Chapter 466: It Has to Be the Magic Technique

Princess Ankang and Yu'er returned to Jingyang Palace first, while Li Xuan got off the carriage and went to Xishi to find Xiaocui.

Xishi was as lively as usual, with crowds of people on the road.

But this did not prevent Li Xuan from finding Xiaocui easily.

With Li Xuan's current perception, he could easily find the familiar aura even in a chaotic scene.

Li Xuan found Xiaocui in front of the stall selling knots.

From a distance, Li Xuan saw Xiaocui talking to her grandfather for a few words and then walked to the other end of the street.

Xiaocui's grandfather just told her to be careful and watched Xiaocui leave with worried eyes.

Since Xiaocui started working for Princess Ankang, the life of the grandfather and grandson has been prosperous, but Xiaocui's grandfather can't help but worry about Xiaocui.

In his opinion, his granddaughter is just an ordinary girl, how can she do such a big thing.

But Xiao Cui was also stubborn. Before the start, Xiao Cui's grandfather had advised her, but it was difficult for Xiao Cui to change her mind after she made up her mind. As a grandfather, he was very clear about this, so he never persuaded Xiao Cui to give up what she was doing now.

Although Xiao Cui's grandfather didn't say anything now, he was always worried.

Li Xuan could understand this feeling.

Seeing the worry in Xiao Cui's grandfather's eyes, Li Xuan quickly caught up with Xiao Cui to see what she was going to do.

Next, Xiao Cui visited several other small vendors in Xishi and talked to them privately.

Li Xuan had sharp ears and heard everything clearly.

It turned out that these people were people who had been oppressed by the Money Gang, and they were all quite serious, almost to the point of being driven out and killed.

Some people were left alone at home.

At first, they greeted Xiao Cui warmly.

Everyone was making a living in Xishi, and they saw each other every day.

Moreover, the knots sold by Xiao Cui and her grandfather were also very unique, and there was only one in the West Market. In addition, Xiao Cui was lively and cheerful, and very pleasing, so everyone recognized Xiao Cui.

But when Xiao Cui pulled them to a secluded corner and whispered a few words, all these people's faces changed drastically. Some wiped their tears silently, and some drove Xiao Cui out angrily.

Xiao Cui seemed to have thought that this trip would not be too smooth, so she simply left them a simple sentence: "If you change your mind, please come to me."

In this way, Xiao Cui went down one by one, and found more than a dozen in a row before leaving the West Market and going to other markets.

"Are there so many in the West Market alone?"

Li Xuan followed Xiao Cui and couldn't help looking back in the direction of the West Market.

He knew that these were by no means all the people in the West Market who had been bullied by the Money Gang, but only the people that Xiao Cui thought might stand up and testify.

Even so, this number was enough to silence Li Xuan.

"Isn't it that this kind of underground gang can grow up by oppressing the good people?"

"Otherwise, if they only do some legitimate business, how can they support so many gang members?"

Li Xuan sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Then, Xiao Cui went to the surrounding market to visit several families, but the reactions were similar to the previous ones.

This is not a question of whether to believe Xiao Cui or not, but they are really afraid and can't raise the heart to resist.

Li Xuan can see the fear in these people's eyes, as well as the sadness and despair when Xiao Cui mentioned the past.

Although there was no gain, Xiao Cui was not hit at all.

After she visited all the families she knew, she began to inquire on the road.

Xiao Cui did not directly ask which family was wronged by the Chang'an County Magistrate and the Jinqian Gang, but asked people under the pretext of inquiring about the matter.

"Does the old Li family still live here?"

"I heard that their land outside the city was occupied by someone a few years ago, and they moved to the south of the Yangtze River. Is that true?"

"I borrowed a bucket of rice from his family before, and I haven't paid it back yet. What should I do?"

Xiao Cui used this statement to ask people indirectly.

After hearing this, the other party immediately told her that this was not the case, and the old Li family still lived in the original place.

While Xiao Cui found out the residence, she also talked about the tragedy that the other party had suffered. The other party also continued the topic and soon heard the whole story.

In this way, Xiao Cui repeated such things in the following time.

Regardless of whether the person could be persuaded or not, Xiao Cui used her own way to record the simple process of the person, residence, and event.

Xiao Cui's perseverance gradually began to gain some results.

Some people heard that Xiao Cui was going to sue the magistrate of Chang'an, but did not immediately drive her away. Instead, they carefully asked her how to do it, and some people advised her not to take risks.

These people have a relatively mild attitude and seem to have a chance of winning.

Xiao Cui did not pester these people, but told them to pay attention to the affairs of Chang'an County Court.

Xiao Cui believed that when the time came and they felt that things could be done, they would not need her to continue to persuade them, and they would naturally stand up on their own.

Although Xiao Cui was not very old, she had lived in Xishi since she was a child, and she had her own understanding of human nature.

Everyone has a scale in their heart, and this scale is the reason that drives people to do various things.

As long as the "price" is fair and this scale feels "worth it", people will take action.

In every seemingly stupid and incomprehensible action, it is actually a fair deal made by this scale in people's hearts.

Now, Xiao Cui only needs to tell these people that there is such a deal.

At that time, the scales in these people's hearts will naturally weigh according to the situation.

When it was close to night, Xiao Cui had already visited the vicinity of Baoningfang.

Now it was dark, and a curfew was about to be imposed, and it was not allowed to move between the markets.

Xiao Cui happened to come to Baoningfang at this time, and it was obvious that she had planned today's route.

Otherwise, she would not be able to go home when the curfew came at night.

After the curfew, no one cares about activities in the market, but if you run around on the avenues between the market, ordinary people will definitely be beaten and imprisoned.

Now that Xiao Cui has arrived at Baoningfang, there is no need to worry about such a thing happening.

Li Xuan followed Xiao Cui all day today, but nothing dangerous happened.

Although some people were emotional and pushed Xiao Cui, and there were also many verbal insults, no one really hurt Xiao Cui, leaving Li Xuan no chance to appear.

Soon, with the start of the curfew, the four gates leading to the outside world of Baoningfang were closed, and most shops began to close for rest, but at the same time, some shops just opened at this time.

Baoningfang is located in the north of the capital, not far from the city gate, and is considered a slum.

But people in the slums also have the need for entertainment, so at night many gambling dens and prostitutes start their business.

People who live here can't make much money after a busy day, so the entertainment places are naturally not very formal.

In Daxing, formal gambling houses and prostitutes are supervised by the government and can open their doors to do business openly, but they also need to pay high taxes accordingly.

But the gambling houses and prostitutes in Baoningfang are different. They are completely outside the supervision, and taxes are impossible.

And this gray area is the fertile ground for the development of underground gangs like the Jinqian Gang.

It’s just a pity that Baoningfang is located in the east of the capital and is under the jurisdiction of Wannian County, which does not meet the requirements of Princess Ankang.

After all, they mainly want to deal with Zhang Jian first this time.

And according to what Xiao Cui said before, the business of Jinqian Gang is mainly under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County, Xicheng.

Because there are many powerful people living in Dongcheng, Jinqian Gang dare not be too arrogant there, so most of the industries left in Dongcheng are legal, and the gray area business as the basic plate is all in Chang'an County, Xicheng.

Logically speaking, Xiao Cui has been busy until now, and it’s time to go home for dinner and have a good rest.

But it seems that Xiao Cui is still not satisfied with today's harvest. After thinking about it, she visited Baoningfang again.

Baoningfang is her home, and she naturally knows more about the things here.

It's just that this sudden visit at night is really a bit abrupt.

In addition, the things she wants to mention are even more inappropriate.

But even so, Xiao Cui still wants to try harder.

Although she has won over several people who are willing to testify and found many potential witnesses, Xiao Cui thinks that with one more witness, Princess Ankang has a better chance of winning.

Along the way, Xiao Cui relied on her familiar environment and avoided pedestrians who were still wandering on the street all the way to her destination.

But after visiting several houses in succession, people didn't dare to open the door because it was late, and talked to Xiao Cui through the door.

As a result, Xiao Cui said a few words, and the people inside issued an order to expel her, asking Xiao Cui to go back to where she came from.

All the way down, it was basically like this, and Xiao Cui was very disappointed when she returned without success.

But at this moment, Xiao Cui was in a daze and did not notice that several gangsters were coming towards her, cursing in dirty words. It sounded like they had lost a lot of money in the gambling den before.

When they saw that there were still little girls wandering on the road at night, they suddenly saw green light in front of their eyes and surrounded Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui found something wrong and turned around to leave, but she was still a step too late and was surrounded by these gangsters.

"Hey, little sister, don't rush to leave!"

"It's so late, where are you going?"

"Are you lonely at night and can't sleep?"

"Let the brothers feel sorry for you."

Several gangsters laughed obscenely, as obscene as they could be.

Xiao Cui was so scared that her face turned pale.

These gangsters are people who can't even afford to go to secret prostitutes on weekdays. How can they be good if they fall into their hands?

Moreover, these guys are all horny now, I'm afraid it's hard to get away just by talking.

But even so, Xiao Cui remained calm in the face of danger, with a stern face and full of momentum, saying:

"You blind things, I am working for Leopard Master. If you delay Leopard Master's work, you will not see the sun tomorrow!"

Xiao Cui's words stunned the gangsters.

The Leopard Master mentioned by Xiao Cui is the manager of the Jinqian Gang in Baoningfang.

People living in Baoningfang may not know the name of the master of Wannian County, but they definitely know who Leopard Master is.

Seeing that the gangsters were frightened, Xiao Cui took advantage of the victory and said:

"Get out of here!"

The gangsters hesitated.

Let him go, it's a pity.

Don't let him go, I'm afraid it's true.

Facts have proved that Xiao Cui's concerns are justified.

"Bullshit!"

"You want to scare us, little bitch?"

"If you are really Mr. Leopard's man, why did you run away just now?"

After all, these thugs were controlled by the small head, and the potential of the big head was stimulated, so they captured this detail.

In fact, whether there is such a detail or not, they will not let Xiao Cui go.

These thugs can't walk when they see Xiao Cui, how can they let go of such a good opportunity, no matter what the reason is, they will eventually follow their instincts.

But the following facts prove that you can't live long just relying on instinct.

The thug in front of him grinned and stretched out his claws. Xiao Cui bit her lips and firmly grasped the scissors hidden in her sleeves.

These scissors were originally used by Xiao Cui to cut the rope when she made knots on weekdays.

But since Xiao Cui decided to be loyal to Princess Ankang, it has an additional function of self-defense.

But at the moment when Xiao Cui decided to fight back, the thugs suddenly fell to the ground powerlessly, and there was no sound anymore.

Xiao Cui stood there in a daze. After observing for a moment, she saw the gangsters lying motionless on the ground. Without caring about anything else, she immediately ran towards home.

At this time, Li Xuan landed beside the gangsters and found that they were already dead.

"Outrageous."

Earlier, Li Xuan used his immature "Ghost Crying God Howling" to shout at the gangsters.

He has been practicing this sound transmission technique whenever he has time recently, and has accumulated a lot of progress.

Ghost Crying God Howling is still far from perfection, but Li Xuan can already transmit the magic sound into secret. As long as the distance is not too far, the sound will not dissipate on its own.

Li Xuan had an idea and tried the power of Ghost Crying God Howling on the gangsters. As a result, they were all killed at once, and silently.

"It must be the magic technique."

The power of Ghost Crying God Howling made Li Xuan decide to allocate more time to practice this technique in the future.

After going through so many twists and turns, Xiao Cui was obviously frightened and ran very fast.

Li Xuan didn't care about the bodies of the gangsters and hurriedly followed Xiao Cui. He didn't feel relieved until he saw her enter the house.

"Xiao Cui, what's wrong?"

"Why do you look so bad?"

After welcoming Xiao Cui into the house, Xiao Cui's grandfather asked worriedly.

"No, nothing."

"Grandpa, you should go to bed early."

Xiao Cui hurried back to her room and didn't dare to tell her grandfather about what happened before, making him worry for nothing.

Xiao Cui closed the door and leaned against it. Her heartbeat was still violent, as if it was about to jump out of her throat. She didn't know whether it was because of running or being scared.

"What happened just now?"

After calming down a little, Xiao Cui remembered the weird scene just now.

"Is it possible that I was infected with something dirty?"

Just as Xiao Cui was thinking about it, a creaking sound suddenly came from her room.

The sudden sound frightened Xiao Cui so much that she screamed on the spot.

"Ah——"

By the window, a black cat that had just crawled in looked at Xiao Cui in horror, and almost rolled down because it didn't step firmly.

"Big sister, is this how you repay the cat that saved your life?"