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  Everything went smoothly, without any obstacles. When we arrived at the house on the corner, we pushed open the door and went in. We found that there was no one inside, and after searching everywhere, we still couldn't find anything. I suddenly felt a sense of loss. After searching again, we found the sword on the old man's bedside, with an inscription on it. My friend and I both thought it should be something like "The vast rivers and lakes, who will dominate the ups and downs". But when we took a closer look, it was: "I'll be back in one trip, and we'll meet again."

  As soon as we went out, we encountered trouble and met two separate patrolling officers. Seeing our sudden change in expression, they came forward to question us: "Do you know that swords are not allowed on the streets? Now is an extraordinary period, and even horses cannot be ridden. Although this is a donkey, it also belongs to the same category. You come with us."

  I explained my intention, just like last time at the door. But this time it was heavily guarded and nothing worked. I said: "Two of you, have mercy, don't block me, I know that once I go, it will be five years, but I have urgent matters to attend to."

  Those two insisted on refusing.

  I drew out the sword to its peak and then put it back, asking: Did you see clearly?

  The two of them stared blankly with wide eyes and didn't react.

  I dragged Xi Le and said: Let's go.

  Xile said: It's better to be clear.

  I dragged Xi Le along, walked a few steps, and said, "Turn around and take a look."

  The two of them suddenly separated and fell to the ground as soon as they turned their heads back in joy.

  He vomited on the spot and stared at me in astonishment. We returned to the inn without a word.

  What's the point of killing people?

  I said: Otherwise it will be very troublesome, you also saw it.

  Xile asked: Then can you knock them out?

  I said: When they wake up, we can't escape even if we want to.

  Xile said: No matter what, you're different after taking this sword.

  I said: Joy is not, now everyone is in danger, outside the curfew, it must be something big happened, I guess it's the other few mountains Shaolin gathered to revenge.

  Xile went to the counter to ask, and the shopkeeper said that he didn't know what had happened, but guessed it might have something to do with some gangs. There are indeed many gangs among the people, countless small ones, forming quickly beyond imagination, such as the rabbit and melon gang the other day, which became two gangs in an instant. The smaller ones aren't worth mentioning, while the medium-sized ones have seven or eight gangs and four or five sects. Since the imperial court has always been neglecting them, their numbers have been increasing daily. The larger ones are Shaolin and Wudang, one Buddhist and one Taoist. They became big gangs because they had spiritual support behind them. The difference between Buddhism and Taoism is that Buddhism says if you kill me, I'll transcend to the afterlife, while Taoism says if you can't kill me, I'll transcend to the afterlife. However, in reality, no one wants to be killed and everyone wants to stay in this world of suffering because it's more familiar. In the end, the difference isn't that big, and they all have secret support from the imperial court. There's also the ancient Beggar Gang, which is a gang formed by beggars. Beggars are already numerous and don't need organization, and although the elder of the Beggar Gang is respected, he's still just a beggar, so the imperial court doesn't bother with them. It's not worth thinking too much about things; this gang is essentially just a group of beggars, and that's all there is to it, which is also the most correct understanding.

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