I and Xile just entered the city gate and were shocked, Xile said: This is much bigger than Zhuo City.

  I said: Yes, look at that building, this would be the largest wine house in the city.

  As I walked closer, I found that it was just the city gate, where people handled procedures for entering and leaving the city. Xiao Bian is a horse brought from a small town at the foot of Shaolin Temple, and has never seen the world before. Seeing such a scene, he naturally couldn't move his feet. I thought about giving him a kick from behind, but later felt that was the style of country people. Instead, I should hold the fan in my hand, lightly swing the reins back, and then pull it forward with great effort.

  Xile said: Wow! Look, it's so big! We've been walking for half a day and still can't see the city gate on the other side.

  I said: Think about where you want to go?

  Xile said: Wan Yong big brother had said that there are many of his businesses in Chang'an City, and also inns, we can look for them.

  I said: It's not good to trouble others. Don't we have a lot of money in our hands?

  Xile said: That's just talk, it can't be cashed out. You walk on the street, I tell you there is a bottle of water that can cure all poisons, would you buy it? 10,000 taels.

  I said: I won't buy it.

  Xile said: "Exactly, if even you who have never seen the world before won't buy it, then who will?"

  I said: Just leave it then, at worst I'll go and do some odd jobs.

  He said with a smile: Don't, you and I are the greatest in this world, don't let anyone control us.

  I said: What did you say you wanted to do?

  Xile said: First find a place to live, then eat something, then take a look, and then I'll fix your hair for you. Your clothes are not good either, I want to dress you up like an assassin.

  I asked: Why?

  Xile said: The assassin's clothes are all good-looking.

  I said: That soulless thing will definitely take you away.

  Xǐlè said: No, you don't understand, but I will strip off the soulless.

  I asked: Why?

  He said: His clothes must be good-looking and don't need to spend money. You see, it's great to disappear like him, he must have a very happy life.

  I said: He's famous, so you think he disappeared. We're not famous, and wherever we go, people think we've never been there before.

  He said: That's not necessarily true. Look at how many people on the road want to kill us. You've forgotten about those two men in the tavern, who also made me fall off my horse.

  I completely forgot to take Jile to see a doctor, and hurriedly asked: How are your wounds?

  Xile said: I think there's nothing else. We won't go to the pharmacy, who knows how long we'll be stuck here, saving a little is better than nothing.

  I said: No way, I have to go. What if it gets infected and festers, how can I be responsible for that?

  Xile asked: Who did you entrust?

  I said: You don't have parents either, there's really no one to entrust with this matter.

  Xile said: Never mind about this, where is the person you are looking for?

  Who is it?

  Xile said: That person who knows everything.

  I said: Oh, I forgot. Let's look for it tomorrow.

  Xile said: Don't you feel like Master has given you a very big task?

  I shook my head.

  Xǐlè said: Don't you feel a sense of urgency about this matter?

  I shook my head.

  Xile said: Alright, let's settle down first. This place is really big. There won't be any black shops here, will there?

  I said: "Impossible. Look at our remote village, nothing ever happens here. Don't worry, with me around, no one can bully us."

  Xi Le said: I'm not afraid of that, I'm afraid we'll eat blindly and end up eating someone else. You're also eating a bit of everything, you don't look like a monk at all. You used to be a vegetarian, how long has it been since you last ate green vegetables?

  I said: Don't worry. Look, this is a big city.

  As soon as I finished speaking, I felt a hand reaching into my pocket. I saw a teenager take out some loose change from inside and then quickly walk away. I grabbed him and pulled him in front of me, scolding him: "You can't do this, kid."

  That little guy suddenly turned pale and knelt down, saying: Master, I really didn't recognize Mount Tai, and accidentally stole from my own people.

  I said: What does it mean?

  The little boy said: I am the fastest in my group, you are even faster than me, you must be my master.

  I said: Nonsense. I am a good person.

  The kid said: I'm a good person too, I don't hold public office, I support myself, how can I not be a good person?

  I said: That's right. But stealing is always wrong. I'll turn you in to the authorities.

  The little one said: Don't don't, I've never lost a hand in all these years. If it gets out, I won't be able to be the boss anymore.

  I said: You thieves also have gangs.

  The kid said: Yeah, we're just a small group of people. Isn't it too peaceful in the world? Everyone is forming gangs. Last time, Shaolin and Wudang had a duel, I went to watch, that was amazing! The two didn't even move, one's internal energy knocked the other down. This internal energy is really powerful! People who have practiced are different. They say it takes over 200 years of practice to achieve this. That Wudang guy did it, heard he practiced for 400 years and suddenly became young again, that's when he got his internal energy. The Shaolin one wasn't good enough, supposedly took 200 years of practice, his internal energy was a bit off. I was standing below at the time, felt my body shake, like I was being sucked in. Luckily, I grabbed Wang Baozi who was killing pigs in front. I also secretly practiced with my brother, you know, two people can't even touch each other, hands and feet didn't move, how did they knock someone down? My brother and I tried to hold our breath, see if we could hold out internal energy, result... just farted.

  I was left speechless and staring in amazement.

  The kid continued: I was so angry that time, I wanted to learn from the master of Wudang, to cultivate internal energy. With internal energy, it's great, you can attract any girl you like just by looking at her. Shaolin is really not willing to admit defeat, but this move is too damaging, it doesn't let people go down. So I stood in front of Yichun Pavilion every day, watching until my neck was twisted. I thought that person would use internal energy soon. But he never used it, and last time he used too much, now he can't emit internal energy anymore. As a result, one day that person disappeared, I thought he had left with his lightness skill, but after asking around, damn, he starved to death.

  Overjoyed and stunned.

  The little one continued to say: Don't mention it, my heart is really uncomfortable. They practiced for over 400 years, it's not easy, how could they just starve to death? However, that time in Chang'an was lively, I stole over 300 taels of silver on the day of the martial arts competition alone. Everyone was looking up with their heads, it's hard not to steal. Those two days were really miserable for these rich people, the Yi Chun Pavilion was closed, the best place to visit prostitutes in all of Chang'an. I never go there. I was secretly happy, thinking that if the two big gangs clashed, it would be chaotic, and when the time came, I could take advantage of the chaos to steal and earn more than I do now. But as a result, the world is still so peaceful, what a waste of waiting.

  I said after a while: It's better to send you to the government anyway.

  That little guy knelt down again and said: Master, we are on the same boat after all, you can't push me into the fire pit.

  Xile said: Forget it, whether you send it out or steal it, what's the difference anyway.

  I said: Alright. I'll let you go.

  That little guy said: To be honest, I'm so familiar with Chang'an that the two of you look like newcomers. Whatever you want to ask me, I can arrange everything for you.

  I said: That's just right. I asked you, is there someone in Chang'an City who knows everything but nobody has ever seen?

  He didn't even think about it and blurted out: No.

  I said: Alright, is there anyone legendary?

  That little guy said: When it comes to legendary people, there are quite a few. Dong Cheng, I just told you about Wang Baozi, the pig butcher, known as the Fast Knife King. He can kill over 400 pigs in one day, and everyone says he's worthy of being recorded in history books. Later, Xie Baozi next door wasn't convinced, and in one breath killed over 500 pigs. Wang Baozi couldn't swallow this, but couldn't find that many pigs to kill either, so he had over a thousand pigs brought in from outside and killed them all at once. The price of pork was so cheap those two days, you could buy half a pig for the price of two eggs!

  He thought for a moment and continued: There is also a well on the west side, that well is a legend...

  Watching him so enthusiastically engaged, Xile and I couldn't bear to interrupt. Finally, after a while, we heard something that piqued our interest - there was an old man with no name, who specialized in making weapons, he had a shop, and had been alive for who knows how long, his weapons were famous throughout the land, one of which was a sword called Ling, made by him. His shop was legendary, during the day, nobody was ever seen, at night, only the sound of hammering could be heard, but never any people. Everyone said, this isn't human.

  I said: Take me over there.