The fifth line failed to complete the task assigned to him by Ren Xiaoyao, so he naturally felt a little regretful. Accepting favors from others, but not being loyal to them, naturally it will not feel good for a person like Wu Xing who keeps his promises.
Although, he also knew that the development of things was beyond his control. As the leader of Star Sword Sect, Li Tianhao could not convince the elders of Star Sword Sect, let alone an outsider.
The Star Sword Sect is different from other Jianghu sects. If a matter cannot be approved by the majority of the elders, even if there is strong support from the leader, it will be of no avail. In the final analysis, although the leader is the head of the Star Sword Sect, he himself can only represent one of the four forces of the Star Sword Sect. The other companies also have the right to resist the leader's orders out of consideration of their own interests. Of course, in order to resist the leader, the prerequisite is the support of the majority of the elders in the Presbytery.
This kind of thing obviously won't happen too much. If a leader is repeatedly opposed by the elders, the leader will only have one result in the end, that is, he will be overtaken by the elders or replaced by other elders. To become the leader of the Star Sword Sect, one must represent the best interests of the Star Sword Sect and also have the support of most of the elders, so one can be elected as the leader.
Li Tianhao's taking over as the head of the Star Sword Sect should be expected by everyone, because in this troubled time, some other elders of the Star Sword Sect are not willing to take over this mess, so there is no one to compete with him.
The fifth line and Princess Qingying and others took a boat all the way south. Because the ship was a merchant ship and carried a lot of goods, it was much slower. It would probably arrive in Hangzhou later than riding horses on land. However, the Fifth Line and others were not in a hurry anyway, so they simply followed the merchant ship to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The owner of this merchant ship was named Kong, and since the fifth party took another ship, it was inevitable for him to start a conversation with the owner.
On the fifth line, after talking with the businessman, we found out that the owner of the boat was Sun Youlong, the eldest son of the famous Confucius family in West Lake. The fifth line knew before coming to Xingjianmen that soon after Ren Xiaoyao returned to Hangzhou, he contacted various sects in the south of the Yangtze River to fight against the Japanese pirates together. Most of the sects were frightened by the Japanese power due to the loss of Xiaoyaomen's strength and the lessons learned from Meijiazhai, so there were only a few who responded and they were all in a wait-and-see attitude. Only three families have expressed their support clearly, namely Yuxian Xiaoyaomen, Leiyintang and the Xihu Kong family.
Strictly speaking, the Kong family is not a Jianghu sect, but because of its generations of merchants and strong family assets, it is a well-known wealthy gentry family in Hangzhou. With the support of the Kong family, the Xiaoyao Sect can be considered a big support. At least it can have better guarantees in terms of money and food.
The Kong family is headed by the two Kong brothers. The eldest master is Kong Youlong. He is a pure businessman, very shrewd and upright, and has a close friendship with Ren Xiaoyao. He also has a younger brother named Kong Youde, who is the second master of the Kong family. Kong Youlong was nearly sixty years old, and his younger brother Kong Youde was also over fifty.
Although both of them know some martial arts, because they have been doing business for many years, they have not studied much about martial arts, so they are only second-rate at best.
As the eldest son of the Kong family, Kong Youlong supports the huge family business of the Kong family, so he naturally has some abilities. Not only is his martial arts better than his younger brother, he is also more experienced and cautious. In comparison, his younger brother Kong Youde is more like a martial artist, with no brains, and he listens to his brother's arrangements for everything.
This time, only Kong Youlong came out to transport the goods, while his younger brother Kong Youde went to do other things.
In the fifth line, Sun Xiaowu and the women couldn't urinate together, so Kong Youlong sat in the cabin and drank tea together.
Although the fifth line doesn't like to stay with women, he feels even more uncomfortable now with Sun Xiaowu, a philistine. Fortunately, Kong Youlong was a very sentimental person. He was not only proficient in tea ceremony, astronomy, geography, academic martial arts, but also everything, and he had his own unique insights. The fifth line likes to make friends like this. Although he himself doesn't talk much, he likes others to talk, especially knowledgeable people.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Since Kong Youlong can become good friends with someone like Ren Xiaoyao, he is naturally good at something. The fifth line even felt that except for the fact that Kong Youlong was inferior to Ren Xiaoyao in martial arts, he seemed to be as good as Ren Xiaoyao in other aspects.
Kong Youlong was the first person to respond to Ren Xiaoyao's call, so the fifth line naturally admired him even more.
It was already dark at this time, and they had already had dinner. The girls didn't like drinking tea, so they went to the bow of the boat to watch the night scenery on both sides of the river. Naturally, they chatted about their daughter's family affairs, which was very pleasant.
"Master, we are almost at the canal. Do you want to pay a visit to Captain Zheng?" Suddenly, a sailor came in and asked.
"It's a bit late today. I'm afraid that Captain Zheng is asleep, so I won't disturb him!" Kong Youlong thought for a moment and said.
"Okay! Then we won't stop the ship." The sailor said and left the warehouse again.
Kong Youlong and Zheng An, the helmsman of the Canal Gang, are old friends, and the Canal Gang is also a famous gang on the canal. As the name suggests, they naturally rely on this canal to make a living. Although there are many sects on both sides of the Taiwan Strait that rely on canals to make a living, most of them are limited to their own small section of the canal. Only the Canal Gang can follow the canal and connect north and south. Wherever the canal goes, there are rudders of the Canal Gang. Therefore, the Canal Gang really depends entirely on the canal for its survival, and it seems that it cannot do without the canal at all.
Zheng An is the helmsman of the Hangzhou Canal Gang, but he does not live in Hangzhou, but on the south bank of the canal's upper reaches of Hangzhou. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and boats pass by the canal every day, making it very convenient to travel and rest. Even if there is an emergency, you can just get on the ship and your business will be well taken care of.
Kong Youlong is a businessman, so it is inevitable that he has some friendship with the big guys on the canal, and he has a very good personal relationship with Zheng An. He was doing business on the canal, and whenever he passed by this place, he would definitely go to see Master Zheng.
After all, in business, having more friends makes things easier and makes money easier.
However, they were still several miles away from Zheng An's home by water, but it was getting late, so Kong Youlong naturally didn't want to disturb them.
The days are long, and they meet often anyway.
The sailors were all people who had been doing business with Kong Youlong all year round, and they naturally knew Master Kong's habits, so when it was time to send him home, they inevitably came in to ask.
The three of them drank tea for a while. It was late at night and everyone was a little tired, so they planned to go to the room to sleep.
At this time, the five girls seemed not tired at all and were still chatting and laughing on the bow.
The three of them were packing up the tea sets when the sailor suddenly came in and said, "Sir, Captain Zheng's ship is here."
"You read that right? It's so late, how could he come? Besides, he didn't know I was passing by today!" Kong Youlong seemed a little unbelievable when he heard this.
