothers are all rough people. They can't afford to drink this wine, so I'd better leave it to you." Enjoy it.”